'house report 108 10 from the u.s. government publishing office 108th congress 1st session house of representatives report 108 10',
'making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes conference report to accompany h.j. res. 2',
'graphic s not available in tiff format february 13 legislative day, february 12 , 2003. ordered to be printed 108th',
'congress report house of representatives 1st session 108 10 making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for',
'other purposes february 13 legislative day, february 12 , 2003. ordered to be printed mr. young of florida, from the',
'committee of conference, submitted the following conference report to accompany h.j. res. 2 the committee of conference on the disagreeing',
'votes of the two houses on the amendment of the senate to the joint resolution h.j. res. 2 , making',
'further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have',
'agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective houses as follows: that the house recede from its disagreement to',
'the amendment of the senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: in lieu of the matter',
'proposed to be inserted by the senate amendment, insert the following: section 1. short title. this joint resolution may be',
'cited as the consolidated appropriations resolution, 2003. sec. 2. table of contents. the table of contents for this joint resolution',
'is as follows: sec. 1. short title. sec. 2. table of contents. sec. 3. references. division a agriculture, rural development,',
'food and drug administration, and related agencies programs appropriations, 2003 title i agricultural programs title ii conservation programs title iii',
'rural development programs title iv domestic food programs title v foreign assistance and related programs title vi related agencies and',
'food and drug administration title vii general provisions division b commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations,',
'2003 title i department of justice title ii department of commerce and related agencies title iii the judiciary title iv',
'department of state and related agency title v related agencies title vi general provisions title vii rescissions division c district',
'of columbia appropriations, 2003 title i federal funds title ii district of columbia funds title iii general provisions division d',
'energy and water development appropriations, 2003 title i department of defense civil: department of the army title ii department of',
'the interior title iii department of energy title iv independent agencies title v general provisions division e foreign operations, export',
'financing, and related programs appropriations, 2003 title i export and investment assistance title ii bilateral economic assistance title iii military',
'assistance title iv multilateral economic assistance title v general provisions division f interior and related agencies appropriations, 2003 title i',
'department of the interior title ii related agencies title iii general provisions title iv tuf shur bien preservation trust area',
'title v national forest organizational camp fee improvement act of 2003 division g labor, health and human services, and education,',
'and related agencies appropriations, 2003 title i department of labor title ii department of health and human services title iii',
'department of education title iv related agencies title v general provisions division h legislative branch appropriations, 2003 title i legislative',
'branch appropriations title ii general provisions division i transportation and related agencies appropriations, 2003 title i department of transportation title',
'ii related agencies title iii general provisions division j treasury and general government appropriations, 2003 title i department of the',
'treasury title ii postal service title iii executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president title iv',
'independent agencies title v general provisions this act title vi general provisions departments, agencies, and corporations division k veterans affairs',
'and housing and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations, 2003 title i department of veterans affairs title ii department of',
'housing and urban development title iii independent agencies title iv general provisions division l homeland security act of 2002 amendments',
'division m defense matters division n emergency relief and offsets title i election reform title ii agricultural assistance title iii',
'wildland fire emergency title iv tanf and medicare title v fisheries disasters title vi offsets title vii bonneville power administration',
'borrowing authority division o price anderson act amendments division p united states china economic and security review commission sec. 3.',
'references. except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this act contained in any division of this joint resolution shall',
'be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. division a agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration,',
'and related agencies programs appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies programs',
'for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. that the following sums are appropriated, out of',
'any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies programs',
'for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i agricultural programs production, processing, and',
'marketing office of the secretary for necessary expenses of the office of the secretary of agriculture, $3,412,000: provided, that not',
'to exceed $11,000 of this amount shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as',
'determined by the secretary. executive operations chief economist for necessary expenses of the chief economist, including economic analysis, risk assessment,',
'cost benefit analysis, energy and new uses, and the functions of the world agricultural outlook board, as authorized by the',
'agricultural marketing act of 1946 7 u.s.c. 1622g , $8,566,000. national appeals division for necessary expenses of the national appeals',
'division, $13,759,000. office of budget and program analysis for necessary expenses of the office of budget and program analysis, $7,358,000.',
'office of the chief information officer for necessary expenses of the office of the chief information officer, $15,251,000. common computing',
'environment for necessary expenses to acquire a common computing environment for the natural resources conservation service, the farm and foreign',
'agricultural service and rural development mission areas for information technology, systems, and services, $133,155,000, to remain available until expended, for',
'the capital asset acquisition of shared information technology systems, including services as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 6915 16 and 40',
'u.s.c. 1421 28: provided, that obligation of these funds shall be consistent with the department of agriculture service center modernization',
'plan of the county based agencies, and shall be with the concurrence of the departments chief information officer. office of',
'the chief financial officer for necessary expenses of the office of the chief financial officer, $5,572,000: provided, that the chief',
'financial officer shall actively market and expand cross servicing activities of the national finance center. working capital fund for the',
'acquisition of remote mirroring backup technology of the national finance centers data, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'none of these funds may be obligated until the house and senate committees on appropriations have approved a feasibility study',
'to be submitted by the secretary of agriculture: provided further, that if the study is not approved within 30 days',
'of its submission, the funds appropriated shall be available for the authorized uses of the working capital fund. office of',
'the assistant secretary for civil rights for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the assistant secretary for civil',
'rights, $400,000. office of the assistant secretary for administration for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the assistant',
'secretary for administration to carry out the programs funded by this act, $664,000. agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments',
'including transfers of funds for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to public law 92 313, including authorities',
'pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the administrator of general services to the department of agriculture under 40',
'u.s.c. 486, for programs and activities of the department which are included in this act, and for alterations and other',
'actions needed for the department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the administrator',
'of general services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs,',
'$196,781,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the secretary of agriculture may transfer a share of that agencys appropriation',
'made available by this act to this appropriation, or may transfer a share of this appropriation to that agencys appropriation',
'to cover the costs of new or replacement space for such agency, but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent',
'of the funds made available for space rental and related costs to or from this account. hazardous materials management including',
'transfers of funds for necessary expenses of the department of agriculture, to comply with the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and',
'liability act 42 u.s.c. 9601 et seq. and the resource conservation and recovery act 42 u.s.c. 6901 et seq. ,',
'$15,685,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that appropriations and funds available herein to the department for hazardous materials management',
'may be transferred to any agency of the department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above',
'acts on federal and non federal lands. departmental administration including transfers of funds for departmental administration, $38,095,000, to provide for',
'necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the department and for general administration and disaster management of the',
'department, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and',
'efficient work of the department: provided, that this appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this act for travel',
'expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 u.s.c. 551 558. office of the assistant secretary for',
'congressional relations including transfers of funds for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the assistant secretary for congressional',
'relations to carry out the programs funded by this act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive',
'branch, $3,821,000: provided, that these funds may be transferred to agencies of the department of agriculture funded by this act',
'to maintain personnel at the agency level: provided further, that no other funds appropriated to the department by this act',
'shall be available to the department for support of activities of congressional relations. office of communications for necessary expenses to',
'carry out services relating to the coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the',
'coordination of information, work, and programs authorized by congress in the department, $9,140,000: provided, that not to exceed $2,000,000 may',
'be used for farmers bulletins. office of the inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of the inspector general,',
'including employment pursuant to the inspector general act of 1978, $74,097,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting',
'and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6 a 9 of the inspector general act',
'of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be',
'expended under the direction of the inspector general pursuant to public law 95 452 and section 1337 of public law',
'97 98. office of the general counsel for necessary expenses of the office of the general counsel, $35,017,000. office of',
'the under secretary for research, education and economics for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the under secretary',
'for research, education and economics to administer the laws enacted by the congress for the economic research service, the national',
'agricultural statistics service, the agricultural research service, and the cooperative state research, education, and extension service, $588,000. economic research service',
'for necessary expenses of the economic research service in conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by the agricultural marketing',
'act of 1946 7 u.s.c. 1621 1627 and other laws, $69,123,000. national agricultural statistics service for necessary expenses of the',
'national agricultural statistics service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and improvements,',
'marketing surveys, and the census of agriculture, as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 1621 1627 and 2204g, and other laws, $139,354,000,',
'of which up to $41,274,000 shall be available until expended for the census of agriculture. agricultural research service salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses to enable the agricultural research service to perform agricultural research and demonstration relating to production, utilization,',
'marketing, and distribution not otherwise provided for ; home economics or nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition, preservation, and',
'dissemination of agricultural information; and for acquisition of lands by donation,exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed',
'$100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a',
'payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or',
'interests transferred out of federal ownership, $1,052,770,000: provided, that appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of',
'aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: provided further, that appropriations hereunder shall be available',
'pursuant to 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the',
'cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited',
'to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each,',
'and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current',
'replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: provided further, that the limitations on alterations contained in this',
'act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at beltsville, maryland: provided further, that appropriations hereunder shall',
'be available for granting easements at the beltsville agricultural research center: provided further, that the foregoing limitations shall not apply',
'to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the act of april 24, 1948 21 u.s.c. 113a : provided further,',
'that funds may be received from any state, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or',
'operating any research facility or research project of the agricultural research service, as authorized by law. none of the funds',
'appropriated under this heading shall be available to carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing of tobacco',
'or tobacco products. in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, the agency is authorized to charge fees, commensurate with the fair',
'market value, for any permit, easement, lease, or other special use authorization for the occupancy or use of land and',
'facilities including land and facilities at the beltsville agricultural research center issued by the agency, as authorized by law, and',
'such fees shall be credited to this account, and shall remain available until expended for authorized purposes. buildings and facilities',
'for acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry',
'out the agricultural research programs of the department of agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $119,480,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that, in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, funds may be received from any state, other political subdivision, organization, or',
'individual for the purpose of establishing any research facility of the agricultural research service, as authorized by law. cooperative state',
'research, education, and extension service research and education activities for payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other',
'research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $620,827,000, as follows: to carry out the provisions of the hatch act of',
'1887 7 u.s.c. 361a i , $180,148,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research 16 u.s.c. 582a through a 7 ,',
'$21,884,000; for payments to the 1890 land grant colleges, including tuskegee university 7 u.s.c. 3222 , $35,643,000, of which $1,507,496',
'shall be made available only for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive no less than $1,000,000; for',
'special grants for agricultural research 7 u.s.c. 450i c , $112,264,000; for special grants for agricultural research on improved pest',
'control 7 u.s.c. 450i c , $15,264,000; for competitive research grants 7 u.s.c. 450i b , $167,131,000; for the support',
'of animal health and disease programs 7 u.s.c. 3195 , $5,098,000; for supplemental and alternative crops and products 7 u.s.c.',
'3319d , $1,196,000; for grants for research pursuant to the critical agricultural materials act 7 u.s.c. 178 et seq. ,',
'$1,250,000, to remain available until expended; for research grants for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 536 of public law 103',
'382 7 u.s.c. 301 note , $1,100,000, to remain available until expended; for higher education graduate fellowship grants 7 u.s.c.',
'3152 b 6 , $3,243,000, to remain available until expended 7 u.s.c. 2209b ; for higher education challenge grants 7',
'u.s.c. 3152 b 1 , $4,920,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars program 7 u.s.c. 3152 b 5 , $998,000,',
'to remain available until expended 7 u.s.c. 2209b ; for an education grants program for hispanic serving institutions 7 u.s.c.',
'3241 , $4,100,000; for noncompetitive grants for the purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 u.s.c. 3242 section 759',
'of public law 106 78 to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in alaska and in hawaii, with',
'funds awarded equally to each of the states of alaska and hawaii, $3,500,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and',
'2 year post secondary education 7 u.s.c. 3152 j , $1,000,000; for aquaculture grants 7 u.s.c. 3322 , $4,500,000; for',
'sustainable agriculture research and education 7 u.s.c. 5811 , $13,750,000; for a program of capacity building grants 7 u.s.c. 3152',
'b 4 to colleges eligible to receive funds under the act of august 30, 1890 7 u.s.c. 321 326 and',
'328 , including tuskegee university, $11,479,000, to remain available until expended 7 u.s.c. 2209b ; for payments to the 1994',
'institutions pursuant to section 534 a 1 of public law 103 382, $1,700,000; and for necessary expenses of research and',
'education activities, $29,659,000. none of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to carry out research related to',
'the production, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products: provided, that this paragraph shall not apply to research on',
'the medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco. native american institutions endowment fund for the native american institutions endowment',
'fund authorized by public law 103 382 7 u.s.c. 301 note , $7,100,000. extension activities for payments to states, the',
'district of columbia, puerto rico, guam, the virgin islands, micronesia, northern marianas, and american samoa, $453,468,000, as follows: payments for',
'cooperative extension work under the smith lever act, to be distributed under sections 3 b and 3 c of said',
'act, and under section 208 c of publiclaw 93 471, for retirement and employees compensation costs for extension agents and',
'for costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and state extension directors, $281,218,000; payments for extension work at the',
'1994 institutions under the smith lever act 7 u.s.c. 343 b 3 , $3,387,000; payments for the nutrition and family',
'education program for low income areas under section 3 d of the act, $58,566,000; payments for the pest management program',
'under section 3 d of the act, $10,759,000; payments for the farm safety program under section 3 d of the',
'act, $5,525,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 land grant colleges, including tuskegee university, as',
'authorized by section 1447 of public law 95 113 7 u.s.c. 3222b , $15,000,000, to remain available until expended; payments',
'for youth at risk programs under section 3 d of the smith lever act, $8,481,000; for youth farm safety education',
'and certification extension grants, to be awarded competitively under section 3 d of the act, $499,000; payments for carrying out',
'the provisions of the renewable resources extension act of 1978 16 u.s.c. 1671 et seq. , $4,546,000; payments for indian',
'reservation agents under section 3 d of the smith lever act, $1,996,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3',
'd of the act, $4,875,000; payments for rural health and safety education as authorized by section 502 i of public',
'law 92 419 7 u.s.c. 2662 i , $2,622,000; payments for cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits',
'of the second morrill act 7 u.s.c. 321 326 and 328 and tuskegee university, $32,117,000, of which $1,724,884 shall be',
'made available only for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive no less than $1,000,000; for grants to',
'youth organizations pursuant to section 7630 of title 7, united states code, $3,000,000; and for necessary expenses of extension activities,',
'$20,877,000. integrated activities for the integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, as authorized under',
'section 406 of the agricultural research, extension, and education reform act of 1998 7 u.s.c. 7626 , $46,743,000, as follows:',
'payments for the water quality program, $12,971,000; payments for the food safety program, $14,967,000; payments for the regional pest management',
'centers program, $4,531,000; payments for the food quality protection act risk mitigation program for major food crop systems, $4,889,000; payments',
'for the crops affected by food quality protection act implementation, $1,497,000; payments for the methyl bromide transition program, $3,250,000; payments',
'for the organic transition program, $2,125,000; payments for the international science and education grants program under 7 u.s.c. 3291, to',
'remain available until expended, $500,000; payments for the critical issues program under 7 u.s.c. 450i c : provided, that of',
'the funds made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be for payments for the critical issues program under 7 u.s.c.',
'450i c and $1,513,000 shall be for payments for the regional rural development centers program under 7 u.s.c. 450i c',
'. outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers for grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the food, agriculture, conservation, and',
'trade act of 1990 7 u.s.c. 2279 , $3,493,000, to remain available until expended. office of the under secretary for',
'marketing and regulatory programs for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory',
'programs to administer programs under the laws enacted by the congress for the animal and plant health inspection service; the',
'agricultural marketing service; and the grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration; $730,000. animal and plant health inspection service salaries and',
'expenses including transfers of funds for expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant',
'and animal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; and to protect the environment, as authorized by law,',
'$725,502,000, of which $4,103,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for',
'control of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $62,000,000 shall be used',
'for the boll weevil eradication program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones: provided, that',
'no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does',
'not require minimum matching by the states of at least 40 percent: provided further, that this appropriation shall be available',
'for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be',
'for replacement only: provided further, that, in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of',
'this country, the secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the department',
'such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of',
'contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and',
'10417 of the animal health protection act 7 u.s.c. 8310 and 8316 and sections 431 and 442 of the plant',
'protection act 7 u.s.c. 7751 and 7772 , and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in',
'the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: provided further, that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant',
'to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the',
'cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value',
'of the building. in fiscal year 2003, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of',
'providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by states, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals,',
'provided that such fees are structured such that any entitys liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical',
'assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account,',
'to remain availableuntil expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services. buildings and facilities for plans, construction,',
'repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 u.s.c.',
'2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 428a, $9,989,000, to remain available until expended. agricultural marketing service',
'marketing services for necessary expenses to carry out services related to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, and regulatory',
'programs, as authorized by law, and for administration and coordination of payments to states, $75,702,000, including funds for the wholesale',
'market development program for the design and development of wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major metropolitan areas of',
'the country: provided, that this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the alteration and repair',
'of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10',
'percent of the current replacement value of the building. fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as',
'established by regulation pursuant to law 31 u.s.c. 9701 . limitation on administrative expenses not to exceed $61,619,000 from fees',
'collected shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: provided, that if crop size is understated and/or',
'other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the committees',
'on appropriations of both houses of congress. funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply section 32 including transfers of funds',
'funds available under section 32 of the act of august 24, 1935 7 u.s.c. 612c , shall be used only',
'for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: 1 transfers to the department of',
'commerce as authorized by the fish and wildlife act of august 8, 1956; 2 transfers otherwise provided in this act;',
'and 3 not more than $14,910,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the agricultural marketing',
'agreement act of 1937 and the agricultural act of 1961. payments to states and possessions for payments to departments of',
'agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204 b of the agricultural marketing',
'act of 1946 7 u.s.c. 1623 b , $1,347,000. grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration salaries and expenses for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the provisions of the united states grain standards act, for the administration of the packers and',
'stockyards act, for certifying procedures used to protect purchasers of farm products, and the standardization activities related to grain under',
'the agricultural marketing act of 1946, $39,950,000, of which $4,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for a packer',
'concentration study: provided, that this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the alteration and repair',
'of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10',
'percent of the current replacement value of the building. limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses not to exceed $42,463,000',
'from fees collected shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: provided, that if grain',
'export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to',
'10 percent with notification to the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress. office of the under secretary for',
'food safety for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the under secretary for food safety to administer the',
'laws enacted by the congress for the food safety and inspection service, $603,000. food safety and inspection service for necessary',
'expenses to carry out services authorized by the federal meat inspection act, the poultry products inspection act, and the egg',
'products inspection act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the',
'act approved august 3, 1956 7 u.s.c. 1766 , $759,759,000, of which no less than $649,082,000 shall be available for',
'federal food safety inspection; and of which $5,000,000 shall be for enhanced inspection activities, to remain available through september 30,',
'2004; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation',
'as authorized by section 1327 of the food, agriculture, conservation and trade act of 1990 7 u.s.c. 138f : provided,',
'that this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the alteration and repair of buildings and',
'improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the',
'current replacement value of the building. office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services for necessary salaries',
'and expenses of the office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services to administer the laws enacted',
'by congress for the farm service agency, the foreign agricultural service, the risk management agency, and the commodity credit corporation,',
'$622,000. farm service agency salaries and expenses including transfers of funds for necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and',
'implementation of programs administered by the farm service agency, $976,738,000: provided, that the secretary of agriculture is authorized to use',
'the services, facilities, and authorities but not the funds of the commodity credit corporation to make program payments for all',
'programs administered by the agency: provided further, that other funds made available to the agency for authorized activities may be',
'advanced to and merged with this account. state mediation grants for grants pursuant to section 502 b of the agricultural',
'credit act of 1987 7 u.s.c. 5102 b , $4,000,000. dairy indemnity program including transfer of funds for necessary expenses',
'involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, $100,000, to',
'remain available until expended: provided, that such program is carried out by the secretary in the same manner as the',
'dairy indemnity program described in public law 106 387 114 stat. 1549a 12 . agricultural credit insurance fund program account',
'including transfers of funds for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership 7 u.s.c. 1922',
'et seq. and operating 7 u.s.c. 1941 et seq. loans, indian tribe land acquisition loans 25 u.s.c. 488 , and',
'boll weevil loans 7 u.s.c. 1989 , to be available from funds in the agricultural credit insurance fund, as follows:',
'farm ownership loans, $1,130,000,000, of which $1,000,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans and $130,000,000 shall be for direct loans; operating',
'loans, $2,705,000,000, of which $1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $400,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans and $605,000,000',
'shall be for direct loans; indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $100,000,000. for',
'the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the',
'congressional budget act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, $22,593,000, of which $7,500,000 shall be for guaranteed loans, and',
'$15,093,000 shall be for direct loans; operating loans, $205,513,000, of which $53,890,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $47,200,000 shall',
'be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and $104,423,000 shall be for direct loans; and indian tribe land acquisition loans, $179,000. in',
'addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $287,176,000, of which $279,176,000 shall be',
'transferred to and merged with the appropriation for farm service agency, salaries and expenses. funds appropriated by this act to',
'the agricultural credit insurance program account for farm ownership and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among',
'these programs: provided, that the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress are notified at least 15 days in',
'advance of any transfer. risk management agency for administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by section 226a of the department',
'of agriculture reorganization act of 1994 7 u.s.c. 6933 , $70,708,000: provided, that not to exceed $700 shall be available',
'for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 1506 i . corporations the following corporations and agencies',
'are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or',
'agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided',
'by section 104 of the government corporation control act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth',
'in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. federal crop insurance',
'corporation fund for payments as authorized by section 516 of the federal crop insurance act 7 u.s.c. 1516 , such',
'sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. commodity credit corporation fund reimbursement for net realized losses for',
'fiscal year 2003, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the commodity credit corporation for net realized losses sustained,',
'but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the act of august 17, 1961 15 u.s.c. 713a 11 .',
'hazardous waste management limitation on expenses for fiscal year 2003, the commodity credit corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000',
'for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107 g',
'of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act, 42 u.s.c. 9607 g , and section 6001 of the resource',
'conservation and recovery act, 42 u.s.c. 6961. title ii conservation programs office of the under secretary for natural resources and',
'environment for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment to administer',
'the laws enacted by the congress for the forest service and the natural resources conservation service, $750,000. natural resources conservation',
'service conservation operations for necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the act of april 27, 1935 16 u.s.c.',
'590a f , including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water including farm irrigation',
'and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and',
'the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants ; operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping',
'of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by',
'donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the act of august 3, 1956',
'7 u.s.c. 428a ; purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance',
'of aircraft, $825,004,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $9,162,000 is for snow survey and water',
'forecasting, and not less than $10,701,000 is for operation and establishment of the plant materials centers, and of which not',
'less than $23,500,000 shall be for the grazing lands conservation initiative: provided, that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to',
'7u.s.c. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of',
'alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: provided further, that when buildings or',
'other structures are erected on non federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in',
'7 u.s.c. 2250a: provided further, that this appropriation shall be available for technical assistance and related expenses to carry out',
'programs authorized by section 202 c of title ii of the colorado river basin salinity control act of 1974 43',
'u.s.c. 1592 c : provided further, that qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform',
'the technical planning work of the service: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this paragraph by',
'this or any other appropriations act may be used to provide technical assistance with respect to programs listed in section',
'1241 a of the food security act of 1985 16 u.s.c. 3841 a . watershed surveys and planning for necessary',
'expenses to conduct research, investigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small watershed investigations and',
'planning, in accordance with the watershed protection and flood prevention act 16 u.s.c. 1001 1009 , $11,197,000. watershed and flood',
'prevention operations for necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of',
'cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the watershed',
'protection and flood prevention act 16 u.s.c. 1001 1005 and 1007 1009 , the provisions of the act of april',
'27, 1935 16 u.s.c. 590a f , and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of',
'the department, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended of which up to $15,000,000 may be available for the watersheds authorized',
'under the flood control act 33 u.s.c. 701 and 16 u.s.c. 1006a : provided, that not to exceed $45,514,000 of',
'this appropriation shall be available for technical assistance: provided further, that not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation is available',
'to carry out the purposes of the endangered species act of 1973 public law 93 205 , including cooperative efforts',
'as contemplated by that act to relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable habitats as may be necessary to',
'expedite project construction. watershed rehabilitation program for necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of structural measures, in accordance with section',
'14 of the watershed protection and flood prevention act 16 u.s.c. 1012 , and in accordance with the provisions of',
'laws relating to the activities of the department, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. resource conservation and development for necessary',
'expenses in planning and carrying out projects for resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant to the',
'provisions of sections 31 and 32 of the bankhead jones farm tenant act 7 u.s.c. 1010 1011; 76 stat. 607',
'; the act of april 27, 1935 16 u.s.c. 590a f ; and subtitle h of title xv of the',
'agriculture and food act of 1981 16 u.s.c. 3451 3461 , $51,000,000, to remain available until expended. title iii rural',
'development programs office of the under secretary for rural development for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the',
'under secretary for rural development to administer programs under the laws enacted by the congress for the rural housing service,',
'the rural business cooperative service, and the rural utilities service of the department of agriculture, $640,000. rural community advancement program',
'including transfers of funds for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 1926,',
'1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932, except for sections 381e h and 381n of the consolidated farm and rural development act,',
'$907,737,000, to remain available until expended, of which $96,800,000 shall be for rural community programs described in section 381e d',
'1 of such act; of which $723,217,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs described in sections 381e d 2',
', 306c a 2 , and 306d of such act; and of which $87,720,000 shall be for the rural business',
'and cooperative development programs described in sections 381e d 3 and 310b f of such act: provided, that of the',
'total amount appropriated in this account, $24,000,000 shall be for loans and grants to benefit federally recognized native american tribes,',
'including grants for drinking water and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 306c of such act, of which $4,000,000 shall',
'be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306 a 19 of the consolidated farm',
'and rural development act, and of which $250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified national organization to',
'provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: provided further, that of the amount appropriated for',
'rural community programs, $7,000,000 shall be available for a rural community development initiative: provided further, that such funds shall be',
'used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community based housing and community development organizations, low income',
'rural communities, and federally recognized native american tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development',
'projects in rural areas: provided further, that of the amount appropriated for the rural community development initiative, not less than',
'$1,000,000 shall be available until expended to carry out a demonstration program on replicating and creating rural cooperative home based',
'health care: provided further, that of the $1,000,000 made available, not less than $200,000 shall be in the form of',
'predevelopment planning grants, not to exceed $50,000 each, with the balance for low interest revolving loans to be used for',
'capital and other related expenses, and made available to nonprofit based community development organizations: provided further, that such organizations should',
'demonstrate experience in the administration of revolving loan programs and providing technical assistance to cooperatives: provided further, that such funds',
'shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial',
'and technical assistance: provided further, that such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including federal funds for',
'related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: provided further, that of the amount appropriated for the rural',
'business and cooperative development programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified national',
'organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development; and $2,000,000 shall be for grants',
'to the delta regional authority 7 u.s.c. 1921 et seq. : provided further, that of the amount appropriated for rural',
'utilities programs, not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to benefit the colonias along the',
'united states/mexico border, including grants pursuant to section 306c of such act; not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for water',
'and waste disposal systems for rural and native villages in alaska pursuant to section 306d of such act, with up',
'to 1 percent available to administer the program and up to 1 percent available to improve interagency coordination may be',
'transferred to and merged with the appropriation for rural development, salaries and expenses; not to exceed $18,333,000 shall be for',
'technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306 a 14 of such act, of which',
'$5,513,000 shall be for rural community assistance programs; not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be in the form of predevelopmentplanning grants,',
'not to exceed $50,000 each; and not to exceed $12,100,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a',
'circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, not',
'to exceed $37,624,000 shall be available through june 30, 2003, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated',
'by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones; of which $1,163,000 shall be for the rural community',
'programs described in section 381e d 1 of such act, of which $27,431,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs',
'described in section 381e d 2 of such act, and of which $9,030,000 shall be for the rural business and',
'cooperative development programs described in section 381e d 3 of such act: provided further, that of the amount appropriated for',
'rural community programs, not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment',
'and severe economic depression public law 106 387 , with 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the state',
'rural development offices: provided further, that of the amount appropriated, $30,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the rural',
'utilities service, high energy cost grants account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the rural electrification act of',
'1936 7 u.s.c. 918a : provided further, that any remaining funds specifically appropriated in fiscal year 2002 for rural communities',
'with extremely high energy costs under the rural community advancement program shall be merged and transferred into the account: provided',
'further, that any funds in the account shall be used to provide grants authorized under section 19 of that act.',
'rural development salaries and expenses including transfers of funds for necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of',
'programs in the rural development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and',
'for cooperative agreements; $145,736,000: provided, that not more than $10,000 may be expended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non',
'usda employees: provided further, that any balances available from prior years for the rural utilities service, rural housing service, and',
'the rural business cooperative service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. rural housing',
'service rural housing insurance fund program account including transfers of funds for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct',
'and guaranteed loans as authorized by title v of the housing act of 1949, to be available from funds in',
'the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $5,572,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the secretary, of',
'which $1,044,000,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $4,528,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section',
'504 housing repair loans; $115,805,000 for section 515 rental housing; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi family housing loans; $5,046,000',
'for section 524 site loans; $12,000,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which up to $2,000,000 may be for',
'multi family credit sales; and $5,011,000 for section 523 self help housing land development loans. for the cost of direct',
'and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of',
'1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $234,950,000, of which $202,350,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $32,600,000, to',
'remain available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $10,857,000; section 515 rental housing,',
'$54,000,000; section 538 multi family housing guaranteed loans, $4,500,000; section 524 site loans, $55,000; multi family credit sales of acquired',
'property, $934,000; and section 523 self help housing land development loans, $221,000: provided, that of the total amount appropriated in',
'this paragraph, $11,656,000 shall be available through june 30, 2003, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated',
'by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out',
'the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $432,374,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for rural development,',
'salaries and expenses. rental assistance program for rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section',
'521 a 2 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by',
'section 502 c 5 d of the housing act of 1949, $726,000,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be',
'necessary, as authorized by section 521 c of the act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to',
'carry out the rental assistance program under section 521 a 2 of the act: provided, that of this amount, not',
'more than $5,900,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502 c',
'5 d of the act, and not to exceed $20,000 per project for advances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies',
'to cover direct costs other than purchase price incurred in purchasing projects pursuant to section 502 c 5 c of',
'the act: provided further, that agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal year 2003 shall be funded for a 5',
'year period, although the life of any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts obligated. mutual and self',
'help housing grants for grants and contracts pursuant to section 523 b 1 a of the housing act of 1949',
'42 u.s.c. 1490c , $35,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be',
'available through june 30, 2003, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture',
'as rural economic area partnership zones. rural housing assistance grants for grants and contracts for very low income housing repair,',
'supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for construction defects, and rural housing preservationmade by the rural housing service, as authorized by',
'42 u.s.c. 1474, 1479 c , 1490e, and 1490m, $42,498,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the total',
'amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through june 30, 2003, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated',
'by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones. farm labor program account for the cost of direct',
'loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 u.s.c. 1484 and 1486, $36,307,000, to remain available until expended, for direct',
'farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts. rural business cooperative service rural development loan fund',
'program account including transfer of funds for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the rural development loan',
'fund 42 u.s.c. 9812 a , $40,000,000. for the cost of direct loans, $19,304,000, as authorized by the rural development',
'loan fund 42 u.s.c. 9812 a , of which $1,724,000 shall be available through june 30, 2003, for federally recognized',
'native american tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available through june 30, 2003, for mississippi delta region counties as',
'defined by public law 100 460 : provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be',
'as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated,',
'$2,730,000 shall be available through june 30, 2003, for the cost of direct loans for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise',
'communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones. in addition, for administrative expenses',
'to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,190,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for rural development,',
'salaries and expenses. rural economic development loans program account including rescission of funds for the principal amount of direct loans,',
'as authorized under section 313 of the rural electrification act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job',
'creation projects, $14,967,000. for the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502',
'of the congressional budget act of 1974, $3,197,000. of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments',
'in fiscal year 2003, as authorized by section 313 of the rural electrification act of 1936, $3,197,000 shall not be',
'obligated and $3,197,000 are rescinded. rural cooperative development grants for rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310b e of',
'the consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 1932 , $9,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements',
'for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: provided, that not to exceed $1,500,000 of the total amount appropriated',
'shall be made available to cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to small, minority',
'producers and whose governing board and/or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent minority. rural empowerment zones and enterprise',
'communities grants for grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $14,967,000, to remain available',
'until expended, for designated rural empowerment zones and rural enterprise communities, as authorized by the taxpayer relief act of 1997',
'and the omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations act, 1999 public law 105 277 . rural utilities service rural electrification',
'and telecommunications loans program account including transfer of funds insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the',
'rural electrification act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 935 shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, $121,103,000; municipal',
'rate rural electric loans, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that act, rural electric, $2,600,000,000; treasury rate direct',
'electric loans, $1,150,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, $75,029,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; loans made pursuant to',
'section 306 of that act, rural telecommunications loans, $120,000,000; and for guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313a, $1,000,000,000. for',
'the cost, as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans,',
'of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by the rural electrification act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 935 and 936 , as',
'follows: cost of rural electric loans, $11,025,000, and the cost of telecommunication loans, $1,433,000: provided, that notwithstanding section 305 d',
'2 of the rural electrification act of 1936, borrower interest rates may exceed 7 percent per year. in addition, for',
'administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $37,833,000 which shall be transferred to and merged',
'with the appropriation for rural development, salaries and expenses. rural telephone bank program account including transfer of funds the rural',
'telephone bank is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such corporation in accord',
'with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104',
'of the government corporation control act, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs. during fiscal year 2003',
'and within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall be $174,615,000. for',
'the cost, as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans,',
'of direct loans authorized by the rural electrification act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 935 , $2,410,000. in addition, for administrative',
'expenses, including audits, necessary to carry out the loan programs, $3,082,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the',
'appropriation for rural development, salaries and expenses. distance learning and telemedicine program for the principal amount of direct distance learning',
'and telemedicine loans, $300,000,000; and for the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $80,000,000. for the cost of direct loans',
'and grants, as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 950aaa et seq., $56,941,000, to remain available until expended, to be available for',
'loans and grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas: provided, that $10,000,000 may be available for grants',
'to finance broadband transmission and local dial up internet service in areas that meet the definition of rural area used',
'for the distance learning and telemedicine program authorized by 7 u.s.c. 950aaa: provided further, that the cost of direct loans',
'shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974. title iv domestic food programs office',
'of the under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of the',
'under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services to administer the laws enacted by the congress for the food and',
'nutrition service, $603,000. food and nutrition service child nutrition programs including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out',
'the national school lunch act 42 u.s.c. 1751 et seq. , except section 21, and the child nutrition act of',
'1966 42 u.s.c. 1771 et seq. , except sections 17 and 21; $10,580,169,000, to remain available through september 30, 2004,',
'of which $5,834,506,000 is hereby appropriated and $4,745,663,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of',
'the act of august 24, 1935 7 u.s.c. 612c : provided, that none of the funds made available under this',
'heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: provided further, that of the funds made available under this heading, $3,300,000',
'shall be for a school breakfast program startup grant pilot program, of which no less than $1,000,000 is for the',
'state of wisconsin: provided further, that $200,000 shall be for the common roots program: provided further, that $500,000 shall be',
'for the child nutrition archive resource center: provided further, that up to $5,080,000 shall be for independent verification of school',
'food service claims. special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children wic for necessary expenses to carry out the',
'special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the child nutrition act of 1966 42 u.s.c. 1786 ,',
'$4,696,000,000, to remain available through september 30, 2004, of which $125,000,000 shall be placed in reserve, to remain available until',
'expended, for use in only such amounts, and in such manner, as the secretary determines necessary, notwithstanding section 17 i',
'of the child nutrition act, to provide funds to support participation, should costs or participation exceed budget estimates: provided, that',
'of the total amount available, the secretary shall obligate $25,000,000 for the farmers market nutrition program: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'section 17 h 10 a of such act, $14,000,000 shall be available for the purposes specified in section 17 h',
'10 b : provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be available for the food and nutrition service to conduct a study',
'of wic vendor practices: provided further, that no other funds made available under this heading shall be used for studies',
'and evaluations: provided further, that none of the funds in this act shall be available to pay administrative expenses of',
'wic clinics except those that have an announced policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry out the',
'program: provided further, that none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant',
'formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such act: provided',
'further, that none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other federal',
'government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such act. food stamp program for necessary expenses to carry',
'out the food stamp act 7 u.s.c. 2011 et seq. , $26,313,692,000, of which $2,000,000,000 shall be placed in reserve',
'for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: provided,',
'that none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: provided further, that',
'of the funds made available under this heading and not already appropriated to the food distribution program on indian reservations',
'fdpir established under section 4 b of the food stamp act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 2013 b , not to',
'exceed $3,000,000 shall be used to purchase bison meat for the fdpir from native american bison producers as well as',
'from producer owned cooperatives of bison ranchers: provided further, that funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section',
'16 of the food stamp act: provided further, that this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare',
'requirements as may be required by law: provided further, that funds made available for employment and training under this heading',
'shall remain available until expended, as authorized by section 16 h 1 of the food stamp act. commodity assistance program',
'for necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental food program as authorized by section 4 a of the agriculture',
'and consumer protection act of 1973 7 u.s.c. 612c note and the emergency food assistance act of 1983, $164,500,000, to',
'remain available through september 30, 2004: provided, that none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the commodity credit',
'corporation for commodities donated to the program. food donations programs for necessary expenses to carry out section 4 a of',
'the agriculture and consumer protection act of 1973 and special assistance for the nuclear affected islands as authorized by section',
'103 h 2 of the compacts of free association act of 1985, $1,081,000, to remain available through september 30, 2004.',
'food program administration for necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs funded under this act, $136,560,000, of which $5,000,000',
'shall be available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery, and assisting in',
'the prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud and other violations of law and of which not less than$7,500,000 shall be',
'available to improve integrity in the food stamp and child nutrition programs. title v foreign assistance and related programs foreign',
'agricultural service salaries and expenses including transfers of funds for necessary expenses of the foreign agricultural service, including carrying out',
'title vi of the agricultural act of 1954 7 u.s.c. 1761 1769 , market development activities abroad, and for enabling',
'the secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed',
'$158,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the act approved august 3, 1956 7 u.s.c.',
'1766 , $129,948,000: provided, that the service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on',
'behalf of federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance',
'programs 7 u.s.c. 1737 and the foreign assistance programs of the united states agency for international development. in fiscal year',
'2003 and thereafter, none of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to promote the sale or export',
'of tobacco or tobacco products. public law 480 title i program account including transfers of funds for the cost, as',
'defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, of agreements under the agricultural trade development and assistance',
'act of 1954, and the food for progress act of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit arrangements under said',
'acts, $116,171,000, to remain available until expended. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title',
'i, public law 83 480, and the food for progress act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for public',
'law 83 480 are utilized, $2,059,000, of which $1,033,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for foreign',
'agricultural service, salaries and expenses, and of which $1,026,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for farm',
'service agency, salaries and expenses. public law 480 title i ocean freight differential grants including transfer of funds for ocean',
'freight differential costs for the shipment of agricultural commodities under title i of the agricultural trade development and assistance act',
'of 1954 and under the food for progress act of 1985, $25,159,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that funds',
'made available for the cost of agreements under title i of the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954',
'and for title i ocean freight differential may be used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior notice to the',
'committees on appropriations of both houses of congress. public law 480 title ii grants for expenses during the current fiscal',
'year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years costs, including interest thereon, under the agricultural trade development and assistance act',
'of 1954, $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title ii of',
'said act. commodity credit corporation export loans program account including transfers of funds for administrative expenses to carry out the',
'commodity credit corporations export guarantee program, gsm 102 and gsm 103, $4,058,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by',
'section 11 of the commodity credit corporation charter act and in conformity with the federal credit reform act of 1990,',
'of which $3,224,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for foreign agricultural service, salaries and expenses, and',
'of which $834,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for farm service agency, salaries and expenses. title',
'vi related agencies and food and drug administration department of health and human services food and drug administration salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the food and drug administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment',
'of space rental and related costs pursuant to public law 92 313 for programs and activities of the food and',
'drug administration which are included in this act; for rental of special purpose space in the district of columbia or',
'elsewhere; and for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the secretary and to be accounted',
'for solely on the secretarys certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $1,630,727,000, of which not to exceed $222,900,000 to be derived',
'from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 u.s.c. 379h, including any such fees assessed prior to the current fiscal',
'year but credited during the current year, in accordance with section 736 g 4 , shall be credited to this',
'appropriation and remain available until expended; and of which not to exceed $25,125,000 to be derived from device user fees',
'authorized by 21 u.s.c. 379j shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended: provided, that fees derived',
'from applications received during fiscal year 2003 shall be subject to the fiscal year 2003 limitation: provided further, that none',
'of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 u.s.c.',
'9701: provided further, that not to exceed $2,300,000 of the total amount appropriated shall be for activities related to legislative',
'affairs: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated: 1 $413,347,000 shall be for the center for food safety and',
'applied nutrition and related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs; 2 $426,671,000 shall be for the center for',
'drug evaluation and research and related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs, of which no less than $13,357,000',
'shall be available for grants and contracts awarded under section 5 of the orphan drug act 21 u.s.c. 360ee ;',
'3 $199,699,000 shall be for the center for biologics evaluation and research and for related field activities in the office',
'of regulatory affairs; 4 $88,972,000 shall be for the center for veterinarymedicine and for related field activities in the office',
'of regulatory affairs; 5 $208,685,000 shall be for the center for devices and radiological health and for related field activities',
'in the office of regulatory affairs; 6 $40,688,000 shall be for the national center for toxicological research; 7 $36,914,000 shall',
'be for rent and related activities, other than the amounts paid to the general services administration; 8 $108,269,000 shall be',
'for payments to the general services administration for rent and related costs; and 9 $107,482,000 shall be for other activities,',
'including the office of the commissioner; the office of management and systems; the office of the senior associate commissioner; the',
'office of international and constituent relations; the office of policy, legislation, and planning; and central services for these offices: provided',
'further, that funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the committees on',
'appropriations of both houses of congress. in addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 u.s.c. 263b may be credited to',
'this account, to remain available until expended. in addition, export certification user fees authorized by 21 u.s.c. 381 may be',
'credited to this account, to remain available until expended. buildings and facilities for plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and',
'purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the food and drug administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended. independent agencies commodity futures trading commission for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of',
'the commodity exchange act 7 u.s.c. 1 et seq. , including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and',
'the rental of space to include multiple year leases in the district of columbia and elsewhere, $85,985,000, including not to',
'exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses. farm credit administration limitation on administrative expenses not to exceed $38,400,000 from',
'assessments collected from farm credit institutions and from the federal agricultural mortgage corporation shall be obligated during the current fiscal',
'year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 u.s.c. 2249: provided, that this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated',
'with receiverships. title vii general provisions sec. 701. within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations',
'made for the department of agriculture for fiscal year 2003 under this act shall be available for the purchase, in',
'addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 374 passenger motor vehicles, of which 372 shall be for',
'replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles. sec. 702. funds in this act available to the department of',
'agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 . sec. 703.',
'funds appropriated by this act shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 a of',
'the department of agriculture organic act of 1944 7 u.s.c. 2225 and 5 u.s.c. 3109. sec. 704. the secretary of',
'agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of funds appropriated by this act or other available unobligated balances of the department of',
'agriculture to the working capital fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial,',
'administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the department of agriculture: provided, that none of',
'the funds made available by this act or any other act shall be transferred to the working capital fund without',
'the prior approval of the agency administrator: provided further, that none of the funds transferred to the working capital fund',
'pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without the prior approval of the committees on appropriations of both',
'houses of congress. sec. 705. new obligational authority provided for the following appropriation items in this act shall remain available',
'until expended: animal and plant health inspection service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, information technology infrastructure, fruit fly',
'program, emerging plant pests, boll weevil program, up to 25 percent of the screwworm program; food safety and inspection service,',
'field automation and information management project; cooperative state research, education, and extension service, funds for competitive research grants 7 u.s.c.',
'450i b , funds for the research, education and economics information system reeis , and funds for the native american',
'institutions endowment fund; farm service agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county committees; foreign agricultural service, middle income',
'country training program and up to $2,000,000 of the foreign agricultural service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations',
'in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the foreign agricultural service. sec. 706. no part of any appropriation',
'contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec.',
'707. not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available to the department of agriculture in this act shall be available',
'to provide appropriate orientation and language training pursuant to section 606c of the act of august 28, 1954 7 u.s.c.',
'1766b . sec. 708. no funds appropriated by this act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on',
'cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the united states department of agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent',
'of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs',
'of mutual interest between the two parties. this does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts',
'with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are',
'provided in this act. sec. 709. none of the funds in this act shall be available to restrict the authority',
'of the commodity credit corporation to lease space for its own use or to lease spaceon behalf of other agencies',
'of the department of agriculture when such space will be jointly occupied. sec. 710. none of the funds in this',
'act shall be available to pay indirect costs charged against competitive agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by',
'the cooperative state research, education, and extension service that exceed 19 percent of total federal funds provided under each award:',
'provided, that notwithstanding section 1462 of the national agricultural research, extension, and teaching policy act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 3310',
', funds provided by this act for grants awarded competitively by the cooperative state research, education, and extension service shall',
'be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the small business act',
'15 u.s.c. 638 . sec. 711. notwithstanding any other provision of this act, all loan levels provided in this act',
'shall be considered estimates, not limitations. sec. 712. appropriations to the department of agriculture for the cost of direct and',
'guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year 2003 shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in fiscal year',
'2003 for the following accounts: the rural development loan fund program account, the rural telephone bank program account, the rural',
'electrification and telecommunications loans program account, the rural housing insurance fund program, and the rural economic development loans program account.',
'sec. 713. notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, united states code, marketing services of the agricultural marketing service; the grain',
'inspection, packers and stockyards administration; the animal and plant health inspection service; and the food safety activities of the food',
'safety and inspection service hereafter may use cooperative agreements to reflect a relationship between the agricultural marketing service; the grain',
'inspection, packers and stockyards administration; the animal and plant health inspection service; or the food safety and inspection service and',
'a state or cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs, to carry out programs to protect the nations animal and',
'plant resources, or to carry out educational programs or special studies to improve the safety of the nations food supply.',
'sec. 714. none of the funds in this act may be used to retire more than 5 percent of the',
'class a stock of the rural telephone bank or to maintain any account or subaccount within the accounting records of',
'the rural telephone bank the creation of which has not specifically been authorized by statute: provided, that notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this act may be used to transfer',
'to the treasury or to the federal financing bank any unobligated balance of the rural telephone bank telephone liquidating account',
'which is in excess of current requirements and such balance shall receive interest as set forth for financial accounts in',
'section 505 c of the federal credit reform act of 1990. sec. 715. of the funds made available by this',
'act, not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels,',
'commissions, and task forces of the department of agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and',
'panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants. sec. 716. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used',
'to carry out section 410 of the federal meat inspection act 21 u.s.c. 679a or section 30 of the poultry',
'products inspection act 21 u.s.c. 471 . sec. 717. no employee of the department of agriculture may be detailed or',
'assigned from an agency or office funded by this act to any other agency or office of the department for',
'more than 30 days unless the individuals employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office',
'for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. sec. 718. none of the funds appropriated',
'or otherwise made available to the department of agriculture shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to any',
'non department of agriculture employee questions or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations',
'hearing process. sec. 719. none of the funds made available to the department of agriculture by this act may be',
'used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the office of the chief information officer,',
'without the approval of the chief information officer and the concurrence of the executive information technology investment review board: provided,',
'that notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may',
'be transferred to the office of the chief information officer without the prior approval of the committees on appropriations of',
'both houses of congress. sec. 720. a none of the funds provided by this act, or provided by previous appropriations',
'acts to the agencies funded by this act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2003, or',
'provided from any accounts in the treasury of the united states derived by the collection of fees available to the',
'agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which: 1 creates',
'new programs; 2 eliminates a program, project, or activity; 3 increases funds or personnel by any means for any project',
'or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; 4 relocates an office or employees; 5 reorganizes offices, programs,',
'or activities; or 6 contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by federal employees; unless the committees',
'on appropriations of both houses of congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. b none',
'of the funds provided by this act, or provided by previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act',
'that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2003, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of',
'the united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available',
'for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10',
'percent, whichever is less, that: 1 augments existing programs, projects, or activities; 2 reduces by 10 percent funding for any',
'existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by congress; or 3 results from',
'any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects',
'as approved by congress; unless the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress are notified 15 days in advance',
'of such reprogramming of funds. c the secretary of agriculture, the secretary of health and human services, or the chairman',
'of the commodity futures trading commission shall notify the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress before implementing a',
'program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this',
'act or specifically funded by any other act. sec. 721. with the exception of funds needed to administer and conduct',
'oversight of grants awarded and obligations incurred in prior fiscal years, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available',
'by this or any other act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out',
'the provisions of section 401 of public law 105 185, the initiative for future agriculture and food systems 7 u.s.c.',
'7621 . sec. 722. none of the funds made available to the food and drug administration by this act shall',
'be used to reduce the detroit, michigan, food and drug administration district office below the operating and full time equivalent',
'staffing level of july 31, 1999; or to changethe detroit district office to a station, residence post or similarly modified',
'office; or to reassign residence posts assigned to the detroit district office: provided, that this section shall not apply to',
'food and drug administration field laboratory facilities or operations currently located in detroit, michigan, except that field laboratory personnel shall',
'be assigned to locations in the general vicinity of detroit, michigan, pursuant to cooperative agreements between the food and drug',
'administration and other laboratory facilities associated with the state of michigan. sec. 723. none of the funds appropriated by this',
'act or any other act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit',
'appropriations language as part of the presidents budget submission to the congress of the united states for programs under the',
'jurisdiction of the appropriations subcommittees on agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies that assumes revenues or',
'reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior',
'to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event',
'the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for',
'the fiscal year 2004 appropriations act. sec. 724. none of the funds made available by this act or any other',
'act may be used to close or relocate a state rural development office unless or until cost effectiveness and enhancement',
'of program delivery have been determined. sec. 725. of any shipments of commodities made pursuant to section 416 b of',
'the agricultural act of 1949 7 u.s.c. 1431 b , the secretary of agriculture shall, to the extent practicable, direct',
'that tonnage equal in value to not more than $25,000,000 shall be made available to foreign countries to assist in',
'mitigating the effects of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome on communities, including the provision of 1',
'agricultural commodities to a individuals with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the communities; and b households',
'in the communities, particularly individuals caring for orphaned children; and 2 agricultural commodities monetized to provide other assistance including assistance',
'under microcredit and microenterprise programs to create or restore sustainable livelihoods among individuals in the communities, particularly individuals caring for',
'orphaned children. sec. 726. in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made available by this act, $3,000,000 is appropriated for',
'the purpose of providing bill emerson and mickey leland hunger fellowships, as authorized by section 4404 of public law 107',
'171 2 u.s.c. 1161 . sec. 727. notwithstanding section 412 of the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954',
'7 u.s.c. 1736f , any balances available to carry out title iii of such act as of the date of',
'enactment of this act, and any recoveries and reimbursements that become available to carry out title iii of such act,',
'may be used to carry out title ii of such act. sec. 728. section 375 e 6 b of the',
'consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 2008j e 6 b is amended by striking $26,000,000 and inserting $26,499,000.',
'sec. 729. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of coachella, california; the city of dunkirk, new york; the',
'city of starkville, mississippi; the city of shawnee, oklahoma; and the city of berlin, new hampshire, shall be eligible for',
'loans and grants provided through the rural community advancement program. sec. 730. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary',
'shall consider the cities of hollister, salinas, and watsonville, california; the city of caldwell, idaho; the city of casa grande,',
'arizona; the city of aberdeen, south dakota; and the city of vicksburg, mississippi, as meeting the requirements of a rural',
'area in section 520 of the housing act of 1949 42 u.s.c. 1490 . sec. 731. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, the natural resources conservation service shall provide financial and technical assistance to the dupage county, illinois, waynewood drainage',
'improvement project, from funds available for the watershed and flood prevention operations program, not to exceed $1,600,000. sec. 732. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, from the funds appropriated to the rural utilities service by this act, any current rural',
'utilities service borrower within 100 miles of new york city shall be eligible for additional financing, refinancing, collateral flexibility, and',
'deferrals on an expedited basis without regard to population limitations for any financially feasible telecommunications, energy, or water project that',
'assists endeavors related to the rehabilitation, prevention, relocation, site preparation, or relief efforts resulting from the terrorist events of september',
'11, 2001. sec. 733. none of the funds made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency,',
'or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this',
'act or any other appropriation act. sec. 734. none of the funds made available to the food and drug administration',
'by this act shall be used to close or relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the food and',
'drug administration division of pharmaceutical analysis in st. louis, missouri, outside the city or county limits of st. louis, missouri.',
'sec. 735. section 17 a 2 b of the richard b. russell national school lunch act 42 u.s.c. 1766 a',
'2 b is amended by striking 2002 and inserting 2003. sec. 736. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the natural',
'resources conservation service shall provide financial and technical assistance for projects in the embarras river basin, lake county watersheds, and',
'dupage county, illinois, from funds made available for watershed and flood prevention operations by public law 107 76. sec. 737.',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds made available in this act for competitive research grants 7 u.s.c.',
'450i b , the secretary may useup to 20 percent of the amount provided to carry out a competitive grants',
'program under the same terms and conditions as those provided in section 401 of the agricultural research, extension, and education',
'reform act of 1998 7 u.s.c. 7621 . sec. 738. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the natural resources conservation',
'service shall provide financial and technical assistance through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry out the upper',
'tygart valley watershed project, west virginia: provided, that the natural resources conservation service is authorized to provide 100 percent of',
'the engineering assistance and 75 percent cost share for installation of the water supply component of this project. sec. 739.',
'agencies and offices of the department of agriculture may utilize any unobligated salaries and expenses funds to reimburse the office',
'of the general counsel for salaries and expenses of personnel, and for other related expenses, incurred in representing such agencies',
'and offices in the resolution of complaints by employees or applicants for employment, and in cases and other matters pending',
'before the equal employment opportunity commission, the federal labor relations authority, or the merit systems protection board with the prior',
'approval of the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress. sec. 740. none of the funds appropriated or made',
'available by this act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 14',
'h 1 of the watershed protection and flood prevention act 16 u.s.c. 1012 h 1 . sec. 741. none of',
'the funds appropriated or made available by this act, or any other act, may be used to pay the salaries',
'and expenses of personnel to carry out subtitle i of the consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 2009dd',
'through dd 7 . sec. 742. none of the funds appropriated or made available by this act may be used',
'to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 6405 of public law 107 171 7 u.s.c.',
'2655 . sec. 743. none of the funds appropriated or made available by this act may be used to pay',
'the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 9010 of public law 107 171 7 u.s.c. 8108 that',
'exceed 77 percent of the payment that would otherwise be paid to eligible producers. sec. 744. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, the natural resources conservation service may provide financial and technical assistance through the watershed and flood prevention operations',
'program for the kuhn bayou point remove project in arkansas and the matanuska river erosion control project in alaska. sec.',
'745. the food for progress act of 1985 7 u.s.c. 1736o is amended 1 in subsections c and g ,',
'by striking may each place it appears and inserting shall; and 2 by adding at the end the following: o',
'private voluntary organizations and other private entities. in entering into agreements described in subsection c , the president acting through',
'the secretary 1 shall enter into agreements with eligible entities described in subparagraphs c and f of subsection b 5',
'; and 2 shall not discriminate against such eligible entities.. sec. 746. of the unobligated balances of funds made available',
'under the cooperative state research, education, and extension service, buildings and facilities appropriation in public law 104 180, $795,400 are',
'hereby rescinded. sec. 747. none of the funds made available in fiscal year 2003 or preceding fiscal years for programs',
'authorized under the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954 7 u.s.c. 1691 et seq. in excess of $20,000,000',
'shall be used to reimburse the commodity credit corporation for the release of eligible commodities under section 302 f 2',
'a of the bill emerson humanitarian trust act 7 u.s.c. 1736f 1 : provided, that any such funds made available',
'to reimburse the commodity credit corporation shall only be used pursuant to section 302 b 2 b i of the',
'bill emerson humanitarian trust act. sec. 748. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the natural resources conservation service may provide',
'financial and technical assistance to the dry creek/neffs grove project, utah, and the jefferson river watershed, montana. sec. 749. section',
'307 of title iii denali commission of division c other matters of public law 105 277, as amended, is further',
'amended by adding a new subsection at the end thereof as follows: d solid waste. the secretary of agriculture is',
'authorized to make direct lump sum payments which shall remain available until expended to the denali commission to address deficiencies',
'in solid waste disposal sites which threaten to contaminate rural drinking water supplies.. sec. 750. the $5,000,000 of unobligated balances',
'available at the beginning of fiscal year 2003 for the experimental rural clean water program authorized under the heading agricultural',
'stabilization and conservation service rural clean water program in public law 96 108 93 stat. 835 and public law 96',
'528 95 stat. 3111 are hereby rescinded. sec. 751. the secretary of agriculture is authorized to make loans and grants',
'to expand the state of alaskas dairy industry and related milk processing and packaging facilities. there is authorized to be',
'appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each fiscal years 2003 through 2007. sec. 752. the secretary, if presented',
'with a complete and fully compliant application, including an approved third party to hold the development easement, to protect the',
'33.8 acre farm formerly operated by american airlines captain john ogonowski from development through the farmland protection program, shall waive',
'the matching fund requirements of the program, if necessary. farmland protection program funds provided shall not exceed the appraised fair',
'market value of the land, as determined consistent with program requirements. any additional funding provided to carry out thisproject shall',
'not come at the expense of an allocation to any other state. sec. 753. the secretary of agriculture is authorized',
'to permit employees of the united states department of agriculture to carry and use firearms for personal protection while conducting',
'field work in remote locations in the performance of their official duties. sec. 754. of the funds made available for',
'the export enhancement program, pursuant to section 301 e of the agricultural trade act of 1978, as amended by public',
'law 104 127, not more than $28,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2003. sec. 755. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, the municipality of carolina, puerto rico, shall be eligible for grants and loans administered by the rural utilities',
'service. sec. 756. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall be used to pay',
'the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the provisions of section 7404 of public law 107 171. sec.',
'757. the agricultural marketing service and the grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration, that have statutory authority to purchase interest',
'bearing investments outside of treasury, are not required to establish obligations and outlays for those investments, provided those investments are',
'insured by fdic or are collateralized at the federal reserve with securities approved by the federal reserve, operating under the',
'guidelines of the u.s. treasury. sec. 758. of the funds made available under section 27 a of the food stamp',
'act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 2011 et seq. , the secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for costs associated with',
'the distribution of commodities. sec. 759. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall be',
'used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of 245,833 acres in the calendar year',
'2003 wetlands reserve program as authorized by 16 u.s.c. 3837. sec. 760. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made',
'available by this act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out an environmental',
'quality incentives program authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle d of title xii of the food security act of 1985',
'16 u.s.c. 3839aa et seq. in excess of $695,000,000. sec. 761. notwithstanding subsections c and e 2 of section 313a',
'of the rural electrification act 7 u.s.c. 940c c and e 2 in implementing section 313a of that act, the',
'secretary shall, with the consent of the lender, structure the schedule for payment of the annual fee, not to exceed',
'an average of 30 basis points per year for the term of the loan, to ensure that sufficient funds are',
'available to pay the subsidy costs for note guarantees under that section. sec. 762. in addition to amounts appropriated by',
'this act under the heading public law 480 title ii grants, there is appropriated $250,000,000 for assistance for emergency relief',
'activities: provided, that the amount appropriated under this section shall remain available through september 30, 2004. sec. 763. a section',
'1001 9 of the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 7 u.s.c. 7901 9 is amended by inserting',
'crambe, sesame seed, after mustard seed,. b section 1202 of the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 7',
'u.s.c. 7932 is amended 1 in subsection a , by striking paragraph 10 and inserting the following: 10 in the',
'case of other oilseeds, $.0960 per pound for each of the following kinds of oilseeds: a sunflower seed. b rapeseed.',
'c canola. d safflower. e flaxseed. f mustard seed. g crambe. h sesame seed. i other oilseeds designated by the',
'secretary. ; 2 in subsection b , by striking paragraph 10 and inserting the following: 10 in the case of',
'other oilseeds, $.0930 per pound for each of the following kinds of oilseeds: a sunflower seed. b rapeseed. c canola.',
'd safflower. e flaxseed. f mustard seed. g crambe. h sesame seed. i other oilseeds designated by the secretary. ;',
'3 by adding at the end the following: c single county loan rate for other oilseeds. the secretary shall establish',
'a single loan rate in each county for each kind of other oilseeds described in subsections a 10 and b',
'10 . d quality grades for dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas. the loan rate for dry peas, lentils, and',
'small chickpeas shall be based on 1 in the case of dry peas, united states feed peas; 2 in the',
'case of lentils, united states number 3 lentils; and 3 in the case of small chickpeas, united states number 3',
'small chickpeas that drop below a 20/64 screen.. c section 1204 of the farm security and rural investment act of',
'2002 7 u.s.c. 7934 is amended 1 in subsection a , by striking and extra long staple cotton and inserting',
'extra long staple cotton, and confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed other than oil sunflower seed ; 2',
'by redesignating subsection f as subsection h ; and 3 by inserting after subsection e the following: f repayment rates',
'for confectionery and other kinds of sunflower seeds. the secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a',
'marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed other than oil sunflower seed',
'at a rate that is the lesser of 1 the loan rate established for the commodity under section 1202, plus',
'interest determined in accordance with section 163 of the federal agriculture improvement and reform act of 1996 7 u.s.c. 7283',
'; or 2 the repayment rate established for oil sunflower seed. g quality grades for dry peas, lentils, and small',
'chickpeas. the loan repayment rate for dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas shall be based on the quality grades for',
'the applicable commodity specified in section 1202 d .. d this section and the amendments made by this section apply',
'beginning with the 2003 crop of other oilseeds as defined in section 1001 of the farm security and rural investment',
'act of 2002 7 u.s.c. 7901 , dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas. sec. 764. of the amount of funds',
'that are made available to producers in the state of vermont under section 524 of the federal crop insurance act',
'7 u.s.c. 1524 for fiscal year 2003, the secretary of agriculture shall make a grant of $200,000 to the northeast',
'center for food entrepreneurship at the university of vermont to support value added projects that contribute to agricultural diversification in',
'the state, to remain available until expended. sec. 765. a section 319 e of the agricultural adjustment act of 1938',
'7 u.s.c. 1314e e is amended in the fifth sentence 1 by striking : provided, that and inserting , except',
'that 1 ; and 2 by inserting before the period at the end the following: , 2 the total quantity',
'of all adjustments under this sentence for all farms for any crop year may not exceed 10 percent of the',
'national basic quota for the preceding crop year, and 3 this sentence shall not apply to the establishment of a',
'marketing quota for the 2003 marketing year. b during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this act',
'and ending on the last day of the 2002 marketing year for the kind of tobacco involved, the secretary of',
'agriculture may waive the application of section 1464.2 b 2 of title 7, code of federal regulations. c regulations. 1',
'the secretary of agriculture may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section and the amendments made by',
'this section. 2 the promulgation of the regulations and administration of this section and the amendments made by this section',
'shall be made without regard to a the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, united states',
'code; b the statement of policy of the secretary of agriculture effective july 24, 1971 36 fed. reg. 13804 ,',
'relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and c chapter 35 of title 44, united states',
'code commonly known as the paperwork reduction act . 3 in carrying out this subsection, the secretary shall use the',
'authority provided under section 808 of title 5, united states code. sec. 766. title iii of the agriculture, rural development,',
'food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act, 2001, is amended in the first paragraph under the heading rural',
'housing insurance fund program account including transfer of funds under the heading rural housing service 114 stat. 1549, 1549a 19',
'by inserting before the period at the end the following: : provided further, that after september 30, 2002, any funds',
'remaining for the demonstration program may be used, within the state in which the demonstration program is carried out, for',
'fiscal year 2003 and subsequent fiscal years to make grants, and to cover the costs as defined in section 502',
'of the congressional budget and impoundment control act of 1974 2 u.s.c. 661a of loans authorized, under section 504 of',
'the housing act of 1949 42 u.s.c. 1474 . sec. 767. a notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes',
'of administering sections 1101 and 1102 of public law 107 171, acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to,',
'popcorn shall be considered as acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to, corn: provided, that if a farm',
'program payment yield for corn is otherwise established for a farm under such section 1102, the same yield shall be',
'used for the acreage on the farm planted to, or prevented from being planted to, popcorn: provided further, that with',
'respect to all other farms, the farm program payment yield for such popcorn acreage shall be established by the secretary',
'on a fair and equitable basis to reflect the farm program payment yields for corn on similar farms in the',
'area. b this section shall take effect on october 1, 2003. sec. 768. of the funds appropriated for fiscal year',
'2002 and prior years for grants and contracts to carry out section 523 b 1 a of the housing act',
'of 1949 42 u.s.c. 1490c b 1 a , $11,000,000 is hereby rescinded. sec. 769. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'this act, the $4,696,000,000 provided for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children wic shall be exempt',
'from the across the board rescission under section 601 of division n. sec. 770. during the 180 day period beginning',
'on the date of enactment of this act, none of the funds made available by this act or any other',
'act shall be available to the secretary of agriculture to pay the salaries of any personnel 1 to amend the',
'terms of a licensing agreement for a grain warehouse excluding rice under the united states warehouse act 7 u.s.c. 241',
'et seq. ; or 2 to issue a new license for a grain warehouse excluding rice under that act unless',
'a the warehouse does not hold as of the date of enactment of this act a federal or state license',
'for the operation of the warehouse; and b the licensing agreement accompanying the new license conforms to the licensing requirements',
'of the secretary in effect on january 1, 2003. sec. 771. none of the funds made available in this act',
'may be used to require that a farm satisfy section 2110 c 1 of the organic foods production act of',
'1990 7 u.s.c. 6509 c 1 in order to be certified under such act as an organic farm with respect',
'to the livestock produced on the farm unless the report prepared by the secretary of agriculture pursuant to the recommendations',
'contained in the joint explanatory statement of the managers on the part of the house of representatives and the senate',
'to accompany public law 107 171 house conference report 107 424, pages 672 673 confirms the commercial availability of organically',
'produced feed, at not more than twice the cost of conventionally produced feed, to meet current market demands. this division',
'may be cited as the agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act, 2003. division b',
'commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for the departments of commerce, justice, and',
'state, the judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. that the',
'following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending september',
'30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i department of justice general administration salaries and expenses for expenses necessary',
'for the administration of the department of justice, $100,579,000, of which not to exceed $3,137,000 is for the facilities program',
'2000, to remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed 43 permanent positions and 44 full time equivalent workyears',
'and $10,172,000 shall be expended for the department leadership program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these offices in fiscal',
'year 2002: provided further, that not to exceed 31 permanent positions, 33 full time equivalent workyears and $3,464,000 shall be',
'expended for the office of legislative affairs: provided further, that not to exceed 15 permanent positions, 20 full time equivalent',
'workyears and $1,875,000 shall be expended for the office of public affairs: provided further, that the latter two aforementioned offices',
'may utilize non reimbursable details of career employees within the caps described in the preceding two provisos: provided further, that',
'the attorney general is authorized to transfer, under such terms and conditions as the attorney general shall specify, forfeited real',
'or personal property of limited or marginal value, as such value is determined by guidelines established by the attorney general,',
'to a state or local government agency, or its designated contractor or transferee, for use to support drug abuse treatment,',
'drug and crime prevention and education, housing, job skills, and other community based public health and safety programs: provided further,',
'that any transfer under the preceding proviso shall not create or confer any private right of action in any person',
'against the united states, and shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this act. joint automated booking',
'system for expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a joint automated booking system including automated capability to transmit fingerprint',
'and image data, $15,973,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. automated biometric identification system/integrated automated identification system integration for',
'expenses necessary for the planning, development, and deployment of an integrated fingerprint identification system, including automated capability to transmit fingerprint',
'and image data, $9,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. legal activities office automation for necessary expenses related to',
'the design, development, engineering, acquisition, and implementation of office automation systems for the organizations funded under the headings salaries and',
'expenses, general legal activities, and general administration, salaries and expenses, and the united states attorneys, the united states marshals service,',
'the antitrust division, the united states trustee program, the executive office for immigration review, the community relations service, the bureau',
'of prisons, and the office of justice programs, $15,942,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. narrowband communications for the',
'costs of conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost for operation and maintenance of land mobile radio legacy systems, $81,354,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that the attorney general shall transfer to the narrowband communications account all',
'funds made available to the department of justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: provided further, that any',
'transfers made under this proviso shall be subject to section 605 of this act. counterterrorism fund for necessary expenses, as',
'determined by the attorney general, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse any department of justice organization for: 1',
'the costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability of an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed as',
'a result of any domestic or international terrorist incident; and 2 the costs of providing support to counter, investigate or',
'prosecute domestic or international terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection with these activities: provided, that any federal agency may',
'be reimbursed for the costs of detaining in foreign countries individuals accused of acts of terrorism that violate the laws',
'of the united states: provided further, that funds provided under this paragraph shall be available only after the attorney general',
'notifies the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate in accordance with section 605 of this',
'act. administrative review and appeals for expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration related activities,',
'$191,535,000. detention trustee for necessary expenses of the federal detention trustee who shall exercise all power and functions authorized by',
'law relating to the detention of federal prisoners in non federal institutions or otherwise in the custody of the united',
'states marshals service; and the detention of aliens in the custody of the immigration and naturalization service, $1,366,591,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that the trustee shall be responsible for managing the justice prisoner and alien transportation system and',
'for overseeing housing related to such detention; the management of funds appropriated to the department for the exercise of any',
'detention functions; and the direction of the united states marshals service and immigration and naturalization service with respect to the',
'exercise of detention policy setting and operations for the department: provided further, that any unobligated balances available in prior years',
'from the funds appropriated under the heading federal prisoner detention shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under',
'the heading detention trustee and shall be available until expended: provided further, that the trustee, working in consultation with the',
'bureau of prisons, shall submit a plan for collecting information related to evaluating the health and safety of federal prisoners',
'in non federal institutions no later than 180 days following the enactment of this act. office of inspector general for',
'necessary expenses of the office of inspector general, $57,937,000; including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a',
'confidential character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the',
'attorney general; and for the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles, without regard to the general purchase price',
'limitation for the current fiscal year. united states parole commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states',
'parole commission as authorized, $10,488,000. legal activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities for expenses necessary for the legal activities',
'of the department of justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to',
'be expended under the direction of, and to beaccounted for solely under the certificate of, the attorney general; and rent',
'of private or government owned space in the district of columbia, $611,325,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation',
'support contracts shall remain available until expended, and of which not less than $1,996,000 shall be available for necessary administrative',
'expenses in accordance with the radiation exposure compensation act: provided, that of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000',
'shall be available to the united states national central bureau, interpol, for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon a determination by the attorney general that emergent circumstances require additional funding for',
'litigation activities of the civil division, the attorney general may transfer such amounts to salaries and expenses, general legal activities',
'from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the department of justice, as may be necessary to respond to',
'such circumstances: provided further, that any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section',
'605 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set',
'forth in that section. in addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the department of justice associated with processing cases under',
'the national childhood vaccine injury act of 1986, as amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from the vaccine',
'injury compensation trust fund. salaries and expenses, antitrust division for expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws,',
'$133,133,000: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $133,133,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected',
'for premerger notification filings under the hart scott rodino antitrust improvements act of 1976 15 u.s.c. 18a , regardless of',
'the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until',
'expended: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are',
'received during fiscal year 2003, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general fund',
'estimated at not more than $0. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys for necessary expenses of the offices of the',
'united states attorneys, including inter governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,503,767,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available until',
'september 30, 2004, for: 1 training personnel in debt collection; 2 locating debtors and their property; 3 paying the net',
'costs of selling property; and 4 tracking debts owed to the united states government: provided, that of the total amount',
'appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that not to exceed',
'$10,000,000 of those funds available for automated litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: provided further, that not to',
'exceed $2,500,000 for the operation of the national advocacy center shall remain available until expended: provided further, that, in addition',
'to reimbursable full time equivalent workyears available to the offices of the united states attorneys, not to exceed 10,113 positions',
'and 10,316 full time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated in this act for the united states',
'attorneys: provided further, that the fourth proviso under the heading salaries and expenses, united states attorneys in title i of',
'h.r. 3421 of the 106th congress, as enacted by section 1000 a 1 of public law 106 113 shall apply',
'to amounts made available under this heading for fiscal year 2003: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $5,000,000',
'shall be for project seahawk in charleston, south carolina. united states trustee system fund for necessary expenses of the united',
'states trustee program, as authorized, $155,736,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the united states trustee',
'system fund: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the fund shall be available in such amounts',
'as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $155,736,000 of',
'offsetting collections pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 589a b shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and',
'remain available until expended: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the fund shall be reduced as such offsetting',
'collections are received during fiscal year 2003, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the',
'fund estimated at $0. salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission for expenses necessary to carry out the activities of',
'the foreign claims settlement commission, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $1,136,000. salaries and expenses, united states marshals',
'service for necessary expenses of the united states marshals service, including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of vehicles, and',
'the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for police type use, without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the',
'current fiscal year, $680,474,000; of which $15,800,000 shall be available for 106 supervisory deputy marshal positions for courthouse security; of',
'which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000',
'shall be available for development, implementation, maintenance and support, and training for an automated prisoner information system and shall remain',
'available until expended; and $12,061,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse security equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone',
'systems and cabling, and shall remain available until expended: provided, that, in addition to reimbursable full time equivalent workyears available',
'to the united states marshals service, not to exceed 4,158 positions and 4,023 full time equivalent workyears shall be supported',
'from the funds appropriated in this act for the united states marshals service. construction for planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, and',
'maintaining united states marshals service prisoner holding space in united states courthouses and federal buildings, including the renovation and expansion',
'of prisoner movement areas, elevators, and sallyports, $15,126,000, to remain available until expended. fees and expenses of witnesses for expenses,',
'mileage, compensation, and per diems of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurementand supervision of expert witnesses, for private',
'counsel expenses, for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law, including advances, and for united states marshals',
'service witness security program expenses, $175,645,000, to remain available until expended; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 may be made',
'available for planning, construction, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, for protected',
'witness safesites; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and maintenance of armored vehicles',
'for transportation of protected witnesses; of which not to exceed $19,500,000 may be made available for the united states marshals',
'service witness security program; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 may be made available for the purchase, installation, and',
'maintenance of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of',
'protected witnesses. salaries and expenses, community relations service for necessary expenses of the community relations service, $9,474,000 and, in addition,',
'up to $1,000,000 of funds made available to the department of justice in this act may be transferred by the',
'attorney general to this account: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon a determination by the attorney general',
'that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the community relations service, the attorney',
'general may transfer such amounts to the community relations service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the',
'department of justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: provided further, that any transfer pursuant to the',
'previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this act and shall not be available for',
'obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. assets forfeiture fund for expenses authorized',
'by 28 u.s.c. 524 c 1 a ii , b , f , and g , as amended, $21,901,000, to',
'be derived from the department of justice assets forfeiture fund. interagency law enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement for necessary',
'expenses for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to',
'include inter governmental agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved',
'in organized crime drug trafficking, $372,131,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: provided, that any amounts obligated from',
'appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation: provided further, that',
'any unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the attorney general for reallocation',
'among participating organizations in succeeding fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of this act.',
'federal bureau of investigation salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the federal bureau of investigation for detection, investigation, and',
'prosecution of crimes against the united states; including purchase for police type use of not to exceed 1,576 passenger motor',
'vehicles, of which 1,085 will be for replacement only, without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current',
'fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000',
'to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for',
'solely under the certificate of, the attorney general, $4,234,587,000; of which not to exceed $65,000,000 for automated data processing and',
'telecommunications and technical investigative equipment, not to exceed $10,000,000 for facilities buildout, and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover operations',
'shall remain available until september 30, 2004; of which $475,300,000 shall be for counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other activities',
'related to our national security; of which not less than $153,812,000 shall only be for joint terrorism task forces; of',
'which not to exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for making advances for expenses arising out of contractual',
'or reimbursable agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to violent crime, terrorism,',
'organized crime, and drug investigations: provided, that not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:',
'provided further, that, in addition to reimbursable full time equivalent workyears available to the federal bureau of investigation, not to',
'exceed 26,447 positions and 25,579 full time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated in this act for',
'the federal bureau of investigation. foreign terrorist tracking task force for expenses necessary for the foreign terrorist tracking task force,',
'including salaries and expenses, operations, equipment, and facilities, $62,000,000. construction for necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites',
'by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law including equipment for such buildings ; conversion and extension of federally owned',
'buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; $1,250,000, to remain available until expended. drug enforcement administration salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the drug enforcement administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential',
'character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the attorney',
'general; expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and',
'the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs; purchase of not to exceed 1,374',
'passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,354 will be for replacement only, for police type use without regard to the general',
'purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; and acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,560,919,000; of which not',
'to exceed $33,000,000 for permanent change of station shall remain available until september 30, 2004; of which not to exceed',
'$1,800,000 for research shall remain available until expended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and',
'payments for information, not to exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for automated data processing and telecommunications equipment, and not to exceed',
'$2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000 for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, shall remain available until',
'september 30, 2004; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: provided, that,',
'in addition to reimbursable full time equivalent workyears available to the drug enforcement administration, not to exceed 7,815 positions and',
'7,661 full time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated in this act for the drug enforcement administration.',
'immigration and naturalization service salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to',
'immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, as follows: immigration enforcement and border affairs for salaries and expenses for the border patrol,',
'detention and removals, intelligence, investigations, and inspections, including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character,',
'to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the attorney general;',
'purchase for police type use not to exceed 4,565 passenger motor vehicles, of which 3,450 are for replacement only ,',
'without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition,',
'lease, maintenance and operation of aircraft; research related to immigration enforcement; for protecting and maintaining the integrity of the borders',
'of the united states including, without limitation, equipping, maintaining, and making improvements to the infrastructure; and for the care and',
'housing of federal detainees held in the joint immigration and naturalization service and united states marshals service buffalo detention facility,',
'$2,880,819,000; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is for payments or advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with',
'state and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to immigration; of which not to exceed $5,000,000',
'is to fund or reimburse other federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled',
'illegal aliens; of which not to exceed $245,236,000 is for information technology infrastructure: provided, that uniforms may be purchased without',
'regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated',
'in this act for the immigration and naturalization services entry exit system may be obligated until the immigration and naturalization',
'service submits a plan for expenditure that: 1 meets the capital planning and investment control review requirements established by the',
'office of management and budget, including omb circular a 11, part 3; 2 complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines,',
'and systems acquisition management practices of the federal government; 3 is reviewed by the general accounting office; and 4 has',
'been approved by the committees on appropriations: provided further, that funds provided under this heading shall only be available for',
'obligation and expenditure in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications set forth in section 605 of public law',
'107 77. immigration services for salaries and expenses for immigration services, $709,000,000: provided further, that not to exceed 40 permanent',
'positions and 40 full time equivalent workyears and $4,300,000 shall be expended for the offices of legislative affairs and public',
'affairs: provided further, that unencumbered positions in the aforementioned offices after the date of enactment of this act shall be',
'filled only by personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or non reimbursable basis, or any other',
'formal or informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a temporary or long term basis up to',
'10 full time equivalent workyears: provided further, that the number of positions filled through non career appointment at the immigration',
'and naturalization service, for which funding is provided in this act or is otherwise made available to the immigration and',
'naturalization service, shall not exceed six permanent positions and six full time equivalent workyears: provided further, that funds may be',
'used, without limitation, for equipping, maintaining, and making improvements to the infrastructure and the purchase of vehicles for police type',
'use within the limits of the immigration enforcement and border affairs appropriation. construction for planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and maintenance',
'of buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration,',
'not otherwise provided for, $258,637,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that no funds shall be available for the site',
'acquisition, design, or construction of any border patrol checkpoint in the tucson sector: provided further, that the border patrol shall',
'relocate its checkpoints in the tucson sector at least once every seven days in amanner designed to prevent persons subject',
'to inspection from predicting the location of any such checkpoint. federal prison system salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for',
'the administration, operation, and maintenance of federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase not to exceed 713, of which 504',
'are for replacement only and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance',
'and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $4,071,251,000, of which $1,463,997,000 shall be for inmate care and programs,',
'$1,880,763,000 shall be for institution security and administration, $571,077,000 shall be for contract confinement, and $155,414,000 shall be for management',
'and administration: provided, that the attorney general may transfer to the health resources and services administration such amounts as may',
'be necessary for direct expenditures by that administration for medical relief for inmates of federal penal and correctional institutions: provided',
'further, that the director of the federal prison system, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary',
'claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the federal prison system, furnish health services',
'to individuals committed to the custody of the federal prison system: provided further, that not to exceed $6,000 shall be',
'available for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations',
'until september 30, 2004: provided further, that, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain',
'available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by section',
'501 c of the refugee education assistance act of 1980, as amended, for the care and security in the united',
'states of cuban and haitian entrants: provided further, that the director of the federal prison system may accept donated property',
'and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not for profit entity which has operated',
'such program in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not for profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the',
'federal prison system relating to the operation of pre release services, halfway houses or other custodial facilities. buildings and facilities',
'for planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of',
'such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing,',
'remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by',
'contract or force account, $399,227,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to',
'construct areas for inmate work programs: provided, that labor of united states prisoners may be used for work performed under',
'this appropriation: provided further, that not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appropriated to buildings and facilities in this',
'or any other act may be transferred to salaries and expenses, federal prison system, upon notification by the attorney general',
'to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate in compliance with provisions set forth in',
'section 605 of this act. federal prison industries, incorporated the federal prison industries, incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such',
'expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such',
'contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, united states code,',
'as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for',
'such corporation, including purchase not to exceed five for replacement only and hire of passenger motor vehicles. limitation on administrative',
'expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corporation shall be available for its',
'administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, to be computed on an accrual basis to be',
'determined in accordance with the corporations current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of',
'claims, and expenditures which the said accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or',
'produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of',
'facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. office of justice programs justice',
'assistance for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title i of the omnibus crime control and safe',
'streets act of 1968, as amended, and the missing childrens assistance act, as amended, including salaries and expenses in connection',
'therewith, and with the victims of crime act of 1984, as amended, $201,291,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'all balances under this heading for counterterrorism programs may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for domestic preparedness.',
'office for domestic preparedness for grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by sections 819 and 821 of the antiterrorism',
'and effective death penalty act of 1996 and for other counterterrorism programs, including training, exercises and equipment for fire, emergency',
'medical, hazmat, law enforcement, and other first responders to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons',
'of mass destruction or chemical or biological weapons, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. state and local law enforcement assistance',
'for assistance authorized by the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 public law 103 322 , as',
'amended the 1994 act ; the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968, as amended the 1968 act',
'; the victims of child abuse act of 1990, as amended the 1990 act ; the victims of trafficking and',
'violence protection act of 2000 public law 106 386 and other programs; $2,065,269,000 including amounts for administrative costs, which shall',
'be transferred to andmerged with the justice assistance account : provided, that $17,667,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated',
'balances from local law enforcement block grants, and $3,323,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances from residential substance',
'abuse treatment for state prisoners: provided further, that funding provided under this heading shall remain available until expended as follows:',
'1 $400,000,000 for local law enforcement block grants, pursuant to h.r. 728 as passed by the house of representatives on',
'february 14, 1995, except that for purposes of this act and retroactive to october 1, 2000, guam shall be considered',
'as one state for all purposes under h.r. 728, notwithstanding any provision of section 108 3 thereof, the commonwealth of',
'puerto rico shall be considered a unit of local government as well as a state, for the purposes set forth',
'in paragraphs a , b , d , f , and i of section 101 a 2 of h.r. 728,',
'and for establishing crime prevention programs involving cooperation between community residents and law enforcement personnel in order to control, detect,',
'or investigate crime or the prosecution of criminals: provided, that no funds provided under this heading may be used as',
'matching funds for any other federal grant program, of which: a $80,000,000 shall be for boys and girls clubs in',
'public housing facilities and other areas in cooperation with state and local law enforcement: provided, that funds may also be',
'used to defray the costs of indemnification insurance for law enforcement officers; b $20,000,000 shall be available for grants, contracts,',
'and other assistance to carry out section 102 c of h.r. 728; and c $3,000,000 for citizen corps programs administered',
'by the department of justice; 2 $250,000,000 for the state criminal alien assistance program, as authorized by section 242 j',
'of the immigration and nationality act, as amended; 3 $5,000,000 for the cooperative agreement program; 4 $18,000,000 for assistance to',
'indian tribes, of which: a $5,000,000 shall be available for grants under section 20109 a 2 of subtitle a of',
'title ii of the 1994 act; b $8,000,000 shall be available for the tribal courts initiative; and c $5,000,000 shall',
'be available for demonstration grants on alcohol and crime in indian country; 5 $650,914,000 for programs authorized by part e',
'of title i of the 1968 act, notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 of said act, of which $150,914,000 shall',
'be for discretionary grants under the edward byrne memorial state and local law enforcement assistance programs; 6 $390,165,000 for programs',
'to address violence against women, of which: a $11,975,000 shall be for the court appointed special advocate program, as authorized',
'by section 218 of the 1990 act; b $2,296,000 shall be for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and',
'practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of the 1990 act; c $998,000 shall be for grants for televised testimony, as',
'authorized by section 1001 a 7 of the 1968 act; d $184,537,000 shall be for grants to combat violence against',
'women as authorized by section 1001 a 18 of the 1968 act, of which: i $1,000,000 shall be for the',
'bureau of justice statistics for grants, contracts, and other assistance for a domestic violence federal case processing study; ii $5,200,000',
'shall be for the national institute of justice for grants, contracts, and other assistance for research and evaluation of violence',
'against women; and iii $10,000,000 shall be for the office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention for the safe start',
'program, to be administered as authorized by part c of the juvenile justice and delinquency act of 1974, as amended;',
'e $64,925,000 shall be for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by section 1001 a 19 of the 1968',
'act; f $39,945,000 shall be for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295',
'of the 1994 act; g $4,989,000 shall be for training programs as authorized by section 40152 c of the 1994',
'act, and for local demonstration projects; h $3,000,000 shall be for grants to improve the process for entering data regarding',
'stalking and domestic violence into local, state, and national crime information databases, as authorized by section 40602 of the 1994',
'act; i $10,000,000 shall be for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 1108',
'a of public law 106 386; j $40,000,000 shall be for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201',
'of public law 106 386; k $5,000,000 shall be for enhancing protection for older and disabled women from domestic violence',
'and sexual assault as authorized by section 40801 of the 1994 act; l $15,000,000 shall be for the safe havens',
'for children pilot program as authorized by section 1301 of public law 106 386; and m $7,500,000 shall be for',
'education and training to end violence against and abuse ofwomen with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of public law',
'106 386; 7 $10,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107 b 2 of',
'public law 106 386; 8 $65,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners, as authorized by section',
'1001 a 17 of the 1968 act; 9 $898,000 for the missing alzheimers disease patient alert program, as authorized by',
'section 240001 c of the 1994 act; 10 $45,000,000 for drug courts, as authorized by part ee of title i',
'of the 1968 act; 11 $1,497,000 for law enforcement family support programs, as authorized by section 1001 a 21 of',
'the 1968 act; 12 $1,995,000 for public awareness programs addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as authorized by section',
'250005 3 of the 1994 act; 13 $190,000,000 for juvenile accountability incentive block grants, of which $25,000,000 shall be available',
'for grants, contracts, and other assistance under the project childsafe initiative, except that such funds shall be subject to the',
'same terms and conditions as set forth in the provisions under this heading for this program in public law 105',
'119, but all references in such provisions to 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2003, and guam shall',
'be considered a state for the purposes of title iii of h.r. 3, as passed by the house of representatives',
'on may 8, 1997; 14 $1,300,000 for motor vehicle theft prevention programs, as authorized by section 220002 h of the',
'1994 act; 15 $7,500,000 for a prescription drug monitoring program; 16 $13,000,000 for implementation of prison rape prevention and prosecution',
'programs including a statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape, the establishment of a national',
'clearinghouse for provision of information and assistance for federal, state, and local officials, grants to states, units of local government,',
'prisons, and prison systems for prison rape prevention and prosecution efforts, and the development of national standards for enhancing the',
'detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape; and 17 $15,000,000 for terrorism prevention and response training for law enforcement',
'and other responders: provided, that funds made available in fiscal year 2003 under subpart 1 of part e of title',
'i of the 1968 act may be obligated for programs to assist states in the litigation processing of death penalty',
'federal habeas corpus petitions and for drug testing initiatives: provided further, that, if a unit of local government uses any',
'of the funds made available under this title to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local',
'government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety service. weed',
'and seed program fund for necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of the executive office for weed and seed,',
'to implement weed and seed program activities, $58,925,000, to remain available until expended, for inter governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative',
'agreements, and contracts, with state and local law enforcement agencies, non profit organizations, and agencies of local government engaged in',
'the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in weed and seed designated communities, and for either reimbursements',
'or transfers to appropriation accounts of the department of justice and other federal agencies which shall be specified by the',
'attorney general to execute the weed and seed program strategy: provided, that funds designated by congress through language for other',
'department of justice appropriation accounts for weed and seed program activities shall be managed and executed by the attorney general',
'through the executive office for weed and seed: provided further, that the attorney general may direct the use of other',
'department of justice funds and personnel in support of weed and seed program activities only after the attorney general notifies',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate in accordance with section 605 of this act.',
'community oriented policing services for activities authorized by the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994, public law',
'103 322 the 1994 act including administrative costs , $928,912,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that section 1703 b',
'and c of the 1968 act shall not apply to non hiring grants made pursuant to part q of title',
'i thereof 42 u.s.c. 3796dd et seq. : provided further, that all prior year balances derived from the violent crime',
'trust fund for community oriented policing services may be transferred into this appropriation: provided further, that the officer redeployment demonstration',
'described in section 1701 b 1 c shall not apply to equipment, technology, support system or overtime grants made pursuant',
'to part q of title i thereof 42 u.s.c. 3796dd et seq. . of the amounts provided: 1 for public',
'safety and community policing grants pursuant to title i of the 1994 act, $353,238,000 as follows: $200,000,000 for the hiring',
'of law enforcement officers including school resource officers to prevent acts of terrorism and other violent and drug related crimes,',
'of which up to 30 percent shall be available for overtime expenses; $20,622,000 for training and technical assistance; $25,444,000 for',
'the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests pursuant to section 2501 of part y of the omnibus crime',
'control and safe streets act of 1968, as amended the 1968 act ; $35,000,000 to improve tribal law enforcement including',
'equipment and training; $57,132,000 for policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug',
'hot spots; and $15,000,000 for police corps education, training, and service under sections 200101 200113 of the 1994 act: provided,',
'that funding agreements shall include the funding for the outyear program costs of new recruits; 2 for crime technology, $400,567,000',
'as follows: $189,954,000 for a law enforcement technology program; $20,000,000 for the cops interoperable communications technology program; $40,000,000 for grants',
'to upgrade criminal records, as authorized under the crime identification technology act of 1998 42 u.s.c. 14601 ; $41,000,000 for',
'dna analysis and backlog reduction of which $36,000,000 shall be used as authorized by the dna analysis backlog elimination act',
'of 2000 public law 106 546 and of which $5,000,000 shall be available for paul coverdell forensic sciences improvement grants',
'under part bb of title i of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968 42 u.s.c. 3797j',
'et seq. ; $40,538,000 for state and local dna laboratories as authorized by section 1001 a 22 of the 1968',
'act, and improvements to laboratory general forensic science capacity and capabilities; and $69,075,000 for grants, contracts and other assistance to',
'states under section 102 b of the crime identification technology act of 1998 42 u.s.c. 14601 , of which $17,000,000',
'is for the national institute of justice for grants, contracts, and other agreements to develop school safety technologies and training;',
'3 for prosecution assistance, $85,000,000 as follows: $45,000,000 for a national program to reduce gun violence, and $40,000,000 for the',
'southwest border prosecutor initiative to reimburse state, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for federal costs associated with the',
'prosecution of criminal cases declined by local u.s. attorneys offices; 4 for grants, training, technical assistance, and other expenses to',
'support community crime prevention efforts, $57,107,000 as follows: $10,000,000 for project sentry; $14,934,000 for an offender re entry program; $15,210,000',
'for the safe schools initiative; and $16,963,000 for a police integrity program; and 5 not to exceed $33,000,000 for program',
'management and administration. juvenile justice programs for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the juvenile justice and',
'delinquency prevention act of 1974, as amended the act , and other juvenile justice programs, including salaries and expenses in',
'connection therewith to be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for justice assistance, $264,306,000, to remain available until expended,',
'as authorized by section 299 of part i of title ii and section 506 of title v of the act,',
'as amended by public law 102 586, of which: 1 notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,832,000 shall be available',
'for expenses authorized by part a of title ii of the act, $83,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by',
'part b of title ii of the act, including training and technical assistance to help small, non profit organizations with',
'the federal grants process, and $89,257,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by part c of title ii of the',
'act and other juvenile justice programs: provided, that $26,442,000 of the amounts provided for part b of title ii of',
'the act, as amended, is for the purpose of providing additional formula grants under part b to states that provide',
'assurances to the administrator that the state has in effect or will have in effect no later than 1 year',
'after date of application policies and programs that ensure that juveniles are subject to accountability based sanctions for every act',
'for which they are adjudicated delinquent; 2 $11,974,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by sections 281 and 282 of',
'part d of title ii of the act for prevention and treatment programs relating to juvenile gangs; 3 $9,978,000 shall',
'be available for expenses authorized by section 285 of part e of title ii of the act; 4 $15,965,000 shall',
'be available for expenses authorized by part g of title ii of the act for juvenile mentoring programs; and 5',
'$46,500,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by title v of the act for incentive grants for local delinquency prevention',
'programs; of which $12,472,000 shall be for delinquency prevention, control, and system improvement programs for tribal youth; of which $6,500,000',
'shall be available for the safe schools initiative including $5,000,000 for grants, contracts, and other assistance under the project sentry',
'initiative; and of which $25,000,000 shall be available for grants of $360,000 to each state and $6,640,000 shall be available',
'for discretionary grants to states, for programs and activities to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to',
'minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of consumption of alcoholic beverages by',
'minors, and for technical assistance and training: provided further, that of amounts made available under the juvenile justice programs of',
'the office of justice programs to carry out part b relating to federal assistance for state and local programs ,',
'subpart ii of part c relating to special emphasis prevention and treatment programs , part d relating to gang free',
'schools and communities and community based gang intervention , part e relating to state challenge activities , and part g',
'relating to mentoring of title ii of the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974, and to carry out',
'the at risk childrens program under title v of that act, not more than 10 percent of each such amount',
'may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized under the appropriate',
'part or title, and not more than 2 percent of each such amount may be used for training and technical',
'assistance activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized under that part or title. in addition, for grants, contracts,',
'cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the victims of child abuse act of 1990, as amended, $11,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended, as authorized by section 214b of the act. public safety officers benefits to remain available until expended,',
'for payments authorized by part l of title i of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968',
'42 u.s.c. 3796 , as amended, such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of public law 100',
'690 102 stat. 4339 4340 ; and $4,000,000, to remain available until expended for payments as authorized by section 1201',
'b of said act. general provisions department of justice sec. 101. in addition to amounts otherwise made available in this',
'title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from fundsappropriated to the department of',
'justice in this title shall be available to the attorney general for official reception and representation expenses in accordance with',
'distributions, procedures, and regulations established by the attorney general. sec. 102. none of the funds appropriated by this title shall',
'be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus',
'were carried to term, or in the case of rape: provided, that should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a',
'court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void. sec. 103. none of the funds appropriated under this',
'title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.',
'sec. 104. nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the director of the bureau of prisons to',
'provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the federal facility: provided, that nothing in',
'this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 104 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees',
'of the bureau of prisons. sec. 105. notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds',
'made available in this act may be used to establish and publicize a program under which publicly advertised, extraordinary rewards',
'may be paid, which shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18,',
'united states code: provided, that any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum of $2,000,000, may not be',
'made without the personal approval of the president or the attorney general and such approval may not be delegated: provided',
'further, that rewards made pursuant to section 501 of public law 107 56 shall not be subject to this section.',
'sec. 106. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the department',
'of justice in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided,',
'shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that any transfer pursuant to this section',
'shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act and shall not be available for',
'obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 107. section 114 of public law 107',
'77 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2003. sec. 108. section 286 e of the immigration and nationality act',
'8 u.s.c. 1356 e is amended by striking paragraph 3 and replacing it with the following: 3 the attorney general',
'shall charge and collect $3 per individual for the immigration inspection or pre inspection of each commercial vessel passenger whose',
'journey originated in the united states or in any place set forth in paragraph 1 : provided, that this requirement',
'shall not apply to immigration inspection at designated ports of entry of passengers arriving by ferry, or by great lakes',
'vessels on the great lakes and connecting waterways when operating on a regular schedule. for the purposes of this paragraph,',
'the term ferry means a vessel, in other than ocean or coastwise service, having provisions only for deck passengers and/or',
'vehicles, operating on a short run on a frequent schedule between two points over the most direct water route, and',
'offering a public service of a type normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel.. sec. 109. the director of the',
'federal bureau of investigation shall appoint a standing advisory panel, reporting directly to the director, to study, assess, and advise',
'periodically on the research, development, and application of existing and emerging science and technology advances and other topics: provided, that',
'the panel shall not be considered to be a federal advisory committee for purposes of the federal advisory committee act.',
'sec. 110. public law 107 273 is amended 1 in section 12222 b , strike on october 1, 2002 and',
'insert in lieu thereof the following: on the effective date provided in section 12102 b ; 2 in section 12223',
'a , strike on the date of the enactment of this act and insert in lieu thereof the following: on',
'the effective date provided in section 12102 b ; 3 in section 12223 b , by replacing act with subtitle,',
'and all the matter after beginning with on or after the effective date provided in subsection a .. sec. 111.',
'the law enforcement training facility described in section 8150 of public law 107 248 is hereby established as a permanent',
'training facility. sec. 112. the attorney general, in consultation with the secretary of homeland security, shall provide to the committees',
'on appropriations by march 1, 2003 all national security entry exit registration system documents and materials: 1 used in the',
'creation of the system, including any predecessor programs; 2 assessing the effectiveness of the system as a tool to enhance',
'national security; 3 used to determine the scope of the system, including countries selected for the program, and the gender,',
'age, and immigration status of the persons required to register under the program; 4 regarding future plans to expand the',
'system to additional countries, age groups, women, and persons holding other immigration statuses not already covered; 5 explaining whether the',
'department of justice consulted with other federal agencies in the development of the system, and if so, all documents and',
'materials relating to those consultations; 6 concerning policy directives or guidance issued to officials about implementation of the system, including',
'the role of the federal bureau of investigation in conducting national security background checks of registrants; 7 explaining why certain',
'immigration and naturalization service district offices detained persons with pending status adjustment applications; and 8 explaining how information gathered during',
'interviews of registrants will be stored, used, or transmitted to other federal, state, or local agencies. this title may be',
'cited as the department of justice appropriations act, 2003. title ii department of commerce and related agencies trade and infrastructure',
'development related agencies office of the united states trade representative salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of',
'the united states trade representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $34,999,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed $98,000',
'shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. international trade commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the',
'international trade commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and not to',
'exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $54,000,000, to remain available until expended. department of commerce international trade administration',
'operations and administration for necessary expenses for international trade activities of the department of commerce provided for by law, and',
'for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports',
'of united states firms, without regard to 44 u.s.c. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate',
'families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the united states and',
'foreign commercial service between two points abroad, without regard to 49 u.s.c. 1517; employment of americans and aliens by contract',
'for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase',
'or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the',
'first paragraph of 28 u.s.c. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation',
'expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on',
'official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $370,192,000, to remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 is to be',
'derived from fees to be retained and used by the international trade administration, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302: provided, that $67,669,000',
'shall be for trade development, $31,204,000 shall be for market access and compliance, $44,229,000 shall be for the import administration,',
'$202,040,000 shall be for the united states and foreign commercial service, and $25,050,000 shall be for executive direction and administration:',
'provided further, that the provisions of the first sentence of section 105 f and all of section 108 c of',
'the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2455 f and 2458 c shall apply in carrying',
'out these activities without regard to section 5412 of the omnibus trade and competitiveness act of 1988 15 u.s.c. 4912',
'; and that for the purpose of this act, contributions under the provisions of the mutual educational and cultural exchange',
'act shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. bureau of industry and security operations',
'and administration for necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the department of commerce, including costs associated',
'with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate',
'families of employees stationed overseas; employment of americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in',
'the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 u.s.c. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to',
'exceed $15,000 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the export administration act of 1979, and',
'as authorized by 22 u.s.c. 401 b ; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for',
'law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law,',
'$74,653,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004, of which $7,250,000 shall be for inspections and other activities related to',
'national security: provided, that the provisions of the first sentence of section 105 f and all of section 108 c',
'of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2455 f and 2458 c shall apply in',
'carrying out these activities: provided further, that payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part',
'of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to',
'the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the department of commerce and other export',
'control programs of the united states and other governments. economic development administration economic development assistance programs for grants for economic',
'development assistance as provided by the public works and economic development act of 1965, as amended, and for trade adjustment',
'assistance, $290,000,000, to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs',
'as provided for by law, $30,765,000: provided, that these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title',
'i of the public works employment act of 1976, as amended, title ii of the trade act of 1974, as',
'amended, and the community emergency drought relief act of 1977. minority business development agency minority business development for necessary expenses',
'of the department of commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other',
'agreements with public or private organizations, $28,906,000. economic and information infrastructure economic and statistical analysis salaries and expenses for necessary',
'expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the department of commerce, $72,158,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2004. bureau of the census salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and',
'publishing statistics, provided for by law, $183,000,000. periodic censuses and programs for necessary expenses related to the 2000 decennial census,',
'$41,893,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, of the total amount available related to the 2000 decennial census $41,893,000',
'in new appropriations and $41,817,000 in deobligated balances from prior years , $3,461,000 is for program development and management; $42,651,000',
'is for data content and products; $4,630,000 is for field data collection and support systems; $12,826,000 is for automated data',
'processing and telecommunications support; $16,333,000 is for testing and evaluation; $2,472,000 is for activities related to puerto rico, the virgin',
'islands and pacific areas; and $1,337,000 is for marketing, communications and partnership activities. in addition, for expenses related to planning,',
'testing, and implementing the 2010 decennial census, $146,306,000. in addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics for other periodic',
'censuses and programs provided for by law, $183,283,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that regarding engineering and design of',
'a facility at the suitland federal center, quarterly reports regarding the expenditure of funds and project planning, design and cost',
'decisions shall be provided by the bureau, in cooperation with the general services administration, to the committees on appropriations of',
'the senate and the house of representatives: provided further, that none of the funds provided in this act or any',
'other act under the heading bureau of the census, periodic censuses and programs shall be used to fund the construction',
'and tenant build out costs of a facility at the suitland federal center. national telecommunications and information administration salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the national telecommunications and information administration ntia , $14,700,000, to',
'remain available until expended: provided, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1535 d , the secretary of commerce shall charge federal agencies',
'for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, and related services and such fees shall be retained and used',
'as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: provided further, that hereafter, notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, ntia shall not authorize spectrum use or provide any spectrum functions pursuant to the national telecommunications',
'and information administration organization act, 47 u.s.c. 902 903, to any federal entity without reimbursement as required by ntia for',
'such spectrum management costs, and federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall not use spectrum: provided further, that the',
'secretary of commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other',
'government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the institute for telecommunication sciences of',
'ntia, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other government agencies shall remain',
'available until expended. public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction for grants authorized by section 392 of the communications act of',
'1934, as amended, $43,556,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by section 391 of the act, as amended: provided,',
'that not to exceed $2,478,000 shall be available for program administration as authorized by section 391 of the act: provided',
'further, that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the act, the prior year unobligated balances may be made available',
'for grants for projects for which applications have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year. information infrastructure grants for',
'grants authorized by section 392 of the communications act of 1934, as amended, $15,503,000, to remain available until expended as',
'authorized by section 391 of the act, as amended: provided, that not to exceed $3,097,000 shall be available for program',
'administration and other support activities as authorized by section 391: provided further, that, of the funds appropriated herein, not to',
'exceed 5 percent may be available for telecommunications research activities for projects related directly to the development of a national',
'information infrastructure: provided further, that, notwithstanding the requirements of sections 392 a and 392 c of the act, these funds',
'may be used for the planning and construction of telecommunications networks for the provision of educational, cultural, health care, public',
'information, public safety, or other social services: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no entity that receives',
'telecommunications services at preferential rates under section 254 h of the act 47 u.s.c. 254 h or receives assistance under',
'the regional information sharing systems grant program of the department of justice under part m of title i of the',
'omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968 42 u.s.c. 3796h may use funds under a grant under this',
'heading to cover any costs of the entity that would otherwise be covered by such preferential rates or such assistance,',
'as the case may be. united states patent and trademark office salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united',
'states patent and trademark office provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the under secretary of commerce',
'for intellectual property and director of the united states patent and trademark office, $1,015,229,000, to remain available until expended, which',
'amount shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 u.s.c. 1113 and 35 u.s.c. 41 and',
'376, and shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: provided, thatthe sum herein appropriated from the',
'general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2003, so as to result in',
'a fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: provided further, that during fiscal year 2003, should',
'the total amount of offsetting fee collections be less than $1,015,229,000, the total amounts available to the united states patent',
'and trademark office shall be reduced accordingly: provided further, that an additional amount not to exceed $166,771,000 from fees collected',
'in prior fiscal years shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2003, to remain available until expended: provided further,',
'that from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2003 for official reception',
'and representation expenses. science and technology technology administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the under secretary for technology/office',
'of technology policy, $9,886,000. national institute of standards and technology scientific and technical research and services for necessary expenses of',
'the national institute of standards and technology, $359,411,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 may',
'be transferred to the working capital fund. industrial technology services for necessary expenses of the manufacturing extension partnership of the',
'national institute of standards and technology, $106,623,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that hereafter the secretary of commerce is',
'authorized to enter into agreements with one or more nonprofit organizations for the purpose of carrying out collective research and',
'development initiatives pertaining to 15 u.s.c. 278k paragraph a , and is authorized to seek and accept contributions from public',
'and private sources to support these efforts as necessary. in addition, for necessary expenses of the advanced technology program of',
'the national institute of standards and technology, $180,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $60,700,000 shall be expended for',
'the award of new grants before october 1, 2003. construction of research facilities for construction of new research facilities, including',
'architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the national institute of',
'standards and technology, as authorized by 15 u.s.c. 278c 278e, $66,100,000, to remain available until expended. national oceanic and atmospheric',
'administration operations, research, and facilities including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the national',
'oceanic and atmospheric administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for',
'the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities as authorized, $2,313,519,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2004: provided, that fees and donations received by the national ocean service for the management of the national',
'marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302:',
'provided further, that, in addition, $65,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled promote and develop fishery products',
'and research pertaining to american fisheries: provided further, that grants to states pursuant to sections 306 and 306a of the',
'coastal zone management act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds provided for coastal zone management grants',
'exceed funds provided in the previous fiscal year: provided further, that if funds provided for coastal zone management grants exceed',
'funds provided in the previous fiscal year, then no state shall receive more than five percent or less than one',
'percent of the additional funds: provided further, that, of the $2,395,519,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading of',
'which $2,313,519,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $65,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $17,000,000 is derived from deobligations from',
'prior years , $417,933,000 shall be for the national ocean service, $580,066,000 shall be for the national marine fisheries service,',
'$374,740,000 shall be for oceanic and atmospheric research, $698,767,000 shall be for the national weather service, $150,616,000 shall be for',
'the national environmental satellite, data, and information service, and $173,397,000 shall be for program support: provided further, that, of the',
'amount provided under this heading, $273,022,000 shall be for the conservation activities defined in section 250 c 4 k of',
'the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, as amended: provided further, that no general administrative charge shall',
'be applied against an assigned activity included in this act and, further, that any direct administrative expenses applied against an',
'assigned activity shall be limited to 5 percent of the funds provided for that assigned activity so that total national',
'oceanic and atmospheric administration administrative expenses shallnot exceed $243,000,000: provided further, that any use of deobligated balances of funds provided',
'under this heading in previous years shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 of this act:',
'provided further, that the secretary of commerce will designate a national marine fisheries service regional office for the pacific area',
'within sixty days of enactment of this act: provided further, that the existing national marine fisheries service southwest region and',
'fisheries science center and northwest region and fisheries science center shall not be merged or reorganized to form the new',
'national marine fisheries service pacific area regional office, that the current structure, organization, function, and funding of the southwest and',
'northwest centers will not be changed except for funds that are already dedicated to the hawaiian islands, and that each',
'regional organization will have the lead responsibility for its own programs: provided further, that the secretary of commerce may enter',
'into cooperative agreements with the joint and cooperative institutes as designated by the secretary to use the personnel, services, or',
'facilities of such organizations for research, education, training, and outreach. in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the retired',
'servicemans family protection and survivor benefits plan, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under',
'the dependents medical care act 10 u.s.c. ch. 55 , such sums as may be necessary. procurement, acquisition and construction',
'including transfers of funds for procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the national',
'oceanic and atmospheric administration, $759,030,000, to remain available until march 1, 2006, except for funds appropriated for the national marine',
'fisheries service honolulu laboratory and for the national environmental satellites, data, and information service, which shall remain available until expended:',
'provided, that unexpended balances of amounts previously made available in the operations, research, and facilities account for activities funded under',
'this heading may be transferred to and merged with this account, to remain available until expended for the purposes for',
'which the funds were originally appropriated: provided further, that of the amounts provided for the national polar orbiting operational environmental',
'satellite system, funds shall only be made available on a dollar for dollar matching basis with funds provided for the',
'same purpose by the department of defense: provided further, that of the amount provided under this heading for expenses necessary',
'to carry out conservation activities defined in section 250 c 4 e of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control',
'act of 1985, as amended, including funds for the coastal and estuarine land conservation program, $76,179,000, to remain available until',
'expended: provided further, that the secretary shall establish a coastal and estuarine land conservation program, for the purpose of protecting',
'important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by',
'conversion from their natural or recreational state to other uses: provided further, that none of the funds provided in this',
'act or any other act under the heading national oceanic and atmospheric administration, procurement, acquisition and construction shall be used',
'to fund the general services administrations standard construction and tenant build out costs of a facility at the suitland federal',
'center. pacific coastal salmon recovery for necessary expenses associated with the restoration of pacific salmon populations and the implementation of',
'the 1999 pacific salmon treaty agreement between the united states and canada, $90,000,000: provided, that this amount shall be for',
'the conservation activities defined in section 250 c 4 e of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of',
'1985, as amended. in addition, for a final payment pursuant to the 1999 pacific salmon treaty agreement, $40,000,000, of which',
'$25,000,000 shall be deposited in the northern boundary and transboundary rivers restoration and enhancement fund, and of which $15,000,000 shall',
'be deposited in the southern boundary restoration and enhancement fund: provided, that this amount shall be for the conservation activities',
'defined in section 250 c 4 e of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, as amended.',
'fishermens contingency fund for carrying out the provisions of title iv of public law 95 372, not to exceed $1,000,',
'to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that act, to remain available until expended. foreign fishing observer fund for',
'expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the atlantic tunas convention act of 1975, as amended public law 96',
'339 , the magnuson stevens fishery conservation and management act of 1976, as amended public law 100 627 , the',
'american fisheries promotion act public law 96 561 and the international dolphin conservation program act public law 105 42 ,',
'to be derived from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program authorized by these acts, not to exceed',
'$1,000, to remain available until expended. fisheries finance program account for the cost of direct loans, $287,000, as authorized by',
'the merchant marine act of 1936, as amended: provided, that such costs, including 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 subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $5,000,000 for individual fishing quota loans,',
'and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional direct loans, of which not less than $40,000,000 may be used for direct',
'loans to the united states distant water tuna fleet: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this',
'heading may be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in any',
'united states fishery. departmental management salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the departmental management of the department of commerce',
'provided for by law, including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, $44,954,000. office of inspector general for necessary expenses',
'of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspectorgeneral act of 1978, as amended 5',
'u.s.c. app. 1 11, as amended by public law 100 504 , $20,635,000. general provisions department of commerce sec. 201.',
'during the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the department of commerce by this act shall',
'be available for the activities specified in the act of october 26, 1949 15 u.s.c. 1514 , to the extent',
'and in the manner prescribed by the act, and, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3324, may be used for advanced payments not',
'otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the secretary of commerce that such payments are in the',
'public interest. sec. 202. during the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the department of commerce by this act',
'for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343 and',
'1344; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901',
'5902 . sec. 203. hereafter none of the funds made available by this act may be used to support the',
'hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under the control of the united states air force or the united states',
'air force reserve. sec. 204. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year',
'for the department of commerce in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be',
'increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that any transfer pursuant to this section shall be',
'treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or',
'expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: provided further, that the secretary shall notify the',
'committees on appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset including land,',
'structures, and equipment not specifically provided for in this or any other commerce, justice, state appropriations act. sec. 205. any',
'costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this title resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding',
'reductions included in this title or from actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property',
'shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: provided, that the authority to transfer',
'funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included',
'elsewhere in this act: provided further, that use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a',
'reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in',
'compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 206. hereafter the secretary of commerce may award contracts for',
'hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and mapping services in accordance with title ix of the federal property and administrative services',
'act of 1949. sec. 207. the secretary of commerce may use the commerce franchise fund for expenses and equipment necessary',
'for the maintenance and operation of such administrative services as the secretary determines may be performed more advantageously as central',
'services, pursuant to section 403 of public law 103 356: provided, that any inventories, equipment, and other assets pertaining to',
'the services to be provided by such fund, either on hand or on order, less the related liabilities or unpaid',
'obligations, and any appropriations made for the purpose of providing capital shall be used to capitalize such fund: provided further,',
'that such fund shall be paid in advance from funds available to the department and other federal agencies for which',
'such centralized services are performed, at rates which will return in full all expenses of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation',
'of fund plant and equipment, amortization of automated data processing adp software and systems either acquired or donated , and',
'an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined by the secretary: provided further, that such fund shall',
'provide services on a competitive basis: provided further, that an amount not to exceed 4 percent of the total annual',
'income to such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, to',
'remain available until expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital equipment, and for the improvement and implementation of',
'department financial management, adp, and other support systems: provided further, that such amounts retained in the fund for fiscal year',
'2003 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available for obligation and expenditure only in accordance with section 605 of',
'this act: provided further, that no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, amounts in excess',
'of this reserve limitation shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the treasury: provided further, that such franchise fund pilot',
'program shall terminate pursuant to section 403 f of public law 103 356. sec. 208. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, of the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the national institute of standards and technology, construction of',
'research facilities, $14,000,000 is appropriated to fund a cooperative agreement with the medical university of south carolina, $6,000,000 is appropriated',
'to the thayer school of engineering for the nanocrystalline materials and biomass research initiative, $3,000,000 is appropriated to the institute',
'for information infrastructure protection at the institute for security technology studies, $4,000,000 is appropriated for the institute for politics, and',
'$1,260,000 is appropriated to the franklin pierce manse. sec. 209. of the amount available from the fund entitled promote and',
'develop fishery products and research pertaining to american fisheries, $10,000,000 shall be provided to develop an alaska seafood marketing program.',
'such amount shall be made available as a direct lump sum payment to the alaska fisheries marketing board hereinafter board',
'which is hereby established to award grants to market, develop, and promote alaska seafood and improve related technology and transportation',
'with emphasis on wild salmon, of which 20 percent shall be transferred to the alaska seafood marketing institute. the board',
'shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce and shall be administered by an executive director to be appointed by',
'the secretary. the board shall submitan annual report to the secretary detailing the expenditures of the board. sec. 210. a',
'the secretary of commerce is authorized to award grants and make direct lump sum payments in support of an international',
'advertising and promotional campaign developed in consultation with the private sector to encourage individuals to travel to the united states',
'consisting of radio, television, and print advertising and marketing programs. b the united states travel and tourism promotion advisory board',
'hereinafter board is established to recommend the appropriate coordinated activities to the secretary for funding. c the secretary shall appoint',
'the board within 30 days of enactment and shall include tourism related entities he deems appropriate. d the secretary shall',
'consult with the board and state and regional tourism officials on the disbursement of funds. e there is authorized to',
'be appropriated $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, and $50,000,000 is appropriated to implement this section. sec. 211. from funds',
'made available from the operations and training account, not more than $50,000 shall be made available to the maritime administration',
'for administrative expenses to oversee the implementation of this section for the purpose of recovering economic and national security benefits',
'to the united states following the default under the construction contract described in section 8109 of the department of defense',
'appropriations act for fiscal year 1998 public law 105 56 : provided, that the owner of any ship documented under',
'the authority of this section shall offset such appropriation through the payment of fees to the maritime administration not to',
'exceed the appropriation and that such fees be deposited as an offsetting collection to this appropriation: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, one or both ships originally contracted under section 8109 of public law 105 56 may',
'be constructed to completion in a shipyard located outside of the united states and the owner thereof or a related',
'person with respect to that owner may document one or both ships under u.s. flag with a coastwise endorsement, and',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, and not later than two years after entry into service of the first ship',
'contracted for under section 8109 of public law 105 56, that owner or a related person with respect to that',
'owner may re document under u.s. flag with a coastwise endorsement one additional foreign built cruise ship: provided further, that:',
'1 the owner of any cruise ship documented under the authority of this section is a citizen of the united',
'states within the meaning of 46 u.s.c. 12102 a , 2 the foreign built cruise ship re documented under the',
'authority of this section meets the eligibility requirements for a certificate of inspection under section 1137 a of public law',
'104 324 and applicable international agreements and guidelines referred to in section 1137 a 2 thereof and the 1992 amendments',
'to the safety of life at sea convention of 1974, and that with respect to the re documented foreign built',
'cruise ship, any repair, maintenance, alteration, or other preparation necessary to meet such requirements be performed in a united states',
'shipyard, 3 any non warranty repair, maintenance, or alteration work performed on any ship documented under the authority of this',
'section shall be performed in a united states shipyard unless the administrator of the maritime administration finds that such services',
'are not available in the united states or if an emergency dictates that the ship proceed to a foreign port',
'for such work, 4 any ship documented under the authority of this section shall operate in regular service transporting passengers',
'between or among the islands of hawaii and shall not transport passengers in revenue service to ports in alaska, the',
'gulf of mexico, or the caribbean sea, except as part of a voyage to or from a shipyard for ship',
'construction, repair, maintenance, or alteration work, 5 no person, nor any ship operating between or among the islands of hawaii,',
'shall be entitled to the preference contained in the second proviso of section 8109 of public law 105 56, and',
'6 no cruise ship operating in coastwise trade under the authority of this section or constructed under the authority of',
'this section shall be eligible for a guarantee of financing under title xi of the merchant marine act 1936: provided',
'further, that any cruise ship to be documented under the authority of this section shall be immediately eligible before documentation',
'of the vessel for the approval contained in section 1136 b of public law 104 324: provided further, that for',
'purposes of this section the term cruise ship means a vessel that is at least 60,000 gross tons and not',
'more than 120,000 gross tons as measured under chapter 143 of title 46, united states code and has berth or',
'stateroom accommodations for at least 1,600 passengers, the term one or both ships means collectively the partially completed hull and',
'related components, equipment, and parts of whatever kind acquired pursuant to the construction contract described in section 8109 of public',
'law 105 56 and intended to be incorporated into the ships constructed thereto, the term related person means with respect',
'to a person: a holding company, subsidiary, or affiliate of such person meeting the citizenship requirements of section 12102 a',
'of title 46, united states code, and the term regular service means the primary service in which the ship is',
'engaged on an annual basis. sec. 212. a the secretary of commerce shall implement a fishing capacity reduction program for',
'the west coast groundfish fishery pursuant to section 212 of public law 107 206 and 16 u.s.c. 1861a b e',
'; except that the program may apply to multiple fisheries; except that within 90 days after the date of enactment',
'of this act, the secretary shall publish a public notice in the federal register and issue an invitation to bid',
'for reduction payments that specifies the contractual terms and conditions under which bids shall he made and accepted under this',
'section; except that section 144 d 1 k 3 of title i, division b of public law 106 554 shall',
'apply to the program implemented by this section. b a reduction fishery is eligible for capacity reduction under the program',
'implemented under this section; except that no vessel harvesting and processing whiting in the catcher processors sector section 19 660.323',
'a 4 a of title 50, code of federal regulations may participate in any capacity reduction referendum or industry fee',
'established under this section. c a referendum on the industry fee system shall occur after bids have been submitted, and',
'such bids have been accepted by the secretary, as follows: members of the reduction fishery, and persons who have been',
'issuedwashington, oregon, or california dungeness crab and pink shrimp permits, shall be eligible to vote in the referendum to approve',
'an industry fee system; referendum votes cast in each fishery shall be weighted in proportion to the debt obligation of',
'each fishery, as calculated in subsection f of this section; the industry fee system shall be approved if the referendum',
'votes cast in favor of the proposed system constitute a simple majority of the participants voting; except that notwithstanding 5',
'u.s.c. 553 and 16 u.s.c. 1861a e , the secretary shall not prepare or publish proposed or final regulations for',
'the implementation of the program under this section before the referendum is conducted. d nothing in this section shall be',
'construed to prohibit the pacific fishery management council from recommending, or the secretary from approving, changes to any fishery management',
'plan, in accordance with applicable law; or the secretary from promulgating regulations including regulations governing this program , after an',
'industry fee system has been approved by the reduction fishery. e the secretary shall determine, and state in the public',
'notice published under paragraph a , all program implementation aspects the secretary deems relevant. f any bid submitted in response',
'to the invitation to bid issued by the secretary under this section shall be irrevocable; the secretary shall use a',
'bid acceptance procedure that ranks each bid in accordance with this paragraph and with additional criteria, if any, established by',
'the secretary: for each bid from a qualified bidder that meets the bidding requirements in the public notice or the',
'invitation to bid, the secretary shall determine a bid score by dividing the bids dollar amount by the average annual',
'total ex vessel dollar value of landings of pacific groundfish, dungeness crab, and pink shrimp based on the 3 highest',
'total annual revenues earned from such stocks that the bidders reduction vessel landed during 1998, 1999, 2000, or 2001. for',
'purposes of this paragraph, the term total annual revenue means the revenue earned in a single year from such stocks.',
'the secretary shall accept each qualified bid in rank order of bid score from the lowest to the highest until',
'acceptance of the next qualified bid with the next lowest bid score would cause the reduction cost to exceed the',
'reduction loans maximum amount. acceptance of a bid by the secretary shall create a binding reduction contract between the united',
'states and the person whose bid is accepted, the performance of which shall be subject only to the conclusion of',
'a successful referendum, except that a person whose bid is accepted by the secretary under this section shall relinquish all',
'permits in the reduction fishery and any dungeness crab and pink shrimp permits issued by washington, oregon, or california; except',
'that the secretary shall revoke the pacific groundfish permit, as well as all federal fishery licenses, fishery permits, area, and',
'species endorsements, and any other fishery privileges issued to a vessel or vessels or to persons on the basis of',
'their operation or ownership of that vessel or vessels removed under the program. g the secretary shall establish separate reduction',
'loan sub amounts and repayment fees for fish sellers in the reduction fishery and for fish sellers in each of',
'the fee share fisheries by dividing the total ex vessel dollar value during the bid scoring period of all reduction',
'vessel landings from the reduction fishery and from each of the fee share fisheries by the total such value of',
'all such landings for all such fisheries; and multiplying the reduction loan amount by each of the quotients resulting from',
'each of the divisions above. each of the resulting products shall be the reduction loan sub amount for the reduction',
'fishery and for each of the fee share fisheries to which each of such products pertains; except that, each fish',
'seller in the reduction fishery and in each of the fee share fisheries shall pay the fees required by the',
'reduction loan sub amounts allocated to it under this paragraph; except that, the secretary may enter into agreements with washington,',
'oregon, and california to collect any fees established under this paragraph. h notwithstanding 46 u.s.c. app. 1279 b 4 ,',
'the reduction loans term shall not be less than 30 years. i it is the sense of the congress that',
'the states of washington, oregon, and california should revoke all relinquishment permits in each of the fee share fisheries immediately',
'after reduction payment, and otherwise to implement appropriate state fisheries management and conservation provisions in each of the fee share',
'fisheries that establishes a program that meets the requirements of 16 u.s.c. 141861a b 1 b as if it were',
'applicable to fee share fisheries. j the term fee share fishery means a fishery, other than the reduction fishery, whose',
'members are eligible to vote in a referendum for an industry fee system under paragraph c . the term reduction',
'fishery means that portion of a fishery holding limited entry fishing permits endorsed for the operation of trawl gear and',
'issued under the federal pacific coast groundfish fishery management plan. sec. 213. a the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is',
'authorized to enter into a lease arrangement whereby the national oceanic and atmospheric administration will relocate the national weather service',
'forecasting office in galveston county, league city, texas to a galveston county facility and, in exchange, galveston county may use',
'the existing national oceanic and atmospheric administration national weather service forecasting office. b neither the national oceanic and atmospheric administration',
'national weather service nor galveston county will charge the other rent for use of the space and each will be',
'responsible for the operation, maintenance and renovation costs it incurs. sec. 214. a hereafter, habitat conservation activities, enforcement and surveillance',
'cooperative enforcement and vessel monitoring, stock assessments data collection, and highly migratory shark fishery research underthe heading, national oceanic and',
'atmospheric administration, operations, research and facilities, shall be considered to be within the coastal assistance sub category in section 250',
'c 4 k of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, as amended. b for fiscal year',
'2004 and thereafter, response and restoration activities, cooperative research, protected species activities, endangered species act marine mammals, sea turtles and',
'other species, endangered species act right whales, marine mammal protection, and sea grant except for the fellowship program under the',
'heading, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, operations, research, and facilities, shall be considered to be within the coastal assistance sub',
'category in section 250 c 4 k of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, as amended.',
'c all references to outlays in title viii of public law 106 291 are repealed. this title may be cited',
'as the department of commerce and related agencies appropriations act, 2003. title iii the judiciary supreme court of the united',
'states salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the operation of the supreme court, as required by law, excluding care',
'of the building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the chief justice,',
'not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting associate justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by',
'31 u.s.c. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to',
'be expended as the chief justice may approve, $45,743,000. care of the building and grounds for such expenditures as may',
'be necessary to enable the architect of the capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the architect as authorized',
'by law, $41,626,000, which shall remain available until expended. united states court of appeals for the federal circuit salaries and',
'expenses for salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court,',
'as authorized by law, $20,313,000. united states court of international trade salaries and expenses for salaries of the chief judge',
'and eight judges, salaries of the officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as',
'authorized by law, $13,687,000. courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services salaries and expenses for the salaries of',
'circuit and district judges including judges of the territorial courts of the united states , justices and judges retired from',
'office or from regular active service, judges of the united states court of federal claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and',
'all other officers and employees of the federal judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the courts,',
'as authorized by law, $3,800,000,000 including the purchase of firearms and ammunition ; of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall',
'remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction',
'projects. in addition, for expenses of the united states court of federal claims associated with processing cases under the national',
'childhood vaccine injury act of 1986, not to exceed $2,784,000, to be appropriated from the vaccine injury compensation trust fund.',
'defender services for the operation of federal public defender and community defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of',
'attorneys appointed to represent persons under the criminal justice act of 1964, as amended; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses',
'of persons furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the criminal justice act of 1964 18 u.s.c. 3006a e ;',
'the compensation in accordance with criminal justice act maximums and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court',
'in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians',
'ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from the united states',
'to foreign countries with which the united states has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences; the compensation of',
'attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 u.s.c. 1875',
'd ; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $538,461,000, to remain available until expended. fees of jurors and',
'commissioners for fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 u.s.c. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as',
'authorized by 28 u.s.c. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71a h of the',
'federal rules of civil procedure 28 u.s.c. appendix rule 71a h , $54,636,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of',
'title 5, united states code. court security for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to providing protective guard services',
'for united states courthouses and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security equipment for united states courthouses and other facilities',
'housing federal court operations, including building ingress egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, and other similar',
'activities as authorized by section 1010 of the judicial improvement and access to justice act public law 100 702 ,',
'$268,400,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the',
'united states marshals service, which shall be responsible for administering the judicial facility security program consistent with standards or guidelines',
'agreed to by the director of the administrative office of the united states courts and the attorney general. administrative office',
'of the united states courts salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the administrative office of the united states courts',
'as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized',
'by 31 u.s.c. 1343 b , advertising and rent in the district of columbia and elsewhere, $63,500,000, of which not',
'to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. federal judicial center salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the federal judicial center, as authorized by public law 90 219, $20,856,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through',
'september 30, 2004, to provide education and training to federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,000 is',
'authorized for official reception and representation expenses. judicial retirement funds payment to judiciary trust funds for payment to the judicial',
'officers retirement fund, as authorized by 28 u.s.c. 377 o , $27,700,000; to the judicial survivors annuities fund, as authorized',
'by 28 u.s.c. 376 c , $5,200,000; and to the united states court of federal claims judges retirement fund, as',
'authorized by 28 u.s.c. 178 l , $2,400,000. united states sentencing commission salaries and expenses for the salaries and expenses',
'necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, united states code, $12,090,000, of which not to',
'exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. general provisions the judiciary sec. 301. appropriations and authorizations made',
'in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109. sec. 302. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the',
'judiciary in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except courts of appeals, district courts,',
'and other judicial services, defender services and courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services, fees of jurors and',
'commissioners, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that any transfer pursuant to this',
'section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act and shall not be available',
'for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 303. notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for district courts, courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall be',
'available for official reception and representation expenses of the judicial conference of the united states: provided, that such available funds',
'shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the director of the administrative office of the united states courts',
'in the capacity as secretary of the judicial conference. this title may be cited as the judiciary appropriations act, 2003.',
'title iv department of state and related agency department of state administration of foreign affairs diplomatic and consular programs for',
'necessary expenses of the department of state and the foreign service not otherwise provided for, including employment, without regard to',
'civil service and classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis not to exceed $700,000 of this appropriation , as',
'authorized by section 801 of the united states information and educational exchange act of 1948, as amended; representation to certain',
'international organizations in which the united states participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the',
'senate or specific acts of congress; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition by exchange or purchase of',
'passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for expenses of general administration, $3,269,258,000: provided, that, of the amount made',
'available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the emergencies in',
'the diplomatic and consular service appropriations account, to be available only for emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards: provided further, that,',
'of the amount made available under this heading, $292,693,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy international information programs: provided',
'further, that, of the amount made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available only for grants to the participating',
'organizations in the war against trafficking alliance for activities and services related to preparation, execution and follow up for an',
'international conference on sex trafficking: provided further, that the secretary shall appoint an advisory panel, reporting directly to the secretary,',
'to assess policy goals and program priorities with regard to united states relations with the countries of sub saharan africa',
'and to advise the secretary of any related findings and recommendations: provided further, that this panel shall not be considered',
'to be a federal advisory committee for purposes of the federal advisory committee act 5 u.s.c. app : provided further,',
'that funds available under this heading may be available for a united states government interagency task force to examine, coordinate',
'and oversee u.s. participation in the united nations headquarters renovation project: provided further, that no funds may be obligated or',
'expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of united states origin including commercial satellites and satellite components to',
'the peoples republic of china unless, at least 15 days in advance, the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and the senate are notified of such proposed action. in addition, not to exceed $1,343,000 shall be derived from',
'fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the international center in accordance with',
'section 4 of the international center act, as amended; in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such act, $490,000,',
'to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that',
'section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the united states information and educational exchange act, not to exceed',
'$6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from english',
'teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and,',
'in addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of blair house',
'facilities. in addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, $553,000,000, to remain available until expended. capital investment fund for',
'necessary expenses of the capital investment fund, $183,311,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized: provided, that section 135 e',
'of public law 103 236 shall not apply to funds available under this heading. office of inspector general for necessary',
'expenses of the office of inspector general, $29,264,000, notwithstanding section 209 a 1 of the foreign service act of 1980,',
'as amended public law 96 465 , as it relates to post inspections. educational and cultural exchange programs for expenses',
'of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $245,306,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed $2,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in',
'connection with english teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized. representation allowances for representation allowances',
'as authorized, $6,485,000. protection of foreign missions and officials for expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the secretary of state',
'to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $11,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. embassy security, construction, and',
'maintenance for necessary expenses for carrying out the foreign service buildings act of 1926, as amended 22 u.s.c. 292 300',
', preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the department of state, renovating,',
'in addition to funds otherwise available, the harry s truman building, and carrying out the diplomatic security construction program as',
'authorized, $508,500,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic',
'and overseas representation as authorized: provided, that none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition',
'of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies. in addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition,',
'and construction as authorized, $755,000,000, to remain available until expended. emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service for expenses necessary',
'to enable the secretary of state to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the diplomatic and consular service, $6,500,000, to remain',
'available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the repatriation',
'loans program account, subject to the same terms and conditions. repatriation loans program account for the cost of direct loans,',
'$612,000, as authorized: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section',
'502 of the congressional budget act of 1974. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan',
'program, $607,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the diplomatic and consular programs account under administration of foreign',
'affairs. payment to the american institute in taiwan for necessary expenses to carry out the taiwan relations act, public law',
'96 8, $18,450,000. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund for payment to the foreign service retirement and',
'disability fund, as authorized by law, $138,200,000. international organizations and conferences contributions to international organizations for expenses, not otherwise provided',
'for, necessary to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice',
'and consent of the senate, conventions or specific acts of congress, $866,000,000: provided, that any payment of arrearages under this',
'title shall be directed toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon by the united states and the respective international',
'organization: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for a united states contribution',
'to an international organization for the united states share of interest costs made known to the united states government by',
'such organization for loans incurred on or after october 1, 1984, through external borrowings: provided further, that funds appropriated under',
'this paragraph may be obligated and expended to pay the full united states assessment to the civil budget of the',
'north atlantic treaty organization. contributions for international peacekeeping activities for necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international',
'peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $673,710,000, of which 15 percent shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2004: provided, that none of the funds made available under this act shall be obligated or',
'expended for any new or expanded united nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for',
'the new or expanded mission in the united nations security council or in an emergency as far in advance as',
'is practicable : 1 the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate and other appropriate committees',
'of the congress are notified of the estimated cost and length of the mission, the vital national interest that will',
'be served, and the planned exit strategy; and 2 a reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this act',
'is submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth the source of funds that will be used to pay for',
'the cost of the new or expanded mission: provided further, that funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon',
'a certification by the secretary of state to the appropriate committees of the congress that american manufacturers and suppliers are',
'being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for united nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to',
'foreign manufacturers and suppliers: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this heading are available to pay',
'the united states share of the cost of court monitoring that is part of any united nations peacekeeping mission. international',
'commissions for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the united states arising under treaties, or specific',
'acts of congress, as follows: international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico for necessary expenses for the united',
'states section of the international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to',
'the united states section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as follows: salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses,',
'not otherwise provided for, $25,482,000. construction for detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $5,450,000, to remain available until',
'expended, as authorized. american sections, international commissions for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the international joint commission and the',
'international boundary commission, united states and canada, as authorized by treaties between the united states and canada or great britain,',
'and for the border environmentcooperation commission as authorized by public law 103 182, $9,472,000, of which not to exceed $9,000',
'shall be available for representation expenses incurred by the international joint commission. international fisheries commissions for necessary expenses for international',
'fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $17,100,000: provided, that the united states share of such expenses',
'may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 3324. other payment to the asia foundation for a',
'grant to the asia foundation, as authorized by the asia foundation act 22 u.s.c. 4402 , as amended, $10,444,000, to',
'remain available until expended, as authorized. eisenhower exchange fellowship program for necessary expenses of eisenhower exchange fellowships, incorporated, as authorized',
'by sections 4 and 5 of the eisenhower exchange fellowship act of 1990 20 u.s.c. 5204 5205 , all interest',
'and earnings accruing to the eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund on or before september 30, 2003, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation,',
'or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with omb circulars a 110 uniform administrative requirements and a 122',
'cost principles for non profit organizations , including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. israeli arab scholarship program for',
'necessary expenses of the israeli arab scholarship program as authorized by section 214 of the foreign relations authorization act, fiscal',
'years 1992 and 1993 22 u.s.c. 2452 , all interest and earnings accruing to the israeli arab scholarship fund on',
'or before september 30, 2003, to remain available until expended. east west center to enable the secretary of state to',
'provide for carrying out the provisions of the center for cultural and technical interchange between east and west act of',
'1960, by grant to the center for cultural and technical interchange between east and west in the state of hawaii,',
'$18,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used',
'to pay any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 5376. national endowment for democracy for grants made by the department of state to the national endowment',
'for democracy as authorized by the national endowment for democracy act, $42,000,000, to remain available until expended. related agency broadcasting',
'board of governors international broadcasting operations for expenses necessary to enable the broadcasting board of governors, as authorized, to carry',
'out international communication activities, $468,898,000, of which not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within the united',
'states as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed $39,000',
'may be used for official reception and representation expenses of radio free europe/radio liberty; and in addition, notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000',
'in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the voice of',
'america and the international broadcasting bureau, to remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes. broadcasting to cuba for',
'necessary expenses to enable the broadcasting board of governors to carry out broadcasting to cuba, including the purchase, rent, construction,',
'and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio',
'and television transmission and reception, $24,996,000, to remain available until expended. broadcasting capital improvements for the purchase, rent, construction, and',
'improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission',
'and reception as authorized, $12,740,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. general provisions department of state and related agency',
'sec. 401. funds appropriated under this title shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized',
'by subchapter 59 of title 5, united states code; for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and for hire',
'of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 1343 b . sec. 402. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation',
'made available for the current fiscal year for the department of state in this act may be transferred between such',
'appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any',
'such transfers: provided, that not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for',
'the broadcasting board of governors in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as',
'otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided further, that any transfer',
'pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act and shall',
'not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 403.',
'none of the funds made available in this act may be used by the department of state or the broadcasting',
'board of governors to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the palestinian broadcasting',
'corporation. sec. 404. for the purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a',
'united states citizen born in the city of jerusalem, the secretary of state shall, upon request of the citizen, record',
'the place of birth as israel. sec. 405. a within 90 days of enactment of this act, the secretary of',
'the navy shall transfer, without compensation, to the secretary of state administrative jurisdiction over the parcels of real property, together',
'with any improvements thereon, consisting in aggregate of approximately 10 acres at naval base, charleston, south carolina, described in subsection',
'b . b the parcels of real property described in this subsection are as follows: 1 a parcel bounded by',
'holland street, dyess avenue, and hobson avenue to the entrance way immediately west of building 202. 2 a parcel bounded',
'on the north by dyess avenue comprising building 644. c the transfer of jurisdiction of real property under subsection a',
'shall not effect the validity or term of any lease with respect to such real property in effect as of',
'the date of the transfer. d the secretary of state shall use the property transferred under subsection a for support',
'of diplomatic and consular operations. e the exact acreage and legal description of the property transferred under subsection a shall',
'be determined by a survey satisfactory to the secretary of the navy. f the secretary of the navy may require',
'such additional terms and conditions in connection with the transfer of property under subsection a as the secretary considers appropriate',
'to protect the interests of the united states. sec. 406. a the interagency task force to monitor and combat trafficking',
'shall establish a senior policy operating group. b the operating group shall consist of the senior officials designated as representatives',
'of the appointed members of the presidents interagency task force to monitor and combat trafficking in persons established under executive',
'order 13257 of february 13, 2002 . c the operating group shall coordinate agency activities regarding policies including grants and',
'grant policies involving the international trafficking in persons and the implementation of this division. d the operating group shall fully',
'share information regarding agency plans, before and after final agency decisions are made, on all matters regarding grants, grant policies,',
'and other significant actions regarding the international trafficking of persons and the implementation of this division. e the operating group',
'shall be chaired by the director of the office to monitor and combat trafficking of the department of state. f',
'the operating group shall meet on a regular basis at the call of the chair. this title may be cited',
'as the department of state and related agency appropriations act, 2003. title v related agencies department of transportation maritime administration',
'maritime security program for necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a u.s. flag merchant fleet to serve the national security',
'needs of the united states, $98,700,000, to remain available until september 30, 2005. operations and training for necessary expenses of',
'operations and training activities authorized by law, $92,696,000, of which $13,000,000 shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at',
'the united states merchant marine academy. ship disposal for necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the',
'national defense reserve fleet of the maritime administration, $11,161,000, to remain available until expended. maritime guaranteed loan title xi program',
'account for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $4,126,000, which shall be transferred to',
'and merged with the appropriation for operations and training. administrative provisions maritime administration notwithstanding any other provision of this act,',
'the maritime administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract,',
'or occupancy involving government property under control of the maritime administration, and payments received therefore shall be credited to the',
'appropriation charged with the cost thereof: provided, that rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other',
'than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the treasury as miscellaneous receipts. no obligations shall be incurred',
'during the current fiscal year from the construction fund established by the merchant marine act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess',
'of the appropriations and limitations contained in this act or in any prior appropriation act. commission for the preservation of',
'americas heritage abroad salaries and expenses for expenses for the commission for the preservation of americas heritage abroad, $499,000, as',
'authorized by section 1303 of public law 99 83. commission on civil rights salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of',
'the commission on civil rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,096,000: provided, that not to exceed $50,000 may be',
'used to employ consultants: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ',
'in excess of four full time individuals under schedule c of the excepted service exclusive of one special assistant for',
'each commissioner: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse commissioners for',
'more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days. commission on international',
'religious freedom salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the united states commission on international religious freedom, as authorized by',
'title ii of the international religious freedom act of 1998 public law 105 292 , $2,884,000, to remain available until',
'expended. commission on ocean policy salaries and expenses for the necessary expenses of the commission on ocean policy, $2,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended. commission on security and cooperation in europe salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the commission',
'on security and cooperation in europe, as authorized by public law 94 304, $1,582,000, to remain available until expended as',
'authorized by section 3 of public law 99 7. congressional executive commission on the peoples republic of china salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the congressional executive commission on the peoples republic of china, as authorized, $1,380,000, including not',
'more than $3,000 for the purpose of official representation, to remain available until expended. equal employment opportunity commission salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the equal employment opportunity commission as authorized by title vii of the civil rights act',
'of 1964, as amended 29 u.s.c. 206 d and 621 634 , the americans with disabilities act of 1990, and',
'the civil rights act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as',
'authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343 b ; non monetary awards to private citizens; and not to exceed $33,000,000 for payments',
'to state and local enforcement agencies for services to the commission pursuant to title vii of the civil rights act',
'of 1964, as amended, sections 6 and 14 of the age discrimination in employment act, the americans with disabilities act',
'of 1990, and the civil rights act of 1991, $308,822,000: provided, that the commission is authorized to make available for',
'official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from available funds. federal communications commission salaries and expenses for necessary',
'expenses of the federal communications commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'5901 5902; not to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds',
'and repair to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles;',
'special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $271,000,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2004, for research and policy studies: provided, that $269,000,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and',
'collected pursuant to section 9 of title i of the communications act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained',
'and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that the sum herein',
'appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2003 so as to result in a',
'final fiscal year 2003 appropriation estimated at $2,000,000: provided further, that any offsetting collections received in excess of $269,000,000 in',
'fiscal year 2003 shall remain available until expended, but shall not be available for obligation until october 1, 2003. federal',
'maritime commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the federal maritime commission as authorized by section 201 d of',
'the merchant marine act, 1936, as amended 46 u.s.c. app. 1111 , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109;',
'hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343 b ; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902, $16,700,000: provided, that not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation',
'expenses. federal trade commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the federal trade commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor,',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not',
'to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $176,608,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed',
'$300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the',
'terms of 31 u.s.c. 3718, as amended: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $168,100,000',
'of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the hart scott rodino antitrust improvements act of',
'1976 15 u.s.c. 18a , regardless of the year of collection, and offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement',
'and enforce the do not call provisions of the telemarketing sales rule, 16 c.f.r. part 310, promulgated under the telephone',
'consumer fraud and abuse prevention act 15 u.s.c. 6101 et seq. , estimated at $18,100,000, shall be collected pursuant to',
'this authority:provided further, that all offsetting collections shall be credited to this appropriation, used for necessary expenses, and remain available',
'until expended: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections',
'are received during fiscal year 2003, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general',
'fund estimated at not more than $8,508,000: provided further, that none of the funds made available to the federal trade',
'commission shall be available for obligation for expenses authorized by section 151 of the federal deposit insurance corporation improvement act',
'of 1991 public law 102 242; 105 stat. 2282 2285 . legal services corporation payment to the legal services corporation',
'for payment to the legal services corporation to carry out the purposes of the legal services corporation act of 1974,',
'as amended, $338,848,000, of which $9,500,000 is to provide supplemental funding for basic field programs, and related administration, for service',
'areas including a merged or reconfigured service area that will receive less funding under the legal services corporation act for',
'fiscal year 2003 than the area received for fiscal year 2002, due to use of data from the 2000 census,',
'and of which $310,048,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $2,600,000 is for the office of inspector',
'general, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $13,300,000 is',
'for management and administration; and $3,400,000 is for client self help and information technology. administrative provision legal services corporation none',
'of the funds appropriated in this act to the legal services corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or',
'limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of public',
'law 105 119, and all funds appropriated in this act to the legal services corporation shall be subject to the',
'same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997',
'and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2002 and 2003, respectively, and except that section 501 a 1',
'of public law 104 134 110 stat. 1321 51, et seq. shall not apply to the use of the $9,500,000',
'to address loss of funding due to census based reallocations. marine mammal commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of',
'the marine mammal commission, $3,050,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2004. national veterans business development corporation',
'for necessary expenses of the national veterans business development corporation as authorized under section 33 a of the small business',
'act, as amended, $2,000,000. securities and exchange commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the securities and exchange commission,',
'including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, the rental of space to include multiple year leases in the district',
'of columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $716,350,000; of which not to',
'exceed $10,000 may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for the international organization of securities commissions; and of which',
'not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the commission with foreign governmental',
'and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff to exchange views concerning developments relating to securities',
'matters, development and implementation of cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and provision of technical assistance for the development of foreign',
'securities markets, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of commission staff and foreign invitees',
'in attendance at such consultations and meetings including: 1 such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such',
'attendance; 2 any travel and transportation to or from such meetings; and 3 any other related lodging or subsistence: provided,',
'that fees and charges authorized by sections 6 b of the securities exchange act of 1933 15 u.s.c. 77f b',
', and 13 e , 14 g and 31 of the securities exchange act of 1934 15 u.s.c. 78m e',
', 78n g , and 78ee shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: provided further, that not to',
'exceed $716,350,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account: provided further, that',
'the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2003 shall be reduced as such',
'offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal 2003 appropriation from the general fund estimated',
'at not more than $0. small business administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the',
'small business administration as authorized by public law 105 135, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31',
'u.s.c. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $314,457,000: provided, that the administrator',
'is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the small business administration, and certain loan',
'servicing activities: provided further, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this',
'account, to be available for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: provided further, that $89,000,000 shall be available to',
'fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2003 or fiscal year 2004 as authorized. office of inspector general for necessary',
'expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as',
'amended, $12,422,000. business loans program account for the cost of direct loans, $3,726,000, to be available until expended; and for',
'the cost of guaranteed loans, $85,360,000, as authorized by 15 u.s.c. 631 note, of which $45,000,000 shall remain available until',
'september 30, 2004: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section',
'502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that during fiscal year 2003 commitments to guarantee',
'loans under section 503 of the smallbusiness investment act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed $4,500,000,000, as provided under',
'section 20 h 1 b ii of the small business act: provided further, that during fiscal year 2003 commitments for',
'general business loans authorized under section 7 a of the small business act, as amended, shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 without',
'prior notification of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate in accordance with section 605 of',
'this act: provided further, that during fiscal year 2003 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures and participating securities under section',
'303 b of the small business investment act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed the levels established by section',
'20 i 1 c of the small business act. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and',
'guaranteed loan programs, $129,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for salaries and expenses. disaster loans',
'program account for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7 b of the small business act, as amended,',
'$73,140,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as',
'defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry',
'out the direct loan program, $118,354,000, which may be transferred to and merged with appropriations for salaries and expenses, of',
'which $500,000 is for the office of inspector general of the small business administration for audits and reviews of disaster',
'loans and the disaster loan program and shall be transferred to and merged with appropriations for the office of inspector',
'general; of which $108,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan',
'program; and of which $9,854,000 is for indirect administrative expenses: provided, that any amount in excess of $9,854,000 to be',
'transferred to and merged with appropriations for salaries and expenses for indirect administrative expenses shall be treated as a reprogramming',
'of funds under section 605 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance',
'with the procedures set forth in that section. administrative provision small business administration not to exceed 5 percent of any',
'appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the small business administration in this act may be transferred between',
'such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that',
'any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act',
'and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.',
'state justice institute salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the state justice institute, as authorized by the state justice',
'institute authorization act of 1992 public law 102 572; 106 stat. 4515 4516 , $3,000,000: provided, that not to exceed',
'$2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. title vi general provisions sec. 601. no part of any',
'appropriation contained in this act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the congress. sec. 602.',
'no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless',
'expressly so provided herein. sec. 603. the expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any consulting service through procurement',
'contract, pursuant to 5 u.s.c. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public',
'record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant',
'to existing law. sec. 604. if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person',
'or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of each provision to persons or',
'circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. sec. 605. a none',
'of the funds provided under this act, or provided under previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act',
'that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2003, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of',
'the united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available',
'for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which: 1 creates new programs; 2 eliminates a program, project, or',
'activity; 3 increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied',
'or restricted; 4 relocates an office or employees; 5 reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 6 contracts out or privatizes',
'any functions or activities presently performed by federal employees; unless the appropriations committees of both houses of congress are notified',
'15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. b none of the funds provided under this act, or provided',
'under previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal',
'year 2003, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of the united states derived by the collection of fees',
'available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects',
'through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 1 augments existing programs,',
'projects including construction projects , or activities; 2 reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity,',
'or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by congress; or 3 results from any general savings from a',
'reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by congress; unless',
'the appropriations committees of both houses of congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. sec.',
'606. none of the funds made available in this act may be used for the construction, repair other than emergency',
'repair , overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration in shipyards located outside of',
'the united states. sec. 607. a purchase of american made equipment and products. it is the sense of the congress',
'that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this act should be',
'american made. b notice requirement. in providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds',
'made available in this act, the head of each federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such',
'entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection a by the congress. c prohibition of contracts with persons falsely',
'labeling products as made in america. 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 inscription with the same meaning, to any',
'product sold in or shipped to the united states that is not made in the united states, the person shall',
'be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this act, pursuant to the debarment,',
'suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, code of federal regulations. sec. 608. none',
'of the funds made available in this act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the',
'equal employment opportunity commission covering harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the federal entity or official',
'to which such funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect from the proposed guidelines',
'published by the commission on october 1, 1993 58 fed. reg. 51266 . sec. 609. none of the funds made',
'available by this act may be used for any united nations undertaking when it is made known to the federal',
'official having authority to obligate or expend such funds: 1 that the united nations undertaking is a peacekeeping mission; 2',
'that such undertaking will involve united states armed forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national; and',
'3 that the presidents military advisors have not submitted to the president a recommendation that such involvement is in the',
'national security interests of the united states and the president has not submitted to the congress such a recommendation. sec.',
'610. a none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall be expended for any purpose',
'for which appropriations are prohibited by section 609 of the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 1999. b the requirements in subparagraphs a and b of section 609 of that act shall continue',
'to apply during fiscal year 2003. sec. 611. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act',
'or any other act may be used to implement, enforce, or otherwise abide by the memorandum of agreement signed by',
'the federal trade commission and the antitrust division of the department of justice on march 5, 2002. sec. 612. any',
'costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding',
'reductions included in this act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: provided,',
'that the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided',
'in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this act: provided further, that use of funds to carry out this section',
'shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this act and shall not be available for',
'obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 613. of the funds appropriated',
'in this act under the heading office of justice programs state and local law enforcement assistance, not more than 90',
'percent of the amount to be awarded to an entity under the local law enforcement block grant shall be made',
'available to such an entity when it is made known to the federal official having authority to obligate or expend',
'such funds that the entity that employs a public safety officer as such term is defined in section 1204 of',
'title i of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968 does not provide such a public safety',
'officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered as the direct and proximate result of a',
'personal injury sustained in the line of duty while responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit as such',
'terms are defined by state law with the same or better level of health insurance benefits at the time of',
'retirement or separation as they received while on duty. sec. 614. hereafter, none of the funds provided by this act',
'shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or',
'removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are',
'not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. sec. 615. a none of the funds',
'appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall be expended for any purpose for which appropriations are prohibited by',
'section 616 of the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations act, 1999, as amended.',
'b the requirements in subsections b and c of section 616 of that act shall continue to apply during fiscal',
'year 2003. sec. 616. none of the funds appropriated pursuant to this act or any other provision of law may',
'be used for: 1 the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the implementation of 18 u.s.c. 922',
't ; and 2 any system to implement 18 u.s.c. 922 t that does not require and result in the',
'destruction of any identifying information submitted by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to be',
'prohibited from owning a firearm. sec. 617. notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the fund',
'established under 42 u.s.c. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of $600,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until',
'the following fiscal year, with the exception of emergency appropriations made available by public law 107 38 and transferred to',
'the fund. sec. 618. none of the funds made available to the department of justice in this act may be',
'used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs ofstudents who participate in programs for which financial assistance',
'is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. sec. 619. none of the',
'funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department of state and the department of justice shall be available for',
'the purpose of granting either immigrant or nonimmigrant visas, or both, consistent with the secretarys determination under section 243 d',
'of the immigration and nationality act, to citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of countries that the attorney general has determined',
'deny or unreasonably delay accepting the return of citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents under that section: provided, that the attorney',
'general shall notify the secretary of state in every instance when a foreign country denies or unreasonably delays accepting an',
'alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after the attorney general asks whether the government',
'will accept the alien under section 243 of the immigration and nationality act. sec. 620. none of the funds made',
'available to the department of justice in this act may be used for the purpose of transporting an individual who',
'is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under state or federal law and is classified as a maximum or',
'high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the federal bureau of prisons as appropriately',
'secure for housing such a prisoner. sec. 621. a hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this act may be',
'used by federal prisons to purchase cable television services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other audiovisual or',
'electronic equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. b the preceding sentence does not preclude the renting, maintenance, or purchase of',
'audiovisual or electronic equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs. sec. 622. none of the funds made available in',
'this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a',
'transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 623. of the funds',
'appropriated in this act for the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and the small business administration, $100,000',
'shall be available to each department or agency only to implement telecommuting programs: provided, that, six months after the date',
'of enactment of this act and every six months thereafter, each department or agency shall provide a report to the',
'committees on appropriations on the status of telecommuting programs, including the number of federal employees eligible for, and participating in,',
'such programs: provided further, that each department or agency shall designate a telework coordinator to be responsible for overseeing the',
'implementation of telecommuting programs and serve as a point of contact on such programs for the committees on appropriations. sec.',
'624. the paragraph under the heading small business administration business loans program account in chapter 2 of division b of',
'public law 107 117 115 stat. 2297 is amended by inserting or section 7 a of the small business act',
'15 u.s.c. 636 a after september 11, 2001. sec. 625. for additional amounts under the heading small business administration, salaries',
'and expenses, $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the innovation and commercialization center; $2,000,000 shall be available for',
'the mississippi state university maf/tiger database project; $1,000,000 shall be for the black hills rural tourism marketing program; $1,500,000 shall',
'be for the center for tourism research; $3,125,000 shall be for the national inventors hall of fame; $3,175,000 shall be',
'for the boston museum of science; $2,000,000 shall be for the tuck school and minority business development agency partnership; $2,000,000',
'shall be for the oklahoma international trade processing center; $300,000 shall be for the providence, rhode island center for women',
'and enterprise; $500,000 shall be for the ogontz revitalization corporation; $500,000 shall be for the idaho virtual incubator, phase iii;',
'$1,600,000 shall be for the adelante grant; $300,000 shall be for the immigration services project in iowa; $2,000,000 shall be',
'for the microdevice fabrication facility; $700,000 shall be for the carvers bay library; $1,000,000 shall be for technical upgrades for',
'the northwest center for engineering, science, and technology; $200,000 shall be for the southern new mexico high technology consortium; $1,000,000',
'shall be for the american museum of natural history; $200,000 shall be for the program for international education and training;',
'$2,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the st. louis enterprise center in st. louis county, missouri to expand',
'programs, operations and facilities to assist in business incubation; $400,000 shall be available for a grant for the promesa enterprises',
'to provide back office services and infrastructure support to community based organizations in the bronx, new york; $700,000 shall be',
'available for a grant to the new york city department of parks, working in conjunction with youth ministries for peace',
'and justice, for developing a facility in new york citys starlight park; $300,000 shall be available for a grant to',
'the urban justice center to provide legal assistance to groups engaged in community development in low income neighborhoods; $650,000 shall',
'be available for a grant to cap services of stevens point, wisconsin to purchase and renovate property; $200,000 shall be',
'available for a grant for the promesa foundation in south bronx, new york to provide community growth funding; $400,000 shall',
'be available for a grant to the lower east side girls club of new york to provide for facility development;',
'$1,100,000 shall be available for a grant to j.f. drake state technical college in huntsville, alabama to construct and equip',
'a media center in support of local business needs; $1,100,000 shall be available for a grant to the city of',
'los angeles, california to develop a facility to support downtown business development; $1,100,000 shall be available for a grant to',
'the mountainmade foundation to fulfill its charter purposes and to continue the initiative developed by the nttc for outreach and',
'promotion, business and sites development, the education of artists and craftspeople, and to promote small businesses, artisans and their products',
'through market development, advertisement, commercial sale and other promotional means; $700,000 shall be available fora grant to lord fairfax community',
'college for workforce development programs; $700,000 shall be available for a grant to the village of edgar, wisconsin to purchase',
'and redevelop property as a small business park to support local agriculture; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to',
'the west virginia high technology consortium to develop a small business commercialization grant program; $250,000 shall be available for a',
'grant to johnstown area regional industries in pennsylvania to develop small business technology centers; $250,000 shall be available for a',
'grant to the economic growth connection of westmoreland to establish a paperless procurement grant program; $350,000 shall be available for',
'a grant to the fayette county, pennsylvania community action agency for the republic incubator project; $1,000,000 shall be available for',
'a grant to the shenandoah valley discovery museum to establish a new facility; $500,000 shall be available for a grant',
'to the university of tennessee at chattanooga for the riverbend technology institute for the technology incubator project; $500,000 shall be',
'available for a grant to the california state university, san bernardino for development of the center for the commercialization of',
'advanced technology; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the rhode island school of design for the modernization of',
'a building to establish a small business incubator; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the university of scranton',
'to establish an electronic business technology center; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to experience works!, incorporated for small',
'business program activities; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to wilberforce university to improve technology systems; $500,000 shall be',
'available for a grant to millikin university for facilities development for the business and technology center; $500,000 shall be available',
'for a grant to the michael j. quill irish cultural and sports center for facilities development; $2,600,000 shall be available',
'for a grant to iowa state university for the development of a research park biologics facility; $1,000,000 shall be available',
'for a grant to the southern kentucky tourism development association for continuation of a regional tourism promotion initiative; $450,000 shall',
'be available for a grant to the bronx council on the arts to help promote stabilization of small arts organizations;',
'$500,000 shall be available for a grant to southern kentucky rehabilitation industries for internal development; $250,000 shall be available for',
'a grant to johnstown area regional industries in pennsylvania to continue the workforce development training program; $500,000 shall be available',
'for a grant to the city of monticello, kentucky for commercial revitalization activities; $1,500,000 shall be available for a grant',
'to shenandoah university to develop a historical and tourism development facility; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the',
'city of merrill, wisconsin to purchase and redevelop industrial property to support economic growth; $2,500,000 shall be available for a',
'grant to the virginia community college system vccs for improvement of distance learning programs; $750,000 shall be available for a',
'grant to soundview community in action for a technology access and business improvement project; $100,000 shall be available for a',
'grant to the gospel rescue ministries for facilities renovation; $450,000 shall be available for a grant to the pregones theater',
'in the south bronx, new york for construction improvements; $100,000 shall be available for a grant to the atoka preservation',
'society for facility restoration activities; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the virginia science museum for marine science',
'and other environmental program activities at belmont bay; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the infotonics center of',
'excellence for small business incubation activities; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the chicago field museum to renovate',
'and develop a facility; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the cedarbridge development urban renewal corporation for office',
'complex development activities; and $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the city of belvidere, illinois to establish a',
'small business agriculture technology incubator and new use economy information center: provided, that section 629 of public law 107 77',
'is amended with respect to a grant of: 1 $500,000 to johnstown area regional industries for the high technology initiative',
'and wireless/digital technology program by deleting the word for after industries and inserting the words to provide technical and financial',
'assistance under a high technology initiative and wireless digital technology program. ; 2 $2,000,000 to the los angeles conservancy by',
'adding the phrase , including the use of subgrants and other forms of financial assistance after rebuilding and revitalization. ;',
'3 $500,000 for a grant to yonkers, new york by deleting yonkers, new york and inserting the yonkers industrial development',
'agency; and 4 $450,000 to the southern kentucky rehabilitation industries by deleting the words financial assistance and small business development',
'after for and inserting technology upgrades: provided further, that, any grant made by the small business administration to the mountainmade',
'foundation during fiscal year 2002 or to the nttc at wheeling jesuit university during fiscal years 1998 through 2002 may',
'be used by such entity to promote small businesses and artisans, and their products, through market development, advertisement, commercial sale,',
'and other promotional means: provided further, that the preceding proviso shall apply to promotional activities occurring on or after october',
'1, 1997. sec. 626. any amounts previously appropriated for the port of anchorage for an intermodal marine facility and access',
'thereto shall be transferred to and administered by the administrator for the maritime administration including non federal contributions. such amounts',
'shall be subject only to conditions and requirements required by the maritime administration. title vii rescissions department of justice general',
'administration working capital fund rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $78,000,000 are rescinded. legal activities asset forfeiture',
'fund rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $50,874,000 are rescinded. immigration and naturalization service immigration emergency fund',
'rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $580,000 are rescinded. department of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration',
'coastal impact assistance rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $7,000,000 are rescinded. departmental management emergency oil and',
'gas guaranteed loan program account rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading from prior year appropriations, $920,000 are',
'rescinded. related agencies federal communications commission salaries and expenses rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $5,700,000 are',
'rescinded. small business administration salaries and expenses rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading from prior year appropriations,',
'$13,750,000 are rescinded. business loans program account rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading from prior year appropriations,',
'$10,500,000 are rescinded. this division may be cited as the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 2003. division c district of columbia appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for the government of the district of',
'columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said district for the fiscal year',
'ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. that the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the',
'treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the district of columbia and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003,',
'and for other purposes, namely: title i federal funds federal payment for resident tuition support for a federal payment to',
'the district of columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the',
'mayor, for district of columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such funds, including any',
'interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible district of columbia residents to pay an amount based upon',
'the difference between in state and out of state tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up',
'to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: provided further, that the awarding of such funds may',
'be prioritized on the basis of a residents academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other',
'factors as may be authorized: provided further, that the district of columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the',
'resident tuition support program that shall consist of the federal funds appropriated to the program in this act and any',
'subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: provided',
'further, that the account shall be under the control of the district of columbia chief financial officer who shall use',
'those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the resident tuition support program: provided further, that the resident tuition',
'support program office and the office of the chief financial officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and',
'the purpose therefor: provided further, that not more than seven percent of the total amount appropriated for this program may',
'be used for administrative expenses. federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia for necessary',
'expenses, as determined by the mayor of the district of columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city',
'officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse the district of columbia for the costs of',
'public safety expenses related to security events in the district of columbia and for the costs of providing support to',
'respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the district of columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: provided, that any',
'amount provided under this heading shall be available only after notice of its proposed use has been transmitted by the',
'president to congress and such amount has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, united states code: provided',
'further, that the office of management and budget shall, in consultation with the united states park police, the national park',
'service, the secret service, the federal bureau of investigation, the united states protective service, the department of state, and the',
'general services administration, review the national capital planning commission study on designing for security in the nations capital and report',
'to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate on the steps these agencies will take to',
'improve the appearance of security measures in the district of columbia in accordance with the national capital planning commission recommendations:',
'provided further, that the report shall be submitted no later than april 11, 2003 and shall include the recommendations of',
'each agency. federal payment for hospital bioterrorism preparedness in the district of columbia for a federal payment to support hospital',
'bioterrorism preparedness in the district of columbia, $10,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for the childrens national medical center in',
'the district of columbia for the expansion of quarantine facilities and the establishment of a decontamination facility, and $5,000,000 shall',
'be for the washington hospital center for construction of containment facilities. federal payment to the district of columbia courts for',
'salaries and expenses for the district of columbia courts, $161,943,000, to be allocated as follows: for the district of columbia',
'court of appeals, $8,551,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the district',
'of columbia superior court, $81,339,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the',
'district of columbia court system, $40,402,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and',
'$31,651,000 for capital improvements for district of columbia courthouse facilities: provided, that funds made available for capital improvements shall be',
'expended consistent with the general services administration master plan study and building evaluation report: provided further, that notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the office of management and budget and',
'obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other federal agencies, with payroll',
'and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the general services administration gsa , said services to',
'include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by gsa to the president and',
'to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, the committee on government reform of the house',
'of representatives, and the committee on governmental affairs of the senate: provided further, that funds made available for capital improvements',
'may remain available until september 30, 2004: provided further, that 30 days after providing written notice to the committees on',
'appropriations of thehouse of representatives and senate, the district of columbia courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the',
'funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under such heading: provided further, that notwithstanding section 446',
'of the district of columbia home rule act or any provision of subchapter iii of chapter 13 of title 31,',
'united states code, the use of interest earned on the federal payment made to the district of columbia courts under',
'the district of columbia appropriations act, 1998, by the courts during fiscal year 1998 shall not constitute a violation of',
'such act or such subchapter. defender services in district of columbia courts for payments authorized under section 11 2604 and',
'section 11 2605, d.c. official code relating to representation provided under the district of columbia criminal justice act , payments',
'for counsel appointed in proceedings in the family court of the superior court of the district of columbia under chapter',
'23 of title 16, d.c. official code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical',
'assistance and/or such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, and payments for',
'counsel authorized under section 21 2060, d.c. official code relating to representation provided under the district of columbia guardianship, protective',
'proceedings, and durable power of attorney act of 1986 , $17,100,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that $1,500,000 of',
'this appropriation is to provide guardians ad litem to abused and neglected children: provided further, that the funds provided in',
'this act under the heading federal payment to the district of columbia courts other than the $31,651,000 provided under such',
'heading for capital improvements for district of columbia courthouse facilities may also be used for payments under this heading: provided',
'further, that in addition to the funds provided under this heading, the joint committee on judicial administration in the district',
'of columbia shall use funds provided in this act under the heading federal payment to the district of columbia courts',
'other than the $31,651,000 provided under such heading for capital improvements for district of columbia courthouse facilities , to make',
'payments described under this heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year: provided further, that funds provided under this heading',
'shall be administered by the joint committee on judicial administration in the district of columbia: provided further, that notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the office of management and budget and obligated and',
'expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to',
'be provided on a contractual basis with the general services administration gsa , said services to include the preparation of',
'monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by gsa to the president and to the committees on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, the committee on government reform of the house of representatives, and the',
'committee on governmental affairs of the senate. federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district',
'of columbia including transfer of funds for salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the',
'court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia, as authorized by the national capital revitalization and self',
'government improvement act of 1997, $154,707,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions related to offender and',
'defendant support programs; $95,682,000 shall be for necessary expenses of community supervision and sex offender registration, to include expenses relating',
'to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons;',
'$23,070,000 shall be transferred to the public defender service; and $35,955,000 shall be available to the pretrial services agency: provided,',
'that notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the office of',
'management and budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other',
'federal agencies: provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 40, united states code, the director may acquire by purchase,',
'lease, condemnation, or donation, and renovate as necessary, building number 17, 1900 massachusetts avenue, southeast, washington, district of columbia to',
'house or supervise offenders and defendants, with funds made available for this purpose in public law 107 96: provided further,',
'that the director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in kind contributions of space and',
'hospitality to support offender and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational training services to educate and train offenders and defendants:',
'provided further, that the director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or',
'donation under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection. federal payment to the',
'district of columbia department of transportation for a federal payment to the district of columbia department of transportation, $1,000,000: provided,',
'that such funds will be used to implement transportation systems management initiatives and strategies recommended in the october 2001 report',
'by the interagency task force of the national capital planning commission in coordination with the national capital planning commission. federal',
'payment to the chief financial officer of the district of columbia for a federal payment to the chief financial officer',
'of the district of columbia, $40,300,000: provided, that these funds shall be available for the projects and in the amounts',
'specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this act: provided further, that each entity that',
'receives funding under this heading shall submit to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate a',
'report due april 30, 2003, on the activities carried out with such funds. federal payment for waterfront improvements for a',
'federal payment to the district of columbia department of housing and community development, $2,800,000 to continue improvements on the historic',
'potomac southwest waterfront: provided, that the department shall submit to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and',
'senate a report due april 30, 2003, on the activities carried out with such funds. federal payment for asbestos remediation',
'for a federal payment to the general services administration gsa , $1,000,000 to reimburse fairfax county, virginia for the remediation',
'of asbestos on the former site of the lorton correctional complex: provided, that gsa shall submit to the committees on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives and senate a report due april 30, 2003, on the activities carried out with',
'such funds. federal payment to the fire and emergency medical services department for a federal payment to the district of',
'columbia fire and emergency medical services department, $2,000,000 to repair, renovate, and rehabilitate fire stations in need of capital improvements:',
'provided, that the department shall submit to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate a report',
'due april 30, 2003, on the activities carried out with such funds. federal payment for special education for a federal',
'payment to the district of columbia public education system, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended to establish special education satellite',
'facilities in the district of columbia. federal payment for the family literacy program for a federal payment to the district',
'of columbia, $4,000,000 for the family literacy program to address the needs of literacy challenged parents while endowing their children',
'with an appreciation for literacy and strengthening familial ties. federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority',
'for a federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to',
'begin implementing the combined sewer overflow long term plan: provided, that the district of columbia water and sewer authority provides',
'a 100 percent match for the fiscal year 2003 federal contribution. federal payment for the anacostia waterfront initiative in the',
'district of columbia for a federal payment to the district of columbia for implementation of the anacostia waterfront initiative, $5,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended, for environmental and infrastructure costs related to development of parks and recreation facilities on the',
'anacostia river. federal payment to the district of columbia for capital development for a federal payment to the district of',
'columbia for capital development, $10,150,000, to remain available until expended, of which $150,000 shall be for renovations at eastern market',
'and $10,000,000 shall be for the unified communications center. federal payment to the district of columbia for public charter school',
'facilities for a federal payment to the district of columbia for public charter school facilities, $17,000,000, to remain available until',
'expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be used to supplement the per pupil facilities allocation to public charter schools in fiscal',
'year 2003; $5,000,000 shall be for the direct loan fund for charter school improvement; and $8,000,000 shall be for the',
'credit enhancement revolving fund. title ii district of columbia funds operating expenses division of expenses the following amounts are appropriated',
'for the district of columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the district of columbia,',
'except as otherwise specifically provided: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450a of',
'the district of columbia home rule act and section 119 of this act d.c. official code, sec. 1 204.50a ,',
'the total amount appropriated in this act for operating expenses for the district of columbia for fiscal year 2003 under',
'this heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the district of columbia for',
'such fiscal year or $6,294,522,000 of which $3,618,411,000 shall be from local funds, $1,712,498,000 shall be from federal funds, and',
'$873,313,000 shall be from other funds : provided further, that this amount may be increased by proceeds of one time',
'transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: provided further, that such increases shall be approved',
'by enactment of local district law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the district of columbia home',
'rule act as amended by this act: provided further, that the chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall',
'take such steps as are necessary to assure that the district of columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by',
'the chief financial officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the district during fiscal year 2003, except that',
'the chief financial officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued',
'for capital projects. governmental direction and support governmental direction and support, $307,173,000 including $207,971,000 from local funds, $80,854,000 from federal',
'funds, and $18,348,000 from other funds : provided, that not to exceed $2,500 for the mayor, $2,500 for the chairman',
'of the council of the district of columbia, $2,500 for the city administrator, and $2,500 for the office of the',
'chief financial officer shall be available from this appropriation for official purposes: provided further, that any program fees collected from',
'the issuance of debt shall be available for the payment of expenses of the debt management program of the district',
'of columbia: provided further, that no revenues from federal sources shall be used to support the operations or activities of',
'the statehood commission and statehood compact commission: provided further, that the district of columbia shall identify the sources of funding',
'for admission to statehood from its own locally generated revenues: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, or',
'mayors order 86 45, issued march 18, 1986, the office of the chief technology officers delegated small purchase authority shall',
'be $500,000: provided further, that the district of columbia government may not require the office of the chief technology officer',
'to submit to any other procurement review process, or to obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner',
'by any official or employee of the district of columbia government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: provided further,',
'that not to exceed $500,000 of the funds in the district of columbia antitrust fund established pursuant to section 2',
'of the district of columbia antitrust act of 1980 d.c. law 3 169; d.c. official code, sec. 28 4516 ,',
'not to exceed $100,000 of the funds in the antifraud fund established pursuant to section 820 of the district of',
'columbia procurement practices act of 1985 d.c. law 6 85; d.c. official code, sec. 2 308.20 , and not to',
'exceed $910,000 of the funds in the district of columbia consumer protection fund established pursuant to section 1402 of the',
'district of columbia budget support act for fiscal year 2001 d.c. law 13 172; d.c. official code, sec. 28 3911',
'are hereby made available for the use of the office of the corporation counsel of thedistrict of columbia until september',
'30, 2004, in accordance with the laws establishing these funds. economic development and regulation economic development and regulation, $244,358,000 including',
'$56,872,000 from local funds, $97,796,000 from federal funds, and $89,690,000 from other funds , of which $15,000,000 collected by the',
'district of columbia in the form of bid tax revenue shall be paid to the respective bids pursuant to the',
'business improvement districts act of 1996 d.c. law 11 134; d.c. official code, sec. 2 1215.01 et seq. , and',
'the business improvement districts amendment act of 1997 d.c. law 12 26; d.c. official code, sec. 2 1215.15 et seq.',
': provided, that such funds are available for acquiring services provided by the general services administration: provided further, that business',
'improvement districts shall be exempt from taxes levied by the district of columbia: provided further, that $725,000, of which no',
'amount may be expended for administrative expenses, shall be available to the department of employment services when the council committee',
'on public services approves a spending plan prepared and submitted, by the agency, to the committee on public services for',
'its approval. public safety and justice public safety and justice, $622,531,000 including $602,678,000 from local funds, $11,329,000 from federal funds,',
'and $8,524,000 from other funds : provided, that not to exceed $500,000 shall be available from this appropriation for the',
'chief of police for the prevention and detection of crime: provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be for',
'the corrections information council, established by section 11201 g of the national capital revitalization and self government improvement act of',
'1997 d.c. official code, sec. 24 101 h , to support its operations and perform its duties: provided further, that',
'not less than $169,000 shall be for the criminal justice coordinating council, established by the criminal justice coordinating council for',
'the district of columbia establishment act of 2001 d.c. law 14 28; d.c. official code, sec. 22 4231 et seq.',
', to support its operations and perform its duties: provided further, that the mayor shall reimburse the district of columbia',
'national guard for expenses incurred in connection with services that are performed in emergencies by the national guard in a',
'militia status and are requested by the mayor, in amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified as due and',
'payable for these services by the mayor and the commanding general of the district of columbia national guard: provided further,',
'that such sums as may be necessary for reimbursement to the district of columbia national guard under the preceding proviso',
'shall be available from this appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance',
'for emergency services involved. public education system including transfers of funds public education system, including the development of national defense',
'education programs, $1,206,169,000 including $939,174,000 from local funds, $208,470,000 from federal funds, $31,525,000 from other funds, and not to exceed',
'$27,000,000 from the medicaid and special education reform fund established pursuant to the medicaid and special education reform fund establishment',
'act of 2002 d.c. act 14 403 , $17,000,000 from local funds, previously appropriated in this act as a federal',
'payment, and such sums as may be derived from interest earned on funds contained in the dedicated account established by',
'the chief financial officer of the district of columbia, for resident tuition support at public and private institutions of higher',
'learning for eligible district of columbia residents, to be allocated as follows: 1 district of columbia public schools. $902,936,000 including',
'$713,494,000 from local funds, $150,800,000 from federal funds, $11,642,000 from other funds, and not to exceed $27,000,000 from the medicaid',
'and special education reform fund established pursuant to the medicaid and special education reform fund establishment act of 2002 d.c.',
'act 14 403 shall be available for district of columbia public schools: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'rule, or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating district of columbia public school employees shall be a non',
'negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes: provided further, that this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the education of',
'any nonresident of the district of columbia at any district of columbia public elementary and secondary school during fiscal year',
'2003 unless the nonresident pays tuition to the district of columbia at a rate that covers 100 percent of the',
'costs incurred by the district of columbia which are attributable to the education of the nonresident as established by the',
'superintendent of the district of columbia public schools : provided further, that notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading',
'or any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the district of columbia public schools on july 1,',
'2003, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for the district of columbia public schools in',
'the proposed budget of the district of columbia for fiscal year 2004 as submitted to congress , and the amount',
'of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount provided for the district of columbia public schools under the',
'district of columbia appropriations act, 2004: provided further, that not to exceed $2,500 for the superintendent of schools shall be',
'available from this appropriation for official purposes. 2 state education office. $49,687,000 including $22,594,000 from local funds, $26,917,000 from federal',
'funds, and $176,000 from other funds , shall be available for the state education office: provided, that of the amountsprovided',
'to the state education office, $500,000 from local funds shall remain available until june 30, 2004 for an audit of',
'the student enrollment of each district of columbia public school and of each district of columbia public charter school. 3',
'district of columbia public charter schools. $142,711,000 including $125,711,000 from local funds and $17,000,000 from federal funds shall be available',
'for district of columbia public charter schools: provided, that there shall be quarterly disbursement of funds to the district of',
'columbia public charter schools, with the first payment to occur within 15 days of the beginning of the fiscal year:',
'provided further, that if the entirety of this allocation has not been provided as payments to any public charter school',
'currently in operation through the per pupil funding formula, the funds shall be available for public education in accordance with',
'section 2403 b 2 of the district of columbia school reform act of 1995 d.c. official code, sec. 38 1804.03',
'b 2 : provided further, that of the amounts made available to district of columbia public charter schools, $25,000 shall',
'be made available to the office of the chief financial officer as authorized by section 2403 b 5 of the',
'district of columbia school reform act of 1995 d.c. official code, sec. 38 1804.03 b 6 : provided further, that',
'$589,000 of this amount shall be available to the district of columbia public charter school board for administrative costs: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated',
'to the district of columbia public charter schools on july 1, 2003, an amount equal to 25 percent of the',
'total amount provided for payments to public charter schools in the proposed budget of the district of columbia for fiscal',
'year 2004 as submitted to congress , and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount',
'provided for such payments under the district of columbia appropriations act, 2004. 4 university of the district of columbia. $81,180,000',
'including $49,462,000 from local funds, $12,668,000 from federal funds, and $19,050,000 from other funds shall be available for the university',
'of the district of columbia: provided, that this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the education of nonresidents of',
'the district of columbia at the university of the district of columbia, unless the board of trustees of the university',
'of the district of columbia adopts, for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, a tuition rate schedule that will',
'establish the tuition rate for nonresident students at a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable',
'public institutions of higher education in the metropolitan area: provided further, that notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading',
'or any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the university of the district of columbia on july',
'1, 2003, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for the university of the district of',
'columbia in the proposed budget of the district of columbia for fiscal year 2004 as submitted to congress , and',
'the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount provided for the university of the district of',
'columbia under the district of columbia appropriations act, 2004: provided further, that not to exceed $2,500 for the president of',
'the university of the district of columbia shall be available from this appropriation for official purposes. 5 district of columbia',
'public libraries. $27,363,000 including $26,216,000 from local funds, $610,000 from federal funds, and $537,000 from other funds shall be available',
'for the district of columbia public libraries: provided, that not to exceed $2,000 for the public librarian shall be available',
'from this appropriation for official purposes. 6 commission on the arts and humanities. $2,292,000 including $1,697,000 from local funds, $475,000',
'from federal funds, and $120,000 from other funds shall be available for the commission on the arts and humanities. human',
'support services including transfer of funds human support services, $2,451,818,000 including $1,002,284,000 from local funds, $1,373,680,000 from federal funds, $52,987,000',
'from other funds, and $22,867,000 from the medicaid and special education reform fund established pursuant to the medicaid and special',
'education reform fund establishment act of 2002 d.c. act 14 403 : provided, that the funds available from the medicaid',
'and special education reform fund are allocated as follows: $7,072,000 for child and family services, $5,795,000 for the department of',
'human services, and $10,000,000 for the department of mental health: provided further, that $27,959,000 of this appropriation, to remain available',
'until expended, shall be available solely for district of columbia employees disability compensation: provided further, that $7,000,000 of this appropriation,',
'to remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the addiction recovery fund, established pursuant to section 5 of the',
'choice in drug treatment act of 2000 d.c. law 13 146; d.c. official code, sec. 7 3004 and used exclusively',
'for the purpose of the drug treatment choice program established pursuant to section 4 of the choice in drug treatment',
'act of 2000 d.c. law 13 146; d.c. official code, sec. 7 3003 : provided further, that no less than',
'$2,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available exclusively for the purpose of funding the pilot substance abuse program for youth',
'ages 16 through 21 years established pursuant to section 4212 of the pilot substance abuse program for youth act of',
'2001 d.c. law 14 28; d.c. official code, sec. 7 3101 : provided further, that $3,209,000 of this appropriation, to',
'remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the interim disability assistance fund established pursuant to section 201 of the',
'district of columbia public assistance act of 1982 d.c. law 4 101; d.c. official code, sec. 4 202.01 , to',
'be used exclusively for the interim disability assistance program and the purposes for that program set forth in section 407',
'of the district of columbia public assistance act of 1982 d.c. law 13 252; d.c. official code, sec. 4 204.07',
': provided further, that no less than $500,000 of this appropriation shall be available exclusively for the mobile crisis intervention',
'program for kids: provided further, that the amount available under this heading in public law 107 96 for interim disability',
'assistance shall remain available until expended: provided further, that $37,500,000 in local funds, to remain available until expended, shall be',
'deposited in the medicaid and special education reform fund. public works public works, including rental of one passenger carrying vehicle',
'for use by the mayor and three passenger carrying vehicles for use by the council of the district of columbia',
'and leasing of passenger carrying vehicles, $320,357,000 including $304,363,000 from local funds, $5,669,000 from federal funds, and $10,325,000 from other',
'funds : provided, that this appropriation shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places',
'of business. reserve for replacement of funds expended, if any, during fiscal year 2002 from the budget reserve established pursuant',
'to section 202 j of the district of columbia financial responsibility and management assistance act of1995 d.c. official code, sec.',
'47 392.02 j , $70,000,000 from local funds. emergency and contingency reserve funds for the emergency reserve fund and the',
'contingency reserve fund under section 450a of the district of columbia home rule act d.c. official code, sec. 1 204.50a',
', such amounts from local funds as are necessary to meet the fiscal year 2003 minimum balance requirements for such',
'funds under such section. repayment of loans and interest for payment of principal, interest, and certain fees directly resulting from',
'borrowing by the district of columbia to fund district of columbia capital projects as authorized by sections 462, 475, and',
'490 of the district of columbia home rule act d.c. official code, secs. 1 204.62, 1 204.75, and 1 204.90',
', $260,951,000 from local funds: provided, that for equipment leases, the mayor may finance $14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus cost',
'of issuance not to exceed two percent of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase basis with a',
'maturity not to exceed five years. repayment of general fund recovery debt for the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general',
'fund accumulated deficit as of september 30, 1990, $39,300,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461 a of the',
'district of columbia home rule act d.c. official code, sec. 1 204.61 a . payment of interest on short term',
'borrowing for payment of interest on short term borrowing, $1,000,000 from local funds. certificates of participation for principal and interest',
'payments on the districts certificates of participation, issued to finance the ground lease underlying the building located at one judiciary',
'square, $7,950,000 from local funds. settlements and judgments for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments',
'that have been entered against the district of columbia government, $22,822,000: provided, that this appropriation shall not be construed as',
'modifying or affecting the provisions of section 103 of this act. wilson building for expenses associated with the john a.',
'wilson building, $4,194,000 from local funds. workforce investments for workforce investments, $48,186,000 from local funds, to be transferred by the',
'mayor of the district of columbia within the various appropriation headings in this act for which employees are properly payable.',
'non departmental agency to account for anticipated costs that cannot be allocated to specific agencies during the development of the',
'proposed budget, including anticipated employee health insurance cost increases and contract security costs, $5,799,000 from local funds. emergency planning and',
'security costs for necessary expenses, as determined by the mayor of the district of columbia in written consultation with the',
'elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $15,000,000, from funds previously appropriated in this act as a federal payment,',
'to remain available until expended, to reimburse the district of columbia for the costs of public safety expenses related to',
'security events in the district of columbia and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific',
'terrorist threats or attacks in the district of columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: provided, that any amount provided under this heading',
'shall be available only after notice of its proposed use has been transmitted by the president to congress and such',
'amount has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, united states code. enterprise and other funds water and',
'sewer authority for operation of the water and sewer authority, $253,743,000 from other funds, of which $43,800,000 shall be apportioned',
'for repayment of loans and interest incurred for capital improvement projects $18,094,000 payable to the districts debt service fund and',
'$25,706,000 payable for other debt service . for construction projects, $392,458,000, to be distributed as follows: $213,669,000 for the blue',
'plains wastewater treatment plant, $24,539,000 for the sewer program, $56,561,000 for the combined sewer program, $50,000,000 federal payment for the',
'combined sewer overflow long term plan, $5,635,000 for the stormwater program, $34,054,000 for the water program, and $8,000,000 for the',
'capital equipment program: provided, that the requirements and restrictions that are applicable to general fund capital improvement projects and set',
'forth in this act under the capital outlay appropriation account shall apply to projects approved under this appropriation account. washington',
'aqueduct for operation of the washington aqueduct, $57,847,000 from other funds. stormwater permit compliance enterprise fund for operation of the',
'stormwater permit compliance enterprise fund, $3,100,000 from other funds. lottery and charitable games enterprise fund for the lottery and charitable',
'games enterprise fund, established by the district of columbia appropriation act, 1982, for the purpose of implementing the law to',
'legalize lotteries, daily numbers games, and bingo and raffles for charitable purposes in the district of columbia d.c. law 3',
'172; d.c. official code, sec. 3 1301 et seq. and sec. 22 1716 et seq. , $232,881,000: provided, that the',
'district of columbia shall identify the source of funding for this appropriation title from the districts own locally generated revenues:',
'provided further, that no revenues from federal sources shall be used to support the operations or activities of the lottery',
'and charitable games control board. sports and entertainment commission for the sports and entertainment commission, $20,510,000, of which $15,510,000 is',
'from other funds and $5,000,000 is from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act as a federal payment for the',
'anacostia waterfront initiative. district of columbia retirement board for the district of columbia retirement board, established pursuant to section 121',
'of the district of columbia retirement reform act of 1979 d.c. official code, sec. 1 711 , $13,388,000 from the',
'earnings of the applicable retirement funds to pay legal, management, investment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the district',
'of columbia retirement board: provided, that the district of columbia retirement board shall provide to the congress and to the',
'council of the district of columbia a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund and of expenditures of',
'all funds: provided further, that the district of columbia retirement board shall provide the mayor, for transmittal to the council',
'of the district of columbia, an itemized accounting of the planned use of appropriated funds in time for each annual',
'budget submission and the actual use of such funds in time for each annual audited financial report. washington convention center',
'enterprise fund for the washington convention center enterprise fund, $78,700,000 from other funds. national capital revitalization corporation for the national',
'capital revitalization corporation, $6,745,000 from other funds. capital outlay including rescissions for construction projects, an increase of $925,011,000, of which',
'$555,097,000 shall be from local funds, $48,132,000 from highway trust funds, and $321,782,000 from federal funds, and a rescission of',
'$253,991,000 from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $671,020,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that funds for use of each capital project implementing agency shall be managed and controlled in',
'accordance with all procedures and limitations established under the financial management system: provided further, that all funds provided by this',
'appropriation title shall be available only for the specific projects and purposes intended: provided further, that the district of columbia',
'public libraries shall allocate capital funds, from existing resources, in fiscal year 2003 for the planning and design of a',
'new francis gregory public library. title iii general provisions sec. 101. whenever in this act, an amount is specified within',
'an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maximum',
'amount that may be expended for said purpose or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. sec. 102.',
'appropriations in this act shall be available for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations concerned',
'with the work of the district of columbia government, when authorized by the mayor: provided, that in the case of',
'the council of the district of columbia, funds may be expended with the authorization of the chairman of the council.',
'sec. 103. there are appropriated from the applicable funds of the district of columbia such sums as may be necessary',
'for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the district of',
'columbia government: provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section',
'11 c 3 of title xii of the district of columbia income and franchise tax act of 1947 d.c. official',
'code, sec. 47 1812.11 c 3 . sec. 104. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain',
'available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 105. no funds appropriated in this',
'act for the district of columbia government for the operation of educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for other',
'educational purposes may be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further partisan political activities. nothing herein is intended to prohibit',
'the availability of school buildings for the use of any community or partisan political group during non school hours. sec.',
'106. none of the funds appropriated in this act shall be made available to pay the salary of any employee',
'of the district of columbia government whose name, title, grade, and salary are not available for inspection by the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, the committee on government reform of the house of representatives, the',
'committee on governmental affairs of the senate, and the council of the district of columbia, or their duly authorized representative.',
'sec. 107. a except as provided in subsection b , no part of this appropriation shall be used for publicity',
'or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before congress or',
'any state legislature. b the district of columbia may use local funds provided in this act to carry out lobbying',
'activities on any matter other than 1 the promotion or support of any boycott; or 2 statehood for the district',
'of columbia or voting representation in congress for the district of columbia. c nothing in this section may be construed',
'to prohibit any elected official from advocating with respect to any of the issues referred to in subsection b .',
'sec. 108. at the start of fiscal year 2003 and any subsequent fiscal year, the mayor shall develop an annual',
'plan, by quarter and by project, for capital outlay borrowings: provided, that within a reasonable time after the close of',
'each quarter, the mayor shall report to the council of the district of columbia and the committees on appropriations of',
'the house of representatives and senate the actual borrowings and spending progress compared with projections. sec. 109. a none of',
'the funds provided under this act to the agencies funded by this act, both federal and district government agencies, that',
'remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2003, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of the',
'united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for',
'obligation or expenditure for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which 1 creates new programs; 2 eliminates a program,',
'project, or responsibility center; 3 establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this act; 4 increases funds',
'or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted;',
'5 reestablishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming; 6 augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through',
'a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 7 increases by 20 percent',
'or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center; unless the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and senate are notified in writing 30 days in advance of the reprogramming. b none of the local',
'funds contained in this act may be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency through a transfer of any',
'local funds from one appropriation heading to another unless the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate',
'are notified in writing 30 days in advance of the transfer, except that in no event may the amount of',
'any funds transferred exceed four percent of the local funds in the appropriation. sec. 110. consistent with the provisions of',
'section 1301 a of title 31, united states code, appropriations under this act shall be applied only to the objects',
'for which the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law. sec. 111. notwithstanding any other provisions of law,',
'the provisions of the district of columbia government comprehensive merit personnel act of 1978 d.c. law 2 139; d.c. official',
'code, sec. 1 601.01 et seq. , enacted pursuant to section 422 3 of the district of columbia home rule',
'act d.c. official code, sec. 1 204.22 3 , shall apply with respect to the compensation of district of columbia',
'employees: provided, that for pay purposes, employees of the district of columbia government shall not be subject to the provisions',
'of title 5, united states code. sec. 112. no later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter',
'of fiscal year 2003, the mayor of the district of columbia shall submit to the council of the district of',
'columbia and the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate the new fiscal year 2003 revenue estimates',
'as of the end of such quarter. these estimates shall be used in the budget request for fiscal year 2004.',
'the officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear report. sec. 113. no sole source contract with',
'the district of columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or extended without opening that contract to the',
'competitive bidding process as set forth in section 303 of the district of columbia procurement practices act of 1985 d.c.',
'law 6 85; d.c. official code, sec. 2 303.03 , except that the district of columbia government or any agency',
'thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which competition is not feasible or practical, but only if the',
'determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process has been made in accordance with duly promulgated rules and',
'procedures and has been reviewed and certified by the chief financial officer of the district of columbia. sec. 114. a',
'in the event a sequestration order is issued pursuant to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985',
'after the amounts appropriated to the district of columbia for the fiscal year involved have been paid to the district',
'of columbia, the mayor of the district of columbia shall pay to the secretary of the treasury, within 15 days',
'after receipt of a request therefor from the secretary of the treasury, such amounts as are sequestered by the order:',
'provided, that the sequestration percentage specified in the order shall be applied proportionately to each of the federal appropriation accounts',
'in this act that are not specifically exempted from sequestration by such act. b for purposes of the balanced budget',
'and emergency deficit control act of 1985, the term program, project, and activity shall be synonymous with and refer specifically',
'to each account appropriating federal funds in this act, and any sequestration order shall be applied to each of the',
'accounts rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts: provided, that sequestration orders shall not be applied to any',
'account that is specifically exempted from sequestration by the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985. sec. 115.',
'a 1 an entity of the district of columbia government may accept and use a gift or donation during fiscal',
'year 2003 and any subsequent fiscal year if a the mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift or',
'donation except as provided in paragraph 2 ; and b the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out',
'its authorized functions or duties. 2 the council of the district of columbia and the district of columbia courts may',
'accept and use gifts without prior approval by the mayor. b each entity of the district of columbia government shall',
'keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under subsection a , and',
'shall make such records available for audit and public inspection. c for the purposes of this section, the term entity',
'of the district of columbia government includes an independent agency of the district of columbia. d this section shall not',
'apply to the district of columbia board of education, which may, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the district',
'of columbia, accept and use gifts to the public schools without prior approval by the mayor. sec. 116. none of',
'the federal funds provided in this act may be used by the district of columbia to provide for salaries, expenses,',
'or other costs associated with the offices of united states senator or united states representative under section 4 d of',
'the district of columbia statehood constitutional convention initiatives of 1979 d.c. law 3 171; d.c. official code, sec. 1 123',
'. sec. 117. none of the funds appropriated under this act shall be expended for any abortion except where thelife',
'of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result',
'of an act of rape or incest. sec. 118. none of the federal funds made available in this act may',
'be used to implement or enforce the health care benefits expansion act of 1992 d.c. law 9 114; d.c. official',
'code, sec. 32 701 et seq. or to otherwise implement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples,',
'including but not limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples on',
'the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally married couples. sec. 119. a notwithstanding any other provision of',
'this act, the mayor, in consultation with the chief financial officer of the district of columbia may accept, obligate, and',
'expend federal, private, and other grants received by the district government that are not reflected in the amounts appropriated in',
'this act. b no such federal, private, or other grant may be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection a',
'until 1 the chief financial officer of the district of columbia submits to the council a report setting forth detailed',
'information regarding such grant; and 2 the council within 15 calendar days after receipt of the report submitted under paragraph',
'1 has reviewed and approved the acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such grant. c no amount may be obligated or',
'expended from the general fund or other funds of the district of columbia government in anticipation of the approval or',
'receipt of a grant under subsection b 2 or in anticipation of the approval or receipt of a federal, private,',
'or other grant not subject to such subsection. d the chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall prepare',
'a quarterly report setting forth detailed information regarding all federal, private, and other grants subject to this section. each such',
'report shall be submitted to the council of the district of columbia and to the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and senate not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by the report.',
'sec. 120. a except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this act or',
'by any other act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the district of columbia with an',
'official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officers or employees official',
'duties. for purposes of this paragraph, the term official duties does not include travel between the officers or employees residence',
'and workplace, except in the case of 1 an officer or employee of the metropolitan police department who resides in',
'the district of columbia or is otherwise designated by the chief of the department; 2 at the discretion of the',
'fire chief, an officer or employee of the district of columbia fire and emergency medical services department who resides in',
'the district of columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 3 the mayor of the district of columbia;',
'and 4 the chairman of the council of the district of columbia. b the chief financial officer of the district',
'of columbia shall submit by march 1, 2003 an inventory, as of september 30, 2002, of all vehicles owned, leased',
'or operated by the district of columbia government. the inventory shall include, but not be limited to, the department to',
'which the vehicle is assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; the acquisition date and cost; the general condition',
'of the vehicle; annual operating and maintenance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle is allowed to be taken home',
'by a district officer or employee and if so, the officer or employees title and resident location. sec. 121. no',
'officer or employee of the district of columbia government including any independent agency of the district of columbia, but excluding',
'the office of the chief technology officer, the office of the chief financial officer of the district of columbia, and',
'the metropolitan police department may enter into an agreement in excess of $2,500 for the procurement of goods or services',
'on behalf of any entity of the district government until the officer or employee has conducted an analysis of how',
'the procurement of the goods and services involved under the applicable regulations and procedures of the district government would differ',
'from the procurement of the goods and services involved under the federal supply schedule and other applicable regulations and procedures',
'of the general services administration, including an analysis of any differences in the costs to be incurred and the time',
'required to obtain the goods or services. sec. 122. none of the funds contained in this act may be used',
'for purposes of the annual independent audit of the district of columbia government for fiscal year 2003 unless 1 the',
'audit is conducted by the inspector general of the district of columbia, in coordination with the chief financial officer of',
'the district of columbia, pursuant to section 208 a 4 of the district of columbia procurement practices act of 1985',
'd.c. official code, sec. 2 302.8 ; and 2 the audit includes as a basic financial statement a comparison of',
'audited actual year end results with the revenues submitted in the budget document for such year and the appropriations enacted',
'into law for such year using the format, terminology, and classifications contained in the law making the appropriations for the',
'year and its legislative history. sec. 123. a none of the funds contained in this act may be used by',
'the district of columbia corporation counsel or any other officer or entity of the district government to provide assistance for',
'any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require congress to provide for voting representation in congress for the',
'district of columbia. b nothing in this section bars the district of columbia corporation counsel from reviewing or commenting on',
'briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the district government regarding such lawsuits. sec. 124. a none',
'of the funds contained in this act may be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for',
'the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. b any individual or entity who receives any funds contained in this act',
'and who carries out any program described in subsection a shall account for all funds used for such program separately',
'from any funds contained in this act. sec. 125. none of the funds contained in this act may be used',
'after the expiration of the 60 day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this act to',
'pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any office of the district of columbia government including any independent',
'agency of the district of columbia who has not filed a certification with the mayor and the chief financial officer',
'of the district of columbia that the officer understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the officer and the officers',
'agency as a result of this act and the amendments made by this act , including any duty to prepare',
'a report requested either in the act or in any of the reports accompanying the act and the deadline by',
'which each report must be submitted. the chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall provide to the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate by the 10th day after the end of each quarter a',
'summary list showing each report, the due date, and the date submitted to the committees. sec. 126. a none of',
'the funds contained in this act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to',
'legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule i substance under the controlled',
'substances act 21 u.s.c. 802 or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. b the legalization of marijuana for medical treatment initiative of 1998,',
'also known as initiative 59, approved by the electors of the district of columbia on november 3, 1998, shall not',
'take effect. sec. 127. nothing in this act may be construed to prevent the council or mayor of the district',
'of columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the',
'intent of congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for religious',
'beliefs and moral convictions. sec. 128. a if the superior court of the district of columbia or the district of',
'columbia court of appeals does not make a payment described in subsection b prior to the expiration of the 45',
'day period which begins on the date the court receives a completed voucher for a claim for the payment, interest',
'shall be assessed against the amount of the payment which would otherwise be made to take into account the period',
'which begins on the day after the expiration of such 45 day period and which ends on the day the',
'court makes the payment. b a payment described in this subsection is 1 a payment authorized under section 11 2604',
'and section 11 2605, d.c. official code relating to representation provided under the district of columbia criminal justice act ;',
'2 a payment for counsel appointed in proceedings in the family court of the superior court of the district of',
'columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, d.c. official code; or 3 a payment for counsel authorized under section 21',
'2060, d.c. official code relating to representation provided under the district of columbia guardianship, protective proceedings, and durable power of',
'attorney act of 1986 . c the chief judges of the superior court of the district of columbia and the',
'district of columbia court of appeals shall establish standards and criteria for determining whether vouchers submitted for claims for payments',
'described in subsection b are complete, and shall publish and make such standards and criteria available to attorneys who practice',
'before such courts. d nothing in this section shall be construed to require the assessment of interest against any claim',
'or portion of any claim which is denied by the court involved. e this section shall apply with respect to',
'claims received by the superior court of the district of columbia or the district of columbia court of appeals during',
'fiscal year 2003 and any subsequent fiscal year. sec. 129. the mayor of the district of columbia shall submit to',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, the committee on government reform of the house of',
'representatives, and the committee on governmental affairs of the senate quarterly reports addressing the following issues 1 crime, including the',
'homicide rate, implementation of community policing, the number of police officers on local beats, and the closing down of open',
'air drug markets; 2 access to substance and alcohol abuse treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the number of',
'people served, the number of people on waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment programs; 3 management of parolees and',
'pre trial violent offenders, including the number of halfway house escapes and steps taken to improve monitoring and supervision of',
'halfway house residents to reduce the number of escapes to be provided in consultation with the court services and offender',
'supervision agency for the district of columbia; 4 education, including access to special education services and student achievement to be',
'provided in consultation with the district of columbia public schools and the district of columbia public charter schools; 5 improvement',
'in basic district services, including rat control and abatement; 6 application for and management of federal grants, including the number',
'and type of grants for which the district was eligible but failed to apply and the number and type of',
'grants awarded to the district but for which the district failed to spend the amounts received; and 7 indicators of',
'child well being. sec. 130. no later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this act,',
'the chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of congress, the mayor, and',
'the councilof the district of columbia a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the',
'district of columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the district of columbia home rule act d.c. official code,',
'sec. 1 204.42 , for all agencies of the district of columbia government for fiscal year 2003 that is in',
'the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other than personal',
'services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. sec. 131. none of the funds contained in this act may be used to',
'issue, administer, or enforce any order by the district of columbia commission on human rights relating to docket numbers 93',
'030 pa and 93 031 pa . sec. 132. none of the federal funds made available in this act may',
'be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by,',
'or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 133. in addition to any other authority',
'to pay claims and judgments, any department, agency, or instrumentality of the district government may pay the settlement or judgment',
'of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000, in accordance with the risk management for settlements and',
'judgments amendment act of 2000 d.c. law 13 172; d.c. official code, sec. 2 402 . sec. 134. all funds',
'from the crime victims compensation fund, established pursuant to section 16 of the victims of violent crime compensation act of',
'1996 d.c. law 11 243; d.c. official code, sec. 4 514 compensation act , that are designated for outreach activities',
'pursuant to section 16 d 2 of the compensation act shall be deposited in the crime victims assistance fund, established',
'pursuant to section 16a of the compensation act, for the purpose of outreach activities, and shall remain available until expended.',
'sec. 135. notwithstanding any other law, the district of columbia courts shall transfer to the general treasury of the district',
'of columbia all fines levied and collected by the courts in cases charging driving under the influence and driving while',
'impaired. the transferred funds shall remain available until expended and shall be used by the office of the corporation counsel',
'for enforcement and prosecution of district traffic alcohol laws in accordance with section 10 b 3 of the district of',
'columbia traffic control act d.c. official code, sec. 50 2201.05 b 3 . sec. 136. section 47 363 a 1',
'of the district of columbia official code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 3 a',
'after the adoption of the annual budget for a fiscal year that is not a control year, no reprogramming of',
'amounts in the budget may occur unless i the mayor submits a request for such reprogramming to the council and',
'the chief financial officer of the district of columbia; ii the chief financial officer transmits to the council a statement',
'certifying the availability of funds for the reprogramming and containing an analysis of the effect of the reprogramming on the',
'financial plan and budget for the fiscal year; and iii the council approves the request after receiving the statement described',
'in clause ii , but only if any additional expenditures provided under the request are offset by reductions in expenditures',
'for another activity. b if the chief financial officer does not transmit to the council the statement described in subparagraph',
'a ii during the 15 day period which begins on the date the chief financial officer receives the request for',
'the reprogramming from the mayor, the chief financial officer shall be deemed to have transmitted the statement to the council.',
'upon written notice to the mayor and council, the chief financial officer may extend the time period to transmit the',
'statement and analysis to the council, not to exceed 10 additional days. c in this paragraph, the term control year',
'has the meaning given such term in section 305 4 of the district of columbia financial responsibility and management assistance',
'act of 1995 d.c. official code, sec. 47 393 4 .. sec. 137. from the local funds appropriated under this',
'act, any agency of the district government may transfer to the office of labor relations and collective bargaining olrcb such',
'amounts as may be necessary to pay for representation by olrcb in third party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution, pursuant',
'to an intra district agreement with olrcb. these amounts shall be available for use by olrcb to reimburse the cost',
'of providing the representation. sec. 138. a section 9001 1 of title 5, united states code, is amended by adding',
'before the period other than an employee of the district of columbia courts . b section 11 1726, district of',
'columbia code, is amended as follows: 1 in subsection b 1 , by adding at the end: f chapter 90',
'relating to long term care insurance .. 2 in subsection c 1 , by adding at the end: d chapter',
'90 relating to long term care insurance .. sec. 139. of the amount appropriated as a federal payment to the',
'district of columbia courts in the district of columbia appropriations act, 2002, that remain available through september 30, 2003, $560,000',
'are hereby transferred to the district of columbia child and family services agency for child abuse services. sec. 140. no',
'later than june 2, 2003, the comptroller general shall prepare and submit to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and senate, a detailed analysis of the national effort to establish adequate charter school facilities including a comparison',
'to the efforts in the district of columbia. sec. 141. the mayor of the district of columbia and the chairman',
'of the council of the district of columbia, in consultation with the general services administration, shall conduct an assessment of',
'all buildings currently held in surplus and those that might be made available withinone year of the date of enactment',
'of this act: provided, that such assessment include a survey of the space available, a listing of appropriate uses, a',
'listing of potential occupants, and the renovations or construction necessary to accommodate proposed uses: provided further, that within 180 days',
'of enactment, the mayor shall report to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate the findings',
'of such assessment along with a plan for occupying at least 50 percent of the space available at the time',
'such report is submitted: provided further, that assignments of space included in this plan shall be in compliance with preferences',
'outlined in the d.c. school reform act. sec. 142. the mayor of the district of columbia, in administering funds provided',
'under the heading federal payment for incentives for adoption of children in public law 106 113, as modified by public',
'law 107 96, shall establish and fulfill the following performance measures within nine months of the date of enactment of',
'this act: i the chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall certify that not less than 50 percent',
'of the funds provided for attorney fees and home studies have been expended; ii the mayor shall establish an outreach',
'program to inform adoptive families and children without parents about the scholarship fund established with these funds; iii the mayor',
'shall establish the location, necessary personnel and mission of the adoptive family resource center in the district of columbia; iv',
'the mayor shall identify not less than 25 percent of the eligible children in the district of columbia foster care',
'system with special needs and obligate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided in public law 106 113',
'for adoption incentives and support for children with special needs: provided, that the mayor of the district of columbia and',
'the chairman of the council of the district of columbia shall provide quarterly reports beginning on the date of enactment',
'of this act to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, detailing the expenditure of funds',
'provided for the promotion of adoption and performance in actually promoting adoption; and v the mayor and child and family',
'services agency of the district of columbia shall increase the number of waiting children listed in the child and family',
'services agency of the district of columbia adoption photo listing by 75 percent. sec. 143. a 1 there is established',
'within the district of columbia, under the authority of the department of banking and financial institutions, an office of public',
'charter school financing and support. 2 the office shall have the following three functions: a to administer the credit enhancement',
'fund for public charter schools under section 603 e of the student loan marketing association reorganization act of 1996, subject',
'to the provisions of such section. b to administer the direct loan fund for charter school improvement under subsection b',
', subject to the provisions of such subsection. c to develop, implement and provide oversight for other public charter school',
'financing programs and support services as requested by the mayor and the council of the district of columbia. 3 the',
'functions described in paragraph 2 may be provided by the office directly or under contract with a qualified provider. b',
'1 there is established within the district of columbia a direct loan fund for charter school improvement. 2 the direct',
'loan fund for charter school improvement shall be administered by the office of charter school financing and support, except that',
'no loan may be made under this subsection without the approval of the committee described in section 603 e 3',
'c iii of the student loan marketing association reorganization act of 1996 20 u.s.c. 1155 e 3 c iii .',
'3 funds distributed under this subsection shall be for construction, purchase, renovation, and maintenance of charter school facilities. 4 loans',
'distributed under this subsection shall not exceed $2,000,000 per charter school. 5 the office of charter school financing and support',
'shall determine what interest rates and terms apply to loans granted under this subsection. in determining the rates and terms',
'of a loan granted to a charter school, the office of charter school financing and support should do its best',
'to provide low interest options and flexible terms. 6 to be eligible for a loan under this subsection, an applicant',
'shall be a public charter school with a charter in effect pursuant to the district of columbia school reform act',
'of 1995 which meets or exceeds its performance goals as outlined in its originating charter. 7 in repaying a loan',
'granted under this subsection, a debtor may use facility maintenance funds granted to them by the district of columbia public',
'schools. c section 603 e 3 of the student loan marketing association reorganization act of 1996 20 u.s.c. 1155 e',
'3 is amended 1 in subparagraph b ii and subparagraph c iii , by striking the mayor and inserting subject',
'to subparagraph f , the mayor; and 2 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: f role of',
'office of public charter school financing and support. during fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year, the office of',
'public charter school financing and support shall be responsible for receiving applications, making payments, and otherwise administering this paragraph, except',
'that no grant may be made under this paragraph without the approval of the committee described in subparagraph c iii',
'.. sec. 144. none of the funds contained in this act may be made available to pay 1 the fees',
'of an attorney who represents a party in an action or an attorney who defends any action, including an administrative',
'proceeding, brought against the district of columbia public schools under the individuals with disabilities education act 20 u.s.c. 1400 et',
'seq. in excess of $4,000 for that action; or 2 the fees of an attorney or firm whom the chief',
'financial officer of the district of columbia determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through an attorney, officer or employee',
'of the firm, in any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers. sec. 145. the chief',
'financial officer of the district of columbia shall require attorneys in special education cases brought under the individuals with disabilities',
'act idea in the district of columbia to certify in writing that the attorney or representative rendered any and all',
'services for which they receive awards, including those received under a settlement agreement or as part of an administrative proceeding,',
'under the idea from the district of columbia: provided, that as part of the certification, the chief financial officer of',
'the district of columbia require all attorneys in idea cases to disclose any financial, corporate, legal, memberships on boards of',
'directors, or other relationships with any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers to which the',
'attorneys have referred any clients as part of this certification: provided further, that the chief financial officer shall prepare and',
'submit quarterly reports to the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives on the certification of',
'and the amount paid by the government of the district of columbia, including the district of columbia public schools, to',
'attorneys in cases brought under idea: provided further, that the inspector general of the district of columbia may conduct investigations',
'to determine the accuracy of the certifications. sec. 146. a section 2403 b of the district of columbia school reform',
'act of 1995 sec. 38 1804.03 b , d.c. official code is amended to read as follows: b payment to',
'charter schools from charter school fund. 1 establishment of fund. the new charter school fund, as established in the general',
'fund of the district of columbia prior to the date of the enactment of the district of columbia appropriations act,',
'2003, shall be redesignated as the charter school fund. 2 contents of fund. the charter school fund shall consist of',
'the following amounts: a unexpended and unobligated amounts appropriated from local funds for public charter schools for any fiscal year',
'that reverted to the general fund of the district of columbia, but only to the extent that the balance of',
'the charter school fund for the fiscal year involved is less than i $10,000,000, in the case of fiscal year',
'2002; or ii $5,000,000, in the case of fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year. b any interest earned',
'on such amounts. 3 expenditures from fund. amounts in the charter school fund shall be used to make payments during',
'a fiscal year to any public charter school operating in the district of columbia during the fiscal year whose total',
'audited enrollment including enrollment in special needs categories exceeds the student enrollment which served as the basis for determining the',
'schools annual payment under this act for the year. 4 form of payment. payments under this subsection shall be made',
'by electronic funds transfer from the charter school fund to a bank designated by a public charter school. 5 authorization',
'of appropriations. there are authorized to be appropriated to the chief financial officer of the district of columbia such sums',
'as may be necessary to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year.. b notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'$5,000,000 from the charter school fund established pursuant to section 2403 b of the district of columbia school reform act',
'of 1995 d.c. official code, sec. 38 1804.03 b , as amended by subsection a , shall be deposited not',
'later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this act into the credit enhancement revolving fund established',
'pursuant to section 603 e of the student loan marketing association reorganization act of 1996 20 u.s.c. 1155 e .',
'this division may be cited as the district of columbia appropriations act, 2003. division d energy and water development appropriations,',
'2003 making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes.',
'that the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year',
'ending september 30, 2003, for energy and water development, and for other purposes, namely: title i department of defense civil',
'department of the army corps of engineers civil the following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the secretary',
'of the army and the supervision of the chief of engineers for authorized civil functions of the department of the',
'army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, shore protection, and related purposes. general investigations for expenses necessary for the',
'collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects, restudy of',
'authorized projects, miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by laws, surveys and detailed studies and plans and specifications of projects prior',
'to construction, $135,019,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that in conducting the southwest valley flood damage reduction study, albuquerque,',
'new mexico, the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, shall include an evaluation of flood damage',
'reduction measures that would otherwise be excluded from the feasibility analysis based on policies regarding the frequency of flooding, the',
'drainage areas, and the amount of runoff: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of',
'engineers, is directed to use funds appropriated herein to determine the advisability of undertaking restoration, modification, or modernization of the',
'great lakes navigational system, including the st. lawrence seaway; as provided for in section 456 of public law 106 53',
'113 stat. 332 : provided further, that in making such determination, the secretary of the army, acting through the chief',
'of engineers, may partner with the st. lawrence seaway development corporation and transport canada or another designated representative of the',
'government of canada and may accept from such partners cash, in kind services, or any combination thereof, to be expended',
'or used by the secretary in addition to the funds identified herein for the purpose of making such determination. construction,',
'general for the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects authorized by laws; and detailed',
'studies, and plans and specifications, of projects including those for development with participation or under consideration for participation by states,',
'local governments, or private groups authorized or made eligible for selection by law but such studies shall not constitute a',
'commitment of the government to construction , $1,756,012,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary',
'for the federal share of construction costs for facilities under the dredged material disposal facilities program shall be derived from',
'the harbor maintenance trust fund, as authorized by public law 104 303; and of which such sums as are necessary',
'pursuant to public law 99 662 shall be derived from the inland waterways trust fund, for one half of the',
'costs of construction and rehabilitation of inland waterways projects, including rehabilitation costs for the lock and dam 11, mississippi river,',
'iowa; lock and dam 12, mississippi river, iowa; lock and dam 24, mississippi river, illinois and missouri; lock and dam',
'3, mississippi river, minnesota; and london locks and dam, kanawha river, west virginia, projects; and of which funds are provided',
'for the following projects in the amounts specified: san timoteo creek santa ana river mainstem , california, $7,000,000; southern and',
'eastern kentucky, kentucky, $3,000,000; and clover fork, city of cumberland, town of martin, pike county including levisa fork and tug',
'fork tributaries , bell county, harlan county in accordance with the draft detailed report dated january 2002, floyd county, martin',
'county, and johnson county, kentucky, elements of the levisa and tug forks of the big sandy river and upper cumberland',
'river, kentucky, $26,100,000: provided, that, using $200,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the secretary of the army, acting through the',
'chief of engineers, is directed to continue work on the bois brule drainage and levee district, missouri, design deficiency project',
'under the terms and conditions specified in public law 107 66: provided further, that using $9,744,000 of the funds appropriated',
'herein, the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to continue construction of the dallas',
'floodway extension, texas, project, including the cadillac heights feature, generally in accordance with the chief of engineers report dated december',
'7, 1999: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to use',
'$4,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to undertake the bowie county levee, texas, project, which is defined as alternative b,',
'local sponsor option, in the corps of engineers document entitled bowie county local flood protection, red river, texas, project design',
'memorandum no. 1, bowie county levee, dated april 1997: provided further, that cost sharing for the bowie county levee, texas,',
'project shall be in accordance with the provisions of the flood control act of 1946: provided further, that the secretary',
'of the army is directed to accept advance funds, pursuant to section 11 of the river and harbor act of',
'1925, from the non federal sponsor of the los angeles harbor, california, project authorized by section 101 b 5 of',
'public law 106 541, which are needed to maintain the project schedule: provided further, that using $1,000,000 of the funds',
'provided herein, the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to conduct, at full federal',
'expense, technical studies of individual ditch systems identified by the state of hawaii, and to assist the state in diversification',
'by helping to define the costof repairing and maintaining selected ditch systems: provided further, that the secretary of the army,',
'acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to use $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to continue construction of',
'the navigation project at kaumalapau harbor, hawaii: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of',
'engineers, is directed to use $2,000,000 of the funds provided herein for dam safety and seepage/stability correction program to continue',
'construction of seepage control features at waterbury dam, vermont: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the',
'chief of engineers, is directed to use $13,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein to proceed with planning, engineering, design or',
'construction of the grundy, buchanan county, and dickenson county, virginia, elements of the levisa and tug forks of the big',
'sandy river and upper cumberland river project: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of',
'engineers, is directed to use $5,500,000 of the funds appropriated herein to proceed with the planning, engineering, design or construction',
'of the lower mingo county, upper mingo county, wayne county, mcdowell county, west virginia, elements of the levisa and tug',
'forks of the big sandy river and upper cumberland river project: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting',
'through the chief of engineers, is directed to continue the dickenson county detailed project report as generally defined in plan',
'4 of the huntington district engineers draft supplement to the section 202 general plan for flood damage reduction dated april',
'1997, including all russell fork tributary streams within the county and special considerations as may be appropriate to address the',
'unique relocations and resettlement needs for the flood prone communities within the county: provided further, that the secretary of the',
'army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to proceed with the construction of the seward harbor, alaska, project,',
'in accordance with the report of the chief of engineers, dated june 8, 1999, and the economic justification contained therein:',
'provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to proceed with the',
'construction of the wrangell harbor, alaska, project in accordance with the chief of engineers report dated december 23, 1999: provided',
'further, that, of the funds provided herein, $3,000,000 shall be made available for the galena bank stabilization project in galena,',
'alaska: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is authorized and directed to',
'use $5,000,000 of construction, general funding as provided herein for construction of an emergency outlet from devils lake, north dakota,',
'to the sheyenne river, at an estimated total cost of $100,000,000, which shall be cost shared in accordance with section',
'103 of the water resources development act of 1986, as amended 33 u.s.c. 2213 , except that the funds shall',
'not become available unless the secretary of the army determines that an emergency as defined in section 102 of the',
'robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5122 exists with respect to the emergency need for',
'the outlet and reports to congress that the construction is technically sound and environmentally acceptable, and in compliance with the',
'national environmental policy act of 1969 42 u.s.c. 4321 et seq. : provided further, that the justification for the emergency',
'outlet shall be fully described, including the analysis of the benefits and costs, in the project plan documents: provided further,',
'that the plans for the emergency outlet shall be reviewed and, to be effective, shall contain assurances provided by the',
'secretary of state, that the project will not violate the treaty between the united states and great britain relating to',
'the boundary waters between the united states and canada, signed at washington, january 11, 1909 36 stat. 2448; ts 548',
'commonly known as the boundary waters treaty of 1909 : provided further, that the secretary of the army shall submit',
'the final plans and other documents for the emergency outlet to congress: provided further, that no funds made available under',
'this act or any other act for any fiscal year may be used by the secretary of the army to',
'carry out the portion of the feasibility study of the devils lake basin, north dakota, authorized under the energy and',
'water development appropriations act, 1993 public law 102 377 , that addresses the needs of the area for stabilized lake',
'levels through inlet controls, or to otherwise study any facility or carry out any activity that would permit the transfer',
'of water from the missouri river basin into devils lake. flood control, mississippi river and tributaries, arkansas, illinois, kentucky, louisiana,',
'mississippi, missouri, and tennessee for expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control, rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of',
'flood control projects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law 33 u.s.c. 702a and 702g 1 , $344,574,000,',
'to remain available until expended: provided, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, using $10,000,000',
'of the funds provided herein, is directed to continue design and real estate activities and to initiate the pump supply',
'contract for the yazoo basin, yazoo backwater pumping plant, mississippi: provided further, that the pump supply contract shall be performed',
'by awarding continuing contracts in accordance with 33 u.s.c. sec. 621. operation and maintenance, general for expenses necessary for the',
'preservation, operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related works, including such sums as may',
'be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by a state, municipality or other public agency, outside of harbor',
'lines, and serving essential needs of general commerce and navigation; surveys and charting of northern and northwestern lakes and connecting',
'waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation, $1,940,167,000, to remain available until expended, of which such',
'sums as become available in the harbor maintenance trust fund, pursuant to public law 99 662, may be derived from',
'that fund, and of which such sums as become available from the special account established by the land and water',
'conservation act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l , may be derived from that account for construction, operation, and',
'maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities: provided, that using $888,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the secretary of the army, acting',
'through the chief of engineers, is directed to undertake recreation improvements associated with the pool raise at waco lake, texas:',
'provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to use $3,160,000 of',
'the funds appropriated herein to undertake work to expand or improve recreational facilities and undertake environmental restoration activities at the',
'hansen dam recreation area, california, consistent with the hansen dam recreation area master plan: provided further, that of funds appropriated',
'herein, for the intracoastal waterway, delaware river to chesapeake bay, delaware and maryland, the secretary of the army, acting through',
'the chief of engineers, is directed to reimburse the state of delaware for normal operation and maintenance costs incurred by',
'the state of delaware for the sr1 bridge from station 58+00 to station 293+00 between october 1, 2002, and september',
'30, 2003: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to use',
'funds appropriated herein to rehabilitate the existing dredged material disposal site for the project for navigation, bodega bay harbor, california,',
'and to initiate maintenance dredging of the federal channel: provided further, that the secretary shall make suitable material excavated from',
'the site as part of the rehabilitation effort available to the non federal sponsor, at no cost to the federal',
'government, for use by the non federal sponsor in the development of public facilities. flood control and coastal emergencies for',
'expenses necessary for emergency flood control, hurricane response, and emergency shore protection and related activities, $15,000,000, to remain available until',
'expended. regulatory program for expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $139,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended. formerly utilized sites remedial action program for expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites throughout',
'the united states resulting from work performed as part of the nations early atomic energy program, $145,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended. general expenses for expenses necessary for general administration and related functions in the office of the chief of',
'engineers and offices of the division engineers, activities of the humphreys engineer center support activity, the institute for water resources,',
'and headquarters support functions at the usace finance center, $155,151,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that no part of',
'any other appropriation provided in title i of this act shall be available to fund the activities of the office',
'of the chief of engineers or the executive direction and management activities of the division offices: provided further, that none',
'of these funds shall be available to support an office of congressional affairs within the executive office of the chief',
'of engineers. administrative provisions appropriations in this title shall be available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed',
'$5,000 ; and during the current fiscal year the revolving fund, corps of engineers, shall be available for purchase not',
'to exceed 100 for replacement only and hire of passenger motor vehicles. general provisions corps of engineers civil sec. 101.',
'agreements proposed for execution by the assistant secretary of the army for civil works or the united states army corps',
'of engineers after the date of the enactment of this act pursuant to section 4 of the rivers and harbor',
'act of 1915, public law 64 291; section 11 of the river and harbor act of 1925, public law 68',
'585; the civil functions appropriations act, 1936, public law 75 208; section 215 of the flood control act of 1968,',
'as amended, public law 90 483; sections 104, 203, and 204 of the water resources development act of 1986, as',
'amended, public law 99 662; section 206 of the water resources development act of 1992, as amended, public law 102',
'580; section 211 of the water resources development act of 1996, public law 104 303; and any other specific project',
'authority, shall be limited to credits and reimbursements per project not to exceed $10,000,000 in each fiscal year, and total',
'credits and reimbursements for all applicable projects not to exceed $50,000,000 in each fiscal year. sec. 102. none of the',
'funds appropriated in this or any other act may be used by the u.s. army corps of engineers to support',
'activities, including reconnaissance and feasibility studies, and planning, engineering and design, related to the chicago harbor visitors center. sec. 103.',
'st. georges bridge, delaware. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to carry out any',
'activity relating to closure or removal of the st. georges bridge across the intracoastal waterway, delaware river to chesapeake bay,',
'delaware and maryland, including a hearing or any other activity relating to preparation of an environmental impact statement concerning the',
'closure or removal. sec. 104. section 595 h 1 of public law 106 53 is amended by striking $25,000,000 and',
'inserting in lieu thereof $100,000,000. sec. 105. st. paul island harbor, st. paul, alaska technical corrections. section 101 b 3',
'of public law 104 303 the water resources development act of 1996 , 110 stat. 3667 is amended by 1',
'striking $18,981,000 and inserting in lieu thereof $52,300,000; and 2 striking $12,239,000 and inserting in lieu thereof $45,558,000. sec. 106.',
'abiquiu dam, new mexico. section 1112 of public law 99 662 the water resources development act of 1986 , 100',
'stat. 4232 is amended by striking $2,700,000 and inserting in lieu thereof $10,000,000. sec. 107. the project for flood control,',
'las vegas wash and tributaries flamingo and tropicana washes , nevada, authorized by section 101 13 of public law 102',
'580 is modified to include as a part of the project channel crossings that are necessary for those existing and',
'proposed highways and roads shown on the clark county comprehensive plan transportation element, approved by the clark county board of',
'county commissioners on october 1, 1996. the performance of work required for construction of such channel crossings and the costs',
'incurred in performing such work shall be considered part of the non federal sponsors responsibility to provide lands, easements, and',
'rights of way, and to perform relocations for the project. costs incurred in performing such work may not exceed $16,000,000.',
'sec. 108. atlantic intracoastal waterway bridge replacement at great bridge, chesapeake, virginia. the project for replacement of the bridge at',
'great bridge, chesapeake, virginia, authorized by section 339 h of public law 104 59 is modified to authorize the secretary',
'to construct the project at an estimated cost of $46,000,000. sec. 109. none of the funds appropriated in this act,',
'or any other act, shall be used to study or implement any plans privatizing, divesting or transferring of any civil',
'works missions, functions, or responsibilities for the u.s. army corps of engineers to other government agencies without specific direction in',
'a subsequent act of congress. sec. 110. the project for flood control for terminus dam, kaweah river, california, authorized by',
'section 101 b 5 of the water resources development act of 1996, is modified to authorize the secretary of the',
'army, acting through the chief of engineers, to construct the project at a total cost of $50,000,000, with an estimated',
'federal share of $28,600,000 and an estimated non federal share of $21,400,000. sec. 111. the project for flood control, little',
'calumet river basin cady marsh ditch , indiana, authorized by section 401 a of public law 99 662 is modified',
'to authorize the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, to construct the project at a total',
'cost of $23,146,000, with an estimated federal cost of $17,359,000 and an estimated non federal cost of $5,787,000. sec. 112.',
'the non federal interest shall receive credit toward the non federal share of the cost of the feasibility study for',
'work performed prior to the date that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, enters into',
'the feasibility cost sharing agreement with the non federal sponsor for the indiana harbor environmental dredging, indiana, feasibility study. the',
'secretary shall provide credit for work only if the secretary determines such work integral to the feasibility study. sec. 113.',
'in satisfaction of any normal requirement for mitigation identified by the pending environmental impact study for the deepening of the',
'brownsville navigation channel, texas, the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, shall provide credit to the',
'brownsville navigation district for work performed before the completion of the environmental impact study to restore the wetlands at bahia',
'grande, lower laguna madre, and vadia ancha. such credit shall be at a ratio determined by the secretary, considering the',
'environmental value of the wetlands impacted by the project and the environmental value of the restored wetlands. the secretary shall',
'provide credit for work only if the secretary determines such work integral to the project. sec. 114. the secretary of',
'the army, acting through the chief of engineers, shall carry out the project for inland navigation, chickamauga lock and dam,',
'tennessee, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the report of the chief of',
'engineers, dated may 30, 2002, except that the secretary shall construct the project in accordance with the plan that includes',
'a 110 foot by 600 foot replacement lock at a total cost of $267,167,000. the costs of such construction shall',
'be paid one half from amounts appropriated from the general fund of the treasury and one half from amounts appropriated',
'from the inland waterways trust fund. sec. 115. the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, shall',
'conduct a study for the james river, greene county, missouri, project for flood damage reduction, greene county, missouri, and, if',
'the secretary determines that such project is feasible, may carry out the project under section 205 of the flood control',
'act of 1948 33 u.s.c. 701s . sec. 116. section 101 a 21 , amite river and tributaries, louisiana, of',
'the water resources development act of 1999 is amended in subsection a 21 by striking $112,900,000 and inserting $150,257,000,and by',
'striking $39,500,000 and inserting $52,589,950. sec. 117. none of the funds appropriated in this or any other act may be',
'used by the u.s. army corps of engineers to support activities related to the proposed ridge landfill in tuscarawas county,',
'ohio. sec. 118. section 101 a 19 of the water resources development act of 1999 is hereby amended to increase',
'the total project cost to $78,879,000 with an estimated federal cost of $51,271,000 and an estimated non federal cost of',
'$27,608,000 in accordance with the corps of engineers post authorization change report, dated january 2003, as amended by the chief',
'of engineers. sec. 119. the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is authorized to credit toward',
'the non federal share of the cost of the savannah harbor expansion, georgia, project, authorized by section 101 b 9',
'of the water resources development act of 1999, an amount equal to the federal share of the costs incurred by',
'the non federal interests subsequent to project authorization to the extent that the secretary determines that such costs were necessary',
'to ensure compliance with the conditions of the project authorization. sec. 120. the project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, rose bay,',
'volusia county, florida, being carried out under section 206 of the water resources development act of 1996 33 u.s.c. 2330',
', is modified to direct the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, to credit toward the',
'non federal share of the cost of the project the costs incurred by the florida department of transportation in constructing',
'that portion of the united states highway 1 bridge that the secretary determines is required for the proper functioning of',
'the project. sec. 121. the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, shall modify the shoreline management',
'plan for lake cumberland, kentucky, to allow for construction of a privately owned moorage facility at woodson bend peninsula on',
'the south fork of the cumberland river at lake cumberland. sec. 122. the non federal sponsor shall receive credit in',
'an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 toward their share of the cost of des moines recreational river and greenbelt, iowa,',
'projects for work performed by the sponsor, or others on behalf of the sponsor, including planning, design, and construction performed',
'after october 1, 2002, provided the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, determines that such work',
'is completed in accordance with u.s. army corps of engineers standards and procedures and is integral to the des moines',
'recreational river and greenbelt project. sec. 123. the project for flood damage reduction, turkey creek basin, kansas city, missouri, and',
'kansas city, kansas, authorized by section 101 a 24 of public law 106 53, is modified to authorize the secretary',
'of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, to construct the project substantially in accordance with the plans and',
'subject conditions, recommended in a final report of the chief of engineers if a favorable report of the chief is',
'completed by december 31, 2003, at a total project cost of $73,380,000 with an estimated federal cost of $45,304,000 and',
'an estimated non federal cost of $28,076,000. the non federal interest shall receive credit toward the non federal share of',
'project costs for construction work performed by the non federal interest before execution of the project cooperation agreement if the',
'secretary finds that the work performed by the non federal interest is integral to the project. sec. 124. the secretary',
'of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is authorized and directed to design and construct portions of the',
'long lake environmental restoration project, indiana, that are located on non federally owned land in accordance with section 206 of',
'public law 104 303, as amended. notwithstanding the provisions of section 206, the secretary of the army, acting through the',
'chief of engineers, is authorized and directed to design and construct all the components of the long lake, indiana, environmental',
'restoration project that are located on federal land at full federal expense as identified in the long lake, indiana, reconnaissance',
'report, dated october 2002, and as further modified by subsequent study. after completion of the project, the secretary of the',
'army shall seek reimbursement from the secretary of the interior of an amount equal to the costs of the project',
'allocated to benefits to the indiana dunes national lakeshore. sec. 125. section 514 of the water resources development act of',
'1999 is amended by striking 2000 and 2001 in subsection g and inserting 2003 and 2004. sec. 126. section 595',
'of the water resources development act of 1999 is amended by striking sec. 595. rural nevada and montana. and inserting',
'in lieu thereof sec. 595. rural nevada, montana, and idaho. and in b strike and montana. and insert in lieu',
'thereof , montana, and idaho. and in c strike and montana, and insert in lieu thereof , montana, and idaho,',
'and in h 1 strike and and insert after h 2 and; 3 $25,000,000 for idaho;. sec. 127. southern and',
'eastern kentucky. a project purposes. section 531 b of the water resources development act of 1996 110 stat. 3773 is',
'amended by inserting before and resource the following: , environmental restoration,. b definition. section 531 g of such act 110',
'stat. 3774 is amended by inserting after lee, the following: bath, rowan,. c authorization of appropriations. section 531 h of',
'such act 110 stat. 3774; 113 stat. 348 is amended by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $40,000,000. sec. 128. with respect',
'to the pre construction engineering and design for the environmental dredging project at ashtabula river, ohio, for which funds are',
'made available under this heading, the non federal interest shall receive credit toward the non federal share of the cost',
'of the pre construction engineering and design work performed in kind after the date of execution of the design agreement.',
'sec. 129. section 313 h 2 of the water resources development act of 1992 is amended by striking armstrong, beford,',
'blair, cambria, clearfield, fayette, franklin, fulton, huntingdon, indiana, juniata, mifflin, somerset, snyder and westmoreland counties and inserting allegheny, armstrong, bedford,',
'blair, cambria, clearfield, fayette, franklin, fulton, greene, huntingdon, indiana, juniata, mifflin, somerset, snyder, washington, and westmoreland counties. sec. 130. herring',
'creek tall timbers, maryland. a in general. using funds made available by this act, the secretary of the army, acting',
'through the chief of engineers, may provide immediate corrective maintenance to the project at herring creek tall timbers, maryland, at',
'full federal expense. b inclusions. the corrective maintenance described in subsection a , and any other maintenance performed after the',
'date of enactment of this act with respect to the project described in that subsection, may include repair or replacement,',
'as appropriate, of the foundation and structures adjacent and structurally integral to the project. title ii department of the interior',
'central utah project central utah project completion account for carrying out activities authorized by the central utah project completion act,',
'$34,902,000, to remain available until expended, of which $11,259,000 shall be deposited into the utah reclamation mitigation and conservation account',
'for use by the utah reclamation mitigation and conservation commission. in addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related',
'responsibilities of the secretary of the interior, $1,326,000, to remain available until expended. bureau of reclamation the following appropriations shall',
'be expended to execute authorized functions of the bureau of reclamation: water and related resources including transfer of funds for',
'management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation',
'of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related federal responsibilities to native americans, and related grants to, and cooperative',
'and other agreements with, state and local governments, indian tribes, and others, $813,491,000, to remain available until expended, of which',
'$36,400,000 shall be available for transfer to the upper colorado river basin fund and $34,327,000 shall be available for transfer',
'to the lower colorado river basin development fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to',
'the colorado river dam fund; of which $4,600,000 shall be for on reservation water development, feasibility studies, and related administrative',
'costs under public law 106 163; and of which not more than $500,000 is for high priority projects which shall',
'be carried out by the youth conservation corps, as authorized by 16 u.s.c. 1706: provided, that such transfers may be',
'increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: provided further, that of the total appropriated, the amount for',
'program activities that can be financed by the reclamation fund or the bureau of reclamation special fee account established by',
'16 u.s.c. 460l 6a i shall be derived from that fund or account: provided further, that funds contributed under 43',
'u.s.c. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which contributed: provided further, that funds advanced under 43 u.s.c.',
'397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated',
'under this heading: provided further, that $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein shall be deposited in the san gabriel basin',
'restoration fund established by section 110 of division b, title i of public law 106 554, as amended: provided further,',
'that funds available for expenditure for the departmental irrigation drainage program may be expended by the bureau of reclamation for',
'site remediation on a non reimbursable basis: provided further, that section 301 of public law 102 250, reclamation states emergency',
'drought relief act of 1991, as amended, is amended further by inserting 2002, and 2003 in lieu of and 2002:',
'provided further, that the bureau of reclamation is authorized hereafter to negotiate and enter into financial assistance agreements with public',
'and private agencies, organizations, and institutions for activities under the lake tahoe regional wetlands development program: provided further, that the',
'costs associated with such activities will be nonreimbursable. central valley project restoration fund for carrying out the programs, projects, plans,',
'and habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the central valley project improvement act, $48,904,000, to be derived from such',
'sums as may be collected in the central valley project restoration fund pursuant to sections 3407 d , 3404 c',
'3 , 3405 f , and 3406 c 1 of public law 102 575, to remain available until expended: provided,',
'that the bureau of reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration',
'payments authorized by section 3407 d of public law 102 575. policy and administration for necessary expenses of policy, administration,',
'and related functions in the office of the commissioner, the denver office, and offices in the five regions of the',
'bureau of reclamation, to remain available until expended, $54,870,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund and be nonreimbursable as',
'provided in 43 u.s.c. 377: provided, that no part of any other appropriation in this act shall be available for',
'activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. administrative provision appropriations for the bureau of reclamation shall be available',
'for purchase of not to exceed 16 passenger motor vehicles, of which 12 are for replacement only. general provisions department',
'of the interior sec. 201. in order to increase opportunities for indian tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water',
'resources, in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, the secretary of the interior, acting through the commissioner of the bureau of',
'reclamation, is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with any indian tribe, institution of higher education, national indian',
'organization, or tribal organization pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 6301 6308. nothing in this act is intended to modify or limit',
'the provisions of the indian self determination act 25 u.s.c. 45 et seq. . sec. 202. a none of the',
'funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for',
'the interceptor drain for the san luis unit until development by the secretary of the interior and the state of',
'california of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the state of california as approved by',
'the administrator of the environmental protection agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the san luis drainage waters. b the',
'costs of the kesterson reservoir cleanup program and the costs of the san joaquin valley drainage program shall be classified',
'by the secretary of the interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the cleanup program',
'alternative repayment plan and the sjvdp alternative repayment plan described in the report entitled repayment report, kesterson reservoir cleanup program',
'and san joaquin valley drainage program, february 1995, prepared by the department of the interior, bureau of reclamation. any future',
'obligations of funds by the united states relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the san',
'luis unit shall be fully reimbursable by san luis unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to federal reclamation',
'law. sec. 203. section 212 of the energy and water development appropriations act, 2001 114 stat. 1441b 13 is amended',
'as follows: 1 in subsection a 2 a by inserting all real and personal property rights and interests associated with',
'such conduits and canals, all water rights of whatever nature or kind associated therewith, and before all recreational facilities; and',
'b by inserting and improvements after recreational facilities. 2 in subsection b a by striking as soon as practicable after',
'date of enactment of this act and inserting by no later than june 30, 2003,; and b by inserting including',
'all real and personal property rights, water rights, and facilities held by or appropriated to the united states after all',
'right, title, and interest in and to the sly park unit to the district. 3 in subsection c a by',
'striking the secretary and inserting 1 subject to paragraph 2 , the secretary; b by inserting and subsequent interim renewal',
'contracts associated therewith after contract number 14 06 200 949ir3; and c by adding at the end the following: 2',
'the amount the secretary is authorized to receive under paragraph 1 shall be reduced by an amount equal to any',
'payments received by the united states from the district under the contracts referred to in paragraph 1 in the period',
'beginning on the date of the enactment of this act and ending on the date of conveyance of the sly',
'park unit under this section.. sec. 204. section 110 a 3 a i of division b of the miscellaneous appropriations',
'act, 2001 as enacted into law by section 1 a 4 of public law 106 554 , is further amended',
'by inserting , including all expenditures made by the central basin municipal water district between february 11, 1993, and december',
'21, 2000 before the semi colon. sec. 205. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or',
'any other act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to purchase or lease water in',
'the middle rio grande or the carlsbad projects in new mexico unless said purchase or lease is in compliance with',
'the purchase requirements of section 202 of public law 106 60. sec. 206. funds under this title for drought emergency',
'assistance shall be made available primarily for leasing of water for specified drought related purposes from willing lessors, in compliance',
'with existing state laws and administered under state water priority allocation. such leases may be entered into with an option',
'to purchase: provided, that such purchase is approved by the state in which the purchase takes place and the purchase',
'does not cause economic harm within the state in which the purchase is made. sec. 207. restoration of fish, wildlife,',
'and associated habitats in watersheds of certain lakes. a in general. in carrying out section 2507 of public law 107',
'171, the secretary of the interior, acting through the commissioner of reclamation, shall 1 subject to paragraph 3 , provide',
'water and assistance under that section only for the pyramid, summit, and walker lakes in the state of nevada; 2',
'use $1,000,000 for the creation of a fish hatchery at walker lake to benefit the walker river paiute tribe; and',
'3 use $2,000,000 to provide grants, to be divided equally, to the state of nevada, the state of california, the',
'truckee meadows water authority, and the pyramid lake paiute tribe, to implement the truckee river settlement act, public law 101',
'618. b administration. the secretary of the interior, acting through the commissioner of reclamation, may provide financial assistance to state',
'and local public agencies, indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and individuals to carry out this section and section 2507 of public',
'law 107 171. sec. 208. the commissioner of the bureau of reclamation is directed to increase the use of the',
'private sector in performing planning, engineering and design work for bureau of reclamation projects to 10 percent in fiscal year',
'2003, and in each subsequent year until the level of work is at least 40 percent for the planning, engineering',
'and design work conducted by the bureau of reclamation. sec. 209. using previously appropriated funds, the bureau of reclamation is',
'directed to undertake activities related to the development of the north central montana rural water supply system. such sums shall',
'remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. sec. 210. section 8 of public law 104 298 the water desalination',
'act of 1996 is amended further by 1 in paragraph a by striking 2002 and inserting in lieu thereof 2004;',
'and 2 in paragraph b by striking 2002 and inserting in lieu thereof 2004. sec. 211. a north las vegas',
'water reuse project. 1 authorization. the secretary of the interior, in cooperation with the appropriate local authorities, may participate in',
'the design, planning, and construction of the north las vegas water reuse project hereinafter referred to as the project to',
'reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the north las vegas utility division service area of the city',
'of north las vegas and county of clark, nevada. 2 cost share. the federal share of the cost of the',
'project shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost. 3 limitation. funds provided by the secretary shall not be',
'used for the operation or maintenance of the project. 4 funding. funds appropriated pursuant to section 1631 of the reclamation',
'wastewater and groundwater study and facilities act 43 u.s.c. 390h 13 may be used for the project. b reclamation wastewater',
'and groundwater study and facilities act. design, planning, and construction of the project authorized by this act shall be in',
'accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, the reclamation wastewater and groundwater study and facilities act 43 u.s.c.',
'390h et seq. , as amended. sec. 212. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this division',
'or any prior energy and water development appropriations act may be used for the settlement agreement of sumner peck ranch,',
'inc. v. bureau of reclamation civ. no f 91 048 oww e.d. cal . sec. 213. section 201 d of',
'the salton sea reclamation act of 1998 public law 105 372 is amended by striking $3,000,000 and inserting in lieu',
'thereof, $10,000,000. sec. 214. the secretary of the interior, acting through the bureau of reclamation, shall conduct a feasibility study',
'of options for additional water storage in the yakima river basin, washington, with emphasis on the feasibility of storage of',
'columbia river water in the potential black rock reservoir and the benefit of additional storage to endangered and threatened fish,',
'irrigated agriculture, and municipal water supply. there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry',
'out this act. sec. 215. the secretary of the interior, in carrying out calfed related activities, may undertake feasibility studies',
'for sites reservoir, los vaqueros reservoir enlargement, and upper san joaquin storage projects. these storage studies should be pursued along',
'with ongoing environmental and other projects in a balanced manner. title iii department of energy energy programs energy supply for',
'department of energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for',
'energy supply activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq.',
', including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction,',
'or expansion, $701,477,000, to remain available until expended. non defense environmental management for department of energy expenses, including the purchase,',
'construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non defense environmental management activities in carrying',
'out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or',
'condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $215,100,000, to remain',
'available until expended. uranium facilities maintenance and remediation for necessary expenses to maintain, decontaminate, decommission, and otherwise remediate uranium processing',
'facilities, $456,539,000, of which $340,329,000, shall be derived from the uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund, all of which shall',
'remain available until expended. science for department of energy expenses including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital',
'equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act',
'42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant',
'or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not to exceed 28 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $3,305,894,000,',
'to remain available until expended. nuclear waste disposal for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of public',
'law 97 425, as amended, including the acquisition of real property or facility construction or expansion, $145,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended and to be derived from the nuclear waste fund: provided, that not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be provided',
'to the state of nevada solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of state employees, to conduct scientific oversight',
'responsibilities and participate in licensing activities pursuant to the nuclear waste policy act of 1982, public law 97 425, as',
'amended: provided further, that $7,000,000 shall be provided to affected units of local governments, as defined in public law 97',
'425, to conduct appropriate activities pursuant to the act: provided further, that the distribution of the funds as determined by',
'the units of local government shall be approved by the department of energy: provided further, that the funds for the',
'state of nevada shall be made available solely to the nevada division of emergency management by direct payment and units',
'of local government by direct payment: provided further, that within 90 days of the completion of each federal fiscal year,',
'the nevada division of emergency management and the governor of the state of nevada and each local entity shall provide',
'certification to the department of energy that all funds expended from such payments have been expended for activities authorized by',
'public law 97 425 and this act. failure to provide such certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited from',
'any further funding provided for similar activities: provided further, that none of the funds herein appropriated may be: 1 used',
'directly or indirectly to influence legislative action on any matter pending before congress or a state legislature or for lobbying',
'activity as provided in 18 u.s.c. 1913; 2 used for litigation expenses; or 3 used to support multi state efforts',
'or other coalition building activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in this act: provided further, that all proceeds and recoveries',
'realized by the secretary in carrying out activities authorized by the nuclear waste policy act of 1982, public law 97',
'425, as amended, including but not limited to, any proceeds from the sale of assets, shallbe available without further appropriation',
'and shall remain available until expended. departmental administration for salaries and expenses of the department of energy necessary for departmental',
'administration in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including',
'the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $35,000 , $207,404,000, to remain',
'available until expended, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work',
'for others notwithstanding the provisions of the anti deficiency act 31 u.s.c. 1511 et seq. : provided, that such increases',
'in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount, to remain available until expended:',
'provided further, that moneys received by the department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $120,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 may',
'be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, and may remain available until expended, as authorized by section',
'201 of public law 95 238, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 u.s.c. 3302: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated',
'shall be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous revenues received during fiscal year 2003 so as to result in a',
'final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $87,404,000. office of the inspector general',
'for necessary expenses of the office of the inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act',
'of 1978, as amended, $37,671,000, to remain available until expended. atomic energy defense activities national nuclear security administration weapons activities',
'for department of energy expenses, including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses',
'necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42',
'u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant',
'or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles not to exceed one for replacement only',
', $5,954,204,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that $12,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for project 03 d 102,',
'lanl administration building, los alamos national laboratory, los alamos, new mexico: provided further, that $113,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated',
'for project 01 d 108, microsystems and engineering sciences applications mesa , sandia national laboratories, albuquerque, new mexico. defense nuclear',
'nonproliferation for department of energy expenses, including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental',
'expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy',
'organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility',
'or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,113,630,000, to remain available until expended. naval reactors for department of',
'energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et',
'seq. , including the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and',
'facility expansion, $706,790,000, to remain available until expended. office of the administrator for necessary expenses of the office of the',
'administrator of the national nuclear security administration, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000 , $330,929,000, to',
'remain available for obligation until september 30, 2003. environmental and other defense activities defense environmental restoration and waste management for',
'department of energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for',
'atomic energy defense environmental restoration and waste management activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization',
'act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or',
'for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase of not to exceed 24 passenger motor vehicles, for',
'replacement only, $5,470,180,000, to remain available until expended. defense facilities closure projects for expenses of the department of energy to',
'accelerate the closure of defense environmental management sites, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and',
'other necessary expenses, $1,138,314,000, to remain available until expended. defense environmental management privatization for department of energy expenses for privatization',
'projects necessary for atomic energy defense environmental management activities authorized by the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101',
'et seq. , $158,399,000, to remain available until expended. other defense activities for department of energy expenses, including the purchase,',
'construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, in',
'carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition',
'or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $546,554,000, to',
'remain available until expended. defense nuclear waste disposal for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of public',
'law 97 425, as amended, including the acquisition of real property or facility construction or expansion, $315,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended. power marketing administrations bonneville power administration fund expenditures from the bonneville power administration fund, established pursuant to public',
'law 93 454, are approved for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500. during fiscal',
'year 2003, no new direct loan obligations may be made. operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration for necessary expenses of',
'operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services,',
'pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the flood control act of 1944 16 u.s.c. 825s , as applied',
'to the southeastern power area, $4,534,000, to remain available until expended; in addition, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 u.s.c. 3302,',
'up to $14,463,000 collected by the southeastern power administration pursuant to the flood control act to recover purchase power and',
'wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose',
'of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration for necessary expenses of operation and maintenance',
'of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, and for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations',
'and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500',
'in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the flood control act of 1944 16 u.s.c. 825s , as',
'applied to the southwestern power area, $27,378,000, to remain available until expended; in addition, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 u.s.c.',
'3302, not to exceed $16,455,000 in reimbursements, to remain available until expended: provided, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 u.s.c. 3302,',
'that up to $1,512,000 collected by the southwestern power administration pursuant to the flood control act to recover purchase power',
'and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole',
'purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration for carrying out',
'the functions authorized by title iii, section 302 a 1 e of the act of august 4, 1977 42 u.s.c.',
'7152 , and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, including official reception and representation expenses',
'in an amount not to exceed $1,500, $168,858,000, to remain available until expended, of which $158,605,000 shall be derived from',
'the department of the interior reclamation fund: provided, that of the amount herein appropriated, $6,100,000 is for deposit into the',
'utah reclamation mitigation and conservation account pursuant to title iv of the reclamation projects authorization and adjustment act of 1992:',
'provided further, that up to $156,124,000 collected by the western area power administration pursuant to the flood control act of',
'1944 and the reclamation project act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this',
'account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:',
'provided further, that, of the amounts appropriated in public law 107 66, not less than $400,000 to be spent as',
'described in house report 107 258 under this heading shall be nonreimbursable: provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in',
'public law 107 66 for corridor review and environmental review required for the construction of a 230 kv transmission line',
'between belfield and hettinger, not less than $200,000 shall be provided for corridor review and environmental review for the construction',
'of a high voltage line in western north dakota that would facilitate the upgrade of the miles city dc tie.',
'falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund for operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the falcon',
'and amistad dams, $2,734,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the falcon and amistad operating and',
'maintenance fund of the western area power administration, as provided in section 423 of the foreign relations authorization act, fiscal',
'years 1994 and 1995. federal energy regulatory commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the federal energy regulatory commission',
'to carry out the provisions of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including services',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to',
'exceed $3,000 , $192,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed',
'$192,000,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2003 shall be retained',
'and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that the sum herein',
'appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2003 so as to result',
'in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. general provisions department',
'of energy sec. 301. a none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to award a management',
'and operating contract, or a contract for environmental remediation or waste management in excess of $100 million in annual funding',
'at a current or former management and operating contract site or facility, or award a significant extension or expansion to',
'an existing management and operating contract, or other contract covered by this section, unless such contract is awarded using competitive',
'procedures or the secretary of energy grants, on a case by case basis, a waiver to allow for such a',
'deviation. the secretary may not delegate the authority to grant such a waiver. b within 30 days of formally notifying',
'an incumbent contractor that the secretary intends to grant such a waiver, the secretary shall submit to the subcommittees on',
'energy and water development of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate a report notifying',
'the subcommittees of the waiver and setting forth, in specificity, the substantive reasonswhy the secretary believes the requirement for competition',
'should be waived for this particular award. sec. 302. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used',
'to 1 develop or implement a workforce restructuring plan that covers employees of the department of energy; or 2 provide',
'enhanced severance payments or other benefits for employees of the department of energy, under section 3161 of the national defense',
'authorization act for fiscal year 1993 public law 102 484; 42 u.s.c. 7274h . sec. 303. none of the funds',
'appropriated by this act may be used to augment the $21,183,000 made available for obligation by this act for severance',
'payments and other benefits and community assistance grants under section 3161 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year',
'1993 public law 102 484; 42 u.s.c. 7274h unless the department of energy submits a reprogramming request subject to approval',
'by the appropriate congressional committees. sec. 304. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to prepare',
'or initiate requests for proposals rfps for a program if the program has not been funded by congress. transfers of',
'unexpended balances sec. 305. the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this act may be transferred to',
'appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. balances so transferred may be merged with funds in the',
'applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.',
'sec. 306. none of the funds in this or any other act for the administrator of the bonneville power administration',
'may be used to enter into any agreement to perform energy efficiency services outside the legally defined bonneville service territory,',
'with the exception of services provided internationally, including services provided on a reimbursable basis, unless the administrator certifies in advance',
'that such services are not available from private sector businesses. sec. 307. when the department of energy makes a user',
'facility available to universities and other potential users, or seeks input from universities and other potential users regarding significant characteristics',
'or equipment in a user facility or a proposed user facility, the department shall ensure broad public notice of such',
'availability or such need for input to universities and other potential users. when the department of energy considers the participation',
'of a university or other potential user as a formal partner in the establishment or operation of a user facility,',
'the department shall employ full and open competition in selecting such a partner. for purposes of this section, the term',
'user facility includes, but is not limited to: 1 a user facility as described in section 2203 a 2 of',
'the energy policy act of 1992 42 u.s.c. 13503 a 2 ; 2 a national nuclear security administration defense programs',
'technology deployment center/ user facility; and 3 any other departmental facility designated by the department as a user facility. sec.',
'308. the administrator of the national nuclear security administration may authorize the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production',
'plant to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such plant',
'in order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such plant: provided, that of the amount allocated to a covered',
'nuclear weapons production plant each fiscal year from amounts available to the department of energy for such fiscal year for',
'national security programs, not more than an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used for these',
'activities: provided further, that for purposes of this section, the term covered nuclear weapons production plant means the following: 1',
'the kansas city plant, kansas city, missouri; 2 the y 12 plant, oak ridge, tennessee; 3 the pantex plant, amarillo,',
'texas; and 4 the savannah river plant, south carolina. sec. 309. the administrator of the national nuclear security administration may',
'authorize the manager of the nevada operations office to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to the',
'development, test, and evaluation capabilities necessary for operations and readiness of the nevada test site: provided, that of the amount',
'allocated to the nevada operations office each fiscal year from amounts available to the department of energy for such fiscal',
'year for national security programs at the nevada test site, not more than an amount equal to 2 percent of',
'such amount may be used for these activities. sec. 310. section 310 of the energy and water development appropriations act,',
'2000 public law 106 60 , is hereby repealed. sec. 311. funds appropriated by this or any other act, or',
'made available by the transfer of funds in this act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by',
'the congress for purposes of section 504 of the national security act of 1947 50 u.s.c. 414 during fiscal year',
'2003 until the enactment of the intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2003. sec. 312. none of the funds in',
'this act may be used to dispose of transuranic waste in the waste isolation pilot plant which contains concentrations of',
'plutonium in excess of 20 percent by weight for the aggregate of any material category on the date of enactment',
'of this act, or is generated after such date. for the purposes of this section, the material categories of transuranic',
'waste at the rocky flats environmental technology site include: 1 ash residues; 2 salt residues; 3 wet residues; 4 direct',
'repackage residues; and 5 scrub alloy as referenced in the final environmental impact statement on management of certain plutonium residues',
'and scrub alloy stored at the rocky flats environmental technology site. sec. 313. funds appropriated in public law 107 066',
'for the kachemak bay submarine cable project may be available to reimburse the local sponsor for the federal share of',
'the project costs assumed by the local sponsor prior to final passage of that act. sec. 314. stay and reinstatement',
'of ferc license no. 11393. a upon the request of the licenseefor ferc project no. 11393, the federal energy regulatory',
'commission shall issue an order staying the license. b upon the request of the licensee for ferc project no. 11393,',
'but not later than 6 years after the date that the federal energy regulatory commission receives written notice that construction',
'of the swan tyee transmission line is completed, the federal energy regulatory commission shall issue an order lifting the stay',
'and make the effective date of the license the date on which the stay is lifted. c upon request of',
'the licensee for ferc project no. 11393 and notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the federal power',
'act for the commencement of construction, the commission shall, after reasonable notice and in accordance with the good faith, due',
'diligence, and public interest requirements of that section, extend the time period during which licensee is required to commence the',
'construction of the project for not more than one 2 year time period. sec. 315. a none of the funds',
'made available under the accounts non defense environmental management, uranium facilities maintenance and remediation, defense environmental restoration and waste management,',
'or defense facilities closure projects may be obligated at a department of energy site or laboratory, or in association with',
'a site or laboratory, if the effect of such would result in the department of energy exceeding for that site',
'or laboratory the comparable current year level of funding, or the amount of the fiscal year 2003 budget request, whichever',
'is greater. b the limitation of subsection a will not apply to a site or laboratory after such time that',
'the department has entered into a site performance management plan for that site or laboratory consistent with the intent of',
'the departments environmental management acceleration and reform initiative. sec. 316. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the national nuclear security',
'administration is prohibited from taking any actions adversely affecting employment at the nevada operations office for a period of not',
'less than 365 days, unless the administrator seeks and is granted a waiver, in writing, from the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations. sec. 317. notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, using funds appropriated in this title, the secretary',
'of energy shall proceed with planning and analyses for external regulation of the departments laboratories under the office of science',
'as directed in the statement of managers accompanying this bill. title iv independent agencies appalachian regional commission for expenses necessary',
'to carry out the programs authorized by the appalachian regional development act of 1965, as amended, and, for necessary expenses',
'for the federal co chairman and the alternate on the appalachian regional commission, for payment of the federal share of',
'the administrative expenses of the commission, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,',
'$71,290,000, to remain available until expended. defense nuclear facilities safety board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the defense',
'nuclear facilities safety board in carrying out activities authorized by the atomic energy act of 1954, as amended by public',
'law 100 456, section 1441, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended. delta regional authority salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the delta regional authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the delta regional authority act of',
'2000, notwithstanding section 382n of said act, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. denali commission for expenses of the denali',
'commission including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $48,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended. nuclear regulatory commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the commission in carrying out the purposes',
'of the energy reorganization act of 1974, as amended, and the atomic energy act of 1954, as amended, including official',
'representation expenses not to exceed $15,000 , and purchase of promotional items for use in the recruitment of individuals for',
'employment, $578,184,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the amount appropriated herein, $24,900,000 shall be derived from the',
'nuclear waste fund: provided further, that revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $520,087,000',
'in fiscal year 2003 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c.',
'3302, and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount',
'of revenues received during fiscal year 2003 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation estimated at',
'not more than $58,097,000. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out',
'the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $6,800,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that revenues',
'from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $6,392,000 in fiscal year 2003 shall be retained',
'and be available until expended, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302: provided further, that',
'the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2003 so as to',
'result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation estimated at not more than $408,000. nuclear waste technical review board salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the nuclear waste technical review board, as authorized by public law 100 203, section',
'5051, $3,200,000, to be derived from the nuclear waste fund, and to remain available until expended. title v general provisions',
'sec. 501. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to',
'influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before congress, other than to communicate to members of congress',
'as described in 18 u.s.c. 1913. sec. 502. a purchase of american made equipment and products. it is the sense',
'of the congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this',
'act should be american made. b notice requirement. in providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any',
'entity using funds made available in this act, the head of each federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall',
'provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection a by the congress. c prohibition of contracts',
'with persons falsely labeling products as made in america. 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 inscription with the same',
'meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the united states that is not made in the united states,',
'the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this act, pursuant',
'to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, code of federal regulations.',
'sec. 503. none of the funds made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality',
'of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or',
'any other appropriation act. sec. 504. section 309 of title iii denali commission of division c other matters of public',
'law 105 277, as amended, is further amended by striking 2003 and inserting in lieu thereof thereafter. sec. 505. extension',
'of prohibition of oil and gas drilling in the great lakes. section 503 of the energy and water development appropriations',
'act, 2002 115 stat. 512 , is amended by striking 2002 and 2003 and inserting 2002 through 2005. sec. 506.',
'clarification of indemnification to promote economic development. title 42 u.s.c. sec. 7274q is amended in subsection b 2 , by',
'adding the following new subsection: d any successor, assignee, transferee, lender or lessee of a person or entity described in',
'subparagraphs a through c .. sec. 507. the director of the office of management and budget shall transmit to the',
'congress by april 1, 2003, a cross cut budget displaying, by fiscal year, all calfed bay delta program related expenditures',
'by the federal government, actual and projected, for fiscal years 1996 through 2004. this division may be cited as the',
'energy and water development appropriations act, 2003. division e foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, 2003 making appropriations',
'for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes.',
'that the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year',
'ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i export and investment assistance export import bank of the',
'united states the export import bank of the united states is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of',
'funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments',
'without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the government corporation control act, as may be',
'necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: provided, that none of the funds',
'available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear',
'equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear weapon state as defined in article ix of the',
'treaty on the non proliferation of nuclear weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this act, that has',
'detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this act: provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 c',
'of public law 103 428, as amended, sections 1 a and b of public law 103 428 shall remain in',
'effect through september 30, 2003. subsidy appropriation for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied aid grants',
'as authorized by section 10 of the export import bank act of 1945, as amended, $512,900,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2006: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section',
'502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that such sums shall remain available until september 30, 2021',
'for the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005,',
'and 2006: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated by this act or any prior act appropriating funds for',
'foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for tied aid credits or grants may be used for any other purpose',
'except through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that funds appropriated by this paragraph are',
'made available notwithstanding section 2 b 2 of the export import bank act of 1945, in connection with the purchase',
'or lease of any product by any east european country, any baltic state or any agency or national thereof. administrative',
'expenses for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses',
'for members of the board of directors, $68,300,000: provided, that the export import bank may accept, and use, payment or',
'services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application',
'for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: provided further, that, notwithstanding subsection b of section 117 of',
'the export enhancement act of 1992, subsection a thereof shall remain in effect until october 1, 2003. overseas private investment',
'corporation noncredit account the overseas private investment corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided',
'by 31 u.s.c. 9104, such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with',
'law as may be necessary: provided, that the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance',
'programs including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000 shall not exceed $39,885,000: provided',
'further, that project specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated',
'with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the foreign assistance act of 1961,',
'shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. program account for the cost of direct and',
'guaranteed loans, $24,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, to be derived by transfer',
'from the overseas private investment corporation non credit account: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,',
'shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that such sums shall',
'be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2003 and 2004: provided',
'further, that such sums shall remain available through fiscal year 2011 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated',
'in fiscal year 2003, and through fiscal year 2012 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated in fiscal',
'year 2004. in addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may',
'be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the overseas private',
'investment corporation noncredit account and merged with said account. funds appropriated to the president trade and development agency for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $44,512,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2004. in addition, for an additional amount for trade and development agency for trade capacity building assistance,',
'$2,500,000, to remain available until september 30, 2003: provided, that any funds made available by this paragraph shall be made',
'available subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. title ii bilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to',
'the president for expenses necessary to enable the president to carry out the provisions of the foreign assistance act of1961,',
'and for other purposes, to remain available until september 30, 2003, unless otherwise specified herein, as follows: united states agency',
'for international development child survival and health programs fund including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the',
'provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, for child survival, health,',
'and family planning/ reproductive health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $1,836,500,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2005: provided, that this amount shall be made available for such activities as: 1 immunization programs; 2 oral',
'rehydration programs; 3 health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related',
'education programs; 4 assistance for displaced and orphaned children; 5 programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research',
'on, hiv/aids, tuberculosis, malaria, polio and other infectious diseases; and 6 family planning/ reproductive health: provided further, that none of',
'the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for nonproject assistance, except that funds may be made available',
'for such assistance for ongoing health activities: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed',
'$150,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight of child',
'survival, maternal and family planning/reproductive health, and infectious disease programs: provided further, that the following amounts should be allocated as',
'follows: $324,000,000 for child survival and maternal health; $27,000,000 for vulnerable children; $591,500,000 for hiv/aids including not less than $18,000,000',
'which should be made available to support the development of microbicides as a means for combating hiv/aids; $155,500,000 for other',
'infectious diseases; $368,500,000 for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species; and $120,000,000',
'for unicef: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, and in addition to funds allocated under the',
'previous proviso, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a united states',
'contribution to the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria, and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary',
'to make timely payment for projects and activities: provided further, that the cumulative amount of united states contributions to the',
'global fund may not exceed the total resources provided by other donors and available for use by the global fund:',
'provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available for hiv/aids programs and activities, up to',
'$10,500,000 should be made available for the international aids vaccine initiative, and up to $100,000,000 should be made available for',
'the international mother and child hiv prevention initiative: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to',
'$60,000,000 may be made available for a united states contribution to the vaccine fund, and up to $6,000,000 may be',
'transferred to and merged with funds appropriated by this act under the heading operating expenses of the united states agency',
'for international development for costs directly related to international health, but funds made available for such costs may not be',
'derived from amounts made available for contribution under the preceding provisos: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of this',
'act, funds appropriated under this heading that are available for child survival and health programs shall be apportioned to the',
'united states agency for international development, and the authority of sections 632 a or 632 b of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961, or any comparable provision of law, may not be used to transfer or allocate any part of',
'such funds to the department of health and human services including any office of that agency, except that the authority',
'of those sections may be used to transfer or allocate up to $25,000,000 of such funds to the centers for',
'disease control and prevention: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available to',
'continue to support the provision of wheelchairs for needy persons in developing countries: provided further, that none of the funds',
'made available in this act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations may be made available to any organization or',
'program which, as determined by the president of the united states, supports or participates in the management of a program',
'of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this act may be',
'used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any',
'person to practice abortions: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this act may be used to',
'lobby for or against abortion: provided further, that in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall',
'be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access',
'to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet',
'the following requirements: 1 service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas,',
'or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method',
'of family planning this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting',
'and planning purposes ; 2 the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: a',
'an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or b program personnel for achieving a numerical target or',
'quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning;',
'3 the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program',
'of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individuals decision not to',
'accept family planning services; 4 the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks',
'of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side',
'effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 5 the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive',
'drugs and devices and medicalprocedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised',
'of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the administrator of the',
'united states agency for international development determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph 1',
', 2 , 3 , or 5 of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements',
'contained in paragraph 4 of this proviso, the administrator shall submit to the committees on appropriations a report containing a',
'description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the agency: provided further, that in awarding grants for natural',
'family planning under section 104 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of',
'such applicants religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with',
'the requirements of the previous proviso: provided further, that for purposes of this or any other act authorizing or appropriating',
'funds for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, the term motivate, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall',
'not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: provided',
'further, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961: provided further, that the funds under this heading that are available for the',
'treatment and prevention of hiv/aids should also include programs and activities that are designed to maintain and preserve the families',
'of those persons living with hiv/aids and to reduce the numbers of orphans created by hiv/aids. development assistance for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, and 131, and chapter 10 of part i of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961, $1,389,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that none of the funds',
'appropriated under title ii of this act that are managed by or allocated to the united states agency for international',
'developments global development secretariat, may be made available except through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided',
'further, that $159,000,000 should be allocated for trade capacity building: provided further, that $218,000,000 should be allocated for basic education,',
'of which $20,000,000 should be made available only for programs to increase the professional competence of national and regional education',
'administrators: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for any activity which',
'is in contravention to the convention on international trade in endangered species of flora and fauna: provided further, that of',
'the funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for assistance programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims',
'of war, not to exceed $32,500, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor',
'and provide oversight of such programs: provided further, that of the aggregate amount of the funds appropriated by this act',
'that are made available for agriculture and rural development programs, $25,000,000 should be made available for plant biotechnology research and',
'development: provided further, that not less than $2,300,000 should be made available for core support for the international fertilizer development',
'center: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $18,000,000 should be made available for',
'the american schools and hospitals abroad program: provided further, that of the funds appropriated by this act, $100,000,000 shall be',
'made available for drinking water supply projects and related activities. international disaster assistance for necessary expenses for international disaster relief,',
'rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 491 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, $230,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended. in addition, for assistance for afghanistan, $60,000,000 to remain available until expended: provided, that these funds shall',
'be used for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance for the afghan people including health and education programs, housing, to improve the',
'status of women, infrastructure, and assistance for victims of war and displaced persons. transition initiatives for necessary expenses for international',
'disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 491 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $50,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended, to support transition to democracy and to long term development of countries in crisis: provided, that such support',
'may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution',
'of conflict: provided further, that the united states agency for international development shall submit a report to the committees on',
'appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance. development credit authority including transfer of funds',
'for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, as authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961, funds may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this act to carry out part i',
'of such act and under the heading assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states: provided, that such funds when',
'added to the funds transferred pursuant to the authority contained under this heading in public law 107 115, shall not',
'exceed $24,500,000, which shall be made available only for micro and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which',
'further the purposes of part i of the act: provided further, that such costs shall be as defined in section',
'502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that the provisions of section 107a d relating to general',
'provisions applicable to the development credit authority of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of',
'h.r. 1486 as reported by the house committee on international relations on may 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct',
'loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by',
'the united states agency for international development, $7,591,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for operating',
'expenses of the united states agency for international development: provided further, that funds made available under this heading shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2007. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund for payment to the foreign service',
'retirement and disability fund, as authorized by the foreign service act of 1980, $45,200,000. operating expenses of the united states',
'agency for international development for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667, $572,000,000: provided, that none of',
'the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading capital investment fund may be made available to finance the',
'construction including architect and engineering services , purchase, or long term lease of offices for use by the united states',
'agency for international development, unless the administrator has identified such proposed construction including architect and engineering services , purchase, or',
'long term lease of offices in a report submitted to the committees on appropriations at least 15 days prior to',
'the obligation of these funds for such purposes: provided further, that the previous proviso shall not apply where the total',
'cost of construction including architect and engineering services , purchase, or long term lease of offices does not exceed $1,000,000.',
'capital investment fund for necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information',
'technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667, $43,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that this amount is',
'in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, up',
'to $10,000,000 may be made available for costs related to the construction of temporary, secure facilities for united states agency',
'for international development personnel in afghanistan: provided further, that the administrator of the united states agency for international development shall',
'assess fair and reasonable rental payments for the use of space by employees of other united states government agencies in',
'buildings constructed using funds appropriated under this heading, and such rental payments shall be deposited into this account as an',
'offsetting collection: provided further, that the rental payments collected pursuant to the previous proviso and deposited as an offsetting collection',
'shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that',
'the assignment of united states government employees or contractors to space in buildings constructed using funds appropriated under this heading',
'shall be subject to the concurrence of the administrator of the united states agency for international development: provided further, that',
'funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the committees',
'on appropriations. operating expenses of the united states agency for international development office of inspector general for necessary expenses to',
'carry out the provisions of section 667, $33,300,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004, which sum shall be available',
'for the office of the inspector general of the united states agency for international development. other bilateral economic assistance economic',
'support fund for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part ii, $2,270,000,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2004: provided, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $600,000,000 shall be available',
'only for israel, which sum shall be available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed',
'within 30 days of the enactment of this act: provided further, that not less than $615,000,000 shall be available only',
'for egypt, which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance shall be',
'provided with the understanding that egypt will undertake significant economic reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken in',
'previous fiscal years, and of which not less than $200,000,000 shall be provided as commodity import program assistance: provided further,',
'that in exercising the authority to provide cash transfer assistance for israel, the president shall ensure that the level of',
'such assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from the united states to',
'such country and that israel enters into a side letter agreement in an amount proportional to the fiscal year 1999',
'agreement: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $250,000,000 should be made available for assistance for jordan:',
'provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $1,000,000 should be used to further legal reforms',
'in the west bank and gaza, including judicial training on commercial disputes and ethics: provided further, that not to exceed',
'$200,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading in this act may be made available for the costs, as defined',
'in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, of modifying direct loans and guarantees for pakistan: provided further,',
'thatnot to exceed $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading in public law 107 206, the supplemental appropriations act',
'for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the united states, fy 2002, may be made available for',
'the costs, as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, of modifying direct loans and guarantees',
'for jordan: provided further, that not less than $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available',
'for cyprus to be used only for scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at',
'reunification of the island and designed to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities on cyprus:',
'provided further, that not less than $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for assistance',
'for lebanon to be used, among other programs, for scholarships and direct support of the american educational institutions in lebanon:',
'provided further, that notwithstanding section 534 a of this act, funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for',
'assistance for the central government of lebanon shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations:',
'provided further, that the government of lebanon should enforce the custody and international pickup orders, issued during calendar year 2001,',
'of lebanons civil courts regarding abducted american children in lebanon: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading,',
'$60,000,000 shall be made available for the united states agency for international development for assistance for indonesia: provided further, that',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the democratic',
'republic of timor leste of which up to $1,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the united states agency',
'for international development: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,000,000 should be made',
'available for assistance for countries to implement and enforce the kimberley process certification scheme: provided further, that $3,000,000 should be',
'made available for the international youth exchange program for secondary school students from countries with significant muslim populations: provided further,',
'that funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide assistance to the',
'national democratic alliance of sudan to strengthen its ability to protect civilians from attacks, slave raids, and aerial bombardment by',
'the sudanese government forces and its militia allies, and the provision of such funds shall be subject to the regular',
'notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that in the previous proviso, the term assistance includes non lethal,',
'non food aid such as blankets, medicine, fuel, mobile clinics, water drilling equipment, communications equipment to notify civilians of aerial',
'bombardment, non military vehicles, tents, and shoes: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than',
'$10,000,000 should be made available during fiscal year 2003 for a contribution to the special court for sierra leone: provided',
'further, that with respect to funds appropriated under this heading in this act or prior acts making appropriations for foreign',
'operations, export financing, and related programs, the responsibility for policy decisions and justifications for the use of such funds, including',
'whether there will be a program for a country that uses those funds and the amount of each such program,',
'shall be the responsibility of the secretary of state and the deputy secretary of state and this responsibility shall not',
'be delegated. international fund for ireland for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part ii',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $25,000,000, which shall be available for the united states contribution to the international',
'fund for ireland and shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of the anglo irish agreement support act',
'of 1986 public law 99 415 : provided, that such amount shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to',
'make timely payment for projects and activities: provided further, that funds made available under this heading shall remain available until',
'september 30, 2004. assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states a for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961 and the support for east european democracy seed act of 1989, $525,000,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2004, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance and for',
'related programs for eastern europe and the baltic states: provided, that funds made available for assistance for kosovo from funds',
'appropriated under this heading and under the headings economic support fund and international narcotics control and law enforcement should not',
'exceed 15 percent of the total resources pledged by all donors for calendar year 2003 for assistance for kosovo as',
'of march 31, 2003: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this act for assistance for kosovo',
'shall be made available for large scale physical infrastructure reconstruction: provided further, that of the funds made available under this',
'heading for assistance for kosovo, up to $1,000,000 should be made available for assistance to support training programs for kosovar',
'women: provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the baltic states: provided further,',
'that of the funds made available under this heading for assistance for bulgaria, $2,000,000 should be made available to enhance',
'safety at nuclear power plants. b funds appropriated under this heading or in prior appropriations acts that are or have',
'been made available for an enterprise fund may be deposited by such fund in interest bearing accounts prior to the',
'funds disbursement of such funds for program purposes. the fund may retain for such program purposes any interest earned on',
'such deposits without returning such interest to the treasury of the united states and without further appropriation by the congress.',
'funds made available for enterprise funds shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects',
'and activities. c funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that act for the use of economic assistance.',
'd with regard to funds appropriated under this heading for the economic revitalization program in bosniaand herzegovina, and local currencies',
'generated by such funds including the conversion of funds appropriated under this heading into currency used by bosnia and herzegovina',
'as local currency and local currency returned or repaid under such program the administrator of the united states agency for',
'international development shall provide written approval for grants and loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds for such',
'purposes, and prior to the use of funds that have been returned or repaid to any lending facility or grantee.',
'e the provisions of section 529 of this act shall apply to funds made available under subsection d and to',
'funds appropriated under this heading: provided, that notwithstanding any provision of this or any other act, including provisions in this',
'subsection regarding the application of section 529 of this act, local currencies generated by, or converted from, funds appropriated by',
'this act and by previous appropriations acts and made available for the economic revitalization program in bosnia may be used',
'in eastern europe and the baltic states to carry out the provisions of the foreign assistance act of 1961 and',
'the support for east european democracy seed act of 1989. f the president is authorized to withhold funds appropriated under',
'this heading made available for economic revitalization programs in bosnia and herzegovina, if he determines and certifies to the committees',
'on appropriations that the federation of bosnia and herzegovina has not complied with article iii of annex 1 a of',
'the general framework agreement for peace in bosnia and herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that intelligence cooperation',
'on training, investigations, and related activities between state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist organizations and bosnian officials has not been',
'terminated. assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union a for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions',
'of chapters 11 and 12 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961 and the freedom support act,',
'for assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union and for related programs, $760,000,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2004: provided, that the provisions of such chapters shall apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph: provided further,',
'that of the funds made available for the southern caucasus region, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds may be',
'used for confidence building measures and other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of the regional conflicts, especially those',
'in the vicinity of abkhazia and nagorno karabagh: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less',
'than $1,500,000 should be available only to meet the health and other assistance needs of victims of trafficking in persons:',
'provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading $17,500,000 shall be made available solely for assistance for the',
'russian far east: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading in this act',
'or prior acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, that are made available pursuant to the',
'provisions of section 807 of the freedom support act public law 102 511 shall be subject to a 6 percent',
'ceiling on administrative expenses. b of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for assistance for ukraine,',
'not less than $20,000,000 should be made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives, and not less than $1,500,000 shall be',
'made available for coal mine safety programs, including mine ventilation and fire prevention and control. c of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading, not less than $90,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for armenia. d 1 of the funds',
'appropriated under this heading that are allocated for assistance for the government of the russian federation, 60 percent shall be',
'withheld from obligation until the president determines and certifies in writing to the committees on appropriations that the government of',
'the russian federation: a has terminated implementation of arrangements to provide iran with technical expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary',
'to develop a nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capability; and b is providing full',
'access to international non government organizations providing humanitarian relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in chechnya. 2 paragraph 1',
'shall not apply to a assistance to combat infectious diseases, child survival activities, or assistance for victims of trafficking in',
'persons; and b activities authorized under title v nonproliferation and disarmament programs and activities of the freedom support act. e',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $60,000,000 should be made available, in addition to funds otherwise',
'available for such purposes, for assistance for child survival, basic education, environmental and reproductive health/family planning, and to combat hiv/aids,',
'tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and for related activities. f none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be',
'made available for assistance for the government of ukraine unless the secretary of state determines and certifies to the committees',
'on appropriations that, since september 30, 2000, the government of ukraine has not facilitated or engaged in arms sales or',
'arms transfers to iraq: provided, that this paragraph shall not apply to assistance to combat infectious diseases, nuclear safety programs',
'and activities, or assistance for victims of trafficking in persons, and to activities authorized under title v nonproliferation and disarmament',
'programs and activities of the freedom support act. g section 907 of the freedom support act shall not apply to',
'1 activities to support democracy or assistance under title v of the freedom support act and section 1424 of public',
'law 104 201 or non proliferation assistance; 2 any assistance provided by the trade and development agency under section 661',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2421 ; 3 any activity carried out by a member of',
'the united states and foreign commercial service while acting within his or her official capacity; 4 any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee',
'or other assistance provided by the overseas private investment corporation under title iv of chapter 2 of part i of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2191 et seq. ; 5 any financing provided under the export import',
'bank act of 1945; or 6 humanitarian assistance. independent agencies inter american foundation for necessary expenses to carry out the',
'functions of the inter american foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the foreign assistance act of',
'1969, $16,200,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. african development foundation for necessary expenses to carry out title v',
'of the international security and development cooperation act of 1980, public law 96 533, $18,689,000, to remain available until september',
'30, 2004: provided, that funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by',
'the board of directors of the foundation: provided further, that interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for',
'which the grant was made: provided further, that this authority applies to interest earned both prior to and following enactment',
'of this provision: provided further, that notwithstanding section 505 a 2 of the african development foundation act, in exceptional circumstances',
'the board of directors of the foundation may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a',
'project: provided further, that the foundation shall provide a report to the committees on appropriations after each time such waiver',
'authority is exercised. peace corps for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the peace corps act 75 stat.',
'612 , $297,000,000, including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside',
'of the united states: provided, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for',
'abortions: provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading shall remain available until september 30, 2004: provided further, that the',
'director of the peace corps may make appointments or assignments, or extend current appointments or assignments, to permit united states',
'citizens to serve for periods in excess of five years in the case of individuals whose appointment or assignment, such',
'as regional safety security officers and employees within the office of the inspector general, involves the safety of peace corps',
'volunteers: provided further, that the director of the peace corps may make such appointments or assignments notwithstanding the provisions of',
'section 7 of the peace corps act limiting the length of an appointment or assignment, the circumstances under which such',
'an appointment or assignment may exceed five years, and the percentage of appointments or assignments that can be made in',
'excess of five years. department of state international narcotics control and law enforcement for necessary expenses to carry out section',
'481 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $197,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that during fiscal year 2003,',
'the department of state may also use the authority of section 608 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, without',
'regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the united states government for the purpose of',
'providing it to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part i of that act subject to the regular notification',
'procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000',
'shall be apportioned directly to the department of the treasury, international affairs technical assistance, to be used for financial crimes',
'and law enforcement technical assistance programs: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 should be made',
'available for the demand reduction program: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 should be made',
'available for anti trafficking in persons programs, including trafficking prevention, protection and assistance for victims, and prosecution of traffickers: provided',
'further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $24,180,000 may be available for administrative expenses. andean',
'counterdrug initiative for necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 to support counterdrug',
'activities in the andean region of south america, $700,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that in addition to the',
'funds appropriated under this heading and subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, the president may',
'make available up to an additional $31,000,000 for the andean counterdrug initiative, which may be derived from funds appropriated under',
'the heading international narcotics control and law enforcement in this act and in prior acts making appropriations for foreign operations,',
'export financing, and related programs: provided further, that in fiscal year 2003, funds available to the department of state for',
'assistance to the government of colombia shall be available to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, against activities by',
'organizations designated as terrorist organizations such as the revolutionary armed forces of colombia farc , the national liberation army eln',
', and the united self defense forces of colombia auc , and to take actions to protect human health and',
'welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: provided further, that this authority shall cease to be effective if the',
'secretary of state has credible evidence that the colombian armed forces are not conducting vigorous operations to restore government authority',
'and respect for human rights in areas under the effective control of paramilitary and guerrilla organizations: provided further, that the',
'president shall ensure that if any helicopter procured with funds under this heading is used to aid or abet the',
'operations of any illegal self defense group or illegal security cooperative, such helicopter shall be immediately returned to the united',
'states: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available to support a peruvian',
'air interdiction program until the secretary of state and director of central intelligence certify to the congress, 30 daysbefore any',
'resumption of united states involvement in a peruvian air interdiction program, that an air interdiction program that permits the ability',
'of the peruvian air force to shoot down aircraft will include enhanced safeguards and procedures to prevent the occurrence of',
'any incident similar to the april 20, 2001 incident: provided further, that the secretary of state, in consultation with the',
'administrator of the united states agency for international development, shall provide to the committees on appropriations not later than 45',
'days after the date of the enactment of this act and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under',
'this heading, a report on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading on a country by country basis',
'for each proposed program, project, or activity: provided further, that of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than',
'$250,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to the united states agency for international development, to be used for economic and social',
'programs: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading foreign military financing program, not',
'less than $5,000,000 should be made available to support a colombian armed forces unit dedicated to apprehending the leaders of',
'paramilitary organizations: provided further, that of the funds made available for assistance for colombia under this heading, up to $3,000,000',
'should be made available for commercially developed, web monitoring software, and training on the usage thereof, for the colombian national',
'police: provided further, that of the funds made available for assistance for colombia under this heading, not less than $1,500,000',
'should be made available for vehicles, equipment, and other assistance for the human rights unit of the procurador general: provided',
'further, that not more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated by this act that are used for the procurement',
'of chemicals for aerial coca and poppy fumigation programs may be made available for such programs unless the secretary of',
'state, after consultation with the administrator of the environmental protection agency epa , certifies to the committees on appropriations that',
'1 the herbicide mixture is being used in accordance with epa label requirements for comparable use in the united states',
'and any additional controls recommended by the epa for this program, and with the colombian environmental management plan for aerial',
'fumigation; 2 the herbicide mixture, in the manner it is being used, does not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects',
'to humans or the environment; 3 complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such fumigation are evaluated',
'and fair compensation is being paid for meritorious claims; and such funds may not be made available for such purposes',
'unless programs are being implemented by the united states agency for international development, the government of colombia, or other organizations,',
'in consultation with local communities, to provide alternative sources of income in areas where security permits for small acreage growers',
'whose illicit crops are targeted for fumigation: provided further, that section 482 b of the foreign assistance act of 1961',
'shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: provided further, that assistance provided with funds appropriated under this heading',
'that is made available notwithstanding section 482 b of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, shall be made',
'available subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that the provisions of section 3204',
'b through d of public law 106 246, as amended by public law 107 115, shall be applicable to funds',
'appropriated for fiscal year 2003: provided further, that no united states armed forces personnel or united states civilian contractor employed',
'by the united states will participate in any combat operation in connection with assistance made available by this act for',
'colombia: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,500,000 shall be made available for',
'assistance for the colombian national park service for training, equipment, and other assistance to protect colombias national parks and reserves:',
'provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $15,680,000 may be available for administrative expenses',
'of the department of state, and not more than $4,500,000 may be available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for',
'such purposes, for administrative expenses of the united states agency for international development. migration and refugee assistance for expenses, not',
'otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the secretary of state to provide, as authorized by law, a contribution to the',
'international committee of the red cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the international organization for migration and the united',
'nations high commissioner for refugees, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and',
'dependents as authorized by the foreign service act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title',
'5, united states code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title',
'5, united states code, $787,000,000, which shall remain available until expended: provided, that not more than $16,565,000 may be available',
'for administrative expenses: provided further, that not less than $60,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be',
'made available for refugees from the former soviet union and eastern europe and other refugees resettling in israel: provided further,',
'that funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a headquarters contribution to the international committee of the',
'red cross only if the secretary of state determines and so reports to the appropriate committees of congress that the',
'magen david adom society of israel is not being denied participation in the activities of the international red cross and',
'red crescent movement. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of',
'section 2 c of the migration and refugee assistance act of 1962, as amended 22 u.s.c. 2601 c , $26,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended. nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs for necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining',
'and related programs and activities, $306,400,000, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part ii of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 for anti terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961,',
'section 504 of the freedom support act, section 23 of the arms export control actor the foreign assistance act of',
'1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the foreign assistance act of',
'1961 for a voluntary contribution to the international atomic energy agency iaea and a voluntary contribution to the korean peninsula',
'energy development organization kedo , consistent with the provisions of section 562 of this act, and for a united states',
'contribution to the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty preparatory commission: provided further, that of this amount not to exceed $15,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended, may be made available for the nonproliferation and disarmament fund, notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation and disarmament: provided further, that such funds may also be',
'used for such countries other than the independent states of the former soviet union and international organizations when it is',
'in the national security interest of the united states to do so following consultation with the appropriate committees of congress:',
'provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the international atomic energy agency only if',
'the secretary of state determines and so reports to the congress that israel is not being denied its right to',
'participate in the activities of that agency: provided further, that of the funds made available for demining and related activities,',
'not to exceed $675,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related',
'to the operation and management of the demining program: provided further, that the secretary of state is authorized to provide',
'not to exceed $250,000 for public private partnerships for mine action by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract. department of the',
'treasury international affairs technical assistance for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961 relating to international affairs technical assistance activities , $10,800,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be',
'available notwithstanding any other provision of law. title iii military assistance funds appropriated to the president international military education and',
'training for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $80,000,000,',
'of which up to $3,000,000 may remain available until expended: provided, that the civilian personnel for whom military education and',
'training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would',
'contribute to improved civil military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: provided further, that funds',
'appropriated under this heading for military education and training for guatemala may only be available for expanded international military education',
'and training and funds made available for algeria, nigeria and guatemala may only be provided through the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations. foreign military financing program including transfer of funds for expenses necessary for grants to enable',
'the president to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the arms export control act, $4,072,000,000: provided, that of',
'the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for israel, and not',
'less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for egypt: provided further, that the funds appropriated by this',
'paragraph for israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this act: provided further, that to the',
'extent that the government of israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for israel by',
'this paragraph shall, as agreed by israel and the united states, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not',
'less than $550,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and',
'development: provided further, that except as provided in the following proviso, none of the funds appropriated by this paragraph may',
'be made available for helicopters and related support costs for colombia: provided further, that up to $93,000,000 of the funds',
'appropriated by this paragraph may be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated under the heading andean counterdrug initiative for',
'helicopters, training and other assistance for the colombian armed forces for security for the cano limon pipeline: provided further, that',
'funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the arms export control act:',
'provided further, that funds made available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph 5 c',
'of title 31, united states code, section 1501 a . none of the funds made available under this heading shall',
'be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold',
'by the united states government under the arms export control act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurements',
'has first signed an agreement with the united states government specifying the conditions under which such procurements may be financed',
'with such funds: provided, that all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification',
'procedures of section 515 of this act: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be',
'available for assistance for sudan and liberia: provided further, that funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented',
'through nongovernmental and international organizations: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for',
'assistance for guatemala: provided further, that only those countries for which assistance was justified for the foreign military sales financing',
'program in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading',
'for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not sold by the unitedstates government',
'under the arms export control act: provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum',
'rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services: provided further, that not more than $38,000,000 of the',
'funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement',
'only for use outside of the united states, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales: provided further,',
'that not more than $356,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21 e 1 a of the arms export control',
'act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the department of defense during fiscal year 2003 pursuant to section 43',
'b of the arms export control act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that foreign military financing program funds estimated to be outlayed for egypt during',
'fiscal year 2003 shall be transferred to an interest bearing account for egypt in the federal reserve bank of new',
'york within 30 days of enactment of this act . peacekeeping operations for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions',
'of section 551 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $115,000,000: provided, that none of the funds appropriated under this',
'heading shall be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. title',
'iv multilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to the president international financial institutions global environment facility for the united states contribution',
'for the global environment facility, $147,812,533, to the international bank for reconstruction and development as trustee for the global environment',
'facility, by the secretary of the treasury, to remain available until expended. contribution to the international development association for payment',
'to the international development association by the secretary of the treasury, $850,000,000, to remain available until expended. contribution to the',
'multilateral investment guarantee agency for payment to the multilateral investment guarantee agency by the secretary of the treasury, $1,631,000, for',
'the united states paid in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain available until expended. limitation on callable',
'capital subscriptions the united states governor of the multilateral investment guarantee agency may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the',
'callable capital portion of the united states share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $7,609,793. contribution',
'to the inter american investment corporation for payment to the inter american investment corporation, by the secretary of the treasury,',
'$18,351,667, for the united states share of the increase in subscriptions to capital stock, to remain available until expended. contribution',
'to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment fund for payment to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment fund',
'by the secretary of the treasury, for the united states contribution to the fund, $24,590,667, to remain available until expended.',
'contribution to the asian development fund for the united states contribution by the secretary of the treasury to the increase',
'in resources of the asian development fund, as authorized by the asian development bank act, as amended, $97,886,133, to remain',
'available until expended. contribution to the african development bank for payment to the african development bank by the secretary of',
'the treasury, $5,104,473, for the united states paid in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain available until',
'expended. limitation on callable capital subscriptions the united states governor of the african development bank may subscribe without fiscal year',
'limitation for the callable capital portion of the united states share of such capital stock in an amount not to',
'exceed $79,602,688. contribution to the african development fund for the united states contribution by the secretary of the treasury to',
'the increase in resources of the african development fund, $108,073,333, to remain available until expended. contribution to the european bank',
'for reconstruction and development for payment to the european bank for reconstruction and development by the secretary of the treasury,',
'$35,804,955 for the united states share of the paid in portion of the increase in capital stock, to remain available',
'until expended. limitation on callable capital subscriptions the united states governor of the european bank for reconstruction and development may',
'subscribewithout fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the united states share of such capital stock in an',
'amount not to exceed $123,328,178. contribution to the international fund for agricultural development for the united states contribution by the',
'secretary of the treasury to increase the resources of the international fund for agricultural development, $15,003,667, to remain available until',
'expended. international organizations and programs for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961, and of section 2 of the united nations environment program participation act of 1973, $195,150,000: provided, that',
'none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to the korean peninsula energy development organization kedo',
'or the international atomic energy agency iaea : provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less',
'than $500,000 should be made available for a united states contribution to the international coffee organization ico if the united',
'states becomes a member of the ico prior to june 1, 2003: provided further, that if the united states does',
'not rejoin the international coffee organization by june 1, 2003, the amount allocated under the previous proviso should be made',
'available for the united nations center for human settlements un habitat in addition to other funds made available for un',
'habitat under this heading. title v general provisions obligations during last month of availability sec. 501. except for the appropriations',
'entitled international disaster assistance, and united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund, not more than 15 percent of any',
'appropriation item made available by this act shall be obligated during the last month of availability. private and voluntary organizations',
'sec. 502. a none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for development assistance may be',
'made available to any united states private and voluntary organization, except any cooperative development organization, which obtains less than 20',
'percent of its total annual funding for international activities from sources other than the united states government: provided, that the',
'administrator of the united states agency for international development, after informing the committees on appropriations, may, on a case by',
'case basis, waive the restriction contained in this subsection, after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas development activities',
'of the organization, its level of volunteer support, its financial viability and stability, and the degree of its dependence for',
'its financial support on the agency. b funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title ii of this act should',
'be made available to private and voluntary organizations at a level which is at least equivalent to the level provided',
'in fiscal year 1995. limitation on residence expenses sec. 503. of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this',
'act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the united states agency for international development during',
'the current fiscal year: provided, that appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, united',
'states owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. limitation on expenses sec. 504. of the funds appropriated or',
'made available pursuant to this act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for entertainment expenses of the united states agency',
'for international development during the current fiscal year. limitation on representational allowances sec. 505. of the funds appropriated or made',
'available pursuant to this act, not to exceed $125,000 shall be available for representation allowances for the united states agency',
'for international development during the current fiscal year: provided, that appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the',
'maximum extent possible, united states owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: provided further, that of the funds',
'made available by this act for general costs of administering military assistance and sales under the heading foreign military financing',
'program, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $125,000 shall be available for',
'representation allowances: provided further, that of the funds made available by this act under the heading international military education and',
'training, not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances: provided further, that of the funds made available by',
'this act for the inter american foundation, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment and representation allowances: provided',
'further, that of the funds made available by this act for the peace corps, not to exceed a total of',
'$4,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses: provided further, that of the funds made available by this act under the',
'heading trade and development agency, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for representation and entertainment allowances. prohibition on financing',
'nuclear goods sec. 506. none of the funds appropriated or made available other than funds for nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining',
'and related programs pursuant to this act, for carrying out the foreign assistance act of 1961, may be used, except',
'for purposes of nuclear safety, to finance the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology. prohibition against direct funding for',
'certain countries sec. 507. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act shall be obligated',
'or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations to cuba, iraq, libya, north korea, iran, sudan, or syria: provided,',
'that for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees',
'of the export import bank or its agents: provided further, that assistance or other financing under this act or under',
'prior foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations acts may be provided for humanitarian and relief assistance for iraq',
'notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law, including comparable provisions contained in prior foreign operations,',
'export financing, and related programs appropriations acts, if the president determines that the provision of assistance or other financing for',
'iraq is importantto the national security interests of the united states: provided further, that such assistance or financing shall be',
'subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, except that notifications shall be transmitted at least 5',
'days in advance of obligations of funds: provided further, that the president shall submit a report to the committees on',
'appropriations on the status of the allocation, obligation and expenditure of funds made available for iraq not later than every',
'60 days during fiscal year 2003, beginning on march 1, 2003: provided further, that each such report shall include information',
'on programs, projects, and activities that are being funded or will be funded with such assistance or financing, and the',
'departments and agencies responsible for managing each such program, project, and activity: provided further, that the authority of the second',
'proviso of this section to provide assistance for iraq shall expire on the date of enactment of the first subsequent',
'supplemental appropriations act for fiscal year 2003 that contains supplemental funding for appropriations accounts contained in this act. military coups',
'sec. 508. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act shall be obligated or expended',
'to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by',
'decree or military coup: provided, that assistance may be resumed to such government if the president determines and certifies to',
'the committees on appropriations that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: provided further,',
'that the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic',
'processes: provided further, that funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations. transfers between accounts sec. 509. a none of the funds made available by this act',
'may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made',
'by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. b notwithstanding subsection a , in addition',
'to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this act, funds appropriated by this act to carry out the purposes',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the united states government pursuant',
'to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the foreign assistance act of 1961. c none of the',
'funds made available by this act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which they were not appropriated, except',
'for transfers specifically provided for in this act, unless the president, not less than five days prior to the exercise',
'of any authority contained in the foreign assistance act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written',
'policy justification to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. d any agreement for the',
'transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this act, or prior acts, entered into between the united states agency for',
'international development and another agency of the united states government under the authority of section 632 a of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the office of the inspector general',
'for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the',
'use of such funds: provided, that funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such',
'audits. deobligation/reobligation authority sec. 510. obligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out section 23 of the arms export control',
'act as of the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fiscal year are, if deobligated, hereby continued',
'available during the current fiscal year for the same purpose under any authority applicable to such appropriations under this act:',
'provided, that the authority of this section may not be used in fiscal year 2003. availability of funds sec. 511.',
'no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current',
'fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this act: provided, that funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1, 8,',
'11, and 12 of part i, section 667, chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961,',
'as amended, section 23 of the arms export control act, and funds provided under the heading assistance for eastern europe',
'and the baltic states, shall remain available for an additional four years from the date on which the availability of',
'such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of',
'availability contained in this act: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, any funds made available for',
'the purposes of chapter 1 of part i and chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of',
'1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform',
'objectives, shall remain available until expended. limitation on assistance to countries in default sec. 512. no part of any appropriation',
'contained in this act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default',
'during a period in excess of one calendar year in payment to the united states of principal or interest on',
'any loan made to the government of such country by the united states pursuant to a program for which funds',
'are appropriated under this act unless the president determines, following consultations with the committees on appropriations, that assistance to such',
'country is in the national interest of the united states. commerce and trade sec. 513. a none of the funds',
'appropriated or made available pursuant to this act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available pursuant',
'to this act to the export import bank and the overseas private investment corporation shall be obligated or expended to',
'finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export',
'by any country other than the united states, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets',
'at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury',
'to united states producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: provided, that such prohibition shall not apply to the',
'export import bank if in the judgment of its board of directors the benefits to industry and employment in theunited',
'states are likely to outweigh the injury to united states producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the',
'chairman of the board so notifies the committees on appropriations. b none of the funds appropriated by this or any',
'other act to carry out chapter 1 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall be available',
'for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the',
'growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity',
'grown or produced in the united states: provided, that this subsection shall not prohibit 1 activities designed to increase food',
'security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact in the export of agricultural commodities of',
'the united states; or 2 research activities intended primarily to benefit american producers. surplus commodities sec. 514. the secretary of',
'the treasury shall instruct the united states executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development, the international development',
'association, the international finance corporation, the inter american development bank, the international monetary fund, the asian development bank, the inter',
'american investment corporation, the north american development bank, the european bank for reconstruction and development, the african development bank, and',
'the african development fund to use the voice and vote of the united states to oppose any assistance by these',
'institutions, using funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or',
'mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to',
'united states producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. notification requirements sec. 515. for the purposes of providing the',
'executive branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds made available under this act for child survival and',
'health programs fund, development assistance, international organizations and programs, trade and development agency, international narcotics control and law enforcement, andean',
'counterdrug initiative, assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states, assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union,',
'economic support fund, peacekeeping operations, capital investment fund, operating expenses of the united states agency for international development, operating expenses',
'of the united states agency for international development office of inspector general, nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs, foreign',
'military financing program, international military education and training, peace corps, and migration and refugee assistance, shall be available for obligation',
'for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount',
'justified to the appropriations committees for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the committees on appropriations of both',
'houses of congress are previously notified 15 days in advance: provided, that the president shall not enter into any commitment',
'of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the arms export control act for the provision of major',
'defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles,',
'not previously justified to congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to congress unless the committees on',
'appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: provided further, that this section shall not apply to any',
'reprogramming for an activity, program, or project under chapter 1 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961',
'of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the congress for obligation for such activity, program, or',
'project for the current fiscal year: provided further, that the requirements of this section or any similar provision of this',
'act or any other act, including any prior act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the',
'committees on appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or',
'welfare: provided further, that in case of any such waiver, notification to the congress, or the appropriate congressional committees, shall',
'be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which',
'such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: provided further, that any notification provided',
'pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. limitation on availability of funds for international',
'organizations and programs sec. 516. subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, funds appropriated under this',
'act or any previously enacted act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, which are returned or',
'not made available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 307 a of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, shall remain available for obligation until september 30, 2004. independent states of the former soviet union sec. 517.',
'a none of the funds appropriated under the heading assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union shall',
'be made available for assistance for a government of an independent state of the former soviet union 1 unless that',
'government is making progress in implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on market principles, private ownership, respect for commercial contracts, and',
'equitable treatment of foreign private investment; and 2 if that government applies or transfers united states assistance to any entity',
'for the purpose of expropriating or seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or ventures. assistance may be furnished without',
'regard to this subsection if the president determines that to do so is in the national interest. b none of',
'the funds appropriated under the heading assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union shall be made available',
'for assistance for a government of an independent state of the former soviet union if that government directs any action',
'in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of anyother independent state of the former soviet union, such as',
'those violations included in the helsinki final act: provided, that such funds may be made available without regard to the',
'restriction in this subsection if the president determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the',
'united states. c none of the funds appropriated under the heading assistance for the independent states of the former soviet',
'union shall be made available for any state to enhance its military capability: provided, that this restriction does not apply',
'to demilitarization, demining or nonproliferation programs. d funds appropriated under the heading assistance for the independent states of the former',
'soviet union for the russian federation, armenia, georgia, and ukraine shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the',
'committees on appropriations. e funds made available in this act for assistance for the independent states of the former soviet',
'union shall be subject to the provisions of section 117 relating to environment and natural resources of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961. f funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations acts that are or have been made available for',
'an enterprise fund in the independent states of the former soviet union may be deposited by such fund in interest',
'bearing accounts prior to the disbursement of such funds by the fund for program purposes. the fund may retain for',
'such program purposes any interest earned on such deposits without returning such interest to the treasury of the united states',
'and without further appropriation by the congress. funds made available for enterprise funds shall be expended at the minimum rate',
'necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities. g in issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or making',
'grants, with funds appropriated in this act or prior appropriations acts under the heading assistance for the independent states of',
'the former soviet union and under comparable headings in prior appropriations acts, for projects or activities that have as one',
'of their primary purposes the fostering of private sector development, the coordinator for united states assistance to the new independent',
'states and the implementing agency shall encourage the participation of and give significant weight to contractors and grantees who propose',
'investing a significant amount of their own resources including volunteer services and in kind contributions in such projects and activities.',
'prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization sec. 518. none of the funds made available to carry out part',
'i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions',
'as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. none of the funds',
'made available to carry out part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, may be used to',
'pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial',
'incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. none of the funds made available to carry out part i of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole',
'or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning.',
'none of the funds made available to carry out part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended,',
'may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the president certifies that the use of these funds',
'by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations. export',
'financing transfer authorities sec. 519. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available',
'for fiscal year 2003, for programs under title i of this act may be transferred between such appropriations for use',
'for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but',
'no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer:',
'provided, that the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations.',
'special notification requirements sec. 520. none of the funds appropriated by this act shall be obligated or expended for colombia,',
'liberia, serbia, sudan, zimbabwe, pakistan, or the democratic republic of the congo except as provided through the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations. definition of program, project, and activity sec. 521. for the purpose of this act, program,',
'project, and activity shall be defined at the appropriations act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations acts',
'earmarks, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the following accounts: economic support fund and foreign military financing program,',
'program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such',
'account; for the development assistance accounts of the united states agency for international development program, project, and activity shall also',
'be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as: 1 justified to the congress; or 2',
'allocated by the executive branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the committees on appropriations within 30',
'days of the enactment of this act, as required by section 653 a of the foreign assistance act of 1961.',
'child survival and health activities sec. 522. up to $13,500,000 of the funds made available by this act for assistance',
'under the heading child survival and health programs fund, may be used to reimburse united states government agencies, agencies of',
'state governments, institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary organizations for the full cost of individuals including for the',
'personal services of such individuals detailed or assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may be, the united states',
'agency for international development for the purpose of carrying out activities under that heading: provided, that up to $3,500,000 of',
'the funds made available by this act for assistance under the heading development assistancemay be used to reimburse such agencies,',
'institutions, and organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying out other development assistance activities: provided further, that funds appropriated',
'by this act that are made available for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on,',
'and the prevention, treatment and control of, hiv/aids may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: provided further,',
'that funds appropriated under title ii of this act may be made available pursuant to section 301 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 if a primary purpose of the assistance is for child survival and related programs: provided further,',
'that of the funds appropriated under title ii of this act, not less than $446,500,000 shall be made available for',
'family planning/reproductive health. afghanistan sec. 523. of the funds appropriated by title ii of this act, not less than $295,500,000',
'shall be made available for humanitarian, reconstruction, and related assistance for afghanistan: provided, that of the funds made available pursuant',
'to this section, not less than $50,000,000 should be from funds appropriated under the heading economic support fund for rehabilitation',
'of primary roads, implementation of the bonn agreement and womens development, of which not less than $5,000,000 is to support',
'activities coordinated by the afghan ministry of womens affairs, including the establishment and support of multi service womens centers in',
'afghanistan: provided further, that of the funds made available pursuant to this section from development assistance, international disaster assistance and',
'transition initiatives, high priority should be placed on girls and womens education, health, legal and social rights, economic opportunities, and',
'political participation by women: provided further, that assistance should be made available to communities and families that were adversely affected',
'by the military operations: provided further, that of the funds made available pursuant to this section, up to $9,850,000 may',
'be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated by this act under the headings operating expenses of the united states',
'agency for international development and operating expenses of the united states agency for international development inspector general. notification on excess',
'defense equipment sec. 524. prior to providing excess department of defense articles in accordance with section 516 a of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961, the department of defense shall notify the committees on appropriations to the same extent and',
'under the same conditions as are other committees pursuant to subsection f of that section: provided, that before issuing a',
'letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the arms export control act, the department of defense shall notify',
'the committees on appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such committees if such defense articles are significant',
'military equipment as defined in section 47 9 of the arms export control act or are valued in terms of',
'original acquisition cost at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this act for the use of',
'appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: provided further, that such committees shall also be',
'informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. authorization requirement sec. 525. funds appropriated by this act, except',
'funds appropriated under the headings trade and development agency, international military education and training, foreign military financing program, migration and',
'refugee assistance, peace corps, and nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10',
'of public law 91 672 and section 15 of the state department basic authorities act of 1956. democracy programs sec.',
'526. a notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this act to carry out the provisions',
'of chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made',
'available for assistance for activities to support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the peoples republic of',
'china, hong kong and tibet: provided, that not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support',
'activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in tibetan communities in the tibetan autonomous region',
'and in other tibetan communities in china: provided further, that funds appropriated under the heading economic support fund should be',
'made available for assistance for taiwan for the purposes of furthering political and legal reforms: provided further, that such funds',
'shall only be made available to the extent that they are matched from sources other than the united states government:',
'provided further, that funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to the regular notification',
'procedures of the committees on appropriations. b in addition to the funds made available in subsection a , of the',
'funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic support fund not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for',
'programs and activities to foster democracy, human rights, civic education, womens development, press freedoms, and the rule of lawin countries',
'with a significant muslim population, and where such programs and activities would be important to united states efforts to respond',
'to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism: provided, that funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection',
'should support new initiatives or bolster ongoing programs and activities in those countries: provided further, that not less than $3,000,000',
'should be made available for programs and activities that provide professional training for journalists: provided further, that notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection may be made available to support the',
'advancement of democracy and human rights in iran: provided further, that funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be',
'subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. c of the funds made available under subsection a',
', not less than $9,000,000 shall be made available for the human rights and democracy fund of the bureau of',
'democracy, human rights and labor, department of state, to support the activities described in subsection a , and of the',
'funds made available under subsection b , not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for such fund to support',
'the activities described in subsection b : provided, that funds made available in this section for such fund are in',
'addition to the $12,000,000 requested by the president for the fund for fiscal year 2003. d of the funds made',
'available under subsection a , not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for the national endowment for democracy to',
'support the activities described in subsection a , and of the funds made available under subsection b , not less',
'than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the national endowment for democracy to support the activities described in subsection b',
': provided, that the funds appropriated by this act that are made available for the national endowment for democracy may',
'be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, and the secretary of state shall provide a report',
'to the committees on appropriations within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act on the status of',
'the allocation, obligation, and expenditure of such funds. prohibition on bilateral assistance to terrorist countries sec. 527. a funds appropriated',
'for bilateral assistance under any heading of this act and funds appropriated under any such heading in a provision of',
'law enacted prior to the enactment of this act, shall not be made available to any country which the president',
'determines 1 grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; or',
'2 otherwise supports international terrorism. b the president may waive the application of subsection a to a country if the',
'president determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. the president shall publish each waiver in the federal',
'register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the committees on appropriations of the waiver',
'including the justification for the waiver in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. debt for',
'development sec. 528. in order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt for development and debt for',
'nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the united states agency for international development may',
'place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under',
'title ii of this act and any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which',
'the assistance was provided to that organization. separate accounts sec. 529. a separate accounts for local currencies. 1 if assistance',
'is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part i or chapter 4',
'of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies',
'of that country, the administrator of the united states agency for international development shall a require that local currencies be',
'deposited in a separate account established by that government; b enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth',
'i the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and ii the terms and conditions under which the currencies',
'so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and c establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of',
'the united states agency for international development and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from',
'the separate account. 2 uses of local currencies. as may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited',
'in a separate account pursuant to subsection a , or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only',
'a to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part i or chapter 4 of part ii as the case',
'may be , for such purposes as i project and sector assistance activities; or ii debt and deficit financing; or',
'b for the administrative requirements of the united states government. 3 programming accountability. the united states agency for international development',
'shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection a 2',
'a from the separate account established pursuant to subsection a 1 are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to',
'subsection a 2 . 4 termination of assistance programs. upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or',
'10 of part i or chapter 4 of part ii as the case may be , any unencumbered balances of',
'funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection a shall be disposed of for such purposes as',
'maybe agreed to by the government of that country and the united states government. 5 reporting requirement. the administrator of',
'the united states agency for international development shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted',
'to the committees on appropriations on the use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the united states government',
'as authorized in subsection a 2 b , and such report shall include the amount of local currency and united',
'states dollar equivalent used and/or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country. b separate accounts for cash',
'transfers. 1 if assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of',
'part i or chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or',
'as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle',
'them with any other funds. 2 applicability of other provisions of law. such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding',
'provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the joint',
'explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying house joint resolution 648 house report no. 98 1159 . 3 notification.',
'at least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the president shall submit a',
'notification through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the',
'funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the united states interests that will be',
'served by the assistance including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such',
'assistance . 4 exemption. nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of subsection b 1 only through',
'the notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. compensation for united states executive directors to international financial institutions sec. 530.',
'a no funds appropriated by this act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the united',
'states executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such',
'director receives from the united states, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at',
'level iv of the executive schedule under section 5315 of title 5, united states code, or while any alternate united',
'states director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for',
'an individual occupying a position at level v of the executive schedule under section 5316 of title 5, united states',
'code. b for purposes of this section, international financial institutions are: the international bank for reconstruction and development, the inter',
'american development bank, the asian development bank, the asian development fund, the african development bank, the african development fund, the',
'international monetary fund, the north american development bank, and the european bank for reconstruction and development. compliance with united nations',
'sanctions against iraq sec. 531. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act to carry',
'out the foreign assistance act of 1961 including title iv of chapter 2 of part i, relating to the overseas',
'private investment corporation or the arms export control act may be used to provide assistance to any country that is',
'not in compliance with the united nations security council sanctions against iraq unless the president determines and so certifies to',
'the congress that 1 such assistance is in the national interest of the united states; 2 such assistance will directly',
'benefit the needy people in that country; or 3 the assistance to be provided will be humanitarian assistance for foreign',
'nationals who have fled iraq and kuwait. authorities for the peace corps, inter american foundation and african development foundation sec.',
'532. unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other act, including provisions contained in prior acts',
'authorizing or making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized',
'by or conducted under the peace corps act, the inter american foundation act or the african development foundation act. the',
'agency shall promptly report to the committees on appropriations whenever it is conducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities',
'in a country for which assistance is prohibited. impact on jobs in the united states sec. 533. none of the',
'funds appropriated by this act may be obligated or expended to provide a any financial incentive to a business enterprise',
'currently located in the united states for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocateoutside the united states if',
'such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the united states',
'because united states production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the united states; or b assistance for any program,',
'project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507 4 of',
'the trade act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country:',
'provided, that the application of section 507 4 d and e of such act should be commensurate with the level',
'of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country,',
'micro and small scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture. special authorities sec. 534. a afghanistan, lebanon, montenegro, victims of war, displaced',
'children, and displaced burmese. funds appropriated by this act that are made available for assistance for afghanistan may be made',
'available notwithstanding section 512 of this act and any similar provision of law, and funds appropriated in titles i and',
'ii of this act that are made available for lebanon, montenegro, and for victims of war, displaced children, and displaced',
'burmese, and to assist victims of trafficking in persons and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on',
'appropriations, to combat such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. b tropical forestry and biodiversity',
'conservation activities. funds appropriated by this act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4',
'of part ii, of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for',
'the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation activities and energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: provided,',
'that such assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502b, and 620a of the foreign assistance act of 1961. c',
'personal services contractors. funds appropriated by this act to carry out chapter 1 of part i, chapter 4 of part',
'ii, and section 667 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, and title ii of the agricultural trade development and',
'assistance act of 1954, may be used by the united states agency for international development to employ up to 20',
'personal services contractors in the united states, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim',
'support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired',
'and trained: provided, that not more than 7 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: provided',
'further, that such funds appropriated to carry out the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be made available for personal',
'services contractors assigned only to the office of procurement; the bureau for africa; and the bureau for asia and the',
'near east: provided further, that such funds appropriated to carry out title ii of the agricultural trade development and assistance',
'act of 1954, may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the office of food for peace.',
'd 1 waiver. the president may waive the provisions of section 1003 of public law 100 204 if the president',
'determines and certifies in writing to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the',
'senate that it is important to the national security interests of the united states. 2 period of application of waiver.',
'any waiver pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a',
'time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this act. e contingencies. during fiscal year 2003,',
'the president may use up to $45,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the foreign assistance act, notwithstanding the',
'funding ceiling in section 451 a . f small business. in entering into multiple award indefinite quantity contracts with funds',
'appropriated by this act, the united states agency for international development may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process',
'for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged',
'business. g shipment of humanitarian assistance. during fiscal year 2003, of the amounts made available by the united states agency',
'for international development to carry out the provisions of section 123 b of the foreign assistance act of 1961, funds',
'may be made available to nongovernmental organizations for administrative costs necessary to implement a program to obtain available donated space',
'on commercial ships for the shipment of humanitarian assistance overseas. h reconstituting civilian police authority. in providing assistance with funds',
'appropriated by this act under section 660 b 6 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, support for a nation',
'emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub national entity emerging from',
'instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. i repeal. section 545 d of public law 106 429, and',
'comparable provisions contained in prior acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, are hereby repealed. j',
'world food program. of the funds managed by the bureau for democracy, conflict, and humanitarian assistance of the united states',
'agency for intenational development, from this or any other act, not less than $6,000,000 should be made available as a',
'general contribution to the world food program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. arab league boycott of israel sec. 535.',
'it is the sense of the congress that 1 the arab league boycott of israel, and the secondary boycott of',
'american firms that have commercial ties with israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to united states',
'investment and trade in the middle east and north africa; 2 the arab league boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in',
'1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the central office for the boycott of israel immediately disbanded; 3 the',
'three arab league countries with diplomatic and trade relations with israel should return their ambassadors to israel, should refrain from',
'downgrading their relations with israel, and should play a constructive role in securing a peaceful resolution of the israeli arab',
'conflict; 4 the remaining arab league states should normalize relations with their neighbor israel; 5 the president and the secretary',
'of state should continue to vigorously oppose the arab league boycott of israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that',
'opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell',
'weapons to said country; and 6 the president should report to congress annually on specific steps being taken by the',
'united states to encourage arab league states to normalize their relations with israel to bring about the termination of the',
'arab league boycott of israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the united states to enact laws',
'prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply. administration of justice activities sec. 536. of',
'the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for economic support fund, assistance may be provided to strengthen',
'the administration of justice in countries in latin america and the caribbean and in other regions consistent with the provisions',
'of section 534 b of the foreign assistance act of 1961, except that programs to enhance protection of participants in',
'judicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660 of that act. funds made available pursuant to this section may be',
'made available notwithstanding section 534 c and the second and third sentences of section 534 e of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961. eligibility for assistance sec. 537. a assistance through nongovernmental organizations. restrictions contained in this or any other',
'act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of',
'nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12',
'of part i and chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, and from funds appropriated',
'under the heading assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states: provided, that before using the authority of this subsection',
'to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the president shall notify the committees on appropriations under the',
'regular notification procedures of those committees, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided,',
'and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: provided further, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any',
'existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other act. b public law 480. during',
'fiscal year 2003, restrictions contained in this or any other act with respect to assistance for a country shall not',
'be construed to restrict assistance under the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954: provided, that none of the',
'funds appropriated to carry out title i of such act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated',
'or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. c exception. this section shall',
'not apply 1 with respect to section 620a of the foreign assistance act of 1961 or any comparable provision of',
'law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or 2 with respect to section 116 of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally',
'recognized human rights. earmarks sec. 538. a funds appropriated by this act which are earmarked may be reprogrammed for other',
'programs within the same account notwithstanding the earmark if compliance with the earmark is made impossible by operation of any',
'provision of this or any other act: provided, that any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available',
'under the same terms and conditions as originally provided. b in addition to the authority contained in subsection a ,',
'the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this act and administered by the united states agency for international',
'development that are earmarked for particular programs or activities by this or any other act shall be extended for an',
'additional fiscal year if the administrator of such agency determines and reports promptly to the committees on appropriations that the',
'termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked funds can',
'be obligated during the original period of availability: provided, that such earmarked funds that are continued available for an additional',
'fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such earmark. ceilings and earmarks sec. 539. ceilings and earmarks',
'contained in this act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent',
'act unless such act specifically so directs. earmarks or minimum funding requirements contained in any other act shall not be',
'applicable to funds appropriated by this act. prohibition on publicity or propaganda sec. 540. no part of any appropriation contained',
'in this act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the united states not authorized before the date',
'of the enactment of this act by the congress: provided, that not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to',
'carry out the provisions of section 316 of public law 96 533. prohibition of payments to united nations members sec.',
'541. none of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this act for carrying out the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member',
'of the united nations or, from funds appropriated by this act to carry out chapter 1 of part i of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961, the costs for participation of another countrys delegation at international conferences held under the',
'auspices of multilateral or international organizations. nongovernmental organizations documentation sec. 542. none of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant',
'to this act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization which fails to provide upontimely request any document, file, or',
'record necessary to the auditing requirements of the united states agency for international development. prohibition on assistance to foreign governments',
'that export lethal military equipment to countries supporting international terrorism sec. 543. a none of the funds appropriated or otherwise',
'made available by this act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country',
'the government of which the secretary of state has determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 6 j',
'of the export administration act. the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months',
'after that government ceases to provide such military equipment. this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under',
'a contract entered into after october 1, 1997. b assistance restricted by subsection a or any other similar provision of',
'law, may be furnished if the president determines that furnishing such assistance is important to the national interests of the',
'united states. c whenever the waiver authority of subsection b is exercised, the president shall submit to the appropriate congressional',
'committees a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance. any such report shall include a detailed explanation of',
'the assistance to be provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance',
'furthers united states national interests. withholding of assistance for parking fines owed by foreign countries sec. 544. a in general.',
'of the funds appropriated under this act that are made available for a foreign country under part i of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total unpaid fines determined to be owed',
'under the parking programs in the district of columbia and new york city, new york by such country as of',
'september 30, 2002 that were incurred after the first day of the fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year shall',
'be withheld from obligation for such country until the secretary of state certifies and reports in writing to the appropriate',
'congressional committees that such fines and penalties are fully paid to the governments of the district of columbia and new',
'york city, new york. b definition. for purposes of this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the committee on',
'foreign relations and the committee on appropriations of the senate and the committee on international relations and the committee on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives. limitation on assistance for the plo for the west bank and gaza sec. 545.',
'none of the funds appropriated by this act may be obligated for assistance for the palestine liberation organization for the',
'west bank and gaza unless the president has exercised the authority under section 604 a of the middle east peace',
'facilitation act of 1995 title vi of public law 104 107 or any other legislation to suspend or make inapplicable',
'section 307 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: provided, that if the',
'president fails to make the certification under section 604 b 2 of the middle east peace facilitation act of 1995',
'or to suspend the prohibition under other legislation, funds appropriated by this act may not be obligated for assistance for',
'the palestine liberation organization for the west bank and gaza. war crimes tribunals drawdown sec. 546. if the president determines',
'that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law,',
'the president may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552 c of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended,',
'of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the united nations war crimes tribunal established with regard to the',
'former yugoslavia by the united nations security council or such other tribunals or commissions as the council may establish or',
'authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph 2 thereof: provided, that the',
'determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552 c : provided',
'further, that the drawdown made under this section for any tribunal shall not be construed as an endorsement or precedent',
'for the establishment of any standing or permanent international criminal tribunal or court: provided further, that funds made available for',
'tribunals other than yugoslavia or rwanda shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on',
'appropriations. landmines sec. 547. notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the united states agency for international',
'development and the department of state and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian',
'purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the',
'president may prescribe. restrictions concerning the palestinian authority sec. 548. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be',
'obligated or expended to create in any part of jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the',
'united states government for the purpose of conducting official united states government business with the palestinian authority over gaza and',
'jericho or any successor palestinian governing entity provided for in the israel plo declaration of principles: provided, that this restriction',
'shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing consulate general in jerusalem: provided further, that meetings',
'between officers and employees of the united states and officials of the palestinian authority, or any successor palestinian governing entity',
'provided for in the israel plo declaration of principles, for the purpose of conducting official united states government business with',
'such authority should continue to take place in locations other than jerusalem. as has been true in the past, officers',
'and employees of the united states government may continue to meet in jerusalem on other subjects with palestinians including those',
'who now occupy positions in the palestinian authority , have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. prohibition of payment of',
'certain expenses sec. 549. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act under the heading international',
'military education and training or foreign military financing program for informational program activities or under the headings child survival and',
'health programs fund, development assistance, and economic support fund may be obligated or expended to pay for 1 alcoholic beverages;',
'or 2 entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees',
'at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. restrictions on voluntary contributions to united nations agencies sec. 550.',
'none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution of the united',
'states to the united nations including the united nations development program if the united nations implements or imposes any taxation',
'on any united states persons. caribbean basin sec. 551. a the government of haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense',
'articles and services under the arms export control act 22 u.s.c. 2751 et seq. , for the coast guard. b',
'of the funds appropriated by title ii of this act and of the funds appropriated to carry out food assistance',
'programs managed by the united states agency for international development, a total of not less than $52,500,000 should be allocated',
'for assistance for haiti in fiscal year 2003. c of the funds appropriated by title ii of this act, a',
'total of $37,680,000 should be allocated for assistance for nicaragua and $40,130,000 should be allocated for assistance for honduras, to',
'address the conditions of increasing poverty in the rural sectors of those countries through programs that support, among other things,',
'increased agricultural production and other income generating opportunities, improved health, and expanded education opportunities, especially for disadvantaged youth. limitation on',
'assistance to the palestinian authority sec. 552. a prohibition of funds. none of the funds appropriated by this act to',
'carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be obligated',
'or expended with respect to providing funds to the palestinian authority. b waiver. the prohibition included in subsection a shall',
'not apply if the president certifies in writing to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro',
'tempore of the senate that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the united states. c',
'period of application of waiver. any waiver pursuant to subsection b shall be effective for no more than a period',
'of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this act. limitation',
'on assistance to security forces sec. 553. none of the funds made available by this act may be provided to',
'any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the secretary of state has credible evidence that such',
'unit has committed gross violations of human rights, unless the secretary determines and reports to the committees on appropriations that',
'the government of such country is taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces unit to',
'justice: provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to withhold funds made available by this act from any',
'unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in gross violations of human',
'rights: provided further, that in the event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to this section, the secretary',
'of state shall promptly inform the foreign government of the basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent',
'practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces to justice.',
'protection of biodiversity and tropical forests sec. 554. of the funds appropriated under the heading development assistance, not less than',
'$145,000,000 should be made available for programs and activities which directly protect biodiversity, including forests, in developing countries: provided, that',
'of the funds made available under this section, $50,000,000 shall be made available to carry out tropical forest conservation activities',
'authorized by the foreign assistance act of 1961, of which amount up to $40,000,000 may be made available for the',
'cost, as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, pursuant',
'to the provisions of part v of such act, the tropical forest conservation act of 1998. energy conservation, energy efficiency',
'and clean energy programs sec. 555. a funding. of the funds appropriated by this act, not less than $175,000,000 should',
'be made available to support policies and programs in developing countries and countries in transition that directly 1 promote a',
'wide range of energy conservation, energy efficiency and clean energy programs and activities, including the transfer of clean and environmentally',
'sustainable energy technologies; 2 measure, monitor, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 3 increase carbon sequestration activities; and 4 enhance climate',
'change mitigation and adaptation programs. b greenhouse gas emissions report. not later than 45 days after the date on which',
'the presidents fiscal year 2004 budget request is submitted to congress, the president shall submit a report to the committees',
'on appropriations describing in detail the following 1 all federal agency obligations and expenditures, domestic and international, for climate change',
'programs and activities in fiscal year 2003, including an accounting of expenditures by agency with each agency identifying climate change',
'activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the presidents budget appendix; and 2 all fiscal year 2002',
'obligations and estimated expenditures, fiscal year 2003 estimated expenditures and estimated obligations, and fiscal year 2004 requested funds by the',
'united states agency for international development, by country and central program, for each of the following: 1 to promote the',
'transfer and deployment of a wide range of united states clean energy and energy efficiency technologies; 2 to assist in',
'the measurement, monitoring, reporting, verification, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; 3 to promote carbon capture and sequestration measures; 4',
'to help meet such countries responsibilities under the framework convention on climate change; and 5 to develop assessments of the',
'vulnerability to impacts of climate change and mitigation and adaptation response strategies. zimbabwe sec. 556. the secretary of the treasury',
'shall instruct the united states executive director to each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective',
'institution of any loans, to the government of zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless',
'the secretary of state determines and certifies to the committees on appropriations that the rule of law has been restored',
'in zimbabwe, including respect for ownership and title to property, freedom of speech and association. nigeria sec. 557. none of',
'the funds appropriated under the headings international military education and training and foreign military financing program may be made available',
'for assistance for nigeria until the president certifies to the committees on appropriations that the nigerian minister of defense, the',
'chief of the army staff, and the minister of state for defense/army are suspending from the armed forces those members,',
'of whatever rank, against whom there is credible evidence of gross violations of human rights in benue state in october',
'2001, and the government of nigeria and the nigerian armed forces are taking effective measures to bring such individuals to',
'justice: provided, that the president may waive such prohibition if he determines that doing so is in the national security',
'interest of the united states: provided further, that prior to exercising such waiver authority, the president shall submit a report',
'to the committees on appropriations describing the involvement of the nigerian armed forces in the incident in benue state, the',
'measures that are being taken to bring such individuals to justice, and whether any nigerian armed forces units involved with',
'the incident in benue state are receiving united states assistance. burma sec. 558. of the funds appropriated under the heading',
'economic support fund, not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available to support democracy activities in burma, along the burma',
'thailand border, for activities of burmese student groups and other organizations located outside burma, and for the purpose of supporting',
'the provision of humanitarian assistance to displaced burmese along burmas borders: provided, that of this amount $500,000 should be made',
'available to support newspapers, publications, and other media activities promoting democracy inside burma: provided further, that funds made available under',
'this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: provided further, that funds made available by this',
'section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. enterprise fund restrictions sec. 559. prior',
'to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an enterprise fund, in whole',
'or in part, the president shall submit to the committees on appropriations, in accordance with the regular notification procedures of',
'the committees on appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets of the enterprise fund. cambodia sec. 560. a',
'the secretary of the treasury should instruct the united states executive directors of the international financial institutions to use the',
'voice and vote of the united states to oppose loans to the central government of cambodia, except loans to meet',
'basic human needs. b 1 none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available for assistance for',
'the central government of cambodia. 2 paragraph 1 shall not apply to assistance for basic education, reproductive and maternal and',
'child health, cultural and historic preservation, programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, hiv/aids, tuberculosis, malaria,',
'polio and other infectious diseases, programs to combat human trafficking that are provided through nongovernmental organizations, and for the ministry',
'of women and veterans affairs to combat human trafficking. c of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading',
'economic support fund, up to $5,000,000 may be made available for activities to support democracy, including assistance for democratic political',
'parties. d of the funds appropriated by this act, $3,750,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding subsection b , as a',
'contribution for an endowment to sustain rehabilitation programs for cambodians suffering from physical disabilities that are administered by an american',
'nongovernmental organization that is directly supported by the united states agency for international development: provided, that such funds may be',
'made available only if an amount at least equal to one half the united states contribution is provided for the',
'endowment from sources other than the united states government. foreign military training report sec. 561. a the secretary of defense',
'and the secretary of state shall jointly provide to the congress by may 1, 2003, a report on all military',
'training provided to foreign military personnel excluding sales, and excluding training provided to the military personnel of countries belonging to',
'the north atlantic treaty organization under programs administered by the department of defense and the department of state during fiscal',
'years 2002 and 2003, including those proposed for fiscal year 2003. this report shall include, for each such military training',
'activity, the foreign policy justification and purpose for the training activity, the cost of the training activity, the number of',
'foreign students trained and their units of operation, and the location of the training. in addition, this report shall also',
'include, with respect to united states personnel, the operational benefits to united states forces derived from each such training activity',
'and the united states military units involved in each such training activity. this report may include a classified annex if',
'deemed necessary and appropriate. b for purposes of this section a report to congress shall be deemed to mean a',
'report to the appropriations and foreign relations committees of the senate and the appropriations and international relations committees of the',
'house of representatives. korean peninsula energy development organization sec. 562. none of the funds appropriated by this act, or prior',
'acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, may be made available for assistance to the korean',
'peninsula energy organization kedo : provided, that the president may waive this restriction and provide up to $5,000,000 of funds',
'appropriated under the heading nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs for assistance to kedo for administrative expenses only notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, if he determines that it is vital to the national security interests of the united',
'states and provides a written policy justification to the appropriate congressional committees: provided further, that funds may be obligated for',
'assistance to kedo subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. palestinian statehood sec. 563. a limitation',
'on assistance. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be provided to support a palestinian state unless the',
'secretary of state determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 1 a new leadership of a palestinian governing',
'entity has been democratically elected through credible and competitive elections; 2 the elected governing entity of a new palestinian state',
'a has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co existence with the state of israel; b is taking appropriate measures',
'to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the west bank and gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures; c is',
'establishing a new palestinian security entity that is fully cooperative with appropriate israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and 3',
'the palestinian authority or the governing body of a new palestinian state is working with other countries in the region',
'to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the middle east that will enable israel',
'and an independent palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include a termination',
'of all claims or states of belligerency; b respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence',
'of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; c their right to live in',
'peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; d freedom of navigation through international waterways',
'in the area; and e a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem. b sense of congress.',
'it is the sense of congress that the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of',
'law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring',
'transparent and accountable governance. c waiver. the president may waive subsection a if he determines that it is vital to',
'the national security interests of the united states to do so. d exemption. the restriction in subsection a shall not',
'apply to assistance intended to help reform the palestinian authority and affiliated institutions, or a newly elected governing entity, in',
'order to help meet the requirements of subsection a , consistent with the provisions of section 552 of this act',
'limitation on assistance to the palestinian authority . colombia sec. 564. a determination and certification required. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, funds appropriated by this act that are available for assistance for the colombian armed forces, may be made',
'available as follows: 1 up to 75 percent of such funds may be obligated prior to a determination and certification',
'by the secretary of state pursuant to paragraph 2 . 2 up to 12.5 percent of such funds may be',
'obligated only after the secretary of state certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that: a the commander general',
'of the colombian armed forces is suspending from the armed forces those members, of whatever rank, who have been credibly',
'alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including extra judicial killings, or to have aided or abetted paramilitary',
'organizations. b the colombian government is prosecuting those members of the colombian armed forces, of whatever rank, who have been',
'credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including extra judicial killings, or to have aided or abetted',
'paramilitary organizations, and is punishing those members of the colombian armed forces found to have committed such violations of human',
'rights or to have aided or abetted paramilitary organizations. c the colombian armed forces are cooperating with civilian prosecutors and',
'judicial authorities in such cases including providing requested information, such as the identity of persons suspended from the armed forces',
'and the nature and cause of the suspension, and access to witnesses, relevant military documents, and other requested information .',
'd the colombian armed forces are severing links including denying access to military intelligence, vehicles, and other equipment or supplies,',
'and ceasing other forms of active or tacit cooperation at the command, battalion, and brigade levels, with paramilitary organizations. e',
'the colombian armed forces are executing orders for capture of leaders of paramilitary organizations that continue armed conflict. 3 the',
'balance of such funds may be obligated after july 31, 2003, if the secretary of state certifies and reports to',
'the appropriate congressional committees, after such date, that the colombian armed forces are continuing to meet the conditions contained in',
'paragraph 2 and are conducting vigorous operations to restore government authority and respect for human rights in areas under the',
'effective control of paramilitary and guerrilla organizations. b consultative process. at least 10 days prior to making the certifications required',
'by subsection a , the secretary of state shall consult with internationally recognized human rights organizations regarding progress in meeting',
'the conditions contained in that subsection. c definitions. in this section: 1 aided or abetted. the term aided or abetted',
'means to provide any support to paramilitary groups, including taking actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of',
'such groups. 2 paramilitary groups. the term paramilitary groups means illegal self defense groups and illegal security cooperatives. illegal armed',
'groups sec. 565. a denial of visas to supporters of colombian illegal armed groups. subject to subsection b , the',
'secretary of state shall not issue a visa to any alien who the secretary determines, based on credible evidence 1',
'has willfully provided any support to the revolutionary armed forces of colombia farc , the national liberation army eln ,',
'or the united self defense forces of colombia auc , including taking actions or failing to take actions which allow,',
'facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such groups; or 2 has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in',
'the commission of gross violations of human rights, including extra judicial killings, in colombia. b waiver. subsection a shall not',
'apply if the secretary of state determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, on a case by case basis,',
'that the issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to support the peace process in colombia or for',
'urgent humanitarian reasons. prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation sec. 566. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise',
'made available by this act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of',
'assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation. iraq sec. 567. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under the heading',
'economic support fund may be made available for programs benefitting the iraqi people and to support efforts to bring about',
'a political transition in iraq: provided, that none of the funds made available pursuant to the authorities provided in this',
'section may be made available to any organization to reimburse or pay for costs incurred by such organization in prior',
'fiscal years: provided further, that funds made available under this section are made available subject to the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations. west bank and gaza program sec. 568. a oversight. for fiscal year 2003, 30 days',
'prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral west bank and gaza program, the secretary of state shall',
'certify to the appropriate committees of congress that procedures have been established to assure the comptroller general of the united',
'states will have access to appropriate united states financial information in order to review the uses of united states assistance',
'for the program funded under the heading economic support fund for the west bank and gaza. b vetting. prior to',
'the obligation of funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic support fund for assistance for the west bank',
'and gaza, the secretary of state shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to',
'or through any individual or entity that the secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in,',
'or has engaged in, terrorist activity. the secretary of state shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be',
'taken in carrying out this subsection. c audits. 1 the administrator of the united states agency for international development shall',
'ensure that federal or non federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and subgrantees, under the west',
'bank and gaza program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this',
'section. 2 of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic support fund that are made available for',
'assistance for the west bank and gaza, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the office of the inspector general',
'of the united states agency for international development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of',
'this subsection. such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. indonesia sec. 569. funds appropriated by',
'this act under the heading foreign military financing program may be made available for assistance for indonesia, and licenses may',
'be issued for the export of lethal defense articles for the indonesian armed forces, only if the president certifies to',
'the appropriate congressional committees that 1 the indonesia minister of defense is suspending from the armed forces those members, of',
'whatever rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, or to have aided or',
'abetted militia groups; 2 the indonesian government is prosecuting those members of the indonesian armed forces, of whatever rank, who',
'have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, or to have aided or abetted militia groups,',
'and is punishing those members of the indonesian armed forces found to have committed such violations ofhuman rights or to',
'have aided or abetted militia groups; 3 the indonesian armed forces are cooperating with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in',
'such cases including providing access to witnesses, relevant military documents, and other requested information ; and 4 the minister of',
'defense is making publicly available audits of receipts and expenditures of the indonesian armed forces. restrictions on assistance to governments',
'destabilizing sierra leone sec. 570. a none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available for assistance',
'for the government of any country for which the secretary of state determines there is credible evidence that such government',
'has aided or abetted, within the previous 6 months, in the illicit distribution, transportation, or sale of diamonds mined in',
'sierra leone. b whenever the prohibition on assistance required under subsection a is exercised, the secretary of state shall notify',
'the committees on appropriations in a timely manner. voluntary separation incentives sec. 571. section 579 c 2 d of the',
'foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 2000, as enacted by section 1000 a 2 of the consolidated',
'appropriations act, 2000 public law 106 113 , as amended, is amended by striking december 31, 2002 and inserting in',
'lieu thereof january 1, 2003. contributions to united nations population fund sec. 572. funds appropriated in public law 107 115',
'that were available for the united nations population fund unfpa , and an equal amount in this act, shall be',
'made available for the unfpa if the president determines that the unfpa no longer supports or participates in the management',
'of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: provided, that none of the funds made available for the unfpa',
'may be used in the peoples republic of china: provided further, that the other conditions on availability of funds for',
'abortion and abortion related activities contained in either this act or public law 107 115, including but not limited to',
'section 576 c , shall apply to any assistance provided for the unfpa in this act or public law 107',
'115, respectively: provided further, that the conditions on availability of funds for the unfpa as contained in section 576 c',
'of public law 107 115 shall apply to any assistance provided for the unfpa in this act: provided further, that',
'the amount of funds that the unfpa plans to spend in the peoples republic of china in calendar years 2002',
'and 2003, as determined by the secretary of state, shall be deducted from funds made available to the unfpa under',
'public law 107 115 and this act. procurement and financial management reform sec. 573. a funding conditions. of the funds',
'made available under the heading international financial institutions in this act, 10 percent of the united states portion or payment',
'to such international financial institution shall be withheld by the secretary of the treasury, until the secretary certifies to the',
'committees on appropriations that, to the extent pertinent to its lending programs, the institution is 1 implementing procedures for conducting',
'annual audits by qualified independent auditors for all new investment lending; 2 implementing procedures for annual independent external audits of',
'central bank financial statements for countries making use of international monetary fund resources under new arrangements or agreements with the',
'fund; 3 taking steps to establish an independent fraud and corruption investigative organization or office; 4 implementing a process to',
'assess a recipient countrys procurement and financial management capabilities including an analysis of the risks of corruption prior to initiating',
'new investment lending; and 5 taking steps to fund and implement programs and policies to improve transparency and anti corruption',
'programs and procurement and financial management controls in recipient countries. b definitions. the term international financial institutions means the international',
'bank for reconstruction and development, the international development association, the international finance corporation, the inter american development bank, the inter',
'american investment corporation, the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment fund, the asian development bank, the asian development fund, the',
'african development bank, the african development fund, the european bank for reconstruction and development, and the international monetary fund. central',
'asia sec. 574. a funds appropriated by this act may be made available for assistance for the government of uzbekistan',
'only if the secretary of state determines and reports to the committees on appropriations that the government of uzbekistan is',
'making substantial and continuing progress in meeting its commitments under the declaration on the strategic partnership and cooperation framework between',
'the republic of uzbekistan and the united states of america. b funds appropriated by this act may be made available',
'for assistance for the government of kazakhstan only if the secretary of state determines and reports to the committees on',
'appropriations that the government of kazakhstan has made significant improvements in the protection of human rights during the preceding six',
'month period. c the secretary of state may waive the requirements under subsection b if he determines and reports to',
'the committees on appropriations that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the united states. d not',
'later than october 1, 2003, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations describing the',
'following: 1 the defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the united states to the countries of central',
'asia during the six month period ending 30 days prior to submission of each such report. 2 the use during',
'such period of defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the united states by units of the armedforces,',
'border guards, or other security forces of such countries. e for purposes of this section, the term countries of central',
'asia means uzbekistan, kazakhstan, kyrgyz republic, tajikistan, and turkmenistan. commercial leasing of defense articles sec. 575. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, the authority of section 23 a',
'of the arms export control act may be used to provide financing to israel, egypt and nato and major non',
'nato allies for the procurement by leasing including leasing with an option to purchase of defense articles from united states',
'commercial suppliers, not including major defense equipment other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application ,',
'if the president determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided',
'by commercial lease rather than by government to government sale under such act. war criminals sec. 576. a 1 none',
'of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act may be made available for assistance, and the',
'secretary of the treasury shall instruct the united states executive directors to the international financial institutions to vote against any',
'new project involving the extension by such institutions of any financial or technical assistance, to any country, entity, or municipality',
'whose competent authorities have failed, as determined by the secretary of state, to take necessary and significant steps to implement',
'its international legal obligations to apprehend and transfer to the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia the tribunal all',
'persons in their territory who have been indicted by the tribunal and to otherwise cooperate with the tribunal. 2 the',
'provisions of this subsection shall not apply to humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratization. b the provisions of subsection a',
'shall apply unless the secretary of state determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the competent authorities of',
'such country, entity, or municipality are 1 cooperating with the tribunal, including access for investigators to archives and witnesses, the',
'provision of documents, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension; and 2 are acting consistently',
'with the dayton accords. c not less than 10 days before any vote in an international financial institution regarding the',
'extension of any new project involving financial or technical assistance or grants to any country or entity described in subsection',
'a , the secretary of the treasury, in consultation with the secretary of state, shall provide to the committees on',
'appropriations a written justification for the proposed assistance, including an explanation of the united states position regarding any such vote,',
'as well as a description of the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its intended beneficiaries.',
'd in carrying out this section, the secretary of state, the administrator of the united states agency for international development,',
'and the secretary of the treasury shall consult with representatives of human rights organizations and all government agencies with relevant',
'information to help prevent indicted war criminals from benefiting from any financial or technical assistance or grants provided to any',
'country or entity described in subsection a . e the secretary of state may waive the application of subsection a',
'with respect to projects within a country, entity, or municipality upon a written determination to the committees on appropriations that',
'such assistance directly supports the implementation of the dayton accords. f definitions. as used in this section 1 country. the',
'term country means bosnia and herzegovina, croatia and serbia. 2 entity. the term entity refers to the federation of bosnia',
'and herzegovina, kosovo, montenegro and the republika srpska. 3 municipality. the term municipality means a city, town or other subdivision',
'within a country or entity as defined herein. 4 dayton accords. the term dayton accords means the general framework agreement',
'for peace in bosnia and herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at dayton, november 10 through 16, 1995. user',
'fees sec. 577. the secretary of the treasury shall instruct the united states executive director at each international financial institution',
'as defined in section 1701 c 2 of the international financial institutions act and the international monetary fund to oppose',
'any loan, grant, strategy or policy of these institutions that would require user fees or service charges on poor people',
'for primary education or primary healthcare, including prevention and treatment efforts for hiv/ aids, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and',
'maternal well being, in connection with the institutions financing programs. funding for serbia sec. 578. a funds appropriated by this',
'act may be made available for assistance for serbia after june 15, 2003, if the president has made the determination',
'and certification contained in subsection c . b after june 15, 2003, the secretary of the treasury should instruct the',
'united states executive directors to the international financial institutions to support loans and assistance to the government of the federal',
'republic of yugoslavia or a government of a successor state subject to the conditions in subsection c : provided, that',
'section 576 of the foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 1997, as amended, shall not apply to',
'the provision of loans and assistance to the federal republic of yugoslavia or a successor state through international financial institutions.',
'c the determination and certification referred to in subsection a is a determination by the president and a certification to',
'the committees on appropriations that the government of the federal republic of yugoslavia or a government of a successor state',
'is 1 cooperating with the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia including access for investigators, the provision of documents,',
'and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension; 2 taking steps that are consistent with the',
'dayton accords to end serbian financial, political, security and other support which has served to maintain separate republika srpska institutions;',
'and 3 taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law, including',
'the release of political prisoners from serbian jails and prisons. d this section shall not apply to montenegro, kosovo, humanitarian',
'assistance or assistance to promote democracy in municipalities. prohibition on taxation of united states assistance sec. 579. a prohibition on',
'taxation. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country',
'under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such',
'agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the united states shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by',
'the foreign government, and the secretary of state shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary,',
'to conform with this requirement. b reimbursement of foreign taxes. an amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes',
'assessed during fiscal year 2003 by a foreign government or entity against commodities financed under united states assistance programs for',
'which funds are appropriated by this act, either directly or through grantees, contractors and subcontractors, as of the date of',
'the enactment of this act, shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2004 and',
'allocated for the central government of such country and for the west bank and gaza program to the extent that',
'the secretary of state certifies and reports in writing to the committees on appropriations that such taxes have not been',
'reimbursed to the government of the united states. c de minimis exception. foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall',
'not be subject to the provisions of subsection b . d refund to the treasury and reprogramming of funds. of',
'the funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection b , one half may become available',
'for reprogramming for other purposes pursuant to section 515 of this act and consistent with the purposes for which such',
'funds were originally appropriated and one half shall be deposited in the general fund of the treasury on, or within',
'5 days after, september 1, 2004, pursuant to the certification required under subsection b . e implementation. the secretary of',
'state shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained',
'in this section. f report. not later than february 1, 2004, the comptroller general of the united states shall submit',
'a report to the committees on appropriations which assesses the following 1 the extent to which existing bilateral agreements provide',
'exemption from taxation; 2 the status of negotiations of new framework bilateral agreements or modifications of existing framework bilateral agreements;',
'3 the reasons why new framework bilateral agreements or modifications of existing bilateral agreements, entered into within the previous 5',
'years, have as appropriate failed to include exemption from taxation; and 4 the administrative procedures that foreign governments use to',
'ensure that united states assistance commodities are not taxed or, if they are, that such taxes are reimbursed to the',
'united states government, and the adequacy of those procedures. g definitions. as used in this section 1 the terms taxes',
'and taxation refer to value added taxes and customs duties imposed on commodities financed with united states assistance for programs',
'for which funds are appropriated by this act; and 2 the term bilateral agreement refers to a framework bilateral agreement',
'between the government of the united states and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and',
'immunities applicable to united states foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the government of the',
'united states and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the',
'united states assistance provided under that agreement. gao report sec. 580. not later than november 1, 2003, the comptroller general',
'of the united states shall provide a report to the committees on appropriations on the extent to which the department',
'of state is complying with section 301 c of the foreign assistance act of 1961, andon the implementation of procedures',
'that have been established to meet the standards of the department of state regarding compliance with the requirements of section',
'301 c . training program evaluation sec. 581. not later than june 30, 2003, the secretary of state, in consultation',
'with the secretary of defense, shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations describing in detail the steps that',
'the departments of state and defense are making to improve performance evaluation procedures for the international military education and training',
'imet program and the progress that the departments of state and defense are making in implementing section 548 of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961. community based police assistance sec. 582. a authority. funds made available to carry out the',
'provisions of chapter 1 of part i and chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961,',
'may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority in',
'jamaica and el salvador through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, strategic planning, and through',
'assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance including assistance for programs to prevent conflict and foster improved',
'police relations with the communities they serve. b report. 1 the administrator of the united states agency for international development',
'shall submit, at the time of submission of the agencys congressional budget justification document for fiscal year 2004, and annually',
'thereafter, a report to the committees on appropriations describing the progress these programs are making toward improving police relations with',
'the communities they serve and institutionalizing an effective community based police program. 2 the requirements of paragraph 1 are in',
'lieu of the requirements contains in section 587 b of public law 107 115. c notification. assistance provided under subsection',
'a shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. overseas private investment corporation and export',
'import bank restrictions sec. 583. a limitation on use of funds by opic. none of the funds made available in',
'this act may be used by the overseas private investment corporation to insure, reinsure, guarantee, or finance any investment in',
'connection with a project involving the mining, polishing or other processing, or sale of diamonds in a country that fails',
'to meet the requirements of subsection c . b limitation on use of funds by the export import bank. none',
'of the funds made available in this act may be used by the export import bank of the united states',
'to guarantee, insure, extend credit, or participate in an extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods',
'to a country for use in an enterprise involving the mining, polishing or other processing, or sale of diamonds in',
'a country that fails to meet the requirements of subsection c . c requirements. the requirements referred to in subsections',
'a and b are that the country concerned is implementing the recommendations, obligations and requirements developed by the kimberley process',
'on conflict diamonds, or taking other measures that the secretary of state determines to contribute effectively to preventing and eliminating',
'the trade in conflict diamonds. trade capacity building sec. 584. of the funds appropriated by this act, under the headings',
'trade and development agency, development assistance, transition initiatives, economic support fund, international affairs technical assistance, and international organizations and programs,',
'not less than $452,000,000 should be made available for trade capacity building assistance. transparency and accountability sec. 585. a findings.',
'the congress finds that 1 there is a lack of transparency in the revenues and expenditures of the national budgets',
'of many developing countries that receive united states assistance. 2 in such countries, official revenues particularly from natural resource extraction',
'are often unreported, under reported, or inaccurately recorded by foreign government agencies. 3 such inefficiencies which in some instances mask',
'outright theft result in the failure of such governments to adequately provide their citizens with social, political, economic, and legal',
'benefits and opportunities, and undermine the effectiveness of assistance provided to such countries by the united states and other international',
'donors. 4 good governance and respect for the rule of law are critical to a nations development. b report. not',
'more than 90 days after enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees',
'on appropriations, describing in detail 1 those countries whose central governments receive foreign assistance from the united states; 2 relevant',
'laws and regulations in such countries governing the public disclosure of revenues and expenditures in national budgets; 3 the adequacy',
'of those laws and regulations, and the extent to which they are implemented and enforced; 4 those countries receiving such',
'assistance where no such laws or regulations exist, and the extent to which such revenues and expenditures are publicly disclosed;',
'and 5 programs and activities sponsored by the united states government to promote accurate disclosure of revenues and expenditures in',
'the national budgets of such countries, and the results of those programs and activities. american churchwomen and other citizens in',
'el salvador and guatemala sec. 586. a information relevant to the december 2, 1980, murders of four american churchwomen in',
'el salvador, and the may 5, 2001, murder of sister barbara ann ford and the murders of other american citizens',
'in guatemala since december 1999, should be investigated and made public. b not later than 45 days after enactment of',
'this act, the president shall order all federal agencies and departments, including the federal bureau of investigation, that possess relevant',
'information, to expeditiously declassify and release to the victims families such information, consistent with existing standards and procedures on classification,',
'and shall provide a copy of such order to the committees on appropriations. c in making determinations concerning declassification and',
'release of relevant information, all federal agencies and departments should use the discretion contained within such existing standards and procedures',
'on classification in support of releasing, rather than withholding, such information. d all reasonable efforts should be taken by the',
'american embassy in guatemala to work with relevant agencies of the guatemalan government to protect the safety of american citizens',
'in guatemala, and to assist in the investigations of violations of human rights. this division may be cited as the',
'foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 2003. division f interior and related agencies appropriations, 2003 making appropriations',
'for the department of the interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other',
'purposes. that the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the department',
'of the interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title',
'i department of the interior bureau of land management management of lands and resources for expenses necessary for protection, use,',
'improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including',
'maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the',
'bureau of land management, including the general administration of the bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant',
'to public law 96 487 16 u.s.c. 3150 a , $825,712,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is',
'for high priority projects which shall be carried out by the youth conservation corps; of which $2,500,000 shall be available',
'for assessment of the mineral potential of public lands in alaska pursuant to section 1010 of public law 96 487',
'16 u.s.c. 3150 ; and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be derived from the special receipt account established',
'by the land and water conservation act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 6a i ; and of which',
'$3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2003 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the',
'national fish and wildlife foundation, to such foundation for cost shared projects supporting conservation of bureau lands and such funds',
'shall be advanced to the foundation as a lump sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred; in addition,',
'$32,696,000 for mining law administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program; to remain available',
'until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the bureau and credited to this appropriation from annual mining claim',
'fees so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $825,712,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities: provided,',
'that appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the',
'care of the bureau or its contractors. wildland fire management for necessary expenses for fire preparedness, suppression operations, fire science',
'and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels reduction, and rural fire assistance by the department of the interior, $654,406,000, to remain',
'available until expended, of which not to exceed $12,374,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: provided,',
'that such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred',
'for such purposes: provided further, that persons hired pursuant to 43 u.s.c. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without',
'cost from funds available from this appropriation: provided further, that notwithstanding 42 u.s.c. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or',
'office of the department of the interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 u.s.c. 1856 et seq., protection of',
'united states property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are',
'available without fiscal year limitation: provided further, that using the amounts designated under this title of this act, the secretary',
'of the interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for training',
'and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels reduction activities, on federal land, or on adjacent non federal land for activities',
'that benefit resources on federal land: provided further, that the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the federal government',
'and any non federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: provided further, that in',
'entering into such grants or cooperative agreements, the secretary may consider the enhancement of local and small business employment opportunities',
'for rural communities, and that in entering into procurement contracts under this section on a best value basis, the secretary',
'may take into account the ability of an entity to enhance local and small business employment opportunities in rural communities,',
'and that the secretary may award procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements under this section to entities that include local',
'non profit entities, youth conservation corps or related partnerships, or small or disadvantaged businesses: provided further, that funds appropriated under',
'this head may be used to reimburse the united states fish and wildlife service and the national marine fisheries service',
'for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the endangered species act of 1973 16 u.s.c. 1531 et seq.',
'to consult and conference, as required by section 7of such act in connection with wildland fire management activities: provided further,',
'that the secretary of the interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into non competitive sole source leases of',
'real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such',
'leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities,',
'and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease. central hazardous materials',
'fund for necessary expenses of the department of the interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the',
'remedial action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste substances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and',
'liability act, as amended 42 u.s.c. 9601 et seq. , $9,978,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding 31',
'u.s.c. 3302, sums recovered from or paid by a party in advance of or as reimbursement for remedial action or',
'response activities conducted by the department pursuant to section 107 or 113 f of such act, shall be credited to',
'this account to be available until expended without further appropriation: provided further, that such sums recovered from or paid by',
'any party are not limited to monetary payments and may include stocks, bonds or other personal or real property, which',
'may be retained, liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the secretary and which shall be credited to this account. construction',
'for construction of buildings, recreation facilities, roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, $11,976,000, to remain available until expended. payments in lieu',
'of taxes for expenses necessary to implement the act of october 20, 1976, as amended 31 u.s.c. 6901 6907 ,',
'$220,000,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: provided, that no payment shall be made',
'to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100. land acquisition',
'for expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318 d of public law 94 579, including administrative expenses',
'and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $33,450,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund',
'and to remain available until expended. oregon and california grant lands for expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of',
'resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested oregon and california',
'railroad grant lands, on other federal lands in the oregon and california land grant counties of oregon, and on adjacent',
'rights of way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant',
'lands; $105,633,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current',
'fiscal year from the revested oregon and california railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the oregon and',
'california land grant fund and shall be transferred to the general fund in the treasury in accordance with the second',
'paragraph of subsection b of title ii of the act of august 28, 1937 50 stat. 876 . forest ecosystems',
'health and recovery fund revolving fund, special account in addition to the purposes authorized in public law 102 381, funds',
'made available in the forest ecosystem health and recovery fund can be used for the purpose of planning, preparing, implementing',
'and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest ecosystem health and recovery activities such as release from competing vegetation and density',
'control treatments. the federal share of receipts defined as the portion of salvage timber receipts not paid to the counties',
'under 43 u.s.c. 1181f and 43 u.s.c. 1181f 1 et seq., and public law 106 393 derived from treatments funded',
'by this account shall be deposited into the forest ecosystem health and recovery fund. range improvements for rehabilitation, protection, and',
'acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the federal land policy',
'and management act of 1976 43 u.s.c. 1701 , notwithstanding any other act, sums equal to 50 percent of all',
'moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the taylor grazing act 43 u.s.c. 315',
'et seq. and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from bankhead jones lands',
'transferred to the department of the interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. service charges, deposits, and forfeitures for administrative expenses',
'and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources,',
'for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction',
'with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under public law 94 579,',
'as amended, and public law 93 153, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary',
'of section 305 a of public law 94 579 43 u.s.c. 1735 a , any moneys that have been or',
'will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for',
'refund pursuant to section 305 c of that act 43 u.s.c. 1735 c , shall be available and may be',
'expended under the authority of this act by the secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through',
'the bureau of land management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any',
'unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged',
'which led to the action: provided further, that any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair',
'damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands. miscellaneous',
'trust funds in addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated suchamounts as may',
'be contributed under section 307 of the act of october 21, 1976 43 u.s.c. 1701 , and such amounts as',
'may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211 b',
'of that act, to remain available until expended. administrative provisions appropriations for the bureau of land management shall be available',
'for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which',
'the united states has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the secretary, for information or evidence',
'concerning violations of laws administered by the bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the',
'secretary and to be accounted for solely on her certificate, not to exceed $10,000: provided, that notwithstanding 44 u.s.c. 501,',
'the bureau may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection',
'with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and',
'the bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards. united states fish and wildlife service resource management',
'for necessary expenses of the united states fish and wildlife service, for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigations, protection,',
'and utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, seals, and sea lions, maintenance of the herd of long horned',
'cattle on the wichita mountains wildlife refuge, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such',
'resources by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, $917,429,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2004, except as otherwise provided herein: provided, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to local',
'governments in southern california for planning associated with the natural communities conservation planning nccp program and shall remain available until',
'expended: provided further, that $2,000,000 is for high priority projects which shall be carried out by the youth conservation corps:',
'provided further, that not to exceed $9,077,000 shall be used for implementing subsections a , b , c , and',
'e of section 4 of the endangered species act, as amended, for species that are indigenous to the united states',
'except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described',
'in subsection c 2 a , c 2 b i , or c 2 b ii , of which not',
'to exceed $6,000,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection a 3',
', excluding litigation support, for species already listed pursuant to subsection a 1 as of the date of enactment this',
'act: provided further, that of the amount available for law enforcement, up to $400,000 to remain available until expended, may',
'at the discretion of the secretary, be used for payment for information, rewards, or evidence concerning violations of laws administered',
'by the service, and miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activity, authorized or approved by the secretary and to be',
'accounted for solely on her certificate: provided further, that of the amount provided for environmental contaminants, up to $1,000,000 may',
'remain available until expended for contaminant sample analyses. construction for construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities',
'required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and',
'interests therein; $54,427,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single procurement for',
'the expansion of the clark r. bavin forensics laboratory in oregon may be issued, which includes the full scope of',
'the project: provided further, that the solicitation and the contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48',
'cfr 52.232.18: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single procurement for the construction of the kodiak',
'national wildlife refuge visitor center may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: provided further, that the',
'solicitation and the contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 cfr 52.232.18. land acquisition for expenses',
'necessary to carry out the land and water conservation fund act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 4 through',
'11 , including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority',
'applicable to the united states fish and wildlife service, $73,370,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund',
'and to remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects can be',
'used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs. landowner incentive program including rescission for expenses necessary',
'to carry out the land and water conservation fund act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 4 through 11',
', including administrative expenses, and for private conservation efforts to be carried out on private lands, $40,000,000, to be derived',
'from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended: provided, that the amount provided herein is',
'for a landowner incentive program established by the secretary that provides matching, competitively awarded grants to states, the district of',
'columbia, tribes, puerto rico, guam, the united states virgin islands, the northern mariana islands, and american samoa, to establish, or',
'supplement existing, landowner incentive programs that provide technical and financial assistance, including habitat protection and restoration, to private landowners for',
'the protection and management of habitat to benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other at risk species on',
'private lands: provided further, that from unobligated balances of prior year appropriations, an amount of $40,000,000 is rescinded. stewardship grants',
'including rescission for expenses necessary to carry out the land and water conservation fund act of 1965, as amended 16',
'u.s.c. 460l 4 through 11 , including administrative expenses, and for private conservation efforts to be carried out on private',
'lands, $10,000,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'the amount provided herein is for the secretary to establish a private stewardship grants program to provide grants and other',
'assistance to individuals and groups engaged in private conservation efforts that benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other',
'at risk species: provided further, that from unobligated balances of prior year appropriations, an amount of $10,000,000 is rescinded. cooperative',
'endangered species conservation fund for expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the endangered species act of 1973 16',
'u.s.c. 1531 1543 , as amended, $81,000,000, of which $29,529,000 is to be derived from the cooperative endangered species conservation',
'fund and $51,471,000 is to be derived from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended.',
'national wildlife refuge fund for expenses necessary to implement the act of october 17, 1978 16 u.s.c. 715s , $14,414,000.',
'north american wetlands conservation fund for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the north american wetlands conservation act,',
'public law 101 233, as amended, $38,560,000, to remain available until expended. neotropical migratory bird conservation for financial assistance for',
'projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds in accordance with the neotropical migratory bird conservation act, public law',
'106 247 16 u.s.c. 6101 6109 , $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. multinational species conservation fund for expenses necessary',
'to carry out the african elephant conservation act 16 u.s.c. 4201 4203, 4211 4213, 4221 4225, 4241 4245, and 1538',
', the asian elephant conservation act of 1997 public law 105 96; 16 u.s.c. 4261 4266 , the rhinoceros and',
'tiger conservation act of 1994 16 u.s.c. 5301 5306 , and the great ape conservation act of 2000 16 u.s.c.',
'6301 , $4,800,000, to remain available until expended. state and tribal wildlife grants for wildlife conservation grants to states and',
'to the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam, the united states virgin islands, the northern mariana islands, american samoa, and',
'federally recognized indian tribes under the provisions of the fish and wildlife act of 1956 and the fish and wildlife',
'coordination act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that',
'are not hunted or fished, $65,000,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that of the amount provided herein, $5,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for indian tribes not',
'subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: provided further, that the secretary shall, after deducting said $3,000,000 and administrative',
'expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: a to the district of columbia and to the commonwealth',
'of puerto rico, each a sum equal to not more than one half of 1 percent thereof: and b to',
'guam, american samoa, the united states virgin islands, and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, each a sum equal',
'to not more than one fourth of 1 percent thereof: provided further, that the secretary shall apportion the remaining amount',
'in the following manner: a one third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of',
'such state bears to the total land area of all such states; and b two thirds of which is based',
'on the ratio to which the population of such state bears to the total population of all such states: provided',
'further, that the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no state shall be apportioned a',
'sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year',
'or more than 5 percent of such amount: provided further, that the federal share of planning grants shall not exceed',
'75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 50',
'percent of the total costs of such projects: provided further, that the non federal share of such projects may not',
'be derived from federal grant programs: provided further, that no state, territory, or other jurisdiction shall receive a grant unless',
'it has developed, or committed to develop by october 1, 2005, a comprehensive wildlife conservation plan, consistent with criteria established',
'by the secretary of the interior, that considers the broad range of the state, territory, or other jurisdictions wildlife and',
'associated habitats, with appropriate priority placed on those species with the greatest conservation need and taking into consideration the relative',
'level of funding available for the conservation of those species: provided further, that any amount apportioned in 2003 to any',
'state, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of september 30, 2004, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated',
'in 2005, in the manner provided herein: provided further, that balances from amounts previously appropriated under the heading state wildlife',
'grants shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation and shall remain available until expended. administrative provisions appropriations and',
'funds available to the united states fish and wildlife service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed 102',
'passenger motor vehicles, of which 75 are for replacement only including 39 for police type use ; repair of damage',
'to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the service; options for the purchase of',
'land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as',
'are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction',
'of the service and to which the united states has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection',
'with management and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: provided, that notwithstanding 44 u.s.c. 501, the service may, under cooperative',
'cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for',
'which the cooperators share at least one half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the service',
'determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: provided further, that the service may accept donated aircraft as',
'replacements for existing aircraft: provided further, that the united states fish and wildlife service is authorized to grant $500,000 appropriated',
'in public law 107 63 for land acquisition to the narragansett indian tribe for acquisition of the great salt pond',
'burial tract: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of the interior may not spend any',
'of the funds appropriated in this act for the purchase of lands or interests in lands to be used in',
'the establishment of any new unit of the national wildlife refuge system unless the purchase is approved in advance by',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations in compliance with the reprogramming procedures contained in senate report 105 56. national',
'park service operation of the national park system for expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and',
'facilities administered by the national park service including special road maintenance service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis ,',
'and for the general administration of the national park service, $1,565,565,000, of which $10,878,000 for planning and interagency coordination in',
'support of everglades restoration shall remain availableuntil expended; of which $85,280,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004, is for',
'maintenance repair or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets, operation of the national park service automated facility management software system, and',
'comprehensive facility condition assessments; and of which $2,000,000 is for the youth conservation corps for high priority projects: provided, that',
'the only funds in this account which may be made available to support united states park police are those funds',
'approved for emergency law and order incidents pursuant to established national park service procedures, those funds needed to maintain and',
'repair united states park police administrative facilities, and those funds necessary to reimburse the united states park police account for',
'the unbudgeted overtime and travel costs associated with special events for an amount not to exceed $10,000 per event subject',
'to the review and concurrence of the washington headquarters office. united states park police for expenses necessary to carry out',
'the programs of the united states park police, $78,431,000. national recreation and preservation for expenses necessary to carry out recreation',
'programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, statutory or contractual aid for',
'other activities, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $61,667,000. urban park and recreation fund for expenses necessary to carry',
'out the provisions of the urban park and recreation recovery act of 1978 16 u.s.c. 2501 et seq. , $300,000,',
'to remain available until expended. historic preservation fund for expenses necessary in carrying out the historic preservation act of 1966,',
'as amended 16 u.s.c. 470 , and the omnibus parks and public lands management act of 1996 public law 104',
'333 , $69,000,000, to be derived from the historic preservation fund, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that,',
'of the amount provided herein, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, is for a grant for the perpetual care and',
'maintenance of national trust historic sites, as authorized under 16 u.s.c. 470a e 2 , to be made available in',
'full upon signing of a grant agreement: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, these funds shall be',
'available for investment with the proceeds to be used for the same purpose as set out herein: provided further, that',
'of the total amount provided, $30,000,000 shall be for save americas treasures for priority preservation projects, of nationally significant sites,',
'structures, and artifacts: provided further, that any individual save americas treasures grant shall be matched by non federal funds: provided',
'further, that individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant, and all projects to be funded shall be approved',
'by the house and senate committees on appropriations and the secretary of the interior in consultation with the presidents committee',
'on the arts and humanities prior to the commitment of grant funds: provided further, that save americas treasures funds allocated',
'for federal projects shall be available by transfer to appropriate accounts of individual agencies, after approval of such projects by',
'the secretary of the interior, in consultation with the house and senate committees on appropriations and the presidents committee on',
'the arts and humanities. construction for construction, improvements, repair or replacement of physical facilities, including the modifications authorized by section',
'104 of the everglades national park protection and expansion act of 1989, $327,843,000, to remain available until expended, of which',
'$1,800,000 for the virginia city historic district and $500,000 for the fort osage national historic landmark shall be derived from',
'the historic preservation fund pursuant to 16 u.s.c. 470a, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 is for site acquisition for',
'the proposed morris thompson cultural and visitors center, to be made available to the tanana chiefs conference under an annual',
'funding agreement through the indian self determination and education assistance act, and of which $400,000 is for the alice ferguson',
'foundation for facility upgrade and rehabilitation at the hard bargain farm: provided, that none of the funds in this or',
'any other act, may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of more than 160 full time equivalent personnel',
'working for the national park services denver service center funded under the construction program management and operations activity: provided further,',
'that none of the funds provided in this or any other act may be used to pre design, plan, or',
'construct any new facility including visitor centers, curatorial facilities, administrative buildings , for which appropriations have not been specifically provided',
'if the net construction cost of such facility is in excess of $5,000,000, without prior approval of the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that this restriction applies to all funds available to the national park service, including',
'partnership and fee demonstration projects: provided further, that the national park service may transfer to the city of carlsbad, new',
'mexico, funds for the construction of the national cave and karst research institute to be built and operated in accordance',
'with provisions in public law 105 325 and all other applicable laws and regulations. title to the institute will be',
'held by the city of carlsbad. land and water conservation fund rescission the contract authority provided for fiscal year 2003',
'by 16 u.s.c. 460l 10a is rescinded. land acquisition and state assistance for expenses necessary to carry out the land',
'and water conservation act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 4 through 11 , including administrative expenses, and for',
'acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the national park service,',
'$172,468,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended, of which $98,000,000',
'is for the state assistance program including $3,000,000 to administer the state assistance program: provided, that of the amounts provided',
'under this heading, $15,000,000 may be for federal grants, including federal administrative expenses, to the state of florida for the',
'acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, within the evergladeswatershed consisting of lands and waters within the boundaries of',
'the south florida water management district, florida bay and the florida keys, including the areas known as the frog pond,',
'the rocky glades and the eight and one half square mile area under terms and conditions deemed necessary by the',
'secretary to improve and restore the hydrological function of the everglades watershed: provided further, that funds provided under this heading',
'for assistance to the state of florida to acquire lands within the everglades watershed are contingent upon new matching non',
'federal funds by the state, or are matched by the state pursuant to the cost sharing provisions of section 316',
'b of public law 104 303, and shall be subject to an agreement that the lands to be acquired will',
'be managed in perpetuity for the restoration of the everglades: provided further, that none of the funds provided for the',
'state assistance program may be used to establish a contingency fund. administrative provisions appropriations for the national park service shall',
'be available for the purchase of not to exceed 301 passenger motor vehicles, of which 273 shall be for replacement',
'only, including not to exceed 226 for police type use, 10 buses, and 8 ambulances: provided, that none of the',
'funds appropriated to the national park service may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not',
'include the text of 18 u.s.c. 1913: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated to the national park service',
'may be used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the southern end of ellis island until such agreement',
'has been submitted to the congress and shall not be implemented prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days not',
'including any day in which either house of congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than 3',
'calendar days to a day certain from the receipt by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president',
'of the senate of a full and comprehensive report on the development of the southern end of ellis island, including',
'the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of the proposed project. none of the funds in this act may',
'be spent by the national park service for activities taken in direct response to the united nations biodiversity convention. the',
'national park service may distribute to operating units based on the safety record of each unit the costs of programs',
'designed to improve workplace and employee safety, and to encourage employees receiving workers compensation benefits pursuant to chapter 81 of',
'title 5, united states code, to return to appropriate positions for which they are medically able. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, sums provided to the national park service by private entities for utility',
'services shall be credited to the appropriate account and remain available until expended: provided, that heretofore and hereafter, in carrying',
'out the work under reimbursable agreements with any state, local or tribal government, the national park service may, without regard',
'to 31 u.s.c. 1341 or any other provision of law or regulation, record obligations against accounts receivable from such entities,',
'and shall credit amounts received from such entities to the appropriate account, such credit to occur within 90 days of',
'the date of the original request by the national park service for payment. united states geological survey surveys, investigations, and',
'research for expenses necessary for the united states geological survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology,',
'biology, and the mineral and water resources of the united states, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized',
'by 43 u.s.c. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to',
'power permittees and federal energy regulatory commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program 30 u.s.c. 641 ; and publish and',
'disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; and to conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing',
'industries 30 u.s.c. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 u.s.c. 98g 1 and related purposes as authorized by law and to',
'publish and disseminate data; $925,287,000, of which $64,855,000 shall be available only for cooperation with states or municipalities for water',
'resources investigations; and of which $15,499,000 shall remain available until expended for conducting inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining',
'and materials processing industries; and of which $8,000,000 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $24,623,000',
'shall be available until september 30, 2004, for the operation and maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance; and of which',
'$170,926,000 shall be available until september 30, 2004, for the biological research activity and the operation of the cooperative research',
'units: provided, that none of these funds provided for the biological research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys',
'on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: provided further, that no part of this appropriation',
'shall be used to pay more than one half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and',
'investigations carried on in cooperation with states and municipalities. administrative provisions the amount appropriated for the united states geological survey',
'shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 53 passenger motor vehicles, of which 48 are for replacement',
'only; reimbursement to the general services administration for security guard services; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for',
'the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public',
'interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses',
'of the united states national committee on geology; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of',
'the survey duly appointed to represent the united states in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: provided, that activities',
'funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in',
'31 u.s.c. 6302 et seq. : provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of the federal grant and cooperative agreement act',
'of 1977 31 u.s.c. 6301 6308 , the u.s. geological survey is authorized to continue existing, and hereafter, to enter',
'intonew cooperative agreements directed towards a particular cooperator, in support of joint research and data collection activities with federal, state,',
'and academic partners funded by appropriations herein, including those that provide for space in cooperator facilities. minerals management service royalty',
'and offshore minerals management for expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of',
'royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses',
'and operating contracts; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor',
'vehicles for replacement only, $165,321,000, of which $83,284,000, shall be available for royalty management activities; and an amount not to',
'exceed $100,230,000, to be credited to this appropriation and to remain available until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from',
'increases to rates in effect on august 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee collections for outer continental shelf administrative',
'activities performed by the minerals management service over and above the rates in effect on september 30, 1993, and from',
'additional fees for outer continental shelf administrative activities established after september 30, 1993: provided, that to the extent $100,230,000 in',
'additions to receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount needed to reach $100,230,000 shall',
'be credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for outer continental shelf leases in effect before august',
'5, 1993: provided further, that $3,000,000 for computer acquisitions shall remain available until september 30, 2004: provided further, that funds',
'appropriated under this act shall be available for the payment of interest in accordance with 30 u.s.c. 1721 b and',
'd : provided further, that not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach',
'and marine cleanup activities: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available',
'for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain indian leases in which the director of the minerals management service mms',
'concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable',
'erroneous payments: provided further, that mms may under the royalty in kind pilot program, or under its authority to transfer',
'oil to the strategic petroleum reserve, use a portion of the revenues from royalty in kind sales, without regard to',
'fiscal year limitation, to pay for transportation to wholesale market centers or upstream pooling points, to process or otherwise dispose',
'of royalty production taken in kind, and to recover mms transportation costs, salaries, and other administrative costs directly related to',
'filling the strategic petroleum reserve: provided further, that mms shall analyze and document the expected return in advance of any',
'royalty in kind sales to assure to the maximum extent practicable that royalty income under the pilot program is equal',
'to or greater than royalty income recognized under a comparable royalty in value program. oil spill research for necessary expenses',
'to carry out title i, section 1016, title iv, sections 4202 and 4303, title vii, and title viii, section 8201',
'of the oil pollution act of 1990, $6,105,000, which shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund, to',
'remain available until expended. office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement regulation and technology for necessary expenses to carry out',
'the provisions of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977, public law 95 87, as amended, including the',
'purchase of not to exceed 10 passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; $105,092,000: provided, that the secretary of the interior,',
'pursuant to regulations, may use directly or through grants to states, moneys collected in fiscal year 2003 for civil penalties',
'assessed under section 518 of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 30 u.s.c. 1268 , to reclaim',
'lands adversely affected by coal mining practices after august 3, 1977, to remain available until expended: provided further, that appropriations',
'for the office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of state',
'and tribal personnel attending office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement sponsored training. abandoned mine reclamation fund for necessary expenses',
'to carry out title iv of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977, public law 95 87, as',
'amended, including the purchase of not more than 10 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $191,745,000, to be derived from',
'receipts of the abandoned mine reclamation fund and to remain available until expended; of which up to $10,000,000, to be',
'derived from the federal expenses share of the fund, shall be for supplemental grants to states for the reclamation of',
'abandoned sites with acid mine rock drainage from coal mines, and for associated activities, through the appalachian clean streams initiative:',
'provided, that grants to minimum program states will be $1,500,000 per state in fiscal year 2003: provided further, that of',
'the funds herein provided up to $18,000,000 may be used for the emergency program authorized by section 410 of public',
'law 95 87, as amended, of which no more than 25 percent shall be used for emergency reclamation projects in',
'any one state and funds for federally administered emergency reclamation projects under this proviso shall not exceed $11,000,000: provided further,',
'that prior year unobligated funds appropriated for the emergency reclamation program shall not be subject to the 25 percent limitation',
'per state and may be used without fiscal year limitation for emergency projects: provided further, that pursuant to public law',
'97 365, the department of the interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the',
'delinquent debt owed to the united states government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: provided further, that funds',
'made available under title iv of public law 95 87 may be used for any required non federal share of',
'the cost of projects funded by the federal government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement',
'of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: provided further, that such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities',
'of the surface mining control and reclamation act: provided further, that the state of maryland may set aside the greater',
'of $1,000,000 or 10 percent of the totalof the grants made available to the state under title iv of the',
'surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977, as amended 30 u.s.c. 1231 et seq. , if the amount set',
'aside is deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established under a state law, pursuant to which',
'law the amount together with all interest earned on the amount is expended by the state to undertake acid mine',
'drainage abatement and treatment projects, except that before any amounts greater than 10 percent of its title iv grants are',
'deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund, the state of maryland must first complete all surface mining',
'control and reclamation act priority one projects. bureau of indian affairs operation of indian programs for expenses necessary for the',
'operation of indian programs, as authorized by law, including the snyder act of november 2, 1921 25 u.s.c. 13 ,',
'the indian self determination and education assistance act of 1975 25 u.s.c. 450 et seq. , as amended, the education',
'amendments of 1978 25 u.s.c. 2001 2019 , and the tribally controlled schools act of 1988 25 u.s.c. 2501 et',
'seq. , as amended, $1,857,319,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004 except as otherwise provided herein, of which not',
'to exceed $87,857,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited',
'to the indian self determination act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed $133,209,000 shall be available for payments to',
'tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into',
'with the bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2003, as authorized by such act, except that tribes and tribal',
'organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding',
'agreements and for unmet welfare assistance costs; and up to $2,000,000 shall be for the indian self determination fund which',
'shall be available for the transitional cost of initial or expanded tribal contracts, grants, compacts or cooperative agreements with the',
'bureau under such act; and of which not to exceed $447,985,000 for school operations costs of bureau funded schools and',
'other education programs shall become available on july 1, 2003, and shall remain available until september 30, 2004; and of',
'which not to exceed $57,686,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, the',
'indian self determination fund, land records improvement, and the navajo hopi settlement program: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, including but not limited to the indian self determination act of 1975, as amended, and 25 u.s.c. 2008, not',
'to exceed $45,065,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available to tribes and',
'tribal organizations for administrative cost grants associated with the operation of bureau funded schools: provided further, that any forestry funds',
'allocated to a tribe which remain unobligated as of september 30, 2004, may be transferred during fiscal year 2005 to',
'an indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of such tribe within the tribes trust fund account: provided',
'further, that any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on september 30, 2005: provided further, that isep contingency',
'funds may be used to cover expenses for negotiated rulemaking required by public law 107 110. construction for construction, repair,',
'improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract;',
'acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the navajo indian',
'irrigation project pursuant to public law 87 483, $348,252,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such amounts as may',
'be available for the construction of the navajo indian irrigation project may be transferred to the bureau of reclamation: provided',
'further, that not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the bureau of indian affairs from the federal',
'highway trust fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the bureau: provided further, that any',
'funds provided for the safety of dams program pursuant to 25 u.s.c. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable',
'basis: provided further, that for fiscal year 2003, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in',
'excess of $100,000 that are provided to tribally controlled grant schools under public law 100 297, as amended, the secretary',
'of the interior shall use the administrative and audit requirements and cost principles for assistance programs contained in 43 cfr',
'part 12 as the regulatory requirements: provided further, that such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43',
'cfr; the secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed:',
'provided further, that in considering applications, the secretary shall consider whether the indian tribe or tribal organization would be deficient',
'in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and federal, tribal, or state health and',
'safety standards as required by 25 u.s.c. 2005 a , with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities: provided further,',
'that if the secretary declines an application, the secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 u.s.c. 2505 f :',
'provided further, that any disputes between the secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes',
'provision in 25 u.s.c. 2508 e . indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians for miscellaneous',
'payments to indian tribes and individuals and for necessary administrative expenses, $60,949,000, to remain available until expended; of which $24,870,000',
'shall be available for implementation of enacted indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to public laws 101 618 and',
'102 575, and for implementation of other enacted water rights settlements; of which $5,068,000 shall be available for future water',
'supplies facilities under public law 106 163; and of which $31,011,000 shall be available pursuant to public laws 99 264,',
'100 580, 106 263, 106 425, and 106 554: provided, that of the amount provided for implementation of public law',
'106 263, $3,000,000 for a water rights and habitat acquisition program shall be derived from the land and water conservation',
'fund. indian guaranteed loan program account for the cost of guaranteed and insured loans, $5,000,000, as authorized by the indian',
'financing act of 1974, as amended: provided, that such costs, including 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 subsidize',
'total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $72,464,000. in addition, for administrative expenses',
'to carry out the guaranteed and insured loan programs, $493,000. administrative provisions the bureau of indian affairs may carry out',
'the operation of indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts and grants, either directly or in cooperation with',
'states and other organizations. notwithstanding 25 u.s.c. 15, the bureau of indian affairs may contract for services in support of',
'the management, operation, and maintenance of the power division of the san carlos irrigation project. appropriations for the bureau of',
'indian affairs except the revolving fund for loans, the indian loan guarantee and insurance fund, and the indian guaranteed loan',
'program account shall be available for expenses of exhibits, and purchase of not to exceed 229 passenger motor vehicles, of',
'which not to exceed 187 shall be for replacement only. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to',
'the bureau of indian affairs for central office operations, pooled overhead general administration except facilities operations and maintenance , or',
'provided to implement the recommendations of the national academy of public administrations august 1999 report shall be available for tribal',
'contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the bureau of indian affairs under the provisions of the indian self determination',
'act or the tribal self governance act of 1994 public law 103 413 . in the event any tribe returns',
'appropriations made available by this act to the bureau of indian affairs for distribution to other tribes, this action shall',
'not diminish the federal governments trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government to government relationship between the united states',
'and that tribe, or that tribes ability to access future appropriations. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available',
'to the bureau, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 u.s.c. 452 et seq.,',
'shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the state of alaska. appropriations made',
'available in this or any other act for schools funded by the bureau shall be available only to the schools',
'in the bureau school system as of september 1, 1996. no funds available to the bureau shall be used to',
'support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the secretary of',
'the interior at each school in the bureau school system as of october 1, 1995. funds made available under this',
'act may not be used to establish a charter school at a bureau funded school as that term is defined',
'in section 1146 of the education amendments of 1978 25 u.s.c. 2026 , except that a charter school that is',
'in existence on the date of the enactment of this act and that has operated at a bureau funded school',
'before september 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the',
'bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the bureau for the use of the real and personal property',
'including buses and vans , the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from bureau funds, and',
'the bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the state in which the school is located',
'if the charter school loses such funding. employees of bureau funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and',
'performing functions related to the charter schools operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as federal',
'employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, united states code commonly known as the federal tort claims act',
'. departmental offices insular affairs assistance to territories for expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the',
'department of the interior, $76,217,000, of which: 1 $70,922,000 shall be available until expended for technical assistance, including maintenance assistance,',
'disaster assistance, insular management controls, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary',
'in american samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law 48 u.s.c. 1661 c ; grants to the government',
'of american samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the government',
'of the virgin islands as authorized by law; grants to the government of guam, as authorized by law; and grants',
'to the government of the northern mariana islands as authorized by law public law 94 241; 90 stat. 272 ;',
'and 2 $5,295,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses of the office of insular affairs: provided, that all financial',
'transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or',
'used by such governments, may be audited by the general accounting office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35',
'of title 31, united states code: provided further, that northern mariana islands covenant grant funding shall be provided according to',
'those terms of the agreement of the special representatives on future united states financial assistance for the northern mariana islands',
'approved by public law 104 134: provided further, that of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funding shall be',
'made available for a grant to the close up foundation: provided further, that the funds for the program of operations',
'and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost',
'sharing to be determined by the secretary based on the grantees commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: provided',
'further, that any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this act or previous appropriations acts may be used',
'as non federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the robert',
't.stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5170c . compact of free association for economic assistance and necessary',
'expenses for the federated states of micronesia and the republic of the marshall islands as provided for in sections 122,',
'221, 223, 232, and 233 of the compact of free association, and for economic assistance and necessary expenses for the',
'republic of palau as provided for in sections 122, 221, 223, 232, and 233 of the compact of free association,',
'$20,985,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by public law 99 239 and public law 99 658. departmental management',
'salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for management of the department of the interior, $72,427,000, of which not to exceed',
'$8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses, and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers',
'compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the united states bureau of mines. office of',
'the solicitor salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of the solicitor, $47,773,000. office of inspector general salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general, $36,239,000, of which $3,812,000 shall be for procurement by',
'contract of independent auditing services to audit the consolidated department of the interior annual financial statement and the annual financial',
'statement of the department of the interior bureaus and offices funded in this act. office of special trustee for american',
'indians federal trust programs for operation of trust programs for indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants,',
'$141,277,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 is for historical accounting: provided, that funds for trust management improvements',
'may be transferred, as needed, to the bureau of indian affairs operation of indian programs account and to the departmental',
'management salaries and expenses account: provided further, that funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts or grants',
'obligated during fiscal year 2003, as authorized by the indian self determination act of 1975 25 u.s.c. 450 et seq.',
', shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'the statute of limitations shall not commence to run on any claim, including any claim in litigation pending on the',
'date of the enactment of this act, concerning losses to or mismanagement of trust funds, until the affected tribe or',
'individual indian has been furnished with an accounting of such funds from which the beneficiary can determine whether there has',
'been a loss: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary shall not be required to provide',
'a quarterly statement of performance for any indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months',
'and has a balance of $1.00 or less: provided further, that the secretary shall issue an annual account statement and',
'maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon',
'the express written request of the account holder: provided further, that not to exceed $50,000 is available for the secretary',
'to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to individual indian money or tribal accounts',
'after september 30, 2002: provided further, that erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to this account. indian land',
'consolidation for consolidation of fractional interests in indian lands and expenses associated with redetermining and redistributing escheated interests in allotted',
'lands, and for necessary expenses to carry out the indian land consolidation act of 1983, as amended, by direct expenditure',
'or cooperative agreement, $7,980,000, to remain available until expended and which may be transferred to the bureau of indian affairs',
'and departmental management. natural resource damage assessment and restoration natural resource damage assessment fund to conduct natural resource damage assessment',
'and restoration activities by the department of the interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the comprehensive environmental response,',
'compensation, and liability act, as amended 42 u.s.c. 9601 et seq. , federal water pollution control act, as amended 33',
'u.s.c. 1251 et seq. , the oil pollution act of 1990 public law 101 380 33 u.s.c. 2701 et seq.',
', and public law 101 337, as amended 16 u.s.c. 19jj et seq. , $5,538,000, to remain available until expended.',
'administrative provisions there is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the working capital fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of',
'which shall be for replacement and which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: provided,',
'that notwithstanding any other provision of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade in',
'value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'the office of aircraft services shall transfer to the sheriffs office, kane county, utah, without restriction, a cessna u206g, identification',
'number n211s, serial number 20606916, for the purpose of facilitating more efficient law enforcement activities at glen canyon national recreation',
'area and the grand staircase escalante national monument: provided further, that no programs funded with appropriated funds in the departmental',
'management, office of the solicitor, and office of inspector general may be augmented through the working capital fund or the',
'consolidated working fund. general provisions, department of the interior sec. 101. appropriations made in this title shall be available for',
'expenditure or transfer within each bureau or office , with the approval of the secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement,',
'or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other',
'unavoidable causes: provided, that no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the',
'department of the interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: provided further, thatall funds used pursuant to this section are',
'hereby designated by congress to be emergency requirements pursuant to section 251 b 2 a of the balanced budget and',
'emergency deficit control act of 1985, and must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly',
'as possible. sec. 102. the secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title,',
'in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention',
'of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the department of the interior; for the emergency rehabilitation',
'of burned over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or',
'other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related',
'to actual oil spills; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and mormon cricket outbreaks on',
'lands under the jurisdiction of the secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 1773 b of public law 99 198',
'99 stat. 1658 ; for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of public law 95 87; and shall transfer, from',
'any no year funds available to the office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement, such funds as may be necessary',
'to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy state is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of',
'the surface mining act: provided, that appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the',
'payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other federal agencies for destruction of vehicles,',
'aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations',
'currently available at the time of receipt thereof: provided further, that for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made',
'available under this authority until the secretary determines that funds appropriated for wildland fire operations shall be exhausted within 30',
'days: provided further, that all funds used pursuant to this section are hereby designated by congress to be emergency requirements',
'pursuant to section 251 b 2 a of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, and must',
'be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible: provided further, that such replenishment funds',
'shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. sec. 103. appropriations',
'made in this title shall be available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities',
'will contribute to efficiency or economy, and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other activity in',
'the same manner as authorized by sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, united states code: provided, that reimbursements for',
'costs and supplies, materials, equipment, and for services rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such',
'reimbursements are received. sec. 104. appropriations made to the department of the interior in this title shall be available for',
'services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, when authorized by the secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; hire,',
'maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences',
'in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the',
'secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members',
'lower than to subscribers who are not members. sec. 105. appropriations available to the department of the interior for salaries',
'and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 and d.c.',
'code 4 204 . sec. 106. annual appropriations made in this title shall be available for obligation in connection with',
'contracts issued for services or rentals for periods not in excess of 12 months beginning at any time during the',
'fiscal year. sec. 107. no funds provided in this title may be expended by the department of the interior for',
'the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and related activities placed under restriction in the presidents moratorium statement of june 12,',
'1998, in the areas of northern, central, and southern california; the north atlantic; washington and oregon; and the eastern gulf',
'of mexico south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of 86 degrees west longitude. sec. 108. no funds provided',
'in this title may be expended by the department of the interior for the conduct of offshore oil and natural',
'gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities, on lands within the north aleutian basin planning area. sec. 109. no funds provided',
'in this title may be expended by the department of the interior to conduct offshore oil and natural gas preleasing,',
'leasing and related activities in the eastern gulf of mexico planning area for any lands located outside sale 181, as',
'identified in the final outer continental shelf 5 year oil and gas leasing program, 1997 2002. sec. 110. no funds',
'provided in this title may be expended by the department of the interior to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing,',
'leasing and related activities in the mid atlantic and south atlantic planning areas. sec. 111. advance payments made under this',
'title to indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia pursuant to the indian self determination and education assistance act 25',
'u.s.c. 450 et seq. or the tribally controlled schools act of 1988 25 u.s.c. 2501 et seq. may be invested',
'by the indian tribe, tribal organization, or consortium before such funds are expended for the purposes of the grant, compact,',
'or annual funding agreement so long as such funds are 1 invested by the indian tribe, tribal organization, or consortium',
'only in obligations of the united states, or in obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the united',
'states, or mutual or other funds registered with the securities and exchange commission and which only invest in obligations of',
'the united states or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the united states; or 2 deposited only into accounts',
'that are insured by an agency or instrumentality of the unitedstates, or are fully collateralized to ensure protection of the',
'funds, even in the event of a bank failure. sec. 112. notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the national park',
'service shall not develop or implement a reduced entrance fee program to accommodate non local travel through a unit. the',
'secretary may provide for and regulate local non recreational passage through units of the national park system, allowing each unit',
'to develop guidelines and permits for such activity appropriate to that unit. sec. 113. appropriations made in this act under',
'the headings bureau of indian affairs and office of special trustee for american indians and any available unobligated balances from',
'prior appropriations acts made under the same headings, shall be available for expenditure or transfer for indian trust management and',
'reform activities. sec. 114. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of the interior hereafter has ongoing authority to',
'negotiate and enter into agreements and leases, without regard to section 321 of chapter 314 of the act of june',
'30, 1932 40 u.s.c. 303b , with any person, firm, association, organization, corporation, or governmental entity, for all or part',
'of the property within fort baker administered by the secretary as part of the golden gate national recreation area. the',
'proceeds of the agreements or leases or any statutorily authorized fees, hereafter shall be retained by the secretary and such',
'proceeds shall remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for the preservation, restoration, operation, maintenance, interpretation, public programs, and related',
'expenses of the national park service and nonprofit park partners incurred with respect to fort baker properties. sec. 115. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, for the purpose of reducing the backlog of indian probate cases in the department of',
'the interior, the hearing requirements of chapter 10 of title 25, united states code, are deemed satisfied by a proceeding',
'conducted by an indian probate judge, appointed by the secretary without regard to the provisions of title 5, united states',
'code, governing the appointments in the competitive service, for such period of time as the secretary determines necessary: provided, that',
'the basic pay of an indian probate judge so appointed may be fixed by the secretary without regard to the',
'provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter iii of chapter 53 of title 5, united states code, governing the classification and',
'pay of general schedule employees, except that no such indian probate judge may be paid at a level which exceeds',
'the maximum rate payable for the highest grade of the general schedule, including locality pay. sec. 116. notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, the secretary of the interior is authorized to redistribute any tribal priority allocation funds, including tribal base',
'funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or',
'inaccurate distribution methodologies. no tribe shall receive a reduction in tribal priority allocation funds of more than 10 percent in',
'fiscal year 2003. under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does',
'not apply. sec. 117. funds appropriated for the bureau of indian affairs for postsecondary schools for fiscal year 2003 shall',
'be allocated among the schools proportionate to the unmet need of the schools as determined by the postsecondary funding formula',
'adopted by the office of indian education programs. sec. 118. a the secretary of the interior shall take such action',
'as may be necessary to ensure that the lands comprising the huron cemetery in kansas city, kansas as described in',
'section 123 of public law 106 291 are used only in accordance with this section. b the lands of the',
'huron cemetery shall be used only: 1 for religious and cultural uses that are compatible with the use of the',
'lands as a cemetery; and 2 as a burial ground. sec. 119. notwithstanding any other provision of law, in conveying',
'the twin cities research center under the authority provided by public law 104 134, as amended by public law 104',
'208, the secretary may accept and retain land and other forms of reimbursement: provided, that the secretary may retain and',
'use any such reimbursement until expended and without further appropriation: 1 for the benefit of the national wildlife refuge system',
'within the state of minnesota; and 2 for all activities authorized by public law 100 696; 16 u.s.c. 460zz. sec.',
'120. notwithstanding other provisions of law, the national park service may authorize, through cooperative agreement, the golden gate national parks',
'association to provide fee based education, interpretive and visitor service functions within the crissy field and fort point areas of',
'the presidio. sec. 121. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302 b , sums received by the bureau of land management for the',
'sale of seeds or seedlings including those collected in fiscal year 2002, may be credited to the appropriation from which',
'funds were expended to acquire or grow the seeds or seedlings and are available without fiscal year limitation. sec. 122.',
'tribal school construction demonstration program. a definitions. in this section: 1 construction. the term construction, with respect to a tribally',
'controlled school, includes the construction or renovation of that school. 2 indian tribe. the term indian tribe has the meaning',
'given that term in section 4 e of the indian self determination and education assistance act 25 u.s.c. 450b e',
'. 3 secretary. the term secretary means the secretary of the interior. 4 tribally controlled school. the term tribally controlled',
'school has the meaning given that term in section 5212 of the tribally controlled schools act of 1988 25 u.s.c.',
'2511 . 5 department. the term department means the department of the interior. 6 demonstration program. the term demonstration program',
'means the tribal school construction demonstration program. b in general. the secretary shall carry out a demonstration program for fiscal',
'years 2003 through2007 to provide grants to indian tribes for the construction of tribally controlled schools. 1 in general. subject',
'to the availability of appropriations, in carrying out the demonstration program under subsection b , the secretary shall award a',
'grant to each indian tribe that submits an application that is approved by the secretary under paragraph 2 . the',
'secretary shall ensure that an indian tribe that agrees to fund all future operation and maintenance costs of the tribally',
'controlled school constructed under the demonstration program from other than federal funds receives the highest priority for a grant under',
'this section. 2 grant applications. an application for a grant under the section shall a include a proposal for the',
'construction of a tribally controlled school of the indian tribe that submits the application; and b be in such form',
'as the secretary determines appropriate. 3 grant agreement. as a condition to receiving a grant under this section, the indian',
'tribe shall enter into an agreement with the secretary that specifies a the costs of construction under the grant; b',
'that the indian tribe shall be required to contribute towards the cost of the construction a tribal share equal to',
'50 percent of the costs; and c any other term or condition that the secretary determines to be appropriate. 4',
'eligibility. grants awarded under the demonstration program shall be used only for construction or replacement of a tribally controlled school.',
'c effect of grant. a grant received under this section shall be in addition to any other funds received by',
'an indian tribe under any other provision of law. the receipt of a grant under this section shall not affect',
'the eligibility of an indian tribe receiving funding, or the amount of funding received by the indian tribe, under the',
'tribally controlled schools act of 1988 25 u.s.c. 2501 et seq. or the indian self determination and education assistance act',
'25 u.s.c. 450 et seq. . d report. at the conclusion of the five year demonstration program, the secretary shall',
'report to congress as to whether the demonstration program has achieved its purposes of providing additional tribes fair opportunities to',
'construct tribally controlled schools, accelerating construction of needed educational facilities in indian country, and permitting additional funds to be provided',
'for the departments priority list for construction of replacement educational facilities. sec. 123. white river oil shale mine, utah. sale.',
'subject to the terms and conditions of section 126 of the department of the interior and related agencies act, 2002,',
'the administrator of general services shall sell all right, title, and interest of the united states in and to the',
'improvements and equipment of the white river oil shale mine. sec. 124. the secretary of the interior may use or',
'contract for the use of helicopters or motor vehicles on the sheldon and hart national wildlife refuges for the purpose',
'of capturing and transporting horses and burros. the provisions of subsection a of the act of september 8, 1959 73',
'stat. 470; 18 u.s.c. 47 a shall not be applicable to such use. such use shall be in accordance with',
'humane procedures prescribed by the secretary. sec. 125. funds provided in this act for federal land acquisition by the national',
'park service for shenandoah valley battlefields national historic district, and ice age national scenic trail may be used for a',
'grant to a state, a local government, or any other governmental land management entity for the acquisition of lands without',
'regard to any restriction on the use of federal land acquisition funds provided through the land and water conservation fund',
'act of 1965 as amended. sec. 126. none of the funds made available by this act may be obligated or',
'expended by the national park service to enter into or implement a concession contract which permits or requires the removal',
'of the underground lunchroom at the carlsbad caverns national park. sec. 127. none of the funds made available in this',
'act may be used: 1 to demolish the bridge between jersey city, new jersey, and ellis island; or 2 to',
'prevent pedestrian use of such bridge, when such pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety standards. sec. 128. none',
'of the funds made available in this or any other act for any fiscal year may be used to designate,',
'or to post any sign designating, any portion of canaveral national seashore in brevard county, florida, as a clothing optional',
'area or as an area in which public nudity is permitted, if such designation would be contrary to county ordinance.',
'sec. 129. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the united states fish and wildlife service may use funds appropriated in',
'this act for incidental expenses related to promoting and celebrating the centennial of the national wildlife refuge system. sec. 130.',
'the national park service may in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter enter into a cooperative agreement with and transfer funds',
'to capital concerts, a nonprofit organization, for the purpose of carrying out programs pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 6305. sec. 131.',
'no later than 30 days after enactment of this act, the secretary of the interior shall provide to the house',
'and senate committees on appropriations and the house committee on resources and the senate committee on indian affairs a summary',
'of the ernst and young report on the historical accounting for the five named plaintiffs in cobell v. norton. the',
'summary shall not provide individually identifiable financial information, but shall fully describe the aggregate results of the historical accounting. sec.',
'132. none of the funds in this or any other act for the department of the interior or the department',
'of justice can be used to compensate the special master and the special master monitor, and all variations thereto, appointed',
'by the united states district court for the district of columbia in the cobell v. norton litigation at an annual',
'rate that exceeds 200 percent of the highest seniorexecutive service rate of pay for the washington baltimore locality pay area.',
'sec. 133. within 90 days of enactment of this act the special trustee for american indians, in consultation with the',
'secretary of the interior and the tribes, shall appoint new members to the special trustee advisory board. sec. 134. the',
'secretary of the interior may use discretionary funds to pay private attorneys fees and costs for employees and former employees',
'of the department of the interior reasonably incurred in connection with cobell v. norton to the extent that such fees',
'and costs are not paid by the department of justice or by private insurance. in no case shall the secretary',
'make payments under this section that would result in payment of hourly fees in excess of the highest hourly rate',
'approved by the district court for the district of columbia for counsel in cobell v. norton. sec. 135. section 124',
'a of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriation act, 1997 16 u.s.c. 1011 a , as amended,',
'is further amended by inserting after the phrase appropriations made for the bureau of land management the phrase including appropriations',
'for the wildland fire management account allocated to the national park service, fish and wildlife service, and bureau of indian',
'affairs. sec. 136. public law 107 106 is amended as follows: in section 5 a strike 9 months after the',
'date of enactment of the act and insert in lieu thereof september 30, 2003. sec. 137. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, the funds provided in the labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations act of 2002,',
'public law 107 116, for the national museum of african american history and culture plan for action presidential commission shall',
'remain available until expended. sec. 138. the u.s. fish and wildlife service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect',
'threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are',
'released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead',
'species. marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers. sec. 139.',
'the visitor center at the bitter lake national wildlife refuge in new mexico shall be named for joseph r. skeen',
'and, hereafter, shall be referred to in any law, document, or record of the united states as the joseph r.',
'skeen visitor center. sec. 140. in fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'with respect to a service contract for the provision solely of transportation services at zion national park or rocky mountain',
'national park, the secretary of the interior may obligate the expenditure of fees expected to be received in that fiscal',
'year before the fees are received, so long as total obligations do not exceed fee collections retained at zion national',
'park or rocky mountain national park, respectively, by the end of that fiscal year. sec. 141. section 6 f of',
'public law 88 578 as amended shall not apply to lwcf program 02 00010. sec. 142. notwithstanding section 1 d',
'of public law 107 62, the national park service is authorized to obligate $1,000,000 made available in fiscal year 2002',
'to plan the john adams presidential memorial in cooperation with non federal partners. sec. 143. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, funds appropriated and remaining available in the construction trust fund account of the national park service at the completion',
'of all authorized projects, shall be available for the rehabilitation and improvement of going to the sun road in glacier',
'national park. sec. 144. hereafter, the department of the interior national business center may continue to enter into grants, cooperative',
'agreements, and other transactions, under the defense conversion, reinvestment, and transition assistance act of 1992, and other related legislation. sec.',
'145. a in general. nothing in section 134 of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 2002',
'115 stat. 443 affects the decision of the united states court of appeals for the 10th circuit in sac and',
'fox nation v. norton, 240 f.3d 1250 2001 . b use of certain indian land. nothing in this section permits',
'the conduct of gaming under the indian gaming regulatory act 25 u.s.c. 2701 et seq. on land described in section',
'123 of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 2001 114 stat. 944 , or land that',
'is contiguous to that land, regardless of whether the land or contiguous land has been taken into trust by the',
'secretary of the interior. sec. 146. section 3 f 2 b of public law 99 548 100 stat. 3061; 113',
'stat. 1501a 168 is amended by striking iv sec. 8. and inserting the following: iv sec. 7. v sec. 8..',
'sec. 147. not to exceed $650,000 of the funds made available under the heading united states fish and wildlife service,',
'construction in public law 107 63 for hangar roof replacement at midway atoll national wildlife refuge, and such sums as',
'may be necessary from departmental management, salaries and expenses, may be transferred to united states fish and wildlife service, resource',
'management for operational needs at midway atoll national wildlife refuge. sec. 148. public law 107 331 is amended in sections',
'301 b and 301 d by striking the word secretary each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the',
'word director, and by striking the text of section 301 c 3 and inserting in lieu thereof director. the term',
'director means the director of the institute of museum and library services.. sec. 149. section 113 of public law 104',
'208 31 u.s.c. 501 note. is amended by deleting that such fund shall be paid in advance and inserting that',
'such fund may be paid in advance. sec. 150. historically black colleges and universities. a decreased cost sharing requirement. section',
'507 c of the omnibus parks and public lands management act of 1996 16 u.s.c. 470a note is amended 1',
'by striking 1 except and inserting the following: 1 in general. except; 2 by striking paragraph 2 and inserting paragraphs',
'2 and 3 ; 3 by striking 2 the secretary and inserting the following: 2 waiver. the secretary; 4 by',
'striking paragraph 1 and inserting paragraphs 1 and 3 ; and 5 by adding at the end the following: 3',
'exception. the secretary shall not obligate funds made available under subsection d 2 for a grant with respect to a',
'building or structure listed on, or eligible for listing on, the national register of historic places unless the grantee agrees',
'to provide, from funds derived from non federal sources, an amount that is equal to 30 percent of the total',
'cost of the project for which the grant is provided.. b authorization of appropriations. section 507 d of the omnibus',
'parks and public lands management act of 1996 16 u.s.c. 470a note is amended 1 by striking pursuant to and',
'inserting the following: 1 in general. under; and 2 by adding at the end the following: 2 additional funding. in',
'addition to amounts made available under paragraph 1 , there is authorized to be appropriated from the historic preservation fund',
'to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2008.. sec. 151. the document entitled final',
'environmental impact statement for the renewal of the federal grant for the trans alaska pipeline system right of way feis',
'dated november 2002, shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirements of section 102 2 c of the national environmental',
'policy act 42 u.s.c. 4332 2 c with respect to the determination contained in the record of decision dated january',
'8, 2003 relating to the renewal of the federal right of way for the trans alaska pipeline and related facilities.',
'sec. 152. missouri river. it is the sense of the congress that the member states and tribes of the missouri',
'river basin association are strongly encouraged to reach agreement on a flow schedule for the missouri river as soon as',
'practicable for 2003. sec. 153. treatment of abandoned mine reclamation fund interest. a in general. in addition to the transfer',
'provided for in section 402 h of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 30 u.s.c. 1232 h',
', interest credited to the fund established by section 401 of such act 30 u.s.c. 1231 shall be transferred to',
'the combined fund identified in section 402 h 2 up to such amount as is estimated by the trustees of',
'such combined fund to offset the amount of any deficit in net assets in the combined fund. the cumulative additional',
'amount that may be transferred under this section from the date of enactment of this act through september 30, 2004',
'shall not exceed $34,000,000. b prohibition on other transfers. except as provided in subsection a , no principal amounts in',
'or credited to the fund established by section 401 of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 30',
'u.s.c. 1231 may be transferred to the combined fund identified in section 402 h 2 of such act 30 u.s.c.',
'1232 h 2 . c limitation. this section shall cease to have any force and effect after september 30, 2004.',
'sec. 154. section 511 g 2 a of the omnibus parks and public lands management act of 1996 16 u.s.c.',
'410ddd g 2 a is amended by striking $2,000,000 and inserting $5,000,000. sec. 155. replacement of coastal barrier resources system',
'map. a in general. the map described in subsection b is replaced, in the maps depicting the coastal barrier resources',
'system that are referred to in section 4 a of the coastal barrier resources act 16 u.s.c. 3503 a ,',
'by the map entitled plum tree island unit va 59p, long creek unit va 60/va 60p and dated may 1,',
'2002. b description of replaced map. the map referred to in subsection a is the map that 1 relates to',
'plum island unit va 59p and long creek unit va 60/va 60p located in poquoson and hampton, virginia; and 2',
'is included in a set of maps entitled coastal barrier resources system, dated october 24, 1990, revised on october 23,',
'1992, and referred to in section 4 a of the coastal barrier resources act 16 u.s.c. 3503 a . c',
'availability. the secretary of the interior shall keep the replacement map described in subsection b on file and available for',
'inspection in accordance with section 4 b of the coastal barrier resources act 16 u.s.c. 3503 b . sec. 156.',
'sense of the congress regarding southern california offshore oil leases. a findings. congress finds that 1 there are 36 undeveloped',
'oil leases on land in the southern california planning area of the outer continental shelf that a have been under',
'review by the secretary of the interior for an extended period of time, including some leases that have been under',
'review for over 30 years; and b have not been approved for development under the outer continental shelf lands act',
'43 u.s.c. 1331 et seq. ; 2 the oil companies that hold the 36 leases a have expressed an interest',
'in retiring the leases in exchange for equitable compensation; and b are engaged in settlement negotiations with the secretary of',
'the interior for the retirement of the leases; and 3 it would be a waste of the taxpayers money to',
'continue the process for approval or permitting of the 36 leases while the secretary of the interior and the lessees',
'are negotiating to retire the leases. b sense of the congress. it is the sense of the congress that no',
'funds made available by this act or any other act for any fiscal year should be used by the secretary',
'of the interior to approve any exploration, development, or production plan for, or application for a permit to drill on,',
'the 36 undeveloped leases in the southern california planning area of the outer continental shelf during any period in which',
'the lessees are engaged in settlement negotiations with the secretary of the interior for the retirement of the leases. sec.',
'157. modified water delivery project in the state of florida. a authority. the corps of engineers, using funds made available',
'for modifications authorized by section 104 of the everglades national park protection and expansion act of 1989 16 u.s.c. 410r',
'8 , shall immediately carry out alternative 6d including paying 100 percent of the cost of acquiring land or an',
'interest in land for the purpose of providing a flood protection system for the 8.5 square mile area described in',
'the report entitled central and south florida project, modified water deliveries to everglades national park, florida, 8.5 square mile area,',
'general reevaluation report and final supplemental environmental impact statement and dated july 2000. b condition. 1 in general. the corps',
'of engineers may only acquire real property used as a residence for the purpose of carrying out the project described',
'in subsection a if the corps of engineers or the non federal sponsor first offers the owner of such real',
'property comparable real property within the part of the 8.5 square mile area that will be provided flood protection under',
'such project. this paragraph does not affect the authority of the corps of engineers to acquire property for which this',
'condition has been met or to which this condition does not apply. 2 authority to acquire land and provide assistance.',
'the corps of engineers is authorized to acquire such land in the flood protected portion of the 8.5 square mile',
'area from willing sellers, and provide such financial assistance, as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. 3 funding.',
'the corps of engineers and the non federal sponsor may carry out this subsection with funds made available to carry',
'out the project described in subsection a and funds provided by the department of the interior for land acquisition assistance',
'for everglades restoration purposes. sec. 158. no funds appropriated for the department of the interior by this act or any',
'other act shall be used to study or implement any plan to drain lake powell or to reduce the water',
'level of the lake below the range of water levels required for the operation of the glen canyon dam. sec.',
'159. notwithstanding the limitation in subparagraph 2 b of section 18 a of the indian gaming regulatory act 25 u.s.c.',
'2717 a , the total amount of all fees imposed by the national indian gaming commission for fiscal year 2004',
'shall not exceed $12,000,000. sec. 160. moccasin bend national archeological district act. a short title. this section may be cited',
'as the moccasin bend national archeological district act. b definitions. as used in this section: 1 secretary. the term secretary',
'means the secretary of the interior. 2 archeological district. the term archeological district means the moccasin bend national archeological district.',
'3 state. the term state means the state of tennessee. 4 map. the term map means the map entitled, boundary',
'map moccasin bend national archeological district, numbered 301/80098, and dated september 2002. c establishment. 1 in general. in order to',
'preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of the public the nationally significant archeological and historic resources located on the',
'peninsula known as moccasin bend, tennessee, there is established as a unit of chickamauga and chattanooga national military park, the',
'moccasin bend national archeological district. 2 boundaries. the archeological district shall consist of approximately 780 acres generally depicted on the',
'map. the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the national park',
'service, department of the interior. 3 acquisition of land and interests in land. a in general. the secretary may acquire',
'by donation, purchase from willing sellers using donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, lands and interests in lands within the',
'exterior boundary of the archeological district. the secretary may acquire the state, county and city owned land and interests in',
'land for inclusion in the archeological district only by donation. b easement outside boundary. to allow access between areas of',
'the archeological district that on the date of the enactment of this section are noncontiguous, the secretary may acquire by',
'donation or purchase from willing owners using donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, easements connecting the areas generally depicted on',
'the map. d administration. 1 in general. the archeological district shall be administered by the secretary in accordance with this',
'section, with laws applicable to chickamauga and chattanooga national military park, and with the laws generally applicable to units of',
'the national park system. 2 cooperative agreement. the secretary may consult and enter into cooperative agreements with culturally affiliated federally',
'recognized indian tribes, governmental entities, and interested persons to provide for the restoration, preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the',
'archeological district. 3 visitor interpretive center. for purposes of interpreting the historical themes and cultural resources of the archeological district,',
'the secretary may establish and administer a visitor center in the archeological district. 4 general management plan. not later than',
'three years after funds are made available under this section, the secretary shall develop a general management plan for the',
'archeological district. the general management plan shall describe the appropriate protection and preservation of natural, cultural, and scenic resources, visitor',
'use, and facility development within the archeological district consistent with the purposes of this section, while ensuring continued access by',
'private landowners to their property. e repeal of previous acquisition authority. the act of august 3, 1950 chapter 532; 16',
'u.s.c. 424a 4 is repealed. sec. 161. section 6 of public law 102 495 106 stat. 3173 is amended by',
'removing subsections 6 b and c in their entirety and substituting the following: b lands transfer to the lower elwha',
'klallam tribe. subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the united states in and to the',
'following described land, consisting of 1.7 acres, more or less, situated in the county of clallam, state of washington, are',
'hereby conveyed to the lower elwha klallam indian tribe: the parcel lying south of the existing roadway and extending southward',
'to the inner harbor line of the port angeles tidelands, and beginning at the north south line 1,106 feet west',
'of the eastern boundary of out lot 6 and running easterly 1,671 feet to the north south line 565 feet',
'east of the eastern boundary of out lot 6, to be further described on a detailed legal description and map',
'filed later with the oregon/washington office of the bureau of land management. said legal description and map shall be provided',
'by the tribe, at its cost and expense, within ninety 90 days of the enactment of this act. this conveyance',
'shall be subject to the following provisions: 1 there shall be public access to the beach along the south side',
'of the parcel at all times. 2 the city of port angeles shall have the right to construct and maintain',
'a waterfront trail adjacent to the existing roadway along the north side of the parcel, the location of which shall',
'be determined in conjunction with the secretary. 3 parking facilities on the parcel shall be open to the public at',
'all times. 4 the agreement entered into on august 11, 1992, between the city of port angeles and the tribe',
'regarding the use of the adjacent leaseholds. 5 easements shall be hereby reserved in favor of the united states upon,',
'over, under, through, and across the lands conveyed under this section allowing the united states, its successors, assigns, and agents,',
'unrestricted and uninterrupted access to any adjoining lands owned or controlled by the united states, including but not limited to,',
'the u.s. coast guard air station located on ediz hook, and allowing the united states, its successors, assigns, and agents,',
'to install, construct, operate, maintain, repair, and replace utility lines and other related equipment upon, over, under, through, and across',
'the lands conveyed under this section in order to operate said air station or to conduct any other federal mission,',
'operation, or activity upon lands owned or controlled by the united states. 6 a navigation easement shall be hereby reserved',
'in favor of the united states over the lands conveyed under this section for the continued aircraft operations at the',
'adjacent u.s. coast guard air station on ediz hook. said navigation easement shall be based on the federal aviation administration',
'faa standards contained in faa advisory circular 150/5390 2a, heliport design, dated january 20, 1994. in any event, the lower',
'elwha klallam indian tribe shall not construct any building or structure that intrudes into navigable airspace, as defined in faa',
'regulations.. title ii related agencies department of agriculture forest service forest and rangeland research for necessary expenses of forest and',
'rangeland research as authorized by law, $251,685,000, to remain available until expended. state and private forestry for necessary expenses of',
'cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to states, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management including',
'treatments of pests, pathogens and invasive or noxious plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an',
'international program as authorized, $286,574,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law: provided, that none of the funds',
'provided under this heading for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands shall be available until the forest service',
'notifies the house committee on appropriations and the senate committee on appropriations, in writing, of specific acquisition of lands or',
'interests in lands to be undertaken with such funds: provided further, that each forest legacy grant shall be for a',
'specific project or set of specific tasks: provided further, that grants for acquisition of lands or conservation easements shall require',
'that the state demonstrates that 25 percent of the total value of the project is comprised of a non federal',
'cost share: provided further, that funds provided in this act and in public laws 106 113, 106 291, and 107',
'63, for the west branch forest legacy project in the state of maine, consisting of at least 45,000 acres of',
'fee simple purchase and at least 275,000 acres in a conservation easement, that have not been expended by january 31,',
'2004, shall be transferred to the wildland fire management account and shall be available to perform rehabilitation and restoration activities:',
'provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds provided under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made',
'available to kake tribal corporation as an advance direct lump sum payment to implement the kake tribal corporation land transfer',
'act public law 106 283 . national forest system for necessary expenses of the forest service, not otherwise provided for,',
'for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the national forest system, $1,362,299,000, to remain available until expended, which shall include',
'50 percent of all moneys received during prior fiscal years as fees collected under the land and water conservation fund',
'act of 1965, as amended, in accordance with section 4 of the act 16 u.s.c. 460l 6a i : provided,',
'that unobligated balances available at the start of fiscal year 2003 shall be displayed by budget line item in the',
'fiscal year 2004 budget justification: provided further, that the secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such sums as',
'necessary to the department of the interior, bureau of land management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses',
'and burros from national forest system lands: provided further, that of the funds provided under this heading for forest products,',
'$4,000,000 shall be allocated to the alaska region, in addition to its normal allocation for the purposes of preparing additional',
'timber for sale, to establish a 3 year timber supply and such funds may be transferred to other appropriations accounts',
'as necessary to maximize accomplishment: provided further, that within funds available for the purpose of implementing the valles caldera preservation',
'act, notwithstanding the limitations of section 107 e 2 of the valles caldera preservation act public law 106 248 ,',
'for fiscal year 2003, the chair of the board of trustees of the valles caldera trust may receive, upon request,',
'compensation for each day including travel time that the chair is engaged in the performance of the functions of the',
'board, except that compensation shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for members of the',
'senior executive service at the es 1 level, andshall be in addition to any reimbursement for travel, subsistence and other',
'necessary expenses incurred by the chair in the performance of the chairs duties. wildland fire management for necessary expenses for',
'forest fire presuppression activities on national forest system lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or',
'other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuel reduction on or adjacent to such lands, and for emergency rehabilitation of',
'burned over national forest system lands and water, $1,379,938,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such funds including unobligated',
'balances under this head, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: provided',
'further, that not less than 50 percent of any unobligated balances remaining exclusive of amounts for hazardous fuels reduction at',
'the end of fiscal year 2002 shall be transferred, as repayment for past advances that have not been repaid, to',
'the fund established pursuant to section 3 of public law 71 319 16 u.s.c. 576 et seq. : provided further,',
'that notwithstanding any other provision of law, $8,000,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be used for fire science',
'research in support of the joint fire science program: provided further, that all authorities for the use of funds, including',
'the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the forest and rangeland research appropriation, are also available',
'in the utilization of these funds for the joint fire science program: provided further, that funds provided shall be available',
'for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazard reduction activities in the urban wildland interface, support to federal emergency response, and wildfire',
'suppression activities of the forest service: provided further, that of the funds provided, $228,109,000 is for hazardous fuel treatment, $7,124,000',
'is for rehabilitation and restoration, $1,850,000 is for capital improvement and maintenance of fire facilities, $21,427,000 is for research activities',
'and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the forest and rangeland renewable resources research act, as amended 16 u.s.c.',
'1641 et seq. , $46,555,000 is for state fire assistance, $8,240,000 is for volunteer fire assistance, $16,934,000 is for forest',
'health activities on state, private, and federal lands, and $5,000,000 is for economic action programs: provided further, that amounts in',
'this paragraph may be transferred to the state and private forestry, national forest system, forest and rangeland research, and capital',
'improvement and maintenance accounts to fund state fire assistance, volunteer fire assistance, and forest health management, vegetation and watershed management,',
'heritage site rehabilitation, wildlife and fish habitat management, trails and facilities maintenance and restoration: provided further, that transfers of any',
'amounts in excess of those authorized in this paragraph, shall require approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'in compliance with reprogramming procedures contained in house report no. 105 163: provided further, that the costs of implementing any',
'cooperative agreement between the federal government and any non federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the',
'affected parties: provided further, that in entering into such grants or cooperative agreements, the secretary may consider the enhancement of',
'local and small business employment opportunities for rural communities, and that in entering into procurement contracts under this section on',
'a best value basis, the secretary may take into account the ability of an entity to enhance local and small',
'business employment opportunities in rural communities, and that the secretary may award procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements under this',
'section to entities that include local non profit entities, youth conservation corps or related partnerships with state, local or non',
'profit youth groups, or small or disadvantaged businesses: provided further, that in addition to funds provided for state fire assistance',
'programs, and subject to all authorities available to the forest service under the state and private forestry appropriations, up to',
'$15,000,000 may be used on adjacent non federal lands for the purpose of protecting communities when hazard reduction activities are',
'planned on national forest lands that have the potential to place such communities at risk: provided further, that included in',
'funding for hazardous fuel reduction is $5,000,000 for implementing the community forest restoration act, public law 106 393, title vi,',
'and any portion of such funds shall be available for use on non federal lands in accordance with authorities available',
'to the forest service under the state and private forestry appropriation: provided further, that in expending the funds provided with',
'respect to this act for hazardous fuels reduction, the secretary of the interior and the secretary of agriculture may conduct',
'fuel reduction treatments on federal lands using all contracting and hiring authorities available to the secretaries applicable to hazardous fuel',
'reduction activities under the wildland fire management accounts: provided further, that notwithstanding federal government procurement and contracting laws, the secretaries',
'may conduct fuel reduction treatments, rehabilitation and restoration, and other activities authorized under this heading on and adjacent to federal',
'lands using grants and cooperative agreements: provided further, that notwithstanding federal government procurement and contracting laws, in order to provide',
'employment and training opportunities to people in rural communities, the secretaries may award contracts, including contracts for monitoring activities, to',
'local private, non profit, or cooperative entities; youth conservation corps crews or related partnerships, with state, local and non profit',
'youth groups; small or micro businesses; or other entities that will hire or train a significant percentage of local people',
'to complete such contracts: provided further, that the authorities described above relating to contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements are available',
'until all funds provided in this title for hazardous fuels reduction activities in the urban wildland interface are obligated. capital',
'improvement and maintenance for necessary expenses of the forest service, not otherwise provided for, $552,039,000, to remain available until expended',
'for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities, and for construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of forest',
'roads and trails by the forest service as authorized by 16 u.s.c. 532 538 and 23 u.s.c. 101 and 205:',
'provided, that up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein for road maintenance shall be available for the decommissioning of',
'roads, including unauthorized roads not part of the transportation system, which are no longer needed: provided further, that no funds',
'shall be expended to decommission any system road until notice and an opportunity for public comment has been provided on',
'each decommissioning project: provided further, that the forest service shall transfer $500,000 appropriated in public law 107 63 within the',
'capital improvement and maintenance appropriation, to the state and private forestry appropriation, and shall provide these funds in an advance',
'direct lump sum payment to purdue university for planning and construction of a hardwood tree improvement and generation facility: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding any provision of law, funds provided for construction of facilities at purdue university in indiana in this',
'act, in the amount of $1,700,000 shall be available to the university, and $1,000,000 provided in this act for construction',
'of facilities in cordova, alaska shall be available to the city. land acquisition for expenses necessary to carry out the',
'provisions of the land and water conservation fund act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 4 through 11 ,',
'including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to',
'the forest service, $133,815,000 tobe derived from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended: provided,',
'that from amounts previously appropriated under this heading for the acquisition of lands in the tongass national forest, $350,000 shall',
'be provided as an advance direct lump sum payment to the city of juneau for the acquisition of 10.5 acres',
'of land in southeastern alaska for a wild bird rehabilitation clinic and nature education center. acquisition of lands for national',
'forests special acts for acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the cache, uinta, and wasatch national forests, utah;',
'the toiyabe national forest, nevada; and the angeles, san bernardino, sequoia, and cleveland national forests, california, as authorized by law,',
'$1,069,000, to be derived from forest receipts. acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges for acquisition of lands, such sums,',
'to be derived from funds deposited by state, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities',
'pursuant to the act of december 4, 1967, as amended 16 u.s.c. 484a , and for authorized expenditures from funds',
'deposited by non federal parties pursuant to related land sale and exchange acts, to remain available until expended. range betterment',
'fund for necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal',
'year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in national forests in the 16 western states, pursuant to section',
'401 b 1 of public law 94 579, as amended, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed',
'6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on the ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. gifts, donations',
'and bequests for forest and rangeland research for expenses authorized by 16 u.s.c. 1643 b , $92,000, to remain available',
'until expended, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above act. management of national forest lands for',
'subsistence uses for necessary expenses of the forest service to manage federal lands in alaska for subsistence uses under title',
'viii of the alaska national interest lands conservation act public law 96 487 , $5,542,000, to remain available until expended.',
'administrative provisions, forest service appropriations to the forest service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: 1 purchase',
'of not to exceed 113 passenger motor vehicles of which 10 will be used primarily for law enforcement purposes and',
'of which 113 shall be for replacement; acquisition of 25 passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such',
'vehicles; operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase of not to exceed seven for replacement only, and acquisition of sufficient',
'aircraft from excess sources to maintain the operable fleet at 195 aircraft for use in forest service wildland fire programs',
'and other forest service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived',
'or trade in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; 2 services pursuant to 7 u.s.c.',
'2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 u.s.c. 3109; 3 purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and',
'other public improvements 7 u.s.c. 2250 ; 4 acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 u.s.c. 428a;',
'5 for expenses pursuant to the volunteers in the national forest act of 1972 16 u.s.c. 558a, 558d, and 558a',
'note ; 6 the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; and 7 for debt collection contracts',
'in accordance with 31 u.s.c. 3718 c . none of the funds made available under this act shall be obligated',
'or expended to abolish any region, to move or close any regional office for national forest system administration of the',
'forest service, department of agriculture without the consent of the house and senate committees on appropriations. any appropriations or funds',
'available to the forest service may be transferred to the wildland fire management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of',
'burned over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions if and',
'only if all previously appropriated emergency contingent funds under the heading wildland fire management have been released by the president',
'and apportioned and all funds under the heading wildland fire management are obligated. funds appropriated to the forest service shall',
'be available for assistance to or through the agency for international development and the foreign agricultural service in connection with',
'forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related',
'natural resource activities outside the united states and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation',
'with united states and international organizations. none of the funds made available to the forest service under this act shall',
'be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702 b of the department of agriculture organic act of 1944',
'7 u.s.c. 2257 or 7 u.s.c. 147b unless the proposed transfer is approved in advance by the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations in compliance with the reprogramming procedures contained in house report no. 105 163. none of the funds',
'available to the forest service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'in accordance with the procedures contained in house report no. 105 163. no funds available to the forest service shall',
'be transferred to the working capital fund of the department of agriculture that exceed the total amount transferred during fiscal',
'year 2000 for such purposes without the advance approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations. funds available to',
'the forest service shall be available to conduct a program of not less than $2,000,000 for high priority projects within',
'the scope of the approved budget which shall be carried out by the youth conservation corps. of the funds available',
'to the forest service, $2,500 is available to the chief of the forest service for official reception and representation expenses.',
'pursuant to sections 405 b and 410 b of public law 101 593, of the funds available to the forest',
'service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum as federal financial assistance to the national forest foundation,',
'without regard to when the foundation incurs expenses, for administrative expenses or projects on or benefitting national forest system lands',
'or related to forest service programs: provided, that of the federal funds made available to the foundation, no more than',
'$400,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: provided further, that the foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period',
'of federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one for one basis funds made available by the',
'forest service: provided further, that the foundation may transfer federal funds to a non federal recipient for a project at',
'the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non federal matching funds: provided further, that authorized investments of federal',
'funds held by the foundation may be made only in interest bearing obligations of the united states or in obligations',
'guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the united states. pursuant to section 2 b 2 of public law',
'98 244, $2,650,000 of the funds available to the forest service shall be available for matching funds to the national',
'fishand wildlife foundation, as authorized by 16 u.s.c. 3701 3709, and may be advanced in a lump sum as federal',
'financial assistance, without regard to when expenses are incurred, for projects on or benefitting national forest system lands or related',
'to forest service programs: provided, that the foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of federal financial assistance,',
'private contributions to match on at least one for one basis funds advanced by the forest service: provided further, that',
'the foundation may transfer federal funds to a non federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the',
'recipient has obtained the non federal matching funds. funds appropriated to the forest service shall be available for interactions with',
'and providing technical assistance to rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes. notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 percent',
'of the funds appropriated to the forest service in the national forest system and capital improvement and maintenance accounts and',
'planned to be allocated to activities under the jobs in the woods program for projects on national forest land in',
'the state of washington may be granted directly to the washington state department of fish and wildlife for accomplishment of',
'planned projects. twenty percent of said funds shall be retained by the forest service for planning and administering projects. project',
'selection and prioritization shall be accomplished by the forest service with such consultation with the state of washington as the',
'forest service deems appropriate. funds appropriated to the forest service shall be available for payments to counties within the columbia',
'river gorge national scenic area, pursuant to sections 14 c 1 and 2 , and section 16 a 2 of',
'public law 99 663. for fiscal years 2003 through 2007, the secretary of agriculture is authorized to enter into grants,',
'contracts, and cooperative agreements as appropriate with the pinchot institute for conservation, as well as with public and other private',
'agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals, to provide for the development, administration, maintenance, or restoration of land, facilities, or forest service',
'programs, at the grey towers national historic landmark: provided, that, subject to such terms and conditions as the secretary of',
'agriculture may prescribe, any such public or private agency, organization, institution, or individual may solicit, accept, and administer private gifts',
'of money and real or personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services at',
'the grey towers national historic landmark: provided further, that such gifts may be accepted notwithstanding the fact that a donor',
'conducts business with the department of agriculture in any capacity. funds appropriated to the forest service shall be available, as',
'determined by the secretary, for payments to del norte county, california, pursuant to sections 13 e and 14 of the',
'smith river national recreation area act public law 101 612 . notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or',
'funds available to the forest service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the office of the general',
'counsel ogc , department of agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of ogc assistance or participation',
'requested by the forest service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar non litigation related matters.',
'future budget justifications for both the forest service and the department of agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred',
'and the requested funding transfers. any appropriations or funds available to the forest service may be used for necessary expenses',
'in the event of law enforcement emergencies as necessary to protect natural resources and public or employee safety: provided, that',
'such amounts shall not exceed $1,000,000. the secretary of agriculture may authorize the sale of excess buildings, facilities, and other',
'properties owned by the forest service and located on the green mountain national forest, the revenues of which shall be',
'retained by the forest service and available to the secretary without further appropriation and until expended for maintenance and rehabilitation',
'activities on the green mountain national forest. the secretary of agriculture may transfer or reimburse funds available to the forest',
'service, not to exceed $15,000,000, to the secretary of the interior or the secretary of commerce to expedite conferencing and',
'consultations as required under section 7 of the endangered species act, 16 u.s.c. 1536. the amount of the transfer or',
'reimbursement shall be as mutually agreed by the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of the interior or secretary of',
'commerce, as applicable, or their designees. the amount shall in no case exceed the actual costs of consultation and conferencing.',
'beginning on june 30, 2001 and concluding on december 31, 2003, an eligible individual who is employed in any project',
'funded under title v of the older american act of 1965 42 u.s.c. 3056 et seq. and administered by the',
'forest service shall be considered to be a federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, united states',
'code. department of energy clean coal technology deferral of the funds made available under this heading for obligation in prior',
'years, $87,000,000 shall not be available until october 1, 2003: provided, that funds made available in previous appropriations acts shall',
'be available for any ongoing project regardless of the separate request for proposal under which the project was selected. fossil',
'energy research and development for necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of',
'the department of energy organization act public law 95 91 , including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable',
'interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries,',
'technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs',
'30 u.s.c. 3, 1602, and 1603 , $624,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000 is to continue a',
'multi year project for construction, renovation, furnishing, and demolition or removal of buildings at national energy technology laboratory facilities in',
'morgantown, west virginia and pittsburgh, pennsylvania; and of which $150,000,000 are to be made available, after coordination with the private',
'sector, for a request for proposals for a clean coal power initiative providing for competitively awarded research, development, and demonstration',
'projects to reduce the barriers to continued and expanded coal use: provided, that no project may be selected for which',
'sufficient funding is not available to provide for the total project: provided further, that funds shall be expended in accordance',
'with the provisions governing the use of funds contained under the heading clean coal technology in prior appropriations: provided further,',
'that the department may include provisions for repayment of government contributions to individual projects in an amount up to the',
'government contribution to the project on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the department including repayments from sale and',
'licensing of technologies from both domestic and foreign transactions: provided further, that such repayments shall be retained by the department',
'for future coal related research, development and demonstration projects: provided further, that any technology selected under this program shall be',
'considered a clean coal technology, and any project selected under this program shall be considered a clean coal technology project,',
'forthe purposes of 42 u.s.c. sec. 7651n, and chapters 51, 52, and 60 of title 40 of the code of',
'federal regulations: provided further, that no part of the sum herein made available shall be used for the field testing',
'of nuclear explosives in the recovery of oil and gas: provided further, that up to 4 percent of program direction',
'funds available to the national energy technology laboratory may be used to support department of energy activities not included in',
'this account. naval petroleum and oil shale reserves for expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve',
'activities, $17,831,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior',
'years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities. elk hills school lands fund for necessary',
'expenses in fulfilling installment payments under the settlement agreement entered into by the united states and the state of california',
'on october 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of public law 104 106, $36,000,000, to become available on october',
'1, 2003 for payment to the state of california for the state teachers retirement fund from the elk hills school',
'lands fund. energy conservation for necessary expenses in carrying out energy conservation activities, $897,603,000, to remain available until expended: provided,',
'that $270,000,000 shall be for use in energy conservation grant programs as defined in section 3008 3 of public law',
'99 509 15 u.s.c. 4507 : provided further, that notwithstanding section 3003 d 2 of public law 99 509, such',
'sums shall be allocated to the eligible programs as follows: $225,000,000 for weatherization assistance grants and $45,000,000 for state energy',
'conservation grants. economic regulation for necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the office of hearings and appeals, $1,487,000,',
'to remain available until expended. strategic petroleum reserve for necessary expenses for strategic petroleum reserve facility development and operations and',
'program management activities pursuant to the energy policy and conservation act of 1975, as amended 42 u.s.c. 6201 et seq.',
', $172,856,000, to remain available until expended. spr petroleum account including rescission for the acquisition and transportation of petroleum and',
'for other necessary expenses pursuant to the energy policy and conservation act of 1975, as amended 42 u.s.c. 6201 et',
'seq. , $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that from unobligated balances of prior year appropriations, an amount of',
'$5,000,000 is rescinded. northeast home heating oil reserve for necessary expenses for northeast home heating oil reserve storage, operations, and',
'management activities pursuant to the energy policy and conservation act of 2000, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. energy information',
'administration for necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the energy information administration, $80,611,000, to remain available until expended.',
'administrative provisions, department of energy appropriations under this act for the current fiscal year shall be available for hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; and reimbursement to the general',
'services administration for security guard services. from appropriations under this act, transfers of sums may be made to other agencies',
'of the government for the performance of work for which the appropriation is made. none of the funds made available',
'to the department of energy under this act shall be used to implement or finance authorized price support or loan',
'guarantee programs unless specific provision is made for such programs in an appropriations act. the secretary is authorized to accept',
'lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies,',
'federal, state, private or foreign: provided, that revenues and other moneys received by or for the account of the department',
'of energy or otherwise generated by sale of products in connection with projects of the department appropriated under this act',
'may be retained by the secretary of energy, to be available until expended, and used only for plant construction, operation,',
'costs, and payments to cost sharing entities as provided in appropriate cost sharing contracts or agreements: provided further, that the',
'remainder of revenues after the making of such payments shall be covered into the treasury as miscellaneous receipts: provided further,',
'that any contract, agreement, or provision thereof entered into by the secretary pursuant to this authority shall not be executed',
'prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days not including any day in which either house of congress is not',
'in session because of adjournment of more than 3 calendar days to a day certain from the receipt by the',
'speaker of the house of representatives and the president of thesenate of a full comprehensive report on such project, including',
'the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of the proposed project. no funds provided in this act may be',
'expended by the department of energy to prepare, issue, or process procurement documents for programs or projects for which appropriations',
'have not been made. in addition to other authorities set forth in this act, the secretary may accept fees and',
'contributions from public and private sources, to be deposited in a contributed funds account, and prosecute projects using such fees',
'and contributions in cooperation with other federal, state or private agencies or concerns. department of health and human services indian',
'health service indian health services for expenses necessary to carry out the act of august 5, 1954 68 stat. 674',
', the indian self determination act, the indian health care improvement act, and titles ii and iii of the public',
'health service act with respect to the indian health service, $2,492,115,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant',
'to 42 u.s.c. 238 b for services furnished by the indian health service: provided, that funds made available to tribes',
'and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the indian self determination and',
'education assistance act of 1975 25 u.s.c. 450 , shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the',
'grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: provided',
'further, that $18,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for the indian catastrophic health emergency fund: provided further, that $460,130,000 for',
'contract medical care shall remain available for obligation until september 30, 2004: provided further, that contract medical care funds appropriated',
'heretofore and hereafter for tribes recognized after january 1, 1995, may be used to provide medical services directly or through',
'contract medical care: provided further, that of the funds provided, up to $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out the',
'loan repayment program under section 108 of the indian health care improvement act: provided further, that funds provided in this',
'act may be used for one year contracts and grants which are to be performed in two fiscal years, so',
'long as the total obligation is recorded in the year for which the funds are appropriated: provided further, that the',
'amounts collected by the secretary of health and human services under the authority of title iv of the indian health',
'care improvement act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements',
'of titles xviii and xix of the social security act exclusive of planning, design, or construction of new facilities :',
'provided further, that funding contained herein, and in any earlier appropriations acts for scholarship programs under the indian health care',
'improvement act 25 u.s.c. 1613 shall remain available for obligation until september 30, 2004: provided further, that amounts received by',
'tribes and tribal organizations under title iv of the indian health care improvement act shall be reported and accounted for',
'and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed $270,734,000 shall be for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract',
'or grant support costs associated with contracts, grants, self governance compacts or annual funding agreements between the indian health service',
'and a tribe or tribal organization pursuant to the indian self determination act of 1975, as amended, prior to or',
'during fiscal year 2003, of which not to exceed $2,500,000 may be used for contract support costs associated with new',
'or expanded self determination contracts, grants, self governance compacts or annual funding agreements: provided further, that funds appropriated under the',
'special diabetes program for indians 42 u.s.c. 254c 3 c for fiscal year 2003 and thereafter for the purpose of',
'making grants shall remain available until expended: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, contributions authorized by 10',
'u.s.c. 1111 for the uniformed service of the public health service shall be paid in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter',
'from the department of health and human services retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers account without charges billed',
'to the indian health service: provided further, that heretofore and hereafter the provisions of 10 u.s.c. 1116 shall not apply',
'to the indian health service: provided further, that funds available for the indian health care improvement fund may be used,',
'as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the indian health facilities account: provided further, that of the amounts',
'provided for indian health services, $15,000,000 is provided to the alaska federation of natives for alcohol control, prevention, treatment, sobriety',
'and wellness, of which at least $100,000 shall be available for an independent third party to conduct an evaluation of',
'the program and $5,000,000 shall be available to the alaska native tribal health consortium for substance abuse and behavioral health',
'counselors through the counselor in every village program: provided further, that no more than 10 percent may be used by',
'any entity receiving funding for administrative overhead including indirect costs: provided further, that prior to the release of funds to',
'a regional native non profit entity, it must enter into an agreement with the regional native health corporation on allocation',
'of resources to avoid duplication of effort and to foster cooperation. indian health facilities for construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and',
'equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites,',
'purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for',
'indians, as authorized by section 7 of the act of august 5, 1954 42 u.s.c. 2004a , the indian self',
'determination act, and the indian health care improvement act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such acts and titles',
'ii and iii of the public health service act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the',
'indian health service, $376,190,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for',
'the planning, design, construction or renovation of health facilities for the benefit of an indian tribe or tribes may be',
'used to purchase land for sites to construct, improve, or enlarge health or related facilities: provided further, that from the',
'funds appropriated herein, $5,000,000 shall be designated by the indian health service as a contribution to the yukon kuskokwim health',
'corporation ykhc to continue a priority project for the acquisition of land, planning, design and construction of 79 staff quarters',
'in the bethel service area, pursuant to the negotiated project agreement between the ykhc and the indian health service: provided',
'further, that this project shall not be subject to the construction provisions of the indian self determination and education assistance',
'act and shall be removed from the indian health service priority list upon completion: provided further, that the federal government',
'shall not be liable for any property damages or other construction claims that may arise from ykhc undertaking this project:',
'provided further, that the land shall be owned or leased by the ykhc and title to quarters shall remain vested',
'with the ykhc: provided further, that not to exceed $500,000 shall be used by the indian health service to purchase',
'transam equipment from the department of defense for distribution to the indian health service and tribal facilities: provided further, that',
'none of the funds appropriated to the indian health service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes',
'funded with grants by the housing programs of the u.s. department of housing and urban development: provided further, that not',
'to exceed $1,000,000 from this account and the indian health services account shall be used by the indian health service',
'to obtain ambulances for the indian health service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the',
'indian health service and the general services administration: provided further, that not to exceed $500,000 shall be placed in a',
'demolition fund, available until expended, to be used by the indian health service for demolition of federal buildings: provided further,',
'that notwithstanding the provisions of title iii, section 306, of the indian health care improvement act public law 94 437,',
'as amended , construction contracts authorized under title i of the indian self determination and education assistance act of 1975,',
'as amended, may be used rather than grants to fund small ambulatory facility construction projects: provided further, that if a',
'contract is used, the ihs is authorized to improve municipal, private, or tribal lands, and that at no time, during',
'construction or after completion of the project will the federal government have any rights or title to any real or',
'personal property acquired as a part of the contract: provided further, that notwithstandingany other provision of law or regulation, for',
'purposes of acquiring sites for a new clinic and staff quarters in st. paul island, alaska, the secretary of health',
'and human services may accept land donated by the tanadgusix corporation. administrative provisions, indian health service appropriations in this act',
'to the indian health service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 but at rates not',
'to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 u.s.c. 5376;',
'hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular',
'buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations',
'approved by the secretary; and for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; and for expenses',
'of attendance at meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the appropriation is made or which',
'will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities. in accordance with the provisions of the',
'indian health care improvement act, non indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or indian health',
'service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the federal medical care recovery act 42',
'u.s.c. 2651 2653 shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without',
'fiscal year limitation. notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the department of housing and urban development to',
'the indian health service shall be administered under public law 86 121 the indian sanitation facilities act and public law',
'93 638, as amended. funds appropriated to the indian health service in this act, except those used for administrative and',
'program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing federal travel and transportation. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement',
'authorized by title i or title iii of the indian self determination and education assistance act of 1975 25 u.s.c.',
'450 , may be deobligated and reobligated to a self determination contract under title i, or a self governance agreement',
'under title iii of such act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year',
'limitation. none of the funds made available to the indian health service in this act shall be used to implement',
'the final rule published in the federal register on september 16, 1987, by the department of health and human services,',
'relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the indian health service until the indian health service has',
'submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included',
'in an appropriations act and enacted into law. funds made available in this act are to be apportioned to the',
'indian health service as appropriated in this act, and accounted for in the appropriation structure set forth in this act.',
'with respect to functions transferred by the indian health service to tribes or tribal organizations, the indian health service is',
'authorized to provide goods and services to those entities, on a reimbursable basis, including payment in advance with subsequent adjustment.',
'the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the indian self determination act, may',
'be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account which provided the funding. such amounts shall remain available until expended.',
'reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the indian health service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative,',
'and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance. the appropriation structure for the indian health service',
'may not be altered without advance approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations. other related agencies office of',
'navajo and hopi indian relocation salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of navajo and hopi indian relocation',
'as authorized by public law 93 531, $14,491,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that funds provided in this or',
'any other appropriations act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from district 6, hopi',
'partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding',
'categories: provided further, that none of the funds contained in this or any other act may be used by the',
'office of navajo and hopi indian relocation to evict any single navajo or navajo family who, as of november 30,',
'1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the hopi tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided',
'for such household: provided further, that no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: provided',
'further, that the office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the',
'navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 u.s.c.',
'640d 10. institute of american indian and alaska native culture and arts development payment to the institute for payment to',
'the institute of american indian and alaska native culture and arts development, as authorized by title xv of public law',
'99 498, as amended 20 u.s.c. 56 part a , $5,490,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for',
'construction of the library technology center. smithsonian institution salaries and expenses including rescission for necessary expenses of the smithsonian institution,',
'as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the',
'national collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education,',
'training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease for terms not to exceed 30 years , and protection of',
'buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; up to five replacement',
'passenger vehicles; purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $463,205,000, of which not to exceed $53,634,000 for the',
'instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, security improvements, the national museum of the american indian, and the repatriation of skeletal',
'remains program shall remain available until expended, and including such funds as may be necessary to support american overseas research',
'centers and a total of $125,000 for the council of american overseas research centers: provided, that funds appropriated herein are',
'available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official smithsonian presentations: provided further, that the',
'smithsonian institution may expend federal appropriations designated in this act for lease or rent payments for long term and swing',
'space, as rent payable to the smithsonian institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the general trust funds',
'of the institution to the extent that federally supported activities are housed in the 900 h street, n.w. building in',
'the district of columbia: provided further, that this use of federal appropriations shall not be construed as debt service, a',
'federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of,the federal government: provided further, that no appropriated funds',
'may be used to service debt which is incurred to finance the costs of acquiring the 900 h street building',
'or of planning, designing, and constructing improvements to such building: provided further, that from unobligated balances of prior year appropriations,',
'an amount of $14,100,000 is rescinded. repair, restoration and alteration of facilities for necessary expenses of maintenance, repair, restoration, and',
'alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the smithsonian institution, including necessary personnel, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by',
'section 2 of the act of august 22, 1949 63 stat. 623 , $83,425,000, to remain available until expended, of',
'which $18,875,000 is provided for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and alteration of facilities at the national zoological park, and of which',
'not to exceed $10,000 is for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109: provided, that contracts awarded for environmental systems,',
'protection systems, and repair or restoration of facilities of the smithsonian institution may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded',
'on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a',
'single procurement contract for the repair and renovation of the patent office building may be issued which includes the full',
'scope of the project: provided further, that the solicitation of the contract and the contract shall contain the clause availability',
'of funds found at 48 c.f.r. 52.232 18. construction for necessary expenses for construction of the national museum of the',
'american indian, including necessary personnel, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended. administrative provisions, smithsonian institution none of the funds in',
'this or any other act may be used to make any changes to the existing smithsonian science programs including closure',
'of facilities, relocation of staff or redirection of functions and programs without approval from the board of regents of recommendations',
'received from the science commission. none of the funds in this or any other act may be used to initiate',
'the design for any proposed expansion of current space or new facility without consultation with the house and senate appropriations',
'committees. none of the funds in this or any other act may be used for the holt house located at',
'the national zoological park in washington, d.c., unless identified as repairs to minimize water damage, monitor structure movement, or provide',
'interim structural support. none of the funds available to the smithsonian may be reprogrammed without the advance written approval of',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations in accordance with the procedures contained in house report no. 105 163. national',
'gallery of art salaries and expenses for the upkeep and operations of the national gallery of art, the protection and',
'care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the act of march 24,',
'1937 50 stat. 51 , as amended by the public resolution of april 13, 1939 public resolution 9, seventy sixth',
'congress , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the',
'gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only,',
'or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards,',
'and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 ; purchase or rental',
'of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and',
'grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the national gallery of art by',
'contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions',
'as the gallery may deem proper, $77,219,000, of which not to exceed $3,026,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain',
'available until expended. repair, restoration and renovation of buildings for necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds',
'and facilities owned or occupied by the national gallery of art, by contract or otherwise, as authorized, $16,230,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of',
'the national gallery of art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as',
'well as price. john f. kennedy center for the performing arts operations and maintenance for necessary expenses for the operation,',
'maintenance and security of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts, $16,310,000. construction for necessary expenses for capital',
'repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the john f. kennedy center for the',
'performing arts, $17,600,000, to remain available until expended. woodrow wilson international center for scholars salaries and expenses for expenses necessary',
'in carrying out the provisions of the woodrow wilson memorial act of 1968 82 stat. 1356 including hire of passenger',
'vehicles and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $8,488,000. national foundation on the arts and the humanities national endowment',
'for the arts grants and administration for necessary expenses to carry out the national foundation on the arts and the',
'humanities act of 1965, as amended, $116,489,000, shall be available to the national endowment for the arts for the support',
'of projects and productions in the arts through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to sections 5 c and 5',
'g of the act, including $17,000,000 for support of arts education and public outreach activities through the challenge america program,',
'for program support, and for administering the functions of the act, to remain available until expended: provided, that funds previously',
'appropriated to the national endowment for the arts matching grants account and challenge america account may be transferred to and',
'merged with this account. national endowment for the humanities grants and administration for necessary expenses to carry out the national',
'foundation on the arts and the humanities act of 1965, as amended, $109,632,000, shall be available to the national endowment',
'for the humanities for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7 c of the act, and for',
'administering the functions of the act, to remain available until expended. matching grants to carry out the provisions of section',
'10 a 2 of the national foundation on the arts and the humanities act of 1965, as amended, $16,122,000, to',
'remain available until expended, of which $10,436,000 shall be availableto the national endowment for the humanities for the purposes of',
'section 7 h : provided, that this appropriation shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be',
'equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or',
'by grantees of the endowment under the provisions of subsections 11 a 2 b and 11 a 3 b during',
'the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. administrative provisions none of the',
'funds appropriated to the national foundation on the arts and the humanities may be used to process any grant or',
'contract documents which do not include the text of 18 u.s.c. 1913: provided, that none of the funds appropriated to',
'the national foundation on the arts and the humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses: provided further,',
'that funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that the',
'chairperson of the national endowment for the arts may approve grants up to $10,000, if in the aggregate this amount',
'does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grant making purposes per year: provided further, that such small',
'grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the national council',
'on the arts to the chairperson. commission of fine arts salaries and expenses for expenses made necessary by the act',
'establishing a commission of fine arts 40 u.s.c. 104 , $1,224,000: provided, that the commission is authorized to charge fees',
'to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting',
'collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation. national capital arts and cultural affairs for necessary expenses as authorized',
'by public law 99 190 20 u.s.c. 956 a , as amended, $7,000,000. administrative provision none of the funds appropriated',
'in this or any other act, except funds appropriated to the office of management and budget, shall be available to',
'study the alteration or transfer of the national capital arts and cultural affairs program. advisory council on historic preservation salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the advisory council on historic preservation public law 89 665, as amended , $3,667,000:',
'provided, that none of these funds shall be available for compensation of level v of the executive schedule or higher',
'positions. national capital planning commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, as authorized by the national capital planning act of',
'1952 40 u.s.c. 71 71i , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $7,253,000: provided, that all appointed members',
'of the commission will be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of',
'pay for positions at level iv of the executive schedule for each day such member is engaged in the actual',
'performance of duties. united states holocaust memorial museum holocaust memorial museum for expenses of the holocaust memorial museum, as authorized',
'by public law 106 292 36 u.s.c. 2301 2310 , $38,663,000, of which $1,900,000 for the museums repair and rehabilitation',
'program and $1,264,000 for the museums exhibitions program shall remain available until expended. presidio trust presidio trust fund for necessary',
'expenses to carry out title i of the omnibus parks and public lands management act of 1996, $21,327,000 shall be',
'available to the presidio trust, to remain available until expended. title iii general provisions sec. 301. the expenditure of any',
'appropriation under this act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 u.s.c. 3109, shall be limited to',
'those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided',
'under existing law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law. sec. 302. no part of any appropriation',
'contained in this act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any',
'way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which congressional action is not complete. sec.',
'303. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year',
'unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 304. none of the funds provided in this act to any department or agency',
'shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or employee',
'of such department or agency except as otherwise provided by law. sec. 305. no assessments may be levied against any',
'program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this act unless advance notice of such assessments and the basis therefor',
'are presented to the committees on appropriations and are approved by such committees. sec. 306. none of the funds in',
'this act may be used to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified as giant sequoia sequoiadendron',
'giganteum which are located on national forest system or bureau of land management lands in a manner different than such',
'sales were conducted in fiscal year 2002. sec. 307. a limitation of funds. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise',
'made available pursuant to this act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for',
'any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. b exceptions. the provisions of subsection a shall',
'not apply if the secretary of the interior determines that, for the claim concerned: 1 a patent application was filed',
'with the secretary on or before september 30, 1994; and 2 all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of',
'the revised statutes 30 u.s.c. 29 and 30 for vein or lode claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333',
'of the revised statutes 30 u.s.c. 35, 36, and 37 for placer claims, and section 2337 of the revised statutes',
'30 u.s.c. 42 for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by',
'that date. c report. on september 30, 2003, the secretary of the interior shall file with the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations and the committee on resources of the house of representatives and the committee on energy and natural',
'resources of the senate a report on actions taken by the department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314',
'c of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 1997 public law 104 208 . d mineral',
'examinations. in order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant,',
'the secretary of the interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third party contractor to be selected by',
'the bureau of land management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a',
'patent application as set forth in subsection b . the bureau of land management shall have the sole responsibility to',
'choose and pay the third party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the bureau of land management',
'in the retention of third party contractors. sec. 308. notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or earmarked',
'in committeereports for the bureau of indian affairs and the indian health service by public laws 103 138, 103 332,',
'104 134, 104 208, 105 83, 105 277, 106 113, 106 291, and 107 63 for payments to tribes and',
'tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with self determination or self governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements',
'with the bureau of indian affairs or the indian health service as funded by such acts, are the total amounts',
'available for fiscal years 1994 through 2002 for such purposes, except that, for the bureau of indian affairs, tribes and',
'tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self governance compacts or',
'annual funding agreements. sec. 309. of the funds provided to the national endowment for the arts 1 the chairperson shall',
'only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, national',
'heritage fellowship, or american jazz masters fellowship. 2 the chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through',
'a grant, except a grant made to a state or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to',
'make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. nothing in',
'this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services. 3 no grant shall be used for seasonal',
'support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects.',
'sec. 310. the national endowment for the arts and the national endowment for the humanities are authorized to solicit, accept,',
'receive, and invest in the name of the united states, gifts, bequests, or devises of money and other property or',
'services and to use such in furtherance of the functions of the national endowment for the arts and the national',
'endowment for the humanities. any proceeds from such gifts, bequests, or devises, after acceptance by the national endowment for the',
'arts or the national endowment for the humanities, shall be paid by the donor or the representative of the donor',
'to the chairman. the chairman shall enter the proceeds in a special interest bearing account to the credit of the',
'appropriate endowment for the purposes specified in each case. sec. 311. a in providing services or awarding financial assistance under',
'the national foundation on the arts and the humanities act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this act, the chairperson',
'of the national endowment for the arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance',
'for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. b in this section: 1 the term underserved population means',
'a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due',
'to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation. 2 the term',
'poverty line means the poverty line as defined by the office of management and budget, and revised annually in accordance',
'with section 673 2 of the community services block grant act 42 u.s.c. 9902 2 applicable to a family of',
'the size involved. c in providing services and awarding financial assistance under the national foundation on the arts and humanities',
'act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this act, the chairperson of the national endowment for the arts shall ensure',
'that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage',
'public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. d with funds appropriated by this act to carry out section',
'5 of the national foundation on the arts and humanities act of 1965 1 the chairperson shall establish a grant',
'category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several',
'states; 2 the chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single',
'state, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph 1 ; 3 the chairperson shall report to the congress annually',
'and by state, on grants awarded by the chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such act; and',
'4 the chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community based music performance and education. sec.',
'312. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be expended or obligated to complete and issue the',
'5 year program under the forest and rangeland renewable resources planning act. sec. 313. none of the funds in this',
'act may be used to support government wide administrative functions unless such functions are justified in the budget process and',
'funding is approved by the house and senate committees on appropriations. sec. 314. notwithstanding any other provision of law, none',
'of the funds in this act may be used for gsa telecommunication centers. sec. 315. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, for fiscal year 2003 the secretaries of agriculture and the interior are authorized to limit competition for watershed restoration',
'project contracts as part of the jobs in the woods program established in region 10 of the forest service to',
'individuals and entities in historically timber dependent areas in the states of washington, oregon, northern california, idaho, montana, and alaska',
'that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on federal lands. the secretaries shall consider the benefits to the local',
'economy in evaluating bids and designing procurements which create economic opportunities for local contractors. sec. 316. amounts deposited during fiscal',
'year 2002 in the roads and trails fund provided for in the 14th paragraph under the heading forest service of',
'the act of march 4, 1913 37 stat. 843; 16 u.s.c. 501 , shall be used by the secretary of',
'agriculture, without regard to the state in which the amounts were derived, to repair or reconstruct roads, bridges, and trails',
'on national forest system lands or to carry out and administer projects to improve forest health conditions, which may include',
'the repair or reconstruction of roads, bridges, and trails on national forest system lands in the wildland community interface where',
'there is an abnormally high risk of fire. the projects shall emphasize reducing risks to human safety and public health',
'and property and enhancing ecological functions, long term forest productivity, and biological integrity. the projects may be completed in a',
'subsequent fiscal year. funds shall not be expended under this section to replace funds which would otherwise appropriately be expended',
'from the timber salvage sale fund. nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any project from any environmental',
'law. sec. 317. other than in emergency situations, none of the funds in this act may be used to operate',
'telephone answering machines during core business hours unless such answering machines include an option that enables callers to reach promptly',
'an individual on duty with the agency being contacted. sec. 318. no timber sale in region 10 shall be advertised',
'if the indicated rate is deficit when appraised usinga residual value approach that assigns domestic alaska values for western redcedar.',
'program accomplishments shall be based on volume sold. should region 10 sell, in fiscal year 2003, the annual average portion',
'of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the current tongass land management plan in sales which are not',
'deficit when appraised using a residual value approach that assigns domestic alaska values for western redcedar, all of the western',
'redcedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in alaska, shall be made available',
'to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 united states at prevailing domestic prices. should region 10 sell, in fiscal year',
'2003, less than the annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the tongass land management',
'plan in sales which are not deficit when appraised using a residual value approach that assigns domestic alaska values for',
'western redcedar, the volume of western redcedar timber available to domestic processors at prevailing domestic prices in the contiguous 48',
'united states shall be that volume: i which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in alaska, and ii',
'is that percent of the surplus western redcedar volume determined by calculating the ratio of the total timber volume which',
'has been sold on the tongass to the annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in',
'the current tongass land management plan. the percentage shall be calculated by region 10 on a rolling basis as each',
'sale is sold for purposes of this amendment, a rolling basis shall mean that the determination of how much western',
'redcedar is eligible for sale to various markets shall be made at the time each sale is awarded . western',
'redcedar shall be deemed surplus to the needs of domestic processors in alaska when the timber sale holder has presented',
'to the forest service documentation of the inability to sell western redcedar logs from a given sale to domestic alaska',
'processors at a price equal to or greater than the log selling value stated in the contract. all additional western',
'redcedar volume not sold to alaska or contiguous 48 united states domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at',
'the election of the timber sale holder. all alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the',
'election of the timber sale holder. sec. 319. a project undertaken by the forest service under the recreation fee demonstration',
'program as authorized by section 315 of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act for fiscal year',
'1996, as amended, shall not result in 1 displacement of the holder of an authorization to provide commercial recreation services',
'on federal lands. prior to initiating any project, the secretary shall consult with potentially affected holders to determine what impacts',
'the project may have on the holders. any modifications to the authorization shall be made within the terms and conditions',
'of the authorization and authorities of the impacted agency. 2 the return of a commercial recreation service to the secretary',
'for operation when such services have been provided in the past by a private sector provider, except when a the',
'private sector provider fails to bid on such opportunities; b the private sector provider terminates its relationship with the agency;',
'or c the agency revokes the permit for non compliance with the terms and conditions of the authorization. in such',
'cases, the agency may use the recreation fee demonstration program to provide for operations until a subsequent operator can be',
'found through the offering of a new prospectus. sec. 320. prior to october 1, 2003, the secretary of agriculture shall',
'not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6 f 5 a of the forest and rangeland renewable resources',
'planning act of 1974 16 u.s.c. 1604 f 5 a solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision',
'of the plan for a unit of the national forest system. nothing in this section exempts the secretary from any',
'other requirement of the forest and rangeland renewable resources planning act 16 u.s.c. 1600 et seq. or any other law:',
'provided, that if the secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a',
'plan for a unit of the national forest system, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and',
'a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. sec. 321. until september 30,',
'2005, the authority of the secretary of agriculture to enter into an agreement under the first section of public law',
'94 148 16 u.s.c. 565a 1 for a purpose described in such section includes the authority to use that legal',
'instrument when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship is to the mutually significant benefit of the forest service and',
'the other party or parties to the agreement, including nonprofit entities. an agreement entered into under this section shall not',
'be subject to public law 95 224, federal grant and cooperative agreement act 1977 . sec. 322. no funds provided',
'in this act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the mineral leasing act 30',
'u.s.c. 181 et seq. or the outer continental shelf lands act 43 u.s.c. 1331 et seq. within the boundaries of',
'a national monument established pursuant to the act of june 8, 1906 16 u.s.c. 431 et seq. as such boundary',
'existed on january 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the presidential proclamation establishing such monument. sec. 323.',
'section 347 of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 1999 as contained in section 101 e',
'of division a of public law 105 277; 16 u.s.c. 2104 note , is amended 1 in subsection a ,',
'by striking september 30, 2004 and all that follows and inserting september 30, 2013, the forest service and the bureau',
'of land management, via agreement or contract as appropriate, may enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other',
'public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests and the public lands',
'that meet local and rural community needs. ; 2 in subsection b 4 a by striking noncommercial cutting or removing',
'of trees and inserting removing vegetation; and b by striking non commercial objectives and inserting land management objectives; 3 in',
'subsection c , by adding at the end a new paragraph as follows: 5 contracting officer. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, the secretary of agriculture or the secretary of the interior may determine the appropriate contracting officer to enter',
'into and administer an agreement or contract under subsection a . ; 4 in subsections c 3 , d ,',
'f , and g , by inserting and the bureau of land management after forest service each place it appears;',
'5 in the section heading, by striking demonstration project and inserting projects; 6 in subsections d 2 and f 2',
'b , by striking demonstration each place it appears; 7 in subsection d 3 , by striking the secretary both',
'places it appears and inserting the forest service or the bureau of land managementand by inserting or the public lands',
'after national forest system; and 8 in subsection g , by striking each individual stewardship pilot project and inserting the',
'stewardship contracting projects. sec. 324. technical correction related to cabin user fees. section 608 b 2 of the cabin user',
'fee fairness act of 2000 16 u.s.c. 6207 b 2 ; public law 106 291 is amended by striking value',
'influences and inserting in lieu thereof criteria and striking section 606 b 3 and inserting in lieu thereof section 606',
'b 2 . sec. 325. extension of forest service conveyances pilot program. section 329 of the department of the interior',
'and related agencies appropriations act, 2002 16 u.s.c. 580d note; public law 107 63 is amended 1 in subsection b',
', by striking 10 and inserting 20; 2 in subsection c by inserting at the end of the subsection additionally,',
'proceeds from the sale of conveyances on no more than 3 sites shall be available for construction of replacement facilities.',
'; and 3 in subsection d , by striking 2005 and inserting 2006. sec. 326. employees of the foundations established',
'by acts of congress to solicit private sector funds on behalf of federal land management agencies shall, in fiscal year',
'2004, qualify for general service administration contract airfares. sec. 327. in entering into agreements with foreign countries pursuant to the',
'wildfire suppression assistance act 42 u.s.c. 1856m the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of the interior are authorized to',
'enter into reciprocal agreements in which the individuals furnished under said agreements to provide wildfire services are considered, for purposes',
'of tort liability, employees of the country receiving said services when the individuals are fighting fires. the secretary of agriculture',
'or the secretary of the interior shall not enter into any agreement under this provision unless the foreign country either',
'directly or through its fire organization agrees to assume any and all liability for the acts or omissions of american',
'firefighters engaged in firefighting in a foreign country. when an agreement is reached for furnishing fire fighting services, the only',
'remedies for acts or omissions committed while fighting fires shall be those provided under the laws of the host country',
'and those remedies shall be the exclusive remedies for any claim arising out of fighting fires in a foreign country.',
'neither the sending country nor any organization associated with the firefighter shall be subject to any action whatsoever pertaining to',
'or arising out of fighting fires. sec. 328. a grazing permit or lease issued by the secretary of the interior',
'or a grazing permit issued by the secretary of agriculture where national forest system lands are involved that expires, is',
'transferred, or waived during fiscal year 2003 shall be renewed under section 402 of the federal land policy and management',
'act of 1976, as amended 43 u.s.c. 1752 , section 19 of the granger thye act, as amended 16 u.s.c.',
'580l , title iii of the bankhead jones farm tenant act 7 u.s.c. 1010 et seq. , or, if applicable,',
'section 510 of the california desert protection act 16 u.s.c. 410aaa 50 . the terms and conditions contained in the',
'expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease shall continue in effect under the renewed permit or lease until such time',
'as the secretary of the interior or secretary of agriculture as appropriate completes processing of such permit or lease in',
'compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, at which time such permit or lease may be canceled, suspended or modified,',
'in whole or in part, to meet the requirements of such applicable laws and regulations. nothing in this section shall',
'be deemed to alter the statutory authority of the secretary of the interior or the secretary of agriculture: provided, that',
'where national forest system lands are involved and the secretary of agriculture has renewed an expired or waived grazing permit',
'prior to or during fiscal year 2003 under the authority of section 504 of the rescissions act of 1995 public',
'law 104 19 , the terms and conditions of the renewed grazing permit shall remain in effect until such time',
'as the secretary of agriculture completes processing of the renewed permit in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations or',
'until the expiration of the renewed permit, whichever comes first. upon completion of the processing, the permit may be canceled,',
'suspended or modified, in whole or in part, to meet the requirements of applicable laws and regulations. nothing in this',
'section shall be deemed to alter the secretary of agricultures statutory authority. sec. 329. notwithstanding any other provision of law',
'or regulation, to promote the more efficient use of the health care funding allocation for fiscal year 2003, the eagle',
'butte service unit of the indian health service, at the request of the cheyenne river sioux tribe, may pay base',
'salary rates to health professionals up to the highest grade and step available to a physician, pharmacist, or other health',
'professional and may pay a recruitment or retention bonus of up to 25 percent above the base pay rate. sec.',
'330. none of the funds made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of',
'the united states government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any',
'other appropriations act. sec. 331. prohibition of oil and gas drilling in the finger lakes national forest, new york. none',
'of the funds in this act may be used to prepare or issue a permit or lease for oil or',
'gas drilling in the finger lakes national forest, new york, during fiscal year 2003. sec. 332. none of the funds',
'made available in this act may be used for the planning, design, or construction of improvements to pennsylvania avenue in',
'front of the white house without the advance approval of the committees on appropriations. sec. 333. in awarding a federal',
'contract with funds made available by this act, the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of the interior the secretaries',
'may, in evaluating bids and proposals, give consideration to local contractors who are from, and who provide employment and training',
'for, dislocated and displaced workers in an economically disadvantaged rural community, including those historically timber dependent areas that have been',
'affected by reduced timber harvesting on federal lands and other forest dependent rural communities isolated from significant alternative employment opportunities:',
'provided, that the contract is for forest hazardous fuels reduction, watershed or water quality monitoring or restoration, wildlife or fish',
'population monitoring, or habitat restoration or management: provided further, that the terms rural community and economically disadvantaged shall have the',
'same meanings as in section 2374 of public law 101 624: provided further, that the secretaries shall develop guidance to',
'implement this section: provided further, that nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the secretaries of any duty',
'under applicable procurement laws, except as provided in this section. sec. 334. section 401 e 4 b of public law',
'105 83 is amended after not more than by striking 5 percent and inserting 15 percent. sec. 335. the record',
'of decision for the 2003 supplemental environmental impact statement for the 1997 tongass land management plan shall not be reviewed',
'under any forest service administrative appeal process, and its adequacy shall not be subject to judicial review by any court',
'of the united states. sec. 336. section 7 c of public law 106 143 is amended by striking 2001 and',
'inserting 2004. sec. 337. clarification of alaska native settlement trusts. a section 1629b of title 43, united states code, is',
'amended 1 at subsection d 1 by striking an and inserting in its place except as otherwise set forth in',
'subsection d 3 of this section, an; 2 by creating the following new subsection: d 3 a resolution described in',
'subsection a 3 of this section shall be considered to be approved by the shareholders of a native corporation if',
'it receives the affirmative vote of shares representing a a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy at',
'the meeting relating to such resolution, or b an amount of shares greater than a majority of the shares present',
'or represented by proxy at the meeting relating to such resolution but not greater than two thirds of the total',
'voting power of the corporation if the corporation establishes such a level by an amendment to its articles of incorporation.',
'; 3 by creating the following new subsection: f substantially all of the assets. for purposes of this section and',
'section 1629e of this title, a native corporation shall be considered to be transferring all or substantially all of its',
'assets to a settlement trust only if such assets represent two thirds or more of the fair market value of',
'the native corporations total assets.. b section 1629e a 3 of title 43, united states code, is amended by striking',
'subparagraph b and inserting in its place the following: b shall give rise to dissenters rights to the extent provided',
'under the laws of the state only if i the rights of beneficiaries in the settlement trust receiving a conveyance',
'are inalienable; and ii a shareholder vote on such transfer is required by a 4 of section 1629b of this',
'title.. sec. 338. congress reaffirms its original intent that the herger feinstein quincy library group forest recovery act of 1998',
'be implemented, and hereby extends the expiration of the quincy library group act by 5 years. sec. 339. amendment to',
'titles i and ii of the energy policy and conservation act. a title i of the energy policy and conservation',
'act 42 u.s.c. 6231 6247b is amended 1 by amending section 166 42 u.s.c. 6246 to read as follows: sec.',
'166. there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to implement this part, to remain available',
'until expended. ; 2 in section 186 42 u.s.c. 6250e , by striking for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003;',
'and 3 in section 191 42 u.s.c. 6251 , by striking september 30, 2003 each time it appears and inserting',
'september 30, 2008. b title ii of the energy policy and conservation act 42 u.s.c. 6211 6251 is amended 1',
'by amending section 256 h 42 u.s.c. 6276 to read as follows: h authorization of appropriations. there are authorized to',
'be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to implement this part, to remain available until expended. ; and 2',
'in section 281 42 u.s.c. 6285 , by striking september 30, 2003 each time it appears and inserting september 30,',
'2008. sec. 340. no funds appropriated in this act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be',
'expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations: provided, that this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the everglades national park protection',
'and expansion act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for federal assistance to the state of florida to acquire lands',
'for everglades restoration purposes. sec. 341. designation of panthertown valley tract of nantahala national forest, jackson county, north carolina, in',
'honor of james and elspeth mcclure clarke. the portion of the nantahala national forest in jackson county, north carolina, known',
'as the panthertown valley tract and consisting of approximately 6,294 acres is hereby designated as the james and elspeth mcclure',
'clarke forest in honor of james and elspeth mcclure clarke. title iv tuf shur bien preservation trust area sec. 401.',
'short title. this title may be cited as the tuf shur bien preservation trust area act. sec. 402. findings and',
'purposes. a findings. congress finds that 1 in 1748, the pueblo of sandia received a grant from a representative of',
'the king of spain, which grant was recognized and confirmed by congress in 1858 11 stat. 374 ; and 2',
'in 1994, the pueblo filed a civil action against the secretary of the interior and the secretary of agriculture in',
'the united states district court for the district of columbia civil no. 1:94cv02624 , asserting that federal surveys of the',
'grant boundaries erroneously excluded certain land within the cibola national forest, including a portion of the sandia mountain wilderness. b',
'purposes. the purposes of this title are 1 to establish the tuf shur bien preservation trust area in the cibola',
'national forest; 2 to confirm the status of national forest land and wilderness land in the area while resolving issues',
'associated with the civil action referred to in subsection a 2 and the opinions of the solicitor of the department',
'of the interior dated december 9, 1988 m 36963; 96 i.d. 331 and january 19, 2001 m 37002 ; and',
'3 to provide the pueblo, the parties to the civil action, and the public with a fair and just settlement',
'of the pueblos claim. sec. 403. definitions. in this title: 1 area. a in general. the term area means the',
'tuf shur bien preservation trust area, comprised of approximately 9890 acres of land in the cibola national forest, as depicted',
'on the map. b exclusions. the term area does not include i the subdivisions; ii pueblo owned land; iii the',
'crest facilities; or iv the special use permit area. 2 crest facilities. the term crest facilities means a all facilities',
'and developments located on the crest of sandia mountain, including the sandia crest electronic site; b electronic site access roads;',
'c the crest house; d the upper terminal, restaurant, and related facilities of sandia peak tram company; e the crest',
'observation area; f parking lots; g restrooms; h the crest trail trail no. 130 ; i hang glider launch sites;',
'j the kiwanis cabin; and k the land on which the facilities described in subparagraphs a through j are located',
'and the land extending 100 feet along terrain to the west of each such facility, unless a different distance is',
'agreed to in writing by the secretary and the pueblo and documented in the survey of the area. 3 existing',
'use. the term existing use means a use that a is occurring in the area as of the date of',
'enactment of this act; or b is authorized in the area after november 1, 1995, but before the date of',
'enactment of this act. 4 la luz tract. the term la luz tract means the tract comprised of approximately 31',
'acres of land owned in fee by the pueblo and depicted on the map. 5 local public body. the term',
'local public body means a political subdivision of the state of new mexico as defined in new mexico code 6',
'5 1 . 6 map. the term map means the forest service map entitled tuf shur bien preservation trust area',
'and dated april 2000. 7 modified use. a in general. the term modified use means an existing use that, at',
'any time after the date of enactment of this act, is modified or reconfigured but not significantly expanded. b inclusions.',
'the term modified use includes i a trail or trailhead being modified, such as to accommodate handicapped access; ii a',
'parking area being reconfigured but not expanded ; and iii a special use authorization for a group recreation use being',
'authorized for a different use area or time period. 8 new use. a in general. the term new use means',
'i a use that is not occurring in the area as of the date of enactment of this act; and',
'ii an existing use that is being modified so as to be significantly expanded or altered in scope, dimension, or',
'impact on the land, water, air, or wildlife resources of the area. b exclusions. the term new use does not',
'include a use that i is categorically excluded from documentation requirements under the national environmental policy act of 1969 42',
'u.s.c. 4321 et seq. ; or ii is carried out to comply with the endangered species act of 1973 16',
'u.s.c. 1531 et seq. . 9 piedra lisa tract. the term piedra lisa tract means the tract comprised of approximately',
'160 acres of land owned by the pueblo and depicted on the map. 10 pueblo. the term pueblo means the',
'pueblo of sandia in its governmental capacity. 11 secretary. the term secretary means the secretary of agriculture, acting through the',
'chief of the forest service. 12 settlement agreement. the term settlement agreement means the agreement of compromise and settlement dated',
'april 4, 2000, among the united states, the pueblo, and the sandia peak tram company. 13 special use permit. the',
'term special use permit means the special use permit issued december 1, 1993, by the secretary to sandia peak tram',
'company and sandia peak ski company. 14 special use permit area. a in general. the term special use permit area',
'means the land and facilities subject to the special use permit. b inclusions. the term special use permit area includes',
'i approximately 46 acres of land used as an aerial tramway corridor; ii approximately 945 acres of land used as',
'a ski area; and iii the land and facilities described in exhibit a to the special use permit, including i',
'the maintenance road to the lower tram tower; ii water storage and water distribution facilities; and iii 7 helispots. 15',
'subdivision. the term subdivision means a the subdivision of i sandia heights addition; ii sandia heights north unit i, ii,',
'or 3; iii tierra monte; iv valley view acres; or v evergreen hills; and b any additional plat or privately',
'owned property depicted on the map. 16 traditional or cultural use. the term traditional or cultural use means a a',
'ceremonial activity including the placing of ceremonial materials in the area ; and b the use, hunting, trapping, or gathering',
'of plants, animals, wood, water, and other natural resources for a noncommercial purpose. sec. 404. tuf shur bien preservation trust',
'area. a establishment. the tuf shur bien preservation trust area is established within the cibola national forest and the sandia',
'mountain wilderness as depicted on the map 1 to recognize and protect in perpetuity the rights and interests of the',
'pueblo in and to the area, as specified in section 405 a ; 2 to preserve in perpetuity the national',
'forest and wilderness character of the area; and 3 to recognize and protect in perpetuity the longstanding use and enjoyment',
'of the area by the public. b administration and applicable law. 1 in general. the secretary shall continue to administer',
'the area as part of the national forest system subject to and consistent with the provisions of this title affecting',
'management of the area. 2 traditional or cultural uses. traditional or cultural uses by pueblo members and members of other',
'federally recognized indian tribes authorized to use the area by the pueblo under section 405 a 4 shall not be',
'restricted except by a the wilderness act 16 u.s.c. 1131 et seq. including regulations promulgated under that act as in',
'effect on the date of enactment of this act; and b applicable federal wildlife protection laws, as provided in section',
'406 a 2 . 3 later enactments. to the extent that any law enacted or amended after the date of',
'enactment of this act is inconsistent with this title, the law shall not apply to the area unless expressly made',
'applicable by congress. 4 trust. the use of the word trust in the name of the area a is in',
'recognition of the specific rights and interests of the pueblo in the area; and b does not confer on the',
'pueblo the ownership interest that exists in a case in which the secretary of the interior accepts the title to',
'land held in trust for the benefit of an indian tribe. c map. 1 filing. as soon as practicable after',
'the date of enactment of this act, the secretary shall file the map and a legal description of the area',
'with the committee on resources of the house of representatives and with the committee on energy and natural resources of',
'the senate. 2 public availability. the map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in',
'the office of the chief of the forest service, washington, district of columbia. 3 effect. the map and legal description',
'filed under paragraph 1 shall have the same effect as if the map and legal description were included in this',
'title, except that a technical and typographical errors shall be corrected; b changes that may be necessary under subsection b',
', d , or e of section 409 or subsection b or c of section 413 shall be made; and',
'c to the extent that the map and the language of this title conflict, the language of this title shall',
'control. d no conveyance of title. no right, title, or interest of the united states in or to the area',
'or any part of the area shall be conveyed to or exchanged with any person, trust, or governmental entity, including',
'the pueblo, without specific authorization of congress. e prohibited uses. 1 in general. notwithstanding any other provision of law a',
'no use prohibited by the wilderness act 16 u.s.c. 1131 et seq. as of the date of enactment of this',
'act shall be permitted in the wilderness portion of the area; and b none of the following uses shall be',
'permitted in any portion of the area: i gaming or gambling. ii mineral production. iii timber production. iv any new',
'use to which the pueblo objects under section 405 a 3 . 2 mining claims. the area is closed to',
'the location of mining claims under section 2320 of the revised statutes 30 u.s.c. 23 commonly known as the mining',
'law of 1872 . f no modification of boundaries. establishment of the area shall not 1 affect the boundaries of',
'or repeal or disestablish the sandia mountain wilderness or the cibola national forest; or 2 modify the existing boundary of',
'the pueblo grant. sec. 405. pueblo rights and interests in the area. a in general. the pueblo shall have the',
'following rights and interests in the area: 1 free and unrestricted access to the area for traditional or cultural uses,',
'to the extent that those uses are not inconsistent with a the wilderness act 16 u.s.c. 1131 et seq. including',
'regulations promulgated under that act as in effect on the date of enactment of this act; or b applicable federal',
'wildlife protection laws as provided in section 406 a 2 . 2 perpetual preservation of the national forest and wilderness',
'character of the area under this title. 3 rights in the management of the area as specified in section 407,',
'including a the right to consent or withhold consent to a new use; b the right to consultation regarding a',
'modified use; c the right to consultation regarding the management and preservation of the area; and d the right to',
'dispute resolution procedures. 4 exclusive authority, in accordance with the customs and laws of the pueblo, to administer access to',
'the area for traditional or cultural uses by members of the pueblo and of other federally recognized indian tribes. 5',
'such other rights and interests as are recognized in sections 404, 405 c , 407, 408, and 409. b access.',
'except as provided in subsection a 4 , access to and use of the area for all other purposes shall',
'continue to be administered by the secretary. c compensable interest. 1 in general. if, by an act of congress enacted',
'after the date of enactment of this act, congress diminishes the national forest or wilderness designation of the area by',
'authorizing a use prohibited by section 404 e in all or any portion of the area, or denies the pueblo',
'access for any traditional or cultural use in all or any portion of the area a the united states shall',
'compensate the pueblo as if the pueblo held a fee title interest in the affected portion of the area and',
'as though the united states had acquired such an interest by legislative exercise of the power of eminent domain; and',
'b the restrictions of sections 404 e and 406 a shall be disregarded in determining just compensation owed to the',
'pueblo. 2 effect. any compensation made to the pueblo under paragraph c shall not affect the extinguishment of claims under',
'section 410. sec. 406. limitations on pueblo rights and interests in the area. a limitations. the rights and interests of',
'the pueblo recognized in this title do not include 1 any right to sell, grant, lease, convey, encumber, or exchange',
'land or any interest in land in the area and any such conveyance shall not have validity in law or',
'equity ; 2 any exemption from applicable federal wildlife protection laws; 3 any right to engage in a use prohibited',
'by section 404 e ; or 4 any right to exclude persons or governmental entities from the area. b exception.',
'no person who exercises traditional or cultural use rights as authorized by section 405 a 4 may be prosecuted for',
'a federal wildlife offense requiring proof of a violation of a state law including regulations . sec. 407. management of',
'the area. a process. 1 in general. the secretary shall consult with the pueblo not less than twice each year,',
'unless otherwise mutually agreed, concerning protection, preservation, and management of the area including proposed new uses and modified uses in',
'the area and authorizations that are anticipated during the next 6 months and were approved in the preceding 6 months',
'. 2 new uses. a request for consent after consultation. i denial of consent. if the pueblo denies consent for',
'a new use within 30 days after completion of the consultation process, the secretary shall not proceed with the new',
'use. ii granting of consent. if the pueblo consents to the new use in writing or fails to respond within',
'30 days after completion of the consultation process, the secretary may proceed with the notice and comment process and the',
'environmental analysis. b final request for consent. i request. before the secretary or a designee signs a record of decision',
'or decision notice for a proposed new use, the secretary shall again request the consent of the pueblo. ii denial',
'of consent. if the pueblo denies consent for a new use within 30 days after receipt by the pueblo of',
'the proposed record of decision or decision notice, the new use shall not be authorized. iii failure to respond. if',
'the pueblo fails to respond to the consent request within 30 days after receipt of the proposed record of decision',
'or decision notice i the pueblo shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed record of decision or decision',
'notice; and ii the secretary may proceed to issue the final record of decision or decision notice. 3 public involvement.',
'a in general. with respect to a proposed new use or modified use, the public shall be provided notice of',
'i the purpose and need for the proposed new use or modified use; ii the role of the pueblo in',
'the decisionmaking process; and iii the position of the pueblo on the proposal. b court challenge. any person may bring',
'a civil action in the united states district court for the district of new mexico to challenge a determination by',
'the secretary concerning whether a use constitutes a new use or a modified use. b emergencies and emergency closure orders.',
'1 authority. the secretary shall retain the authority of the secretary to manage emergency situations, to a provide for public',
'safety; and b issue emergency closure orders in the area subject to applicable law. 2 notice. the secretary shall notify',
'the pueblo regarding emergencies, public safety issues, and emergency closure orders as soon as practicable. 3 no consent. an action',
'of the secretary described in paragraph 1 shall not require the consent of the pueblo. c disputes involving forest service',
'management and pueblo traditional uses. 1 in general. in a case in which the management of the area by the',
'secretary conflicts with a traditional or cultural use, if the conflict does not pertain to a new use subject to',
'the process specified in subsection a 2 , the process for dispute resolution specified in this subsection shall apply. 2',
'dispute resolution process. a in general. in the case of a conflict described in paragraph 1 i the party identifying',
'the conflict shall notify the other party in writing addressed to the governor of the pueblo or the regional forester,',
'as appropriate, specifying the nature of the dispute; and ii the governor of the pueblo or the regional forester shall',
'attempt to resolve the dispute for a period of at least 30 days after notice has been provided before bringing',
'a civil action in the united states district court for the district of new mexico. b disputes requiring immediate resolution.',
'in the case of a conflict that requires immediate resolution to avoid imminent, substantial, and irreparable harm i the party',
'identifying the conflict shall notify the other party and seek to resolve the dispute within 3 days of the date',
'of notification; and ii if the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within 3 days i either party may',
'bring a civil action for immediate relief in the united states district court for the district of new mexico; and',
'ii the procedural requirements specified in subparagraph a shall not apply. sec. 408. jurisdiction over the area. a criminal jurisdiction.',
'1 in general. notwithstanding any other provision of law, jurisdiction over crimes committed in the area shall be allocated as',
'provided in this paragraph. 2 jurisdiction of the pueblo. the pueblo shall have jurisdiction over an offense committed by a',
'member of the pueblo or of another federally recognized indian tribe who is present in the area with the permission',
'of the pueblo under section 405 a 4 . 3 jurisdiction of the united states. the united states shall have',
'jurisdiction over a an offense described in section 1153 of title 18, united states code, committed by a member of',
'the pueblo or another federally recognized indian tribe; b an offense committed by any person in violation of the laws',
'including regulations pertaining to the protection and management of national forests; c enforcement of federal criminal laws of general applicability;',
'and d any other offense committed by a member of the pueblo against a person not a member of the',
'pueblo. 4 jurisdiction of the state of new mexico. the state of new mexico shall have jurisdiction over an offense',
'under the law of the state committed by a person not a member of the pueblo. 5 overlapping jurisdiction. to',
'the extent that the respective allocations of jurisdiction over the area under paragraphs 2 , 3 , and 4 overlap,',
'the governments shall have concurrent jurisdiction. 6 federal use of state law. under the jurisdiction of the united states described',
'in paragraph 3 d , federal law shall incorporate any offense defined and punishable under state law that is not',
'so defined under federal law. b civil jurisdiction. 1 in general. except as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 ,',
'the united states, the state of new mexico, and local public bodies shall have the same civil adjudicatory, regulatory, and',
'taxing jurisdiction over the area as was exercised by those entities on the day before the date of enactment of',
'this act. 2 jurisdiction of the pueblo. a in general. the pueblo shall have exclusive civil adjudicatory jurisdiction over i',
'a dispute involving only members of the pueblo; ii a civil action brought by the pueblo against a member of',
'the pueblo; and iii a civil action brought by the pueblo against a member of another federally recognized indian tribe',
'for a violation of an understanding between the pueblo and the other tribe regarding use of or access to the',
'area for traditional or cultural uses. b regulatory jurisdiction. the pueblo shall have no regulatory jurisdiction over the area, except',
'that the pueblo shall have exclusive authority to i regulate traditional or cultural uses by the members of the pueblo',
'and administer access to the area by other federally recognized indian tribes for traditionalor cultural uses, to the extent such',
'regulation is consistent with this title; and ii regulate hunting and trapping in the area by members of the pueblo,',
'to the extent that the hunting or trapping is related to traditional or cultural uses, except that such hunting and',
'trapping outside of that portion of the area in sections 13, 14, 23, 24, and the northeast quarter of section',
'25 of t12n, r4e, and section 19 of t12n, r5e, n.m.p.m., sandoval county, new mexico, shall be regulated by the',
'pueblo in a manner consistent with the regulations of the state of new mexico concerning types of weapons and proximity',
'of hunting and trapping to trails and residences. c taxing jurisdiction. the pueblo shall have no authority to impose taxes',
'within the area. 3 state and local taxing jurisdiction. the state of new mexico and local public bodies shall have',
'no authority within the area to tax the uses or the property of the pueblo, members of the pueblo, or',
'members of other federally recognized indian tribes authorized to use the area under section 405 a 4 . sec. 409.',
'subdivisions and other property interests. a subdivisions. 1 in general. the subdivisions are excluded from the area. 2 jurisdiction. a',
'in general. the pueblo shall have no civil or criminal jurisdiction for any purpose, including adjudicatory, taxing, zoning, regulatory or',
'any other form of jurisdiction, over the subdivisions and property interests therein, and the laws of the pueblo shall not',
'apply to the subdivisions. b state jurisdiction. the jurisdiction of the state of new mexico and local public bodies over',
'the subdivisions and property interests therein shall continue in effect, except that on application of the pueblo a tract comprised',
'of approximately 35 contiguous, nonsubdivided acres in the northern section of evergreen hills owned in fee by the pueblo at',
'the time of enactment of this act, shall be transferred to the united states and held in trust for the',
'pueblo by the united states and administered by the secretary of the interior. 3 limitations on trust land. trust land',
'described in paragraph 2 b shall be subject to all limitations on use pertaining to the area contained in this',
'title. b piedra lisa. 1 in general. the piedra lisa tract is excluded from the area. 2 declaration of trust',
'title. the piedra lisa tract a shall be transferred to the united states; b is declared to be held in',
'trust for the pueblo by the united states; and c shall be administered by the secretary of the interior subject',
'to all limitations on use pertaining to the area contained in this title. 3 applicability of certain restriction. the restriction',
'contained in section 406 a 4 shall not apply outside of forest service system trails. c crest facilities. 1 in',
'general. the land on which the crest facilities are located is excluded from the area. 2 jurisdiction. the pueblo shall',
'have no civil or criminal jurisdiction for any purpose, including adjudicatory, taxing, zoning, regulatory or any other form of jurisdiction,',
'over the land on which the crest facilities are located and property interests therein, and the laws of the pueblo,',
'shall not apply to that land. the preexisting jurisdictional status of that land shall continue in effect. d special use',
'permit area. 1 in general. the land described in the special use permit is excluded from the area. 2 jurisdiction.',
'a in general. the pueblo shall have no civil or criminal jurisdiction for any purpose, including adjudicatory, taxing, zoning, regulatory,',
'or any other form of jurisdiction, over the land described in the special use permit, and the laws of the',
'pueblo shall not apply to that land. b preexisting status. the preexisting jurisdictional status of that land shall continue in',
'effect. 3 amendment to plan. in the event the special use permit, during its existing term or any future terms',
'or extensions, requires amendment to include other land in the area necessary to realign the existing or any future replacement',
'tram line, associated structures, or facilities, the land subject to that amendment shall thereafter be excluded from the area and',
'shall have the same status under this title as the land currently described in the special use permit. 4 land',
'dedicated to aerial tramway and related uses. any land dedicated to aerial tramway and related uses and associated facilities that',
'are excluded from the special use permit through expiration, termination or the amendment process shall thereafter be included in the',
'area, but only after final agency action no longer subject to any appeals. e la luz tract. 1 in general.',
'the la luz tract now owned in fee by the pueblo is excluded from the area and, on application by',
'the pueblo, shall be transferred to the united states and held in trust for the pueblo by the united states',
'and administered by the secretary of the interior subject to all limitations on use pertaining to the area contained in',
'this title. 2 nonapplicability of certain restriction. the restriction contained in section 406 a 4 shall not apply outside of',
'forest service system trails. f evergreen hills access. the secretary shall ensure that forest service road 333d, as depicted on',
'the map, is maintained in an adequate condition in accordance with section 1323 a of the alaska national interest lands',
'conservation act 16 u.s.c. 3210 a . g pueblo fee land. those properties not specifically addressed in subsections a or',
'e that are owned in fee by the pueblo within the subdivisions are excluded from the area and shall be',
'subject to the jurisdictional provisions of subsection a . h rights of way. 1 road rights of way. a in',
'general. in accordance with the pueblo having given its consent in the settlement agreement, the secretary of the interior shall',
'grant to the county of bernalillo, new mexico, in perpetuity, the following irrevocable rights of way for roads identified on',
'the map in order to provide for public access to the subdivisions, the special use permit land and facilities, the',
'other leasehold and easement rights and interests of the sandia peak tram company and its affiliates, the sandia heights south',
'subdivision, and the area i a right of way for tramway road; ii a right of way for juniper hill',
'road north; iii a right of way for juniper hill road south; iv a right of way for sandia heights',
'road; and v a right of way for juan tabo canyon road forest road no. 333 . b conditions. the',
'road rights of way shall be subject to the following conditions: i such rights of way may not be expanded',
'or otherwise modified without the pueblos written consent, but road maintenance to the rights of way shall not be subject',
'to pueblo consent. ii the rights of way shall not authorize uses for any purpose other than roads without the',
'pueblos written consent. iii except as provided in the settlement agreement, existing rights of way or leasehold interests and obligations',
'held by the sandia peak tram company and its affiliates, shall be preserved, protected, and unaffected by this title. 2',
'utility rights of way. in accordance with the pueblo having given its consent in the settlement agreement, the secretary of',
'the interior shall grant irrevocable utility rights of way in perpetuity across pueblo land to appropriate utility or other service',
'providers serving sandia heights addition, sandia heights north units i, ii, and 3, the special use permit land, tierra monte,',
'and valley view acres, including rights of way for natural gas, power, water, telecommunications, and cable television services. such rights',
'of way shall be within existing utility corridors as depicted on the map or, for certain water lines, as described',
'in the existing grant of easement to the sandia peak utility company: provided, that use of water line easements outside',
'the utility corridors depicted on the map shall not be used for utility purposes other than water lines and associated',
'facilities. except where above ground facilities already exist, all new utility facilities shall be installed underground unless the pueblo agrees',
'otherwise. to the extent that enlargement of existing utility corridors is required for any technologically advanced telecommunication, television, or utility',
'services, the pueblo shall not unreasonably withhold agreement to a reasonable enlargement of the easements described above. 3 forest service',
'rights of way. in accordance with the pueblo having given its consent in the settlement agreement, the secretary of the',
'interior shall grant to the forest service the following irrevocable rights of way in perpetuity for forest service trails crossing',
'land of the pueblo in order to provide for public access to the area and through pueblo land a a',
'right of way for a portion of the crest spur trail trail no. 84 , crossing a portion of the',
'la luz tract, as identified on the map; b a right of way for the extension of the foothills trail',
'trail no. 365a , as identified on the map; and c a right of way for that portion of the',
'piedra lisa north south trail trail no. 135 crossing the piedra lisa tract. sec. 410. extinguishment of claims. a in',
'general. except for the rights and interests in and to the area specifically recognized in sections 404, 405, 407, 408,',
'and 409, all pueblo claims to right, title and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, in and to land',
'within the area, any part thereof, and property interests therein, as well as related boundary, survey, trespass, and monetary damage',
'claims, are permanently extinguished. the united states title to the area is confirmed. b subdivisions. any pueblo claims to right,',
'title and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, in and to the subdivisions and property interests therein except for',
'land owned in fee by the pueblo as of the date of enactment of this act , as well as',
'related boundary, survey, trespass, and monetary damage claims, are permanently extinguished. c special use and crest facilities areas. any pueblo',
'right, title and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, and related boundary, survey, trespass, and monetary damage claims, are',
'permanently extinguished in and to 1 the land described in the special use permit; and 2 the land on which',
'the crest facilities are located. d pueblo agreement. as provided in the settlement agreement, the pueblo has agreed to the',
'relinquishment and extinguishment of those claims, rights, titles and interests extinguished pursuant to subsection a , b and c .',
'e consideration. the recognition of the pueblos rights and interests in this title constitutes adequate consideration for the pueblos agreement',
'to the extinguishment of the pueblos claims in this section and the right of way grants contained in section 409,',
'and it is the intent of congress that those rights and interests may only be diminished by a future act',
'of congress specifically authorizing diminishment of such rights, with express reference to this title. sec. 411. construction. a strict construction.',
'this title recognizes only enumerated rights and interests, and no additional rights, interests, obligations, or duties shall be created by',
'implication. b existing rights. to the extent there exist within the area as of the date of enactment of this',
'act any valid private property rights associated with private land that are not otherwise addressed in this title, such rights',
'are not modified or otherwise affected by this title, nor is the exercise of any such right subject to the',
'pueblos right to withhold consent to new uses in the area as set forth in section 405 a 3 a',
'. c not precedent. the provisions of this title creating certain rights and interests in the national forest system are',
'uniquely suited to resolve the pueblos claim and the geographic and societal situation involved, and shall not be construed as',
'precedent for any other situation involving management of the national forest system. d fish and wildlife. except as provided in',
'section 408 b 2 b , nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting the responsibilities of the state',
'of new mexico with respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, or trapping within the area.',
'e federal land policy and management act. section 316 of the federal land policy and management act of 1976 43',
'u.s.c. 1746 is amended by adding at the end the following: any corrections authorized by this section which affect the',
'boundaries of, or jurisdiction over, land administered by another federal agency shall be made only after consultation with, and the',
'approval of, the head of such other agency. sec. 412. judicial review. a enforcement. a civil action to enforce the',
'provisions of this title may be brought to the extent permitted under chapter 7 of title 5, united states code.',
'judicial review shall be based on the administrative record and subject to the applicable standard of review set forth in',
'section 706 of title 5, united states code. b waiver. a civil action may be brought against the pueblo for',
'declaratory judgment or injunctive relief under this title, but no money damages, including costs or attorneys fees, may be imposed',
'on the pueblo as a result of such judicial action. c venue. venue for any civil action provided for in',
'this section, as well as any civil action to contest the constitutionality of this title, shall lie only in the',
'united states district court for the district of new mexico. sec. 413. provisions relating to contributions and land exchange. a',
'contributions. 1 in general. the secretary may accept contributions from the pueblo, or from other persons or governmental entities a',
'to perform and complete a survey of the area; or b to carry out any other project or activity for',
'the benefit of the area in accordance with this title. 2 deadline. not later than 1 year after the date',
'of enactment of this act, the secretary shall complete the survey of the area under paragraph 1 a . b',
'land exchange. 1 in general. not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, after consultation',
'with the pueblo, the secretary shall, in accordance with applicable laws, prepare and offer a land exchange of national forest',
'land outside the area and contiguous to the northern boundary of the pueblos reservation within sections 10, 11, and 14',
'of t12n, r4e, n.m.p.m., sandoval county, new mexico, excluding wilderness land, for land owned by the pueblo in the evergreen',
'hills subdivision in sandoval county contiguous to national forest land, and the la luz tract in bernalillo county. 2 acceptance',
'of payment. notwithstanding section 206 b of the federal land policy and management act 43 u.s.c. 1716 b , the',
'secretary may either make or accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of',
'the land or interests transferred out of federal ownership. 3 funds received. any funds received by the secretary as a',
'result of the exchange shall be deposited in the fund established under the act of december 4, 1967, known as',
'the sisk act 16 u.s.c. 484a , and shall be available to purchase non federal land within or adjacent to',
'the national forests in the state of new mexico. 4 treatment of land exchanged or conveyed. all land exchanged or',
'conveyed to the pueblo is declared to be held in trust for the pueblo by the united states and added',
'to the pueblos reservation subject to all existing and outstanding rights and shall remain in its natural state and shall',
'not be subject to commercial development of any kind. land exchanged or conveyed to the forest service shall be subject',
'to all limitations on use pertaining to the area under this title. 5 failure to make offer. if the land',
'exchange offer is not made by the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this act,',
'the secretary shall submit to the committee on energy and natural resources of the united states senate and the committee',
'on resources of the united states house of representatives, a report explaining the reasons for the failure to make the',
'offer including an assessment of the need for any additional legislation that may be necessary for the exchange. if additional',
'legislation is not necessary, the secretary, consistent with this section, should proceed with the exchange pursuant to existing law. c',
'land acquisition and other compensation. 1 in general. the secretary may acquire land owned by the pueblo within the evergreen',
'hills subdivision in sandoval county or any other privately held land inside of the exterior boundaries of the area. the',
'boundaries of the cibola national forest and the area shall be adjusted to encompass any land acquired pursuant to this',
'section. 2 piedra lisa tract. subject to the availability of appropriations, the secretary shall compensate the pueblo for the fair',
'market value of a the right of way established pursuant to section 409 h 3 c ; and b the',
'conservation easement established by the limitations on use of the piedra lisa tract pursuant to section 409 b 2 .',
'd reimbursement of certain costs. 1 in general. the pueblo, the county of bernalillo, new mexico, and any person that',
'owns or has owned property inside of the exterior boundaries of the area as designated on the map, and who',
'has incurred actual and direct costs as a result of participating in the case of pueblo of sandia v. babbitt,',
'civ. no. 94 2624 hhg d.d.c. , or other proceedings directly related to resolving the issues litigated in that case,',
'may apply for reimbursement in accordance with this section. costs directly related to such participation which shall qualify for reimbursement',
'shall be a dues or payments to a homeowner association for the purpose of legal representation; and b legal fees',
'and related expenses. 2 treatment of reimbursement. any reimbursement provided in this subsection shall be in lieu of that which',
'might otherwise be available pursuant to the equal access to justice act 24 u.s.c. 2412 . 3 payments. subject to',
'the availability of appropriated funds the secretary of the treasury shall make reimbursement payments as provided in this section. 4',
'applications. not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, applications for reimbursement shall be filed',
'with the department of the treasury, financial management service, washington, d.c. 5 maximum reimbursement. no party shall be reimbursed in',
'excess of $750,000 under this section, and the total amount reimbursed in accordance with this section shall not exceed $3,000,000.',
'sec. 414. authorization of appropriations. there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this',
'title, including such sums as are necessary for the forest service to carry out responsibilities of the forest service in',
'accordance with section 413 c . sec. 415. effective date. the provisions of this title shall take effect immediately on',
'enactment of this act. title v national forest organizational camp fee improvement act of 2003 section 501. short title. this',
'title may be cited as the national forest organizational camp fee improvement act of 2003. sec. 502. findings, purpose, and',
'definitions. a findings. congress finds the following: 1 organizational camps, such as those administered by the boy scouts, girl scouts,',
'and faith based and community based organizations, provide a valuable service to young people, individuals with a disability, and their',
'families by promoting physical, mental, and spiritual health through activities conducted in a natural environment. 2 the 192,000,0000 acres of',
'national forests and grasslands of the national forest system managed for multiple uses by the forest service provide an ideal',
'setting for such organizational camps. 3 the federal government should charge land use fees for the occupancy and use of',
'national forest system lands by such organizational camps that, while based on the fair market value of the land in',
'use, also recognize the benefits provided to society by such organizational camps, do not preclude the ability of such organizational',
'camps from utilizing these lands, and permit capital investment in, and maintenance of, camp facilities by such organizational camps or',
'their sponsoring organizations. 4 organizational camps should a ensure that their facilities meet applicable building and safety codes, including fire',
'and health codes; b have annual inspections as required by local law, including at a minimum inspections for fire and',
'food safety; and c have in place safety plans that address fire and medical emergencies and encounters with wildlife. b',
'purpose. it is the purpose of this act to establish a land use fee system that provides for an equitable',
'return to the federal government for the occupancy and use of national forest system lands by organizational camps that serve',
'young people or individuals with a disability. c definitions. in this act: 1 the term organizational camp means a public',
'or semipublic camp that a is developed on national forest system lands by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity; b',
'provides a valuable service to the public by using such lands as a setting to introduce young people or individuals',
'with a disability to activities that they may not otherwise experience and to educate them on natural resource issues; and',
'c does not have as its primary purpose raising revenue through commercial activities. 2 the term secretary means the secretary',
'of agriculture, acting through the chief of the forest service. 3 the term individual with a disability has the meaning',
'given the term in section 7 20 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 29 u.s.c. 705 20 . 4 the',
'term children at risk means children who are raised in poverty or in single parent homes or are subject to',
'such circumstances as parental drug abuse, homelessness, or child abuse. 5 the term change in control means a for a',
'corporation, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the corporation; b for a partnership or limited liability company,',
'the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the partnership or limited liability company; and c for an individual,',
'the sale or transfer of an organizational camp subject to this act to another party. sec. 503. fees for occupancy',
'and use of national forest system lands and facilities by organizational camps. a land use fee. 1 percentage of land',
'value. the secretary shall charge an annual land use fee for each organizational camp for its occupancy and use of',
'national forest system lands equal to five percent of the product of the following: a the total number of acres',
'of national forest system lands authorized for the organizational camp. b the estimated per acre market value of land and',
'buildings in the county where the camp is located, as reported in the most recent census of agriculture conducted by',
'the national agricultural statistics service. 2 annual adjustment. the land use fee determined under paragraph 1 for an organizational camp',
'shall be adjusted annually by the annual compounded rate of change between the two most recent censuses of agriculture. 3',
'reduction in fees. a type of participants. the secretary shall reduce the land use fee determined under paragraph 1 proportionate',
'to the number of individuals with a disability and children at risk who annually attend the organizational camp. b type',
'of programs. after making the reduction required by subparagraph a , the secretary shall reduce the remaining land use fee',
'amount by up to 60 percent, proportionate to the number of persons who annually attend the organizational camp who participate',
'in youth programs through organized and supervised social, citizenship, character building, or faith based activities oriented to outdoor recreation experiences.',
'c relation to minimum fee. the reductions made under this paragraph may not reduce the land use fee for an',
'organizational camp below the minimum land use fee required to be charged under paragraph 4 . d special considerations. for',
'purposes of determining the amount of the land use fee reduction required under subparagraph a or b , the secretary',
'may not take into consideration the existence of sponsorships or scholarships to assist persons in attending the organizational camp. 4',
'minimum land use fee. the secretary shall charge a minimum land use fee under paragraph 1 that represents, on average,',
'the secretarys cost annually to administer an organizational camp special use authorization in the national forest region in which the',
'organizational camp is located. notwithstanding paragraph 3 or subsection d , the minimum land use fee shall not be subject',
'to a reduction or waiver. b facility use fee. 1 percentage of facilities value. if an organizational camp uses a',
'government owned facility on national forest system lands pursuant to section 7 of the act of april 24, 1950 commonly',
'known as the granger thye act; 16 u.s.c. 580d , the secretary shall charge, in addition to the land use',
'fee imposed under subsection a , a facility use fee equal to five percent of the value of the authorized',
'facilities, as determined by the secretary. 2 reduction in fees prohibited. notwithstanding subsection d , the facility use fees determined',
'under paragraph 1 shall not be subject to a reduction or waiver. c fee related to receipt of other revenues.',
'if an organizational camp derives revenue from the use of national forest system lands or authorized facilities described in subsection',
'b for purposes other than to introduce young people or individuals with a disability to activities that they may not',
'otherwise experience and to educate them on natural resource issues, the secretary shall charge, in addition to the land use',
'fee imposed under subsection a and the facility use fee imposed under subsection b , an additional fee equal to',
'five percent of that revenue. d work in lieu program. subject to subsections a 4 and b 2 , section',
'3 of the federal timber contract payment modification act 16 u.s.c. 539f shall apply to the use fees imposed under',
'this section. sec. 504. implementation. a prompt implementation. the secretary shall issue direction regarding implementation of this act by interim',
'directive within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this act. the secretary shall implement this act beginning',
'with the first billing cycle for organizational camp special use authorizations occurring more than 180 days after the date of',
'the enactment of this act. b phase in of use fee increases. in issuing any direction regarding implementation of this',
'act under subsection a , the secretary shall consider whether to phase in any significant increases in annual land or',
'facility use fees for organizational camps. sec. 505. relationship to other laws. except as specifically provided by this act, nothing',
'in this act supersedes or otherwise affects any provision of law, regulation, or policy regarding the issuance or administration of',
'authorizations for organizational camps regarding the occupancy and use of national forest system lands. sec. 506. deposit and expenditure of',
'use fees. a deposit and availability. unless subject to section 7 of the act of april 24, 1950 commonly known',
'as the granger thye act; 16 u.s.c. 580d , use fees collected by the secretary under this act shall be',
'deposited in a special account in the treasury and shall remain available to the secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation',
'until expended, for the purposes described in subsection c . b transfer. upon request of the secretary, the secretary of',
'the treasury shall transfer to the secretary from the special account such amounts as the secretary may request. the secretary',
'shall accept and use such amounts in accordance with subsection c . c use. use fees deposited pursuant to subsection',
'a and transferred to the secretary under subsection b shall be expended for monitoring of forest service special use authorizations,',
'administration of the forest services special program, interpretive programs, environmental analysis, environmental restoration, and similar purposes. sec. 507. ministerial issuance,',
'or amendment authorization. a nepa exception. the ministerial issuance or amendment of an organizational camp special use authorization shall not',
'be subject to the national environmental policy act of 1969 42 u.s.c. 4321 et seq. . b rule of construction.',
'for purposes of subsection a , the ministerial issuance or amendment of an authorization occurs only when the issuance or',
'amendment of the authorization would not change the physical environment or the activities, facilities, or program of the operations governed',
'by the authorization, and at least one of the following apply: 1 the authorization is issued upon a change in',
'control of the holder of an existing authorization. 2 the holder, upon expiration of an authorization, is issued a new',
'authorization. 3 the authorization is amended a to effectuate administrative changes, such as modification of the land use fee or',
'conversion to a new special use authorization form; or b to include nondiscretionary environmental standards or to conform with current',
'law. this division may be cited as the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 2003. division g',
'labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for the departments of labor, health',
'and human services, and education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes.',
'that the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the departments of',
'labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for',
'other purposes, namely: title i department of labor employment and training administration training and employment services for necessary expenses of',
'the workforce investment act of 1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair',
'of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the workforce investment',
'act of 1998 and the women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations act; and the national skill standards act of 1994;',
'$2,755,070,000 plus reimbursements, of which $1,651,055,000 is available for obligation for the period july 1, 2003 through june 30, 2004;',
'of which $1,045,465,000 is available for obligation for the period april 1, 2003 through june 30, 2004, including $1,000,965,000 to',
'carry out chapter 4 of the workforce investment act of 1998 and $44,500,000 to carry out section 169 of such',
'act; of which $30,000,000 is available on october 1, 2002 until expended to carry out section 173 a 4 a',
'of the workforce investment act of 1998; and of which $27,550,000 is available for the period july 1, 2003 through',
'june 30, 2006 for necessary expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of job corps centers: provided, that notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, of the funds provided herein under section 137 c of the workforce investment act of 1998, $306,608,000',
'shall be for activities described in section 132 a 2 a of such act and $1,157,162,000 shall be for activities',
'described in section 132 a 2 b of such act: provided further, that $9,098,000 shall be for carrying out section',
'172 of the workforce investment act of 1998: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation,',
'$77,836,000 shall be for carrying out section 167 of the workforce investment act of 1998, including $72,686,000 for formula grants,',
'$4,640,000 for migrant and seasonal housing, and $510,000 for other discretionary purposes: provided further, that notwithstanding the transfer limitation under',
'section 133 b 4 of the workforce investment act of 1998, up to 30 percent of such funds may be',
'transferred by a local board if approved by the governor: provided further, that funds provided to carry out section 171',
'd of the workforce investment act of 1998 may be used for demonstration projects that provide assistance to new entrants',
'in the workforce and incumbent workers: provided further, that funding provided to carry out projects under section 171 of the',
'workforce investment act of 1998 that are identified in the conference agreement, shall not be subject to the requirements of',
'section 171 b 2 b of such act, the requirements of section 171 c 4 d of such act, or',
'the joint funding requirements of sections 171 b 2 a and 171 c 4 a of such act: provided further,',
'that no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for job corps centers.',
'for necessary expenses of the workforce investment act of 1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the',
'construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized',
'by the workforce investment act of 1998; $2,463,000,000 plus reimbursements, of which $2,363,000,000 is available for obligation for the period',
'october 1, 2003 through june 30, 2004, and of which $100,000,000 is available for the period october 1, 2003 through',
'june 30, 2006, for necessary expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of job corps centers. of the funds provided under',
'this heading in public law 107 116 for the employment and training administration, funding shall be restored to the prior',
'grantee, no later than march 28, 2003, for a period of performance of twenty four months at an annualized level',
'equivalent to fiscal year 2000 funding levels, for the following grants: building a high skills workforce development system, building a',
'high skills cities/counties consortium, and increasing academic and employability skills: applying new standards in job corps centers. community service employment',
'for older americans to carry out title v of the older americans act of 1965, as amended, $445,200,000. federal unemployment',
'benefits and allowances for payments during the current fiscal year of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part i;',
'and for training, allowances for job search and relocation, and related state administrative expenses under part ii, subchapters b and',
'd, chapter 2, title ii of the trade act of 1974, as amended, $972,200,000, together with such amounts as may',
'be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to september 15 of the',
'current year. state unemployment insurance and employment service operations for authorized administrative expenses, $143,452,000, together with not to exceed $3,475,451,000',
'including not to exceed $1,228,000 which may be used for amortization payments to states which had independent retirement plans in',
'their state employment service agencies prior to 1980 , which may be expended from the employment security administration account in',
'the unemployment trust fund including the cost of administering section 51 of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended,',
'section 7 d of the wagner peyser act, as amended, the trade act of 1974, as amended, the immigration act',
'of 1990, and the immigration and nationality act, as amended, and of which the sums available in the allocation for',
'activities authorized by title iii of the social security act, as amended 42 u.s.c. 502 504 , and the sums',
'available in the allocation for necessary administrative expenses for carrying out 5 u.s.c. 8501 8523, shall be available for obligation',
'by the states through december 31, 2003, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available for obligation by',
'the states through september 30, 2005; ofwhich $143,452,000, together with not to exceed $773,283,000 of the amount which may be',
'expended from said trust fund, shall be available for obligation for the period july 1, 2003 through june 30, 2004,',
'to fund activities under the act of june 6, 1933, as amended, including the cost of penalty mail authorized under',
'39 u.s.c. 3202 a 1 e made available to states in lieu of allotments for such purpose: provided, that to',
'the extent that the average weekly insured unemployment awiu for fiscal year 2003 is projected by the department of labor',
'to exceed 4,526,000, an additional $28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the awiu level including',
'a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000 from the employment security administration account of the unemployment trust',
'fund: provided further, that funds appropriated in this act which are used to establish a national one stop career center',
'system, or which are used to support the national activities of the federal state unemployment insurance programs, may be obligated',
'in contracts, grants or agreements with non state entities: provided further, that funds appropriated under this act for activities authorized',
'under the wagner peyser act, as amended, and title iii of the social security act, may be used by the',
'states to fund integrated employment service and unemployment insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under office of management',
'and budget circular a 87. advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds for repayable advances to the unemployment',
'trust fund as authorized by sections 905 d and 1203 of the social security act, as amended, and to the',
'black lung disability trust fund as authorized by section 9501 c 1 of the internal revenue code of 1954, as',
'amended; and for nonrepayable advances to the unemployment trust fund as authorized by section 8509 of title 5, united states',
'code, and to the federal unemployment benefits and allowances account, to remain available until september 30, 2004, $463,000,000. in addition,',
'for making repayable advances to the black lung disability trust fund in the current fiscal year after september 15, 2003,',
'for costs incurred by the black lung disability trust fund in the current fiscal year, such sums as may be',
'necessary. program administration for expenses of administering employment and training programs, $121,424,000, including $4,711,000 to administer welfare to work grants,',
'together with not to exceed $54,228,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust',
'fund. pension and welfare benefits administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the pension and welfare benefits administration, $117,044,000.',
'pension benefit guaranty corporation pension benefit guaranty corporation fund the pension benefit guaranty corporation is authorized to make such expenditures,',
'including financial assistance authorized by section 104 of public law 96 364, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available',
'to such corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year',
'limitations as provided by section 104 of the government corporation control act, as amended 31 u.s.c. 9104 , as may',
'be necessary in carrying out the program through september 30, 2003, for such corporation: provided, that not to exceed $13,050,000',
'shall be available for administrative expenses of the corporation: provided further, that expenses of such corporation in connection with the',
'termination of pension plans, for the acquisition, protection or management, and investment of trust assets, and for benefits administration services',
'shall be considered as non administrative expenses for the purposes hereof, and excluded from the above limitation. employment standards administration',
'salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the employment standards administration, including reimbursement to state, federal, and local agencies and',
'their employees for inspection services rendered, $381,578,000, together with $2,029,000 which may be expended from the special fund in accordance',
'with sections 39 c , 44 d and 44 j of the longshore and harbor workers compensation act: provided, that',
'$2,000,000 shall be for the development of an alternative system for the electronic submission of reports required to be filed',
'under the labor management reporting and disclosure act of 1959, as amended, and for a computer database of the information',
'for each submission by whatever means, that is indexed and easily searchable by the public via the internet: provided further,',
'that the secretary of labor is authorized to accept, retain, and spend, until expended, in the name of the department',
'of labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid to the secretary of labor, in accordance with the terms',
'of the consent judgment in civil action no. 91 0027 of the united states district court for the district of',
'the northern mariana islands may 21, 1992 : provided further, that the secretary of labor is authorized to establish and,',
'in accordance with 31 u.s.c. 3302, collect and deposit in the treasury fees for processing applications and issuing certificates under',
'sections 11 d and 14 of the fair labor standards act of 1938, as amended 29 u.s.c. 211 d and',
'214 and for processing applications and issuing registrations under title i of the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act',
'29 u.s.c. 1801 et seq. . special benefits including transfer of funds for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses',
'except administrative expenses accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, chapter 81 of the',
'united states code; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading civilian war benefits in the federal security agency',
'appropriation act, 1947; the employees compensation commission appropriation act, 1944; sections 4 c and 5 f of the war claims',
'act of 1948 50 u.s.c. app. 2012 ; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section',
'10 h of the longshore and harbor workers compensation act, as amended, $163,000,000, together with such amounts as may be',
'necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period',
'subsequent to august 15 of the current year: provided, that amounts appropriated may be used under section 8104 of title',
'5, united states code, by the secretary of labor to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the',
'time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled beneficiary: provided further, that balances of reimbursements unobligated',
'on september 30, 2002, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: provided further, that',
'in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the postal service and from any other corporation or instrumentality',
'required under section 8147 c of title 5, united states code, to pay an amount for its fair share of',
'the cost of administration, such sums as the secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such',
'fair share entities through september 30, 2003: provided further, that of those funds transferred to this account from the fair',
'share entities to pay the cost of administration of the federal employees compensation act, $37,657,000 shall be made available to',
'the secretary as follows: 1 for the operation of and enhancement to the automated data processing systems, including document imaging',
'and conversion to a paperless office, $24,928,000; 2 for medical bill review and periodic roll management, $12,027,000; 3 for communications',
'redesign, $702,000;and 4 the remaining funds shall be paid into the treasury as miscellaneous receipts: provided further, that the secretary',
'may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title',
'5, united states code, or 33 u.s.c. 901 et seq., provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying',
'information including social security account number as such regulations may prescribe. administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund including',
'transfer of funds for necessary expenses to administer the energy employees occupational illness compensation act, $104,867,000, to remain available until',
'expended: provided, that the secretary of labor is authorized to transfer to any executive agency with authority under the energy',
'employees occupational illness compensation act, including within the department of labor, such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year',
'2003 to carry out those authorities: provided further, that the secretary may require that any person filing a claim for',
'benefits under the act provide as part of such claim, such identifying information including social security account number as may',
'be prescribed. black lung disability trust fund including transfer of funds beginning in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, such sums',
'as may be necessary from the black lung disability trust fund, to remain available until expended, for payment of all',
'benefits authorized by section 9501 d 1 , 2 , 4 , and 7 of the internal revenue code of',
'1954, as amended; and interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501 c 2 of that act. in addition, the',
'following amounts shall be available from the fund for fiscal year 2003 for expenses of operation and administration of the',
'black lung benefits program, as authorized by section 9501 d 5 : $31,987,000 for transfer to the employment standards administration,',
'salaries and expenses; $22,952,000 for transfer to departmental management, salaries and expenses; $334,000 for transfer to departmental management, office of',
'inspector general; and $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the department of the treasury. occupational safety',
'and health administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the occupational safety and health administration, $453,256,000, including not to',
'exceed $91,139,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to states under section 23 g of the occupational',
'safety and health act the act , which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of',
'state occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the secretary under section 18 of',
'the act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, the occupational safety and health administration may retain up to $750,000',
'per fiscal year of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such',
'sums for occupational safety and health training and education grants: provided, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, the secretary of labor',
'is authorized, during the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, to collect and retain fees for services provided to nationally',
'recognized testing laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 u.s.c. 9a, to administer national',
'and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: provided',
'further, that none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or',
'enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in',
'a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: provided further, that',
'no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or',
'order under the act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category',
'having an occupational injury lost workday case rate, at the most precise standard industrial classification code for which such data',
'are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the secretary, acting through',
'the bureau of labor statistics, in accordance with section 24 of that act 29 u.s.c. 673 , except 1 to',
'provide, as authorized by such act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 2',
'to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during',
'such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for',
'any willful violations found; 3 to take any action authorized by such act with respect to imminent dangers; 4 to',
'take any action authorized by such act with respect to health hazards; 5 to take any action authorized by such',
'act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which',
'results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by such',
'act; and 6 to take any action authorized by such act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for',
'exercising rights under such act: provided further, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged',
'in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: provided further,',
'that not less than $3,200,000 shall be used to extend funding for the institutional competency building training grants which commenced',
'in september 2000, for program activities for the period of september 30, 2003 to september 30, 2004, provided that a',
'grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance. mine safety and health administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the mine safety',
'and health administration, $274,741,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first aid',
'work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including $3,000,000 for an award to the national technology transfer center for',
'a coal slurry impoundment pilot project in southern west virginia;including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities; and',
'including $10,000,000 for digitizing mine maps and developing technologies to detect mine voids, through contracts, grants, or other arrangements, to',
'remain available until expended; in addition, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the national mine health and safety',
'academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be',
'available for mine safety and health education and training activities, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302; and, in addition, the mine safety',
'and health administration may retain up to $1,000,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and',
'explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities; the secretary is authorized to accept lands,',
'buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, federal,',
'state, or private; the mine safety and health administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in',
'the mining community through cooperative programs with states, industry, and safety associations; and any funds available to the department may',
'be used, with the approval of the secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in',
'the event of a major disaster. bureau of labor statistics salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the bureau of',
'labor statistics, including advances or reimbursements to state, federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $415,855,000, together',
'with not to exceed $72,029,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund;',
'and $2,570,000 which shall be available for obligation for the period july 1, 2003 through september 30, 2003, for occupational',
'employment statistics, and $5,000,000 to be used to fund the mass layoff statistics program under section 15 of the wagner',
'peyser act 29 u.s.c. 49l 2 . office of disability employment policy salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the',
'office of disability employment policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating',
'barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $47,487,000. departmental management salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for',
'departmental management, including the hire of three sedans, and including the management or operation, through contracts, grants or other arrangements',
'of departmental activities conducted by or through the bureau of international labor affairs, including bilateral and multilateral technical assistance and',
'other international labor activities, of which the funds designated to carry out bilateral assistance under the international child labor initiative',
'shall be available for obligation through september 30, 2004, and $55,000,000, for the acquisition of departmental information technology, architecture, infrastructure,',
'equipment, software and related needs which will be allocated by the departments chief information officer in accordance with the departments',
'capital investment management process to assure a sound investment strategy; $390,069,000; together with not to exceed $310,000, which may be',
'expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund: provided, that no funds made available by this',
'act may be used by the solicitor of labor to participate in a review in any united states court of',
'appeals of any decision made by the benefits review board under section 21 of the longshore and harbor workers compensation',
'act 33 u.s.c. 921 where such participation is precluded by the decision of the united states supreme court in director,',
'office of workers compensation programs v. newportnews shipbuilding, 115 s. ct. 1278 1995 , notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary',
'contained in rule 15 of the federal rules of appellate procedure: provided further, that no funds made available by this',
'act may be used by the secretary of labor to review a decision under the longshore and harbor workers compensation',
'act 33 u.s.c. 901 et seq. that has been appealed and that has been pending before the benefits review board',
'for more than 12 months: provided further, that any such decision pending a review by the benefits review board for',
'more than 1 year shall be considered affirmed by the benefits review board on the 1 year anniversary of the',
'filing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order of the board for purposes of obtaining a review',
'in the united states courts of appeals: provided further, that these provisions shall not be applicable to the review or',
'appeal of any decision issued under the black lung benefits act 30 u.s.c. 901 et seq. . veterans employment and',
'training not to exceed $188,537,000 may be derived from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund to',
'carry out the provisions of 38 u.s.c. 4100 4110a, 4212, 4214, and 4321 4327, and public law 103 353, and',
'which shall be available for obligation by the states through december 31, 2003. to carry out the stewart b. mckinney',
'homeless assistance act and section 168 of the workforce investment act of 1998, $25,675,000, of which $7,425,000 shall be available',
'for obligation for the period july 1, 2003 through june 30, 2004. office of inspector general for salaries and expenses',
'of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as amended,',
'$56,659,000, together with not to exceed $5,597,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment',
'trust fund. general provisions sec. 101. none of the funds appropriated in this title for the job corps shall be',
'used to pay the compensation of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at',
'a rate in excess of executive level ii. transfer of funds sec. 102. not to exceed 1 percent of any',
'discretionary funds pursuant to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, as amended which are appropriated for',
'the current fiscal year for the department of labor in this act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such',
'appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: provided, that the appropriations committees of both',
'houses of congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. sec. 103. in accordance with executive',
'order no. 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act shall be obligated or',
'expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by',
'forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the u.s. department of labor prior to',
'enactment of this act. sec. 104. there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the',
'denali commission through the department of labor to conduct job training of the local workforce where denali commission projects will',
'be constructed. this title may be cited as the department of labor appropriations act, 2003. title ii department of health',
'and human services health resources and services administration health resources and services for carrying out titles ii, iii, iv, vii,',
'viii, x, xii, xix, and xxvi of the public health service act, section 427 a of the federal coal mine',
'health and safety act, title v including section 510 , and sections 1128e and 1820 of the social security act,',
'the health care quality improvement act of 1986, as amended, the native hawaiian health care act of 1988, as amended,',
'the cardiac arrest survival act of 2000, and the poison control center enhancement and awareness act, $6,472,630,000, of which $298,153,000',
'shall be available for construction and renovation including equipment of health care and other facilities, and of which $40,000,000 from',
'general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820 j of the social security act, shall be available for carrying out the medicare rural',
'hospital flexibility grants program under section 1820 of such act: provided, that of the funds made available under this heading,',
'$250,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the gillis w. long hansens disease center: provided further, that',
'in addition to fees authorized by section 427 b of the health care quality improvement act of 1986, fees shall',
'be collected for the full disclosure of information under the act sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the',
'national practitioner data bank, and shall remain available until expended to carry out that act: provided further, that fees collected',
'for the full disclosure of information under the health care fraud and abuse data collection program, authorized by section 1128e',
'd 2 of the social security act, shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the program, and',
'shall remain available until expended to carry out that act: provided further, that no more than $40,000,000 is available for',
'carrying out the provisions of public law 104 73: provided further, that of the funds made available under this heading,',
'$275,138,000 shall be for the program under title x of the public health service act to provide for voluntary family',
'planning projects: provided further, that amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that',
'all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity including the publication',
'or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or',
'candidate for public office: provided further, that $719,000,000 shall be for state aids drug assistance programs authorized by section 2616',
'of the public health service act:provided further, that of the amount provided under this heading, $46,000 is available for catholic',
'social services, the bridge, wilkes barre, pa for abstinence education and related services, $500,000 is available for centracare health foundation',
'for administration, st. cloud, minnesota, to increase the ability of educational institutions to produce nurses in a region with high',
'demand, $41,000 is available for chester county health department, chester county government services center, west chester, pa, for abstinence education',
'and related services, $105,000 is available for the city of chester, bureau of health, saber project, chester, pa, for abstinence',
'education and related services, $86,000 is available for george washington carver community center, project a.c.e., norristown, pa, for abstinence education',
'and related services, $51,000 is available for heart beat, new bloomfield, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $79,000 is',
'available for keystone central school district, central mountain middle school east, lock haven, pa, for abstinence education and related services,',
'$88,000 is available for keystone economic development corporation, johnstown, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $92,000 is available for',
'l.v.c.p.t.p., st. lukes health network, choice program, bethlehem, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $74,000 is available for lackawanna',
'trail school district, factoryville, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $112,000 is available for lasalle university, philadelphia, pa, for',
'abstinence education and related services, $111,000 is available for mercy hospital of pittsburgh, pittsburgh, pa, for abstinence education and related',
'services, $136,000 is available for neighborhood united against drugs, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $23,000 is available',
'for new brighton school district, new brighton, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $1,250,000 is available for northeastern ohio',
'universities college of medicine, rootstown, ohio, for the center for leadership in public health and community medicine, $72,000 is available',
'for nueva esperanza, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $72,000 is available for partners in family and community',
'development, athens, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $50,000 is available for potter county human services, roulette, pa, for',
'abstinence education and related services, $71,000 is available for rape and victim assistance center of schuykill county, pottsville, pa, for',
'abstinence education and related services, $82,000 is available for real commitment, gettysburg, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $101,000',
'is available for the school district of lancaster, project impact, lancaster, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $102,000 is',
'available for the school district of philadelphia, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $700,000 is available for the',
'silver ring thing program, sewickley, pennsylvania, for expansion of a program promoting abstinence, $74,000 is available for the guidance center,',
'project rapport, smethport, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $109,000 is available for to our childrens future with health,',
'inc., philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $136,000 is available for tressler lutheran services, harrisburg, pa, for abstinence',
'education and related services, $84,000 is available for tuscarora intermediate unit, mcveytown, pa, for abstinence education and related services, $500,000',
'is available for the university of akron, ohio, for a nursing study, $1,000,000 is available for the university of florida,',
'gainesville, florida, for consortium to promote nursing faculty, $300,000 is available for the university of louisville research foundation, kentucky, to',
'establish a center for cancer nursing education and research, $126,000 is available for the urban family council, philadelphia, pa, for',
'abstinence education and related services, $41,000 is available for venago county area vo tech, oil city, pa, for abstinence education',
'and related services, $136,000 is available for washington hospital teen outreach, academy for adolescent health, washington, pa, for abstinence education',
'and related services, $300,000 is available for william beaumont hospital, royal oak, michigan, for the beaumont nurse anesthesia education rural',
'initiative, $136,000 is available for the womens care center for erie county, inc., abstinence advantage program, erie, pa, for abstinence',
'education and related services, $50,000 is available for york county, human life services, inc., york, pa, for abstinence education and',
'related services, $95,000 is available for community ministries of the lutheran home at topton, reading, pa, for abstinence education and',
'related services, $50,000 is available for clarke college in dubuque, ia, for the planning of a community health center, $700,000',
'is available for clinical pharmacy training program at university of hawaii at hilo, $100,000 is available for family voices of',
'iowa in the ask resource center, des moines, ia, to continue and expand the family health information center, $1,000,000 is',
'available for iowa dept of public health to continue the center for healthcare workforce shortages, $350,000 is available for national',
'healthy start association, baltimore, maryland, to gather and disseminate information on best practices under the healthy start program and provide',
'technical assistance to healthy start grantees, $125,000 is available for the tulsa coalition for childrens health in tulsa, oklahoma for',
'a study regarding delivery of pediatric health care in northeastern oklahoma, and $50,000 is available for waianae coast community health',
'center leadership training:provided further, that notwithstanding section 502 a 1 of the social security act, not to exceed $115,900,000 is',
'available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501 a 2 of such act,',
'of which $500,000 is available for the city of milwaukee health department for a pilot program providing health services to',
'at risk children in day care and $10,000 is available for the dane county neighborhood child health clinic in madison,',
'wisconsin to provide child dental services: provided further, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $25,000,000 shall be available from',
'amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to carry out parts a, b, c, and d',
'of title xxvi of the public health service act to fund section 2691 special projects of national significance: provided further,',
'that $55,000,000 is available for special projects of regional and national significance under section 501 a 2 of the social',
'security act, which shall not be counted toward compliance with the allocation required in section 502 a 1 of such',
'act, and which shall be used only for making competitive grants to provide abstinence education as defined in section 510',
'b 2 of such act to adolescents and for evaluations including longitudinal evaluations of activities under the grants and for',
'federal costs of administering the grants: provided further, that grants under the immediately preceding proviso shall be made only to',
'public and private entities which agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under',
'such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the',
'case of an entity expressly required by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded',
'from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which the abstinence',
'education was provided: provided further, that the funds expended for such evaluations may not exceed 3.5 percent of such amount.',
'health education assistance loans program account such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program,',
'as authorized by title vii of the public health service act, as amended. for administrative expenses to carry out the',
'guaranteed loan program, including section 709 of the public health service act, $3,914,000. vaccine injury compensation program trust fund for',
'payments from the vaccine injury compensation program trust fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine',
'related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after september 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title xxi',
'of the public health service act, to remain available until expended: provided, that for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed',
'$2,991,000 shall be available from the trust fund to the secretary of health and human services. centers for disease control',
'and prevention disease control, research, and training to carry out titles ii, iii, vii, xi, xv, xvii, xix, xxi, and',
'xxvi of the public health service act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the federal',
'mine safety and health act of 1977, sections 20, 21, and 22 of the occupational safety and health act of',
'1970, title iv of the immigration and nationality act, and section 501 of the refugee education assistance act of 1980;',
'including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $4,296,566,000, of which $268,000,000',
'shall remain available until expended for equipment, and construction and renovation of facilities, and of which $183,763,000 for international hiv/aids',
'shall remain available until september 30, 2004, and in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees,',
'which shall be credited to this account: provided, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $14,000,000 shall be available from',
'amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to carry out the national immunization surveys: provided further,',
'that in addition to amounts provided herein, $125,899,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the public',
'health service act to carry out the national center for health statistics surveys: provided further, that none of the funds',
'made available for injury prevention and control at the centers for disease control and prevention may be used, in whole',
'or in part, to advocate or promote gun control: provided further, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $28,600,000 shall',
'be available from amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to carry out information systems standards',
'development and architecture and applications based research used at local public health levels: provided further, that in addition to amounts',
'provided herein, $41,900,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to carry',
'out research tools and approaches activities within the national occupational research agenda: provided further, that the director may redirect the',
'total amount made available under authority of public law 101 502, section 3, dated november 3, 1990, to activities the',
'director may so designate: provided further, that the congress is to be notified promptly of any such transfer: provided further,',
'that not to exceed $12,500,000 may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the public health service act',
'to not more than 15 states: provided further, that without regard to existing statute, funds appropriated may be used to',
'proceed, at the discretion of the centers for disease control and prevention, with property acquisition, including a long term ground',
'lease for construction on non federal land, to support the construction of a replacement laboratory in the fort collins, colorado',
'area: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single contract or related contracts for development and construction',
'of facilities may be employed which collectively include the full scope of the project: provided further, that the solicitation and',
'contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 cfr 52.232 18. national institutes of health national cancer',
'institute for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to cancer, $4,622,394,000.',
'national heart, lung, and blood institute for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act',
'with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,812,011,000. national institute of dental and craniofacial',
'research for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to dental disease,',
'$374,067,000. national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the',
'public health service act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,633,347,000. national institute of neurological disorders and',
'stroke for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to neurological disorders',
'and stroke, $1,466,005,000. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases including transfer of funds for carrying out section 301 and',
'title iv of the public health service act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $3,730,973,000: provided, that $100,000,000 may',
'be made available to international assistance programs, global fund to fight hiv/aids, malaria, and tuberculosis, to remain available until expended:',
'provided further, that up to $375,000,000 shall be for extramural facilities construction grants to enhance the nations capability to do',
'research on biological and other agents. national institute of general medical sciences for carrying out section 301 and title iv',
'of the public health service act with respect to general medical sciences, $1,859,084,000. national institute of child health and human',
'development for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to child health',
'and human development, $1,213,817,000. national eye institute for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service',
'act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $637,290,000. national institute of environmental health sciences for carrying out sections',
'301 and 311 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to environmental health sciences, $618,258,000. national',
'institute on aging for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to',
'aging, $1,000,099,000. national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases for carrying out section 301 and title iv of',
'the public health service act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $489,324,000. national institute on deafness and',
'other communication disorders for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to',
'deafness and other communication disorders, $372,805,000. national institute of nursing research for carrying out section 301 and title iv of',
'the public health service act with respect to nursing research, $131,438,000. national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism for carrying',
'out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $418,773,000.',
'national institute on drug abuse for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with',
'respect to drug abuse, $968,013,000. national institute of mental health for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the',
'public health service act with respect to mental health, $1,349,788,000. national human genome research institute for carrying out section 301',
'and title iv of the public health service act with respect to human genome research, $468,037,000. national institute of biomedical',
'imaging and bioengineering for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to',
'biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $280,100,000. national center for research resources for carrying out section 301 and title iv of',
'the public health service act with respect to research resources and general research support grants, $1,146,272,000: provided, that none of',
'these funds shall be used to pay recipients of the general research support grants program any amount for indirect expenses',
'in connection with such grants: provided further, that $120,000,000 shall be for extramural facilities construction grants. national center for complementary',
'and alternative medicine for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to',
'complementary and alternative medicine, $114,149,000. national center on minority health and health disparities for carrying out section 301 and title',
'iv of the public health service act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $186,929,000. john e. fogarty',
'international center for carrying out the activities at the john e. fogarty international center, $63,880,000. national library of medicine for',
'carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to health information communications, $302,099,000,',
'of which $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for improvement of information systems: provided, that in fiscal year 2003, the',
'library may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the',
'jurisdiction of the national institutes of health: provided further, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $8,200,000 shall be available',
'from amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to carry out national information center on health',
'services research and health care technology and related health services. office of the director including transfer of funds for carrying',
'out the responsibilities of the office of the director, national institutes of health, $267,974,000: provided, that funding shall be available',
'for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: provided further, that the director may',
'direct up to 1 percent of the total amount made available in this or any other act to all national',
'institutes of health appropriations to activities the director may so designate: provided further, that no such appropriation shall be decreased',
'by more than 1 percent by any such transfers and that the congress is promptly notified of the transfer: provided',
'further, that the national institutes of health is authorized to collect third party payments for the cost of clinical services',
'that are incurred in national institutes of health research facilities and that such payments shall be credited to the national',
'institutes of health management fund: provided further, that all funds credited to the national institutes of health management fund shall',
'remain available for 1 fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: provided further, that up to',
'$500,000 shall be available to carry out section 499 of the public health service act. buildings and facilities including transfer',
'of funds for the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by',
'the national institutes of health, including the acquisition of real property, $632,800,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, single contracts or related contracts, which collectively include the full scope of the project, may',
'be employed for the development and construction of the first and second phases of the john edward porter neuroscience research',
'center: provided further, that the solicitations and contracts shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 cfr 52.232',
'18. substance abuse and mental health services administration substance abuse and mental health services for carrying out titles v and',
'xix of the public health service act with respect to substance abuse and mental health services, the protection and advocacy',
'for mentally ill individuals act of 1986, and section 301 of the public health service act with respect to program',
'management, $3,158,068,000, of which $21,461,000 shall be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of',
'the managers on the conference report accompanying this act: provided, that $955,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for',
'protection, maintenance, and environmental remediation of the federally owned facilities at st. elizabeths hospital: provided further, that in addition to',
'amounts provided herein, $62,200,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to',
'carry out subpart ii of title xix of the public health service act to fund section 1935 b technical assistance,',
'national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this act for section 1935 b',
'activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart ii of title xix: provided further, that in',
'addition to amounts provided herein, $12,000,000 shall be made available from amounts available under section 241 of the public health',
'service act to carry out data collection activities supporting the annual national household survey. agency for healthcare research and quality',
'healthcare research and quality for carrying out titles iii and ix of the public health service act, and part a',
'of title xi of the social security act, amounts received from freedom of information act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements,',
'and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: provided, that the',
'amount made available pursuant to section 927 c of the public health service act shall not exceed $303,695,000. centers for',
'medicare and medicaid services grants to states for medicaid for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles xi and xix',
'of the social security act, $112,090,218,000, to remain available until expended. for making, after may 31, 2003, payments to states',
'under title xix of the social security act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2003 for unanticipated costs, incurred',
'for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. for making payments to states or in the case',
'of section 1928 on behalf of states under title xix of the social security act for the first quarter of',
'fiscal year 2004, $51,861,386,000, to remain available until expended. payment under title xix may be made for any quarter with',
'respect to a state plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such',
'quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. payments to health care trust funds for payment to the federal',
'hospital insurance and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust funds, as provided under section 1844 of the social security act,',
'sections 103 c and 111 d of the social security amendments of 1965, section 278 d of public law 97',
'248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201 g of the social security act, $81,462,700,000. program management for',
'carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles xi, xviii, xix, and xxi of the social security act, titles xiii and',
'xxvii of the public health service act, and the clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988, not to exceed $2,581,672,000, to',
'be transferred from the federal hospital insurance and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust funds, as authorized by section 201',
'g of the social security act; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the public health',
'service act and section 1857 e 2 of the social security act, and such sums as may be collected from',
'authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall remain available until expended, and together with administrative fees collected',
'relative to medicare overpayment recovery activities, which shall remain available until expended: provided, that all funds derived in accordance with',
'31 u.s.c. 9701 from organizations established under title xiii of the public health service act shall be credited to and',
'available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: provided further, that from amounts appropriated under this heading,$3,000,000 for the',
'managed care system redesign shall remain available until expended: provided further, that $51,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004,',
'is for contract costs for the healthcare integrated general ledger accounting system: provided further, that of the amounts made available',
'for research, demonstration and evaluation, $1,500,000 is available for aids healthcare foundation in los angeles for a demonstration of residential',
'and outpatient treatment facilities, $500,000 is available for bucks county health improvement project, langhorne, pennsylvania, $464,000 is available for childrens',
'hospice international demonstration program to provide a continuum of care for children with life threatening conditions and their families, $350,000',
'is available for childrens hospitals and clinics of minneapolis/st. paul, in partnership with the national hospice and palliative care organization,',
'for a demonstration project to provide pediatric palliative care education and consultation services, $100,000 is available for community catalyst inc.',
'in boston, ma to expand a benefits management program to improve the delivery of healthcare benefits to low income individuals,',
'$75,000 is available for cook county illinois bureau of health services to improve the management of the vulnerable patients with',
'poorly controlled diabetes, $700,000 is available for the county of sacramento, california for implementation of the sacadvantage pilot program to',
'increase availability of health insurance for uninsured workers and their dependents through premium subsidies and purchasing pools, $200,000 is available',
'for equip for equality in chicago, illinois for a demonstration project to document the impact of an independent investigative unit',
'to examine deaths and serious allegations of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities at facilities in illinois, $300,000 is',
'available for hamot medical center, erie, pa, for a demonstration project for the evaluation of advanced illness coordinated care for',
'medicare beneficiaries, $100,000 is available for hope house day care center in memphis, tennessee for a demonstration project on improving',
'the overall well being of hiv positive children, $500,000 is available for the hospice of metro denver in denver, colorado',
'to establish a clinical and training affiliation with the university of colorados health science center and to develop cutting edge',
'palliative care practices, $350,000 is available for illinois primary health care association, in springfield, illinois, to implement the shared integrated',
'management information system, $100,000 is available for jefferson area board for aging, charlottesville, virginia, for continuation of the recruitment, retention,',
'training, and support of nursing assistants, $100,000 is available for johns hopkins school of medicine, baltimore, md, for an advanced',
'respiratory medicine project to study in home, self administered high frequency chest wall oscillation therapy, $130,000 is available for medical',
'care for children partnership, fairfax, virginia to provide outreach to increase access to medical and dental care for children, and',
'$325,000 is available for the breast cancer fund in san francisco, california in collaboration with shanti for the lifelines project',
'to increase access to breast cancer treatment for medically underserved women:provided further, that to the extent medicare claims volume is',
'projected by the centers for medicare and medicaid services cms to exceed 223,500,000 part a claims and/or 870,000,000 part b',
'claims, an additional $46,800,000 shall be available for obligation for every 50,000,000 increase in medicare claims volume including a pro',
'rata amount for any increment less than 50,000,000 from the federal hospital insurance and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust',
'fund: provided further, that the secretary of health and human services is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2003',
'from medicare+choice organizations pursuant to section 1857 e 2 of the social security act and from eligible organizations with risk',
'sharing contracts under section 1876 of that act pursuant to section 1876 k 4 d of that act. health maintenance',
'organization loan and loan guarantee fund for carrying out subsections d and e of section 1308 of the public health',
'service act, any amounts received by the secretary in connection with loans and loan guarantees under title xiii of the',
'public health service act, to be available without fiscal year limitation for the payment of outstanding obligations. during fiscal year',
'2003, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees shall be made. administration for children and families payments to states',
'for child support enforcement and family support programs for making payments to states or other non federal entities under titles',
'i, iv d, x, xi, xiv, and xvi of the social security act and the act of july 5, 1960',
'24 u.s.c. ch. 9 , $2,475,800,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of',
'fiscal year 2004, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until expended. for making payments to each state for carrying out the program',
'of aid to families with dependent children under title iv a of the social security act before the effective date',
'of the program of temporary assistance for needy families tanf with respect to such state, such sums as may be',
'necessary: provided, that the sum of the amounts available to a state with respect to expenditures under such title iv',
'a in fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation and under such title iv a as amended by the personal responsibility',
'and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996 shall not exceed the limitations under section 116 b of such act. for',
'making, after may 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to states or other non federal entities under titles i,',
'iv d, x, xi, xiv, and xvi of the social security act and the act of july 5, 1960 24',
'u.s.c. ch. 9 , for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the',
'current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. low income home energy assistance for making payments under title xxvi',
'of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981, $1,700,000,000. refugee and entrant assistance for making payments for refugee and entrant',
'assistance activities authorized by title iv of the immigration and nationality act and section 501 of the refugee education assistance',
'act of 1980 public law 96 422 , $436,724,000: provided, that funds appropriated pursuant to section 414 a of the',
'immigration and nationality act for fiscal year 2003 shall be available for the costs of assistance provided and other activities',
'through september 30, 2005: provided further, that up to $10,000,000 is available to carry out the trafficking victims protection act',
'of 2000. for carrying out section 5 of the torture victims relief act of 1998 public law 105 320 ,',
'$10,000,000. payments to states for the child care and development block grant for carrying out sections 658a through 658r of',
'the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981 the child care and development block grant act of 1990 , $2,099,994,000 shall',
'be used to supplement, not supplant state general revenue funds for child care assistance for low income families: provided, that',
'$19,120,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school aged child care activities, of which $1,000,000 shall',
'be for the child care aware toll free hotline: provided further, that, in addition to the amounts required to be',
'reserved by the states under section 658g, $272,672,000 shall be reserved by the states for activities authorized under section 658g,',
'of which $100,000,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: provided further, that $10,000,000',
'shall be for use by the secretary for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities. social services block grant for',
'making grants to states pursuant to section 2002 of the social security act, $1,700,000,000: provided, that notwithstanding subparagraph b of',
'section 404 d 2 of such act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a state to carry out',
'stateprograms pursuant to title xx of such act shall be 10 percent. children and families services programs for carrying out,',
'except as otherwise provided, the runaway and homeless youth act, the developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act, the',
'head start act, the child abuse prevention and treatment act, sections 310 and 316 of the family violence prevention and',
'services act, as amended, the native american programs act of 1974, title ii of public law 95 266 adoption opportunities',
', the adoption and safe families act of 1997 public law 105 89 , sections 1201 and 1211 of the',
'childrens health act of 2000, the abandoned infants assistance act of 1988, the early learning opportunities act, part b 1',
'of title iv and sections 413, 429a, 1110, and 1115 of the social security act, and sections 40155, 40211, and',
'40241 of public law 103 322; for making payments under the community services block grant act, sections 439 h ,',
'473a, and 477 i of the social security act, and title iv of public law 105 285, and for necessary',
'administrative expenses to carry out said acts and titles i, iv, x, xi, xiv, xvi, and xx of the social',
'security act, the act of july 5, 1960 24 u.s.c. ch. 9 , the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981,',
'title iv of the immigration and nationality act, section 501 of the refugee education assistance act of 1980, section 5',
'of the torture victims relief act of 1998 public law 105 320 , sections 40155, 40211, and 40241 of public',
'law 103 322, and section 126 and titles iv and v of public law 100 485, $8,643,117,000, of which $43,000,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2004, shall be for grants to states for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by',
'section 473a of title iv of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 670 679 and may be made for adoptions',
'completed in fiscal years 2001 and 2002; of which $6,667,533,000 shall be for making payments under the head start act,',
'of which $1,400,000,000 shall become available october 1, 2003 and remain available through september 30, 2004; and of which $739,315,000',
'shall be for making payments under the community services block grant act: provided, that not less than $7,250,000 shall be',
'for section 680 3 b of the community services block grant act, as amended: provided further, that in addition to',
'amounts provided herein, $6,000,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the public health service act to',
'carry out the provisions of section 1110 of the social security act: provided further, that to the extent community services',
'block grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a state to an eligible entity as provided under the act,',
'and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal',
'year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: provided further, that the secretary shall establish procedures regarding the',
'disposition of intangible property which permits grant funds, or intangible assets acquired with funds authorized under section 680 of the',
'community services block grant act, as amended, to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not',
'more than 12 years after the end of the grant for purposes and uses consistent with the original grant: provided',
'further, that funds appropriated for section 680 a 2 of the community services block grant act, as amended, shall be',
'available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: provided',
'further, that $90,567,000 shall be for activities authorized by the runaway and homeless youth act, notwithstanding the allocation requirements of',
'section 388 a of such act, of which $40,770,000 is for the transitional living program: provided further, that $35,000,000 is',
'for a compassion capital fund to provide grants to charitable organizations to emulate model social service programs and to encourage',
'research on the best practices of social service organizations. promoting safe and stable families for carrying out section 436 of',
'the social security act, $305,000,000 and for section 437, $100,000,000. payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance for',
'making payments to states or other non federal entities under title iv e of the social security act, $4,855,000,000. for',
'making payments to states or other non federal entities under title iv e of the act, for the first quarter',
'of fiscal year 2004, $1,745,600,000. for making, after may 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to states or other',
'non federal entities under section 474 of title iv e, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year',
'for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. administration on aging aging services',
'programs for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the older americans act of 1965, as amended, and section',
'398 of the public health service act, $1,376,001,000, of which $5,500,000 shall be available for activities regarding medication management, screening,',
'and education to prevent incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions: provided, that $149,670,000 shall be available for carrying out section',
'311 of the olderamericans act of 1965 consistent with the formula of such act as amended by section 217 of',
'this act . office of the secretary general departmental management for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management,',
'including hire of six sedans, and for carrying out titles iii, xvii, and xx of the public health service act,',
'and the united states mexico border health commission act, $361,364,000, together with $5,851,000 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: provided, that of the funds made available under this heading for carrying out title xx of the',
'public health service act, $11,885,000 shall be for activities specified under section 2003 b 2 , of which $10,157,000 shall',
'be for prevention service demonstration grants under section 510 b 2 of title v of the social security act, as',
'amended, without application of the limitation of section 2010 c of said title xx: provided further, that of this amount,',
'$50,000,000 is for minority aids prevention and treatment activities; and $20,000,000 shall be for an information technology security and innovation',
'fund for department wide activities involving cybersecurity, information technology security, and related innovation projects. 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, $37,300,000: provided, that, of such amount, necessary sums are available for providing protective services to the secretary and investigating',
'non payment of child support cases for which non payment is a federal offense under 18 u.s.c. 228. office for',
'civil rights for expenses necessary for the office for civil rights, $30,328,000, 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 provided, research',
'studies under section 1110 of the social security act and title iii of the public health service act, $2,499,000: provided,',
'that in addition to amounts provided herein, $18,000,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the public',
'health service act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: provided further, that the expenditure',
'of any funds available under section 241 of the public health service act are subject to the requirements of section',
'205 of this act. retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers for retirement pay and medical benefits of public',
'health service commissioned officers as authorized by law, for payments under the retired servicemans family protection plan and survivor benefit',
'plan, for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the dependents medical care act 10 u.s.c. ch. 55 and',
'56 , and for payments pursuant to section 229 b of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 429 b ,',
'such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. the following are definitions for the medical benefits of',
'the public health service commissioned officers that apply to 10 u.s.c. chapter 56, section 1116 c . the source of',
'funds for the monthly accrual payments into the department of defense medicare eligible retiree health care fund shall be the',
'retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers account. for purposes of this act, the term pay of members shall',
'be construed to be synonymous with retirement payments to u.s. public health service officers who are retired for age, disability,',
'or length of service; payments to survivors of deceased officers; medical care to active duty and retired members and dependents',
'and beneficiaries; and for payments to the social security administration for military service credits; all of which payments are provided',
'for by the retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers account. public health and social services emergency fund for',
'expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, disease and chemical threats to civilian populations, $2,246,680,000: provided, that',
'this amount is distributed as follows: centers for disease control and prevention, $1,543,440,000 of which $300,000,000 shall remain available until',
'expended for the national pharmaceutical stockpile; office of the secretary, $152,240,000; health resources and services administration; $546,000,000; and the agency',
'for healthcare research and quality, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended; provided further, that at the discretion of the secretary,',
'these amounts may be transferred between categories subject to normal reprogramming procedures: provided further, that employees of the centers for',
'disease control and prevention or the public health service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to states, municipalities or other',
'organizations under authority of section 214 of the public health service act for purposes related to homeland security, shall be',
'treated as non federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to',
'the agency, service, or the department of health and human services during the period of detail or assignment. general provisions',
'sec. 201. funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 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 childrens emergency fund or the world health',
'organization. sec. 203. none of the funds appropriated under this act may be used to implement section 399f b of',
'the public health service act or section 1503 of the national institutes of health revitalization act of 1993, public law',
'103 43. sec. 204. none of the funds appropriated in this act for the national institutes of health, the agency',
'for healthcare research and quality, and the substance abuse and mental health services administration shallbe used to pay the salary',
'of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of executive level i. sec.',
'205. 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, or for other taps and assessments made by any',
'office located in the department of health and human services, prior to the secretarys 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. sec.',
'206. notwithstanding section 241 a of the public health service act, such portion as the secretary shall determine, but not',
'more than 2.1 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under said act shall be made available for the',
'evaluation directly, or by grants or contracts of the implementation and effectiveness of such programs. transfer of funds sec. 207.',
'not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds pursuant to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of',
'1985, as amended which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the department of health and human services in',
'this or any other act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than',
'3 percent by any such transfer: provided, that an appropriation may be increased by up to an additional 2 percent',
'subject to approval by the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that the appropriations committees of both houses',
'of congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. sec. 208. the director of the national',
'institutes of health, jointly with the director of the office of aids research, may transfer up to 3 percent among',
'institutes, centers, and divisions from the total amounts identified by these two directors as funding for research pertaining to the',
'human immunodeficiency virus: provided, that the congress is promptly notified of the transfer. sec. 209. of the amounts made available',
'in this act for the national institutes of health, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as',
'jointly determined by the director of the national institutes of health and the director of the office of aids research,',
'shall be made available to the office of aids research account. the director of the office of aids research shall',
'transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353 d 3 of the public health service act. sec.',
'210. none of the funds appropriated in this act may be made available to any entity under title x of',
'the public health service act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the secretary that it encourages family participation',
'in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to',
'resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. sec. 211. none of the funds appropriated by this act',
'including funds appropriated to any trust fund may be used to carry out the medicare+choice program if the secretary denies',
'participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity including a provider sponsored organization because the entity informs the secretary',
'that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: provided, that the secretary shall',
'make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity based on an actuarially sound estimate of the',
'expected costs of providing the service to such entitys enrollees : provided further, that nothing in this section shall be',
'construed to change the medicare programs coverage for such services and a medicare+choice organization described in this section shall be',
'responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all medicare covered services. sec. 212. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, no provider of services under title x of the public health service act shall be exempt from any state',
'law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. sec. 213. the foreign',
'operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 1990 public law 101 167 is amended 1 in section 599d 8',
'u.s.c. 1157 note a in subsection b 3 , by striking 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 and inserting 1997,',
'1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; and b in subsection e , by striking october 1, 2002 each place',
'it appears and inserting october 1, 2003; and 2 in section 599e 8 u.s.c. 1255 note in subsection b 2',
', by striking september 30, 2002 and inserting september 30, 2003. sec. 214. a except as provided by subsection e',
'none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to withhold substance abuse funding from a state pursuant',
'to section 1926 of the public health service act 42 u.s.c. 300x 26 if such state certifies to the secretary',
'of health and human services by may 1, 2003 that the state will commit additional state funds, in accordance with',
'subsection b , to ensure compliance with state laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to individuals under 18 years',
'of age. b the amount of funds to be committed by a state under subsection a shall be equal to',
'1 percent of such states substance abuse block grant allocation for each percentage point by which the state misses the',
'retailer compliance rate goal established by the secretary of health and human services under section 1926 of such act. c',
'the state is to maintain state expenditures in fiscal year 2003 for tobacco prevention programs and for compliance activities at',
'a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the state for fiscal year 2002,',
'and adding to that level the additional funds for tobacco compliance activities required under subsection a . the state is',
'to submit a report to the secretary on all fiscal year 2002 state expenditures and all fiscal year 2003 obligations',
'for tobacco prevention and compliance activities by program activity by july 31, 2003. d the secretary shall exercise discretion in',
'enforcing the timing of the state obligation of the additionalfunds required by the certification described in subsection a as late',
'as july 31, 2003. e none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to withhold substance abuse',
'funding pursuant to section 1926 from a territory that receives less than $1,000,000. sec. 215. in order for the centers',
'for disease control and prevention to carry out international health activities, including hiv/aids and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental',
'disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2003, the secretary of health and human services is authorized to',
'provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the secretary of state as may be necessary to pay the costs',
'of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the united states for the use of the department',
'of health and human services. the department of state shall cooperate fully with the secretary of health and human services',
'to ensure that the department of health and human services has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation',
'governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this act. the secretary of health and',
'human services is authorized, in consultation with the secretary of state, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to',
'public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in',
'those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to hiv/aids and other',
'infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. sec. 216. the division of federal occupational health may',
'utilize personal services contracting to employ professional management/administrative and occupational health professionals. sec. 217. a section 311 of the older',
'americans act of 1965 42 u.s.c. 3030a is amended 1 in subsection b a in the caption, by striking of',
'cash or commodities and inserting and payment; and b in paragraph 1 i by striking the secretary of agriculture shall',
'allot and provide in the form of cash or commodities or a combination thereof at the discretion of the state',
'to each state agency and inserting the secretary shall allot and provide, in accordance with this section, to or on',
'behalf of each state agency; and ii by striking to each grantee and inserting to or on behalf of each',
'grantee; and 2 in subsection d a in the caption, to read as follows: option to obtain commodities from secretary',
'of agriculture; b in paragraph 1 , to read as follows: each state agency and each grantee under title vi',
'shall be entitled to use all or any part of amounts allotted under subsection b to obtain from the secretary',
'of agriculture commodities available through any federal food commodity processing program, at the rates at which such commodities are valued',
'for purposes of such program. ; c by redesignating paragraphs 2 and 4 as paragraphs 4 and 5 , respectively;',
'd by striking paragraph 3 ; e by adding after paragraph 1 the following new paragraphs: 2 the secretary of',
'agriculture shall determine and report to the secretary, by such date as the secretary may require, the amount if any',
'of its allotment under subsection b which each state agency and title vi grantee has elected to receive in the',
'form of commodities. such amount shall include an amount bearing the same ratio to the costs to the secretary of',
'agriculture of providing such commodities under this subsection as the value of commodities received by such state agency or title',
'vi grantee under this subsection bears to the total value of commodities so received. 3 from the allotment under subsection',
'b for each state agency and title vi grantee, the secretary shall first reimburse the secretary of agriculture for costs',
'of commodities received by such state agency or grantee under this subsection, and shall then pay the balance if any',
'to such state agency or grantee. ; f in paragraph 4 , as redesignated, in the first sentence, to read',
'as follows: each state agency shall promptly and equitably disburse amounts received under this subsection to recipients of grants and',
'contracts. ; and g in paragraph 5 , as redesignated, by striking donation and inserting provision. sec. 218. notwithstanding section',
'409b c of the public health service act regarding a limitation on the number of such grants, funds appropriated in',
'this act may be expended by the director of the national institutes of health to award core center grants to',
'encourage the development of innovative multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning parkinsons disease. each center funded under such grants shall',
'be designated as a morris k. udall center for research on parkinsons disease. sec. 219. the supplemental appropriations act, 2001',
'public law 107 20 is amended, in the matter under the heading low income home energy assistance under the heading',
'administration for children and families under the heading department of health and human services, in chapter 7 of title ii,',
'by striking $300,000,000 and inserting in lieu thereof, $200,000,000, and by adding under such heading the following new paragraph: for',
'an additional amount for the low income home energy assistance program authorized under title xxvi of the omnibus budget reconciliation',
'act of 1981 42 u.s.c. 8621 e , $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.. sec. 220. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of this act, the $6,667,533,000 provided for the head start act shall be exempt from the across the board rescission',
'under section 601 of division n. this title may be cited as the department of health and human services appropriations',
'act, 2003. title iii department of education education for the disadvantaged for carrying out title i of the elementary and',
'secondary education act of 1965 esea and section 418a of the higher education act of 1965, $13,853,400,000, of which $4,651,199,000',
'shall become available on july 1, 2003, and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, and of which $9,027,301,000 shall',
'become available on october 1, 2003, and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, for academic year 2003 2004: provided,',
'that $7,172,971,000 shall be available for basic grants under section 1124: provided further, that up to $3,500,000 of these funds',
'shall be available to the secretary of education on october 1, 2002, to obtain updated educational agency level census poverty',
'data from the bureau of the census: provided further, that $1,365,031,000 shall be available for concentration grants under section 1124a:',
'provided further, that $1,670,239,000 shall be available for targeted grants under section 1125: provided further, that $1,541,759,000 shall be available',
'for education finance incentive grants under section 1125a: provided further, that $235,000,000 shall be available for comprehensive school reform grants',
'under part f of the esea. 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, $1,196,000,000, of which $1,032,000,000 shall be for basic',
'support payments under section 8003 b , $51,000,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003 d',
', $45,000,000 shall be for construction under section 8007 and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, $60,000,000 shall be',
'for federal property payments under section 8002, and $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under',
'section 8008. school improvement programs for carrying out school improvement activities authorized by titles ii, iv, v, vi, and parts',
'b and c of title vii of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 esea ; part b of',
'title ii of the higher education act; the mckinney vento homeless assistance act; and the civil rights act of 1964,',
'$8,052,957,000, of which $508,100,000 shall become available october 1, 2002, and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, of which',
'$4,132,167,000 shall become available on july 1, 2003, and remain available through september 30, 2004, and of which $1,765,000,000 shall',
'become available on october 1, 2003, and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, for academic year 2003 2004: provided,',
'that up to $12,000,000 may be used to carry out section 2345 of the esea: provided further, that of the',
'amount made available for subpart 3, part c, of title ii of the esea, $3,000,000 shall be used by the',
'center for civic education to implement a comprehensive program to improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of the congress and',
'the state legislatures: provided further, that of the funds made available for subpart 2 of part a of title iv',
'of the esea, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the project school emergency response to violence program',
'to provide education related services to local educational agencies in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a',
'violent or traumatic crisis: provided further, that $75,000,000 for continuing and new grants to demonstrate effective approaches to comprehensive school',
'reform shall be allocated and expended in the same manner as the funds provided under the fund for the improvement',
'of education for thispurpose were allocated and expended in fiscal year 2002: provided further, that $162,000,000 shall be available to',
'support the activities authorized under subpart 4 of part d of title v of the esea, of which up to',
'5 percent shall become available october 1, 2002, for evaluation, technical assistance, school networking, peer review of applications, and program',
'outreach activities and of which not less than 95 percent shall become available on july 1, 2003, and remain available',
'through september 30, 2004, for grants to local educational agencies: provided further, that funds made available to local educational agencies',
'under this subpart shall be used only for activities related to establishing smaller learning communities in high schools: provided further,',
'that funds made available to carry out part c of title vii of the esea may be used for construction:',
'provided further, that funds made available to carry out part b of title vii of the esea may be used',
'for construction, renovation and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary',
'school, run by the department of education of the state of hawaii, that serves a predominantly native hawaiian student body:',
'provided further, that $387,000,000 shall be for subpart l of part a of title vi of the esea: provided further,',
'that no funds appropriated under this heading may be used to carry out section 5494 under the elementary and secondary',
'education act: provided further, that $814,660,000 shall be available to carry out part d of title v of the esea:',
'provided further, that $212,160,000 of the funds for subpart l, part d of title v of the esea shall be',
'available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying',
'this act. indian education for expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title vii, part a',
'of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, $122,368,000. english language acquisition for carrying out title iii, part a',
'of the esea, $690,000,000, of which $494,000,000 shall become available on july 1, 2003, and shall remain available through september',
'30, 2004. special education for carrying out the individuals with disabilities education act, $10,095,639,000, of which $4,135,233,000 shall become available',
'for obligation on july 1, 2003, and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, and of which $5,672,000,000 shall become',
'available on october 1, 2003, and shall remain available through september 30, 2004, for academic year 2003 2004: provided, that',
'$10,000,000 shall be for recording for the blind and dyslexic to support the development, production, and circulation of recorded educational',
'materials: provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of funds provided by public law 105 78 under section',
'687 b 2 g of the act to provide information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children with disabilities:',
'provided further, that the amount for section 611 c of the act shall be equal to the amount available for',
'that section in the department of education appropriations act, 2002, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section',
'611 f 1 b ii of the act: provided further, that $7,715,000 of the funds for section 672 of the',
'act shall be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers of the',
'conference report accompanying this act. rehabilitation services and disability research for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the',
'rehabilitation act of 1973, the assistive technology act of 1998, and the helen keller national center act, $2,956,382,000, of which',
'$1,000,000 shall be used to improve the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic research and help meet the demand for',
'provider services: provided, that the funds provided for title i of the assistive technology act of 1998 the at act',
'shall be allocated notwithstanding section 105 b 1 of the at act: provided further, that section 101 f of the',
'at act shall not limit the award of an extension grant to three years: provided further, that no state or',
'outlying area awarded funds under section 101 shall receive less than the amount received in fiscal year 2002: provided further,',
'that $3,540,000 of the funds for section 303 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 shall be available for the projects',
'and in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this act. 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. , $15,500,000. 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. , $54,050,000, of which $1,600,000 shall be for construction and shall remain available until expended: provided, that from the',
'total amount available, the institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207.',
'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 ofthe education of the deaf act of 1986 20 u.s.c. 4301 et seq.',
', $98,438,000: provided, that from the total 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 provided, the',
'carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education act, and the adult education and family literacy act, and title viii',
'd of the higher education act of 1965, as amended, and public law 102 73, $1,956,060,000, of which $1,158,060,000 shall',
'become available on july 1, 2003 and shall remain available through september 30, 2004 and of which $791,000,000 shall become',
'available on october 1, 2003 and shall remain available through september 30, 2004: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law or any regulation, the secretary of education shall not require the use of a restricted indirect cost rate for',
'grants issued pursuant to section 117 of the carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education act: provided further, that',
'of the amount provided for adult education state grants, $70,000,000 shall be made available for integrated english literacy and civics',
'education services to immigrants and other limited english proficient populations: provided further, that of the amount reserved for integrated english',
'literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the adult education and family literacy act, 65 percent shall be allocated',
'to states based on a states absolute need as determined by calculating each states share of a 10 year average',
'of the immigration and naturalization service data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years,',
'and 35 percent allocated to states that experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years',
'for which immigration and naturalization service data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except that no state',
'shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: provided further, that of the amounts made available for the adult education',
'and family literacy act, $9,500,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 243 and $6,560,000 shall be for the',
'national institute for literacy under section 242: provided further, that $23,500,000 shall be for youth offender grants, of which $5,000,000',
'shall be used in accordance with section 601 of public law 102 73 as that section was in effect prior',
'to the enactment of public law 105 220. student financial assistance for carrying out subparts 1, 3 and 4 of',
'part a, section 428k, part c and part e of title iv of the higher education act of 1965, as',
'amended, $13,450,500,000, which shall remain available through september 30, 2004. the maximum pell grant for which a student shall be',
'eligible during award year 2003 2004 shall be $4,050. higher education for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,',
'section 121 and titles ii, iii, iv, v, vi, and vii of the higher education act of 1965 hea ,',
'as amended, section 1543 of the higher education amendments of 1992, title viii of the higher education amendments of 1998,',
'and the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961, $2,100,701,000, of which $3,000,000 for interest subsidies authorized by section',
'121 of the hea, shall remain available until expended: provided, that $10,000,000, to remain available through september 30, 2004, shall',
'be available to fund fellowships for academic year 2004 2005 under part a, subpart 1 of title vii of said',
'act, under the terms and conditions of part a, subpart 1: provided further, that $1,000,000 is for data collection and',
'evaluation activities for programs under the hea, including such activities needed to comply with the government performance and results act',
'of 1993: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this act to carry out',
'title vi of the hea and section 102 b 6 of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961',
'may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language',
'training and international studies in areas that are vital to united states national security and who plan to apply their',
'language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: provided further, that',
'up to one percent of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso may be used for program evaluation, national',
'outreach, and information dissemination activities: provided further, that $140,599,000 of the funds for part b of title vii of the',
'higher education act of 1965 shall be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of',
'the managers on the conference report accompanying this act. howard university for partial support of howard university 20 u.s.c. 121',
'et seq. , $240,000,000, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the',
'howard university endowment act public law 98 480 and shall remain available until expended. college housing and academic facilities loans',
'program for federal administrative expenses authorized under section 121 of the higher education act of 1965, $762,000 to carry out',
'activities related to existing facility loans entered into under the higher education act of 1965. historically black college and university',
'capital financing program account the aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds insured pursuant to section 344 of title iii, part',
'd of the higher education act of 1965 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 historically black college and university capital financing program entered into pursuant to title iii, part d of the higher',
'education act of 1965, as amended, $208,000. institute of education sciences for carrying out activities authorized by public law 107',
'279, $450,887,000: provided, that of the amount appropriated, $140,000,000 shall be available for obligation through september 30, 2004: provided further,',
'that $5,000,000 shall be available to extend for one additional year the contract for the eisenhower national clearinghouse for mathematics',
'and science education authorized under section 2102 a 2 of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, prior to',
'its amendment by the no child left behind act of 2001, public law 107 110. departmental management program administration for',
'carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the department of education organization act, including rental of conference rooms in',
'the district of columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $412,545,000, of which $12,795,000, to remain available until expended,',
'shall be for building alterations and related expenses for the modernization of the mary e. switzer building in washington, d.c.',
'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, $86,276,000. 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, $41,000,000. student aid administration for federal administrative',
'expenses in addition to funds made available under section 458 , to carry out part d of title i, and',
'subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part a, and parts b, c, d and e of title iv of the',
'higher education act of 1965, as amended, $105,388,000. 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 transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the students 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 includes',
'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 clustering. 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 voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. transfer of funds sec.',
'304. not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds pursuant to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act',
'of 1985, as amended which are appropriated for the department of education in this act may be transferred between appropriations,',
'but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: provided, that the appropriations',
'committees of both houses of congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. sec. 305. section',
'1202 of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 is amended by inserting the following subsection at the end',
'thereof: g supplement, not supplant. a state or local educational agency shall use funds received under this subpart only to',
'supplement the level of non federal funds that, in the absence of funds under this subpart, would be expended for',
'activities authorized under this subpart, and not to supplant those non federal funds.. this title may be cited as the',
'department of education appropriations act, 2003. title iv related agencies armed forces retirement home for expenses necessary for the armed',
'forces retirement home to operate and maintain the armed forces retirement home washington and the armed forces retirement home gulfport,',
'to be paid from funds available in the armed forces retirement home trust fund, $68,013,000, of which $5,769,000 shall remain',
'available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the armed forces retirement home washington and the',
'armed forces retirement home gulfport: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single contract or related contracts for',
'development and construction, to include construction of a facility at the united states naval home, may be employed which collectively',
'include the full scope of the project: provided further, that the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of',
'funds found at 48 cfr 52.232 18 and 252.232 7007, limitation of government obligations. corporation for national and community service',
'domestic volunteer service programs, operating expenses for expenses necessary for the corporation for national and community service to carry out',
'the provisions of the domestic volunteer service act of 1973, as amended, $356,205,000: provided, that none of the funds made',
'available to the corporation for national and community service in this act shall be used to provide stipends or other',
'monetary incentives to volunteers or volunteer leaders whose incomes exceed 125 percent of the national poverty level. corporation for public',
'broadcasting for payment to the corporation for public broadcasting, as authorized by the communications act of 1934, an amount which',
'shall be available within limitations specified by that act, for the fiscal year 2005, $390,000,000: 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: provided further, that',
'for fiscal year 2003, in addition to the amounts provided above, $48,744,000, for costs related to digital program production, development,',
'and distribution, associated with the transition of public broadcasting todigital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined by the corporation in',
'consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives: provided further, that in addition to the',
'funds provided under this heading in public law 106 554, $183,000 shall be available for administrative costs for fiscal year',
'2003, notwithstanding section 396 k 3 a of the public broadcasting act. federal mediation and conciliation service salaries and expenses',
'for expenses necessary for the federal mediation and conciliation service to carry out the functions vested in it by the',
'labor management relations act, 1947 29 u.s.c. 171 180, 182 183 , including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 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.',
'ch. 71 , $41,425,000, including $1,500,000, to remain available through september 30, 2004, 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, up to full cost',
'recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and',
'international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until',
'expended: provided further, that fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the',
'agency workforce: provided further, that the director of the service is authorized to accept and use 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 directors 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. , $7,178,000. institute of museum and library services for carrying',
'out the museum and library services act, $245,485,000, of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the recruiting and',
'educating librarians for the 21st century initiative: provided, that of the amount provided, $25,000 shall be awarded to the abington',
'art center, jenkintown, pennsylvania, for a work study program for at risk junior and high school students, $100,000 shall be',
'awarded to the aleutian world war ii museum in alaska for interactive media display, $75,000 shall be awarded to the',
'allentown art museum, allentown, pennsylvania, for educational programs for 25 school districts in 7 pennsylvania counties, $25,000 shall be awarded',
'to the alley pond environmental center, douglaston, new york, for environmental education programs, $500,000 shall be awarded to the american',
'village project in montevallo, alabama, $100,000 shall be awarded to the army aviation heritage foundation in ozark, alabama, for educational',
'programs, $175,000 shall be awarded to the arts council of new orleans, $500,000 shall be awarded to the asian art',
'museum, san francisco, california, for exhibits and education programs, $575,000 shall be awarded to the berkshire museum, pittsfield, massachusetts, for',
'climate control systems to preserve collections, $400,000 shall be awarded to the bishops museum in honolulu, hawaii, $400,000 shall be',
'awarded to the boston public library foundation, boston, massachusetts, for preservation and enhancement of the john adams presidential library and',
'for related educational programs, $250,000 shall be awarded to the bowers museum, city of santa ana, california, for educationprograms, publications',
'and technology, $500,000 shall be awarded to the brooklyn childrens museum, brooklyn, new york, for equipment and technology, exhibits and',
'education programs, $100,000 shall be awarded to the butler area public library, pennsylvania, for program enhancements, $275,000 shall be awarded',
'to the california state university, san marcos, california, to upgrade electronic catalog and to provide computer stations for the library,',
'$175,000 shall be awarded to the cape cod maritime museum to develop exhibits and academic programs, $200,000 shall be awarded',
'to the carnegie library of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, to purchase library materials and upgrade technology at the east liberty branch library,',
'$250,000 shall be awarded to the carnegie library, union springs, alabama, for program development, $75,000 shall be awarded to the',
'chicago state university gwendolyn brooks center to expand its repository of the literary works of gwendolyn brooks, $100,000 shall be',
'awarded to the chickasaw cultural center in chickasaw, oklahoma, $100,000 shall be awarded to the childrens museum of manhattan, new',
'york, new york, to establish early childhood education programs and exhibits, $100,000 shall be awarded to the childrens museum of',
'stockton, stockton, california, for a delta region exhibit, $100,000 shall be awarded to the city of abilene, texas, for the',
'collection and display of artifacts, and for exhibits at the texas forts trail museum, $50,000 shall be awarded to the',
'city of anatuvik pass museum in alaska for museum exhibits, $200,000 shall be awarded to the city of dallas, texas,',
'for the dallas public library, to establish teen wise centers for at risk youth, $150,000 shall be awarded to the',
'clark county heritage center, springfield, ohio, for technology upgrades and exhibit development, $250,000 shall be awarded to the cleveland health',
'museum, ohio, for exhibits, $400,000 shall be awarded to the commonwealth zoological corporation zoo new england , boston, massachusetts, for',
'the living classroom science education program and for outreach, $800,000 shall be awarded to the davenport music history museum in',
'davenport, iowa, $300,000 shall be awarded to the dayton aviation heritage national historical park in ohio for education and cultural',
'programs, $75,000 shall be awarded to the delaware and lehigh national heritage corridor, easton, pennsylvania, to establish a national museum',
'of industrial history in bethlehem, pennsylvania, to display a repository of industrial machines, equipment and technology of the 19th and',
'20th centuries focusing on steel, $75,000 shall be awarded to the delaware county historical society, media, pennsylvania, to develop and',
'expand educational programs highlighting historical themes and sites relating to the delaware county, $2,200,000 shall be awarded to the discovery',
'center, springfield, missouri, $250,000 shall be awarded to the downtown chambersburg, inc., pennsylvania, $50,000 shall be awarded to the eleanor',
'roosevelts papers at george washington university for related program development, $100,000 shall be awarded to the exploris museum, for the',
'global awareness program, including exhibits, a film program, and educational programs, $100,000 shall be awarded to the fine arts museums',
'of san francisco to expand educational programming and technology improvements at the de young museum, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to',
'the florida international museum, st. petersburg, florida, for the centennial russian museum exhibit, $200,000 shall be awarded to the franklin',
'institute, philadelphia, pennsylvania, for exhibits, professional development and educational programming to students to explore bioscience and biotechnology, $200,000 shall be',
'awarded to the frederick c. crawford museum of transportation industry, cleveland, ohio, for educational programming, planning and exhibits, $900,000 shall',
'be awarded to the fresno metropolitan museum of art, history and science, fresno, california, for technology, exhibits, educational and outreach',
'programs, and to develop a science based exhibition and learning center, $100,000 shall be awarded to the gadsden museum of',
'art in alabama for museum programs, $278,000 shall be awarded to the george eastman house, rochester, new york, for the',
'picture link project, $100,000 shall be awarded to the georgia hall of fame at museum of aviation in warner robins,',
'georgia, for educational activities and programs, $62,000 shall be awarded to the glendale public library, glendale, california, for personnel, equipment',
'and other expenses to implement the homework assisteens program, $200,000 shall be awarded to the hesperia community library, hesperia, california,',
'to purchaselibrary materials and upgrade technology, $150,000 shall be awarded to the historical society of western pennsylvania, for exhibits in',
'conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the french and indian war, $250,000 shall be awarded to the holmdel township library,',
'monmouth county, new jersey, for technology equipment and upgrades, $25,000 shall be awarded to the hudson waterfront museum, brooklyn, new',
'york, to expand exhibits, education, arts and outreach programs, $200,000 shall be awarded to the huntsville museum of art, huntsville,',
'alabama, for exhibits and educational programs, $50,000 shall be awarded to the imaginarium science center in anchorage, alaska, to develop',
'science exhibits and distance delivery modules, $150,000 shall be awarded to the interboro public library, pennsylvania, for library programs, $150,000',
'shall be awarded to the international wolf center, minneapolis, minnesota, for education, outreach, and teacher training programs, $300,000 shall be',
'awarded to the iowa radio reading information service irris , $150,000 shall be awarded to the italian american cultural center',
'of iowa in des moines, iowa, for exhibits, multi media collections and for displays, $500,000 shall be awarded to the',
'kendall county forest preserve district, yorkville, illinois, for the consolidation and preservation of the collection at the old barn museum,',
'$2,000,000 shall be awarded to the kent state university, kent, ohio, for an institute for library and information literacy education',
'project, $50,000 shall be awarded to the kodiak maritime museum in alaska, $150,000 shall be awarded to the lafayette college,',
'easton, pennsylvania, for technology updates to the skillman library, $375,000 shall be awarded to the leon county, florida, for purchase',
'of equipment and books for the ft. braden branch library, $300,000 shall be awarded to the lewis and clark college',
'bicentennial hall in portland, oregon, for program and equipment support, $300,000 shall be awarded to the mackay library of union',
'county, cranford, new jersey, $75,000 shall be awarded to the magic library in kirkwood, missouri, for design and development of',
'interactive exhibits and software, $50,000 shall be awarded to the marion county library, marion, south carolina, to establish a computer',
'lab, $45,000 shall be awarded to the mckinley museum, canton, ohio, for equipment, $200,000 shall be awarded to the mexic',
'arte museum, austin, texas, $250,000 shall be awarded to the middletown township public library, monmouth county, new jersey, for technology',
'equipment and upgrades, $300,000 shall be awarded to the monterey county youth museum, monterey, california, for interactive mobile exhibits and',
'educational programs, $250,000 shall be awarded to the museum of african art, new york, new york, for exhibits and educational',
'programs, $750,000 shall be awarded to the national baseball hall of fame and museum, cooperstown, new york, for educational outreach',
'using baseball to teach students through distance learning technology, $300,000 shall be awarded to the national civil war museum, harrisburg,',
'pennsylvania, to develop and enhance educational exhibits and programs for area k 12 schools focusing on u.s. civil war history,',
'$90,000 shall be awarded to the national cowgirl museum and hall of fame, fort worth, texas, for creation of and',
'equipment for an audio tour of the permanent exhibition, $325,000 shall be awarded to the national liberty museum, philadelphia, pennsylvania,',
'to institute a teacher training program which will assist educators in responding to classroom challenges and establish a pilot program',
'to address violence in schools, $650,000 shall be awarded to the national mississippi river museum and aquarium in dubuque, iowa,',
'$1,500,000 shall be awarded to the national museum of women in the arts, washington, d.c., $775,000 shall be awarded to',
'the native american cultural and educational authority, oklahoma city, oklahoma, for exhibits for the museum, $75,000 shall be awarded to',
'the natural history museum of los angeles, california, for its earth odyssey environmental science program, $350,000 shall be awarded to',
'the nevada state historic preservation office, $500,000 shall be awarded to the new york botanical gardens virtual herbarium imaging project',
'in bronx, new york, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the new york hall of science to develop, expand, and display',
'science related educational materials, $300,000 shall be awarded to the north carolina state museum of natural sciences, raleigh, north carolina,',
'for development of environmental exhibits and educational programs, $250,000 shall be awarded to the north dakota lewis and clark bicentennial',
'foundation inwashburn, north dakota, for exhibits and other interpretation, $250,000 shall be awarded to the ogden museum of southern art',
'in new orleans, louisiana, $90,000 shall be awarded to the oneonta city library, blount county, alabama, for books, internet, audiovisual',
'and reading aids, $220,000 shall be awarded to the orangevale library, sacramento, california, for evaluation and analysis of existing library',
'service, program and facilities, $400,000 shall be awarded to the pennsylvania trolley museum for exhibit development and educational programs, $221,000',
'shall be awarded to the pittsburgh childrens museum, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, to develop and enhance educational exhibits and programs for area',
'k 12 schools, $725,000 shall be awarded to the please touch museum, philadelphia, pennsylvania to develop educational programs focusing on',
'hands on learning experiences, $75,000 shall be awarded to rivertownes, pennsylvania, $350,000 shall be awarded to the rock and roll',
'hall of fame and museum, cleveland, ohio, for music education programs for at risk youth, $250,000 shall be awarded to',
'rutgers, the state university of new jersey, new brunswick, new jersey, to catalog, organize and preserve collections at the carey',
'library, $500,000 shall be awarded to the san bernardino county museum, california, to develop the inland empire archival heritage center',
'and web module, $50,000 shall be awarded to the schoharie free library in schoharie county, new york, to purchase books',
'and equipment, $155,000 shall be awarded to the science center of pinellas county, inc., st. petersburg, florida, for a planetarium',
'project $450,000 shall be awarded to the shaker museum and library, old chatham, new york, $100,000 shall be awarded to',
'the simon wiesenthal centers los angeles museum for tolerance, los angeles, california, for the tools for tolerance for educators program',
'to provide teacher training in diversity, tolerance and cooperation, $150,000 shall be awarded to the smith robertson museum in jackson,',
'mississippi, for the development of exhibits regarding civil rights, $25,000 shall be awarded to the st. paul public library, minnesota,',
'to expand its school work and mentoring place program and its small business resource center, $200,000 shall be awarded to',
'the standing bear museum and learning center in ponca city, oklahoma, $75,000 shall be awarded to the state historical society',
'of iowa for civil war flag restoration, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the state historical society of iowa in des',
'moines, iowa, for the development of exhibits for the world food prize, $100,000 shall be awarded to the state theater',
'of easton, easton, pennsylvania, for technological infrastructure improvements and the development of educational programming, $125,000 shall be awarded to the',
'international storytelling center in jonesborough, tennessee, $250,000 shall be awarded to the museum of science and industry, chicago, illinois, for',
'exhibits, education and outreach programs, $70,000 shall be awarded to the tillamook county library, oregon, for modernization of library service,',
'$200,000 shall be awarded to the union city public library, new jersey, for personnel, books and technology to improve library',
'services for low income individuals, $100,000 shall be awarded to the union county historical society & heritage museum in mississippi,',
'for exhibit and program development, $400,000 shall be awarded to the university of idaho for digital archiving, $200,000 shall be',
'awarded to the university of maine at fort kent to house the acadian archives which preserves, celebrates and disseminates information',
'about the regions history, $400,000 shall be awarded to the vietnam archive center, texas tech university, lubbock, texas, for digitization,',
'$150,000 shall be awarded to the virginia living museum for the expansion of its educational programs in its capital campaign',
'project, $50,000 shall be awarded to the wayne art center, wayne, pennsylvania, to develop programs in partnership with area k',
'12 schools for teacher training workshops and specialized workshops for students, $100,000 shall be awarded to the westchester library system,',
'ardsley, new york, for its digital divide online services project, $450,000 shall be awarded to the whitney museum of american',
'art to establish a touring exhibition program in iowa, $300,000 shall be awarded to the whittier public library, city of',
'whittier, california, to establish a childrens homework center and family literacy center, $100,000 shall be awarded to the willet memorial',
'library in macon, georgia, for library enhancements, $150,000 shall be awarded to the witte museum of san antonio, texas, to',
'develop the american originals exhibit and educational programs, $100,000 shall be awarded to the zimmer childrens museum of jewish community',
'centers of greater los angeles, los angeles, california, for the expansion of the youthink program, $100,000 shall be awarded to',
'the zoological society of philadelphia, pennsylvania, for educational programs for elementary and secondary students, and $500,000 shall be awarded to',
'the st. louis childrens museum, st. louis, missouri, for a collaborative project with the st. louis public library to create',
'interactive exhibits and educational programs medicare payment advisory commission salaries and expenses for expenses necessary to carry out section 1805',
'of the social security act, $8,585,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the federal hospital insurance and the federal',
'supplementary medical insurance trust funds. 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 , $1,010,000. 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, $2,858,000. national labor relations board salaries and expenses',
'for expenses necessary for the national labor relations 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, $238,982,000: provided, that no part of',
'this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings,',
'directives, 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 amended,',
'and as defined in section 3 f of the act of june 25, 1938 29 u.s.c. 203 , and including',
'in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated',
'on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for',
'farming purposes. 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 president, $11,315,000. 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 ,',
'$9,673,000. railroad retirement board dual benefits payments account for payment to the dual benefits payments account, authorized under section 15',
'd of the railroad retirement act of 1974, $132,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2003 pursuant',
'to section 224 c 1 b of public law 98 76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2',
'percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and',
'the average benefit received exceeds $132,000,000: provided, that the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal',
'amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts for',
'payment to the accounts established in the treasury for the payment of benefits under the railroad retirement act for interest',
'earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through september 30, 2004, which shall be the maximum amount available for',
'payment pursuant to section 417 of public law 98 76. limitation on administration for necessary expenses for the railroad retirement',
'board for administration of the railroad retirement act and the railroad unemployment insurance act, $100,000,000, to be derived in such',
'amounts as determined by the board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance',
'administration fund. limitation on the office of inspector general for expenses necessary for the office of inspector general for audit,',
'investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, not more than $6,363,000, to',
'be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: provided, that none of the funds made available',
'in any other paragraph of this act may be transferred to the office; used to carry out any such transfer;',
'used to provide any office space, equipment, office supplies, communications facilities or services, maintenance services, or administrative services for the',
'office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for any personnel of the office; used to pay any other',
'operating expense ofthe office; or used to reimburse the office for any service provided, or expense incurred, by the office.',
'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, $20,400,000. special benefits for disabled coal miners for carrying out title iv of the federal',
'mine safety and health act of 1977, $300,177,000, to remain available until expended. for making, after july 31 of the',
'current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title iv of the federal mine safety and health act of 1977,',
'for costs incurred 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 2004, $97,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended. supplemental security income program for carrying out titles xi and xvi of the social security',
'act, section 401 of public law 92 603, section 212 of public law 93 66, as amended, and section 405',
'of public law 95 216, including payment to the social security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section',
'201 g 1 of the social security act, $23,914,392,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that any portion of the',
'funds provided to a state in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the state during that year shall',
'be returned to the treasury. for making, after june 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under',
'title xvi of the social security act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may',
'be necessary. for making benefit payments under title xvi of the social security act for the first quarter of fiscal',
'year 2004, $11,080,000,000, to remain available until expended. limitation on administrative expenses for necessary expenses, including the hire of two',
'passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $7,825,000,000 may be',
'expended, as authorized by section 201 g 1 of the social security act, from any one or all of the',
'trust funds referred to therein: provided, that not less than $1,800,000 shall be for the social security advisory board: provided',
'further, that unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2003 not needed for',
'fiscal year 2003 shall remain available until expended to invest in the social security administration information technology and telecommunications hardware',
'and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure:',
'provided further, that reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the',
'social security administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, united states code, and for facilities or support services for',
'labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135 b of such title shall be made',
'by the secretary of the treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as',
'possible after such expenditures are made. in addition, $111,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per',
'supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616 d of the social security act or section 212 b 3 of public',
'law 93 66, which shall remain available until expended. to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such section',
'1616 d or 212 b 3 in fiscal year 2003 exceed $111,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year',
'2004 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations acts. from funds previously appropriated for this purpose, any unobligated',
'balances at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall be available to continue federal state partnerships which will evaluate means',
'to promote medicare buy in programs targeted to elderly and disabled individuals under titles xviii and xix of the social',
'security act. office of inspector general including transfer of funds for expenses necessary for the office of inspector general in',
'carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $21,000,000, together with not to exceed $62,000,000,',
'to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201 g 1 of the social security act from the federal',
'old age and survivors insurance trust fund and the federal disability insurance trust fund. in addition, an amount not to',
'exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the limitation on administrative expenses, social',
'security administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account',
'is available: provided, that notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'and senate. united states institute of peace operating expenses for necessary expenses of the united states institute of peace as',
'authorized in the united states institute of peace act, $16,362,000. title v general provisions sec. 501. the secretaries of labor,',
'health and human services, and education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current',
'appropriations provided in this act: provided, that such transferred balances are used for the same purpose, and for the same',
'periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. sec. 502. no part of any appropriation contained in this act',
'shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 503. a no part',
'of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive legislative relationships, for',
'publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or video',
'presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the congress or any state legislature, except in presentation to the',
'congress or any state legislature itself. b no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used to',
'pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any',
'activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the congress or any state legislature. sec. 504. the secretaries of',
'labor and education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries',
'and expenses under titles i and iii, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the director of the federal mediation',
'and conciliation service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the',
'funds available for salaries and expenses, federal mediation and conciliation service; and the chairman of the national mediation board is',
'authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for salaries and',
'expenses, national mediation board. sec. 505. notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no funds appropriated under this act shall',
'be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal',
'drug. sec. 506. a it is the sense of the congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and',
'products purchased with funds made available in this act should be american made. b in providing financial assistance to, or',
'entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this act, the head of each federal agency,',
'to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection a by',
'the congress. c 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 inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in',
'or shipped to the united states that is not made in the united states, the person shall be ineligible to',
'receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility',
'procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, code of federal regulations. sec. 507. when issuing statements, press',
'releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with',
'federal money, all grantees receiving federal funds included in this act, including but not limited to state and local governments',
'and recipients of federal research grants, shall clearly state: 1 the percentage of the total costs of the program or',
'project which will be financed with federal money; 2 the dollar amount of federal funds for the project or program;',
'and 3 percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by',
'non governmental sources. sec. 508. a none of the funds appropriated under this act, and none of the funds in',
'any trust fund to which funds are appropriated under this act, shall be expended for any abortion. b none of',
'the funds appropriated under this act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated',
'under this act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. c the term health benefits',
'coverage means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other',
'arrangement. sec. 509. a the limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion 1 if the',
'pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or 2 in the case where a woman suffers',
'from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life endangering physical condition caused by or arising from',
'the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion',
'is performed. b nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a state, locality, entity,',
'or private person of state, local, or private funds other than a states or localitys contribution of medicaid matching funds',
'. c nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from',
'offering abortion coverage or the ability of a state or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such',
'coverage with state funds other than a states or localitys contribution of medicaid matching funds . sec. 510. a none',
'of the funds made available in this act may be used for 1 the creation of a human embryo or',
'embryos for research purposes; or 2 research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected',
'to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 cfr 46.208',
'a 2 and section 498 b of the public health service act 42 u.s.c. 289g b . b for purposes',
'of this section, the term human embryo or embryos includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45',
'cfr 46 as of the date of the enactment of this act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or',
'any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. sec. 511. a none of the funds',
'made available in this act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other',
'substance included in schedule i of the schedules of controlled substances established by section 202 of the controlled substances act',
'21 u.s.c. 812 . b the limitation in subsection a shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of',
'a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being',
'conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. sec. 512. none of the funds made available in this act may be obligated or',
'expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if 1 such entity is otherwise a contractor with',
'the united states and is subject to the requirementin section 4212 d of title 38, united states code, regarding submission',
'of an annual report to the secretary of labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 2 such entity has not',
'submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to',
'such entity. sec. 513. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to promulgate or adopt',
'any final standard under section 1173 b of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 1320d 2 b providing for, or',
'providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual except in an individuals capacity as an employer',
'or a health care provider , until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. sec. 514. none of the funds',
'made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except',
'pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 515.',
'section 1708 of the united states institute of peace act 22 u.s.c. 4607 is amended in subsection g , by',
'striking on or before december 31, 1970. this division may be cited as the departments of labor, health and human',
'services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2003. division h legislative branch appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for the legislative',
'branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. that the following sums are appropriated, out',
'of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30,',
'2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i legislative branch appropriations senate payment to widows and heirs of deceased members',
'of congress for a payment to paul david wellstone, jr., son of paul david wellstone, late a senator from minnesota,',
'$50,000; mark d. wellstone, son of paul david wellstone, late a senator from minnesota, $50,000; and michael kerner, guardian of',
'the estate of joshua kerner, for joshua kerner, minor, son of marcia wellstone markuson, deceased, daughter of paul david wellstone,',
'late a senator from minnesota, $50,000. expense allowances for expense allowances of the vice president, $20,000; the president pro tempore',
'of the senate, $20,000; majority leader of the senate, $20,000; minority leader of the senate, $20,000; majority whip of the',
'senate, $10,000; minority whip of the senate, $10,000; president pro tempore emeritus, $7,500; chairmen of the majority and minority conference',
'committees, $5,000 for each chairman; and chairmen of the majority and minority policy committees, $5,000 for each chairman; in all,',
'$127,500. representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders for representation allowances of the majority and minority leaders of the',
'senate, $15,000 for each such leader; in all, $30,000. salaries, officers and employees for compensation of officers, employees, and others',
'as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $117,041,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following',
'limitations: office of the vice president for the office of the vice president, $1,949,000. office of the president pro tempore',
'for the office of the president pro tempore, $518,000. office of the president pro tempore emeritus for the office of',
'the president pro tempore emeritus, $150,000. offices of the majority and minority leaders for offices of the majority and minority',
'leaders, $3,094,000. offices of the majority and minority whips for offices of the majority and minority whips, $2,042,000. committee on',
'appropriations for salaries of the committee on appropriations, $11,266,000. conference committees for the conference of the majority and the conference',
'of the minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of each such committee, $1,305,000 for each',
'such committee; in all, $2,610,000. offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the',
'minority for offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority, $648,000. policy',
'committees for salaries of the majority policy committee and the minority policy committee, $1,362,000 for each such committee; in all,',
'$2,724,000. office of the chaplain for office of the chaplain, $315,000. office of the secretary for office of the secretary,',
'$17,079,000. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper for office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper, $43,161,000. offices',
'of the secretaries for the majority and minority for offices of the secretary for the majority and the secretary for',
'the minority, $1,410,000. agency contributions and related expenses for agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related',
'expenses, $30,075,000. office of the legislative counsel of the senate for salaries and expenses of the office of the legislative',
'counsel of the senate, $4,581,000. office of senate legal counsel for salaries and expenses of the office of senate legal',
'counsel, $1,176,000. expense allowances of the secretary of the senate, sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, and secretaries',
'for the majority and minority of the senate for expense allowances of the secretary of the senate, $3,000; sergeant at',
'arms and doorkeeper of the senate, $3,000; secretary for the majority of the senate, $3,000; secretary for the minority of',
'the senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000. contingent expenses of the senate inquiries and investigations for expenses of inquiries and investigations',
'ordered by the senate, or conducted under section 134 a of public law 601, seventy ninth congress section 112 of',
'public law 96 304 and senate resolution 281, agreed to march 11, 1980, $109,450,000. expenses of the united states senate',
'caucus on international narcotics control for expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics control, $520,000. secretary of',
'the senate for expenses of the office of the secretary of the senate, $7,077,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available',
'until september 30, 2007. sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate for expenses of the office of the sergeant',
'at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, $114,423,000, of which $9,570,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2005, and of',
'which $13,574,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. miscellaneous items for miscellaneous items, $18,355,500, of which up to $500,000',
'shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron postcards by senators for the purpose of',
'providing notice of a town meeting by a senator in a county or equivalent unit of local government with a',
'population of less than 250,000 and at which the senator will personally attend: provided, that any amount allocated to a',
'senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall',
'be paid by the senator from other funds available to the senator: provided further, that not later than october 31,',
'2003, the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate shall submit a report to the committee on rules and',
'administration and committee on appropriations of the senate on the results of the program. senators official personnel and office expense',
'account for senators official personnel and office expense account, $294,545,000. official mail costs for expenses necessary for official mail costs',
'of the senate, $300,000. administrative provisions sec. 1. a section 111 of title 3, united states code, is amended by',
'striking $10,000 and inserting $20,000. b the matter under the subheading expense allowances of the vice president, president pro tempore,',
'majority and minority leaders and majority and minority whips under the heading legislative branch under chapter vi of title i',
'of the second supplemental appropriations act, 1978 public law 95 355; 92 stat. 532 is amended 1 in the second',
'sentence 2 u.s.c. 31a 1 relating to the majority and minority leaders of the senate by striking $10,000 and inserting',
'$20,000; and 2 in the third sentence 2 u.s.c. 32b relating to the president pro tempore by striking $10,000 and',
'inserting $20,000. c the matter under the subheading expense allowances of the vice president, the president pro tempore, majority and',
'minority leaders, and majority and minority whips under the heading legislative branch under chapter ix of title i of the',
'supplemental appropriations act, 1983 2 u.s.c. 31a 1; public law 98 63; 97 stat. 333 relating to the majority and',
'minority whips is amended by striking not exceed $5,000 and inserting not exceed $10,000. d the matter under the subheading',
'expense allowances of the vice president, the president pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, the majority and minority whips, and',
'the chairmen of the majority and minority conference committees under the heading legislative branch under chapter ix of title i',
'of the supplemental appropriations act, 1985 2 u.s.c. 31a 3; public law 99 88; 99 stat. 348 relating to the',
'chairmen of the majority and minority conference committees is amended by striking not exceed $3,000 and inserting not exceed $5,000.',
'e section 5 of title i of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 1',
'a of public law 106 554 2 u.s.c. 31a 4; 114 stat. 2763a 97 relating to the chairmen of the',
'majority and minority policy committees is amended by striking $3,000 and inserting $5,000. f the amendments made by this section',
'shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 2. a the matter under the subheading stationery',
'revolving fund under the heading contingent expenses of the senate under the heading legislative branch under chapter vii of title',
'i of the second supplemental appropriations act, 1975 2 u.s.c. 46a; public law 94 32; 89 stat. 182 is amended',
'by striking $4,500 and inserting $8,000. b the amendment made by this section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and',
'each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 3. effective on and after october 1, 2002, each of the dollar amounts contained in',
'the table under section 105 d 1 a of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1968 2 u.s.c. 61 1 d',
'1 a shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect',
'on september 30, 2002, increased by an additional $50,000 each. sec. 4. public safety exception to inscriptions requirement on mobile',
'offices. a in general. section 3 f 3 under the subheading administrative provisions under the heading senate in the legislative',
'branch appropriation act, 1975 2 u.s.c. 59 f 3 is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:',
'the committee on rules and administration of the senate may prescribe regulations to waive or modify the requirement under subparagraph',
'b if such waiver or modification is necessary to provide for the public safety of a senator and the senators',
'staff and constituents.. b effective date. the amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment',
'of this act and apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 5. multi year contracting authority.',
'a subject to regulations prescribed by the committee on rules and administration of the senate, the secretary and the sergeant',
'at arms and doorkeeper of the senate may 1 enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable services for a',
'period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent and under',
'the same conditions as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 303l of the federal property',
'and administrative services act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 253l ; and 2 enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of',
'property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as the head of an executive agency under',
'the authority of section 304b of the federal property and administrative services act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 254c . b',
'this section shall take effect on october 1, 2002, and shall apply in fiscal year 2003 and successive fiscal years.',
'sec. 6. consultants. a in general. section 101 of the supplemental appropriations act, 1977 2 u.s.c. 61h 6 is amended',
'1 in subsection a , in the first sentence by striking six individual consultants and inserting eight individual consultants; and',
'2 by adding at the end the following: c each appointing authority under subsection a may designate the title of',
'the position of any individual appointed under that subsection.. b effective date. this section shall apply to fiscal year 2003',
'and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 7. office of the president pro tempore emeritus of the senate. a establishment. there',
'is established the office of the president pro tempore emeritus of the senate. b designation. any member of the senate',
'who 1 is designated by the senate as the president pro tempore emeritus of the united states senate; and 2',
'is serving as a member of the senate, shall be the president pro tempore emeritus of the united states senate.',
'c appointment and compensation of employees. the president pro tempore emeritus is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of',
'such employees as the president pro tempore emeritus determines appropriate. d expense allowance. there is authorized an expense allowance for',
'the president pro tempore emeritus which shall not exceed $7,500 each fiscal year. the president pro tempore emeritus may receive',
'the expense allowance 1 as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the president',
'pro tempore emeritus, or 2 in equal monthly payments. such amounts paid to the president pro tempore emeritus as reimbursement',
'of actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation under this subsection, shall not be reported as income, and the expenses',
'so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction under the internal revenue code of 1986. e effective date. this',
'section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this act and shall apply only with respect to the',
'108th congress. sec. 8. administration of across the board reduction. in the administration of section 601 of title vi of',
'division n of this act, with respect to the budget authority provided under the heading senate under this title 1',
'the percentage rescission under subsection a of that section shall apply to the total amount of all funds appropriated under',
'that heading; and 2 the rescission may be applied without regard to subsection b of that section. house of representatives',
'salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses of the house of representatives, $956,086,000, as follows: house leadership offices for salaries',
'and expenses, as authorized by law, $16,530,000, including: office of the speaker, $1,979,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the',
'speaker; office of the majority floor leader, $1,899,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the majority leader; office of the',
'minority floor leader, $2,309,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the minority leader; office of the majority whip, including the',
'chief deputy majority whip, $1,624,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the majority whip; office of the minority whip, including',
'the chief deputy minority whip, $1,214,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the minority whip; speakers office for legislative floor',
'activities, $446,000; republican steering committee, $834,000; republican conference, $1,397,000; democratic steering and policy committee, $1,490,000; democratic caucus, $741,000; nine minority',
'employees, $1,337,000; training and program development majority, $290,000; training and program development minority, $290,000; cloakroom personnel majority, $340,000; and cloakroom',
'personnel minority, $340,000. members representational allowances including members clerk hire, official expenses of members, and official mail for members representational',
'allowances, including members clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $476,536,000. committee employees standing committees, special and select for salaries',
'and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by house resolutions, $103,421,000: provided, that such amount shall remain available',
'for such salaries and expenses until december 31, 2004. committee on appropriations for salaries and expenses of the committee on',
'appropriations, $24,200,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in',
'accordance with section 202 b of the legislative reorganization act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies',
'for services performed: provided, that such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until december 31, 2004. salaries,',
'officers and employees for compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $152,027,000, including: for salaries and',
'expenses of the office of the clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which not more than $10,000 is for',
'the family room, for official representation and reception expenses, $20,032,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries',
'and expenses of the office of the sergeant at arms, including the position of superintendent of garages, and including not',
'more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $5,097,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of the chief',
'administrative officer, $105,363,000, of which $7,693,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the office of the',
'inspector general, $3,947,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of emergency planning, preparedness and operations, $6,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended; for salaries and expenses of the office of general counsel, $894,000; for the office of the chaplain, $149,000;',
'for salaries and expenses of the office of the parliamentarian, including the parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the digest of',
'rules, $1,464,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of the law revision counsel of the house, $2,168,000; for salaries',
'and expenses of the office of the legislative counsel of the house, $5,852,000; for salaries and expenses of the corrections',
'calendar office, $915,000; and for other authorized employees, $146,000: provided, that of the amounts provided under this heading to the',
'office of the chief administrative officer, up to $660,000 may be transferred to the office of the architect of the',
'capitol, subject to the approval of the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives. allowances and expenses for allowances',
'and expenses as authorized by house resolution or law, $183,372,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and federal tort claims, $3,384,000;',
'official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the house, $410,000; government contributions for health, retirement, social security,',
'and other applicable employee benefits, $178,888,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of house motor vehicles,',
'interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the house, $690,000. child care center for salaries and expenses',
'of the house of representatives child care center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by section 312',
'd 1 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1992 40 u.s.c. 184g d 1 , subject to the level specified',
'in the budget of the center, as submitted to the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives. administrative provisions',
'sec. 101. a requiring amounts remaining in members representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the',
'federal debt. notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this act for house of representatives salaries and',
'expenses members representational allowances shall be available only for fiscal year 2003. any amount remaining after all payments are made',
'under such allowances for fiscal year 2003 shall be deposited in the treasury and used for deficit reduction or, if',
'there is no federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the federal debt, in such',
'manner as the secretary of the treasury considers appropriate . b regulations. the committee on house administration of the house',
'of representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. c definition. as used in this section,',
'the term member of the house of representatives means a representative in, or a delegate or resident commissioner to, the',
'congress. sec. 102. a there is hereby established in the treasury of the united states a revolving fund for the',
'house of representatives to be known as the net expenses of equipment revolving fund hereafter in this section referred to',
'as the revolving fund , consisting of funds deposited by the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives from',
'amounts provided by offices of the house of representatives to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain the equipment located in such',
'offices, and amounts provided by members of the house of representatives including delegates and resident commissioners to the congress to',
'purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain furniture for their district offices. b amounts in the revolving fund shall be used by',
'the chief administrative officer without fiscal year limitation to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain equipment for offices of the house',
'of representatives and furniture for the district offices of members of the house of representatives including delegates and resident commissioners',
'to the congress . c the revolving fund shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes',
'of section 101 a of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1993 2 u.s.c. 95b a . d this section shall',
'apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year, except that for purposes of making deposits into',
'the revolving fund under subsection a , the chief administrative officer may deposit amounts provided by offices of the house',
'of representatives during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year. sec. 103. effective with respect to fiscal year 2003',
'and each succeeding fiscal year, any amount received by house information resources from any office of the house of representatives',
'as reimbursement for services provided shall be deposited in the treasury for credit to the account of the office of',
'the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives. sec. 104. section 3709 of the revised statutes of the united',
'states 41 u.s.c. 5 does not apply to purchases and contracts for supplies or services for any office of the',
'house of representatives in any fiscal year. sec. 105. a establishment. the chief administrative officer shall establish a program under',
'which an employing office of the house of representatives may agree to repay by direct payment on behalf of the',
'employee any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office. for purposes of this section, a member',
'of the house of representatives including a delegate or resident commissioner to the congress shall not be considered to be',
'an employee of the house of representatives. b regulations. the committee on house administration shall promulgate such regulations as may',
'be necessary to carry out the program under this section. c authorization of appropriations. there are authorized to be appropriated',
'such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program under this section during fiscal year 2003 and each',
'succeeding fiscal year. program to increase employment opportunities in house of representatives for individuals with disabilities sec. 106. a in',
'general. in order to promote an increase in opportunities for individuals with disabilities to provide services to the house of',
'representatives, the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives is authorized to 1 enter into 1 or more contracts',
'with nongovernmental entities to provide for the performance of services for offices of the house of representatives by individuals with',
'disabilities who are employees of, or under contract with, such entities; and 2 provide reasonable accommodations, including assistive technology devices',
'and assistive technology services, to enable such individuals to perform such services under such contracts. b elements of program. the',
'chief administrative officer of the house of representatives, in entering into any contract under subsection a , shall seek to',
'ensure that 1 traditional and nontraditional outreach efforts are used to attract individuals with disabilities for educational benefit and employment',
'opportunities in the house; 2 the non governmental entity provides adequate education and training for individuals with disabilities to enhance',
'such employment opportunities; and 3 efforts are made to educate employing offices in the house about opportunities to employ individuals',
'with disabilities. c funding. there are authorized to be appropriated from the applicable accounts of the house of representatives $500,000',
'to carry out this section for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007. sec. 107. a at any time',
'on or after the date of the enactment of this act, the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives',
'may incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance for members,',
'officers, and employees of the house of representatives when, in the judgment of the chief administrative officer, such obligations and',
'expenditures are necessary to respond to emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. b nothing',
'in this section may be construed to affect any other authority of the chief administrative officer to incur obligations and',
'make expenditures for the items and services described in subsection a for members, officers, and employees of the house of',
'representatives. sec. 108. a section 312 d of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1992 2 u.s.c. 2112 d , is',
'amended 1 in paragraph 1 , by striking paragraph 2 and inserting paragraphs 2 and 3 ; and 2 by',
'adding at the end the following new paragraph: 3 the house of representatives shall make payments from amounts provided in',
'appropriations acts for salaries and expenses of the office of the chief administrative officer for the following activities carried out',
'under this section: a the payment of the salary of the director of the center. b the reimbursement of individuals',
'employed by the center for the cost of training classes and conferences in connection with the provision of child care',
'services, together with the cost of travel including transportation and subsistence incurred in connection with such classes and conferences.. b',
'the amendment made by subsection a shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year. sec.',
'109. a section 101 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1993 2 u.s.c. 95b is amended by striking upon approval',
'of the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives each place it appears and inserting the following: effective upon',
'the expiration of the 21 day period or such alternative period that may be imposed by the committee on appropriations',
'of the house of representatives which begins on the date such committee has been notified of the transfer. b the',
'amendment made by subsection a shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year. sec. 110.',
'a section 202 b 5 of the 21st century department of justice appropriations authorization act public law 107 273; 116',
'stat. 1775 is amended to read as follows: 5 section 101 b of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2000 2',
'u.s.c. 130f b is amended by striking with respect to any proceeding and all that follows and inserting as required',
'by section 530d of title 28, united states code... b section 712 b of the ethics in government act of',
'1978 2 u.s.c. 288k b , as amended by section 202 b 2 of the 21st century department of justice',
'appropriations authorization act, is amended by inserting , united states code after title 28. c the amendments made by this',
'section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 21st century department of justice appropriations authorization act.',
'joint items for joint committees, as follows: joint economic committee for salaries and expenses of the joint economic committee, $3,658,000,',
'to be disbursed by the secretary of the senate. joint committee on taxation for salaries and expenses of the joint',
'committee on taxation, $7,643,000, to be disbursed by the chief administrative officer of the house. for other joint items, as',
'follows: office of the attending physician for medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the',
'attending physician and his assistants, including: 1 an allowance of $2,175 per month to the attending physician; 2 an allowance',
'of $725 per month each to four medical officers while on duty in the office of the attending physician; 3',
'an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on',
'the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and 4 $1,414,000 for reimbursement to the department of the navy for expenses',
'incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the office of the attending physician, which shall be advanced and credited to',
'the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for',
'all the purposes thereof, $3,000,000, of which $300,000 shall remain available until expended, to be disbursed by the chief administrative',
'officer of the house of representatives. capitol guide service and special services office for salaries and expenses of the capitol',
'guide service and special services office, $3,035,000, to be disbursed by the secretary of the senate: provided, that no part',
'of such amount may be used to employ more than 58 individuals: provided further, that the capitol guide board is',
'authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not',
'more than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the capitol guide service. statements of appropriations',
'for the preparation, under the direction of the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives, of',
'the statements for the second session of the one hundred seventh congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized,',
'together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law,$30,000, to be paid to the persons',
'designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work. capitol police salaries for salaries of employees of the',
'capitol police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and government contributions for health, retirement, social security, and other applicable employee',
'benefits, $175,675,000, to be disbursed by the chief of the capitol police or his designee. general expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the capitol police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,',
'medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services,',
'travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the federal law enforcement training center, and not more than $5,000',
'to be expended on the certification of the chief of the capitol police in connection with official representation and reception',
'expenses, $28,100,000, of which $1,400,000 shall remain available until expended, to be disbursed by the chief of the capitol police',
'or his designee: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the capitol police',
'at the federal law enforcement training center for fiscal year 2003 shall be paid by the secretary of homeland security',
'from funds available to the department of homeland security. administrative provisions including transfer of funds sec. 1001. transfer authority. amounts',
'appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the capitol police may be transferred between the headings salaries and general expenses upon',
'the approval of the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives. sec. 1002. capitol police contract',
'authority. a in general. the united states capitol police may 1 enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable services',
'for a period that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent',
'as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 303l of the federal property and administrative services',
'act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 253l ; and 2 enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and nonaudit',
'related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of section 304b of the federal property and',
'administrative services act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 254c . b effective date. this section shall apply to fiscal year 2003',
'and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 1003. disposal of surplus property. a in general. within the limits of available appropriations,',
'the capitol police may dispose of surplus or obsolete property of the capitol police by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade',
'in, or other appropriate method. b amounts received. any amounts received by the capitol police from the disposition of property',
'under subsection a shall be credited to the account established for the general expenses of the capitol police, and shall',
'be available to carry out the purposes of such account during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received',
'and the following fiscal year. c effective date. this section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year',
'thereafter. sec. 1004. recruitment and relocation bonuses. section 909 of the emergency supplemental act, 2002 public law 107 117; 115',
'stat. 2320 is amended 1 in subsection a a in paragraph 1 , by striking the board determines that the',
'capitol police would be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, to encounter difficulty in filling the position and',
'inserting the chief, in the chiefs sole discretion, determines that such a bonus will assist the capitol police in recruitment',
'efforts; and b by adding at the end the following: 6 determination not appealable or reviewable. any determination of the',
'chief under this subsection shall not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. ; 2 by striking subsections e and',
'f 2 ; and 3 by redesignating subsections f and g as subsections e and f , respectively. sec. 1005.',
'recruitment of individuals without regard to age. a in general. the chief of the capitol police shall carry out any',
'activities and programs to recruit individuals to serve as members of the capitol police without regard to the age of',
'the individuals. b rule of construction. nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect any provision of law of',
'any rule or regulation providing for the mandatory separation of members of the capitol police on the basis of age,',
'or any provision of law or any rule or regulation regarding the calculation of retirement or other benefits for members',
'of the capitol police. sec. 1006. retention allowances. section 909 b of the emergency supplemental act, 2002 public law 107',
'117; 115 stat. 2320 is amended 1 in paragraph 1 a by striking subparagraphs a and b ; and b',
'by striking if and inserting if the chief, in the chiefs sole discretion, determines that such a bonus will assist',
'the capitol police in retention efforts. ; and 2 in paragraph 3 , by striking the reduction or the elimination',
'of a retention allowance may not be appealed and inserting any determination of the chief under this subsection, or the',
'reduction or elimination of a retention allowance, shall not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. sec. 1007. educational assistance',
'program. section 908 of the emergency supplemental act, 2002 2 u.s.c. 1924; public law 107 117; 115 stat. 2319 is',
'amended to read as follows: educational assistance program for employees sec. 908. a establishment. in order to recruit or retain',
'qualified personnel, the chief of the capitol police may establish an educational assistance program for employees of the capitol police',
'under which the capitol police may agree 1 to repay by direct payments on behalf of the participating employee all',
'or any portion of a student loan previously taken out by the employee; 2 to make direct payments to an',
'educational institution on behalf of a participating employee or to reimburse a participating employee for all or any portion of',
'any tuition or related educational expenses paid by the employee. b special rules for student loan repayments. 1 application of',
'regulations under executive branch program. in carrying out subsection a 1 , the chief of the capitol police may, by',
'regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 5379 of title 5, united states code, as the chief determines necessary to',
'provide for such program. 2 restrictions on prior reimbursements. the capitol police may not reimburse any individual under subsection a',
'1 for any repayments made by the individual prior to entering into an agreement with the capitol police to participate',
'in the program under this section. 3 use of recovered amounts. any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual',
'under subsection a 1 and its implementing regulations shall be credited to the appropriation account available for salaries or general',
'expenses of the capitol police at the time of repayment or recovery. such credited amount may be used for any',
'authorized purpose of the account and shall remain available until expended. c limit on amount of payments. the total amount',
'paid by the capitol police with respect to any individual under the program under this section may not exceed $40,000.',
'd no review of determinations. any determination made under the program under this section shall not be reviewable or appealable',
'in any manner. e effective date. this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal',
'year.. sec. 1008. applicable pay rate upon appointment. a in general. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rate of',
'basic pay payable to an individual upon appointment to a position with the capitol police shall be at a rate',
'within the minimum and maximum pay rates applicable to the position. b effective date. this section shall apply to fiscal',
'year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 1009. overtime compensation for officers at rank of lieutenant or higher. a',
'in general. the chief of the capitol police may provide for the compensation of overtime work of officers of the',
'capitol police at the rank of lieutenant and higher. nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the compensation',
'of overtime work of officers of the capitol police at any rank not described in the previous sentence. b terms',
'and conditions. in providing for the compensation of overtime work under this section, the chief shall provide the compensation in',
'the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions which are applicable to the compensation of overtime work',
'of officers and members of the united states secret service uniformed division and the united states park police who serve',
'at the rank of lieutenant and higher, in accordance with section 1 of the act entitled an act to provide',
'a 5 day week for officers and members of the metropolitan police force, the united states park police force, and',
'the white house police force, and for other purposes, approved august 15, 1950 sec. 5 1304, d.c. official code .',
'sec. 1010. training programs for personnel. a in general. chapter 41 of title 5, united states code, is amended by',
'adding at the end the following new section: sec. 4120. training for employees of the capitol police a the chief',
'of the capitol police may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of this chapter as the chief determines necessary to',
'provide for training of employees of the capitol police. the regulations shall provide for training which, in the determination of',
'the chief, is consistent with the training provided by agencies under the preceding sections of this chapter. b the office',
'of personnel management shall provide the chief of the capitol police with such advice and assistance as the chief may',
'request in order to enable the chief to carry out the purposes of this section.. b clerical amendment. the table',
'of sections for chapter 41 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 4120. training for',
'employees of the capitol police.. sec. 1011. additional compensation for employees with specialty assignments and proficiencies. a establishment of positions.',
'the chief of the capitol police may establish and determine, from time to time, positions in salary classes of employees',
'of the capitol police to be designated as employees with specialty assignments or proficiencies, based on the experience, education, training,',
'or other appropriate factors required to carry out the duties of such employees. b additional compensation. in addition to the',
'regularly scheduled rate of basic pay, each employee holding a position designated under this section shall receive an amount determined',
'by the chief, except that 1 such amount may not exceed 25 percent of the employees annual rate of basic',
'pay; and 2 such amount may not be paid in a calendar year to the extent that, when added to',
'the total basic pay paid or payable to such employee for service performed in the year, such amount would cause',
'the total to exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level ii of the executive schedule, as of',
'the end of such year. c manner of payment. the additional compensation authorized by this subsection shall be paid to',
'an employee in a manner determined by the chief or his designee except when the employee ceases to be assigned',
'to the specialty assignment or ceases to maintain the required proficiency. the loss of such additional compensation shall not constitute',
'an adverse action for any purpose. d determination not appealable or reviewable. any determination under section a shall not be',
'appealable or reviewable in any manner. sec. 1012. application of premium pay limits on annualized basis. a in general. any',
'limits on the amount of premium pay which may be earned by officers and members of the capitol police during',
'emergencies as determined by the capitol police board shall be applied by the chief of the capitol police on an',
'annual basis and not on a pay period basis. any determination under this subsection shall not be reviewable or appealable',
'in any manner. b effective date. subsection a shall apply with respect to hours of duty occurring on or after',
'september 11, 2001. sec. 1013. a subsection c of the first section of public law 96 152 2 u.s.c. 1902',
'is amended to read as follows: c the annual rate of pay for the chief of the capitol police shall',
'be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the lower of the annual rate of pay in effect for the',
'sergeant at arms of the house of representatives or the annual rate of pay in effect for the sergeant at',
'arms and doorkeeper of the senate.. b section 907 b of the emergency supplemental act, 2002 2 u.s.c. 1901 note',
'is amended to read as follows: b the annual rate of pay for the assistant chief of the capitol police',
'shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay in effect for the chief of',
'the capitol police.. c section 108 a 4 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001 2 u.s.c. 1903 a 4',
'is amended to read as follows: 4 the annual rate of pay for the chief administrative officer shall be the',
'amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay in effect for the chief of the capitol police..',
'd the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the first pay period beginning on or after',
'the date of the enactment of this act. sec. 1014. a capitol police board; composition; redefining mission. 1 purpose. the',
'purpose of the capitol police board is to oversee and support the capitol police in its mission and to advance',
'coordination between the capitol police and the sergeant at arms of the house of representatives and the sergeant at arms',
'and doorkeeper of the senate, in their law enforcement capacities, and the congress. consistent with this purpose, the capitol police',
'board shall establish general goals and objectives covering its major functions and operations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of',
'its operations. 2 composition. the capitol police board shall consist of the sergeant at arms of the house of representatives,',
'the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, the chief of the capitol police, and the architect of the',
'capitol. the chief of capitol police shall serve in an ex officio capacity and be a non voting member of',
'the board. b initial review and report. not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this',
'act, the capitol police board shall 1 examine the mission of the capitol police board and, based on that analysis,',
'redefine the capitol police boards mission, mission related processes, and administrative processes; 2 conduct an assessment of the effectiveness and',
'usefulness of its statutory functions in contributing to the capitol police boards ability to carry out its mission and meet',
'its goals, including an explanation of the reasons for any determination that the statutory functions are appropriate and advisable in',
'terms of its purpose, mission, and long term goals; and 3 submit to the speaker and minority leader of the',
'house of representatives and the president pro tempore and minority leader of the senate a report on the results of',
'its examination and assessment, including recommendations for any legislation that the capitol police board considers appropriate and necessary. c executive',
'assistant. 1 establishment. there shall be established in the capitol police an executive assistant for the capitol police board to',
'act as a central point for communication and enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the capitol police boards administrative',
'activities. 2 appointment. the executive assistant shall be appointed by the chief of the capitol police in consultation with the',
'sergeant at arms of the house of representatives and the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate. 3 duties.',
'the executive assistant shall be assigned to, and report to, the chairman of the board. the executive assistant shall assist',
'the capitol police board in developing, documenting, and implementing a clearly defined process for additional tasks assigned to the capitol',
'police board under this section, and shall perform any additional duties assigned by the capitol police board. d documentation. 1',
'functions and processes. the capitol police board shall document its functions and processes, including its mission statement, policies, directives, and',
'operating procedures established or revised under subsection a 1 or b , and make such documentation available for examination to',
'the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore and minority leader of the senate,',
'the chief of the capitol police, and the comptroller general. 2 meetings. the capitol police board shall document board meetings',
'and make the documentation available for distribution to the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives and the',
'president pro tempore and minority leader of the senate. e assistance of comptroller general. upon request, the comptroller general shall',
'provide assistance to the capitol police board in carrying out its responsibilities under this subsection. f references in law; effect',
'on other laws. 1 any reference in any law or resolution in effect as of the date of the enactment',
'of this act to the capitol police board shall be deemed to refer to the capitol police board as composed',
'under subsection a 2 . 2 nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives',
'of the capitol police board or its individual members unless specifically provided herein. sec. 1015. transfer of library of congress',
'police to the united states capitol police. a transfer of library of congress police to the united states capitol police.',
'1 transfer of personnel and functions. there are transferred to the united states capitol police a each library of congress',
'police employee; and b any functions performed under the first section of the act of august 4, 1950 2 u.s.c.',
'167 and section 9 of that act 2 u.s.c. 167h as in effect immediately before the effective date of this',
'section . 2 effect on personnel. a annual and sick leave. any annual or sick leave to the credit of',
'an individual transferred under paragraph 1 shall be transferred to the credit of that individual as an employee of the',
'united states capitol police. b service performed for retirement purposes. for those library of congress police employees transferred under paragraph',
'1 a , any period of service performed by a library of congress police employee shall be deemed to be',
'service performed as a member of the united states capitol police for purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title',
'5, united states code. c vacancies. notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the date of enactment of this section',
'and until completion of the transfer under paragraph 1 , vacancies in library of congress police employee positions, if filled,',
'shall be filled in accordance with the employment standards of the united states capitol police, to the extent practicable as',
'determined by the chief of the capitol police. 3 effective date of transfer of personnel and functions. library of congress',
'employees transferred to the united states capitol police under paragraph 1 a , and library of congress functions transferred under',
'paragraph 1 b shall be transferred to the united states capitol police upon approval of the committees on appropriations of',
'the house and senate and the appropriate authorizing committees. b transition. 1 implementation plan. a plan. not later than 180',
'days after the date of enactment of this section, the chief of the capitol police shall prepare and submit to',
'the appropriate committees of congress for approval, and to the capitol police board and the librarian of congress, a plan',
'i describing the policies and procedures, and actions the chief of the capitol police will take in implementing the transfer',
'provisions under this section; ii establishing dates by which library of congress personnel and functions authorized to be transferred under',
'subsection a 1 shall be transferred to the united states capitol police; iii in consultation with the librarian of congress,',
'providing for the performance of law enforcement and protection functions relating to the buildings and grounds of the library of',
'congress, including collections security, within the overall security responsibilities of the united states capitol police; iv recommending legislative changes needed',
'to implement the transfers under subsection a 1 , including i identifying options for addressing how to apply united states',
'capitol police retirement provisions to such transferred personnel; ii identifying options related to providing voluntary separation incentives to transferred personnel;',
'and iii identifying options to ensure the librarian of congress maintains appropriate authority to execute his security responsibilities; v detailing',
'the mechanisms to be used by the chief of the capitol police for ensuring that library of congress employees transferred',
'to the united states capitol police under subsection a 1 are not adversely affected by the transfer with respect to',
'pay; vi addressing i how united states capitol police training and qualification requirements will be applied to library of congress',
'employees transferred under subsection a 1 ; and ii the overall training needs of the merged police force; and vii',
'providing an analysis of the cost implications of implementing the plan. 2 implementation report. not later than 1 year after',
'the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter until the transfer is fully implemented, the chief of the',
'capitol police shall prepare and submit a report to the appropriate committees of congress, the capitol police board, and the',
'librarian of congress, on the chief of the capitol polices progress in implementing the plan required in paragraph 1 a',
'of this subsection, including any adjustments to cost estimates or legislative changes needed to implement the provisions of this section.',
'c definitions. in this section 1 the term act of august 4, 1950 means the act entitled an act relating',
'to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the library of congress, approved august 4, 1950 2 u.s.c. 167',
'et seq. ; and 2 the term library of congress police employee a means an employee of the library of',
'congress designated as police under the first section of the act of august 4, 1950 2 u.s.c. 167 as in',
'effect immediately before the effective date of this section ; and b does not include any civilian employee performing police',
'support functions. d effective date. except as otherwise provided in this section, this section shall take effect on the date',
'of enactment of this section. sec. 1016. clarification of authority of capitol police to police botanic garden. a buildings. section',
'5101 of title 40, united states code, is amended by inserting all buildings on the real property described under section',
'5102 c including the administrative building of the united states botanic garden , after capitol power plant,. b grounds. section',
'5102 of title 40, united states code, is amended by adding at the end the following: c national garden of',
'the united states botanic garden. 1 in general. except as provided under paragraph 2 , the united states capitol grounds',
'shall include a the national garden of the united states botanic garden; b all grounds contiguous to the administrative building',
'of the united states botanic garden, including bartholdi park; and c all grounds bounded by the curblines of first street,',
'southwest on the east; washington avenue, southwest to its intersection with independence avenue, and independence avenue from such intersection to',
'its intersection with third street, southwest on the south; third street, southwest on the west; and maryland avenue, southwest on',
'the north. 2 maintenance and improvements. notwithstanding subsections a and b , jurisdiction and control over the buildings on the',
'grounds described in paragraph 1 shall be retained by the joint committee on the library, and the joint committee on',
'the library shall continue to be solely responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the grounds described in such paragraph.',
'3 authority not limited. nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the architect of the capitol under section',
'307e of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1989 40 u.s.c. 216c .. c technical and conforming amendment. section 9 a',
'of the act of july 31, 1946 2 u.s.c. 1961 a is amended by striking sections 193a to 193m, 212a,',
'212a 2, and 212b of this title and regulations promulgated under section 212b of this title, and inserting this act',
'and regulations promulgated under section 14 of this act 2 u.s.c. 1969 , and chapter 51 of title 40, united',
'states code,. d effective date. the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal',
'year thereafter. sec. 1017. capitol police special officers. a in general. in the event of an emergency, as determined by',
'the capitol police board or in a concurrent resolution of congress, the chief of the capitol police may appoint 1',
'any law enforcement officer from any federal agency or state or local government agency made available by that agency to',
'serve as a special officer of the capitol police within the authorities of the capitol police in policing the capitol',
'buildings and grounds; and 2 any member of the uniformed services, including members of the national guard, made available by',
'the appropriate authority to serve as a special officer of the capitol police within the authorities of the capitol police',
'in policing the capitol buildings and grounds. b conditions of appointment. an individual appointed as a special officer under this',
'section shall 1 serve without pay for service performed as a special officer other than pay received from the applicable',
'employing agency or service ; 2 serve as a special officer no longer than a period specified at the time',
'of appointment; 3 not be a federal employee by reason of service as a special officer, except as provided under',
'paragraph 4 ; and 4 shall be an employee of the government for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28,',
'united states code, if that individual is acting within the scope of his office or employment in service as a',
'special officer. c qualifications. any individual appointed under subsection a shall be subject to 1 qualification requirements as the chief',
'of the capitol police determines necessary; and 2 approval by the capitol police board. d reimbursement agreements. nothing in this',
'section shall prohibit the capitol police from entering into an agreement for the reimbursement of services provided under this section',
'with any federal, state, or local agency. e any appointment under this section shall be subject to initial approval by',
'the capitol police board and to final approval by the speaker of the house of representatives in consultation with the',
'minority leader of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate in consultation with the minority',
'leader of the senate , acting jointly. f subject to approval by the speaker of the house of representatives in',
'consultation with the minority leader of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate in consultation',
'with the minority leader of the senate , acting jointly, the capitolpolice board may prescribe regulations to carry out this',
'section. g effective date. this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this act and shall apply',
'to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 1018. transfer of disbursing function. a in general. 1 disbursing',
'officer. the chief of the capitol police shall be the disbursing officer for the capitol police. any reference in any',
'law or resolution before the date of enactment of this section to funds paid or disbursed by the chief administrative',
'officer of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate relating to the pay and allowances of capitol',
'police employees shall be deemed to refer to the chief of the capitol police. 2 transfer. any statutory function, duty,',
'or authority of the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate as disbursing',
'officers for the capitol police shall transfer to the chief of the capitol police as the single disbursing officer for',
'the capitol police. 3 continuity of function during transition. until such time as the chief notifies the chief administrative officer',
'of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate that systems are in place for discharging the disbursing',
'functions under this subsection, the house of representatives and the senate shall continue to serve as the disbursing authority on',
'behalf of the capitol police. b treasury accounts. 1 salaries. a in general. there is established in the treasury of',
'the united states a separate account for the capitol police, into which shall be deposited appropriations received by the chief',
'of the capitol police and available for the salaries of the capitol police. b transfer authority during transition. until such',
'time as the chief notifies the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate',
'that systems are in place for discharging the disbursing functions under subsection a , the chief shall have the authority',
'to transfer amounts in the account to the house of representatives and the senate to the extent necessary to enable',
'the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate to continue to serve as',
'the disbursing authority on behalf of the capitol police pursuant to subsection a 3 . 2 general expenses. there is',
'established in the treasury of the united states a separate account for the capitol police, into which shall be deposited',
'appropriations received by the chief of the capitol police and available for the general expenses of the capitol police. c',
'transfer of funds, assets, accounts, records, and authority. 1 in general. the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives',
'and the secretary of the senate are authorized and directed to transfer to the chief of the capitol police all',
'funds, assets, accounts, and copies of original records of the capitol police that are in the possession or under the',
'control of the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate in order that',
'all such items may be available for the unified operation of the capitol police. any funds so transferred shall be',
'deposited in the treasury accounts established under subsection b and be available to the chief of the capitol police for',
'the same purposes as, and in like manner and subject to the same conditions as, the funds prior to the',
'transfer. 2 existing transfer authority. any transfer authority existing before the date of enactment of this act granted to the',
'chief administrative officer of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate for salaries, expenses, and operations of',
'the capitol police shall be transferred to the chief of the capitol police. d unexpended balances. except as may otherwise',
'be provided in law, the unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years that are',
'subject to disbursement by the chief of the capitol police shall be withdrawn as of september 30 of the fifth',
'fiscal year following the period or year for which provided. unpaid obligations chargeable to any of the balances so withdrawn',
'or appropriations for prior years shall be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general purpose, which, at the time',
'of payment, are available for disbursement. e hiring authority; eligibility for same benefits as house employees. 1 authority. a in',
'general. subject to subparagraph b , the chief of the capitol police, in carrying out the duties of office, is',
'authorized to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment of employees of the capitol police,',
'subject to and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. b review and approval. in carrying out the authority under',
'this paragraph, the chief of the capitol police shall be subject to the following requirements: i the appointment and termination',
'of any officer, member, or employee shall be subject to the approval of the committee on house administration of the',
'house of representatives and the committee on rules and administration of the senate. ii the promotion of any noncivilian officer,',
'member, or employee to any rank higher than private first class, and the promotion of any civilian employee to any',
'position, shall be subject to the approval of the committees referred to in clause i . iii the establishment of',
'any new position for officers, members, or employeesshall be subject to the approval of the committees referred to in clause',
'i . 2 benefits. employees of the capitol police who are appointed by the chief under the authority of this',
'subsection shall be subject to the same type of benefits including the payment of death gratuities, the withholding of debt,',
'and health, retirement, social security, and other applicable employee benefits as are provided to employees of the house of representatives,',
'and any such individuals serving as employees of the capitol police as of the date of enactment of this act',
'shall be subject to the same rules governing rights, protections, pay, and benefits in effect immediately before such date until',
'such rules are changed under applicable laws or regulations. f workers compensation. 1 account. there shall be established a separate',
'account in the capitol police for purposes of making payments for employees of the capitol police under section 8147 of',
'title 5, united states code. 2 payments without fiscal year limitation. notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments may be',
'made from the account established under paragraph 1 of this subsection without regard to the fiscal year for which the',
'obligation to make such payments is incurred. g effect on existing law. 1 in general. the provisions of this section',
'shall not be construed to reduce the pay or benefits of any employee of the capitol police whose pay was',
'disbursed by the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate before the date',
'of enactment of this act. 2 superseding provisions. all provisions of law inconsistent with this section are hereby superseded to',
'the extent of the inconsistency. h conforming amendments. 1 section 1821 of the revised statutes of the united states 2',
'u.s.c. 1901 is amended by striking the third sentence. 2 section 1822 of the revised statutes of the united states',
'2 u.s.c. 1921 is repealed. 3 section 111 of title i of the act entitled making supplemental appropriations for the',
'fiscal year ending september 30, 1977, and for other purposes, approved may 4, 1977 2 u.s.c. 64 3 , is',
'amended a by striking secretary of the senate and inserting chief of the capitol police; and b by striking united',
'states senate and inserting capitol police. i effective date. this section and the amendments made by this section shall take',
'effect on the date of enactment of this act and shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year',
'thereafter. sec. 1019. a long term strategic plan. 1 in general. the chief of the united states capitol police, in',
'consultation with the comptroller general, shall develop a long term strategic plan which outlines the goals and objectives of the',
'capitol police. 2 annual update. during the period in which the strategic plan developed under this subsection is in effect,',
'the chief shall annually update the plan. 3 period covered by plan. the strategic plan under this subsection shall cover',
'the first 5 fiscal years which begin after the plan is developed. b annual performance plan. 1 in general. with',
'respect to each year which is covered by the strategic plan developed under subsection a , the chief of the',
'capitol police, in consultation with the comptroller general, shall develop an annual performance plan for implementing the goals and objectives',
'of the strategic plan during the year. 2 contents. the annual performance plan developed under this subsection for a year',
'shall include performance goals for each of the goals and objectives of the strategic plan which apply during the year,',
'and shall include to the extent practicable quantifiable performance measures for determining the success of the capitol police in meeting',
'each such performance goal. 3 evaluation by comptroller general. the comptroller general shall annually evaluate the implementation of the plan',
'and the extent to which the capitol police have met the performance goals of the plan, and shall provide the',
'results of the evaluation to the capitol police board, the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate,',
'the committee on house administration of the house of representatives, and the committee on rules and administration of the senate.',
'c initial action plan. not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the chief',
'of the capitol police shall develop an initial action plan describing the policies, procedures, and actions the chief will carry',
'out to meet the requirements of this section and setting forth a timetable for carrying out each such policy, procedure,',
'and action, and shall submit such plan upon the approval of the capitol police board to the committees on appropriations',
'of the house of representatives and senate, the committee on house administration of the house of representatives, and the committee',
'on rules and administration of the senate. sec. 1020. deadline for regulations. not later than 60 days after the date',
'of the enactment of this act, the chief of the capitol police shall promulgate any regulations required by sections 1004,',
'1006, 1007 and 1011 of this act. office of compliance salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses of the office',
'of compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the congressional accountability act of 1995 2 u.s.c. 1385 , $2,059,000, of',
'which $254,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that the executive director of the office of compliance may',
'have the authority, within the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency transfer,',
'donation, or discarding. congressional budget office salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the congressional budget',
'office, including not more than $3,000 to be expended on the certification of the director of the congressional budget office',
'in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $32,101,000, of which not more than $100,000 is to remain available until',
'september 30, 2006, for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of a central financial management system: provided, that no',
'part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle. administrative provisions sec.',
'1101. a the director of the congressional budget office may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 3396 of',
'title 5, united states code, as the director determines necessary to establish a program providing opportunities for employees of the',
'office to engage in details or other temporary assignments in other agencies, study, or uncompensated work experience which will contribute',
'to the employees development and effectiveness. b effective date. this section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal',
'year thereafter. sec. 1102. a the director of the congressional budget office may enter into agreements or contracts without regard',
'to section 3709 of the revised statutes of the united states 41 u.s.c. 5 . b effective date. this section',
'shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. architect of the capitol general administration for salaries for',
'the architect of the capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies',
'in connection with activities under the care of the architect of the capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general',
'and administrative support of the operations under the architect of the capitol including the botanic garden; electrical substations of the',
'capitol, senate and house office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the architect of the capitol; including furnishings',
'and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the architect',
'of the capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $59,343,000, of which',
'$450,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. capitol building for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation',
'of the capitol, $32,094,000, of which $19,065,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. capitol grounds for all necessary expenses',
'for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the capitol, the senate and house office buildings, and the capitol power plant,',
'$8,356,000, of which $1,780,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. senate office buildings for all necessary expenses for the',
'maintenance, care and operation of senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision',
'of the architect of the capitol, $64,871,000, of which $21,600,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. house office buildings',
'for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the house office buildings, $60,960,000, of which $25,610,000 shall',
'remain available until september 30, 2007. capitol power plant for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of',
'the capitol power plant; lighting, heating, power including the purchase of electrical energy and water and sewer services for the',
'capitol, senate and house office buildings, library of congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, botanic garden, senate garage,',
'and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the government printing office and washington',
'city post office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the supreme court building, the union station complex,',
'the thurgood marshall federal judiciary building and the folger shakespeare library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon',
'request of the architect of the capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the treasury to the credit',
'of this appropriation, $102,286,000, of which $61,739,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007: provided, that not more than $4,400,000',
'of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during',
'fiscal year 2003. library buildings and grounds for all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation',
'of the library buildings and grounds, $37,521,000, of which $18,014,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007 and $5,500,000 shall',
'remain available until expended. capitol police buildings and grounds including transfer of funds for all necessary expenses for the maintenance,',
'care, and operation of buildings and grounds of the united states capitol police, $23,900,000, of which $23,500,000 shall remain available',
'until september 30, 2007: provided, that $22,000,000 of the amount provided is withheld from obligation subject to the notification of',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate: provided further, that any amounts provided to the architect',
'of the capitol prior to the date of the enactment of this act for maintenance, care, and operation of buildings',
'of the united states capitol police which remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this act shall',
'be transferred to the account under this heading. botanic garden for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation',
'of the botanic garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of',
'a passengermotor vehicle; all under the direction of the joint committee on the library, $6,103,000, of which $120,000 shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2007: provided, that this appropriation shall not be available for any activities of the national garden.',
'administrative provisions sec. 1201. small purchase contracting authority. a in general. notwithstanding any other provision of law 1 section 3709',
'of the revised statutes of the united states 41 u.s.c. 5 shall apply with respect to purchases and contracts for',
'the architect of the capitol as if the reference to $25,000 in paragraph 1 of such section were a reference',
'to $100,000; and 2 the architect may procure services, equipment, and construction for security related projects in the most efficient',
'manner he determines appropriate. b effective date. this section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.',
'sec. 1202. multi year contract authority. a in general. the architect of the capitol may 1 enter into contracts for',
'the acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal',
'year to the same extent as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 303l of the',
'federal property and administrative services act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 253l ; and 2 enter into multiyear contracts for the',
'acquisitions of property and nonaudit related services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of section 304b',
'of the federal property and administrative services act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 254c . b effective date. this section shall',
'apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 1203. deputy architect of the capitol/chief operating officer. a',
'establishment of deputy architect of the capitol. there shall be a deputy architect of the capitol who shall serve as',
'the chief operating officer of the office of the architect of the capitol. the deputy architect of the capitol shall',
'be appointed by the architect of the capitol and shall report directly to the architect of the capitol and shall',
'be subject to the authority of the architect of the capitol. the architect of the capitol shall appoint the deputy',
'architect of the capitol not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act. the architect of',
'the capitol shall consult with the comptroller general or his designee before making the appointment. b qualifications. the deputy architect',
'of the capitol shall have strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability in management, including in such areas as strategic planning,',
'performance management, worker safety, customer satisfaction, and service quality. c responsibilities. 1 in general. the deputy architect of the capitol',
'shall be responsible to the architect of the capitol for the overall direction, operation, and management of the office of',
'the architect of the capitol, including implementing the offices goals and mission; providing overall organization management to improve the offices',
'performance; and assisting the architect of the capitol in promoting reform, and measuring results. 2 responsibilities. the deputy architects responsibilities',
'include a developing, implementing, annually updating, and maintaining a long term strategic plan covering a period of not less than',
'5 years for the office of the architect of the capitol; b developing and implementing an annual performance plan that',
'includes annual performance goals covering each of the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan and including to the',
'extent practicable quantifiable performance measures for the annual goals; c proposing organizational changes and staffing needed to carry out the',
'office of the architect of the capitols mission and strategic and annual performance goals; and d reviewing and directing the',
'operational functions of the office of the architect of the capitol. d additional responsibilities. the architect of the capitol may',
'delegate to the deputy architect such additional duties as the architect determines are necessary or appropriate. e action plan. 1',
'in general. no later than 90 days after the appointment, the deputy architect shall prepare and submit to the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate and the committee on rules and administration of the senate, an',
'action plan describing the policies, procedures, and actions the deputy architect will implement and timeframes for carrying out the responsibilities',
'under this section. 2 action plan. the action plan shall be a approved and signed by both the architect of',
'the capitol and the deputy architect; and b developed concurrently and consistent with the development of a strategic plan. 3',
'additional senior positions. notwithstanding section 108 a of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1991 2 u.s.c. 1839 , as amended',
'by section 129 c of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2002, the architect of the capitol may fix the rate',
'of basic pay for not more than 3 additional positions at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate',
'of pay for the senior executive service under subchapter viii of chapter 53 of title 5, united states code, for',
'the locality involved. f evaluation. the general accounting office shall evaluate annually the implementation of the action plan and provide',
'the results of the evaluation to the architect of the capitol, the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives',
'and senate and the committee on rules and administration of the senate. g removal. the deputy architect of the capitol',
'may be removed by the architect of the capitol for misconduct or failure to meet performance goals set forth in',
'the performance agreement in subsection i . upon the removal of the deputy architect of the capitol, the architect of',
'the capitol shall immediately notify in writing the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, and the',
'committee on rules and administration of the senate, stating the specific reasons for the removal. h compensation. the deputy architect',
'of the capitol shall be paid at an annual rate of pay to be determined by the architect but not',
'to exceed $1,500 less than the annual rate of pay for the architect of the capitol. i annual performance report.',
'the deputy architect of the capitol shall prepare and transmit to the architect of the capitol an annual performance report.',
'this report shall contain an evaluation of the extent to which the office of the architect of the capitol met',
'its goals and objectives. j termination of role. as of october 1, 2006, the role of the comptroller general and',
'the general accounting office, as established by this section, will cease. sec. 1204. deputy architect to act in case of',
'absence, disability, or vacancy. the proviso under the subheading salaries under the heading office of the architect of the capitol',
'under the heading architect of the capitol of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1971 2 u.s.c. 1805 is amended by',
'striking assistant architect and inserting deputy architect. sec. 1205. delegation of authority by architect of the capitol. the matter under',
'the subheading office of the architect of the capitol under the heading architect of the capitol of the legislative appropriation',
'act, 1956 2 u.s.c. 1804 is amended by striking architect of the capitol is authorized through proper and inserting architect',
'of the capitol may delegate to the assistants of the architect such authority of the architect as the architect may',
'determine proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the deputy architect of the capitol by the legislative',
'branch appropriations act, 2003. sec. 1206. assistant architect. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of the assistant architect',
'who is incumbent in that position when the position of assistant architect is abolished shall not be reduced so long',
'as the former assistant architect is employed at the office of the architect of the capitol. whenever the architect of',
'the capitol receives a pay adjustment after the date of enactment of this section, the compensation of such former assistant',
'architect shall be adjusted by the same percentage as the compensation of the architect of the capitol. the authority granted',
'in this section shall be in addition to the authority the architect of the capitol has in section 129 c',
'1 a of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2002, as amended by this act, to fix the rate of basic',
'pay for not more than 15 positions at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for',
'the senior executive service under subchapter viii of chapter 53 of title 5, united states code, for the locality involved.',
'sec. 1207. senate staff health and fitness facility. section 4 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001 2 u.s.c. 121f',
'is amended 1 in subsection a , by inserting staff after senate; 2 in subsection b 1 , by inserting',
'staff after senate; 3 in subsection c , by inserting staff after costs of the senate; 4 in subsection d',
', by inserting staff after senate; and 5 by striking subsection e and inserting the following: e the committee on',
'rules and administration of the senate shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the operation and use of the senate staff health',
'and fitness facility.. sec. 1208. allocation of responsibility for library buildings and grounds. a in general. the first section of',
'the act of june 29, 1922 2 u.s.c. 141 is amended to read as follows: section 1. allocation of responsibilities',
'for library buildings and grounds. a architect of the capitol. 1 in general. the architect of the capitol shall have',
'charge of all work at the library of congress buildings and grounds as defined in section 11 of the act',
'entitled an act relating to the policing of the buildings of the library of congress approved august 4, 1950 2',
'u.s.c. 167 j that affects a the structural integrity of the buildings; b buildings systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and',
'elevators; c the architectural features of the buildings; d compliance with building and fire codes, laws, and regulations with respect',
'to the specific responsibilities set for under this paragraph; e the care and maintenance of library grounds; and f purchase',
'of all equipment necessary to fulfill the responsibilities set forth under this paragraph. 2 employees. the employees required for the',
'performance of the duties under paragraph 1 shall be appointed by the architect of the capitol. b librarian of congress.',
'the librarian of congress shall have charge of all work other than work under subsection a at the library of',
'congress buildings and grounds. c transfer of funds. the architect of the capitol and the librarian of congress may enter',
'into agreements with each other to perform work under this section, and, subject to the approval of the committees on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on the library, may transfer between themselves',
'appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs therefor.. b effective date. the amendments made by this section shall',
'apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. sec. 1209. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the architect',
'of the capitol may accept appropriations and services from other federal agencies for the purpose of enhancing security for projects',
'under his jurisdiction upon the prior approval of the committees on appropriations of the house and the senate. library of',
'congress salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the library of congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance',
'of the union catalogs; custody and custodial care of the library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms;',
'preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the library; operation and maintenance of the american folklife center in the',
'library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor',
'vehicle; and expenses of the library of congress trust fund board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust',
'fund held by the board, $358,474,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this',
'appropriation during fiscal year 2003, and shall remain available until expended, under the act of june 28, 1902 chapter 1301;',
'32 stat. 480; 2 u.s.c. 150 and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2003',
'and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal information database and activities related',
'thereto: provided, that the library of congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the act',
'of june 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations acts: provided further, that',
'the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the $6,850,000:',
'provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $10,886,000 is to remain available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals,',
'newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the library, including $40,000 to be available solely for',
'the purchase, when specifically approved by the librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the collections: provided further,',
'that of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the librarian of',
'congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the overseas field offices: provided further, that of the total',
'amount appropriated, $911,000 shall remain available until expended for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of an integrated library',
'system ils : provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $11,100,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose',
'of teaching educators how to incorporate the librarys digital collections into school curricula and shall be transferred to the educational',
'consortium formed to conduct the joining hands across america: local community initiative project as approved by the library: provided further,',
'that of the amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available until expended, and shall be transferred to the abraham lincoln bicentennial',
'commission for carrying out the purposes of public law 106 173, of which amount $10,000 may be used for official',
'representation and reception expenses of the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $4,250,000 shall',
'remain available until september 30, 2007 for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of a central financial management system:',
'provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $789,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2004 for the lewis and',
'clark exhibition and an additional $200,000 shall remain available until expended, and shall be transferred to southern illinois university for',
'the purpose of developing a permanent commemoration of the lewis and clark expedition: provided further, that of the total amount',
'appropriated, $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of developing a high speed data transmission between the library',
'of congress and educational facilities, libraries, or networks serving western north carolina: provided further, that, of the total amount appropriated,',
'$500,000 shall remain available until expended and shall be equally divided and transferred to the alexandria museum of art and',
'the new orleans museum of art for activities relating to the louisiana purchase bicentennial celebration. copyright office salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the copyright office, $39,226,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to remain available until expended, shall',
'be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003 under section 708 d of title 17, united',
'states code: provided, that the copyright office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section,',
'in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations acts: provided further, that not more than $6,191,000',
'shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2003 under sections 111 d 2 , 119 b 2 , 802',
'h , and 1005 of such title: provided further, that the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by',
'the amount by which collections are less than $29,512,000: provided further, that not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated',
'is available for the maintenance of an international copyright institute in the copyright office of the library of congress for',
'the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: provided further, that not more than',
'$4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the librarian of congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses',
'for activities of the international copyright institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars. congressional research service salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the legislative reorganization act of 1946 2 u.s.c.',
'166 and to revise and extend the annotated constitution of the united states of america, $86,952,000: provided, that no part',
'of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of',
'material therefor except the digest of public general bills , to be issued by the library of congress unless such',
'publication has obtained prior approval of either the committee on houseadministration of the house of representatives or the committee on',
'rules and administration of the senate. books for the blind and physically handicapped salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses',
'to carry out the act of march 3, 1931 chapter 400; 46 stat. 1487; 2 u.s.c. 135a , $50,963,000, of',
'which $14,697,000 shall remain available until expended: provided, that, of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended',
'to reimburse the national federation of the blind for costs incurred in the operation of its newsline program. administrative provisions',
'sec. 1301. of the amounts appropriated to the library of congress in this act, not more than $5,000 may be',
'expended, on the certification of the librarian of congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the incentive',
'awards program. sec. 1302. a for fiscal year 2003, the obligational authority of the library of congress for the activities',
'described in subsection b may not exceed $109,929,000. b the activities referred to in subsection a are reimbursable and revolving',
'fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the library in appropriations acts for the legislative branch.',
'c during fiscal year 2003, the librarian of congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this act under the heading',
'library of congress salaries and expenses to the revolving fund for the fedlink program and the federal research program established',
'under section 103 of the library of congress fiscal operations improvement act of 2000 public law 106 481; 2 u.s.c.',
'182c : provided, that the total amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: provided further, that the appropriate revolving',
'fund account shall reimburse the library for any amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the library',
'appropriation expires. sec. 1303. national digital information infrastructure and preservation program. the miscellaneous appropriations act, 2001 as enacted by section',
'1 a 4 of public law 106 554, 114 stat. 2763a 194 , division a, chapter 9, under the heading',
'library of congress salaries and expenses is amended by striking march 31, 2003 and inserting march 31, 2005. sec. 1304.',
'abraham lincoln bicentennial commission. the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission act 36 u.s.c. note prec. 101; public law 106 173 is',
'amended 1 in section 6 b , by striking paragraph 2 and inserting the following: 2 staff. consistent with all',
'other applicable federal laws governing appointments and compensation, the staff of the commission may be appointed without regard to the',
'provisions of title 5, united states code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to',
'the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter iii of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and general schedule',
'pay rates. ; and 2 in section 7 h 3 , by striking subsection b 2 and inserting section 6',
'b 2 . sec. 1305. section 2 c 3 of the history of the house awareness and preservation act 2',
'u.s.c. 183 c 3 is amended by inserting excerpts of after dissemination of. government printing office congressional printing and binding',
'including transfer of funds for authorized printing and binding for the congress and the distribution of congressional information in any',
'format; printing and binding for the architect of the capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to',
'the congressional record, as authorized by law section 902 of title 44, united states code ; printing and binding of',
'government publications authorized by law to be distributed to members of congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of government publications',
'authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $90,143,000: provided, that this appropriation shall not be available',
'for paper copies of the permanent edition of the congressional record for individual representatives, resident commissioners or delegates authorized under',
'section 906 of title 44, united states code: provided further, that this appropriation shall be available for the payment of',
'obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: provided further, that notwithstanding the 2 year limitation',
'under section 718 of title 44, united states code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this act',
'or any other act for printing and binding and related services provided to congress under chapter 7 of title 44,',
'united states code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27 month period beginning on',
'the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by congress to be printed, unless congress reauthorizes such printing',
'in accordance with section 718 of title 44, united states code: provided further, that any unobligated or unexpended balances in',
'this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the government printing office revolving',
'fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and senate. office of superintendent of documents salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for expenses of',
'the office of superintendent of documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of government publications and their distribution',
'to the public, members of congress, other government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law,',
'$29,661,000: provided, that amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating congressional',
'serial sets and other related publications for 2001 and 2002 to depository and other designated libraries: provided further, that any',
'unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to',
'the government printing office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate. government printing office revolving fund the government printing office is',
'hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with the law, and to',
'make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, united',
'states code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the',
'current fiscal year for the government printing office revolving fund: provided, that not more than $2,500 may be expended on',
'the certification of the public printer in connection with official representation and reception expenses: provided further, that the revolving fund',
'shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: provided further, that expenditures',
'in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the public printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out',
'the provisions of title 44, united states code: provided further, that the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or',
'intermittent services under section 3109 b of title 5, united states code, but at rates for individuals not more than',
'the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level v of the executive schedule under section 5316',
'of such title: provided further, that the revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings office of superintendent of',
'documents and salaries and expenses together may not be available for the full time equivalent employment of more than 3,219',
'workyears or such other number of workyears as the public printer may request, subject to the approval of the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate : provided further, that activities financed through the revolving fund may',
'provide information in any format. general accounting office salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the general accounting office, including',
'not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the comptroller general of the united states in connection',
'with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109 b of title 5, united states code,',
'but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level',
'iv of the executive schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in',
'foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, united states code; benefits comparable to those payable under section',
'901 5 , 6 , and 8 of the foreign service act of 1980 22 u.s.c. 4081 5 , 6',
', and 8 ; and under regulations prescribed by the comptroller general of the united states, rental of living quarters',
'in foreign countries, $451,134,000: provided, that not more than $2,210,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, united',
'states code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2003: provided further, that not more than $790,000 of reimbursements',
'received under section 9105 of title 31, united states code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2003: provided',
'further, that this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of',
'the national intergovernmental audit forum or a regional intergovernmental audit forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of',
'either forums costs as determined by the respective forum, including necessary travel expenses of non federal participants: provided further, that',
'payments hereunder to the forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed:',
'provided further, that this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member',
'of the american consortium on international public administration acipa shall be available to finance an appropriate share of acipa costs',
'as determined by the acipa, including any expenses attributable to membership of acipa in the international institute of administrative sciences.',
'payment to the open world leadership center trust fund for a payment to the open world leadership center trust fund',
'for financing activities of the open world leadership center, $13,000,000. administrative provision sec. 1401. open world leadership center. a in',
'general. section 313 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001 2 u.s.c. 1151 is amended 1 in the section heading,',
'by striking center for russian leadership development and inserting open world leadership center; 2 in subsection a a in paragraph',
'1 , by striking all after government and inserting a center to be known as the open world leadership center',
'the center . ; and b in paragraph 2 i by inserting the board after board of trustees; and ii',
'in subparagraph d , by striking united states and russian relations and inserting relations between the united states and eligible',
'foreign states; 3 in subsection b a in paragraph 1 i by striking russia and inserting eligible foreign states; and',
'ii by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: and to establish and administer a program to',
'enable cultural leaders of russia to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the operation of american cultural institutions. ; b in',
'paragraph 2 , by striking russian nationals and inserting nationals of eligible foreign states; and c in paragraph 3 i',
'in subparagraph b , by striking 3,000 and inserting 3,500; and ii in subparagraph c i , by striking russia',
'and inserting an eligible foreign state; 4 in subsection c a in paragraph 1 , by striking russian leadership development',
'center trust fund and inserting open world leadership center trust fund; and b in paragraph 3 b , by striking',
'of trustees of the center; 5 in subsection h 2 , by striking of trustees of the center; and 6',
'by adding at the end the following: j eligible foreign state defined. in this section, the term eligible foreign state',
'means 1 any country specified in section 3 of the freedom support act 22 u.s.c. 5801 ; and 2 estonia,',
'latvia, and lithuania.. b effective date. the amendments made by this section shall take effect 90 days after the date',
'of enactment of this act. title ii general provisions sec. 201. no part of the funds appropriated in this act',
'shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be',
'provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the house of representatives issued by the committee on house administration and',
'for the senate issued by the committee on rules and administration. sec. 202. no part of the funds appropriated in',
'this act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2003 unless expressly so provided in this act. sec. 203.',
'whenever in this act any office or position not specifically established by the legislative pay act of 1929 is appropriated',
'for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically',
'established by such act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this act shall be the permanent law with',
'respect thereto: provided, that the provisions in this act for the various items of official expenses of members, officers, and',
'committees of the senate and house of representatives, and clerk hire for senators and members of the house of representatives',
'shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. sec. 204. the expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any',
'consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, united states code, shall be limited to those contracts',
'where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing',
'law, or under existing executive order issued under existing law. sec. 205. such sums as may be necessary are appropriated',
'to the account described in subsection a of section 415 of the congressional accountability act to pay awards and settlements',
'as authorized under such subsection. sec. 206. amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in',
'the legislative branch financial managers council lbfmc established by charter on march 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an',
'appropriate share of lbfmc costs as determined by the lbfmc, except that the total lbfmc costs to be shared among',
'all participating legislative branch entities in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine may not exceed $2,000.',
'sec. 207. section 316 of public law 101 302 is amended in the first sentence of subsection a by striking',
'2002 and inserting 2003. sec. 208. the architect of the capitol, in consultation with the district of columbia, is authorized',
'to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by washington',
'avenue, sw on the northeast, second street sw on the west, square 582 on the south, and the beginning of',
'the i 395 tunnel on the southeast. sec. 209. john c. stennis center for public service training and development. there',
'are appropriated, out of any funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000, to remain available until expended, to the',
'john c. stennis center for public service training and development. sec. 210. title ii of the congressional award act. there',
'are appropriated, out of any funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000, to remain available until expended, to carry',
'out title ii of the congressional award act 2 u.s.c. 811 et seq. : provided, that funds appropriated for this',
'purpose do not exceed 100 percent of funds donated to the board in cash or in kind under section 208',
'c of the congressional award act: provided further, that such funds are used for staff salaries and overhead, postage, travel,',
'equipment, and accounting costs. sec. 211. a each office in the legislative branch, except the house and the senate, which',
'is responsible for preparing any written statement furnished under part 3 of subchapter a of chapter 61 of the internal',
'revenue code of 1986 on behalf of a person shall make the statement available to the person in an electronic',
'format at the direction of the person which will enable the person to provide the statement electronically to a tax',
'preparer or other provider of financial services. b subsection a shall apply with respect to statements prepared for taxable years',
'ending on or after december 31, 2004. sec. 212. none of the funds made available in this act may be',
'transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or',
'transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. this division may be cited as the legislative branch',
'appropriations act, 2003. division i transportation and related agencies appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for the department of transportation and related',
'agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. 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 the fiscal',
'year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i department of transportation office of the secretary salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of the secretary, $89,447,000, of which not to exceed $2,211,000 shall be',
'available for the immediate office of the secretary; not to exceed $809,000 shall be available for the immediate office of',
'the deputy secretary; not to exceed $15,657,000 shall be available for the office of the general counsel; not to exceed',
'$12,452,000 shall be available for the office of the under secretary of transportation for policy; not to exceed $8,375,000 shall',
'be available for the office of the assistant secretary for budget and programs; not to exceed $2,453,000 shall be available',
'for the office of the assistant secretary for governmental affairs; not to exceed $29,071,000 shall be available for the office',
'of the assistant secretary for administration; not to exceed $1,926,000 shall be available for the office of public affairs; not',
'to exceed $1,391,000 shall be available for the office of the executive secretariat; not to exceed $611,000 shall be available',
'for the board of contract appeals; not to exceed $1,304,000 shall be available for the office of small and disadvantaged',
'business utilization; not to exceed $13,187,000 shall be available for the office of the chief information officer: provided, that the',
'secretary of transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the office of the secretary to any',
'other office of the office of the secretary: provided further, that no appropriation for any office shall be increased or',
'decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: provided further, that any change in funding greater than 5',
'percent shall be submitted for approval to the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that not to exceed',
'$60,000 shall be for allocation within the department for official reception and representation expenses as the secretary may determine: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in public law 107 71, there may be credited',
'to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: provided further, that none of the funds provided',
'in this act shall be available for the position of assistant secretary for public affairs. office of civil rights for',
'necessary expenses of the office of civil rights, $8,700,000. transportation planning, research, and development for necessary expenses for conducting transportation',
'planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $21,000,000. working capital fund necessary expenses',
'for operating costs and capital outlays of the working capital fund, not to exceed $131,766,000, shall be paid from appropriations',
'made available to the department of transportation: provided, 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 appropriated in this act to an agency of the department shall be transferred to',
'the working capital fund 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 assessments and the basis',
'therefor are presented to the house and senate committees on appropriations and are approved by such committees. minority business resource',
'center program for the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as authorized by 49 u.s.c. 332: provided, that such costs, including',
'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 subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed,',
'not to exceed $18,367,000. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $400,000. minority business outreach',
'for necessary expenses of minority business resource center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that',
'notwithstanding 49 u.s.c. 332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. payments to',
'air carriers airport and airway trust fund in addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out',
'the essential air service program under 49 u.s.c. 41731 through 41742, $52,100,000, to be derived from the airport and airway',
'trust fund, to remain available until expended. transportation security administration aviation security for necessary expenses of the transportation security administration',
'related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant to public law 107 71, $4,516,300,000, to remain available until expended, of',
'which $3,037,900,000 shall be available for screening activities and of which $1,478,400,000 shall be available for airport support and enforcement',
'presence: provided, that $144,000,000 shall be derived by reimbursement from federal aviation administration, facilities and equipment, for explosives detection systems:',
'provided further, that security service fees authorized under 49 u.s.c. 44940 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections',
'and used for providing civil aviation security services authorized by that section: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from',
'the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal',
'year 2003, so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more',
'than $1,866,300,000: provided further, that any security service fees collected in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading shall',
'be treated as offsetting collections in fiscal year 2004: provided further, that none of the funds in this act shall',
'be used to recruit or hire personnel into the transportation security administration which would cause the agency to exceed a',
'staffing level of 45,000 full time permanent positions: provided further, that of the total amount provided herein, $265,000,000 shall be',
'available only for physical modification of commercial service airports for the purpose of installing checked baggage explosive detection systems and',
'$174,500,000 shall be available only for procurement of checked baggage explosive detection systems, including explosive trace detection systems. maritime and',
'land security for necessary expenses of the transportation security administration related to maritime and land transportation security grants and services',
'pursuant to public law 107 71, $244,800,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the total amount provided herein,',
'$150,000,000 shall be available only to make port security grants, which shall be distributed under the same terms and conditions',
'as provided for under public law 107 117; $4,000,000 shall be available only for radiation detection and monitoring system evaluation',
'and procurement; and $30,000,000 shall be available only to execute grants, contracts, and interagency agreements for the purpose of deploying',
'operation safe commerce. research and development for necessary expenses of the transportation security administration for research and development related to',
'transportation security, $110,200,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the total amount provided herein, $10,000,000 shall be available',
'only to make research and development grants for port security pursuant to the terms and conditions of section 70107 i',
'of public law 107 295. administration for necessary administrative expenses of the transportation security administration, including intelligence activities, pursuant to',
'public law 107 71, $308,700,000, to remain available until expended. coast guard operating expenses for necessary expenses for the operation',
'and maintenance of the coast guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase 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, $4,322,122,000, of which',
'$340,000,000 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',
'of administrative expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in the united states: provided further, that none of the funds provided',
'in this act shall be available to compensate in excess of 37 active duty flag officer billets: provided further, that',
'none of the funds provided in this act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46 u.s.c.',
'12109, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'section 1116 c of title 10, united states code, amounts made available under this heading may be used to make',
'payments into the department of defense medicare eligible retiree health care fund for fiscal year 2003 under section 1116 a',
'of title 10, united states code: provided further, that of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than',
'$15,686,000 shall be used solely to increase staffing at search and rescue stations, surf stations and command centers; increase the',
'training and experience level of individuals serving in said stations through targeted retention efforts; revise personnel policies and expand training',
'programs; and to modernize and improve the quantity and quality of personal safety equipment, including survival suits, for personnel assigned',
'to said stations: provided further, that the comptroller general of the united states shall audit and certify to the house',
'and senate committees on appropriations that the funding described in the preceding proviso is being used solely to supplement and',
'not supplant the coast guards level of effort in this area in fiscal year 2002. 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, $742,100,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund; of which $25,600,000 shall be',
'available to acquire, repair, renovateor improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain available until september 30, 2007; $4,000,000',
'shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain available until september 30, 2005; $121,300,000 shall',
'be available for other equipment, to remain available until september 30, 2005; $50,200,000 shall be available for shore facilities and',
'aids to navigation facilities, to remain available until september 30, 2005; $63,000,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits',
'and related costs, to remain available until september 30, 2004; and $478,000,000 shall be available for the integrated deepwater systems',
'program, to remain available until september 30, 2006: provided, that the commandant of the coast guard is authorized to dispose',
'of surplus real property, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections',
'and made available only for the national distress and response system modernization program, to remain available for obligation until september',
'30, 2004: provided further, that none of the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or expended for the',
'integrated deepwater systems ids system integration contract in fiscal year 2003 until the secretary or deputy secretary of transportation and',
'the director, office of management and budget jointly certify to the house and senate committees on appropriations that funding for',
'the ids program for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, funding for the national distress and response system modernization program to',
'allow for full deployment of said system by 2006, and funding for other essential search and rescue procurements, are fully',
'funded in the coast guard capital investment plan and within the office of management and budgets budgetary projections for the',
'coast guard for those years: provided further, that the director, office of management and budget shall submit the budget request',
'for the ids integration contract delineating sub headings which include the following: systems integrator, ship construction, aircraft, equipment, and communication,',
'providing specific assets and costs under each subheading: provided further, that upon initial submission to the congress of the fiscal',
'year 2004 presidents budget, the secretary of transportation shall transmit 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 2004 through 2008, with total',
'funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by',
'the office of management and budget: provided further, that the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $150,000 per day',
'for each day after initial submission of the presidents budget that the plan has not been submitted to the congress.',
'acquisition, construction, and improvements rescission of the available balances under this heading, $17,000,000 are rescinded. environmental compliance and restoration for',
'necessary expenses to carry out the coast guards environmental compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of title 14, united',
'states code, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended. alteration of bridges for necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive',
'bridges, $17,200,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that funds for bridge alteration projects conducted pursuant to 33 u.s.c. 511',
'are available only to the extent that the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in such projects are produced in',
'the united states, unless contrary to law or international agreement, or unless the commandant of the coast guard determines such',
'action to be inconsistent with the public interest or the cost unreasonable. retired pay for retired pay, including the payment',
'of obligations therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the retired servicemans family protection and survivor',
'benefits plans, payments for career status bonuses under the national defense authorization act, and for payments for medical care of',
'retired personnel and their dependents under the dependents medical care act 10 u.s.c. ch. 55 , $889,000,000. reserve training for',
'all necessary expenses of the coast guard reserve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and supplies, equipment,',
'and services, $86,495,000. research, development, test, and evaluation for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied scientific research, development,',
'test, and evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $22,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended, of which $3,500,000 shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund: provided, that there may be',
'credited to and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from state and local governments, other public authorities,',
'private sources, and foreign countries, for expensesincurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation. federal aviation administration operations for necessary expenses',
'of the federal aviation administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative',
'expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation including leasing and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the',
'cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,',
'in addition to amounts made available by public law 104 264, $7,069,019,000, of which $3,799,278,000 shall be derived from the',
'airport and airway trust fund, of which not to exceed $5,716,046,000 shall be available for air traffic services program activities;',
'not to exceed $836,007,000 shall be available for aviation regulation and certification program activities; not to exceed $207,600,000 shall be',
'available for research and acquisition program activities; not to exceed $12,325,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation program activities;',
'not to exceed $48,782,000 shall be available for financial services program activities; not to exceed $69,307,000 shall be available for',
'human resources program activities; not to exceed $83,392,000 shall be available for regional coordination program activities; not to exceed $82,974,000',
'shall be available for staff offices; and not to exceed $29,650,000 shall be available for information services: provided, that none',
'of the funds in this act shall be available for the federal aviation administration to finalize or implement any regulation',
'that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this',
'act: provided further, that there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from states, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other',
'public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and',
'operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates,',
'or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: provided further, that of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost sharing program: provided further, that funds',
'may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard setting organization to assist in the development',
'of aviation safety standards: provided further, that none of the funds in this act shall be available for new applicants',
'for the second career training program: provided further, that none of the funds in this act shall be available for',
'paying premium pay under 5 u.s.c. 5546 a to any federal aviation administration employee unless such employee actually performed work',
'during the time corresponding to such premium pay: provided further, that none of the funds in this act may be',
'obligated or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in the contiguous united states: provided further, that none',
'of the funds in this act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through,',
'the working capital fund. facilities and equipment airport and airway trust fund for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for',
'acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and equipment as authorized',
'under part a of subtitle vii of title 49, united states code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease',
'or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant;',
'construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the federal aviation administration stationed at remote',
'localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this',
'heading; to be derived from the airport and airway trust fund, $2,981,022,000, of which $2,576,366,760 shall remain available until september',
'30, 2005, and of which $404,655,240 shall remain available until september 30, 2003: provided, that there may be credited to',
'this appropriation funds received from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment',
'and modernization of air navigation facilities: provided further, that upon initial submission to the congress of the fiscal year 2004',
'presidents budget, the secretary of transportation shall transmit to the congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the federal aviation',
'administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, with total funding for each',
'year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the office of',
'management and budget. facilities and equipment airport and airway trust fund rescission of the available balances under this heading, $20,000,000',
'are rescinded. research, engineering, and development airport and airway trust fund for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research,',
'engineering, and development, as authorized under part a of subtitle vii of title 49, united states code, including construction of',
'experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $148,450,000, to be derived from the airport and airway',
'trust fund and to remain available until september 30, 2005: provided, that there may be credited to this appropriation funds',
'received from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development. grants',
'in aid for airports liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations airport and airway trust fund for liquidation of obligations',
'incurred for grants in aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter',
'i of chapter 471 and subchapter i of chapter 475 of title 49, united states code, and under other law',
'authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title;',
'for implementation of section 203 of public law 106 181; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs,',
'including those related to airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, united states code, $3,100,000,000, to be derived',
'from the airport and airway trust fund and to remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds under',
'this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of',
'$3,400,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding section 47117 g of title 49, united states code: provided further, that notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, not more than $63,620,000 of funds limited under this heading shall be obligated for administration and',
'not less than $20,000,000 shall be for the small community air service development pilot program. aviation insurance revolving fund the',
'secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available pursuant to',
'49 u.s.c. 44307, and in accordance with section 104 of the government corporation control act, as amended 31 u.s.c. 9104',
', as may be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation insurance activities under chapter 443 of title 49,',
'united states code. federal highway administration limitation on administrative expenses necessary expenses for administration and operation of the federal highway',
'administration, not to exceed $316,126,000, shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made available by this act to',
'the federal highway administration together with advances and reimbursements received by the federal highway administration: provided, that of the funds',
'available under section 104 a 1 a of title 23, united states code: $7,500,000 shall be available for child passenger',
'protection education grants under section 2003 b of public law 105 178, as amended; $47,000,000 shall be available for construction',
'of state border safety inspection facilities at the united states/mexico border, and shall remain available until expended; $59,967,000 shall be',
'available for border enforcement activities required by section 350 of public law 107 87, and shall remain available until expended;',
'$269,700,000 shall be available in addition to funds made available by section 330 of this act, to enable the secretary',
'of transportation to make grants for surface transportation projects, and shall remain available until expended; and $7,000,000 shall be available',
'for environmental streamlining activities, which may include making grants to, or entering into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions, with',
'a federal agency, state agency, local agency, authority, association, nonprofit or for profit corporation, or institution of higher education: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the surface transportation projects identified in the joint explanatory statement of the',
'committee of conference accompanying this act are eligible for funding made available for surface transportation projects under this heading: provided',
'further, that the federal share payable on account of any such project carried out with funds made available under this',
'heading shall be 100 percent. federal aid highways limitation on obligations highway trust fund none of the funds in this',
'act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $31,800,000,000',
'for federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2003: provided, that within the $31,800,000,000 obligation limitation',
'on federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs, not more than $462,500,000 shall be available for the implementation or',
'execution of programs for transportation research sections 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, united states code,',
'as amended; section 5505 of title 49, unites states code, as amended; and sections 5112 and 5204 5209 of public',
'law 105 178 for fiscal year 2003: provided further, that this limitation on transportation research programs shall not apply to',
'any authority previously made available for obligation: provided further, that within the $232,000,000 obligation limitation on intelligent transportation systems, the',
'following sums shall be made available for intelligent transportation system projects that are designed to achieve the goals and purposes',
'set forth in section 5203 of the intelligent transportation systems act of 1998 subtitle c of title v of public',
'law 105 178; 112 stat. 453; 23 u.s.c. 502 note in the following specified areas: advance traveler information system &',
'smart card system, ohio, $1,000,000; advanced traffic analysis center, north dakota state university, $1,000,000; alaska statewide: smart emergency medical access',
'system, $1,000,000; automated vehicle location avl and mobile data terminals palmtran, palm beach, florida, $850,000; baton rouge, louisiana, $750,000; bozeman',
'pass wildlife channelization study, montana, $250,000; capital district transportation authority, customer information its project, new york, $800,000; ccta burlington multimodal',
'transit center, vermont, $500,000; c dot its for i 70 tunnels, colorado, $3,700,000; center for injury sciences uab crash notification,',
'alabama, $3,000,000 central florida regional trans. authority orange/ seminole its, $1,500,000; chapel hill transit, north carolina, real time passenger information',
'system and vehicle location system, $750,000; chattanooga carta its, tennessee, $1,875,000; cicero avenue travel information system, illinois, $300,000; city of',
'austin, texas its deployment program, texas, $500,000; city of boston intelligent transportation system, massachusetts, $1,000,000; city of inglewood, california intelligent',
'transportation system deployment project, $500,000; cvisn, new mexico, $525,000; deldot integrated transportation management system, deltrac, statewide transit passenger information system,',
'delaware, $1,000,000; elkhorn boulevard project, sacramento, california, $125,000; emergency vehicle access program, antrim, pennsylvania, $60,000; emergency vehicle optical pre emption,',
'town of islip, new york, $595,000; flint mass transportation authority its program, michigan, $1,000,000; fog detection improvements and traffic monitoring,',
'rural mountain region, north carolina, $200,000; gettysburg borough signal coordination and upgrade signalization; adams county, pennsylvania, $1,500,000; gmu its research,',
'virginia, $1,000,000; great lakes its program, michigan, $1,500,000; harrison county sheriffs department its, mississippi, $750,000; hart bus tracking & communication,',
'florida, $4,000,000; hoosier safe t, indiana, $500,000; houma, louisiana, $1,250,000; huntsville, alabama, $1,500,000; i 80 dynamic message signs, southern wyoming,',
'$3,000,000; i 90 truck wind warning system, columbia river, washington, $125,000; idaho commercial vehicle systems and networks cvisn , $750,000;',
'illinois statewide, $2,500,000; intelligent transportation, autonomous dial a ride transit adart phase iv implementation, corpus christi, texas, $500,000; intermodal its',
'center, orleans parish, louisiana, $500,000; interstate 95/interstate 40 travel information improvements, johnston county, north carolina, $500,000; iowa statewide its, iowa,',
'$1,400,000; kansas city scout advanced traffic management system, missouri, $1,500,000; kansas city, kansas smart port, $500,000; kent intracity transit project,',
'washington, $1,500,000; law enforcement communications for security, biometrics, iowa, $2,550,000; lynnwood its, washington, $2,000,000; macomb county its integration, michigan, $250,000;',
'maine statewide rural advanced traveler info. system, $1,000,000; maryland statewide its, $1,000,000; metrolina traffic management center communication, north carolina, $2,000,000;',
'metrolink los angeles union station laus passenger information delivery system project, california, $500,000; minnesota guidestar, $9,100,000; missouri statewide rural its,',
'$2,150,000; montachusett area regional transit mart advanced vehicle located system, massachusetts, $200,000; monterey salinas transit, intelligent transportation system, california, $750,000;',
'nebraska statewide its, $3,000,000; new bedford its port information center, massachusetts, $1,000,000; new york metropolitan area enhanced operations, new york,',
'$655,000; northern virginia its, virginia, $750,000; oklahoma statewide its, $2,750,000; pennsylvania turnpike commission, pennsylvania, $2,000,000; program of projects, washington, $5,000,000;',
'providence transportation information center its, rhode island, $1,500,000; richmond highway intelligent transportation system project, virginia, $400,000; round rock, texas, williamson',
'county, communications integration, $500,000; rural highway information system, kentucky, $6,000,000; sacramento area council of governments, sacramento region intelligent transportation system',
'projects, california, $1,000,000; salem, new hampshire its, $900,000; san diego joint transportation operations center, california, $2,000,000; santa teresa border tech',
'center, new mexico state university, $1,000,000; shreveport its, louisiana, $1,000,000; sierra madre intermodal transportation center, california, $1,500,000; south carolina dot',
'statewide its, $1,500,000; south com regional dispatch trauma center, matteson, olympia fields, and richton park, illinois, $100,000; sr 68/riverside dr.',
'its, espanola, new mexico, $500,000; state of wisconsin, deployment of commercial vehicle information system and networks, level one capability, $500,000;',
'statewide transportation operations center, kentucky, $1,365,000; surface transportation institute, university of north dakota, $1,000,000; surveillance camera and transportation management center,',
'des moines, iowa, $400,000; the rapid, grand rapids, michigan public transportation, $1,000,000; traffic corridor communications system, lake county, illinois, $2,000,000;',
'tri cities advanced traffic management system, washington, $500,000; tucson er link its project, arizona, $625,000; ualr intelligent transportation system, little',
'rock, arkansas, $250,000; university of nebraska lincoln smart transportation, $1,000,000; university of kentucky transportation center, $1,500,000; us 395 columbia river',
'bridge traffic operations and traveler information system, washington, $250,000; utah its commuter link, davis and utah counties, $1,000,000; vermont statewide',
'rural advanced traveler system, $1,500,000; vermont variable message signs, $1,000,000; washington, dc metro its, $2,000,000; wisconsin state patrol mobile data',
'communications network upgrade, $2,000,000. federal aid highways liquidation of contract authorization highway trust fund for carrying out the provisions of',
'title 23, united states code, that are attributable to federal aid highways, including the national scenic and recreational highway as',
'authorized by 23 u.s.c. 148, not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 u.s.c.',
'308, $32,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the highway trust fund, to remain',
'available until expended. rescission of the unobligated balances made available under public law 103 331, public law 102 388, public',
'law 102 240, public law 102 143, public law 101 516, public law 97 424, public law 101 164, public',
'law 100 17, and public law 95 599, $5,609,337 is rescinded. rescission of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to',
'each state under the programs authorized under sections 1101 a 1 , 1101 a 2 , 1101 a 3 ,',
'1101 a 4 and 1101 a 5 of public law 105 178, as amended, $250,000,000 are rescinded. appalachian development highway',
'system for necessary expenses for the appalachian development highway system as authorized under section 1069 y of public law 102',
'240, as amended, $188,000,000, to remain available until expended. federal motor carrier safety administration motor carrier safety limitation on administrative',
'expenses highway trust fund for necessary expenses for administration of motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research, pursuant',
'to section 104 a 1 b of title 23, united states code, not to exceed $117,464,000 shall be paid in',
'accordance with law from appropriations made available by this act and from any available take down balances to the federal',
'motor carrier safety administration, together with advances and reimbursements received by the federal motor carrier safety administration: provided, that such',
'amounts shall be available to carry out the functions and operations of the federal motor carrier safety administration. national motor',
'carrier safety program liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund notwithstanding any other provision of law, for',
'payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 u.s.c. 31102, 31106 and 31309, $190,000,000, to be derived from the highway',
'trust fund and to remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds in this act shall be available',
'for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $190,000,000 for motor carrier safety',
'grants, and information systems. national highway traffic safety administration operations and research for expenses necessary to discharge the functions of',
'the secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under chapter 301 of title 49, united states code, and part',
'c of subtitle vi of title 49, united states code, $138,288,000, of which $98,161,131 shall remain available until september 30,',
'2005: provided, that none of the funds appropriated by this act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or',
'implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the code of federal regulations any requirement pertaining',
'to a grading standard that is different from the three grading standards treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance already in effect.',
'operations and research liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund for payment of obligations incurred in carrying',
'out the provisions of 23 u.s.c. 403, to remain available until expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the highway trust',
'fund: provided, that none of the funds in this act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs',
'the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2003, are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 u.s.c.',
'403. national driver register highway trust fund for expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the secretary with respect to',
'the national driver registerunder chapter 303 of title 49, united states code, $2,000,000, to be derived from the highway trust',
'fund, and to remain available until expended. highway traffic safety grants liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust',
'fund notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 u.s.c.',
'402, 405, and 410, to remain available until expended, $225,000,000, to be derived from the highway trust fund: provided, that',
'none of the funds in this act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations',
'for which, in fiscal year 2003, are in excess of $225,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 u.s.c. 402, 405, and',
'410, of which $165,000,000 shall be for highway safety programs under 23 u.s.c. 402, $20,000,000 shall be for occupant protection',
'incentive grants under 23 u.s.c. 405, and $40,000,000 shall be for alcohol impaired driving countermeasures grants under 23 u.s.c. 410:',
'provided further, that none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings',
'and fixtures for state, local, or private buildings or structures: provided further, that not to exceed $8,150,000 of the funds',
'made available for section 402, not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds made available for section 405, and not to',
'exceed $2,000,000 of the funds made available for section 410 shall be available to nhtsa for administering highway safety grants',
'under chapter 4 of title 23, united states code: provided further, that not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made',
'available for section 410 alcohol impaired driving countermeasures grants shall be available for technical assistance to the states. federal railroad',
'administration safety and operations for necessary expenses of the federal railroad administration, not otherwise provided for, $117,363,000, of which $6,636,000',
'shall remain available until expended. railroad research and development for necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $29,325,000, to remain',
'available until expended. railroad rehabilitation and improvement program the secretary of transportation is authorized to issue to the secretary of',
'the treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the railroad revitalization and regulatory reform act of 1976',
'public law 94 210 , as amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay',
'any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such',
'act, such authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: provided, that pursuant to section 502',
'of such act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using federal funds for',
'the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2003: provided further, that no payments of principal or interest shall be collected',
'during fiscal year 2003 for the direct loan made to the national railroad passenger corporation under section 502 of such',
'act. next generation high speed rail for necessary expenses for the next generation high speed rail program as authorized under',
'49 u.s.c. 26101 and 26102, $30,450,000, to remain available until expended. alaska railroad rehabilitation to enable the secretary of transportation',
'to make grants to the alaska railroad, $22,000,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger operations, to',
'remain available until expended. grants to the national railroad passenger corporation to enable the secretary of transportation to make grants',
'to the national railroad passenger corporation, $1,050,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2003, including $522,000,000 for quarterly grants for',
'operating expenses, $295,000,000 for quarterly grants for capital expenses along the northeast corridor mainline, and $233,000,000 for quarterly grants for',
'general capital improvements: provided, that the secretary of transportation shall approve funding to cover operating losses and a long distance',
'train of the national railroad passenger corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route:',
'provided further, that each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis and revenue projection justifying the',
'federal support to the secretarys satisfaction: provided further, that the secretary of transportation and the amtrak board of directors shall',
'ensure that, of the amount made available under this heading, sufficient sums are reserved to satisfy the contractual obligations of',
'the national railroad passenger corporation for commuter and intercity passenger rail service: provided further, that within 60 days of enactment',
'of this act but not later than may 1, 2003, amtrak shall transmit to the secretary of transportation and the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations a business plan for operating and capital improvements to be funded in fiscal year',
'2003 under section 24104 a of title 49, united states code: provided further, that the business plan shall include a',
'description of the work to be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable for completion of the projects',
'covered by this business plan: provided further, that not later than june 1, 2003 and each month thereafter, amtrak shall',
'submit to the secretary of transportation and the house and senate committees on appropriations a supplemental report regarding the business',
'plan, which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such',
'changes: provided further, that excluding payments made before march 1, 2003, none of the funds in this act may be',
'used for operating expenses and capital projects not approved by the secretary of transportation nor on the national railroad passenger',
'corporations fiscal year 2003 business plan: provided further, that none of the funds under this heading may be obligated or',
'expended until the national railroad passenger corporation agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5,',
'9, and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct loan agreement of june 28, 2002, in the same',
'manner as in effect on the date of enactment of this act. federal transit administration administrative expenses for necessary administrative',
'expenses of the federal transit administrations programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, united states code, $14,600,000: provided, that',
'no more than $73,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: provided further, that of the funds in',
'this act available for the execution of contracts under section 5327 c of title 49, united states code, $2,000,000 shall',
'be reimbursed to the department of transportations office of inspector general for costs associated with audits and investigations of transit',
'related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: provided further, that not to exceed $2,600,000 for the national transit',
'database shall remain available until expended. formula grants including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out 49 u.s.c.',
'5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of public law 105 178, $767,800,000, to remain available until expended: provided,',
'that no more than $3,839,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: provided further, that notwithstanding section 3008',
'of public law 105 178, $50,000,000 of the funds to carry out 49 u.s.c. 5308 shall be transferred to and',
'merged with funding provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus',
'related facilities under federal transit administration, capital investment grants. university transportation research for necessary expenses to carry out 49 u.s.c.',
'5505, $1,200,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for',
'these purposes. transit planning and research for necessary expenses to carry out 49 u.s.c. 5303, 5304, 5305, 5311 b 2',
', 5312, 5313 a , 5314, 5315, and 5322, $24,200,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that no more than',
'$122,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: provided further, that $5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation',
'assistance 49 u.s.c. 5311 b 2 , $4,000,000 is available to carry out programs under the national transit institute 49',
'u.s.c. 5315 , $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit cooperative research programs 49 u.s.c. 5313 a , $60,385,600 is',
'available for metropolitan planning 49 u.s.c. 5303, 5304, and 5305 , $12,614,400 is available for state planning 49 u.s.c. 5313',
'b ; and $31,500,000 is available for the national planning and research program 49 u.s.c. 5314 . trust fund share',
'of expenses liquidation of contract authorization highway trust fund notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of obligations incurred',
'in carrying out 49 u.s.c. 5303 5308, 5310 5315, 5317 b , 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 and',
'3038 of public law 105 178, $5,781,000,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the mass transit',
'account of the highway trust fund: provided, that $3,071,200,000 shall be paid to the federal transit administrations formula grants account:',
'provided further, that $97,800,000 shall be paid to the federal transit administrations transit planning and research account: provided further, that',
'$58,400,000 shall be paid to the federal transit administrations administrative expenses account: provided further, that $4,800,000 shall be paid to',
'the federal transit administrations university transportation research account: provided further, that $120,000,000 shall be paid to the federal transit administrations',
'job access and reverse commute grants program: provided further, that $2,428,800,000 shall be paid to the federal transit administrations capital',
'investment grants account. capital investment grants including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out 49 u.s.c. 5308, 5309,',
'5318, and 5327, $607,200,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that no more than $3,036,000,000 of budget authority shall be',
'available for these purposes: provided further, that there shall be available for fixed guideway modernization, $1,214,400,000; there shall be available',
'for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus related facilities, $607,200,000, which',
'shall include $50,000,000 made available under 5309 m 3 c of this title, plus $50,000,000 transferred from federal transit administration,',
'formula grants; and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems $1,214,400,000, together with $45,000,000 transferred from the job',
'access and reverse commute grants program account and all unobligated balances made available in public law 105 277 to carry',
'out section 3037 of public law 105 178, as amended; to be available as follows: alaska hawaii setaside, $10,296,000; altamont,',
'ca, commuter express maintenance facility san joaquin rail commission, $1,000,000; atlanta north springs, ga north line extension , $16,110,000; baltimore,',
'md, central lrt double tracking project, $18,000,000; birmingham, al, transit corridor study, $2,000,000; boston, ma, north shore corridor project, $338,000;',
'boston, ma, south boston piers transitway, $681,000; bridgeport, ct, intermodal transportation center project, $2,500,000; burlington middlebury, vt, commuter rail, $1,500,000;',
'central phoenix/east valley, az, light rail, $12,000,000; charlotte, nc, south corridor light rail transit project, $11,000,000; chicago transit authority, il,',
'dougals branch reconstruction, $55,000,000; chicago transit authority, il, ravenswood reconstruction, $3,000,000; cleveland, oh, euclid corridor transportation project, $6,000,000; dallas, tx,',
'north central light rail extension, $60,000,000; denver, co, southeast center lrt t rex , $70,000,000; fort lauderdale, tri county commuter',
'rail upgrades, $29,250,000; houston, tx, advanced metro transit plan, $11,000,000; las vegas, nv, resort corridor fixed guideway, $7,000,000; little rock,',
'ar, river rail streetcar project, $1,700,000; los angeles, ca, eastside corridor lrt, $4,000,000; los angeles, ca, north hollywood red line,',
'$40,490,000; lowell, ma to nashua, nh, commuter rail extension, $3,000,000; maryland, marc commuter rail improvements, $11,750,000; memphis, tn, medical center',
'rail extension, $15,610,000; metra commuter rail and line extension projects north central, union pacific west, southwest , $52,000,000; metro north',
'rolling stock, ct, $4,000,000; minneapolis, mn, hiawatha corridor lrt, $60,000,000; minneapolis, mn, northstar corridor, $5,000,000; nashville, tn, east corridor commuter',
'rail, $4,000,000; new jersey, hudson bergen light rail mos1, $19,200,000; new jersey, hudson bergen light rail mos2, $50,000,000; new orleans,',
'la, canal street streetcar project, $22,000,000; new york, long island railroad east side access project, $13,500,000; new york, second avenue',
'subway, $2,000,000; newark elizabeth, nj, rail link, $60,000,000; northern indiana south shore commuter rail project, $2,500,000; oceanside escondido, ca, rail',
'corridor, $13,600,000; ogden to provo, ut, commuter rail corridor, $5,000,000; orange county, ca, centerline light rail project, $1,500,000; pawtucket, ri,',
'layover facility, $4,500,000; pittsburgh, pa, north shore connector, $7,025,000; pittsburgh, pa, stage ii lrt reconstruction, $26,250,000; portland, or, interstate max',
'light rail extension, $70,000,000; puget sound, wa, sounder commuter rail, $30,000,000; raleigh, nc, triangle transit regional rail service, $9,000,000; salt',
'lake city, ut, cbd to university lrt, $68,760,000; salt lake city, ut, medical center lrt, $12,000,000; salt lake city, ut,',
'north/south lrt, $720,000; san diego, ca, trolley mission valley east lrt extension, $65,000,000; san francisco, ca, bart extension to san',
'francisco airport, $100,000,000; san francisco, ca, third street light rail extension phase ii , $1,500,000; san jose, ca, silicon valley',
'rapid transit corridor project, $250,000; san juan, pr, tren urbano, $40,000,000; scranton, pa to new york city, ny, passenger rail',
'service, $2,000,000; septa, pa, schuylkill valley metro line, $9,000,000; st. louis, mo, metrolink, st. clair extension, $3,370,000; stamford, ct, urban',
'transitway, $10,000,000; vermont transportation authority rolling stock, $500,000; virginia railway express project, $2,000,000; washington, dc, dulles corridor rapid transit project,',
'$26,500,000; washington, dc/md, largo extension, $60,000,000; wilmington, de, train station improvements, $2,000,000; wilsonville beaverton commuter rail line, or, $2,500,000. job',
'access and reverse commute grants notwithstanding section 3037 l 3 of public law 105 178, as amended, for necessary expenses',
'to carry out section 3037 of the federal transit act of 1998, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'no more than $150,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: provided further, that up to $300,000 of',
'the funds provided under this heading may be used by the federal transit administration for technical assistance and support and',
'performance reviews of the job access and reverse commute grants program: provided further, that $45,000,000 of the funds provided under',
'this heading together with all unobligated balances made available in public law 105 277 to carry out section 3037 of',
'public law 105 178 shall be transferred to and merged with funds for new fixed guideway systems under the federal',
'transit administrations capital investment grants account. saint lawrence seaway development corporation saint lawrence seaway development corporation the saint lawrence seaway',
'development corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the',
'corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as',
'provided by section 104 of the government corporation control act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the',
'programs set forth in the corporations budget for the current fiscal year. operations and maintenance harbor maintenance trust fund for',
'necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of those portions of the saint lawrence seaway operated and maintained by the saint',
'lawrence seaway development corporation, $14,086,000, to be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund, pursuant to public law 99 662.',
'research and special programs administration research and special programs for expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the research and',
'special programs administration, $40,980,000, of which $645,000 shall be derived from the pipeline safety fund, and of which $3,250,000 shall',
'remain available until september 30, 2005: provided, that up to $1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 u.s.c. 5108 g shall',
'be deposited in the general fund of the treasury as offsetting receipts: provided further, that there may be credited to',
'this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for',
'expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions',
'and approvals functions. pipeline safety pipeline safety fund oil spill liability trust fund for expenses necessary to conduct the functions',
'of the pipeline safety program, for grants in aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49',
'u.s.c. 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the oil pollution act of 1990, $63,842,000, of which $7,472,000',
'shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund and shall remain available until september 30, 2005; of which',
'$56,370,000 shall be derived from the pipeline safety fund, of which $24,823,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2005. emergency',
'preparedness grants emergency preparedness fund for necessary expenses to carry out 49 u.s.c. 5127 c , $200,000, to be derived',
'from the emergency preparedness fund, to remain available until september 30, 2005: provided, that not more than $14,300,000 shall be',
'made available for obligation in fiscal year 2003 from amounts made available by 49 u.s.c. 5116 i and 5127 d',
': provided further, that none of the funds made available by 49 u.s.c. 5116 i and 5127 d shall be',
'made available for obligation by individuals other than the secretary of transportation, or his designee. office of inspector general salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general to carry out the provisions of the inspector general',
'act of 1978, as amended, $57,421,000: provided, that the inspector general shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the',
'duties specified in the inspector general act, as amended 5 u.s.c. app. 3 to investigate allegations of fraud, including false',
'statements to the government 18 u.s.c. 1001 , by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the',
'department: provided further, that the funds made available under this heading shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712',
'of title 49, united states code: 1 unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign',
'air carriers and ticket agents; and 2 the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item 1',
'of this proviso. surface transportation board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the surface transportation board, including services authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $19,450,000: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,000,000 from fees established',
'by the chairman of the surface transportation board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for',
'necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be',
'reduced on a dollar for dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2003, to result in',
'a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $18,450,000. title ii related agencies architectural and transportation',
'barriers compliance board salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the architectural and transportation barriers compliance board, as authorized by',
'section 502 of the rehabilitation act of 1973, as amended $5,194,000: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there',
'may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses. national transportation safety board salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the national transportation safety board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate',
'for a gs 15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 $72,450,000, of which not',
'to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. title iii general provisions including transfers of funds',
'sec. 301. during the current fiscal year applicable appropriations to the department of transportation shall be available for maintenance and',
'operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign',
'countries on official department business; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 . sec.',
'302. such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 pay raises for programs funded in this act shall',
'be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this act or previous appropriations acts. sec. 303. appropriations contained in this act',
'for the department of transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for',
'individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an executive level iv. sec. 304. none',
'of the funds in this act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 106 political and presidential',
'appointees in the department of transportation: provided, that none of the personnel covered by this provision or political and presidential',
'appointees in an independent agency funded in this act may be assigned on temporary detail outside the department of transportation',
'or such independent agency. sec. 305. none of the funds in this act shall be used for the planning or',
'execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory',
'proceedings funded in this act. sec. 306. none of the funds appropriated in this act shall remain available for obligation',
'beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 307.',
'the expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of',
'title 5, united states code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record',
'and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant to',
'existing law. sec. 308. none of the funds in this act shall be used to implement section 404 of title',
'23, united states code. sec. 309. the limitations on obligations for the programs of the federal transit administration shall not',
'apply to any authority under 49 u.s.c. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made',
'available for obligation. sec. 310. a for fiscal year 2003, the secretary of transportation shall 1 not distribute from the',
'obligation limitation for federal aid highways amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown authorized by',
'section 104 a 1 a of title 23, united states code, for the highway use tax evasion program and for',
'the bureau of transportation statistics; 2 not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for federal aid highways that is',
'equal to the unobligated balance of amounts made available from the highway trust fund other than the mass transit account',
'for federal aid highways and highway safety programs for the previous fiscal year the funds for which are allocated by',
'the secretary; 3 determine the ratio that a the obligation limitation for federal aid highways less the aggregate of amounts',
'not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2 , bears to b the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated',
'for federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections set forth',
'in paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection b and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 23,',
'united states code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection b 8 for such fiscal year less the aggregate',
'of the amounts not distributed under paragraph 1 of this subsection; 4 distribute the obligation limitation for federal aid highways',
'less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 117 of title 23, united states code',
'relating to high priority projects program , section 201 of the appalachian regional development act of 1965, the woodrow wilson',
'memorial bridge authority act of 1995, and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of title 23, united states',
'code relating to minimum guarantee so that the amount of obligation authority available for each of such sections is equal',
'to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph 3 by the sums authorized to be appropriated for',
'such section except in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year; 5 distribute the obligation limitation provided',
'for federal aid highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2 and amounts distributed under paragraph',
'4 for each of the programs that are allocated by the secretary under title 23, united states code other than',
'activities to which paragraph 1 applies and programs to which paragraph 4 applies by multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph',
'3 by the sums authorized to be appropriated for such program for such fiscal year: provided, that the amount of',
'obligation limitation distributed for each program does not exceed 90 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for such',
'program, except that for each of the programs authorized under section 129 c of title 23, united states code and',
'section 1064 of public law 102 240, as amended, sections 1118 and 1119 of public law 105 178, as amended,',
'section 1101 a 11 of public law 105 178, as amended, section 118 c of title 23, united states code,',
'section 144 g of title 23, united states code, section 1221 of public law 105 178, as amended, section 1101',
'a 15 of public law 105 178, as amended, section 104 b 1 a of title 23, united states code,',
'section 104 d 1 of title 23, united states code, and section 202 b of title 23, united states code',
'excluding the portion to be made available for forest highways under such subsection , the amount of obligation limitation distributed',
'for each program shall equal the amount authorized to be appropriated for such program; and 6 distribute the obligation limitation',
'provided for federal aid highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2 and amounts distributed under',
'paragraphs 4 and 5 for federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs other than the minimum guarantee program, but',
'only to the extent that amounts apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for such fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the',
'appalachian development highway system program that are apportioned by the secretary under title 23, united states code, in the ratio',
'that a sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs that are apportioned to each state for such fiscal year,',
'bear to b the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs that are apportioned to all',
'states for such fiscal year. b the obligation limitation for federal aid highways shall not apply to obligations: 1 under',
'section 125 of title 23, united states code; 2 under section 147 of the surface transportation assistance act of 1978;',
'3 under section 9 of the federal aid highway act of 1981; 4 under sections 131 b and 131 j',
'of the surface transportation assistance act of 1982; 5 under sections 149 b and 149 c of the surface transportation',
'and uniform relocation assistance act of 1987; 6 under sections 1103 through 1108 of the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act',
'of 1991; 7 under section 157 of title 23, united states code, as in effect on the day before the',
'date of the enactment of the transportation equity act for the 21st century; and 8 under section 105 of title',
'23, united states code but, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for such fiscal year . c notwithstanding subsection',
'a , the secretary shall after august 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made',
'available under subsection a if a state will not obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient',
'amounts to those states able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year giving priority',
'to those states having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, united states',
'code, section 160 as in effect on the day before the enactment of the transportation equity act for the 21st',
'century of title 23, united states code, and under section 1015 of the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991',
'105 stat. 1943 1945 . d the obligation limitation shall apply to transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5',
'of title 23, united states code, except that obligation authority made available for such programs under such limitation shall remain',
'available for a period of 3 fiscal years. e not later than 30 days after the date of the distribution',
'of obligation limitation under subsection a , the secretary shall distribute to the states any funds: 1 that are authorized',
'to be appropriated for such fiscal year for federal aid highways programs other than the program under section 160 of',
'title 23, united states code and for carrying out subchapter i of chapter 311 of title 49, united states code,',
'and highway related programs under chapter 4 of title 23, united states code; and 2 that the secretary determines will',
'not be allocated to the states, and will not be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the',
'imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. such distribution to the states shall be made in the same',
'ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection a 6 . the funds so distributed shall be available for',
'any purposes described in section 133 b of title 23, united states code. f obligation limitation distributed for a fiscal',
'year under subsection a 4 of this section for a section set forth in subsection a 4 shall remain available',
'until used and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for federal aid highway',
'and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. sec. 311. a no recipient of funds made available in this',
'act shall disseminate personal information as defined in 18 u.s.c. 2725 3 obtained by a state department of motor vehicles',
'in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 u.s.c. 2725 1 , except as provided in 18',
'u.s.c. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 u.s.c. 2721. b notwithstanding subsection a , the secretary shall not withhold',
'funds provided in this act for any grantee if a state is in noncompliance with this provision. sec. 312. none',
'of the funds in this act shall be available to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would establish a vessel',
'traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the santa barbara traffic separation scheme and the san francisco traffic',
'separation scheme. sec. 313. notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports may transfer, without consideration, to the federal aviation administration',
'faa instrument landing systems along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway visual range equipment which conform to faa design',
'and performance specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by a federal airport aid program, airport development aid program or',
'airport improvement program grant: provided, that, the federalaviation administration shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained',
'by faa in accordance with agency criteria. sec. 314. notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except for fixed guideway',
'modernization projects, funds made available by this act under federal transit administration, capital investment grants for projects specified in this',
'act or identified in reports accompanying this act not obligated by september 30, 2005, and other recoveries, shall be made',
'available for other projects under 49 u.s.c. 5309. sec. 315. notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before',
'october 1, 2002, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, united states code, that remain available for expenditure',
'may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. sec. 316. none of',
'the funds in this act may be used to compensate in excess of 350 technical staff years under the federally',
'funded research and development center contract between the federal aviation administration and the center for advanced aviation systems development during',
'fiscal year 2003. sec. 317. notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an allocation is made of the sums authorized',
'to be appropriated for expenditure on the federal lands highway program, and whenever an apportionment is made of the sums',
'authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the',
'national highway system, the interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, the appalachian development highway system, and the minimum guarantee program,',
'the secretary of transportation shall 1 deduct a sum in such amount not to exceed .45 percent of all sums',
'so made available, as the secretary determines necessary, to administer the provisions of law to be financed from appropriations for',
'motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research: provided, that any deduction by the secretary of transportation in accordance',
'with this subsection shall be deemed to be a deduction under section 104 a 1 b of title 23, united',
'states code, and the sum so deducted shall remain available until expended; and 2 deduct a sum in such amount',
'not to exceed 2.65 percent of all sums so made available, as the secretary determines necessary to administer the provisions',
'of law to be financed from appropriations for the programs authorized under chapters 1 and 2 of title 23, united',
'states code, and to make transfers in accordance with section 104 a 1 a ii of title 23, united states',
'code: provided, that any deduction by the secretary of transportation in accordance with this subsection shall be deemed to be',
'a deduction under section 104 a 1 a of title 23, united states code, and the sum so deducted shall',
'remain available until expended. sec. 318. funds received by the federal highway administration, federal transit administration, and federal railroad administration',
'from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to',
'the federal highway administrations federal aid highways account, the federal transit administrations transit planning and research account, and to the',
'federal railroad administrations safety and operations account, except for state rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 u.s.c.',
'20105. sec. 319. funds made available for alaska or hawaii ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 u.s.c.',
'5309 m 2 b may be used to construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities,',
'including both the passenger and vehicle related elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities: provided, that not',
'more than $3,000,000 of the funds made available pursuant to 49 u.s.c. 5309 m 2 b may be used by',
'the state of hawaii to initiate and operate a passenger ferryboat services demonstration project to test the viability of different',
'intra island and inter island ferry boat routes and technology: provided further, that notwithstanding 49 u.s.c. 5302 a 7 ,',
'funds made available for alaska or hawaii ferry boats may be used to acquire passenger ferry boats and to provide',
'passenger ferry transportation services within areas of the state of hawaii under the control or use of the national park',
'service. sec. 320. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, funds received by the bureau of transportation statistics from the sale of data',
'products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 u.s.c. 111 may be credited to the federal aid highways account for',
'the purpose of reimbursing the bureau for such expenses: provided, that such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation',
'for federal aid highways and highway safety construction. sec. 321. a section 47107 of title 49, united states code, is',
'amended by inserting after section 47107 p the following: q notwithstanding any written assurances prescribed in subsections a through p',
', a general aviation airport with more than 300,000 annual operations may be exempt from having to accept scheduled passenger',
'air carrier service, provided that the following conditions are met: 1 no scheduled passenger air carrier has provided service at',
'the airport within five years prior to january 1, 2002; 2 the airport is located within the class b airspace',
'of an airport that maintains an airport operating certificate pursuant to section 44706 of title 49; and, 3 the certificated',
'airport operating under section 44706 of title 49 has sufficient capacity and does not contribute to significant delays as defined',
'by dot/faa in the airport capacity benchmark report 2001. r an airport that meets the conditions of subsections q 1',
'through 3 is not subject to section 47524 of title 49 with respect to a prohibition on all scheduled passenger',
'service.. b this section shall be effective upon enactment, notwithstanding any other section of title 49. sec. 322. none of',
'the funds in this act shall, in the absence of express authorization by congress, be used directly or indirectly to',
'pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegraph, telephone, letter, printed or written material, radio, television, video presentation, electronic communications, or',
'other device, intended or designed to influence in any manner a member of congress or of a state legislature to',
'favor or oppose by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by congress or a state legislature after the introduction',
'of any bill or resolution in congress proposing such legislation or appropriation, or after the introduction of any bill or',
'resolution in a state legislature proposing such legislation or appropriation: provided, that this shall not prevent officers or employees of',
'the department of transportation or related agencies funded in this act from communicating to members of congress or to congress,',
'on the request of any member, or to members of a state legislature, or to a state legislature, through the',
'proper official channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of business. sec. 323.',
'a funds provided in public law 106 69 for the wilmington, delaware downtown transit connector and funds provided in public',
'law 106 346 for the wilmington downtown corridor project shall be available for wilmington, delaware commuter rail improvements. b funds',
'provided in public law 106 346 for missoula ravalli transportation management administration buses shall be available for missoula ravalli transportation',
'management administrationbuses and bus facilities. sec. 324. a in general. hereafter, none of the funds made available in this act',
'may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with',
'the buy american act 41 u.s.c. 10a 10c . b sense of the congress; requirement regarding notice. 1 purchase of',
'american made equipment and products. in the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to be purchased',
'with financial assistance provided using funds made available in this act, it is the sense of the congress that entities',
'receiving the assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only american made equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.',
'2 notice to recipients of assistance. in providing financial assistance using funds made available in this act, the head of',
'each federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in paragraph 1',
'by the congress. c prohibition of contracts with persons falsely labeling products as made in america. 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 inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the united states that',
'is not made in the united states, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with',
'funds made available in this act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409',
'of title 48, code of federal regulations. sec. 325. notwithstanding any other provision of law, walnut ridge regional airport shall',
'transfer to the federal aviation administration faa their localizer instrument landing system, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by',
'faa in accordance with agency criteria. sec. 326. notwithstanding any other provision of law, williams gateway airport shall transfer to',
'the federal aviation administration faa air traffic control tower equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by faa in',
'accordance with agency criteria. sec. 327. section 218 a of title 23, united states code, is amended by inserting reauthorization',
'of the before transportation. sec. 328. notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the secretary of transportation is',
'authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the department to redeem or repurchase such stock',
'upon the payment to the department of an amount determined by the secretary. sec. 329. none of the funds in',
'this act may be used to make a grant unless the secretary of transportation, or the secretary of department in',
'which the transportation security administration is operating, notifies the house and senate committees on appropriations not less than 3 full',
'business days before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is',
'announced by the department or its modal administrations from: 1 any discretionary grant program of the federal highway administration other',
'than the emergency relief program; 2 the airport improvement program of the federal aviation administration; 3 any program of the',
'federal transit administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs; or 4 any port security grants totaling',
'$500,000 or more of the transportation security administration: provided, that no notification shall involve funds that are not available for',
'obligation. sec. 330. in addition to amounts otherwise made available in this act, to enable the secretary of transportation to',
'make grants for surface transportation projects, $90,600,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'the surface transportation projects identified in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying this act are eligible',
'for funding made available by the immediately preceding clause of this provision. sec. 331. none of the funds made available',
'in this act may be used for engineering work related to an additional runway at louis armstrong new orleans international',
'airport. sec. 332. a none of the funds made available in this act shall be available for the design or',
'construction of a light rail system in houston, texas; b notwithstanding a , amounts made available in this act or',
'previous acts under the heading federal transit administration, capital investment grants for a houston, texas, metro advanced transit plan project',
'shall be available for obligation or expenditure subject to the following conditions: 1 sufficient amounts shall be used for major',
'investment studies in 4 major corridors. 2 the texas department of transportation shall review and comment on the findings of',
'the studies under paragraph 1 . any comments by such department on such findings shall be included in any final',
'report on such studies. 3 if a final report on the studies under paragraph 1 is not available for at',
'least the 1 month period preceding the date of any referendum held by the city of houston, texas, or by',
'a county of texas, regarding approval of the issuance of bonds for funding a light rail system in houston, texas,',
'all information developed by such studies regarding passenger and cost estimates for such a system shall be made available to',
'the public at least 1 month before the date of the referendum. sec. 333. of the funds provided in section',
'101 a 2 of public law 107 42, $90,000,000 are rescinded. sec. 334. a the secretary of transportation shall enter',
'into an agreement with the national academy of sciences under which agreement the national academy of sciences shall conduct a',
'study of the procedures by whichthe department of energy, together with the department of transportation and the nuclear regulatory commission,',
'selects routes for the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from research nuclear reactors between or among existing department of energy',
'facilities currently licensed to accept such spent nuclear fuel. b in conducting the study under subsection a , the national',
'academy of sciences shall analyze the manner in which the department of energy 1 selects potential routes for the shipment',
'of spent nuclear fuel from research nuclear reactors between or among existing department facilities currently licensed to accept such spent',
'nuclear fuel; 2 selects such a route for a specific shipment of such spent nuclear fuel; and 3 conducts assessments',
'of the risks associated with shipments of such spent nuclear fuel along such a route. c the analysis under subsection',
'b shall include a consideration whether, and to what extent, the procedures analyzed for purposes of that subsection take into',
'account the following: 1 the proximity of the routes under consideration to major population centers and the risks associated with',
'shipments of spent nuclear fuel from research nuclear reactors through densely populated areas. 2 current traffic and accident data with',
'respect to the routes under consideration. 3 the quality of the roads comprising the routes under consideration. 4 emergency response',
'capabilities along the routes under consideration. 5 the proximity of the routes under consideration to places or venues including sports',
'stadiums, convention centers, concert halls and theaters, and other venues where large numbers of people gather. d in conducting the',
'study under subsection a , the national academy of sciences shall also make such recommendations regarding the matters studied as',
'the national academy of sciences considers appropriate. e the secretary shall disburse to the national academy of sciences the funds',
'for the cost of the study required by subsection a not later than 30 days after the date of the',
'enactment of this act. f not later than six months after the date of the disbursal of funds under subsection',
'e , the national academy of sciences shall submit to the appropriate committees of congress a report on the study',
'conducted under subsection a , including the recommendations required by subsection d . g in this section, the term appropriate',
'committees of congress means 1 the committees on commerce, science, and transportation, energy and natural resources, and environment and public',
'works of the senate; 2 the committee on energy and commerce of the house of representatives; and 3 the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. sec. 335. none of the funds in this act shall',
'be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the federal aviation administration and',
'the transportation security administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor owned buildings for',
'services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, aviation security or weather reporting: provided, that the prohibition of funds in',
'this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below market rates',
'for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the faa for',
'air traffic control facilities and the tsa for necessary security checkpoints. sec. 336. for the purpose of any applicable law,',
'for fiscal year 2003, the city of norman, oklahoma, shall be considered to be part of the oklahoma city transportation',
'management area. sec. 337. for an airport project that the administrator of the federal aviation administration faa determines will add',
'critical airport capacity to the national air transportation system, the administrator is authorized to accept funds from an airport sponsor,',
'including entitlement funds provided under the grants in aid for airports program, for the faa to hire additional staff or',
'obtain the services of consultants: provided, that the administrator is authorized to accept and utilize such funds only for the',
'purpose of facilitating the timely processing, review, and completion of environmental activities associated with such project. sec. 338. a in',
'general. notwithstanding any other provision of subchapter i of chapter 471 of title 49, the secretary of transportation may provide',
'grants under such subchapter i of chapter 471 to the airport sponsor of the double eagle ii airport in albuquerque,',
'new mexico, for 1 the construction of an air traffic control tower; and 2 the acquisition and installation of air',
'traffic control equipment to be used in the air traffic control tower that will assist in sustaining or improving the',
'safe and efficient movement of air traffic. b eligibility. the sponsor shall be eligible for a grant under this section',
'if 1 the sponsor would otherwise be eligible to participate in the pilot program established under section 47124 b 3',
'of title 49 except for the lack of the air traffic control tower proposed to be constructed under this section;',
'and 2 the sponsor agrees to fund not less than 10 percent of the costs of construction of the air',
'traffic control tower. c project costs. grants under this act shall be paid only from amounts apportioned to the sponsor',
'or for airports in the state under section 47114 d of title 49, united states code. d federal cost. the',
'federal cost of construction of an air traffic control tower under this section may not exceed $1,800,000. sec. 339. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, states may use funds provided in this act under section 402 of title 23, united',
'states code, to produce and place highway safety public service messages in television, radio, cinema, and print media, and on',
'the internet in accordance with guidance issued by the secretary of transportation: provided, that any state that uses funds for',
'such public service messages shall submit to the secretary a report describing and assessing the effectiveness of the messages: provided',
'further, that $10,000,000 of the funds allocated for innovative seat belt projects under section 157 of title 23, united states',
'code, and $11,000,000 of funds allocated under section 163 of title 23, united states code, shall be used as directed',
'by the national highway traffic safety administrator, to purchase advertising in broadcast media to support the national mobilizations conducted in',
'all fifty states, aimed at increasing seat belt use and reducing impaired driving: provided further, that up to $1,000,000 of',
'the funds allocated under section 163 of title 23, united states code, shall be used by the administrator to evaluate',
'the effectiveness of alcohol impaired driving programs that purchase advertising as provided by this section. sec. 340. for purposes of',
'entering into joint public private partnerships and other cooperative arrangements for the performance of work, the coast guard yard and',
'other coast guard specialized facilities designated by the commandant may enter into agreements or other arrangements, receive and retain funds',
'from and pay funds to such public and private entities, and may accept contributions of funds, materials, services, and the',
'use of facilities from such entities: provided, that amounts received under this section may be credited to appropriate coast guard',
'accounts. sec. 341. none of the funds in this act may be obligated for the office of the secretary of',
'transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this act, except for',
'activities underway on the date of enactment of this act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming',
'process for congressional notification. sec. 342. none of the funds in this act may be expended to issue, implement, or',
'enforce a regulation that diminishes or revokes an exemption authorized under section 345 of the national highway system designation act',
'of 1995 public law 104 59; 109 stat. 613; 49 u.s.c. 31136 note before the secretary of transportation determines by',
'a rulemaking proceeding that the exemptions granted are not in the public interest and adversely affects the safety of commercial',
'motor vehicles with respect to such exemption that is required under subsection c of such section and, as under subsection',
'd , if a result of monitoring the safety performance of drivers of commercial vehicles that are subject to an',
'exemption under section 345, the secretary determines that public safety has been severely affected by an exemption granted under this',
'section, the secretary shall report to congress that determination: provided, that this limitation shall not preclude the secretary from revoking',
'an exemption granted to an individual, farm, company, or other entity under section 345 of public law 104 59 for',
'national security reasons. sec. 343. a from the unexpended balances of the local rail freight assistance program under chapter 221',
'of title 49, u.s.c., $690,287 are rescinded. b for the necessary expenses of the state of iowa for a rail',
'infrastructure rehabilitation project on the iowa northern railway, $690,287, to remain available until expended. sec. 344. in addition to amounts',
'otherwise made available in this act, to enable the secretary of transportation to make grants for surface transportation projects, $285,000,000,',
'to be derived from the highway trust fund other than the mass transit account and to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the surface transportation projects identified in the joint explanatory statement of the',
'committee of conference accompanying this act are eligible for funding made available by the immediately preceding clause of this provision.',
'sec. 345. notwithstanding any other provision of law 1 in section 1602 of the transportation equity act for the 21st',
'century a item number 426 112 stat. 272 is amended by striking louisiana highway 16 and inserting the following: louisiana',
'highway 1026; b item number 696 112 stat. 383 , relating to gettysburg, pennsylvania, is amended by inserting after gettysburg',
'comprehensive road improvement study the following: and construction of projects identified in the study; c item number 230 is amended',
'by striking construct new exit 46a on i 90 at route 170 in north chili and inserting monroe county transportation',
'improvements on long pond road, pattonwood road, and leyll road; d item number 1344 112 stat. 306 is amended by',
'striking upgrade and all that follows through city and inserting the following, upgrade frederic douglas circle and manhattan avenue from',
'west 110th street to west 125th street, new york city; e item number 1108 is amended by striking construct and',
'all that follows through brownsville and inserting construct west rail project in or near brownsville, including a new railroad international',
'bridge crossing over the rio grande river; f item number 1269 112 stat. 303 is amended by striking implement and',
'all that follows through system and inserting the following: new york city department of parks and recreation, bronx, ny center',
'transportation project; g item number 933 112 stat. 291 is amended by striking redesign and all that follows through city',
'and inserting the following: design, construction and related enhancement of the grand concourse between e. 161st st. and e. 166th',
'st., new york city; h item number 75 112 stat. 259 is amended by striking construct and all that follows',
'through route and inserting the following: bronx, ny river greenway; and i item number 1735 112 stat. 320 is amended',
'by inserting: , and/or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, design, and construction of type ii noise abatement projects south',
'of the new interchange and neshaminy creek, along interstate 95 between exit 25 and 26 in bensalem township, bucks county',
'after improvements; 2 section 3030 d 3 of the transportation equity act for the 21st century public law 105 178',
'is amended by redesignating the second subparagraph d as added by section 361 of public law 107 87 as subparagraph',
'e and by inserting at the end: f port of anchorage intermodal passenger and freight facility. g mobile waterfront terminal',
'and maritime center of the gulf.. 3 of the $668,000 appropriated under the heading surface transportation projects in public law',
'103 331 for ca 113 railroad grade separation, california, the unobligated share shall be available for railroad grade separation for',
'the city of dixon, solano county, california; 4 the $500,000 appropriated under the heading surface transportation projects in public law',
'103 331 for 6th and 7th sts. improvements brownsville, tx may be used to construct the west rail project in',
'or near brownsville, including a new international railroad bridge crossing over the rio grande river; 5 section 610, section 609',
'c , and the last sentence of section 604 b 1 of public law 97 468 are repealed; and 6',
'for the purpose of further leveraging federal resources and enhancing private investment supporting the financing of public toll roads in',
'orange county, california, authorized by section 129 d of title 23, united states code, the secretary of transportation shall modify',
'the agreements entered into with the san joaquin hills transportation corridor agency and the foothill eastern transportation corridor agency pursuant',
'to section 339 of public law 102 388, section 336 of public law 103 331 and section 356 of public',
'law 104 50, to extend the term of coverage provided by such lines throughout the term of the revenue bonds',
'issued to acquire, finance or refinance those facilities, including revenue bonds issued by a new joint powers agency to finance',
'the acquisition of assets from the existing transportation corridor agencies: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, such modifications',
'shall be deemed eligible under section 184 of title 23, united states code, and shall be funded under section 188',
'of title 23, united states code: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts of the original',
'federal lines of credit not drawn upon, up to the combined original principal amount of $240,000,000, shall continue to be',
'available for draws until such revenue bonds have been retired: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, not',
'more than 20 percent of the combined original principal amount shall be available for draws in any one year: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, any draw except for operation and maintenance expenses shall be repaid not',
'later than five years following the year in which such revenue bonds have been retired. in implementing this section, the',
'secretary may modify other terms of the existing federal lines of credit, including by combining them into a single line',
'of credit the principal amount of which is limited to $240,000,000, provided that the marginal budgetary cost of any such',
'additional modifications is funded under section 188 of title 23, united states code. sec. 346. none of the funds in',
'this act may be obligated or expended by the federal motor carrier safety administration for the development or implementation of',
'a pilot program for the purpose of allowing commercial drivers 18 to 20 years of age to operate the trucks',
'and buses of motor carriers in interstate commerce. sec. 347. section 1023 h of the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act',
'of 1991 23 u.s.c. 127 note, public law 102 240 is amended 1 in the subsection heading, by inserting over',
'the road buses and before public; and 2 in paragraph 1 , by striking to any vehicle which and inserting',
'the following: to a any over the road bus as defined in section 301 of the americans with disabilities act',
'of 1990 42 u.s.c. 12181 ; or b any vehicle that. sec. 348. funds appropriated or limited in this act',
'shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated insection 350 of public law 107 87, including that the secretary',
'submit a report to the house and senate appropriations committees annually on the safety and security of transportation into the',
'united states by mexico domiciled motor carriers. sec. 349. none of the funds made available in this act may be',
'transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or',
'transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriations act. sec. 350. on february 15, 2003, and on each',
'year thereafter, the national railroad passenger corporation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the per passenger',
'operating loss on each rail line. sec. 351. deputation of law enforcement officers. a deputation authority. subchapter i of chapter',
'449 of title 49, united states code, is amended by adding at the end the following: sec. 44922. deputation of',
'state and local law enforcement officers. a deputation authority. the under secretary of transportation for security may deputize a state',
'or local law enforcement officer to carry out federal airport security duties under this chapter. b fulfillment of requirements. a',
'state or local law enforcement officer who is deputized under this section shall be treated as a federal law enforcement',
'officer for purposes of meeting the requirements of this chapter and other provisions of law to provide federal law enforcement',
'officers to carry out federal airport security duties. c agreements. to deputize a state or local law enforcement officer under',
'this section, the under secretary shall enter into a voluntary agreement with the appropriate state or local law enforcement agency',
'that employs the state or local law enforcement officer. d reimbursement. 1 in general. the under secretary shall reimburse a',
'state or local law enforcement agency for all reasonable, allowable, and allocable costs incurred by the state or local law',
'enforcement agency with respect to a law enforcement officer deputized under this section. 2 authorization of appropriations. there are authorized',
'to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. e federal tort claims act. a',
'state or local law enforcement officer who is deputized under this section shall be treated as an employee of the',
'government for purposes of sections 1346 b , 2401 b , and chapter 171 of title 28, united states code,',
'while carrying out federal airport security duties within the course and scope of the officers employment, subject to federal supervision',
'and control, and in accordance with the terms of such deputation. f stationing of officers. the under secretary may allow',
'law enforcement personnel to be stationed other than at the airport security screening location if that would be preferable for',
'law enforcement purposes and if such personnel would still be able to provide prompt responsiveness to problems occurring at the',
'screening location.. b security service fee. section 44940 a 1 of title 49, united states code, is amended by adding',
'at the end the following: for purposes of subparagraph a , the term federal law enforcement personnel includes state and',
'local law enforcement officers who are deputized under section 44922.. c conforming amendment. the table of sections for chapter 449',
'of title 49, united states code, is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subchapter i',
'the following: 44922. deputation of state and local law enforcement officers.. d deputation of federal law enforcement officers. section 114',
'q 1 of title 49, united states code, is amended by adding or other federal agency after transportation security administration.',
'sec. 352. faa notice to airmen fdc 2/0199. a in general. the secretary of transportation 1 shall maintain in full',
'force and effect, for a period of one year after the date of enactment of this act, the restrictions imposed',
'under federal aviation administration notice to airmen fdc 2/0199 and the restrictions that had been in effect on september 26,',
'2002 and that were imposed under local notices to airmen based on or derived from notice to airmen fdc 1/',
'3353; 2 shall rescind immediately any waivers or exemptions from those restrictions that are in effect on the date of',
'enactment of this act; and 3 may not grant any waivers or exemptions from those restrictions, except a as authorized',
'by air traffic control for operational or safety purposes; b for operational purposes of an event, stadium, or other venue,',
'including in the case of a sporting event equipment or parts, transport of team members, officials of the governing body',
'and immediate family members and guests of such teams and officials to and from the event, stadium, or other venue;',
'c for broadcast coverage for any broadcast rights holder; d for safety and security purposes of the event, stadium, or',
'other venue; or e to operate an aircraft in restricted airspace to the extent necessary to arrive at or depart',
'from an airport using standard air traffic procedures. b waivers. beginning no earlier than one year after the date of',
'enactment of this act, the secretary may modify or terminate such restrictions, or issue waivers or exemptions from such restrictions,',
'if the secretary promulgates, after public notice and an opportunity for comment, a rule setting forth the standards under which',
'the secretary may grant a waiver or exemption. such standards shall provide a level of security at least equivalent to',
'that provided by the waiver policy applied by the secretary as of the date of enactment of this act. c',
'funding limitation. unless and until the secretary promulgates a rule in accordance with subsection b above, none of the funds',
'made available in this act or any other act may be used to terminate or limit the restrictions described in',
'paragraph a 1 above or togrant waivers of, or exemptions from, such restrictions except as provided in paragraph a 3',
'above. d broadcast contracts not affected. nothing in this section shall be construed to affect contractual rights pertaining to any',
'broadcasting agreement. sec. 353. none of the funds in this act shall be used to procure coast guard ships, including',
'main diesel engines, unless such procurement is in compliance with the buy american act, 41 u.s.c. 10 a 10 d',
'. sec. 354. title 49, united states code, is amended by striking subsection d of section 13703 and relettering subsequent',
'subsections accordingly. sec. 355. no funds appropriated in this act may be used to apply or enforce a regulatory requirement',
'for strengthening of flight deck doors on classes of aircraft not specifically required to take such action under public law',
'107 71, section 104 a 1 , unless and until the under secretary of transportation for security, after opportunity for',
'notice and comment, determines that such strengthening is necessary for aviation security purposes. sec. 356. insert the following new section',
'at the end of chapter 53 of title 49, united states code: sec. 5339. effective for funds not yet expended',
'on the effective date of this section, the federal share for funds under this chapter for a grantee named in',
'section 603 14 of public law 97 468 shall be the same as the federal share under 23 u.s.c. section',
'120 b for federal aid highway funds apportioned to the state in which it operates.. sec. 357. a in general.',
'as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary of transportation shall enter into an',
'agreement with the state of nevada, the state of arizona, or both, to provide a method of funding for construction',
'of a hoover dam bypass bridge from funds allocated for the federal lands highway program under section 202 b of',
'title 23, united states code. b methods of funding. 1 the agreement entered into under subsection a shall provide for',
'funding in a manner consistent with the advance construction and debt instrument financing procedures for federal aid highways set forth',
'in sections 115 and 122 of title 23, except that the funding source may include funds made available under the',
'federal lands highway program. 2 eligibility for funding under this subsection shall not be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or',
'obligation on the part of the united states to provide for payment of principal or interest of an eligible debt',
'financing instrument as so defined in section 122, nor create a right of a third party against the united states',
'for payment under an eligible debt financing instrument. the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection a shall make specific reference',
'to this provision of law. 3 the provisions of this section do not limit the use of other available funds',
'for which the project referenced in subsection a is eligible. sec. 358. hereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise',
'made available in this act may be made available to any person or entity convicted of violating the buy american',
'act 41 u.s.c. 10a 10c . sec. 359. for fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding any other provision of law, historic covered',
'bridges eligible for federal assistance under section 1224 of the transportation equity act for the 21st century, as amended, may',
'be funded from amounts set aside for the discretionary bridge program. sec. 360. none of the funds provided in this',
'act or prior appropriations acts for coast guard acquisition, construction, and improvements shall be available after the fifteenth day of',
'any quarter of any fiscal year, unless the commandant of the coast guard first submits to the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations a quarterly report on the agencys mission hour emphasis and a quarterly report on all major coast',
'guard acquisition projects including projects executed for the coast guard by the united states navy and vessel traffic service projects:',
'provided, that such acquisition reports shall include an acquisition schedule, estimated current and year funding requirements, and a schedule of',
'anticipated obligations and outlays for each major acquisition project: provided further, that such acquisition reports shall rate on a relative',
'scale the cost risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associated with each acquisition project and include a table detailing unobligated',
'balances to date and anticipated unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal year and the close of the following',
'fiscal year should the administrations pending budget request for the acquisition, construction, and improvements account be fully funded: provided further,',
'that such acquisition reports shall also provide abbreviated information on the status of shore facility construction and renovation projects: provided',
'further, that all information submitted in such mission hour emphasis and acquisition reports shall be current as of the last',
'day of the preceding quarter. sec. 361. of the funds made available for fiscal year 2003 in section 188 a',
'1 of title 23, united states code, along with any available unobligated balances of funds made available in prior years,',
'$115,000,000 shall instead be available for the programs authorized in section 1101 a 9 of public law 105 178, as',
'amended, and $65,000,000 shall instead be made available for section 1221 of public law 105 178, as amended. sec. 362.',
'funds provided in this act for the working capital fund shall be reduced by $12,600,000, which limits fiscal year 2003',
'working capital fund obligational authority for elements of the department of transportation funded in this act to no more than',
'$119,166,000: provided, that such reductions from the budget request shall be allocated by the department of transportation to each appropriations',
'account in proportion to the amount included in each account for the working capital fund. sec. 363. a notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, and subject to the requirements of this section, the secretary of transportation is authorized to waive',
'any of the terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the deeds of conveyance and subsequent corrections to the deeds',
'of conveyance under which the united states conveyed certain property to gadsden, alabama, for airport purposes. b no waiver may',
'be granted under subsection a if the waiver would result in the closure of an airport. c gadsden, alabama, shall',
'agree that in selling, leasing, or conveying any interest in, the property for which waivers are granted under subsection a',
', the amount received by the city shall be used by the city for the development, improvement, operation, or maintenance',
'of the gadsden municipal airport. sec. 364. of the funds made available under section 1101 a 12 and section 1503',
'of public law 105 178, as amended, $8,000,000 are rescinded. sec. 365. transfer of funds between highway projects, lake charles,',
'louisiana. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available for construction of roads and a bridge to provide access',
'to the rose bluff industrial area, lake charles, louisiana, under section 149 a 87 of the surface transportation and uniform',
'relocation assistance act of 1987 101 stat. 194; 109 stat. 607 and item 17 of the table contained in section',
'1106 a 2 of the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991 105 stat. 2038 shall be made available for',
'the project in lake charles, louisiana, consisting of 1 construction of nelson access road to the port of lake charles',
'as described in item 1596 of the table contained in section 1602 of the transportation equity act for the 21st',
'century 112 stat. 315 ; 2 planning, design, and reconstruction of cove lane exit from interstate 210; and 3 planning,',
'design, and construction of west prien lake road. sec. 366. notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available',
'under section 104 a 1 a of title 23, united states code, for surface transportation projects, $13,000,000 shall be available',
'to the secretary to make grants to the kentucky turnpike authority to pay the debt on bonds issued by the',
'kentucky turnpike authority before january 1, 2003, for the daniel boone parkway, kentucky, and the cumberland parkway, kentucky. sec. 367.',
'letters of intent for airport security improvement projects. a the under secretary of transportation for security may issue a letter',
'of intent to an airport committing to obligate from future budget authority an amount, not more than the federal governments',
'share of the projects cost, for an airport security improvement project including interest costs and costs of formulating the project',
'at the airport. the letter shall establish a schedule under which the under secretary will reimburse the airport for the',
'governments share of the projects costs, as amounts become available, if the airport, after the under secretary issues the letter,',
'carries out the project without receiving amounts under chapter 471 of title 49. b the airport shall notify the under',
'secretary of the airports intent to carry out the airport security improvement project before the project begins. c a letter',
'of intent may be issued under this section only if 1 the airport security improvement project to which the letter',
'applies involves the replacement of baggage conveyer systems or the reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas in order to install explosive',
'detection systems; and 2 the under secretary determines that the project will improve security or will improve the efficiency of',
'the airport without lessening security. d a letter of intent issued under this section is not an obligation of the',
'government under section 1501 of title 31, and the letter is not deemed to be an administrative commitment for financing.',
'an obligation or administrative commitment may be made only as amounts are provided in authorization and appropriations laws. e the',
'governments share of the projects cost shall be 75 percent for a project at an airport having at least 0.25',
'percent of the total number of passenger boardings each year at all airports and 90 percent for a project at',
'any other airport. f nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the obligation of amounts pursuant to a',
'letter of intent under this section in the same fiscal year as the letter of intent is issued. g the',
'under secretary shall notify the house and senate committees on appropriations, the house transportation and infrastructure committee, and the senate',
'commerce, science, and transportation committee at least 3 days prior to the issuance of a letter of intent under this',
'section. h there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2003,',
'2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. sec. 368. section 342 of the department of transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 2002,',
'is amended by striking passenger only ferry to serve kitsap and king counties to seattle and inserting ferry/tunnel project in',
'bremerton, washington. sec. 369. section 343 of the department of transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 2002, is amended by',
'striking passenger only ferry to serve kitsap and king counties to seattle and inserting ferry/tunnel project in bremerton, washington. sec.',
'370. a inclusion of towers in airport development. section 47102 3 of title 49, united states code, is amended by',
'adding at the end the following: m constructing an air traffic control tower or acquiring and installing air traffic control,',
'communications, and related equipment at an air traffic control tower under the terms specified in section 47124 b 4 ..',
'b construction of air traffic control towers. 1 in general. section 47124 b 4 of title 49, united states code,',
'is amended to read as follows: 4 construction of air traffic control towers. a grants. the secretary may provide grants',
'to a sponsor of i a primary airport i from amounts made available under sections 47114 c 1 and 47114',
'c 2 for the construction or improvement of a nonapproach control tower, as defined by the secretary, and for the',
'acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in that tower; ii from amounts',
'made available under sections 47114 c 1 and 47114 c 2 for reimbursement for the cost of construction or improvement',
'of a nonapproach control tower, as defined by the secretary, incurred after october 1, 1996, if the sponsor complied with',
'the requirements of sections 47107 e , 47112 b , and 47112 c in constructing or improving that tower; and',
'iii from amounts made available under sections 47114 c 1 and 47114 c 2 for reimbursement for the cost of',
'acquiring and installing in that tower air traffic control, communications, and related equipment that was acquired or installed after october',
'1, 1996; and ii a public use airport that is not a primary airport i from amounts made available under',
'sections 47114 c 2 and 47114 d for the construction or improvement of a nonapproach control tower, as defined by',
'the secretary, and for the acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in',
'that tower; ii from amounts made available under sections 47114 c 2 and 47114 d 3 a for reimbursement for',
'the cost of construction or improvement of a nonapproach control tower, as defined by the secretary, incurred after october 1,',
'1996, if the sponsor complied with the requirements of sections 47107 e , 47112 b , and 47112 c in',
'constructing or improving that tower; and iii from amounts made available under sections 47114 c 2 and 47114 d 3',
'a for reimbursement for the cost of acquiring and installing in that tower air traffic control, communications, and related equipment',
'that was acquired or installed after october 1, 1996. b eligibility. an airport sponsor shall be eligible for a grant',
'under this paragraph only if i i the sponsor is a participant in the federal aviation administration contract tower program',
'established under subsection a and continued under paragraph 1 or the pilot program established under paragraph 3 ; or ii',
'construction of a nonapproach control tower would qualify the sponsor to be eligible to participate in such program; ii the',
'sponsor certifies that it will pay not less than 10 percent of the cost of the activities for which the',
'sponsor is receiving assistance under this paragraph; iii the secretary affirmatively accepts the proposed contract tower into a contract tower',
'program under this section and certifies that the secretary will seek future appropriations to pay the federal aviation administrations cost',
'of the contract to operate the tower to be constructed under this paragraph; iv the sponsor certifies that it will',
'pay its share of the cost of the contract to operate the tower to be constructed under this paragraph; and',
'v in the case of a tower to be constructed under this paragraph from amounts made available under section 47114',
'd 2 or 47114 d 3 b , the secretary certifies that i the federal aviation administration has consulted the',
'state within the borders of which the tower is to be constructed and the state supports the construction of the',
'tower as part of its state airport capital plan; and ii the selection of the tower for funding is based',
'on objective criteria. c limitation on federal share. the federal share of the cost of construction of a nonapproach control',
'tower under this paragraph may not exceed $1,100,000.. 2 conforming amendments. section 47124 b of such title is amended a',
'in paragraph 3 a by striking level i air traffic control towers, as defined by the secretary, and inserting nonapproach',
'control towers, as defined by the secretary,; and b in paragraph 3 e by striking subject to paragraph 4 d',
', of and inserting of. 3 savings clause. notwithstanding the amendments made by this section, the towers for which assistance',
'is being provided on the day before the date of enactment of this act under section 47124 b 4 of',
'title 49, united states code, as in effect on such day, may continue to be provided such assistance under the',
'terms of such section. c nonapproach control towers. 1 in general. the administrator of the federal aviation administration may enter',
'into a lease agreement or contract agreement with a private entity to provide for construction and operation of a nonapproach',
'control tower as defined by the secretary of transportation. 2 terms and conditions. an agreement entered into under this section',
'a shall be negotiated under such procedures as the administrator considers necessary to ensure the integrity of the selection process,',
'the safety of air travel, and to protect the interests of the united states; b may provide a lease option',
'to the united states, to be exercised at the discretion of the administrator, to occupy any general purpose space in',
'a facility covered by the agreement; c shall not require, unless specifically determined otherwise by the administrator, federal ownership of',
'a facility covered under the agreement after the expiration of the agreement; d shall describe the consideration, duties, and responsibilities',
'for which the united states and the private entity are responsible; e shall provide that the united states will not',
'be liable for any action, debt, or liability of any entity created by the agreement; f shall provide that the',
'private entity may not execute any instrument or document creating or evidencing any indebtedness with respect to a facility covered',
'by the agreement unless such instrument or document specifically disclaims any liability of the united states under the instrument or',
'document; and g shall include such other terms and conditions as the administrator considers appropriate. d use of apportionments to',
'pay non federal share of operation costs. 1 study. the secretary of transportation shall conduct a study of the feasibility,',
'costs, and benefits of allowing the sponsor of an airport to use not to exceed 10 percent of amounts apportioned',
'to the sponsor under section 47114 to pay the non federal share of the cost of operation of an air',
'traffic control tower under section 47124 b of title 49, united states code. 2 report. not later than 1 year',
'after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary shall transmit to congress a report on the results of',
'the study. sec. 371. in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this act, there is hereby appropriated $3,500,000, to',
'remain available until expended, to enable the secretary to maintain operations of the midway island airfield. sec. 372. section 145',
'c of public law 107 71 is amended by striking the number 18 and inserting the number 27 . sec.',
'373. susquehanna greenway, maryland. the table contained in section 1602 of the transportation equity act for the 21st century is',
'amended in item 1603 112 stat. 316 by striking construct pedestrian bicycle bridge across susquehanna river between havre de grace',
'and perryville and inserting develop lower susquehanna heritage greenway, including acquisition of property, construction of hiker biker trails, and construction',
'or use of docks, ferry boats, bridges, or vans to convey bikers and pedestrians across the susquehanna river between cecil',
'county and harford county. sec. 374. item number 1320 in the table contained in section 1602 of the transportation equity',
'act for the 21st century 112 stat. 305 is amended by striking reconstruct 79th street traffic circle, new york city',
'and inserting cross harbor freight movement project eis, new york city. sec. 375. of the $3,400,000 appropriated under the heading',
'highway demonstration projects in public law 101 516 for pennsylvania state route 711 bypass ligonier , the unobligated share shall',
'be available for transportation projects in the counties of allegheny, armstrong, cambria, fayette, greene, indiana, somerset, washington and westmoreland, pennsylvania.',
'sec. 376. of the $900,000 appropriated under the heading federal highway demonstration projects in public law 102 143 for pennsylvania',
'state route 711 bypass ligonier , the unobligated share shall be available for transportation projects in the counties of allegheny,',
'armstrong, cambria, fayette, greene, indiana, somerset, washington and westmoreland, pennsylvania. sec. 377. of the funds made available in public law',
'107 87 under the federal aid highways account to carry out 23 u.s.c. 129 c and section 1064 of the',
'intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991, as amended, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the federal transit administrations formula grant',
'account and made available to the jersey city pier redevelopment and terminal construction project: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, including 23 u.s.c. 104 k , such funds shall be administered under terms and conditions deemed appropriate by',
'the secretary. this division may be cited as the department of transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 2003. division j',
'treasury and general government appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for the treasury department, the united states postal service, the executive office',
'of the president, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. that',
'the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the treasury department, the',
'united states postal service, the executive office of the president, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending september',
'30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i department of the treasury departmental offices salaries and expenses including transfer',
'of funds for necessary expenses of the departmental offices including operation and maintenance of the treasury building and annex; hire',
'of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or',
'owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; not to exceed $3,500,000 for official travel expenses; not to',
'exceed $3,813,000, to remain available until expended for information technology modernization requirements; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and',
'representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the',
'direction of the secretary of the treasury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $189,201,000: provided, that the',
'office of foreign assets control shall be funded at no less than $21,206,000 and 120 full time equivalent positions: provided',
'further, that of these amounts $2,900,000 is available for grants to state and local law enforcement groups to help fight',
'money laundering: provided further, that of these amounts, $5,893,000 shall be for the treasury wide financial statement audit program, of',
'which such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred to accounts of the departments offices and bureaus to conduct',
'audits: provided further, that this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other provided in this act. department wide',
'systems and capital investments programs including transfer of funds for development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and',
'services for the department of the treasury, $65,628,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that these funds shall be transferred',
'to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the departments offices, bureaus, and other organizations: provided',
'further, that this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this act: provided further,',
'that none of the funds appropriated shall be used to support or supplement the internal revenue service appropriations for information',
'systems or business systems modernization. office of inspector general salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of inspector',
'general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for',
'official travel expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential',
'nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the inspector general of the treasury, $35,736,000, of which not',
'to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. treasury inspector general for tax administration salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the treasury inspector general for tax administration in carrying out the inspector general act of',
'1978, as amended, including purchase not to exceed 150 for replacement only for police type use and hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles 31 u.s.c. 1343 b ; services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may be determined',
'by the inspector general for tax administration; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; and not to exceed $500,000',
'for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the inspector general for',
'tax administration, $125,011,000. air transportation stabilization program for necessary expenses to administer the air transportation stabilization board established by section',
'102 of the air transportation safety and system stabilization act public law 107 42 , $6,041,000, to remain available until',
'expended. treasury building and annex repair and restoration for the repair, alteration, and improvement of the treasury building and annex,',
'$28,932,000, to remain available until expended. expanded access to financial services including transfer of funds to develop and implement programs',
'to expand access to financial services for low and moderate income individuals, $2,000,000, such funds to become available upon authorization',
'of this program as provided by law and to remain available until expended: provided, that of these funds, such sums',
'as may be necessary may be transferred to accounts of the departments offices, bureaus, and other organizations: provided further, that',
'this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this act. counterterrorism fund for necessary',
'expenses, as determined by the secretary, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse any department of the treasury organization',
'for the costs of providing support to counter, investigate, or prosecute unexpected threats or acts of terrorism, including payment of',
'rewards in connection with these activities: provided, that the entire dollar amount shall be available only to the extent that',
'an official request for a specific dollar amount is transmitted by the president to the congress. financial crimes enforcement network',
'salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the financial crimes enforcement network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel expenses',
'of non federal law enforcement personnel to attend meetings concerned with financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; not',
'to exceed $14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to federal law enforcement agencies, with or without',
'reimbursement,$51,752,000, of which not to exceed $3,400,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2005; and of which $8,338,000 shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2004: provided, that funds appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal services contracts.',
'federal law enforcement training center salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the federal law enforcement training center, as a',
'bureau of the department of the treasury, including materials and support costs of federal law enforcement basic training; purchase not',
'to exceed 52 for police type use, without regard to the general purchase price limitation and hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles; for expenses for student athletic and related activities; uniforms without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the',
'current fiscal year; the conducting of and participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; for public awareness and enhancing',
'community support of law enforcement training; not to exceed $11,500 for official reception and representation expenses; room and board for',
'student interns; and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $134,986,000, of which $650,000 shall be available for an interagency',
'effort to establish written standards on accreditation of federal law enforcement training; and of which up to $24,266,000 for materials',
'and support costs of federal law enforcement basic training shall remain available until september 30, 2005, and of which up',
'to 20 percent of the $24,266,000 also shall be available for travel, room and board costs for participating agency basic',
'training during the first quarter of a fiscal year, subject to full reimbursement by the benefitting agency: provided, that the',
'center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, both real and personal, and to accept services, for authorized',
'purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic value which shall be awarded annually by the director of the center',
'to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic training program at the center during the previous fiscal year, which',
'shall be funded only by gifts received through the centers gift authority: provided further, that the center is authorized to',
'accept detailees from other federal agencies, on a non reimbursable basis, to staff the accreditation function: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, students attending training at any center site shall reside in on center or center provided',
'housing, insofar as available and in accordance with center policy: provided further, that funds appropriated in this account shall be',
'available, at the discretion of the director, for the following: training united states postal service law enforcement personnel and postal',
'police officers; state and local government law enforcement training on a space available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials',
'on a space available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation, except that reimbursement may be waived by',
'the secretary for law enforcement training activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to section 801 of the antiterrorism and effective',
'death penalty act of 1996, public law 104 32 ; training of private sector security officials on a space available',
'basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation; and travel expenses of non federal personnel to attend course development',
'meetings and training sponsored by the center: provided further, that the center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of',
'reimbursements from agencies receiving training sponsored by the center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year',
'shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year: provided further, that the center is',
'authorized to provide training for the gang resistance education and training program to federal and non federal personnel at any',
'facility in partnership with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms: provided further, that the center is authorized to provide',
'short term medical services for students undergoing training at the center. acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses for expansion of',
'the federal law enforcement training center, for acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facility',
'improvements, and related expenses, $36,000,000, to remain available until expended. interagency law enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement for expenses',
'necessary to conduct investigations and convict offenders involved in organized crime drug trafficking, including cooperative efforts with state and local',
'law enforcement, as it relates to the treasury department law enforcement violations such as money laundering, violent crime, and smuggling,',
'$107,576,000. financial management service salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the financial management service, $222,078,000, of which not to',
'exceed $9,220,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2005, for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed',
'$2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 822 vehicles for police',
'type use, of which 650 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; services',
'of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the director; for payment of per diem and/or subsistence',
'allowances to employees where a major investigative assignment requires an employee to work 16 hours or more per day or',
'to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses;',
'for training of state and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training',
'and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs',
'for laboratory services and fire research center activities; and provision of laboratory assistance to state and local agencies, with or',
'without reimbursement, $886,430,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys fees as provided',
'by 18 u.s.c. 924 d 2 ; of which up to $2,000,000 shall be available for the equipping of any',
'vessel, vehicle, equipment, or aircraft available for official use by a state or local law enforcement agency if the conveyance',
'will be used in joint law enforcement operations with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and for the payment',
'of overtime salaries including social security and medicare, travel, fuel, training, equipment, supplies, and other similar costs of state and',
'local law enforcement personnel, including sworn officers and support personnel, that are incurred in joint operations with the bureau of',
'alcohol, tobacco and firearms; of which $13,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for disbursements through grants, cooperative',
'agreements or contracts to local governments for gang resistance education and training; and of which $3,200,000 for a new headquarters',
'shall remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that no funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative',
'expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the department of the treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of',
'acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by federal firearms licensees: provided further, that no funds appropriated herein shall be used',
'to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the united states to implement an amendment',
'or amendments to 27 cfr 178.118 or to change the definition of curios or relics in 27 cfr 178.11 or',
'remove any item from atf publication 5300.11 as it existed on january 1, 1994: provided further, that none of the',
'funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from federal firearms disabilities under 18',
'u.s.c. 925 c : provided further, that such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by',
'corporations for relief from federal firearms disabilities under 18 u.s.c. 925 c : provided further, that no funds under this',
'act may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 u.s.c. 923 g 4 by name or any',
'personal identification code. united states customs service salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states customs service, including',
'purchase and lease of up to 1,535 motor vehicles of which 550 are for replacement only and of which 1,500',
'are for police type use and commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; not',
'to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and awards of compensation to informers, as authorized by any act',
'enforced by the united states customs service, $2,527,155,000, of which such sums as become available in the customs user fee',
'account, except sums subject to section 13031 f 3 of the consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985, as amended',
'19 u.s.c. 58c f 3 , shall be derived from that account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall',
'be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance operations; not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until',
'expended for research; not less than $100,000 shall be available to promote public awareness of the child pornography tipline; not',
'less than $200,000 shall be available for project alert; not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting',
'special operations pursuant to 19 u.s.c. 2081; not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be available until expended for the procurement of',
'automation infrastructure items, including hardware, software, and installation; not to exceed $1,250,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2004 for',
'strengthened enforcement of u.s. trade laws pertaining to steel; and not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for',
'repairs to customs facilities: provided, that of the total amount of funds made available for forced child labor activities in',
'fiscal year 2003, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for operations and support of such activities: provided',
'further, that uniforms may be purchased without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation prescribed in subsection 5 c 1',
'of the act of february 13, 1911 19 u.s.c. 261 and 267 shall be $30,000. harbor maintenance fee collection including',
'transfer of funds for administrative expenses related to the collection of the harbor maintenance fee, pursuant to public law 103',
'182, $3,000,000, to be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund and to be transferred to and merged with the',
'customs salaries and expenses account for such purposes. operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction programs for expenses, not',
'otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other related equipment of the air',
'and marine programs, including operational training and mission related travel, and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or',
'marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the operations of which include the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods;',
'the provision of support to customs and other federal, state, and local agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws',
'enforced by the customs service; and, at the discretion of the commissioner of customs, the provision of assistanceto federal, state,',
'and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts, $181,829,000, which shall remain available until expended: provided, that',
'no aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is one of a kind and has been',
'identified as excess to customs requirements and aircraft which has been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other',
'federal agency, department, or office outside of the department of homeland security, during fiscal year 2003 without the prior approval',
'of the committees on appropriations. automation modernization for expenses not otherwise provided for customs automated systems, $435,332,000, to remain available',
'until expended, of which not less than $312,900,000 shall be for the development of the automated commercial environment: provided, that',
'none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for the automated commercial environment until the united states',
'customs service prepares and submits to the committees on appropriations a plan for expenditure that: 1 meets the capital planning',
'and investment control review requirements established by the office of management and budget, including omb circular a 11, part 3;',
'2 complies with the united states customs services enterprise information systems architecture; 3 complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines,',
'and systems acquisition management practices of the federal government; 4 is reviewed and approved by the customs investment review board,',
'the department of the treasury, and the office of management and budget; and 5 is reviewed by the general accounting',
'office: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for the automated commercial environment',
'until such expenditure plan has been approved by the committees on appropriations. united states mint united states mint public enterprise',
'fund pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, united states code, the united states mint is provided funding through the',
'united states mint public enterprise fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services,',
'including both operating expenses and capital investments. the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2003',
'under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the united states mint shall not exceed',
'$34,900,000. bureau of the public debt administering the public debt for necessary expenses connected with any public debt issues of',
'the united states, $194,468,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and',
'of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for systems modernization; and of which not to exceed',
'$4,000,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2004 for the purpose of completing the shut down of the savings bond',
'marketing activity: provided, that the sum appropriated herein from the general fund for fiscal year 2003 shall be reduced by',
'not more than $4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees and treasury direct investor account maintenance fees are collected, so as',
'to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $190,068,000. in addition, $40,000 to',
'be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund to reimburse the bureau for administrative and personnel expenses for financial',
'management of the fund, as authorized by section 1012 of public law 101 380. internal revenue service processing, assistance, and',
'management for necessary expenses of the internal revenue service for pre filing taxpayer assistance and education, filing and account services,',
'shared services support, general management and administration; and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may',
'be determined by the commissioner, $3,955,777,000, of which up to $3,950,000 shall be for the tax counseling for the elderly',
'program, of which $7,000,000 shall be available for low income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not to exceed $25,000',
'shall be for official reception and representation expenses. tax law enforcement for necessary expenses of the internal revenue service for',
'determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing litigation support; conducting criminal investigation and enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid',
'accounts; conducting a document matching program; resolving taxpayer problems through prompt identification, referral and settlement; compiling statistics of income and',
'conducting compliance research; purchase for police type use, not to exceed 850 and hire of passenger motor vehicles 31 u.s.c.',
'1343 b ; and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the',
'commissioner, $3,729,072,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2005, for research, and of which',
'not less than $60,000,000 shall be used to combat abusive tax shelters. earned income tax credit compliance initiative for funding',
'essential earned income tax credit compliance and error reduction initiatives, $146,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used',
'to reimburse the social security administration for the costs of implementing section 1090 of the taxpayer relief act of 1997.',
'information systems for necessary expenses of the internal revenue service for information systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems',
'and operational information systems; the hire of passenger motor vehicles 31 u.s.c. 1343 b ; and services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the commissioner, $1,632,444,000, which shall remain available until september',
'30, 2004. business systems modernization for necessary expenses of the internal revenue service, $366,000,000, to remain available until september 30,',
'2005, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including',
'contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109: provided, that none of these funds may be obligated until',
'the internal revenue service submits to the committees on appropriations, and such committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: 1',
'meets the capital planning and investment control review requirements established by the office of management and budget, including circular a',
'11 part 3; 2 complies with the internal revenue services enterprise architecture, including the modernization blueprint; 3 conforms with the',
'internal revenue services enterprise life cycle methodology; 4 is approved by the internal revenue service, the department of the treasury,',
'and the office of management and budget; 5 has been reviewed by the general accounting office; and 6 complies with',
'the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the federal government. health insurance tax credit administration for',
'necessary expenses to implement the health insurance tax credit included in the trade act of 2002 public law 107 210',
', $70,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. administrative provisions internal revenue service sec. 101. not to exceed 5',
'percent of any appropriation made available in this act to the internal revenue service may be transferred to any other',
'internal revenue service appropriation upon the advance approval of the committees on appropriations. sec. 102. the internal revenue service shall',
'maintain a training program to ensure that internal revenue service employees are trained in taxpayers rights, in dealing courteously with',
'the taxpayers, and in cross cultural relations. sec. 103. the internal revenue service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures',
'that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information. sec. 104. funds made available by this or any other act to',
'the internal revenue service shall be available for improved facilities and increased manpower to provide sufficient and effective 1 800',
'help line service for taxpayers. the commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the internal revenue service 1 800',
'help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff to improve the internal revenue',
'service 1 800 help line service. united states secret service salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states',
'secret service, including purchase of not to exceed 610 vehicles for police type use for replacement only, and hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles; purchase of american made side car compatible motorcycles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by state',
'and local governments, which may be provided without reimbursement; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined',
'by the director; rental of buildings in the district of columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on',
'private or other property not in government ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; for payment',
'of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a protective assignment during the actual day or days of the',
'visit of a protectee require an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or',
'her post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms matches; presentation of awards; for travel of secret service',
'employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other act if approval',
'is obtained in advance from the committees on appropriations; for research and development; for making grants to conduct behavioral research',
'in support of protective research and operations; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed',
'$100,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; for payment in advance for',
'commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and for uniforms without regard to the generalpurchase price limitation',
'for the current fiscal year, $1,029,150,000, of which $1,633,000 shall be available for forensic and related support of investigations of',
'missing and exploited children, and of which $4,583,000 shall be available as a grant for activities related to the investigations',
'of exploited children and shall remain available until expended: provided, that up to $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2004. acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses for necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and improvement',
'of facilities, $3,519,000, to remain available until expended. general provisions department of the treasury sec. 110. any obligation or expenditure',
'by the secretary of the treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of a federal agency or a department of',
'the treasury law enforcement organization in accordance with 31 u.s.c. 9703 g 4 b from unobligated balances remaining in the',
'fund on september 30, 2003, shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. sec. 111. appropriations to the department of',
'the treasury in this act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901',
', including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor',
'vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year;',
'entering into contracts with the department of state for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their',
'dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109. sec. 112. the funds provided to the bureau',
'of alcohol, tobacco and firearms for fiscal year 2003 in this act for the enforcement of the federal alcohol administration',
'act shall be expended in a manner so as not to diminish enforcement efforts with respect to section 105 of',
'the federal alcohol administration act. sec. 113. not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this act made available',
'to the federal law enforcement training center, financial crimes enforcement network, bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, united states customs',
'service, interagency crime and drug enforcement, and united states secret service may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance',
'approval of the committees on appropriations. no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.',
'sec. 114. not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this act made available to the departmental offices salaries',
'and expenses, office of inspector general, treasury inspector general for tax administration, financial management service, and bureau of the public',
'debt, may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the committees on appropriations. no transfer may increase',
'or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. sec. 115. not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation',
'made available in this act to the internal revenue service may be transferred to the treasury inspector general for tax',
'administrations appropriation upon the advance approval of the committees on appropriations. no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation',
'by more than 2 percent. sec. 116. of the funds available for the purchase of law enforcement vehicles, no funds',
'may be obligated until the secretary of the treasury certifies that the purchase by the respective treasury bureau is consistent',
'with departmental vehicle management principles: provided, that the secretary may delegate this authority to the assistant secretary for management. sec.',
'117. none of the funds appropriated in this act or otherwise available to the department of the treasury or the',
'bureau of engraving and printing may be used to redesign the $1 federal reserve note. sec. 118. the secretary of',
'the treasury may transfer funds from salaries and expenses, financial management service, to the debt services account as necessary to',
'cover the costs of debt collection: provided, that such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from',
'debt collections received in the debt services account. sec. 119. section 122 g 1 of public law 105 119 5',
'u.s.c. 3104 note , is further amended by striking 4 years and inserting 5 years. sec. 120. none of the',
'funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other act may be used by the united states mint',
'to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the house committee on financial services and the senate',
'committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs. sec. 121. none of the funds appropriated or made available by this act',
'may be used for the production of customs declarations that do not inquire whether the passenger had been in the',
'proximity of livestock. sec. 122. the federal law enforcement training center is directed to establish an accrediting body that will',
'include representatives from the federal law enforcement community, as well as non federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training.',
'the purpose of this body will be to establish standards for measuring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of federal',
'law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. sec. 123. the treasury department appropriations act, 1997 as contained in section 101',
'f of division a of public law 104 208 , under the heading treasury franchise fund, as amended by section',
'120 of the treasury department appropriations act, 2001 enacted pursuant to section 1 a 3 of public law 106 554',
', is further amended by striking until october 1, 2002 and inserting until october 1, 2004. sec. 125. amendment to',
'john c. stennis center for public service training and development act. for fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, section 116 of',
'the john c. stennis center for public service training and development act 2 u.s.c. 1105 is amended 1 by striking',
'subsection b and inserting the following: b investment of fund assets. 1 at the request of the center, it shall',
'be the duty of the secretary of the treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated to the fund. such',
'investments may be made only in interest bearing obligations of the united states issued directly to the fund. 2 the',
'purposes for which obligations of the united states may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31 are hereby extended',
'to authorize the issuance at par of special obligations directly to the fund. such special obligations shall bear interest at',
'a rate equal to the average rate of interest, computed as to the end of the calendar month next preceding',
'the date of such issue, borne by all marketable interest bearing obligations of the united states then forming a part',
'of the public debt; except that where such average rate is not a multiple of one eighth of 1 per',
'centum, the rate of interest of such special obligations shall be the multiple of one eighth of 1 per centum',
'next lower than such average rate. all requests of the center to the secretary of the treasury provided for in',
'this section shall be binding upon the secretary. ; and 2 by striking subsection c and inserting the following: c',
'authority to sell obligations. at the request of the center, the secretary of the treasury shall redeem any obligation issued',
'directly to the fund. obligations issued to the fund under subsection b 2 shall be redeemed at par plus accrued',
'interest. any other obligations issued directly to the fund shall be redeemed at the market price.. sec. 126. amendment to',
'james madison memorial fellowship act. for fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, section 811 of the james madison memorial fellowship act',
'20 u.s.c. 4510 is amended 1 by striking subsection b and inserting the following: b investment of amounts appropriated. 1',
'at the request of the trust fund, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the treasury to invest',
'in full the amounts appropriated and contributed to the fund. such investments may be made only in interest bearing obligations',
'of the united states issued directly to the fund. 2 the purposes for which obligations of the united states may',
'be issued under chapter 31 of title 31 are hereby extended to authorize the issuance at par of special obligations',
'directly to the fund. such special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal to the average rate of interest,',
'computed as to the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of such issue, borne by all marketable',
'interest bearing obligations of the united states then forming a part of the public debt; except that where such average',
'rate is not a multiple of one eighth of 1 per centum, the rate of interest of such special obligations',
'shall be the multiple of one eighth of 1 per centum next lower than such average rate. all requests of',
'the trust fund to the secretary of the treasury provided for in this section shall be binding upon the secretary.',
'; and 2 by striking subsection c and inserting the following: c sale of obligations acquired by fund. at the',
'request of the trust fund, the secretary of the treasury shall redeem any obligation issued directly to the fund. obligations',
'issued to the fund under subsection b 2 shall be redeemed at par plus accrued interest. any other obligations issued',
'directly to the fund shall be redeemed at the market price.. sec. 127. authority for the creation of integrated border',
'inspection areas and designation of foreign law enforcement officers. a creation of integrated border inspection areas. 1 the commissioner of',
'customs, in consultation with the canadian customs and revenue agency ccra , shall seek to establish integrated border inspection areas',
'ibias , i.e., areas on either side of the united states canada border in which the united states customs officers',
'can inspect vehicles entering the united states from canada before they enter the united states, or canadian officers can inspect',
'vehicles entering canada from the united states before they enter canada. this may include, where appropriate, employment of reverse inspection',
'techniques. 2 the commissioner of customs, in consultation with the administrator of the general services administration when appropriate, shall endeavor',
'to carry out the ibia program in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the surrounding community. b section 1401',
'i of title 19, united states code, is amended by inserting , including foreign law enforcement officers, after or other',
'person. c section 1629 of title 19, united states code, is amended 1 in paragraph a by inserting , or',
'subsequent to their exit from, after prior to their arrival in; 2 in paragraph c by inserting or exportation after',
'relating to the importation and by inserting or exit after port of entry; 3 in paragraph e , by a',
'inserting and agriculture inspection after customs in each instance where reference is currently made to customs officers or customs officials',
'in this subsection; b inserting and the secretary of agriculture after in coordination with the secretary; c inserting or that',
'have gone directly from that country to the united states after to that country from the united states; d inserting',
'or exportation after governing the importation; e deleting and and inserting a comma , after such functions; f inserting ,',
'and enjoy such privileges and immunities after such duties; g inserting or are afforded after authorized to perform; and h',
'deleting under reciprocal agreement and inserting by treaty, agreement or law. 4 by adding at the end the following: g',
'persons designated to perform the duties of an officer of the customs service pursuant to section 1401 i of this',
'title shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as an officer of the customs service with respect to',
'any actions taken by the designated person in the performance of such duties.. this title may be cited as the',
'treasury department appropriations act, 2003. title ii postal service payment to the postal service fund for payment to the postal',
'service fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections c and d of section 2401',
'of title 39, united states code, $60,014,000, of which $31,014,000 shall not be available for obligation until october 1, 2003:',
'provided, that mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: provided further, that 6',
'day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: provided further, that none',
'of the funds made available to the postal service by this act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation,',
'or policy of charging any officer or employee of any state or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual',
'participating in a state or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an',
'address of a postal customer: provided further, that none of the funds provided in this act shall be used to',
'consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices in fiscal year 2003. this title may be cited as',
'the postal service appropriations act, 2003. title iii executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president compensation',
'of the president and the white house office compensation of the president for compensation of the president, including an expense',
'allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 102, $450,000: provided, that none of the',
'funds made available for official expenses shall be expended for any other purpose and any unused amount shall revert to',
'the treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, united states code: provided further, that none of the funds made',
'available for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the president. salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the',
'white house as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and',
'3 u.s.c. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided',
'in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel not to exceed $100,000 to',
'be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 u.s.c. 103 ; and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment',
'expenses, to be available for allocation within the executive office of the president, $50,715,000: provided, that $8,650,000 of the funds',
'appropriated shall be available for reimbursements to the white house communications agency. office of homeland security salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses of the office of homeland security, pursuant to executive order no. 13288, $19,398,000: provided, that the office of',
'homeland security shall submit a report identifying estimated obligations for each function assigned to this office pursuant to executive order',
'no. 13288 to the committees on appropriations no later than november 1, 2002. executive residence at the white house operating',
'expenses for the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the',
'executive residence at the white house and official entertainment expenses of the president, $12,228,000, to be expended and accounted for',
'as provided by 3 u.s.c. 105, 109, 110, and 112 114. reimbursable expenses for the reimbursable expenses of the executive',
'residence at the white house, such sums as may be necessary: provided, that all reimbursable operating expenses of the executive',
'residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the executive residence to incur obligations and',
'to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: provided further, that the executive residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable',
'political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance',
'payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: provided further, that the executive residence shall require',
'the national committee of the political party of the president to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for',
'and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: provided further, that',
'the executive residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this',
'paragraph is submitted to the person owingsuch amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount',
'is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: provided further, that the executive residence shall charge interest',
'and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance',
'with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a united states government claim under section 3717',
'of title 31, united states code: provided further, that each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and',
'charges, shall be deposited in the treasury as miscellaneous receipts: provided further, that the executive residence shall prepare and submit',
'to the committees on appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by',
'this act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the executive residence during the preceding fiscal year, including',
'the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the',
'amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been',
'reimbursed as of the date of the report: provided further, that the executive residence shall maintain a system for the',
'tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the executive residence that includes a standard for the classification of any',
'such expense as political or nonpolitical: provided further, that no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the',
'executive residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter i or ii of chapter 37 of title 31, united states',
'code. white house repair and restoration for the repair, alteration, and improvement of the executive residence at the white house,',
'$1,200,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. special assistance to',
'the president and the official residence of the vice president salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to enable the vice',
'president to provide assistance to the president in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109',
'and 3 u.s.c. 106, including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 106, which shall be expended and accounted for',
'as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,066,000. operating expenses including transfer of funds for the',
'care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the vice president;',
'the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the vice president, to',
'be accounted for solely on his certificate, $324,000: provided, that advances or repayments or transfers from this appropriation may be',
'made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities. council of economic advisers salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the council of economic advisors in carrying out its functions under the employment act of 1946',
'15 u.s.c. 1021 , $3,763,000. office of policy development salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of policy',
'development, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and 3 u.s.c. 107, $3,251,000. national security council salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the national security council, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $7,821,000. office of administration',
'salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of administration, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and',
'3 u.s.c. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $91,505,000, of which $17,470,000 shall remain available until expended for the',
'capital investment plan for continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the executive office of the president: provided, that',
'the executive office of the president shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations that includes a current description',
'of: 1 the enterprise architecture, as defined in omb circular a 130 and the federal chief information officers council guidance;',
'2 the information technology it human capital plan; 3 the capital investment plan for implementing the enterprise architecture; and 4',
'the it capital planning and investment control process: provided further, that this report shall be reviewed and approved by the',
'office of management and budget, and reviewed by the general accounting office. office of management and budget salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the office of management and budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $62,394,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of',
'chapter 35 of title 44, united states code, and of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official',
'representation expenses: provided, that, as provided in 31 u.s.c. 1301 a , appropriations shall be applied only to the objects',
'for which appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in',
'this act for the office of management and budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing',
'orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the agricultural marketing agreement act of 1937 7 u.s.c. 601',
'et seq. : provided further, that none of the funds made available for the office of management and budget by',
'this act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of',
'officials of the office of management and budget, before the committees on appropriations or the committees on veterans affairs or',
'their subcommittees: provided further, that the preceding shall not apply to printed hearings released by the committees on appropriations or',
'the committees on veterans affairs: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in this act may be available to',
'pay the salary or expensesof any employee of the office of management and budget who, after february 15, 2003, calculates,',
'prepares, or approves any tabular or other material that proposes the sub allocation of budget authority or outlays by the',
'committees on appropriations among their subcommittees. office of national drug control policy salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for',
'necessary expenses of the office of national drug control policy; for research activities pursuant to the office of national drug',
'control policy reauthorization act of 1998 21 u.s.c. 1701 et seq. ; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and',
'representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with',
'nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $26,456,000; of which $2,350,000 shall remain available until expended,',
'consisting of $1,350,000 for policy research and evaluation, and $1,000,000 for the national alliance for model state drug laws: provided,',
'that the office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without',
'fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the office: provided further, that $5,000,000 of',
'these funds shall not be obligated until the director submits performance measures of effectiveness for the high intensity drug trafficking',
'areas program to the house committee on appropriations: provided further, that $2,000,000 of these funds shall not be obligated until',
'the director submits, and the committees on appropriations approve, a human capital strategy for the office. counterdrug technology assessment center',
'including transfer of funds for necessary expenses for the counterdrug technology assessment center for research activities pursuant to the office',
'of national drug control policy reauthorization act of 1998 21 u.s.c. 1701 et seq. , $48,000,000, which shall remain available',
'until expended, consisting of $22,000,000 for counternarcotics research and development projects, and $26,000,000 for the continued operation of the technology',
'transfer program: provided, that the $22,000,000 for counternarcotics research and development projects shall be available for transfer to other federal',
'departments or agencies. federal drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas program including transfer of funds for necessary expenses',
'of the office of national drug control policys high intensity drug trafficking areas program, $226,350,000, for drug control activities consistent',
'with the approved strategy for each of the designated high intensity drug trafficking areas, of which no less than 51',
'percent shall be transferred to state and local entities for drug control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 days',
'of the date of the enactment of this act: provided, that up to 49 percent, to remain available until september',
'30, 2004, may be transferred to federal agencies and departments at a rate to be determined by the director, of',
'which not less than $2,100,000 shall be used for auditing services and associated activities, and at least $500,000 of the',
'$2,100,000 shall be used to develop and implement a data collection system to measure the performance of the high intensity',
'drug trafficking areas program: provided further, that high intensity drug trafficking areas programs designated as of september 30, 2002, shall',
'be funded at no less than the fiscal year 2002 initial allocation levels unless the director submits to the committees',
'on appropriations, and the committees approve, justification for changes in those levels based on clearly articulated priorities for the high',
'intensity drug trafficking areas programs, as well as published office of national drug control policy performance measures of effectiveness: provided',
'further, that no funds of an amount in excess of the fiscal year 2003 budget request shall be obligated prior',
'to the approval of the committee on appropriations: provided further, that no funds shall be used for any further or',
'additional consolidation of the southwest border high intensity drug trafficking area, except for the operation of an office with a',
'coordinating role, until the office submits a report on the structure of the southwest border high intensity drug trafficking area.',
'special forfeiture fund including transfer of funds for activities to support a national anti drug campaign for youth, and for',
'other purposes, authorized by the office of national drug control policy reauthorization act of 1998 21 u.s.c. 1701 et seq.',
', $223,200,000, to remain available until expended, of which the following amounts are available as follows: $150,000,000 to support a',
'national media campaign, as authorized by the drug free media campaign act of 1998; $60,000,000 to continue a program of',
'matching grants to drug free communities, of which $2,000,000 shall be a directed grant to the community anti drug coalitions',
'of america for the national community anti drug coalition institute, as authorized in chapter 2 of the national narcotics leadership',
'act of 1988, as amended; $3,000,000 for the counterdrug intelligence executive secretariat; $2,000,000 for evaluations and research related to national',
'drug control program performance measures; $1,000,000 for the national drug court institute; $6,400,000 for the united states anti doping agency',
'for anti doping activities; and $800,000 for the united states membership dues to the world anti doping agency: provided, that',
'such funds may be transferred to other federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities. unanticipated needs for expenses',
'necessary to enable the president to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may',
'arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 108, $1,000,000. this title may',
'be cited as the executive office appropriations act, 2003. title iv independent agencies committee for purchase from people who are',
'blind or severely disabled salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the committee for purchase from people who are blind',
'or severely disabled established by public law 92 28, $4,658,000. federal election commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to',
'carry out the provisions of the federal election campaign act of 1971, as amended, $49,866,000, of which no less than',
'$5,866,700 shall be available for internal automated data processing systems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available',
'for reception and representation expenses. federal labor relations authority salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out functions of',
'the federal labor relations authority, pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 2 of 1978, and the civil service reform act of',
'1978, including services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles,',
'and rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere, $28,950,000: provided, that public members of the federal',
'service impasses panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 5',
'u.s.c. 5703 for persons employed intermittently in the government service, and compensation as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109: provided further,',
'that notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non federal participants at labor management relations conferences shall',
'be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out',
'these conferences. general services administration real property activities federal buildings fund limitations on availability of revenue including transfer of funds',
'for an additional amount to be deposited in, and to be used for the purposes of, the fund established pursuant',
'to section 210 f of the federal property and administrative services act of 1949, as amended 40 u.s.c. 490 f',
', $375,711,000. the revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management',
'and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of',
'buildings in the district of columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses',
'in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving;',
'repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition,',
'and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to',
'purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or',
'otherwise; construction of new buildings including equipment for such buildings ; and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations',
'for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $7,006,033,000, of which: 1 $717,488,000',
'shall remain available until expended for construction including funds for sites and expenses and associated design and construction services of',
'additional projects at the following locations: new construction: arkansas: little rock, united states courthouse annex, $77,154,000 california: san diego, united',
'states courthouse annex, $23,901,000 district of columbia: washington, southeast federal center site remediation, $6,472,000 florida: fort pierce, united states courthouse,',
'$2,744,000 orlando, united states courthouse, $79,261,000 iowa: cedar rapids, united states courthouse, $5,167,000 maine: jackman, border station, $9,194,000 maryland: montgomery',
'county, fda consolidation, $37,600,000 suitland, national oceanic and atmospheric administration ii, $9,461,000 suitland, united states census bureau, $176,919,000 mississippi: jackson,',
'united states courthouse, $7,276,000 missouri: cape girardeau, united states courthouse, $49,300,000 montana: raymond, border station, $7,753,000 new york: brooklyn, united',
'states courthouse annex gpo, $39,500,000 champlain, border station, $4,000,000. massena, border station, $1,646,000 new york, united states mission to the',
'united nations, $57,053,000 north dakota: portal, border station, $2,201,000 oregon: eugene, united states courthouse, $77,374,000 tennessee: nashville, united states courthouse,',
'$7,095,000 texas: austin, united states courthouse, $13,809,000 utah: salt lake city, united states courthouse, $9,783,000 washington: oroville, border station, $6,572,000',
'nationwide: nonprospectus construction, $6,253,000: provided, that funding for any project identified above may be exceeded to the extent that savings',
'are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in an approved prospectus,',
'if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the committees on appropriations of a greater amount: provided further, that all',
'funds for direct construction projects shall expire on september 30, 2004, and remain in the federal buildings fund except for',
'funds for projects as to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part',
'prior to such date; 2 $951,529,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, of which $358,340,000 shall be',
'available for basic repairs and alterations and $593,189,000 shall be available for the following repairs and alterations projects, which includes',
'associated design and construction services: california: los angeles, federal building, 300 north los angeles street san francisco, appraisers building san',
'francisco, 50 united nations plaza federal building design tecate, tecate united states border station colorado: denver, byron g. rogers federal',
'building and courthouse lakewood, denver federal center, building 53 design connecticut: new haven, robert n. gaimo federal building district of',
'columbia: federal office building 10a garage harry s truman building state gsa central office design gsa regional office building design',
'herbert c. hoover building design hawaii: hilo, federal building and post office design illinois: chicago, united states custom house iowa:',
'davenport, federal building and united states courthouse maryland: baltimore, metro west baltimore, george h. fallon federal building design woodlawn, operations',
'building massachusetts: boston, john f. kennedy federal building plaza minnesota: st. paul, warren e. burger federal building and u.s. courthouse',
'design missouri: kansas city, bannister federal complex, building 1 kansas city, bannister federal complex, building 2 new hampshire: manchester, norris',
'cotton federal building portsmouth, thomas j. mcintyre federal building new york: new york, jacob k. javits federal building ohio: cleveland,',
'howard m. metzenbaum united states courthouse columbus, john w. bricker federal building design pennsylvania: pittsburgh, william s. moorhead federal building',
'texas: dallas, earle cabell federal building courthouse and santa fe federal building fort worth, fritz garland lanham federal building washington:',
'seattle, henry m. jackson federal building seattle, william kenzo nakamura, u.s. courthouse design auburn warehouse complex design nationwide: elevator program,',
'glass fragmentation program and anti terrorism program: provided further, that funds made available in any previous act in the federal',
'buildings fund for repairs and alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except',
'each project in any previous act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval',
'is obtained from the committees on appropriations of a greater amount: provided further, that additional projects for which prospectuses have',
'been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the committees on appropriations:',
'provided further, that the amounts provided in this or any prior act for repairs and alterations may be used to',
'fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with',
'current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate committees of the house and senate: provided further,',
'that the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior act, under the',
'heading repairs and alterations, may be transferred to basic repairs and alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus',
'projects: provided further, that all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on september 30, 2004 and remain',
'in the federal buildings fund except funds for projects as to which funds for design or other funds have been',
'obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: provided further, that the amount provided in this or any',
'prior act for basic repairs and alterations may be used to pay claims against the government arising from any projects',
'under the heading repairs and alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; 3 $178,960,000 for installment acquisition',
'payments including payments on purchase contracts which shall remain available until expended; 4 $3,113,211,000 for rental of space which shall',
'remain available until expended; and 5 $1,965,160,000 for building operations which shall remain available until expended: provided further, that funds',
'available to the general services administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project',
'for which a prospectus, if required by the public buildings act of 1959, as amended, has not been approved, except',
'that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: provided',
'further, that funds available in the federal buildings fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained',
'from the committees on appropriations: provided further, that amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under section',
'210 f 6 of the federal property and administrative services act of 1949, as amended 40 u.s.c. 490 f 6',
'and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in',
'government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the united states secret service to perform its protective functions',
'pursuant to 18 u.s.c. 3056, shall be available from such revenues and collections: provided further, that revenues and collections and',
'any other sums accruing to this fund during fiscal year 2003, excluding reimbursements under section 210 f 6 of the',
'federal property and administrative services act of 1949 40 u.s.c. 490 f 6 in excess of $7,006,033,000 shall remain in',
'the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations acts. general activities policy and citizen',
'services for expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for government wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the',
'management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; government wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, telecommunications,',
'information technology management, and related technology activities; providing internet access to federal information and services; and services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, $66,304,000. operating expenses for expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for government wide activities associated',
'with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; telecommunications, information technology management, and related technology activities;',
'agency wide policy direction and management, and board of contract appeals; accounting, records management,and other support services incident to adjudication',
'of indian tribal claims by the united states court of federal claims; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and',
'not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $83,663,000, of which $17,463,000 shall remain available until expended. office',
'of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general and services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $37,916,000:',
'provided, that not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the government,',
'including payment for recovery of stolen government property: provided further, that not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards',
'to employees of other federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced office of',
'inspector general effectiveness. electronic government fund including transfer of funds for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable',
'the federal government to expand its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of',
'the internet and other electronic methods, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that these funds may be transferred to',
'federal agencies to carry out the purposes of the fund: provided further, that this transfer authority shall be in addition',
'to any other transfer authority provided in this act: provided further, that such transfers may not be made until 10',
'days after a proposed spending plan and justification for each project to be undertaken has been submitted to the committees',
'on appropriations. allowances and office staff for former presidents including transfer of funds for carrying out the provisions of the',
'act of august 25, 1958, as amended 3 u.s.c. 102 note , and public law 95 138, $3,339,000: provided, that',
'the administrator of general services shall transfer to the secretary of the treasury such sums as may be necessary to',
'carry out the provisions of such acts. election reform reimbursements for necessary expenses to carry out a program under which',
'a one time payment shall be made to the chief election authority of each state which, on a statewide basis,',
'obtained optical scan or electronic voting equipment for the administration of elections for federal office in the state prior to',
'the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in november 2000, $15,000,000: provided, that the amount of the payment made',
'with respect to a state under such program shall be equal to the costs incurred by the state in obtaining',
'optical scan or electronic voting equipment used to administer the most recent regularly scheduled general election for federal office in',
'the state, except that in no case may the amount of the payment exceed $4,000 per voting precinct in the',
'state at the time of the election: provided further, that total payments made under such program shall not exceed $15,000,000.',
'general services administration general provisions sec. 401. the appropriate appropriation or fund available to the general services administration shall be',
'credited with the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part of rentals received from government',
'corporations pursuant to law 40 u.s.c. 129 . sec. 402. funds available to the general services administration shall be available',
'for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. sec. 403. funds in the federal buildings fund made available for fiscal year',
'2003 for federal buildings fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program',
'requirements: provided, that any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the committees on appropriations. sec. 404. no funds',
'made available by this act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2004 request for united states courthouse construction',
'that: 1 does not meet the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the general services administration,',
'the judicial conference of the united states, and the office of management and budget; and 2 does not reflect the',
'priorities of the judicial conference of the united states as set out in its approved 5 year construction plan: provided,',
'that the fiscal year 2004 request must be accompanied by a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be',
'constructed, replaced, or expanded. sec. 405. none of the funds provided in this act may be used to increase the',
'amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the federal buildings',
'fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined',
'by the general services administration in compliance with the public buildings amendments act of 1972 public law 92 313 .',
'sec. 406. funds provided to other government agencies by the information technology fund, general services administration, under section 110 of',
'the federal property and administrative services act of 1949 40 u.s.c. 757 and sections 5124 b and 5128 of the',
'clinger cohen act of 1996 40 u.s.c. 1424 b and 1428 , for performance of pilot information technology projects which',
'have potential for government wide benefits and savings, may be repaid to this fund from any savings actually incurred by',
'these projects or other funding, to the extent feasible. sec. 407. from funds made available under the heading federal buildings',
'fund, limitations on availability of revenue, claims against the government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and',
'acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the committees on',
'appropriations. sec. 408. designation of the judge dan m. russell, jr. federal building and united states courthouse. a the federal',
'building and united states courthouse located at 2015 15th street in gulfport, mississippi, shall be known and designated as the',
'judge dan m. russell, jr. federal building and united states courthouse. b any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper,',
'or other record of the united states to the federal building and united states courthouse referred to in subsection a',
'shall be deemed to be a reference to the judge dan m. russell, jr. federal building and united states courthouse.',
'sec. 409. designation. a the united states courthouse located at 100 federal plaza in central islip, new york, shall be',
'known and designated as the alfonse m. damato united states courthouse. b any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper,',
'or other record of the united states to the united states courthouse referred to in subsection a shall be deemed',
'to be a reference to the alfonse m. damato united states courthouse. sec. 410. designation of cesar e. chavez memorial',
'building. a the building known as the colonnade center, located at 1244 speer boulevard, denver, colorado, shall be known and',
'designated as the cesar e. chavez memorial building. b any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record',
'of the united states to the building referred to in subsection a shall be deemed to be a reference to',
'the cesar e. chavez memorial building. sec. 411. for gross obligations for the principal amount of a direct loan as',
'defined by section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, not to exceed $250,000, to be available from amounts',
'transferred by treasury to the disposal of surplus real and related personal property account of the general services administration. sec.',
'412. designation of richard sheppard arnold united states courthouse. a the united states courthouse located at 600 west capitol avenue',
'in little rock, arkansas, and any addition to the courthouse that may hereafter be constructed, shall be known and designated',
'as the richard sheppard arnold united states courthouse. b any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other',
'record of the united states courthouse referred to in subsection a shall be deemed to be a reference to the',
'richard sheppard arnold united states courthouse. sec. 413. a notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrator of general services',
'is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, the properties known as 26 west market street, 30 west market',
'street, 39 west market street, and 40 west market street in salt lake city, utah. in so acquiring, the administrator',
'shall comply with applicable environmental and historical preservation statutes. this authority is in addition to the authority of the administrator',
'to acquire any sites necessary for construction of the new united states courthouse in salt lake city, utah. b in',
'addition, the administrator is authorized to relocate the historical building currently located at 39 west market street, salt lake city,',
'utah, to the parcels known as 26, 30, and 40 west market street, salt lake city, utah, and after the',
'relocation the administrator is authorized to sell by auction, or upon such other terms and conditions as the administrator deems',
'proper, the properties known as 26, 30, and 40 west market street. all proceeds from such sale shall be deposited',
'into the fund established under section 592 of title 40, united states code, and shall not be available for obligation',
'until authorized by a future appropriations act. c funds made available in previous appropriations acts for site, design and construction',
'of a new courthouse in salt lake city, as well as funds that may be made available for such project',
'in fiscal year 2003 appropriations acts, may be used to carry out the purposes of subsections a and b .',
'sec. 414. designation of nathaniel r. jones federal building and united states courthouse. a in general. the federal building and',
'united states courthouse located at 10 east commerce street in youngstown, ohio, shall be known and designated as the nathaniel',
'r. jones federal building and united states courthouse. b references. any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or',
'other record of the united states to the federal building and united states courthouse referred to in subsection a shall',
'be deemed to be a reference to the nathaniel r. jones federal building and united states courthouse. sec. 415. designation',
'of eldon b. mahon united states courthouse. a the united states courthouse located at 501 west 10th street in fort',
'worth, texas, shall be known and designated as the eldon b. mahon united states courthouse. b any references in law,',
'map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the united states to the building referred to in subsection a shall',
'be deemed to be a reference to the eldon b. mahon united states courthouse. merit systems protection board salaries and',
'expenses including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out functions of the merit systems protection board pursuant to',
'reorganization plan numbered 2 of 1978 and the civil service reform act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5',
'u.s.c. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct',
'procurement of survey printing, $32,027,000 together with not to exceed $2,626,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be',
'transferred from the civil service retirement and disability fund in amounts determined by the merit systems protection board. morris k.',
'udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy foundation morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy trust',
'fund for payment to the morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy trust fund, pursuant to the',
'morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental and native american public policy act of 1992 20 u.s.c. 5601',
'et seq. , $1,996,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that up to 60 percent of such funds may be',
'transferred by the morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy foundation for the necessary expenses of the',
'native nations institute. environmental dispute resolution fund for payment to the environmental dispute resolution fund to carry out activities authorized',
'in the environmental policy and conflict resolution act of 1998, $1,309,000, to remain available until expended. national archives and records',
'administration operating expenses for necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the national archives including the information security oversight',
'office and archived federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and',
'declassification of documents, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $249,875,000: provided, that the archivist of the united states',
'is authorized to use any excess funds available from the amount borrowed for construction of the national archives facility, for',
'expenses necessary to provide adequate storage for holdings: provided further, that of the funds made available, $11,837,000 is for the',
'electronic records archive, $10,137,000 of which shall be available until september 30, 2005: provided further, that, of the funds provided',
'in this paragraph, $600,000 shall be for the preservation of the records of the freedmens bureau, as required by section',
'2910 of title 44, united states code, and as authorized by section 3 of the freedmens bureau records preservation act',
'of 2000 public law 106 444 . repairs and restoration for the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and',
'to provide adequate storage for holdings, $14,208,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,250,000 is for the military personnel',
'records center preliminary design studies, $3,250,000 is for repairs to the lyndon baines johnson presidential library plaza, and $3,750,000 is',
'for locating, purchasing, and other related site location expenses for the site of a new regional archives facility to be',
'constructed in anchorage, alaska. national historical publications and records commission grants program for necessary expenses for allocations and grants for',
'historical publications and records as authorized by 44 u.s.c. 2504, as amended, $6,500,000, to remain available until expended. office of',
'government ethics salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out functions of the office of government ethics pursuant to',
'the ethics in government act of 1978, as amended and the ethics reform act of 1989, including services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles,',
'and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $10,557,000. office of personnel management salaries and expenses including',
'transfer of trust funds for necessary expenses to carry out functions of the office of personnel management pursuant to reorganization',
'plan numbered 2 of 1978 and the civil service reform act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the district',
'of columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances',
'for reimbursements to applicable funds of the office of personnel management and the federal bureau of investigation for expenses incurred',
'under executive order no. 10422 of january 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to',
'employees where voting rights act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $129,486,000,',
'of which $24,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the cost of the government wide human resources data network project,',
'and $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the cost of leading the government wide initiative to modernize the federal',
'payroll systems and service delivery; and in addition $120,791,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds',
'of the office of personnel management without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement',
'and insurance programs, of which $27,640,000 shall remain available until expended for the cost of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems:',
'provided, that the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by',
'sections 8348 a 1 b , 8909 g , and 9004 f 1 a and 2 a of title 5,',
'united states code: provided further, that no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the',
'legal examining unit of the office of personnel management established pursuant to executive order no. 9358 of july 1, 1943,',
'or any successor unit of like purpose: provided further, that the presidents commission on white house fellows, established by executive',
'order no. 11183 of october 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2003, accept donations of money, property, and personal services',
'in connection with the development of a publicity brochure to provide information about the white house fellows, except that no',
'such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such',
'commission. office of inspector general salaries and expenses including transfer of trust funds for necessary expenses of the office of',
'inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act, as amended, including services as authorized by 5',
'u.s.c. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,519,000, and in addition, not to exceed $10,886,000 for administrative expenses to audit,',
'investigate, and provide other oversight of the office of personnel managements retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the',
'appropriate trust funds of the office of personnel management, as determined by the inspector general: provided, that the inspector general',
'is authorized to rent conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere. government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits',
'for payment of government contributions with respect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, united states',
'code, and the retired federal employees health benefits act 74 stat. 849 , as amended, such sums as may be',
'necessary. government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance for payment of government contributions with respect to employees retiring after december',
'31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5, united states code, such sums as may be necessary. payment',
'to civil service retirement and disability fund for financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits becoming effective',
'on or after october 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 8348, and annuities under special acts to be credited',
'to the civil service retirement and disability fund, such sums as may be necessary: provided, that annuities authorized by the',
'act of may 29, 1944, as amended, and the act of august 19, 1950, as amended 33 u.s.c. 771 775',
', may hereafter be paid out of the civil service retirement and disability fund. office of special counsel salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses to carry out functions of the office of special counsel pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 2',
'of 1978, the civil service reform act of 1978 public law 95 454 , the whistleblower protection act of 1989',
'public law 101 12 , public law 103 424, and the uniformed services employment and reemployment act of 1994 public',
'law 103 353 , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental',
'of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $12,449,000. united states tax',
'court salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $37,305,000:',
'provided, that travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. white house commission',
'on the national moment of remembrance for necessary expenses of the white house commission on the national moment of remembrance,',
'as authorized by public law 106 579, $250,000. this title may be cited as the independent agencies appropriations act, 2003.',
'title v general provisions this act sec. 501. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available',
'for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 502. the expenditure of any appropriation under',
'this act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 u.s.c. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts',
'where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing',
'law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law. sec. 503. none of the funds made available by',
'this act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any government employee where funding an',
'activity or paying a salary to a government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that',
'would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the tariff act of 1930. sec. 504. no part of any appropriation',
'contained in this act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a',
'temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the armed forces of the united states and',
'has satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his release from',
'such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for',
'restoration to his former position and has been certified by the office of personnel management as still qualified to perform',
'the duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto. 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 equipment 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 assistance 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 secretary 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 inscription 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, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, code of',
'federal regulations. sec. 508. except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining',
'available at the end of fiscal year 2003 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2003',
'in this act, shall remain available through september 30, 2004, for each such account for the purposes authorized: provided, that',
'a request shall be submitted to the committees on appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: provided',
'further, that these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. sec. 509. none of the funds made available',
'in this act may be used by the executive office of the president to request from the federal bureau of',
'investigation any official background investigation report on any individual, except when 1 such individual has given his or her express',
'written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the',
'same presidential administration; or 2 such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. sec. 510. the cost',
'accounting standards promulgated under section 26 of the office of federal procurement policy act public law 93 400; 41 u.s.c.',
'422 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the federal employees health benefits program established under chapter 89',
'of title 5, united states code. sec. 511. for the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding',
'the nonforeign area cost of living allowance program, the office of personnel management may accept and utilize without regard to',
'any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations act funds made available to the office pursuant to court',
'approval. sec. 512. no funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act shall be made available to any person',
'or entity that has been convicted of violating the buy american act 41 u.s.c. 10a 10c . sec. 513. endowment',
'for presidential libraries. section 2112 g of title 44, united states code, is amended by adding at the end the',
'following: 5 a notwithstanding paragraphs 3 and 4 to the extent that such paragraphs are inconsistent with this paragraph ,',
'this subsection shall be administered in accordance with this paragraph with respect to any presidential archival depository created as a',
'depository for the papers, documents, and other historical materials and presidential records pertaining to any president who takes the oath',
'of office as president for the first time on or after july 1, 2002. b for purposes of subparagraphs a',
'ii , b i ii , and b ii ii of paragraph 3 the percentage of 40 percent shall apply',
'instead of 20 percent. c i in this subparagraph, the term base endowment amount means the amount of the endowment',
'required under paragraph 3 . ii i the archivist may give credits against the base endowment amount if the archivist',
'determines that the proposed presidential archival depository will have construction features or equipment that are expected to result in quantifiable',
'long term savings to the government with respect to the cost of facility operations. ii the features and equipment described',
'under subclause i shall comply with the standards promulgated by the archivist under subsection a 2 . iii the archivist',
'shall promulgate standards to be used in calculating the dollar amount of any credit to be given, and shall consult',
'with all donors of the endowment before giving any credits. the total dollar amount of credits given under this paragraph',
'may not exceed 20 percent of the base endowment amount. d i in calculating the additional endowment amount required under',
'paragraph 4 , the archivist shall take into account credits given under subparagraph c , and may also give credits',
'against the additional endowment amount required under paragraph 4 , if the archivist determines that construction features or equipment used',
'in making or equipping the physical or material change or addition are expected to result in quantifiable long term savings',
'to the government with respect to the cost of facility operations. ii the features and equipment described under clause i',
'shall comply with the standards promulgated by the archivist under subsection a 2 . iii the archivist shall promulgate standards',
'to be used in calculating the dollar amount of any credit to be given, and shall consult with all donors',
'of the endowment before giving any credits. the total dollar amount of credits given under this paragraph may not exceed',
'20 percent of the additional endowment amount required under paragraph 4 .. sec. 514. none of the funds made available',
'in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to',
'a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriations act. sec. 515. none of',
'the funds made available by this act shall be available for the purpose of transferring control over the federal law',
'enforcement training center located at glynco, georgia, and artesia, new mexico, out of the department of homeland security. sec. 516.',
'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. sec.',
'517. the provision of section 516 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the',
'fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. sec. 518.',
'none of the funds provided in this act may be used to procure any products, articles, goods, or wares mined,',
'manufactured, or produced wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor as identified in the 1995 u.s. department',
'of labor report on forced and bonded child labor, the 2002 u.s. department of labor findings on the worst forms',
'of child labor, or the most recent u.s. department of state human rights country reports. 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. no department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states receiving appropriated funds under this or any',
'other act for fiscal year 2003 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has',
'in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its',
'workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances as defined in the controlled substances act',
'by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. sec. 603. unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount',
'allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section 16 of the act of august 2, 1946 60 stat.',
'810 , for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles',
', is hereby fixed at $8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $9,100: provided, that these limits',
'may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special',
'heavy duty vehicles: provided further, that the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than',
'5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the electric and hybrid vehicle research,',
'development, and demonstration act of 1976: provided further, that the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by',
'the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to public law 101 549 over the cost of comparable',
'conventionally fueled vehicles. sec. 604. appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for',
'expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost',
'of living allowances, in accordance with 5 u.s.c. 5922 5924. sec. 605. unless otherwise specified during the current fiscal year,',
'no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other act shall be used to pay the compensation 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 the enactment of this act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration',
'of intention to become 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 admitted to the united states for',
'permanent residence; 5 is a south vietnamese, cambodian, or laotian refugee paroled in the united states after january 1, 1975;',
'or 6 is a national of the peoples republic of china who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the',
'chinese student protection act of 1992: provided, that for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such',
'person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements 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',
'existing 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 government. this section shall not apply to citizens of ireland, israel, or',
'the republic of the philippines, or to nationals 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 employment in the field service not to exceed 60 days as a result of emergencies. sec. 606. appropriations available',
'to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, 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 buildings 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. 607.',
'in addition to funds provided in this or any other act, all federal agencies are authorized to receive and use',
'funds resulting from the sale of materials, including federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling',
'or waste prevention programs. such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes: 1 acquisition, waste reduction and',
'prevention, and recycling programs as described in executive order no. 13101 september 14, 1998 , including any such programs adopted',
'prior to the effective date of the executive order. 2 other federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited',
'to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs. 3 other employee programs as authorized by',
'law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the federal agency. sec. 608. funds made available by this or',
'any other act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91',
'of title 31, united states code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available,',
'for rent in the district of columbia; services in accordance with 5 u.s.c. 3109; and the objects specified under this',
'head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the',
'act by which they are made available: provided, that in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently',
'transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. sec. 609. no part',
'of any appropriation for the current fiscal year contained in this or any other act shall be paid to any',
'person for the filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after the senate has voted',
'not to approve the nomination of said person. sec. 610. no part of any appropriation contained in this or any',
'other act shall be available for interagency financing of boards except federal executive boards , commissions, councils, committees, or similar',
'groups whether or not they are interagency entities which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive',
'financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. sec. 611. 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 powers 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 section',
'4 of the act of june 1, 1948, as amended 62 stat. 281; 40 u.s.c. 318c . sec. 612. 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 disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law',
'of the united states. sec. 613. 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 2003, 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 expiration of the limitation imposed by section 613 of the treasury',
'and general government appropriations act, 2002, until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to',
'take effect in fiscal year 2003, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step',
'of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section 613; and 2 during the period consisting of the remainder',
'of fiscal year 2003, 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 effect in fiscal year 2003 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 average percentage of the locality based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2003 under section',
'5304 of such title whether by adjustment or otherwise , and the overall average percentage of such payments which was',
'effective in fiscal year 2002 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 applicable 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, 2002, 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, 2002, 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, 2002. f for the purpose of administering any provision of',
'law including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit 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 treated as',
'the rate of salary or basic pay. g nothing in this section shall be considered to permit 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',
'employees. sec. 614. during the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or',
'civilian employee of the government appointed by the president of the united states, holds office, no funds may be obligated',
'or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or',
'employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration',
'is expressly approved by the committees on appropriations. for the purposes of this section, the term office shall include the',
'entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or',
'the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. sec. 615. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive',
'branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used',
'for the purpose of conducting federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the committees on appropriations, except that',
'the federal law enforcement training center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or',
'other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing center facilities. sec. 616. notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31,',
'united states code, or section 610 of this act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or',
'any other act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit',
'multiple federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by executive order no. 12472 april 3, 1984 . sec. 617. a',
'none of the funds appropriated by this or any other act may be obligated or expended by any federal department,',
'agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a confidential or',
'policy determining character excepted from the competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, united states code, without a',
'certification to the office of personnel management from the head of the federal department, agency, or other instrumentality employing the',
'schedule c appointee that the schedule c position was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the employee',
'to the white house. b the provisions of this section shall not apply to federal employees or members of the',
'armed services detailed to or from 1 the central intelligence agency; 2 the national security agency; 3 the defense intelligence',
'agency; 4 the offices within the department of defense for the collection of specialized national foreign intelligence through reconnaissance programs;',
'5 the bureau of intelligence and research of the department of state; 6 any agency, office, or unit of the',
'army, navy, air force, and marine corps, the federal bureau of investigation and the drug enforcement administration of the department',
'of justice, the department of transportation, the department of the treasury, and the department of energy performing intelligence functions; and',
'7 the director of central intelligence. sec. 618. no department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states receiving appropriated funds',
'under this or any other act for the current fiscal year shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such',
'department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to',
'ensure 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. 619. none of the funds made available in this act',
'for the united states customs service may be used to allow 1 the importation into the united states of any',
'good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, as determined pursuant to section',
'307 of the tariff act of 1930 19 u.s.c. 1307 ; or 2 the release into the united states of',
'any good, ware, article, or merchandise on which the united states customs service has in effect a detention order, pursuant',
'to such section 307, on the basis that the good, ware, article, or merchandise may have been mined, produced, or',
'manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. sec. 620. 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 threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee 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 initiative of such other officer or employee or in response 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 discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit,',
'or any term or condition of employment 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 subcommittee of the congress as described',
'in paragraph 1 . sec. 621. a none of the funds made available in this or any other act may',
'be obligated or expended for any employee training that 1 does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities',
'bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; 2 contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or',
'psychological stress in some participants; 3 does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used',
'in the training and written end of course evaluation; 4 contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi',
'religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in equal employment opportunity commission notice n 915.022, dated september',
'2, 1988; or 5 is offensive to, or designed to change, participants personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. b',
'nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance',
'of official duties. sec. 622. no funds appropriated in this or any other act may be used to implement or',
'enforce the agreements in standard forms 312 and 4414 of the government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement',
'if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: these restrictions are consistent with and do not',
'supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by executive order no. 12958; section 7211',
'of title 5, united states code governing disclosures to congress ; section 1034 of title 10, united states code, as',
'amended by themilitary whistleblower protection act governing disclosure to congress by members of the military ; section 2302 b 8',
'of title 5, united states code, as amended by the whistleblower protection act governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse',
'or public health or safety threats ; the intelligence identities protection act of 1982 50 u.s.c. 421 et seq. governing',
'disclosures that could expose confidential government agents ; and the statutes which protect against disclosure that may compromise the national',
'security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, united states code, and section 4 b of',
'the subversive activities act of 1950 50 u.s.c. 783 b . the definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created',
'by said executive order and listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling. : provided, that notwithstanding the',
'preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct',
'of an intelligence or intelligence related activity, other than an employee or officer of the united states government, may contain',
'provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. such form or agreement shall, at',
'a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless',
'specifically authorized to do so by the united states government. such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they',
'do not bar disclosures to congress or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the department of justice',
'that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. sec. 623. no part of any funds appropriated in this',
'or any other act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized',
'executive legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,',
'publication, radio, television or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the congress, except in presentation to',
'the congress itself. sec. 624. none of the funds appropriated by this or any other act may be used by',
'an agency to provide a federal employees home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such',
'disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. sec. 625. none of the funds',
'made available in this act or any other act may be used to provide any non public information such as',
'mailing or telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the federal government without the approval of the',
'committees on appropriations. sec. 626. no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other act shall be used',
'for publicity or propaganda purposes within the united states not heretofore authorized by the congress. sec. 627. a in this',
'section the term agency 1 means an executive agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, united states code;',
'2 includes a military department as defined under section 102 of such title, the postal service, and the postal rate',
'commission; and 3 shall not include the general accounting office. b unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to',
'use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to',
'perform official duties. an employee not under a leave system, including a presidential appointee exempted under section 6301 2 of',
'title 5, united states code, has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employees',
'time in the performance of official duties. sec. 628. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1346 and section 610 of this act, funds',
'made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other act to any department or agency, which is',
'a member of the joint financial management improvement program jfmip , shall be available to finance an appropriate share of',
'jfmip administrative costs, as determined by the jfmip, but not to exceed a total of $800,000 including the salary of',
'the executive director and staff support. sec. 629. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1346 and section 610 of this act, the head',
'of each executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse the policy and citizen services account,',
'general services administration, with the approval of the director of the office of management and budget, funds made available for',
'the current fiscal year by this or any other act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts. these funds',
'shall be administered by the administrator of general services to support government wide financial, information technology, procurement, and other management',
'innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the director of the office of management and budget, in consultation with the',
'appropriate interagency groups designated by the director including the chief financial officers council and the joint financial management improvement program',
'for financial management initiatives, the chief information officers council for information technology initiatives, and the procurement executives council for procurement',
'initiatives . the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000. such transfers or reimbursements may only be made',
'15 days following notification of the committees on appropriations by the director of the office of management and budget. sec.',
'630. notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a federal building',
'or on federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location. sec.',
'631. nothwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, united states code, or section 610 of this act, funds made available for',
'the current fiscal year by this or any other act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects,',
'workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the national science and technology council authorized by executive',
'order no. 12881 , which benefit multiple federal departments, agencies, or entities: provided, that the office of management and budget',
'shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the national science and technology council to the',
'committees on appropriations, the house committee on science; and thesenate committee on commerce, science, and transportation 90 days after enactment',
'of this act. sec. 632. any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving',
'the distribution of federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds and the amount provided. this provision shall apply',
'to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a state receiving federal funds. sec. 633. section 403 f of',
'public law 103 356 31 u.s.c. 501 note is amended by striking october 1, 2002 and inserting october 1, 2003.',
'sec. 634. a prohibition of federal agency monitoring of personal information on use of internet. none of the funds made',
'available in this or any other act may be used by any federal agency 1 to collect, review, or create',
'any aggregate list, derived from any means, that includes the collection of any personally identifiable information relating to an individuals',
'access to or use of any federal government internet site of the agency; or 2 to enter into any agreement',
'with a third party including another government agency to collect, review, or obtain any aggregate list, derived from any means,',
'that includes the collection of any personally identifiable information relating to an individuals access to or use of any nongovernmental',
'internet site. b exceptions. the limitations established in subsection a shall not apply to 1 any record of aggregate data',
'that does not identify particular persons; 2 any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information; 3 any action taken for law',
'enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or 4 any action described in subsection a 1 that',
'is a system security action taken by the operator of an internet site and is necessarily incident to the rendition',
'of the internet site services or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of the internet',
'site. c definitions. for the purposes of this section: 1 the term regulatory means agency actions to implement, interpret or',
'enforce authorities provided in law. 2 the term supervisory means examinations of the agencys supervised institutions, including assessing safety and',
'soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. sec. 635. 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 contraceptive coverage. b nothing in',
'this section shall apply to a contract with 1 any of the following religious plans: a personal cares hmo; and',
'b osf health plans, inc.; and 2 any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to',
'such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. c in implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews',
'a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to',
'prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individuals religious beliefs or moral convictions.',
'd nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion related services. sec. 636. the',
'congress of the united states recognizes the united states anti doping agency usada as the official anti doping agency for',
'olympic, pan american, and paralympic sport in the united states. sec. 637. a the adjustment in rates of basic pay',
'for the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 2003 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5,',
'united states code, shall be an increase of 4.1 percent and shall be effective as of the first day of',
'the first applicable pay period beginning on or after january 1, 2003. b funds used to carry out this section',
'shall be paid from appropriations which are made to each applicable department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal',
'year 2003. sec. 638. not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this act, the inspector general',
'of each applicable department or agency shall submit to the committee on appropriations a report detailing what policies and procedures',
'are in place for each department or agency to give first priority to the location of new offices and other',
'facilities in rural areas, as directed by the rural development act of 1972. sec. 639. united states postal service. a',
'the united states postal service usps is required under title 5, chapter 83, united states code, to fund civil service',
'retirement system benefits attributable to usps employment since 1971. b the office of personnel management has reviewed the usps financing',
'of the civil service retirement system and determined current law payments overfund usps liability. c therefore, it is the sense',
'of the congress that the congress should address the usps funding of the civil service retirement system pension benefits. sec.',
'640. sense of congress on pay parity. it is the sense of congress that there should be parity between the',
'adjustments in the compensation of members of the uniformed services and the adjustments in the compensation of civilian employees of',
'the united states, including blue collar federal employees paid under the federal wage system. sec. 641. a in general. the',
'administrator of general services shall accept all right, title and interest in the property described in subsection b 1 if',
'written offer therefor accompanied by such proof of title, property descriptions, and other information as the administration may require is',
'received by the administrator from the owner of such property within 12 months after the date of enactment of this',
'act; 2 if all liability with respect to such property and the owner of such property will remain with the',
'owner; 3 if the private sector is unable to dispose of contaminants in the building on such property; 4 if',
'the administrator determines that a significant public health risk exists from such property; and 5 if the administrator identifies an',
'appropriate federal agency to accept all right, title, and interest in such property. b property location. the property described in',
'this subsection is the property located at 5401 nw broken sound boulevard, boca raton, florida, and all improvements thereon. c',
'consideration. the united states shall pay an amount that does not exceed $1 in consideration of any right, title, or',
'interest received by the united states under this section. d report. not later than 270 days after the date of',
'enactment of this act, the administrator shall transmit to congress a comprehensive report describing the efforts made by the administrator',
'to fulfill the conditions described in subsection a . sec. 642. a notwithstanding paragraph 17 of subsection a of the',
'policemen and firemens retirement and disability act sec. 5 701 17 , d.c. official code or any other provision of',
'such act to the contrary, for purposes of determining the amount of an annuity required to be paid under such',
'act with respect to a united states secret service member who retired during the period from november 1, 1994, through',
'october 29, 1995 and who received availability pay under 5 u.s.c. 5545a during that period, the members average pay shall',
'be computed as if the member received availability pay for the 12 consecutive months during which the highest salary was',
'earned prior to retirement. b subsection a shall apply with respect to an annuity paid 1 on or after november',
'1, 1994, in the case of a survivors annuity paid with respect to a secret service member described in subsection',
'a ; or 2 on or after october 1, 2002, with respect to a secret service member described in subsection',
'a . sec. 643. section 902 b of the law enforcement pay equity act of 2000 as enacted into law',
'by public law 106 554 , shall cease to be effective on the first day of the first pay period',
'on or after january 1, 2003. sec. 644. no funds appropriated under this act or any other act with respect',
'to any fiscal year shall be available to take any action based upon any provision of 5 u.s.c. 552 with',
'respect to records collected or maintained pursuant to 18 u.s.c. 846 b , 923 g 3 or 923 g 7',
', or provided by federal, state, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies in connection with arson or explosives incidents or',
'the tracing of a firearm, except that such records may continue to be disclosed to the extent and in the',
'manner that records so collected, maintained, or obtained have been disclosed under 5 u.s.c. 552 prior to the date of',
'the enactment of this act. sec. 645. a section 9505 d of title 5, united states code, is amended by',
'striking the second sentence and inserting the following: such amount may not exceed the maximum amount which would be allowable',
'under paragraph 3 of section 5384 b if such paragraph were applied by substituting the internal revenue service for an',
'agency. . b the amendment made by subsection a shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after september 30,',
'2002. sec. 646. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or',
'enforce 1 the proposed rule relating to the determination that real estate brokerage is an activity that is financial in',
'nature or incidental to a financial activity published in the federal register on january 3, 2001 66 fed. reg. 307',
'et seq. ; or 2 the revision proposed in such rule to section 1501.2 of title 12 of the code',
'of federal regulations. sec. 647. while nothing in this section shall prevent any agency of the executive branch from subjecting',
'work performed by federal government employees or private contractors to public private competition or conversions, none of the funds made',
'available in this act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to establish, apply, or enforce any',
'numerical goal, target, or quota for subjecting the employees of the executive agency to public private competitions or for converting',
'such employees or the work performed by such employees to private contractor performance under the office of management and budget',
'circular a 76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy unless the goal, target, or quota is based on',
'considered research and sound analysis of past activities and is consistent with the stated mission of the executive agency. nothing',
'in this section shall limit the use of such funds for the administration of the government performance and results act',
'of 1993 or for the administration of any other provision of law. sec. 648. a section 8335 a of title',
'5, united states code, is amended by striking 8336 and inserting 8336 e . b the amendment made by subsection',
'a shall be effective as of january 1, 2003. this division may be cited as the treasury and general government',
'appropriations act, 2003. division k veterans affairs and housing and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations, 2003 making appropriations for',
'the departments of veterans affairs and housing and urban development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices',
'for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes. that the following sums are appropriated, out of',
'any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the departments of veterans affairs and housing and urban development, and',
'for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other',
'purposes, namely: title i department of veterans affairs veterans benefits administration compensation and pensions including transfer of funds for the',
'payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by',
'law 38 u.s.c. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 ; pension benefits to or on behalf',
'of veterans as authorized by law 38 u.s.c. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 stat. 2508 ; and',
'burial benefits, emergency and other officers retirement pay, adjusted service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life',
'insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of article iv of the soldiers and sailors civil relief act of 1940 50',
'u.s.c. app. 540 et seq. and for other benefits as authorized by law 38 u.s.c. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106,',
'chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 u.s.c. app. 540 548; 43 stat. 122, 123; 45 stat. 735; 76',
'stat. 1198 , $28,949,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed $17,138,000 of the amount appropriated under',
'this heading shall be reimbursed to general operating expenses and medical care for necessary expenses in implementing those provisions authorized',
'in the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1990, and in the veterans benefits act of 1992 38 u.s.c. chapters 51,',
'53, and 55 , the funding source for which is specifically provided as the compensation and pensions appropriation: provided further,',
'that such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to medical facilities revolving',
'fund to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. readjustment benefits',
'for the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law 38 u.s.c.',
'chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61 , $2,264,808,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the secretary is authorized to provide under section 3104 a',
'of title 38, united states code, other than under subsection a 1 , 2 , 5 , and 11 of',
'that section, shall be charged to this account. veterans insurance and indemnities for military and naval insurance, national service life',
'insurance, servicemens indemnities, service disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 u.s.c. chapter 19; 70',
'stat. 887; 72 stat. 487, $27,530,000, to remain available until expended. veterans housing benefit program fund program account including transfer',
'of funds for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the',
'program, as authorized by 38 u.s.c. chapter 37, as amended: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such',
'loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that',
'during fiscal year 2003, within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized',
'for specially adapted housing loans. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $168,207,000,',
'which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for general operating expenses. education loan fund program account including',
'transfer of funds for the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 u.s.c. 3698, as amended: provided, that',
'such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget',
'act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount',
'of direct loans not to exceed $3,400. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program,',
'$70,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for general operating expenses. vocational rehabilitation loans program account',
'including transfer of funds for the cost of direct loans, $55,000, as authorized by 38 u.s.c. chapter 31, as amended:',
'provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the',
'congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize',
'gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,626,000. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to',
'carry out the direct loan program, $289,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for general operating',
'expenses. native american veteran housing loan program account including transfer of funds for administrative expenses to carry out the direct',
'loan program authorized by 38 u.s.c. chapter 37, subchapter v, as amended, $558,000, which may be transferred to and merged',
'with the appropriation for general operating expenses: provided, that no new loans in excess of $5,000,000 may be made in',
'fiscal year 2003. guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program account for the administrative expenses to carry out the',
'guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized by 38 u.s.c. chapter 37, subchapter vi, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts',
'appropriated by this act for general operating expenses and medical care may be expended. veterans health administration medical care for',
'necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as authorized by law,',
'inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the department of veterans affairs, including care and treatment in facilities',
'not under the jurisdiction of the department; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental',
'thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in the department; administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition',
'and disposition, construction and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department; oversight, engineering',
'and architectural activities not charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes',
'under the jurisdiction of the department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees',
'and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; aid to state homes as',
'authorized by 38 u.s.c. 1741; administrative and legal expenses of the department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the department',
'as authorized under 38 u.s.c. chapter 17, and the federal medical care recovery act, 42 u.s.c. 2651 et seq., $23,889,304,000,',
'plus reimbursements: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of veterans affairs may establish a priority for',
'treatment for veterans who are service connected disabled, lower income, or have special needs: provided further, that of the funds',
'made available under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be available until september 30, 2004: provided further, that the',
'secretary of veterans affairs shall conduct by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee basis and other medical',
'services contracts with respect to payments for hospital care; and, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302 b , amounts collected, by setoff',
'or otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which',
'funds are appropriated under this heading and the purposes of paying a contractor a percent of the amount collected as',
'a result of an audit carried out by the contractor: provided further, that all amounts so collected under the preceding',
'proviso with respect to a designated health care region as that term is defined in 38 u.s.c. 1729a d 2',
'shall be allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that region. medical care collections fund including transfer of funds',
'amounts deposited during the current fiscal year in the department of veterans affairs medical care collections fund under section 1729a',
'of title 38, united states code, may be transferred to medical care, to remain available until expended. medical and prosthetic',
'research including transfer of funds for necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as',
'authorized by 38 u.s.c. chapter 73, to remain available until september 30, 2004, $400,000,000, plus reimbursements: provided, that of the',
'funds available under this heading $5,000,000 shall be transferred to medical care for research oversight activities. medical administration and miscellaneous',
'operating expenses for necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities,',
'as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities, $74,716,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be available until',
'september 30, 2004, plus reimbursements: provided, that technical and consulting services offered by the facilities management field support service, including',
'project management and real property administration including leases, site acquisition and disposal activities directly supporting projects , shall be provided',
'to department of veterans affairs components only on a reimbursable basis, and such amounts will remain available until september 30,',
'2003. departmental administration general operating expenses for necessary operating expenses of the department of veterans affairs, not otherwise provided for,',
'including administrative expenses in support of department wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms or allowances therefor; not to',
'exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the general services administration',
'for security guard services, and the department of defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $1,254,000,000: provided, that expenses',
'for services and assistance authorized under 38 u.s.c. 3104 a 1 , 2 , 5 , and 11 that the',
'secretary determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 1 to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain',
'and maintain suitable employment; or 2 to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: provided',
'further, that the veterans benefits administration shall be funded at not less than $992,100,000: provided further, that of the funds',
'made available under this heading, not to exceed $66,000,000 shall be available for obligation until september 30, 2004: provided further,',
'that from the funds made available under this heading, the veterans benefits administration may purchase up to two passenger motor',
'vehicles for use in operations of that administration in manila, philippines: provided further, that travel expenses for this account shall',
'not exceed $17,082,000. national cemetery administration for necessary expenses of the national cemetery administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise',
'provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for',
'use in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $133,149,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be available until september 30,',
'2004. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of',
'the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $58,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. construction, major projects for',
'constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department of',
'veterans affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109,',
'8110, and 8122 of title 38, united states code, including planning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services',
'costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction',
'costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is $4,000,000 or more or where funds for a',
'project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $99,777,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall',
'be for capital asset realignment for enhanced services cares activities; and of which $10,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as',
'provided in 41 u.s.c. 612 for claims paid for contract disputes: provided, that except for advance planning activities, including needs',
'assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, such as portfolio',
'development and management activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities',
'funded through the design fund and cares funds, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments,',
'none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by',
'the congress in the budgetary process: provided further, that funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 2003, for each',
'approved project except those for cares activities referenced above shall be obligated: 1 by the awarding of a construction documents',
'contract by september 30, 2003; and 2 by the awarding of a construction contract by september 30, 2004: provided further,',
'that the secretary of veterans affairs shall promptly report in writing to the committees on appropriations any approved major construction',
'project in which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above: provided further, that no funds from any',
'other account except the parking revolving fund, may be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project which was',
'approved in the budget process and funded in this account until one year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by',
'the department of veterans affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to that part only. construction, minor',
'projects for constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the',
'department of veterans affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services,',
'maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility',
'and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,',
'2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, united states code, where the estimated',
'cost of a project is less than $4,000,000, $226,000,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous',
'construction, minor projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is less than $4,000,000,',
'of which $35,000,000 shall be for capital asset realignment for enhanced services cares activities: provided, that from amounts appropriated under',
'this heading, additional amounts may be used for cares activities upon notification of and approval by the committees on appropriations:',
'provided further, that funds in this account shall be available for: 1 repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under',
'the jurisdiction or for the use of the department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any',
'natural disaster or catastrophe; and 2 temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. parking',
'revolving fund for the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 u.s.c. 8109, income from fees collected, to remain available',
'until expended, which shall be available for all authorized expenses except operations and maintenance costs, which will be funded from',
'medical care. grants for construction of state extended care facilities for grants to assist states to acquire or construct state',
'nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in state',
'homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 u.s.c. 8131 8137, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. grants',
'for the construction of state veterans cemeteries for grants to aid states in establishing, expanding, or improving state veterans cemeteries',
'as authorized by 38 u.s.c. 2408, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended. administrative provisions including transfer of funds sec. 101.',
'any appropriation for fiscal year 2003 for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, and veterans insurance and indemnities may be transferred',
'to any other of the mentioned appropriations. sec. 102. appropriations available to the department of veterans affairs for fiscal year',
'2003 for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109. sec. 103. no appropriations in',
'this act for the department of veterans affairs except the appropriations for construction, major projects, construction, minor projects, and the',
'parking revolving fund shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new',
'hospital or home. sec. 104. no appropriations in this act for the department of veterans affairs shall be available for',
'hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving',
'such treatment under 5 u.s.c. 7901 7904 or 42 u.s.c. 5141 5204 , unless reimbursement of cost is made to',
'the medical care account at such rates as may be fixed by the secretary of veterans affairs. sec. 105. appropriations',
'available to the department of veterans affairs for fiscal year 2003 for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, and veterans insurance',
'and indemnities shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the',
'corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2002. sec. 106. appropriations accounts available to the department',
'of veterans affairs for fiscal year 2003 shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations',
'accounts resulting from title x of the competitive equality banking act, public law 100 86, except that if such obligations',
'are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable from compensation and pensions. sec. 107. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, during fiscal year 2003, the secretary of veterans affairs shall, from the national service life insurance fund 38 u.s.c.',
'1920 , the veterans special life insurance fund 38 u.s.c. 1923 , and the united states government life insurance fund',
'38 u.s.c. 1955 , reimburse the general operating expenses account for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed',
'through those accounts: provided, that reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in an insurance program in',
'fiscal year 2003 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves',
'have been set aside: provided further, that if the cost of administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of',
'surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: provided further,',
'that the secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2003 which is properly allocable to the provision',
'of each insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in such insurance program. sec.',
'108. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department of veterans affairs shall continue the franchise fund pilot program authorized',
'to be established by section 403 of public law 103 356 until october 1, 2003: provided, that the franchise fund,',
'established by title i of public law 104 204 to finance the operations of the franchise fund pilot program, shall',
'continue until october 1, 2003. sec. 109. amounts deducted from enhanced use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses',
'incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced use lease services, may be obligated during the',
'fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. sec. 110. funds available in any department of veterans affairs appropriation for',
'fiscal year 2003 or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the office of',
'resolution management and the office of employment discrimination complaint adjudication for all services provided at rates which will recover actual',
'costs but not exceed $29,318,000 for the office of resolution management and $3,010,000 for the office of employment and discrimination',
'complaint adjudication: provided, that payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: provided',
'further, that amounts received shall be credited to general operating expenses for use by the office that provided the service.',
'sec. 111. no appropriations in this act for the department of veterans affairs shall be available to enter into any',
'new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the secretary submits a report',
'which the committees on appropriations of the congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is',
'received. sec. 112. no appropriations in this act for the department of veterans affairs shall be available for hospitalization or',
'treatment of any person by reason of eligibility under section 1710 a 3 of title 38, united states code, unless',
'that person has disclosed to the secretary of veterans affairs, in such form as the secretary may require 1 current,',
'accurate third party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title; and 2 annual income information for purposes',
'of section 1722 of such title. sec. 113. a 1 section 1729b of title 38, united states code, is repealed.',
'any balance as of the date of the enactment of this act in the department of veterans affairs health services',
'improvement fund established under such section shall be transferred to the department of veterans affairs medical care collections fund established',
'under section 1729a of title 38, united states code. 2 the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17',
'of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1729b. b section 1729a b of such title',
'is amended 1 by redesignating paragraph 8 as paragraph 10 ; and 2 by inserting after paragraph 7 the following',
'new paragraphs: 8 section 8165 a of this title. 9 section 113 of the veterans millennium health care and benefits',
'act public law 106 117; 38 u.s.c. 8111 note .. c section 1722a of such title is amended 1 in',
'subsection c a in the first sentence, by striking under subsection a and inserting under this section; and b by',
'striking the second sentence; and 2 by striking subsection d . d 1 section 8165 of such title is amended',
'by striking department of veterans affairs health services improvement fund established under section 1729b of this title and inserting department',
'of veterans affairs medical care collections fund established under section 1729a of this title. 2 section 113 b of the',
'veterans millennium health care and benefits act public law 106 117; 38 u.s.c. 8111 note is amended by striking department',
'of veterans affairs health services improvement fund established under section 1729b of title 38, united states code, as added by',
'section 202 and inserting department of veterans affairs medical care collections fund established under section 1729a of title 38, united',
'states code. sec. 114. of the amounts provided in this act, $19,900,000 shall be for information technology initiatives to support',
'the enterprise architecture of the department of veterans affairs. sec. 115. none of the funds in this act may be',
'used to implement sections 2 and 5 of public law 107 287. sec. 116. notwithstanding any other provision of this',
'act, the $23,889,304,000 provided for medical care under this title shall be exempt from the across the board rescission under',
'section 601 of division n. title ii department of housing and urban development public and indian housing housing certificate fund',
'including transfer and rescission of funds for activities and assistance under the united states housing act of 1937, as amended',
'42 u.s.c. 1437 et seq. the act herein , not otherwise provided for, $17,223,566,000, and amounts that are recaptured in',
'this account, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the amounts made available under this heading, $13,023,566,000 and the',
'aforementioned recaptures shall be available on october 1, 2002 and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on october 1, 2003: provided further,',
'that amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: 1 $15,278,370,500 for expiring or terminating section 8 project',
'based subsidy contracts including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts , for amendments to section 8 project based subsidy contracts, for',
'contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the mckinney vento homeless assistance act, for the 1 year renewal of',
'section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the emergency low income',
'housing preservation act of 1987 or the low income housing preservation and resident homeownership act of 1990, and for renewals',
'of expiring section 8 tenant based annual contributions contracts including amendments and renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of',
'law authorizing such assistance under section 8 t of the act 42 u.s.c. 1437f t : provided, that notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, the secretary shall renew expiring section 8 tenant based annual contributions contracts for each public housing',
'agency including for agencies participating in the moving to work demonstration, unit months representing section 8 tenant based assistance funds',
'committed by the public housing agency for specific purposes, other than reserves, that are authorized pursuant to any agreement and',
'conditions entered into under such demonstration, and utilized in compliance with any applicable program obligation deadlines based on the total',
'number of unit months which were under lease as reported on the most recent end of year financial statement submitted',
'by the public housing agency to the department, adjusted by such additional information submitted by the public housing agency to',
'the secretary which the secretary determines to be timely and reliable regarding the total number of unit months under lease',
'at the time of renewal of the annual contributions contract, and by applying an inflation factor based on local or',
'regional factors to the actual per unit cost as reported on such statement: provided further, that none of the funds',
'made available in this paragraph may be used to support a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds',
'a public housing agencys authorized level of units under contract; 2 $391,922,000 for a central fund to be allocated by',
'the secretary for amendments to section 8 tenant based annual contributions contracts for such purposes set forth in this paragraph:',
'provided, that subject to the following proviso, the secretary may use amounts made available in such fund, as necessary, for',
'contract amendments resulting from a significant increased in the per unit cost of vouchers or an increase in the total',
'number of unit months under lease as compared to the per unit cost or the total number of unit months',
'provided for by the annual contributions contract: provided further, that if a public housing agency, at any point in time',
'during their fiscal year, has obligated the amounts made available to such agency pursuant to paragraph 1 under this heading',
'for the renewal of expiring section 8 tenant based annual contributions contracts, and if such agency has expended fifty percent',
'of the amounts available to such agency in its annual contributions contract reserve account, the secretary shall make available such',
'amounts as are necessary from amounts available from such central fund to fund amendments under the preceding proviso within thirty',
'days of a request from such agency:provided further, that none of the funds made available in this paragraph may be',
'used to support a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agencys authorized level of',
'units under contract: provided further, that the secretary shall provide quarterly reports to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'and the senate on the obligation of funds provided in this paragraph in accordance with the directions specified in the',
'joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this act; 3 $234,016,500 for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement',
'of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the omnibus consolidated rescissions and appropriations act of 1996',
'public law 104 134 , conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under',
'section 8 x of the act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted',
'housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing',
'such assistance under section 8 t of the act 42 u.s.c.1437f t , and tenant protection assistance, including replacement and',
'relocation assistance; 4 $48,000,000 for family self sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the act; 5 not to exceed $1,072,257,000',
'for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant based rental assistance program, of',
'which $69,547,000 is for such expenses associated with section 8 tenant based assistance provided under this heading in paragraphs 2',
'and 3 : provided, that, the fee otherwise authorized under section 8 q of the act shall be determined in',
'accordance with section 8 q , as in effect immediately before the enactment of the quality housing and work responsibility',
'act of 1998: provided further, that none of the funds made available in this paragraph shall be provided to any',
'public housing agency unless such agency reports to the secretary the amounts remaining available as of january 31, 2003 in',
'such agencys administrative reserve fee account: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the amount of',
'fiscal year 2003 fee payments otherwise authorized pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph for a public housing agency',
'shall be reduced accordingly by any such amounts remaining in such agencys administrative fee reserve account as of january 31,',
'2003 which exceed 105 percent of the amount of fees paid to such agency from funds made available in fiscal',
'year 2002: provided fruther, that the preceding proviso shall not apply to any public housing agency if the amount of',
'fiscal year 2003 fee payments otherwise authorized to be provided to such agency pursuant to the first proviso in this',
'paragraph does not exceed $100,000: provided further, that, hereafter, the secretary shall recapture any funds provided in this paragraph from',
'a public housing agency which are in excess of the amounts expended by such agency for the section 8 tenant',
'based rental assistance program and not otherwise needed to maintain an administrative fee reserve account balance of not to exceed',
'five percent: provided further, that the secretary shall provide a report to the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and the senate no later than july 1, 2003, on the administrative costs and other expenses associated with the',
'section 8 tenant based rental assistance program in accordance with the directions included in the statement of the managers accompanying',
'this conference report; 6 $196,000,000 for contract administrators for section 8 project based assistance; and 7 not less than $3,000,000',
'shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the development of and modifications to information technology systems which serve',
'activities under public and indian housing: provided, that the secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of funds provided under',
'paragraphs 1 , 2 or 5 , herein to paragraphs 1 , 2 or 5 , if the secretary determines',
'that such action is necessary because the funding provided under one such paragraph otherwise would be depleted and as a',
'result, the maximum utilization of section 8 tenant based assistance with the funds appropriated for this purpose by this act',
'would not be feasible: provided further, that prior to undertaking the transfer of funds in excess of 10 percent from',
'any paragraphpursuant to the previous proviso, the secretary shall notify the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittees on veterans',
'affairs and housing and urban development, and independent agencies of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and',
'the senate and shall not transfer any such funds until 30 days after such notification: provided further, that, hereafter, the',
'secretary shall require public housing agencies to submit accounting data for funds disbursed under this heading in this act and',
'prior acts by source and purpose of such funds: provided further, that incremental vouchers previously made available under this heading',
'for non elderly disabled families shall, to the extent practicable, continue to be provided to non elderly disabled families upon',
'turnover: provided further, that $1,600,000,000 is rescinded from unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated to the department of housing and',
'urban development under this heading or the heading annual contributions for assisted housing or any other heading for fiscal year',
'2002 and prior years, to be effected by the secretary no later than september 30, 2003: provided further, that any',
'such balances governed by reallocation provisions under the statute authorizing the program for which the funds were originally appropriated shall',
'be available for the rescission: provided further, that any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior',
'that have been terminated shall be cancelled. public housing capital fund including transfer of funds for the public housing capital',
'fund program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the',
'united states housing act of 1937, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1437g , $2,730,000,000 the act , to remain available until',
'september 30, 2006: provided, that of the total amount provided under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise allocated under',
'this heading, $447,000,000 shall be allocated for such capital and management activities only among public housing agencies that have obligated',
'all assistance for the agency for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 made available under this same heading in',
'accordance with the requirements under paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 9 j of such act: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2003, the secretary may not delegate to any department official',
'other than the deputy secretary any authority under paragraph 2 of such section 9 j regarding the extension of the',
'time periods under such section for obligation of amounts made available for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or',
'2003: provided further, that with respect to any amounts made available under the public housing capital fund for fiscal year',
'1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003 that remain unobligated in violation of paragraph 1 of such section 9 j or',
'unexpended in violation of paragraph 5 a of such section 9 j , the secretary shall recapture any such amounts',
'and reallocate such amounts among public housing agencies determined under section 6 j of the act to be high performing:',
'provided further, that for purposes of this heading, the term obligate means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are',
'subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays immediately or in the future: provided further, that the secretary',
'shall issue final regulations to carry out section 9 j of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c.',
'1437g j , not later than august 1, 2003: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading,',
'up to $51,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under section 9 h of such act, of which up to',
'$11,000,000 shall be for the provision of remediation services to public housing agencies identified as troubled under the section 8',
'management assessment program and for surveys used to calculate local fair market rents and assess housing conditions in connection with',
'rental assistance under section 8 of the act: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading, up',
'to $500,000 shall be for lease adjustments to section 23 projects, and no less than $18,600,000 shall be transferred to',
'the working capital fund for the development of and modifications to information technology systems which serve programs or activities under',
'public and indian housing: provided further, that no funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified in',
'section 9 k of the united states housing act of 1937, as amended: provided further, that of the total amount',
'provided under this heading, up to $50,000,000 shall be available for the secretary of housing and urban development to make',
'grants to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs resulting from emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal year 2003: provided',
'further, that of the total amount provided under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for neighborhood networks grants for activities authorized',
'in section 9 d 1 e of the united states housing act of 1937, as amended: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, amounts made available in the previous proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies on',
'a competitive basis as provided in section 102 of the department of housing and urban development reform act of 1989:',
'provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading, $55,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coordinators and',
'congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the act and the native american housing assistance and self determination act',
'of 1996. public housing operating fund for payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing,',
'as authorized by section 9 e of the united states housing act of 1937, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1437g e',
', $3,600,000,000: provided, that of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for programs, as determined appropriate',
'by the attorney general, which assist in the investigation, prosecution, and prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses in public',
'and federally assisted low income housing, including indian housing, which shall be administered by the department of justice through a',
'reimbursable agreement with the department of housing and urban development: provided further, that up to $250,000,000 shall be made available',
'for payments to public housing agencies that are eligible for additional funds for fiscal year 2002 payments for the operation',
'and management of public housing: provided further, that no funds may be made available under this heading in fiscal year2004',
'and subsequent fiscal years may be provided for fiscal year 2003 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and',
'management of public housing: provided further, that no funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified in',
'section 9 k of the united states housing act of 1937, as amended. revitalization of severely distressed public housing hope',
'vi for grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant based assistance grants to projects',
'as authorized by section 24 of the united states housing act of 1937, as amended, $574,000,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2004, of which the secretary may use up to $6,250,000 for technical assistance and contract expertise, to be',
'provided directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and cost of necessary travel for participants in',
'such training, by or to officials and employees of the department and of public housing agencies and to residents: provided,',
'that none of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation',
'or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted herein: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall',
'be for a neighborhood networks initiative for activities authorized in section 24 d 1 g of the united states housing',
'act of 1937, as amended: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available in the previous',
'proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies on a competitive basis as provided in section 102 of the department',
'of housing and urban development reform act of 1989. native american housing block grants including transfers of funds for the',
'native american housing block grants program, as authorized under title i of the native american housing assistance and self determination',
'act of 1996 nahasda 25 u.s.c. 4111 et seq. , $649,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,200,000 shall',
'be contracted through the secretary as technical assistance and capacity building to be used by the national american indian housing',
'council in support of the implementation of nahasda; of which $4,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of indian housing',
'units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of indian housing and tenant based assistance,',
'including up to $300,000 for related travel; and of which no less than $600,000 shall be transferred to the working',
'capital fund for development of and modifications to information technology systems which serve programs or activities under public and indian',
'housing: provided, that of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed',
'notes and other obligations, as authorized by title vi of nahasda: provided further, that such costs, including the costs of',
'modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974,',
'as amended: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other',
'obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,658,000: provided further, that for administrative expenses to',
'carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall be transferred to',
'and merged with the appropriation for salaries and expenses, to be used only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.',
'indian housing loan guarantee fund program account including transfer of funds for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by',
'section 184 of the housing and community development act of 1992 12 u.s.c. 1715z 13a , $5,300,000, to remain available',
'until expended, of which $100,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the land title report commission pursuant to section 501',
'a of public law 106 569: provided, that such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as',
'defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that these funds are available',
'to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $197,243,000. in addition, for',
'administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from amounts in the first paragraph, which shall',
'be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for salaries and expenses, to be used only for the administrative costs',
'of these guarantees. native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account including transfer of funds for the cost of guaranteed',
'loans, as authorized by section 184a of the housing and community development act of 1992 12 u.s.c. 1715z 13b ,',
'$1,035,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as',
'defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that these funds are available',
'to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $39,712,000. in addition, for',
'administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from amounts in the first paragraph, which shall',
'be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for salaries and expenses, to be used only for the administrative costs',
'of these guarantees. community planning and development housing opportunities for persons with aids for carrying out the housing opportunities for',
'persons with aids program, as authorized by the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12901 et seq. , $292,000,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that the secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that',
'were funded under section 854 c 3 of such act that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new',
'contracts and activities authorized under this section: provided further, that the secretary may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds',
'under this heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance activities. rural housing and economic development for the office of rural',
'housing and economic development in the department of housing and urban development, $25,000,000 to remain available until expended, which amount',
'shall be awarded by june 1, 2003, to indian tribes, state housing finance agencies, state community and/or economic development agencies,',
'local rural nonprofits and community development corporationsto support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas: provided, that all',
'grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the department of housing and urban',
'development reform act of 1989. empowerment zones/enterprise communities for grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones and',
'enterprise communities, $30,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2005, for urban empowerment zones, as authorized in section 1391 g',
'of the internal revenue code of 1986 26 u.s.c. 1391 g , including $2,000,000 for each empowerment zone for use',
'in conjunction with economic development activities consistent with the strategic plan of each empowerment zone. community development fund including transfers',
'of funds for assistance to units of state and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development',
'activities, and for other purposes, $4,937,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2005: provided, that of the amount provided, $4,367,930,000',
'is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title i of the housing and community development act',
'of 1974, as amended the act herein 42 u.s.c. 5301 et seq. : provided further, that not to exceed 20',
'percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading other than a grant made available in this paragraph',
'to the housing assistance council or the national american indian housing council, or a grant using funds under section 107',
'b 3 of the act shall be expended for planning and management development and administration, as defined in regulations promulgated',
'by the department: provided further, that $71,000,000 shall be for grants to indian tribes notwithstanding section 106 a 1 of',
'such act; $3,300,000 shall be for a grant to the housing assistance council; $2,400,000 shall be for a grant to',
'the national american indian housing council; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the national housing development corporation, for',
'operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and for a program of affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation; $5,000,000 shall be available',
'as a grant to the national council of la raza for the hope fund, of which $500,000 is for technical',
'assistance and fund management, and $4,500,000 is for investments in the hope fund and financing to affiliated organizations; $49,100,000 shall',
'be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the act; $9,000,000 shall be made available to the neighborhood house, st.',
'paul, minnesota for construction costs of the paul and sheila wellstone center for community building; no less than $3,400,000 shall',
'be transferred to the working capital fund for the development of and modification to information technology systems which serve programs',
'or activities under community planning and development; $25,250,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the self help homeownership opportunity program;',
'$32,500,000 shall be for capacity building, of which $28,250,000 shall be for capacity building for community development and affordable housing',
'for lisc and the enterprise foundation for activities as authorized by section 4 of the hud demonstration act of 1993',
'42 u.s.c. 9816 note , as in effect immediately before june 12, 1997, with not less than $5,000,000 of the',
'funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and of which $4,250,000 shall be for capacity building activities',
'administered by habitat for humanity international; $60,000,000 shall be available for youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle d of title',
'iv of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act, as amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with',
'respect to any funds made available under this heading: provided, that local youthbuild programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage',
'private and nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for youthbuild funding: provided further, that no more than 10 percent',
'of any grant award under the youthbuild program may be used for administrative costs: provided further, that of the amount',
'made available for youthbuild not less than $10,000,000 is for grants to establish youthbuild programs in underserved and rural areas',
'and $2,000,000 is to be made available for a grant to youthbuild usa for capacity building for community development and',
'affordable housing activities as specified in section 4 of the hud demonstration act of 1993, as amended. of the amount',
'made available under this heading, $42,120,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives that are utilized to improve the conditions of',
'distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, and community revitalization in areas with population outmigration or',
'a stagnating or declining economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform',
'initiatives: provided, that these grants shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint explanatory',
'statement of the managers accompanying this act. of the amount made available under this heading, $261,000,000 shall be available for',
'grants for the economic development initiative edi to finance a variety of targeted economic investments in accordance with the terms',
'and conditions specified in the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this act. the referenced statement of the managers',
'under this heading in public law 107 73 is deemed to be amended with respect to the amount made available',
'to the city of rome, new york, by striking related to the south rome industrial park and inserting and building',
'renovations at the rome business and tech park. the referenced statement of the managers under this heading in public law',
'107 73 is deemed to be amended with respect to a grant made available to the community medical centers of',
'fresno, california by striking all after $300,000 and inserting to the city of fresno, california for rehabilitation of the fresno',
'community regional medical center neighborhood.. the referenced statement of the managers under this heading in public law 106 377 and',
'107 73 is deemed to be amended with respect to grants made to the city of mt. clemens, michigan by',
'striking city of mt. clemens, michigan and inserting mt. clemens community schools in mt. clemens, michigan. the referenced statement of',
'the managers under the heading community development block grants in title ii of public law 105 277 is deemed to',
'be amended bystriking $750,000 to the maryland state department of housing and community development for relocation of residents of wagners',
'point community in baltimore, maryland and insert in lieu thereof $750,000 to the maryland state department of housing and community',
'development for relocation of residents of wagners point community in baltimore, maryland $514,000 and for recovery efforts that occurred on',
'or after the april 28, 2002 tornado in charles and calvert counties $236,000 . the referenced statement of the managers',
'under this heading in public law 107 73 is deemed to be amended with respect to a grant made to',
'the metropolitan development association in syracuse, new york by adding after the words genesee street armory study the words and',
'other development projects undertaken by the association within the city of syracuse. community development loan guarantees program account including transfer',
'of funds for the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,325,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004, as authorized by section',
'108 of the housing and community development act of 1974, as amended: provided, that such costs, including the cost of',
'modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided',
'further, that these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not',
'to exceed $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108 k of the housing and community',
'development act of 1974, as amended. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which',
'shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for salaries and expenses. brownfields redevelopment for economic development grants, as',
'authorized by section 108 q of the housing and community development act of 1974, as amended, for brownfields redevelopment projects,',
'$25,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that the secretary of housing and urban development shall make these',
'grants available on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the department of housing and urban development reform',
'act of 1989. home investment partnerships program including transfer of funds for the home investment partnerships program, as authorized under',
'title ii of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act, as amended, $1,925,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2005:',
'provided, that of the total amount provided in this paragraph, up to $40,000,000 shall be available for housing counseling under',
'section 106 of the housing and urban development act of 1968; and no less than $1,100,000 shall be transferred to',
'the working capital fund for the development of, maintenance of, and modification to information technology systems which serve programs or',
'activities under community planning and development. in addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading, $75,000,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2005, for assistance to homebuyers as authorized under title ii of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing',
'act, as amended: provided, that the secretary shall provide such assistance in accordance with a formula to be established by',
'the secretary that considers a participating jurisdictions need for, and prior commitment to, assistance to homebuyers. homeless assistance grants including',
'transfer of funds for the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under subtitle b of title iv of the mckinney',
'vento homeless assistance act, as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized under subtitle c of title iv of such',
'act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program as authorized under the united states housing act of 1937,',
'as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the mckinney vento homeless assistance act; and the shelter',
'plus care program as authorized under subtitle f of title iv of such act, $1,225,000,000, to remain available until september',
'30, 2005: provided, that not less than 30 percent of funds made available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under the',
'shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent housing: provided further, that all funds awarded for services shall be',
'matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee: provided further, that the secretary shall renew on an annual basis',
'expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if the program is determined to be',
'needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements and financial standards, as determined by the secretary:',
'provided further, that all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with',
'other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible, including medicaid, state childrens health',
'insurance program, temporary assistance for needy families, food stamps, and services funding through the mental health and substance abuse block',
'grant, workforce investment act, and the welfare to work grant program: provided further, that $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under',
'this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project: provided further, that $6,600,000 of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading shall be available for technical assistance: provided further, that no less than $1,500,000 of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the development of and modifications to information technology',
'systems which serve activities under community planning and development: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading,',
'$10,000,000 shall be made available for a two year grant demonstration program to be conducted in consultation with the interagency',
'council on the homeless. housing programs housing for special populations including transfer of funds for assistance for the purchase, construction,',
'acquisition, or development of additional public and subsidized housing units for low income families not otherwise provided for, $1,033,801,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2006: provided, that $783,286,000, plus recaptures or cancelled commitments, shall be for capital advances, including',
'amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the housing act of',
'1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202 c 2 of such act, including',
'amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1 year',
'term, and for supportive services associated with the housing, of which amount $50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the',
'continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and of which amount up to $25,000,000 shall',
'be for grants under section 202b of the housing act of 1959 12 u.s.c. 1701q 2 for conversion of eligible',
'projects under such section to assisted living or related use: provided further, that of the amount under this heading, $250,515,000',
'shall be for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized',
'by section 811 of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act, for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons',
'with disabilities under section 811 d 2 of such act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of',
'expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1 year term, and for supportive services associated with the housing',
'for persons with disabilities as authorized by section811 b 1 of such act, and for tenant based rental assistance contracts',
'entered into pursuant to section 811 of such act: provided further, that of the amount made available under this heading,',
'$25,000,000 shall be available to the secretary of housing and urban development only for making grants to private nonprofit organizations',
'and consumer cooperatives for covering costs of architectural and engineering work, site control, and other planning relating to the development',
'of supportive housing for the elderly that is eligible for assistance under section 202 of the housing act of 1959',
'12 u.s.c. 1701q : provided further, that amounts made available in the previous proviso shall be awarded on a competitive',
'basis as provided in section 102 of the department of housing and urban development reform act of 1989: provided further,',
'that the secretary shall provide a report to the committees on appropriations of the house and senate not later than',
'july 15, 2003, in accordance with the direction included in the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this act:',
'provided further, that no less than $500,000, to be divided evenly between the appropriations for the section 202 and section',
'811 programs, shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the development of and modifications to information technology systems',
'which serve activities under housing programs or federal housing administration: provided further, that, in addition to amounts made available for',
'renewal of tenant based rental assistance contracts pursuant to the second proviso of this paragraph, the secretary may designate up',
'to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for section 811 of such act for tenant based assistance,',
'as authorized under that section, including such authority as may be waived under the next proviso, which assistance is 5',
'years in duration: provided further, that the secretary may waive the provisions governing the terms and conditions of project rental',
'assistance and tenant based rental assistance for such section 202 and such section 811, except that the initial contract term',
'for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: provided further, that all balances and recaptures, as of october',
'1, 2002, remaining in the congregate housing services account as authorized by the housing and community development amendments of 1978,',
'as amended, shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts for those purposes under this heading. flexible subsidy fund',
'transfer of funds from the rental housing assistance fund, all uncommitted balances of excess rental charges as of september 30,',
'2002, and any collections made during fiscal year 2003, shall be transferred to the flexible subsidy fund, as authorized by',
'section 236 g of the national housing act, as amended. rental housing assistance rescission up to $100,000,000 of recaptured section',
'236 budget authority resulting from prepayment of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of the national housing act 12 u.s.c. 1715z',
'1 shall be rescinded in fiscal year 2003: provided, that the limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that may',
'be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under section 236 is reduced in fiscal year 2003',
'by not more than $100,000,000 in uncommitted balances of authorizations of contract authority provided for this purpose in appropriations acts.',
'manufactured housing fees trust fund for necessary expenses as authorized by the national manufactured housing construction and safety standards act',
'of 1974, as amended 42 u.s.c. 5401 et seq. , $13,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from',
'the manufactured housing fees trust fund: provided, that not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be',
'available from the general fund of the treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the',
'receipt of collections to the fund pursuant to section 620 of such act: provided further, that the amount made available',
'under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2003 so',
'as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0',
'and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2003',
'appropriation. federal housing administration mutual mortgage insurance program account including transfers of funds during fiscal year 2003, commitments to guarantee',
'loans to carry out the purposes of section 203 b of the national housing act, as amended, shall not exceed',
'a loan principal of $165,000,000,000. during fiscal year 2003, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of',
'section 204 g of the national housing act, as amended, shall not exceed $100,000,000: provided, that the foregoing amount shall',
'be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the',
'secretary and formerly insured under the mutual mortgage insurance fund. for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed and',
'direct loan program, $347,829,000, of which not to exceed $343,807,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses;',
'and not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for office of inspector general. in addition, for administrative',
'contract expenses, $85,720,000, of which no less than $21,360,000 shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the development',
'of and modifications to information technology systems which serve programs or activities under housing programs or federal housing administration: provided,',
'that to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before april 1, 2003, an additional $1,400 for administrative',
'contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments including a pro rata amount for any',
'amount below $1,000,000 , but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $16,000,000. general and special',
'risk program account including transfers of funds for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 and 519',
'of the national housing act 12 u.s.c. 1715z 3 and 1735c , including the cost of loan guarantee modifications, as',
'that term is defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended, $15,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be',
'guaranteed, of up to $23,000,000,000. gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204 g',
', 207 l , 238, and 519 a of the national housing act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of which not',
'to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties owned by the',
'secretary and formerly insured under such act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit',
'and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the secretary and formerly insured',
'under such act. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $223,716,000, of',
'which $204,395,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses; and of which $19,321,000 shall be transferred to',
'the appropriation for office of inspector general. in addition, for administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed and',
'direct loan programs, $93,780,000, of which no less than $14,240,000 shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the',
'development of and modifications to information technology systems which serve activities under housing programs or federal housing administration: provided, that',
'to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before april 1, 2003, an additional $1,980 for administrative contract',
'expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments over $8,426,000,000 including a pro rata amount for',
'any increment below $1,000,000 , but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $14,400,000. government national',
'mortgage association guarantees of mortgage backed securities loan guarantee program account including transfer of funds new commitments to issue guarantees',
'to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the national housing act, as amended 12 u.s.c. 1721 g ,',
'shall not exceed $200,000,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004. for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed',
'mortgage backed securities program, $10,343,000, to be derived from the gnma guarantees of mortgage backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account,',
'of which not to exceed $10,343,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses. policy development and research',
'research and technology for contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban',
'problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title v of the housing and urban development act of 1970, as',
'amended 12 u.s.c. 1701z 1 et seq. , including carrying out the functions of the secretary under section 1 a',
'1 i of reorganization plan no. 2 of 1968, $47,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that of',
'the total amount provided under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be for the partnership for advancing technology in housing path initiative.',
'fair housing and equal opportunity fair housing activities for contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized',
'by title viii of the civil rights act of 1968, as amended by the fair housing amendments act of 1988,',
'and section 561 of the housing and community development act of 1987, as amended, $45,899,000, to remain available until september',
'30, 2004, of which $20,250,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561: provided, that no funds',
'made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the federal government in',
'connection with a specific contract, grant or loan. office of lead hazard control lead hazard reduction for the lead hazard',
'reduction program, as authorized by section 1011 of the residential lead based paint hazard reduction act of 1992, $176,000,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2004, of which $10,000,000 shall be for the healthy homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501',
'and 502 of the housing and urban development act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts,',
'including education and outreach concerning lead based paint poisoning and other housing related diseases and hazards: provided, that of the',
'total amount made available under this heading, $50,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the',
'highest lead paint abatement needs, as identified by the secretary as having: 1 the highest number of pre 1940 units',
'of rental housing; and 2 a disproportionately high number of documented cases of lead poisoned children: provided further, that each',
'grantee receiving funds under the previous proviso shall target those privately owned units and multifamily buildings that are occupied by',
'low income families as defined under section 3 b 2 of the united states housing act of 1937: provided further,',
'that not less than 90 percent of the funds made available under this paragraph shall be used exclusively for abatement,',
'inspections, risk assessments, temporary relocations and interim control of lead based hazards as defined by 42 u.s.c. 4851: provided further,',
'that each recipient of funds provided under the first proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less',
'than 25 percent: provided further, that each applicant shall submit a detailed plan and strategy that demonstrates adequate capacity that',
'is acceptable to the secretary of the department of housing and urban development to carry out the proposed use of',
'funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability. management and administration salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for necessary',
'administrative and non administrative expenses of the department of housing and urban development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of',
'uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109; and not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,090,229,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2004, for funds control improvements; and of which $548,202,000 shall be provided from the various funds',
'of the federal housing administration, $10,343,000 shall be provided from funds of the government national mortgage association, $1,000,000 shall be',
'provided from the community development loan guarantees program account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from the native american housing',
'block grants account, $200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the indian housing loan guarantee fund program account and $35,000',
'shall be transferred from the native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund account: provided, that funds made available under this heading',
'shall only be allocated in the manner specified in the report accompanying this act unless the committees on appropriations of',
'both the house of representatives and the senate are notified of any changes in an operating plan or reprogramming: provided',
'further, that no less than $10,500,000 shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the development of and modifications',
'to information technology systems: provided further, that of the total amount made available under this heading, not less than $21,000,000',
'is to be made available to the chief financial officer exclusively for activities to implement appropriate funds control systems, including',
'improvements in automated financial management systems, additional training of departmental employees in proper fund control procedures, and establishment of a',
'division of appropriations law within the office of the chief financial officer: provided further, that the chief financial officer shall',
'submit a revised departmental funds control handbook to the committees on appropriations of the house and senate no later than',
'30 days after enactment of this act: provided further, that no official or employee of the department shall be designated',
'as an allotment holder unless the office of the chief financial officer ocfo has determined that such allotment holder has',
'implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives: provided further, that',
'the secretary shall, within 30 days of enactment of this act, permanently transfer no fewer than four appropriations law attorneys',
'from the legislative division of the office of legislation and regulations, office of general counsel to the ocfo: provided further,',
'that personnel transferred pursuant to the previous proviso shall report directly to the chief financial officer: provided further, that, notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, hereafter, the chief financial officer of the department of housing and urban development shall, in',
'consultation with the budget officer, have sole authority to investigate potential or actual violations under the anti deficiency act 31',
'u.s.c. 1341 et seq. and all other statutes and regulations related to the obligation and expenditure of funds made available',
'in this, or any other act; shall determine whether violations exist; and shall submit final reports on violations to the',
'secretary, the president, the office of management and budget and the congress in accordance with applicable statutes and office of',
'management and budget circulars: provided further, that the chief financial officer shall establish positive control of and maintain adequate systems',
'of accounting for appropriations and other available funds as required by 31 u.s.c. 1514: provided further, that for the purpose',
'of determining whether a violation exists under the anti deficiency act 31 u.s.c. 1341 et seq. , the point of',
'obligation shall be the executed agreement or contract: provided further, that the chief financial officer shall: a appoint qualified personnel',
'to conduct investigations of potential or actual violations; b establish minimum training requirements and other qualifications for personnel that may',
'be appointed to conduct investigations; c establish guidelines and timeframes for the conduct and completion of investigations; d prescribe the',
'content, format and other requirements for the submission of final reports on violations; and e prescribe such additional policies and',
'procedures as may be required for conducting investigations of, and administering, processing, and reporting on, potential and actual violations of',
'the anti deficiency act and all other statutes and regulations governing the obligation and expenditure of funds made available in',
'this or any other act: provided further, that the secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the gs',
'14 and gs 15 levels until the total number of gs 14 and gs 15 positions in the department has',
'been reduced from the number of gs 14 and gs 15 positions on the date of enactment of public law',
'106 377 by 2\1/2\ percent: provided further, that the secretary shall submit a staffing plan for the department by march',
'15, 2003. working capital fund for additional capital for the working capitol fund 42 u.s.c. 3535 for the development of,',
'modifications to, and infrastructure for department wide information technology systems, and for the continuing operation of both department wide and',
'program specific information systems, $276,300,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that any amounts transferred to this fund',
'under this act shall remain available until expended: provided further, that none of the funds made available to the department',
'in this act, or any other act, may be used to award a new contract for the hud information technology',
'services hits project until 90 days after the department has submitted to the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and the senate a comprehensive five year information technology plan in accordance with the direction included in the report',
'accompanying this act. office of inspector general including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general',
'in carrying out the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $97,499,000, of which $23,343,000 shall be provided from the',
'various funds of the federal housing administration: provided, that the inspector general shall have independent authority over all personnel issues',
'within this office: provided further, that no less than $300,000 shall be transferred to the working capital fund for the',
'development of and modifications to information technology systems for the office of inspector general. consolidated fee fund rescission of the',
'balances remaining available from fees and charges under section 7 j of the department of housing and urban development act',
'on october 1, 2002, $8,000,000 are rescinded. office of federal housing enterprise oversight salaries and expenses including transfer of funds',
'for carrying out the federal housing enterprises financial safety and soundness act of 1992, including not to exceed $500 for',
'official reception and representation expenses, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the federal housing enterprises oversight',
'fund: provided, that not to exceed such amount shall be available from the general fund of the treasury to the',
'extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to thefund: provided further, that the general',
'fund amount shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final',
'appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. administrative provisions sec. 201. fifty percent of the amounts',
'of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are',
'recaptured from projects described in section 1012 a of the stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance amendments act of 1988 42',
'u.s.c. 1437 note shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the treasury, and such',
'amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the treasury shall be used by state',
'housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the secretary of housing and urban',
'development for which settlement occurred after january 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. notwithstanding the previous sentence, the secretary',
'may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the',
'treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. sec. 202. none of',
'the amounts made available under this act may be used during fiscal year 2003 to investigate or prosecute under the',
'fair housing act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of',
'a non frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a',
'government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. sec. 203. a notwithstanding section 854 c 1 a of',
'the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903 c 1 a , from any amounts made available under this title',
'for fiscal year 2003 that are allocated under such section, the secretary of housing and urban development shall allocate and',
'make a grant, in the amount determined under subsection b , for any state that 1 received an allocation in',
'a prior fiscal year under clause ii of such section; and 2 is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for',
'fiscal year 2003 under such clause ii because the areas in the state outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that',
'qualify under clause i in fiscal year 2003 do not have the number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids',
'required under such clause. b the amount of the allocation and grant for any state described in subsection a shall',
'be an amount based on the cumulative number of aids cases in the areas of that state that are outside',
'of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause i of such section 854 c 1 a in fiscal year 2003,',
'in proportion to aids cases among cities and states that qualify under clauses i and ii of such section and',
'states deemed eligible under subsection a . sec. 204. a section 225 a of the departments of veterans affairs and',
'housing and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations act, 2000, public law 106 74 113 stat. 1076 , is amended',
'by striking year 2000, and the amounts that would otherwise be allocated for fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2002,',
'and inserting years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. b notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of housing and',
'urban development shall allocate to wake county, north carolina, the amounts that otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2003',
'under section 854 c of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903 c to the city of raleigh, north',
'carolina, on behalf of the raleigh durham chapel hill, north carolina metropolitan statistical area. any amounts allocated to wake county',
'shall be used to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of such act 42 u.s.c. 12904 within such metropolitan',
'statistical area. sec. 205. a during fiscal year 2003, in the provision of rental assistance under section 8 o of',
'the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f o in connection with a program to demonstrate the economy',
'and effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in assisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties of',
'the state of michigan specified in subsection b of this section, notwithstanding paragraphs 3 and 18 b iii of such',
'section 8 o , a family residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf of which',
'a public housing agency provides assistance pursuant to section 8 o 18 of such act, may be required, at the',
'time the family initially receives such assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted',
'income of the family by such a percentage or amount as the secretary of housing and urban development determines to',
'be appropriate. b the counties specified in this subsection are oakland county, macomb county, wayne county, and washtenaw county, in',
'the state of michigan. sec. 206. except as explicitly provided in law, any grant or assistance made pursuant to title',
'ii of this act shall be made on a competitive basis in accordance with section 102 of the department of',
'housing and urban development reform act of 1989. sec. 207. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds in this',
'act or in any other act in any fiscal year, including all future and prior fiscal years, may be used',
'hereafter by the secretary of housing and urban development to provide any assistance or other funds for housing units defined',
'in section 9 n of the united states housing act of 1937 as in effect immediately before the enactment of',
'this act as covered locally developed public housing units. the states of new york and massachusetts shall reimburse any funds',
'already made available under any appropriations act for these units to the secretary of housing and urban development for reallocation',
'to public housing agencies: provided, that, if either state fails to make such reimbursement within 12 months, the secretary shall',
'recapture such funds through reductions from the amounts allocated to each state under section 106 of the housing and community',
'development act of 1974. sec. 208. funds of the department of housing and urban development subject to the government corporation',
'control act or section 402 of the housing act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on',
'administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and',
'facilities of the federal national mortgageassociation, government national mortgage association, federal home loan mortgage corporation, federal financing bank, federal reserve',
'banks or any member thereof, federal home loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the federal deposit',
'insurance corporation act, as amended 12 u.s.c. 1811 1831 . sec. 209. unless otherwise provided for in this act or',
'through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the department of housing and urban development shall be',
'available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to congress.',
'sec. 210. corporations and agencies of the department of housing and urban development which are subject to the government corporation',
'control act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available',
'to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard',
'to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such act as may be necessary in carrying out the',
'programs set forth in the budget for 2003 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: provided, that collections',
'of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly',
'provided for in this act unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this',
'or prior appropriations acts , except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of',
'these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the united states government.',
'sec. 211. none of the funds provided in this title for technical assistance, training, or management improvements may be obligated',
'or expended unless hud provides to the committees on appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a detailed budget',
'estimate of the costs associated with each program, project or activity as part of the budget justifications. for fiscal year',
'2003, hud shall transmit this information to the committees by march 15, 2003 for 30 days of review. sec. 212.',
'a section 9 n 1 of the united states housing act of 1937 is hereby repealed. b section 226 of',
'the departments of veterans affairs and housing and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations act, 1999, is hereby repealed. c',
'the amendment made by subsection a shall be deemed to have taken effect on october 1, 1998. d the amendment',
'made by subsection b shall be deemed to have taken effect on october 21, 1998. sec. 213. notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, in fiscal year 2003, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or held',
'by the secretary and is occupied primarily by elderly or disabled families, the secretary of housing and urban development shall',
'maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the united states housing act of 1937 that are attached to',
'any dwelling units in the property. to the extent the secretary determines that such a multifamily property owned or held',
'by the secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8, the secretary may, in consultation',
'with the tenants of that property, contract for project based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other',
'existing housing properties or provide other rental assistance. sec. 214. a public housing agency or such other entity that administers',
'federal housing assistance in the states of alaska, iowa, and mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of',
'public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the united states housing act of 1937 on',
'the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under section 2 b',
'of such act. each public housing agency or other entity that administers federal housing assistance under section 8 in the',
'states of alaska, iowa and mississippi shall establish an advisory board of not less than 6 residents of public housing',
'or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity',
'on issues related to public housing and section 8. such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. sec. 215.',
'a section 24 m 1 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437v m 1 is amended',
'by striking $600,000,000 and all that follows through 2002 and inserting the following: $574,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. b section',
'24 n of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437v n is amended by striking september 30,',
'2002 and inserting september 30, 2004. sec. 216. the secretary of housing and urban development shall provide quarterly reports to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, and excess funds in each program and activity within',
'the jurisdiction of the department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these committees upon request. sec. 217. the',
'secretary of housing and urban development shall submit an annual report no later than august 30, 2003 and annually thereafter',
'to the house and senate committees on appropriations regarding the number of federally assisted units under lease and the per',
'unit cost of these units to the department of housing and urban development. sec. 218. notwithstanding the requirements regarding first',
'time homebuyers in section 104 of the national affordable housing act of 1990 42 u.s.c. 12704 , the enterprise housing',
'corporation of maryland may use the remaining balance of the grant award, h3 95md0005 i n, within the east baltimore',
'community of the city of baltimore, maryland. sec. 219. in applying the across the board rescission under section 601 of',
'division n to amounts made available under the heading housing certificate fund, the secretary shall have discretion in applying such',
'rescission among the programs, projects, or activities within the account notwithstanding section 601 b . title iii independent agencies american',
'battle monuments commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the american battle monuments commission, including',
'the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national',
'cemeteries and monuments outside of the united states and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in',
'foreign countries; purchase one for replacement only and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor vehicles in',
'foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $35,246,000, to remain available until expended. chemical safety and hazard investigation',
'board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112 r 6 of the clean',
'air act, as amended, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. sec. 5901',
'5902, and for services authorized by 5 u.s.c. sec. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per',
'diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 u.s.c. sec. 5376, $7,850,000, of which $1,400,000',
'shall be derived from unobligated balances: provided, that of the amounts appropriated, $500,000 is available until september 30, 2004: provided',
'further, that the chemical safety and hazard investigation board shall have not more than three career senior executive service positions.',
'department of the treasury community development financial institutions community development financial institutions fund program account to carry out the community',
'development banking and financial institutions act of 1994, including services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals',
'not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for es 3, $75,000,000, to remain available until september',
'30, 2004, of which $5,000,000 shall be for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit native',
'american, native hawaiian, and alaskan native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise',
'in community development banking and lending in indian country, native american organizations, tribes and tribal organizations and other suitable providers,',
'and up to $10,750,000 may be used for administrative expenses, including administration of the new markets tax credit, up to',
'$6,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $250,000 may be used for administrative expenses',
'to carry out the direct loan program: provided, that the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying such',
'loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that',
'these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $11,000,000. consumer',
'product safety commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the consumer product safety commission, including hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles, services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate',
'equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 u.s.c. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize non federal officials contributions',
'to commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses, $57,000,000. corporation for national and community',
'service national and community service programs operating expenses including rescission and transfer of funds for necessary expenses for the corporation',
'for national and community service the corporation in carrying out programs, activities, and initiatives under the national and community service',
'act of 1990 the act 42 u.s.c. 12501 et seq. , $429,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided,',
'that the corporation shall enroll no more than 50,000 americorps members in the national service trust: provided further, that not',
'morethan $32,500,000 shall be available for administrative expenses authorized under section 501 a 4 : provided further, that not more',
'than $2,500 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that not more than $275,000,000 of the amount',
'provided under this heading shall be available for grants under the national service trust program authorized under subtitle c of',
'title i of the act 42 u.s.c. 12571 et seq. relating to activities including the americorps program , of which',
'$100,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to the national service trust for educational awards authorized',
'under subtitle d of title i of the act 42 u.s.c. 12601 , and of which up to $5,000,000 shall',
'be available to support national service scholarships for high school students performing community service: provided further, that of the amount',
'provided under this heading for grants under the national service trust program authorized under subtitle c of title i of',
'the act, not more than $50,000,000 may be used to administer, reimburse, or support any national service program authorized under',
'section 121 d 2 of such act 42 u.s.c. 12581 d 2 : provided further, that to the maximum extent',
'feasible, funds appropriated under subtitle c of title i of the act shall be provided in a manner that is',
'consistent with the recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure that priority is given to programs that demonstrate',
'quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability: provided further, that not more than $10,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading',
'shall be made available for the points of light foundation for activities authorized under title iii of the act 42',
'u.s.c. 12661 et seq. , of which not more than $2,500,000 may be used to support an endowment fund, the',
'corpus of which shall remain intact and the interest income from which shall be used to support activities described in',
'title iii of the act, provided that the foundation may invest the corpus and income in federally insured bank savings',
'accounts or comparable interest bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money market funds, mutual funds, obligations of the united states, and',
'other market instruments and securities but not in real estate investments: provided further, that no funds shall be available for',
'national service programs run by federal agencies authorized under section 121 b of such act 42 u.s.c. 12571 b :',
'provided further, that to the maximum extent practicable, the corporation shall increase significantly the level of matching funds and in',
'kind contributions provided by the private sector, and shall reduce the total federal costs per participant in all programs: provided',
'further, that not more than $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be available for the civilian',
'community corps authorized under subtitle e of title i of the act 42 u.s.c. 12611 et seq. : provided further,',
'that not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school based and community based service learning programs authorized under subtitle',
'b of title i of the act 42 u.s.c. 12521 et seq. : provided further, that not more than $35,500,000',
'shall be available for quality and innovation activities authorized under subtitle h of title i of the act 42 u.s.c.',
'12853 et seq. , of which $6,000,000 shall be available for challenge grants to non profit organizations: provided further, that',
'not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to americas promise the',
'alliance for youth, inc.: provided further, that not more than $3,000,000 shall be available for audits and other evaluations authorized',
'under section 179 of the act 42 u.s.c. 12639 : provided further, that of the unobligated balances remaining from funds',
'appropriated under this heading during fiscal year 2002 and prior years, $48,000,000 are rescinded. office of inspector general for necessary',
'expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $6,000,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2004. administrative provisions notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term qualified student loan with',
'respect to national service education awards shall mean any loan determined by an institution of higher education to be necessary',
'to cover a students cost of attendance at such institution and made, insured, or guaranteed directly to a student by',
'a state agency, in addition to other meanings under section 148 b 7 of the national and community service act.',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under section 129 d 5 b of the national and community',
'service act to assist entities in placing applicants who are individuals with disabilities may be provided to any entity that',
'receives a grant under section 121 of the act. u.s. court of appeals for veterans claims salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses for the operation of the united states court of appeals for veterans claims as authorized by 38 u.s.c.',
'7251 7298, $14,326,000 of which $1,045,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in',
'accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in public law 102 229. department of defense',
'civil cemeterial expenses, army salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, operation, and improvement of',
'arlington national cemetery and soldiers and airmens home national cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement',
'only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $32,445,000, to remain available until expended. department of',
'health and human services national institutes of health national institute of environmental health sciences for necessary expenses for the national',
'institute of environmental health sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311 a of the comprehensive environmental response,',
'compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended, and section 126 g of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of',
'1986, $84,074,000. agency for toxic substances and disease registry toxic substances and environmental public health for necessary expenses for the',
'agency for toxic substances and disease registry atsdr in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104 i , 111',
'c 4 , and 111 c 14 of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla ,',
'as amended; section 118 f of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara , as amended; and section',
'3019 of the solid waste disposal act, as amended, $82,800,000, to be derived from the hazardous substance superfund trust fund',
'pursuant to section 517 a of sara 26 u.s.c. 9507 : provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, in',
'lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104 i 6 of cercla, the administrator of atsdr may conduct other',
'appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited health',
'care providers: provided further, that in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the administrator of',
'atsdr shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104 i 6 a of cercla: provided further, that none',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for atsdr to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles',
'pursuant to section 104 i of cercla during fiscal year 2003, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. environmental',
'protection agency science and technology for science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development',
'activities under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended; necessary expenses for personnel andrelated costs',
'and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; services as authorized by 5',
'u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable',
'for senior level positions under 5 u.s.c. 5376; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support of',
'research and development; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $720,261,000, which shall',
'remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that the office of research and development of the environmental protection agency may',
'hereafter contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 u.s.c. 5, for the',
'temporary or intermittent personal services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters',
'57 and 81 of title 5, united states code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171',
'of title 28, united states code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be federal employees for',
'any other purposes. environmental programs and management for environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for',
'personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; services',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to',
'the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 u.s.c. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and',
'operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at',
'a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities,',
'not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,111,604,000, which shall',
'remain available until september 30, 2004, including administrative costs of the brownfields program under the small business liability relief and',
'brownfields revitalization act of 2002: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrator of the environmental protection agency',
'shall certify grant amendments for grant numbers c 340461 02 and c 340461 03. office of inspector general for necessary',
'expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as',
'amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $36,000,000, to remain',
'available until september 30, 2004. buildings and facilities for construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or',
'facilities of, or for use by, the environmental protection agency, $42,918,000, to remain available until expended. hazardous substance superfund including',
'transfers of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla',
', as amended, including sections 111 c 3 , c 5 , c 6 , and e 4 42 u.s.c.',
'9611 , and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; $1,272,888,000, to',
'remain available until expended, consisting of $636,444,000, as authorized by section 517 a of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act',
'of 1986 sara , as amended by public law 101 508, and $636,444,000 as a payment from general revenues to',
'the hazardous substance superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517 b of sara, as amended: provided, that funds appropriated',
'under this heading may be allocated to other federal agencies in accordance with section 111 a of cercla: provided further,',
'that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $12,742,000 shall be transferred to the office of inspector general appropriation to',
'remain available until september 30, 2004, and $86,168,000 shall be transferred to the science and technology appropriation to remain available',
'until september 30, 2004. leaking underground storage tank program for necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup',
'activities authorized by section 205 of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation,',
'and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $72,313,000, to remain available until expended. oil spill response for',
'expenses necessary to carry out the environmental protection agencys responsibilities under the oil pollution act of 1990, $15,581,000, to be',
'derived from the oil spill liability trust fund, to remain available until expended. state and tribal assistance grants for environmental',
'programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for state revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,859,994,000, to remain available until',
'expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the clean water state revolving funds under title vi',
'of the federal water pollution control act, as amended the act , of which up to $75,000,000 shall be available',
'for loans, including interest free loans as authorized by 33 u.s.c. 1383 d 1 a , to municipal, inter municipal,',
'interstate, or state agencies or nonprofit entities for projects that provide treatment for or that minimize sewage or stormwater discharges',
'using one or more approaches which include, but are not limited to, decentralized or distributed stormwater controls, decentralized wastewater treatment,',
'low impact development practices, conservation easements, stream buffers, or wetlands restoration; $850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the drinking',
'water state revolving funds under section 1452 of the safe drinking water act, as amended, except that, notwithstanding section 1452',
'n of the safe drinking water act, as amended, none of the funds made available under this heading in this',
'act, or in previous appropriations acts, shall be reserved by the administrator for health effects studies on drinking water contaminants;',
'$50,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority',
'water and wastewater facilities in the area of the united states mexico border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission;',
'$43,000,000 shall be for grantsto the state of alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and',
'alaska native villages; $3,000,000 shall be for remediation of above ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to public law 106 554;',
'$314,887,000 shall be for making grants for the construction of drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure and for water',
'quality protection in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the joint explanatory statement of the',
'managers accompanying this act; $8,225,000 for grants for construction of alternative decentralized wastewater facilities under the national decentralized wastewater demonstration',
'program, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this act;',
'$90,500,000 shall be to carry out section 104 k of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980',
'cercla , as amended, including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs; and $1,150,382,000 shall be for grants, including',
'associated program support costs, to states, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi',
'media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth',
'under this heading in public law 104 134, and for making grants under section 103 of the clean air act',
'for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the administrator, of which $50,000,000',
'shall be for carrying out section 128 of cercla, as amended, and $19,999,900 shall be for environmental information exchange network',
'grants, including associated program support costs: provided, that for fiscal year 2003, state authority under section 302 a of public',
'law 104 182 shall remain in effect: provided further, that notwithstanding section 603 d 7 of the act, the limitation',
'on the amounts in a state water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a state to administer',
'the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2003',
'and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or',
'were deemed reasonable by the administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes',
'of the fund, including administration: provided further, that for fiscal year 2003, and notwithstanding section 518 f of the act,',
'the administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of that act to',
'make grants to indian tribes pursuant to sections 319 h and 518 e of that act: provided further, that for',
'fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518 c of the act, up to a total of',
'1\1/2\ percent of the funds appropriated for state revolving funds under title vi of that act may be reserved by',
'the administrator for grants under section 518 c of such act: provided further, that no funds provided by this legislation',
'to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the united states along the united',
'states mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable',
'local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas,',
'or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,',
'wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure: provided further, that the referenced statements of the managers under this heading in public laws',
'105 276, 106 74, and 106 377 are deemed to be amended by striking everything after creek in reference to',
'item numbers 27, 38, and 59, respectively, and inserting, and the upper ocmulgee river watersheds, georgia: provided further, that the',
'referenced statement of the managers under this heading in public law 107 73 is deemed to be amended by adding',
'the words water and before the word wastewater in reference to item number 205: provided further, that the referenced statement',
'of the managers under this heading in public law 106 74 is deemed to be amended by striking everything after',
'improvement in reference to item number 137 and inserting, and extensions to the indian ridge industrial park;: provided further, that',
'the referenced statement of the managers under this heading in public law 107 73 is deemed to be amended by',
'striking everything after wastewater in reference to item number 103 and inserting, and drinking water infrastructure improvements;: provided further, that',
'the referenced statement of the managers under this heading in public law 107 73 is deemed to be amended by',
'striking everything after for in reference to item number 283 and inserting, the mount pleasant waterworks commission, south carolina, for',
'the snowden community wastewater collection project;: provided further, that the referenced statement of the managers under this heading in public',
'law 106 377 is deemed to be amended in reference to item number 216 by inserting before the period, ,',
'and, after february 1, 2003, any remaining unobligated funds to the city of wendover, utah for water and wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements. administrative provisions for fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 6303 1 and 6305 1 , the administrator of the',
'environmental protection agency, in carrying out the agencys function to implement directly federal environmental programs required or authorized by law',
'in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized indian tribes or intertribal consortia,',
'if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the administrator in implementing federal environmental programs for indian tribes required or',
'authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for state financial assistance agreements.',
'none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall be used to promulgate a final regulation',
'to implement changes in the payment of pesticide tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 fed. reg. 31040, or any',
'similar proposals. the environmental protection agency may proceed with the development of such a rule. the environmental protection agency may',
'not use any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act to implement the registration fee system',
'codified at 40 code of federal regulations subpart u sections 152.400 et seq. if its authority to collect maintenance fees',
'pursuant to fifra section 4 i 5 is extended for at least 1 year beyond september 30, 2002. section 136a',
'1 of title 7, u.s.c. is amended 1 in subsection i 5 c i by striking $17,000,000 fiscal year 2002',
'and inserting $21,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; 2 in subsection i 5 h by striking 2002 and inserting 2003; 3',
'in subsection i 6 by striking 2002 and inserting 2003; and 4 in subsection k 3 a by striking 2002',
'and inserting 2003. as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this act, the administrator of the environmental',
'protection agency shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the national academy of sciences to evaluate the impact of the',
'final rule relating to prevention of significant deterioration and nonattainment new source review, published at 67 fed. reg. 80186 december',
'31, 2002 . the study shall include 1 increases or decreases in emissions of pollutants regulated under the new source',
'review program; 2 impacts on human health; 3 pollution control and prevention technologies installed after the effective date of the',
'rule at facilities covered under the rulemaking; 4 increases or decreases in efficiency of operations, including energy efficiency, at covered',
'facilities; and 5 other relevant data. the national academy of sciences shall submit an interim report to congress no later',
'than march 3, 2004, and shall submit a final report on implementation of the rules. executive office of the president',
'office of science and technology policy for necessary expenses of the office of science and technology policy, in carrying out',
'the purposes of the national science and technology policy, organization, and priorities act of 1976 42 u.s.c. 6601 and 6671',
', hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official',
'reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, $5,368,000. council on environmental quality and',
'office of environmental quality for necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the council on environmental quality and office of',
'environmental quality pursuant to the national environmental policy act of 1969, the environmental quality improvement act of 1970, and reorganization',
'plan no. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,031,000: provided, that, notwithstanding',
'section 202 of the national environmental policy act of 1970, the council shall consist of one member, appointed by the',
'president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and',
'duties of the council. federal deposit insurance corporation office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector',
'general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $30,848,000, to be derived from',
'the bank insurance fund, the savings association insurance fund, and the fslic resolution fund. federal emergency management agency disaster relief',
'including transfers of funds for necessary expenses in carrying out the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act',
'42 u.s.c. 5121 et seq. , $800,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 u.s.c. 5203, to remain available until expended, of which not',
'to exceed $2,900,000 may be transferred to emergency management planning and assistance for the consolidated emergency management performance grant program;',
'and not to exceed $21,577,000 may be transferred to the office of inspector general for audits and investigations: provided, that',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, for disaster declaration fema 1379 dr and hereafter, the texas medical center is to',
'be considered for fema public assistance and hazard mitigation grants as if it were an eligible applicant:provided further, that the',
'funds made available under this heading in public law 105 276 for a pilot project of seismic retrofit technology at',
'california state university, san bernardino, are reduced to $3,559,500, the funds made available under this heading in public law 106',
'74 for a pilot project of seismic retrofit technology at california state university, san bernardino, are reduced to $0, and',
'that the funds made available as a result of this action shall be used to mitigate fire danger in the',
'area of the san bernardino national forest due to bark beetle infestation. national pre disaster mitigation fund for a pre',
'disaster mitigation grant program pursuant to 42 u.s.c. 5131 et seq., $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that grants',
'shall be awarded on a competitive basis subject to the criteria in 42 u.s.c. 5133 g : provided further, that',
'notwithstanding 42 u.s.c. 5133 f , grant awards shall be made without reference to state allocations, quotas, or other formula',
'based allocations of funds. disaster assistance direct loan program account for the cost of direct loans, $557,000 as authorized by',
'section 319 of the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act: provided, that such costs, including the cost',
'of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended:',
'provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to',
'exceed $25,000,000. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $557,000. salaries and expenses for necessary',
'expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343; uniforms, or',
'allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for',
'individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5',
'u.s.c. 5376; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; transportation',
'in connection with the continuity of government programs to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted the',
'secretary of a military department under 10 u.s.c. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses,',
'$245,690,000. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the inspector general',
'act of 1978, as amended, $14,000,000: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the inspector general of the federal',
'emergency management agency shall hereafter also serve as the inspector general of the chemical safety and hazard investigation board. emergency',
'management planning and assistance for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out activities under the national flood insurance',
'act of 1968, as amended, and the flood disaster protection act of 1973, as amended 42 u.s.c. 4001 et seq.',
', the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5121 et seq. , the earthquake hazards',
'reduction act of 1977, as amended 42 u.s.c. 7701 et seq. , the federal fire prevention and control act of',
'1974, as amended 15 u.s.c. 2201 et seq. , the defense production act of 1950, as amended 50 u.s.c. app.',
'2061 et seq. , sections 107 and 303 of the national security act of 1947, as amended 50 u.s.c. 404',
'405 , and reorganization plan no. 3 of 1978, $388,299.000: provided, that of the amount provided under this heading: $25,000,000',
'shall be for grants for interoperable communications equipment; $25,000,000 shall be for grants for emergency operations centers; $60,000,000 shall be',
'for existing urban search and rescue teams; $165,000,000 shall be for emergency management performance grants; $20,000,000 shall be for community',
'emergency response teams. firefighter assistance grants including transfer of funds for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for programs as',
'authorized by section 33 of the federal fire prevention and control act of 1974, as amended 15 u.s.c. 2201 et',
'seq. , $750,000,000 to remain available through september 30, 2004: provided, that up to 5 percent of this amount shall',
'be transferred to salaries and expenses for program administration. radiological emergency preparedness fund the aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year',
'2003, as authorized by public law 106 377, shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by',
'fema necessary for its radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal year. the methodology for assessment and collection of',
'fees shall be fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including administrative costs of collecting such',
'fees. fees received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund as offsetting collections and will become available',
'for authorized purposes on october 1, 2003, and remain available until expended. cerro grande fire claims for an additional amount',
'for cerro grande fire claims, up to $90,000,000 shall be made available for claims resulting from the cerro grande fires:',
'provided, that up to $5,000,000 may be made available for administrative purposes. emergency food and shelter program to carry out',
'an emergency food and shelter program pursuant to title iii of public law 100 77, as amended, $153,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that total administrative costs shall not exceed 3\1/2\ percent of the total appropriation. flood map modernization',
'fund for necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the national flood insurance act of 1968, $150,000,000, and such additional',
'sums as may be provided by state and local governments or other political subdivisions for cost shared mapping activities under',
'section 1360 f 2 , to remain available until expended. national flood insurance fund including transfer of funds for activities',
'under the national flood insurance act of 1968 act and the flood disaster protection act of 1973, as amended, not',
'to exceed $32,393,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed $77,666,000',
'for flood mitigation, to remain available until september 30, 2004, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of',
'the act, which amount shall be available for transfer to the national flood mitigation fund until september 30, 2004, and',
'which amounts shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 42 u.s.c. 4014, and shall be retained',
'and used for necessary expenses under this heading: provided, that beginning in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, fees authorized in',
'42 u.s.c. 4014 a 1 b iii shall be collected only if provided in advance in appropriations acts. in fiscal',
'year 2003, no funds in excess of: 1 $55,000,000 for operating expenses; 2 $529,380,000 for agents commissions and taxes; and',
'3 $40,000,000 for interest on treasury borrowings shall be available from the national flood insurance fund without prior notice to',
'the committees on appropriations. national flood mitigation fund including transfer of funds notwithstanding sections 1366 b 3 b c and',
'1366 f of the national flood insurance act of 1968, as amended, $20,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004,',
'for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to structures pursuant to such act, of which $20,000,000 shall',
'be derived from the national flood insurance fund. administrative provisions notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated to the',
'federal emergency management agency fema for disaster relief for the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, in public law 107',
'117, may be used to provide funds to the city of new york and the state of new york for',
'costs associated with such attacks that are unreimbursable under the stafford act, including but not limited to the non federal',
'share of relevant programs: provided, that of the amounts made available, $90,000,000 shall be available upon enactment of this act',
'to administer baseline and follow up screening and clinical examinations and long term health monitoring and analysis for emergency services',
'personnel and rescue and recovery personnel, of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for such services for',
'current and retired firefighters. notwithstanding any other provision of law, including sections 403 and 407 of the robert t. stafford',
'disaster relief and emergency assistance act 43 u.s.c. 5170b and 42 u.s.c. 5173 , the federal emergency management agency is',
'directed to provide, from funds appropriated to the federal emergency management agency for disaster relief for the terrorist attacks of',
'september 11, 2001, in public law 107 117, up to $1,000,000,000 to establish a captive insurance company or other appropriate',
'insurance mechanism for claims arising from debris removal, which may include claims made by city employees. fema is hereby directed',
'to recognize that a hospital building has met the immediate occupancy requirements of the seismic hazard mitigation program for hospitals',
'shmph if such building is approved by californias office of statewide health planning and development oshpd for occupancy until 2030',
'or beyond under the alfred e. alquist hospital facilities seismic safety act of 1983 now in effect. general services administration',
'federal citizen information center fund for necessary expenses of the federal citizen information center, including services authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109, $11,541,000, to be deposited into the federal citizen information center fund: provided, that the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited',
'into the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of federal citizen information center activities in the aggregate amount of',
'$18,000,000. appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 2003 in excess of $18,000,000 shall remain in',
'the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations acts. interagency council on the homeless',
'operating expenses for necessary expenses including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference',
'rooms in the district of columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, united',
'states code of the interagency council on the homeless in carrying out the functions pursuant to title ii of the',
'mckinney vento homeless assistance act, as amended, $1,500,000. national aeronautics and space administration human space flight including transfer of funds',
'for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of human space flight research and development activities,',
'including research, development, operations, support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and modification of facilities, construction',
'of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation',
'of real property, as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities including operations, production, and services; program',
'management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase',
'and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter,',
'maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $6,180,900,000, to remain available until september 30, 2004, of which amounts as',
'determined by the administrator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; information technology services; science,',
'engineering, fabricating and testing services; and other administrative services may be transferred to science, aeronautics and technology in accordance with',
'section 312 b of the national aeronautics and space act of 1958, as amended by public law 106 377. science,',
'aeronautics and technology including transfer of funds for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of',
'science, aeronautics and technology research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including',
'repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design,',
'environmental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and',
'communications activities including operations, production, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official',
'reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $9,207,665,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2004, of which amounts as determined by the administrator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and awards;',
'facility and related costs; information technology services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and other administrative services may be transferred',
'to human space flight in accordance with section 312 b of the national aeronautics and space act of 1958, as',
'amended by public law 106 377. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in',
'carrying out the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $25,600,000. administrative provisions notwithstanding any other provision of this act,',
'the $3,836,000,000 provided for the shuttle program shall be exempt from the across the board rescission under section 601 in',
'division n. notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds appropriated for human space flight, or science, aeronautics and technology',
'by this appropriations act, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations for construction of facilities as',
'authorized by law, such amount available for such activity shall remain available until expended. this provision does not apply to',
'the amounts appropriated for institutional minor revitalization and construction of facilities, and institutional facility planning and design. notwithstanding the limitation',
'on the availability of funds appropriated for human space flight, or science, aeronautics and technology by this appropriations act, the',
'amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain available until september 30, 2005. notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of',
'funds appropriated for office of inspector general, amounts made available by this act for personnel and related costs and travel',
'expenses of the national aeronautics and space administration shall remain available until september 30, 2003 and may be used to',
'enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be provided during the',
'next fiscal year. funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is',
'claimed or the offer is withdrawn. nasa is authorized to proceed with establishment of a non governmental organization for international',
'space station research: provided, that no funds in this act or any other appropriations act may be expended for establishment',
'of a non governmental organization that includes engineering and integration functions identified asphase 2 in the report of nasas international',
'space station utilization management concept development study submitted on january 10, 2003. there is hereby established in the united states',
'treasury a national aeronautics and space administration working capital fund. amounts in the fund are available for financing activities, services,',
'equipment, information, and facilities as authorized by law to be provided within the administration; to other agencies or instrumentalities of',
'the united states; to any state, territory, or possession or political subdivision thereof; to other public or private agencies; or',
'to any person, firm, association, corporation, or educational institution on a reimbursable basis. the fund shall also be available for',
'the purpose of funding capital repairs, renovations, rehabilitation, sustainment, demolition, or replacement of nasa real property, on a reimbursable basis',
'within the administration. amounts in the fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation. the capital of the fund',
'consists of amounts appropriated to the fund; the reasonable value of stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and inventories',
'on order that the administrator transfers to the fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations; and payments received for',
'loss or damage to property of the fund. the fund shall be reimbursed, in advance, for supplies and services at',
'rates that will approximate the expenses of operation, such as the accrual of annual leave, depreciation of plant, property and',
'equipment, and overhead. national credit union administration central liquidity facility during fiscal year 2003, gross obligations of the central liquidity',
'facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 u.s.c. 1795 et',
'seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: provided, that administrative expenses of the central liquidity facility in fiscal year 2003 shall not',
'exceed $309,000. community development revolving loan fund for the community development revolving loan fund program as authorized by 42 u.s.c.',
'9812, 9822 and 9910, $1,000,000 shall be available: provided, that of this amount $700,000, together with amounts of principal and',
'interest on loans repaid, is available until expended for loans to community development credit unions, and $300,000 is available until',
'september 30, 2004 for technical assistance to low income and community development credit unions. national science foundation research and related',
'activities for necessary expenses in carrying out the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875',
', and the act to establish a national medal of science 42 u.s.c. 1880 1881 ; services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and',
'authorized travel; $4,083,000,000, of which not to exceed $320,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support,',
'and for reimbursement to other federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the',
'united states antarctic program; the balance to remain available until september 30, 2004: provided, that receipts for scientific support services',
'and materials furnished by the national research centers and other national science foundation supported research facilities may be credited to',
'this appropriation: provided further, that to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to',
'be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing act for those program',
'activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: provided further, that $85,000,000 of the funds available under this heading shall',
'be made available for a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for economically significant crops. major research equipment and facilities',
'construction for necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital',
'assets pursuant to the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended, including authorized travel, $149,510,000, to remain available until',
'expended. education and human resources for necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering education and human resources programs and',
'activities pursuant to the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875 , including services as',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, $909,080,000, to remain',
'available until september 30, 2004: provided, that to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than the',
'total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing',
'act for those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally. salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses necessary',
'in carrying out the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875 ; services authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or',
'allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia; and reimbursement',
'of the general services administration for security guard services; $190,352,000: provided, that contracts may be entered into under salaries and',
'expenses in fiscal year 2003 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the',
'next fiscal year. office of the national science board for necessary expenses including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants',
'under section 3109 of title 5, united states code involved in carrying out section 4 of the national science foundation',
'act of 1950 42 u.s.c. 1863 and public law 86 209 42 u.s.c. 1880 et seq. , $3,500,000: provided, that',
'not more than $9,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. office of inspector general for necessary expenses',
'of the office of inspector general as authorized by the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, $9,250,000, to remain',
'available until september 30, 2004. neighborhood reinvestment corporation payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation for payment to the neighborhood reinvestment',
'corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the neighborhood reinvestment corporation act 42 u.s.c. 8101 8107 ,',
'$105,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a homeownership program that is used in conjunction with section 8 assistance under',
'the united states housing act of 1937, as amended; and of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi family rental',
'housing program. selective service system salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the selective service system, including expenses of attendance',
'at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the selective service system, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 4101',
'4118 for civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses;',
'$26,480,000: provided, that during the current fiscal year, the president may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 u.s.c.',
'1341, whenever the president deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: provided further, that none',
'of the funds appropriated by this act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person',
'into the armed forces of the united states. title iv general provisions sec. 401. no part of any appropriation contained',
'in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 402.',
'no funds appropriated by this act may be expended 1 pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee of',
'the united states unless a such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a voucher or abstract which describes',
'the payee or payees and the items or services for which such expenditure is being made; or b the expenditure',
'of funds pursuant to such certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, is specifically authorized by law; and 2',
'unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the general accounting office or is specifically exempt by law from such',
'audit. sec. 403. none of the funds provided in this act to any department or agency may be obligated or',
'expended for: 1 the transportation of any officer or employee of such department or agency between the domicile and the',
'place of employment of the officer or employee, with the exception of an officer or employee authorized such transportation under',
'31 u.s.c. 1344 or 5 u.s.c. 7905 or 2 to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any',
'officer or employee of such department or agency. sec. 404. none of the funds provided in this act may be',
'used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting',
'from proposals not specifically solicited by the government: provided, that the extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect',
'the mutuality of interest of the grantee or contractor and the government in the research. sec. 405. none of the',
'funds provided in this act may be used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for payment',
'of the salary of a consultant whether retained by the federal government or a grantee at more than the daily',
'equivalent of the rate paid for level iv of the executive schedule, unless specifically authorized by law. sec. 406. none',
'of the funds provided in this act may be used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non federal',
'parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. nothing herein affects the authority of the consumer product safety commission pursuant to',
'section 7 of the consumer product safety act 15 u.s.c. 2056 et seq. . sec. 407. except as otherwise provided',
'under existing law, or under an existing executive order issued pursuant to an existing law, the obligation or expenditure of',
'any appropriation under this act for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts which are: 1 a',
'matter of public record and available for public inspection; and 2 thereafter included in a publicly available list of all',
'contracts entered into within 24 months prior to the date on which the list is made available to the public',
'and of all contracts on which performance has not been completed by such date. the list required by the preceding',
'sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description of the work to be performed under each such',
'contract. sec. 408. except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be',
'obligated or expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the office of federal procurement policy act 41 u.s.c.',
'401 et seq. , for a contract for services unless such executive agency: 1 has awarded and entered into such',
'contract in full compliance with such act and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and 2 requires any report prepared pursuant to',
'such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially derived',
'from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain information concerning: a the contract pursuant to',
'which the report was prepared; and b the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to such contract. sec. 409. a',
'it is the sense of the congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds',
'made available in this act should be american made. b in providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract',
'with, any entity using funds made available in this act, the head of each federal agency, to the greatest extent',
'practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection a by the congress. sec. 410.',
'none of the funds appropriated in this act may be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for',
'indirect costs, except as published in office of management and budget circular a 21. sec. 411. such sums as may',
'be necessary for fiscal year 2003 pay raises for programs funded by this act shall be absorbed within the levels',
'appropriated in this act. sec. 412. none of the funds made available in this act may be used for any',
'program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the federal entity or official to which the funds are',
'made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any federal law relating to risk assessment,',
'the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. sec. 413. except in the case of entities that are funded',
'solely with federal funds or any natural persons that are funded under this act, none of the funds in this',
'act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate,',
'non federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to adjudicatory proceedings funded in this act. a chief executive officer',
'of any entity receiving funds under this act shall certify that none of these funds have been used to engage',
'in the lobbying of the federal government or in litigation against the united states unless authorized under existing law. sec.',
'414. no part of any funds appropriated in this act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch,',
'other than for normal and recognized executive legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or',
'use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before',
'the congress, except in presentation to the congress itself. sec. 415. all departments and agencies funded under this act are',
'encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of e commerce technologies and',
'procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. sec. 416. none of the funds made available',
'in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government that is established',
'after the date of the enactment of this act, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided',
'in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 417. section 404 a of the robert t. stafford disaster relief',
'and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5170c is amended by striking 15 percent and inserting 7.5 percent. sec. 418. the',
'national aeronautics and space act of 1958, as amended 42 u.s.c. 2451, et seq. , is amended by adding at',
'the end of title iii a new section 315 as follows: enhanced use lease of real property demonstration sec. 315.',
'a in general. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrator may enter into a lease under this section with',
'any person or entity including another department or agency of the federal government or an entity of a state or',
'local government with regard to any real property under the jurisdiction of the administrator at no more than two 2',
'national aeronautics and space administration nasa centers. b consideration. 1 a person or entity entering into a lease under this',
'section shall provide consideration for the lease at fair market value as determined by the administrator, except that in the',
'case of a lease to another department or agency of the federal government, that department or agency shall provide consideration',
'for the lease equal to the full costs to nasa in connection with the lease. 2 consideration under this subsection',
'may take one or a combination of the following forms: a the payment of cash. b the maintenance, construction, modification',
'or improvement of facilities on real property under the jurisdiction of the administrator. c the provision of services to nasa,',
'including launch services and payload processing services; or d use by nasa of facilities on the property. 3 a the',
'administrator may utilize amounts of cash consideration received under this subsection for a lease entered into under this section to',
'cover the full costs to nasa in connection with the lease. these funds shall remain available until expended. b any',
'amounts of cash consideration received under this subsection that are not utilized in accordance with subparagraph a shall be deposited',
'in a capital asset account to be established by the administrator, shall be available for maintenance, capital revitalization, and improvements',
'of the real property assets of the centers selected for this demonstration program, and shall remain available until expended. c',
'additional terms and conditions. the administrator may require such terms and conditions in connection with a lease under this section',
'as the administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the united states. d relationship to other lease authority. the',
'authority under this section to lease property of nasa is in addition to any other authority to lease property of',
'nasa under law. e lease restrictions. nasa is not authorized to lease back property under this section during the term',
'of the out lease or enter into other contracts with the lessee respecting the property. f plan and reporting requirements.',
'at least 15 days prior to the administrator entering into the first lease under this section, the administrator shall submit',
'a plan to the congress on nasas proposed implementation of this demonstration. the administrator shall submit an annual report by',
'january 31st of each year regarding the status of the demonstration.. sec. 419. notwithstanding 42 u.s.c. 5196c, amounts provided in',
'public law 107 117 and subsequent appropriations acts for the construction of emergency operations centers or similar facilities shall only',
'require a 25 percent non federal cost share. sec. 420. none of the funds provided in this act to any',
'department or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 u.s.c. 2001 with an',
'epa estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. sec. 421. subsection b of section 33',
'of the federal fire prevention and control act of 1974 15 u.s.c. 2229 is amended by adding at the end',
'the following new paragraph 12 : 12 eligible grantee on behalf of alaska native villages. the alaska village initiatives, a',
'non profit organization incorporated in the state of alaska, shall be considered an eligible grantee for purposes of receiving assistance',
'under this section on behalf of alaska native villages.. sec. 422. the secretary of the department of homeland security is',
'authorized to acquire fee title to up to 178.5 acres of undeveloped property on the north and west sides of',
'virginia routes 601 and 605 in clarke county and loudoun county, virginia, adjacent to a federal emergency management agency facility',
'in clarke county and loudoun county, virginia. sec. 423. section 1344 b of title 31, united states code, is amended',
'by striking paragraph 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph 6 : 6 the director of the',
'central intelligence agency, the director of the federal bureau of investigation, the administrator of the drug enforcement administration, and the',
'administrator of the national aeronautics and space administration;. this division may be cited as the departments of veterans affairs and',
'housing and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations act, 2003. division l homeland security act of 2002 amendments sec. 101.',
'general. the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 is amended 1 in section 308, by striking subsections',
'a through c 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: a in general. the secretary, acting through the under',
'secretary for science and technology, shall carry out the responsibilities under section 302 4 through both extramural and intramural programs.',
'b extramural programs. 1 in general. the secretary, acting through the under secretary for science and technology, shall operate extramural',
'research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation programs so as to a ensure that colleges, universities, private research institutes, and companies',
'and consortia thereof from as many areas of the united states as practicable participate; b ensure that the research funded',
'is of high quality, as determined through merit review processes developed under section 302 14 ; and c distribute funds',
'through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. 2 university based centers for homeland security. a designation. the secretary, acting through the',
'under secretary for science and technology, shall designate a university based center or several university based centers for homeland security.',
'the purpose of the center or these centers shall be to establish a coordinated, university based system to enhance the',
'nations homeland security. b criteria for designation. criteria for the designation of colleges or universities as a center for homeland',
'security, shall include, but are not limited to, demonstrated expertise in i the training of first responders. ii responding to',
'incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and biological warfare. iii emergency and diagnostic medical services. iv chemical, biological, radiological, and',
'nuclear countermeasures or detection. v animal and plant health and diagnostics. vi food safety. vii water and wastewater operations. viii',
'port and waterway security. ix multi modal transportation. x information security and information engineering. xi engineering. xii educational outreach and',
'technical assistance. xiii border transportation and security. xiv the public policy implications and public dissemination of homeland security related research',
'and development. c discretion of secretary. to the extent that exercising such discretion is in the interest of homeland security,',
'and with respect to the designation of any given university based center for homeland security, the secretary may except certain',
'criteria as specified in section 308 b 2 b and consider additional criteria beyond those specified in section 308 b',
'2 b . upon designation of a university based center for homeland security, the secretary shall that day publish in',
'the federal register the criteria that were excepted or added in the selection process and the justification for the set',
'of criteria that were used for that designation. d report to congress. the secretary shall report annually, from the date',
'of enactment, to congress concerning the implementation of this section. that report shall indicate which center or centers have been',
'designated and how the designation or designations enhance homeland security, as well as report any decisions to revoke or modify',
'such designations. e authorization of appropriations. there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry',
'out this paragraph. c intramural programs. 1 consultation. in carrying out the duties under section 302, the secretary, acting through',
'the under secretary for science and technology, may draw upon the expertise of any laboratory of the federal government, whether',
'operated by a contractor or the government. ; and 2 in subsection 835 d by striking all after the word',
'security and inserting in lieu thereof a period. sec. 102. non prejudicial repeal of sections 1714 through 1717 of the',
'homeland security act of 2002. a repeal. in accordance with subsection c , sections 1714 through 1717 of the homeland',
'security act of 2002 public law 107 296 are repealed. b application of the public health service act. the public',
'health service act 42 u.s.c. 201 et seq. shall be applied and administered as if the sections repealed by subsection',
'a had never been enacted. c rule of construction. no inference shall be drawn from the enactment of sections 1714',
'through 1717 of the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 , or from this repeal, regarding the',
'law prior to enactment of sections 1714 through 1717 of the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296',
'. further, no inference shall be drawn that subsection a or b affects any change in that prior law, or',
'that leroy v. secretary of health and human services, office of special master, no. 02 392v october 11, 2002 ,',
'was incorrectly decided. d sense of the congress. it is the sense of the congress that 1 the nations ability',
'to produce and develop new and effective vaccines faces significant challenges, and important steps are needed to revitalize our immunization',
'efforts in order to ensure an adequate supply of vaccines and to encourage the development of new vaccines; 2 these',
'steps include ensuring that patients who have suffered vaccine related injuries have the opportunity to seek fair and timely redress,',
'and that vaccine manufacturers, manufacturers of components or ingredients of vaccines, and physicians and other administrators of vaccines have adequate',
'protections; 3 prompt action is particularly critical given that vaccines are a front line of defense against common childhood and',
'adult diseases, as well as against current and future biological threats; and 4 not later than 6 months after the',
'date of enactment of this act, the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions of the senate and the committee',
'on energy and commerce of the house of representatives should report a bill addressing the issues described in paragraphs 1',
'through 3 . sec. 103. general. the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 is amended 1 in',
'subsection 232 f , by striking the period at the end of the sentence and inserting: : provided, that any',
'such transfer or provision of funding shall be carried out in accordance with section 605 of public law 107 77.;',
'2 in subsection 234 b , by striking the period at the end of the sentence and inserting: : provided,',
'that any such transfer shall be carried out in accordance with section 605 of public law 107 77.; 3 in',
'subsection 873 b a by inserting except as authorized by section 2601 of title 10, united states code, and by',
'section 93 of title 14, united states code, before the word gifts in the second place it appears; and b',
'by striking the letter g and inserting in lieu thereof g in the word gifts in the second place it',
'appears; 4 in subsection 1511 e 2 , after the word development and before the period, by inserting: , and',
'to any funds provided to the coast guard from the aquatic resources trust fund of the highway trust fund for',
'boating safety programs; and 5 at the end of the act, by adding the following new section: sec. 1714. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of this act, any report, notification, or consultation addressing directly or indirectly the use of appropriated funds',
'and stipulated by this act to be submitted to, or held with, the congress or any congressional committee shall also',
'be submitted to, or held with, the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives under the',
'same conditions and with the same restrictions as stipulated by this act.. sec. 104. inspector general of the department of',
'homeland security. a in general. section 103 b of the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 is',
'amended to read as follows: b inspector general. there shall be in the department an office of inspector general and',
'an inspector general at the head of such office, as provided in the inspector general act of 1978 5 app.',
'u.s.c. .. b special provisions concerning the inspector general. the inspector general act of 1978 5 app. u.s.c. is amended',
'1 by striking section 8j; 2 by redesignating section 8i as section 8j; and 3 by inserting after section 8h',
'the following: special provisions concerning the department of homeland security sec. 8i. a 1 notwithstanding the last two sentences of',
'section 3 a , the inspector general of the department of homeland security shall be under the authority, direction, and',
'control of the secretary of homeland security with respect to audits or investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas, that require',
'access to sensitive information concerning a intelligence, counterintelligence, or counterterrorism matters; b ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings; c undercover operations;',
'd the identity of confidential sources, including protected witnesses; e other matters the disclosure of which would, in the secretarys',
'judgment, constitute a serious threat to the protection of any person or property authorized protection by section 3056 of title',
'18, united states code, section 202 of title 3 of such code, or any provision of the presidential protection assistance',
'act of 1976 18 u.s.c. 3056 note ; or f other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious',
'threat to national security. 2 with respect to the information described in paragraph 1 , the secretary of homeland security',
'may prohibit the inspector general of the department of homeland security from carrying out or completing any audit or investigation,',
'or from issuing any subpoena, after such inspector general has decided to initiate, carry out, or complete such audit or',
'investigation or to issue such subpoena, if the secretary determines that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of',
'any information described in paragraph 1 , to preserve the national security, or to prevent a significant impairment to the',
'interests of the united states. 3 if the secretary of homeland security exercises any power under paragraph 1 or 2',
', the secretary shall notify the inspector general of the department of homeland security in writing within seven days stating',
'the reasons for such exercise. within 30 days after receipt of anysuch notice, the inspector general shall transmit to the',
'president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees and subcommittees of congress the following:',
'a a copy of such notice. b a written response to such notice that includes a statement regarding whether the',
'inspector general agrees or disagrees with such exercise, and the reasons for any disagreement. b the exercise of authority by',
'the secretary described in paragraph 2 should not be construed as limiting the right of congress or any committee of',
'congress to access any information it seeks. c subject to the conditions established in subsections a and b above, in',
'carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this act, the inspector general of the department of homeland security may',
'initiate, conduct, and supervise such audits and investigations in the department of homeland security as the inspector general considers appropriate.',
'd any report required to be transmitted by the secretary of homeland security to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of',
'congress under section 5 d shall be transmitted, within the seven day period specified under such section, to the president',
'of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees and subcommittees of congress. e notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this act, the inspector general of the',
'department of homeland security shall have oversight responsibility for the internal investigations performed by the office of internal affairs of',
'the united states customs service, the office of inspections of the united states secret service, the bureau of border security,',
'and the bureau of citizenship and immigration services. the head of each such office or bureau shall promptly report to',
'the inspector general the significant activities being carried out by such office or bureau.. c conforming amendments. 1 section 811',
'of the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 is repealed. 2 section 8d of the inspector general',
'act of 1978 5 u.s.c. app. is amended a in subsection b 1 i in the first sentence, by striking',
', the office of internal affairs of the united states customs service, and the office of inspections of the united',
'states secret service,; and ii in the second sentence, by striking each; b in subsection c , by striking bureaus',
'and services and inserting bureau; and c in subsection d i by striking a bureau or service and inserting the',
'bureau; and ii by striking or service after such bureau. sec. 105. executive office for immigration review. a the homeland',
'security act of 2002 public law 107 296 is amended 1 in subsection 1102 2 , by inserting new paragraphs',
'a and b as follows, and by redesignating current paragraphs a and b as paragraphs c and d respectively a',
'by striking attorney general in the title and inserting in lieu thereof secretary of homeland security; b by striking the',
'attorney general in subsection a 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the secretary of homeland security; and 2 by adding,',
'at the end of title xi, subtitle a, a new section as follows sec. 1104. effective date. the provisions of',
'this subtitle shall take effect on the date of the transfer of functions from the commissioner of immigration and naturalization',
'to officials of the department of homeland security.. sec. 106. savings provision of certain transfers made under the homeland security',
'act of 2002. the transfer of functions under subtitle b of title xi of the homeland security act of 2002',
'public law 107 296 shall not affect any pending or completed administrative actions, including orders, determinations, rules, regulations, personnel actions,',
'permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, or registrations, in effect on the date immediately prior to the date of such',
'transfer, or any proceeding, unless and until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked. pending civil actions shall not',
'be affected by such transfer of functions. sec. 107. restoration of provision regarding fees to cover the full costs of',
'all adjudication services. the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 is amended by striking section 457, including',
'the amendment made by such section: provided, that no court shall have jurisdiction over any cause or claim arising under',
'the provisions of section 457 of the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 , this section, or',
'any regulations promulgated thereunder. this division may be cited as the homeland security act amendments of 2003. division m other',
'matters defense related technical corrections sec. 101. section 8126 of public law 107 248 is amended to read as follows:',
'of the amounts appropriated in public law 107 206, under the heading defense emergency response fund, $4,500,000 may be made',
'available to settle the disputed takings of property adjacent to the army tooele depot, utah: provided, that none of these',
'funds may be used to acquire fee title to the properties.. sec. 102. of the amounts appropriated in public law',
'107 248, under the heading operation and maintenance, navy, $20,000,000 shall be available for use only in the disposal of',
'obsolete vessels in the maritime administration national defense reserve fleet. further, the secretary of the navy and the secretary of',
'transportation shall report to the congressional defense committees no later than march 1, 2003, regarding the total number of obsolete',
'vessels in the maritime administration national defense reserve fleet designated for disposal, the comparative condition of the vessels, the method',
'of disposal, and the projected costs for disposal of each vessel. sec. 103. section 124 of public law 107 249',
'is amended by adding at the end before the period the following new proviso: : provided, that not more than',
'$1,000,000 may be used to provide connectivity between the various north atlantic treaty organization headquarters and the capitals of the',
'new independent states of the former soviet union. sec. 104. in public law 107 249, the total amount appropriated under',
'the heading military construction, air force is reduced by $18,600,000, and the total amount appropriated under the heading military construction,',
'air force reserve is increased by $18,600,000. sec. 105. a of the funds appropriated in public law 107 249 for',
'military construction, air force, $15,000,000 for land acquisition at nellis air force base, nevada, may be transferred by the secretary',
'of the air force to the united states fish and wildlife service to fulfill the obligations of the air force',
'under section 3011 b 5 f of the military lands withdrawal act of 1999. upon receipt by the service of',
'the funds transferred in this paragraph, the obligations of the department of the air force shall be considered fulfilled. b',
'the united states fish and wildlife service may grant funds received by the service under subsection a in a lump',
'sum to the national fish and wildlife foundation for use in accomplishing the purposes of section 3011 b 5 f',
'of the military lands withdrawal act of 1999. funds received by the foundation under the previous paragraph shall be subject',
'to the provisions of the national fish and wildlife foundation establishment act 16 u.s.c. 3701 et seq. , other than',
'section 10 a of that act 16 u.s.c. 3709 a . sec. 106. section 8040 of public law 107 248',
'is amended by striking $100,000 and inserting $250,000: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of economic',
'adjustment oea is authorized to make grants using funds made available under the heading operation and maintenance, defense wide in',
'accordance with the guidance provided in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference for the conference report to',
'accompany h.r. 5010 house report 107 732 and these projects shall hereafter be considered to be authorized by law. transfer',
'of funds sec. 107. upon enactment of this act, the secretary of defense shall make the following transfers of funds:',
'provided, that the amounts transferred shall be made available for the same purpose as the appropriations to which transferred, and',
'for the same time period as the appropriation from which transferred: provided further, that the amounts shall be transferred between',
'the following appropriations in the amount specified: to: under the heading, procurement, defense wide, 2003/2005, $48,900,000; and procurement, defense wide,',
'2002/2004, $55,100,000; from: under the heading, defense emergency response fund, 2002, $40,000,000; procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army,',
'2003/2005, $5,000,000; procurement of ammunition, army, 2002/ 2004, $10,100,000; other procurement, air force, 2003/ 2005, $7,000,000; research, development, test and',
'evaluation, army, 2002/2003, $5,000,000; and research, development, test and evaluation, defense wide, 2003/2004, $36,900,000. sec. 108. notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, from funds made available to the department of defense under the heading operation and maintenance, defense wide in',
'the department of defense appropriations act, 2003 public law 107 248 , the secretary of defense shall award a grant',
'in the amount of $2,000,000 to the commonwealth of pennsylvania for quecreek mine disaster rescue and recovery efforts and a',
'grant in the amount of $600,000 to the city of philadelphia for safety and security lighting of the platt bridge.',
'including transfer of funds sec. 109. in addition to amounts appropriated in public law 107 248, there are hereby appropriated',
'the following amounts for the following accounts: provided, that funds included in this provision may be transferred to and merged',
'with appropriations previously made available to the department of defense for the same time period and for the same purposes',
'as required to carry out the intent of congress as expressed in the classified annex accompanying the statement of the',
'managers: military personnel, army, $771,200,000; military personnel, navy, $213,800,000; military personnel, marine corps, $68,600,000; military personnel, air force, $563,400,000; operation',
'and maintenance, army, $1,340,347,000; operation and maintenance, navy, $435,813,000; operation and maintenance, marine corps, $202,100,000; operation and maintenance, air force,',
'$1,766,958,000; operation and maintenance, defense wide, $1,377,313,000; missile procurement, air force, $115,000,000; other procurement, air force, $2,271,657,000; procurement, defense wide,',
'$33,448,000; research, development, test and evaluation, navy, $2,000,000; research, development, test and evaluation, air force, $311,980,000; research, development, test and',
'evaluation, defense wide, $416,284,000; defense health program, $95,100,000; and intelligence community management account, $15,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be transferred',
'to the department of justice for the national drug intelligence center. sec. 110. funds appropriated by this act or by',
'public law 107 248, or made available by the transfer of funds in this act or in public law 107',
'248, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the congress for purposes of section 504 of the',
'national security act of 1947 50 u.s.c. 414 . sec. 111. a limitation on use of funds for research and',
'development on total information awareness program. notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing 90 days after the date of the',
'enactment of this act, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department of defense, whether to an element',
'of the defense advanced research projects agency or any other element, or to any other department, agency, or element of',
'the federal government, may be obligated or expended on research and development on the total information awareness program unless 1',
'the report described in subsection b is submitted to congress not later than 90 days after the date of the',
'enactment of this act; or 2 the president certifies to congress in writing, that a the submittal of the report',
'to congress within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this act is not practicable; and b the',
'cessation of research and development on the total information awareness program would endanger the national security of the united states.',
'b report. the report described in this subsection is a report, in writing, of the secretary of defense, the attorney',
'general, and the director of central intelligence, acting jointly, that 1 contains a a detailed explanation of the actual and',
'intended use of funds for each project and activity of the total information awareness program, including an expenditure plan for',
'the use of such funds; b the schedule for proposed research and development on each project and activity of the',
'total information awareness program; and c target dates for the deployment of each project and activity of the total information',
'awareness program; 2 assesses the likely efficacy of systems such as the total information awareness program in providing practically valuable',
'predictive assessments of the plans, intentions, or capabilities of terrorists or terrorist groups; 3 assesses the likely impact of the',
'implementation of a system such as the total information awareness program on privacy and civil liberties; 4 sets forth a',
'list of the laws and regulations that govern the information to be collected by the total information awareness program, and',
'a description of any modifications of such laws that will be required to use the information in the manner proposed',
'under such program; and 5 includes recommendations, endorsed by the attorney general, for practices, procedures, regulations, or legislation on the',
'deployment, implementation, or use of the total information awareness program to eliminate or minimize adverse effects of such program on',
'privacy and other civil liberties. c limitation on deployment of total information awareness program. 1 notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law and except as provided in paragraph 2 , if and when research and development on the total information awareness',
'program, or any component of such program, permits the deployment or implementation of such program or component, no department, agency,',
'or element of the federal government may deploy or implement such program or component, or transfer such program or component',
'to another department, agency, or element of the federal government, until the secretary of defense a notifies congress of that',
'development, including a specific and detailed description of i each element of such program or component intended to be deployed',
'or implemented; and ii the method and scope of the intended deployment or implementation of such program or component including',
'the data or information to be accessed or used ; and b has received specific authorization by law from congress',
'for the deployment or implementation of such program or component, including i a specific authorization by law for the deployment',
'or implementation of such program or component; and ii a specific appropriation by law of funds for the deployment or',
'implementation of such program or component. 2 the limitation in paragraph 1 shall not apply with respect to the deployment',
'or implementation of the total information awareness program, or a component of such program, in support of the following: a',
'lawful military operations of the united states conducted outside the united states. b lawful foreign intelligence activities conducted wholly against',
'non united states persons. d sense of congress. it is the sense of congress that 1 the total information awareness',
'program should not be used to develop technologies for use in conducting intelligence activities or law enforcement activities against united',
'states persons without appropriate consultation with congress or without clear adherence to principles to protect civil liberties and privacy; and',
'2 the primary purpose of the defense advanced research projects agency is to support the lawful activities of the department',
'of defense and the national security programs conducted pursuant to the laws assembled for codification purposes in title 50, united',
'states code. e definitions. in this section: 1 total information awareness program. the term total information awareness program a means',
'the computer hardware and software components of the program known as total information awareness, any related information awareness program, or',
'any successor program under the defense advanced research projects agency or another element of the department of defense; and b',
'includes a program referred to in subparagraph 1 , or a component of such program, that has been transferred from',
'the defense advanced research projects agency or another element of the department of defense to any other department, agency, or',
'element of the federal government. 2 non united states person. the term non united states person means any person other',
'than a united states person. 3 united states person. the term united states person has the meaning given that term',
'in section 101 i of the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978 50 u.s.c. 1801 i . including transfer of',
'funds sec. 112. section 8005 of the department of defense appropriations act, 2003 public law 107 248 is amended by',
'inserting before the period at the end the following: : provided further, that, in addition to the transfer authority provided',
'in this section, and subject to the terms and conditions of this section except the limitation in the fourth proviso,',
'the secretary of defense may, only to meet unforeseen fuel costs borne by the defense working capital fund resulting from',
'fuel cost increases and the global war on terrorism, transfer up to an additional $500,000,000 of funds made available in',
'this act to the department of defense for military functions except military construction , from such appropriations or funds or',
'any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time',
'period, as the appropriation or fund within the defense working capital fund to which transferred: provided further, that notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other appropriations act for the department of',
'defense may be used for the drawdown authority in section 202 of the afghanistan freedom support act of 2002 public',
'law 107 327 prior to notifying the house and senate committees on appropriations of the source of funds to be',
'used for such purpose. division n emergency relief and offsets section 1. short title. this division may be cited as',
'the miscellaneous appropriations act, 2003. that the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise',
'appropriated, for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: title i election reform election assistance',
'commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out the help america vote act of 2002, $2,000,000. election assistance',
'commission election reform programs for necessary expenses to carry out programs as authorized by the help america vote act of',
'2002, $833,000,000, of which $830,000,000 shall be for requirements payments under section 257 of that act, of which $1,500,000 shall',
'be available for a help america vote college program, and of which $1,500,000 shall be available for the establishment of',
'a help america vote foundation: provided, that no more than \1/10\ of 1 percent of funds available for requirements payments',
'under section 257 of the help america vote act of 2002 shall be allocated to any territory. general services administration',
'election reform payments for necessary expenses to carry out programs of payments to states as authorized by title i of',
'the help america vote act of 2002, $650,000,000, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available to the general',
'services administration for necessary administrative expenses. department of health and human services disabled voter services for necessary expenses to carry',
'out programs as authorized by the help america vote act of 2002, $15,000,000, of which $13,000,000 shall be for payments',
'to states to promote disabled voter access, and of which $2,000,000 shall be for payments to states for disabled voters',
'protection and advocacy systems. title ii agricultural assistance sec. 201. short title. this title may be cited as the agricultural',
'assistance act of 2003. sec. 202. crop disaster assistance. a assistance available. the secretary of agriculture in this title referred',
'to as the secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of funds of the commodity credit corporation to make',
'emergency financial assistance available to producers on a farm that have incurred qualifying losses for the 2001 or 2002 crop',
'of an agricultural commodity other than sugar or tobacco due to damaging weather or related condition, as determined by the',
'secretary. b administration. 1 use of former administrative authority. except as provided in paragraph 2 , the secretary shall make',
'assistance available under this section in the same manner as provided under section 815 of the agriculture, rural development, food',
'and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act, 2001 public law 106 387; 114 stat. 1549a 55 , including using',
'the same loss thresholds for quantity and quality losses as were used in administering that section. 2 payment rate. the',
'payment rate for a crop for assistance provided under this section to the producers on a farm shall be calculated',
'as follows: a if the producers obtained a policy or plan of insurance, including a catastrophic risk protection plan, for',
'the crop under the federal crop insurance act 7 u.s.c. 1501 et seq. , 50 percent of the applicable price',
'for the crop. b if a policy or plan of insurance, including a catastrophic risk protection plan, for the crop',
'was not available to the producers under the federal crop insurance act, 50 percent of the applicable price for the',
'crop. c subject to subsections e and f , if the producers did not obtain a policy or plan of',
'insurance, including a catastrophic risk protection plan, available for the crop under the federal crop insurance act, 45 percent of',
'the applicable price for the crop. c election of crop year. if a producer incurred qualifying crop losses in both',
'the 2001 and 2002 crop years, the producer shall elect to receive assistanceunder this section for losses incurred in either',
'the 2001 crop year or the 2002 crop year, but not both. d payment limitation. 1 limitation. assistance provided under',
'this section to a producer for losses to a crop, together with the amounts specified in paragraph 2 applicable to',
'the same crop, may not exceed 95 percent of what the value of the crop would have been in the',
'absence of the losses, as estimated by the secretary. 2 other payments. in applying the limitation in paragraph 1 ,',
'the secretary shall include the following: a any crop insurance payment made under the federal crop insurance act 7 u.s.c.',
'1501 et seq. or payment under section 196 of the federal agricultural improvement and reform act of 1996 7 u.s.c.',
'7333 that the producer receives for losses to the same crop. b the value of the crop that was not',
'lost if any , as estimated by the secretary. e ineligibility for assistance. except as provided in subsection f ,',
'the producers on a farm shall not be eligible for assistance under this section with respect to losses to an',
'insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity if the producers on the farm 1 in the case of an insurable commodity, did',
'not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for the insurable commodity under the federal crop insurance act for the',
'crop incurring the losses; and 2 in the case of a noninsurable commodity, did not file the required paperwork, and',
'pay the administrative fee by the applicable state filing deadline, for the noninsurable commodity under section 196 of the federal',
'agriculture improvement and reform act of 1996 for the crop incurring the losses. f contract waiver. the secretary may waive',
'subsection e with respect to the producers on a farm if the producers enter into a contract with the secretary',
'under which the producers agree 1 in the case of an insurable commodity, to obtain a policy or plan of',
'insurance under the federal crop insurance act providing additional coverage for the insurable commodity for each of the next two',
'crops; and 2 in the case of a noninsurable commodity, to file the required paperwork, and pay the administrative fee',
'by the applicable state filing deadline, for the noninsurable commodity for each of the next two crops under section 196',
'of the federal agriculture improvement and reform act of 1996. g effect of violation. in the event of the violation',
'of a contract under subsection f by a producer, the producer shall reimburse the secretary for the full amount of',
'the assistance provided to the producer under this section. h definitions. in this section: 1 additional coverage. the term additional',
'coverage has the meaning given the term in section 502 b 1 of the federal crop insurance act 7 u.s.c.',
'1502 b 1 . 2 insurable commodity. the term insurable commodity means an agricultural commodity excluding livestock for which the',
'producers on a farm are eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under the federal crop insurance act.',
'3 noninsurable commodity. the term noninsurable commodity means an eligible crop for which the producers on a farm are eligible',
'to obtain assistance under section 196 of the federal agriculture improvement and reform act of 1996. sec. 203. livestock assistance.',
'a livestock compensation program. 1 use of commodity credit corporation funds. effective beginning on the date of enactment of this',
'act, the secretary shall use funds of the commodity credit corporation to carry out the 2002 livestock compensation program announced',
'by the secretary on october 10, 2002 67 fed. reg. 63070 . 2 eligible applicants. subject to subsection c ,',
'in carrying out the program, the secretary shall a provide assistance to any applicant that i conducts a livestock operation',
'that is physically located in a disaster county; and ii meets all other eligibility requirements established by the secretary for',
'the program; and b provide assistance to any applicant that i produces an animal described in section 10806 a 1',
'of the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 21 u.s.c. 321d a 1 ; and ii meets all',
'other eligibility requirements established by the secretary for the program. b livestock assistance program. 1 assistance available. subject to paragraph',
'2 and subsection c , the secretary shall use $250,000,000 of funds of the commodity credit corporation to establish a',
'program under which payments are made to livestock producers for losses in a disaster county. to carry out the program,',
'the secretary shall use the criteria established to carry out the 1999 livestock assistance program, except that, in lieu of',
'the gross revenue criteria used for the 1999 livestock assistance program, the secretary shall use the adjusted gross income limitation',
'contained in section 1001d of the food security act of 1985 7 u.s.c. 1308 3a . 2 choice of payments.',
'if the livestock operation of the producers is located in a county that was declared to be a disaster county',
'for both calendar year 2001 and calendar year 2002, the producers shall elect to receive payments under this subsection for',
'losses in either calendar year 2001 or calendar year 2002, but not both. if the livestock operation is located in',
'a county that was declared to be a disaster county in just one of those calendar years, the producers may',
'still elect to receive payments under this subsection for losses in either calendar year, but not both. c relationship of',
'livestock assistance programs. 1 reduction in payments. the amount of assistance that the producers would otherwise receive for a loss',
'under a livestock assistance program described in paragraph 2 shall be reduced by the amount of the assistance that the',
'producers receive under any other livestock assistance program described in such paragraph. 2 covered livestock assistance programs. paragraph 1 applies',
'to the following livestock assistance programs: a the 2002 cattle feed program announced by the secretary on september 3, 2002',
'67 fed. reg. 56260 . b the 2002 livestock compensation program, as announced by the secretary on october 10, 2002',
'67 fed. reg. 63070 , and modified in accordance with subsection a . c the livestock assistance program established under',
'subsection b . d any other livestock assistance program, as determined by the secretary. d definitions. in this section: 1',
'disaster county. the term disaster county means a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster',
'declaration for calendar year 2001 or calendar year 2002 for which the request for such declaration was submitted during the',
'period beginning on january 1, 2001, and ending on the date of enactment of this act. however, the term does',
'not include a contiguous county. 2 qualifying natural disaster declaration. the term qualifying natural disaster declaration means a a natural',
'disaster declared by the secretary under section 321 a of the consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 1961',
'a ; or b a major disaster or emergency designated by the president under the robert t. stafford disaster relief',
'and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5121 et seq. . sec. 204. emergency surplus removal. the secretary shall transfer $250,000,000',
'of funds of the commodity credit corporation to the fund established by section 32 of the act of august 24,',
'1935 7 u.s.c. 612c , to carry out emergency surplus removal of agricultural commodities. sec. 205. tobacco payments. a definitions.',
'in this section: 1 eligible person. the term eligible person means a person that a owns a farm for which,',
'irrespective of temporary transfers or undermarketings, a basic quota or allotment for eligible tobacco is established for the 2002 crop',
'year under part i of subtitle b of title iii of the agricultural adjustment act of 1938 7 u.s.c. 1311',
'et seq. ; b controls the farm from which, under the quota or allotment for the relevant period, eligible tobacco',
'is marketed, could have been marketed, or can be marketed, taking into account temporary transfers; or c grows, could have',
'grown, or can grow eligible tobacco that is marketed, could have been marketed, or can be marketed under the quota',
'or allotment for the 2002 crop year, taking into account temporary transfers. 2 eligible tobacco. the term eligible tobacco means',
'each of the following kinds of tobacco: a flue cured tobacco, comprising types 11, 12, 13, and 14. b fire',
'cured tobacco, comprising types 21, 22, and 23. c dark air cured tobacco, comprising types 35 and 36. d virginia',
'sun cured tobacco, comprising type 37. e burley tobacco, comprising type 31. f cigar filler and cigar binder tobacco, comprising',
'types 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55. b payments. not later than june 1, 2003, the secretary shall use funds',
'of the commodity credit corporation to make payments under this section. c poundage payment quantities. 1 in general. a flue',
'cured and cigar tobacco. in the case of flue cured tobacco types 11, 12, 13, and 14 and cigar filler',
'and cigar binder tobacco types 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55 , the poundage payment quantity under this section shall',
'equal the number of pounds of the basic poundage quota of the kind of tobacco, irrespective of temporary transfers or',
'undermarketings, under part i of subtitle b of title iii of the agricultural adjustment act of 1938 7 u.s.c. 1311',
'et seq. for the 2002 crop year. b other kinds of eligible tobacco. in the case of each other kind',
'of eligible tobacco, the poundage payment quantity under this section shall equal i in the case of eligible persons that',
'are owners described in subsection a 1 a , the number of pounds of the basic poundage quota of the',
'kind of tobacco, irrespective of temporary transfers or undermarketings, as determined under paragraph 2 ; and ii in the case',
'of eligible persons that are controllers described in subsection a 1 b or growers described in subsection a 1 c',
', the number of pounds of effective poundage quota of the kind of tobacco, including temporary transfers or undermarketings, as',
'determined under paragraph 2 . 2 conversion of individual allotments to poundage payment quantities. in the case of each kind',
'of eligible tobacco other than flue cured tobacco types 11, 12, 13, and 14 and burley tobacco type 31 ,',
'individual allotments shall be converted to poundage payment quantities by multiplying a the number of acres that may, irrespective of',
'temporary transfers or undermarketings, be devoted, without penalty, to the production of the kind of tobacco under the allotment under',
'part i of subtitle b of title iii of the agricultural adjustment act of 1938 7 u.s.c. 1311 et seq.',
'for the 2002 crop year; by b i in the case of fire cured tobacco type 21 , 1,746 pounds',
'per acre; ii in the case of fire cured tobacco types 22 and 23 , 2,676 pounds per acre; iii',
'in the case of dark air cured tobacco types 35 and 36 , 2,475 pounds per acre; iv in the',
'case of virginia sun cured tobacco type 37 , 1,502 pounds per acre; and v in the case of cigar',
'filler and cigar binder tobacco types 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55 , 2,230 pounds per acre. d available payment',
'amounts. the available payment amount for each kind of eligible tobacco under subsection b shall not exceed the amount obtained',
'by multiplying 1 5.55 cents per pound; and 2 the national basic poundage quota for the applicable kind for the',
'2002 marketing year, as determined under subsection c 2 . e division of payments among eligible persons. 1 in general.',
'payments available with respect to a pound of payment quantity, as determined under subsection d , shall be made available',
'to eligible persons in accordance with this paragraph, as determined by the secretary. 2 flue cured and cigar tobacco. in',
'the case of payments made available in a state under subsection b for flue cured tobacco types 11, 12, 13,',
'and 14 and cigar filler and cigar binder tobacco types 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55 , the secretary shall',
'distribute as determined by the secretary a 50 percent of the payments to eligible persons that are owners described in',
'subsection a 1 a ; and b 50 percent of the payments to eligible persons that are growers described in',
'subsection a 1 c . 3 other kinds of eligible tobacco. in the case of payments made available in a',
'state under subsection b for each other kind of eligible tobacco not covered by paragraph 2 , the secretary shall',
'distribute as determined by the secretary a 33\1/3\ percent of the payments to eligible persons that are owners described in',
'subsection a 1 a ; b 33\1/3\ percent of the payments to eligible persons that are controllers described in subsection',
'a 1 b ; and c 33\1/3\ percent of the payments to eligible persons that are growers described in subsection',
'a 1 c . f special rule for georgia. the secretary may make payments under this section to eligible persons',
'in georgia only if the state of georgia agrees to use $13,000,000 to make payments at the same time, or',
'subsequently, to the same persons in the same manner as provided for the federal payments under this section, as required',
'by section 204 b 6 of the agricultural risk protection act of 2000 7 u.s.c. 1421 note; public law 106',
'224 . g judicial review. a determination by the secretary under this section shall not be subject to judicial review.',
'sec. 206. cottonseed. the secretary shall use $50,000,000 of funds of the commodity credit corporation to provide assistance to producers',
'and first handlers of the 2002 crop of cottonseed. sec. 207. hurricane assistance. a in general. in a state in',
'a which a qualifying natural disaster declaration has been made during a calendar year, the secretary shall make available to',
'first processors that are eligible to obtain a loan under section 156 a of the federal agriculture improvement and reform',
'act of 1996 7 u.s.c. 7272 a assistance in the form of payments, or commodities in the inventory of the',
'commodity credit corporation from carrying out that section, to partially compensate producers and first processors for crop and other losses',
'that are related to the qualifying natural disaster declaration. b administration. assistance under this section shall be 1 shared by',
'an affected first processor with affected producers that provide commodities to the processor in a manner that reflects contracts entered',
'into between the processor and the producers; and 2 made available under such terms and conditions as the secretary determines',
'are necessary to carry out this section. c quantity. to carry out this section, the secretary shall 1 use 150,000',
'tons of commodities in the inventory of the commodity credit corporation under section 156 a of the federal agriculture improvement',
'and reform act of 1996 7 u.s.c. 7272 a ; 2 make payments in an aggregate amount equal to the',
'market value of 150,000 tons of commodities described in paragraph 1 ; or 3 take any combination of actions described',
'in paragraphs 1 and 2 using commodities or payments with a total market value of 150,000 tons of commodities described',
'in paragraph 1 . d limitations. the secretary shall provide assistance under this section only in a state described in',
'section 359f c 1 a of the agricultural adjustment act of 1938 7 u.s.c. 1359ff c 1 a in which',
'a qualifying natural disaster declaration was made during calendar year 2002. e qualifying natural disaster declaration. in this section, the',
'term qualifying natural disaster declaration means 1 a natural disaster declared by the secretary under section 321 a of the',
'consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 1961 a ; or 2 a major disaster or emergency designated by',
'the president under the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5121 et seq. . sec.',
'208. weather related losses. the secretary shall use not more than $60,000,000 of funds of the commodity credit corporation to',
'provide assistance to sugar beet producers that suffered production losses including quality losses , as determined by the secretary, for',
'either the 2001 crop year or the 2002 crop year, but not both, as elected by the producers. sec. 209.',
'assistance to agricultural producers located along rio grande for water losses. a in general. the secretary shall use $10,000,000 of',
'funds of the commodity credit corporation to make a grant to the state of texas, acting through the texas department',
'of agriculture, to provide assistance to agricultural producers in the state of texas with farming operations along the rio grande',
'that have suffered economic losses during the 2002 crop year due to the failure of mexico to deliver water to',
'the united states in accordance with the treaty relating to the utilization of waters of the colorado and tijuana rivers',
'and of the rio grande, and supplementary protocol signed november 14, 1944, signed at washington, february 3, 1944 59 stat.',
'1219; ts 994 . b amount. the amount of assistance provided to individual agricultural producers under this section shall be',
'proportional to the amount of economic losses described in subsection a that were incurred by the producers. sec. 210. assistance',
'to agricultural producers located in new mexico for tebuthiuron application losses. a in general. the secretary shall use not more',
'than $1,650,000 of funds of the commodity credit corporation to reimburse agricultural producers on farms located in the vicinity of',
'malaga, new mexico, for losses incurred during calendar years 2002 and 2003 as the result of the application by the',
'federal government of tebuthiuron on land on or near the farms of the producers during august 2002. the funds made',
'available under this subsection shall remain available until expended. b amount. the amount of assistance provided to individual agricultural producers',
'under this section shall be proportional to the amount of losses described in subsection a that were incurred by the',
'producers. sec. 211. assistance to citrus and lime growers for lost production from trees removed to control citrus canker. a',
'in general. subject to subsection b , the secretary shall use not more than $18,200,000 of the funds of the',
'commodity credit corporation, to remain available until expended, to compensate commercial citrus and lime growers in the state of florida',
'for lost production with respect to trees removed to control citrus canker, and with respect to certified citrus nursery stocks',
'within the citrus canker quarantine areas, as determined by the secretary. b removal of trees. for a grower to receive',
'assistance for a tree under this section, the tree must have been removed after september 30, 2001. sec. 212. administration.',
'section 1232 a 7 a iii of the food security act of 1985 16 u.s.c. 3832 a 7 a iii',
'is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that this clause shall not apply to the 2002',
'calendar year, and the secretary shall repay the owner or operator in a manner determined by the secretary for any',
'reduction in rental payments made to the owner or operator as the result of the application of this clause to',
'the 2002 calendar year. sec. 213. technical assistance. section 1241 of the food security act of 1985 16 u.s.c. 3841',
'is amended 1 by striking subsection b and inserting the following new subsection b : b technical assistance. 1 date',
'of enactment through september 30, 2003. during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the agricultural assistance act',
'of 2003 and ending on september 30, 2003, commodity credit corporation funds made available under paragraphs 4 through 7 of',
'subsection a shall be available for the provision of technical assistance subject to section 1242 for the conservation programs specified',
'in subsection a . 2 subsequent fiscal years. effective beginning on october 1, 2003, commodity credit corporation funds made available',
'under paragraphs 3 through 7 of subsection a shall be available for the provision of technical assistance subject to section',
'1242 for the conservation programs specified in subsection a . ; and 2 by redesignating subsection c as subsection d',
'and inserting after subsection b the following new subsection c : c relationship to other law. the use of commodity',
'credit corporation funds under subsection b to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an allotment or fund transfer from',
'the commodity credit corporation for purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the',
'commodity credit corporation charter act 15 u.s.c. 714i .. sec. 214. producer owned cooperative marketing association loan forfeiture authority. a',
'in general. section 844 of the agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act, 2001 as',
'enacted into law by public law 106 387 114 stat. 1549, 1549a 160 , and amended by section 101 9',
'of the miscellaneous appropriations act, 2001 114 stat. 2763, 2763a 172 , is amended 1 in the section heading, by',
'striking burley, flue cured, and cigar binder type 54 55; and 2 in subsection a a in paragraph 1 i',
'by inserting , or the 1999, 2000, and 2001 crops of type 21 fire cured tobacco or type 37 virginia',
'sun cured tobacco after tobacco the first place it appears; and ii by striking burley, flue cured, or cigar binder',
'type 54 55 the second place it appears; b in paragraph 2 b , by striking burley, flue cured, cigar',
'binder type 54 55, or any other kind of tobacco and inserting any kind of tobacco; and c in paragraph',
'3 a , by striking the burley, flue cured, or cigar binder type 54 55 tobacco and inserting any tobacco.',
'b application. the amendments made by subsection a apply during fiscal year 2003. sec. 215. bovine tuberculosis eradication. in addition',
'to funds made available under section 106 of the miscellaneous appropriations act, 2001 114 stat. 2763, 2763a 173 , the',
'secretary shall use not more than $15,000,000 of the funds of the commodity credit corporation to make payments to agricultural',
'producers for incidental costs incurred by the producers as a result of payments received under that section. sec. 216. funding.',
'a in general. the secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the commodity credit corporation to carry out',
'this title, to remain available until expended. b administration. the secretary, acting through the farm service agency, may use not',
'more than $70,000,000 of funds of the commodity credit corporation to cover administrative costs associated with the implementation of this',
'title and title i of the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 7 u.s.c. 7901 et seq. ,',
'to remain available until expended. c limitation. section 1241 a 3 of the food security act of 1985 16 u.s.c.',
'3841 a 3 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , using not more than',
'$3,773,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2003 through 2013. sec. 217. regulations. a in general. the secretary may promulgate',
'such regulations as are necessary to implement this title. b procedure. the promulgation of the regulations and administration of this',
'title shall be made without regard to 1 the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, united',
'states code; 2 the statement of policy of the secretary of agriculture effective july 24, 1971 36 fed. reg. 13804',
', relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and 3 chapter 35 of title 44, united',
'states code commonly known as the paperwork reduction act . c congressional review of agency rulemaking. in carrying out this',
'section, the secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, united states code. sec. 218. notwithstanding',
'rule 3 of the budget scorekeeping guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying',
'conference report 105 217, the provisions of this title that would have been estimated by the office of management and',
'budget as changing direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of',
'1985 were they included in an act other than an appropriations act shall be treated as direct spending or receipts',
'legislation, as appropriate, under section 252 of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, and by the',
'chairmen of the house and senate budget committees, as appropriate, under the congressional budget act of 1974. title iii wildland',
'fire emergency department of the interior bureau of land management wildland fire management for an additional amount to repay prior',
'year advances from other appropriations transferred for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation by the department of the interior, $189,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended. related agency department of agriculture forest service wildland fire management for an additional amount to repay',
'advances from other appropriations from which funds were transferred for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities, $636,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended. of the funds provided, $70,000,000 shall be transferred to the knutson vandenburg fund, $30,000,000 shall be transferred to',
'the salvage sale fund, $143,000,000 shall be transferred to the land acquisition account, $132,000,000 shall be transferred to the capital',
'improvement and maintenance account, $30,000,000 shall be transferred to the timber purchaser election account, $77,000,000 shall be transferred to the',
'state and private forestry account, $23,000,000 shall be transferred to the forest and rangeland research account, $62,000,000 shall be transferred',
'to the national forest system account, $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the brush disposal account, $30,000,000 shall be transferred to',
'the working capital fund of the forest service, $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the receipts for road and trail fund,',
'$1,000,000 shall be transferred to the operations and maintenance of quarters fund, and $14,000,000 shall be transferred to the forest',
'service recreation fee demonstration fund. title iv tanf and medicare sec. 401. section 114 of public law 107 229, as',
'amended by section 3 of public law 107 240 and by section 2 of public law 107 294, is amended',
'1 by striking the date specified in section 107 c of this joint resolution and inserting june 30, 2003; and',
'2 by striking : provided further, that notwithstanding and all that follows through the period and inserting a period. sec.',
'402. a section 1848 i 1 c of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 1395w 4 i 1 c is',
'amended to read as follows: c the determination of conversion factors under subsection d , including without limitation a prospective',
'redetermination of the sustainable growth rates for any or all previous fiscal years,. b 1 notwithstanding the determination of the',
'applicable standardized amounts under paragraph 3 a of section 1886 d of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 1395ww d',
', for purposes of making payments under such section for discharges occurring during the period beginning on april 1, 2003,',
'and ending on september 30, 2003, the standardized amount applicable under such paragraph for hospitals located other than in a',
'large urban area for that period shall be increased to an amount equal to the standardized amount otherwise applicable under',
'such paragraph for hospitals located in a large urban area for that period. 2 the increase in the standardized amount',
'for hospitals located other than in a large urban area provided for under paragraph 1 for the period beginning on',
'april 1, 2003, and ending on september 30, 2003, shall not apply to discharges occurring after such period, and shall',
'not be taken into account in calculating the payment amounts applicable for discharges occurring after such period. sec. 403. section',
'136 of public law 107 229, as added by section 5 of public law 107 240, is amended by striking',
'60 days after the date specified in section 107 c of public law 107 229, as amended and inserting september',
'30, 2003. sec. 404. notwithstanding rule 3 of the budget scorekeeping guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of',
'the committee of conference accompanying conference report 105 217, the provisions of this title that would have been estimated by',
'the office of management and budget as changing direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the balanced budget and',
'emergency deficit control act of 1985 were they included in an act other than an appropriations act shall be treated',
'as direct spending or receipts legislation, as appropriate, under section 252 of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act',
'of 1985, and by the chairmen of the house and senate budget committees, as appropriate, under the congressional budget act',
'of 1974. title v fisheries disasters sec. 501. fisheries disasters. in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available, $100,000,000',
'is appropriated to the department of commerce for fisheries disaster assistance. not more than 5 percent of such funds may',
'be used for administrative expenses, and no funds may be used for lobbying activities or representational expenses. a western pacific',
'and north pacific. $5,000,000 shall be made available as a direct lump sum payment to the state of hawaii for',
'economic assistance to fisheries affected by federal closures or fishing restrictions and $35,000,000 shall be made available as a direct',
'lump sum payment to the state of alaska no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this',
'act to make payments to persons or entities which have experienced significant economic hardship. funds in alaska shall be used',
'to provide a personal assistance with priority given to food, energy needs, housing assistance, transportation fuel including subsistence activities, and',
'other urgent needs; b assistance for small businesses including fishermen, fish processors, and related businesses serving the fishing industry; c',
'and assistance for local and borough governments adversely affected by reductions in fish landing fees and other fishing related revenue;',
'and d product development and marketing. b northeast and west coast. $10,000,000 shall be made available to conduct a voluntary',
'fishing capacity reduction program in the northeast multispecies fishery and $10,000,000 shall be made available to conduct a voluntary fishing',
'capacity reduction program in the west coast groundfish fishery. such sums shall supplement the voluntary capacity reduction program authorized for',
'the fishery in sec. 211 of public law 107 206 and be consistent with section 312 b of the magnuson',
'stevens fishery conservation and management act and the requirements relating to the capacity program in section 211 of public law',
'107 206 that shall 1 permanently revoke all fishery licenses, fishery permits, area and species endorsements, and any other fishery',
'privileges issued to a vessel or vessels or to persons on the basis of their operation or ownership of that',
'vessel or vessels removed under the program; and 2 ensure that vessels removed under the program are made permanently ineligible',
'to participate in any fishery worldwide, and that the owners of such vessels will operate only under the united states',
'flag or be scrapped as a reduction vessel pursuant to section 600.1011 c of title 50, code of federal regulations.',
'c gulf and south atlantic. 1 $17,500,000 shall be made available for assistance to the shrimp industries in the states',
'of south carolina, georgia, north carolina, and florida in proportion to the percentage of the shrimp catch landed by each',
'state for economic assistance to the south atlantic shrimp fishery: provided, that the state of florida shall receive only that',
'proportion associated with landings of the florida east coast fishery; and 2 $17,500,000 shall be made available for assistance to',
'the shrimp industries in the states of mississippi, texas, alabama, louisiana, and florida in proportion to the percentage of the',
'shrimp catch landed by each state for economic assistance to the gulf shrimp fishery: provided, that the state of florida',
'shall receive only that proportion associated with landings of the florida gulf coast fishery. provided further, that 2 percent of',
'funds received by each state shall be retained by the state for distribution of additional payments to fishermen with a',
'demonstrated record of compliance with turtle excluder and bycatch reduction device regulations, and that the remainder of the funds may',
'be used only for: a personal assistance with priority given to food, energy needs, housing assistance, transportation fuel, and other',
'urgent needs; b assistance for small businesses including fishermen, fish processors, and related businesses serving the fishing industry; c domestic',
'product marketing and seafood promotion; d state seafood testing programs; e development of limited entry programs for the fishery; f',
'funding or other incentives to ensure widespread and proper use of turtle excluder devices and bycatch reduction devices in the',
'fishery; and g voluntary capacity reduction programs for shrimp fisheries under limited access. d blue crab fishery. $5,000,000 shall be',
'made available for assistance to blue crab fisheries affected by reduced harvests and sales of blue crab in proportion to',
'the amount of the catch landed by each state, provided, that such funds may be used only for: a personal',
'assistance with priority given to food, energy needs, housing assistance, transportation fuel, and other urgent needs; b assistance for small',
'businesses including fishermen, fish processors, and related businesses serving the fishing industry; c domestic product marketing and seafood promotion; and',
'd state seafood testing programs: provided further, that the secretary of commerce, in consultation with the commandant of the coast',
'guard, shall provide coordinated, enhanced and routine support for fisheries monitoring and enforcement through use of remote sensing, aircraft and',
'communications assets, with particular emphasis on federal waters seaward of the coasts of south carolina and georgia, including the charleston',
'bump closed area. title vi offsets sec. 601. a across the board rescissions. there is hereby rescinded an amount equal',
'to 0.65 percent of 1 the budget authority provided or obligation limitation imposed for fiscal year 2003 for any discretionary',
'account in divisions a through k of this joint resolution; 2 the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for',
'fiscal year 2003 for any discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriations act; and 3 the contract authority provided',
'in fiscal year 2003 for any program subject to limitation contained in this joint resolution. b proportionate application. any rescission',
'made by subsection a shall be applied proportionately 1 to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described',
'in subsection a ; and 2 within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity with programs,',
'projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account',
'or item, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted presidents',
'budget . c the rescission in subsection a shall not apply to budget authority appropriated or otherwise made available by',
'this joint resolution in the following amounts in the following activities or accounts: $4,696,000,000 provided for the special supplemental nutrition',
'program for women, infants, and children wic in the department of agriculture in division a; $6,667,533,000 provided for the head',
'start act in the department of education in division g; $23,889,304,000 provided for medical care in the department of veterans',
'affairs in division k; and $3,836,000,000 provided for the shuttle program in the national aeronautics and space administration in division',
'k. title vii bonneville power administration borrowing authority sec. 701. for the purposes of providing funds to assist in financing',
'the construction, acquisition, and replacement of the transmission system of the bonneville power administration and to implement the authority of',
'the administrator under the pacific northwest electric power planning and conservation act 16 u.s.c. 839 et seq. , an additional',
'$700,000,000 in borrowing authority is made available under the federal columbia river transmission system act 16 u.s.c. 838 et seq.',
', to remain outstanding at any time: provided, that the bonneville power administration shall not use more than $531,000,000 of',
'its permanent borrowing authority in fiscal year 2003. sec. 702. notwithstanding rule 3 of the budget scorekeeping guidelines set forth',
'in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying conference report 105 217, the provisions of this title',
'that would have been estimated by the office of management and budget as changing direct spending or receipts under section',
'252 of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985 were they included in an act other than',
'an appropriations act shall be treated as direct spending or receipts legislation, as appropriate, under section 252 of the balanced',
'budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, and by the chairmen of the house and senate budget committees, as',
'appropriate, under the congressional budget act of 1974. division o price anderson act amendments sec. 101. extension of indemnification authority.',
'indemnification of nuclear regulatory commission licensees. section 170 c. of the atomic energy act of 1954 42 u.s.c. 2210 c',
'is amended by striking august 1, 2002 each place it appears and inserting december 31, 2003. division p united states',
'china economic and security review commission section 1. short title. this division may be cited as the united states china',
'economic and security review commission. sec. 2. a appropriations. there are appropriated, out of any funds in the treasury not',
'otherwise appropriated, $1,800,000, to remain available until expended, to the united states china economic and security review commission. b name',
'change. 1 in general. section 1238 of the floyd d. spence national defense authorization act of 2001 22 u.s.c. 7002',
'is amended a in the section heading by inserting economic and before security; b in subsection a i in paragraph',
'1 , by inserting economic and before security; and ii in paragraph 2 , by inserting economic and before security;',
'c in subsection b i in the subsection heading, by inserting economic and before security; ii in paragraph 1 ,',
'by inserting economic and before security; iii in paragraph 3 i in the matter preceding subparagraph a , by inserting',
'economic and before security; and ii in subparagraph h , by inserting economic and before security; and iv in paragraph',
'4 , by inserting economic and before security each place it appears; and d in subsection e i in paragraph',
'1 , by inserting economic and before security; ii in paragraph 2 , by inserting economic and before security; iii',
'in paragraph 3 i in the first sentence, by inserting economic and before security; and ii in the second sentence,',
'by inserting economic and before security; iv in paragraph 4 , by inserting economic and before security; and v in',
'paragraph 6 , by inserting economic and before security each place it appears. 2 references. any reference in any federal',
'law, executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to the united states china',
'security review commission shall be deemed to refer to the united states china economic and security review commission. c membership,',
'responsibilities, and terms. 1 in general. section 1238 b 3 of the floyd d. spence national defense authorization act of',
'2001 22 u.s.c. 7002 is amended by striking subparagraph f and inserting the following: f each appointing authority referred to',
'under subparagraphs a through d of this paragraph shall i appoint 3 members to the commission; ii make the appointments',
'on a staggered term basis, such that i 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on december 31, 2003;',
'ii 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on december 31, 2004; and iii 1 appointment shall be for',
'a term expiring on december 31, 2005; iii make all subsequent appointments on an approximate 2 year term basis to',
'expire on december 31 of the applicable year; and iv make appointments not later than 30 days after the date',
'on which each new congress convenes;. 2 responsibilities of the commission. the united states china commission shall focus, in lieu',
'of any other areas of work or study, on the following: a proliferation practices. the commission shall analyze and assess',
'the chinese role in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other weapons including dual use technologies to terrorist',
'sponsoring states, and suggest possible steps which the united states might take, including economic sanctions, to encourage the chinese to',
'stop such practices. b economic reforms and united states economic transfers. the commission shall analyze and assess the qualitative and',
'quantitative nature of the shift of united states production activities to china, including the relocation of high technology, manufacturing, and',
'r&d facilities; the impact of these transfers on united states national security, including political influence by the chinese government over',
'american firms, dependence of the united states national security industrial base on chinese imports, the adequacy of united states export',
'control laws, and the effect of these transfers on united states economic security, employment, and the standard of living of',
'the american people; analyze chinas national budget and assess chinas fiscal strength to address internal instability problems and assess the',
'likelihood of externalization of such problems. c energy. the commission shall evaluate and assess how chinas large and growing economy',
'will impact upon world energy supplies and the role the united states can play, including joint r&d efforts and technological',
'assistance, in influencing chinas energy policy. d united states capital markets. the commission shall evaluate the extent of chinese access',
'to, and use of united states capital markets, and whether the existing disclosure and transparency rules are adequate to identify',
'chinese companies which are active in united states markets and are also engaged in proliferation activities or other activities harmful',
'to u.s. security interests. e corporate reporting. the commission shall assess united states trade and investment relationship with china, including',
'the need for corporate reporting on united states investments in china and incentives that china may be offering to united',
'states corporations to relocate production and r&d to china. f regional economic and security impacts. the commission shall assess the',
'extent of chinas hollowing out of asian manufacturing economies, and the impact on united states economic and security interests in',
'the region; review the triangular economic and security relationship among the united states, taipei and beijing, including beijings military modernization',
'and force deployments aimed at taipei, and the adequacy of united states executive branch coordination and consultation with congress on',
'united states arms sales and defense relationship with taipei. g united states china bilateral programs. the commission shall assess science',
'and technology programs to evaluate if the united states is developing an adequate coordinating mechanism with appropriate review by the',
'intelligence community with congress; assess the degree of non compliance by china and united states china agreements on prison labor',
'imports and intellectual property rights; evaluate united states enforcement policies; and recommend what new measures the united states government might',
'take to strengthen our laws and enforcement activities and to encourage compliance by the chinese. h world trade organization compliance.',
'the commission shall review chinas record of compliance to date with its accession agreement to the wto, and explore what',
'incentives and policy initiatives should be pursued to promote further compliance by china. i media control. the commission shall evaluate',
'chinese government efforts to influence and control perceptions of the united states and its policies through the internet, the chinese',
'print and electronic media, and chinese internal propaganda. 3 effective date. this section shall take effect on the date of',
'enactment of this act. and the senate agreed to the same. bill young, ralph regula, jerry lewis, hal rogers, frank',
'r. wolf, jim kolbe, james t. walsh, charles h. taylor, david l. hobson, ernest j. istook, jr. henry bonilla, joe',
'knollenberg, jack kingston, john p. murtha, norman d. dicks except sections 323 and 335 of division f, and conservation spending',
', alan b. mollohan, peter j. visclosky, jose e. serrano, managers on the part of the house. ted stevens, thad',
'cochran, arlen specter, pete v. domenici, kit bond, mitch mcconnell, conrad burns, richard c. shelby, judd gregg, robert f. bennett,',
'ben nighthorse campbell, larry craig, kay bailey hutchison, mike dewine, sam brownback, robert c. byrd, daniel k. inouye, ernest f.',
'hollings, patrick j. leahy, barbara a. mikulski, patty murray except for sections 323 and 335 of division f , byron',
'l. dorgan, dianne feinstein, tim johnson, mary l. landrieu, managers on the part of the senate. joint explanatory statement of',
'the committee of conference the managers on the part of the house and the senate at the conference on the',
'disagreeing votes of the two houses on the amendment of the senate to the resolution h.j. res. 2 making further',
'continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2003, and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement to',
'the house and the senate in explanation of the effects of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended',
'in the accompanying conference report. this conference agreement includes the agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies',
'appropriations act, 2003; the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations act, 2003; the district',
'of columbia appropriations act, 2003; the energy and water development appropriations act, 2003; the foreign operations, export financing, and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 2003; the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 2003; the departments of labor, health',
'and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2003; the legislative branch appropriations act, 2003; the department of',
'transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 2003; the treasury and general government appropriations act, 2003; the departments of veterans affairs',
'and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations act, 2003; the homeland security act amendments of 2003; additional appropriations for the',
'department of defense; miscellaneous appropriations; and amendments to the price anderson act. division a agriculture, rural development, food and drug',
'administration, and related agencies programs appropriations, 2003 congressional directives the statement of the managers remains silent on provisions that were',
'in both the house directives as contained in h. rept. 107 623, and the senate directives as contained in the',
'congressional record of january 15, 2003, pages s356 s410, that remain unchanged by this conference agreement, except as noted in',
'this statement of the managers. for many years, this act has included bill language regarding the employment of temporary personnel',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and/or 7 u.s.c. 2225. the conference agreement does not include this language under individual',
'accounts in this act, because it appears that this authority is no longer required. in particular, this authority was not',
'utilized by the farm service agency during fiscal year 2001, the most recent year for which information was provided. the',
'conferees agree to provide authority to employ temporary personnel as a general provision of this act section 703 . the',
'exercise of this authority will require detailed justification, notification to the house and senate committees on appropriations, and advance approval',
'of the committees. the conferees agree that federal employees compensation act feca costs be absorbed within appropriations provided herein. title',
'i agricultural programs production, processing, and marketing office of the secretary the conference agreement provides $3,412,000 for the office of',
'the secretary as proposed by the senate instead of $31,629,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees are seriously concerned',
'by the growing frequency of departmental and agency initiatives for which the required prior notification to the committees on appropriations',
'of the house and senate has not been provided. the conferees note the efficiencies which attach to the least possible',
'statutory requirements and the benefits which accrue to the more flexible congressional direction expressed in committee reports. however, the continuing',
'practice of reliance on committee report language must be accompanied by departmental and agency compliance with congressional directives. section 720',
'of this act, and similar language included in previous acts, provide detailed guidelines to the u.s. department of agriculture for',
'those activities that require prior notification to the congress. such notification was not provided in the recent release of section',
'32 funds for the creation of a livestock compensation program, the establishment of a faith based and community initiatives center,',
'the improper use of conservation operations funds for the implementation of farm bill programs, and other similar violations of statutory',
'reprogramming and prior notification requirements. the conferees expect full compliance with section 720 in the areas of state office collocations,',
'administrative and information technology convergence, and all other activities that fall within the scope of that section. the conferees also',
'expect that no reprogramming of funds occur in the absence of an emergency or not as a consequence of unforeseen',
'events. further, the conferees note that when an agency submits a reprogramming request to the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations and does not receive identical responses from the house and senate, it is the responsibility of the agency to',
'reconcile the house and senate differences before proceeding, and if reconciliation is not possible, to consider the reprogramming request unapproved.',
'the conferees are concerned that the u.s. and canada made little progress in implementing the harmonized standards for pesticide regulation',
'as required by the north american free trade agreement nafta . the conferees direct usda, in consultation with the environmental',
'protection agency, to institute these standards so that concerns in the pricing of agricultural products for the farmers will be',
'addressed. the conferees also direct usda to report on the planned actions taken to implement the harmonization standards to the',
'committees on appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act. executive operations chief economist the conference agreement provides $8,566,000',
'for the office of the chief economist as proposed by the house instead of $12,016,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the presidents budget request included additional funding for the website for commodity market information, weather information and drought management, and',
'to analyze critical farm energy data. the conferees provide an increase of $692,000 to be applied to the highest priority',
'needs for which additional funding was requested. national appeals division the conference agreement provides $13,759,000 for the national appeals division',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. office of budget and program analysis the conference agreement provides $7,358,000 for',
'the office of budget and program analysis as proposed by both the house and senate. office of the chief information',
'officer the conference agreement provides $15,251,000 for the office of the chief information officer as proposed by the house instead',
'of $31,275,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees expect that increases provided above fiscal year 2002 shall go toward',
'the highest priority items contained in the fiscal year 2003 budget request. common computing environment the conference agreement provides $133,155,000',
'for common computing environment as proposed by both the house and senate. office of the chief financial officer the conference',
'agreement provides $5,572,000 for the office of the chief financial officer as proposed by the house instead of $7,877,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. working capital fund the conference agreement does not provide $41,000,000 for the working capital fund as',
'proposed by the house. the senate bill contained no such provision. the conferees note that $21,700,000 in fiscal year 2002',
'balances have been transferred to the working capital fund, and will be available to meet the needs for which an',
'appropriation was requested. the conferees direct the secretary of agriculture to submit a feasibility study to the committees on appropriations',
'on the need for remote mirroring backup technology of the national finance centers data. this study should include a breakdown',
'of the costs and the timeframe associated with acquiring such technology, and should designate an appropriate physical location for the',
'backup site. the study shall also specify how the costs of the remote data capability should be assigned and paid',
'for by non usda users of the national finance center, including the federal retirement thrift investment board. upon approval by',
'the committees on appropriations, the funds appropriated to the working capital fund shall be made available to provide mirror imaging',
'technology for the national finance center. office of the assistant secretary for civil rights the conference agreement provides $400,000 for',
'the office of the assistant secretary for civil rights as proposed by the senate. the house bill contained no such',
'provision. office of the assistant secretary for administration the conference agreement provides $664,000 for the office of the assistant secretary',
'for administration as proposed by the house instead of $780,000 as proposed by the senate. agriculture buildings and facilities and',
'rental payments the conference agreement provides $196,781,000 for agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments instead of $195,900,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $197,662,000 as proposed by the senate. the presidents budget request includes additional funding for the fair',
'labor standards and service contract acts and for major repairs and improvements to headquarters. the conferees provide an increase of',
'$881,000 to be applied to the highest priority needs for which additional funding is requested. hazardous materials management the conference',
'agreement provides $15,685,000 for hazardous materials management as proposed by the house and senate. departmental administration the conference agreement provides',
'$38,095,000 for departmental administration as proposed by the house instead of $42,479,000 as proposed by the senate. office of the',
'assistant secretary for congressional relations the conference agreement provides $3,821,000 for the office of the assistant secretary for congressional relations',
'as proposed by the house instead of $4,157,000 as proposed by the senate. office of communications the conference agreement provides',
'$9,140,000 for the office of communications as proposed by the house instead of $9,637,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees direct the office to provide to the committees on appropriations, in either electronic or facsimile format, as requested, copies',
'of any open source news material made available to usda officials that is purchased or otherwise obtained using appropriated funds,',
'amending licenses as necessary. office of the inspector general the conference agreement provides $74,097,000 for the office of the inspector',
'general as proposed by the house instead of $78,127,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not include',
'increased funds in this account for financial statement audits for the food and nutrition service and rural development programs, or',
'the increase requested for forest service audits. funds for fns and rd audits are included in the accounts for those',
'programs, as requested. office of the general counsel the conference agreement provides $35,017,000 for the office of the general counsel',
'instead of $34,446,000 as proposed by the house and $35,588,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees expect that increases',
'provided above the fiscal year 2002 level shall go toward highest priority items contained in the fiscal year 2003 budget',
'request. office of the under secretary for research, education and economics the conference agreement provides $588,000 for the office of',
'the under secretary for research, education and economics as proposed by the house instead of $780,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. economic research service the conference agreement provides $69,123,000 for the economic research service instead of $73,329,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $65,123,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees provide $5,000,000 for ers to carry out food and',
'nutrition studies, of which $1,000,000 is for the small research grants program. the conference agreement provides full funding for the',
'ers portion of the agricultural resource management survey. the conferees are aware that the current primary livestock model used by',
'usda has not been re estimated in its entirety since 1990 and much of the data used to develop this',
'model was from the 1960s and 1970s, long before packer concentration, captive supplies and increasing imports. these factors have had',
'significant impacts on the livestock industry. the conferees direct the economic research service to update, revise, and improve livestock modeling',
'capacity. the conferees are concerned that ers appears to have ceased publishing regional monthly production costs for dairy farmers. these',
'monthly production calculations are a valuable tool and helpful to congress in developing dairy policy. as such the conferees strongly',
'urge the department to publish or otherwise make available regional monthly production cost calculations for dairy farmers. the conferees request',
'the economic research service to conduct a study of the cranberry marketing committee and its administration of the cranberry marketing',
'order and report to the committees on appropriations by september 30, 2003. the study shall focus on the economics of',
'the cranberry industry and the response of the cranberry marketing committee to the unprecedented losses incurred by cranberry growers since',
'1999. the report of the study shall include recommendations to ensure that the cranberry marketing order is administered in a',
'manner that benefits cranberry growers and promotes the public interest. national agricultural statistics service the conference agreement provides $139,354,000 for',
'the national agricultural statistics service instead of $137,858,000 as proposed by the house and $140,854,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement includes full funding for the nass portion of the agricultural resource management survey, and $1,500,000 for e',
'government activities. agricultural research service salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $1,052,770,000 for the agricultural research service, salaries and',
'expenses, instead of $1,002,193,000 as proposed by the house and $1,053,597,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have agreed',
'to increased funding for the following laboratories and areas of research: genetic resources research, riverside, ca, parlier, ca, corvallis, or,',
'ames, ia, davis, ca, madison, wi, and pullman, wa $200,000 each; agricultural genome sequencing at weslaco, tx, $250,000; ithaca, ny,',
'and albany, ca, $400,000 each; improve biomass feedstock for production of energy and biobased products at albany, ca, athens, ga,',
'and madison, wi, $200,000 each; technologies for biobased products at albany, ca, $400,000, athens, ga, $200,000, and peoria, il, $800,000;',
'improve conversion of agricultural materials to biofuels at bushland, tx, albany, ca, and peoria, il, $200,000 each; determine rates of',
'gene flow from crops to nearby vegetation at corvallis, or, and ames, ia, $225,000 each; develop and test novel strategies',
'to prevent pest resistance to plant incorporated protectants at wapato, wa, $225,000; limit transgene activity to specific tissues at albany,',
'ca, and ames, ia, $400,000 each, and ithaca, ny, and peoria, il, $225,000 each; develop biocontrol programs for invasive pests',
'at davis, ca, frederick md, newark, de, $200,000 each, and wooster, oh, $250,000; identify and characterize exotic plant diseases at',
'wooster, oh, frederick, md, and prosser, wa, $200,000 each; research on emerging and exotic animal diseases for prdc at ames,',
'ia, $450,000, mareks disease research at athens, ga, $400,000, bse/tse research at albany, ca, ames, ia, and pullman, wa, $400,000',
'each, managing waste to reduce risks to the environment and human health at madison, wi, and bushland, tx, $200,000 each;',
'protect water and air from manure nutrients and pathogens at ames, ia, athens, ga, kimberly, id, $200,000 each, and university',
'park, pa, $225,000; assess risks to agricultural resources arising from weather variabilities at coshocton, oh, $200,000; accoustics technology, oxford, ms,',
'$200,000; advanced animal vaccines, greenport, ny, $150,000; aerial application research, $120,000; agricultural genome bioinformatics, las cruces, nm, $500,000; agricultural law,',
'$100,000; agroforestry research, booneville, ar, $50,000; animal welfare information center, $80,000; appalachian fruit research station, kearneysville, wv, $250,000; appalachian pasture',
'beef, beaver, wv $100,000; aquaculture density research, fl $200,000; aquaculture research, aberdeen, id, $250,000; arid lands research, las cruces, nm,',
'$250,000; arkansas childrens nutrition center, little rock, ar, $250,000; barley food health benefits research, beltsville, md, $50,000; biomass crop production,',
'brookings, sd, $500,000; biomedical materials in plants, beltsville, md, $425,000; biotechnology research to improve crops and livestock, stoneville, ms, $1,500,000;',
'bovine genetics, beltsville, md, $300,000; broiler production in the mid south, mississippi state, ms, $1,000,000; canal point sugarcane research, canal',
'point, fl, $500,000; catfish health, stoneville, ms, $500,000; central great plains research station, akron, co, $500,000; cereal disease research, st.',
'paul, mn, $250,000; chloroplast genetic engineering research, urbana, il, $500,000; coffee and cocoa, $500,000; corn germplasm, ames, ia, $500,000; cotton',
'genetics research, florence, sc, $250,000; cotton genomics, breeding, varietal development, and pest resistance, stoneville, ms, $700,000; dairy forage research, madison,',
'wi, $1,000,000; dairy genetics research, beltsville, md, $350,000; delta nutrition intervention initiative, littlerock, ar, $750,000; endophyte research, booneville, ar, $250,000;',
'fish disease research, auburn, al, $500,000; floriculture and nursery research, $500,000; food safety and engineering, wyndmoor, pa purdue , $500,000;',
'food safety for listeria, e. coli, and other food pathogens, $350,000; forage livestock systems, lexington, ky, $800,000; forage and range',
'research, logan, ut, $250,000; formosan subterranean termite, new orleans, la, $200,000; ft. keogh livestock and range research laboratory, miles city,',
'mt, $500,000; ft. pierce horticultural research laboratory, ft. pierce, fl, $500,000; glassy winged sharp shooter, $600,000; grand forks human nutrition',
'laboratory, grand forks, nd, $250,000; grape genetics, geneva, ny $250,000; grapefruit juice/drug interaction, winterhaven, fl, $300,000; greenhouse lettuce germplasm, salinas,',
'ca, $40,000; harbor branch aquaculture initiative, stuttgart, ar, $250,000; harry dupree national aquacultural research center, stuttgart, ar, $250,000; sugarcane research,',
'houma, la, $250,000; hides and leather research, wyndmoor, pa, $100,000; horticulture research, poplarville, ms, $500,000; human nutrition research center on',
'aging, boston, ma, $400,000; integrated farming systems, ames, ia, $250,000; ipm strategies for northern climates, fairbanks, ak, $700,000; johnes disease',
'bovine paratuberculosis , $1,000,000; karnal bunt, manhattan, ks, $250,000; livestock genome sequencing, clay center, ne, $250,000; malignant catarrhal fever mcf',
'virus, pullman, wa, cooperation with ars dubois, id sheep station and wsu , $200,000; microbial genomics initiative, pullman, wa, cooperation',
'with ars tick res. unit kerrville, tx & wsu , $300,000; michael fields agricultural institute, madison, wi, $500,000; mid west/mid',
'south irrigation, columbia, mo, $300,000; minor use pesticides ir 4 , $150,000; national cold water marine aquaculture, orono, me, $250,000;',
'national corn to ethanol research pilot plant, ars staffing, wyndmoor, pa, $400,000; national nutrition monitoring system, beltsville, md, $500,000; national',
'sclerotinia initiative, fargo, nd, $500,000; national soil erosion laboratory, west lafayette, in, $250,000; natural products, oxford, ms, $350,000; northern grains',
'insect research laboratory, brookings, sd, $500,000; northern great plains ecosystem, sidney, mt, $800,000; noxious weeds in the desert southwest, las',
'cruces, nm $250,000; nutritional requirements research at childrens nutrition research center, houston, tx, $450,000; ogallala aquifer, bushland, tx, $750,000; olive',
'fruit fly research, parlier, ca, montpellier, france, $200,000; ornamental crops research, poplarville, ms, university of tennessee , $750,000; pear thrips,',
'ithaca, ny, university of vermont $100,000; phytoestrogen research, srrc $750,000 cooperative research tulane, xavier, and university of toledo $250,000 each',
'; plant stress and water conservation research, lubbock, tx, $250,000; potato research, aberdeen, id, $30,000; poultry diseases, athens, ga, $800,000;',
'precision agriculture research, mandan, nd, $500,000; regional grains genotyping research, raleigh, nc, $250,000; resistance management and risk assessment in bt',
'cotton and other plant incorporated protectants, stoneville, ms, $1,100,000; seafood waste, fairbanks, ak, $200,000; sedimentation issues in flood control dam',
'rehabilitations, oxford, ms, $475,000; shellfish genetics, newport, or, osu hatfield marine science center $250,000; small fruit research, corvallis, or, $250,000;',
'soil dynamics, auburn, al, $250,000; soil plant nutrient research, ft. collins, co, $100,000; sorghum research, $662,000 manhattan, ks $200,000; bushland,',
'tx $212,000; little rock, ar $150,000, and stillwater, ok $100,000 ; source water protection initiatives, columbus, oh, $250,000; w. lafayette,',
'in, $250,000 $500,000; sudden oak disease syndrome, ft. detrick, md, $200,000; sugar beet research, kimberly, id, $130,000; sustainable olive production,',
'weslaco, tx, $130,000; sustainable viticulture research, davis, ca, $250,000; sweet potato research, stoneville, ms, $350,000; swine lagoon alternatives research, florence,',
'sc, $500,000; trout genome mapping, leetown, wv, wv university $500,000; u.s. national arboretum, washington, dc, $250,000; u.s. pacific basin agricultural',
'research, hilo, hi, $200,000; u.s. vegetable lab staffing, charleston, sc, $500,000; virus free fruit tree cultivars, prosser, wa, $250,000; viticulture',
'research, $300,000 u. id parma, $400,000 nwcsfr u. id/wsu/ osu , $150,000, prosser wsu $850,000; waste management research, western kentucky',
'university, $1,000,000; water use reduction/producer enhancement research, water quality/water use research , dawson, ga, $500,000; west nile virus, gainesville, fl,',
'$250,000; western grazing lands research, burns, or, $750,000; western wheat quality laboratory, pullman, wa, $75,000; wheat and barley scab initiative,',
'$600,000; pay costs, $17,689,000. the conference agreement provides for the redirection of funding for hyperspectral imaging technology research, as proposed',
'by the senate. the conferees expect that close cooperation will be established and maintained among the nursery and floral industry,',
'the agricultural research service, the university of tennessee, and the tennessee state university / ars nursery crop research station in',
'mcminnville, tennessee, to avoid duplication of effort. the conference agreement includes $750,000 for this collaborative ornamental horticulture program. the conference',
'agreement provides an increase of $50,000 from the fiscal year 2002 level to continue research on shiitake mushrooms at the',
'south central family farm research center at booneville, ar. the conference agreement continues the fiscal year 2002 level of funding',
'for all research projects proposed to be terminated in the presidents budget. buildings and facilities the conference agreement provides $119,480,000',
'for the agricultural research service, buildings and facilities, instead of $95,280,000 as proposed by the house and $100,955,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the following table reflects the conference agreement: graphic s not available in tiff format national agricultural library.',
'the conferees understand that a number of cracks have occurred within the brick veneer structure of the abraham lincoln national',
'agricultural library in beltsville, maryland, posing a serious life safety concern for pedestrian traffic. the conference agreement provides $1,500,000 to',
'investigate and initiate remedy for this serious issue. u.s. national arboretum. a study to determine the underlying cause of water',
'quality degradation in the hickey run area was completed in 1999. this study provided numerous recommendations to reduce the waste',
'and pollution entering the u.s. national arboretum in the district of columbia. the conference agreement provides $1,700,000 for hickey run',
'pollution abatement activities to be carried out at the u.s. national arboretum. completion of facilities. the conference agreement provides funding',
'necessary to complete the construction of research facilities at the following locations: maricopa, az; aberdeen, id; manhattan, ks; orono, me;',
'st. paul, mn; oxford, ms; poplarville, ms; woodward, ok; brookings, sd; logan, ut; and madison, wi. the conferees expect that',
'these construction projects will deliver complete and useable facilities within the appropriations provided under this act. cooperative state research, education,',
'and extension service research and education activities the conference agreement provides $620,827,000 for research and education activities instead of $572,616,000',
'as proposed by the house and $651,411,000 as proposed by the senate. the following table reflects the conference agreement: graphic',
's not available in tiff format the conferees have included $500,000 for the special research grant for agricultural diversity in',
'the red river trade corridor. of this amount, $100,000 is intended for the northern great plains inc. to initiate the',
'establishment of policies and procedures of the northern great plains regional authority as required by the farm security and rural',
'investment act of 2002. native american institutions endowment fund the conference agreement provides $7,100,000 for the native american institutions endowment',
'fund as proposed by the senate, instead of $9,000,000 as proposed by the house. extension activities the conference agreement provides',
'$453,468,000 for extension activities instead of $441,821,000 as proposed by the house and $452,767,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'following table reflects the conference agreement: graphic s not available in tiff format within funds provided for the farm safety',
'program, the conference agreement includes $4,200,000 for the agrability project. the conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for youth grants as authorized',
'under section 7412 of pl 107 171. funding for similar activities is also provided under smith lever, youth at risk,',
'and other programs funded under this account. the conferees provide this funding to supplement funds provided in pl 107 171',
'and expect that future funding for extension youth activities be provided through the other established programs. the conference agreement provides',
'$540,000 for urban horticulture activities in wisconsin, of which $378,000 is directed to the university of wisconsin extension and $162,000',
'is directed to growing power of milwaukee for community food systems. integrated activities the conference agreement provides $46,743,000 for integrated',
'activities instead of $47,868,000 as proposed by the house and $48,218,000 as proposed by the senate. the following table reflects',
'the conference agreement: graphic s not available in tiff format outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers the conference agreement provides $3,493,000',
'for outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers under csrees as proposed by the senate. the house had proposed $8,243,000 for this',
'account elsewhere in the bill. office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs the conference agreement provides $730,000',
'for the office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs as proposed by the house instead of $780,000',
'as proposed by the senate. animal and plant health inspection service salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $725,502,000 for',
'the animal and plant health inspection service aphis instead of $735,937,000 as proposed by the house and $735,673,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the following table reflects the conference agreement: animal and plant health inspection service in thousands of dollars',
'pest and disease exclusion: agricultural quarantine inspection 55,988 user fees cattle ticks 6,354 foreign animal diseases/fmd 7,989 fruit fly exclusion',
'and detection 56,818 import export inspection 9,556 screwworm 30,679 trade issues resolution management 11,527 tropical bont tick 422 total, pest',
'and disease exclusion 179,333 plant and animal health monitoring: animal health monitoring & surveillance 93,826 animal and plant health regulatory',
'enforcement 8,538 emergency management systems 9,044 pest detection 21,794 total, plant & animal health monitoring 133,202 pest and disease management:',
'aquaculture 1,397 biological control 9,118 boll weevil 62,000 brucellosis 10,258 chronic wasting disease 14,933 emerging plant pests 75,289 golden nematode',
'630 grasshopper 4,369 gypsy moth 4,677 imported fire ant 2,437 johnes disease 21,000 noxious weeds 1,911 pink bollworm 2,000 plum',
'pox 4,051 pseudorabies 4,286 scrapie 15,474 tuberculosis 14,895 wildlife services operations 69,036 witchweed 1,530 total, pest and disease management 319,291',
'animal care: animal welfare 16,408 horse protection 493 total, animal care 16,901 scientific and technical services: aiti 4,242 biotechnology/environmental protection',
'10,997 plant methods development labs 5,373 veterinary biologics 13,167 veterinary diagnostics 23,921 wildlife services methods development 14,972 total, scientific and',
'technical services 72,672 contingency fund 4,103 total, salaries and expenses 725,502 the conference agreement provides $56,818,000 for the fruit fly',
'exclusion and detection program, an increase of $20,000,000 above the fiscal year 2002 funding level. the increase includes $15,904,000 to',
'enhance international activities to prevent mediterranean fruit flies from moving into the united states, $3,182,000 to enhance activities at domestic',
'borders, and $150,000 for olive fruit fly trapping efforts. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 to conduct preclearance quarantine inspections from',
'hawaii, guam, puerto rico or the u.s. virgin islands to the continental u.s. instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for the cooperative agreement with the wisconsin animal health consortium as proposed by the',
'house instead of $750,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $200,000 to assist in creating a database',
'of north carolinas agriculture industry for rapid response capabilities instead of $300,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement',
'provides $250,000 for the new mexico rapid syndrome validation program instead of $300,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference',
'agreement provides $900,000 for alkaline digesters of which $700,000 is for auburn university college of medicine and $200,000 is for',
'the mississippi animal disease and research diagnostic laboratory in jackson, ms instead of $1,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conference agreement provides $9,044,000 for emergency management systems as proposed by the house instead of $11,043,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conference agreement does not include language encouraging aphis to work with the north carolina department of agricultures emergency',
'programs division as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $1,397,000 for aquaculture as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $1,164,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement appropriates $62,000,000 for the boll weevil eradication program as proposed',
'by the senate instead of $53,000,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement provides $10,258,000 for brucellosis instead of',
'$8,639,000 as proposed by the house and $10,358,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not include $100,000',
'for the arkansas livestock and poultry commission brucellosis program as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $14,933,000 for',
'chronic wasting disease as proposed by the house instead of $14,900,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides',
'an increase of $9,000,000 for glassy winged sharpshooter containment and control for a total of $17,500,000. the conference agreement provides',
'an increase of $9,251,000 for the asian long horned beetle program for a total of $35,000,000. the conference agreement provides',
'an increase of $16,549,000 for citrus canker. the conference agreement provides $4,369,000 for grasshopper program, of which not less than',
'$650,000 shall be for grasshopper and mormon cricket control activities in utah; $150,000 to prepare necessary environmental documents; $500,000 to',
'continue control measures; and not less than $300,000 shall be for grasshopper and mormon cricket control activities in nevada as',
'proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $2,437,000 for the control, management, and eradication of the imported fire ant',
'of which $45,000 is for new mexico and $260,000 is for tennessee. the conference agreement provides $1,911,000 for noxious weeds',
'instead of $1,438,000 as proposed by the house and $1,611,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $300,000',
'for the kiski basin initiative pa ; $100,000 for the nez perce bio control center; and $250,000 for implementation of',
'an invasive species program to prevent the spread of cogongrass in mississippi. the conference agreement provides $15,474,000 for scrapie instead',
'of $20,474,000 as proposed by the house and $8,178,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $14,895,000 for',
'tuberculosis as proposed by the senate instead of $18,124,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement provides $69,036,000 for',
'wildlife services operations instead of $65,709,000 as proposed by the house and $67,144,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference',
'agreement includes $8,000,000 for a cooperative rabies oral rabies vaccination program of which $350,000 shall be for operations in maryland.',
'the conference agreement provides $5,217,000 to provide an effective response to control animal diseases in u.s. wild animal populations of',
'which $1,250,000 is for remote diagnostic and wildlife disease surveillance as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $500,000',
'for hazing programs to manage cormorants in central new york watersheds instead of $1,000,000 as proposed by the house. the',
'conference agreement provides $1,200,000 for wolf predation management, of which $1,050,000 is for wisconsin, minnesota, and michigan, and $150,000 is',
'for new mexico and arizona. the conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for a cooperative agreement with miami dade county, fl, to',
'assist in mosquito control efforts. the conference agreement provides $50,000 to be used to assist missouri in eradicating feral hogs.',
'the conference agreement provides $250,000 for beaver management and control in north carolina. the conference agreement provides $1,300,000 for predator',
'control programs in montana, idaho, and wyoming instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement provides $200,000',
'to establish a wildlife services state office in pennsylvania as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $400,000 to',
'assist the nevada division of wildlife with returning displaced wildlife back to its natural habitat instead of $500,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement provides $300,000 for a cooperative agreement with the eastern idaho sandhill crane lure crop',
'project as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides an increase of $800,000 for animal welfare activities, as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement provides an increase of $250,000 to enhance existing research efforts at the national wildlife',
'research center field station in starkville, mississippi instead of $300,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $600,000',
'to expand the existing program at the jack berryman institute and facilitate a cooperative relationship with the mississippi agriculture and',
'forestry experiment station instead of $700,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $700,000 for maintenance and operations',
'necessary to support wildlife methods development at the national wildlife research center in ft. collins, co, as proposed by the',
'senate. the conferees are aware of outbreaks in texas of avian influenza in poultry during 2002 and expect aphis to',
'provide assistance to egg producers who have depopulated their flocks. the conferees are concerned about usdas response to the outbreak',
'and spread of chronic wasting disease in states east of the mississippi river and believe that usda needs to do',
'much more to expand laboratory testing capacity in order to help states get control of the problem. the conferees expect',
'usda to expand testing capacity by developing appropriate protocols with laboratories that are capable of doing the testing and by',
'providing the necessary resources for laboratories to conduct rapid testing. buildings and facilities the conference agreement provides $9,989,000 for animal',
'and plant health inspection service buildings and facilities instead of $13,189,000 as proposed by both the house and senate. the',
'conference agreement includes funds for all budgeted items except plum island. agricultural marketing service marketing services the conference agreement provides',
'$75,702,000 for the agricultural marketing service as proposed by the house instead of $75,411,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conference agreement includes a total of $15,759,000 for the pesticide data program of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be',
'added to the existing funding for the drinking water initiative. limitation on administrative expenses the conference agreement provides $61,619,000 as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply section 32 the conference agreement provides',
'$14,910,000 for funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply as proposed by both the house and senate. payments to states',
'and possessions the conference agreement appropriates $1,347,000 for payments to states and possessions as proposed by the house and senate.',
'grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $39,950,000 for the grain inspection, packers and',
'stockyards administration instead of $44,746,000 as proposed by the house and $44,475,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement',
'includes $4,500,000, to remain available until expended, for a study on the issues surrounding a ban on packer ownership. the',
'conferees direct the secretary to report the findings within 24 months of enactment. the conference agreement includes $500,000, as proposed',
'by the house, to establish a cooperative relationship with the missouri, iowa, and illinois corn growers associations to conduct a',
'pilot program for development of production protocols. limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses the conference agreement provides $42,463,000 as',
'proposed by the house and senate. office of the under secretary for food safety the conference agreement provides $603,000 for',
'the office of the under secretary for food safety as proposed by the house instead of $780,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. food safety and inspection service the conference agreement provides $759,759,000 for the food safety and inspection service, as',
'proposed by the senate, instead of $755,793,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees direct that no less than $649,802,000',
'of the total is for federal food safety inspection, as proposed by the senate, instead of $679,097,000 for federal food',
'safety and inspection, as proposed by the house. the conference agreement fully funds the budget request. the conference agreement includes',
'$5,000,000 to remain available through fiscal year 2004, to hire no fewer than 50 ftes for enforcement of the humane',
'methods of slaughter act hmsa through full time ante mortem inspection, particularly unloading, handling, stunning, and killing of animals at',
'slaughter plants. the conferees also support the ongoing activities of the 17 district veterinary medical specialists and expect that their',
'mission be limited to hmsa enforcement. further, the conferees also direct the general accounting office to review and report to',
'the appropriations committees by july 1, 2003, on the scope and frequency of hmsa violations, and provide recommendations on the',
'extent to which additional resources for inspection personnel, training, and other agency functions are needed to properly regulate slaughter facilities',
'in the area of hmsa enforcement. the conference agreement includes the following amounts. food safety and inspection service, funding by',
'activity in thousands of dollars food safety inspection: federal 679,502 state 49,702 international 16,110 codex alimentarius 2,573 faim 11,872 total',
'759,759 federal food inspection 649,082 import/export inspection 12,767 laboratory services 38,440 faim 8,005 grants to states 43,672 special assistance to',
'state programs 5,220 codex alimentarius 2,573 total 759,759 office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services the',
'conference agreement provides $622,000 for the office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services as proposed by',
'the house instead of $899,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees are concerned that little progress has been made',
'in implementing sec. 3013 of p.l. 107 171 and direct the under secretary to take action to implement this provision',
'as soon as possible this fiscal year. farm service agency salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $976,738,000 for the',
'farm service agency as proposed by the house instead of $986,913,000 as proposed by the senate. state mediation grants the',
'conference agreement provides $4,000,000 for state mediation grants, as proposed by both the house and senate. dairy indemnity program the',
'conference agreement provides $100,000 for the dairy indemnity program, as proposed by both the house and the senate. agricultural credit',
'insurance fund program account the following table reflects the conference agreement: farm ownership loans: direct $130,000,000 subsidy $15,093,000 guaranteed $1,000,000,000',
'subsidy $7,500,000 farm operating loans: direct $605,000,000 subsidy $104,423,000 unsubsidized guaranteed $1,700,000,000 subsidy $53,890,000 subsidized guaranteed $400,000,000 subsidy $47,200,000 indian',
'tribe land acquisition $2,000,000 subsidy $179,000 boll weevil eradication $100,000,000 subsidy $0 acif expenses: salaries and expenses transfer to fsa',
'$279,176,000 administrative expenses $8,000,000 risk management agency the conference agreement provides $70,708,000 for the risk management agency as proposed by',
'the senate instead of $70,726,000 as proposed by the house. corporations federal crop insurance corporation fund the conference agreement provides',
'an appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for the federal crop insurance corporation fund estimated to be $2,886,000,000',
'in the presidents fiscal year 2003 budget request , as proposed by both the house and senate. commodity credit corporation',
'fund reimbursement for net realized losses the conference agreement provides an appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for',
'reimbursement for net realized losses of the commodity credit corporation estimated to be $16,285,000,000 in the presidents fiscal year 2003',
'budget request , as proposed by both the house and senate. hazardous waste management limitation on expenses the conference agreement',
'provides a limitation of $5,000,000 for hazardous waste management, as proposed by both the house and senate. title ii conservation',
'programs office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment the conference agreement provides $750,000 for the office of',
'the under secretary for natural resources and environment as proposed by the house instead of $902,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. natural resources conservation service conservation operations the conference agreement provides $825,004,000 for conservation operations instead of $843,553,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $840,002,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes senate bill language that prohibits funds',
'in this account from being used to provide technical assistance for farm bill programs. the conference agreement provides $23,500,000 for',
'the grazing lands conservation initiative as proposed by the senate instead of $21,500,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees',
'direct nrcs to treat congressional earmarks as additions to the states funding allocation. projects identified in house report 107 275,',
'house report 107 623, senate report 107 223, and those identified on pages s384 s386 of the congressional record of',
'january 15, 2003 that were directed to be funded for fiscal year 2003 are not funded in fiscal year 2003,',
'unless specifically mentioned herein: sand mountain water quality project al $200,000; central al/ birmingham water quality conservation initiative $150,000; update',
'and digitize soil surveys in north alabama $250,000; obtain and evaluate materials for cold region seeds of plants in conjunction',
'w/ alaska division of agriculture $350,000; native plant materials ak evaluating and developing $350,000; kenai streambank restoration ak water project',
'$450,000; natural resources/rural assistance activities/swcd ak $1,500,000; juneau and glennallen ak offices $250,000; staff for each swcd public info and',
'assistance in rural ak $500,000; kodiak and dillingham ak offices $500,000; seward/ resurrection river ak watershed project technical assistance $1,000,000;',
'harding lake ak $300,000; southwest strategy az/nm $150,000; national water management center ar $2,750,000; little red river irrigation project $375,000;',
'walnut bayou ar irrigation project $300,000; contra costa county ca watershed surveys $375,000; east valley conservation district/santa ana watershed authority',
'ca plant removal $1,000,000; agricultural non point source water quality san luis obispo county ca farm bureau $84,000; monterey bay',
'sanctuary $600,000; expand cooperative efforts with delaware state for plant materials $290,000; pilot projects for technology systems resulting in nutrient',
'reduction fl/nc $3,000,000; manatee fl agriculture reuse system $2,000,000; lake okeechobee fl watershed project planning $500,000; georgia soil and water',
'conservation commission cooperative agreement $2,100,000; georgia agricultural water conservation initiative $1,500,000; pmc for native plants to clean up the island',
'of kahoolawe hi $120,000; molokai hi agriculture community committee $250,000; idaho one plan id $200,000; little wood river id irrigation',
'district delivery system $1,750,000; conversion to sprinkler irrigation id $1,000,000; trees forever program il $100,000; embrass river/shad lake il technical',
'assistance; illinois river basin eqip; waynewood il drainage project $400,000; hungry canyon/loess hills erosion control/western iowa $1,200,000; trees forever program',
'ia $100,000; cemsa with iowa soybean association $300,000; soil erosion control cost share program/ soil survey program ky $3,000,000; environmental',
'study/ geological investigation rockhouse creek leslie ky $200,000; knott county ky technical assistance $250,000; boone county ky conservation projects $300,000;',
'kenton county ky flood prevention $250,000; technical assistance to provide grants to soil conservation districts $800,000; dairy waste remediation lake',
'ponchartrain la basin $100,000; lincoln parish la stormwater/conservation management program $650,000; st. john the baptist parish la lakes bank retention',
'project $450,000; false river la sedimentation project $150,000; chesapeake bay activities $6,000,000; conservation related to cranberry production ma/wi $600,000; weed',
'it now taconic mountains ma/ny/ct $200,000; great lakes pilot program for conservation $500,000; franklin county ms lake technical assistance $1,500,000;',
'mississippi delta water resources study $750,000; continuation of sharkey ms soil classification pilot project; squirrel branch drainage project ms $250,000;',
'delta conservation demonstration center, washington county ms $1,425,000; soil erosion with alcorn state ms $175,000; cattle and nutrient management in',
'stream crossings ms $1,000,000; choctaw county ms feasibility study for surface impoundment $100,000; jamie whitten pmc $275,000; wildlife habitat management',
'institute ms $6,459,000; humphreys county ms hospital flood protection $400,000; drainage improvements, petal ms $500,000; drainage improvements on watkins drive,',
'jackson ms $100,000; drainage improvements, port gibson ms $300,000; drainage improvements, mount olive ms $150,000; drainage improvements, meridian ms $500,000;',
'rankin county ms $300,000; establish upper white river water quality project office in southern missouri $355,000; jefferson river mt watershed',
'$400,000; watershed planning project mt $1,500,000; lake tahoe basin soil conservation project nv/ ca $400,000; lake tahoe basin area soil',
'survey nv/ca $200,000; state conservation cost share program nj $900,000; westchester county ny swcd $350,000; pastureland management/ rotational grazing ny',
'$500,000; best management practices/ skaneateles and owasco watersheds ny $250,000; address non point pollution in onondaga lake watershed ny $250,000;',
'beaver swamp brook project ny implementation and environmental restoration $300,000; phase ii/watershed agriculture council in walton ny $650,000; technical assistance',
'to livestock/poultry industry nc $500,000; red river flood prevention/energy and environmental research center nd $1,500,000; maumee watershed hydrological study and',
'flood mitigation plan oh $1,000,000; oregon garden, silverton or $325,000; cooperative agreement with marion county or for native seed project',
'$50,000; increased technical assistance or $1,000,000; address drought related issues ri $150,000; gis based model to integrate commodity and conservation',
'sc $800,000; study to characterize land use change while preserving natural resources in cooperation with clemson university sc $800,000; bexar,',
'medina, uvalde counties irrigation in edwards aquifer tx $500,000; field office telecommunications pilot program/advanced soil survey methods tx $1,500,000; leon',
'river restoration project tx $500,000; range vegetation pilot project, ft. hood tx $500,000; afo/cafo pilot project ut $250,000; dry creek/',
'neffs grove project ut $300,000; reduce phosphorus loading into lake champlain vt $300,000; walla walla wa watershed alliance $500,000; design/implement',
'natural stream restoration initiatives wv $500,000; soil survey geographic database in the mid atlantic highlands wv $200,000; poultry litter composting',
'wv $160,000; potomac and ohio river basin soil nutrient project wv $300,000; appalachian small farmer outreach program wv $860,000; potomac',
'headwaters wv $550,000; grazing lands initiative/wisconsin department of agriculture $550,000; global environment management education center at stevens point wi $2,000,000;',
'examine benefits of using vegetative buffers with the university of wisconsin madison $500,000; conservation land internship program wi $120,000; study',
'benefits of using nutrient management plans with the university of wisconsin madison $500,000; soil survey mapping project wy $300,000; audubon',
'at home pilot program $500,000; great lakes basin program for soil and erosion sediment $2,500,000; watershed management demo program/nppc $600,000;',
'national fish and wildlife foundation partnerships $3,000,000; and, source water protection project, as a reimbursable agreement with farm service agency,',
'to states that show the greatest need $1,000,000. the conferees direct the agency to maintain a national priority area under',
'the guidelines of the environmental quality incentives program in the delta of the state of mississippi. the conference agreement includes',
'$500,000 to the walla walla wa watershed alliance to partner with the nrcs and assist watershed planning entities in the',
'development of comprehensive irrigation district management plans by engaging irrigators, landowners, and other stakeholders in the watershed initiative; developing and',
'demonstrating model farm and land management plans; and monitoring results. the conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the continued implementation for',
'innovative technology systems to be managed by farm pilot project coordination, inc. as proposed by the house. the secretary is',
'directed to release these funds after submitting a report that a satisfactory cooperative agreement between the nrcs and farm pilot',
'project coordination, inc. has been consummated. the conference agreement does not include $150,000 for this activity as proposed by the',
'senate. watershed surveys and planning the conference agreement provides $11,197,000 for watershed surveys and planning as proposed by the house',
'instead $10,960,000 as proposed by the senate. watershed and flood prevention operations the conference agreement provides $110,000,000 for watershed and',
'flood prevention operations as proposed by the house instead of $105,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees expect the',
'department to give consideration for financial and technical assistance to the following: upper petit jean ar ; askalmore dam ms',
'; and attoyac bayou tx . watershed rehabilitation program the conference agreement provides $30,000,000 for the watershed rehabilitation program as',
'proposed by the senate. the house bill contained no such provision. the conferees direct that funding be provided for rehabilitation',
'of structures determined to be of high priority need as proposed by the senate. resource conservation and development the conference',
'agreement provides $51,000,000 for resource conservation and development instead of $55,079,000 as proposed by the house and $50,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. title iii rural development programs office of the under secretary for rural development the conference agreement provides',
'$640,000 for the office of the under secretary for rural development as proposed by the house instead of $898,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conferees encourage the secretary to consider a commercial off the shelf automated collateral management system',
'for loan origination and servicing to prevent fraudulent practices including losses associated with inflated appraisals. the conference agreement does not',
'include $200,000 as proposed by the house for a national groundwater association study. the conference agreement includes $200,000 for the',
'national groundwater association to fund a pilot program involving inspector training and certification relative to proper well construction, maintenance, sampling',
'and ensuring the overall safety of private wells in rural areas. rural community advancement program the conference agreement provides $907,737,000',
'for the rural community advancement program rcap instead of $950,298,000 as proposed by the house and $867,176,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the conference agreement adopts senate language providing $30,000,000 for rural and native villages in alaska. the conference agreement',
'provides $18,333,000 for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems. the conferees provide bill language that of the',
'funds provided for technical assistance for rural water and waste systems, $5,513,000 be designated for rural community assistance programs. the',
'conference agreement adopts language setting aside $12,100,000 for the circuit rider program. the conference agreement adopts senate language setting aside',
'$25,000,000 for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression. the conference agreement adopts senate language setting',
'aside $30,000,000 for grants in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. the conferees provide $1,000,000 to carry out a',
'demonstration program on replicating and creating cooperatives for home based health care and expect the department to provide this service',
'to historically under served communities. the following table indicates the distribution of funding for the rcap: community facilities $96,800,000 business',
'cooperative development 87,720,000 water and waste 723,217,000 total 907,737,000 earmarks: federally recognized native american tribes 24,000,000 rural community development initiative',
'7,000,000 technical assistance for rural transportation 250,000 delta regional authority 2,000,000 colonias 25,000,000 alaska villages 30,000,000 technical assistance 18,333,000 circuit',
'rider 12,100,000 ez/ec and reap 37,624,000 economic impact initiative grants 25,000,000 high energy costs grants 30,000,000 cf grant tribal colleges',
'4,000,000 rural health cooperatives 1,000,000 rcap 5,513,000 the conferees expect the department to give consideration to the following entities for',
'rcap grants and/or loans: the university of new orleans for wetland aquatic plants; berkeley county wv public service water district',
'project; rural cooperative development grant for peanut marketing cooperatives; distance learning and telemedicine broadband grant from the mississippi economic growth',
'alliance and point of presence, inc.; water and waste disposal loan and grant for the city of oxford ms ;',
'rural business enterprise grant for bosque tx ; and delaware bay and river authority nj . rural development salaries and',
'expenses the conference agreement provides $145,736,000 for rural development salaries and expenses as proposed by the house instead of $127,502,000',
'as proposed by the senate. rural housing service rural housing insurance fund program account the conference agreement provides a total',
'subsidy of $305,517,000 for activities under the rural housing insurance fund program account instead of $303,567,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $282,523,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides for an estimated loan program level of $5,844,862,000',
'instead of $4,551,457,000 as proposed by the house and $3,932,173,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides for',
'a transfer of $432,374,000 to salaries and expenses instead of $434,980,000 as proposed by the house and $455,630,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement adopts senate bill language regarding how section 515 program funds may be used. the',
'conference agreement adopts house bill language regarding funding for the section 515 program. the conference agreement adopts senate bill language',
'regarding the 502 unsubsidized guaranteed program. the following table indicates loan and subsidy levels provided in the conference agreement: rural',
'housing insurance fund program account: loan authorizations: single family sec. 502 $1,044,000,000 unsubsidized guaranteed 4,528,000,000 rental housing sec. 515 115,805,000',
'multi family housing guar sec. 538 100,000,000 housing repair sec. 504 35,000,000 credit sales of acquired property 12,000,000 site loans',
'sec. 524 5,046,000 self help housing land development fund 5,011,000 total, loan authorizations 5,844,862,000 loan subsidies: single family sec. 502',
'202,350,000 unsubsidized guaranteed 32,600,000 rental housing sec. 515 54,000,000 multi family housing guar. sec. 538 4,500,000 housing repair sec. 504',
'10,857,000 credit sales of acquired property 934,000 site loans sec. 524 55,000 self help housing land development fund 221,000 total,',
'loan subsidies 305,517,000 rhif administration expenses transfer to rd 432,374,000 rental assistance program the conference agreement provides $726,000,000 for the',
'rental assistance program instead of $722,000,000 as proposed by the house and $730,000,000 as proposed by the senate. mutual and',
'self help housing grants the conference agreement provides $35,000,000 for mutual and self help housing grants as proposed by the',
'house and senate. rural housing assistance grants the conference agreement provides $42,498,000 for rural housing assistance grants as proposed by',
'the house instead of $47,498,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not adopt senate bill language regarding',
'demonstration housing grants. farm labor program account the conference agreement provides $36,307,000 for the farm labor program account instead of',
'$38,000,000 as proposed by the house and $34,615,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $17,647,000 for loan',
'subsidies, and $18,661,000 for grants of which $15,578,000 is for farm labor housing grants and $3,082,000 is for grants for',
'migrant and seasonal farm workers. rural business cooperative service rural development loan fund program account the conference agreement provides $40,000,000,',
'the same as proposed by both the house and senate. the conference agreement adopts house language providing for a transfer',
'of $4,190,000 to salaries and expenses instead of $4,290,000 as proposed by the senate. rural cooperative development grants the conference',
'agreement provides $9,000,000 for rural cooperative development grants, the same as proposed by both the house and senate. the conference',
'agreement adopts senate language for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives, whose primary focus is to provide assistance to small, minority',
'producers and whose governing board and/or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent minority. rural empowerment zones and enterprise',
'communities grants the conference agreement provides $14,967,000 for rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities grants as proposed by the house',
'and senate. rural utilities service rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account the conference agreement provides a total subsidy of',
'$12,458,000 for activities under the rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account. the conference agreement provides for an estimated loan',
'program level of $5,566,132,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $4,516,136,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement',
'adopts senate bill language that provides guaranteed underwriting loans. the conference agreement adopts house language providing for a transfer of',
'$37,833,000 to salaries and expenses instead of $38,035,000 as proposed by the senate. the following table indicates loan and subsidy',
'levels provided in the conference agreement: rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account: loan authorizations: electric: direct, 5 percent $121,103,000',
'direct, muni 100,000,000 direct, ffb 2,600,000,000 direct, treasury rate 1,150,000,000 guaranteed 100,000,000 guaranteed underwriting 1,000,000,000 subtotal 5,071,103,000 telecommunications: direct, 5',
'percent 75,029,000 direct, treasury rate 300,000,000 direct, ffb 120,000,000 subtotal 495,029,000 total, loan authorizations 5,566,132,000 loan subsidies: electric: direct, 5',
'percent 6,915,000 direct, muni 4,030,000 guaranteed 80,000 subtotal 11,025,000 telecommunications: direct, 5 percent 1,283,000 direct, treasury rate 150,000 subtotal 1,433,000',
'total, loan subsidies 12,458,000 retlp administrative expenses transfer to rd 37,833,000 rural telephone bank program account the conference agreement provides',
'$174,615,000 for the rural telephone bank program account as proposed by the senate instead of $174,638,000 as proposed by the',
'house. the conference agreement provides for a transfer of $3,082,000 to salaries and expenses as proposed by the house and',
'senate. distance learning and telemedicine program the conference agreement provides $56,941,000 for the distance learning and telemedicine program instead of',
'$44,128,000 as proposed by the house and $51,941,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides for an estimated',
'loan program level of $300,000,000 for distance learning and telemedicine and $80,000,000 for broadband telecommunications. the conference agreement provides $10,000,000',
'in grants to support broadband transmission and local dial up internet services for rural areas as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement provides $42,813,000 for distance learning and telemedicine grants and grants for translators to broadcast digital signals. title',
'iv domestic food programs office of the under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services the conference agreement provides $603,000',
'for the office of the under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services as proposed by the house instead of',
'$774,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $125,000,000 for a contingency fund for the special supplemental nutrition',
'program for women, infants, and children wic , as proposed by the senate, instead of $150,000,000 as proposed by the',
'house. food and nutrition service child nutrition programs the conference agreement provides $10,580,169,000 for child nutrition programs as proposed by',
'the senate instead of $10,576,169,000 as proposed by the house. included in this amount is an appropriated amount of $5,834,506,000',
'and a transfer from section 32 of $4,745,663,000. within the appropriated amount, the conferees provide $3,300,000 for a school breakfast',
'pilot program, of which no less than $1,000,000 is for wisconsin, as proposed by the senate. the house had no',
'similar provision. the conferees note that of the appropriated funds provided in the child nutrition programs $200,000 for one time',
'costs is to be directed to the common roots program, as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar',
'provision. the conferees provide $500,000, as proposed by the senate, for one time costs associated with the establishment of the',
'child nutrition archive resource center at the national food service management institute. the house had no similar provision. the conference',
'agreement includes a provision prohibiting use of funds for studies and evaluations as proposed by the house. the senate had',
'no similar provision. the conference agreement does not include language regarding limits on and transfers of funds for studies and',
'evaluations, as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes a general provision to expand the number of low income',
'children in child care centers who receive meals through the child and adult care feeding program, as proposed by the',
'senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference agreement provides the following for child nutrition programs: total obligational authority',
'child nutrition programs: school lunch program $6,074,648,000 school breakfast program 1,660,870,000 child and adult care food program 1,904,494,000 summer food',
'service program 334,686,000 special milk program 16,449,000 state administrative expenses 133,583,000 commodity procurement and computer support 435,334,000 school meals initiative/team',
'nutrition 10,025,000 coordinated review effort 5,080,000 food safety education 1,000,000 school breakfast pilot project 3,300,000 common roots program 200,000 child',
'nutrition archive center 500,000 total $10,580,169,000 special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children wic the conference agreement provides',
'$4,696,000,000 for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children wic instead of $4,776,000,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $4,751,000,000 as proposed by the senate. of the total, the conference agreement provides $125,000,000 for a reserve account,',
'to remain available until expended, as proposed by the senate, instead of $150,000,000, available through fiscal year 2004, as proposed',
'by the house. the conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting use of funds for studies and evaluations, except as specifically',
'provided, as proposed by the house. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement does not include language regarding',
'limits on and transfers of funds for studies and evaluations, as proposed by the senate. the conferees provide $25,000,000 for',
'the farmers market nutrition program, as proposed by the both the house and senate, but do not direct that the',
'funds be obligated within 45 days in bill language, as proposed by the senate. the conferees strongly urge the secretary',
'to make these funds available as soon as possible after enactment. the conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for the evaluation of',
'wic vendor practices, as proposed by the house and senate. food stamp program the conference agreement provides $26,313,692,000 for the',
'food stamp program as proposed by the house instead of $26,289,692,000 as proposed by the senate. included in this amount',
'is a reserve of $2,000,000,000. the conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting use of funds for studies and evaluations as',
'proposed by the house. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement does not include language regarding limits on',
'and transfers of funds for studies and evaluations, as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes a provision allowing',
'for purchase of bison meat, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for the food distribution program on indian reservations',
'fdpir , instead of not to exceed $4,000,000, as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. commodity',
'assistance program the conference agreement provides $164,500,000 for the commodity assistance program, instead of $170,000,000, as proposed by the house,',
'and $167,000,000 as proposed by the senate. included in that amount is $50,000,000 for administration of the emergency food assistance',
'program tefap , as proposed by the house, instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes',
'a general provision that provides the secretary with authority to transfer up to $10,000,000 from tefap commodity purchase to administration,',
'which includes processing, storage, transport and distribution. the conferees provide $114,500,000 for the commodity supplemental food program, instead of $120,000,000,',
'as proposed by the house, and $107,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not include $5,000,000 for',
'senior farmers market activities, as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conferees note that the',
'department provides $15,000,000 for the senior farmers market program through the commodity credit corporation pursuant to p.l. 107 171. the',
'conference agreement does not include a provision on state requests related to the tefap program, as proposed by the senate.',
'the house had no similar provision. food donations programs the conference agreement provides $1,081,000 for food donations programs, as proposed',
'by the house and senate. the conferees have acceded to the administrations proposal to transfer the nutrition services incentives program',
'to the department of health and human services. the conferees expect these funds to be used only for meals, that',
'they not be transferred to fund other activities and that state matching requirements will not be applied to the program.',
'the conferees also expect that the ability of states to request commodities in lieu of cash will be retained. food',
'program administration the conference agreement provides $136,560,000 for food program administration, instead of $134,397,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$136,865,000 as proposed by the senate. included in this amount is not less than $7,500,000 to improve integrity in the',
'food stamp program and child nutrition program, instead of $8,500,000 as proposed by the house and $11,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the conferees have provided a $3,195,000 increase for studies and evaluations to be carried out by the department.',
'the conferees direct the department to report to the committees on appropriations on the studies and evaluations to be carried',
'out. this information should include a comprehensive list of planned studies, including the intent and funding level of each study,',
'and the time frame during which each study will be carried out. the conferees direct the agency to submit a',
'summary of each study to the committees on appropriations when completed. title v foreign assistance and related programs foreign agricultural',
'service salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $129,948,000 for the foreign agricultural service instead of $129,964,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $131,198,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $5,049,000 for e government, and an increase',
'of $1,000,000 for the cochran fellowship program. public law 480 title i and title ii program and grant accounts the',
'conference agreement provides $116,171,000 for title i loan subsidies for a loan level of $154,664,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement provides $25,159,000 for ocean freight differential as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $1,200,000,000 for',
'public law 480 title ii as proposed by the house instead of $1,185,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference',
'agreement does not include house bill language that requires the secretary to submit a plan on the use of $350,000,000',
'of title ii funds. the following table reflects the conference agreement for public law 480 program accounts: public law 480',
'title 1 program account: loan authorization, direct $154,664,000 loan subsidies 116,171,000 ocean freight differential 25,159,000 title ii commodities for disposition',
'abroad: program level 1,200,000,000 appropriation 1,200,000,000 salaries and expenses: foreign agricultural service transfer to fas 1,033,000 farm service agency transfer',
'to fsa 1,026,000 subtotal 2,059,000 title vi related agencies and food and drug administration department of health and human services',
'food and drug administration salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides total appropriations, including prescription drug user fee act and',
'medical device user fee act collections, of $1,630,727,000 for the salaries and expenses of the food and drug administration, instead',
'of $1,599,602,000 as proposed by the house and $1,631,530,000 as proposed by the senate, and provides specific amounts by fda',
'activity as reflected in the following table. budget prescription medical device program authority drug user fees user fees total foods',
'413,347,000 0 0 413,347,000 human drugs 278,067,000 148,604,000 0 426,671,000 biologics 146,849,000 46,623,000 6,227,000 199,699,000 animal drugs and feeds 88,972,000',
'0 0 88,972,000 medical devices 194,720,000 0 13,965,000 208,685,000 nctr 40,688,000 0 0 40,688,000 rent and rent related activities 36,498,000',
'0 416,000 36,914,000 other activities 84,685,000 19,871,000 2,926,000 107,482,000 rental payments to gsa 98,876,000 7,802,000 1,591,000 108,269,000 net appropriation 1,382,702,000',
'222,900,000 25,125,000 1,630,727,000 resources for the field force of fda, the office of regulatory affairs, are included in the program',
'amounts above, and total $474,315,000. included are $264,235,000 for foods, $95,155,000 for human drugs, $30,060,000 for biologics, $31,097,000 for animal',
'drugs and feeds, and $53,768,000 for devices. the conferees note that the agency has flexibility in using its field resources',
'to respond to public health emergencies within the existing reprogramming requirements and expect the agency to use that flexibility when',
'necessary. the conference agreement provides the full budget authority requested for counter terrorism activities, which is an increase of $152,276,000',
'over the regular fiscal year 2002 appropriation for a total of $159,048,000. the conference agreement provides increases of $5,000,000 for',
'adverse event monitoring and reporting and $28,552,000 for pay cost increases as requested in the presidents fiscal year 2003 budget.',
'the conference agreement makes $25,125,000 in new medical device user fees available for the agency, as proposed by the senate.',
'this provision was not in the house bill, since it preceded passage of the authorizing legislation. the conference agreement provides',
'a budget authority increase of $15,199,000 for the device program, which includes $4,000,000 over the budget request, instead of an',
'increase of $19,199,000, as proposed by the senate, and $11,199,000 as proposed by the house. the device program total including',
'user fees is $208,685,000, which represents a $29,164,000 increase over the fiscal year 2002 regular appropriation. the conference agreement also',
'provides an increase of $6,227,000 in device user fees for the biologics program. the conferees expect that these substantial investments',
'will significantly reduce application review times for medical devices. the conference agreement funds the generic drugs program at $44,532,000, an',
'increase of $5,332,000 over the fiscal year 2002 level, and expect the increase provided to be applied to meeting statutory',
'timeframes for application review. the generics total includes $750,000 above the budget request, instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the',
'senate and no increase above the request as proposed by the house. the conferees note that fda should continue funding',
'generic drug education activities at no less than $400,000 and expect increased consumer education in 2003. the conference agreement makes',
'$222,900,000 available to fda for prescription drug user fees, a $61,184,000 increase over the amount available in fiscal year 2002.',
'the conference agreement also makes mammography user fees and export certification user fees available to the agency. the conferees do',
'not approve the proposed transfer of the offices of public affairs and legislative affairs out of the agency and include',
'funding for those offices in the total provided for this account. the conferees note the importance of continued support for',
'the office of womens health, and direct that no less than $3,000,000 be made available to that office. in addition,',
'the conferees note that the food and drug administration fda has responded to the womens health initiative whi by recommending',
'updated labeling for the entire class of hormone replacement therapy products. while the conferees believe that the fdas action was',
'an important step in the right direction, the federal government needs to go even further in communicating clear and concise',
'information to women and health professionals about hormone therapy. the conferees encourage the fda to partner with medical professional and',
'womens health groups, as well as other federal agencies, to conduct a public awareness outreach campaign about the use of',
'hormone therapy, including treatment of menopausal symptoms, which was not addressed in the whi study. the conferees provide an increase',
'of $1,000,000 for the cfsan adverse event reporting system caers , instead of no increase as proposed by the house',
'and $2,000,000 as proposed by the senate, for a total of $6,600,000. caers is designed to ensure prompt identification of',
'and response to adverse health events related to foods, including dietary supplements. the conference agreement also provides an increase of',
'$250,000 for development of advanced test methods for foods at new mexico state university, instead of no increase as proposed',
'by the house and $503,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes a total of $8,300,000 for the',
'unified financial management system, as proposed by both the house and senate. theconferees note that any additional resources for this',
'system are subject to notification and approval by the committees on appropriations. the conferees direct that at least $2,100,000 of',
'the funds appropriated for fda activities be used in support of codex alimentarius activities, as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees are aware that the department of health and human services is currently working to ensure that health care providers',
'and first responders are vaccinated in the event of a public health emergency. recognizing that a small percentage of the',
'population may have an allergic reaction to natural rubber, the conferees encourage the secretary to ensure that alternatives are readily',
'accessible to those individuals allergic to the gloves normally provided. additionally, the conferees are aware that the fda proposed regulations',
'in 1999 to reclassify all surgeons and patient examination gloves as class ii medical devices. the conferees encourage the fda',
'to finalize those regulations. the conferees are aware that the fda has not finalized its proposed rule to require manufacturer',
'tracking of blood derived products and prompt patient notification of adverse events, and request a report on the status of',
'the rule by march 1, 2003. the conferees are aware of concerns regarding the sale of turtles as pets. the',
'occurrence of salmonella is frequent in all reptiles sold as pets, yet the fda has banned only the sale of',
'turtles under a certain size. the conferees expect the agency to respond to citizen petitions on this topic promptly. the',
'conferees expect a report by march 1, 2003, describing the current regulation, and the status of the agencys response to',
'related citizen petitions. the conferees believe that print advertisements for pharmaceuticals should present information relating to side effects, contraindications and',
'the effectiveness of advertised pharmaceuticals in the format that is most useful to consumers consistent with existing law. the conferees',
'are aware that fda addressed the issue of requirements for print drug advertisements in an april 2001 draft guidance. the',
'conferees encourage fda to work with consumers and industry to revise this draft guidance as necessary and move towards its',
'finalization. the conferees are concerned with the number of reprogramming proposals submitted for consideration by the fda, and would like',
'to remind the agency that reprogramming requests should be submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable emergency, or situation',
'that could not have been predicted when formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. further, the conferees note',
'that when an agency submits a reprogramming request to the committees on appropriations and does not receive identical responses from',
'the house and senate, it is the responsibility of the agency to reconcile the house and senate differences before proceeding,',
'and if reconciliation is not possible, to consider the reprogramming request unapproved. buildings and facilities the conference agreement includes $8,000,000',
'for buildings and facilities, as proposed by the house, instead of $11,000,000, as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement',
'fully funds the budget request. independent agencies commodity futures trading commission the conference agreement provides $85,985,000 for the commodity futures',
'trading commission, instead of $79,884,000 as proposed by the house and $93,985,000 as proposed by the senate. the total includes',
'$8,815,000 for pay parity, as authorized in p.l. 107 171, and $700,000 for retention bonuses. the conferees understand that the',
'commission has undertaken an investigation of enron, its affiliates, and energy trading by other entities, which has required significant resources',
'from the agencys enforcement program. the conferees further understand that the agencys enforcement staff has devoted the resources of 30',
'staff members which is equivalent to 25 percent of the staff for the division of enforcement , interviewed or taken',
'testimony from at least 170 individuals, and reviewed in excess of 2 million pages of documents. the conferees direct the',
'commission to provide a report on its activities in this area prior to the fiscal year 2004 appropriations hearings. farm',
'credit administration limitation on administrative expenses the conference agreement includes a limitation of $38,400,000 on administrative expenses of the farm',
'credit administration fca , as proposed by the house, instead of $38,404,000, as proposed by the senate. the conferees recommend',
'an increase in the limitation of fcas administrative expenses to allow the fca flexibility to deal with hiring and retention',
'issues. this flexibility would allow the fca board to make adjustments to the budget, if necessary. the conferees understand that',
'this action will not result in an increase in the amount of assessments on system institutions during the current fiscal',
'year. the conferees request a report on the outcome of the fca study related to hiring and retention needs, including',
'the actual limitation amount necessary, the amount of carryover funds in fcas reserve, and the change, if any, in the',
'amount of the assessments on system institutions. title vii general provisions house and senate section 703. the conference agreement deletes',
'the old section 703 authorizing research and service work under the bankhead jones act. house section 736. the conference agreement',
'section 703 authorizes employment pursuant to the department of agriculture organic act of 1944 and 5 u.s.c. 3109. house and',
'senate section 704. the conference agreement section 704 retains the existing general provision regarding unobligated balance transfers to the working',
'capital fund. house and senate section 705. new obligational authority language. house and senate section 713. the conference agreement section',
'713 gives permanent authority to the agricultural marketing service, the grain inspection, packers and stockyard administration, the animal and plant',
'health inspection service, and the food safety & inspection service to use cooperative agreements, notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31,',
'united states code. house and senate section 720. the conference agreement section 720 modifies subsection c to include the secretary',
'of agriculture, the secretary of health and human services, or the chairman of the commodity futures trading commission. the conferees',
'are seriously concerned by the growing frequency of departmental and agency initiatives for which the required prior notification to the',
'committees on appropriations has not been provided. the conferees note the efficiencies which attach to the least possible statutory requirements',
'and the benefits which accrue to the more flexible congressional direction expressed in committee reports. however, the continuing practice of',
'reliance on committee report language must be accompanied by departmental and agency compliance with congressional directives. section 720 of this',
'act, and similar language included in previous acts, provide detailed guidelines to the u.s. department of agriculture, the food and',
'drug administration, and the commodity futures trading commission for those activities that require prior notification to the congress. such notification',
'was not provided in the recent release of section 32 funds for the creation of a livestock compensation program; the',
'establishment of a faith based and community initiatives center; the improper use of conservation operations funds for the implementation of',
'farm bill programs; and other similar violations of statutory reprogramming and prior notification requirements. the conferees expect full compliance with',
'section 720 in the areas of state office collocations, administrative and information technology convergence, and all other activities that fall',
'within the scope of that section. the conferees also expect that no reprogramming of funds occur in the absence of',
'an emergency or not as a consequence of unforeseen events. further, the conferees note that when an agency submits a',
'reprogramming request to the committees on appropriations and does not receive identical responses from the house and senate, it is',
'the responsibility of the agency to reconcile the house and senate differences before proceeding, and if reconciliation is not possible,',
'to consider the reprogramming request unapproved. house and senate section 721. the conference agreement section 721 does not include the',
'date change as proposed by the house. house and senate section 722. the conference agreement section 722 does not include',
'the date change as proposed by the house. house and senate section 726. the conference agreement section 726 provides $3,000,000',
'for bill emerson and mickey leland hunger fellowships. house section 728. the conference agreement section 728 provides $26,499,000 for section',
'375 e 6 b of the consolidated farm and rural development act. house section 729 and 743, and senate section',
'732. the conference agreement section 729 combines these sections and includes the cities of coachella, ca, dunkirk, ny, starkville, ms,',
'shawnee, ok, and berlin, new hampshire. house section 730, 748, and 751. the conference agreement section 730 considers the cities',
'of hollister, salinas, and watsonville, ca; caldwell, id; casa grande, az; aberdeen, sd; and vicksburg, ms, as meeting the requirements',
'of a rural area in section 520 of the housing act of 1949. house section 731. the conference agreement section',
'731 directs that watershed and flood prevention financial and technical assistance shall be provided to dupage county, il, waynewood drainage',
'improvement project, not to exceed $1,600,000. house section 732. the conference agreement section 732 adds language that allows any current',
'rural utilities service borrower within 100 miles of new york city to be eligible for additional financing, refinancing, collateral flexibility,',
'and deferrals. house section 733. the conference agreement does not include additional funding for payments of livestock losses to producers',
'and deletes this section. house section 734. the conference agreement section 733 prohibits any transfer of funds appropriated in this',
'act except as authorized by this or any other appropriation act. senate section 729. the conference agreement section 734 prohibits',
'the closure or relocation of the food and drug administration division of pharmaceutical analysis in st. louis, missouri, outside the',
'city or county limits. senate section 730. the conference agreement does not include language that prohibits funding the salary of',
'anyone violating the buy america act. senate section 731. the conference agreement section 735 amends section 17 a 2 b',
'of the richard b. russell national school lunch act by striking 2002 and inserting 2003. senate section 733. the conference',
'agreement does not provide funds for demonstration housing grants in wisconsin. senate section 734. the conference agreement section 736 directs',
'the natural resources conservation service to provide financial and technical assistance to embarras river basin, lake county watersheds, and dupage',
'county, illinois, in the watershed and flood prevention operations program. senate section 735. the conference agreement section 737 gives the',
'secretary authority to use up to 20 percent of the amount provided to carry out a competitive grants program under',
'section 401 of the agricultural research, extension, and education reform act of 1998. senate section 736. the conference agreement section',
'738 provides watershed and flood prevention financial and technical assistance to the upper tygart valley watershed, to include 100 percent',
'of the engineering assistance and 75 percent cost share for installation of water supply components. senate section 737. the conference',
'agreement section 739 authorizes the department of agriculture to use any unobligated salaries and expenses funds to reimburse the office',
'of general counsel for representing such agencies in the resolution of complaints by employees before the equal employment opportunity commission',
'and other employment dispute agencies. senate section 738. the conference agreement section 740 prohibits the use of funds appropriated by',
'this act to pay the salaries of personnel to carry out section 14 h 1 of the watershed protection and',
'flood prevention act. senate section 739. the conference agreement section 741 prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this act',
'to pay the salaries of personnel to carry out subtitle i of the consolidated farm and rural development act. senate',
'section 740. the conference agreement section 742 prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this act to pay the salaries',
'of personnel to carry out section 6405 of public law 107 171. senate section 741. the conference agreement section 743',
'prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this act to pay the salaries of personnel to carry out section 9010',
'of p.l. 107 171 that exceeds 77 percent of the payment that would otherwise be paid to eligible producers. senate',
'sections 742 and 743. the conference agreement section 744 combines these sections and authorizes watershed and flood prevention operations financial',
'and technical assistance for the kuhn bayou point remove project in ar, and the matanuska river erosion control project in',
'ak. senate section 744. the conference agreement section 745 amends the food for progress act of 1985. senate section 745.',
'the conference agreement section 746 rescinds $795,400 under the cooperative state research, education, and extension service, buildings and facilities appropriation.',
'senate section 746. the conference agreement section 747 prohibits funds in excess of $20,000,000 that have been appropriated in fiscal',
'year 2003 or preceding years as authorized under the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954, to be used',
'to reimburse the commodity credit corporation for the release of eligible commodities under the bill emerson humanitarian trust act. senate',
'section 747. the conference agreement section 748 authorizes financial and technical assistance to the dry creek/neffs grove project, ut, and',
'the jefferson river watershed, mt. senate section 748. the conference agreement section 749 includes a provision regarding the denali commission.',
'senate section 749 and house section 752. the conference agreement section 750 rescinds $5,000,000 of experimental rural clean water program',
'funds. senate section 750. the conference agreement section 751 includes language regarding alaskas dairy and milk industry. senate section 751.',
'the conference agreement does not authorize the transfer of funds from the food and nutrition service to the economic research',
'service to conduct studies or evaluations. senate section 752. the conference agreement section 752 includes language regarding the ogonowski farm.',
'senate section 753. the conference agreement section 753 provides the secretary of agriculture with authority to authorize employees of the',
'department to carry and use firearms for personal protection while conducting field work in remote locations. house section 735 and',
'senate section 754. the conference agreement section 754 provides not more than $28,000,000 for the export enhancement program in fiscal',
'year 2003. house section 737. the conference agreement does not include a general provision limiting the alteration and repair of',
'buildings. house section 738. the conference agreement does not include language regarding citrus canker. this matter is addressed in division',
'n of this conference agreement. house section 739. the conference agreement does not include house section 739 regarding the release',
'of sensitive information. the senate had no similar provision. the conferees fully expect that all departments and agencies for which',
'funding is made available by this act give careful scrutiny to the release of information in order to ensure adequate',
'protections are maintained for all departmental and agency personnel. the conferees do not imply that there should be a disruption',
'of routine agency reporting of program activities directed either through statute or agency practice, but that general safeguards should be',
'in place to ensure security for all facilities and personnel. house section 740. the conference agreement section 755 makes the',
'municipality of carolina, puerto rico, eligible for grants and loans of the rural utilities service. house section 741. the conference',
'agreement section 756 includes language prohibiting the use of funds to carry out section 7404 of p.l. 107 171. this',
'prohibition will allow the department to conduct its assessment of a national academy of sciences study that was released on',
'december 10, 2002. the conferees agree that any similar study must be thoroughly justified prior to any expenditure of funds.',
'house section 742. the conference agreement section 757 authorizes the agricultural marketing service and the grain inspection, packers and stockyards',
'administration, to purchase interest bearing investments outside of treasury without posting them as obligations and outlays in the records of',
'the agency as long as they are insured and/or collateralized. house section 744 and senate section 728. the conference agreement',
'section 758 provides up to $10,000,000 for costs associated with the distribution of commodities under the food stamp act of',
'1977. house section 745. the conference agreement section 759 includes the house provision regarding a wetlands reserve acreage limitation. house',
'section 746. the conference agreement section 760 includes the house provision regarding an environmental quality incentives program limitation. house section',
'747. the conference agreement does not include a conservation security program limitation. house section 749. the conference agreement does not',
'include a general provision concerning the consolidation of the food and drug administration office of public affairs and office of',
'legislation. house section 753. the conference agreement does not include a limitation on contracts with corporations in tax haven countries.',
'senate section 755. the conference agreement section 761 includes language regarding the rural electrification administration loan program. senate section 756.',
'the conference agreement does not include language regarding the restoration of fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in watersheds of certain',
'lakes. senate section 757. the conference agreement section 762 provides $250,000,000 for assistance for emergency relief activities and makes the',
'funds available through september 30, 2004. senate section 758. the conference agreement section 763 includes language regarding oilseeds. senate section',
'759. the conference agreement section 764 amends section 524 of the federal crop insurance act by changing may to shall',
'in regards to a grant to the northeast center for food entrepreneurship at the university of vermont. senate section 760',
'and house section 750. the conference agreement section 765 includes language regarding the agricultural adjustment act of 1938. senate section',
'761. the conference agreement does not include language expressing the sense of the senate regarding conservation technical assistance. the house',
'had no similar provision. the conferees very strongly concur with an opinion issued by the general accounting office gao on',
'october 8, 2002, that conservation technical assistance for a number of farm bill conservation programs should be provided from funds',
'of the commodity credit corporation and that use of conservation operations appropriations for that purpose is contrary to law. elsewhere',
'in this act, language is provided consistent with the legal finding of the gao on this issue. the conferees direct',
'the administration to reconsider immediately its position in order to prevent usda from being responsible for making impossible the delivery',
'of conservation programs necessary for protection of this nations natural resources. senate section 762. the conference agreement section 766 extends',
'the time period for certain rural housing service funds. senate section 763. the conference agreement includes language section 767 relating',
'to corn acreage. senate section 764. the conference agreement does not include senate section 764 expressing the sense of the',
'senate regarding international humanitarian food assistance. the conferees note the worsening conditions in many nations where adverse weather, social upheaval,',
'warfare, and other causes have placed millions of people in dire threat of starvation. in addition, increased commodity prices have',
'further strained the resources for food aid made available through direct appropriations. the conferees direct the secretary of agriculture to',
'give immediate attention to the growing risk and reality of this global tragedy, as witnessed in africa and other continents,',
'and make use of existing authorities of the commodity credit corporation to assist in food assistance to those areas. in',
'addition, the secretary should consult with the president on the need to submit an emergency supplemental request to the congress',
'to make additional resources available for this purpose. senate section 765. the conference agreement does not include language on the',
'sale of milk into california. the conference agreement section 768 rescinds $11,000,000 of fiscal year 2002 and prior year funds',
'out of section 523 b 1 a of the housing act of 1949. the conference agreement section 769 provides that',
'the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children wic shall be exempt from the across the board rescission',
'under section 601 of division n. the conference agreement section 770 includes language regarding grain warehouses. the conference agreement section',
'771 includes language regarding organic standards for meat. conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligations authority for the',
'fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget',
'estimates, and the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: in thousands of dollars new budget obligational authority, fiscal year',
'2002 $73,078,443 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 73,530,527 house bill, fiscal year 2003 74,263,068 senate bill,',
'fiscal year 2003 74,701,068 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 74,391,068 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year',
'2002 +1,312,625 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 +860,541 house bill, fiscal year 2003 +128,000 senate bill,',
'fiscal year 2003 310,000 division b commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, 2003 title i department',
'of justice general administration salaries and expenses the conference agreement recommends a total of $100,579,000 for general administration for fiscal',
'year 2003. this account supports the development of policy objectives and the overall management of the department of justice. the',
'recommendation provides inflationary adjustments to maintain the current operating level in fiscal year 2003, and includes an increase of $2,000,000',
'as requested for the office of intelligence policy and review oipr to address the increase in foreign intelligence surveillance act',
'fisa requests. the conferees expect oipr to provide quarterly briefings to the committees on appropriations beginning april 1, 2003 on',
'fisa related activities, issues, and compliance with congressional directives. the conferees expect that of the funding being transferred to the',
'department of homeland security from general administration, that $3,000,000 shall be used for the chemical plant vulnerability assessments as authorized',
'under public law 106 40. the conferees direct the justice department to submit a report to the committees on appropriations',
'by june 27, 2003 assessing physical security needs of all domestic and foreign installations. the conferees also direct the attorney',
'general to submit a report to the committees on appropriations no later than june 4, 2003, that includes cost estimates',
'and timelines for developing an international law enforcement training academy in mexico in one of the following states: chiapas, durango,',
'oaxaca, or yucatan. the conferees are aware that the justice department intends to cap the reimbursement per employee for professional',
'liability insurance pli at $50, a cut of up to $65, due to budget shortfalls. the conferees are unaware of',
'any shortfalls. the justice department is directed to reimburse employees for the full amount policy allows for pli. the assistant',
'attorney general for administration is directed to issue a circular to components to that effect and to confirm by letter,',
'with circular attached, to the committees on appropriations that this directive has been implemented. the conferees are not satisfied with',
'the efforts of the justice department and the state department to repatriate criminal aliens. a recent supreme court decision held',
'that criminal aliens cannot be detained indefinitely. the conferees are concerned that potentially violent criminal aliens will be released into',
'the united states because efforts to repatriate these individuals have been unsuccessful. the conferees therefore include bill language directing the',
'attorney general to notify the secretary of state in each instance when a foreign country denies or unreasonably delays, under',
'section 243 of the immigration and nationality act, the repatriation of a criminal alien who is a citizen, subject, national',
'or resident of that country. the conferees believe that this language will equip the secretary of state and the attorney',
'general with the legal authority to prevent the release of violent criminal aliens in the united states. the conferees support',
'the departments efforts to develop a unified financial management system which will bring the justice department into compliance with federal',
'financial management improvement act accounting system standards and security requirements. the conferees are aware that the unified financial management system',
'is an eligible purpose for retained earnings in the working capital fund and direct the justice department to use $8,900,000',
'in retained earnings during fy 2003 for this purpose. the conferees believe that working capital fund retained earnings should be',
'used for specific projects rather than being used to meet recurring costs, such as audit contract expenses. consistent with the',
'report submitted to the committees on appropriations in may 2002 regarding the number of containers used for storage of classified',
'information, the conference agreement includes necessary sums to continue efforts to replace locks used to store classified information. the department',
'is directed to submit a report to the committees on appropriations by june 1, 2003 regarding the feasibility of making',
'foreign agents registration act information available on line to the public, as is data from the lobbying disclosure act. the',
'conferees remind the department and its components that the use of recoveries is subject to the requirements included in section',
'605 of this act. the conferees include bill language carried in previous years regarding the position and workyear limits for',
'the offices of public affairs and legislative affairs, and include language, carried in previous years, which 1 makes up to',
'$3,317,000 of this appropriation available until expended for the departmental building, renovation, maintenance, and security needs; 2 specifies the amount',
'of funding provided for the department leadership office; and 3 authorizes the attorney general to transfer property to state or',
'local government agencies to support community based health and safety programs. joint automated booking system the conference agreement includes $15,973,000',
'for the continued deployment of a joint automated booking system jabs . the conferees have not adopted the administrations request',
'to combine jabs activities with the ongoing integration of the immigration and naturalization services ident fingerprint system with the federal',
'bureau of investigations iafis fingerprint system ident/iafis . funding for ident/iafis activities is provided under a separate account. the conferees',
'expect jabs incentive funds to be distributed to the component or components making the best progress in installing and operating',
'the system. this funding level enables justice department law enforcement components the u.s. marshals service, the federal bureau of investigation,',
'the drug enforcement administration, and the bureau of prisons to share arrest information using a common information technology platform. the',
'immigration and naturalization service, now part of the department of homeland security dhs , is directed to continue participating in',
'jabs. the attorney general and the secretary of homeland security shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations by',
'june 27, 2003 to determine if other dhs law enforcement components should participate in jabs. the report should include expected',
'operations and maintenance costs, and an assessment of whether state and local law enforcement agencies should have access to jabs.',
'jabs is a secure information system that has automated the booking process, allowing law enforcement agencies to electronically share criminal',
'data to improve criminal identification response times and avoid duplication of booking data entry. automated biometric identification system/integrated identification system',
'integration the conferees recommend $9,000,000 for continued integration of the fbi automated biometric identification system and the ins integrated automated',
'fingerprint identification systems ident/iafis . as noted previously, the conferees do not adopt the administrations request to establish an identification',
'systems integration account. of the amount provided, $1,000,000 is for a pilot program for software for iafis that is capable',
'of expedited background checks and that is capable of ten fingerprint to less than ten fingerprint comparisons. this funding level',
'will enable ident/iafis to be deployed to additional sites, and will provide other refinements to, and planning for, the system.',
'the department of justice, in cooperation with the department of homeland dhs , is directed to provide a cost and',
'operational effectiveness analysis, complete with implementation milestones, to the committees on appropriations by june 27, 2003. this report should determine',
'if other dhs law enforcement components should participate in this ongoing integration effort. legal activities office automation the conference agreement',
'includes $15,942,000 in direct appropriations for legal activities office automation laoa . in addition, the conferees direct that an additional',
'$61,185,000 be derived from a transfer from the working capital fund, to provide a total of $77,127,000 for laoa activities.',
'this account centrally funds the acquisition, deployment, and maintenance of legal activities office automation laoa systems, the largest components of',
'which are the justice consolidated network and the justice consolidated office network. funding provided supports ongoing computer modernization programs for',
'the legal divisions, including the antitrust division, the executive office for immigration review, the community relations service, and general legal',
'activities. this year, the conference agreement directs that the bureau of prisons and office of justice programs begin efforts to',
'migrate onto this network. the conference agreement includes bill language to provide for expenses related to design, development, engineering, acquisition,',
'and implementation of office automation systems. the recommendation also includes language modified from language carried in previous appropriations acts regarding',
'the list of participating components. narrowband communications the conference agreement includes a total of $101,757,000 for narrowband communications, including direct',
'appropriations of $81,354,000 and $20,403,000 in recoveries. the conferees note that $68,043,000 remains unobligated in this account from prior year',
'appropriations, and that funds for new and replacement radios and related costs are also provided in the modular costs allotted',
'to each of the law enforcement components. new bill language is included directing the attorney general to transfer these modular',
'costs to the narrowband account to ensure that funding provided for radios is not diverted for other uses. the conferees',
'expect the department to continue implementation of a consolidated, interagency justice wireless network jwn to meet component needs and improve',
'wireless capabilities, as such an approach will enhance interoperability and reduce costs associated with narrowband conversion. amounts provided will be',
'used to continue implementation of the jwn, operate and maintain legacy systems, expand the use of commercial services, and support',
'the wireless management office wmo . the conferees continue to expect the department to accommodate narrowband requirements without significant additional',
'new resources. the conferees direct the wmo to continue to submit status reports to the committee as directed in public',
'law 106 553, to include an operational plan for expenditure of funds. the department shall provide a report to the',
'committees on appropriations by june 27, 2003 regarding the use of radios and any deficiencies noted by justice law enforcement',
'components during the events of september 11, 2001. the conferees continue to support extensive efforts underway at the office of',
'justice programs regarding the interoperability of state and local law enforcement radios. the department is directed to determine, in coordination',
'with the national institute of justice, if there are interoperability solutions that have been developed for state and local law',
'enforcement that could be applicable to federal law enforcement communication needs. no funding is provided under this account for the',
'public safety wireless information network pswin . instead, the conferees expect the departments participation in the pswin program and project',
'safecom to be funded within the resources provided under the office of justice programs, after consultation with the committees on',
'appropriations. the conferees recommend bill language, as carried in previous years, regarding the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, and',
'the costs of operating and maintaining land mobile radio legacy systems. counterterrorism fund the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the',
'counterterrorism fund to cover extraordinary costs associated with a terrorist threat or incident. this level, when combined with current unobligated',
'balances and recoveries of $49,281,000, ensures a total level of $50,281,000 for fiscal year 2003. the counterterrorism fund was established',
'in the 1995 supplemental appropriations act after the bombing of the alfred p. murrah federal building in oklahoma city, and',
'is under the control and direction of the attorney general. these funds may be used to reimburse any department of',
'justice organization for the costs incurred from the reestablishment of an office or facility damaged or destroyed as a result',
'of a domestic or international terrorist incident, and to cover extraordinary expenses necessary to counter, investigate, or prosecute domestic or',
'international terrorism activities. the attorney general is required to notify the committees on appropriations in accordance with section 605 of',
'this act prior to obligation of any funds from this account. the conferees recommend bill language, carried in previous appropriations',
'acts, which makes funds available: 1 for costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capacity of an office or facility damaged',
'or destroyed by a terrorist incident; and 2 for support to counter, investigate, or prosecute terrorism, including payments of rewards',
'and detention costs in connection with these activities. administrative review and appeals the conference agreement includes $191,535,000 for administrative review',
'and appeals. of the total amount provided, $189,713,000 is for the executive office of immigration review eoir , and $1,822,000',
'is for the pardon attorney. this level includes an increase of $8,000,000 to address the growing immigration judge workload as',
'a result of increases in immigration and naturalization service enforcement activities. the attorney general is directed to submit a report',
'to the committees on appropriations by april 30, 2003, regarding the implementation of the changes to the bureau of immigration',
'appeals process announced by the attorney general august 23, 2002. this appropriation supports the eoir, which includes the board of',
'immigration appeals, immigration judges, and administrative law judges who decide through administrative hearings on the admission or exclusion of aliens',
'seeking to enter the country, and the transportation and adjustment of status of aliens whose status has been challenged; and',
'the office of the pardon attorney, which receives, investigates and considers petitions for all forms of executive clemency. detention trustee',
'the conference agreement includes $1,366,591,000 for the federal detention trustee. this amount includes transfers of $592,985,000 from the immigration and',
'naturalization service and $773,606,000 from the federal prisoner detention account. within 45 days of enactment of this act, the trustee',
'is directed to report to the committees on appropriations regarding the appropriateness of transferring to the trustee any u.s. marshals',
'service and immigration and naturalization service personnel involved in procuring detention space. the conferees are aware that a number of',
'states have excess prison capacity. therefore, the detention trustee is directed to use existing state prison capacity if it meets',
'federal standards and is cost effective. in addition, the conferees direct the detention trustee, in collaboration with the bureau of',
'prisons and the office of justice programs, to submit a plan to the committees on appropriations by april 30, 2003,',
'to evaluate the health and safety of federal prisoners in non federal institutions. the conferees also urge the detention trustee',
'to continue its efforts with the federal judicial center regarding alternatives to detention. the recommendation also includes $1,000,000 for development',
'of the national repository. the conferees direct the departments chief information officer to assist the detention trustee in establishing this',
'clearinghouse as quickly as possible. the committees on appropriations expect to be regularly briefed on progress in establishing this repository.',
'the detention trustee shall report to the committees on appropriations regarding its aircraft replacement procurement strategy not later than 180',
'days after enactment of this act. section 114 of public law 106 113 directs that health care services provided for',
'individuals in the custody of the u.s. marshals service usms and the immigration and naturalization service ins shall not exceed',
'the lesser of the amount that would be paid for a similar service under medicare and medicaid. the conferees direct',
'the detention trustee to review the impact that this language has had on the delivery of health care services. the',
'review shall include: 1 an analysis of the cost of providing health care to individuals in usms and ins custody',
'of the federal prison system, including transportation and security costs; 2 the impact section 114 has had on the availability',
'of the health care services throughout the country to individuals in the custody of the department; and 3 any recommended',
'changes to usms, ins, fps policies to ensure that individuals in the custody of the department have access to necessary',
'health care services at affordable rates. the conferees expect that the study will be funded by the affected components. the',
'detention trustee shall submit its review to the committees on appropriations no later than 180 days after the enactment of',
'this act. the conferees include bill language, modified from the request, which provides for the transfer of funding from the',
'detention trustee to the usms or to the immigration enforcement and border affairs account. the committee also 1 recommends language',
'carried in previous years regarding the authorities of the detention trustee; 2 modifies language previously carried regarding the construction of',
'detention facilities; 3 provides that unobligated balances available in prior years from funds appropriated to the federal prisoner detention account',
'be transferred to the detention trustee account; and 4 directs that the detention trustee and the bureau of prisons develop',
'a plan for evaluating the health and safety of federal prisoners in non federal facilities. office of inspector general the',
'conference agreement includes $57,937,000 for the office of inspector general. the recommended level includes a $2,000,000 increase to address additional',
'responsibilities resulting from p.l. 107 56. the office of inspector general conducts and supervises audits and investigations relating to the',
'programs and operations of the department of justice, and keeps the attorney general and congress informed about problems and deficiencies',
'relating to the administration of such programs and activities. as the nations chief law enforcement agency, it is essential that',
'the motives and actions of the justice department be above reproach. the conferees urge the inspector general to be sensitive',
'to such concerns and to continue to ensure the integrity and fairness of justice department management processes and federal law',
'enforcement efforts. the conference agreement includes bill language providing up to $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies and for the acquisition',
'and operation of motor vehicles. united states parole commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $10,488,000 for the u.s.',
'parole commission for fiscal year 2003. the commission is an independent body within the department of justice that makes decisions',
'regarding requests for parole and supervision of federal and district of columbia d.c. code prisoners. as a result of legislation',
'that established sentencing guidelines, the parole commission is phasing down its federal operations. in august 1998, the commission assumed jurisdiction',
'over d.c. felony prisoners and d.c. code parolees. when the d.c. board of parole ceased to exist, the commission inherited',
'a parole revocation caseload with a significant backlog of warrant requests and revocation hearings. in a may 2002 report to',
'the committee, the attorney general reported that the commission is responsible for conducting hearings and making parole decisions for over',
'3,000 federal inmates; supervising about 4,000 federal offenders currently on parole; and rendering parole revocation decisions for nearly 1,000 federal',
'offenders every year. the commission also conducts hearings and adjudicates parole decisions for more than 7,000 eligible d.c. offenders who',
'committed their crimes before august 5, 2000. legal activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities the conference agreement includes $611,325,000',
'for general legal activities for fiscal year 2003. this appropriation supports the attorney general through the establishment of litigation policy,',
'conduct of litigation, and various other legal responsibilities. the distribution of funding provided is as follows. the conferees remind the',
'legal divisions that changes to these levels are subject to section 605 requirements in this act. general legal activities in',
'thousands of dollars 2003 appropriation solicitor general $7,706 tax division 75,520 criminal division 129,766 civil division 207,718 environment and natural',
'resources 70,814 office of legal counsel 5,474 civil rights division 105,099 interpol usncb 8,862 office of dispute resolution 366 total',
'$611,325 criminal division. the conference agreement provides a total of $129,766,000, 810 positions and 822 workyears for the criminal division,',
'to address cyber terrorism, foreign legal assistance, foreign counterintelligence, and white collar crime. the criminal division is directed to submit',
'a report to the committee by may 2, 2003, on the $4,800,000 enhancement provided in public law 107 117 to',
'coordinate international legal activities related to the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. civil division. the recommendation provides a total of',
'$207,718,000, 1,042 positions and 1,063 workyears for the civil division. included in this amount is an increase of $10,000,000 for',
'administrative expenses associated with the september 11th victim compensation program. the conferees direct the office of the special master and',
'the civil division to submit a report to the committee by july 7, 2003 containing an update on the status',
'of awards provided from the september 11th victims compensation fund. the conferees include bill language carried in previous appropriations acts',
'allowing the attorney general to provide additional resources to the civil division, if emergent circumstances warrant, through transfers of funds',
'from other department of justice sources. the conference agreement includes $23,388,000 in funding available to the department through the working',
'capital fund for the requested tobacco and other litigation activities. the conferees also include $1,996,000 for administrative expenses associated with',
'the radiation exposure compensation act reca of 1990, as amended. this program was established, in accordance with reca, to permit',
'the payment of claims to individuals exposed to radiation as a result of atmospheric nuclear tests and uranium mining. previously,',
'these funds had been appropriated under a separate account. new language is included in this bill reflecting that funding is',
'now being provided under the civil division. the conferees expect the civil division to absorb any additional requirements for processing',
'reca claims from other resources available to the civil division. the conferees do not include requested programmatic increases for the',
'commercial litigation section. any additional requirements may be covered within existing resources through the regular reprogramming process. the funding level',
'recommended for the civil division includes the requested reduction of $1,762,000, reflecting improvements achieved as a result of the torts',
'litigation divisions use of automated litigation support. civil rights division. the conferees include $105,099,000, 753 positions and 755 workyears, the',
'full amount requested, for the civil rights division to enforce voting rights, disability rights, and other civil rights policies. trafficking.',
'an estimated 1 to 2 million people are trafficked each year worldwide, with women and children making up at least',
'700,000 of this total. it is estimated that 50,000 of these women and children are trafficked into the united states',
'annually by crime rings and loosely connected criminal networks. the department of justice is directed to provide a report to',
'the committees on appropriations by may 9, 2003, regarding the departments litigation and law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking in',
'persons. courtroom technology. the amounts provided include $5,200,000 for courtroom technology to be distributed among the divisions on the basis',
'of need. the conference agreement includes bill language, similar to that included in previous fiscal years, which: 1 allows up',
'to $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence; 2 makes up to $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts available until expended; 3',
'makes up to $1,000 available to the interpol usncb for reception and representation expenses; and 4 allows the attorney general',
'to transfer funds to address emergent circumstances in the civil division. the conferees also recommend bill language, included in previous',
'appropriations acts under a separate heading, for administrative expenses in accordance with reca. the recommendation does not include requested bill',
'language making a portion of funds for certain activities available until expended. the national childhood vaccine injury act the conference',
'agreement includes a reimbursement of $4,028,000 for fiscal year 2003 from the vaccine injury compensation trust fund to cover the',
'department of justices expenses associated with litigating cases under the national childhood vaccine injury act of 1986. salaries and expenses,',
'antitrust division the conference agreement provides $133,133,000 for the antitrust division as proposed by the senate, instead of $134,295,000 as',
'proposed by the house. this amount will be offset with hart scott rodino fee collections, regardless of the year of',
'collection, resulting in no direct appropriations. the conferees understand that due to changes in the hart scott rodino fee structure',
'and a reduction in merger activity that the number of pre merger filings requiring review declined by 76 percent between',
'fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2002. in light of this decline in filings, the conferees direct the antitrust division',
'to submit a financial and performance plan to the committees on appropriations within 60 days of enactment of this act.',
'the plan shall outline how the division intends to vigorously enforce our nations antitrust laws. salaries and expenses, united states',
'attorneys the conference agreement provides $1,503,767,000 for the u.s. attorneys. this appropriation supports the executive office of u.s. attorneys and',
'the 94 u.s. attorneys offices, which serve as the principal litigators for the u.s. government for criminal, civil, and debt',
'collection matters. corporate fraud. to aggressively prosecute cases of corporate fraud, the conference agreement includes an increase of $13,000,000 to',
'support the justice departments corporate fraud task force. intermodal security pilot project. the conferees recommend $5,000,000 for project seahawk, an',
'intermodal security pilot project, to be coordinated by the office of the u.s. attorneys. the u.s. attorneys are directed to',
'provide a spend plan to the committees on appropriations not later than march 15, 2003. legal education. the conference agreement',
'provides $18,842,000 for legal education and distance learning at the national advocacy center nac , and if merited, the nac',
'may expand or include antiterrorism, cybercrime and financial investigation classes. the conferees also include an increase of $6,000,000 to expand',
'distance learning capabilities at the nac. u.s. attorneys anti terrorism task forces. the conferees note that the joint terrorism task',
'forces, which were established in 1980 and have since grown to be active in each of the 56 fbi field',
'offices, include representatives of local, state, and federal law enforcement, including u.s. attorneys, as well as other relevant participants from',
'each community. the conferees believe that the joint terrorism task forces should play the lead federal coordinating role with respect',
'to multi agency counterterrorism efforts, and that the u.s. attorneys should continue to participate in these task forces rather than',
'maintain a separate set of u.s. attorneys task forces. violent crime task forces. the conference agreement includes an additional $1,500,000',
'within available resources to continue and expand task force activities associated with operation streetsweeper. cybercrime and intellectual property enforcement. twenty',
'five percent of the software produced in the united states has been copied illegally in violation of u.s. copyright laws.',
'the estimate of lost revenue to such industries exceeds $300 billion annually. therefore, the agreement includes $10,000,000 for the continued',
'pursuit of federal copyright law violations and software counterfeiting crimes. the u.s. attorneys shall report to the committees on appropriations',
'by april 30, 2003, on the number, type and location of copyright prosecutions undertaken in the preceding year, including those',
'under public law 105 147. the conferees also include bill language, similar to that included in previous fiscal years, which:',
'1 makes up to $2,500,000 for debt collection purposes available through fiscal year 2004; 2 makes available up to $8,000',
'for official reception and representation expenses; 3 makes up to $10,000,000 for automated litigation support contracts available until expended; 4',
'provides not to exceed $2,500,000 for the operation of the national advocacy center to remain available until expended; and 5',
'specifies the number of positions and workyears provided for the united states attorneys. united states trustee system fund the conference',
'agreement provides $155,736,000 for the united states trustees, to be funded entirely from offsetting collections, instead of $159,161,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $150,381,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees understand that this account has $5,399,000 in prior',
'year unobligated balances previously appropriated to the trustee. the conferees direct that these balances be used to offset this accounts',
'fiscal year 2003 operational requirements. the conference agreement includes $750,000 for the bankruptcy training center at the national advocacy center,',
'in support of the trustees continuing education program. salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission the conference agreement includes $1,136,000',
'for the foreign claims settlement commission for fiscal year 2003. the commission settles claims of american citizens arising out of',
'nationalization, expropriation, or other takings of their properties and interests by foreign governments. united states marshals service salaries and expenses',
'the conference agreement includes $680,474,000 for this account, instead of $684,174,000 as provided by the house and $673,146,000 as provided',
'by the senate. the conference agreement does not include the table included in the statement of managers accompanying the senate',
'bill. however, the marshals are directed to submit a spend plan to the committees on appropriations by march 30, 2003',
'for this account that is as detailed as the senate table. the conference agreement includes $3,300,000 for electronic surveillance unit',
'esu recurring costs, $1,000,000 for hand/leg cuffs, and $10,015,000 for special assignments. warrant information network. the conference agreement includes not',
'less than $2,766,000 excluding a $500,000 transfer from the justice detainee information system for the warrant information network and subscriptions',
'to various networks and on line systems. the marshals, with assistance from the justice departments chief information officer, are expected',
'to implement the recommendations included the justice departments inspector general report 03 03 concerning the marshal network and the warrant',
'information network. protection of the judicial process. the conference agreement transfers $15,800,0000 for 106 senior deputy u.s. marshals dusms from',
'the court security account in title iii to this account. the conferees expect dusms and physical security experts to regularly',
'survey courthouses and make security recommendations to the courts and the committees on appropriations. in addition, the agreement provides $5,650,000',
'for 40 additional personnel and equipment, as requested, for the protection of the judiciary for high threat trials. in addition,',
'the agreement includes $2,259,000 for 18 positions to be allocated to those districts with the highest priority needs. courthouse security',
'equipment. the conference agreement includes $12,061,000 for security equipment, furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems and cabling to improve security at',
'the most ill equipped courthouses. the distribution of these funds shall be described in the aforementioned spend plan. fugitive apprehensions.',
'the conference agreement includes increases over the fiscal year 2003 request of $2,268,000 to fully annualize the two existing fugitive',
'task forces, $2,916,000 to establish two additional centrally managed fugitive task forces in the heartland, and $2,750,000 for esu personnel,',
'training, and equipment. other. the conference agreement also includes increases over the fiscal year 2003 request of $1,715,000 to establish',
'a permanent marshals service presence in jamaica, the dominican republic, and mexico and $10,424,000 for vehicles. the conferees encourage the',
'usms to minimize the financial burden of federal court security on state and local jurisdictions to the degree possible. construction',
'the conference agreement includes $15,126,000 for this account. construction engineering consultants. the committee is aware that the marshals have been',
'using funds allocated by congress for consulting services on construction projects to pay the federal salaries of nine permanent employees',
'hired in fiscal year 2000. apparently, this diversion of funds was prompted by confusion over terms and dollar amounts used',
'by the marshals and congress. the conferees expect the salaries of permanent employees to be paid out of the salaries',
'and expenses account. the marshals are directed to report on the proper execution of the construction engineering funds not later',
'than 30 days after enactment of this act. billings, mt. the funds provided for construction for billings shall only be',
'available to renovate the marshals service space, including designated prisoner movement and holding areas, in the existing federal courthouse, space',
'previously occupied by the bureau of indian affairs. no other proposals are to be considered. fees and expenses of witnesses',
'the conference agreement includes $175,645,000 for fees and expenses of witnesses for fiscal year 2003. this appropriation, which is considered',
'mandatory for scorekeeping purposes, provides for fees and expenses of witnesses who appear on behalf of the government in cases',
'in which the united states is a party, including fact and expert witnesses, mental competency examinations, and witness/informant protection. funds',
'are also used to provide private counsel to pay certain legal expenses of federal employees. this year, the conferees also',
'include the costs associated with the u.s. marshals service witness protection program. the conferees include new bill language regarding the',
'witness protection program, and include language from previous appropriations acts which allows: 1 up to $6,000,000 for protected witness safesites;',
'2 up to $1,000,000 for the purchase and maintenance of armored vehicles for prisoner transportation; and 3 up to $5,000,000',
'for installation and operation of a secure automated network. salaries and expenses, community relations service the conference agreement includes $9,474,000',
'for the community relations service for fiscal year 2003. the agreement continues a provision that allows the attorney general to',
'transfer up to $1,000,000 from funds made available to the department of justice to this account, thereby providing for a',
'total funding level of up to $10,744,000. the community relations service was established by title x of the civil rights',
'act of 1964 to provide assistance to communities in resolving disagreements arising from discriminatory practices. the conference agreement includes bill',
'language, identical to that included in previous years, which allows the attorney general to provide additional resources for the community',
'relations service, if emergent circumstances exist, through the transfer of funds from other department of justice programs, and subject to',
'the requirements of section 605 of this act. the conference agreement also includes modified language, as requested, clarifying the definition',
'of the activities of the community relations service. assets forfeiture fund the conference agreement includes $21,901,000 for the assets forfeiture',
'fund for fiscal year 2003. this account provides funds for additional investigative expenses of the fbi, dea, and usms, such',
'as purchase of evidence, equipping of conveyances, and investigative expenses leading to seizure. funds for these activities are provided from',
'receipts in the assets forfeiture fund resulting from the forfeiture of assets. expenses related to the management and disposal of',
'assets are also provided from these receipts in the assets forfeiture fund by a permanent indefinite appropriation. interagency law enforcement',
'interagency crime and drug enforcement the conference agreement includes $372,131,000 for interagency crime and drug enforcement icde for fiscal year',
'2003. the icde program was created in 1982 to ensure a coordinated, multi agency approach to attacking and dismantling high',
'level drug enterprises. through its nine regional task forces, the icde program utilizes the combined resources and expertise of its',
'11 federal agency members, in cooperation with state and local investigators and prosecutors, to target and destroy major narcotics trafficking',
'and money laundering organizations. amounts provided reimburse department of justice components for their costs to participate in icde task forces.',
'additional funding for non justice department agencies participation in icde is provided in other appropriations acts. it is expected that',
'the immigration and naturalization service will continue to participate in this effort. the table below reflects funding levels for each',
'of the components. the justice department is reminded that changes to these levels are subject to section 605 of this',
'act. reimbursement by agency in thousands of dollars pos fte amount dea 1,176 1,076 $135,485 fbi 912 912 118,334 ins',
'117 117 16,345 u.s. marshals service 13 13 2,109 u.s. attorneys 895 851 91,993 criminal division 18 14 2,078 tax',
'division 10 8 982 administrative office 12 12 4,805 total 3,153 3,003 372,131 the conferees have communicated concerns with regard',
'to the ability of federal law enforcement to maintain a strong focus on combating illegal drugs following the fbis shift',
'of some 567 agents away from drug investigations. the committees on appropriations approved the fbis restructuring, and at the same',
'time requested a comprehensive plan to ensure that all of the resources available to the department of justice to fight',
'illegal drugs are deployed in priority locations. the committees later approved a proposal by the dea to shift 100 of',
'its agents and support staff in response to the withdrawal of fbi agents. the committee commends the dea for taking',
'this action. however, the committee has yet to receive a comprehensive drug strategy from the department, and urges submission of',
'this plan without further delay. the conference agreement includes an increase of $15,000,000 for the drug enforcement administration for their',
'participation in task force operations. the conferees commend the management of this program for emphasizing a strong focus on disrupting',
'and dismantling the major drug trafficking organizations, and expect that this infusion of dea agents and support staff will further',
'enhance these efforts. the conferees also include an increase of $6,050,000 for needs associated with ocdetf wiretap investigations generated by',
'the deas special operations division, and an increase of $724,000 for the u.s. attorneys to establish an electronic surveillance tactical',
'group to assist u.s. attorneys offices in conducting electronic surveillance. to further the justice departments ability to investigate the links',
'between illegal drugs and terrorism, an increase of $3,000,000 is provided for additional financial investigative training and support. the conferees',
'include bill language, similar to that included in previous appropriations acts, which: 1 allows for inter governmental agreements with state',
'and local law enforcement agencies; 2 makes $50,000,000 available until expended; 3 allows funds to be used under existing authorities',
'available to participating organizations; and 4 allows the attorney general to reallocate unobligated balances among participating organizations, subject to the',
'reprogramming procedures described in section 605 of this act. federal bureau of investigation salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes',
'$4,234,587,000 for the federal bureau of investigations fbi salaries and expenses account for fiscal year 2003. this level provides programmatic',
'increases totaling $491,281,000 to support the fbis core missions of counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and cybercrime. the conferees also include increases to',
'combat violent crime and white collar crime, and for much needed information technology enhancements. in addition to the amounts provided',
'to the fbi in this account, the conferees have included bill language and additional funding to establish a new account,',
'the foreign terrorist tracking task force ftttf . the following distribution represents the conference agreement. the conferees remind the fbi',
'that changes in this distribution are subject to the reprogramming requirements in section 605 of this act. fbi salaries and',
'expenses in thousands of dollars activity pos fte amount criminal, security and other investigations: organized crime enterprises 4,223 4,224 $567,085',
'white collar crime 4,120 3,978 516,326 other field programs 11,419 10,892 1,678,963 subtotal, criminal, 19,762 19,094 2,762,374 security and other',
'investigations law enforcement support: training and recruitment 930 912 140,089 forensic services 789 724 204,434 information technology 377 344 257,117',
'technical field support and 669 625 408,040 services criminal justice services 1,902 1,913 208,698 subtotal, law enforcement 4,667 4,518 1,218,378',
'support program direction and 2,018 1,967 253,835 administration: total, direct 26,447 25,579 4,234,587 appropriations specific funding increases are provided as',
'follows: counterterrorism and counterintelligence. the conference agreement includes increases of $181,431,000 to bolster counterterrorism and counterintelligence activities of the fbi.',
'of this, an increase of $20,000,000 is provided for intelligence analysts and associated equipment and support; and an increase of',
'$5,000,000 is to be transferred from the fbi to the deas special operations division sod to ensure continued collaboration on',
'sod activities. the fbi is expected to reinvigorate its participation in this multi agency task force in order to strengthen',
'the justice departments ability to investigate links between the sale of illegal drugs and terrorism. the conferees also include an',
'additional $38,246,000 for nipc, including $17,221,000 to fund phase ii of a three phase research and development initiative being run',
'by the special technologies & applications unit. the conferees fully expect the stau to have occupied 4,000 square feet recently',
'made available at its new location in virginia not later than march 31, 2003. to ensure that these resources are',
'completely integrated with other information technology improvement programs underway at the fbi, the fbi chief information officer is directed to',
'review all ongoing information technology products and activities of the cyber division, including the national infrastructure protection center, to ensure',
'that activities underway are commensurate with the mission of the fbi, and that the products and techniques being developed are',
'shared with the ftttf and other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate. finally, the conference agreement includes $6,804,000 to expand the',
'polygraph program. joint terrorism task forces. the conference agreement includes an increase of $20,000,000 for the joint terrorism task forces',
'jttf which have been successful in enhancing the coordination of law enforcement at state, local and federal levels. the conferees,',
'while supportive of the concept of the jttfs, want to ensure that these efforts complement and do not duplicate other',
'counterterrorism efforts underway at the department. toward that end, the bureau is directed to submit a report to the committees',
'on appropriations that includes a thorough discussion of jttf caseload over the last five years by type domestic/foreign , offense',
's , and disposition referred for prosecution, prosecuted, convicted, etc. on a task force by task force basis. the report',
'should also include an explicit discussion of threats in existing or proposed jttf locations. the report shall be delivered not',
'later than april 30, 2003. trilogy. to date, the committees on appropriations have provided the fbi with $457,800,000 for trilogy,',
'the fbis three year information technology upgrade plan. funding of $237,000,000, $132,000,000 more than requested, was provided in public law',
'107 117 to complete the three year funding stream in two years and to hasten deployment. the conferees continue to',
'urge the fbi to deploy trilogy as quickly as possible while ensuring the integrity of the program. the fiscal year',
'2003 level includes an additional $8,000,000 as requested for trilogy contractor support. the bureau shall continue to provide quarterly status',
'reports to the committees on appropriations regarding trilogy implementation. in addition, the fbi cio is directed to submit a plan',
'to the committee by march 31, 2003 for reviewing all of the fbis some 40 plus databases, with the goal',
'of removing applications that haveoutlived their usefulness in order for the fbi to concentrate resources on the highest priority information',
'technology needs. information technology infrastructure. in addition to the increase provided for trilogy, the conference agreement provides increases of $126,776,000',
'to continue efforts to provide the fbi with the most modern, efficient and effective information technology tools to enable it',
'to prevent terrorist acts and further other critical priorities, including counterintelligence and cybercrime. within this amount, the following increases are',
'provided: $50,300,000 for investigative data warehousing; $11,000,000 for collaborative capabilities; $10,000,000 for digital storage and retrieval of documents from counterterrorism',
'investigations; $17,444,000 for mainframe upgrades and continuity of operations at fbi headquarters; and $3,032,000 for secure video teleconferencing. the agreement',
'also includes an increase of $5,000,000 for data mining. the conferees are concerned that data mining efforts underway at the',
'fbi, the dea and the foreign terrorist tracking task force are not being coordinated or exploited to the fullest extent',
'possible. toward that end, the justice department is directed to provide a report to the conferees by june 13, 2003',
'on efforts to ensure that these efforts are complimentary, and not duplicative, both from a technological standpoint, and a law',
'enforcement perspective. the conferees remain committed to providing the fbi with adequate resources to ensure that its information technology infrastructure',
'enhances its ability to prevent or investigate acts of terrorism and other crimes for which it has responsibility. toward that',
'end, the conferees have provided an additional $30,000,000 above the request for emergent information technology needs. these funds are made',
'available to the fbi subject to the submission of spend plans pursuant to section 605 requirements of this act. information',
'technology report. the committees on appropriations have provided the fbi with significant increases for information technology. to ensure that this',
'funding is being centrally coordinated in order to provide the greatest return on investment, the conferees expect the fbi to',
'provide an updated information technology report. this report shall include a complete listing of all information technology projects; the stage',
'of each projects development and deployment; base funding for each project, to include all sources of funding; the fiscal year',
'2002 and 2003 funding level of each project; and the outyear cost projections for each project, including recurring requirements for',
'operations and maintenance of these systems. this report should also include a plan for ensuring regular technology refreshment replacement cycles,',
'as well as estimated costs for these needs. this report is to be submitted to the committees on appropriations by',
'july 21, 2003. internet cafe. the conference agreement includes $3,620,000 for internet cafe. a combination of a virtual private network',
'and the electronic equivalent of a mail drop, internet cafe will allow the fbi to establish a very low cost',
'secure network that parallels trilogy and protects it from penetration. the bureau shall provide a report to the committees on',
'appropriations on the distribution and use of internet cafe sites not later than may 1, 2003. the conference agreement provides',
'an additional $12,612,000 above last years level for tactical operations. the amount provided should allow the fbi to keep pace',
'with the explosion of court ordered surreptitious entries and the rapid advance in easily obtained security technology and to cope',
'with the new threat of entry into facilities contaminated by biological, chemical, radiological, or other hazardous materials. the agreement also',
'includes $18,435,000 as requested for information assurance and $29,738,000 for the enterprise security operations center to continue efforts to ensure',
'that sensitive data is more effectively managed. the security division is directed to provide an update to the committee by',
'april 30, 2003 regarding the fbis internal security efforts. this review should include an update on the use of the',
'new information technology enhancements provided during fiscal year 2002. the agreement also includes additional resources above the request for intelligence',
'production needs, as well as surveillance and tactical operations. the conference agreement also includes an increase of $5,000,000 to ensure',
'the highest integrity language translation program, and to aggressively reduce the backlog of documents that need to be translated. the',
'fbi is directed to work with the foreign service institute regarding language training needs of the fbi. the conferees believe',
'that the fbi needs to develop more in house expertise with regard to language translation capabilities. the fbi is also',
'directed to submit a report to the committees on appropriations by june 2, 2003 regarding efforts to implement section 323',
'of public law 107 306, development of a civilian linguistic reserve corps. legal attache program. the fbi received funding in',
'public law 107 206 to establish additional legats, update the legat information infrastructure, and provide additional resources to existing legats',
'that have realized appreciable workload increases following the september 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. accompanying report language directed that the fbi',
'submit a review of the legat program prior to establishing additional legats. the committees on appropriations have yet to receive',
'this report. the fbi is directed to consult with the committees on appropriations within 30 days following the enactment of',
'this act to review the plan to deploy these additional resources. quantico training. the ongoing fbi restructuring plan revolves around',
'a dramatic change in philosophy, shifting the fbis focus from investigating crimes to preventing acts of terrorism. this change, coupled',
'with the recruitment of new agents, analysts and other support personnel, has created significant new training requirements. the conferees therefore',
'provide $10,000,000 above the request for training needs, including support for the newly created college of analytic studies at quantico,',
'and for enhanced training in the fields of cybercrime, counterintelligence and counterterrorism. this additional funding shall also support the establishment',
'of a program to provide senior fbi agents and support staff with the ability to earn advanced degrees in specialized',
'areas that will broaden and enhance their on the job effectiveness. support. the conference agreement also provides increases of $9,333,000',
'for the hazardous materials response unit, $3,272,000 for the hazardous devices school, and $7,919,000 for evidence response teams. dna matching.',
'the conference agreement includes an increase of $867,000 for the federal convicted offender program, which maintains a dna database of',
'federal convicts for cross referencing with crime scene evidence. the conference agreement also includes an increase of $4,000,000 to maintain',
'or establish four regional mitochondrial dna mtdna forensic labs in affiliation with the fbi laboratory. the labs will analyze mtdna',
'from human remains or other evidence to assist law enforcement in the identification of missing persons or criminal perpetrators. affiliation',
'with the fbi laboratory ensures that uniform standards and procedures are maintained by all of the participating laboratories doing mtdna',
'analysis. the conferees note that the four scientists and technicians required to oversee regional labs were funded last year, but',
'the labs themselves were not. serial rapists. the conference agreement includes an increase of $1,005,000 to expand the violent criminal',
'apprehension program to include sexual assault cases, which should greatly improve the ability of law enforcement at all levels to',
'identify, capture, and prosecute serial rapists. forensic research. the conference agreement includes an increase of $8,056,000 over last year to',
'fund the highest priority forensic research proposals submitted to congress by the fbi laboratory as part of its fiscal year',
'2002 spend plan. the fbi shall report back to the committees on appropriations on the disposition of these resources not',
'later than may 1, 2003. engineering research facility. last year, congress funded the construction of a new annex at the',
'engineering research facility erf . since then, the conferees have become aware that a flaw in the fbis cost analysis,',
'the failure to include cabling, wiring, and equipment costs, and out dated pricing data, which failed to capture inflation through',
'the life of the construction project, resulted in an under estimate of the true cost of the annex. considering the',
'importance of this facility, the conference agreement includes $7,945,000 to partially cover the full costs of the erf annex. the',
'conferees urge the bureau to complete this project as quickly as is prudent. aviation support program. the conference agreement includes',
'an increase of $18,953,000, including $13,000,000 for additional aircraft and related equipment. the conferees understand that the fbi is developing',
'a proposal for needs associated with locations in the northeast, and direct the fbi to submit this proposal in conjunction',
'with a five year aviation master plan that includes: 1 current fleet assets by type, 2 logged flight hours by',
'mission by aircraft/ helicopter, 3 projected useful service life remaining by aircraft/helicopter, 4 utilization of current fleet assets, by mission',
'type, for the last five years by year, and 5 basing, by aircraft/helicopter locations. the plan should also discuss the',
'costs and benefits of maintaining versus replacing current fleet assets through 2008, maldeployments or other causes of underutilization of current',
'fleet assets, if applicable, and capabilities of current fleet assets versus current and projected mission requirements. the report shall be',
'delivered not later than may 1, 2003. violent crime. the conferees also include an increase of $5,000,000 for the fbis',
'continued involvement in the national integrated ballistics information network, or nibin. funding will support research, development and equipment for these',
'activities. the conference agreement also includes an increase of $10,000,000 for efforts to combat violent crime. the conferees expect the',
'fbi to bring a national focus to cases that cross jurisdictions, including the activities of criminal alien gangs across the',
'united states. white collar crime. the conferees include an increase of $10,000,000 to provide key investigative assets to fight corporate',
'fraud. this increase, along with increases provided elsewhere in this bill for the securities and exchange commission and the u.s.',
'attorneys, will strengthen the federal governments capabilities to bring corporate fraudsters to justice, and to protect investors, employees and consumers.',
'trafficking. the conferees support the fbis continued involvement in the southeast european cooperative initiative, and provide an increase of $3,000,000',
'above the request for these purposes. as noted elsewhere in this report, the justice department is directed to submit a',
'report to the committees on appropriations regarding efforts to combat sexual trafficking. advisory board. the conference agreement includes a $5,000,000',
'increase and accompanying bill language to establish an advisory board. the advisory board will be a standing panel of outside',
'experts to advise the fbi director on matters relating to science, technology, research, engineering, information management, and other matters of',
'special interest to the fbi. the committees on appropriations believe that the organizational changes and management reforms being pursued by',
'the current fbi director would be enhanced by the establishment of a panel of experts who can independently and regularly',
'advise the director on how the fbi can more effectively exploit and apply science and technology to improve its operations,',
'particularly with respect to information sharing, data mining and the analysis of information and evidence collected during investigations. the efforts',
'of the panel should be focused on the pressing and complex technology challenges facing the fbi, particularly the priorities of',
'preventing terrorist attacks, countering foreign intelligence operations, combating cyber based attacks, and strengthening the fbis collaboration with other federal law',
'enforcement agencies and within the intelligence community. the panel will focus exclusively on strategic issues, and on suggesting and assessing',
'organizational strategies for applying technology. not later than 60 days after enactment of this legislation, the director shall report to',
'the committees on appropriations regarding progress toward establishing this panel. the conferees include bill language, similar to that included in',
'previous appropriations acts, which provides: 1 for purchase of not to exceed 1,576 passenger vehicles, of which 1,085 will be',
'for replacement only, without regard to general purchase price limitations, and the acquisition and operation of aircraft; 2 up to',
'$70,000 for unforeseen emergencies; 3 up to $65,000,000 for automated data processing, telecommunications and technical equipment, and up to $1,000,000',
'for undercover operations to remain available until september 30, 2004; 4 not less than $475,300,000 for counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence,',
'and national security activities; 5 up to $10,000,000 to reimburse state and local police for assistance related to violent crime,',
'terrorism and drug investigations; 6 up to $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and 7 specifies the number of',
'positions and workyears provided for the federal bureau of investigation. in addition, bill language is included, as carried in prior',
'fiscal years, setting forth certain authorities. foreign terrorist tracking task force the conference agreement establishes a separate account for the',
'foreign terrorist tracking task force ftttf , and includes funding of $62,000,000, the full amount requested, for additional data collection',
'and data sharing initiatives. the conferees direct the attorney general to ensure that the efforts of the ftttf are coordinated',
'with, and not duplicative of, other information technology enhancement initiatives taking place throughout the department. the conferees are concerned that',
'there remain disagreements within the administration on the evidence needed to deny a visa on terrorism grounds. the conferees expect',
'the administration to develop a comprehensive set of standards by which to review visa applications, and to provide training for',
'consular officers to use in reviewing visa applications. more guidance about this issue is also provided under title iv of',
'this act. the conferees strongly support the recommendations contained in gaos report, border security: visa process should be strengthened as',
'an antiterrorism tool, and recommend that the administration implement its recommendations for strengthening the visa application process. construction the conferees',
'include $1,250,000 for fbi construction. drug enforcement administration salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes total budget authority of $1,649,948,000',
'for the drug enforcement administration dea salaries and expenses account for fiscal year 2003, of which $89,029,000 is derived from',
'the diversion control fund, resulting in a direct appropriation of $1,560,919,000. the following distribution represents the conference agreement. the dea',
'is reminded that any changes to this distribution are subject to the reprogramming requirements in section 605 of this act.',
'dea salaries and expenses in thousands of dollars activity pos fte amount enforcement: domestic enforcement 2,225 2,119 $480,126 foreign cooperative',
'633 601 207,511 investigations drug and chemical conversions 165 165 19,946 state and local task forces 1,699 1,696 257,082 subtotal,',
'criminal, 4,722 4,581 964,665 security and other investigations investigative support: intelligence 956 973 127,133 laboratory services 455 451 60,912 training',
'99 98 25,529 research, engineering, and 587 586 121,455 technical operations information technology 126 122 141,305 subtotal, law enforcement 2,223',
'2,230 476,334 support management and administration 871 853 119,920 total, direct 7,816 7,664 1,560,919 appropriations division control fee account 660',
'656 89,029 total, budget authority 8,476 8,320 $1,649,948 additional drug enforcement agents. as noted elsewhere in the conference agreement, the',
'fbis restructuring plan shifted 567 agents away from drug investigations to focus on fighting terrorism. therefore, to compensate for this',
'reduction, the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 above the request to hire an additional 133 agents and support staff. as noted',
'earlier in this agreement, the conferees note that the justice department has yet to submit the plan requested by the',
'committees on appropriations regarding the strategy to maintain a strong focus on fighting illegal drug activity. the justice department is',
'directed to submit this strategy as expeditiously as possible. the agreement also includes $7,750,000 in available prior year recoveries for',
'vehicles, bullet proof vests, and other basic equipment essential to agents in the performance of their duties. overseas offices. the',
'dea is directed to submit a report to the committees on appropriations by may 23, 2003 which provides a workload',
'analysis and right sizing proposal as warranted for each overseas offices to ensure that the most urgent needs are being',
'met with the limited resources available. financial investigations. the conference agreement includes an increase of $4,121,000, 27 positions and 14',
'workyears, to strengthen the deas ability to better monitor and track the financial holdings and transactions of drug trafficking organizations,',
'especially with regard to investigating the links between the sale of illegal drugs and terrorist organizations. toward that end, the',
'conference agreement directs the dea to use $25,000,000 in prior year recoveries for activities of the special operations division. the',
'fbi and the dea shall brief the committees on appropriations on a quarterly basis beginning july 7, 2003 regarding efforts',
'in this area. information infrastructure. the conference agreement recommends an additional $6,683,000, 23 positions and 11 fte to further strengthen',
'deas data security infrastructure. the dea should ensure that these enhancements are consistent with the departments overall information technology security',
'programs. physical security measures. the conference agreement includes a requested increase of $18,000,000 for additional anti terrorism security measures at',
'both domestic and foreign locations. as noted earlier in this report, the conferees expect the justice department to submit a',
'comprehensive plan to ensure the safety of employees at all installations. the conferees expect dea to continue to provide quarterly',
'reports on the investigative workhours and funding, by type, within major source and transit countries, including the caribbean, delineated by',
'country and function. the dea shall report to the committees on appropriations, by june 1, 2003, providing a trend analysis',
'gleaned from information provided in these reports. oxycontin. the committee on appropriations continue to be concerned with the availability of',
'legal drugs that are diverted for illegal use, and in particular the prescription drug oxycontin, especially in virginia, west virginia',
'and kentucky. this epidemic is gaining a foothold in other areas of the country. to continue progress toward establishing a',
'nationwide prescription drug monitoring program, the conferees include $10,000,000 under the office of justice programs ojp to continue implementation of',
'the harold rogers prescription drug monitoring program. the conferees expect the dea to continue to work with ojp on the',
'implementation of this program, and to continue to provide the committees on appropriations with regular updates regarding efforts to thwart',
'the illegal diversion of oxycontin and other legal drugs. methamphetamines. the conferees remain concerned with the continuing problem of ecstasy',
'and methamphetamine use across the united states. the conferees expect the dea to continue working with ojp and cops on',
'the implementation of its cops methamphetamine programs, and to continue participating in the high intensity drug trafficking areas, particularly those',
'operating in the midwest, to combat the influx of methamphetamines. aviation support program. the conferees direct the dea to submit',
'a five year aviation master plan that includes: 1 current fleet assets by type, 2 logged flight hours by mission',
'by aircraft/helicopter, 3 projected useful service life remaining by aircraft/helicopter, 4 utilization of current fleet assets, by mission type, for',
'the last five years by year, and 5 basing, by aircraft/helicopter locations. the plan should also discuss the costs and',
'benefits of maintaining versus replacing current fleet assets through 2008, maldeployments or other causes of underutilization of current fleet assets,',
'if applicable, and capabilities of current fleet assets versus current and projected mission requirements. the report shall be delivered not',
'later than may 1, 2003. drug diversion control fee account. the recommendation includes $89,029,000 for deas drug diversion control program',
'for fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement assumes that the level of balances in the fee account are sufficient to',
'fully support diversion control programs in fiscal year 2003. as was the case in previous fiscal years, no funds are',
'provided in the dea salaries and expenses appropriation for this account in fiscal year 2003. to control the diversion, distribution,',
'manufacture and abuse of legitimate pharmaceuticals, dea annually registers in excess of 900,000 drug handlers, of which over 1,670 are',
'manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, and others handling large volumes of controlled substances. these registrants pay fees, which fully support the',
'cost of this program. the conferees are aware that the dea is proposing to change its fee structure, and urge',
'the dea to consult with the committees on appropriations regarding these changes. the conference agreement includes bill language which provides:',
'1 up to $70,000 for unforeseen emergencies; 2 for expenses for drug education and training programs; 3 for purchase of',
'passenger vehicles without regard to general purchase price limitations, and acquisition and operation of aircraft; 4 up to $33,000 for',
'permanent change of status costs; 5 up to $1,800,000 for research to remain available until expended; 6 up to $4,000,000',
'for evidence and information, up to $10,000,000 for automated data processing and telecommunications, up to $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000',
'for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft replacement parts to remain available until september 30, 2004; and 7 up to',
'$50,000 for official reception and representation expenses. in addition, language is continued which specifies the number of positions and workyears',
'provided to dea. construction the conference agreement includes $7,250,000 in available prior year recoveries for construction of a new laboratory',
'facility in miami, florida. immigration and naturalization service the conference agreement includes total new spending authority of $6,159,529,000 for the',
'immigration and naturalization service ins for fiscal year 2003. this amount includes $3,848,456,000 in direct appropriations and $2,311,073,000 in anticipated',
'fee collections. the conference agreement includes funding for border enforcement and immigration services under the salaries and expenses account, but',
'does not adopt the administrations request to establish a support and administration account. the conferees are aware that the ins',
'will soon transfer from the justice department to the department of homeland security dhs . guidance provided below is assumed',
'to apply to any successor organizations of the ins that may be created within the dhs. salaries and expenses funding',
'provided for the ins salaries and expenses account includes a total direct appropriation of $3,589,819,000 for salaries and expenses, including',
'$2,880,819,000 for immigration enforcement and border affairs, and $709,000,000 for immigration services. immigration enforcement and border affairs the conference agreement',
'includes $2,880,819,000 for immigration enforcement and border affairs. this account provides for activities related to border inspections, border patrol, investigations,',
'detention and deportation, and intelligence. entry exit. the conference agreement includes an increase of $362,000,000, for the entry exit program',
'and related information technology infrastructure upgrades. this funding is available for obligation pending submission of a comprehensive plan from the',
'secretary of homeland security for the entry exit program and needed information technology upgrades. the committees on appropriations held a',
'series of briefings throughout the fiscal year regarding the planning and progress of the entry exit program, but have been',
'disappointed by the lack of senior management involvement and oversight of this program, and by the lack of detail about',
'how funds will be used. the conferees note that the administration provided a plan for expenditure of funds in january',
'2003, which largely included funding for construction, and did not provide any detail on the technological solutions that would be',
'employed to implement this program, nor any discussion regarding the involvement of mexico and canada and how any infrastructure changes',
'between the u.s. and these countries would be accomplished. the conferees expect the ins to follow the direction contained in',
'the report accompanying public law 107 206 regarding the involvement of the general accounting office gao in the development and',
'review of the entry exit program. the gao should review and make recommendations to the ins prior to submission of',
'plans to the committees on appropriations. the ins shall report to the committees on appropriations on a quarterly basis, beginning',
'april 1, 2003, regarding entry exit program development. the conferees expect the ins to ensure full and open competition with',
'regard to procurement actions, and to ensure that any funding proposals for subsequent years include a full analysis of expected',
'operations and maintenance costs. as part of this plan, the conferees encourage the ins to explore biometric alternatives for use',
'in developing more tamper resistant passports and ins re entry documents. the conferees also direct the dhs to submit a',
'report not later than july 1, 2003, to the committees on appropriations identifying the number of green cards currently used',
'with no expiration date or security features, the original date the cards were issued, as well as a proposed plan',
'to replace these older green cards, if necessary. passenger and crew manifests. one of the primary goals of the entry',
'exit program is to improve the collection, analysis and dissemination of information on passengers and crews at ports of entry,',
'including the verification of traveler identity and access to data relevant to the determination of the excludability of the traveler.',
'such information is critical to the development of threat assessments. the ins current paper based system and stove piped databases',
'limit its ability to produce and coordinate such information with other agencies responsible for collecting this and similar critical information.',
'the congress enacted public law 107 295 directing the transportation security administration tsa to develop and establish a maritime intelligence',
'system mis , as defined in section 70113 of the maritime transportation security act of 2002 to address this very',
'problem. the mis system is intended to integrate and analyze collected data on passenger and crew manifests and any other',
'relevant information that could be construed as potential threats against the united states. in order for this system to work,',
'ins and other agencies that collect data on passengers and crew manifests must cooperate fully. therefore, the conference agreement directs',
'the ins to transfer $25,000,000 to the tsa as a reimbursement for its mis activities and requirements. the conferees expect',
'mis to include the data collected through the container security initiative csi program and other passenger, crew and cargo information',
'collection systems. the conferees understand that the csi program will enable the collection of additional shipping data through enhanced cooperative',
'relationships between the u.s. customs service and foreign customs services. border patrol agents. the conference agreement includes an increase of',
'$57,207,000, 570 positions and 285 fte for new border patrol agents, bringing the number of border patrol agents to 11,000.',
'the conferees expect the ins to submit a deployment plan to the committees on appropriations for the new agents provided,',
'and to ensure that this plan is coordinated with construction projects and ongoing entry exit program planning. the ins should',
'continue to provide the committees on appropriations with quarterly status reports on border patrol hiring, with the first such report',
'due no later than april 1, 2003. immigration inspectors. the conference agreement includes an increase of $25,500,000 to hire an',
'additional 460 land border ports of entry inspectors. these inspectors shall be deployed along both the northern and southern borders.',
'the conferees are concerned with staffing levels at the ambassador bridge/detroit tunnel, the santa teresa and columbus ports of entry',
'in new mexico, and urge the ins to ensure that staffing levels are sufficient at these important ports of entry.',
'pay upgrades. in response to concerns raised regarding a high rate of attrition of border patrol agents and immigration inspectors,',
'the committees on appropriations provided emergency supplemental funding in public law 107 206 for pay upgrades. the conference agreement continues',
'this direction by including an increase of $58,550,000 for pay upgrades for border patrol agents and immigration inspectors. the conferees',
'note that this was not in the administrations request. the conferees direct the administration to submit a legislative proposal to',
'the congress with the fy 2004 budget that establishes a comprehensive, equitable program to compensate federal law enforcement. interior enforcement.',
'the conferees include an increase of $10,000,000 for interior enforcement needs. this increase will provide the ins with additional staff',
'to investigate and deport the more than 300,000 alien fugitives who have been ordered removed or deported from the u.s.',
'but have failed to comply with those orders. the conferees are aware of a growing number of illegal aliens in',
'bettendorf and davenport, iowa; moline and rock island, illinois; and the roanoke area in the upper shenandoah valley, and direct',
'the ins to review staffing levels in these areas. joint terrorism task forces. the conference agreement continues to support the',
'concept of joint terrorism task forces jttfs , and therefore includes an increase of $6,000,000, 59 positions and 30 fte',
'for ins participation in jttfs. this funding complements funding provided to the fbi and other department of justice components for',
'these multi agency law enforcement activities. interior checkpoints. bill language is retained prohibiting funds for the site acquisition, design, or',
'construction of any permanent border patrol checkpoint in the tucson sector. the ins is reminded that it must not operate',
'a checkpoint at the same location for seven consecutive days during a 14 day period in the tucson sector. the',
'conferees direct ins to submit a report to the committees on appropriations by june 27, 2003, regarding the checkpoint program.',
'this report should include a list of all checkpoints, when they were established, a profile of all resources associated with',
'each checkpoint, as well as current and historical statistics. this review should discuss the checkpoint program, and how it complements',
'the overall border security enforcement strategy in recognition of urgent homeland security issues. the conferees direct the tucson sector to',
'continue negotiations regarding the relocation of tucson sector helicopter operations to sierra vista, arizona. border patrol equipment. of the amounts',
'provided for border patrol equipment, the border patrol is directed to provide no less than $5,000,000 to procure lightweight handheld',
'thermal imagers for border patrol field use and operations. the conferees support the continuation of isis and rvis, and direct',
'the ins to submit a report to the committees on appropriations by july 7, 2003, regarding the status of these',
'initiatives, particularly in light of the deployment issues that have arisen on the northern border because of the differences in',
'climate and terrain. the conference agreement also includes $40,000,000 for vehicles. the conferees note that base funding is provided for',
'every on board agent, and funding for each new agent hired includes funds to purchase new vehicles. the conferees urge',
'the ins to ensure that funds provided for vehicles and other basic agent needs are spent as provided by the',
'congress, and not diverted for other uses. injured illegal aliens. the conferees believe hospitals in cochise, pima, santa cruz and',
'yuma counties, arizona are bearing an unfair burden as a result of illegal immigrants injured as a result of interaction',
'with the border patrol, and therefore direct the ins to provide such sums as necessary to reimburse hospitals in these',
'counties, as authorized by sections 562 and 563 of the illegal immigration and immigrant responsibility act of 1996, as amended.',
'the conferees believe that this one time funding infusion is appropriate until a nation wide solution is developed in fiscal',
'year 2003. this funding is only available to the extent that these costs are not otherwise reimbursed through other federal',
'programs or cannot be recovered from the alien or another person. the conferees direct the ins, in coordination with the',
'department of health and human services, to provide a report by july 1, 2003 to the committees on appropriations with',
'recommendations to address this issue. trafficking. to continue efforts to combat the illegal trafficking into this country of some 50,000',
'women and children every year, the conference agreement includes an increase of $3,662,000 for costs associated with effectively implementing provisions',
'of the victims of trafficking and violence protection act. the conferees continue to be supportive of the ins violence against',
'women act processing unit which is responsible for the adjudication of immigration cases filed by victims of violence including battered',
'immigrants, trafficking victims and other immigrant victims of crime. the conferees encourage the administration to ensure that sufficient funding is',
'available for the unit to continue to adjudicate and process immigration cases. alternatives to detention. the conference agreement includes $3,000,000',
'for alternatives to detention to promote community based programs for supervised release from detention such as the vera institute for',
'justices appearance assistance project or other similar programs. these funds shall not be available for new or existing detention facilities,',
'including non secure detention and/or shelter care detention facilities. legal orientation. the conference agreement also includes $1,000,000 for non governmental',
'agencies to provide live presentations to persons in ins detention prior to their first hearing before an immigration judge. these',
'presentations will provide immigration detainees with essential information about immigration court procedures and the availability of legal remedies to assist',
'detainees in distinguishing between meritorious cases and frivolous cases. criminal aliens. the conferees understand that the ins has an ongoing',
'program to identify and deport criminal aliens in local and county jails, pursuant to public law 105 141, which requires',
'the attorney general to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who',
'are unlawfully present in the united states. the conferees expect that within existing resources provided for detention and removal of',
'aliens, the ins will continue to support this program, and increase resources as warranted for these activities. a recent inspector',
'general audit noted a number of problems in the ins institutional removal program, including the fact that ins has failed',
'to identify all deportable criminal aliens, including aggravated felons. the conferees support the recommendations provided in the audit, and urge',
'the ins to adopt them as expeditiously as possible. similarly, the conferees have provided funding for the high intensity criminal',
'alien apprehension and prosecution program to use automated fingerprint technology to improve the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of previously deported',
'criminal aliens in l.a. county. the conferees direct ins to allocate sufficient staff, if warranted, to the los angeles office,',
'in order to enter the fingerprint records of all deportable criminal aliens incarcerated in prisons and jails into the cal',
'id database in a timely fashion. immigration services the conference agreement includes $709,000,000 for immigration services. eliminating the backlog of',
'immigration applications. the june 2002 backlog elimination plan states that the ins will reach a national average processing time of',
'six months or less for all applications by the end of fiscal year 2003, and will achieve a processing time',
'standard of six months or less at every office by the end of fiscal year 2004. from 1993 to 2000,',
'more than 6,900,000 legal immigrants have applied for citizenship, more than in the previous 40 years combined. the committees on',
'appropriations have provided more than $430,000,000 in appropriations to the ins over the last six years to address the backlog',
'of applications and to improve the integrity of the naturalization process; this funding is in addition to the more than',
'$4,500,000,000 in fees that the ins has collected to process applications. the ins estimates that it will process about 9,400,000',
'applications in fiscal year 2003. the conferees look forward to receiving quarterly updates from the ins regarding efforts to achieve',
'these new standards. the conferees expect that if the ins realigns existing staff to better address workload issues, that any',
'shift in employees will be subject to reprogramming requirements in this act. the conferees continue to hear from members of',
'congress and their constituents with concerns about the lack of attentiveness to requests for better service with regard to the',
'processing of immigration applications. the conferees receive many requests for additional resources in the nearest ins office or for the',
'opening of new ins offices to deal with backlogs. the conferees again urge the ins to review staffing levels throughout',
'the country to ensure that resources are deployed to match work requirements. the conferees expect the ins to direct special',
'emphasis toward backlog reduction problems in northern virginia; new york, new york; the bronx, new york; the state of iowa;',
'northern new jersey; florida; arizona; and michigan. the conferees also urge the ins to make every effort to acquire space',
'in portland, oregons central business district for its district office. inadmissable aliens. the conferees direct the ins to remain vigilant',
'with regard to enforcing section 212 of the immigration and nationality act of 1952, as amended. this section pertains to',
'the general classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas. the conferees are particularly concerned with people who are granted entrance',
'into the united states who may have been foreign intelligence operatives against the united states; who have been or are',
'involved in trafficking in persons; or who are foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe violations of human',
'rights or religious freedom. the ins, in cooperation with the state departments bureau of consular affairs, is directed to submit',
'a report no later than june 27, 2003, describing efforts to enforce the provisions of section 212. the conferees continue',
'to urge the secretary of state and the attorney general to deny immigrant or non immigrant visas to any citizens',
'of the peoples republic of china whom they determine participates in or otherwise supports organ harvesting. offsetting fee collections the',
'conference agreement assumes a total of $2,311,073,000 in offsetting fee collections paid by persons who are traveling internationally or who',
'are applying for immigration benefits. these fees support activities related to the legal admission of persons into the united states.',
'the conferees are concerned about the findings of a recent inspector general audit which found that ins fee collection procedures',
'are poor and subject to errors and theft. therefore, the ins is directed to adopt and enforce more stringent accounting',
'procedures regarding the collection of fees for these activities as noted in this recent report. immigration inspections user fees. the',
'conference agreement assumes $658,295,000 of spending from offsetting collections in this account. last year, the conferees supported an increase in',
'the ins user fee account to provide for additional inspectors and to facilitate the use of technology to improve the',
'ability to process international air travelers and provide for greater security measures. despite these increases, the congress continues to hear',
'concerns about staffing levels at airports around the country. therefore, the conferees expect the ins to hire up to an',
'additional 615 airport immigration inspectors and support staff with the expected increase in fee revenues. the conferees are particularly concerned',
'with staffing levels at the detroit international airport and the miami international airport, and urge the ins to review staffing',
'at all airports to ensure appropriate coverage to facilitate travel while ensuring secure borders. these new inspectors are expected to',
'be deployed at new and renovated terminals, as well as at high growth airports. the conferees also direct the ins',
'to hire up to an additional 85 seaport immigration inspectors and 8 support staff. the conferees include language clarifying that',
'the newly established immigration inspection fee is intended to be applied to cruise ship passengers, and not to individuals who',
'use ferries on a daily basis. the ins should consult with the committees on appropriations prior to the deployment of',
'these new positions. immigration examinations fees. the conference agreement assumes $1,443,803,000 to support the adjudication of applications for immigration benefits,',
'to be derived from fees collected from persons applying for immigration benefits. this funding level assumes an increase of $50,496,000',
'to continue efforts to reduce the backlog of applications and at the same time improve the integrity of the process.',
'as noted previously, the ins is expected to provide quarterly updates to the congress regarding implementation of its five year',
'backlog reduction plan. the ins is expected to provide no less than $43,000,000 for the telephone customer service center and',
'no less than $7,200,000 for the indexing and conversion of ins microfilm images. the conferees support the ongoing efforts of',
'the ins to index and convert deteriorating records to digital format, which ensures that the records will be maintained, and',
'more readily searchable. land border inspections fees. the conference agreement assumes $21,700,000 in spending from the land border inspection fund.',
'the revenues generated in this account are from dedicated commuter lanes in blaine and port roberts, washington; detroit tunnel and',
'ambassador bridge, michigan; and otay mesa, california; and automated permit ports which provide pre screened local border residents border crossing',
'privileges by means of automated inspections. the conferees fully support the concept of dedicated commuter lanes, and expect the ins',
'to employ the lessons learned in this program to the development of the entry exit program. breached bond/detention fund. the',
'conference agreement assumes $171,275,000 in spending for detention of illegal aliens from the immigration breached bond/detention fund in fiscal year',
'2003. the allowance assumes that $50,069,000 will be used to fund additional detention space needs. the conferees expect the ins',
'to rely on a mix of ins, private and state facilities for these additional needs. resources available in this fund',
'are derived from the recovery of breached cash andsurety bonds in excess of $8,000,000, which are deposited in the fund',
'as offsetting collections. in addition, resources are also available in this account from a portion of fees charged under section',
'245 i of the immigration and nationality act. the conferees are aware that the number of detainee complaints and disturbances',
'has decreased at the san pedro service processing center as a result of counseling and religious services being offered to',
'detainees. the ins is directed to provide no less than $1,500,000 to continue to provide such services to detainees at',
'the ins service processing centers. h 1b fees. the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 to process h 1b visas. the h',
'1b is a temporary visa category for non immigrant, highly skilled workers. the conference agreement includes bill language, similar to',
'that included in previous appropriations acts, which provides: 1 up to $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature;',
'2 for the purchase of motor vehicles for police type use and for uniforms, without regard to general purchase price',
'limitations; 3 for the acquisition and operation of aircraft; 4 up to $400,000 for research to be available until expended;',
'5 up to $5,000,000 for payments to state and local law enforcement agencies engaged in cooperative activities related to immigration;',
'6 up to $5,000,000 to fund or reimburse other federal agencies for costs associated with the repatriation of smuggled aliens;',
'7 up to $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 8 a limit on the level of funding for the',
'office of legislative and public affairs; 9 a limit on the amount of funding available for non career positions; 10',
'separate headings for immigration enforcement and border affairs and immigration services; 11 revised language carried in previous appropriations acts regarding',
'the operation of the checkpoints in the tucson sector; and 12 deletes language carried in previous appropriations acts regarding the',
'operation of the san clemente and temecula checkpoints. construction the conference agreement includes $258,637,000 for construction projects for the immigration',
'and naturalization service for fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement does not adopt the proposal of the administration to provide',
'funding for construction under the salaries and expenses account but instead continues funding for these activities under a separate account.',
'this funding directly supports the congress commitment to ensuring that adequate facilities are provided for the increasing number of border',
'patrol agents and immigration inspectors being deployed to ensure safe borders. of the amounts provided, not less than $3,000,000 shall',
'be used on border fences and other barrier construction in the douglas, naco and nogales corridors, and such sums as',
'necessary to continue fencing efforts in the san diego corridor. the conferees direct that not less than $1,000,000 be used',
'for the tucson sector air operations facility in sierra vista, which the committees on appropriations directed be implemented last year.',
'the conference agreement provides the following increases: in thousands of dollars border patrol construction southern border brownsville, tx bps 10,820',
'del rio, tx checkpoint system 5,300 eagle pass, tx bps 10,486 el centro, ca bps 14,235 el paso, tx bps',
'15,250 laredo, tx checkpoint system 5,300 mcallen, tx bp sector hq 18,344 san diego border barriers 1,000 sw border barriers',
'8,000 tucson, az bp station hq 25,600 subtotal, southern border 114,335 northern border bonners ferry, wa, bps 3,118 billings, mt',
'bps 278 grand forks, nd bp sector hq 865 havre, mt bp sector hq 997 havre, mt bps 157 sweetgrass,',
'mt, bps 350 white fish, mt, bps 400 nb planning and design 2,000 subtotal, northern border 8,164 subtotal, new infrastructure',
'122,499 charleston border patrol academy 14,000 total, program changes 136,499 federal prison system salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes',
'a fiscal year 2003 appropriation of $4,071,251,000 for the salaries and expenses of the federal prison system. the conferees recognize',
'the critical importance of providing adequate space for the incarceration of sentenced and unsentenced federal prisoners, and the need to',
'activate newly constructed prison facilities. activation and expansion of new prisons. the conference agreement includes an increase of $101,416,000 for',
'the activation of the new medium security facility in glenville, west virginia; and the new high security facilities at big',
'sandy, kentucky; mccreary, kentucky; and victorville, california. this amount will provide for more than 4,400 new beds. the conferees also',
'include increases of $10,132,000 for expansion at the marion, illinois facility and at the safford, arizona facility. this amount will',
'provide for more than 764 new beds. the conferees include new bill language designating funding levels provided for the activities',
'under this account. bill language, similar to that included in previous appropriations acts, is also included which provides: 1 for',
'the purchase of motor vehicles for police type use; 2 for the provision of technical advice to foreign governments; 3',
'for transfer of funds to the health resources and services administration; 4 for the director to enter into contracts to',
'furnish health care; 5 up to $6,000 for reception and representation expenses; 6 up to $20,000,000 for contract confinement expenses',
'for the care and security of cuban and haitian entrants; and 7 for the federal prison system to enter into',
'contracts and other agreements with private entities for multi year periods for the confinement of federal prisoners. the conference agreement',
'also includes a requested change in the number of new and replacement automobile purchases, and includes language, as requested, designating',
'an amount to remain available for two fiscal years. buildings and facilities the conference agreement includes $399,227,000 for fiscal year',
'2003 for the construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of prison and detention facilities housing federal prisoners. the conferees agree that',
'none of the funds appropriated for the federal prison system in this or prior appropriations acts for the construction of',
'new prison facilities shall be rescinded or cancelled. further, the conferees expect all current projects to move forward as planned.',
'the conferees provide increases of $225,972,000 for facilities with prior funding: in thousands of dollars facilities with prior funding: hazelton,',
'west virginia 66,600 fci pollock, louisiana 116,872 berlin, new hampshire 20,000 subtotal $203,472 expansions: sandstone, minnesota $5,300 fci otisville, new',
'york 11,600 usp florence, colorado 5,600 total new funding $225,972 the conference agreement includes bill language, similar to that included',
'in previous appropriations acts, which allows: 1 for planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of facilities; 2 for acquisition, remodeling,',
'and equipping facilities by contract or force account; 3 up to $14,000,000 to construct inmate work areas; 4 for use',
'of prisoner labor; and 5 up to 10 percent of this appropriation to be transferred to the salaries and expenses',
'account. limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated the conference agreement continues a limitation on administrative expenses of $3,429,000',
'for federal prison industries, incorporated, for fiscal year 2003. office of justice programs justice assistance the conference agreement includes $201,291,000',
'for justice assistance. the distribution of funding is as follows: justice assistance dollars in thousands amount national institute of justice',
'$59,879 office of science and technology 33,000 nat. law enforce and corrections tech centers 17,000 bureau of justice statistics 32,335',
'missing children 32,847 regional information sharing system 29,000 white collar crime information center 9,230 management and administration 38,000 total 201,291',
'national institute of justice nij . the conference agreement provides $59,879,000 for the national institute of justice. office of science',
'and technology. the conferees commend the efforts of the leadership of the national institute of justices nij office of science',
'and technology os&t . this office has assisted local law enforcement in making significant advances in the areas of non',
'intrusive, concealed weapons and contraband detection, vehicle stopping, dna testing, public safety standards development, officer protection, less than lethal incapacitation,',
'public safety communications, information management, counterterrorism, crime mapping, location and tracking, secure communications, and noninvasive drug detection. in addition, the',
'conferees commend and encourage the continuing partnership that os&t has developed with the national institute of standards and technology with',
'the goal of developing standards and carrying out scientific and engineering research related to the public safety community. to implement',
'the mission of os&t, pursuant to the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 , the conference agreement',
'includes $33,000,000 for os&t from within the overall amount provided for nij. in addition, within the funds provided for the',
'local law enforcement block grant program, $20,000,000 is for os&t to assist local law enforcement units in identifying, selecting, developing,',
'modernizing, and purchasing new technologies in accordance with the aforementioned act. the national law enforcement and corrections technology centers. since',
'1994, the national law enforcement and corrections technology centers nlectc have served the state and local law enforcement and corrections',
'communities by providing support, research findings, and technical expertise on issues that allow them to perform their jobs safer and',
'more effectively. the nlectc system consists of facilities located across the country and each facility specializes in one or more',
'specific areas of research and development. the conferees commend the work that nijs office of science and technology os&t, and',
'through it the nlectc system, has done to improve the capabilities of the law enforcement and corrections communities. to further',
'the work of the nlectc system, the conferees recommend $17,000,000 for the continued support of the system. these funds are',
'to be distributed equally among the northeast regional center, southeast regional center, rocky mountain regional center, western regional center, rural',
'law enforcement technology center, and northwest center. the conferees continue to support the centers receiving reimbursable funding from other accounts',
'as needed. within available funds, the conferees recommend that nij consider funding the center for civil force protection and the',
'public safety technology assessment facility at sandia national laboratories in new mexico. the center provides important physical security counterterrorism assistance',
'to federal, state, and local law enforcement. in addition, the current year level is provided for the office of law',
'enforcement technology commercialization, inc. and facial recognition. in addition to the above activities, within the amounts provided, nij is to',
'provide grants for the following projects: $300,000 for practitioners assistance team pat to provide technical assistance to state and local',
'agencies attempting to implement integrated justice systems; $1,000,000 for the university of houston to study in car law enforcement technologies;',
'$1,000,000 for the state of virginia to develop a state wide emergency communications plan to address communications equipment and interoperability',
'needs of first responders throughout the state. the plan should address both the new equipment needs of local first responder',
'agencies and methods for making current communications systems interoperable within local jurisdictions and throughout the state. the state is encouraged',
'to build upon the experiences and expertise learned in the national institute of justices interoperable communications pilot project in the',
'city of alexandria project agile ; $500,000 for the center for advanced media analysis to fund advanced research in the',
'area of multi media capture and analysis of authorized law enforcement capture; $750,000 for lane county, oregons breaking the cycle',
'of juvenile drug abuse program to decrease juvenile crime and drug abuse through early identification and intervention; $1,500,000 is for',
'the center for task force training program; $750,000 to the north carolina attorney generals office for telemarketing fraud enforcement and',
'privacy project; $650,000 for the mistral security non toxic drug detection and identification aerosol technology; $350,000 for the pennsylvania task',
'force on prison overcrowding; and $750,000 for operation ceasefire in charleston, sc for overtime for response teams. missing children. the',
'conference agreement includes $32,847,000 for the missing children program for the following purposes: missing children program in thousands of dollars',
'fy 2002 fy 2003 fy 2003 program enacted request agreement national center for missing and exploited 11,450 11,450 12,500 children',
'jimmy ryce law enforcement training 2,700 2,700 3,000 center internet crimes against children task 6,500 12,500 12,500 force mec office',
'2,347 2,347 2,347 amber alert grants 2,500 total 22,997 28,997 32,847 of the funds provided for the national center for',
'missing and exploited children ncmec , $2,245,000 is for the cybertipline. the conferees recommend that the ncmec consult with i',
'safe america to provide nationwide internet safety training in grades k 12. the conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for training and',
'technical assistance to develop an effective, coordinated amber alert program. office of victims of crime. the office of victims of',
'crime ovc administers formula and discretionary grants designed to benefit victims, provide training to professionals who work with victims, develops',
'projects to enhance victims rights and services, and undertakes public education and awareness activities on behalf of crime victims. in',
'fiscal year 2002, ovc was provided $68,100,000 to respond to the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. the conferees direct that',
'the ovc provide a report to the committees on appropriations no later than 60 days after enactment on the status',
'of how the emergency funds have been spent. regional information sharing system. the conference agreement provides $29,000,000 for the regional',
'information sharing system riss . in addition to the amount provided under this heading, there is $10,000,000 under the heading',
'domestic preparedness account to enhance the electronic dissemination and sharing of terrorist related information among federal, state, and local agencies.',
'the conferees expect that riss and other information sharing systems will be eligible to receive grants under this program in',
'order to enhance state and local agencies ability to access and share crime and terrorist information. the conferees support the',
'current effort to link the riss system with the law enforcement on line leo information system, which will greatly expand',
'access to critical law enforcement information at the federal, state, and local level. management and administration. the conference agreement provides',
'$38,000,000 for the management and administration of the office of justice programs ojp . the conferees understand that ojp is',
'not backfilling vacant positions, and therefore request a quarterly status report on staffing. the department has reported to the committees',
'on appropriations on a competitive sourcing effort. to support this effort, the conferees must be assured that effectiveness is improved',
'and savings are attained. the conferees direct that ojp provide the committees on appropriations with detailed plans on this effort',
'before proceeding with changes. office for domestic preparedness the conferees have long viewed state and local jurisdictions ability to detect,',
'prevent and respond to a terrorist attack as one of its highest priorities. state and local responders are first to',
'arrive on the scene when a terrorist attack occurs and must be prepared to protect life and property. this function',
'is inherently non federal, although federal resources and expertise are needed to manage the crises and provide support to state',
'and local assets when an attack overwhelms their resources. the amounts provided by the conferees demonstrate the continued support for',
'the office of domestic preparedness odp . odp must continue its vital and successful program for assisting state and local',
'response agencies. domestic preparedness $000 in thousands amount strategic planning and technical assistance $53,000 web site pilot project 3,000 equipment:',
'grants 400,000 pine bluff 10,000 standards and testing 15,000 prepositioned equipment 23,000 interagency board 500 electronic dissemination of terrorist threat',
'info 10,000 sub total, equipment 458,500 training: national domestic preparedness consortium 125,000 center for domestic preparedness 45,000 louisiana state university',
'20,000 new mexico institute of mining and tech 20,000 texas a&m university 20,000 nevada test site 20,000 continuing and emerging',
'training 25,000 discretionary training grants 30,000 virtual medical campus 2,000 dartmouth institute for security and tech. studies 18,000 ocnm inst',
'for the prevention of terrorism 18,000 center on catastrophe preparedness and response 7,000 national counterterrorism policy center 3,000 terrorism prevention',
'and response training center 5,000 sub total, training 233,000 exercises: grants 100,000 top officials exercise series 7,000 evaluation and after',
'action program 5,000 sub total, exercises 112,000 high threat urban areas 100,000 research and development 23,500 management and administration 17,000',
'total, domestic preparedness 1,000,000 equipment the conferees provide $458,500,000 for odp equipment programs. within these amounts, $10,000,000 is provided to',
'enhance the dissemination of electronic threat information among federal, state, and local responders. the conferees understand that there is a',
'large proliferation of local, state, regional, and federal information sharing initiatives. the conferees also understand that many of these systems',
'are being developed independently with no plan to integrate with other information sharing systems such as riss and leo. this',
'funding is provided to odp to enhance state and local agencies ability to share intelligence information with each other and',
'with the department of homeland security and the department of justice. the conferees direct that the odp coordinate this program',
'with the bureau of justice assistance bja . the conferees also expect bja and odp to continue to work with',
'state, local, and federal agencies through the global intelligence working group of the global justice information sharing initiative. formula grant',
'program to states of the amounts provided, $400,000,000 is for the formula based grant program to states. the conferees direct',
'that not less than 80 percent of equipment funding provided to the states by formula shall pass through to local',
'governments. coordination the conferees recognize that a significant portion of the funds provided under the formula grant program are used',
'to improve voice and data communications interoperability among first responders. the conferees support this effort, but expect odp to coordinate',
'closely with other federal agencies that also provide communications interoperability grants to first responders i.e., fema, cops, bja, and nij',
', in order to ensure that federal resources are being used effectively to improve intra and inter jurisdictional communications interoperability.',
'standards the conferees understand the need for minimum performance standards, testing, and evaluation in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological,',
'and nuclear cbrn protective equipment, as well as voice/data communications equipment. the conferees, therefore, expect odp to work closely with',
'the national institute of standards and technology nist to test, evaluate, and develop minimum performance standards for cbrn protective equipment',
'and voice/data communications equipment for first responders. training the conference agreement provides $233,000,000 for training programs in odp. this amount',
'includes $125,000,000 for the training consortium. in addition, the conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for george washington university to work in',
'collaboration with george mason university, shenandoah university and other regional organizations to provide terrorism prevention and response training for multiple',
'types of first responders including law enforcement, fire, hazmat, ems and other types of responders. the conference agreement includes $3,000,000',
'for the national counterterrorism policy center in st. petersburg, fl, to assist state and local homeland security and law enforcement',
'officials with their strategic plans to prevent and detect acts of terrorism. the conference agreement also includes $7,000,000 for the',
'center on catastrophe preparedness and response at new york university nyu , to support counterterrorism activities. exercises the conference agreement',
'provides $112,000,000 for state and local exercises regarding an event involving weapons of mass destruction. within this amount, $7,000,000 is',
'provided for the top official exercise series topoff . topoff ii is to be conducted in 2003, therefore, the committees',
'will consider a reprogramming for additional funds, if odp finds it is necessary. high threat urban areas recognizing the vulnerability',
'and high risk of terrorist attack in large urban areas, the department of defense dod and later odp provided training',
'and equipment to the 120 largest u.s. cities through the nunn lugar domenici domestic preparedness program. while all of the',
'cities identified in the nunn lugar domenici program have received domestic preparedness training, the conferees recognize that certain large urban',
'areas remain high threat targets and are inadequately prepared to respond to a weapon of mass destruction wmd event. therefore,',
'the conferees recommend $100,000,000 for odp to develop a follow on program to the nunn lugar domenici program that addresses',
'the unique equipment, training, planning and exercise needs of selected large high threat urban areas. the conferees recognize that large',
'urban areas often cross state lines and involve multiple local jurisdictions. the conferees expect these plans will expand upon states',
'domestic preparedness strategies and that no funds will be awarded under this program until jurisdictions have clearly demonstrated a coordinated',
'assessment of threat, vulnerability, needs, and capabilities. the conferees expect odp to consult with the appropriate federal agencies including the',
'fbi and agencies within the department of homeland security in identifying urban areas to be supported through this initiative. odp',
'should take into account credible threat; vulnerability; the presence of infrastructure of national importance; population; and identified needs of the',
'jurisdictions public safety agencies when determining program eligibility. the conferees expect odp, in consultation with the appropriate federal agencies, including',
'the fbi and agencies within the department of homeland security, to develop a multi year strategy for addressing the unique',
'needs of high threat urban jurisdictions to be supported by this program. research and development the conference agreement provides $23,500,000',
'for research and development. within the level of funding provided, odp shall consider evaluating emerging first responding technologies such as',
'hand held detection equipment that can detect possible chemical or biological attacks, and emerging mapping, assessment, rescue and recovery technologies.',
'state and local law enforcement assistance the conference agreement provides a total appropriation of $2,065,269,000, of which $20,990,000 is derived',
'from prior year unobligated balances for the state and local law enforcement assistance program. the conference agreement provides for the',
'following programs: state and local law enforcement assistance dollars in thousands amount local law enforcement block grant $400,000 boys and',
'girls club 80,000 national institute of justice 20,000 citizen corps 3,000 state criminal alien assistance program 250,000 cooperative agreement program',
'5,000 indian assistance 18,000 tribal prison construction program 5,000 indian tribal courts program 8,000 alcohol and substance abuse 5,000 byrne',
'grants: discretionary grants 150,914 formula grants 500,000 total, byrne grants 650,914 violence against women grants 390,165 victims of trafficking grants',
'10,000 state prison drug treatment 65,000 drug courts 45,000 juvenile crime block grant 190,000 project childsafe 25,000 prescription drug monitoring',
'7,500 prison rape prosecution and prevention 13,000 terrorism prevention and response training 15,000 other crime control programs: missing alzheimers patients',
'898 law enforcement family support 1,497 motor vehicle theft prevention 1,300 senior citizens vs. marketing scams 1,995 unobligated balances 20,990',
'total, state and local assistance 2,044,279 local law enforcement block grant. the conference agreement includes $400,000,000 for the local law',
'enforcement block grant program. this program provides grants to local law enforcement agencies to reduce crime, including acts of terrorism.',
'of the amount included, $20,000,000 is provided to nij for assisting local units of government to identify, select, develop, modernize,',
'and purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement and $80,000,000 is provided for boys and girls clubs. in addition,',
'the conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for citizen corps programs, including the expansion of neighborhood watch programs and the volunteers in',
'policing program. no funding is provided for operation tips. state criminal alien assistance program. the conference agreement provides $250,000,000 for',
'the state criminal alien assistance program scaap for the reimbursement to states for the costs of incarceration of criminal aliens.',
'the budget request proposed the elimination of this program. the conferees recognize the southwest border states incur significant costs associated',
'with criminal aliens. in addition to these funds, the conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for the southwest border prosecution program under',
'the community oriented policing services account. indian country grants. the recommendation provides $18,000,000 for indian country grants. the conferees understand',
'that the comprehensive indian resources forcommunity law enforcement circle initiative is working well in the three indian communities in which',
'it is deployed. the conferees urge the department to consider ways to expand the circle project into other communities. in',
'addition, the conferees request that not later than 60 days after enactment of this act, the department submit a proposal',
'to expand the circle project by integrating and coordinating resources from across the federal agencies for purposes of indian law',
'enforcement, public safety, substance abuse, tribal justice systems, and facilities construction into a small grant program to indian tribes and',
'tribal consortia. within the amount for prison construction, the conferees direct that ojp shall review proposals and provide grants if',
'warranted for the following projects: standing rock sioux tribe in south dakota for a juvenile detention and recovery facility; yankton',
'sioux tribe in south dakota for the construction of a juvenile detention facility; lower brule sioux tribe for the construction',
'of a detention facility. edward byrne grants to states. the conference agreement includes $650,914,000 for the edward byrne memorial state',
'and local law enforcement assistance program, of which $150,914,000 is for discretionary grants and $500,000,000 is for formula grants. within',
'the amounts provided for discretionary grants, ojp is expected to review the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report',
'to the committees on appropriations of the house and senate on its intentions. $500,000 to the saginaw chippewa indian tribe',
'of michigan for a victims of crime program; $2,750,000 for the d.a.r.e. program to re train all d.a.r.e. officers nationwide',
'and produce d.a.r.e. workbooks; $4,000,000 for the eisenhower foundation for the youth safe haven program; $3,000,000 for the national center',
'for justice and the rule of law at the university of mississippi school of law to sponsor research and produce',
'judicial education seminars and training for judges and other criminal justice professionals; $5,000,000 to continue the effective crime prevention program',
'mcgruff the crime dog and meet the enormous demand from local law enforcement organizations regarding effective crime prevention practices; $3,000,000',
'for the national fatherhood institute, the national physicians center for family resources, and the alabama police institute to study the',
'causes and consequences of out of wedlock childbirth and its impact on criminal activity; $750,000 for the university of tennessee',
'to continue the development of technology, forensic training, and research; $350,000 for turtle mountain community colleges project peacemaker which seeks',
'to increase the number of american indians trained in either tribal government or law; $250,000 for riverfront district community policing',
'stations in montgomery, alabama; $1,300,000 for the san joaquin valley, california rural agricultural crime prevention program; $2,000,000 for continued support',
'for the expansion of search group, inc. and the national technical assistance and training program to assist states, such as',
'west virginia and alabama, to accelerate the automation of fingerprint identification processes; $100,000 for the transformation network in ashland county,',
'oh to reduce alcohol and drug related automobile accidents; $250,000 for the rural law enforcement technology and training center; $300,000',
'for the national association of town watchs national night out crime prevention program; $8,000,000 for the southern and eastern kentucky',
'counter drug initiative, to coordinate drug interdiction, prevention, education and treatment initiatives in appalachia kentucky; $1,000,000 for the national childrens',
'alliance for the child abuse reporting and evaluation system; $1,300,000 for the new orleans, la police department for crime fighting',
'initiatives; $3,000,000 for mothers against drunk driving madd for victims assistance and education programs, of which $1,000,000 shall be to',
'develop spanish language public service announcements; $117,000 for the virginia attorney generals office to combat domestic violence and for the',
'triad program in the state of virginia; $1,500,000 for the washington metropolitan area drug enforcement task force matf ; $1,000,000',
'for the fuller theological seminary for a conflict resolution program; $800,000 for the paul and lisa foundation; $661,000 for the',
'virginia community policing institute; $300,000 for the virginia cares for a one time grant to support pre and post release',
'incarceration services that exist for inmates returning to communities; $200,000 for san marcos, ca for a community policing initiative; $1,250,000',
'for the national correctional industries associations grant program providing technical assistance to states participating in the private sector prison industry',
'enhancement certification program; $500,000 for lackawanna county, pa for treatment diversion for offenders in the drug court program; $250,000 for',
'the national troopers coalition, to study increased demands placed on law enforcement; $3,500,000 for the center for court innovation; $1,000,000',
'for pinellas county, fl for a mentally ill diversion program for inmates; $1,780,000 for the national clearinghouse for science, technology,',
'and the law at stetson university college of law; $6,000,000 for the police athletic league; $750,000 for kristens act; $600,000',
'for the action team in dallas, tx; $250,000 for the kane county, il drug rehabilitation court; $250,000 for the criminal',
'justice programs at elgin community college; $250,000 for dupage county, il states attorneys office for child abuse and financial crime',
'prevention initiatives; $257,000 for the rural domestic violence advocacy project of nh; $100,000 for the mason county, wv sheriffs office',
'to investigate, respond to, and investigate oxy contin abuse; $300,000 for the womens center, vienna, va; $130,000 for the north',
'central missouri drug strike task force; $72,000 for the enlace communitaros domestic violence program; $500,000 for the law enforcement memorial',
'act; $250,000 for the urban justice center, to expand the family violence project; $700,000 for clackamas county, or for juvenile',
'detention programs; $500,000 for the huntsville, al national childrens advocacy center for a child abuse investigation and prosecution enhancement initiative;',
'$1,000,000 for the national corrections and law enforcement training and technology center in moundsville, wv; $1,000,000 for the national white',
'collar crime center; $1,500,000 for the city of los angeles, ca for the community law enforcement and recovery anti gang',
'program; $1,000,000 to expand the los angeles, ca community law enforcement and recovery anti gang program to the hollenbeck division;',
'$500,000 for the university of arkansas to reduce family violence through workplace interventions; $250,000 for the american cities foundation for',
'their drug and alcohol demand reduction program; $174,000 for the broome county, ny department of government securitys computer investigation and',
'technology unit for equipment, and training; $500,000 for the city of new york office of emergency management in partnership with',
'global action plan of woodstock, ny; $500,000 for the local initiatives support corporation in northwestern ohio for community security initiatives;',
'$200,000 for franklin and hampshire counties, ma for local emergency planning; $500,000 for phoenix, az for creation of a homicide',
'drug task force response unit; $122,000 for new jersey motor vehicle service employees for background and fingerprint checks; $500,000 for',
'the bergen county, nj sheriffs department to reduce violent crime and drug related violence; $1,200,000 for minnesotas council on crime',
'and justices racial disparity initiative; $1,000,000 for eastern michigan university for the center for community building and civic engagement; $500,000',
'for miami dade county, fl for a decision model to assess infrastructure vulnerabilities and enhance security; $750,000 for the doe',
'funds ready, willing & able program; $800,000 for the fortune society for programs to improve community safety in new york',
'city; $1,000,000 for the city of san juan, pr for law enforcement technology and training needs; $75,000 for the sunnyside,',
'ny chamber of commerce for crime prevention and anti recidivism programs; $200,000 for the suffolk county, ny coalition to prevent',
'alcohol and drug dependencies; $750,000 for the suffolk county, ny district attorney for a new anti gang initiative; $275,000 for',
'the pace womens justice center, project deter in white plains, ny to help victims of domestic violence; $500,000 for westchester',
'county, ny for the westchester special operations task force; $300,000 for the city of norwalk, ca for the gang free',
'communities program; $500,000 for the distribution of good knight crime and violence prevention bilingual educational materials for crime and violence',
'prevention; $500,000 for the los angeles, ca community development commission to expand its crime and safety program; $250,000 for the',
'university of akron emergency management and disaster response center; $200,000 for the city of pittsburgh, pa police bureau for the',
'witness protection program; $400,000 for the rock island county, il sheriffs department for purchase of a jail security system; $750,000',
'for nashville, tn fisk universitys security enhancement initiative; $185,000 for the thin blue line of michigan; $200,000 for the solano',
'county, ca multi jurisdictional response team; $200,000 for dekalb county, ga for homeland security needs; $200,000 for the western missouri',
'public safety training academy in independence, mo; $500,000 for the adams county, pennsylvania emergency services training facility for program enhancements;',
'$1,100,000 for an alcohol interdiction program designed to investigate and prosecute bootlegging crimes as part of a statewide effort to',
'reduce fetal alcohol syndrome in alaska; $160,000 to the alaska d.a.r.e. drug rehabilitation program for a statewide coordinator and for',
'the implementation new dare curriculum; $1,000,000 for the alaska native justice center for a restorative justice program; $1,540,000 for costs',
'related to terrorism in the city of alexandria, virginia; $1,000,000 for new yorks alfred university rural justice institute to provide',
'support services to youths and families who are victims of domestic violence; $1,000,000 for the an achievable dream in newport',
'news, virginia, which provides services to at risk youth to help them perform better academically and socially; $750,000 for the',
'arizona criminal justice commission; $150,000 to the beaverton, oregon police department for the identity theft prevention initiative; $200,000 to the',
'bristol, rhode island police department for the outfitting of, and support training for, a mobile command post; $300,000 for the',
'oglala sioux tribe in south dakota to automate the functions of the court system, so as to enhance the capacity',
'of the oglala sioux tribe justice system to arrest, prosecute, convict, and rehabilitate offenders; $300,000 for the childrens medical assessment',
'center in south carolina to extend forensic healthcare services to outlying rural areas, and to extend the tracking and medical',
'case management programs to all law enforcement jurisdictions in the local tri county area; $150,000 to the chattanooga endeavors program',
'in tennessee to expand services and establish new public private partnerships; $450,000 for the chicago project for violence prevention in',
'illinois; $750,000 to the city of cincinnati, ohio to improve training for police recruits and current officers; $500,000 to the',
'city of ocean springs, mississippi to equip an emergency management and public safety facility; $500,000 for the community safety initiative',
'in kansas city, missouri; $100,000 for the criminal justice institute in arkansas for dna training and law enforcement; $500,000 to',
'iowa state university for the creation of a cyber protection laboratory which will test and evaluate computer crime defense mechanisms;',
'$499,477 for the new mexico administrative office of the courts to establish dependency drug courts in three judicial districts; $80,000',
'to the marysville, california police department for a mobile command center; $300,000 to the metropolitan family services in illinois for',
'the domestic violence and substance abuse program; $500,000 for tulane university in louisiana for a domestic violence clinic; $150,000 to',
'the native american community board in lake andes for the continuation of the domestic violence shelter and community prevention program;',
'$300,000 to the rhode island coalition against domestic violence for the establishment of the rhode island supreme courts domestic violence',
'training and monitoring unit dv unit ; $550,000 for the albuquerque, nm dwi resource center to fund drunk driving awareness',
'and prevention programs; $215,000 to edmunds county, south dakota for a county wide emergency warning system; $1,750,000 to establish the',
'emergency providers access directory epad , which provide a comprehensive list of all state and local first responders so that',
'resources can be quickly marshaled in the case of future large scale disaster. $50,000 for the court appointed special advocate',
'casa program in davison, south dakota which will provide advocates for children in the first circuit; $100,000 for franklin county,',
'new yorks domestic violence intervention program to establish a third shelter in northern new york and to increase the programs',
'outreach efforts; $250,000 to gallatin county, montana for the gallatin county re entry program to provide supervision, support, and training',
'to offenders referred by gallatin county courts; $500,000 for the las vegas metropolitan police departments hispanic american resources team hart',
'to provide enhanced resources to las vegas hispanic community; $30,000 to the huntington county, pennsylvania court security enhancements; $750,000 for',
'the sam houston state university in texas to establish the institute for the study of violent groups; $450,000 for the',
'iowa elderly fraud prevention initiative; $1,000,000 to the iowa department of public health for an intense drug treatment initiative aimed',
'at nonviolent drug offenders serving time in polk, linn, and story counties; $750,000 for jane doe, inc. in massachusetts; $1,500,000',
'to jefferson county alabama for an county wide emergency warning system; $1,720,000 for the lewis and clark bicentennial bi state',
'safety project; $500,000 for the new hampshire department of safety to train safety and municipal officers in the north country;',
'$3,000,000 for the mental health courts program in accordance with the americas law enforcement and mental health project act; $150,000',
'for louisianas metropolitan battered womens program; $250,000 to the university of mississippi for techlaw online training for police; $350,000 to',
'continue support for an innovative and effective program which helps single head of household women with children reject a life',
'of crime and drugs and build a self supporting lifestyle; $4,500,000 for the executive office of u.s. attorneys to support',
'the national district attorneys associations participation in legal education training at the national advocacy center; $260,000 for the nashua, new',
'hampshire police department to purchase law enforcement technologies and equipment; $150,000 to the university of north dakotas native americans into',
'law program to recruit and retain american indian law students; $270,000 to the university of south carolina for the national',
'center for prosecution ethics; $300,000 to the new hampshire department of corrections for the purchase of digital radios to allow',
'officers in the department to communicate with other law enforcement officers around the state; $500,000 for program expansion at the',
'northeastern illinois public safety training academy; $185,000 for south dakotas northern hills area court appointed special advocate casa program for',
'the expansion of the volunteer advocate network and to create an extension office to serve the fourth circuit; $4,000,000 to',
'the new york city police department for safety equipment; $1,500,000 for the new hampshire state polices and us attorneys offices',
'cooperative effort to combat crime at the border, gang related crime, and in investigating outlaw motorcycle gangs; $350,000 to alaskas',
'partners for downtown progress for an innovative program for alcohol offenders, using treatment in lieu of incarceration; $500,000 for the',
'philadelphia, pennsylvania safe streets initiative; $500,000 for the pittsburgh, pennsylvania police bureaus virtual perimeter video surveillance system, which allows live',
'monitoring of multiple locations by robotic cameras; $410,781 for the colorado springs, colorado police department to integrate the police accountability',
'and service standards pass model department wide; $300,000 to the rhode island select commission on race and police community relations',
'for its police professionalism initiative; $4,000,000 for the southeast national law enforcement and corrections technology center for the implementation of',
'project seahawk. funding is provided for the acquisition of communications equipment, computer software and hardware technology, and research and development',
'needed to execute the project; $2,000,000 to include new hampshire police, medical and fire services in a comprehensive public safety',
'training and communications system; $55,000 for the multnomah county, oregon sheriffs office to purchase portable radios to be used by',
'the fifty one members of its reserve unit; $1,000,000 for the ridge house treatment facility to provide stabilization, habilitation, and',
're entry skills to the nevada criminal justice population; $500,000 to the robinson community learning center in south bend, indiana',
'to support efforts at reducing the rate of local youth violence and young adult homicide; $100,000 to the safe harbor',
'domestic violence shelter in aberdeen, south dakota for equipment and programming; $500,000 for the salt lake valley, utah emergency communications',
'center; $250,000 to the city of fairfield, california for planning, equipment, and training necessary for response in the event of',
'an emergency; $1,250,000 for standing against global exploitation sage to replicate and expand training materials, regional training modules, and intensive',
'technical assistance for survivors of prostitution, sexual exploitation, violence, abuse, and trauma; $250,000 to the state of wisconsin court interpreters',
'program for statewide training programs for current and potential court interpreters; $1,000,000 to stop the violence in south carolina for',
'programs to reduce crime and create sustainable neighborhood development through a successful model of community involvement; $180,000 for the homeless',
'outreach team hot in san diego, california which assists the homeless in san diego in being placed in the appropriate',
'social services programs; $1,500,000 for the national judicial college in reno, nevada to provide education and training to judges, focusing',
'particularly on judicial proficiency, competency, skills, and productivity; $2,000,000 for the tools for tolerance program; $2,000,000 for grants to implement',
'sections 101, 102, and 103 of title i of the indian tribal justice technical and legal assistance act of 2000;',
'$1,000,000 for the triad senior fraud prevention program; $258,476 for the shonshone bannock tribe at the fort hall reservation in',
'idaho. funds will be used for the architectural and engineering fees associated with construction of a new justice center; $200,000',
'to the university of new hampshire for the violent crime against women on campus reduction program; $2,800,000 for the development',
'of a security system at the emergency operations center located in virginia; $1,000,000 for washington county, oregon for its county',
'alcohol and drug free housing project; $250,000 to the university of southern colorado for the western forensic science and law',
'enforcement training center; $200,000 to the yell county, arkansas juvenile detention center for drug and alcohol detoxification, counseling, and rehabilitation',
'program; $300,000 for montanas yellowstone county family drug court. within the level of funds provided, $5,000,000 is available for independent',
'program evaluations. the conferees are aware of reports concerning the success of the does funds ready, willing, and able program.',
'within funds provided for program evaluation, ojp is directed to perform a program review of the program and submit to',
'the committees on appropriations a report detailing the results of the review and any best practices of the program that',
'can be applied to other similar grant recipients. violence against women act. the conference agreement includes $390,165,000 to support grants',
'under the violence against women act. the conference agreement provides funding under this account as follows: violence against women act',
'programs dollars in thousands amount general grants $184,537 national institute of justice 5,200 safe start program 10,000 domestic violence federal',
'case processing study 1,000 victims of child abuse: casa special advocates 11,975 training for judicial personnel 2,296 grants for televised',
'testimony 998 grants to encourage arrests policies 64,925 rural domestic violence assistance grants 39,945 training programs 4,989 stalking database 3,000',
'violence on college campuses 10,000 civil legal assistance 40,000 elder abuse grant program 5,000 safe haven project 15,000 education and',
'training for disabled female victims 7,500 total 390,165 ojp was required to submit a report detailing a plan to address',
'violence against women with particular emphasis on alaska, which ranks first in the nation for domestic violence and child abuse.',
'the report was to be completed by may 1, 2002, but has yet to be received by the committees on',
'appropriations. the department is directed to provide monthly updates on its progress until the report is completed as required. substance',
'abuse treatment for state prisoners. the conference agreement includes $65,000,000 for grants to states and local governments for development and',
'implementation of residential substance abuse treatment programs within state correctional facilities and certain local correctional and detention facilities. up to',
'10 percent of the total program level maybe used for the treatment of parolees. these grants should only fund treatment',
'for individuals up to 1 year after they are released from a state prison. juvenile accountability incentive block grant. the',
'conference agreement includes $190,000,000 for the juvenile accountability incentive block grant program. the conferees direct the office of juvenile justice',
'and delinquency prevention to provide $250,000 to the american prosecutors research institute to create and report on benchmarks to measure',
'the use of individual programs and juvenile justice system performance in up to four pilot states. this funding shall be',
'provided from the 2 percent set aside under the juvenile accountability block grant program for technical assistance. within the level',
'of funding provided, $25,000,000 is available for project childsafe, which has been merged with project homesafe, for the purchase and',
'distribution of gun safety locks. these funds may only be used to produce and distribute gun locks based on ojps',
'interim standard. the conferees note that no additional funding will be provided until a final standard is adopted. harold rogers',
'prescription drug monitoring program. the conferees are concerned with the growing abuse of prescription drugs such as oxycontin and the',
'devastating impact it has on families and communities throughout the country. in orderto address this problem, the committees on appropriations',
'provided $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 for ojp to provide grants to states creating new prescription drug monitoring programs and',
'to enhance current prescription drug monitoring programs. prescription monitoring programs help prevent and detect the diversion and abuse of pharmaceutical',
'controlled substances. states that have implemented prescription monitoring programs have the capability to collect and analyze prescription data much more',
'efficiently than states without such programs, where the collection of prescription information requires the time consuming manual review of pharmacy',
'files. the conference agreement includes $7,500,000 to expand the harold rogers prescription drug monitoring program. recognizing that prescription drug abusers',
'often cross multiple state borders in order to fill prescriptions, the conferees encourage states to develop systems that allow bordering',
'states to share information. prison rape prevention and prosecution. the conferees understand that experts have conservatively estimated that at least',
'13 percent of the inmates in the united states have been sexually assaulted in prison and that many inmates have',
'suffered repeated assaults. under this estimate, nearly 200,000 inmates now incarcerated have been or will be the victims of prison',
'rape. the total number of inmates who have been sexually assaulted in the past 20 years likely exceeds 1,000,000. the',
'conferees understand that prison rape contributes to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as hiv and aids. the conferees',
'also recognize that inmates with mental illness and juvenile inmates are particularly vulnerable to sexual victimization. the conferees further understand',
'that most prison staff are not adequately trained or prepared to prevent, report, or treat inmate sexual assaults and that',
'prison rape often goes unreported. finally, the conferees understand that congress will legislatively address this issue during the first session',
'of the 108th congress. in order to immediately address this problem, the conference agreement includes $13,000,000 for a new prison',
'rape prevention and prosecution program. this funding is provided for statistical data collection and analysis, the establishment of a national',
'clearinghouse of information, and will provide grants to states, local authorities, prisons, and prison systems to undertake more effective efforts',
'to prevent prison rape, investigate such incidents, and punish the perpetrators. the conferees expect ojp to work with the committees',
'on appropriations in the development of this program. senior citizens against marketing scams. the recommendation provides $1,995,000 for this program',
'to assist law enforcement in preventing and stopping marketing scams against the elderly. the conferees request that some program sessions',
'be held at the national advocacy center. also, the conferees direct that this effort be coordinated with the federal trade',
'commission. terrorism prevention and response training for law enforcement and other responders. the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for terrorism prevention',
'and response training for law enforcement and other responders to be administered by the bureau of justice assistance bja .',
'the conferees expect the grant approval process to include a review of training curricula and materials to ensure that grantees',
'are using up to date training techniques. bja is encouraged to work with the office of domestic preparedness in the',
'execution of this program. this program shall be available for the costs of developing training, conducting training, and procuring training',
'equipment and materials. within the amounts appropriated, the conferees expects bja to examine each of the following proposals, to provide',
'grants if warranted, and to submit a report to the committees on appropriations on its intentions for each proposal: $500,000',
'for the iowa central community college regional first responder training center; $1,000,000 for the onondaga community college for a regional',
'anti terrorism training center; $1,000,000 for the university of tennessee center for homeland security and first responding training; $3,000,000 for',
'the national terrorism preparedness institute of the southeastern public safety institute of st. petersburg college; $300,000 for the city of',
'arcadia, ca for a regional public safety training facility; $250,000 for southern kane county, il fire training facility for first',
'responders including both fire and law enforcement personnel; $1,000,000 for the southern anti terrorism regional training academy; $500,000 for the',
'northeast wisconsin technical colleges tactical training facility in green bay, wi; $2,000,000 for the national community training and response center',
'at kirkwood community college in cedar rapids, ia; $500,000 for the public safety academy in the santa clarita valley, ca;',
'$1,000,000 for the regional counter drug training academy in meridian, ms for anti terrorism training for first responders; $500,000 for',
'the regional public safety center in erie county, ny for first responder training programs in the erie and buffalo region;',
'$544,000 for the criminal justice academy at brevard community college in coca, fl for first responder training; $150,000 for williamson',
'county, tx to purchase a portable testing chamber to train officers to function under chemical and biological warfare conditions; $100,000',
'for armstrong county, pa for a centralized homeland security training center; $750,000 for the essex county, nj office of emergency',
'management for response training and equipment; $400,000 for the las vegas, nv metropolitan police department for defense and disaster response',
'training and equipment; $150,000 for the lowell, ma police department for civilian emergency response team training; $250,000 for the city',
'of norfolk, va police departments anti terrorism and disaster preparedness program; $200,000 for the new mexico state university to develop',
'homeland security related education and training programs and identify and threats; weed and seed program fund the conference agreement includes',
'$58,925,000 for the weed and seed program. community oriented policing services the conference agreement includes $928,912,000 for the community oriented',
'policing services cops . the conference agreement provides funding under this account as follows: community oriented policing services dollars in',
'thousands amount public safety and community policing: law enforcement hiring/overtime $200,000 training and technical assistance 20,662 tribal law enforcement 35,000',
'police corps 15,000 methamphetamine enforcement & clean up 57,132 bulletproof vests 25,444 subtotal, public safety and community 353,238 crime fighting',
'technologies: law enforcement technology program 189,954 interoperability 20,000 transfer to the bja 3,000 transfer to nist oles 5,000 crime identification',
'technology act 69,075 safe schools technology 17,000 national criminal history improvement 40,000 crime laboratory improvement program 40,538 dna backlog elimination',
'41,000 subtotal, crime fighting technologies 400,567 prosecution assistance: southwest border prosecutors 40,000 gun violence reduction program 45,000 subtotal, prosecution assistance',
'85,000 community crime prevention: police integrity 16,963 offender reentry 14,934 school safety initiatives 15,210 project sentry 10,000 subtotal, community crime',
'prevention 57,107 management and administration 33,000 total, community policing services 928,912 cops hiring program. the conference agreement includes $200,000,000 for',
'the hiring of law enforcement officers, including school resource officers, to prevent acts of terrorism, and other violent and drug',
'related crimes. the budget request did not include any funding for this purpose. through its knowledge of the local communities',
'and interaction with citizens, local law enforcement plays a critical role in preventing and detecting terrorism and sharing this information',
'with state and federal law enforcement. the conferees also recognize that while local law enforcement responsibilities have expanded to include',
'counterterrorism since september 11th, daily crime prevention and law enforcement duties must still be performed. further, the conferees recognize that',
'it is local law enforcements role to respond to citizen concerns and alleviate fears related to terrorism and other violent',
'crimes. the conferees expect the cops program office to ensure the appropriate emphasis on law enforcements role in combating terrorism,',
'violence, and drug crime, and securing our nations schools. in addition, the conference agreement makes 30 percent of the funding',
'available for law enforcement overtime costs for training and the prevention of acts of terrorism and other violent and drug',
'related crimes. the conferees feel that the cities of new york, ny, detroit, mi and wayne county, mi may be',
'eligible under this program for anti terrorism efforts. the conferees also recognize that state and local law enforcement agencies depend',
'on technology and communications equipment to perform their jobs safely and effectively. therefore, the conference agreement includes language for a',
'new communications technology grant program under the cops crime fighting technologies section of this report. within the level of funding',
'provided, the conferees expect the cops office to provide training to assist school resource officers in preventing terrorist acts aimed',
'at schools. the officers will be trained in non intrusive defensive measures to reduce the vulnerability of schools to terrorist',
'attacks and offensive measures to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism. the conferees direct that a report be provided to',
'the committees on appropriations no later than 60 days after enactment of this act to include a spending plan for',
'this effort and the hiring and overtime effort described above. police corps. the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for the police',
'corps program. the conferees understand that sufficient prior year unobligated balances exist to allow the program to maintain at least',
'its current level. the conference agreement includes bill language, as requested, providing that funding agreements shall include thefunding for outyear',
'program costs of new recruits. this language is necessary to prevent the program from incurring unfunded future liabilities as new',
'recruits enter the program. the conferees understand that in fiscal year 2002 there were 22 states training recruits in the',
'police corps programs. within the available funding, including carryover balances, ojp is expected to fund additional programs as more state',
'programs meet ojp program criteria. the conferees understand that public law 107 273 authorizes increased payments for scholarships, educational reimbursements,',
'and stipends for trainees. however, the administrations budget request did not include additional funding to accommodate these increased costs. therefore,',
'in order to ensure there are sufficient resources to fund additional training programs, the conference agreement directs ojp to continue',
'to provide payments at the levels authorized in fiscal year 2002. in addition, the conference agreement directs ojp to standardize',
'the funding provided for recruit training and require state matching funds for training costs. the conference agreement directs ojp to',
'submit a police corps financial plan no later than 180 days after enactment of this act. the conferees expect ojp',
'to work with state police corps programs to ensure these programs are providing effective and up to date terrorism prevention',
'and response training. the conferees also recognizes that every state will not implement a police corps program and that the',
'vast majority of law enforcement training will not be performed in police corps programs. the conferees direct ojp to submit',
'a report no later than 180 days after enactment of this act, describing how successful police corps training techniques can',
'be incorporated in state and local law enforcement academies in order to maximize the number of recruits that receive this',
'advanced training. the report shall also describe ojps efforts to incorporate terrorism prevention and response training into the police corps',
'program and discuss the feasibility of establishing regional police corps training centers. indian country. the conference agreement includes $35,000,000 to',
'be used to improve law enforcement capabilities on indian lands and native villages, both for hiring uniformed officers, including village',
'public safety officers, and for the purchase of equipment and training for new and existing officers. the conferees recommend that',
'five percent of these funds be provided directly to tribal judicial systems to assist tribal courts with the increased caseload',
'associated with the increased arrests as a result of the additional funds for tribal law enforcement. methamphetamine enforcement and clean',
'up. the conference agreement includes $57,132,000 for state and local law enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production and distribution, to',
'target drug hot spots, and to remove and dispose of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. within the amount provided,',
'the conference agreement includes $20,000,000 to reimburse the drug enforcement administration dea for assistance to state and local law enforcement',
'for proper removal and disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. in addition, within the amount provided, the conferees',
'expect the cops program office, in consultation with dea, to examine each of the following proposals, to provide grants if',
'warranted, and to submit a report to the committees on appropriations on its intentions for each proposal: $415,000 for the',
'oklahoma bureau of narcotics and dangerous drug control to properly train and equip officers for operations involving clandestine methamphetamine labs;',
'$150,000 for the criminal justice institute at the university of arkansas at little rock to train rural law enforcement officers',
'in the issues of safety, investigation, and evidence collection related to methamphetamine production; $1,500,000 for the indiana state police to',
'combat the production, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; $500,000 to the nebraska state patrol for a methamphetamine drug use enforcement',
'and research program. funding is provided for drug treatment, enforcement enhancements, and laboratory enhancements; $3,000,000 for the continuation of the',
'washington state methamphetamine program; $2,200,000 for the sioux city, iowa regional methamphetamine training center, to provide training to officers from',
'eight states; $500,000 for the minot state university, nd, rural methamphetamine project; $800,000 for the meth laboratory eradication program located',
'in the ohio bureau of criminal identification and investigation, narcotics section; $500,000 for the virginia state police to assist their',
'efforts in combating methamphetamine; $100,000 for the tangipahoa tri parish meth task force for clean up and equipment; $750,000 for',
'marshal, cullman, walker and etowah counties, al for methamphetamine initiatives; $300,000 for the south central missouri drug task force; $300,000',
'for the southeast missouri drug task force; $125,000 for cowley county, ks sheriffs department for methamphetamine clean up and enforcement;',
'$125,000 for butler county, ks sheriffs department for methamphetamine clean up and enforcement; $125,000 for montgomery county and independence, ks',
'police department for methamphetamine clean up and enforcement; $1,000,000 for the methamphetamine task force in east tennessee, to fight the',
'spread of meth labs in this region; $500,000 for the arkansas methamphetamine law enforcement initiative, including the arkansas state crime',
'lab, and the arkansas state crime lab to combat methamphetamine abuse; $4,000,000 for the california department of justice, bureau of',
'narcotic enforcement, for the california methamphetamine strategy calms ; $250,000 for the oklahoma city police department for a methamphetaimine/drug hot',
'spots initiative; $250,000 for polk county, fl sheriffs department to combat methamphetamine production, distribution, and abuse; $750,000 for the pennyrile',
'narcotics task force in madisonville, ky; $250,000 for lincoln county, or for methamphetamine intervention and enforcement; $400,000 for marion county,',
'or for methamphetamine surveillance, search, and seizure training and equipment; $100,000 for the jackson county, al sheriffs office methamphetamine enforcement',
'program; $525,000 for the lee county, sc, sheriffs department methamphetamine program; $500,000 for the orangeburg county, sc sheriffs department to',
'fight methamphetamine; $505,000 for the cherokee nation methamphetamine enforcement and biohazard disposal program in tahlequah, ok; $600,000 for the jackson',
'county, il sheriffs department to establish a methamphetamine lab dismantling project; $500,000 for tennessees 13th judicial district drug task force',
'to combat methamphetamine production; $500,000 for personnel, training, and equipment under the arizona methamphetamine initiative; $1,000,000 for the iowa crime',
'free rural state program; $1,000,000 for the iowa office of drug control policy to combat the spread of methamphetamine in',
'east central counties through intelligence gathering, enforcement, and lab clean up operations; $4,000,000 for hawaii county, hawaii to carry out',
'enforcement, prosecution, and cleanup activities associated with the manufacture, use, and distribution of methamphetamine; $250,000 for the jackson county, mississippi',
'sheriffs department to combat methamphetamine; $200,000 to marion county, oregon for its meth lab surveillance and eradication project, which will',
'provide law enforcement with training, equipment, and an improved communications system; $750,000 for the mississippi bureau of narcotics to combat',
'methamphetamine and to train officers on the proper recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of methamphetamine; $1,000,000 for the missouri drug',
'eradication initiative; $1,500,000 for mosmart. funding is to assist sheriffs and rural drug task forces in combating methamphetamine production, use,',
'and distribution by providing needed equipment, training, and lab clean up resources; $1,000,000 to the central utah narcotics task force',
'for the sevier region methamphetamine project; $500,000 for the iowa office of drug control policy to combat the spread of',
'methamphetamine in south central iowa through intelligence gathering, enforcement, and lab clean up operations; $500,000 to the vermont department of',
'public safety to support the vermont drug task force; $1,400,000 for the wisconsin methampetamine law enforcement initiative; cops interoperable communications',
'technology program. the conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for the office of community oriented policing services cops interoperable communications technology program.',
'this program should be designed and implemented by the cops office, in coordination with the national institute of justices advanced',
'generation of interoperability for law enforcement agile program and the bureau of justice assistance bja . the conferees seek to',
'utilize the expertise of all three organizations so as to create a grant program that is highly responsive to the',
'immediate needs of the state and local law enforcement community. this program should address the critical need of law enforcement',
'to improve cross jurisdictional communication and information sharing. the conferees direct the cops office to develop and submit to the',
'committee, no later than 60 days after the implementation of this act, proposed guidelines for the program. in addition, this',
'program should be coordinated with other federal grant programs designed to address communications interoperability, so as to develop a comprehensive',
'strategy for improving the current state of public safety communications systems. consistent with the cops offices existing grant programs, the',
'cops interoperable communications technology program should include a 25 percent match requirement. the conferees understand and support the need for',
'minimum standards for law enforcement communications technology. therefore, within the amount provided, the conferees direct that $5,000,000 be transferred to',
'the national institute of standards and technology to continue the efforts of the office of law enforcement standards oles regarding',
'the development of a comprehensive suite of minimum standards for law enforcement communications. in addition, to continue the research and',
'development of improved communications technologies, the conferees direct that within the amounts provided, $3,000,000 is to enhance the current program',
'level for nijs agile program. law enforcement technology program. the conference agreement includes $189,954,000 for the cops law enforcement technology',
'program for the continued development of technologies, communications equipment, and automated systems to assist state and local law enforcement agencies.',
'the conferees realize that a large portion of the projects funded under this account are for enhanced communications systems. the',
'conferees expect that, wherever feasible, voice/data communications equipment purchased with funds from this account be incorporated into an intra or',
'inter jurisdictional strategy for communications interoperability among federal, state, and local public safety first responders. within the amounts provided under',
'this account, grants should be provided for the following: $5,000,000 to i safe america for internet safety education for grades',
'k 12 to prevent child predation on the internet; $7,100,000 for the southwest border anti drug information system of which',
'$3,500,000 is to go to the state of idaho; $1,000,000 for the downriver mutual aid data network for an 800mhz',
'digital communications system; $500,000 to the sandy city, utah police department for an automated records storage and communications system to',
'operate in conjunction with the court system; $3,000,000 for law enforcement on line leo information system which provides criminal justice',
'information to law enforcement agencies throughout the country; $3,000,000 for the city of milwaukee, wisconsins police department to purchase and',
'install mobile digital radios in its squad cars, and to increase public access to data through gis crime mapping and',
'other technologies; $1,000,000 for the county of bergen, new jersey to implement a multi agency radio communications system that will',
'provide interoperability capability across all agencies and integrate the operations of the bergen county government; $1,000,000 for the new castle',
'county, delaware police department for a new records management system, additional computers and software, and surveillance equipment; $350,000 for the',
'city of huntsville, alabama to upgrade computer systems in police headquarters and district stations; $1,000,000 for project hoosier safe t,',
'a statewide emergency response and telecommunications project; $800,000 to the rockdale county, georgia sheriffs office to purchase mobile data computers',
'and in car video systems; $5,000,000 for the stark county sheriffs department, oh for a law enforcement communications system; $2,500,000',
'for the regional law enforcement technology program in ky; $4,000,000 for the simulated prison environment crisis aversion tools for programs',
'in alabama, north carolina, and pennsylvania; $100,000 for loudoun county, va for a court automation modernization project; $200,000 for a',
'new orleans metropolitan crime commission; $100,000 for the st. tammany parish, la sheriffs office for law enforcement technologies; $50,000 for',
'the slidell, la police department for technologies to increase information sharing; $50,000 for the jefferson parish, la sheriffs office for',
'law enforcement technologies; $50,000 for the harahan, la police department for systems to assist in the investigating, responding to and',
'preventing crimes; $219,000 for the virginia sheriffs association terrorist information network; $3,000,000 for the center for criminal justice technology; $1,250,000',
'for the san diego county, ca sheriffs department for automation infrastructure improvements; $1,500,000 for morris county, nj for police communications',
'and law enforcement technologies; $765,000 for video cameras for virginia law enforcement vehicles in the jurisdictions of: $100,000 for henry',
'county, $100,000 for pittsylvania county, $40,000 for franklin county, $40,000 for mecklenburg county, $40,000 for halifax county, $40,000 for campbell',
'county, $25,000 for appomattox county, $25,000 for charlotte county, $25,000 for lunenburg county, $25,000 for brunswick county, $100,000 for albermarle',
'county, $25,000 for bedford county, $25,000 for cumberland county, $25,000 for prince edward county, $25,000 for buckingham county, $25,000 for',
'nelson county, $25,000 for greene county, $25,000 for fluvanna county, $15,000 for the city of bedford, and $15,000 for the',
'town of rocky mount; $155,000 for mobile data terminals for the albermarle county, va police department $50,000 and the cities',
'of charlottesville va $40,000 , danville, va $40,000 , and martinsville, va $25,000 ; $50,000 for pickaway county, oh sheriffs',
'department for law enforcement technologies; $500,000 for putnam county, il sheriffs department for law enforcement technologies; $750,000 for the city',
'of peoria, il police department for law enforcement technologies; $800,000 for the east valley community justice center; $250,000 for the',
'redlands police department, ca for law enforcement technologies; $500,000 for the city of louisville, ky for in car video systems',
'and mobile data terminals; $100,000 for the shivley, ky police department for in car video systems, mobile data terminals, and',
'video surveillance equipment; $5,000 for the jeffersontown, ky police department for law enforcement technologies; $500,000 for the onondaga, ny sheriffs',
'office for law enforcement technologies; $200,000 for the city of syracuse, ny police department for law enforcement equipment and technologies;',
'$1,100,000 for the national training and information center ntic ; $1,000,000 for pinellas county, fl for a facial recognition program;',
'$1,000,000 for the city of largo, fl police department for laptops/mobile data terminals in vehicles; $1,000,000 for the florida department',
'of corrections for a system to electronically monitor criminal probationers and link their location to crime events; $500,000 for the',
'hanover county, va sheriffs office for communications upgrades; $250,000 for the city of winston salem, nc for mobile data terminals;',
'$250,000 for the riverside, ca police department for technology enhancements; $72,000 for the lewis county, wv sheriffs department for an',
'upgraded records management system and an automated dispatching system; $900,000 for the concord, nc police department for a records management',
'project; $100,000 for dupage county, il for a geographic information system; $500,000 for cobb county, ga sheriffs department for a',
'multi level law enforcement technology system; $87,000 for mchenry county, il for equipment for the mchenry sheriffs training facility; $60,000',
'for the vernon parish, la sheriffs office for law enforcement technologies; $200,000 for the woodland, ca police department for law',
'enforcement equipment and technologies; $150,000 for in car video cameras and an integrated records management system for the york, pa',
'police department; $250,000 for the orange county, sheriffs department of santa ana, ca for mobile data terminals; $350,000 for the',
'city of fort wayne, in police department for in car video cameras and mobile data terminals; $500,000 for the lafourche',
'parish, la sheriffs department for investigative equipment; $1,500,000 for the maryland state police department for a police vehicle technology system;',
'$3,000,000 for the state of california for the california anti terrorism information center; $600,000 for the indianapolis, in police department',
'to upgrade mobile data terminals; $845,000 for the williamson county, tx sheriffs department for law enforcement technology and training equipment;',
'$250,000 for gladstone, or for a public safety communications system upgrade; $1,000,000 for the texas state university system to develop',
'an integrated training and information sharing network to enhance criminal information; $70,000 for the city of harstelle, al police department',
'for technology and equipment enhancements; $50,000 for the city of rogersville, al police department for equipment and technology upgrades; $50,000',
'for the limestone county, al sheriffs office for law enforcement technology and equipment upgrades; $750,000 for the east providence, ri',
'police department for technology upgrade initiatives; $300,000 for the lincoln, ri police department for technology upgrade initiatives; $500,000 for the',
'woonsocket, ri police department for technology upgrade initiatives; $2,000,000 for the los angeles, ca county sheriffs office for a training',
'equipment; $600,000 for the arkansas crime information center for phase ii of the jailnet system; $250,000 for the williamsburg county,',
'sc sheriffs office to implement a communications network; $600,000 for the city of toledo, oh for technology upgrades and enhancements',
'for three district police stations; $867,000 for the arlington county, va police department to obtain mobile data terminals and upgrade',
'its records management system; $300,000 for the fitchburg, ma police department for online booking/laser technology; $1,500,000 for the phoenix, az',
'police department for law enforcement equipment including laptop replacements; $550,000 for avondale, az for a new police data retrieval and',
'records management system; $100,000 for lake county, in to enhance the law enforcement management system; $600,000 for porter county, in',
'to install a tiburon integrated public safety computer system; $350,000 for the city of new bedford, ma police department for',
'technology upgrades; $500,000 for broward county, fl for technological security improvements at port everglades, fl; $1,000,000 for worcester polytechnic institute',
'in worcester, ma for law enforcement and first responder technologies; $1,000,000 for the cities of bayamon and guaynabo, pr for',
'law enforcement technologies; $1,000,000 for the puerto rico police department to purchase portable radios; $400,000 for the suffolk county, ny',
'police department for enhancements and additions to existing communications systems; $35,000 for the eastchester, ny police department for in car',
'technologies; $50,000 for the city of rialto, ca for anti terrorist technology; $1,000,000 for the bayonne, nj police department for',
'radio system replacement; $500,000 for the city of elizabeth, nj to equip a communication command center; $500,000 for the city',
'of hoboken, nj to upgrade a radio communication system; $250,000 for the los angeles county, ca sheriffs department for a',
'mobile communications system; $250,000 for orange county, ca for mobile data terminals; $111,000 for the san louis county, ca sheriffs',
'department for law enforcement technologies; $250,000 for the government of the virgin islands to obtain high technology crime fighting equipment;',
'$200,000 for the denver, co public safety intelligent integration project; $500,000 for the seamless emergency communications network for the imperial',
'valley emergency communications agency; $200,000 for the city of houston, tx to implement the enhanced video imaging initiative; $500,000 for',
'the national center for rural law enforcements internet project; $250,000 for the beaverton, or police dept. identity theft program; $1,000,000',
'for the city of new york, ny to equip a new police laboratory; $200,000 for the borough of tinton falls',
'in monmouth county, nj for law enforcement and emergency communications upgrades; $50,000 for the borough of frenchtown, nj police department',
'for in car video cameras; $100,000 for the city of jackson, tn to purchase and install mobile data terminals in',
'police cars; $3,000,000 for tucson, az for public safety communications upgrades, of which $1,000,000 shall be for cochise county; $1,000,000',
'for harris county, tx for a 911 emergency network; $1,000,000 for placer county, ca for public safety communications upgrades; $500,000',
'for the city of roseville, ca to improve communications among public safety agencies; $750,000 for the city of springfield, oh',
'for communications upgrades; $170,000 for delaware county, ny for a communications system upgrade study; $250,000 for the dupage county, il',
'emergency operations center for equipment upgrades; $157,000 for the city of rancho cucamonga, ca for an emergency communications program; $350,000',
'for the city of upland, ca communications and technology upgrades; $500,000 for washington county, md for a multi jurisdictional radio',
'communications system; $2,000,000 for greene county, mo for interoperable communications system for first responders; $250,000 for warren township, nj for',
'emergency communications equipment; $500,000 for glades county, fl for emergency communications equipment; $1,000,000 for the city of chesapeake, va public',
'safety departments for a computer aided dispatch system; $500,000 for imperial county, ca for the development of an inter agency',
'emergency communications system; $500,000 for sevier county, tn for interagency communications equipment; $500,000 for hennepin and caver counties, mn for',
'a regional public safety communications system; $250,000 for north hempstead, ny department of public safety for communications upgrades; $500,000 for',
'kenosha, wi to modernize communications capabilities between police, fire and public safety agencies; $1,000,000 for the city of virginia beach,',
'va to upgrade technology and infrastructure at the citys emergency communications and operations center; $500,000 for stamford, ct to upgrade',
'emergency response infrastructure; $500,000 for franklin county, pa emergency management agency for communications equipment; $1,000,000 for the colorado division of',
'information technologies for a seamless state wide wireless communications system; $500,000 for pasco county, fl to upgrade communications equipment; $500,000',
'for lasalle county, il for a county wide public safety communications system; $1,000,000 for the county of salt lake, ut',
'for consolidation of the 911 dispatch system; $750,000 for the city of abilene, tx for purchase of emergency response and',
'public safety communications equipment; $500,000 for the state of alabama for a statewide homeland defense network; $860,000 for matteson, il',
'for a southcom combined dispatch center; $978,000 for the south suburban mayors and managers association in east hazel crest, il',
'for a pilot joint dispatch center and regional law enforcement technology center; $2,000,000 for city of detroit, mi, homeland security',
'technology and training needs; $1,500,000 for the twin cities, mn area for communications radios for the metro radio board; $500,000',
'for the city of madison, wi to create a consolidated 911 computer aided dispatch and records management system; $1,000,000 for',
'the lower rio grande valley development corporation to establish a regional first responder communications system; $250,000 for the los angeles',
'county, ca sheriffs department for a mobile communications system; $250,000 for the city of belmont, ca to upgrade emergency communications',
'technology; $176,000 for center line, mi to upgrade records and dispatch system; $250,000 for the southwest central dispatch in illinois',
'for equipment upgrades; $250,000 for the lumber river council of governments in north carolina for a critical incident communication system;',
'$1,000,000 to the city of owensboro, kentucky and daviess county, kentucky to implement an improved emergency responder and 911 operations',
'system; $250,000 to the city of flint, michigan for upgrades to its 911 emergency response system; $500,000 for the abilene,',
'texas police department to upgrade and expand the emergency response and communications network; $2,000,000 to the state of alaska to',
'build statewide shared multi agency communications network; $1,500,000 for the alaska department of public safety to upgrade its communications systems;',
'$100,000 for the brooklyn, ohio police department to purchase a computer aided dispatch system and mobile data terminals; $500,000 for',
'brown county, south dakota to replace radio equipment, modernize the telephone infrastructure, and purchase computer aided dispatch technology for the',
'countys regional communications center; $1,310,000 to the city of jackson, mississippi for the public safety automated technologies system; $300,000 for',
'south dakotas cheyenne river sioux tribe to modernize its current court system by upgrading computer systems and acquiring court service',
'processors; $200,000 to the choctaw county, alabama emergency management agency for a emergency warning notification system; $1,400,000 for the city',
'of cincinnati, ohio to implement a record management system; $750,000 to the city of seattle, washington for digital video surveillance',
'cameras; $2,000,000 to the city of oceanside, california to upgrade the public safety radio system; $30,000 to the charter township',
'of mt. morris, michigan for closed circuit video camera technology; $7,500,000 for a grant to the southeastern law enforcement technology',
'centers coastal plain police communications initiative for regional law enforcement communications equipment. the state capitol of columbia should be given',
'due consideration in this years implementation; $250,000 to the columbia, mississippi police department for technology; $3,000,000 for the consolidated advanced',
'technologies for law enforcement cat lab program; $910,000 for the city and borough of juneau, alaska for equipment and technology',
'enhancements at the juneau dispatch and evidence center; $300,000 for the city and borough of ketchikan, alaska for an emergency',
'and 911 dispatch system; $3,000,000 to montgomery county, maryland to establish an integrated criminal justice information system; $1,500,000 for the',
'rockville, maryland police department to upgrade communications, records management, and emergency services systems; $750,000 to the city of wasilla, alaska',
'for a regional dispatch center; $800,000 for the city of jackson, tennessee to install mobile data terminals in police vehicles;',
'$1,000,000 to the city of memphis, tennessee to install a regional law enforcement communications system; $350,000 for cowlitz county, washington',
'to replace its emergency response radio system; $950,000 to george mason university in virginia for equipment for the critical infrastructure',
'protection project cipp ; $150,000 for curry county, oregon to fund upgrades and repairs needed to maintain the integrity of',
'the communications system; up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition or lease and installation of dashboard mounted cameras for state and',
'local law enforcement on patrol. one camera may be used in each vehicle, which is used primarily for patrols. these',
'cameras are only to be used by state and local law enforcement on patrol; $1,500,000 for the delaware state police',
'to upgrade communications and video capabilities, purchase a real time x ray machine, and portable receivers; $250,000 to the city',
'and county of denver, colorado for an intelligent emergency service dispatch system; $1,000,000 for the city of des moines, iowa',
'to develop a regional geographic information system that will enhance homeland defense and emergency response capabilities; $500,000 to eau claire',
'county, wisconsins police communications project for a computer aided dispatch and records management system; $2,250,000 for the montana public safety',
'services office to acquire enhanced 9 1 1 communications technology; $810,000 for hamilton county, ohio to replace and upgrade the',
'current dispatch system; $2,500,000 to the harrison county, mississippi sheriffs department for the public safety automated systems project; $400,000 to',
'the indianapolis, indiana police department to upgrade the existing laptop computer system to a wireless land area network; $850,000 to',
'the national center for victims of crime infolink program; $500,000 for jefferson county, alabama to upgrade the public safety radio',
'system and improve interoperability; $1,000,000 to the johnson county, kansas sheriffs department for a computer aided dispatch system; $200,000 for',
'the town of johnston, rhode island to acquire mobile data computers, a video surveillance system for police headquarters, and an',
'automated telephone system; $1,000,000 to the state of kansas for the public safety communications network; $25,000 to bath and menifee',
'counties in kentucky for the purchase of law enforcement equipment; $60,000 to the rowan county, kentucky sheriffs office and the',
'morehead police department for the purchase of radar units, mobile cameras, communications equipment, a records management system, and other investigative',
'equipment; $95,000 for leake county, mississippi for police technology and equipment; $1,500,000 for the louisiana commission on law for a',
'statewide technology coordination project; $1,500,000 to the city of madison, wisconsin police departments consolidated communications project for new hardware, software,',
'data conversion, training, and project administration; $1,000,000 to the maine state police for a new voice and data communications system;',
'$2,250,000 for minnehaha county, south dakota to upgrade its existing communications system and to link with the new state of',
'south dakota radio system; $250,000 to the madisonville, kentucky police department for mobile data terminals; $20,000 to moody county, south',
'dakota for upgrades to the emergency response communications system; $750,000 to the town of mountain village, colorado for a regional',
'public safety communications system; $4,750,000 to the pegasus research foundation, inc., in coordination with the national sheriffs association for a',
'multi state information system that will enable local law enforcement agencies to share important criminal justice information; $200,000 to the',
'kenton county, kentucky sheriffs office for communications system improvements; $400,000 to the new hampshire department of public safety to provide',
'equipment and technology to ten small law enforcement agencies throughout new hampshire; $750,000 for the new jersey marine police patrol',
'for technology upgrades. $300,000 to the newago county office of administration for the acquisition of an 800 mhz digital communications',
'system; $500,000 to the new hampshire police standards and training facility to purchase technology and equipment for training recruits; $300,000',
'for the billings, montana police department for vehicle enhancements, including automatic vehicle locators, in car report writing modules, and mobile',
'roaming technology; $515,000 for the lubbock, texas police department to purchase mobile data terminals and related software; $500,000 for the',
'county of passaic, new jersey for the purchase of a trunked radio system; $1,500,000 for the oklahoma department of public',
'safety to provide comprehensive radio and data communications capabilities for all emergency response agencies units in oklahoma; $200,000 for the',
'louisville jefferson county, kentucky public safety communications system to study requirements and develop a plan to implement a common interoperable',
'voice and data communications system for public safety organizations in the metropolitan area; $200,000 to the city of santa rosa,',
'california for radio communications and emergency response systems upgrades; $1,500,000 to the north carolina state highway patrol for the development',
'and implementation of an interoperable voice trunking network vtn real time voice communication system throughout the state; $300,000 to rejis',
'for the establishment of a computer information system to serve the st. louis region; $2,000,000 for the montana sheriffs &',
'peace officers association for a reverse 9 1 1 system which will allow state and local officials to distribute emergency',
'information to citizens over their phone lines using auto dialing technologies; $750,000 to san miguel county, new mexico emergency services',
'for a county wide communications system; $850,000 to simpson county, mississippi for a public safety automated technologies system; $1,500,000 for',
'south dakotas sheriffs and police chiefs association to acquire communications equipment, computers, and other crime fighting technologies; $2,000,000 for a',
'grant for the southeastern law enforcement technology center to partner with spawar system center charleston to advance research and development',
'into software radio technology; $750,000 to the oklahoma department of public safety for a statewide public safety communications system; $1,000,000',
'to wake county, north carolinas department of public safety and emergency management for technology infrastructure improvements for law enforcement vehicles;',
'$200,000 for the pike county, illinois sheriffs department to upgrade law enforcement technologies and modernize equipment; $50,000 for the city',
'of west point, kentucky for the purchase of law enforcement equipment; $1,500,000 for the training of village public safety officers',
'and small village police offices and acquisition of equipment and technologies; $250,000 to the warren county, mississippi sheriffs department for',
'technology enhancements; $125,000 for the wilkinson county, mississippi sheriffs department for police technology and equipment; $1,000,000 for the wilmington, delaware',
'police department to purchase equipment and technologies; $300,000 to the wyoming law enforcement academy in douglas, wyoming for technology upgrades.',
'crime identification technology act. the conference agreement includes $69,075,000 to be used and distributed pursuant to the crime identification technology',
'act of 1998, public law 105 251. under that act, eligible uses of the funds are 1 upgrading criminal history',
'and criminal justice record systems; 2 improvement of criminal justice identification systems, including fingerprint based systems; 3 promoting compatibility and',
'integration of national, state, and local systems for criminal justice purposes, firearms eligibility determinations, identification of sexual offenders, identification of',
'domestic violence offenders, and background checks for other authorized purposes; 4 capturing information for statistical and research purposes; 5 multijurisdictional,',
'multiagency communications systems; and 6 improvement of capabilities of forensic sciences, including dna. within the overall amounts recommended, the conferees',
'expect ojp to examine each of the following proposals, to provide grants if warranted, and to submit a report to',
'the committees on appropriations its intentions for each proposal: $250,000 for pennsylvanias cross current corporation criminal justice county integration project;',
'$1,500,000 to the great cities universities coalition in georgia for criminal justice data gathering and analysis; $500,000 to the city',
'of montrose, colorado for a records management system and related technology to interface with the public safety communications system; $1,000,000',
'for whatcom county, washingtons multi jurisdictional criminal justice data integration project to develop and implement an integrated county wide communications',
'system; $2,000,000 for the ohio bureau of criminal investigation to purchase live scan machines for use by ohio law enforcement',
'agencies; $200,000 for henderson county, nc for coplink; $1,000,000 for harris county, tx regional afis project; $500,000 for san bernardino,',
'ca for an electronic crime report filing system; $1,000,000 for san bernardino, ca sheriffs department, for the secures gunshot detection',
'system project; $1,500,000 for pinellas county, fl for a laptop interoperability project; $3,000,000 for the national forensics science technology center',
'in largo, fl; $1,000,000 for the washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs waspc , for the jail booking and',
'reporting system; $1,000,000 for the bi county police information network in benton and franklin counties, wa; $250,000 for the mecklenburg',
'county, nc criminal justice information system project; $500,000 for the jefferson county, al sheriffs department for an identification based information',
'system; $4,000,000 for the cyber science laboratory for developing advanced electronic crime and computer forensics technology for law enforcement; $250,000',
'for the king county, wa sheriffs office for electronic records and dna testing; $500,000 for ventura county, ca for an',
'integrated justice information system; $20,000 for madison village, oh for a records management system; $250,000 for sacramento county, ca sheriffs',
'department for records management and communications systems; $250,000 for the state of illinois for a fingerprint identification system; $1,500,000 for',
'st. louis county, mo, to upgrade and enhance criminal id technologies for police and sheriffs offices; $150,000 to the douglas',
'county sheriffs department, douglas county, wi to upgrade and expand the regional crime information system; $25,000 for the city of',
'philadelphia, pa, for an electronic fingerprint scanner to connect to state wide information; $750,000 for the north carolina state attorney',
'general, for a computer forensics initiative; $1,700,000 for hennepin county, mn for an integrated criminal database system; $400,000 for the',
'city of new york to collect and provide digital identification evidence to support domestic violence cases; $40,000 for the eastchester,',
'ny police department for an electronic fingerprinting id system; $650,000 for the city of portland, or police department for the',
'ibis system; $100,000 for wagoner county, ok for the sex crime offender registration enforcement score program; $500,000 for development of',
'the san diego police departments criminal records management system; $750,000 for lane county/springfield/eugene, or for law enforcement area information records',
'system; $500,000 to the arkansas crime information center and the arkansas sheriffs association for phase ii of the jailnet project;',
'$1,000,000 to the arkansas state police for an automated fingerprint identification system; $500,000 to the ogden city, utah police department',
'for an automatic finger print identification system afis ; $400,000 for a centralized sex offender registry program for the state',
'of colorado; $1,000,000 for cjis warenet to connect all state law enforcement agencies into one information database; $250,000 to the',
'ogden city, utah police department for a consolidated records management system; $2,000,000 for the alaska criminal justice information system to',
'integrate federal, state, and local criminal records along with social service and other records. it expects the system design to',
'include the capability to provide background checks on potential child care workers for child care providers and families with the',
'permission of the job applicant. the state should consult with the national instant check system for technical expertise; $7,250,000 for',
'the south carolina judicial department to purchase equipment for the integration of the case docket system into a state of',
'the art comprehensive database to be shared between the court system and law enforcement; $1,000,000 to the vermont department of',
'public safety for the criminal justice integration system project; $1,000,000 to the minnesota department of public safety for the integrated',
'criminal justice information system titled crimnet; $100,000 to the ogden city, utah police department for a facial recognition system; $250,000',
'to the city of gulfport, mississippi for the gulfport critical incident response technologies; $1,000,000 to the missouri office of the',
'state court administrator for computer upgrades and modernizations of the juvenile court system; $450,000 to implement a louisiana statewide sex',
'offender database; $800,000 for the low country information technology improvement project; $250,000 for the offenders unified tracking for rehabilitation, enforcement,',
'assistance, and community health outreach program at the university of pennsylvania lee center of criminology; $2,800,000 for the south carolina',
'law enforcement division to obtain equipment, convert existing databases and integrate systems for accurate and rapid processing of information to',
'support identifications for criminal and civil purposes; $250,000 to the south bend, indiana police department for the purchase of an',
'automated fingerprint imaging system afis ; $500,000 for the syracuse university cross information language retrieval system to assist law enforcement',
'in the search and analysis of foreign internet document databases; $1,800,000 to upgrade automated fingerprint identification systems afis in hawaii;',
'$850,000 for the university of southern mississippi for crime identification technology training; crime laboratory improvement program. the conference agreement includes',
'$40,538,000 for the crime laboratory improvement program. dna backlog elimination. the conference agreement includes $41,000,000 to reduce the dna sample',
'backlog including the testing of date rape kits. within this amount, $5,000,000 is available for paul coverdell forensics sciences improvement',
'grants. within the overall amounts recommended for the crime laboratory improvement and dna backlog elimination programs, the ojp should examine',
'each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and submit a report to the committees on its intentions for',
'each proposal: $1,250,000 for the florida gulf coast university for dna testing center to help train students to work in',
'dna laboratories; $1,500,000 for the commonwealth of virginia to enhance existing state forensics laboratory capabilities for analysis and training; $1,500,000',
'for the northeast regional forensic institute in albany, ny; $500,000 for the northern illinois police crime laboratory for forensic science',
'equipment; $2,000,000 for the state of maryland and the city of baltimore dna labs to be evenly divided among each;',
'$3,000,000 for the iowa state university midwest forensics science center; $2,000,000 for the new jersey state police for forensics equipment;',
'$250,000 for the dupage county, il crime laboratory; $500,000 for the center for forensic service in indian country in arizona;',
'$500,000 for the city of whittier, ca for forensic science equipment; $2,000,000 for the department of justice of the state',
'of california for the integrated laboratory information management system; $1,500,000 for the indiana state police for the forensic dna analysis',
'unit to address the backlog; $500,000 for the institute for forensic imaging at indiana university purdue university at indianapolis; $30,000',
'for williamson county, tx for equipment to analyze both finger and palm prints; $750,000 for the forensic science center at',
'california state university, los angeles; $1,000,000 for phoenix, az to expand the crime labs dna capabilities; $350,000 for the city',
'of new york, ny to develop a forensic evidence collection training program; $250,000 for the sacramento county, ca sheriffs department',
'to modernize its data infrastructure; $250,000 to allegheny county, pennsylvania for the allegheny county forensics laboratory for improvements; $142,900 to',
'the broome county, new york government security division for a computer and video forensics laboratory; $1,500,000 to establish the metropolitan',
'forensic science center in albuquerque, new mexico which will serve law enforcement agencies involved in indian country; $800,000 for the',
'central piedmont community college forensics lab in north carolina; $400,000 for the birmingham police department to improve and update their',
'forensic laboratory; $400,000 for the forensics laboratory at east stroudsburg university, pennsylvania to assist pennsylvanias law enforcement community by expediting',
'the processing of the states dna backlog; $500,000 to the indiana state police, laboratory division for personnel, equipment, supplies, and',
'contractual needs in order to meet the increased demands on the dna analysis unit; $400,000 to the kansas bureau of',
'investigation for lab equipment and an information management system to track evidence; $3,000,000 for the marshall university mu forensic science',
'program in west virginia; $750,000 for the mississippi crime lab to improve the states capability to analyze dna evidence; $800,000',
'to the ohio bureau of criminal investigation for improvements to its forensic science lab; $500,000 to the pikes peak metro',
'crime lab in colorado for renovations necessary to meet the demand for dna analysis services; $1,500,000 to the south carolina',
'law enforcement division for equipment to support a federal and state collaboration of investigators and forensics experts to solve high',
'technology crimes through one center; $2,500,000 to the south carolina law enforcement division for continued funding to support the growing',
'state and local law enforcement needs in the only full service forensic laboratory in south carolina; $970,000 to the southeast',
'missouri crime lab for modernizations and equipment; $250,000 to texas tech university for the southwest institute for forensic sciences; $4,000,000',
'for the west virginia university wvu forensic identification program; southwest border prosecutions. the conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for assistance to',
'state and local prosecutors located along the southwest border, including the integration and automation of court management systems. this program',
'will provide financial assistance to texas, new mexico, arizona, and california for the state and local costs associated with the',
'handling and processing of drug and alien cases referred from federal arrests. if additional funding is required for this program,',
'the committees on appropriations will consider a reprogramming request under section 605 of this act. offender reentry. the conference agreement',
'includes $14,934,000 for the law enforcement costs related to establishing offender reentry programs. offender reentry programs establish partnerships among institutional',
'corrections, community corrections, social services programs, community policing, and community leaders to prepare for the successful return of inmates to',
'their home neighborhoods. the amount recommended is provided to fund law enforcement participation and coordination of offender reentry programs. the',
'conferees are pleased that the ojp is working in collaboration with the departments of labor, health and human services, housing',
'and urban development, and education in the execution of this program. the conferees encourage ojp to expand its collaboration with',
'these departments to coordinate the resources provided by multiple agencies of the federal government to address the needs of local',
'communities. safe schools initiative. the conference agreement includes $15,210,000 for programs aimed at preventing violence in public schools, and to',
'support the assignment of officers to work in collaboration with schools and community based organizations to address the threat of',
'terrorism, crime, disorder, gangs, and drug activities. within the amount provided, the cops office should examine each of the following',
'proposals, provide grants if warranted, and submit a report to the committees on its intentions for each proposal: $500,000 for',
'the family, career and community leaders of america fccla stop the violence program; $350,000 for the virginia attorney generals office',
'for class action and other educational programs in virginias schools; $125,000 for the rappahannock county, va sheriffs office for a',
'school resource officer program; $125,000 for the town of stanley, va sheriffs office for a school resource officer program; $500,000',
'for the learning for life program; $1,000,000 for wichita, ks for a school safety program in wichita public schools; $250,000',
'for the pinellas county, fl police athletic league; $500,000 for palm beach county, fl school district for security upgrades; $125,000',
'for the ashland county, wi sheriffs department for school resource officer program; $560,000 for rock in prevention; $250,000 for development',
'and implementation of youth mentor programs for the barrington police athletic league; $500,000 for school district of philadelphia for school',
'violence prevention; $500,000 for toledo, oh public schools beacon academy to serve as an alternative to suspension; $500,000 for operation',
'quality time; $1,000,000 for district 29 of southeast queens in new york, ny, for a dial up system to strengthen',
'home school community communication; $500,000 for the anaheim, ca police department for their school gang officers division; $150,000 for the',
'city of rialto, ca for the police activities league program; $500,000 for the alaska community in schools mentoring program; $1,000,000',
'for the police athletic league of new jersey to implement a short term residential summer camp program for youth; $850,000',
'for the east orange police athletics league to provide services and programs, including parenting classes, computer training, ged preparation, mentoring',
'and recreational programs; $1,000,000 for wisconsins families & schools together fast prevention program to provide services to at risk youth;',
'$60,000 for washington county, oregons hillsboro boys and girls club gang prevention program which is a targeted outreach program to',
'deter young people from gang involvement; $400,000 for the new mexico police athletic league to continue the statewide law enforcement',
'and professional business volunteer technology and mentoring program and to expand its program to assist at risk youth to 14',
'additional sites; $1,300,000 for the university of montana to facilitate a statewide community based curriculum development initiative that promotes responsible',
'behavior and reduces youth violence in schools and communities; $100,000 for the jefferson county, illinois sheriffs office and hamilton jefferson',
'county regional office of education to implement a safe schools program; $500,000 for new mexicos school security technology and resource',
'center sstar to provide public schools with physical security assessments, to test existing school security systems, and to implement tailored',
'security plans; $1,500,000 to provide community based, cost effective alternative programs for juveniles who are, have been or may be',
'subject to compulsory care, supervision or incarceration in public or private institutions in several states including south carolina; juvenile justice',
'programs the conference agreement includes $275,306,000 for juvenile justice programs, instead of $257,801,000 as proposed by the house and $315,425,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides for the following programs: juvenile justice programs dollars in thousands amount',
'management/administration $6,832 state formula grants 83,800 discretionary grants 89,257 youth gangs 11,974 state challenge activities 9,978 juvenile mentoring 15,965 incentive',
'grants to prevent juvenile crime 46,500 enforcing underage drinking laws 25,000 indian youth grants program 12,472 safe schools initiative 6,500',
'subtotal, juvenile prevention programs 264,306 victims of child abuse act programs 11,000 total 275,306 discretionary grants. the conference agreement includes',
'$89,257,000 for this discretionary grant program. within the amounts provided, ojp is expected to review the following proposals, provide grants',
'if warranted, and report to the committees on appropriations of the house and senate on its intentions. $840,000 for oregon',
'partnership for champions for healthy kids and communities initiative to combat drug abuse; $1,500,000 for girls and boys town, usa;',
'$750,000 for yellowstone boys and girls ranch for programs assisting at risk youth; $1,500,000 for i have a dream foundation',
'for at risk youth; $3,000,000 for the national council of juvenile and family courts for continued support, which provides continuing',
'legal education and family and juvenile law; $600,000 for prevent child abuse america for the programs of the national family',
'support roundtable; $3,000,000 for parents anonymous; $2,500,000 for the south carolina truancy and dropout prevention initiative; $1,250,000 for the teens,',
'crime and community program; $1,900,000 for law related education for continued support; $200,000 for the hazard, ky buckhorn wilderness program;',
'$3,000,000 for hamilton fish national institute on school and community violence; $500,000 for youth for tomorrow; $1,500,000 for the harvard',
'medical school center for mental health and media for a study into certain causes of youth violence; $1,000,000 for world',
'vision for at risk youth programs; $500,000 for the first tee program; $250,000 for operation blue ridge thunder; $1,000,000 for',
'residential care consortium for delinquency prevention programs; $250,000 for the detroit rescue mission for its high course youth corrections program',
'for at risk youth; $500,000 for the child endangerment response coalition in spokane, wa; $250,000 for the interagency family assessment',
'team project; $250,000 for community intensive treatment program c.i.t.y. and skills training consortium in alabama for technology investments to be',
'used by the teen centers; $250,000 for page county, va for a juvenile crime prevention program; $500,000 for the arise',
'foundation for at risk youth; $500,000 for youth crime watch of america; $100,000 for laurinburg, nc for a juvenile delinquency',
'program; $500,000 for orange county, ca fire f.r.i.e.n.d.s. program, to help reduce juvenile fire setting; $300,000 for miami dade county,',
'fl juvenile assessment center; $500,000 for a child is missing; $200,000 for the somerville, ma boxing club for equipment for',
'at risk youth programs; $750,000 for the brooklyn academy of music to help at risk youth and combat teenage delinquency;',
'$500,000 for the kennedy kreiger institute in md to create a juvenile delinquency prevention program; $400,000 for project avary to',
'support programs for at risk youth in californias bay area; $1,000,000 for the greater heights program to provide mentoring to',
'high risk youth; $200,000 for the sports foundation, inc., for a focused mentoring program for at risk youth; $250,000 for',
'bristol, ri for development and implementation of an at risk youth program; $2,000,000 for the los angeles, ca best youth',
'program; $100,000 for the village of riverdale, il for the riverdale youth interaction program; $200,000 for the city of alexandria,',
'va to implement an alternative detention program for juveniles; $500,000 for a family therapy clinic at seton hill college to',
'assist troubled teens; $100,000 for the washington, pa community arts and cultural center to provide programs for at risk youth;',
'$300,000 for the franklin county, ma community coalition of teens, youth substance abuse prevention; $300,000 for the christian centers up',
'reach center in pittsfield, ma; $200,000 for the juvenile day reporting center in durham, nc; $100,000 for the culinary education',
'training for at risk youth program at johnson & wales university in miami dade county, fl; $1,000,000 for the commonwealth',
'corporations diploma plus program to serve at risk youth in massachusetts; $500,000 for mother cabrini hs in new york city',
'to provide at risk girls with after school tutoring, mentoring, and prevention programs; $125,000 for the tilles center, long island',
'university for programs for at risk youth; $400,000 for the father bellini association to expand and develop additional programs for',
'at risk youth in northwest queens; $250,000 for the city of mount vernon, ny for at risk youth programs; $250,000',
'for the new rochelle, new york city school district for after school programs for at risk youth; $500,000 for the',
'center for alternative sentencing and employment services, inc. in new york, ny to help combat teenage delinquency and illiteracy; $500,000',
'for the elysian valley united community services in los angeles, ca for youth programs; $500,000 for lawrence hall youth services',
'in chicago, il to continue delinquency prevention programs; $350,000 for path community services, inc. in el paso, tx for an',
'after school program for at risk youth; $150,000 for the catholic charities maine rapid response program for at risk youth;',
'$100,000 for fresno county, ca for the keep kids in school program; $180,000 for the lafayette parish, la sheriffs office',
'youth academy; $200,000 for the children who witness violence program in cuyahoga county, oh; $250,000 for orleans county, vt for',
'a crime prevention community center for at risk youth in the newport derby region; $5,000,000 for the secure our schools',
'act; $450,000 to the after school and counseling programs for at risk native american youth in south dakota; $200,000 to',
'task inc. for a demonstration project with the circuit court of cook county, illinois to serve non violent offenders who',
'demonstrate mental illness and/or substance abuse; $35,000 for the city of fort thomas, kentucky to develop and implement a drug',
'education and prevention program in the school system; $90,000 to lewis county, kentucky and the city of vanceburg, kentucky to',
'develop and implement a drug education and prevention program in the school system and provide additional resources to address law',
'enforcement problems associated with drug use; $100,000 to the patriot center in rockford, illinois for programs for at risk youth;',
'$250,000 to the birmingham, alabama education technology bet center for at risk youth programs; $2,000,000 for the cal ripken, sr.',
'foundation for youth prevention programs aimed at leadership, teamwork, and drug prevention; $200,000 for the camden city, new jersey housing',
'authority to establish a drug prevention program for children in low income housing developments; $250,000 to the united way of',
'chittendon county, vermont to continue the champlain mentoring initiative project; $290,000 to charles mix county, south dakota for a full',
'time substance abuse counselor for local youth, and for the expansion of youth programs in lake andes and wagner, south',
'dakota; $75,000 to the nez perce tribe in lapwai, idaho for the child protection program to coordinate the services of',
'human resource programs; $4,000,000 to the national center for missing and exploited children for the child sexual exploitation campaign to',
'expand services to law enforcement in cases of child pornography, child molestation, and sexual exploitation; $400,000 to ohios children who',
'witness violence program for crisis intervention, assessment and treatment services to children and families impacted by violence; $200,000 for parents',
'and children together pact to provide gang prevention services, counseling and outreach, and supervised, alternative activities to youth in the',
'kuhio park terrace and kuhio homes housing units in honolulu, hawaii; $1,500,000 to the university of new hampshires crimes against',
'children research center; $300,000 for the elizabeth buffum chace family resource center in warwick, rhode island to provide services for',
'members of the community affected by domestic violence; $100,000 for the family ties supervised visitation services in wakefield, rhode island',
'to provide domestic violence prevention and services; $1,000,000 to fox valley technical college of appleton, wisconsin to increase and expand',
'services offered to local law enforcement involved in the investigation of child abuse and neglect; $200,000 to from darkness to',
'light in charleston, south carolina which seeks to prevent child abuse and obtain services for victims of child abuse by',
'providing information about the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse; $1,000,000 to expand and replicate the beyond bars program;',
'$300,000 to the city of jackson, mississippi for a juvenile justice program; $1,000,000 to western kentucky university for the juvenile',
'delinquency project; $390,000 for the juvenile fire setters program in new hampshire; $2,000,000 to the state of alaska for a',
'child abuse investigation program; $750,000 to alaskas love social services to establish and enhance after school programs in fairbanks, ak',
'for at risk youth; $200,000 to the second judicial district juvenile justice center in albuquerque, new mexico, for a truancy',
'prevention program to help reduce juvenile delinquency and juvenile crime; $200,000 for the boys and girls home of nebraska to',
'expand programs geared towards youth who have committed minor offenses and/or have unique mental, psychological and behavioral problems; $500,000 for',
'a statewide at risk youth mentoring program in alaska involving community based organization, schools, and non profit entities including boys',
'and girls clubs and big brother big sisters. $500,000 for juvenile offender treatment and prevention project to provide mental health',
'treatment and prevention services to youth and families involved with or at high risk of involvement with the tulsa county',
'juvenile justice system; $500,000 for the kansas big brothers big sisters to expand services to all 105 counties in the',
'state; $500,000 to the city of los angeles, california for the family violence program; $100,000 for marion county, oregons life',
'directions peer mentoring partnership which seeks to break the cycle of drug addiction, violent crime, and teenage pregnancy; $125,000 to',
'virginias lonesome pine office on youth for the continuation of delinquency prevention and youth development programs; $750,000 to the low',
'county childrens center in south carolina for continued support for a collaborative effort among local organizations in charleston that provide',
'full services to children who have been abused; $400,000 for pennsylvanias martin luther king, jr. center for non violence to',
'continue its life skills program which enables students to work alongside business and industry mentors; $1,000,000 for the national child',
'protection development and training center in minnesota; $2,000,000 to the national center for missing and exploited children for the netsmartz',
'initiative to expand the program into schools, homes, and youth organization nationwide; $200,000 for nevada child seekers to assist in',
'locating missing children and providing resources for the families of missing children; $750,000 for the afterschool services pilot program operated',
'by the new mexico state university cooperative extension service to serve youth who are at home alone or are unsupervised',
'between 2 and 6 in the afternoon; $60,000 for the north shore youth council in long island, new york to',
'provide family counseling and youth development services to underserved children in the miller place and rocky point school districts; $3,000,000',
'for the innovative partnerships for high risk youth demonstration; $200,000 for prairie view prevention services in sioux falls, south dakota',
'to establish a pilot project for the long term treatment of juvenile methamphetamine abuse and dependence; $150,000 to the crow',
'creek sioux tribe in south dakota for project safe; $400,000 for the rapid response program in washington and hancock counties',
'in the state of maine; $250,000 for the safer learning center in chicago, illinois for expansion of mentoring and peer',
'learning programs; $200,000 to boysville of michigan and ser metro detroit for the samaritan center; $60,000 for the south coast',
'inter agency narcotics team, coquilla, or, for drug prevention; $580,000 for st. josephs indian school in south dakota for juvenile',
'delinquency prevention programs; $100,000 for the st. louis for kids program to provide afterschool programs for at risk elementary school',
'students in inner city st. louis, missouri; $450,000 for the state of pennsylvania witness protection program; $900,000 for the arkansas',
'boys and girls clubs to expand after school programs, drug and violence prevention activities, and mentoring of at risk children;',
'$400,000 for a grant for the milwaukee summer stars program; $1,500,000 to the family development foundation in las vegas, nevada',
'for domestic violence prevention and intervention; $200,000 for the university of southern mississippi juvenile justice prevention partnership program; $300,000 for',
'a grant to the vermont coalition of teen centers; $1,000,000 for the wisconsin safe & sound program which combines aggressive',
'enforcement, community organizing, and the establishment of safe places for children to go during non school hours in milwaukees highest',
'crime areas; $600,000 to utah state university for the youth and families with promise program; $300,000 for the youth center',
'of wyoming valley, pennsylvania to provide preventative substance abuse education programs; $300,000 for the vermont department of employment and training',
'to establish a statewide young offender reentry system targeted at young men aged 18 21; $250,000 to jefferson county, colorado',
'for the youth system improvement project; $500,000 for the youth violence prevention research project at the university of south alabama;',
'$150,000 for the city of aberdeen, south dakota to establish a youth adult partnership of aberdeen yapa community youth center,',
'which will provide structured out of school activities for teens; $1,000,000 for kansas youthfriends to expand the school mentorship program;',
'within the level of funds provided, $3,000,000 is available for independent program evaluations. youth gangs program. the conference agreement includes',
'$11,974,000 for the youth gang program to provide grants to public and private nonprofit organizations to prevent and reduce the',
'participation of at risk youth in the activities of gangs that commit crimes. within the level of funds provided, ojp',
'is expected to provide $520,000 for a northern virginia multi jurisdiction anti gang task force. juvenile mentoring program part g',
'. the conference agreement includes $15,965,000 for the juvenile mentoring program. within the amounts provided, ojp is directed to provide',
'$5,000,000 for the big brothers/big sisters of america program. at risk childrens program title v . the conference agreement includes',
'$46,500,000 for at risk childrens program. safe schools initiative. the conference agreement includes $6,500,000 within title v grants for the',
'safe schools initiative. within this amount $5,000,000 is provided for project sentry. within the amounts provided for the safe schools',
'initiative, ojp is expected to review the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report to the committees on appropriations',
'of the house and senate on its intentions. $100,000 for the bronxville, ny public school system for video surveillance equipment;',
'$100,000 for barron county restorative justice programs, inc. in rice lake, wi for a school truancy initiative. tribal youth program.',
'the conference agreement includes $12,472,000 within title v grants for programs to reduce, control, and prevent crime both by and',
'against tribal and native american youth; for interventions for court involved tribal youth; for improvement to tribal and native juvenile',
'justice systems; and for prevention programs focusing on alcohol and drugs, including the alaska federation of natives to develop an',
'underage drinking prevention program in rural alaska that includes assessment and education and focuses on the children of alcoholics. within',
'this amount, the conferees direct that $2,000,000 be provided for a grant to fund the alaska illegal drug and alcohol',
'use initiative. enforcing the underage drinking laws program. the conference agreement includes $25,000,000 within title v grants to assist states',
'in enforcing underage drinking laws. each state shall receive $360,000 and $6,640,000 shall be available for discretionary grants to states.',
'ojp is directed to provide a report to the committee no later than march 1, 2003 on the accomplishments of',
'the program to date. within the amounts provided for underage drinking, ojp shall make an award to the alaska federation',
'of natives to develop an underage drinking prevention program in rural alaska including assessment and education, focusing on the children',
'of alcoholics. victims of child abuse act. the conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for the various programs authorized under the victims',
'of child abuse act as follows: $1,747,000 to regional childrens advocacy centers, as authorized by section 213 of voca; $6,008,000',
'to establish local childrens advocacy centers, as authorized by section 214 of voca; $1,000,000 for the national childrens advocacy center',
'in huntsville, alabama to develop and implement a training program; and $1,497,000 for a continuation grant to the national center',
'for prosecution of child abuse for specialized technical assistance and training programs to improve the prosecution of child abuse cases,',
'as authorized by section 214a of voca; and $748,000 for a continuation grant to the national childrens alliance for technical',
'assistance and training, as authorized by section 214a of voca. the conference report includes bill language allowing training and technical',
'assistance to help small, non profit organizations with the federal grant process. the conferees direct ojp to submit a status',
'report on the training and technical assistance provided by september 20, 2003. public safety officers benefits the conferee agreement includes',
'$53,054,000 for this account including $4,000,000 for disability benefits. general provisions department of justice the conference agreement includes the following',
'general provisions for the department of justice in this bill: section 101 provides language, included in previous appropriations acts, which',
'makes up to $45,000 of the funds appropriated to the department of justice available to the attorney general for reception',
'and representation expenses. section 102 provides language, included in appropriations acts for the last six years and prior to 1994,',
'which prohibits the use of funds to perform abortions in the federal prison system. section 103 provides language, included in',
'previous appropriations acts, which prohibits use of the funds in this bill to require any person to perform, or facilitate',
'the performance of, an abortion. section 104 provides language, included in previous appropriations acts, which states that nothing in the',
'previous section removes the obligation of the director of the bureau of prisons to provide escort services to female inmates',
'who seek to obtain abortions outside a federal facility. section 105 provides language, included in previous appropriations acts, which allows',
'the department of justice to spend up to $10,000,000 for rewards for information regarding criminal acts and acts of terrorism',
'against a united states person or property at levels not to exceed $2,000,000 per award. section 106 provides language similar',
'to language included in previous appropriations acts, which allows the department of justice, subject to the committees reprogramming procedures, to',
'transfer up to 5 percent between any appropriation, but limits to 10 percent the amount that can be transferred into',
'any one appropriation. section 107 provides language to continue section 114 of public law 107 77 during fiscal year 2003.',
'section 108 provides language regarding the collection of certain immigration fees for commercial vessels operating on regular schedules. section 109',
'provides language regarding the establishment of an advisory board for the federal bureau of investigation. section 110 provides language that',
'delays implementation dates for certain juvenile justice programs. section 111 provides language regarding a permanent law enforcement training facility. section',
'112 provides language regarding an immigration inspection program. title ii department of commerce and related agencies trade and infrastructure development',
'related agencies the conference agreement includes a total of $5,695,127,000 for the programs of the united states trade representative, the',
'international trade commission and the department of commerce for fiscal year 2003. office of the united states trade representative salaries',
'and expenses the conference agreement includes $34,999,000 for the office of the united states trade representative ustr for fiscal year',
'2003. the recommendation provides additional trade negotiator positions and ancillary costs to address the increasing workload associated with anticipated new',
'trade agreements. the budget request recommended transferring funding jurisdiction to the executive office of the president. the conferees do not',
'concur with this proposal. the office of the united states trade representative is responsible for developing and coordinating u.s. international',
'trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading or directing negotiations with other countries on such matters. international trade commission',
'salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $54,000,000 for the international trade commission for fiscal year 2003. the recommendation provides',
'for inflation related costs and the continuation of two it projects. the international trade commission is an independent, quasi judicial',
'agency responsible for conducting trade related investigations; providing the congress and the president with independent, expert technical advice to assist',
'in the development and implementation of u.s. international trade policy; responding to the congress and the president on various matters',
'affecting international trade; maintaining the harmonized commodity description and coding system of internationally accepted product nomenclature; providing technical assistance to',
'eligible small businesses seeking remedies and benefits under the trade laws; and performing other specific statutory responsibilities ranging from research',
'and analysis to quasi judicial functions on trade related matters. department of commerce international trade administration operations and administration the',
'conference agreement recommends $370,192,000 in total resources for the programs of the international trade administration ita for fiscal year 2003.',
'the recommendation includes $362,192,000 to be derived from direct appropriations and $8,000,000 from fee collections. of the amount of fee',
'collections, $5,000,000 is anticipated from a new fee proposal requested in the budget. the agreement adopts the consolidation of this',
'effort within the under secretary/administration heading, as proposed. the conference agreement includes additional funding to monitor and enforce trade agreements,',
'and to expand access for u.s. companies to foreign markets. in addition, funding is provided to ensure the united states',
'foreign commercial service has adequate resources to fund increased security and operating costs for overseas posts. the recommendation also assumes',
'a realignment of $5,975,000 from base funds for information and communication systems and merges funding under the under secretary/executive administration',
'to ensure greater efficiency, as proposed in the budget. the following table reflects the distribution of the recommendation by subactivity:',
'trade development. the conference agreement provides a total of $67,669,000 for this component and an additional $450,000 is available from',
'prior year unobligated balances. the recommendation includes $500,000 for increased inflationary costs. the conferees provide $10,000,000 for the national textile',
'centers, and $3,000,000 for the textile/technology center tc2 ; $500,000 for an international competitiveness program; $500,000 for a trade processing',
'center; $250,000 for an export database; and $500,000 for a travel industry statistics component, as provided in the prior year.',
'of the funds provided, $500,000 is to develop a new steel industry information management system. further, the recommendation assumes a',
'transfer of $550,000 from this heading to the undersecretary/executive administration heading for information and communication activities, as proposed. market access',
'compliance. the conference agreement includes $31,204,000 for market access compliance. of the amounts provided, $557,000 is to provide for increasing',
'costs for ongoing operations; $930,000 is provided to expand markets by combating regulatory barriers; $576,000 is provided to support negotiation',
'efforts for the free trade area of the americas; $900,000 is provided to support new efforts relating to the africa',
'growth opportunity act; and $850,000 is for new efforts relating to the caribbean basin initiative cbi . the conferees determined',
'that it is more prudent to use direct appropriations for the new cbi efforts instead of relying on anticipated fees',
'for this purpose, as proposed. the recommendation assumes a transfer of $350,000 for information and communication activities from this heading',
'to the under secretary/executive administration heading, as proposed. import administration. the conference agreement includes $44,229,000 for the import administration. of',
'the amounts provided, $7,500,000 is to continue overseas compliance and import surge monitoring and enforcement, including $3,500,000 to monitor import',
'data and customs flows for surges in key markets and sectors, such as steel and lumber, and take immediate action',
'when such surges are detected. such action should include using resources to expedite unfair trade cases so u.s. companies can',
'receive relief at the earliest possible date. the conferees expect import administration to vigorously monitor foreign subsidies so that action',
'can be taken if the subsidies violate trade agreements. of the amounts provided, $2,500,000 is provided to review and evaluate',
'in depth chinese and japanese compliance with antidumping and countervailing duty commitments. china and japan represent the majority of unfair',
'trade actions, and the conferees believe there is an urgent need for greater attention to both japanese and chinese trade',
'practices. of the amounts provided, $1,633,000 for expanded compliance efforts, including $875,000 for additional personnel to increase enforcement of antidumping',
'ad and countervailing cv duty laws, and $758,000 for the costs of five full time equivalents to increase legal support',
'for increased world trade organization litigation. the recommendation also includes a transfer of $775,000 for information and communication activities from',
'this heading to the heading of under secretary/executive administration heading, as proposed. u.s. and foreign commercial service us & fcs',
'. the conference agreement includes $202,040,000 for the us & fcs. of the amounts provided, $900,000 is to be derived',
'from unobligated prior year balances. the conferees provide an additional 4 full time equivalents and $1,125,000 for expanded compliance efforts.',
'the recommendation assumes $6,000,000 for increased security costs and other uncontrollable costs of overseas posts, and $1,000,000 is to continue',
'funding for a rural export program. in addition, $1,674,000 is provided to expand u.s. commercial presence throughout the continent of',
'africa; and $1,650,000 is provided to cover the costs of a new presence in el salvador, as proposed. the conference',
'agreement includes direct appropriations for new caribbean basin initiative efforts instead of relying on fees for this purpose, as proposed.',
'the conferees direct ita to establish a partnership with communities in the city of chicago and in cook county, illinois,',
'to enhance trade relationships between the united states and african countries, focusing initially on efforts with nigeria. the conferees continue',
'to direct that the us & fcs should continue and expand its global diversity initiative to support minority owned businesses',
'in underserved areas, including inner city urban areas, empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and indian reservations. this initiative should continue to',
'include support for companies that are export ready and hoping to enter into and/or expand international operations. further, the conferees',
'direct the commercial service to continue its work on the appalachian turkish trade project, a project to promote opportunities to',
'expand trade, encourage business interests, stimulate foreign studies, and to build a lasting and mutually meaningful relationship between the appalachian',
'states and the republic of turkey, as well as the neighboring regions, such as greece. executive direction/administration. a total of',
'$25,050,000 is recommended for the administrative and policy functions of ita. the conference agreement includes $5,975,000 from base transfers from',
'other activities to centralize information and communication activities under this heading, as proposed. in addition, $1,075,000 is for increased training',
'efforts. the conferees remain concerned that itas efforts to increase trade between the united states and its trading partners are',
'coming at the expense of the promotion of human rights. the advancement of human rights and the development of economies',
'are not mutually exclusive goals. in addition, the conferees understand that the majority of employees in the us & fcs',
'have not received any formalized training to assist them in promoting human rights. therefore, the conferees direct ita to develop',
'a comprehensive training program for all officers and employees to ensure that, when counseling u.s. businesses on market conditions within',
'a particular country, they must include information on human rights, in addition to information on rule of law issues and',
'corporate responsibility. of the amounts provided for training efforts, $500,000 is to implement a formal human rights training program. ita',
'is strongly urged to work with non government organizations, the state department, and private entities to develop a comprehensive training',
'program. the conferees direct the secretary of commerce to provide quarterly reports on the progress of the implementation of this',
'new program. in addition, language is included in the bill, as carried since fiscal year 1999 designating the amounts available',
'for each unit within ita. the conferees remind ita that any changes from the funding distribution provided in the bill',
'and report, including carryover balances, are subject to the standard reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of this act.',
'in addition, ita is directed to report to the committees on appropriations, not later than april 11, 2003, a spending',
'plan for all ita units, which incorporates any carryover balances from previous fiscal years. trade missions. the conferees direct all',
'trade missions involving department of commerce agencies must be initiated, coordinated and administered through ita. buying power maintenance. the conferees',
'direct ita to report on the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on itas budget on a quarterly basis. the conferees',
'expect that any exchange rate gains reflected in this report will be reserved to balance future exchange rate losses. trade',
'show revenues. the conferees direct ita to submit a report by the date of the budget submission on the amount',
'of trade show revenues that are collected on an annual basis, expenditures from these revenues, and how they displayed in',
'the budget. bureau of industry and security operations and administration the conference agreement includes $79,328,000 for the operations and administration',
'of the bureau of industry and security bis , of which $4,675,000 is from prior year unobligated balances. within the',
'total amount available, the recommendation includes the following: export administration. $33,399,000 is provided for export administration activities, of which $1,875,000',
'is from prior year unobligated balances. the recommendation includes $1,140,000 for export licensing personnel, as proposed. export enforcement. $31,122,000 is',
'provided for export enforcement activities. the recommendation continues funding for the dubai and cairo attache offices, which received initial funding',
'in public law 107 117. of which, the recommendation provides $3,356,000 and 13 full time equivalents to maximize legal export',
'opportunities while ensuring that illegal exports are prevented. bis is expected to enhance its export control efforts, including a new',
'initiative under which bis will send a limited number of export enforcement agents attaches overseas to conduct end use checks.',
'the conferees direct that, prior to the assignment of any attache at u.s. missions overseas, bis is expected to provide',
'a detailed report to the committees on appropriations detailing the location and responsibilities of each attache. additionally, the report should',
'detail the arrangement between department of commerce andthe department of state concerning accommodations for these personnel within department of state',
'facilities to ensure there is sufficient space. the conferees direct bis to conduct a comprehensive study on the health, competitiveness,',
'and the contribution of the u.s. textile and apparel industry to the u.s. economy and in particular to the u.s.',
'armed forces. the study should include a review of whether the united states is increasing its dependency on foreign sources',
'for critical textile related materials; potential threats to internal security from increased foreign sourcing and dependency; and whether the berry',
'amendment and other buy american restrictions are being effectively enforced by the department of defense. the conferees direct that the',
'study be completed no later than july 1, 2003, and direct that $750,000 be used for this purpose. management and',
'policy coordination $6,879,000 is provided for management and policy coordination, of which $2,800,000 is from prior year unobligated balances. the',
'recommendation includes $500,000 for a new information technology initiative. in addition to the amounts provided under management and policy coordination,',
'$7,928,000 is provided for critical infrastructure protection efforts. the conferees note that the primary responsibility for non proliferation activities lies',
'with the department of defense, the department of energy and the department of state, and believes that bis participation in',
'such activities should be done using funds provided from those agencies. language is included to rename the bureau of export',
'administration as the bureau of industry and security. economic development administration the conference agreement includes $320,765,000 for the programs and',
'administrative expenses of the economic development administration eda for fiscal year 2003, as described below: economic development assistance programs a',
'total of $290,000,000 is included for fiscal year 2003 for economic development assistance programs. the conferees continue the traditional programs',
'of the economic development administration to provide needed assistance to communities struggling with long term economic dislocation, as well as',
'sudden and severe economic dislocation. of the amounts provided, $205,000,000 is for public works and economic development, $40,900,000 is for',
'economic adjustment assistance, $24,000,000 is for planning, $9,100,000 is for technical assistance, including university centers, $10,500,000 is for trade adjustment',
'assistance, and $500,000 is for research. the conferees expect eda to continue to assist communities impacted by economic dislocations related',
'to coal industry downswings and timber industry downturns due to environmental concerns at no less than the fiscal year 2002',
'level. in addition, the conferees expect eda to focus on communities impacted by united states canadian trade related issues, communities',
'in new england, the mid atlantic, hawaii, and alaska impacted by fisheries regulations, and communities in the southeast impacted by',
'downturns due to nafta. the conferees remind eda that no funding is provided for a special headquarters reserve fund. the',
'conferees laud eda for its continued efforts to strengthen private sector business activity and development on indian lands, and urges',
'that it act expeditiously to develop an implementation plan for the recently enacted native american business development, trade promotion, and',
'tourism act. the conferees recently approved the economic development administrations headquarters reorganization plan, based upon the agencys commitment not to',
'involuntarily terminate employees and not to increase the current number of political appointees. the conferees direct eda to report to',
'the committees on appropriations within 120 days from the date of enactment of this act, on the status of the',
'reorganization, including relocations. the conferees note that eda was reauthorized in 1999 public law 105 393 through fiscal year 2003.',
'that authorization locks into place the work that the authorization and appropriations committees have done to reform eda programs to',
'ensure that funds provided under this account be targeted to the most severely distressed areas, which, absent the assistance provided',
'by the eda, would have little to no access to resources for critical infrastructure development and capacity building. this puts',
'the program on firm ground to carry out its purpose to provide the seed capital to distressed areas to allow',
'local communities to increase their ability to create new economic opportunities and jobs in accordance with local priorities. the conferees',
'direct eda to discontinue the use of single purpose grant loans. salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $30,765,000 for',
'the salaries and expenses of the economic development administration. the conferees continue direction to the administration to aggressively pursue all',
'opportunities for reimbursement, deobligations and use of non appropriated resources, including the care and protection of collateral account, to be',
'able to maximize the operating level. in addition, the conferees remind eda of the requirements under section 605 of this',
'act regarding reorganization proposals. the conference agreement retains language in the bill to provide the authority to use this appropriation',
'to monitor projects approved under title i of the public works employment act of 1976, title ii of the trade',
'act of 1974, and the community emergency drought relief act of 1977. minority business development agency minority business development the',
'conference agreement includes $28,906,000 for the minority business development agency mbda for fiscal year 2003. of the amounts provided, $16,794,000',
'is provided for business development, and $12,112,000 is provided for advocacy, research, and information programs. the conference agreement assumes that',
'the entrepreneurial technology apprenticeship program etap will continue to be supported at the fiscal year 2002 level. economic and information',
'infrastructure the conference agreement includes under this section, the department of commerce agencies responsible for the nations basic economic and',
'technical information infrastructure, as well as the administrative functions to oversee the development of telecommunications and information policy. economic and',
'statistical analysis salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $72,158,000 for the economic and statistical analysis programs of the department',
'of commerce, including the bureau of economic analysis bea , for fiscal year 2003. due to the nations economic situation,',
'the conferees support the request to ensure policy makers have access to better and timely economic data. therefore, the recommendation',
'includes $4,776,000 to accelerate the release of major economic indicators; $2,116,000 to improve the processing systems used for statistical processing;',
'and $2,751,000 to allow the united states to meet international agreements including the north american free trade agreement. the economic',
'and statistics administration esa is responsible for the collection, tabulation and publication of a wide variety of economic, demographic and',
'social statistics and provides support to the secretary of commerce and other government officials in interpreting the state of the',
'economy and developing economic policy. the bureau of economic analysis and under secretary for economic affairs are funded in this',
'account. bureau of the census the conference agreement includes a total operating level of $596,299,000 for the bureau of the',
'census, of which $41,817,000 is from prior year unobligated balances from the 2000 census. salaries and expenses the conference agreement',
'includes $183,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the bureau of the census for fiscal year 2003. the agreement includes',
'$128,234,000 for current economic statistics, and $54,766,000 for current demographic statistics. the conferees direct the bureau to continue to streamline',
'and prioritize programs to ensure the highest priority core activities are supported. the conferees expect the bureau to be fully',
'reimbursed for any non core survey by any other federal agency or private organization. in addition, the conferees are concerned',
'that key reports on manufacturing, general economic and foreign trade statistics are maintained and issued on a timely basis. this',
'recommendation provides for the current statistical programs of the bureau of the census, which includes measurement of the nations economy',
'and the demographic characteristics of the population. theseprograms are intended to provide a broad base of economic, demographic, and social',
'information used for decision making by governments, private organizations, and individuals. periodic censuses and programs the conference agreement includes a',
'total of $413,299,000 for all periodic censuses and related programs funded under this heading in fiscal year 2003. of the',
'amounts provided, $41,817,000 is to be derived from prior year unobligated balances. 2000 decennial census program the recommendation includes an',
'operating level of $83,710,000, of which $41,817,000 is from prior year obligations for the final year of activities relating to',
'the 2000 decennial census. the recommendation includes the following: dollars in thousands decennial census 2000 program development & mgmt $3,461',
'data content & product 42,651 field data collection \1\ 4,630 adp & telecommunications 12,826 testing and evaluation 16,333 puerto rico,',
'virgin islands & islands 2,472 marketing, communications & partner 1,337 minus deobligations/unobligations 41,817 total, decennial census direct $41,893 decennial census',
'2010 operational design strategy 6,353 data collection design 2,804 questionnaire & content design 1,573 system design & software 7,220 address',
'list updates 943 test/evaluation 22,982 re engineered design process $41,875 american community survey \2\ $57,131 modern processing environment 11,562 geographic',
'partnership programs 5,447 evaluation 3,050 street address location correction 20,741 community address updating system 6,500 maf/tiger $47,300 grand total, decennial',
'census $146,306 periodic census economic censuses 87,392 census of governments 6,556 subtotal, economic programs $93,948 demographic statistics programs: intercensal demographic',
'estimates 9,079 demographic survey sample design 12,583 electronic information collection 6,254 geographic support 37,624 data processing systems 23,795 subtotal, demographic',
'programs $89,335 \1\ the fiscal year 2003 budget request included $9,500,000 for an anticipated workers compensation payment due to the',
'department of labor. to date, no justification has been provided to substantiate this request. no funding is provided for this',
'purpose. \2\ the budget request includes a total of $123,866,000 for the american community survey. the census bureau has proposed',
'to alter the current process of conducting the decennial census. the current proposal is to abolish the long form survey,',
'but continue the short form survey as part of the 2010 census and replace the long form survey with an',
'annual survey of 3,000,000 households. the current proposal would require the american community survey to be considered a mandatory requirement',
'for those households being surveyed. the conferees acknowledge that sufficient information is not available to weight the benefits of a',
'mandatory survey versus a voluntary survey. therefore, the conferees include $1,000,000 to test the response rates of both a voluntary',
'and a mandatory survey. the conferees direct the secretary of commerce to report to the committees on appropriations as soon',
'as the results of the study are available. subgroup enumeration the conferees understand the census bureau continues to face difficulty',
'in accurately enumerating hispanic subgroups and urges the census bureau to continue to work to address these concerns in preparation',
'for the decennial census. hiring the conferees recommend that the census bureau move decisively to improve the representation of minorities',
'in senior management at the census bureau and to improve the representation of minorities in all areas of research. the',
'conferees suggest that the census bureau take advantage of the presidential management intern program and the joint program on survey',
'methodology to achieve these goals. national telecommunications and information administration the conference agreement includes a total of $73,759,000 for the',
'national telecommunications and information administration ntia for fiscal year 2003. the national telecommunications and information ntia is responsible for developing',
'domestic and international telecommunications and information policy for the executive branch, ensuring the efficient and effective use of the federal',
'radio spectrum, and administering federal programs that supports telecommunications facilities for public broadcasting. salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes',
'$14,700,000 for the salaries and expenses appropriation of the national telecommunications and information administration ntia . the conference agreement includes',
'$625,000 and two full time equivalents to improve ntias management of the federal spectrum. due to fiscal constraints, no additional',
'funding is provided to upgrade existing facilities on the table mountain radio quiet zone. the conferees direct the administration to',
'aggressively pursue all opportunities for reimbursement, deobligations, and use of non appropriated resources, to be able to maximize the operating',
'level for this purpose. the conference agreement assumes an additional $26,270,000 will be available to the ntia through reimbursements from',
'other agencies for the costs of providing spectrum management, analysis and research services to those agencies, reflecting implementation of a',
'policy of 80% reimbursement for such services that began in fiscal year 1999. public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction the',
'conference agreement includes $43,556,000 for planning and construction grants for public television, radio, and non broadcast facilities. this amount will',
'allow the continuation of the existing equipment and facilities replacement program. challenges are particularly great for those broadcasters who are',
'located in, or who serve, largely rural areas. as in past years, the conferees continue to urge ntia to place',
'emphasis on the needs of these stations, and to support focusing resources on distance learning initiatives targeting rural areas. information',
'infrastructure grants the conference agreement recommends $15,503,000 for the information infrastructure grant program for demonstrations of new telecommunications technology applications.',
'the recommendation is the same as the fiscal year 2002 funding level. the accompanying bill does not include language to',
'terminate the program, as proposed. the conferees note that there is some overlap between this program and technology programs under',
'the department of justice, community oriented policing services and the regional information sharing system with respect to grants for public',
'safety. the conferees expect ntia to give preference to applications relating to public safety only when there is no other',
'source of funding available for such applications. the conferees retain language making the funds provided under this heading available for',
'program administration and related program support activities at the fiscal year 2002 level. the bill also includes language carried in',
'previous appropriation acts which will allow up to five percent of this appropriation to be available for telecommunications research activities',
'directly related to the development of a national information infrastructure nii . united states patent and trademark office salaries and',
'expenses the conference agreement includes $1,182,000,000 for the united states patent and trademark office uspto in fiscal year 2003. the',
'recommendation does not include the administrations proposed language establishing a new fee structure to significantly increase fees for both trademark',
'and patent applications resulting in additional fee collections of $197,000,000. to date, the fee structure changes and many of the',
'other changes outlined in the 21st century strategic plan have not been authorized. in fiscal year 2002, the congress directed',
'the pto to develop a 5 year strategic plan for the pto with three core objectives: 1 prepare the agency',
'to handle the workload associated with the 21st century economy, 2 improve patent quality, and 3 reduce patent and trademark',
'pendency. the 21st century strategic plan calls for some of the most sweeping changes to the patent review process in',
'200 years. the conferees support efforts to shift resources to high priority areas and a more gradual increase in staffing',
'to ensure that examiners have the expertise, tools, and training necessary to produce quality patents on a timely basis. this',
'approach is consistent with the outline of the 21st century strategic plan released in june 2002. of the amount recommended',
'in the bill, $1,015,229,000 is to be derived from offsetting fees collected in fiscal year 2003 and $166,771,000 is to',
'be derived from carryover funds from prior years. of the amounts provided, $14,000,000 is for the completion of the trademark',
'electronic processing system; and $4,499,000 is for increased workload costs and continued implementation costs of electronic patent filing system. within',
'the amounts available, the conferees expect that uspto continue its relationship with the national inventors hall of fame and inventure',
'place, and the international intellectual property institute at least at the same level as in fiscal year 2002. the conferees',
'understand that funding for a global intellectual program provided in fiscal year 2002 was not obligated. therefore, the conferees direct',
'uspto to use prior year funding to offset any additional costs necessary to maintain the above mentioned partnerships. the conferees',
'remind the uspto that any changes from the funding distribution provided in the bill and report, including carryover balances, are',
'subject to the standard reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of this act. in addition, uspto is directed to',
'submit to the committee, not later than april 11, 2003, a spending plan, which incorporates any carryover balances from previous',
'fiscal years and any increase to the patent or trademark fee structure. the conferees commend uspto for its successful trademark',
'telework program in support of section 359 of public law 106 346. yet, despite this successful program, the patent employees',
'are not gaining the benefits of a similar program. the conferees understand that telework programs can significantly help to alleviate',
'crowded highways in the greater washington area. further, the private sector has shown that these programs can increase the performance',
'and morale of employees. therefore, the conferees direct the uspto to provide a report to the committees on appropriations, not',
'later than april 11, 2003, containing a detailed plan to implement a telework program for patent employees, including examiners. the',
'uspto is charged with administering the patent and trademark laws of the united states. uspto examines patent applications, grants patent',
'protection for qualified inventions; and disseminates technological information disclosed in patents. uspto also examines trademark applications and provides federal registration',
'to owners of qualified trademarks. science and technology the conference agreement includes under this section of title ii the department',
'of commerce agencies responsible for scientific and technological research and programs. technology administration salaries and expenses the conferees recommend $9,886,000',
'for the technology administrations office of the under secretary/office of technology policy. of the amounts provided, $1,000,000 is for the',
'global technology summit, and $1,000,000 is for the networked economy summit. the conferees did not support the proposed language making',
'a portion of the funding under this account available until expended. national institute of standards and technology the conference agreement',
'includes $712,134,000 for the appropriations accounts under the national institute of standards and technology nist for fiscal year 2003. a',
'description of each account and the committee recommendation follows: scientific and technical research and services the conference agreement includes $359,411,000',
'for the scientific and technical research and services core programs appropriation of the national institute of standards and technology. the',
'following is a breakdown of the amounts provided under this account by activity. fy03 recom. electronics & electrical 45,731 manufacturing',
'engineering 21,128 chemical 40,313 physics 35,500 building and fire research 21,542 materials science & engineering 56,532 computer applied mathematics 53,078',
'technology assistance 17,679 baldrige quality awards 5,205 research support 62,703 total, strs $359,411 under the building and fire research heading,',
'the recommendation includes $2,500,000 for a wind research project, $3,000,000 for research efforts related to the world trade center collapse',
'investigation. under the computer and applied math heading, the recommendation includes $1,000,000 for expert review teams, $2,100,000 for wireless technologies',
'and computer security checklists and guidelines, and $500,000 in support of voting machine standards. under the chemical science and technology',
'program heading, the recommendation includes $1,000,000 to restore reductions in environmental measurements at the hollings marine laboratory. under the electronics',
'and engineering heading, $3,000,000 is for salaries associated with the office of law enforcement standards to ensure that nist has',
'the critical personnel with the expertise to implement law enforcement standards initiatives proposed by their partner federal agencies. in addition,',
'under the research support heading, the recommendation includes $2,400,000 for a telework project, $6,500,000 for a certain critical infrastructure program,',
'and includes $15,000,000 for the advanced measurement laboratory in gaithersburg, maryland. further, the conferees have heard reports that u.s. companies',
'may not be as competitive as non u.s. companies in emerging markets because u.s. standards are not incorporated in many',
'international agreements. the conferees request nist with input from the ita, to provide to the committees on appropriations, no later',
'than april 11, 2003, a plan detailing efforts that ensure u.s. business interests are represented in new international standard negotiations.',
'competitive sourcing. the conferees understand that there are efforts within the department of commerce and other departments, to use the',
'implementation of the presidents management initiative for competitive outsourcing the a 76 process as a way to reduce staff by',
'more than 50 percent. this initiative is designed to compete or directly convert 15 percent of those positions identified as',
'commercially competitive. however, the conferees understand that efforts are underway to identify roughly 75 percent of nists positions as commercial',
'for purposes of this initiative. while the conferees certainly agree that there are certain advantages to competitive outsourcing, there is',
'a concern that blind implementation could severely inhibit the operations of the institute in the future. the conferees direct nist',
'to provide a detailed plan to the committees on appropriations prior to any changes in support of competitive outsourcing. for',
'more than a century, the scientists, engineers, and supporting organizations of the institute have established standards that affect nearly every',
'aspect of life and work in america, from the doses of radiation in medical x rays to the level of',
'protection in bullet proof vests used by police officers. nists mission plays an ever more critical role today by supporting',
'our homeland security efforts through the development of standards for mail irradiation, guidelines for cyber security for federal it systems,',
'and by conducting the federal investigation of the collapse of the world trade center buildings. the recommendation does not include',
'a requested increase to the allowable amount to be transferred to the working capital fund. industrial technology services the conference',
'agreement includes $286,623,000 for the industrial technology services appropriation of the national institute of standards and technology. manufacturing extension partnership',
'program recent economic downturns have had a devastating effect on the manufacturing sector. therefore, to ameliorate some of the effect',
'on this sector, the conferees have included $106,623,000 for the manufacturing extension partnership program to fund all existing centers. advanced',
'technology program the conference agreement includes $180,000,000 for the program, of which $60,700,000 is for new awards. this amount, when',
'combined with approximately $34,000,000 in prior year funds, provides atp awards at the fiscal year 2002 level. within the amounts',
'made available, $45,000,000 shall be used for administrative costs, internal laboratory support, and for small business innovation research program requirements.',
'construction of research facilities the conference agreement includes $66,100,000 for construction, renovation, and maintenance of nist facilities. of the amounts',
'provided, $11,090,000 is for urgently needed construction and renovation projects at the boulder, colorado laboratory, including a new primary electrical',
'service and the first phase of the central utility plant, these investments should help minimize the number of brownouts affecting',
'the campus; $4,000,000 is to offset fit up costs related to the advanced measurement laboratory in gaithersburg, maryland, to be',
'completed by december 2003; and $22,194,000 for the backlog of safety, capacity, maintenance, and major repair projects account for the',
'two nist campuses. the conferees direct nist to report to the committees on appropriations on the progress of these construction',
'projects on a quarterly basis. up to $282,000 is available to transfer to the working capital fund, as proposed. this',
'account supports all nist activities by providing the state of the art facilities necessary to carry out the nist mission.',
'national oceanic and atmospheric administration the conference agreement includes a total of $3,154,551,000 for necessary expenses for the seven appropriation',
'items of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa , including transfers totaling $65,000,000. of the amounts provided, $479,201,000 is',
'provided in support of the separate conservation category created in title viii of the interior and related agencies appropriations act,',
'2001. operations, research, and facilities including transfer of funds the conference agreement includes $2,316,519,000 for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather,',
'satellite, and other noaa programs funded in this account. the agreement includes a transfer of $65,000,000 from balances in the',
'account entitled, promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to american fisheries. the recommendation assumes deobligations of $17,000,000, as',
'proposed, and $3,000,000 from prior year receipts relating to the coastal zone management program. the bill continues language to allow',
'noaa to retain gifts and contributions made under the marine sanctuary program. the conferees continue to direct noaa to fully',
'utilize the authorities provided for this program. language is also included in the bill specifying the total amount of direct',
'obligations available for each of the noaa line offices and other related activities funded through this account. the conferees continue',
'to take this action to provide greater clarity and accountability in budgeting and management for the diverse activities funded in',
'this account. in addition, the bill also retains language regarding the practice of assessing noaa line organizations, programs, projects, and',
'activities, to support noaa and line office overhead and programs over and above the amounts specifically provided, and regarding the',
'funding and personnel in executive direction and administration. the conference agreement caps administrative expenses at $243,000,000. noaa is directed to',
'submit a spend plan to the committees on appropriations for these expenses at a level of detail comparable to that',
'of the house and senate noaa tables. the plan shall be delivered not later than march 15, 2003. the conferees',
'remind noaa that administrative charges levied against certain activities assigned in the bill are limited to no more than five',
'percent. in addition, language is also included regarding use of deobligations in excess of amounts estimated in the budget. in',
'addition to the direction given in this section of the report, the conferees direct noaa to comply with sections addressing',
'the reprogramming and transfer requirements under section 204 of this act. the following identifies the activities, sub activities, and projects',
'funded in this appropriation. graphic s not available in tiff format national ocean service the conference agreement includes a total',
'of $417,933,000 for activities of the national ocean service nos for fiscal year 2003. mapping and charting the recommendation includes',
'$79,433,000 for mapping and charting activities. the conferees include $20,450,000 to address the hydrographic survey backlog detailed in the national',
'survey plan. the recommendation is consistent with the conferees decision that at least 50 percent of the hydrographic surveying should',
'be contracted out to private companies. the conferees direct noaa to report to the committees on appropriations within six months',
'after the enactment of this act on the progress being made to reduce the backlog. of the amounts provided for',
'mapping and charting activities, the conferees include $7,500,000 to allow noaa to continue its efforts to lease or charter a',
'u.s. purpose built u.s. flag hydrographic survey vessel, which is capable of performing the full scope of necessary hydrographic services.',
'the conferees expect the vessel to be equipped with a suite of state of the art survey equipment capable of',
'providing quality data from inshore waters to full ocean depth. the conferees direct noaa to examine lease and charter options',
'of longer than one year, which may reduce the annual cost. the conferees direct noaa to award the time charter',
'contract on its current schedule and report by no later than april 11, 2003, on options for increasing the length',
'of a lease or charter and whether savings might result from such an increase. in addition, noaa is expected to',
'follow the requirements of section 303 b 3 of the hydrographic services improvement act and contract for hydrographers on any',
'leased or chartered vessel in accordance with title ix of the federal property and administrative services act of 1949. finally,',
'the conferees adopts noaas proposal to hire a vessel that is capable of work in both the gulf of mexico',
'and the alaska waters. the conferees understand that the leased or chartered vessel will begin its work in the gulf',
'of mexico no later then april 2003, but would survey in alaska from april 1, 2004, through november 1, 2004.',
'after that, the conferees expect the total vessel time to be split between the gulf of mexico and alaska. of',
'the amounts provided, $3,200,000 is for bathymetric surveys off the northeast coast of the united states and around the aleutian',
'chain in accordance with the data needs identified by a joint hydrographic center on the potential expansion of united states',
'lands beyond the exclusive economic zone. within the funding recommendation for shoreline mapping, the conferees recommend that nos focus on',
'mapping the shoreline of the north slope of alaska. geodesy. the conferees understand the state of alabama has begun an',
'effort to develop a comprehensive statewide geographic information system database and clearinghouse that will reduce duplication of resources among state',
'agencies, improve quality, and reduce costs. the national geodetic survey has begun talks with representatives of the state of alabama,',
'including the alabama department of revenue, on this effort and the conferees encourage the national geodetic survey to continue to',
'support this effort as appropriate. tide and current data. the conferees include $19,750,000 for this activity. the recommendation will enable',
'nos to implement and maintain the necessary quality controls for real time tide and current data systems. funding is included',
'to continue implementation of the physical oceanographic real time system ports program and continues the national water level operation network',
'nwlon in the great lakes. coral reefs. prior to obligation of the funding provided for this program, the conferees direct',
'noaa to submit a spending plan to the houseand senate committees on appropriations. a total of $14,000,000 is provided for',
'this program, of which $2,000,000 is from unobligated prior year balances. ocean and coastal observing systems. the conferees support the',
'establishment of an integrated interagency ocean and coastal observing system that will provide critical information to a wide variety of',
'users of ocean and coastal information and services. better information on the current and future state of the ocean and',
'its role in environmental change is needed for policy makers. adequate predictive capability is a prerequisite to the development of',
'sound policies at the national and regional level, policies ranging from maritime commerce to public health, from fisheries to safety',
'of life and property, from climate change to national security. broad scale discussions have been underway for almost three decades',
'on this topic, but coordinated attention at the federal level has begun in earnest only in recent years. the office',
'of science and technology policy was directed to develop an interagency plan for the research, technology demonstration, and ultimately, the',
'implementation of an integrated ocean observing system. the conferees direct noaa to work with its partners on the national ocean',
'research leadership council to submit a plan by june 30, 2003, to the committees on appropriations. this plan will detail',
'an implementation strategy for the establishment of an integrated ocean and coastal observing system. this plan shall, at a minimum:',
'1 include an interagency governance structure; 2 define the roles and responsibilities of each agency in implementing and operating the',
'system; 3 provide multi year funding estimates by agency; and 4 include a process for regional coordination and technical support',
'to ensure development of integrated regional systems with a national observing initiative. in addition, as development of an integrated long',
'term federal plan proceeds, the conferees urge noaa to coordinate existing or planned regional coastal observing systems, particularly those for',
'which funding has been provided or those which use federal platforms such as buoys. the conferees direct noaa to utilize',
'the data management and technical expertise of the coastal services center to perform this function as well as provide education',
'and outreach to participating federal agencies, academic institutions, state agencies, and other interests. ocean health initiative. one area where coastal',
'observing systems would be useful is in exploring the relationship between the oceans and human health. in 1999, a national',
'research council report, from monsoons to microbes: understanding the oceans role in human health, focused attention on the implications of',
'ocean phenomena for human health. the phenomena include climate change, weather events, coastal hazards, infectious diseases, and harmful algal blooms.',
'as the nation faces increasing coastal pressures and scientists identify changes in coastal systems, including sentinel species such as dolphins',
'and fish, noaa is uniquely positioned to play a strong role in identification, prediction, and prevention of such changes. in',
'addition, genetic and other characteristics of marine organisms can be used for medical advances and noaa can help build a',
'bridge between marine scientists and human health experts. the conferees direct the under secretary to establish an ocean health initiative',
'to coordinate and focus agency activities on critical areas of concern and identify critical gaps in coverage. of the amounts',
'provided, $8,000,000 is for critical research and projects aimed at closing identified gaps. the conferees direct noaa to: 1 work',
'with the nsf and the national institute of environmental health sciences in developing a joint program that builds on and',
'complements existing noaa programs; 2 establish an external peer reviewed grant process; and 3 provide for the selection and funding',
'of internationally recognized distinguished scholars to work in collaboration with noaa researchers. noaa will submit a spend plan for approval',
'by the committees on appropriations before program funding is obligated. coastal ocean program. the conferees direct the program to work',
'with and continue its current levels of support for the baruch institutes research and monitoring of small, high salinity estuaries',
'and to continue its current levels of support for the luces program. within the funds provided for the merhl, the',
'conferees direct noaa to create a scientific and professional position to act as senior scientist for nccos. aquatic resources initiative.',
'of the amounts available provided under this heading, up to $750,000 is for bluegrass pride, inc. coastal zone management. a',
'total of $75,144,000 is provided to assist coastal states in implementing this program. the committee continues its direction to report',
'on the measures of performance used to justify requesting funding for this program. bill language, carried in prior years, has',
'been modified. marine sanctuary program. $34,750,000 is provided for this program, of which $1,000,000 is from unobligated balances. under this',
'heading, the recommendation includes $750,000 for the activities of the northwest straits citizens advisory commission. this commission was established to',
'provide an ecosystem focus on the marine resources in the area, mobilize science and support marine resource committees, and establish',
'a forum for coordination and consensus building, in lieu of federal designation of the area as a marine sanctuary. the',
'conferees continue to believe that such a consensus based approach is an innovative and novel approach to promote marine conservation,',
'the goal of the marine sanctuary program. national centers for coastal ocean science nccos . the conferees are aware that',
'the national centers for coastal ocean science nccos for several years have been cutting base funds without congressional approval from',
'certain labs that received specified program increases. the conferees direct the nccos to stop this practice immediately. further the conferees',
'direct nccos to report to the committees on appropriations no later than april 15, 2003 on what purposes the funding',
'from the reductions was used and on the steps being taken to restore the cuts to base that have been',
'sustained by those labs. graphic s not available in tiff format national marine fisheries service the conference agreement includes $580,066,000',
'in new funding for the operations of the national marine fisheries service nmfs . in addition to this amount, $19,500,000',
'is available from prior year unobligated balances for a total operating level of $599,566,000. expand stock assessments. the conferees have',
'provided $17,000,000 for additional stock assessments. of the amounts provided, $1,000,000 for implementation of a west coast in season harvest',
'data collection system. migratory shark fishery. the conferees expect nmfs to continue the funding for collaborative multi regional biological research',
'on highly migratory species of sharks to provide nmfs with the information necessary for effective management of the highly migratory',
'shark fishery and conservation of imminently threatened shark fishery resources. cooperative research. in addition to the amounts shown for the',
'national cooperative research program, $1,700,000 is available from unobligated prior year balances. national fisheries information system. funding of $2,600,000 is',
'available from prior year unobligated balances. information analysis and dissemination. the conferees include $21,890,000 for this program, of which $400,000',
'is from unobligated prior year balances. california sport fishing. the conferees have been advised that the republic of mexico has',
'closed u.s. sport fishing access to the revillagigedo islands. the sport fishing industry provides $5.5 million in direct revenue to',
'southern california and employs hundreds of people. the united states and mexico have maintained a cooperative working relationship with regard',
'to fishing and environmental issues, and u.s. boats have had access to the revillagigego islands under permits since 1994. the',
'conferees direct the secretary of commerce to investigate the reason of the withdrawal of these permits, and to report to',
'the committee on appropriations no later than april 2003. northern right whale preservation. the conferees include a total of $10,000,000',
'for north atlantic right whale research, management activities, and atlantic coastal states implementation of cooperative federal state right whale recovery',
'plans, such as those concluded under section 6 of the endangered species act. funding is included to assist nmfs and',
'its partners to expedite right whale recovery in consultation with the implementation team and the take reduction team. of the',
'amounts provided, $2,130,000 is for efforts to reduce ship strikes, the leading cause of death of these whales, including $200,000',
'for whale detection technologies, $560,000 is for passive acoustic technologies, $295,000 is for active acoustic technologies, and $200,000 is for',
'measuring whale response to approaching vessels; $2,060,000 is to reduce entanglement including, $666,000 is for gear modification, $200,000 is for',
'southeast disentanglement teams, $400,000 is for the new england aquarium efforts, and $800,000 is for the center for coastal studies.',
'of the funding provided for the center, final funding allocation should be based upon recommendations of the right whale program',
'coordinator. of the amounts provided for nmfs base programs, funding is expected to support priority management, enforcement, and ship strike',
'prevention activities, including expedited development and deployment of innovative fishing gear and whale tracking technologies, improved stranding response and procedures,',
'a whale sighting advisory system, and a mandatory ship reporting system. no more than 20 percent of funds provided to',
'nmfs may be used for salaries of existing personnel. fisheries research and management. the conferees include $3,450,000 for the recreational',
'fishing information network program, and expect that the pacific, atlantic, and gulf states shall each receive one third of these',
'funds with funding for inshore recreational species assessment and tagging efforts in south carolina. in addition, the conferees expect that',
'$500,000 will be used to continue the effort to enhance the annual collection and analysis of economic data on marine',
'recreational fishing. as in prior fiscal years, the conferees expect the oceanic institute to administer funding for the hawaii fisheries',
'development and for the hawaii stock management plan. the conferees direct that $750,000 for the interstate fish commissions be equally',
'divided among the three commissions. the conferees also recommend that nmfs double its effort with regard to california cooperative fisheries',
'investigation cruises. of the amounts recommended for the stellar sea lion recovery plan, $1,000,000 is for alaska fisheries foundation to',
'study innovative methods to deter whale predation of sea lions. in addition, the committee expects noaa to continue its research',
'initiative on pacific decadal oscillation, predator prey relationships with particular emphasis on killer whale predation on sea lion pups, and',
'to explore other factors in the marine environment that may be contributing to the decline of stellar sea lions and',
'other marine mammal populations. enforcement of international dolphin agreement. although the national marine fisheries service recently submitted its completed science',
'report required by the international dolphin conservation program act, the conference agreement includes $2,700,000 for research on dolphin encirclement in',
'the eastern tropical pacific etp . funding is provided for additional research on herd sizes on which sets are made,',
'additional biological sampling, impacts of cow calf separation, and the impacts on dolphin populations of vessels with a carrying capacity',
'of less than 400 short tons that are reportedly setting on dolphins in the etp. the conferees are concerned that',
'mexico and other non u.s. parties to the international dolphin conservation program idcp, of which the united states is a',
'member, are not fully complying with the requirements of the idcp, particularly with respect to accurate reporting of dolphin interactions',
'and mortality. the conferees direct the department, and in consultation with key u.s. stakeholders, to evaluate and document any lack',
'of compliance by the non u.s. parties to the idcp with its provisions, including through on site visits and discussions',
'with government officials, observers and others with first hand knowledge of country practices, and to submit a written report describing',
'the findings to the committees on appropriations no later than may 1, 2003. the report is expected to include an',
'evaluation of compliance with the on board observer program, with a focus on national observers; reporting of dolphin interactions and',
'mortality; international requirements for vessels; and actions by parties to follow up on infractions identified by the international review panel.',
'endangered species columbia river. the conferees include $1,590,000 to purchase two mass marking trailers for the state of idaho. protected',
'resources research and management. of the amounts provided for native marine mammals, $100,000 is to enable the alaska eskimo whaling',
'commission to participate in international whaling commission meetings. chesapeake bay. of the amounts provided under this heading, $500,000 is for',
'sea grass restoration. in addition, the conferees recommend that noaa continue a micro grant program allowing local governments and non',
'profit organizations to perform fisheries and shellfish restoration on the chesapeake bay. in addition, $1,500,000 is for seven full time',
'equivalents for the oxford laboratory to support the noaa chesapeake bay offices fisheries, habitat restoration, and ecosystem research needs. the',
'conferees provide $2,500,000 for a bay watersheds education and training program to be administered by the chesapeake bay office. this',
'initiative provides funding to establish an office in virginia to better focus noaa resources on virginia issues in the chesapeake',
'bay region. while cooperation between virginia and noaa programs is good, and significant noaa funds are dispersed to virginia programs,',
'the physical distance between norfolk and annapolis limits the desired level of collaboration, not only with the noaa chesapeake bay',
'office but also the chesapeake bay program along with other signatories of the chesapeake bay agreement. this initiative guides noaa',
'to integrate existing staff resources across line offices and to appoint required staff to establish the program, working in concert',
'with pertinent existing local, state, and federal offices or projects, academic institutions, ngos, and the public. the program should integrate',
'existing noaa fisheries, habitat restoration, education, hazardous spill response, coastal zone, coastal oceanography, and other significant components. of the amounts',
'provided, $350,000 is available for two full time equivalents and administrative costs, including office space. enforcement and surveillance. the conferees',
'continue at the fiscal year 2002 level funding for marine forensics and southeast fisheries law enforcement, and the conferees expect',
'cooperative laboratory activities to continue between nmfs and state and local governments and the academic community. the conferees recommend that',
'three interstate marine fisheries commissions may be eligible to receive a portion of the cooperative enforcement program funds for use',
'in providing law enforcement coordination among the states and nmfs. the conferees provide $23,734,000 for the operations of the enforcement',
'and surveillance program, of which $14,800,000 is available from unobligated prior year balances. this is an increase of $3,314,000 above',
'the fiscal year 2002 level. nmfs facilities maintenance. of the amounts provided, $325,000 is for additional costs related to the',
'santa cruz laboratory. pacific salmon funding. the conferees note the lack of accountability and performance standards for resources distributed to',
'restore endangered and threatened salmon through the pacific coastal salmon recovery fund. the conferees have provided hundreds of millions of',
'dollars through this fund to be distributed among certain states and tribes for habitat restoration to assist in salmon population',
'recovery. the conferees understand that there are other habitat restoration grant programs that fund grant proposals for the same purpose.',
'given the austere operating climate the conferees are working within, the conferees expect noaa to prioritize funding from other habitat',
'restoration funds on non salmon related proposals. the conferees understand the secretary of commerce has substantial legal obligations under the',
'endangered species act because no less than twenty six runs of pacific salmon are listed as endangered. failure to make',
'progress toward recovery under the endangered species act poses adverse legal consequences for the agency. the conferees have received no',
'assurances from the administration that these funds have actually contributed to the recovery of pacific salmon populations. this is particularly',
'important at a time when the department is struggling to respond to a tremendous litigation caseload. the conferees understand that',
'some mechanism is necessary to assure legal and fiscal accountability for distribution of funds to states with listed salmon species.',
'in addition, the conferees direct noaa to provide an annual report to the committee no later than april 11, of',
'each year on the projects funded through the pacific salmon recovery fund and their projected and actual results, particularly focusing',
'on progress toward recovery of endangered and threatened salmon species and projected ending date for funding needs based on recovery',
'schedules. the conferees allow up to one percent of the amounts made available for the grants to the states under',
'the pacific coastal salmon recovery fund be made available to noaa to accomplish this task. saltonstall kennedy. the conference agreement',
'includes $11,325,000 for the saltonstall kennedy grant program, including prior year unobligated funds. the conferees understand that noaa has refocused',
'the s k program to address the needs of fishing communities as defined by the magnuson stevens act. the conferees',
'understand that there is duplication between this program and the priorities identified in the accompanying nmfs table. given the austere',
'budget constraints that conferees are operating within, the conferees expect nmfs to award grants based on priorities and geographic areas',
'that are not specifically identified elsewhere in this agreement. therefore, the conferees expect noaa to prioritize grant proposals relating to',
'fishing communities in non specified areas including, the northern mariana islands, the republic of the marshall islands, republic of palau,',
'the federated states of micronesia, and other similar areas. grants should focus on preventing over fishing, rebuilding of fisheries, and',
'ensuring conservation, while realizing the full potential of fishery resources. in addition, the conferees direct noaa to assign high priority',
'to proposals for research and education efforts directed at the protection of high risk consumers from naturally occurring bacteria associated',
'with raw molluscan shellfish, specifically vibrio vulnificus. the conferees strongly urge noaa to provide no less than $250,000 to the',
'gulf and atlantic foundation for their education efforts regarding vibrio vulnificus. louisiana oyster assistance. the conferees include $2,000,000 for economic',
'assistance to the oyster fishery affected by hurricane isidore, and hurricane lili. the conferees direct that funding may be used',
'only for activities to rehabilitate oyster resources or oyster reefs damaged by the storms and for domestic product marketing and',
'seafood promotion. graphic s not available in tiff format oceanic and atmospheric research the conference agreement includes $374,740,000 for the',
'oceanic and atmospheric research line office. this amount combined with $4,920,000 from prior year unobliged balances provides a total program',
'level of $379,660,000. the conference agreement includes the following amounts for basic laboratory research and support under oceanic and atmospheric',
'research: climate change research. the conference agreement includes a total of $166,315,000 for climate change research, including $18,000,000 for the',
'climate change research initiative ccri , as proposed. this initiative provides increases over the fiscal year 2002 level as follows:',
'$1,000,000 for the ocean observations/ocean systems; $3,000,000 for argo related costs; $1,000,000 for regional assessments, education, and outreach; $2,000,000 for',
'research on the carbon cycle; $5,000,000 for the climate modeling center; $4,000,000 for the global climate atmospheric observing system; and',
'$2,000,000 to study the aerosols/climate interaction. of the amounts provided, $67,608,000 is available for competitively awarded grants, including grants to',
'joint institutes, as determined by the secretary of commerce. in addition, $1,000,000 is provided to continue a certain program in',
'arizona for regional climate change research. of the funding provided for climate and global change activities, $12,000,000 shall only be',
'available after the committees on appropriation are provided with a plan for completion of the national assessment required in section',
'106 of the global change research act of 1990. the plan should include a completion date for the national assessment',
'of no later than september 30, 2004. national sea grant program. the conference agreement includes $62,410,000 for the sea grant',
'program, of which $2,000,000 is from prior year unobligated balances. the conference agreement does not include a proposal to transfer',
'the program to the national science foundation. instead, the recommendation appropriates the same level of funding as in fiscal year',
'2002 for the sea grant program, in accordance with the national sea grant act, public law 89 688, as amended.',
'within the amounts provided, $3,000,000 is included for zebra mussel research in accordance with the non indigenous aquatic nuisance prevention',
'and control act; $3,000,000 is for oyster disease research, including $1,000,000 to continue the gulf of mexico initiative on oyster',
'related human health risks. national undersea research program nurp . a total of $13,770,000 is included for the national undersea',
'research program, of which $220,000 is from prior year unobligated balances. the conferees direct that funding is to be equally',
'split between the east coast nurp centers and the west coast nurp centers, including the hawaiian and pacific center and',
'the west coast and polar regions center. the conferees expect level funding will be available for aquarius, alvin, and program',
'administration. nisa alaska. the conferees include $1,500,000 to address the proliferation of exotic species such as atlantic salmon in the',
'marine environment in the north pacific. of this amount, $750,000 is for the pacific states marine fisheries commission to prevent',
'the escapement of atlantic salmon into alaska streams and to address other invasive species issues including mitten crab and green',
'crab. nisa/ballast water demonstrations. the conference agreement includes $2,250,000 for this program, of which $1,900,000 is from unobligated balances. the',
'conferees expect special attention should be given to the concerns of the chesapeake bay and the great lakes. graphic s',
'not available in tiff format national weather service the conference agreement includes total of $698,767,000 for the operations of the',
'national weather service nws for fiscal year 2003. local warnings and forecasts the conferees provide $555,178,000 for local warnings and',
'forecasts. within the amounts provided, $2,500,000 is to begin a new seven year initiative to improve the accuracy and timeliness',
'of aviation warnings and forecasts. of the amounts provided, the conferees direct the nws to continue the susquehanna river basin',
'gauges project and expand this program to include the delaware river basin. the conferees have provided sufficient funding to continue',
'operations of the huntsville, alabama center. air quality initiative the conference agreement includes $3,000,000 to complete the analysis of the',
'air quality pilot program, finalize a concept of operations, and begin procurement of the information technology infrastructure necessary to support',
'operational air quality forecasts by the end of fiscal year 2004. in addition, $3,000,000 is provided to complete the operational',
'implementation of a temperature forecasting pilot in new england. funding should provide for the modernization 200 meteorological observing stations and',
'for the operational use of high resolution forecasts models at 8 sites in fiscal year 2003. flash floods. the conferees',
'direct noaa to commission the national academy of sciences to conduct a study to assess the availability, performance, and capability',
'of the nws nexrad located on sulphur mountain in ventura county, california to detect heavy precipitation and aid forecasters at',
'the los angeles weather forecast office in providing flash flood warnings and forecasts, and on the basis of that study,',
'to provide the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere with a report on the performance of that mission',
'by the nws. the report also should include any recommendations for improving the accuracy and timeliness of flash flood warnings',
'in and around western los angeles and ventura counties, california. systems operations & maintenance the conference agreement includes $87,146,000 for',
'systems operations and maintenance. in addition, the conferees continue direction from prior years regarding erie, pennsylvania and williston, north dakota.',
'graphic s not available in tiff format national environmental satellite, data and information service the conference agreement includes $150,616,000 for',
'the operational and research and development programs of the national environmental satellite, data, and information service nesdis . environmental satellite',
'observing systems the committee recommendation has provided a total of $86,168,000 for this account, including $23,771,000 for product processing and',
'distribution. within the recommendation, $1,500,000 is included for the joint center, and $4,000,000 is for a global wind demonstration. data',
'centers and information services the conference agreement includes $64,448,000 for noaas data centers and information services, including $15,850,000 for the',
'climate database modernization efforts in kentucky and west virginia. the conferees restore funding for the regional climate centers, which was',
'proposed for elimination. the conferees recognize the value of noaa climate data centers as the u.s. repository for historical environmental',
'data. the conferees direct nesdis to continue fiscal year 2002 current staffing levels at the gilmore creek tracking station in',
'fiscal year 2003. nesdis will provide a report to the committees on appropriations by march 1, 2003 on how it',
'plans to implement the new national polar orbiting environmental satellite system and its plans for the gilmore creek tracking station',
'including staffing projections. within the amounts provided, $300,000 is to conduct a study to assess the feasibility, costs, and timing',
'issues of the fairmont, west virginia location as a third site for physical storage of data from the class program.',
'graphic s not available in tiff format program support the conference agreement includes $173,397,000 for the program support line office.',
'the conference agreement continues a limitation of the administrative costs of the agency to $243,000,000. this limitation is in response',
'to noaas practice of assessing certain programs and activities for the costs of managing those programs, including grant programs. the',
'recommendation includes $91,349,000 for maritime and aviation fleet maintenance and operations. the recommendation provides sufficient funding for routine maintenance of',
'the existing noaa fleet. program review. the conferees laud the results of the program review task force prt review. in',
'fact, a number of the task forces recommendations address longstanding concerns regarding the management of noaa. for example, the grant',
'process has been of particular interest to the conferees. many of the conferees have heard complaints from grant recipients regarding',
'unnecessary delays. for fiscal year 2002 alone, these delays contributed to $462,566,000 in prior year funding remaining unspent. in a',
'number of areas, the conferees have taken into account these unobligated balances when determining the fiscal year 2003 levels for',
'certain programs. the conferees support the efforts of noaa management to alleviate many of these problems. office relocations. the conferees',
'direct the department to submit quarterly reports providing details of all office moves, openings, reductions and closings, which will be',
'considered as a reprogramming under section 605 of the act. the conferees expect to be notified of office relocations before',
'final agreements are made. pribilof island cleanup. the recommendation includes $8,000,000 for pribilof island cleanup. in 2000, congress passed the',
'pribilof islands transition act which created the framework under which noaa was to complete the environmental cleanup of the property',
'that it currently or formerly owned on the islands, and complete the transfer of that property to the designated local',
'entities. concern has been raised regarding the lack of a comprehensive cleanup plan, and firm cost estimates. the conferees direct',
'noaa to provide timetable and cost estimates to complete a cleanup and land transfer no later than april 11, 2003.',
'minority serving institutions. the conferees direct that this program be extended to native hawaiian serving institutions and alaskan native serving',
'institutions as defined in the higher education act. facilities. the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for necessary improvements to the national',
'aquarium. the conferees expect the department of commerce to prepare a 20 year plan to upgrade the facility. the conferees',
'expect a plan to be provided to the committees on appropriations no later than july 1, 2003. graphic s not',
'available in tiff format procurement, acquisition and construction including transfers of funds the recommendation includes a programmatic level of $832,230,000',
'for fiscal year 2003, of which $762,230,000 is from new appropriations and $70,000,000 is from prior year unobligated balances. the',
'recommendation assumes $3,200,000 from prior year deobligations. this account funds capital assets acquisition activities, including system and land acquisition, marine',
'sanctuary and estuarine reserve construction, aircraft and vessel systems, and equipment. the conferees have amended section 204 regarding reprogramming requirements',
'to include all increases and decreases affecting capital assets. the following distribution reflects the activities funded within this account: coastal',
'and estuarine land conservation program celp the conferees include $37,667,000 for the land acquisition program. the conferees understand that regulations',
'for this program have not yet been finalized. for the priorities identified by the conferees, the interim regulations will apply',
'as in fiscal year 2002, including funding and match requirements. this program is intended to protect those coastal and estuarine',
'areas with significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic value. marine sanctuaries construction. of the amounts provided, $5,000,000 is for',
'the final federal costs of the efforts relating to the national monitor sanctuary center. national marine fisheries service. the conferees',
'continue the aquatic resource program at the level of $7,000,000. construction. the conferees remain concerned that there is no long',
'term facility plan, including maintenance schedule for noaa. a five year plan for such purposes was requested during the fiscal',
'year 2003 budget hearing before the house. to date, no plan has been provided. further, there have been two separate',
'incidents where noaa has changed the scope of a funded project, including the location, without prior notification to the committees',
'on appropriations. the conferees expect a final plan no later than june 30, 2003. geostationary systems. under this heading, the',
'conferees include $221,391,000, as requested, of which $50,000,000 is to be derived from unobligated prior year balances. the conferees understand',
'that the launch readiness date for n, o, and p, has slipped by one year. in addition, the conferees understand',
'that the earliest available launch date for the goes r series has been revised from 2010 to 2012. the most',
'recent data available to the conferees reflect a total $55,400,000 available from unobligated prior year balances to be used in',
'fiscal year 2003 therefore, $5,400,000 continues to be available for any unforeseen purposes. polar orbiting systems. under this heading, the',
'conferees include $347,538,000, as requested, of which $25,000,000 is to be derived from unobligated prior year balances. the conferees understand',
'that noaa expects a ten month delay in launching noaa m as a result of the unavailability of a launch',
'pad site. the national polar orbiting operational environmental satellite system npoess is a joint program equally funded by the department',
'of commerce and the department of defense based upon a 1994 decision to integrate civil and military polar orbiting meteorological',
'satellites systems into a single national system. this decision created a 50/50 cost sharing partnership between the two departments. due',
'to the concern raised by npoess program managers, the conference agreement continues language formalizing this cost sharing partnership as in',
'the fiscal year 2002. the conferees are aware that noaa did not obligate $10,200,000 of the amounts provided in fiscal',
'year 2002 for npoess as a result of department of defense obligation decisions in fiscal year 2002. fleet replacement. the',
'conference agreement includes $50,874,000 for the second fisheries vessel. this vessel would replace the 40 year old albatros iv, as',
'proposed. in addition, $9,000,000 is provided to continue construction of small waterplane area twin hull vessel to be homeported in',
'new castle, new hampshire. hurricane surveillance aircraft. the conference agreement includes $8,400,000 for necessary instrumentation upgrades to the gulfstream iv',
'to improve storm tracking forecasts, as proposed. pacific coastal salmon recovery the conference agreement includes $130,000,000 under this heading. a',
'total of $40,000,000 is provided to fulfill the obligation of the united states under the 1999 pacific salmon treaty between',
'the united states and canada. specifically, $25,000,000 is included to complete the capitalization of the northern boundary fund, and $15,000,000',
'is included to complete the capitalization of the southern boundary fund. in addition, $90,000,000 is provided for grants to california,',
'oregon, washington, alaska, and coastal and river tribes for habitat restoration. of the amounts provided for the states, $28,000,000 is',
'for the state of washington, $22,000,000 is for the state of alaska, $14,000,000 is for the state of oregon, $14,000,000',
'is for the state of california, $9,000,000 is for the pacific coastal tribes, and $3,000,000 is for the columbia river',
'tribes. of the funds provided for the state of alaska, $5,000,000 is for the arctic yukon kushokwim sustainable salmon initiative,',
'$1,000,000 is for construction of salmon mitigation passes, $1,000,000 is for the cook inlet fishing community assistance program, $500,000 is',
'for the yukon river drainage association, $500,000 is for fort richardson fisheries, $500,000 is for elmendorf afb hatcheries, $500,000 is',
'for fort wainwright fisheries, $450,000 is for universal quality standards, $450,000 is for competitive analysis of global salmon, $250,000 is',
'to restore the king salmon runs in coffman cove, $250,000 is to enable the state of alaska to participate in',
'discussions regarding columbia river hydro system management, $2,000,000 is to restore salmon runs at chester creek, ship creek, and campbell',
'creek in anchorage, $1,000,000 is to restore salmon runs in seward, alaska, and $100,000 is for the united fishermen of',
'alaskas subsistence program. of the funds provided for the state of washington, $4,000,000 is for the washington state department of',
'natural resources and other state and federal agencies for purposes of implementing the state of washingtons forest and fish report.',
'the funding shall be spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the forest and fish report and consistent',
'with the requirements of the endangered species and clean water acts. further, $1,590,000 is for the purchase of two new',
'mass marking trailers. of the funds provided to the state of oregon, $1,100,000 is for conservation mass marking at the',
'columbia river hatcheries; and $2,185,000 is for the purchase of two new and one used mass marking trailers. bill language',
'is included designating the entire amount under the conservation category. fishermens contingency fund the conference agreement includes a total program',
'level of $2,376,000, of which $2,375,000 is from unobligated prior year funds. the fishermens contingency fund provides compensation to u.s.',
'fishermen for damage or loss of fishing gear and any resulting loss because of natural or man made obstructions related',
'to oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer continental shelf. foreign fishing observer fund the conference agreement',
'includes $1,833,000 under this heading, of which $1,832,000 is from unobligated prior year funds. fees paid into the fund are',
'collected from owners and operators of certain foreign fishing vessels that fish within the united states fishery conservation zone and',
'are intended to be used by the secretary of commerce to finance the cost of placing united states observers aboard',
'such fishing vessels. fisheries finance program account the conferees note that an appropriation is not necessary for the fisheries finance',
'program account. of the loan authority provided through bill language, $5,000,000 is for entry level and small vessel individual fishery',
'quota ifq obligation guarantees in the halibut and sablefish fisheries off alaska pursuant to section 1104a a 7 of the',
'merchant marine act of 1936. these funds are provided for ifq loans in accordance with section 303 d 4 of',
'the magnuson stevens act and section 108 g of the sustainable fisheries act. in addition, $59,000,000 is for traditional direct',
'loan authority, of which $40,000,000 may be used for the direct loans to the united states distant water tuna fleet.',
'departmental management salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $44,954,000 for costs of managing the department of commerce. the recommendation',
'includes $4,776,000 for the recurring costs for guard contracts, security equipment upgrades and an emergency communication system for the herbert',
'clark hoover building originally funded with fiscal year 2002 emergency supplemental appropriations; $1,590,000 is for it security increases; and $1,200,000',
'is for continuity of operation efforts. telework programs. the conference agreement includes language, under section 208 to allow the department',
'of commerce to carryover unused funds into the next fiscal year, saved as a consequence of the departments implementation of',
'telecommuting programs. telecommuting programs offer the opportunity for cost savings as well as increased productivity and employee morale. by allowing',
'the department to keep the savings from telecommuting, there should be a strong incentive for the department to increase its',
'number of telecommuters, as required by section 359 of public law 106 346. telecommuting also can help improve traffic congestion,',
'provide energy savings and improve air quality. this appropriation provides for the office of the secretary and for staff offices',
'of the department, which assist in the formulation of policy, management, and administration. office relocations. the conference agreement continues to',
'direct the department to submit quarterly reports providing details of all office moves, opening, reductions and closing, which will be',
'considered as a reprogramming under section 605 of the act. office of inspector general the conference agreement includes $20,635,000 for',
'the commerce departments office of inspector general for fiscal year 2003. general provisions department of commerce the conference agreement includes',
'the following general provisions for the department of commerce: section 201. the conference agreement includes section 201, included in both',
'the house and senate, regarding certification of advanced payments. section 202. the conference agreement includes section 202, included in both',
'the house and senate, allowing funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for services, uniforms and allowances as authorized',
'by law. section 203. the conference agreement includes section 203, included in both the house and senate, making permanent a',
'provision prohibiting of funds to be used to support hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under the control of',
'the united states air force or the united states air force reserve. the house section did not propose to make',
'this section permanent. section 204. the conference agreement includes section 204, included in both the house and senate, regarding transfer',
'authority among commerce department appropriation accounts. the language also makes the transfers subject to the committees standard reprogramming procedures, including',
'the acquisition and disposal of capital assets. the senate did not contain a provision on the matter of capital assets.',
'section 205. the conference agreement includes section 205, included in the house, requiring that any costs incurred by the department',
'in response to funding reductions shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to the department and shall not',
'be subject to the reprogramming limitations in this act. the senate did not contain a similar provision. section 206. the',
'conference agreement includes section 206, included in both the house and senate, making permanent a provision to allow the secretary',
'to award contracts for certain mapping and charting activities in accordance with the federal property and administrative services act. the',
'house did not make the provision permanent. section 207. the conference agreement includes section 207, included in both the house',
'and senate, allowing the department of commerce franchise fund to retain a percentage of earnings from services provided for capital',
'investments. section 208. the conference agreement includes section 208, modified from a provision in the senate, to provide $28,260,000 within',
'the national institute of standards and technology, construction of research facilities account, for five projects. the house did not contain',
'a similar provision. section 209. the conference agreement includes section 209, included in the senate, to provide $10,000,000 for an',
'alaskan seafood marketing program. the house did not contain a similar provision. section 210. the conference agreement includes section 210,',
'included in the senate, to authorize and appropriate $50,000,000 for travel and tourism grant program. the house did not include',
'a similar provision. section 211. the conference agreement includes section 211, included in the senate, to exempt two foreign built',
'cruise ships to engage in service between and among the islands of hawaii. the section is modified to prohibit vessels',
'access. section 212. the conference agreement includes section 212, included in the senate, designating requirements for a certain fishing capacity',
'reduction program for the west coast groundfish fishery. the house did not contain a similar provision. section 213. the conference',
'agreement includes section 213, a new provision, allowing the national weather service to engage in a certain lease arrangement to',
'be funded from base resources. section 214. the conference agreement includes section 214, a new provision, designating certain programs under',
'the conservation category. title iii the judiciary the conferees do not agree with the practice of the judiciary of displaying',
'significant program increases as adjustments to base. the conferees direct the judiciary to discontinue this practice. the conferees expect the',
'judiciary to submit a financial plan, allocating all sources of available funds including appropriations, fee collections, and carryover balances. the',
'judiciary should consider this financial plan to be the baseline for reprogramming and expects the plan to be submitted within',
'30 days after enactment of this act. supreme court of the united states salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes',
'$45,743,000 for the salaries and expenses of the supreme court, as provided by the house, instead of $44,399,000 as provided',
'by the senate. the conference agreement provides increases for information technology and security related initiatives. the conferees are aware of',
'continued concerns about the number of minority law clerks at the supreme court. the conferees are appreciative of the courts',
'responsiveness in providing information regarding its hiring practices and encourages the court and the judicial conference of the united states',
'to continue to make progress in this matter. care of the building and grounds the conference agreement includes $41,626,000 for',
'the supreme court care of the building and grounds account, as provided by the house, instead of $53,304,000 as provided',
'by the senate. the conference agreement is $12,000,000 below the request for the supreme court building renovation project. the conferees',
'understand that these additional obligations will occur in subsequent fiscal years and therefore may be budgeted in those fiscal years.',
'the conferees recognize there are security concerns related to the building modernization project and the architect of the capitol is',
'directed to ensure that the courts security concerns are addressed throughout the procurement and construction of the project. the conferees',
'direct the architect of the capitol to submit the committees on appropriations, no later than 60 days after enactment of',
'this act, a financial plan and schedule for this project. united states court of appeals for the federal circuit salaries',
'and expenses the conference agreement includes $20,313,000 for the united states court of appeals for the federal circuit, instead of',
'$20,490,000 as provided by the house and $20,136,000 as provided by the senate. the conferees recognize that the court has',
'additional information technology and facility renovation requirements. however, the conferees also understand that between march 1992 and march 2001, filings',
'have decreased by 13 percent. the conferees recommend the court examine its base operating budget to identify funding that could',
'be used to meet the courts remaining information technology and facilities requirements. no funding is provided to establish a deputy',
'circuit executive position. united states court of international trade salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $13,687,000 for the u.s.',
'court of international trade, as provided by the house, instead of $13,529,000 as provided by the senate. the conferees are',
'pleased with the courts utilization of the judiciary information technology fund to upgrade and enhance the courts use of information',
'technology without requiring additional appropriations. courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services salaries and expenses the conference agreement',
'provides $3,800,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the courts of appeals, district courts and other judicial services. within the',
'funding provided, the conferees direct not less than $10,000,000 for facilities enhancements to meet requirements associated with high threat trials',
'and to upgrade the judiciarys mail handling operations. vaccine injury compensation trust fund the conference agreement provides $2,784,000 from the',
'vaccine injury compensation trust fund as provided by both the house and the senate. defender services the conference agreement includes',
'$538,461,000 for the federal judiciarys defender services account, instead of $545,129,000 as provided by the house and $531,792,000 as provided',
'by the senate. the conference agreement includes an increase of $30,066,000 to annualize the panel attorney rate increase provided in',
'fiscal year 2002. this increase brought panel attorney hourly rates up to $90 for in court and out of court',
'hours. this was the first significant increase in private panel attorney hourly rates since 1986 and represents a 20 percent',
'increase in the in court rate and a 64 percent increase in the out of court rate. in fiscal year',
'2003, the judicial conference requested an increase in the panel attorney rate to $113 per hour, which if approved would',
'amount to a 25 percent increase over the rate approved in fiscal year 2002. because it was recently implemented, the',
'judicial conference is unable to document the impact of the significant increase provided in fiscal year 2002 to determine if',
'that rate is sufficient to solve the problem of obtaining adequate counsel for cja representations. in addition, from 1987 to',
'2001, the congress and the judicial conference provided a higher hourly rate in 16 districts than the standard rate provided',
'in the other 78 lower cost districts. the conferees understand that there continues to be disparities throughout the country in',
'the costs to provide legal representation, and yet the judicial conferences requested $113 hourly rate would reimburse panel attorneys at',
'the same rate nationally. because of these uncertainties between localities, the size of the increase approved in fiscal year 2002,',
'and the level of funding required to annualize this increase in fiscal year 2003, the conference agreement does not include',
'the requested additional increase in the hourly rate this fiscal year. the conferees expect the judicial conference, before requesting any',
'future rate increases, to consider the concerns described above. the conferees also expect any future rate increases requested above inflation',
'to be justified as a program increase. fees of jurors and commissioners the conference agreement includes $54,636,000 for fees of',
'jurors and commissioners, as provided by the house and senate. court security the conference agreement includes $268,400,000 for the federal',
'judiciarys court security account, instead of $286,200,000 as provided by the house and $276,342,000 as provided by the senate. in',
'addition, the conference agreement includes $15,800,000 in the u.s. marshals service, salaries and expenses account for supervisory deputy marshals previously',
'funded in this account. in order to address the courts security requirements, funding for this program has increased by approximately',
'50 percent since fiscal year 2001. however, the conferees are concerned that as the program has grown, sufficient attention has',
'not been provided to program and budget administration, especially oversight of court security officer funding, positions and full time equivalents.',
'the conferees expect that the funding provided in the conference agreement will significantly improve this deficiency. the conferees understand that',
'this is a unique account appropriated to the judiciary but primarily managed by the department of justice. the committee expects',
'the director of the u.s. marshals service to provide the same level of budgetary and program oversight to this program',
'as programs appropriated directly to the u.s. marshals service. within the level of funding provided, the conferees direct u.s. marshals',
'service to conduct a study with an independent consultant on the management of this program and the unique relationship between',
'the federal judiciary, the u.s. marshals service, and the federal protective service in administering this program and providing facilities security',
'for the judiciary. the conferees expect future budget justifications to clearly display the level and types of court security equipment',
'and systems requested compared to the current year. within the level of funding provided, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the',
'u.s. marshals service for a courthouse security survey to be conducted by the judicial security divison/judicial security systems personnel. following',
'the september 11th and anthrax attacks, the judiciary was directed in the conference report accompanying public law 107 117, to',
'consider establishing a court operations support center located outside of washington, d.c. the judiciarys study, conducted by an independent expert',
'and endorsed by the judicial conference, recommends establishing a small leased facility at least 20 miles outside of washington, d.c.',
'this facility would help ensure continuity of operations in the event that administrative and automation support functions are shut down',
'as a result of the closure of the thurgood marshal federal judiciary building tmfjb . the judiciarys study recommends transferring',
'portions of the courts payroll processing, financial disbursing, and information technology support to this new facility. the study also recommends',
'that this facility be within a reasonable travel range of the tmfjb so that it can be utilized by essential',
'administrative office and court staff in the event that certain facilities located in washington d.c. are shut down. the conferees',
'direct the judiciary to establish a judiciary automation and communications operations facility consistent with its study at an economically feasible',
'location. the conferees expect costs of this facility to be absorbed within existing available resources as proposed by the judiciary.',
'the conferees encourage the judiciary to find alternative uses for the facility during non emergency periods. however, the primary design',
'goal of the facility should be continuity of operations. as recommended in the study, the conferees direct the judiciary to',
'provide telework opportunities at this facility. as discussed in the beginning of title iii, a financial plan is required to',
'be submitted for this program. administrative office of the united states courts salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $63,500,000',
'for the administrative office of the united states courts. federal judicial center salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $20,856,000',
'for salaries and expenses of the federal judicial center as provided by the house, instead of $20,156,000 as provided by',
'the senate. judicial retirement funds payment to judidicary trust funds the conference agreement includes $35,300,000 for payment to various judicial',
'retirement funds, as provided by both the house and senate. united states sentencing commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement',
'includes $12,090,000 for the u.s. sentencing commission, instead of $12,344,000 as provided by the house and $11,835,000 as provided by',
'the senate. as part of the financial plan discussed at the beginning of this title, the commission is directed to',
'provide plan for the utilization of carryover balances. general provisions the judiciary section 301. the conference agreement includes a provision',
'included by both the house and senate allowing appropriations to be used for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109.',
'section 302. the conference agreement includes a provision included in the house related to the transfer of funds. the senate',
'included a similar provision. section 303. the conference agreement includes a provision included in by the house allowing up to',
'$11,000 of salaries and expenses provided in this title to be used for official representation expenses of the judicial conference',
'of the united states. the senate included a similar provision. title iv department of state and related agency in total,',
'the conference agreement includes $7,900,660,000 for the department of state and the broadcasting board of governors. of the total amount',
'provided, $7,762,460,000 is derived from general purpose discretionary funds and $138,200,000 is scored as mandatory spending. this funding level includes',
'significant program increases to improve diplomatic readiness and security. the conference agreement includes the full amount requested, $1,308,000,000, to continue',
'worldwide security activities, including the design and construction of replacement facilities for the most vulnerable overseas posts. department of state',
'the conference agreement for the department of state is intended to continue the departments efforts to achieve diplomatic readiness, strengthen',
'diplomatic and border security, and to institute sweeping management reforms. in fiscal year 2002, the congress enacted an appropriations increase',
'of 16.8 percent to the departments operating budget, including funding to support the hiring and training of an additional 910',
'employees. the conference agreement includes a total of $7,394,026,000 for fiscal year 2003 for the department of state. of the',
'total amount provided, $7,255,826,000 is derived from general purpose discretionary funds and $138,200,000 is scored as mandatory spending. the overall',
'funding level for fiscal year 2003 represents an additional 8.6 percent increase to the operating budget, which will support up',
'to 585 additional new positions. the conferees expect that this funding level will allow the department to meet critical embassy',
'security and staffing requirements, modernize its technology and equipment, and continue vigorous management reform initiatives to right size americas overseas',
'presence. the conference agreement includes a total of $5,587,293,000 for the discretionary appropriation accounts under administration of foreign affairs; $1,539,710,000',
'for international organizations and conferences; $57,504,000 for international commissions; and $71,319,000 for other activities. the conferees priorities for the department',
'of state are delineated in the following paragraphs. administration of foreign affairs diplomatic and consular programs the conference agreement includes',
'$3,822,258,000 for the diplomatic and consular programs account, including $553,000,000 to continue funding for worldwide security upgrades and $292,693,000 for',
'public diplomacy programs. the conference agreement represents an increase of $192,246,000 above the fiscal year 2002 appropriation. within this total,',
'the funding level for worldwide security upgrades is $65,265,000 above the fiscal year 2002 level and the same amount as',
'requested. this appropriation provides for the formulation and execution of united states foreign policy, including the conduct of diplomatic and',
'consular relations with foreign countries, diplomatic relations with international organizations, and related activities. the account includes funding for all of',
'the program and operations bureaus and offices of the department of state and the foreign service. the conference agreement includes',
'funding for program activities described below: diplomatic readiness initiatives. the conference agreement includes a program increase of $70,000,000 for the',
'diplomatic readiness initiative to support the hiring and training of approximately 399 new foreign service and civil service employees. before',
'obligation of these funds the department shall provide the committees, through the regular reprogramming process, a comprehensive spending and staffing',
'plan accompanied by materials demonstrating any and all right sizing analyses and actions taken worldwide since the issuance of the',
'overseas presence advisory panel report in 1999. the department may propose, through the reprogramming process, to reallocate funding under the',
'diplomatic readiness initiative for critical foreign national hiring needs. the conferees expect that the highest priority will be placed on',
'new positions in near east and south asia. the program increase described below for public diplomacy includes funding for additional',
'foreign national public diplomacy staffing overseas. public diplomacy programs. the conference agreement includes language specifying that $292,693,000 is available only',
'for public diplomacy programs. the integration of the united states information agency into the state department in fiscal year 2000',
'resulted in public diplomacy resources being spread across several different bureaus. the conferees believe that separately identifying total resource levels',
'will facilitate the committees ability to monitor funding levels and trends for these activities. the amount identified for public diplomacy',
'programs includes the costs of personnel and programs throughout thedepartment. the conferees expect the department to identify all organizational impediments',
'to optimal performance of public diplomacy programs, and propose the necessary changes through the reprogramming process. the conference agreement includes',
'a program increase of $10,300,000 for public diplomacy programs. this funding will support expansion of infousa content, and other internet',
'based information programs, including the translation of content into arabic and south asian languages, as well as the continuation of',
'programs in the arab and muslim world initiated with fiscal year 2002 supplemental funding. this funding will also support surveys',
'and research to improve effectiveness of public diplomacy programs, and increased local staffing worldwide. the conferees acknowledge the critical role',
'that public diplomacy will play in the global war against terror. the department will not be successful in its important',
'public diplomacy mission unless it is guided by a comprehensive, sustained strategy for program execution. the department is directed to',
'submit a public diplomacy strategy to the committees on appropriations no later than june 1, 2003. the conferees understand that',
'the need for interagency coordination in international public information programs has resulted in the creation of the white house office',
'of global communications. the use of any funds provided to the department of state under this act or any prior',
'act for initiatives or programs of the office of global communications must be approved in advance by the committees on',
'appropriations. africa policy advisory panel. the conference agreement includes language authorizing the secretary to create an africa policy advisory panel,',
'and provides up to $500,000 to fund related costs. the conferees expect that this panel will be appointed by the',
'secretary and will deliver its final report to the secretary no later than one year from the enactment of this',
'act. the conferees believe that the u.s. government too frequently fails to devote sufficient attention and resources to african affairs.',
'african nations today face enormous obstacles to development and political stability. the united states has a vital national interest in',
'helping african nations to develop workable solutions to provide people with freedom, economic opportunity, and functioning governments. the conferees expect',
'that the establishment of this panel will generate greater interest in the importance of sub saharan africa. in calling for',
'this panel, the conferees recognize the complex issues facing africa and the limited budgetary resources available to help policymakers address',
'these problems. the conferees acknowledge the departments increased efforts in these areas, including the strengthening of the trading relationships spawned',
'by the african growth and trade act, substantially increasing two way trade with africa, launching a sovereign credit rating initiative,',
'increased hiv/ aids funding, programs to enhance african peacekeeping capabilities, support for un and regional peacekeeping efforts, and assistance in',
'ending conflicts continent wide, including in the sudan and in the democratic republic of the congo. assertive engagement between africa',
'and the united states is vital to u.s. interest and necessary. africa is a key player in our global war',
'against international terrorism. africa is also a key supplier of crucial resources, including oil. the most serious challenge facing africa',
'today is the aids pandemic: its social, economic, and political impact will be devastating for millions of africans for years',
'to come. in the past decade alone an estimated 17 million africans died of aids. of the 40 million people',
'infected with hiv worldwide, an estimated 28 million are in sub saharan africa. civil war continues to plague the continent.',
'the conflict in sudan continues unabated with two million killed and four million displaced. it is critically important to strengthen',
'our relations with africa and formulate a coherent, effective africa policy. an africa policy advisory panel could help meet these',
'objectives and explore related issues, including how the united states can most effectively assist in the fight against aids/ hiv',
'and other infectious deadly diseases in africa; what role the united states should play in conflict prevention and resolution in',
'africa; how the united states can use its economic and development assistance more effectively; how the united states should approach',
'recurring natural and man made humanitarian crisis; what specific measures the united states can take to promote democracy, human rights,',
'religious tolerance, and a free press in africa; how the united states can help strengthen africas institutional capacity to fight',
'international terrorism effectively, and u.s. africa security relations; what specific measures the united states can take to increase trade and',
'investment between africa and the united states. the conferees expect that this panel will take a fresh look at u.s.',
'policy in the region, focus more attention to the importance of u.s. african affairs, and make recommendations to the secretary',
'for specific action. trafficking in persons. the conferees continue to be concerned about the serious problem of international trafficking in',
'persons. the conferees note the important role given to the department to monitor and combat trafficking in persons in the',
'victims of trafficking and violence protection act of 2000 public law 106 386 , and the establishment of the office',
'to monitor and combat trafficking in persons tip office within the department. the conference agreement includes the costs to continue',
'the operations of this office. the conferees believe that there must be increased coordination among executive branch agencies and even',
'within the department of state with respect to the implementation of the trafficking victims prevention act of 2000 public law',
'106 386 . while the committee recognizes that efforts have been made by the interagency task force to establish a',
'lower level group of the senior policy advisers group, chaired by the undersecretary of state for global affairs, the department',
'needs to better coordinate day to day activities to implement the act. current efforts by the office to monitor and',
'combat trafficking to fulfill a similar function are impeded by the inability to obtain full participation and cooperation from other',
'agencies and offices involved in addressing this critical area. in particular, the committee is concerned that at times there is',
'unnecessary duplication among the agencies that implement the program and inconsistent or uncoordinated approaches to combating the heinous abuses inherent',
'in trafficking in persons. in order to improve accountability for government wide anti trafficking policies, the conference agreement includes language',
'establishing a senior policy operating group, chaired by the director of the office to monitor and combat trafficking, who will',
'have enhanced responsibility to help coordinate these programs. it will also provide the committees and others in congress a central',
'point to obtain information and affect anti trafficking programs administered by the u.s. government. the conferees also expect that such',
'a group will ensure that scarce resources are wisely used. the conferees believe that u.s. government anti trafficking programs should',
'deliver coordinated, effective assistance to address all three areas of prevention, protection and prosecution, and such programs should focus on',
'both sex trafficking and trafficking involving labor slavery, just as the act addresses all such trafficking abuses. the conferees do',
'not intend to transfer ultimate agency decision making power to the operating group. its establishment is intended, however, to ensure',
'active interagency discussion and full interagency coordination before and after agency decisions are made regarding significant actions to combat trafficking',
'and to implement the trafficking victims protection act of 2000. where grants are awarded by an agencys field offices abroad,',
'the operating group will have to work out a mechanism to ensure that the making of such grants is not',
'impeded while ensuring coordination between the agencies involved and the operating group. within the amount provided under this heading, the',
'conferees expect the department to provide sufficient staff positions from within global affairs to the tip office to assist in',
'the production of the departments annual report on trafficking in persons. in addition, the recommendation includes an increase of $500,000',
'for grants to the participating organizations in the war against trafficking alliance for activities and services related to preparation, execution',
'and follow up for an international conference on sex trafficking to be held in washington, dc. this conference will bring',
'additional international attention to the issues related to sex trafficking, and will be an opportunity to network, share best practices,',
'and develop international plans of action on prevention, prosecution and protection. facilities. the conference agreement includes $30,448,000 for facilities related',
'initiatives. this includes $14,000,000 for the relocation and housing of the staff of the united states mission to the united',
'nations in temporary space in anticipation of the construction of a new headquarters building. the funding level also includes an',
'increase of $16,448,000, and a total funding level of $31,305,000, to continue the renovation and expansion of the charleston financial',
'services complex and to cover consolidation costs for functions moving from washington and the financial services center in bangkok. availability',
'of reports. the conferees recommend that each u.s. embassy translate into the official language of the host country the report',
'for the host country from the country reports on human rights practices, the annual report on international religious freedom, and',
'the trafficking in persons report within 30 days of issuance, and post those documents on the embassy website along with',
'the english version. nato interparliamentary assembly. the conference agreement includes such funds as necessary for costs associated with fulfilling unitedstates',
'responsibilities with regard to hosting the nato interparliamentary assembly in 2003. interagency task force. the conference agreement includes such funds',
'as necessary for costs associated with the establishment of a u.s. government interagency task force to monitor the united nations',
'headquarters renovation project. worldwide security upgrades. the conference agreement includes $553,000,000, the full amount requested under diplomatic and consular programs,',
'for the costs of worldwide security upgrades. this funding includes $418,501,000 to provide full year costs of maintaining base security',
'activities at current levels. these activities include guard services, physical security equipment, armored vehicles, personnel, training and wireless communications. in',
'addition, the conference agreement includes $74,000,000 to continue the perimeter/compound security initiative. through fiscal year 2002, upgrades had been completed',
'at 115 posts. with this funding and additional funding under the embassy security, construction and maintenance account, upgrades will be',
'completed at an additional 71 posts. the remaining 57 posts are scheduled for completion in fiscal year 2004. the conference',
'agreement also includes $21,000,000 for domestic technical and physical security upgrades, $17,302,000 to improve response to terrorist incidents and potential',
'usage of chemical and biological weapons, and $22,197,000 to support additional positions in the bureau of diplomatic security, including security',
'engineers, security technicians, and civil service support staff. this increase is on top of 389 new positions provided in fiscal',
'year 2002, which included 277 special agents, 13 security engineers, 18 security technicians and 81 civil service support staff. this',
'staffing increase will ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to address continuing high threat levels overseas, to improve the management',
'of overseas security improvement programs, and also to maintain domestic protective and other responsibilities. the department shall submit a detailed',
'spending plan by march 1, 2002, for the entire amount provided for worldwide security upgrades, subject to the regular reprogramming',
'requirements. this spending plan shall include a complete and thorough accounting of prior year security funds. right sizing the u.s.',
'government presence overseas. the conferees expect the department to continue efforts to develop interagency mechanisms to better coordinate, rationalize and',
'manage the overall deployment of u.s. government personnel overseas. the conferees continue to expect that right sizing can result in',
'significant overall budget savings. right sizing is also discussed under the embassy security, construction and maintenance account. border security program.',
'the departments budget request includes funding of $642,731,000 for the departments border security program, to be entirely funded through collection',
'of machine readable visa fees. since the submission of that budget request there has been a decline in fee revenue',
'resulting from a reduction in the number of visa applications received. in addition, changes in programmatic emphasis have resulted from',
'new laws as well as departmental reviews of consular processes, procedures and policies. these factors have led the department to',
'propose a new fiscal year 2003 budget for the border security program totaling $616,821,000, a reduction of $25,910,000 from the',
'original requested level. this adjusted level of operations includes a program increase of 52 new consular positions, reflecting projected workload',
'increases in relation to visa applications, passport adjudications, citizen services and associated management. the new budget estimate includes $70,100,000, an',
'increase of $15,000,000 over the original estimate, in the modernization and support area. this increase will fund software development to',
'implement collection of a biometric in the visa and to support an expanded data share requirement with other agencies. the',
'conferees urge the department to continue to work on an interagency basis to strengthen the visa process to make it',
'an effective anti terrorism tool, while avoiding the creation of unnecessary barriers or delays to legitimate travel to the united',
'states. in this regard, the conferees expect the department to submit a report by march 31, 2003, detailing all the',
'changes to the visa application review process since september 11, 2001, and establishing a program spending plan and timetable for',
'any further improvements or enhancements. based on information from the department, the conferees estimate there will be $89,727,000 in carryover',
'funds from fiscal year 2002 available to support the fiscal year 2003 program. the conferees continue to support bureau of',
'consular affairs efforts to implement the diversity visa program. saudi arabia. the conferees are gravely disappointed by reports that american',
'citizens seeking refuge and assistance have been turned away at the u.s. embassy in riyadh, saudi arabia. the conferees expect',
'the department and the embassy to follow the stated department goal to support u.s. citizens abroad and those concerned about',
'them in the united states, and to take every step possible within current law to ensure that any american citizens',
'seeking refuge in similar cases are not treated in a similar fashion. minority recruitment and hiring. the department is directed',
'to provide $1,500,000 to continue its educational partnership begun in fiscal year 2001 with hostos community college and columbia university',
'in new york. this model program will support the departments ongoing efforts to increase minority hiring and diversity by facilitating',
'the preparation of non traditional and minority students for careers in the foreign service and the state department. the conferees',
'also expect the department to continue base funding for an ongoing partnership with howard university. with regard to this partnership,',
'the funding is provided to support the departments efforts to enhance the diversity of the u.s. diplomatic corps by increasing',
'the number of underrepresented minorities in foreign relations and international affairs careers. these resources are to continue and expand the',
'successful collaborative partnership between the department and howard university to recruit and prepare students from various institutions with large minority',
'populations for positions in the u.s. foreign service. overseas schools. the conferees commend the consolidated overseas schools assistance program for',
'its effective work in improving the quality of education for children of u.s. citizens living overseas. the program fulfills a',
'dual purpose of providing a high quality, american style education for children of u.s. citizens assigned overseas and introducing the',
'best in american educational practices to children of and educators of other nations. in addition, the conferees commend the overseas',
'schools advisory council, which helps bring educational excellence to american sponsored overseas schools through the enhancement projects of the councils',
'annual educational assistance program. further, the council successfully encourages financial support to these schools from u.s. corporations and foundations, as',
'well as volunteer participation in activities of the schools by u.s. firms overseas employees and their spouses. office of defense',
'trade controls odtc . the conferees note the efforts of the odtc to streamline licensing processes and to reduce response',
'times without compromising national security. however, despite improvements, the conferees remain concerned that compliance with existing regulations is increasingly problematic',
'for small businesses, and has contributed to a drop off in foreign sales for the u.s. satellite industry. the conferees',
'are aware of additional concerns that some small businesses active in the manufacture and export of defense articles are unaware',
'of the existence of the odtc and export regulations. to deal with these concerns, the conferees expect the odtc, within',
'the level of funding provided under this account, to provide a point of contact and start up guidance to small',
'businesses and other new registrants, and to ensure they receive appropriate consideration. in addition, odtc should develop training tools accessible',
'to such small businesses, and other outreach efforts, as appropriate. extradition. the conferees expect the department to work with the',
'department of justice to bolster efforts to negotiate effective extradition treaties. security of classified material. consistent with the report submitted',
'to the committees on appropriations in 2002 regarding the number of containers used for storage of classified material that are',
'not in compliance with federal specifications, the recommendation includes such sums as necessary to continue efforts to replace such locks.',
'art in embassies. the conferees support efforts to conduct collaborative art projects for display on site at u.s. embassies. such',
'projects can create a low cost medium for dialogue and interaction, and can increase understanding of common interests and the',
'free exchange of ideas. within available funds, up to $1,000,000 may be used for this initiative. new post openings. the',
'conferees are concerned that the department is taking actions to establish new overseas posts before any request is transmitted to',
'the appropriate congressional committees, thereby undermining the purposes of congressional review and committee reprogramming requirements. the conferees remind the department',
'that the establishment of a new department office or post overseas is subject to section 605 reprogramming procedures. the conferees',
'expect that any such proposals will, whenever possible, be included in the departments annual budget submission, and will include a',
'full accounting of the anticipated costs of such proposals. the conferees remind the department that decisions by the committees on',
'appropriations to open new posts are based on overall u.s. foreignpolicy objectives, right sizing considerations, and on the resource limitations',
'of the department. such decisions are made irrespective of any unofficial or unauthorized presence the post might have established prior',
'to the departments submission of a formal request to the committees on appropriations. security training and enhancements. explosive growth in',
'numbers of personnel in the bureau of diplomatic security ds has created an imbalance between seasoned and unseasoned agents that',
'can only be solved with time. the total number of ds agents now stands at 1,150, with just under half',
'of these agents having been hired in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. the committee therefore directs that ds utilize a',
'portion of the funding provided under frontline security readiness for the training of new agents. additionally, the conferees remain concerned',
'about the departments decisions relating to the placement of ds agents. this is a time of heightened threat to our',
'overseas posts, as demonstrated by recent attacks against u.s. diplomatic and military installations around the world. given this security environment,',
'the conferees are concerned that too few agents are stationed overseas compared with the number on assignment in the united',
'states. the conferees direct the secretary of state to submit a staffing plan for the bureau of diplomatic security to',
'the committees on appropriations by june 1, 2003. at this time of heightened threat to american posts abroad, the benefits',
'of the security enhancement funds the committees have provided to the department since the dar and nairobi bombings in 1998',
'are being realized. the most recent indicator of improved physical security at u.s. posts overseas came on june 14, 2002,',
'when a suicide bomber detonated a 500 pound fertilizer bomb outside the u.s. consulate general in karachi. the physical damage',
'to the building was minimized due to recent security upgrades to the embassy compound. the consulates perimeter wall had recently',
'been reinforced, and barriers installed between the wall and the street prevented the vehicle from reaching the building. shatter resistant',
'window film also significantly mitigated damage from the blast. an earlier reconfiguration of interior office space, undertaken to provide additional',
'blast separation, also proved helpful. continual security upgrades to existing properties are as important as the departments capital security construction',
'program. accordingly, the conference report includes full funding for worldwide security upgrades. host country relations. the conference agreement includes up',
'to $2,000,000 out of available funds to continue the ambassadors fund for cultural preservation. u.s. ambassadors serving in less developed',
'countries may submit competitive proposals for awards for one time or recurring projects. awards will be based on the importance',
'of the site, the countrys need, and the potential of the award to make a meaningful contribution to the preservation',
'of the site, object, or form of expression. the department is directed to submit an annual report to the committees',
'on appropriations on winning projects. international center for muslim western dialogue. the conference agreement for the embassy security construction and',
'maintenance account includes funding for the restoration of the original u.s. consular facility in istanbul, turkey. the conferees direct that',
'the facility be used as an international center for muslim western dialogue, the mission of which shall be to promote',
'democracy. the conferees direct the secretary to collaborate with existing non profit organizations that focus on western muslim relations such',
'as the asia foundation, the national endowment for democracy, and other u.s. based centers for islamic studies in developing a',
'plan for the creation and administration of the center. the conferees encourage the non profit organizations involved in the planning',
'of the center to play a continuing role both in the administration of the center and in the execution of',
'its programs. the department is directed to submit this plan to the committees on appropriations no later than september 1,',
'2003. language training. several reports have identified a serious shortage within the federal government of personnel who possess the language',
'skills required for their positions. this challenge appears particularly acute at the department of state where language skills are directly',
'linked to the execution of the core missions. reliable aggregate data on the language capabilities of foreign service officers fsos',
'is, however, not generally available or, when available, is seriously flawed. the department has indicated that the primary factor contributing',
'to its inability to meet its language staffing and proficiency goals is an overall staffing shortfall of more than 1,100',
'people, as identified in the departments diplomatic hiring report. this report led the department to propose the diplomatic readiness initiative,',
'a program under which a projected 1,158 new foreign service officers will be hired over a 3 year period. however,',
'the diplomatic readiness initiative does little to address the specific problem of language proficiency at the department. funds available for',
'salaries should be leveraged to provide pay incentives to fsos who gainexpertise in hard to learn languages, to provide an',
'attractive career path for linguists, to enhance the retention of fsos with desired language skills, and to provide ample training',
'opportunities to fsos willing to learn a difficult language mid career. funds provided for workforce retention should also be utilized',
'to recruit native speakers of difficult and hard to fill languages, drawing upon the vast human resources afforded by a',
'demographically diverse united states. language proficiency must be a criterion in the selection of fsos. if our diplomats truly are',
'our first line of defense against foreign threats, then their ability to converse fluently in the languages of the countries',
'to which they are posted is critical to national security. the conferees direct the department to develop a plan to',
'address the problem of foreign language proficiency, particularly as it concerns difficult languages, and to submit the plan to the',
'committees on appropriations no later than july 1, 2003. the conferees further direct the department to collaborate with the committees',
'during the preparation of the fiscal year 2004 appropriations bill so that immediate funding requirements associated with improving foreign language',
'proficiency can be met as soon as possible. continuing language education. language skills ensure that dependents of department of state',
'personnel are not overwhelmed by isolation and alienation, resulting in lowered post morale. the conference agreement includes up to $10,000,000',
'for continuing language education programs for both employees and dependents at posts worldwide. language classes should also be open to',
'non state department federal employees on a space available, reimbursable basis. office of foreign missions. the conferees are aware of',
'concerns that the office of foreign missions ofm may be more appropriately aligned organizationally with other management functions, rather than',
'with the bureau of diplomatic security. the conferees expect the department to submit a report to the committees by june',
'1, 2003, reassessing organizational issues with regard to ofm, and including any recommendations for changes. international conservation of sea turtles.',
'the conferees remain concerned with the increasing threat to sea turtles, particularly those listed under the convention on international trade',
'on endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites, from incidental capture by foreign fishing fleets, particularly in the longline',
'fishery. the department has ignored committee direction for the past 2 years. specifically, the department ignored direction stating that the',
'secretary should, on an expedited basis, negotiate strong, enforceable management, reporting, and data collection measures including economic measures focused on',
'reducing incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial fisheries under regional management agreements for living marine resources. these agreements include',
'the inter american sea turtle conservation treaty, the inter american tropical tuna convention, the international convention for the conservation of',
'atlantic tunas, and the convention on the conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central',
'pacific ocean the multilateral high level conference . the conferees are concerned that no international agreements specifically addressing turtle by',
'catch from longline fishing have been negotiated, and the department has negotiated only voluntary initiatives rather than binding agreements to',
'this end. the conferees expect the secretary, in cooperation with the secretary of commerce, to use all appropriate means available',
'to broaden the participation of other nations in the convention on the conservation and management of highly migratory species in',
'the western and central pacific ocean. of the funding provided for the bureau of oceans and international environmental and scientific',
'affairs, not less than $750,000 shall be for negotiating, in consultation with the department of commerce, a binding agreement providing',
'for annual reductions in sea turtle mortality in the longline fisheries of the western and central pacific, that shall, by',
'2008, result in at least a 30 percent reduction in takes, and thereafter result in such fisheries meeting sea turtle',
'take levels comparable to those achieved by the u.s. longline fleet. conservation enhancements. the conferees are concerned that non u.s.',
'parties to the international dolphin conservation program idcp , of which the united states is a member, are not fully',
'complying with the requirements of the idcp, particularly with respect to accurate reporting of dolphin interactions and mortality. the conferees',
'expect the department, in conjunction with the department of commerce, and in consultation with key u.s. stakeholders, to evaluate and',
'document any lack of compliance by the non u.s. parties to the idcp with its provisions, including through on site',
'visits and discussions with government officials, observers and others with first hand knowledge of country practices, and to submit a',
'written report describing the findings to the committees no later than september 30, 2003. the report should include an evaluation',
'of compliance with the on board observer program, including a comparison of the reporting frequency of national observers as compared',
'to iattc observers; reporting of dolphininteractions and mortality; operational requirements for vessels; the extent to which vessels with a carrying',
'capacity of 400 short tons or less are setting on dolphins, and actions by parties to report and follow up',
'on infractions identified by the international review panel. the conferees also expect the department, in conjunction with the department of',
'commerce, to seek measures to strengthen the idcp to reduce impacts from setting on dolphin populations in the etp other',
'than reported mortalities, including expanding the application of the iattc observer program to include vessels with a carrying capacity of',
'400 short tons or less, requiring measures that will reduce cow calf separation, limiting the number of sets on dolphins,',
'and limiting the dolphin herd sizes on which sets are made. of the funding provided for the bureau of oceans',
'and international environmental and scientific affairs, not less than $750,000 is for these negotiations. international trade. in past years the',
'department has attempted to pursue enhancements for international trade activities that fall more appropriately under the jurisdiction of the commerce',
'departments international trade administration, and in particular under the jurisdiction of the united states and foreign commercial service. the conference',
'agreement does not include funding for any new initiatives with regard to expansion of international trade activities. in addition, the',
'conferees expect that the department will not unnecessarily impede any legal and appropriate technical discussions between the united states department',
'of agriculture and cubas agriculture ministry regarding health standard certifications for agricultural products exported from the united states to cuba.',
'secure card technology. the conferees are aware that the u.s. embassy in mexico city began issuing secure laser visa border',
'crossing cards to mexican visitors in may, 2002. the conferees direct the department, in consultation with the immigration and naturalization',
'service, to report no later than may 5, 2003 on the success of this secure visa issuance program in mexico',
'city. the report should provide recommendations to the committees regarding the expansion of this visa issuance process to all visa',
'types and the potential for application of the secure card technology at u.s. foreign missions. fingerprint services. the conferees expect',
'u.s. embassies and consulates with fingerprinting capabilities to fingerprint aliens seeking first time flight training in aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds',
'or more and transmit those fingerprints to the department of justice and other relevant agencies for the purposes of checking',
'fingerprints against appropriate terrorist watch lists. international child abductions. the conferees remain concerned about the adequacy of the departments efforts',
'to counter the serious problem of international child abductions. within 90 days of enactment of this act, the department is',
'directed to submit a report to the committees on appropriations which includes the following information: the country, location, and number',
'of all known u.s. citizens under the age of 18 who have been abducted by a parent or relative as',
'the result of a custody dispute and who are being held abroad in contravention of u.s. laws or judicial orders;',
'a summary of actions taken by the department of state to secure the repatriation of abducted american children; and a',
'list of diplomatic measures, including treaties and agreements, that can be used to facilitate the repatriation of abducted american children.',
'the conferees expect the department to complete and release the state departments report on compliance with the hague convention on',
'the international aspects of child abduction. the hague convention, which the united states and many of our allies have signed,',
'is in place to facilitate the return of internationally abducted children to their countries of habitual residence for custody determination.',
'the conferees recognize the importance of compliance with the hague convention and request this report be sent to the committee',
'on appropriations no later than march 31, 2003. the conference agreement includes such funds as necessary to be used for',
'an international conference on best practices in adoption. the conference would promote cooperation among the u.s. and other countries in',
'support of the hague convention. globalization. within available funding, up to $1,000,000 may be available, if merited, to support the',
'globalization research network grn research consortium. the consortium conducts interdisciplinary, international studies of pressing problems faced by humanity. any funding',
'allocated to this activity shall be proposed through the regular reprogramming process. financial operations. over the past several years the',
'department of state has made significant improvements in its financial operations. for the past six years, the department has had',
'clean audited financial statements. additionally, the department has been streamlining and centralizing its overseas and domestic financial operations in charleston,',
'south carolina. the conferees are aware that the office of management and budget has undertaken an effort to consolidate payroll',
'operations among the federal agencies. from charleston, the departmentcurrently pays over 25,000 americans both domestically and overseas and over 35,000',
'local national employees in 180 different countries, bi weekly, in local currencies. before the department expends any resources to join',
'a consolidated payroll effort, the committees on appropriations are to be notified through the reprogramming process of any such plans',
'and how this will affect staffing, and represent a cost savings to the taxpayer. changes from the budget request. as',
'in previous years, the conferees expect that there will be additional savings available to the department, including exchange rate gains',
'and vacancies in funded positions. the department will have the ability to propose that savings be used for needs not',
'funded by the recommendation through the normal reprogramming process. capital investment fund the conference agreement includes $183,311,000 for the capital',
'investment fund. in addition, the conferees expect that $86,000,000 in expedited passport fees will be used to support the information',
'technology modernization effort, for a total fiscal year 2003 spending availability of $269,311,000. the entire amount available under this heading,',
'including fees, will support investments in new information technologies and infrastructure to improve the efficiency of department operations. costs associated',
'with ongoing information technology operations and maintenance are included under the diplomatic and consular programs account, as in fiscal year',
'2002. the conference agreement provides the full requested amounts for two major technology initiatives: $94,235,000 for the classified connectivity project',
'ccp . this amount will enable the department to replace obsolete computer and communications equipment that posts use for classified',
'operations. the committee views this project as the departments highest priority technology investment activity, and expects the department to achieve',
'installation of ccp connectivity in all eligible posts by october 1, 2003. the committee is willing to consider a reprogramming',
'of funding under this account if additional resources are required to achieve this timetable. $36,500,000 for the opennet plus project.',
'this amount will enable the department to complete the expansion of desktop internet access to all department employees worldwide during',
'fiscal year 2003. the committee expects that, by april 30, 2003, 100 percent of bureaus and eligible posts overseas will',
'have opennet plus installed and operating, and 100 percent of internet users department wide will have only one computer with',
'internet and intranet access at their desktops. the conference agreement includes a total of $17,000,000 for the integrated messaging and',
'foreign affairs systems integration fasi initiatives, and $7,345,000 for public key infrastructure requirements. the department shall report to the committee',
'no later than 30 days after the enactment of this act on results of the fasi pilots in fiscal year',
'2002, and a program and financial plan for fiscal year 2003 to establish secure interagency communications using a public key',
'infrastructure. the committee directs that the chief information officer of the department develop an annex to the existing it strategic',
'plan which outlines in detail the departments 5 year strategy for maintaining and upgrading its existing it infrastructure. this strategy',
'will help ensure that the significant investments made in the last 2 years are not lost, and that the departments',
'current it infrastructure is leveraged both to capitalize on these prior investments and to meet the needs of the department.',
'the department is directed to submit this annex to the committees on appropriations no later than september 1, 2003. the',
'conferees direct the department to submit, by april 30, 2003, an updated performance report for the classified connectivity and opennet',
'plus projects. this report should include a corresponding implementation timetable, a multi year funding requirement table, and specific efficiencies and',
'savings resulting from each project. the conferees direct the bureau of human resources, in consultation with the chief information officer',
'of the department, to report to the committees on appropriations on how the department plans to meet its short and',
'long term human capital needs in the area of information technology. the report should address such issues as pay incentives,',
'specialized recruitment strategies, and preventing attrition to the private sector. the conferees support the trend at the department towards the',
'central management of information. the conferees are aware that, at a time of increased threat to our overseas posts, the',
'ability to store and manage information, particularly classified information, domestically can greatly enhance the security of that information. one technology',
'that appears particularly promising is the high assurance virtual wide area network wan. this technology would allow the department to',
'minimize the information stored at post and permit computer terminals to be sanitized of sensitive information when not in use.',
'within the funds made available under this account for centrally managed infrastructure, the department shall institute a pilot project to',
'develop a high assurance virtual wan architecture and prototype in support of department of state activities. up to $8,000,000 may',
'be made available for this purpose, subject to reprogramming. the conferees expect the bureau of information resource management to collaborate',
'closely with the bureau of diplomatic security ds and with other relevant agencies on this pilot project. this will ensure',
'that any technologies employed by the department to centrally manage its information meet all of the security requirements set forth',
'by ds and by other relevant agencies. the conferees direct the department to present a preliminary plan for this project',
'within 60 days of enactment of this act. office of inspector general the conference agreement includes $29,264,000 for the office',
'of inspector general oig . the inspector general conducts oversight at the state department and the broadcasting board of governors.',
'the conference agreement includes funding for oig oversight of the departments efforts to implement worldwide security upgrades. the conference agreement',
'includes language, as in previous years, waiving the statutory requirement that every post be inspected every five years, in order',
'to provide greater flexibility to the inspector general to use resources in the most productive areas. the department shall report',
'to the committees by july 4, 2003 on the oigs post inspection regime, and the need for the continuation of',
'waiver language in future fiscal years. the conferees believe that the oig can achieve the statutory post inspection requirements within',
'existing resource levels by re engineering inspection processes and reprioritizing tasks. educational and cultural exchange programs the conference agreement includes',
'a total of $245,306,000 for the educational and cultural exchange programs of the department of state. in addition to the',
'amount provided under this heading, the department expects to receive transfers from accounts in other appropriations acts for exchange programs,',
'primarily with nations of east and central europe, and of the former soviet union. the following chart displays the conference',
'agreement on the distribution of funds by program or activity under this account, including an estimated $5,754,000 in prior year',
'recoveries: amount in thousands academic programs: fulbright students, scholars, teachers 123,000 hubert h. humphrey fellowships 6,000 foreign study grants for',
'u.s. undergraduates 1,575 educational advising and student services 3,600 english language programs 4,335 american overseas research centers 2,500 south pacific',
'exchanges 500 tibet exchanges 500 east timor exchanges 500 disability exchange clearinghouse 500 subtotal, academic programs 143,010 professional and cultural',
'programs: international visitor program 50,365 citizen exchange program 17,000 congress bundestag youth exchange 3,000 mike mansfield fellowship program 2,200 youth',
'science leadership institute of the americas 100 special olympics 150 africa workforce development exchanges 300 national forensics league 250 george',
'mitchell scholarship program 500 psc us pakistan educator development 250 institute for representative government 500 irish institute 275 rule of',
'law forum smu 800 winter cities conference 100 girls international forum 200 atlantic corridor 275 interparliamentary exchanges with asia/africa 400',
'subtotal, professional and cultural exchanges: 76,665 north/south center 500 exchanges support 30,885 prior year balances applied: 5,754 total exchange programs:',
'245,306 deviations from this distribution of funds will be subject to the normal reprogramming procedures under section 605 of this',
'act. the committee recognizes that international education and exchange programs are critical components of u.s. national security and foreign policy.',
'in light of the tragic events of september 11, 2001 this type of engagement with the world is more important',
'than ever. international educational and exchange programs enable the united states to augment the foreign language and foreign area expertise',
'of each successive generation of rising leaders, prepare u.s. students to function effectively in a global environment through study abroad,',
'and promote international understanding through professional, scholarly, and citizen exchanges. the conference agreement includes funding for citizen exchange programs including',
'continued base funding for the american council of young political leaders exchanges and the congress bundestag program . with respect',
'to the congress bundestag program, the conferees intend that the amount provided will support 380 exchanges in fiscal year 2003,',
'the same level as in fiscal year 2002. the conference agreement also includes funding for african workforce development exchanges including',
'funding for the aftech virtual university initiative and funding for the disability exchange clearinghouse. the conferees continue to support the',
'goal of increasing the number and quality of exchange opportunities for people with disabilities. the conferees expect the department to',
'submit a report to the committees on appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this act detailing current efforts to',
'make exchange opportunities available for people with disabilities and a plan to increase such opportunities in the future. the conference',
'agreement includes funding for enhanced programs to engage arab and muslim audiences through educational and cultural exchanges. the conferees expect',
'this funding to continue and expand the programs funded from fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriations, including fulbright exchanges including american',
'studies , english language programs including english language fellows , us/afghan womens council exchanges, values/religious tolerance programs, media training exchanges,',
'and american studies programs. the conferees expect the department to allocate at least 15 percent of the fiscal year 2003',
'appropriations provided under this heading to the near east region, and at least 10 percent of such funds to the',
'south asia region. should additional recoveries become available under this heading, the conferees expect the department to allocate such funds',
'to programs to engage arab and muslim audiences on a priority basis. of the funds provided for the council of',
'american overseas research centers, the conferees expect that necessary funds will be for a grant for research to develop a',
'diamond fingerprinting technology that will facilitate the monitoring of the international trade in conflict diamonds. the conferees expect the department',
'to submit a proposal for the programmatic and geographic distribution of available resources including all unobligated balances and recoveries through',
'the normal reprogramming process within 60 days from the date of enactment of this act. within available funds under this',
'account, the conferees encourage the department to consider supporting the israel/arab peace partners, and african career internship immersion programs. the',
'conferees expect that the overall funding distribution will conform to the geographical guidance above. the conferees further expect that this',
'distribution of available resources will separately identify any amounts allocated to subsidize the administrative expenses of programs that are not',
'funded by amounts appropriated under this heading. the conferees support the continuation of regional scholars and graduate exchange fellowship programs',
'with the former soviet union, such as the muskie ph.d. program, and expect that these activities will be funded from',
'within amounts transferred from other appropriations. in the event that these programs are not adequately funded from other appropriations, the',
'conferees would entertain a proposal to fund such programs from this appropriation through the regular reprogramming process. the conference agreement',
'includes a limitation of not to exceed $2,000,000 on the use of fees or other payments received from or in',
'connection with english teaching, educational advising and counseling, and exchange visitor programs as authorized by law. the conferees are aware',
'of the economic and cultural exchange program, as well as the proposed sister state relationship being developed between the tver',
'region of the russian federation and the state of louisiana. the conferees support these efforts and encourage the department to',
'consider providing assistance to the louisiana tver region of russia international exchange program. representation allowances the conference agreement includes $6,485,000',
'for representation allowances. these funds are used to reimburse foreign service officers for expenditures incurred in their official capacities abroad',
'in establishing and maintaining relations with officials of foreign governments and appropriate members of local communities. protection of foreign missions',
'and officials the conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for the protection of foreign missions and officials account. the increase under this',
'heading reflects the addition of protection requirements after september 11th, including additional fixed guard posts and increased motorcade, demonstration and',
'protective detail costs. this account reimburses local governments and communities for the extraordinary costs incurred in providing protection for international',
'organizations, foreign missions and officials, and foreign dignitaries under certain circumstances. the committee believes that local jurisdictions incurring such costs',
'must submit a certified billing for such costs in accordance with program regulations. the committee also believes that in those',
'instances where a local jurisdiction will realize a financial benefit from a visit by a foreign dignitary through increased tax',
'revenues, such circumstances should be taken into account by the department in assessing the need for reimbursement under this program.',
'the conferees expect the department to treat such submissions diligently and provide reimbursement to local jurisdictions on a timely basis',
'if claims are fully justified. of the total amount recommended, $2,300,000 is available for protection of foreign diplomats and their',
'families throughout the united states. the foreign missions act of 1982 authorizes the provision of such services when necessary either',
'at the request of a foreign mission or on the initiative of the secretary of state. in these situations, where',
'state and local authorities cannot provide the security required, the act permits the department of state to employ the services',
'of private security firms. of the total amount recommended, $8,700,000 is allocated to reimburse new york city for the protection',
'of foreign missions and officials accredited to the united nations and other international organizations. these funds provide for the costs',
'of guard posts and security escort and motorcade services to foreign missions and personnel assigned to the united nations. the',
'conference agreement includes language making these funds available until september 30, 2004. embassy security, construction, and maintenance the conference agreement',
'includes a total appropriation of $1,263,500,000 for embassy security, construction, and maintenance. the conference agreement designates $755,000,000 as available only',
'for priority worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction, the full amount requested for such activities. the conference agreement includes $508,500,000',
'for non security related costs. the conference agreement includes full requested wage and price increases for the departments office of',
'overseas buildings operations obo totaling $12,936,000, which will support 787 positions in fiscal year 2003. this account provides funding to',
'manage u.s. government real property worth more than $10,000,000,000 in over 200 countries, including maintaining 3,000 government owned and long',
'term leased properties at 250 posts and leasing approximately 1,100 office and functional facilities and 8,000 residential units, not only',
'for the department of state, but for all u.s. employees overseas. the departments latest inspection survey identified in excess of',
'4,200 maintenance and repair needs, as well as major rehabilitation requirements. worldwide security upgrades. the conference agreement includes $755,000,000 for',
'security projects, including $608,550,000 to continue the capital security program of constructing new secure replacement facilities for the departments most',
'vulnerable embassies and consulates. projects undertaken under this program will address the highest priority facilities from a security standpoint. the',
'conferees are concerned that specific projects proposed in the budget request may not meet this criterion, and that in previous',
'fiscal years the department has proposed to reprogram funds under this activity for projects that do not address top priority',
'security vulnerabilities and for projects that will not result, when complete, in a facility that meets existing security standards. the',
'conference agreement also includes $146,450,000 to complete worldwide perimeter security projects and begin a new initiative to upgrade compound security,',
'including installation of forcedentry/ballistic resistant roof hatches, vault doors and power assisted vehicle barriers. a proposed spending plan for the',
'entire amount of available resources provided for worldwide security upgrades will be submitted through the normal reprogramming process within 60',
'days from the date of enactment of this act. the department shall notify the committees immediately if there are any',
'facilities that the department believes face serious security risks. non security base programs. the committee expects the department to propose',
'an allocation of any proposed funding for non security capital projects through the normal reprogramming process. the conference agreement includes',
'up to $53,500,000 for facility rehabilitation and up to $90,000,000 for maintenance and repair of buildings. within the amounts provided,',
'the conferees expect the department to allocate funds as necessary: to renovate the istanbul consulate to serve as a center',
'for mutual cultural understanding; to carry out upgrades at the u.s. embassy in luxembourg; and to conduct renovations at the',
'u.s. embassies in dili and belgrade necessary to establish and maintain classified activities at post. in addition, the conferees are',
'aware of proposals to address facilities and security requirements with regard to the u.s. presence in rome. the conferees expect',
'the department to assess these proposals and requirements and allocate funding as appropriate within the funding provided under this heading.',
'the conference agreement includes full funding for the leasehold program. within available funds, the conferees expect the department to allocate',
'up to $20,000,000 for the buyout of uneconomic leases. the conference agreement funding level includes the full amount requested for',
'security management. this amount will support additional site security measures and cleared american guards to supervise an increasing number of',
'capital projects. the conference agreement also assumes $6,000,000 for headquarters operations, $17,500,000 for information management and support, and $23,000,000 for',
'renovations of the harry s truman building. right sizing the overseas u.s. government presence. the conferees continue to be disappointed',
'at the failure to make discernable progress in the pursuit of an administration wide process of determining the right size',
'and makeup of overseas posts, including the explosive staffing projections at posts scheduled for new office buildings. the conferees continue',
'to define right sizing as the reconfiguration of overseas u.s. government staff to the minimum number necessary to meet critical',
'u.s. foreign policy goals. the notion of right sizing as a desirable means to improve security and gain efficiencies implies',
'that the current number of overseas staff is greater than the minimum number necessary, and that the presence of a',
'number greater than the minimum number presents an unnecessary financial and security burden. the conferees are not aware of any',
'right sizing analysis to date that has resulted in a proposed reduction to a country wide staffing presence. the conferees',
'strongly encourage the department to continue to work toward an interagency mechanism that can result in meaningful right sizing. the',
'conferees urge the department to adapt, as appropriate, the basic right sizing framework developed by the general accounting office to',
'link embassy staffing levels to physical security considerations, mission priorities, and costs. in this regard, the conferees support the departments',
'effort to initiate a consolidation, streamlining and regionalization of country and multi regional staffing in frankfurt, germany. the success of',
'this initiative will be measured largely by the staffing reductions made possible at less secure locations throughout germany, europe, eurasia,',
'africa and the near east. it costs two to three times as much to maintain an employee outside of the',
'united states as it does within the united states. the conferees agree with the recommendation of the overseas presence advisory',
'panel, that rationalizing staffing and operations abroad has the potential for large budgetary savings. the justification for all facilities projects',
'funded under this account must include a full explanation of regional efficiency and security planning, and related staffing assumptions, and',
'such projects will not be approved for funding absent evidence of the application of a uniform right sizing methodology. assets',
'management. the budget request designates $80,000,000 in assets management funds planned for expenditure in fiscal year 2003. the conferees expect',
'that these funds will be used for opportunity purchases to replace uneconomical leases and for other priority capital acquisition purposes.',
'in addition, as in previous years, the conferees expect that assets management funds will continue to be allocated in part',
'to security construction needs. any use of these or additional assets management funds in fiscal year 2003 is subject to',
'reprogramming. in addition, with respect to the requirement that a reprogramming forany major new start be submitted, the conferees understand',
'that requirement to mean that rehabilitation or construction of projects involving ambassadors residences will be subject to the requirement. the',
'conference agreement continues language carried in the bill in previous years that prohibits funds from being used for acquisition of',
'furniture and furnishings and generators for other departments and agencies. soft targets. recent terrorist attacks have brought into focus a',
'new kind of threat against our interests abroad, specifically, threats against so called soft targets. the conferees direct the department',
'to formulate a strategy for addressing such threats to locales that are either frequented by americans or are symbolic of',
'the united states. the conferees are particularly concerned about the safety of american schools abroad, as well as international schools',
'attended by american children. the conferees direct the department to undertake a review of the security of all overseas schools',
'attended by the children of non military united states government employees. the report shall include information on each individual facility,',
'including but not limited to the number of american children enrolled at the school; an accounting of all financial assistance',
'provided to the school by the department of state for the past 5 fiscal years; threat and risk assessments; an',
'evaluation of the adequacy of the schools security in light of these threat and risk assessments; and recommendations for immediate',
'steps the school can take, with the support of the department, to enhance its security posture. the conferees expect the',
'department to propose a corresponding spending plan of up to $15,000,000 to address such vulnerabilities from within the resources provided',
'under this account. consular workspace improvement initiative. the departments consular mission is critical to our national security. consular workspace must',
'be adequately sized and outfitted in order to ensure that the processing of visas and visa applicants takes place in',
'an organized and efficient manner. to ensure this, and to improve the overall working environment for consular affairs officers, the',
'conferees direct the office of overseas buildings operations obo to undertake a 3 year consular workspace improvement initiative. the conferees',
'are aware that, traditionally, obo considers posts facilities requirements in a holistic manner, and does not single out specific bureaus',
'for workspace improvements. however, the conferees are also aware of the direct link between the quality of consular workspace and',
'the efficiency and accuracy of consular work. there is a pressing need for additional consular windows and interview space, enlarged',
'reception and waiting areas, office space, and document storage space. the initiative should identify posts for consular workspace rehabilitation where',
'errors in visa issuance present the greatest threat to our national security, as determined by obo in consultation with the',
'bureau of consular affairs. the conferees expect construction to begin on priority projects no later than 60 days after the',
'enactment of this act. the committee expects that up to $8,000,000 within the funds available under this account for facilities',
'rehabilitation may be used for this initiative. marine security guard housing. marine security guards are essential to the departments ability',
'to carry out its mission overseas. in fiscal year 2002, the department completed the final phase of a multi year',
'effort, undertaken at the insistence of the committees, to address the long neglected capital needs of many marine security guard',
'msg housing facilities worldwide. the conferees support the departments new policy of incorporating msg housing costs into the initial cost',
'estimates, and thus the budget requests, for overseas construction or rehabilitation projects. the conferees note that msg housing costs for',
'fiscal year 2003 are embedded within the capital projects account. reprogramming requirements. the conferees agree that the reprogramming requirements that',
'have been applied in prior years regarding programs under this heading shall continue to apply during fiscal year 2003. emergencies',
'in the diplomatic and consular service the conference agreement includes $6,500,000 to enable the secretary of state to meet unforeseen',
'emergencies arising in the diplomatic and consular service. this funding level anticipates that carryover balances from fiscal year 2002 will',
'be available for obligation in fiscal year 2003. funding provided in this account is available until expended. the conference agreement',
'includes a provision in the bill that permits up to $1,000,000 to be transferred from this account to the repatriation',
'loans program account. this provision will ensure an adequate level of resources for loans to american citizens through the repatriation',
'loans program account should that account require additional funds in fiscal year 2003 due to an unanticipated increase in the',
'number of loans. this appropriation provides resources for the department of state to meet emergency requirements in the conduct of',
'foreign affairs. the committee recommendation provides funds for: 1 travel and subsistence expenses for relocation of american employees of the',
'united statesgovernment and their families from troubled areas to the united states and/or safe haven posts; 2 allowances granted to',
'state department employees and their dependents evacuated to the united states for the convenience of the government; and 3 payment',
'of rewards for information concerning terrorist activities. repatriation loans program account the conference agreement includes $612,000 for the subsidy cost',
'of repatriation loans and $607,000 for administrative costs of the program. this account provides emergency loans to assist destitute americans',
'abroad who have no other source of funds to return to the united states. in the past, less than 20',
'percent of repatriation loans have ever been repaid. the conferees endorse efforts by consular services to limit assistance only to',
'victims of unforeseen circumstances or travelers whose mental instability presents a risk to themselves or others. payment to the american',
'institute in taiwan the conference agreement includes $18,450,000 for the payment to the american institute in taiwan. the conference agreement',
'provides for the institutes pay and inflationary base adjustments. in addition, the institute is authorized to collect machine readable visa',
'fees, which are expected to generate an additional $14,000,000 in revenues in fiscal year 2003, as well as reimbursements from',
'agencies and user fees from trade show exhibitors. the conferees expect that the american institute in taiwan ait will cover',
'anticipated operating expenses in fiscal year 2003 through a combination of appropriations and visa fee revenues, and encourages the institute',
'to continue to pursue cost saving measures. the conferees expect the department to submit by march 31, 2003, an ait',
'spending plan for fiscal year 2003, indicating the total amount of estimated fee collections, the amount of such fee collections',
'allocated for operating expenses, and the total amount planned for operating expenses from all funding sources. the taiwan relations act',
'requires that programs concerning taiwan be carried out by the american institute in taiwan and authorizes funds to be appropriated',
'to the secretary of state to carry out the provisions of the act. the institute administers programs in the areas',
'of economic and commercial services, cultural affairs, travel services, and logistics. the department of state contracts with the american institute',
'in taiwan to carry out these activities. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund the conference agreement includes',
'$138,200,000 for the appropriation entitled payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund. the amount provided in the committee',
'recommendation is required to amortize the unfunded liability in the system, as documented by the annual evaluation of fund balances.',
'international organizations and conferences contributions to international organizations the conference agreement includes a total of $866,000,000 for payment of the',
'obligations of united states membership in international organizations as authorized by conventions, treaties, or specific acts of congress for fiscal',
'year 2003. the amount provided in the bill is intended to cover anticipated assessments for membership in international organizations, including',
'the united nations. in addition, the amount provides full funding for anticipated assessments for membership in the north atlantic treaty',
'organization and the related north atlantic assembly, international war crimes tribunals for rwanda and the former yugoslavia, the organization of',
'american states, and the pan american health organization, among others. the conference agreement is based on a upward adjustment of',
'the fiscal year 2003 request based on exchange rate fluctuations, and also reflects the application of an estimated $46,739,000 in',
'available balances from fiscal year 2002 that the committee has directed the department to apply to the fiscal year 2003',
'assessment for the united nations regular budget. reassesment of u.s. membership in international organizations. the conferees note, with approval, the',
'departments recent actions to formally withdraw from certain international organizations where continued u.s. participation was determined to be a low',
'priority in the context of overall u.s. national interests. the conferees continue to support the comprehensive reassessment of u.s. membership',
'in each of the50 international organizations for which funding is requested under this account. the department shall notify the committees',
'in advance of taking any action to join, or rejoin any international organization. reform and budget discipline. the conferees continue',
'to insist on reform and budget discipline as the highest priorities for all of the international organizations, including the development',
'of processes to evaluate, prioritize and terminate programs. the conferees believe that the onus is on each international organization and',
'the state department representatives to those organizations to reduce overall budgets and eliminate duplicative activities, excessive administrative costs, and inefficient',
'operations. united nations regular budget. as indicated, the funding level assumes full payment of the u.s. assessment to the united',
'nations un regular budget, as has been provided every year since fiscal year 1989. this assessment is estimated at $279,327,000',
'for calendar year 2002. in order to assure that the un achieves the fiscal discipline that the congress has insisted',
'upon, the committee strongly urges the department to ensure that the un takes no action to increase funding for any',
'program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the regular budget. toward this end, the committee expects the department to',
'insist on the prioritization of ongoing un programs and activities, so that in the event of unanticipated requirements, budget offsets',
'may be taken from activities and programs that have already been determined to be lower priority by the organization. the',
'committee expects the department to certify to the committee by march 1, 2003 that the un has taken no action',
'to exceed the approved 2002 2003 budget of $2.63 billion, which is an increase of $90 million from the previous',
'biennium. any proposal to exceed this budget level should be communicated to the committee far in advance of the formal',
'consideration and adoption of such a proposal. the department shall also report to the committees by april 30, 2003, describing',
'any and all programmatic or administrative reductions adopted in the current un biennial budget. for nine of the international organizations',
'funded under this account, including the united nations regular budget, the payment of the united states assessment for a given',
'calendar year is deferred until the subsequent fiscal year. as a result, united states assessment payments for membership in such',
'organizations are not made until the fourth quarter of the calendar year. the conferees expect the department to report to',
'the committees by september 30, 2003, on the significance of this practice with regard to the achievement of united states',
'multilateral diplomacy goals and the financial operations of such international organizations. the report should include recommendations, as appropriate, for addressing',
'any negative impacts. the report should also address any cost implications associated with such recommendations. oecd. the recommended funding level',
'includes requested funding for future renovations to the organization for economic cooperation and development oecd headquarters building in paris. the',
'conferees remain concerned about the scope and cost of this project, and the need for the united states to assume',
'the largest funding share for an undefined capital project in paris with costs that could exceed $200,000,000. the committees expect',
'to review detailed plans, cost estimates, and potential financing methods through the reprogramming process before these funds are obligated for',
'this project. should the department experience further exchange rate losses during fiscal year 2003, the committees would entertain a reprogramming',
'of this funding toward other comparatively higher priority activities. iaea. the conference agreement includes full funding for the adjusted request',
'level for anticipated assessments for the international atomic energy agency iaea . the conferees recognize the importance of the role',
'played by the iaea in efforts to enact stronger global measures to protect nuclear material and facilities against potential acts',
'of terrorism. paho. the conferees continue to support the work done by the pan american health organization paho . paho',
'has continued to take the lead in health issues, including border health concerns, emerging diseases and bio terrorism that have',
'an impact on citizens of the united states and all citizens of the americas. the conferees encourage the department to',
'continue to support pahos efforts. contributions for international peacekeeping activities the conference agreement includes $673,710,000 for united states payments for',
'contributions for international peacekeeping activities for fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement provides for the full payment of anticipated fiscal',
'year 2003 assessments for united nations peacekeeping missions. the conferees are aware that prior year balancesof $46,000,000, plus additional un',
'credits are available to offset the cost of fiscal year 2003 assessments. the conferees are concerned about the continuing lack',
'of demonstrable progress toward resolution of the western sahara dispute, despite an enormous investment of funds over the past decade',
'in the uns minurso peacekeeping mission. the conferees urge the department to push for a negotiated settlement to the dispute,',
'and to terminate the costly un presence. minurso was established to oversee a referendum and settlement program that has failed',
'to materialize over the past decade and which the secretary general and his personal envoy have recognized as unworkable. the',
'establishment of several large, complex missions over the past few years has tested the capacity of the u.n. to plan',
'and manage such operations successfully. the brahimi report addressed many deficiencies in u.n. peacekeeping efforts, including problems in doctrine, strategy,',
'decision making, planning, deployment, support and information technology. the conferees support efforts to improve the performance and efficiency of u.n.',
'peacekeeping missions through structural and procedural reforms. the conferees also support efforts to better limit and focus the goals of',
'such missions, and to set specific benchmarks for performance and mission termination. the conferees are concerned that clear, realistic benchmarks',
'be established and enforced for the performance of the un peacekeeping mission in the democratic republic of the congo monuc',
'. the conference agreement includes funding to cover anticipated fiscal year 2003 assessments for monuc totaling $273,226,000. the conferees expect',
'the department to consult with the committees on appropriations, and to submit the required notifications, prior to any increase or',
'mandate change in this mission. specifically, the conferees expect the department to certify that the following conditions have been met',
'with regard to this mission. first, firm benchmarks for what constitutes a successful mission must be determined, articulated, and followed.',
'second, the security of the democratic republic of the congos droc neighbors must be factored in to all of monucs',
'strategic and contingency planning, and must be heavily considered in the negotiation of a final political settlement. third, the un',
'must construct an arrangement for the withdrawal of foreign forces from the droc that, to the greatest degree possible, does',
'not destabilize drocs neighbors. fourth, contingency plans must be developed and implemented for the safe withdrawal of peacekeepers in the',
'event of a resumption of hostilities. the conferees are encouraged by the significant progress made over the past year toward',
'the establishment of peace in sierra leone. the conference agreement includes full funding for anticipated assessments for the unamsil mission',
'in sierra leone. in addition, the conferees strongly support the work of the special court for sierra leone to prosecute',
'those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of human rights and international law. the conferees expect the department',
'to consider ways it can support, and encourage international and private organizations to undertake new efforts to prevent, respond to,',
'and document crimes, particularly crimes involving sexual violence, and violations in west africa and the congo. the conferees continue to',
'support the efforts of the uns office of internal oversight services oios to identify waste, fraud and abuse with regard',
'to peacekeeping operations, and to recommend specific reforms to ensure that such practices are brought to an end. the conferees',
'expect the department to provide the necessary support to ensure that the work of the oios is maintained and strengthened',
'as it relates to oversight of peacekeeping operations. the conference agreement also includes full funding for anticipated assessments for the',
'unmiset mission in east timor. as east timor begins to establish a criminal justice system, basic social services, and professional',
'police and defense forces, the conferees support the continued presence and gradual drawdown of the un peacekeeping force. the conferees',
'direct the department to resume transmission of un security council reports on peacekeeping missions to the committees on appropriations. the',
'conference agreement includes language carried in previous years requiring 15 day advance notice of any new or expanded mission, together',
'with a statement of cost, duration, exit strategy, vital national interest, and source of funds to pay the cost. the',
'conference agreement also retains language requiring certification that american manufacturers and suppliers are provided equal procurement opportunities, and language prohibiting',
'the use of funds under this account for the costs of court monitoring. international commissions international boundary and water commission,',
'united states and mexico the conference agreement includes a total of $30,932,000 for the international boundary and water commission, united',
'states and mexico ibwc . the total amount provided includes $25,482,000 for salaries and expenses and $5,450,000 for construction. the',
'conference agreement includes language authorizing not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses. salaries and expenses the conference agreement for the',
'salaries and expenses account includes $25,482,000. the committee notes that fluctuations in the commissions operations and maintenance budgets can result',
'in unanticipated cost savings. should the commission experience such savings, the commission may propose, through the section 605 reprogramming process,',
'the use of surplus funds for items not included in the committee recommendation. construction the conference agreement for ibwc construction',
'provides $5,450,000 for ongoing projects including: $2,500,000 for boundary wide construction and $2,950,000 for rio grande construction. the conferees note',
'that the rio grande american canal extension project and the colorado river project are both currently delayed by required, and',
'extensive, environmental studies. no funding has been provided for those projects for fiscal year 2003. reallocation of funding may be',
'proposed to the committees under the reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of this act. the conferees note that',
'the ibwc has initiated formal negotiations with the mexican section of the ibwc concerning the provision of secondary treatment to',
'tijuana sewage in mexico. the agreement that results from these negotiations will represent a significant long term measure to address',
'tijuana sewage. the conferees are aware of concerns over the lack of progress in this regard, and strongly encourages the',
'ibwc to forge a workable agreement to ensure secondary treatment of tijuana sewage. american sections, international commissions the conference agreement',
'includes a total of $9,472,000 to fund the u.s. share of expenses of the international boundary commission, the international joint',
'commission, united states and canada, and the border environment cooperation commission for fiscal year 2003. this amount includes $1,143,000 for',
'the international boundary commission, $6,246,000 for the international joint commission and $2,083,000 for the border environment cooperation commission. the funding',
'level for the international joint commission includes $2,294,000 for the third year costs of a five year study of the',
'water regulation plan governing lake ontario and the st. lawrence river. international fisheries commissions the conference agreement includes $17,100,000 to',
'fund the u.s. share of the expenses of international fisheries commissions or related organizations, as well as the travel expenses',
'of the united states commissioners. the conference agreement includes $2,100,000 for the inter american tropical tuna commission, $12,248,000 for the',
'great lakes fishery commission, $2,100,000 for the international pacific halibut commission, $90,000 for the international whaling commission, $121,000 for the',
'international commission for the conservation of atlantic tunas, $70,000 for the commission for the conservation of antarctic marine living resources,',
'$150,000 for the inter american sea turtle convention commission, and $100,000 for expenses of the u.s. commissioners. the balance of',
'funds in this account may be allocated, on a priority basis, to other international fisheries commissions. other payment to the',
'asia foundation the conference agreement includes $10,444,000 for payment to the asia foundation for fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement',
'includes funding for enhanced foundation programs on human rights, higher education, democratic governance, ethnic harmony, religious tolerance and legal/judicial reform',
'in nepal, indonesia, afghanistan, and pakistan. the committee expects the foundation to provide a program and spending plan for these',
'special initiatives to the committee by june 30, 2003. the conferees support the foundations efforts to reestablish its program and',
'presence in afghanistan. the conferees encourage the foundation to use its expertise in developing programs to encouragewomens political participation in',
'central asia, and specifically afghanistan. eisenhower exchange fellowship program the conference agreement includes an appropriation for fiscal year 2003 of',
'interest and earnings from the eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund, expected to total $500,000. the conferees recognize the important',
'and unique role of the eisenhower exchange fellowships in the u.s. governments worldwide public diplomacy effort. the conferees therefore expect',
'that eisenhower exchange fellowships, incorporated, eef will fashion its exchange programs for fiscal year 2003 to reflect the priority within',
'all public diplomacy programs of building mutual understanding with arab and muslim populations worldwide. in this regard, the conferees expect',
'that the selection of foreign and united states fellows will reflect this priority. in addition, the conferees support a nation',
'wide, merit based recruitment and selection process for united states fellows. israeli arab scholarship program the conference agreement includes language',
'that will appropriate for fiscal year 2003 interest and earnings of the israeli arab scholarship endowment fund, expected to total',
'$375,000. east west center the conference agreement includes $18,000,000 for the costs of maintaining and operating the east west center.',
'of the amount provided, up to $2,500,000 is intended for one time costs associated with improvements to center facilities. national',
'endowment for democracy the conference agreement includes $42,000,000 for the national endowment for democracy ned for fiscal year 2003. the',
'conferees expect that funding provided will allow ned to provide additional targeted grants to indigenous groups to build and strengthen',
'democratic institutions in the muslim world. the conference agreement also continues funding for grants to foster africas dynamic democracy movements,',
'including groups in sudan and the democratic republic of congo. within funds provided under this account the conferees expect the',
'endowment to increase democratization programs with romania. the conferees reaffirm the role that ned plays in strengthening democratic institutions around',
'the world. any perception that funds are used to directly support a particular party or candidate, or to support the',
'removal of elected leaders through unconstitutional means, undermines the credibility and effectiveness of ned programs. the committee expects ned to',
'take all necessary measures to continue to ensure that all sponsored activities adhere to the core ned principles. in order',
'to be successful in its global fight against terrorism, the u.s. must develop a long term response that addresses the',
'root causes of terrorism. this response must include support to developing countries in the middle east, africa, south and central',
'asia, and other regions where terrorism has flourished over the last decade. ned has an established network of organizations and',
'professionals in these regions that work to promote democracy in ways that are consistent with islamic tradition. these existing networks',
'can be used to further the u.s.s broader objectives in the war on terror. the conference agreement includes $6,000,000 above',
'the request for programs that encourage the development of ties with modernist muslim groups, foster pro democracy networks, support independent',
'journalism, and assist womens business organizations. the distribution of these additional funds should be guided by the following four goals:',
'1 ending repression, permitting freedom of expression, and introducing genuine political parties; 2 modernizing economies and, as a consequence, reducing',
'poverty and inequality; 3 controlling corruption and establishing a genuine rule of law; and 4 ending the political abuse of',
'religion and reconciling islam with modern concepts of citizenship and individual rights. the conferees expect that this funding increase will',
'be distributed throughout neds four core institutes in the same manner as neds core budget. the conference agreement includes up',
'to $1,000,000 above current funding levels to expand a womens rights and democracy training program for lebanons female shiite educators,',
'students, and mothers. the conference agreement also includes up to $2,000,000 above current funding levels for ned to establish a',
'program for womens rights in afghanistan. within available funds, the ned should increase its support for independent womens cultural and',
'human rights organizations in the democratic republic of congo, sierra leone, sudan, and nigeria and for enhanced programs in the',
'peoples republic of china, including tibet, burma, and north korea. the conferees expect the ned to submit to the committees',
'on appropriations a financial plan for the entire amount made available under this heading prior to obligation. related agency broadcasting',
'board of governors international broadcasting operations the conference agreement includes $468,898,000 to carry out united states international broadcasting operations for',
'fiscal year 2003. this account funds the operating and engineering costs of voice of america voa, radio free europe/ radio',
'liberty rfe/rl, radio free asia rfa, worldnet television/voa tv, and the broadcasting board of governors bbg. the conference agreement provides',
'all requested adjustments to base for all entities funded under this account and full requested funding to continue the middle',
'east radio network radio sawa initiative. of the funds made available under this heading, $965,000 is recommended for the office',
'of the general counsel. arabic television. the united states continues to face an enormous challenge to provide the people of',
'arab and muslim countries with accurate information about our policies and values. the conferees support the boards efforts to expand',
'its ability to reach audiences in the middle east. the conference agreement includes up to $2,500,000 for the development of',
'an arabic language television initiative in the middle east. in addition, the conferees are aware of prior year recoveries in',
'the broadcasting capital improvements account that may be used for the development of an arabic television initiative. developing quality and',
'attractive news and entertainment arabic language programs should to the maximum extent possible involve the creative talents of the private',
'and not for profit sectors. the conferees urge the board to integrate new approaches, such as using private and not',
'for profit content providers of arabic broadcast programming, to more effectively engage key audiences. reprogramming of exchange rate gains/other savings.',
'as in past years, the conferees expect that there will be additional savings available to the board, including exchange rate',
'gains and vacancies in funded positions. the conferees note that the board will have the ability to propose that savings',
'be used for additional requirements related to the arabic broadcasting initiative, broadcasting to china and north korea, and other emerging',
'priority programs through the normal reprogramming process. language service review and research. the conferees continue to support the boards efforts',
'to objectively and systematically review and evaluate the performance, results, and importance of every u.s. government sponsored international broadcasting language',
'service and to propose corresponding reallocations of funds. the conferees endorse this process as a means to improve broadcast quality',
'and meet emerging program priorities within limited resources. the conferees commend the board for taking steps to consolidate and strengthen',
'the research function by establishing the office of performance review. the conferees expect that the board will be able to',
'establish comprehensive performance measures and improve coordination of programming streams across component organizations, including the grantee organizations. the conferees support',
'the continuation and expansion of this effort in fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement assumes total funding of at least',
'$5,000,000 for the research function in fiscal year 2003. the conferees strongly urge the board to ensure that foreign policy',
'implications are given full consideration before adopting language service review recommendations. the conferees direct the board to submit a comprehensive',
'report on language service review results and corresponding reallocations of funds. the conferees expect that the continuing language service review',
'effort may result in the dedication of additional resources to emerging priority programs, through the normal reprogramming process. africa broadcasting.',
'the problem of aids in africa is ubiquitous. radio broadcasting is an underutilized tool in the fight against the african',
'aids epidemic. its accessibility to even the most impoverished communities makes it an ideal way to transmit information about the',
'disease. radio broadcasts could be a major component of sustained prevention efforts undertaken by the governments of many african countries,',
'humanitarian organizations, and u.s. assistance programs. the recommendation includes up to $10,000,000 for voice of americas africa division for broadcasting',
'to africa. the conferees direct voa to incorporate aids education into its regular programming. voa is directed to report to',
'the committees on appropriations on its progress no later than 90 days after enactment of this act. security of rfe/rl',
'headquarters. the conferees are aware that rfe/rl and the government of the czech republic have jointly developed a preliminary plan',
'to relocate rfe/rl headquarters from st. wenceslassquare in prague, the czech republic, to a new and safer location. the bbg',
'must consult with the committees on appropriations on all decisions concerning a future capital project as they relate to security.',
'rfe/rl is directed to report to the committees on appropriations on all aspects of the relocation currently being considered. the',
'report should explain whether it would be desirable, from both a security and from an economic perspective, to move rfe/rl',
'headquarters to a location outside of the czech republic. the bbg is encouraged to consider turkey as a possible host',
'nation for the new rfe/rl headquarters. security of worldwide broadcasting facilities. in the post september 11 environment, the broadcasting services',
'no longer have the luxury of ignoring the security of their personnel and facilities. the broadcasting board of governors is',
'therefore directed to develop, in consultation with the department of state and other relevant u.s. agencies, a 5 year capital',
'worldwide security plan. the plan shall be transmitted to the committees on appropriations no later than july 1, 2003. the',
'conferees remain concerned that adequate transmission capacity be available to support broadcasting to iran and iraq. the conferees understand the',
'board is in the process of identifying additional transmission capacity in the region to support radio free iraq and its',
'new radio farda initiative. the conferees direct the board to consult with the committees on appropriations as new transmission opportunities',
'are identified that will provide strong broadcast signals for all relevant language services to iran and iraq. anti jamming efforts.',
'the conferees continue to support initiatives by the bbg to defeat jamming and reach a wider audience for radio free',
'asia and voice of america broadcasts to china, tibet, vietnam, and north korea. the conferees are aware that new technologies',
'may allow the voa and rfa to more effectively defeat jamming efforts. the conferees encourage the board to evaluate the',
'usefulness of these technologies and will entertain proposals to reprogram additional funds for anti jamming technologies. the conference agreement provides',
'funding for the principal broadcasting entities as follows: voice of america. the conference agreement provides $154,307,000 for voa. the conference',
'agreement provides for adjustments to base and requested funding to continue surge broadcasting in dari, pashto, urdu, farsi, arabic, uzbek,',
'and turkish. the conferees expect the board to complete the merger of worldnet and voa tv resources. the conferees understand',
'that the bbg is in the process of determining final organizational changes to complete this merger and direct the board',
'to submit these proposed changes to the committees on appropriations in accordance with section 605 of this act. radio free',
'europe/radio liberty. the conference agreement provides the full requested amount of $73,086,000 for rfe/rl, including the requested amounts for broadcasting',
'to iran and iraq. the conference agreements provides for adjustments to base, including $2,423,000 to continue surge programming in persian,',
'tajik, uzbek, turkmen, arabic, kazakh, kyrgyz, and azeri. the conferees commend rfe/rl for developing programming in avar, chechen, and circassian,',
'and for expanding broadcasting to the northern caucasus. the conferees recognize the continuing importance of reaching the isolated minorities of',
'the northern caucasus in their native languages. the chechen crisis is ongoing and there is still a great need in',
'this region for objective, uncensored information. within the funding provided for rfe/rl, $850,000 is for the north caucasus unit. radio',
'free asia. the conference agreement provides the full requested amount of $27,084,000 for rfa. this amount includes $1,684,000 for adjustments',
'to base, and will allow rfa to continue its expanded schedule of broadcasting to china, tibet, burma, vietnam, north korea,',
'laos, and cambodia. the conference agreement includes full funding for rfa to continue daily uyghur broadcasts. radio free asias uyghur',
'broadcasts are proving successful in northwest china in spite of top level officials efforts to erect a steel wall against',
'hostile radio stations from abroad. the conferees are supportive of efforts to increase the number of broadcast hours of both',
'the voa korean and the rfa korea services. within the funding made available for rfa, up to $1,500,000 is for',
'the korea service. the bbg is directed to submit to the committees on appropriations, no later than sixty days from',
'the date of enactment of this act, a financial plan including a distribution of the total resources available under this',
'account. broadcasting to cuba the conference agreement includes $24,996,000, to remain available until expended, for broadcasting to cuba under a',
'separate account. broadcasting capital improvements the conference agreement includes $12,740,000 in new budget authority for broadcasting capital improvements. this amount',
'will provide for the continuation of base costs for maintenance, improvements, replacements and repairs, digital production capability development, and security',
'upgrades at transmitting stations overseas. the board shall continue to keep the committees on appropriations informed on the status of',
'its efforts to acquire additional transmission capabilities in the middle east. the board shall also continue to keep the committees',
'on appropriations informed regarding costs and results of the ongoing digital conversion project. general provisions department of state and related',
'agency the conference agreement includes section 401, permitting the use of funds for allowances, differentials and transportation. the conference agreement',
'includes section 402 dealing with transfer authority. the conference agreement includes section 403 prohibiting the use of funds by the',
'department of state or the broadcasting board of governors to provide certain assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation. the conference',
'agreement includes section 404 regarding the recording of place of birth on certain passport applications. the conference agreement includes section',
'405 regarding a certain land transfer. the conference agreement includes section 406 regarding coordination of programs to combat trafficking in',
'persons. the conferees have included additional guidance regarding these programs under the diplomatic and consular programs heading in this statement',
'of managers. title v related agencies department of transportation maritime administration maritime security program the conference agreement includes $98,700,000 for',
'the maritime security program as proposed in both the house and senate. operations and training the conference agreement includes $92,696,000',
'for the maritime administration operations and training account. within the amounts provided, $13,000,000 is for the u.s. merchant marine academy',
'construction and maintenance. ship disposal the conference agreement includes $11,161,000 for the disposal of obsolete vessels the national defense reserve',
'fleet of the maritime administration. this program should ensure the expeditious implementation of a pilot program for export and disposal',
'of obsolete vessels during fiscal year 2003. priority should be given to the most hazardous vessels, including those in the',
'james river. the conferees expect the marad to report back to the committees on appropriations on the vessels designated for',
'disposal; the comparative condition of the vessels; the proposed method of disposal, including reefing; and the projected cost for disposal',
'of each vessel. the conferees urge marad to work with the environmental protection agency to design an environmentally sound disposal',
'program. maritime guaranteed loan title xi program account the conferees include $4,126,000 for the administrative expenses related to this program.',
'administrative provisions maritime administration the conference agreement includes provisions involving government property controlled by marad, the accounting for certain funds',
'received by marad, and a prohibition on obligations from the marad construction account. commission for the preservation of americas heritage',
'abroad salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $499,000 for the expenses of the commission for the preservation of americas',
'heritage abroad. the conference agreement will allow the commission to fund its administrative expenses through appropriated funds while relying on',
'privately donated funds for the actual purchase and restoration of property and other project implementation purposes. the conferees encourage current',
'efforts to attract private funding to support the work of the commission. revolutionary war heroes the conferees support implementation of',
'phase ii of the foreign born revolutionary war heroes project to the extent that private funding is available for this',
'purpose. commission on civil rights salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $9,096,000 for the salaries and expenses of the',
'commission on civil rights for fiscal year 2003. the commission investigates charges of citizens being deprived of voting rights, and',
'collects, studies and disseminates information on the impact of federal laws and policies on civil rights. the commission was established',
'by the civil rights act of 1957 and is directed by eight part time commissioners. the commission was created to',
'protect the civil rights of people within the u.s. and was intended to be an independent, bipartisan, fact finding agency.',
'the conferees are concerned about the present state of affairs at the commission, and the commissions apparent inability to fulfill',
'its mission. the conferees note that recent commission meetings have been held without a quorum of 5 commissioners. the conferees',
'are surprised by the commissions decision to incur additional expense to hold monthly meetings in cities other than washington, d.c.',
'the commission has stated in its budget request and in briefings with committees on appropriations staff that it may be',
'unable to meet basic operational requirements such as payroll processing and rent increases in fiscal year 2003 at the budget',
'level in the presidents request. the conferees expect the commission to meet its requirements in fiscal year 2003 through savings',
'realized in salary expenses and other operational costs, including travel and other costs related to commission meetings. the conferees direct',
'the commission to submit, within 60 days after the enactment of this act, a spending plan for the costs of',
'conducting all commission meetings in fiscal year 2003, making note of any meeting the commission plans to hold in a',
'city other than washington, d.c. this spending plan shall be submitted to the committees on appropriations pursuant to section 605',
'of this act. the conference agreement includes language as included in previous years, which provides 1 $50,000 to employ consultants;',
'2 a prohibition against reimbursing commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairwoman, who is',
'permitted 125 billable days; and 3 a limitation of four full time positions under schedule c of the excepted service,',
'exclusive of one special assistant for each commissioner. commission on international religious freedom salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes',
'$2,884,000 for the commission on international religious freedom, the amount identified by the commission as necessary to carry out all',
'requested activities for fiscal year 2003. the conferees note that the commission held only three public hearings in fiscal year',
'2002. as an authoritative and unique resource on religious freedom issues, the conferees expect the commission to be more active',
'in fiscal year 2003 in holding hearings, seminars, and other events involving public audiences. this may include holding commission hearings',
'and events in locations around the united states. commission on ocean policy salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $2,000,000',
'for necessary expenses of the commission of ocean policy, to remain available until expended. commission on security and cooperation in',
'europe salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $1,582,000 for the commission on security and cooperation in europe, the amount',
'identified by the commission as necessary to carry out all requested commission activities for fiscal year 2003. congressional executive commission',
'on the peoples republic of china salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $1,380,000 for the congressional executive commission on',
'the peoples republic of china, an increase of $380,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2002. within this amount,',
'the conference agreement includes $3,000 to be available for the purposes of official representation, upon the joint certification of the',
'chairman and co chairman. victims lists database of the total amounts available in fiscal year 2003, including fiscal year 2002',
'carryover of $621,813, the conferees expect that $500,000 will be used by the commission to develop, populate, and operate a',
'database of information on political and religious prisoners in china, pursuant to section 302 b of public law 106 286.',
'the conferees believe that a comprehensive and accessible database of prisoners of conscience in china can be a powerful tool',
'for members of congress, the administration, ngos, scholars, and the public to monitor and call attention to human rights abuses',
'in the peoples republic of china, including specific cases. the conferees encourage the commission to continue building a staff composed',
'of personnel with comprehensive experience in the field of human rights, the core component of the commissions work. within the',
'amounts appropriated under this heading, the conferees expect the commission to strengthen staff expertise in this area to better serve',
'as an authoritative voice on human rights and human rights related rule of law issues in china. the conferees urge',
'that the commission model itself on the helsinki commission, which has served as a visible and effective advocate for democratic',
'and human rights development in osce member countries since 1976. the congressional executive commission on the peoples republic of china',
'was authorized as part of the united states china relations act of 2000 that established permanent normal trade relations with',
'china. the commission monitors the acts of the peoples republic of china that reflect compliance with or violation of international',
'human rights standards and monitors the development of the rule of law, including the development of democratic institutions, reform of',
'legal procedures, transparency of the legal system, and the establishment of an independent judiciary. equal employment opportunity commission salaries and',
'expenses the conference agreement includes $308,822,000 for the salaries and expenses of the equal employment opportunity commission eeoc for fiscal',
'year 2003. the conferees note with concern the apparent lack of sound managerial and fiscal practices that have resulted in',
'the commissions projected shortfall in fiscal year 2003. the conferees expect the commission to meet its requirements in fiscal year',
'2003 through savings realized in salary expenses and other operational costs. the eeoc is directed to submit to the committees',
'on appropriations, no later than sixty days from the enactment of this act, a financial plan, including steps the commission',
'intends to take to control costs and stay within its fiscal year 2003 appropriation level. the conference agreement includes language',
'similar to that included in previous appropriations acts allowing not to exceed $33,000,000 for payments to state and local fepas.',
'this level of funding will allow the commission to ensure that state and local fepas receive a contract rate of',
'$500 per charge. the conferees again encourage the eeoc to use the experience the fepas have in mediation, as the',
'commission expands its adr programs. the conference agreement also includes language similar to that included in previous appropriations acts allowing',
'non monetary awards to private citizens, and up to $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses. federal communications commission salaries',
'and expenses the conference agreement includes a total budget authority of $271,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the federal',
'communications commission fcc for fiscal year 2003, of which $269,000,000 is to be derived from offsetting collections, resulting in a',
'direct appropriation of $2,000,000. the conferees note with concern the apparent lack of sound managerial and fiscal practices that have',
'resulted in the fcc exceeding its authorized full time equivalent fte level and the consequent budget shortfall projected in fiscal',
'year 2003. the conferees direct the fcc to consult with the committees on appropriations on the commissions plan to control',
'costs and remain within its fiscal year 2003 appropriation and fte levels. the conferees are concerned about the declining standards',
'of broadcast television and the impact this decline is having on americas children. an analysis of all prime time programming',
'has found that overall sexual content, foul language and violence have tripled over the past decade. in december 1999, the',
'fcc issued a notice of inquiry regarding the public interest obligations of broadcasters during and after the transition to digital',
'transmission. the conferees direct the commission to continue to report to congress on the issues associated with resurrecting a broadcast',
'industry code of conduct of programming, that if adhered to by the broadcast industry, would protect against the further erosion',
'of broadcasting standards. the conferees continue to emphasize the importance of the fccs commitment to the availability of high quality',
'communications. in addition to technical quality, the conferees hope the commission will continue to take steps toward carrying out its',
'responsibilities under title 18 of the united states code, section 1464. the conferees commend recent fcc efforts to take a',
'more aggressive stance in curbing an assault of obscene matter over the airwaves while remaining cognizant of the constitutional rights',
'of our citizens. in addition, the conferees laud the recent fcc enforcement actions against telephone companies operating fat finger dialing',
'scams. the conferees encourage the fcc to continue working to make consumers aware of these scams and to take appropriate',
'actions against companies operating them. federal maritime commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $16,700,000 for the salaries and',
'expenses of the federal maritime commission fmc for fiscal year 2003. the conferees expect that any pay and inflationary increases',
'shall be absorbed through hiring below attrition and other cost cutting measures. the federal maritime commission is directed to provide',
'a report to the committees on appropriation no later than june 1, 2003, on the far eastern shipping companys fesco',
'participation in the grand alliance agreement in providing service in the united states russian far east trade. specifically, the fmc',
'should report to the committees on appropriation whether or not fesco should be reclassified as a controlled carrier. federal trade',
'commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $176,608,000 for the federal trade commission ftc , instead of $174,508,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $175,148,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides a $2,100,000 increase, as requested,',
'to address the physical security needs of the commissions headquarters building. the conferees direct the commission to coordinate its physical',
'security enhancements with gsa to ensure that these upgrades are consistent with other security upgrades being implemented throughout washington, d.c.',
'the conferees direct the commission to study the impact on underage consumers of the significant expansion of new ads for',
'liquor branded alcopops and report the commissions finding to the committee within six months of enactment of this act. the',
'conferees are also concerned that the alcoholic beverage industry has not implemented all of the recommendations of the 1999 commission',
'report, self regulation and the alcohol industry, and that only one industry member has taken action to provide for independent',
'review of complaints about its advertising. the conferees urge the commission to encourage the industry to adopt stricter advertising placement',
'standards as well as establish an independent third party review mechanism to limit the appeal and exposure of alcohol advertising',
'to underage consumers and report back to the committees on appropriations no later than six months from enactment of this',
'bill on the status of the implementation of these recommendations and whether further rule making by the commission is required.',
'the conferees are aware of steps the commission is taking to address consumer issues of particular concern to hispanic americans,',
'including the hiring of bilingual outreach and legal staff, as well as the increased monitoring of spanish language advertisements, enforcement',
'actions and education initiatives. the conferees commend the commission for its efforts to respond to the concerns of hispanic americans',
'and encourages the commission to continue its efforts to render effective consumer assistance. the recommendation retains requested bill language prohibiting',
'the use of funds to implement section 151 of the federal deposit insurance corporation improvements act of 1991 fdicia .',
'the conferees are concerned that the consumer protection intent of this law may be going largely unenforced. further, the conferees',
'recognize that the commission, who is assigned enforcement responsibility under section 151, may not be the appropriate federal agency to',
'regulate non federally insured depository institutions. the conferees direct the general accounting office to study enforcement of this provision, evaluate',
'the risk to consumers if this provision is not enforced, and make recommendations on which federal agency could most effectively',
'enforce this provision. the conferees expect this report to be submitted 180 days after enactment of this act. the conferees',
'are concerned that consumers are not adequately protected against telephone companies operating fat finger scams. the conferees direct the commission',
'to work with the federal communications commission to make consumers aware of these scams and take appropriate actions against companies',
'operating them. the commission released a report two years ago that was very critical of the entertainment industry and their',
'persistent and calculated marketing of violent games, movies, and music to children. in response to this report the entertainment industry',
'has promised to place tougher regulations on itself and voluntarily comply with the reports recommendations. the conferees believe that the',
'ftc should continue and expand its efforts in this area and directs the commission to continue to engage in consumer',
'research and workshops, underage shopper retail compliance surveys, and marketing data collection. the commission is charged with monitoring compliance with',
'the childrens online privacy protection act. the conference agreement ensures the agency is adequately prepared to meet the challenges of',
'increased fraud on the internet and the agencys recognition that internet fraud is an international phenomenon since the internet has',
'no borders. the conference agreement includes additional funding and authority to collect offsetting fees for the commissions do not call',
'initiative under its telemarketing sales rule. the do not call initiative will establish a national database of telephone numbers of',
'consumers who choose not to receive telephone solicitations from telemarketers. the conferees understand that the commission has adopted, prior to',
'enactment of this legislation, the do not call initiative as an amendment to its telemarketing sales rule. the conferees further',
'understand that the commission has developed a spending plan for the do not call initiative. the conferees recognize that these',
'additional funds and fee collection authority are needed to implement the do not call initiative, which has received broad support',
'from, and will provide significant benefits to, consumers throughout the united states. legal services corporation payment to the legal services',
'corporation the conference agreement includes $338,848,000 for the payment to the legal services corporation. the legal services corporation will provide',
'$9,500,000 in one time grants equitably distributed among those service areas that will receive less funding in fy 2003 than',
'they did in fy 2002 because of census based reallocations. administrative provision the conference agreement includes language to continue the',
'terms and conditions included under this section in previous appropriations acts, except that section 501 a 1 of public law',
'104 134 shall not apply to the use of $9,500,000. marine mammal commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes',
'$3,050,000 for the necessary expense of the marine mammal commission. of the amounts provided, up to $1,000,000 is available to',
'fund an international conference, or series of conferences, to share findings, survey acoustic threats to marine mammals and develop means',
'of reducing those threats while maintaining the oceans as a global highway of international commerce. national veterans business development corporation',
'the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the national veterans business development corporation. the conferees note that the corporations authorizing legislation',
'mandates that it institute a plan to raise private funds and become a self sustaining corporation. the conferees encourage efforts',
'by the corporation to meet this goal. securities and exchange commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $716,350,000 for',
'the securities and exchange commission, instead of $776,000,0000 as provided by the house and $656,700,000 as provided by the senate.',
'in addition, $29,439,000 in unobligated prior year balances previously appropriated is available to the commission for a fiscal year 2003',
'operating level of $745,789,000. the conference agreement supports the continuation of pay parity for the secs staff, adds additional staff,',
'and provides the funds necessary to improve the agencys monitoring systems. the conferees expect the sec to provide quarterly reports',
'to the committees on appropriations on the status of the implementation of these funds and the measures it is taking',
'to restore the publics confidence in the financial markets. the conferees understand the commission plans on receiving 700 new staff',
'and that the majority of these new staff would be allocated to the divisions of enforcement and corporation finance and',
'the agencys inspection and examination program. the conferees require a spending plan be provided and approved. the inability of commission',
'staff to conduct data intensive analyses and examinations has hampered the commissions investigative and enforcement efforts. in particular, the commission',
'has continued to struggle with the massive inflows of paper documents received in the course of its investigations. for this',
'reason, the committee recommendation includes an increase of not less than $47,200,000 for information technology. this funding increase will allow',
'for the development of a pilot document management system and the deployment of substantially more robust analytical tools for sec',
'examination staff. this increase also will allow the commission to undertake a requirements analysis to determine how best to improve',
'its corporate disclosure review activities so that investors are provided with enhanced protections and assurances of the validity of corporate',
'financial disclosures. the recommendation funds the necessary costs of additional security measures now required at the commissions new headquarters building',
'as a result of the september 11 attack and continuing threats to federal facilities. exercise of options the conferees continue',
'to be concerned that corporate insiders are enriching themselves at the expense of the commercial enterprises and stockholders for whom',
'they work by exercising stock options immediately prior to companies financial collapse. in fact, exercising stock options at times may',
'actually contribute to the bankruptcy of teetering corporations. therefore, the conferees recommend that the sec provide monthly updates regarding the',
'exercise of stock options by corporate officers and directors both electronically to the senate appropriations committee as well as publicly',
'on the commissions electronic, data gathering, analysis, and retrieval system edgar . specifically, the information shall include every corporate officer',
'or director whose exercise of options under section 12 of the securities and exchange act exceeds $100,000 during each 30',
'day reporting period. the committee recognizes the secs effort to begin making these disclosures available electronically in fiscal 2003 and',
'expects the commission to keep the committee apprized of its progress in this regard. the conference agreement includes bill language,',
'similar to that included in previous appropriations acts, which: 1 allows for the rental of space; 2 makes up to',
'$3,000 available for official reception and representation expenses; 3 makes up to $10,000 available for a permanent secretariat for the',
'international organization of securities commissions; and 4 makes up to $100,000 available for governmental and regulatory officials. small business administration',
'the conference agreement provides a total of $736,459,000 for the four appropriations accounts of the small business administration sba .',
'detailed guidance for the four sba appropriation accounts is contained in the following paragraphs. salaries and expenses the conference agreement',
'includes $314,457,000 for the salaries and expenses account of the sba. of the amount provided under this heading, $176,882,000 is',
'for operating expenses of the sba. in addition, a total of $138,854,000 from other sba accounts may be transferred to',
'and merged with the salaries and expenses account for indirect operating costs. this amount consists of $129,000,000 from the business',
'loans program account and $9,854,000 from the disaster loans program account for the administrative expenses related to those accounts. the',
'conferees also anticipate that the sba will have an additional $3,000,000 in fee receipts available for operating expenses. this will',
'result in a total availability of $318,736,000 for the operating expenses of the sba, an increase of $15,400,000 above the',
'comparable fiscal year 2002 amount. in addition, the conference agreement includes language under the disaster loans program account providing that',
'$108,000,000 of the amount provided for administrative expenses may be transferred to and merged with the salaries and expenses account',
'for the direct administrative costs of disaster loan making and servicing. the conference agreement includes requested language authorizing $3,500 for',
'official reception and representation expenses, as well as language authorizing the sba to charge fees to cover the cost of',
'publications and certain loan servicing activities. the language also permits revenues received from all such activities to be credited to',
'the salaries and expenses account to be available for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations. the conference agreement includes',
'the full amount requested for low documentation processing centers. the conferees support efforts by the sba to examine and implement',
'organizational changes, both in washington, dc and in the field, that result in greater operational efficiencies, cost savings, and improved',
'delivery of sba services to small businesses nationwide and look forward to the submission of subsequent detailed workforce transformation plans.',
'the conference agreement does not include requested language allowing the sba to retain up to $3,000,000 of increased collections of',
'delinquent debt for qualified expenses. systems modernization the conferees note that $32,000,000 has been appropriated for systems modernization at the',
'sba over the past four years, including funding for the loan monitoring system lms and the joint accounting and administrative',
'management system project jaams . the conferees remain concerned about the lack of progress by the sba in delivering tangible',
'and timely systems improvements. the conferees expect that the sba will use remaining balances obligated to fedsim in prior fiscal',
'years for priority systems projects, including core lms acquisitions, implementation of phase ii of jaams, or effective alternatives that bring',
'about meaningful systems improvements. systems modernization expenditures during fiscal year 2003 from funds provided in previous fiscal years shall be',
'subject to the submission of project spending plans through the reprogramming process in accordance with section 605 of this act.',
'non credit programs the conference agreement includes the following for the non credit programs of the sba: regulatory fairness boards/national',
'ombudsman 500,000 advocacy research 1,100,000 veterans programs 750,000 businesslinc 2,000,000 7 j technical assistance programs 1,500,000 small business development centers',
'89,000,000 score 5,000,000 womens business centers 12,500,000 womens business council 750,000 native american outreach 2,000,000 drug free workplace program 2,000,000',
'business information centers 475,000 microloan technical assistance 15,000,000 prime technical assistance 5,000,000 total, non credit initiatives 137,575,000 funding for any',
'non credit program not listed above shall be subject to the availability of funds and will be considered by the',
'committee on appropriations in accordance with the section 605 of this act. of the amounts provided for the small business',
'development center sbdc program, $2,000,000 is to continue the sbdc defense transition program and $1,000,000 is for a regulatory compliance',
'simplification program to increase coordination of environmental, occupational health and safety administration and internal revenue service compliance requirements and to',
'avoid duplication among programs for compliance assistance to small businesses. the conferees believe that the small business development centers provide',
'useful services to small businesses nationwide. federal funding constitutes the seed funding for this program, which is leveraged by state,',
'local and private funds. the conferees expect that within the overall amount provided under this account, full funding will be',
'provided for the operations of the office of advocacy, to include $1,100,000 for advocacy research. the conferees direct the office',
'of advocacy to document and report to the committees on appropriations by september 30, 2003 the number of small businesses',
'owned by people with disabilities served by sba credit and non credit programs. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 to continue',
'funding for a drug free workplace demonstration program to provide technical assistance to small business concerns seeking to start a',
'drug free workplace program. the conference agreement includes $1,500,000 for sbas 7 j technical assistance programs. within this amount, funding',
'is provided to continue executive education programs and programs to help small businesses adapt to a paperless procurement environment. funding',
'is also provided to continue minority enterprise development week activities. the conferees expect that the remaining balance of 7 j',
'funds will be awarded through the grants solicitation process. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for a native american initiative. the',
'conferees expect that this initiative will assist small business and economic development only in the most disadvantaged tribal areas. the',
'conferees realize that not all native american tribes, particularly those in remote areas experiencing severe economic hardship, may be aware',
'of this and other sba programs. the conferees expect the sba to develop a strong outreach capacity with this initiative',
'to ensure that underserved native american tribes have the opportunity to participate in this program and other sba non credit',
'and loan programs. the conferees direct the sba to submit a spending plan for this initiative by april 30, 2003,',
'through the regular reprogramming process. finally, the conferees direct the sba to submit a report to the committees on appropriations',
'no later than march 31, 2003 listing all personnel reassignments and lateral personnel actions executed at the gs 15 and',
'senior executive service career civil service levels, over the past three fiscal years. office of inspector general the conference agreement',
'includes $12,422,000 for the office of inspector general of the small business administration. the conference agreement assumes that, as in',
'fiscal year 2002, the appropriation under this heading will be supplemented by an additional $500,000, which may be transferred to',
'this account, from the administrative expenses of the disaster loans program account for oversight costs related to that program. the',
'conference agreement includes resources for continued oversight of sbas business loan portfolio and sbas administration of the 7 a and',
'disaster loan programs and non credit programs. the conferees expect the office to report on its progress in reviewing and',
'auditing the agencys financial management systems. business loans program account the conference agreement includes $218,086,000 under this account, consisting of:',
'$85,360,000 for the business loans program account for subsidies for guaranteed business loans; $3,726,000 for subsidies for direct business loans;',
'and $129,000,000 for administrative expenses related to business loan programs. the amount provided for administrative expenses may be transferred to',
'and merged with the appropriation for sba salaries and expenses to cover the common overhead expenses associated with business loans.',
'in addition, the conference agreement includes a provision, also carried in previous years, which allows up to $45,000,000 to remain',
'available for two fiscal years. 7 a business loan program the sba 7 a business loan program serves as an',
'important source of capital for americas small businesses. each year, 40,000 or more small business concerns, who cannot obtain comparable',
'credit elsewhere, turn to the 7 a program for critical financing. the conferees have been concerned throughout the fiscal year',
'2003 budget process that the requested amount of $85,360,000 for 7 a budget authority would not provide for a credible',
'business loan program level for fiscal year 2003, absent a correction to the sbas subsidy rate calculation. further, the conferees',
'note that schemes put forth by the sba in the budget request to offset the shortfall in the 7 a',
'business loan program never materialized, including high carryover balance estimates. as a result, the sba has depended on solutions predicated',
'on the enactment of separate authorization and appropriation measures to achieve an adequate program level. in 2001, the gao estimated',
'that on a cumulative basis since 1992, the sba overestimated the cost of the 7 a program by approximately $958',
'million using inflated subsidy rate calculations, similar to those used for fiscal year 2003. the conferees understand that during fiscal',
'year 2002, the sba and the office of management and budget developed a new econometric model to address flaws in',
'the subsidy rate methodology to more accurately estimate defaults for the 7 a loan program. the conferees support a recalculation',
'of the 7 a subsidy rate using this new econometric method in fiscal year 2003. in addition, the conferees direct',
'the sba to develop similar, more accurate econometric models during this fiscal year for use in other sba loan and',
'financing programs, especially the 504 loan program. the conferees expect the sba to put forward credible program proposals for the',
'7 a business loan program account in future fiscal years. 7 a business loan cap beginning october 1, 2002, the',
'sba imposed a $500,000 cap on the maximum loan size of 7 a business loans with the justification that funding',
'under any fiscal year 2003 continuing resolution would limit the amount of available funds for 7 a and require the',
'sba to limit the size of individual loans. the conference agreement includes the requested amount of new budget authority for',
'the 7 a loan program for fiscal year 2003. the conferees therefore expect that, upon enactment of this act, the',
'sba will remove the 7 a loan cap or submit a written justification to the committees on appropriations and the',
'small business committees as to the necessity of such a cap. the conferees support the participation of credit unions as',
'authorized lenders for the guaranteed loan programs of the sba, in accordance with the small business act, as amended, and',
'state and federal regulatory requirements. disaster loans program account the conference agreement includes $191,494,000 for the disaster loans program account',
'for loan subsidies and associated administrative expenses. the conference agreement includes new budget authority of $73,140,000 for the subsidy costs',
'of disaster loans, which when combined with estimated recoveries and balances of $38,806,000 will provide for a loan program level',
'of over $800,000,000, which represents an average annual disaster loan program level. the conference agreement includes $118,354,000 for administrative expenses',
'of carrying out the program, which may be transferred to and merged with appropriations for salaries and expenses. the conference',
'agreement includes language specifying that, of the amount provided for administrative expenses, $108,000,000 is for the direct administrative expenses of',
'loan making and loan servicing, and $9,854,000 is for indirect administrative expenses. the conference agreement also includes language requiring that',
'any amount in excess of $9,854,000 transferred to the salaries and expenses account for indirect administrative expenses shall be subject',
'to reprogramming requirements, as detailed under section 605. in addition, the conference agreement retains language transferring $500,000 of the amount',
'provided for administrative expenses to the office of inspector general for audits and reviews of the disaster loan portfolio. state',
'justice institute salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the state justice institute sji , as proposed by',
'the house instead of $3,100,000 as proposed by the senate. the sji is a private, non governmental organization, which awards',
'grants to improve the administration of justice in state courts. in addition to grants provided by sji, state courts are',
'also eligible to receive funding from many office of justice programs accounts such as the byrne formula program, drug courts,',
'criminal identification technology act programs, southwest border prosecutor initiative, the gun violence reduction program, juvenile accountability incentive block grant program,',
'criminal records upgrade programs, child abuse training for judicial personnel and practitioners, closed circuit televising of testimony for children, and',
'violence against women stop grants. the fiscal year 2002 conference report recommended discontinuing federal funding for this program in fiscal',
'year 2003 and encouraged sji to solicit private donations and resources from state and local agencies. the conferees understand that',
'the institute has not been successful in its efforts to obtain non federal funds and has therefore included $3,000,000 to',
'keep sji operating. the conferees encourage sji to continue to solicit donations in order to fund its programs including asking',
'for support from state, local and national bar associations. the committees on appropriations have received many letters of support for',
'sji from these organizations and state court judges. the conferees feel that the bar associations and the states, who are',
'the beneficiaries of sjis work, should contribute to funding its programs. title vi general provisions the conference agreement includes the',
'following general provisions: sec. 601. the conference agreement includes section 601 regarding the use of appropriations for publicity and propaganda',
'purposes. sec. 602. the conference agreement includes section 602 regarding the availability of appropriations for obligation beyond the current fiscal',
'year. sec. 603. the conference agreement includes section 603 regarding the use of funds for consulting purposes. sec. 604. the',
'conference agreement includes section 604 providing that should any provision of the act be held to be invalid, the remainder',
'of the act would not be affected. sec. 605. the conference agreement includes section 605 regarding the policy by which',
'funding available to the agencies funded under this act may be reprogrammed for other purposes. sec. 606. the conference agreement',
'includes section 606 regarding the construction, repair, or modification of national oceanic and atmospheric administration vessels in overseas shipyards. sec.',
'607. the conference agreement includes section 607 regarding the purchase of american made products. sec. 608. the conference agreement includes',
'section 608 prohibiting funds in the bill from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the equal',
'employment opportunity commission eeoc similar to proposed guidelines covering harassment based on religion published by the eeoc in october 1993.',
'sec. 609. the conference agreement includes section 609 prohibiting the use of funds for any united nations peacekeeping mission that',
'involves u.s. armed forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national unless the president certifies that the',
'involvement is in the national security interest. sec. 610. the conference agreement includes section 610 that prohibits use of funds',
'to expand the u.s. diplomatic presence in vietnam beyond the level in effect july 11, 1995, unless the president makes',
'a certification that several conditions have been met regarding vietnams cooperation with the united states on pow/mia issues. sec. 611.',
'the conference agreement includes section 611 prohibiting any use of funds to implement a certain memorandum of agreement between the',
'federal trade commission and the antitrust division of the department of justice. sec. 612. the conference agreement includes section 612',
'requiring agencies and departments funded in this act to absorb any necessary costs related to downsizing or consolidation within the',
'amounts provided to the agency or department. sec. 613. the conference agreement includes section 613 limiting funding under the local',
'law enforcement block grant to 90 percent to an entity that does not provide public safety officers injured in the',
'line of duty, and as a result separated or retired from their jobs, with health insurance benefits equal to the',
'insurance they received while on duty. sec. 614. the conference agreement includes section 614 that permanently prohibits funds provided in',
'this act from being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the',
'reduction or removal of foreign restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, provided such restrictions are applied equally to all',
'tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. this provision is not intended to impact routine international trade services provided',
'to all u.s. citizens, including the processing of applications to establish foreign trade zones. sec. 615. the conference agreement includes',
'section 615 extending the prohibition on the use of funds to issue a visa to any alien involved in extrajudicial',
'and political killings in haiti, including exemption and reporting requirements. sec. 616. the conference agreement includes section 616 that prohibits',
'a user fee from being charged for background checks conducted pursuant to the brady handgun control act of 1993, and',
'prohibits implementation of a background check system which does not require or result in destruction of certain information. sec. 617.',
'the conference agreement includes section 617 regarding amounts available under the crime victims fund. sec. 618. the conference agreement includes',
'section 618 prohibiting the use of department of justice funds for programs that discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the',
'religious beliefs of students participating in such programs. sec. 619. the conference agreement includes section 619 prohibiting the use of',
'funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the departments of state and justice to process visas for citizens of countries',
'that the attorney general has determined deny or delay accepting the return of deported citizens. sec. 620. the conference agreement',
'includes section 620 prohibiting the use of department of justice funds to transport a maximum or high security prisoner to',
'any facility other than a facility certified by the bureau of prisons as appropriately secure to house such a prisoner.',
'sec. 621. the conference agreement includes section 621 that prohibits the use of appropriated funds to purchase certain audio visual',
'materials to be used by federal prisoners for primarily recreational purposes. sec. 622. the conference agreement includes section 622 regarding',
'transfers of funds. sec. 623. the conference agreement includes section 623 regarding the implementation of telecommuting programs. sec. 624. the',
'conference agreement includes section 624 making funds appropriated for a certain loan program available for the general 7 a business',
'loan program. sec. 625. the conference agreement includes section 625 providing additional amounts for the small business administration salaries and',
'expenses account for certain initiatives. sec. 626. the conference agreement includes section 626 regarding the transfer of funds for an',
'intermodal marine facility for the port of anchorage to the maritime administration. title vii rescissions department of justice general administration',
'working capital fund rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission of $78,000,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. legal activities',
'assets forfeiture fund rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission of $50,874,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. immigration and',
'naturalization service immigration emergency fund rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission of $580,000 from unobligated balances under this heading.',
'department of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration coastal impact assistance rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission of $7,000,000',
'from unobligated balances under this heading. departmental management emergency oil and gas guaranteed loan program account rescission the conference agreement',
'includes a rescission of $920,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. related agencies federal communications commission salaries and expenses rescission',
'the conference agreement includes a rescission of $5,700,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. the conferees agree that this rescission',
'represents an amount available in prior year excess fee collections. small business administration salaries and expenses rescission the conference agreement',
'includes a rescission of $13,750,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. the conferees agree that this rescission represents unobligated balances',
'remaining from appropriations for new markets technical assistance. business loans program account rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission of',
'$10,500,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. the conferees agree that this rescission represents unobligated balances remaining from appropriations for',
'the new markets venture capital program. conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority for the fiscal year',
'2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and',
'the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: in thousands of dollars new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $44,601,829',
'budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 44,019,021 house bill, fiscal year 2003 44,352,872 senate bill, fiscal year',
'2003 44,939,792 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 44,773,730 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 +171,901',
'budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 +754,709 house bill, fiscal year 2003 +420,858 senate bill, fiscal year',
'2003 166,062 division c district of columbia appropriations, 2003 in implementing this agreement, the departments and agencies should comply with',
'the language and instructions set forth in house report 107 716 and the senate explanatory statement as delineated in the',
'congressional record of january 15, 2003, pages s469 through s492, that are not changed by the conference are approved by',
'the committee of conference. in the case where the language and instructions specifically address the allocation of funds, the departments',
'and agencies are to follow the funding levels specified in the congressional budget justifications accompanying the fiscal year 2003 budget',
'or the underlying authorizing statute and should give full consideration to all items, including items allocating specific funding included in',
'the house report and the senate explanatory statement. with respect to the provisions in the house report and the senate',
'explanatory statement that specifically allocate funds, each has been reviewed and those which are jointly concurred in have been included',
'in this joint statement. a summary chart appears later in this statement showing the federal appropriations by account, the fiscal',
'year 2003 request, the house and senate recommendations, and the conference allowance. the district of columbia appropriations act, 2003, put',
'in place by this bill, incorporates the following agreements of the managers: title i federal funds federal payment for resident',
'tuition support the conference agreement includes $17,000,000 for a federal payment for resident tuition support as proposed by both the',
'house and senate. language was included in the district of columbia appropriations act, 2002 requiring the resident tuition support program',
'office and the office of the chief financial officer to provide quarterly reports to the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and senate on the use of resident tuition support funds by object class. the conferees are concerned',
'that these reports have not been forthcoming. the conferees have included this reporting requirement again in the fiscal year 2003',
'appropriations bill and expect the chief financial officer to submit these reports in a timely manner. the conferees request that',
'the chief financial officer include with the quarterly report due march 31, 2003, a second report reviewing the program, by',
'quarter and in summary, since its inception. federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia',
'the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for a federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. these funds are to reimburse the district for overtime expenses related to',
'providing security at events related to federal government activities and for costs of providing support to respond to immediate and',
'specific terrorist threats or attacks in the district of columbia. the agreement includes a provision as proposed by the house',
'to provide that this funding is available only after notice of its proposed use has been transmitted by the president',
'to the congress and such amount has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, u.s.c. the senate bill',
'included a provision to require the chief financial officer to submit a report, within 15 days of an expenditure, to',
'the president and the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate detailing the expenditure of funds for',
'public safety purposes. the agreement also includes a modified provision to require that the office of management and budget, in',
'consultation with the united states park police, national park service, secret service, federal bureau of investigation, united states protective service,',
'department of state, and the general services administration, review the national capital planning commission study on designing for security in',
'the nations capital and report on the steps each agency will take to improve aesthetic the appearance of security measures',
'no later than april 11, 2003. the senate bill included a similar provision, but required the report no later than',
'february 5, 2003. the house had no similar provision. federal payment for hospital bioterrorism preparedness in the district of columbia',
'the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for a federal payment for hospital bioterrorism preparedness in the district of columbia as proposed',
'by the senate. the house had no similar provision. of this amount, $5,000,000 is for the expansion of quarantine facilities',
'and the establishment of a decontamination facility at childrens national medical center and $5,000,000 is for construction of containment facilities',
'at the washington hospital center. federal payment to the district of columbia courts the conference agreement includes $161,943,000 for a',
'federal payment to the district of columbia courts, instead of $160,545,000 as proposed by the house, and $166,193,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. included in this amount is $1,500,000 above the presidents request for the integrated justice information system as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. the agreement includes a provision as proposed by the senate to allow the',
'district of columbia courts to reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among items and',
'entities funded under this heading 30 days after providing written notification to the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and senate. the house had no similar provision. the agreement also includes a provision proposed by the senate to',
'exempt the district of columbia courts from violating section 446 of the district of columbia home rule act or any',
'provision of subchapter iii of chapter 13 of title 31, united states code, on the use of interest earned on',
'the federal payment provided in the 1998 appropriations act during fiscal year 1998. the house had no similar provision. the',
'conference agreement does not include funding or contract authority for guardian ad litem representation as proposed by the senate under',
'this heading. the house had no similar provisions. these provisions are addressed under defender services. defender services in district of',
'columbia courts the conference agreement includes $17,100,000 for defender services in district of columbia courts. in addition, the conferees direct',
'defender services to use $16,400,000 of unobligated balances to provide a total program level of $33,500,000, instead of $32,000,000 as',
'proposed by the house, and $34,000,000 as proposed by the senate. defender services is currently carrying an unobligated balance of',
'$20,673,000. the conferees understand that costs in this program have historically been difficult to predict and there is a need',
'to carryover some unobligated balances from year to year to ensure adequate financing of representation for vulnerable children and families',
'and indigent defendants. however, the conferees believe the courts need to develop a better way of tracking these costs and',
'request a preliminary report on how to achieve this goal no later than april 30, 2003. the conference agreement includes',
'$1,500,000 to provide guardians ad litem to abused and neglected children in the district of columbia family court. the agreement',
'also includes language to allow the courts to enter into contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical',
'assistance, and/or other services to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, including infrastructure development, as necessary. the conferees',
'urge the courts to enter into these agreements with entities that have expertise in representing abused and neglected children, child',
'welfare, adoption, guardianship, special education, and domestic violence. the agreement does not include a provision as proposed by the house',
'to allow unobligated funds from previous years to be used toward the portion of the amount under this heading which',
'is attributable to increases in the maximum amounts which may be paid for representation services in the district of columbia',
'courts. the senate bill contained no similar provision. the agreement does not include a provision as proposed by the senate',
'to provide an increase in the hourly rate of defender services attorneys from $65 per hour to $75 per hour',
'in fiscal year 2003 and from $75 per hour to $90 per hour in fiscal year 2004. the house contained',
'no similar provision. federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia the conference',
'agreement includes $154,707,000 for a federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. federal payment to the district of columbia department of transportation the conference',
'agreement includes $1,000,000 for a federal payment to the district of columbia department of transportation as proposed by both the',
'house and senate. federal payment to the chief financial officer of the district of columbia the conference agreement includes $40,300,000',
'for a federal payment to the chief financial officer of the district of columbia, instead of $23,450,000 as proposed by',
'the house, and $15,000,000 as proposed by the senate. these funds are for programs and activities to support economic development',
'and infrastructure in the district and the health, education, and job training needs of district residents and are to be',
'allocated as follows: $50,000 for the american university women & politics institute to contribute to the annual national education for',
'women leadership d.c. program; $100,000 for project reality to implement the game plan abstinence education program in the district of',
'columbia public schools; $100,000 to friends of fort dupont to restore and upgrade unused fort dupont baseball fields; $100,000 to',
'the association for the preservation of historic congressional cemetery for repairs and renovations, including the cemeterys fence and the public',
'vault; $150,000 to the capital childrens museum to conduct a feasibility study of the proposed southwest waterfront site for a',
'relocated museum in washington, d.c.; $150,000 for kidbiz 3000 for a reading comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary program; $200,000 to the',
'national maritime heritage foundation to establish the national maritime heritage program to create maritime education focused on youth training and',
'tourism promotion initiatives in washington, d.c.; $250,000 for values first, inc. to continue to implement a values infusion program in',
'the district of columbia public schools; $250,000 to the best friends foundation to provide a youth development program to district',
'of columbia youth; $250,000 to the national music center and museum foundation for a program to use the performing and',
'visual arts as teaching and learning tools in the district of columbia public education system; $250,000 to the national council',
'of negro women, inc. for renovations at 633 pennsylvania avenue; $250,000 for the washington opera education and community program to',
'enhance classroom learning in district of columbia public schools through music education and with the d.c. arts humanities education collaborative;',
'$250,000 for the washington lab school to continue the development of methodologies for teaching individuals with learning disabilities; $250,000 for',
'the congressional glaucoma caucus foundation to provide glaucoma screenings in low income district of columbia neighborhoods; $250,000 for the perry',
'school community services center to expand its job and career training programs to poor individuals in the district; $275,000 for',
'the dc safe kids coalition to provide a child occupant protection program and to operate a child safety seat fitting',
'station; $300,000 to the international youth service and development corps for the washington, d.c. mentoring friends program and the peoples',
'house hotline; $300,000 to the public access corporation of the district of columbia for the future producers program; $300,000 to',
'the criminal justice coordinating council for the district of columbia; $300,000 for the washington jesuit academy to provide hardware and',
'software to equip the technology innovation and learning lab; $350,000 to the national center for manufacturing sciences for a partnership',
'with the excel institute to develop a job training program for district residents; $400,000 to the excel institute adult education',
'program for construction; $400,000 for the close up foundation capital connection program to provide a multi year civic education residential',
'program for 10th grade students in district of columbia public schools; $400,000 for teach for america, dc, to recruit and',
'train qualified college graduates to teach in understaffed and low performing schools; $500,000 to the historical society of washington for',
'capital improvements to the city museum; $500,000 to the united negro college fund special programs for a study on how',
'the district of columbia public school system could improve the educational performance and achievement of its students; $500,000 to the',
'american cities foundation to collect national data and disseminate information to district entities on innovative approaches to the delivery of',
'k 12 education; $500,000 to the innovative emergency management, inc. to assist the emergency management office in developing an evacuation',
'plan for the district of columbia; $500,000 to the university of new orleans center for hazards assessment and the george',
'washington university institute for crisis, disaster and risk management to assist the district in city security and emergency preparedness; $500,000',
'to the capitol city career development and training partnership to provide job training and career development services to district residents;',
'$500,000 to the washington center on best practices for assistance to and promotion of early education awareness programs; $500,000 to',
'the caribbean american mission for education research and action to support the missions efforts to build linkages betweencaribbean educational entities',
'and district of columbia and other regional higher education institutions for the purposes of sharing of u.s. expertise in educational',
'methodologies; $500,000 for community youth connection to expand its mentoring to disadvantaged students; $500,000 to the metropolitan council of governments',
'district of columbia area housing trust fund for development, rehabilitation, and construction of affordable housing in the washington region; $500,000',
'to the milton eisenhower foundation to expand the carver terrace initiative and add another safe haven mini station in the',
'district; $500,000 to the good samaritan foundation to acquire and renovate a building to expand outreach and mentoring services to',
'at risk district of columbia youths; $500,000 to reach for tomorrow to support a program that takes a multi dimensional',
'approach to working with middle school students in the district of columbia; $500,000 to the district of columbia metropolitan police',
'department for secures demonstration project with the washington, d.c. metropolitan police department to evaluate the effectiveness and technical utility of',
'an automated gunshot detection system; $500,000 to the institute for responsible fatherhood to expand capacity to provide home based counseling,',
'education, training, and related services to low income fathers and their families; $600,000 to second chance employment services to increase',
'capacity to provide additional job training opportunities for at risk and low income women in the district of columbia; $1,000,000',
'to real world schools to further develop and implement advanced technology curriculum models and learning reforms for secondary education in',
'the district of columbia public schools; $1,000,000 to the whitman walker clinic for infrastructure improvements; $1,000,000 to the metropolitan washington',
'council of governments to support the regional incident communication and coordination system; $1,000,000 to the council of court excellence to',
'continue ongoing independent oversight, which will include an annual report to congress on implementation of the district of columbia family',
'court act of 2000 and the adoption and safe families act of 1997; $1,000,000 to green door to renovate its',
'clinic and community center to provide additional services to district of columbia residents with severe mental illnesses; $1,000,000 to continue',
'demonstration of the active cap river cleanup technology on the anacostia river which immobilizes river sediment contaminants and treats them',
'in place; $1,225,000 to covenant house for construction of a new community service center at covenant house in s.e. washington,',
'd.c.; $1,250,000 to the excel institute for operations in equal quarterly installments within 15 days of the beginning of each',
'quarter; $2,000,000 to the national center for manufacturing sciences for civil infrastructure vulnerability assessment and implementation of resulting protection profiles;',
'$2,000,000 for voyager expanded learning to implement the voyager universal literacy system throughout all district of columbia public school kindergarten',
'and 1st grade classes; $2,000,000 to the seed foundation charter school, the only urban public boarding school in the nation,',
'for construction of the academic center; $2,000,000 to st. coletta of greater washington, inc. for property acquisition and construction of',
'a facility to provide services for mentally retarded and multiple handicapped adolescents and adults in the district of columbia; $2,350,000',
'to the national trust for historic preservation to restore the lincoln cottage and to create interpretive programs and exhibits at',
'the site; $2,500,000 to the canal park development association for development of a park on 2nd street between i street',
'and m street in southeast washington; and $5,000,000 to childrens national medical center in the district of columbia for capital',
'and equipment improvements. the conference agreement includes a modified provision to require each entity that receives funding under this heading',
'to submit to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate, a report on the activities carried',
'out with such funds by april 30, 2003. the house had a similar provision, but required the report no later',
'than february 15, 2003. the senate bill contained no similar provision. federal payment for waterfront improvements the conference agreement includes',
'$2,800,000 to continue improvements on the historic potomac southwest waterfront, including rebuilding the docks, instead of $1,000,000 as proposed by',
'the house. the senate bill contained no similar provision. the agreement also requires the district of columbia department of housing',
'and community development to report on the activities carried out with these funds by april 30, 2003. the house had',
'a similar provision, but required the report no later than february 15, 2003. the senate bill contained no similar provision.',
'federal payment for asbestos remediation the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to reimburse fairfax county, virginia for remediation of asbestos on',
'the former site of the lorton correctional complex as proposed by the house. the senate bill contained no similar provision.',
'the agreement also requires the general services administration to report on the activities carried out with these funds by april',
'30, 2003. the house had a similar provision, but required the report no later than february 15, 2003. the senate',
'bill contained no similar provision. federal payment to the fire and emergency medical services department the conference agreement includes $2,000,000',
'to repair, renovate, and rehabilitate fire stations in need of capital improvements as proposed by the house. the senate bill',
'contained no similar provision. the agreement also requires the district of columbia fire and emergency medical services department to report',
'on the activities carried out with these funds by april 30, 2003. the house had a similar provision, but required',
'the report no later than february 15, 2003. the senate bill contained no similar provision. federal payment for special education',
'the conference agreement includes $3,000,000 to establish special education satellite facilities in the district of columbia. the house proposed $14,000,000',
'for a federal payment for special education, including $5,000,000 for transportation services and $9,000,000 for satellite facilities. the senate bill',
'contained no similar provision. the conferees are concerned about the increasing costs of delivering services to special education students. several',
'factors are responsible for these increases, many of which are interrelated, such as the increase in the special education population',
'and the number of non public placements. the conferees commend the mayor and the board of education for their efforts',
'to begin to reform the special education system in the district. a special education task force that was recently established',
'has adopted and presented to the mayor a special education cost savings plan that has been certified by the chief',
'financial officer. the conferees are supportive of these efforts and concur with the districts fiscal year 2003 budget submission to',
'dedicate $27,000,000 in local funds for special education reform. in addition, the conferees provide $3,000,000 in federal funds to create',
'additional campuses that will provide all special education students who live in the district with the opportunity to receive a',
'public education in their own city. the conferees will continue to monitor the efforts of the district to reform the',
'special education system. federal payment for the family literacy program the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the family literacy program',
'as proposed by the senate, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the house. federal payment to the district of columbia',
'water and sewer authority the conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for a federal payment to the district of columbia water and',
'sewer authority for the combined sewer overflow long term plan, as proposed by both the house and senate. the agreement',
'also includes a provision that the water and sewer authority provide a 100 percent match for the fiscal year 2003',
'federal contribution, as proposed by the senate. the house had a similar provision, but required the match to be made',
'in fiscal year 2003. federal payment for the anacostia waterfront initiative in the district of columbia the conference agreement includes',
'$5,000,000 for implementation of the anacostia waterfront initiative as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. federal',
'payment to the district of columbia for capital development the conference agreement includes $10,150,000 for a federal payment to the',
'district of columbia for capital development, instead of $24,298,000 as proposed by the house, and $13,100,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. included in this amount is $150,000 for renovations at eastern market as proposed by the house, instead of $100,000',
'as proposed by the senate. also included in this amount is $10,000,000 for the unified communications center as proposed by',
'the senate, instead of $19,148,000 as proposed by the house. the agreement does not include funding for the forensic laboratory.',
'the house had $5,000,000 and the senate bill contained $3,000,000 for this project. the district estimates the total cost of',
'construction to be $75,000,000 over three years. the conferees note that the districts capital budget does not include local funding',
'dedicated to this project. while the conferees are supportive of the project, there are not sufficient federal funds available for',
'it in fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement includes a provision to make these funds available until expended as proposed',
'by the house. the senate bill contained no similar provision. federal payment to the district of columbia for public charter',
'school facilities the conference agreement includes $17,000,000 for a federal payment to the district of columbia for development of public',
'charter school facilities, instead of $16,000,000 as proposed by the house, and $20,000,000 as proposed by the senate. included in',
'this amount is $4,000,000 to supplement the per pupil facilities allocation, $5,000,000 for the direct loan fund for charter school',
'improvement, and $8,000,000 for the credit enhancement revolving fund. the house provided $16,000,000 for the credit enhancement revolving fund while',
'the senate bill included $1,000,000 for the office of charter school financing and support, $4,000,000 for the per pupil allocation,',
'$5,000,000 for the credit enhancement fund for public charter schools, and $10,000,000 for the direct loan fund for charter school',
'improvement. the per pupil facilities allocation will establish a minimum allocation of $1,500 per charter school pupil. title ii district',
'of columbia funds operating expenses division of expenses the conference agreement provides that operating expenses for the district of columbia',
'for fiscal year 2003 shall not exceed $6,294,522,000, of which $1,712,498,000 is from federal funds, instead of $6,434,709,000, of which',
'$1,770,948,000 is from federal funds as proposed by the house, and $6,433,359,000, of which $1,824,578,000 is from federal funds, as',
'proposed by the senate. the changes in the amounts reflect the revised budget submitted pursuant to sec. 138 of h.r.',
'5521 of the 107th congress, as reported by the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives and actions taken',
'by the conferees in the funding levels under the various appropriation headings. governmental direction and support the conference agreement includes',
'$307,173,000 for governmental direction and support, including $207,971,000 from local funds, $80,854,000 from federal funds, and $18,348,000 from other funds,',
'instead of $303,586,000, including $225,234,000 from local funds, $60,004,000 from federal funds, and $18,348,000 from other funds as proposed by',
'the house, and $295,136,000, including $225,234,000 from local funds, $51,554,000 from federal funds, and $18,348,000 from other funds as proposed',
'by the senate. office of the mayor the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act',
'for the family literacy program. office of the chief financial officer the conference agreement includes $40,300,000 from federal funds appropriated',
'earlier in this act for programs and activities to support economic development and infrastructure in the district and the health,',
'education, and job training needs of district residents. economic development and regulation the conference agreement includes $244,358,000 for economic development',
'and support, including $56,872,000 from local funds, $97,796,000 from federal funds, and $89,690,000 from other funds, instead of $258,539,000, including',
'$64,553,000 from local funds, $97,796,000 from federal funds, and $96,190,000 from other funds as proposed by both the house and',
'senate. the conference agreement earmarks $725,000 for the development of employment services as proposed by the house, instead of $725,400',
'as proposed by the senate. public safety and justice the conference agreement includes $622,531,000 for public safety and justice, including',
'$602,678,000 from local funds, $11,329,000 from federal funds, and $8,524,000 from other funds, instead of $639,892,000, including $620,039,000 from local',
'funds, $11,329,000 from federal funds, and $8,524,000 from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. public education',
'system the conference agreement includes $1,206,169,000 for the public education system, including $939,174,000 from local funds, $208,470,000 from federal funds,',
'$31,525,000 from other funds, and $27,000,000 from the medicaid and special education reform fund, instead of $1,257,201,000, including $980,206,000 from',
'local funds, $218,470,000 from federal funds, $31,525,000 from other funds, and $27,000,000 from the medicaid and special education reform fund',
'as proposed by the house, and $1,220,201,000, including $980,206,000 from local funds, $208,870,000 from federal funds, and $31,525,000 from other',
'funds as proposed by the senate. district of columbia public schools the allocation includes $902,936,000 for district of columbia public',
'schools, including $713,494,000 from local funds, $150,800,000 from federal funds, $11,642,000 from other funds, and $27,000,000 from the medicaid and',
'special education reform fund, instead of $944,157,000, including $743,715,000 from local funds, $161,800,000 from federal funds, $11,642,000 from other funds,',
'and $27,000,000 from the medicaid and special education reform fund as proposed by the house, and $903,157,000, including $743,715,000 from',
'local funds, $147,800,000 from federal funds, and $11,642,000 from other funds as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes',
'$3,000,000 from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act to establish special education satellite facilities in the district of columbia.',
'state education office the allocation includes $49,687,000 for the state education office, including $22,594,000 from local funds, $26,917,000 from federal',
'funds, and $176,000 from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. district of columbia public charter schools',
'the allocation includes $142,711,000 for district of columbia public charter schools, including $125,711,000 from local funds and $17,000,000 from federal',
'funds, instead of $148,865,000, including $132,865,000 from local funds and $16,000,000 from federal funds as proposed by the house, and',
'$132,865,000 from local funds as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $17,000,000 from federal funds appropriated earlier in',
'this act for public charter school facilities development. university of the district of columbia the allocation includes $81,180,000 for the',
'university of the district of columbia, including $49,462,000 from local funds, $12,668,000 from federal funds, and $19,050,000 from other funds,',
'instead of $83,990,000, including $52,272,000 from local funds, $12,668,000 from federal funds, and $19,050,000 from other funds as proposed by',
'both the house and senate. district of columbia public libraries the allocation includes $27,363,000 for district of columbia public libraries,',
'including $26,216,000 from local funds, $610,000 from federal funds, and $537,000 from other funds, instead of $28,150,000, including $27,003,000 from',
'local funds, $610,000 from federal funds, and $537,000 from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. commission',
'on the arts and humanities the allocation includes $2,292,000 for the commission on the arts and humanities, including $1,697,000 from',
'local funds, $475,000 from federal funds, and $120,000 from other funds, instead of $2,352,000, including $1,757,000 from local funds, $475,000',
'from federal funds, and $120,000 from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. human support services including',
'transfer of funds the conference agreement includes $2,451,818,000 for human support services, including $1,002,284,000 from local funds, $1,373,680,000 from federal',
'funds, $52,987,000 from other funds, and $22,867,000 from the medicaid and special education reform fund, instead of $2,474,297,000, including $1,019,763,000',
'from local funds, $1,378,680,000 from federal funds, $52,987,000 from other funds, and $22,867,000 from the medicaid and special education reform',
'fund as proposed by the house, and $2,500,297,000, including $1,069,630,000 from local funds, $1,377,680,000 from federal funds, and $52,987,000 from',
'other funds as proposed by the senate. public works the conference agreement includes $320,357,000 for public works, including $304,363,000 from',
'local funds, $5,669,000 from federal funds, and $10,325,000 from other funds, instead of $324,828,000, including $309,824,000 from local funds, $4,669,000',
'from federal funds, and $10,325,000 from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. the conference agreement includes',
'$1,000,000 from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act to implement transportation systems management initiatives and strategies. reserve the conference',
'agreement includes $70,000,000 for the reserve from local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. repayment of loans',
'and interest the conference agreement includes $260,951,000 for repayment of loans and interest from local funds, instead of $267,451,000 from',
'local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. repayment of general fund recovery debt the conference agreement includes',
'$39,300,000 for repayment of general fund recovery debt from local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. payment',
'of interest on short term borrowing the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for payment of interest on short term borrowing from',
'local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. certificates of participation the conference agreement includes $7,950,000 for certificates',
'of participation from local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. settlements and judgments the conference agreement includes',
'$22,822,000 for settlements and judgments from local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. wilson building the conference',
'agreement includes $4,194,000 for the wilson building from local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. workforce investments',
'the conference agreement includes $48,186,000 for workforce investments from local funds, instead of $54,186,000 from local funds as proposed by',
'both the house and senate. tobacco settlement trust fund in november 1998, the district, 46 state governments and other jurisdictions',
'signed the agreement, ending a four year legal battle over medical treatment costs incurred for smoking related illnesses. under the',
'settlement, the tobacco companies are scheduled to pay $253 billion over 25 or more years. the receiving governments may use',
'the funds for any purpose including issuance of revenue bonds. in fiscal year 2001, the district securitized its settlement payments',
'in exchange for a lump sum payment to repay existing long term debt and thereby generating relief from that debt',
'service. in fiscal year 2003, $49,867,430 in savings will be achieved. of this amount $49,867,000 will be placed into the',
'districts medicaid and special education reform fund established by d.c. law 14 190. these funds shall remain available until expended.',
'from this fund, $27,000,000 will be made available to the districts public education system and $22,867,000 will be made available',
'to the districts human support services to fund medicaid and special education reform activities within the district. these funds will',
'ensure that adequate resources are available to support district wide medicaid costs. non departmental agency the conference agreement includes $5,799,000',
'for the non department agency from local funds as proposed by both the house and senate. emergency planning and security',
'costs the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for emergency planning and security costs from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. enterprise and other funds water and sewer authority the conference agreement includes',
'$253,743,000 for the water and sewer authority from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. washington aqueduct',
'the conference agreement includes $57,847,000 for the washington aqueduct from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate.',
'stormwater permit compliance enterprise fund the conference agreement includes $3,100,000 for the stormwater permit compliance enterprise funds from other funds',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. lottery and charitable games enterprise fund the conference agreement includes $232,881,000 for',
'the lottery and charitable games enterprise fund from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. sports and',
'entertainment commission the conference agreement includes $20,510,000 for the sports and entertainment commission, including $5,000,000 from federal funds appropriated earlier',
'in this act for implementation of the anacostia waterfront initiative and $15,510,000 from other funds as proposed by the senate,',
'instead of $15,510,000 from other funds as proposed by the house. the conferees note that the district of columbia has',
'developed plans for the design and construction of a regional sports complex at kenilworth park, ne., washington, d.c., a portion',
'of which is owned by the national park service. the site, an area of approximately 50 acres, was a district',
'landfill until the late 1960s when the landfill was capped. the national park service has conducted a preliminary assessment/site investigation',
'and a remedial investigation/ feasibility study at the site. the latter study is in draft and has been coordinated with',
'the district and the environmental protection agency epa region iii. as a result of regulatory reviews, the district has requested',
'a human health risk assessment from the centers for disease control and prevention and the epa region iii has extensive',
'comments that will result in further investigations and require at least a year or more to complete. the conferees urge',
'the district of columbia, specifically the d.c. department of recreation and d.c. sports and entertainment commission to work with the',
'national park service to develop a land use plan for the development of kenilworth park that could be implemented in',
'conjunction with remediation and report the results of that effort to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives',
'and senate no later than six months after enactment. the conferees recognize that before any plan can be implemented for',
'this site, the environmental investigations and subsequent remediation will have to be completed. district of columbia retirement board the conference',
'agreement includes $13,388,000 for the district of columbia retirement board from other funds as proposed by both the house and',
'senate. washington convention center enterprise fund the conference agreement includes $78,700,000 for the washington convention center enterprise fund from other',
'funds as proposed by both the house and senate. national capital revitalization corporation the conference agreement includes $6,745,000 for the',
'national capital revitalization corporation from other funds as proposed by both the house and senate. capital outlays including rescissions the',
'conference agreement includes $671,020,000 for capital outlays, including $555,097,000 from local funds, $48,132,000 from highway trust funds, $321,782,000 from federal',
'funds, and a rescission of $253,991,000 from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior years, instead of $666,367,780, including',
'$538,096,996 from local funds, $48,131,855 from highway trust funds, $334,130,057 from federal funds, and a rescission of $253,991,128 from local',
'funds appropriated under this heading in prior years as proposed by the house, and $981,527,780, including a rescission of $253,991,128',
'from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior years as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000',
'from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act to repair, renovate, and rehabilitate fire stations in need of capital improvements;',
'$2,800,000 from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act to continue improvements on the historic potomac southwest waterfront; and $10,150,000',
'from federal funds appropriated earlier in this act for capital development, of which $150,000 is for renovations at eastern market',
'and $10,000,000 is for the unified communications center. the conferees request that a report on the activities carried out with',
'these funds be submitted to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate by april 30, 2003.',
'title iii general provisions the conference agreement changes several section numbers for sequential purposes and makes technical revisions to several',
'provisions. the conference agreement retains sec. 105 as proposed by the senate. the house proposed to make this section permanent',
'law. the conference agreement makes sec. 108 permanent law as proposed by the house. the senate bill contained no similar',
'provision. the conference agreement amends sec. 112 to require the mayor report to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and senate, as well as the council, the new fiscal year 2003 revenue estimates as proposed by the',
'house. the senate bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement retains sec. 113 as proposed by the senate. the',
'house proposed to make this section permanent law. the conference agreement amends sec. 120 b to require the chief financial',
'officer of the district of columbia to submit, by march 1, 2003, an inventory of all vehicles owned, leased or',
'operated by the d.c. government. the house had a similar provision, but required the inventory by november 15, 2002. the',
'senate bill also contained a similar provision, but required the inventory by february 5, 2003. the conference agreement includes sec.',
'124 as proposed by the house to prohibit the use of any funds contained in this act for needle exchange',
'programs. the senate bill included a provision to prohibit the use of federal funds contained in this act for needle',
'exchange programs. the conference agreement amends sec. 129 to require the mayor to address access to substance and alcohol abuse',
'treatment and consult with district of columbia public schools and district of columbia public charter schools on education reporting as',
'proposed by the house. the senate bill contained a similar provision, but it addressed only drug abuse treatment and required',
'consultation with district of columbia public schools only. the conference agreement includes sec. 130 to require a revised appropriated funds',
'operating budget no later than 30 calendar days after the date of enactment of this act as proposed by the',
'senate. the house had a similar provision, but required the revised operating budget no later than 30 days after date',
'of enactment of this act. the conference agreement includes sec. 132 to prohibit any federal funds in this act from',
'being transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to authority in an appropriations',
'act as proposed by the house. the senate bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement includes sec. 133 to',
'allow the district government to pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than',
'$10,000 as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference agreement includes sec. 137 to allow',
'local funds appropriated under this act to be available for use by the office of labor relations and collective bargaining',
'to reimburse the cost of providing representation as proposed by the house. the senate bill contained a similar provision, but',
'allowed all funds appropriated under this act to be used for this purpose. the conference agreement includes sec. 138 to',
'amend the united states code and the d.c. code to allow district of columbia court employees to participate in the',
'federal long term care insurance program as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference agreement',
'includes sec. 139 to transfer $560,000 of funds made available to the district of columbia courts in the fiscal year',
'2002 appropriations act to the district of columbia child and family services agency for child abuse services as proposed by',
'the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference agreement amends sec. 140 to require a report from the',
'comptroller general no later than june 2, 2003 providing a detailed analysis of the national effort to establish adequate charter',
'school facilities, including a comparison of the efforts in the district of columbia. the senate bill contained a similar provision,',
'but required the report no later than april 1, 2003. the house had no similar provision. the conference agreement includes',
'sec. 141 to require the mayor and council to conduct an assessment of all buildings currently held in surplus and',
'those that might be made available within one year of the date of enactment of this act as well as',
'a plan for occupying at least 50 percent of the space available at the time the report is submitted, which',
'is within 180 days of enactment as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference agreement',
'includes sec. 142 to require the mayor to establish and fulfill specific performance measures in administering funds provided under the',
'heading federal payment for incentives for adoption of children, in public law 106 113 as proposed by the senate. the',
'house had no similar provision. the conferees are concerned that funds provided in 1999 to the district of columbia government',
'to promote the adoption of children have yet to be expended. the conferees supported the extension of the availability of',
'funds in 2000 and the expansion of the purpose for which the funds may be used in 2001. however, the',
'funds have still not met their original intent, to increase adoption of children in the foster care system in the',
'district of columbia. the district of columbia shall submit quarterly reports on the expenditure of these funds and the implementation',
'of the performance measures to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate. the conference agreement includes',
'sec. 143 to establish an office of public charter school financing and support and a direct loan fund for charter',
'school improvement within the district of columbia as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference',
'agreement includes sec. 146 to amend the district of columbia school reform act of 1995 to establish a charter school',
'fund and transfer $5,000,000 from this fund into the credit enhancement revolving fund as proposed by the senate. the house',
'had no similar provision. the conference agreement includes sec. 144 as proposed by the senate to prohibit the use of',
'any funds in this act to pay the fees of an attorney who represents a party in an action or',
'any attorney who defends any action, including an administrative proceeding, brought against the district of columbia public schools under the',
'individuals with disabilities in education act in excess of $4,000 for that action or to pay the fees of an',
'attorney or firm whom the chief financial officer of the district of columbia determines to have a pecuniary interest, either',
'through an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, in any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education',
'service providers. the house has no similar provision. the conference agreement includes sec. 145 as proposed by the senate to',
'require attorneys in special education cases brought under the individuals with disabilities in education act idea to: certify in writing',
'that the attorney rendered any and all services for which they receive rewards; require all attorneys in idea cases to',
'disclose any financial, corporate, legal, membership on boards of directors, or other relationships with any special education diagnostic services, schools,',
'or other special education service providers to which attorneys have referred any clients; require the chief financial officer of the',
'district of columbia to prepare and submit quarterly reports on the certification of and the amount paid by the district',
'of columbia government, including the district of columbia public schools, to attorneys in cases brought under idea; and allow the',
'inspector general of the district of columbia to conduct investigations to determine the accuracy of the certifications. the house had',
'no similar provision. the conference agreement does not include a provision as proposed by the senate to require district of',
'columbia public schools to conduct the evaluation and, if necessary, place the student in an appropriate program of special education',
'services 120 days from the time a student is referred for evaluation or assessment. the house had no similar provision.',
'the conference agreement does not include a provision to prohibit any person or entity that violates the buy american act',
'from receiving funds appropriated in this act as proposed by the senate. the house had no similar provision. the conference',
'agreement does not include a provision to amend the district of columbia home rule act to conform deposit dates of',
'the emergency and contingency reserve funds as proposed by the house. the senate bill contained no similar provision. the conference',
'agreement does not include a provision to require the district of columbia to submit a revised financial plan and budget',
'for the district government for fiscal year 2003 not later than october 2, 2002 as proposed by the house. the',
'senate bill contained no similar provision. conference total with comparisions the total new budget obligational authority for the fiscal year',
'2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and',
'the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $607,415 budget estimates of new',
'obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 378,752 house bill, fiscal year 2003 517,000 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 512,000 conference agreement,',
'fiscal year 2003 512,000 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 95,415 budget estimates of new',
'obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 +133,248 house bill, fiscal year 2003 5,000 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 division d energy',
'and water development appropriations, 2003 the language and allocations set forth in house report 107 681 and the senate explanatory',
'statement as delineated in the congressional record of january 15, 2003, pages s492 through s546, should be complied with unless',
'specifically addressed to the contrary in the conference report and statement of the managers. such language should be considered approved',
'by the committee of conference. the statement of the managers, while repeating some report language for emphasis, does not intend',
'to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. in cases where both the house report and senate',
'explanatory statement address a particular issue not specifically addressed in the conference report or joint statement of managers, the conferees',
'have determined that the house report and senate explanatory statement are not inconsistent and are to be interpreted accordingly. in',
'cases in which the house or senate have directed the submission of a report, such report is to be submitted',
'to both house and senate committees on appropriations. title i department of defense civil department of the army corps of',
'engineers civil the summary tables at the end of this title set forth the conference agreement with respect to the',
'individual appropriations, programs, and activities of the corps of engineers. additional items of the conference agreement are discussed below. the',
'conferees remain concerned about the huge and increasing backlog of infrastructure development, maintenance, and repair over which the corps of',
'engineers has jurisdiction. the administrations proposed fiscal year 2003 budget would have caused the backlog of unconstructed projects to increase',
'from $40,000,000,000 to $44,000,000,000, and ignores an accelerating critical maintenance backlog which would increase from $702,000,000 to $884,000,000. this maintenance',
'backlog will soon become entirely unmanageable under the weight of an aging and crumbling inventory. proposing no new studies and',
'only one new construction start, under funding ongoing projects, and providing minimal operation and maintenance funding for completed projects leads',
'the conferees to believe that the budget request may have been influenced by very narrow interest groups rather than the',
'needs of the country. in the face of such an irresponsible position, the congress has no option but to step',
'forward in support of these vital projects. the conferees are concerned that corps of engineers technical and planning capabilities have',
'diminished over the past decade. this diminished capability has been evident in recent studies, such as the upper mississippi and',
'illinois waterway navigation study and the delaware river deepening project. the conferees urge the corps of engineers to review ways',
'in which it can improve its capability, including concentrating its technical and planning expertise in regional centers. the corps should',
'report back to the house and senate appropriations committees within one year on its findings. general investigations the conference agreement',
'appropriates $135,019,000 for general investigations instead of $143,680,000 as proposed by the house and $148,304,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the napa river salt marsh restoration project in california, $900,000 to complete the feasibility',
'study, and $100,000 to initiate preconstruction engineering and design. the conference agreement does not include funds for the port of',
'stockton, california, study proposed by the house. funds for this work are included in the amount provided for the san',
'francisco bay to stockton, california, project in the construction, general, account. the conference agreement includes $3,073,000 for the corps of',
'engineers to complete the feasibility study and initiate preconstruction engineering and design for the sacramento and san joaquin comprehensive basin',
'study in california. the conference agreement does not include funds in this account for the treatment of dredged material from',
'long island sound, connecticut, project. funds for the project are included in the operation and maintenance, general, account. the conference',
'agreement includes $500,000 for the corps of engineers to perform a general reevaluation report for the federal navigation project at',
'st. petersburg harbor, florida. the conferees have provided $450,000 for the chesapeake bay shoreline erosion, maryland, virginia, and pennsylvania, study,',
'including $100,000 to initiate the shoreline erosion portion of the feasibility study. the conference agreement includes $1,500,000 for the great',
'lakes navigation system study. the conferees have included language in the bill allowing the secretary, in pursuing this study, to',
'partner with, and accept contributions from, the st. lawrence seaway development corporation and agents of the government of canada. the',
'conferees understand the need for an evaluation of the existing physical structures of the st. lawrence seaway to ensure the',
'future viability of the system. however, the conferees are concerned about the scope of the ongoing study, primarily with respect',
'to the environmental impact on the seaway system as a whole and the st. lawrence river in particular. any significant',
'disruption of the delicate balance of the st. lawrence/great lakes ecosystem could have a detrimental impact on critical habitats and',
'adversely affect the regions critical recreation, commercial and tourism industries. the conferees direct the corps of engineers to take into',
'consideration the recreational, commercial, environmental and tourism impacts of any changes to the great lakes ecosystem, including impacts to the',
'st. lawrence seaway as the corps conducts its great lakes navigation system study. the conference agreement includes $150,000 for the',
'corps of engineers to continue shoreline monitoring and undertake other preconstruction engineering and design activities for the manteo shallowbag bay,',
'north carolina, project. the conferees are aware that there are significant issues that remain to be resolved before this project',
'can proceed to construction. the conference agreement includes $800,000 for the mahoning river environmental dredging, ohio and pennsylvania, study, including',
'$100,000 to study the need for environmental dredging of the mahoning river within the state of pennsylvania. the conferees have',
'provided $200,000 for continuation of the riverfront project in cincinnati, ohio. the conferees understand that the city has accelerated the',
'planning and design of the project using non federal funds. it is the sense of the conference that these funds',
'should be counted toward any non federal cost sharing requirement. therefore, the funding provided is to be used for assistance',
'with the development of design and environmental compliance documentation. the conferees have provided $650,000 for the walla walla river watershed,',
'oregon and washington, study, including $100,000 for the corps of engineers to work with the walla walla watershed alliance to',
'investigate restoration of riparian habitat and river flow improvements in the basin. the conference agreement includes $1,800,000 for the upper',
'trinity river basin, texas, study, including $300,000 for the dallas floodway portion of the project and funds to continue the',
'trinity visions project. the conference agreement includes $4,500,000 for the coastal field data collection program, including $1,000,000 for the southern',
'california beach processes study, and $1,000,000 for hurricane evaluation studies in the state of hawaii and u.s. territories. the conferees',
'have provided $8,000,000 for the flood plain management services program. within the funds provided, the conferees expect the corps of',
'engineers to carry out the work described in the house report and senate explanatory statement, including $1,000,000 to continue the',
'foundational geographic information system for flood plain management in east baton rouge parish in louisiana. the conference agreement includes $5,250,000',
'for other coordination programs. within the amount provided, the conferees direct the corps of engineers to undertake the activities described',
'in the senate explanatory statement. the conference agreement includes $6,500,000 for the planning assistance to states program. within the funds',
'provided, the conferees expect the corps of engineers to undertake the activities described in the house report and senate explanatory',
'statement except for the work described in the house report for gwinnett county, georgia, and the work in alaska described',
'in the senate explanatory statement, which has been funded under the tribal partnership program authorized by section 203 of the',
'water resources development act of 2000. in addition, the conference agreement includes $300,000 for the statewide watershed management assessment for',
'the state of alabama. within the amount provided for research and development, $2,000,000 is provided for innovative technology demonstrations for',
'urban flooding and channel restoration. the conferees encourage the corps of engineers to cooperate with the urban water research program',
'of the desert research institute of nevada in carrying out these demonstrations. in addition, $500,000 is provided for submerged aquatic',
'vegetation research as described in the senate explanatory statement. the conferees have agreed to include language in the bill proposed',
'by the house related to the southwest valley flood damage reduction study in new mexico. the conference agreement deletes language',
'proposed by the house regarding the water resources needs of the central gulf coast area. construction, general the conference agreement',
'appropriates $1,756,012,000 for construction, general instead of $1,831,030,000 as proposed by the house and $1,636,602,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'in the process of arriving at the agreed upon distribution of funding, the conferees were aware of, and took into',
'consideration, the effects on the capability of the corps of engineers to execute its fiscal year 2003 program of having',
'functioned for nearly half the year under a series of continuing resolutions. recognition of the restrictions associated with this mode',
'of operation, and their inevitable impact, compelled the conferees to make several changes from the program that would have been',
'enacted earlier. the conference agreement includes $19,000,000 for the corps of engineers to continue construction of the rio salado project',
'in arizona. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the sacramento area, california, project for the corps of engineers to carry',
'out the activities described in the house report. the conference agreement includes $1,800,000 for the san francisco bay to stockton,',
'california, project, including funds for continuation of the general reevaluation reports on the avon turning basin and the minimal deepening',
'of san francisco bay to the port of stockton. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the tule river, california, success',
'reservoir enlargement project. the conferees direct the corps of engineers to include the additional rock protection required on the approaches',
'to the state route 190 bridge as a project cost. the conferees have included $2,000,000 for the broward county, florida,',
'project, including $300,000 for the corps of engineers to prepare a general reevaluation report for implementation of segment i of',
'the project. the amount provided for the jacksonville harbor, florida, project includes $500,000 for the corps of engineers to complete',
'plans and specifications for the proposed extension of the channel and initiate a general reevaluation report regarding further improvements. the',
'conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for the palm beach county, florida, project for activities described in the house report. the conferees',
'have provided $3,000,000 for a portion of the federal share of the costs of the estero and gasparilla segments of',
'the lee county, florida, shore protection project. the conferees are aware that section 312 of the water resources development act',
'of 1999 directed the secretary to carry out the captiva island segment of the lee county project in accordance with',
'section 206 of the water resources development act of 1992; and also that section 309 of the water resources development',
'act of 2000 authorized the secretary to carry out the estero and gasparilla segments of the same project in accordance',
'with section 206 of the water resources development act of 1992. the conferees urge the secretary of the army to',
'enter into the required project cooperation agreements for the captiva, estero, and gasparilla segments of the lee county, florida, project',
'within six months of enactment of this act into law and to include funds for these segments in future annual',
'budget requests to congress. none of the funds provided for the olmsted locks and dam project are to be used',
'to reimburse the claims and judgment fund. the conferees continue to recognize the vital importance of the inner harbor navigation',
'canal lock, louisiana, project and direct the corps of engineers to take every practicable action to ensure that construction proceeds',
'expeditiously and that project benefits are delivered with dispatch. the conferees have provided $750,000 for the mississippi river gulf outlet,',
'louisiana, project for the corps of engineers to continue the reevaluation study for the project. the conference agreement includes $200,000',
'for the genessee county environmental infrastructure project in michigan for work on the rain gauge system and the kearsley creek',
'interceptor. the conferees reiterate their support for the wastewater infrastructure needs of the mille lacs band of ojibwe and the',
'garrison kathio west mille lacs lake sanitary district through continued construction of the mille lacs regional wastewater system connected to',
'the regional wastewater treatment plant on the mille lacs indian reservation, as established in the treaty of 1855, 10 stat.',
'1165. the conference agreement includes $8,000,000 for the mississippi environmental infrastructure project. the conferees expect the corps of engineers to',
'use the funds to address the most critical water resources needs within the state of mississippi. the conferees have provided',
'$1,000,000 for the rural montana project. within the funds provided, the corps of engineers should give consideration to grant creek,',
'missoula county, the cities of belgrade, helena, and the city of conrad as described in the house report. the conference',
'agreement includes $10,000,000 to continue the rural nevada project. within the funds provided, the corps of engineers is directed to',
'give consideration to projects at boulder city, lyon county carson river regional water system , gerlach, incline village, round hill,',
'mesquite, moapa, spanish springs, battle mountain, virgin valley, lawton verdi, and esmeralda county. the conferees are aware that the corps',
'of engineers has made significant progress during calendar year 2002 to reorganize the acequias irrigation system construction project in new',
'mexico. the conferees are concerned, however, that the state of new mexicos interstate stream commission is facing funding shortfalls and',
'is having difficulty garnering the needed resources as the non federal sponsor of the project. in addition, the conferees are',
'also aware that there are delays in both the community ditch in northwest new mexico, as well as in the',
'cuchillo project. the conferees continue to support this project and are hopeful that the outstanding issues will soon be resolved.',
'the additional funds provided for the fire island inlet to montauk point, new york, project are to be used to',
'carry out the activities described in the house report. the conference agreement includes $8,000,000 for the south central pennsylvania environmental',
'improvement program. the funds are to be divided equally for work within the corps of engineers baltimore and pittsburgh districts.',
'the conferees have provided $8,500,000 for the cheyenne river sioux tribe, lower brule sioux, south dakota, project. within the funds',
'provided, $1,000,000 shall be provided for administrative expenses. the corps of engineers is to distribute the remaining funds as directed',
'by title vi of the water resources development act of 1999 to the state of south dakota, the cheyenne river',
'sioux tribe, and the lower brule sioux tribe. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the norfolk harbor and channels, virginia,',
'project, including funds to initiate deepening of the outbound channel. the conference agreement includes $85,000,000 for the columbia river fish',
'mitigation program in washington, oregon, and idaho. within the funds provided, $300,000 is for a reconnaissance level investigation of columbia',
'river flood control operations for the corps of engineers to determine what changes, if any, would benefit endangered species, particularly',
'salmon. evaluation beyond the reconnaissance phase is subject to agency review and congressional notification. the conferees direct the corps of',
'engineers to undertake the projects listed in the house report and senate explanatory statement and any additional projects described below',
'for the various continuing authorities programs. the recommended funding levels for these programs are as follows: section 206 $20,000,000; section',
'204 $1,500,000; section 14 $10,000,000; section 205 $45,000,000; section 111 $2,000,000; section 107 $11,000,000; section 1135 $23,000,000; section 103 $5,000,000;',
'and section 208 $1,000,000. the conferees are aware that there are funding requirements for ongoing continuing authorities projects that may',
'not be accommodated within the funds provided for each program. it is not the intent of the conferees that ongoing',
'projects be terminated. if additional funds are needed during the year to keep ongoing work in any program on schedule,',
'the conferees urge the corps of engineers to reprogram funds into the program. under the section 205 program, the conference',
'agreement includes $750,000 to initiate detailed plans and specifications for the jackson brook watershed, morris county, new jersey, project. the',
'conference agreement does not include funds for the wind lake, wisconsin, project described in the house report. in addition, $500,000',
'is provided for the corps of engineers to initiate work on the flood damage reduction project on the james river',
'in greene county, missouri. under the section 14 program, $200,000 is provided for the kenosha harbor, wisconsin, retaining wall project.',
'under the section 107 program, the conference agreement includes $500,000 to complete plans and specifications, negotiate the project cooperation agreement,',
'and initiate construction of the russellville slackwater harbor project in arkansas. in addition, the conferees urge the corps of engineers',
'to take whatever steps necessary within the funds available under section 107 to begin work on the small boat harbor',
'at tatitlik, alaska. under the section 206 program, the conference agreement includes $250,000 for the arroyo mocho, california, project for',
'preliminary restoration planning followed by planning, design, and implementation studies; $700,000 to complete the ecosystem restoration report, initiate and complete',
'plans and specifications, and initiate construction of the efroymson restoration project, newton county, indiana; and $180,000 for the long lake,',
'indiana, project. the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the aquatic plant control program. within the funds provided, the conferees expect',
'the corps of engineers to carry out the activities described in the house report and senate explanatory statement. the conferees',
'have included language in the bill earmarking funds for the following projects in the amounts specified: san timoteo creek santa',
'ana river mainstem , california, $7,000,000; southern and eastern kentucky, $3,000,000; clover fork, city of cumberland, town of martin, pike',
'county including levisa and tug fork tributaries , bell county, harlan county in accordance with the draft detailed report dated',
'january 2002, floyd county, martin county, and johnson county, kentucky elements of the levisa and tug forks of the big',
'sandy river and upper cumberland river, $26,100,000; grundy, buchanan, and dickenson county, virginia, elements of the levisa and tug forks',
'of the big sandy river and upper cumberland river, $13,400,000; and lower mingo county, upper mingo county, wayne county, mcdowell',
'county, west virginia elements of the levisa and tug forks of the big sandy river and upper cumberland river, $5,500,000.',
'the conference agreement also includes language proposed by the senate directing the corps of engineers to continue the dickenson county,',
'virginia, detailed project report as defined by plan 4 of the huntington district engineers draft supplement to the section 202',
'general plan for flood damage reduction, dated april 1997. for the pike county, kentucky, element of the levisa and tug',
'forks of the big sandy river and upper cumberland river project, the conferees direct the secretary of the army to',
'amend the project cooperation agreement and implement the project described in the pike county, kentucky, tug fork tributaries detailed project',
'report supplement, dated january 2002. the conference agreement deletes language proposed by the senate regarding dispersal barriers in the chicago',
'ship and sanitary canal in illinois. funding for this work is included in the amount appropriated for construction, general. the',
'conference agreement includes language proposed by the house regarding the bois brule drainage and levee district project in missouri, the',
'dallas floodway extension project in texas, the bowie county levee project in texas, and the los angeles harbor project in',
'california. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate directing the corps of engineers to continue construction of the',
'hawaii water management project. the conferees have provided $1,000,000 for the project. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the',
'senate directing the corps of engineers to continue construction of the kaumalapau harbor, hawaii, project. the conferees have provided $1,000,000',
'for the project. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate directing the corps of engineers to continue construction',
'of the waterbury dam, vermont, project. the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the project within the dam safety and seepage/stability',
'correction program. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate regarding the seward harbor, alaska, project; the wrangell harbor,',
'alaska, project; the galena bank stabilization, alaska, project; and the devils lake, north dakota, project. flood control, mississippi river and',
'tributaries, arkansas, illinois, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, and tennessee the conference agreement appropriates $344,574,000 for flood control, mississippi river and',
'tributaries, instead of $342,071,000 as proposed by the house and $346,437,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes',
'$37,790,000 for the channel improvement program. the amount provided includes $700,000 for the caruthersville linwood, missouri, dike; $200,000 for the',
'donaldson point, missouri, dike; and $200,000 for the island 7 & 8, missouri, dike. the conferees have provided $47,885,000 for',
'continued construction of the mississippi river levees feature of the mississippi river and tributaries project, including $2,300,000 to construct the',
'nash road, missouri, relief wells; $2,325,000 for the birds point new madrid, missouri, levee closure and box culvert; $400,000 for',
'wave wash protection along a portion of the main line levee near tiptonville, tennessee; and $500,000 to continue engineering and',
'design of the lower mississippi river museum and interpretive site. the conference agreement includes $3,100,000 for the corps of engineers',
'to continue construction of the st. francis basin project in arkansas and missouri, including $100,000 for constructing channel stabilization measures',
'in stoddard and dunklin counties in missouri. the conferees have provided $20,000,000 for the yazoo basin, mississippi, delta headwaters project.',
'the conferees agree that the work performed to date on this program by the corps of engineers and the natural',
'resources conservation service has shown positive results in reduction of flood damages, decreased erosion and sedimentation, and improvements to the',
'environment. therefore, the conferees have agreed to rename the program to reflect the fact that it has now gone beyond',
'the demonstration phase. these positive results show that continued funding for this effort is important, and that the entire program',
'should be completed. this may well be a case where the completed program gives results that are much greater than',
'the sum of the individual items of work. the funds included in the bill are for the corps of engineers',
'to continue design, real estate acquisition, monitoring of completed work, and initiation of continuing contracts. the conferees expect the administration',
'to request funds for this important program until it is completed. the conference agreement includes $9,000,000 for maintenance of mississippi',
'river levees. the funds provided above the budget request are to be used to provide gravel surfacing to selected locations',
'on levee roads in arkansas, mississippi, and louisiana. the additional funds provided for maintenance of the atchafalaya basin, louisiana, project',
'are for dewatering and major lock repairs to berwick lock. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate directing',
'the corps of engineers to continue design and real estate acquisition and initiate the pump supply contract using continuing contracts',
'for the yazoo basin, yazoo backwater pumping plant, mississippi, project. the conferees have agreed to include $10,000,000 for this work.',
'operation and maintenance, general the conference agreement appropriates $1,940,167,000 for operation and maintenance, general instead of $1,990,280,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $1,956,182,000 as proposed by the senate. the amounts provided for the black warrior and tombigbee rivers and',
'alabama coosa river projects include $250,000 and $50,000 respectively, for the corps of engineers to perform maintenance dredging of backwater',
'areas. the conference agreement includes $3,174,000 for operation and maintenance of the alabama coosa river project in alabama. of the',
'total provided, $200,000 is for implementation of a system wide geographic information system for the project. the conference agreement includes',
'$24,000,000 for operation and maintenance of the tennessee tombigbee waterway project in alabama and mississippi. the funds provided above the',
'budget request should be used for additional dredging of the navigation channel. the conferees have provided $750,000 for the cook',
'inlet, alaska, project for the corps of engineers to initiate a modeling study of the upper cook inlet navigation channel',
'in conjunction with the ongoing modeling study for the anchorage harbor project. the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the corps',
'of engineers to continue the san francisco bay long term management strategy, including $200,000 for the oakland harbor operation and',
'maintenance project. the conference agreement includes an additional $250,000 each for the cherry creek lake, chatfield lake, and trinidad lake',
'projects in colorado. frequent inundation of recreation areas is causing health and safety problems that require repair or replacement of',
'facilities. it is not the conferees intent to alter the corps of engineers lease and property accountability policies. it is',
'the conferees understanding that the state of colorado has agreed to cost share these projects on a 50 50 basis.',
'it is also the understanding of the conferees that the secretary of the army will not assume, nor share in,',
'the future cost of the operation and maintenance of these recreation facilities. the conference agreement includes $750,000 for the corps',
'of engineers to plan for and enter into a continuing contract to implement a demonstration project for innovative dredged material',
'treatment technology for maintenance dredging of bridgeport harbor, connecticut, under authority of section 345 of the water resources development act',
'of 2000. the conferees have provided $4,709,000 for operation and maintenance of the apalachicola, chattahoochee, and flint rivers project in',
'georgia, florida, and alabama. the amount provided includes annual dredging of the channel, normal operation and maintenance of the george',
'w. andrews lock, spot dredging of shoals, continued slough mouth restorations, continued restoration efforts at corley slough, and other routine',
'operation and maintenance of the project. the conference agreement includes $175,000 for the corps of engineers to initiate design for',
'a replacement for the existing breakwater at the grand marais harbor, michigan, navigation project. the conferees have provided an additional',
'$500,000 for the missouri river, rulo to the mouth, project to continue implementation of actions related to the u.s. fish',
'and wildlife service biological opinion. the conference agreement includes $4,200,000 for operation and maintenance of the calumet harbor and river',
'project in illinois, including $750,000 for design, engineering, and rehabilitation of the stone dock, and funds for additional maintenance dredging',
'of the project. the conference agreement includes $5,400,000 for operation and maintenance of the carlyle lake, illinois, project, including $250,000',
'for rehabilitation of the dam west campground. the conferees have provided $8,862,000 for operation and maintenance of the wolf creek',
'dam, lake cumberland, kentucky, project. the additional funds are for the purchase and use of a skimmer boat to remove',
'trash and debris from the lake, and to make safety and other necessary improvements to the boat ramps at old',
'fall creek, tate access, camp attrahunt, and ramsey point. the conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for the j. bennett johnston waterway',
'project in louisiana, including $1,000,000 for bank stabilization repairs and $400,000 for dredging entrances to oxbow lakes. the conferees have',
'provided $3,360,000 for the clearwater lake, missouri, project. the additional funds are to be used for the preparation of a',
'new water control plan, the continuation of design and construction of additional high water recreational facilities, and to reduce the',
'maintenance backlog at the project. within the funds provided for the morehead city harbor, north carolina, project, $300,000 is for',
'the corps of engineers to complete the section 933 study concerning placement of maintenance dredging material on the beaches of',
'bogue banks. the conference agreement includes additional funds for mosquito control and continued improvements to low water lake accessibility at',
'the garrison dam, lake sakakawea, north dakota, project. the conference agreement includes $7,000,000 for the muskingum river lakes, ohio, project.',
'the additional funds are for the corps of engineers to conduct a system operations study, develop a flood warning system,',
'and conduct a water quality study of selective withdrawal concepts at tappan lake. the additional funds provided for the bonneville',
'lock and dam project in oregon and washington are for continued activities related to implementation of the federal columbia river',
'power system biological opinion. the conference agreement includes $9,200,000 for the columbia river at the mouth, oregon and washington, project.',
'the funds are to be used for routine operation and maintenance of the project, additional dredging, jetty evaluation, studies of',
'alternative dredged material disposal, and a dredged material disposal demonstration project at benson beach. the additional funds provided for the',
'raystown lake, pennsylvania, project are for the corps of engineers to make improvements to the road leading to the susquehanna',
'campground. the additional funds provided for the tionesta lake, pennsylvania, project are for the corps of engineers to upgrade the',
'campground at the project. the conference agreement includes $6,890,000 for the cooper river, charleston harbor, south carolina, project. the additional',
'funds are for the corps of engineers to make a lump sum payment to the south carolina department of natural',
'resources to perform future operations of the fish lift. the conference agreement includes $6,732,000 for the denison dam, lake texoma,',
'texas, project. pursuant to sec. 838 of public law 99 662, the additional funds are for the corps of engineers',
'to study the proposed reallocation of storage at the lake to water supply. the corps of engineers is directed to',
'update the master plans for the ball mountain, north springfield, townshend, and union village reservoirs in vermont, within the funds',
'provided for each project. the amount provided for the the dalles lock and dam project in washington and oregon includes',
'$250,000 for work needed to meet biological opinion requirements. the conference agreement includes $11,500,000 for the grays harbor and chehalis',
'river, washington, project, including funds for rehabilitation of the north jetty, the entrance channel study, and maintenance of the south',
'jetty. the conferees have provided additional funds for the corps of engineers to continue the drift and debris initiative being',
'undertaken at bluestone lake, west virginia. the conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for the corps of engineers to complete the transfer',
'of the locks on the fox river to the state of wisconsin. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the',
'house directing the corps of engineers to undertake recreation improvements associated with the pool raise at waco lake, texas. the',
'conference agreement does not include language proposed by the house regarding maintenance of the tennessee tombigbee waterway. the conference agreement',
'includes language proposed by the house regarding improvements to recreational facilities and environmental restoration at the hansen dam feature of',
'the los angeles county drainage area project in california. the conferees have provided $3,160,000 for this work. the amount provided',
'for the los angeles county drainage area project also includes $100,000 for additional maintenance on the compton creek segment of',
'the project. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate regarding operation and maintenance costs incurred by the state',
'of delaware for the sr1 bridge over the chesapeake and delaware canal. the language has been amended to provide for',
'reimbursement of those costs between october 1, 2002, and september 30, 2003. the conference agreement includes language directing the corps',
'of engineers to rehabilitate the disposal area for the bodega bay, california, project, perform maintenance dredging, and make dredged material',
'available to the non federal sponsor. the conferees are aware of the lead time required to repair and rehabilitate recreational',
'facilities for the upcoming lewis and clark bicentennial commemoration. therefore, the corps of engineers may, within available funds, perform maintenance',
'and repair of these facilities as is considered necessary to accommodate the anticipated visitor population. flood control and coastal emergencies',
'the conference agreement appropriates $15,000,000 for flood control and coastal emergencies instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$20,227,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees believe that stackable, modular floodwall systems that have recently been developed could',
'provide a significant advantage over traditional methods of fighting floods. one such system, which utilizes a series of inter connecting',
'plastic cells to form a flood protection barrier when filled with sand, has been successfully tested at the waterways experiment',
'station in vicksburg, mississippi. accordingly, the conferees expect the corps of engineers to utilize funds available in the flood control',
'and coastal emergencies account to invest in a stackable, modular floodwall system so that, like sandbags, the material can be',
'stockpiled and be available for deployment in areas of the country prone to flooding. regulatory program the conference agreement appropriates',
'$139,000,000 for the regulatory program instead of $134,000,000 as proposed by the house and $144,252,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'formerly utilized sites remedial action program the conference agreement appropriates $145,000,000 for the formerly utilized sites remedial action program instead',
'of $150,000,000 as proposed by the house and $140,298,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees provide the corps of',
'engineers with reprogramming authority for fusrap projects of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project. reprogrammed',
'funds must be excess to the source project. general expenses the conference agreement appropriates $155,151,000 for general expenses instead of',
'$154,651,000 as proposed by the house and $155,651,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes language proposed by',
'the house and the senate which prohibits the use of funds to support a congressional affairs office within the executive',
'office of the chief of engineers. this language has been included in energy and water development appropriations acts since fiscal',
'year 2000. the conferees continue to believe that an office of congressional affairs is unnecessary for the effective management of',
'the civil works program by the corps headquarters, and the efficient coordination of civil works issues with members of congress',
'and committee staff. the conferees are concerned that, despite the language that has been carried in this act, the office',
'of congressional affairs has been involved in the exchange of civil works information between the headquarters and the congress, at',
'times causing delays in scheduling meetings and providing answers to congressional inquiries. the conferees believe that the technical knowledge and',
'managerial expertise needed for the corps headquarters to effectively address civil works authorization, appropriations, and policy matters resides in the',
'civil works organization. therefore, the conferees direct that the office of congressional affairs not be part of the process by',
'which information on civil works projects, programs, and activities is provided to the congress. in 1998, the chief of engineers',
'issued a command directive transferring the oversight and management of the general expenses account, as well as the manpower associated',
'with this function, from the civil works directorate to the resource management office. the oversight and management of the civil',
'works program lies solely with the directorate of civil works, and it is funded through the general expenses account to',
'perform those duties. both the house and senate committees expressed concern that the lack of oversight by the director of',
'civil works over the general expenses account could be having a detrimental impact on the performance of the civil works',
'mission. information recently provided by the corps of engineers regarding management of the general expenses account has done nothing to',
'lessen that concern. therefore, the corps of engineers is directed to adhere to the guidelines described in the senate explanatory',
'statement regarding the allocation of non labor discretionary general expenses funds. general provisions corps of engineers civil section 101. the',
'conference agreement includes language proposed by the house and the senate which places a limit on credits and reimbursements allowable',
'per year and per project. section 102. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the house prohibiting the use of',
'funds to support activities related to the chicago harbor visitors center. section 103. the conference agreement includes language proposed by',
'the senate relating to the use of funds for closure or removal of the st. georges bridge across the intracoastal',
'waterway, delaware river to chesapeake bay, delaware and maryland. section 104. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate',
'amending section 595 h 1 of public law 106 53. section 105. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the',
'senate amending the authorization for the st. paul island harbor, alaska, project. section 106. the conference agreement includes language proposed',
'by the senate amending the authorization for the abiquiu dam, new mexico, emergency gate project. section 107. the conference agreement',
'includes language proposed by the senate amending the authorization for the las vegas wash and tributaries flamingo and tropicana washes',
', nevada, flood control project. section 108. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate amending the authorization for',
'the atlantic intracoastal waterway bridge replacement at great bridge, chesapeake, virginia, project. section 109. the conference agreement includes language proposed',
'by the senate regarding the civil works mission of the corps of engineers. the language has been amended so that',
'it only applies to funds provided for fiscal 2003 in this or any other act. section 110. the conference agreement',
'includes language proposed by the senate amending the authorization for the terminus dam, kaweah river, california, project. section 111. the',
'conference agreement includes language amending the authorization of the little calumet river basin cady marsh ditch lake county, indiana, flood',
'control project. section 112. the conference agreement includes language providing credit for environmental dredging feasibility study work done by the',
'non federal sponsor on the indiana harbor, indiana, navigation project. section 113. the conference agreement includes language providing credit to',
'a local sponsor for wetlands restoration work on the brownsville navigation channel, texas, navigation project. section 114. the conference agreement',
'includes language authorizing replacement of the chickamauga lock in tennessee. section 115. the conference agreement includes language authorizing construction of',
'a project under provisions of section 205 of the flood control act of 1948 for the james river, green county,',
'missouri. section 116. the conference agreement includes language amending the authorization of the amite river and tributaries, louisiana, flood control',
'project. section 117. the conference agreement includes language prohibiting expenditure of funds related to a proposed landfill in tuscarawas county,',
'ohio. section 118. the conference agreement includes language amending the authorization of the brunswick harbor, georgia, navigation project. section 119.',
'the conference agreement includes language providing credit for work done subsequent to authorization by a non federal sponsor on the',
'expansion of the savannah harbor, georgia, navigation project. section 120. the conference agreement includes language providing credit for work done',
'by a non federal sponsor for a project being constructed under section 206 of the water resources development act of',
'1996 at rose bay, volusia county, florida. section 121. the conference agreement includes language requiring amendment of the shoreline management',
'plan of lake cumberland, kentucky. section 122. the conference agreement includes language providing credit for work done after october 1,',
'2002, by a non federal sponsor on the des moines recreational river and greenbelt, iowa, environmental restoration project. section 123.',
'the conference agreement includes language amending the authorization of the turkey creek basin, kansas city, missouri, and kansas city, kansas,',
'flood damage reduction project. section 124. the conference agreement includes language imposing certain specific requirements for the design and construction',
'of the long lake environmental restoration, indiana, project to be constructed under section 206 of the water resources development act',
'of 1996. section 125. the conference agreement includes language extending the authorization for the missouri and middle mississippi rivers enhancement',
'project. section 126. the conference agreement includes language establishing an environmental assistance program in idaho. section 127. the conference agreement',
'includes language amending provisions of section 531 of the water resources development act of 1996 affecting southern and eastern kentucky.',
'section 128. the conference agreement includes language providing that credit be provided a non federal sponsor for work done after',
'the execution of the environmental dredging design amendment on the ashtabula, ohio, navigation project. section 129. the conference agreement includes',
'language making revisions to the geographic provisions of section 313 of the water resources development act of 1992, as amended.',
'section 130. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate providing for corrective maintenance at the herring creek tall',
'timbers, maryland, project. provisions not included in the conference agreement. the conference agreement does not include language proposed by the',
'house to reduce employment at the chicago district office of the corps of engineers, language proposed by the house and',
'senate regarding the dredge mcfarland, and language proposed by the senate regarding the american river watershed project. the conference agreement',
'does not include language proposed by the senate concerning private sector contracting percentages by the corps of engineers. it is',
'the sense of the conferees that the corps is meeting requirements in this area and that the corps should continue',
'its emphasis on contracting out work whenever that represents the best use of its limited funds. graphic s not available',
'in tiff format title ii department of the interior central utah project central utah project completion account the conference agreement',
'appropriates $36,228,000 to carry out the provisions of the central utah project completion act as proposed by the house and',
'the senate. bureau of reclamation the summary tables at the end of this title set forth the conference agreement with',
'respect to the individual appropriations, programs, and activities of the bureau of reclamation. additional items of conference agreement are discussed',
'below. water and related resources the conference agreement appropriates $813,491,000 for water and related resources instead of $807,518,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $816,147,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $1,097,000 for the south/central arizona investigations',
'program, including $300,000 for the west salt river valley water management study. the amount provided for the american river division',
'of the central valley project includes $500,000 for work associated with the construction of a parallel pipeline to serve the',
'city of roseville and the san juan water district; and $750,000 for the bureau of reclamation to initiate construction of',
'a temperature control device on the el dorado irrigation district water intake. the amount provided for the delta division of',
'the central valley project includes $900,000 for the bureau of reclamation to continue design of an intertie between the delta',
'mendota canal and the california aqueduct. the amount provided for the east side division of the central valley project includes',
'an additional $1,000,000 for the bureau of reclamation to continue work to upgrade the water and sewer systems at new',
'melones lake and perform a visitor capacity study at new melones lake. the amount provided for miscellaneous project programs of',
'the central valley project includes $300,000 for post construction activities at the banta carbona irrigation district fish screen project; $300,000',
'for an investigation of resource problems and needs in the mokelumne river watershed; and $400,000 for phase ii of the',
'kaweah river delta corridor enhancement study. the amount provided for the sacramento river division of the central valley project includes',
'$2,000,000 for the continuing evaluation of water diversion and fishery protection options at the red bluff diversion dam; $400,000 for',
'implementation of the colusa basin integrated resources management plan for critical flood control, conjunctive use, and waterfowl habitat activities; $1,500,000',
'for the bureau of reclamation to accelerate investigations associated with determining the feasibility of construction at the sites reservoir and',
'other activities described in the house report; and $500,000 for the bureau of reclamation to participate with butte county, california,',
'in development of an integrated resource management plan. the conference agreement includes $1,342,000 for the southern california investigations program, including',
'$200,000 for the bureau of reclamation to work with the antelope valley east kern water agency as described in the',
'house report, and $300,000 for the bureau of reclamation to participate with the santa ana watershed project authority in the',
'chino basin conjunctive use program. the report requested in the house report related to the city of needles, california, should',
'be provided 30 days after enactment of this act. the conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for the lake tahoe regional wetlands',
'development program in california and nevada as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees have also agreed to',
'include language in the bill which authorizes the bureau of reclamation to negotiate and enter into financial assistance agreements with',
'public and private organizations for activities under the program and which provides that costs associated with such activities are non',
'reimbursable. the conferees direct the bureau of reclamation, under the santa margarita feasibility authorization, to perform the studies needed to',
'address current and future municipal, domestic, military, environmental, and other water uses from the santa margarita river, california. the conference',
'agreement includes $15,000,000 for the columbia and snake rivers salmon recovery project in idaho, oregon, and washington. within the funds',
'provided, $500,000 is for continued fishery habitat improvements in the john day river subbasin project in oregon. the conferees are',
'aware of the pending biological opinion in effect on the rio grande. in new mexico, municipalities, farmers, and the silvery',
'minnow all compete for water, a scarce resource. add the current drought conditions, and a delicate balance must be maintained.',
'accordingly, the conference agreement for the middle rio grande project includes funding for the following activities: $3,834,000 for habitat restoration;',
'$1,615,000 for silvery minnow population management; $480,000 for fish passage activities; $200,000 for non native species management; $3,415,000 for water',
'management activities; and $507,000 for activities to improve water quality. the conferees direct the bureau of reclamation to consult with',
'the fish and wildlife service on silvery minnow monitoring and habitat efforts. the conferees have provided $707,000 for the oklahoma',
'investigations program, including $500,000 for a hydrology and water resources management study of the arbuckle simpson aquifer. the conference agreement',
'includes $4,599,000 for the drought emergency assistance program. of the total, $400,000 is for drought emergency planning in nebraska; $500,000',
'is to rehabilitate and replace existing wells and construct new wells in the city and county of santa fe, new',
'mexico; $800,000 is for assistance to the state of montana; and $2,000,000 is for a regional weather modification program in',
'the states of kansas, nevada, new mexico, oklahoma, and texas. the conferees also urge the bureau of reclamation to provide',
'full and fair consideration of the request for drought assistance from the state of hawaii. the conferees are in agreement',
'that funds made available in public law 107 117 and in this act for increased site security and other counter',
'terrorism activities shall be non reimbursable. within the funds provided for the water management and conservation program, $500,000 is for',
'water conservation programs within the service area of the metropolitan water district of southern california. the conference agreement includes $3,500,000',
'for the title xvi water reclamation and reuse program, including $2,000,000 to support the watereuse foundations research program, and $125,000',
'for an appraisal level investigation of water recycling opportunities in the desert hot springs area of california. in addition, the',
'bureau of reclamation is directed to undertake feasibility studies of the potential for water reclamation and reuse in north las',
'vegas, nevada, in cooperation with the southern nevada water authority. the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the desalination research and',
'development program. within the amount provided, $3,000,000 is for construction of a national desalination research facility to be located in',
'the tularosa basin, new mexico. with the funds provided, the bureau of reclamation shall develop and implement a coordinated research',
'investment strategy based on the tularosa basin national desalination research center feasibility study developed during fiscal year 2002. the conference',
'agreement includes bill language which provides that $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated for water and related resources shall be deposited',
'in the san gabriel basin restoration fund, instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement does not',
'include language proposed by the senate related to drought assistance. central valley project restoration fund the conference agreement appropriates $48,904,000',
'for the central valley project restoration fund as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees are in agreement',
'with the language in the house report regarding the glenn colusa irrigation district fish screen improvement project and the anadromous',
'fish screen program. california bay delta ecosystem restoration the conference agreement includes no funds in the california bay delta ecosystem',
'restoration account as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees have provided an additional $23,000,000 within the various',
'units of the central valley project under the water and related resources account for activities that support the goals of',
'the california bay delta ecosystem restoration program, instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees are aware that',
'legislation to authorize this multi year, multi billion dollar program is under consideration by the congress, but has yet to',
'be enacted. absent such an authorization, it will be difficult for the congress to continue its support for this program.',
'therefore, the conferees strongly urge the parties involved to work to enact an authorization for the program so additional funding',
'can be considered in the fiscal year 2004 appropriations cycle. the additional funds provided in support of the program are',
'to be used as follows: delta division: $2,500,000 for planning and management activities; $250,000 to continue evaluations of the delta',
'wetlands project and other in delta storage proposals; $2,000,000 for planning activities associated with enlarging the los vaqueros reservoir; and',
'$3,500,000 to construct the tracy fish test facility. friant division: $1,750,000 for storage investigations in the upper san joaquin watershed.',
'miscellaneous project programs: $9,000,000 for the environmental water account. sacramento river division: $1,500,000 to continue planning activities related to sites',
'reservoir. shasta division: $2,500,000 to continue evaluating the potential impacts of the proposed shasta dam raise. administrative provision the conference',
'agreement provides that funds available for the bureau of reclamation shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed',
'16 passenger motor vehicles, of which 12 are for replacement only, as proposed by the house, instead of the purchase',
'of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only as proposed by the senate. policy and administration the conference agreement appropriates',
'$54,870,000 for policy and administration as proposed by the house and the senate. general provisions department of the interior section',
'201. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the house authorizing the bureau of reclamation to continue its program of',
'providing grants to institutions of higher learning to support the training of native americans to manage natural resources. the conferees',
'have agreed to make the language permanent as proposed in the administrations fiscal year 2004 budget request. section 202. the',
'conference agreement includes language proposed by the house and the senate regarding the san luis unit and the kesterson reservoir',
'in california. section 203. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the house which amends section 212 of the energy',
'and water development appropriations act, 2001, related to the sly park unit in california. section 204. the conference agreement includes',
'language proposed by the house which clarifies that the san gabriel basin restoration fund may be used to reimburse the',
'central basin municipal water district for certain expenditures. section 205. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate establishing',
'requirements for the purchase or lease of water from the middle rio grande or carlsbad projects in new mexico. section',
'206. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate concerning drought emergency assistance. section 207. the conference agreement includes',
'language proposed by the senate regarding the restoration of fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in watersheds of certain lakes. section',
'208. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate regarding contracting percentages for the bureau of reclamation. section 209.',
'the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate directing the bureau of reclamation to undertake studies for the north',
'central montana rural water supply project. section 210. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate extending the authorization',
'for the water desalination act of 1996. section 211. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate authorizing the',
'north las vegas water reuse project. section 212. the conference agreement includes language which provides that none of the funds',
'appropriated or otherwise made available in this division or any prior energy and water development appropriations act may be used',
'for the settlement agreement of sumner peck ranch, inc. v. bureau of reclamation civ. no f 91 048 oww e.d.',
'cal . section 213. the conference agreement includes language which amends the salton sea reclamation act of 1998. the conferees',
'have also agreed to provide $2,000,000 for the bureau of reclamation to continue the program to perform research and construct',
'water reclamation and wetlands projects to improve water quality in the alamo river and new river, imperial county, california. section',
'214. the conference agreement includes language authorizing the bureau of reclamation to conduct a feasibility study of options for additional',
'water storage in the yakima river basin with emphasis on the feasibility of storage of columbia river water in the',
'potential black rock reservoir. the conferees have provided $1,000,000 for this work. section 215. the conference agreement includes language proposed',
'by the senate related to certain calfed related activities undertaken by the secretary of the interior. the language has been',
'amended to remove the reference to the calfed bay delta authority. the conferees agree that this language does not authorize',
'the calfed record of decision. graphic s not available in tiff format title iii department of energy the summary tables',
'at the end of this title set forth the conference agreement with respect to the individual appropriations, programs, and activities',
'of the department of energy. additional items of conference agreement are discussed below. budget justification requirements the conferees agree with',
'the house language regarding prior approval of proposed budget structure changes. the conferees also agree that budget justifications submitted by',
'the department must include a section identifying the last year that authorizing legislation was provided by congress for each program,',
'funding within each construction project data sheet for elimination of excess facilities at least equal to the square footage of',
'new replacement facilities being requested, and funding to eliminate excess facilities at least equal to the square footage of new',
'replacement facilities being constructed as general plant projects. safeguards and security funding the conferees direct the department to continue to',
'identify safeguards and security funding as a separate line item in the budget justifications. the conferees also direct the department',
'to review contractor cost allocation practices to ensure that contractor practices are in compliance with the cost accounting standards and',
'that safeguards and security costs are not being allocated a disproportionate share of indirect costs. the committees on appropriations should',
'be informed of the results of this review upon completion. management of non nnsa work at nnsa facilities the conferees',
'direct the secretary to report promptly to the house and senate committees on appropriations regarding the procedures established pursuant to',
'sections 3264 and 3213 of public law 106 65, as amended by section 3157 of public law 106 398. the',
'report should include written copies of the tasking agreements, delegations of authority, or other arrangements that demonstrate compliance with these',
'statutory provisions. project management the conferees support language included in the house report regarding the efforts of the office of',
'engineering and construction management oecm to improve the departments construction and project management. facilities and infrastructure the conferees agree with',
'house language regarding efforts to strengthen and standardize management of the departments facilities and infrastructure f&i program and to address',
'management of all f&i assets. the conferees do not agree with the house proposal to provide direct funding of all',
'maintenance in the fiscal year 2004 budget. however, the department is directed to ensure that adequate funds are budgeted for',
'facility maintenance and disposition, and that the amounts reported in the integrated facilities and infrastructure crosscut budget will be expended',
'solely for these purposes. use of these funds for any other purpose will require advance approval by the director, office',
'of management, budget and evaluation. the department is also directed to provide an annual year end report on maintenance expenditures',
'to the committees on appropriations. excess facilities the conferees agree with house language pertaining to excess facilities and the requirement',
'to procure decontamination and decommissioning services and disposal of excess facilities through an open competitive process. augmenting federal staff the',
'conferees agree that the number of management and operating contractor employees assigned to the washington metropolitan area shall not exceed',
'220 in fiscal year 2003, the same as the fiscal year 2002 ceiling. the reporting requirements remain as proposed by',
'the house. reprogramming guidelines the conferees agree with the house language on reprogramming guidelines. the conference agreement does not provide',
'the department of energy with any internal reprogramming flexibility in fiscal year 2003 unless specifically identified by the house, senate,',
'or conference agreement. any reallocation of new or prior year budget authority or prior year deobligations must be submitted to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations in advance, in writing, and may not be implemented prior to approval by',
'the committees. reductions necessary to accommodate specific program directions the department is directed to provide a report to the house',
'and senate committees on appropriations by march 30, 2003, on the actual application of any general reductions of funding or',
'applications of prior year balances contained in the conference agreement. such reductions are to be applied proportionately against each program,',
'project, or activity. if necessary, the department must submit a reprogramming to reallocate funds if the proportional reduction unduly impacts',
'a specific program, project, or activity. energy supply the conference agreement provides $701,477,000 for energy supply instead of $633,909,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $815,306,000 as proposed by the senate. renewable energy resources the conference agreement provides $422,300,000 instead',
'of $396,000,000 as proposed by the house and $448,062,000 as proposed by the senate for renewable energy resources. the conference',
'agreement does not include language specifying funding allocations as contained in the house report and senate explanatory statement. biomass/biofuels. the',
'conference agreement includes $90,000,000 for biomass/biofuels. the conferees have combined the subprograms for power systems and transportation into a single',
'program for biomass/biofuels and no longer provide separate allocations for power systems and transportation. the department is directed to fund',
'not less than the budget request for integrated biorefinery process development and for cellulose to ethanol production facilities. the conferees',
'direct the department to continue the iowa switchgrass project at agreed upon levels. the conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for the',
'regional biomass energy program; $3,000,000 for corn bioproduct research in cooperation with the national corn growers association; $2,000,000 for the',
'consortium for plant biotechnology research; $3,000,000 for the iroquois bioenergy cooperative in indiana; $2,000,000 for the green institute in minnesota',
'for combined heat and power from biomass; $500,000 to continue hybrid poplar research in wisconsin; $2,000,000 for the biomass gasification',
'research facility in birmingham, alabama; $3,000,000 for the winona biomass project in mississippi; $500,000 for the fibrowatt mississippi biomass project;',
'$2,500,000 for a cost shared agricultural mixed waste biorefinery in colorado using thermo polymerization; $1,000,000 for the oxydiesel demonstration program',
'in california and nevada; $2,000,000 for the michigan biotechnology initiative; $500,000 for the biomass energy resource center in burlington, vermont;',
'$500,000 for the gasification of switchgrass in iowa; $1,000,000 for the national agricultural based industrial lubricants center; and $400,000 for',
'the center for biomass utilization at the university of north dakota. geothermal. the conference agreement includes $30,000,000 for geothermal activities.',
'the conference agreement provides an additional $1,400,000 for university research on geothermal energy and an additional $1,800,000 for geopowering the',
'west. the conference agreement also includes $1,000,000 for the lake county basin geothermal project in california and $1,000,000 for geothermal',
'research at the university of nevada reno. hydrogen. the conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for hydrogen activities. from within available funds,',
'the department is directed to spend not less than $3,000,000 for the continued development and validation of advanced proton exchange',
'membrane fuel cells and metal membrane fuel purification technologies. the conference agreement also includes $4,000,000 for the ohio university fuel',
'cell pilot project; $1,000,000 for fuel cell research and development at the university of south alabama energy center; $2,000,000 for',
'the next energy fuel cell demonstration project in michigan; $2,000,000 for an engineering study and evaluation of solar powered thermo',
'chemical production of hydrogen from water; $1,000,000 for the fuel cell project at gallatin county, montana; and $1,000,000 for the',
'university of nevada, las vegas, hydrogen filling station. hydropower. the conference agreement includes $5,300,000 for hydropower. solar energy. the conference',
'agreement includes $95,000,000 for solar energy programs. as in fiscal year 2002, the conferees have combined the concentrating solar power,',
'photovoltaic energy systems, and solar building technology subprograms into a single program for solar energy, with the control level at',
'the solar energy program account level. the conference agreement includes funding for continuation of the million solar roofs program at',
'the prior year level; $2,500,000 for the southeast and southwest photovoltaic experiment stations; $2,500,000 for the navajo electrification project; $1,500,000',
'to continue development of advanced integrated power modules for photovoltaic applications; $1,500,000 for the palo alto photovoltaic demonstration project in',
'california; and $115,000 for a renewable energy demonstration at the hard bargain farm environmental center in maryland. the conference agreement',
'also provides $4,000,000 for the national center for energy management and building technology. within available funds, the conferees direct the',
'department to spend not less than $5,500,000 for the continuation of work on concentrating solar power. wind. the conference agreement',
'includes $44,000,000 for wind programs. the wind powering america initiative is to be continued at the fiscal year 2002 funding',
'level. in addition, the conference agreement includes $500,000 for wind generating facilities for the vermont department of public service; and',
'$1,000,000 for a wind generation facility to serve st. paul and unalaska, alaska. the conferees continue to recognize the need',
'for a set aside for small wind programs. electric energy systems and storage. the conference agreement includes $85,000,000 for electric',
'energy systems and storage. the conference agreement includes the budget request of $9,000,000 for the joint oak ridge and los',
'alamos effort to develop high performance, low cost, second generation, high temperature superconducting wire. the control level is at the',
'electric energy systems and storage program account level. the conference agreement includes $3,000,000 to continue field testing of advanced aluminum',
'matrix composite conductors; $2,000,000 for the powergrid project in new jersey and pennsylvania; $3,000,000 for the automated energy distribution and',
'reliability system in indiana; $750,000 to co op plus of western massachusetts for installing and servicing fuel cells and distributing',
'green electricity; $2,000,000 for the distributed energy systems integration, demonstration and technology transition program at the fuel cell test and',
'evaluation center in pennsylvania; $350,000 for the microgrid distributed generation prototype in vermont; $400,000 for the dine power authority in',
'new mexico to continue development of the navajo transmission project; $5,000,000 for the upper lynn canal power supply project in',
'alaska; $5,000,000 for the swan lake lake tyee segment of the southeastern alaska intertie system; $2,000,000 for the tok to',
'chistochina transmission project in alaska; $1,000,000 to continue development of the bipolar nickel metal hydride battery storage system; $2,500,000 for',
'research, development, and demonstration of advanced thermal energy storage technology integrated with renewable thermal energy technology; and $500,000 for the',
'natural energy laboratory in hawaii to continue development and deployment of distributed energy systems. renewable support and implementation. the conference',
'agreement includes $21,500,000 for renewable support and implementation. the conference agreement provides $1,500,000 for departmental energy management; $4,000,000 for the',
'international renewable energy program, including $1,250,000 for international utility efficiency partnerships; $5,000,000 for the renewable energy production incentive program; $6,000,000',
'for renewable indian energy resources, including $1,000,000 for the council of renewable energy resource tribes cert within available funds to',
'provide technical expertise and training of native americans in renewable energy resource development and electrical generation facilities management; and $5,000,000',
'for renewable program support, of which $1,000,000 is tosupport the national alliance for clean energy incubators and $4,000,000 is to',
'continue the efforts of the national renewable energy laboratory, through a virtual site office in nevada, to develop renewable energy',
'resources in the southwestern united states. national renewable energy laboratory. the conference agreement provides $5,500,000 for the national renewable energy',
'laboratory nrel , including $800,000 for construction and $500,000 to reduce the maintenance backlog. program direction. the conference agreement includes',
'$16,000,000 for program direction. use of prior year balances. the conference agreement includes the use of $10,000,000 of prior year',
'funds to be carried over from fiscal year 2002 to offset fiscal year 2003 requirements. nuclear energy the conference agreement',
'provides $261,688,000 for nuclear energy activities instead of $213,698,000 as proposed by the house and $324,108,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conference agreement does not include language specifying funding allocations as contained in the house report and senate explanatory',
'statement. the conferees revised the fiscal year 2003 budget structure for radiological facilities management and idaho facilities management to conform',
'to the structure proposed in the fiscal year 2004 budget request. radiological facilities management. the office of nuclear energy, science',
'and technology operates a variety of facilities and equipment to support the needs of space, defense, and medical customers who',
'obtain radiological materials from the department of energy on a reimbursable basis. space and defense power systems infrastructure. the conference',
'agreement includes $28,950,000 to maintain the infrastructure necessary to support future national security needs and national aeronautics and space administration',
'missions. the department is directed to provide $2,500,000 for neptunium 237 storage and plutonium 238 production facilities at oak ridge',
'national laboratory. medical isotopes infrastructure. the conference agreement includes a total program level of $27,218,000 for the isotope program. this',
'amount is reduced by offsetting collections of $6,400,000 to be received in fiscal year 2003, resulting in a net appropriation',
'of $20,818,000. the conference agreement includes the request of $1,721,000 for the isotope production facility at the los alamos national',
'laboratory. within available funds, the department is directed to provide $600,000 in additional funding for the cyclotron isotope research center',
'at brookhaven national laboratory. the conference agreement provides an additional $7,000,000 for upgrades of the hot cells at the bethel',
'valley hot cell complex. the conferees recognize the potential medical value of alpha emitting isotopes and direct the department to',
'proceed expeditiously with the project to extract thorium 229 from excess uranium 233 stored at oak ridge. the department shall',
'keep the appropriations committees fully informed at the key decision points in the project development process to ensure the department',
'is making sound business decisions on this project. university reactor fuel assistance and support. the conference agreement includes $18,500,000, an',
'increase of $1,000,000 over the budget request. the additional funds are provided for the department to fund additional regional university',
'reactor consortia, and the conferees strongly encourage the department to request sufficient funding in future years to fund all meritorious',
'proposals. research and development. the conference agreement provides $75,000,000 for nuclear energy research and development activities. the conference agreement includes',
'$5,000,000 for nuclear energy plant optimization nepo , $25,000,000 for the nuclear energy research initiative neri , and $45,000,000 for',
'nuclear energy technologies. within the funds provided for nuclear energy technologies, the conferees recommend that $1,000,000 be allocated from within',
'the funds provided for nuclear energy technologies for the joint doe and nrc development of a licensing process that would',
'be risk informed and technology neutral to support the future certification and licensing of advanced reactor designs. the conference agreement',
'also provides $2,000,000 within nuclear energy technologies for the purpose of accelerating the engineering evaluation of an integrated sulfur/iodine thermo',
'chemical water splitting cycle for coupling with a high temperature nuclear reactor power source. of this $2,000,000, the conferees direct',
'that $750,000 be provided to the research foundation of the university of nevada, las vegas, for the purpose of establishing',
'a public private partnership to develop and evaluate innovative high temperature heat exchangers. the conference agreement also includes $2,000,000 within',
'nuclear energy technologies to begin design work for a plant to demonstrate the viability of small modular reactors. domestic enrichment',
'capability. the conferees note that two private firms, the united states enrichment corporation and louisiana energy services, are moving forward',
'with plans to deploy advanced uranium enrichment technologies in the united states. the department is encouraged to make its expertise',
'available on a reimbursable basis to support these private sector efforts. however, the interest and capability of the private sector',
'to address future u.s. enrichment requirements obviates the need for the department to pursue its own efforts on advanced enrichment',
'technologies. the department should reserve its limited research resources for those areas that are not adequately addressed by the private',
'sector. fast flux test facility. the conference agreement transfers the fast flux test facility fftf and its associated funding to',
'the non defense environmental management account. idaho facilities management. the department recently reassigned the lead responsibility for the idaho national',
'engineering and environmental laboratory ineel from the office of environmental management to the office of nuclear energy, science and technology.',
'the conference agreement provides funding for a number of infrastructure activities under a new idaho facilities management program account to',
'reflect the new responsibilities of the office of nuclear energy, science and technology for this site. the conference agreement provides',
'$42,770,000 for idaho facilities management, including $31,615,000 for anl west operations and $8,815,000 for test reactor area landlord costs. in',
'future fiscal years, all idaho landlord activities should be included within this account. advanced fuel cycle initiative. the conference agreement',
'includes $58,221,000 for spent fuel processing and advanced fuel cycles. this amount includes $15,450,000 for ebr ii spent fuel treatment',
'and $2,771,000 for research and development on pyroprocessing of sodium bonded spent fuel, the same as the budget request. the',
'department has recently proposed an advanced fuel cycle initiative afci that defines the future research program for technologies to treat',
'spent nuclear fuel afci series one and for advanced fuel cycles afci series two . the conference agreement provides $40,000,000',
'to support afci applied research. the conferees encourage the department to seek active university participation in this research. in order',
'to ensure that the departments afci can lead to useful and practical technologies, the office of nuclear energy, science and',
'technology is directed to provide congress with an annual afci comparison report. the report will provide qualitative and quantitative information',
'to enable congress to compare the various technology approaches to managing commercial spent fuel. the first such report is due',
'by may 30, 2003, and should be updated by may 30 each year thereafter so long as the department continues',
'its afci research activity. this report should include comparison matrices that contrast the advantages and disadvantages of possible fuel treatment',
'and advanced fuel cycle technologies. the technologies should be evaluated with respect to energy and chemical inputs, product and waste',
'stream outputs, proliferation considerations, estimated r&d and facility life cycle costs i.e., capital, operating, and d&d, plus disposal of wastes',
', and the estimated number and type of facilities required. if the department cannot provide specific, quantitative information such as',
'for yet to be developed technologies , it should identify in the matrices the estimated dates by which ongoing r&d',
'will provide the answers. todays commercial light water reactor fuel cycle and spent nuclear fuel disposition should be used as',
'the basis for comparison and to bound and define performance objectives for the new technologies. one matrix should compare spent',
'fuel treatment technologies, comparing advanced fast reactor systems, accelerator systems, and other existing and proposed reprocessing and transmutation technologies e.g.,',
'purex, urex, urex+ against the current once through approach with spent fuel from light water reactors. the second matrix should',
'include a similar contrast of the advantages and disadvantages and facility requirements for advanced fuel cycles, and should specifically address',
'the six innovative reactor concepts that the member countries of the generation iv international forum have agreed to pursue. the',
'second fuel cycle matrix should also include consideration of thorium uranium and thorium plutonium fuel cycles and the gas turbine',
'modular helium reactor. within the funds made available for afci, the conference agreement provides funding for the department to pursue',
'the recommendations of the joint u.s. russia task force on advanced reactor and fuel cycle technologies. the conference agreement also',
'includes $1,500,000 for the idaho accelerator center and $4,500,000 for afci related research by the university of nevada at las',
'vegas. program direction. the conference agreement includes $23,439,000 for program direction. use of prior year balances. the conference agreement includes',
'the use of $6,000,000 of prior year funds to be carried over from fiscal year 2002 to offset fiscal year',
'2003 requirements. environment, safety and health the conference agreement provides $22,700,000 for non defense environment, safety and health activities, which',
'includes $15,860,000 for program direction. under the science portion of this report, the office of science is directed to submit',
'to the house and senate energy and water development appropriations subcommittees a report providing a detailed estimate of the cost',
'of bringing the ten doe office of science laboratories named in house report 107 112 into compliance with nuclear regulatory',
'commission nrc and occupational safety and health administration osha standards for nuclear safety and worker safety, respectively. to support this',
'task, the department is directed to transfer $2,500,000 to the nrc and $1,300,000 to osha. in addition, the department is',
'directed to transfer $1,000,000 to osha to cover the costs of osha regulation of worker health and safety at those',
'sites transferred to non federal entities and the departments non nuclear facilities not covered under the atomic energy act. technical',
'information management program the conference agreement moves the technical information management program from the energy supply account to the science',
'account. energy supply infrastructure the conference agreement does not include this new program as proposed by the senate. funding adjustments',
'the conference agreement includes a general reduction of $5,211,000. non defense environmental management the conference agreement provides $215,100,000 for non',
'defense environmental management instead of $213,259,000 as proposed by the house and $176,000,000 as proposed by the senate. site closure.',
'the conference agreement includes $95,000,000 for the west valley site as proposed by the senate. funding for the program was',
'moved from the post 2006 program to the site closure program as proposed by the house. site/project completion. the conference',
'agreement provides $57,425,000. this includes an additional $15,000,000 for the brookhaven national laboratory and the transfer of $8,847,000 for long',
'term stewardship activities to a separate program. post 2006 completion. the conference agreement includes $22,688,000 for post 2006 completion activities.',
'this includes the budget request of $1,848,000 for los alamos and $16,740,000 to continue the cleanup activities at the energy',
'technology engineering center in california. funding of $4,100,000, an increase of $3,134,000, is provided for the atlas uranium mill tailings',
'site at moab, utah, to prepare a scientifically sound remediation plan. the conferees expect the department to undertake an objective',
'evaluation of costs, benefits, and risks associated with remediation alternatives for the site, including removal and stabilization in place or',
'variations on these two options. fast flux test facility. the conference agreement includes the budget request of $36,100,000 for the',
'fast flux test facility at richland, washington, as proposed by the senate and transfers the funding from the energy supply',
'appropriation account as proposed by the house. long term stewardship. the conference agreement includes $14,180,000 for long term stewardship activities',
'as proposed by the house. the conferees are aware that the department will be consolidating long term stewardship and legacy',
'management activities in the fiscal year 2004 budget, and these activities will no longer be managed by the office of',
'environmental management. thus, the requirement for a review of the long term stewardship program will be addressed as part of',
'the fiscal year 2004 appropriation. excess facilities. the conference agreement provides the budget request of $1,841,000 for excess facilities to',
'begin decontamination and decommissioning of excess facilities in the environmental management program. funding adjustment. the conference agreement includes an adjustment',
'of $12,134,000 for the use of prior year balances. uranium facilities maintenance and remediation the conference agreement provides $456,539,000 for',
'uranium activities instead of $382,154,000 as proposed by the house and $471,154,000 as proposed by the senate. uranium enrichment decontamination',
'and decommissioning fund. the conference agreement provides $340,329,000 for activities funded from the uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning d&d fund.',
'this amount includes $324,329,000 for decontamination and decommissioning activities and $16,000,000 for uranium and thorium reimbursements. the conference agreement provides',
'an additional $34,000,000 for cleanup at the paducah gaseous diffusion plant, an additional $65,000,000 for the east tennessee technology park',
'ettp , and an additional $15,000,000 for thorium cleanup reimbursement. the amount provided for decontamination and decommissioning has been reduced',
'by $9,194,000 to pay for increased safeguards and security costs that are funded under the defense environmental restoration and waste',
'management account. the general accounting office gao is directed to conduct a study of the cleanup progress at the paducah',
'gaseous diffusion plant in paducah, kentucky. not later than six months after the date of enactment of this act, the',
'gao shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the senate energy and natural resources committee,',
'and the house energy and commerce committee on the results of this study. the conferees direct the gao not to',
'displace any other requests by the house and senate committees on appropriations. other uranium activities. the conference agreement provides $141,210,000',
'for other uranium activities. the conference agreement provides the requested amounts for the east tennessee technology park, the paducah gaseous',
'diffusion plant, and the portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant. the amount provided has been reduced by $5,421,000 to pay for increased',
'safeguards and security costs that are funded under the defense environmental restoration and waste management account. funding adjustment. the conference',
'agreement includes the use of $25,000,000 of prior year balances. science the conference agreement provides $3,305,894,000 instead of $3,271,233,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $3,329,456,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not include language specifying funding',
'allocations as contained in the house report and senate explanatory statement. high energy physics. the conference agreement provides $726,990,000 for',
'high energy physics. the conferees have provided an additional $2,000,000 for operations and activities of the program. nuclear physics. the',
'conference agreement provides $384,370,000 for nuclear physics. the conferees encourage the department to use these additional funds to enhance operation',
'of the relativistic heavy ion collider rhic at the brookhaven national laboratory and the continuous electron beam accelerator facility at',
'the thomas jefferson national accelerator facility, and to continue research and development and preconceptual design in support of the rare',
'isotope accelerator. biological and environmental research. the conference agreement includes $530,000,000 for biological and environmental research. the conference agreement provides',
'$7,000,000 for the savannah river ecology laboratory, $20,000,000 in total funding for the low dose effects program, continues the free',
'air carbon dioxide experiments at the current year level, and provides $2,000,000 in additional funding for the emsl computer. the',
'conference agreement also includes $4,000,000 for research on arsenic removal. the conference agreement includes $3,800,000 for infrastructure and equipment for',
'the wittenberg university science center; $3,000,000 for the university of south alabama cancer center; $2,000,000 for the institute for biomedical',
'science and biotechnology at the university of arizona; $1,200,000 for the university of southern florida center for biological defense; $1,000,000',
'for the barry university minority science center in florida; $1,000,000 for the riverside hospital regional cancer center in illinois; $500,000',
'for the stanley scott cancer center in louisiana; $500,000 for the western michigan university nanoscience research and computational institute; $1,000,000',
'for the north mississippi health services positron emission tomography cancer center; $500,000 to upgrade the drew university hall of science',
'in new jersey; and $500,000 for the environmental systems center at syracuse university in new york. the conference agreement includes',
'$4,600,000 for a purdue university technology incubator in northwest indiana; $1,000,000 for the university of notre dame college of engineering',
'multidisciplinary research facility; $500,000 for vocational education programs at the los angeles trade technical college; $500,000 for the fuel cell',
'advanced materials and demonstration project at humboldt state university in california; $650,000 for the national center for neurogenetic research and',
'computational genomics at the university of southern california; $500,000 for the bioengineering research program at the university of illinois at',
'chicago; $500,000 for the pioneer valley life sciences initiative between the university of massachusetts and the baystate medical center; $250,000',
'for the hampshire college national center for science education in massachusetts; $500,000 for the audubon biomedical science and technology park',
'at columbia university in new york; $500,000 for the center for sustainable energy at the bronx community college in new',
'york; and $500,000 for the green chemistry project at carnegie mellon university in pennsylvania. the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for',
'operations and capital investments at the mental illness and neuroscience discovery institute; $2,000,000 for the university of missouri columbia nuclear',
'medicine and cancer research program; $1,000,000 for the university of southern maine school of applied sciences, engineering, and technology; $1,000,000',
'for the center for environmental radiation studies at texas tech university; $500,000 for the legume genome initiative at the university',
'of oklahoma; and $500,000 for the university of northern iowa existing business enhancement program. the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for',
'the university of louisiana lafayette national wetlands research center; $1,000,000 for the medical university of south carolina; $500,000 for a',
'magnetic resonance microscope at the childrens hospital of los angeles; $500,000 for a pet/ct scanner at christiana care health system',
'in delaware; $500,000 for the natural energy laboratory in hawaii; $500,000 for a ct scanner at edward hospital in illinois;',
'$500,000 for the university of massachusetts at boston multidisciplinary research facility and library; $1,000,000 for the nevada cancer institute; $500,000',
'for the inland northwest natural resources research center at gonzaga university; $500,000 for the morgan state university center for environmental',
'toxicology; $450,000 for nanotechnology applications at western michigan university in partnership with altair; $250,000 for the international water institute; $450,000',
'for the new york university genomics project; $1,000,000 for the linear accelerator at the university medical center of southern nevada;',
'$500,000 for the indiana genomics initiative at indiana university; $250,000 for the boston university photonics center; $100,000 for the nevada',
'space grant consortium at the desert research institute; and $500,000 for the public health research institute rapid detection for bioterrorism',
'program in new jersey. basic energy sciences. the conference agreement includes $1,030,000,000 for basic energy sciences. the conference agreement includes',
'$551,378,000 for materials sciences and engineering research, and $221,551,000 for chemical sciences, geosciences, and energy biosciences. for purposes of reprogramming',
'in fiscal year 2003, the department may reallocate funding among all operating accounts within basic energy sciences. the conference agreement',
'provides the requested amounts of $210,571,000 for construction of the spallation neutron source, $6,000,000 for project engineering and design ped',
'for the linac coherent light source at the stanford linear accelerator center, and $24,000,000 for the design and construction of',
'the oak ridge center for nanophase materials sciences. the conference agreement provides $4,500,000 in additional funding to complete ped and',
'initiate construction of the center for integrated nanotechnologies, and an additional $1,000,000 to initiate ped in fiscal year 2003 for',
'the brookhaven center for functional nanomaterials. the conference agreement also provides $11,985,000 for the experimental program to stimulate competitive research',
'epscor . advanced scientific computing research. the conference agreement includes $172,625,000 for advanced scientific computing research ascr , an increase',
'of $3,000,000 over the budget request. the conferees provide these additional funds for the department to pursue alternative approaches to',
'advance the united states capability in advanced scientific computing. the recent developments by the japanese on scientific supercomputing are cause',
'for concern. the conferees strongly support does role in advanced scientific computing development missions, and will consider a request for',
'reprogramming of fiscal year 2003 funds in order for u.s. manufacturers and laboratories to address the recent developments by japan',
'relating to the earth simulator. energy research analyses. this activity is transferred as a subprogram under science program direction. science',
'laboratories infrastructure. the conference agreement provides $45,680,000 for science laboratories infrastructure, including a total of $8,000,000 for excess facilities disposition.',
'fusion energy sciences. the conference agreement includes $250,000,000 for fusion energy sciences, an increase of $1,505,000 over fiscal year 2002.',
'the conferees note that the fiscal year 2002 funding level included $19,604,000 for the completion of decontamination and decommissioning of',
'the tokamak fusion test reactor tftr , leaving $228,891,000 available for fusion research and facility operations in fiscal year 2002.',
'by comparison, the conference agreement for fiscal year 2003 makes this $19,604,000, plus an additional $1,505,000, available for fusion research',
'and facility operations, an increase of 9.2 percent over the comparable amount available in fiscal year 2002. within the funding',
'available for fusion energy sciences, the department should make additional funding of $1,500,000 available to the princeton plasma physics laboratory',
'to support the national spherical torus experiment nstx research, nstx operations, and preliminary design for the national compact stellarator experiment',
'ncsx . within available funding, the department should report back to the appropriations committees no later than august 1, 2003,',
'with an evaluation of the fast ignition concept and with any recommendations regarding the schedule and milestones of the high',
'energy density physics program. safeguards and security. the conference agreement includes $48,765,000 for safeguards and security activities at laboratories and',
'facilities managed by the office of science. the additional $638,000 over the budget request represents a transfer from weapons activities',
'for the costs of safeguards and security at building 3019 at oak ridge national laboratory. science workforce development. the conference',
'agreement provides $5,460,000 for science workforce development. this activity had previously been funded as the science education subprogram within program',
'direction. science program direction. the conference agreement includes $136,387,000 for science program direction. this amount includes $72,403,000 for field offices,',
'$55,984,000 for headquarters, $7,000,000 for the technical information management program transferred from the energy supply account , and $1,000,000 for',
'energy research analyses. the control level for fiscal year 2003 is at the program account level of science program direction.',
'external regulation. funds are provided in the environment, safety and health non defense account within the energy supply appropriation for',
'the nuclear regulatory commission nrc and the occupational safety and health administration osha to conduct compliance audits of the ten',
'doe science laboratories. the office of science should use this information to develop estimates of the costs needed to bring',
'these ten laboratories into compliance with nrc and osha safety standards. the office of science, in cooperation with nrc and',
'osha, should complete the compliance audits and cost estimates for an initial set of four representative science laboratories not later',
'than september 30, 2003, and for all remaining science laboratories by march 31, 2004. the office of science is directed',
'to submit a report to the house and senate energy and water development appropriations subcommittees summarizing the audit results and',
'cost estimates for all ten laboratories not later than april 30, 2004. funding adjustments. a general reduction of $20,000,000 has',
'been applied to this account. nuclear waste disposal the conference agreement provides $145,000,000 for nuclear waste disposal, instead of $209,702,000',
'as proposed by the house and $56,000,000 as proposed by the senate. when combined with the $315,000,000 appropriated from the',
'defense nuclear waste disposal account, a total of $460,000,000 will be available for program activities in fiscal year 2003. the',
'conference agreement includes not to exceed $2,500,000 for the state of nevada and $7,000,000 for affected units of local government.',
'the conferees direct the department to provide $2,000,000 to clark county, nevada, to study and demonstrate the integration of emergency',
'response planning systems and advanced transportation technologies. the conferees further direct that $2,500,000 be provided to the research foundation of',
'the university of nevada, las vegas, for continuing and expanding its efforts in ground water characterization and research into the',
'transport and fate of radionuclides in the vicinity of the yucca mountain repository. departmental administration the conference agreement provides $309,872,000',
'for departmental administration expenses instead of $249,259,000 as proposed by the house and $295,587,000 as proposed by the senate. funding',
'adjustments include the transfer of $87,468,000 from other defense activities and the use of $15,000,000 of prior year balances. revenues',
'of $120,000,000, a reduction of $17,524,000 from the budget request, are estimated to be received in fiscal year 2003, resulting',
'in a net appropriation of $87,404,000. specific funding levels for each departmental organization are provided in the accompanying table. engineering',
'and construction management reviews. the conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for the office of engineering and construction management for external independent',
'reviews of proposed projects and programs. cybersecurity and secure communications. the conferees have provided $30,000,000 for cybersecurity and secure communications.',
'corporate management information program. the conferees have provided $15,000,000 for the departments corporate management information program. cost of work for',
'others. since initiating direct budgeting and funding of safeguards and security activities, the department has used the cost of work',
'for others program to fund reimbursable safeguards and security costs incurred for work performed for other federal agencies. this was',
'originally planned to be a one year transitional fix; however, the department has continued to use this procedure beyond that',
'time. the conferees expect the department to submit to the committees on appropriations a proposal that would allow the direct',
'funding of these costs within each program account in fiscal year 2004. reprogramming guidelines. the conference agreement provides reprogramming authority',
'of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, within the departmental administration account without prior submission of a reprogramming to',
'be approved by the house and senate committees on appropriations. no individual program account may be increased or decreased by',
'more than this amount during the fiscal year using this reprogramming authority. congressional notification within 30 days of the use',
'of this reprogramming authority is required. transfers which would result in increases or decreases in excess of $1,000,000 or 10',
'percent to an individual program account require prior notification and approval. office of the inspector general the conference agreement provides',
'$37,671,000 for the inspector general as proposed by the house and the senate. atomic energy defense activities national nuclear security',
'administration the national nuclear security administration nnsa , a semi autonomous agency within the department of energy, manages the nations',
'nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactors activities. availability of funds. the conference agreement makes funds appropriated to the nnsa',
'available until expended as proposed by the senate. other provisions. the conference agreement includes language authorizing $12,000,000 to be appropriated',
'for project 03 d 102, lanl administration building, at los alamos national laboratory, and $113,000,000 to be appropriated for project',
'01 d 108, microsystems and engineering science applications mesa , at sandia national laboratories, in new mexico. the conference agreement',
'does not include bill language proposed by the house limiting the obligation of funds until the nuclear weapons council certifies',
'the selected acquisition reports, limiting the obligation of funds until the nnsa budgets by weapons system, or providing $10,000,000 to',
'upgrade financial systems to track costs by weapons system. each of these issues is addressed further in the statement of',
'the managers. future years nuclear security program. the conferees agree with the house language pertaining to the inadequate multi year',
'programming and budgeting information and direct the nnsa to contract for an independent assessment of the nnsas planning, programming, and',
'budgeting system, including its comparability to that of the department of defense. strategic weapons modernization. the conferees direct the secretary',
'of energy in conjunction with the secretary of defense to provide a report to the appropriations and armed services committees',
'of congress providing a specific inventory objective for each nuclear weapon system by year and in total through 2012; an',
'indication of the likely number of warheads that must be modernized and why; and an estimate of the cost in',
'then year dollars to perform such modernization. this report is due to the congressional defense committees not later than march',
'15, 2003. selected acquisition reports. the conferees direct nnsa to submit selected acquisition reports to congress in fiscal year 2004',
'and subsequent fiscal years in an identical manner to those submitted by the department of defense. nnsa shall use the',
'title selected acquisition report, use the department of defense standard format and classification methodology, and include identical types of information',
'on program cost, schedule, and contractor performance. budget and accounting for nuclear weapons systems. the conferees understand that the department',
'is implementing a pilot project to budget and account for costs by weapons system and expect to be kept informed',
'by the administrator of the nnsa and the departments chief financial officer on the status of this project. cerro grande',
'fire funds. the conferees direct that the secretary not defer, deobligate, withdraw to headquarters, reserve for contemplated future rescissions, reprogram',
'or otherwise adversely affect the planned and continuing expenditure of funds previously made available for cerro grande fire activities unless',
'a reprogramming is submitted in advance and approval received from the house and senate committees on appropriations. weapons activities the',
'conference agreement provides $5,954,204,000 for weapons activities instead of $5,772,068,000 as proposed by the house and $6,108,959,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. reprogramming. the conference agreement provides limited reprogramming authority within the weapons activities account without submission of a reprogramming',
'to be approved in advance by the house and senate committees on appropriations. the reprogramming thresholds will be as follows:',
'directed stockpile work, science campaigns, engineering campaigns, inertial confinement fusion, advanced simulation and computing, pit manufacturing and certification, readiness campaigns,',
'and operating expenses for readiness in technical base and facilities. this should provide the needed flexibility to manage these programs.',
'in addition, funding of not more than $5,000,000 may be transferred between each of these categories and each construction project',
'subject to the following limitations: only one transfer may be made to or from any program or project; the transfer',
'must be necessary to address a risk to health, safety or the environment or to assure the most efficient use',
'of weapons activities funds at a site; and funds may not be used for an item for which congress has',
'specifically denied funds or for a new program or project that has not been authorized by congress. congressional notification within',
'15 days of the use of this reprogramming authority is required. transfers during the fiscal year which would result in',
'increases or decreases in excess of $5,000,000 or which would be subject to the limitations outlined in the previous paragraph',
'require prior notification and approval from the house and senate committees on appropriations. failure to notify the committees within the',
'15 day period will result in denial of the reprogramming. directed stockpile work. the conference agreement includes the budget request',
'of $1,234,467,000 for directed stockpile work as proposed by the house and the senate. campaigns. funding for individual campaigns is',
'shown on the accompanying table. the conferees agree with the house language requesting detailed project baseline data for each campaign',
'showing the total, annual, and five year costs, schedule, scope, and deliverables for individual project activities as part of the',
'annual budget request. from within funds provided for the various campaigns, $2,175,000 is provided for the university research program in',
'robotics. an additional $2,175,000 is provided for the robotics program in the environmental management program. for science campaigns, the conference',
'agreement provides $255,468,000, an increase of $20,000,000 over the budget request. the conference agreement provides $47,159,000 for primary certification as',
'proposed by the administration. in the dynamic materials properties program, the conferees have provided $5,000,000 for materials properties studies using',
'the capabilities of the nevada test site and the budget request of $13,110,000 for university partnerships. in the advanced radiography',
'program, funding of $20,000,000 is provided to continue research, development and conceptual design activities for an advanced hydrodynamics test facility',
'and an additional $5,000,000 to fund other experiments that might be conducted in the contained firing facility. for engineering campaigns,',
'the conference agreement provides $233,697,000, a reduction of $5,713,000 from the budget request. enhanced surety is funded at $32,000,000, as',
'proposed by the senate. for inertial confinement fusion, the conference agreement provides $504,293,000, an increase of $52,500,000 over the budget',
'request, and includes several program funding adjustments. the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the naval research laboratory, the same as',
'the budget request. funding of $22,000,000 has been provided to further development of high average power lasers. the conference agreement',
'includes $36,400,000, the same as the budget request, for the on going program at the laboratory for laser energetics at',
'the university of rochester. an increase of $13,000,000 over the budget request is provided for the university of rochester for',
'the omega extended performance facility to enhance the capabilities of the omega facility in support of the nations stockpile stewardship',
'program by providing additional high energy, high intensity beams to be used with the existing omega facility. the conference agreement',
'provides an additional $8,000,000 for enhanced national ignition facility nif diagnostics and/or cryogenic target activities, and $214,045,000, the same as',
'the budget request, for continued construction of the nif. for petawatt laser capabilities, funding of $5,000,000 is provided to modify',
'the beamlet laser at the sandia national laboratories and $1,000,000 is provided for technical community activities in developing critical short',
'pulse, high power laser technology. the conferees have provided an additional $3,500,000 for university grants/other icf support. this includes $2,500,000',
'for installation, operation, and continued research and development on a petawatt laser at the university of nevada reno, and $1,000,000',
'for short pulse, high power laser development at the university of texas. for advanced simulation and computing, the conference agreement',
'provides $704,335,000, as proposed by the senate. the nnsa is directed to commission two independent studies as proposed by the',
'senate. these reports are due to the committees on appropriations by august 1, 2003. for pit manufacturing and certification, the',
'conference agreement provides $222,000,000, an increase of $27,516,000 over the budget request of $194,484,000. the increase will ensure that the',
'nnsa maintains its commitment to produce a certifiable w88 pit by 2003 and a certified w88 pit by 2007. the',
'nnsa has refused to request funds consistent with its own project plan submitted in september 2001. as directed by the',
'senate explanatory statement, the nnsa is to provide a revised pit production and certification plan to the relevant congressional committees',
'by march 31, 2003, and annually thereafter. to ensure that all sites under study for the modern pit facility receive',
'full and equal consideration, the conferees recognize that future land withdrawal action by congress may be required to proceed with',
'construction of the facility. for readiness campaigns, the conference agreement provides $213,752,000, a reduction of $8,065,000 from the budget request.',
'funding for the tritium readiness campaign includes $42,734,000 for operating expenses as proposed by the senate and an additional $5,335,000',
'to complete dismantlement of the accelerator production of tritium program. readiness in technical base and facilities. for readiness in technical',
'base and facilities, the conference agreement provides $1,832,222,000, an increase of $143,993,000 over the budget request, and includes several funding',
'adjustments. within funds provided for operations of facilities, the conferees direct that, at a minimum, an additional $25,000,000 be provided',
'for the pantex plant in texas and an additional $20,000,000 be provided for the y 12 plant in oak ridge,',
'tennessee, as proposed by the house. the conference agreement includes an additional $6,000,000 for the z machine operations at sandia',
'and $3,000,000 for technology transfer activities as proposed by the senate. the conferees encourage the department to utilize the unlv',
'research foundation and other academic institutions to facilitate such technology transfer activities at the nevada test site. the conference agreement',
'provides $56,725,000 for activities at the nevada test site and an additional $23,500,000 for the national center for combating terrorism',
'for facility upgrades, refurbishments, equipment, and operation and maintenance. funding of $638,000 has been transferred to the office of science',
'safeguards and security program to support weapons related activities at the oak ridge national laboratory. within funds provided for program',
'readiness, the conference agreement includes $60,000,000 to maintain nevada test site readiness and $6,164,000 for activities related to the ta',
'18 relocation to nevada. the conference agreement provides the budget request of $15,000,000 for enhanced test readiness. the department is',
'directed to notify the house and senate committees on appropriations before any of these funds are obligated in fiscal year',
'2003. within funds provided for special projects, the conference agreement includes $600,000 for the oral history of the nevada test',
'site; $6,900,000 for the new mexico education enrichment foundation; $2,500,000 for the national museum of nuclear science and history relocation',
'project; $500,000 for the atomic testing history institute; $1,000,000 for the unlv research foundation; $3,000,000 to update aircraft navigational and',
'other related avionics; and the budget request for the los alamos county schools. within available funds, the conferees urge nnsa',
'to conduct a field installation of the truck stopping device developed by lawrence livermore national laboratory and to continue research',
'on bridges and new techniques for scanning shipping containers. the conference agreement includes $103,816,000 for materials recycling, an increase of',
'$5,000,000 over the budget request for activities at the y 12 plant in tennessee as proposed by the house. the',
'conference agreement includes the budget request of $17,721,000 for containers, $14,593,000 for storage, and $91,000,000 for nuclear weapons incident response.',
'construction projects. for construction projects, the conference agreement includes adjustments proposed by the department to the budget request for several',
'projects to reflect the latest program planning assumptions. in addition, the conference agreement provides $12,000,000 for project 03 d 102,',
'lanl administration building replacement project, and $113,000,000 for project 01 d 108, microsystems and engineering sciences applications complex at sandia,',
'in new mexico. facilities and infrastructure recapitalization. the conference agreement includes the budget request of $242,512,000 for the facilities and',
'infrastructure f&i recapitalization program. the conferees agree with the house language to procure decontamination, decommissioning and demolition services through an',
'open competitive process. at least $50,000,000 is to be used to dispose of excess facilities. secure transportation asset. the conference',
'agreement provides the budget request of $152,989,000 for secure transportation asset. safeguards and security. the conference agreement includes $526,254,000, an',
'increase of $16,300,000 over the budget request, for safeguards and security activities at laboratories and facilities managed by the national',
'nuclear security administration. funding adjustments. the conference agreement includes an adjustment of $28,985,000 for a security charge for reimbursable work,',
'as proposed in the budget, and a general reduction of $138,800,000. defense nuclear nonproliferation the conference agreement provides $1,113,630,000 for',
'defense nuclear nonproliferation instead of $1,167,630,000 as proposed by the house and $1,115,630,000 as proposed by the senate. availability of',
'funds. the conference agreement makes the funds available for obligation until expended as proposed by the senate. nonproliferation and verification',
'research and development. the conference agreement provides the budget request of $283,407,000 for nonproliferation and verification research and development. this',
'includes $20,160,000, the same as the budget request, for ground based systems for treaty monitoring. from within available funds for',
'research and development activities, $10,000,000 is provided to support ongoing activities at the remote sensing test and evaluation center at',
'the nevada test site. the conferees encourage the department to use a portion of the additional funds provided to the',
'remote sensing test and evaluation center to support applied research activities related to national security at unlv and other universities',
'that are participating in cooperative ventures at the nevada test site. the conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the incorporated research',
'institutions for seismology passcal instrument center. the conferees expect the nnsa to conduct a site wide survey of the iowa',
'army ammunition plant in middletown, iowa, for radiological contamination as proposed by the senate. within available funds, the nnsa is',
'directed to provide $10,000,000 for the sustained development of advanced technologies needed to counter nuclear terrorism threats and focus on',
'improving capability through research and development. the conferees continue to support more opportunity for open competition in appropriate areas of',
'the nonproliferation and verification research and development program. the conferees expect the department to continue to implement recommendations provided by',
'the external review group in support of open competition and direct the department to continue a free and open competitive',
'process for at least 25 percent of its research and development activities during fiscal year 2003 for ground based systems',
'treaty monitoring. the competitive process should be open to all federal and non federal entities. the conferees direct the department',
'to identify ways to increase competition to ensure that the best possible researchers in the private sector and academia are',
'provided the opportunity to compete for nonproliferation research and development funds and to contribute to these critical national security programs.',
'in this time of increased threats to the nation, the department should make every effort to seek out new and',
'innovative ideas and concepts beyond those developed by the departments own contractors. the conferees request an annual report on the',
'nonproliferation and verification research and development program that includes each major research project with the total baseline cost, cost by',
'year, scope, schedule, deliverables, entity performing the research, and proposed user. this report in an unclassified form with a classified',
'appendix as necessary is due to the committees on appropriations on march 15, 2003, and annually thereafter. the department should',
'work with the committees to ensure the appropriate level of detail. nonproliferation and international security. the conference agreement provides the',
'budget request of $92,668,000 for nonproliferation and international security. nonproliferation programs with russia. the conferees continue to be concerned that',
'too much of the money for russian programs is being spent in the united states at the department of energys',
'own facilities rather than going to the facilities in russia. the department is directed to submit a plan to the',
'committees on appropriations that shows how the ratio of the funding within each program that is spent in russia versus',
'the funding that remains the united states for the departments contractors will be increased significantly in each subsequent fiscal year.',
'international materials protection, control and cooperation mpc&a . the conference agreement includes $233,077,000, the same as the budget request, for',
'the mpc&a program. from within available funds, the conference agreement provides at least $15,000,000 for expanded activities within the second',
'line of defense program that is responsible for improving border and transportation security. the conferees support expanded program work in',
'major transit/transportation hubs and ports in countries other than russia and the newly independent states. the conference agreement also provides',
'$5,000,000 for the radiological dispersion devices rdd program to protect, control and account for rdd materials in countries other than',
'russia and the newly independent states. accelerated highly enriched uranium heu disposition. the conference agreement provides $14,000,000 to develop and',
'implement efforts with the russian federation for blending or otherwise securing highly enriched uranium. these efforts may include the purchase',
'of highly enriched uranium from the russian federation and transporting it to the united states. this program is in addition',
'to the u.s./russian heu agreement to blend down 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium over twenty years. russian transition',
'initiatives. the conference agreement provides $39,334,000, the same as the budget request, for the initiatives for proliferation prevention program and',
'the nuclear cities initiative. heu transparency implementation. the conference agreement provides $17,229,000, the same as the budget request. international nuclear',
'safety. the conference agreement provides $11,576,000, a reduction of $3,000,000 from the budget request, for the international nuclear safety program,',
'as proposed by the house. elimination of weapons grade plutonium production. the conference agreement includes the budget request of $49,339,000',
'for the elimination of weapons grade plutonium production program. the conferees strongly support the departments efforts to provide an open',
'procurement competition to find the best qualified contractor to implement this program and have not included language to limit repayment',
'of program expenditures. fissile materials disposition. the conference agreement provides $48,000,000 for fissile materials disposition, the same as the budget',
'request. at the request of the department, funding of $2,000,000 was transferred from operating expenses to project 99 d 141,',
'pit disassembly and conversion facility, and $6,372,000 was transferred from project 01 d 407, highly enriched uranium blend down, to',
'operating expenses. program direction. the conference agreement does not provide any program direction funds in this account as proposed by',
'the senate. program direction funding for the defense nuclear nonproliferation office will be identified separately within the office of the',
'administrator account. funding adjustments. the conference agreement includes funding adjustments of $75,000,000. this includes the use of $68,000,000 of prior',
'year balances and the additional $7,000,000 remaining from completion of project 00 d 192, nonproliferation and international security center. naval',
'reactors the conference agreement provides $706,790,000 for naval reactors, the same as the budget request. these funds are to remain',
'available until expended as proposed by the senate. office of the administrator the conference agreement provides $330,929,000 for the office',
'of the administrator instead of $261,929,000 as proposed by the house and $335,929,000 as proposed by the senate. these funds',
'are available for obligation through september 30, 2003, as proposed by the house. statutory language providing $12,000 for official reception',
'and representation expenses has also been included. the conferees urge the administrator of nnsa to provide at least $5,000,000 for',
'the nnsa office of project management and engineering support to continue its project oversight work and to provide training and',
'mentoring programs to improve the skills of nnsa program and project managers. defense nuclear nonproliferation. the conference agreement provides $57,000,000',
'for the federal employees in the office of defense nuclear nonproliferation. none of these funds may be taxed by the',
'nnsa for any purpose without prior notification and approval by the house and senate committees on appropriations. environmental and other',
'defense related activities defense environmental restoration and waste management the conference agreement provides $5,470,180,000 for defense environmental restoration and waste',
'management instead of $4,543,661,000 as proposed by the house and $5,370,532,000 as proposed by the senate. additional funding of $1,138,314,000',
'is contained in the defense facilities closure projects account and $158,399,000 in the defense environmental management privatization account for a',
'total of $6,766,893,000 provided for all defense environmental management activities. accelerated cleanup funding. the conference agreement has merged funds proposed',
'for the environmental management cleanup reform account into the appropriate existing appropriation accounts rather than providing a lump sum in',
'a separate appropriation account as proposed by the administration. reprogramming authority. the conferees support the need for flexibility to meet',
'changing funding requirements and have provided internal reprogramming authority as proposed by the house. site/project completion. total funding of $990,950,000',
'is provided for site/project completion. the conference agreement provides additional funding to accelerate cleanup at the following sites: $40,000,000 for',
'the savannah river site in south carolina; $5,000,000 for the idaho site; $141,000,000 for the hanford site in richland, washington;',
'$8,000,000 for sandia national laboratories in new mexico; $5,000,000 for the pantex plant in texas; and $4,000,000 to expedite the',
'remediation and conveyance of up to 2,000 acres of land for the use of pueblo of san ildefonso and approximately',
'100 acres to the county of los alamos consistent with the direction of section 632 of public law 105 119.',
'funding of $7,000,000 for the savannah river ecology laboratory is included in the office of science in fiscal year 2003.',
'funding of $8,800,000 is transferred from operating expenses at the savannah river site to a new construction project, project 03',
'd 414, preliminary project engineering and design, to initiate design activities for the salt waste processing facility and an additional',
'glass waste storage building. post 2006 completion. the conference agreement provides total funding of $3,322,367,000 for post 2006 completion. the',
'conference agreement provides additional funding to accelerate cleanup at the following sites: $176,000,000 for the savannah river site in south',
'carolina; $54,000,000 to accelerate remediation, waste management, and nuclear materials stewardship activities at los alamos national laboratory; $40,000,000 to accelerate',
'cleanup at the oak ridge reservation in tennessee; $33,000,000 to accelerate cleanup at the nevada test site; $22,000,000 to accelerate',
'cleanup activities at the lawrence livermore national laboratory; and $2,000,000 to accelerate cleanup activities in alaska. additional funding of $105,000,000',
'is provided for the idaho site. from within these funds, $2,000,000 is for the national spent nuclear fuel program; $4,000,000',
'is for the subsurface science research institute operated by the inland northwest research alliance and the ineel; and the department',
'is directed to pay its title v air permitting fees at the ineel consistent with prior year levels. the conferees',
'are aware that the district court has ordered the parties to enter into mediation to resolve the pit 9 issue',
'at idaho. the conferees commend that initiative and encourage the pursuit of action to avert continued costly and protracted litigation.',
'the conferees expect the department to participate directly in that mediation, not through the contractor. if mediation is not successful,',
'the conferees expect the department to initiate and participate in arbitration to resolve this dispute. additional funding of $63,000,000 is',
'provided for the hanford site in richland, washington, to accelerate cleanup of the river corridor and tank waste management activities.',
'from within available funds, $600,000 is provided for state of oregon oversight activities, and funding at the fiscal year 2002',
'level is provided for the hazardous materials management and emergency response hammer training and education center. the conferees understand that',
'the hammer facility will seek another source of funding and be moved from the environmental management program after fiscal year',
'2003. the department is expected to continue making pilt payments at last years level to counties that have the hanford',
'reservation within their boundaries. additional funding of $20,000,000 is provided to the carlsbad field office. this includes $14,000,000 to accelerate',
'shipping and disposing of transuranic waste throughout the complex; $3,500,000 to be made available to the carlsbad community for educational',
'support, infrastructure improvements, and related initiatives to address the impacts of accelerated operations; and $2,500,000 to continue the u.s. mexico',
'border health commission/materials corridor partnership initiative. from within available funds, $36,732,000 has been transferred to the safeguards and security program',
'to offset increased security costs in fiscal year 2003. office of river protection. the conference agreement provides $1,126,988,000, an increase',
'of $229,000,000 over the budget request, for the office of river protection at the hanford site in washington. funding of',
'$619,000,000 has been provided for project 01 d 416, the hanford waste treatment plant, to vitrify the high level waste',
'in underground tanks. uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning ued&d fund. the conference agreement includes the budget request of $442,000,000 for',
'the federal governments contribution to the ued&d fund. science and technology development. the conference agreement provides $118,175,000 for the science',
'and technology development program. the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 to continue the international agreement with aea technology; $7,000,000 for the',
'departments current five year cooperative agreement with the florida international universitys hemispheric center for environmental technology; $750,000 for the mid',
'atlantic recycling center for end of life electronics project; $5,000,000 for the diagnostic instrumentation and analysis laboratory; $2,000,000 to continue',
'micro sensing technology development and prototype deployment of remote monitoring systems for the underground test area; $2,175,000 for the university',
'robotics research program; $12,000,000 for research and development at idaho on environmental technologies; and $1,000,000 for basic science experiments at',
'the waste isolation pilot plant. the department is directed to continue its ongoing cooperative agreements with the university of nevada',
'las vegas and the university of nevada reno on terms consistent with recent years. the conferees urge the department to',
'consider continued evaluation, development and demonstration of the advanced vitrification system. the office of environmental management is directed to report',
'to the house and senate committees on appropriations as soon as information is available on the projects and activities which',
'are to be performed with funding provided in fiscal year 2003 to the florida international university, aea technology, the mid',
'atlantic recycling center for end of life electronics project, the diagnostic instrumentation and analysis laboratory, the micro sensing technology development',
'and prototype deployment of remote monitoring systems for the underground test area, the university robotics research program, the western environmental',
'technology office, and the national energy technology laboratory. the department should work with the committees on the detail and format',
'for this report. excess facilities. the conference agreement includes $5,000,000, an increase of $3,700,000 over the budget request, for excess',
'facilities. these funds are to be used to initiate decontamination and decommissioning of excess facilities owned by the environmental management',
'program. multi site activities. the conference agreement includes $64,352,000, a decrease of $415,519,000 from the budget request, for multi site',
'activities. funding of $442,000,000 for the uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund is transferred to a separate program; $1,000,000 is',
'provided for packaging and certification activities; and $8,481,000 is provided for the hazardous waste worker training program. the conferees expect',
'the department to continue its support for a variety of small programs identified in the senate explanatory statement. funding of',
'$17,000,000 is provided for the national energy technology laboratory netl in west virginia, including $5,000,000 for the western environmental technology',
'office. the department is establishing an office of legacy management that will gain responsibility for the long term stewardship program',
'now managed by the office of environmental management. the conferees expect the department to use the netl to begin preparatory',
'actions to ensure a smooth and effective transition of people, records, and programs including the responsibility for long term stewardship',
'of records dealing with physical and human issues at current sites as well as from the closure of the ohio',
'and rocky flats cleanup sites. the enormous records management requirements at closure sites will require solicitation and management of contracts',
'to assess both the current status of environmental management records as well as performing an evaluation of best practices. a',
'critical examination of the numerous complex issues of annuitant benefit continuity for retirees/annuitants at closure sites will also be required.',
'preparatory work in fiscal year 2003 will ensure a smooth transition of these responsibilities to the office of legacy management',
'and provide the department with an assessment of its needs to provide potential bidders with sufficient data to successfully compete',
'on the forthcoming contracts to institute long term stewardship of environmental management records and contractor continuity of benefits. safeguards and',
'security. the conference agreement includes $268,607,000, an increase of $40,347,000 over the budget request, for safeguards and security activities at',
'laboratories and facilities managed by the office of environmental management. safeguards and security costs at several cleanup facilities have increased',
'significantly since the fiscal year 2003 budget request was submitted. program direction. the conferees have provided $344,000,000, the same as',
'the budget request, for the program direction account. funding adjustments. the conference agreement includes reduction of $80,924,000 due to funding',
'constraints. a security charge for reimbursable work of $4,347,000, the same as the budget request, is included. environmental management cleanup',
'reform the conference agreement does not provide funding for accelerated cleanup activities in this separate appropriation account as proposed by',
'the administration. funds for accelerated cleanup have been allocated among the existing appropriation accounts. defense facilities closure projects the conference',
'agreement provides $1,138,314,000 instead of $1,091,314,000 as proposed by the house and $1,125,314,000 as proposed by the senate. the budget',
'request of $664,000,000 is provided for the rocky flats site in colorado. additional funding to accelerate cleanup is provided for',
'the following projects: $25,000,000 for fernald, ohio; $4,000,000 for the mound site in ohio; and $5,000,000 for the columbus environmental',
'management project in ohio. the conferees expect the department to request adequate funds to keep each of these projects on',
'schedule for closure by 2006 or earlier. from within available funds, $5,500,000 has been transferred to the safeguards and security',
'program to offset increased security costs in fiscal year 2003. funding of $55,651,000, an increase of $18,500,000 over the budget',
'request, is provided for safeguards and security. any savings resulting from safeguards and security costs are to be retained and',
'used for cleanup activities at the closure sites. defense environmental management privatization the conference agreement provides $158,399,000, the same as',
'the budget request, for the defense environmental management privatization program. other defense activities the conference agreement provides $546,554,000 for other',
'defense activities instead of $485,076,000 as proposed by the house and $537,664,000 as proposed by the senate. details of the',
'conference agreement are provided below. energy security and assurance the conference agreement provides $56,686,000 for the energy security and assurance',
'program. funding of $27,500,000 is provided for the national infrastructure simulation and analysis center nisac in new mexico, and $16,000,000',
'to the national energy technology laboratory in west virginia to assist the energy assurance office, as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for a pilot project in washington, dc, to be carried out in conjunction with the',
'local power provider and administered by the washington metropolitan council of governments to protect and harden electricity infrastructure in the',
'nations capital, an area uniquely susceptible to terrorist attack. the conference agreement also includes $3,000,000 to establish the idaho critical',
'infrastructure testbed at the idaho national environmental and engineering laboratory. office of security the conference agreement provides $185,515,000, the same',
'as the budget request, for the office of security. the conference agreement provides total safeguards and security funding of $1,267,791,000',
'for safeguards and security activities at the department of energy. in addition to the funding provided for the office of',
'security, the conference agreement provides $30,000,000 for security and safeguards activities performed by the departments chief information officer and $1,052,276,000',
'for safeguards and security activities at the departments field offices and facilities. intelligence the conference agreement includes $41,246,000, the same',
'as the budget request, for the departments intelligence program. counterintelligence the conference agreement includes $45,955,000, the same as the budget',
'request, for the departments counterintelligence program. independent oversight and performance assurance the conference agreement provides $22,430,000, the same as the',
'budget request, for the independent oversight and performance assurance program. environment, safety and health defense the conference agreement provides $103,850,000',
'for defense related environment, safety and health activities including $48,160,000 for health effects studies and $13,500,000 for the radiation effects',
'research foundation, the same as the budget request. the conferees have provided $3,550,000 for medical monitoring at the gaseous diffusion',
'plants and $5,000,000 to continue a program at the university of nevada las vegas for department wide management of electronic',
'records. from within available funds, the department is directed to complete the health studies at the iowa army ammunition plant',
'and initiate a beryllium screening and outreach program for workers employed at vendors in the worchester, massachusetts, area who supplied',
'beryllium to the atomic energy commission. the general accounting office gao is directed to conduct a study on the effectiveness',
'of the benefit program under subtitle d of the energy employees occupational illness compensation program act of 2000 in assisting',
'the department of energy contractor employees in obtaining compensation for occupational illness. not later than 120 days after the date',
'of enactment of this act, the gao shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the',
'senate energy and natural resources committee, and the house energy and commerce committee on the results of this study. the',
'conferees direct the gao not to displace any other requests by the house and senate committees on appropriations. the conference',
'agreement includes $17,149,000 for program direction, the same as the budget request. worker and community transition the conference agreement provides',
'$21,183,000 for the worker and community transition program instead of $19,683,000 as proposed by the house and $25,683,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement includes a total of $3,500,000, an increase of $1,500,000 over the budget request, for',
'workforce restructuring at the paducah, kentucky, gaseous diffusion plant. funding of $2,000,000 has been provided for infrastructure improvements at the',
'former pinellas weapons plant as proposed by the house. the conference agreement does not provide any guidance on the proposed',
'final rule implementing part d of the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. no funds may be used to augment',
'the $21,183,000 made available for obligation for severance payments and other benefits and community assistance grants unless the department of',
'energy submits a reprogramming request subject to approval by the appropriate congressional committees. national security programs administrative support the conference',
'agreement provides $87,468,000 for national security programs administrative support instead of $30,587,000 as proposed by the house and $50,587,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. included within this amount is $21,800,000 for the national security portion of the cybersecurity and communications',
'initiative and the corporate management improvement program that are fully funded in the departmental administration account. office of hearings and',
'appeals the conference agreement provides $2,933,000 for the office of hearings and appeals, the same as the budget request. funding',
'adjustments funding adjustments include a security charge for reimbursable work of $712,000 and a reduction of $20,000,000 to be applied',
'to those programs that have balances carried over from prior fiscal years and lower priority program activities. defense nuclear waste',
'disposal the conference agreement provides $315,000,000 for the defense contribution to the nuclear waste repository program as proposed by the',
'house instead of $280,000,000 as proposed by the senate. power marketing administrations bonneville power administration the conference agreement provides $700,000,000',
'of new borrowing authority to the bonneville power administration as proposed by the senate. the bill language is included in',
'division n of the conference report. the conferees direct the bonneville power administration to submit a detailed budget justification, by',
'project, for its total capital improvement program to the house and senate committees on appropriations not later than march 30,',
'2003, and to be submitted thereafter as part of the annual budget request, for approval by the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations. no new direct loan obligations may be made during fiscal year 2003. operation and maintenance, southeastern power',
'administration the conference agreement includes $4,534,000, the same as the budget request, for the southeastern power administration. the conference agreement',
'provides for the same level of purchase power and wheeling as in fiscal year 2002. operation and maintenance, southwestern power',
'administration the conference agreement includes $27,378,000, the same as the budget request, for the southwestern power administration. the conference agreement',
'provides for the same level of purchase power and wheeling as in fiscal year 2002. the conference agreement also provides',
'southwestern with the authority to accept an additional $8,043,000 of non federal reimbursable funding to fulfill its obligations under the',
'southwest power pool open access transmission tariff. construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration the conference agreement provides',
'$168,858,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $162,758,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement includes $6,100,000 for',
'the utah mitigation and conservation account. the conference agreement also includes language as proposed by the senate regarding the belfield',
'hettinger transmission line in north dakota and includes $4,000,000 to fund high priority portions of the south of phoenix portion',
'of the parker davis project transmission system as proposed by the house. falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund the',
'conference agreement includes $2,734,000, the same as the budget request, for the falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund. federal',
'energy regulatory commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $192,000,000 for the federal energy regulatory commission ferc . revenues',
'for ferc are set at an amount equal to the budget authority, resulting in a net appropriation of $0. the',
'conferees are aware that the california public utilities commission cpuc has requested several ferc actions in regard to investigating electricity',
'market manipulations. the conferees expect ferc to act diligently upon the cpucs requests. the conferees are very concerned about the',
'possible impact on regional electricity prices of fercs proposed rule for standard market design smd . the secretary of energy',
'is directed to submit to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the house energy and commerce committee, and the',
'senate energy and natural resources committee an independent analysis of the impact of the smd rule that ferc proposes to',
'finalize. this independent analysis must compare wholesale and retail electricity prices and the impact on the safety and reliability of',
'generation and transmission facilities in the major regions of the country both under existing conditions and under the proposed smd',
'rule. this analysis must also address the proposed smd rules: a costs and benefits, including its impacts on energy infrastructure',
'development and investor confidence; b impacts on state utility regulation; c financial impact on retail customers; d impact on the',
'reasonableness of electricity prices; and e impact on the safe, reliable, and secure operation of the nations generation and transmission',
'facilities. the secretary shall work in consultation with the ferc so that the secretarys analysis will most accurately address the',
'contents and conclusions of the most current version of the proposed rule. the secretary shall submit the independent analysis no',
'later than april 30, 2003. general provisions department of energy sec. 301. the conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by',
'the house that none of the funds may be used to award a management and operating contract, or a contract',
'for environmental remediation or waste management in excess of $100,000,000 in annual funding, or award a significant extension or expansion',
'to an existing management and operating contract, unless such contract is awarded using competitive procedures, or the secretary of energy',
'grants a waiver to allow for such a deviation. within 30 days of formally notifying the incumbent contractor that the',
'secretary intends to grant such a waiver, the secretary must submit a report setting forth, in specificity, the substantive reasons',
'why the requirement for competition should be waived. this language modifies a provision carried in previous energy and water development',
'appropriations acts. sec. 302. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house and senate that none of the',
'funds may be used to prepare or implement workforce restructuring plans or provide enhanced severance payments and other benefits and',
'community assistance grants for federal employees of the department of energy under section 3161 of the national defense authorization act',
'of fiscal year 1993, public law 102 484. this provision has been carried in previous energy and water development appropriations',
'acts. sec. 303. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house and senate that none of the funds',
'may be used to augment the $21,183,000 made available for obligation for severance payments and other benefits and community assistance',
'grants unless the department of energy submits a reprogramming request subject to approval by the appropriate congressional committees. this provision',
'has been carried in previous energy and water development appropriations acts. sec. 304. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed',
'by the house and senate that none of the funds may be used to prepare or initiate requests for proposals',
'for a program if that program has not been funded by congress in the current fiscal year. this provision also',
'precludes the department from initiating activities for new programs which have been proposed in the budget request, but which have',
'not yet been funded by congress. this provision has been carried in previous energy and water development appropriations acts. transfers',
'of unexpended balances sec. 305. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house and senate that permits the',
'transfer and merger of unexpended balances of prior appropriations with appropriation accounts established in this bill. this provision has been',
'carried in previous energy and water development appropriations acts. sec. 306. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the',
'house prohibiting the bonneville power administration from performing energy efficiency services outside the legally defined bonneville service territory unless the',
'administrator certifies in advance that such services are not available from private sector businesses. this provision has been carried in',
'previous energy and water development appropriations acts. sec. 307. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house establishing',
'certain notice and competition requirements for department of energy user facilities. this provision has been carried in previous energy and',
'water development appropriations acts. sec. 308. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house and senate allowing the',
'administrator of the national nuclear security administration to authorize certain nuclear weapons production plants to use not more than 2',
'percent of available funds for research, development and demonstration activities. this provision has been carried in previous energy and water',
'development appropriations acts. sec. 309. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house and senate allowing the administrator',
'of the national nuclear security administration to authorize the manager of the nevada operations office to use not more than',
'2 percent of available funds for research, development and demonstration activities necessary for operations and readiness of the nevada test',
'site. sec. 310. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house that would repeal section 310 of public',
'law 106 60, the energy and water development appropriations act, 2000, which required submission of funding plans from department of',
'energy laboratories. sec. 311. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the house which would authorize intelligence activities of',
'the department of energy for purposes of section 504 of the national security act of 1947 until enactment of the',
'intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2003. sec. 312. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the senate limiting',
'the types of waste that can be disposed of in the waste isolation pilot plant in new mexico. none of',
'the funds may be used to dispose of transuranic waste in excess of 20 percent plutonium by weight for the',
'aggregate of any material category. at the rocky flats site, this provision includes ash residues; salt residues; wet residues; direct',
'repackage residues; and scrub alloy as referenced in the final environmental impact statement on management of certain plutonium residues and',
'scrub alloy stored at the rocky flats environmental technology site. this provision has been carried in previous energy and water',
'development appropriations acts. sec. 313. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the senate providing that funds appropriated in',
'public law 107 66 for the kachemak bay submarine cable project may be available to reimburse the local sponsor for',
'the federal share of the project costs assumed by the local sponsor prior to final passage of that act. sec.',
'314. the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the senate requiring that upon the request of the licensee for',
'ferc license no. 11393, the federal energy regulatory commission shall issue an order staying the license. sec. 315. the conference',
'agreement modifies a provision proposed by the senate providing that none of the funds for department of energy environmental management',
'activities may be obligated at a department of energy site or laboratory in excess of the current year level of',
'funding or the fiscal year 2003 budget request, whichever is greater, unless the site or laboratory has entered into a',
'site performance management plan consistent with the intent of the departments environmental management acceleration and reform initiative. sec. 316. the',
'conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by the senate prohibiting the national nuclear security administration nnsa from taking any actions',
'adversely affecting employment at its nevada operations office for a period of not less than 365 days. the conference agreement',
'includes a provision allowing the administrator of the nnsa to seek a waiver from this requirement. similar to a reprogramming',
'action, written approval must be received from the chairmen and ranking members of the house and senate energy and water',
'development appropriations subcommittees. sec. 317. the conference agreement includes a provision providing that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the',
'secretary of energy shall proceed with planning and analyses for external regulation of the departments laboratories under the office of',
'science. provisions not adopted by the conference. the conference agreement deletes language proposed by the senate that: requires the general',
'accounting office to conduct a study of the effectiveness of the benefit program under subtitle d of the energy employees',
'occupational illness compensation program act of 2000; requires the general accounting office to conduct a study of the cleanup progress',
'at the paducah gaseous diffusion plant in paducah, kentucky; and prohibits the use of funds in this or any other',
'act to withdraw from availability or otherwise adversely affect the planned expenditure of funds previously made available for cerro grande',
'fire activities. these requirements are addressed in the statement of the managers. language proposed by the senate allowing the secretary',
'of interior to participate in the calfed bay delta authority has been modified and moved to title ii. conference recommendations',
'the conference agreements detailed funding recommendations for programs in title iii are contained in the following table. graphic s not',
'available in tiff format title iv independent agencies appalachian regional commission the conference agreement includes $71,290,000 for the appalachian regional',
'commission arc as proposed by the house instead of $74,400,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees support the appalachian',
'turkish trade project to promote trade and investment opportunities. from within available funds, $5,000,000 has been provided for a child',
'development research center at the university of alabama and $8,000,000 for the newly authorized telecommunications program within the arc. the',
'conferees are aware of the intermodal industrial park project in wellsville, ohio, and urge the arc to help the columbiana',
'county port authority complete the project. defense nuclear facilities safety board the conference agreement includes $19,000,000 for the defense nuclear',
'facilities safety board as proposed by the house and senate. delta regional authority the conference agreement includes $8,000,000 for the',
'delta regional authority instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the senate and no funding as proposed by the house. the',
'conferees expect the authority to submit to the house and senate committees on appropriations quarterly financial reports providing detailed accounting',
'data on the expenditure of funds during fiscal year 2003 and thereafter. the conferees also expect to receive from the',
'authority a detailed budget justification in fiscal year 2004. the authority failed to comply with this requirement in fiscal year',
'2003. denali commission the conference agreement includes $48,000,000 for the denali commission instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the senate',
'and no funding as proposed by the house. the conferees expect the denali commission to submit to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations quarterly financial reports providing detailed accounting data on the expenditure of funds during fiscal year 2003',
'and thereafter. the conferees also expect to receive from the commission a detailed budget justification in fiscal year 2004. nuclear',
'regulatory commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $578,184,000 as proposed by the house and the senate, to be',
'offset by revenues of $520,087,000, for a net appropriation of $58,097,000. this reflects the statutory language adopted by the conference',
'in fiscal year 2001 to reduce the fee recovery requirement to 94 percent in fiscal year 2003. the conference amount',
'provides the same total amount as the budget request, including the $29,300,000 requested for security expenses, but applies the fee',
'recovery requirement to this increment of funding. office of inspector general the conference agreement includes $6,800,000 as proposed by the',
'house and senate, to be offset by revenues of $6,392,000, for a net appropriation of $408,000. this reflects the statutory',
'language adopted by the conference in fiscal year 2001 to reduce the fee recovery requirement to 94 percent in fiscal',
'year 2003. nuclear waste technical review board salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $3,200,000, the same as the budget',
'request. title v general provisions sec. 501. the conference agreement includes language directing that none of the funds in this',
'act or any prior appropriations act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on',
'any legislation or appropriation matters pending before congress, other than to communicate to members of congress as described in section',
'1913 of title 18, united states code. this provision has been carried in previous energy and water development appropriations acts.',
'sec. 502. the conference agreement includes language regarding the purchase of american made equipment and products, and prohibiting contracts with',
'persons falsely labeling products as made in america. this provision has been carried in previous energy and water development appropriations',
'acts. sec. 503. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the house providing that none of the funds made available',
'in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to',
'transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 504. the conference agreement',
'includes language proposed by the senate that extends the existing authority for the denali commission until 2008. sec. 505. the',
'conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate that amends section 503 of the energy and water development appropriations act,',
'2002, by extending the prohibition of oil and gas drilling in the great lakes until 2005. sec. 506. the conference',
'agreement includes a provision clarifying that the department of energys discretionary indemnification authority will protect communities, lenders, and subsequent owners',
'of former department of energy property to the same extent that communities impacted by base closures are protected. sec. 507.',
'the conference agreement includes a provision directing the director of the office of management and budget to transmit to congress',
'by april 1, 2003, a cross cut budget displaying, by fiscal year, all calfed bay delta program related expenditures by',
'the federal government for fiscal years 1996 through 2004. provisions not adopted. the conference agreement deletes language proposed by the',
'house prohibiting obligation of funds by the federal energy regulatory commission to grant any public utility the authority to use',
'market based rates until the commission has issued a final order in all market based rate cases that have been',
'pending before the commission for more than 18 months. conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority for',
'the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003',
'budget estimates, and the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: in thousands of dollars new budget obligational authority, fiscal',
'year 2002 $25,795,359 budget estimates for new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 26,163,457 house bill, fiscal year 2003 26,541,000 senate',
'bill, fiscal year 2003 26,649,991 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 26,678,000 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal',
'year 2002 +882,641 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 +514,543 house bill, fiscal year 2003 +137,000 senate',
'bill, fiscal year 2003 +28,009 division e foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, 2003 in determining congressional intent',
'for the obligation and programming of funds for fiscal year 2003, the appropriate departments and agencies funded under this act',
'shall rely on house report 107 663, the senate report as printed in the congressional record of january 15, 2003,',
'and the statement of the managers. any ambiguity shall be resolved by consulting with the committees on appropriations. title i',
'export and investment assistance export import bank of the united states the conference agreement appropriates $512,900,000 for the subsidy appropriation',
'for the export import bank. the managers are aware of an inter agency agreement among the departments of state and',
'defense, the export import bank, and usaid that establishes reporting procedures regarding compliance with section 512 of the act, the',
'so called brooke amendment, and section 620 q of the foreign assistance act. the procedures provide a mechanism to share',
'information among those agencies regarding countries that are either in arrears on loan repayments owed the united states or which',
'may soon become in arrears. since the provision of foreign assistance to countries in arrears is restricted by those sections,',
'information required by these procedures is of great importance to the administration of foreign assistance funds. the managers are therefore',
'concerned about reports that the export import bank has, in at least two instances this year, failed to provide information',
'on arrearages in a timely fashion in accordance with its obligations under the inter agency agreement. the managers direct the',
'export import bank to follow the inter agency agreement and not allow a similar lapse to occur again. the managers',
'endorse house report language regarding the export import bank with respect to the domestic steel market, reducing global excess steel',
'making capacity, and subsequent reporting to the committees on appropriations. overseas private investment corporation the managers direct the president of',
'opic to continue current policy and consult with the committees on appropriations before any future financing for non governmental organizations',
'or private and voluntary organizations is approved. the managers are concerned with a number of opic projects involving the shrimp',
'industry in southeast asia. the managers expect opic to consult with the appropriate congressional committees on this issue. funds appropriated',
'to the president trade and development agency the conference agreement appropriates $47,012,000 for the trade and development agency tda instead',
'of $49,512,000 as proposed by the house and $44,696,000 as proposed by the senate. the level of funding includes an',
'additional $2,500,000 for trade capacity building assistance instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the house. the senate did not address',
'the issue of trade capacity building assistance. title ii bilateral economic assistance frequency of executive branch reports on country allocations',
'the managers insist that the department of state and the united states agency for international development comply with the provisions',
'of section 653 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, regarding the frequency of notifications regarding the allocation',
'of foreign assistance. enactment of any supplemental appropriations act for foreign assistance requires an additional notification under section 653. when',
'feasible, the department of state is expected to include amounts from the migration and refugee assistance and emergency refugee and',
'migration assistance accounts. usaid is expected to include international disaster assistance and transition initiatives amounts for each country. in addition,',
'the department of state and usaid are requested to provide comparable information on regional and centrally administered programs, and to',
'consult in advance with the relevant committees of congress regarding reductions in excess of $20,000,000 or ten percent of previously',
'reported amounts for a foreign country, international organization, or regional program. compliance with report language the managers note that at',
'times in the past, the department of state and usaid have failed to respond to recommendations in the house and',
'senate appropriations committee reports, choosing instead to recognize only language in the statement of the managers accompanying the conference report.',
'the managers expect the department of state and usaid to follow the recommendations in the house and senate reports, unless',
'those recommendations are modified in the statement of the managers. in the event that the house and senate appropriations committee',
'reports contain conflicting recommendations on the same subject, the managers expect the department of state, usaid, and other appropriate agencies',
'to consult with the house and senate appropriations committees regarding those recommendations. united states agency for international development child survival',
'and health programs fund the conference agreement appropriates $1,836,500,000 for the child survival and health programs fund instead of $1,710,000,000',
'as proposed by the house and $1,970,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes language allocating $1,836,500,000 among',
'seven program categories in the child survival and health programs fund: $324,000,000 for child survival and maternal health, including vaccine',
'preventable diseases such as polio; $27,000,000 for vulnerable children; $591,500,000 for hiv/aids; $155,500,000 for other infectious diseases; $368,500,000 for reproductive',
'health/family planning; $120,000,000 for unicef; and $250,000,000 for the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria global atm fund',
'. the committee expects that any change proposed subsequent to the allocation as directed in bill language will be subject',
'to the requirements of section 515 of the act. a definition of program categories and their components can be found',
'on pages 9 through 11 of house report 107 142 and under the heading family planning/reproductive health on page 12',
'of senate report 107 58. the conference agreement provides not less than $800,000,000 for assistance to prevent and treat hiv/aids.',
'of this amount, $591,500,000 is funded through the child survival and health programs fund. another $38,500,000 is provided through other',
'usaid managed or co managed accounts, such as the economic support fund, international disaster assistance, and regional accounts for eastern',
'europe and the former soviet union. the remaining $170,000,000 is a conservative estimate of the amount from the foreign operations',
'division of this act that will be allocated for hiv/aids by the global atm fund and un agencies. the estimate',
'of $800,000,000 for aids does not include the united states share of hiv/aids assistance through the world bank group. the',
'managers are concerned about the growing prevalence of hiv/aids in countries of eastern europe and the independent states of the',
'former soviet union. the managers therefore direct that funds from the child survival and health programs fund be available for',
'hiv/aids programs in eastern europe and the independent states of the former soviet union. the managers also encourage usaid to',
'make available funds from this account for hiv/aids programs in esf countries other than those for whom funds are specifically',
'mandated in this act. the conference agreement also provides a total of $155,500,000 from the child survival and health programs',
'fund to combat infectious diseases other than hiv/aids, such as malaria and tuberculosis. in addition, the conference agreement includes $250,000,000',
'as a contribution to the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis, and malaria, bringing the total united states contribution to',
'the fund to date to $725,000,000. the managers note that the presidents request for the global atm fund from division',
'e of this act is $100,000,000. the timing of disbursement of the full $725,000,000 is limited by language requiring that',
'the united states contribution may not exceed the total resources provided by other donors and available for use by the',
'global fund. the managers note also that, of the awards pledged thus far by the global atm fund to recipient',
'countries, approximately 65 percent are for aids interventions, 17 percent are for malaria interventions, and 16 percent are for tuberculosis',
'or combined tuberculosis/aids interventions. when funding through bilateral programs administered by usaid is considered together with the united states contribution',
'to the global atm fund, the conference agreement provides a total of $120,000,000 for tuberculosis assistance. of this amount, $65,000,000',
'is funded through the child survival and health programs account, $15,000,000 from other bilateral accounts, and $40,000,000 through the contribution',
'to the global fund. for malaria, the conference agreement provides a total of $115,000,000. of this amount, it is expected',
'that $42,500,000 of the contribution to the global fund will fund malaria programs, $65,000,000 is funded through this account, and',
'$7,500,000 is provided from other bilateral accounts. the conference agreement includes bill language, proposed by the senate, regarding the development',
'of microbicides as a means of combating hiv/aids. in addition, the conference agreement includes up to $100,000,000 for mother and',
'child hiv prevention and up to $10,500,000 for a united states contribution to the international aids vaccine initiative. the managers',
'are concerned that little progress has been made toward the implementation of the micronutrient programs mandated by section 3013 of',
'p.l. 107 171 and direct usaid to implement this provision as soon as possible this fiscal year. the managers support',
'$27,500,000 for the multilateral effort to eradicae polio in fiscal year 2003, instead of $30,000,000 as recommended in the senate',
'report and $25,000,000 as recommended in the house report. the managers endorse senate report language regarding malaria, and recommend that',
'usaid provide direct support to the medicines for malaria venture and the malaria vaccine initiative. the conference agreement allocates $368,500,000',
'for family planning/reproductive health within the child survival and health programs fund, as proposed by the house, instead of $385,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. section 522 of the conference agreement mandates that an overall total of $446,500,000 be made',
'available for bilateral family planning/ reproductive health from this account, the economic support fund, and the regional accounts for eastern',
'europe and the former soviet union, as in current law. the managers endorse the language of the house report with',
'respect to the dikembe mutombo foundation congolese hospital, lott carey international, and the caribbean epidemiology center. the managers endorse senate',
'report language regarding programs for people with disabilities, including recommendations to provide funding for special olympics overseas programs and for',
'olympic aid. the managers also direct usaid to continue to provide the committees with a detailed annual report not later',
'than march 31, 2003, on the programs, projects, and activities undertaken by the child survival and health programs fund during',
'fiscal year 2002. funds appropriated for the child survival and health programs fund are appropriated for programs, projects and activities.',
'funds for administrative expenses to manage fund activities are provided in a separate account, with two exceptions included in the',
'conference agreement: authority for usaids central and regional bureaus to use up to $150,000 from program funds for operating expense',
'funded personnel to better monitor and provide oversight of the fund; and, in section 522, authority to use up to',
'$13,500,000 to reimburse other government agencies and private institutions for professional services. the managers are aware that significant usaid resources',
'are directed toward support for the global atm fund, both at its geneva headquarters and in developing countries seeking or',
'in receipt of fund rewards. the managers have no objection to such support, but request a brief written report not',
'later than march 15, 2003 on the extent and cost of such support, including the cost of non usaid direct',
'hire staff involved in such efforts. in addition, any proposed transfer of appropriations from the child survival and health programs',
'fund to the department of health and human services is limited to $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such transfer,',
'as well as any transfer to usaid operating expenses, under any authority other than this act shall be subject to',
'section 515 of this act. any proposed obligations for global development alliance programs, projects or activities shall be subject to',
'the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. development assistance the conference agreement appropriates $1,389,000,000 for development assistance instead',
'of $1,398,000,000 as proposed by the house and $1,365,500,000 as proposed by the senate. the managers have agreed to provide',
'$218,000,000 for basic education, including adult literacy programs, under the development assistance account, as proposed by the house bill, instead',
'of $200,000,000 as proposed by the senate amendment. in addition, $32,000,000 should be derived from other accounts. the managers endorse',
'the language of the house report with regard to alfalit international. the conference agreement includes a provision, similar to a',
'senate amendment, which provides that $100,000,000 shall be made available for drinking water supply projects and related activities. the managers',
'request that usaid report within 90 days of enactment of this act on plans for the disbursement of these funds.',
'the conference agreement provides that, of the funds for agriculture and rural development programs, $25,000,000 should be provided for plant',
'biotechnology research and development. the managers support programs that conserve energy and promote efficient energy production and distribution in developing',
'countries. the conference agreement provides in section 555 that $175,000,000 should be made available for these programs. the conference agreement',
'does not include a senate earmark of $13,000,000 for usaids office of energy and information technology. however, the managers are',
'concerned that usaid is not devoting sufficient resources to promoting renewable, clean and efficient energy technologies, of which the united',
'states is the leading manufacturer. the managers are also concerned that funding for usaids office of energy and information technology',
'has declined, and that it does not have the staff to adequately address the energy challenges and opportunities in developing',
'countries with rapidly growing populations. the managers recommend additional funding and enhanced staffing for this office in fiscal year 2003.',
'the managers endorse both the house report and senate report language on the institute for liberty and democracy ild ,',
'and strongly recommend that not less than $6,000,000 be made available for the ild in fiscal year 2003. the managers',
'also endorse the language of the house report with respect to the education for development and democracy initiative eedi ,',
'and womens inheritance rights in africa. the managers direct that not less than $500,000 be made available for the united',
'states telecommunications training institute, a long standing and successful program that provides communications and broadcasting training to professionals around the',
'world. the senate amendment included bill language mandating that such funds be made available for this purpose. the house bill',
'did not address this matter. the conference agreement provides that $18,000,000 should be made available for the american schools and',
'hospitals abroad program. the senate amendment included bill language stating that $19,000,000 should be made available for this purpose. the',
'conference agreement in section 554 includes language directing that usaid should make available $145,000,000 for programs and activities that directly',
'protect biodiversity. the managers strongly support these efforts and expect these funds to be used to protect tropical forests, including',
'support of projects to deter illegal logging in indonesia, central africa and elsewhere, and other threatened biologically diverse areas, both',
'terrestrial and marine. of this amount, up to $40,000,000 may be available for the subsidy cost of modifying loans and',
'loan guarantees, pursuant to the provisions of the tropical forest conservation act of 1998. the managers commend the administration for',
'its congo basin forest initiative and expect full funding to be made available for the central african regional program for',
'the environment. the managers note the committees history of commitment to usaids office of women in development. the managers conclude',
'that the office is currently an underutilized resource at the agency, and are disappointed with the lack of commitment the',
'agency has shown to it. the managers are also disappointed that usaid over many years has consistently failed to fully',
'comply with congressional direction to provide the wid office with adequate financial resources and skilled personnel. the managers are aware',
'of the ways in which development challenges affect men and women differently. for instance, in recent years, there has been',
'widespread recognition of the importance of investments in educating girls and the unique obstacles to educating girls in developing societies.',
'the managers expect that much of the work on these issues, as well as the funding for these types of',
'interventions, should be derived from bureau and mission program funds. an example of bureau and mission funded activities would be',
'womens leadership training programs, on behalf of which the managers endorse the language and report requirement included in the house',
'report. the managers urge usaid to increase the capacity of the bureau for policy and program coordination, in collaboration with',
'the wid office, to provide agency wide leadership to integrate concerns of women in development strategies, an especially important function',
'as usaid devises new agriculture and trade strategies. the wid office should have the budget, appropriately skilled personnel, and flexibility',
'to consult with overseas missions on country programs, determine the need for better womens integration strategies in each of the',
'functional and regional bureaus and country and regional missions, provide technical assistance in strategic planning as necessary, and offer incentive',
'funds to missions to undertake new gender integration initiatives. the managers remain concerned about the ability of the wid office',
'to have agency wide impact from its current location within the bureau for economic growth, agriculture and trade, and urge',
'the agency to take all possible steps to alleviate these concerns. the managers direct the administrator to report to the',
'committees on appropriations no later than 120 days after the enactment of this act on steps taken to address these',
'concerns and recommendations. the managers strongly support the fertilizer related research and development being conducted by the international fertilizer development',
'center ifdc and urge usaid to make at least $4,000,000 available to ifdc, including not less than $2,300,000 for its',
'core grant, as provided under the senate amendment and in the house report. the conference agreement does not include senate',
'language that usaid should fund programs to provide alternative livelihoods for vietnamese coffee growers. the managers are deeply concerned with',
'the situation that confronts impoverished vietnamese coffee farmers, and have been informed that usaid is already engaged in these types',
'of activities. the managers urge usaid to expand these activities and other job creation efforts in vietnam. additionally, the managers',
'endorse the senate report language on the coffee crisis. the managers also endorse senate report language regarding laos. the managers',
'endorse house report language directing the secretary of state to initiate discussions with mexico regarding the revillagigedo islands. international disaster',
'assistance the conference agreement appropriates $290,000,000 for international disaster assistance as proposed by the senate, instead of $315,500,000 as proposed',
'by the house. of this amount, not less than $60,000,000 above the request is appropriated only for afghanistan, and an',
'additional $25,000,000 is expected to be made available for afghanistan. the director of the office of foreign disaster assistance is',
'to consult with the committees not less than every three months, on the current status of commitments, obligations, and expenditures',
'by the office and on any proposals to augment international disaster assistance by transfers from other accounts. transition initiatives the',
'conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 for transition initiatives to support usaids office of transition initiatives oti . the house bill proposed',
'$40,000,000 and the senate amendment $55,000,000 for this account. development credit authority including transfer of funds the conference agreement does',
'not include a senate earmark of $4,000,000 to support urban programs. however, the managers note the rapid population growth and',
'increasing poverty in cities in developing countries and urge usaid to expand its use of the development credit authority to',
'address these growing urban needs. operating expenses of the united states agency for international development the conference agreement provides $572,000,000',
'for operating expenses of the u.s. agency for international development, instead of $572,200,000 as proposed by the house and $571,087,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the managers note that events since september 11, 2001 have imposed increasing administrative costs on',
'the programs of the u.s. agency for international development. in particular, these costs have been felt in the middle east',
'and asia. the managers are concerned that usaid have sufficient operating expenses resources to assure the safety of its employees',
'and their families in an increasingly dangerous environment. the managers, therefore, request that usaid submit within 90 days of enactment',
'of this act a report detailing these increased costs agency wide, with particular emphasis on the asia/near east region. this',
'report should include, but not be limited to, an analysis of how the agency is using operating expenses and how',
'operating expense costs have increased since fiscal year 2001. the managers endorse the language of the house report with respect',
'to the usaidlink program. capital investment fund the conference agreement appropriates $43,000,000 as proposed by the house instead of $65,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes house language that authorizes the administrator of usaid to assess fair',
'and reasonable rental payments for the use of space by employees of other government agencies; provides that the rental payments',
'shall be deposited into this account as offsetting collections; requires notification for the use of such offsetting collections, as well',
'as for funds appropriated under this heading; and provides that the assignment of united states government employees and contractors to',
'space in buildings shall be subject to the concurrence of the administrator of usaid. the conference agreement assumes $30,000,000 for',
'a new usaid building in nairobi, as requested by the president. the conference agreement includes language similar to that of',
'the senate amendment that authorizes up to $10,000,000 for the costs of temporary, secure facilities in afghanistan. the managers endorse',
'the senate report language regarding this matter. the conference report does not contain senate language that provided not less than',
'$13,000,000 for information technology and related capital investments. the house bill did not address these matters. operating expenses of the',
'united states agency for international development office of inspector general the conference agreement appropriates $33,300,000 for operating expenses of the',
'united states agency for international development, office of inspector general, instead of $33,046,000 as proposed by the senate and $33,700,000',
'as proposed by the house. the managers encourage the inspector general to continue the policy of constructive and ongoing reviews',
'of usaids attempts to resolve its serious financial and human resource management and procurement challenges. the managers also request the',
'inspector general to inform the committee promptly of any emerging deficiencies. other bilateral economic assistance economic support fund the conference',
'agreement appropriates $2,270,000,000 for the economic support fund instead of $2,445,000,000 as proposed by the house and $2,260,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement includes senate language providing for the early disbursement of funds for israel within 30',
'days of enactment. the house bill included this language, along with language that provided for disbursement by october 31, 2002,',
'whichever was later. the conference agreement does not include house language providing for $200,000,000 in anti terrorism assistance for israel.',
'the senate amendment did not address this matter. the conference agreement includes language that provides not less than $200,000,000 for',
'the commodity import program in egypt as proposed by the senate. the house bill did not address this matter. the',
'managers recognize that egypt is a vital and strategic ally of the united states and plays an important role in',
'the middle east peace process. however, they remain concerned about the human rights situation in egypt, especially restrictions on freedom',
'of expression and the promotion of inflammatory speech by government controlled media, as well as impediments to the development of',
'democracy and the rule of law. the conference agreement does not include language from the house bill that provided that',
'not less than $45,000,000 should be made available for afghanistan for a variety of purposes. the senate amendment did not',
'address this matter under this heading. this matter is addressed under section 523 of the conference report. the conference agreement',
'does not include senate language providing that $5,000,000, in addition to funds previously allocated, should be made available for programs',
'that bring together arabs and israelis, including three specified organizations. the house bill did not address this matter. however, the',
'managers reiterate strong support for important conflict resolution programs in the middle east as described in the house report and',
'the senate bill and report, including seeds of peace, the arava institute, jerusalem international ymca, interns for peace, and the',
'contact program, and expect the allocation of up to $5,000,000 for these and similar programs. the managers endorse the house',
'report language regarding support for the international arid lands consortium. in addition, the managers endorse the house report language regarding',
'the blaustein institute for desert research. the managers also endorse the house and senate report language on the international crisis',
'group and the foundation for environmental security and sustainability. the conference agreement also includes language that provides that not less',
'than $250,000,000 should be made available for assistance for jordan. the senate language would have mandated this level of support.',
'the house bill did not address this matter. the conference agreement does not contain senate language providing that not less',
'than $75,000,000 should be provided for the west bank and gaza. however, it includes language similar to that in the',
'senate amendment authorizing up to $1,000,000 for further legal reforms, including judicial training on commercial disputes and ethics. the managers',
'request that usaid consult with the committees on appropriations on plans for the disbursement of funds. the managers also endorse',
'the house report language in support of a joint proposal of al quds university and the kuvin center for infectious',
'and tropical diseases of the hebrew university in jerusalem to establish a cooperative project in health and infectious diseases for',
'the west bank and gaza. the conference agreement includes language similar to that in the senate that provides that not',
'less $15,000,000 shall be available for assistance for cyprus. the house bill had similar language, but it provided that $15,000,000',
'should be made available rather than making this level mandatory. the conference report includes language similar to that in the',
'senate amendment that provides not less than $35,000,000 for assistance for lebanon. the house bill included language that recommended this',
'level of assistance for lebanon, but did not include senate language regarding child custody and international pickup orders. in addition,',
'funding provided in this account for the central government of lebanon is subject to congressional notification. the senate amendment would',
'have prohibited assistance for the central government. the managers direct that funding for american educational institutions in lebanon from the',
'bilateral assistance program be provided in fiscal year 2003 at no less than the fiscal year 2002 level of $3,500,000.',
'the managers remain concerned with the failure of the government of lebanon, despite repeated requests at the highest levels, to',
'enforce the orders of lebanese courts requiring the return of abducted american children in lebanon. the conference agreement provides that',
'the government of lebanon should enforce the custody and international pickup orders, issued during calendar year 2001, of lebanons civil',
'courts regarding abducted american children in lebanon. the conference agreement provides not less than $60,000,000 under this heading for usaid',
'programs in indonesia. the senate amendment had included $150,000,000 for indonesia from all accounts in the act, including $10,000,000 for',
'programs in aceh and not less than $5,000,000 for reconstruction and recovery efforts in bali. the house did not address',
'this matter. the managers recommend $10,000,000 for reconciliation and development programs in aceh, and $5,000,000 for reconstruction and recovery efforts',
'in bali. the managers are outraged by continued reports of the complicity of local indonesian military units in the murders',
'of americans ted burgon and rick spier in papua last year, and call upon president megawati sukarnoputri to use the',
'full authority of her office to bring to justice the perpetrators of this crime. the managers expect usaid to adequately',
'fund programs and activities relating to parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled in 2004. in addition, the managers recommend continued funding',
'for activities targeted toward the professional development of provincial leaders and institutions. the conference agreement does not include senate language',
'prohibiting the use of funds made available for aceh to construct roads or other infrastructure that threatens the habitat of',
'orangutans or other endangered species. however, the managers are concerned that plans to construct a network of roads and other',
'infrastructure in the remaining forest habitat of orangutans and other endangered species in aceh could rapidly doom these animals to',
'extinction. no u.s. assistance is to be used for such activities. the conference agreement also includes senate language that provides',
'that not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for timor leste, including up to $1,000,000, which may be transferred',
'to and merged with operating expenses of the united states agency for international development. the house bill did not address',
'this matter. the conference agreement includes language similar to that in the senate amendment that recommends that $2,000,000 should be',
'made available for assistance for countries to implement and enforce the kimberley process implementation scheme kpis . the senate amendment',
'would have provided $3,500,000 for this purpose. the house bill did not address this matter. the managers support the kpis,',
'an international regime aimed at stopping the trade in conflict diamonds, and urge the diamond industry and non governmental organizations',
'to provide financial assistance and expertise to help implement kpis. the managers endorse the senate report language on this issue.',
'the conference agreement does not include senate language regarding human rights programs in north korea. this matter is addressed under',
'section 526. the conference agreement contains language similar to that in the senate amendment that provides $3,000,000 for international youth',
'exchanges for secondary school students from countries with significant muslim populations. the house bill did not address this matter. the',
'managers note that the allocation of these funds will fulfill a one year, one time commitment to fund this program',
'within the foreign operations budget, absent a formal budget request in the future. the conference agreement does not contain senate',
'language regarding support for the provision of wheelchairs for needy persons in developing countries. this matter is addressed under child',
'survival and health programs fund. the conference agreement contains language similar to that of the senate amendment that provides that',
'not less than $10,000,000 should be made available in fiscal year 2003 for a contribution to the special court for',
'sierra leone. the senate amendment would have mandated this level of assistance. the house bill did not address this matter.',
'the managers strongly support the efforts of the court and the truth and reconciliation commission to hold accountable those involved',
'in the atrocities committed during the conflict. the managers continue to be disappointed that the state department, during fiscal year',
'2002, ignored the managers recommendation to accelerate the disbursement of united states funding for the court to meet pressing transportation,',
'security, and other needs. the managers expect $10,000,000 to be disbursed in fiscal year 2003, and understand that these funds',
'would fulfill a three year u.s. pledge of assistance for the court. the conference agreement includes senate language authorizing the',
'use of not to exceed $200,000,000 for debt restructuring for pakistan, and not to exceed $15,000,000 of funds appropriated under',
'this heading in public law 107 296 for debt restructuring for jordan. the house bill did not address these matters.',
'international fund for ireland the conference agreement appropriates $25,000,000 as proposed by the house. the senate amendment contained no provision',
'on this matter. assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states the conference agreement appropriates $525,000,000, instead of $520,000,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $530,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes language similar to that from',
'the house bill that provides that $5,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the baltic states. the house bill',
'did not mandate this level of assistance. the senate amendment did not address this matter. the conference agreement contains language',
'that provides that up to $1,000,000 should be made available for training programs for kosovar women. the senate amendment would',
'have mandated $2,000,000 for such programs. the house bill did not address this matter. the managers expect sufficient funding will',
'be provided for reconstruction, reform, and reconciliation efforts in kosovo. they also endorse the funding level for serbia as recommended',
'in the senate report. the conference agreement contains language that provides that $2,000,000 should be made available to enhance safety',
'at nuclear power plants. it is intended that this nuclear safety program will entail the provision of full scope simulators.',
'the senate amendment would have mandated $5,000,000 for this purpose. the house bill did not address this matter. the conference',
'agreement does not include senate language providing $750,000 to support regional programs and activities to promote reconciliation among ethnic groups',
'within the former yugoslavia. however, the managers recommend that usaid consider funding for such programs that are conducted by local',
'nongovernmental organizations. the conference agreement includes senate language regarding the authority of the president to withhold certain assistance for bosnia',
'if it has not complied with certain requirements of the dayton accord on the withdrawal of foreign forces, and has',
'not terminated intelligence cooperation with state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist organizations. the house bill had similar language, but included',
'a reference to cooperation with iranian officials rather than state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist organizations. the managers strongly support',
'the funding level for montenegro as recommended in the house report. the managers recommend up to a total of $5,000,000',
'for the russian, eurasian, and east european research and training program title viii . the managers also endorse house report',
'language in support of the east central european scholarship program ecesp . assistance for the independent states of the former',
'soviet union the conference agreement appropriates $760,000,000, instead of $755,000,000 as proposed by the house and $765,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the conference agreement includes not less than $60,000,000 for child survival, environmental and other health activities, and programs',
'to reduce the incidence of hiv/aids, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, including $15,000,000 for reproductive health/family planning. the managers direct',
'the coordinator and usaid to utilize the higher level of health funding to expand primary and advanced health programs in',
'central asia, with an emphasis on reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in the region, including consideration of proposals to establish',
'telemedicine partnerships between united states medical institutions and counterparts in central asia. the manager also endorse house and senate report',
'language regarding the primary healthcare initiative and strongly recommend that not less than $2,500,000 be made available for this program',
'to help it to become self sustaining. the managers strongly support regional cooperation efforts among the countries of armenia, azerbaijan,',
'and georgia. to further regional cooperation, the conference agreement continues the current six exemptions from the statutory restrictions on assistance',
'to the government of azerbaijan. the managers include a provision that funds available for the southern caucasus may be used',
'for confidence building measures and other activities related to the resolution of regional conflicts, notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes not less than $90,000,000 as proposed by the senate instead of',
'$83,433,000 as proposed by the house, for assistance for armenia under the heading assistance for the independent states of the',
'former soviet union. the managers strongly encourage the state department to continue discussions with the sponsors of the proposed candel',
'project and relevant armenian authorities on the economic viability and sustainability of the project. the managers recommend that continued funding',
'for the projects study be made available from assistance provided for armenia in this act. the managers have not included',
'a specific amount for georgia in the conference agreement, as proposed by both the senate and the house, but continue',
'to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of georgia, and expect that the request for georgia will be made available',
'by the administration. the managers encourage the government of georgia to take more effective measures to defend human rights and',
'the rule of law by protecting religious minorities against mob violence. the incidence of suchattacks without intervention by police or',
'other security forces is of great concern to the committees on appropriations. the managers commend usaid for its thorough review',
'and consideration of the establishment of an absorptive capacity fund acf for georgia. given shifting priorities in that country, the',
'managers rescind their directives in the conference report accompanying h.r. 4811 relating to the acf. the managers continue to be',
'concerned with the murder of john alvis, a democracy worker with the international republican institute, in azerbaijan. the managers request',
'that within 30 days of enactment of this act, the state department provide an update on the status of the',
'investigation. the managers expect the state department and relevant azeri authorities to continue to make this investigation a top priority.',
'the managers endorse both senate and house language relating to ukraine, and reiterate concerns about violence against members of the',
'rada and with the reports concerning ukraines covert transfer of the kulchuga radar system to iraq. the conference agreement provides',
'that not less than $20,000,000 should be made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives in ukraine, of which $12,000,000 should',
'be for simulator related projects, and not less than $1,500,000 for coal mine safety programs. this is similar to a',
'senate amendment. the house did not address this matter. the managers endorse senate report language regarding the study of the',
'environmental causes of birth defects in rivine and volyn oblasts, and unexploded ordnance and excess weapons stockpiles in ukraine. the',
'conference agreement includes conditions on assistance to the government of the russian federation, with exceptions for specified humanitarian and security',
'programs, with respect to its adherence in the northern caucasus to certain conventional arms and human rights conventions and agreements,',
'as proposed by both the house and the senate. the managers reiterate language in the statement of the managers from',
'prior years with regard to other limitations on assistance, that assistance to combat infectious diseases, . . . support for',
'regional and municipal governments, and partnerships between united states hospitals, universities, judicial training institutions and environmental organizations and counterparts in',
'russia should not be affected by this section. the conference agreement continues current restrictions on united states assistance to the',
'government of the russian federation, unless it provides full access to chechnya for humanitarian relief organizations. the managers deplore the',
'violations of human rights by both rebels and russian security forces in chechnya, as well as the forced resettlement to',
'chechnya of refugees who are living in appalling conditions. the managers urge the administration to be more vigorous in pressing',
'the russian government to seriously address these concerns. the conference agreement includes language providing $17,500,000 for the russian far east,',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement again directs the coordinator of assistance to the independent states to obligate',
'not less than $1,500,000, primarily through locally based and indigenous private voluntary organizations, to reduce trafficking in women and children.',
'the managers note that request levels for several countries in the former soviet union are declining rapidly, and request that',
'the coordinator consult with the committees as he works with usaid to develop new country strategies leading toward eventual graduation',
'of these countries from the united states foreign assistance programs. independent agencies inter american foundation the conference agreement appropriates $16,200,000',
'instead of $16,000,000 as proposed by the house and $16,385,000 as proposed by the senate. african development foundation the conference',
'agreement appropriates $18,689,000 instead of $19,689,000 as proposed by the house and $17,689,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference',
'agreement includes senate language pertaining to earned interest. peace corps the conference agreement provides $297,000,000 instead of $317,000,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $285,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the managers have included house language waiving the so called',
'five year rule of employment in the case of employees whose appointment involves the safety of peace corps volunteers, such',
'as regional safety security officers and employees within the office of inspector general. department of state international narcotics control and',
'law enforcement the conference agreement appropriates $197,000,000 for international narcotics control and law enforcement as proposed by the house instead',
'of $196,713,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides that $10,000,000 should be made available for anti trafficking',
'in persons programs. the senate amendment provided $20,000,000 for this purpose, and the house did not address this matter. the',
'conference agreement also provides that $10,000,000 should be made available for the demand reduction program, as proposed by the house.',
'the senate did not address this matter. additionally, the conference agreement includes language directing that from funds provided under this',
'heading not less than $5,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to the department of the treasury, international affairs technical assistance, to',
'be used for financial crimes and law enforcement technical assistance programs. the apportionment of these funds will allow the department',
'of treasury to respond to host governments in a more expeditious manner than presently is occurring. the managers endorse senate',
'and house report language regarding ilea, and expect the administration to provide sufficient funding to complete construction on the roswell',
'center. the conference agreement makes available $24,180,000 for administrative expenses instead of $24,062,000 as proposed by the house and $24,300,000',
'as proposed by the senate. andean counterdrug initiative the conference agreement appropriates $700,000,000 for the andean counterdrug initiative instead of',
'$731,000,000 as proposed by the house and $650,000,000 as proposed by the senate. additionally, the conference agreement allows for the',
'authority to provide up to $31,000,000 through a permissive transfer from the international narcotics control and law enforcement funds. such',
'a transfer is subject to the regular notification procedures of the house and senate committees on appropriations. the managers emphasize',
'that there are other funds for andean nations in this act that may be made available for the andean regional',
'initiative ari . the conference agreement provides that not less than $250,000,000 shall be directly apportioned to u.s. agency for',
'international development, instead of $225,000,000 as provided in the senate amendment. this provision was not included in the house bill.',
'the managers have extended the availability of funds provided for assistance for colombia to support a unified campaign against narcotics',
'trafficking, against activities by organizations designated as terrorist organizations, and to take actions to protect health and human welfare. this',
'provision is identical to that in the house bill and similar to the provision included in the senate amendment in',
'section 563. the managers are supportive of the colombian government in its attempts to provide security for the colombian people',
'and have provided the expansion of authorities in recognition that the narcotics industry is linked to the terrorist groups, including',
'the paramilitary organizations, in colombia. however, the managers still conclude that coca provides the revenue and a motive for the',
'violence committed by both the guerrilla and paramilitary groups. therefore, the managers expect counternarcotics, alternative development, and judicial reform to',
'remain the principal focus of united states policy in colombia. the expanded authority is not a signal from the managers',
'for the united states to become more deeply involved in assisting the colombian armed forces in fighting the terrorist groups,',
'especially not at the expense of the counternarcotics programs, but to provide the means for more effective intelligence gathering and',
'fusion, and to provide the flexibility to the department of state when the distinction between counternarcotics and counterterrorism is not',
'clear cut. the managers direct the secretary of state to report to the committees on appropriations not later than 90',
'days after enactment of the changes in united states policy, including new procedures and operations, as a result of implementing',
'the expanded authorities. the conference agreement includes house language that provides that the expanded authority shall cease to be effective',
'if the secretary of state has credible evidence that the colombian armed forces are not conducting vigorous operations to restore',
'government authority and human rights in areas under the effective control of paramilitary and guerrilla organizations. this provision is not',
'included in the senate amendment. the managers note the requirement in the act that the secretary of state, in consultation',
'with the administrator of u.s. agency for international development, shall provide to the committees on appropriations not later than 45',
'days after the date of the enactment of this act and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under',
'this heading, a report on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading on a country by country basis',
'for each proposed program, project, or activity. this report is similar to the report required in the fiscal year 2000',
'emergency supplemental appropriations act and is required again in fiscal year 2003 given the managers disappointment in the level of',
'pertinent information included in the department of states congressional budget justification and congressional notifications. additionally, the conference agreement does not',
'include senate language making all funds under this heading subject to notification. the house bill did not include this language.',
'the managers note that in section 520, all funds provided for colombia are subject to notification. the conference agreement continues',
'current caps on the number of united states military personnel and united states civilian contractors in colombia, as well as',
'the current prohibition on participation by such persons in combat operations in connection with assistance made available by this act.',
'the conference agreement again includes conditions on the aerial spraying of herbicide, similar to the senate amendment, to ensure that',
'any use of such chemicals is consistent with the colombian environmental management plan, with environmental protection agency regulations, and to',
'ensure that chemicals used in the aerial fumigation of coca do not pose unreasonable health or safety risks to humans',
'or the environment. the managers intend and expect that every reasonable precaution will be taken in the aerial fumigation program',
'to ensure that the exposure to humans and the environment in colombia meets environmental protection agency standards for comparable use',
'in the united states. additionally, the managers direct the secretary of state to submit a report to the committees on',
'appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, describing 1 the steps the department of state is',
'taking to enhance environmental safeguards of the fumigation program, including implementing the recommendations of the environmental protection agency in the',
'fiscal year 2002 fumigation report; 2 the departments plan to conduct an independent, long term program to monitor the health',
'and environmental effects of the fumigation program, including conducting soil and water tests in areas sprayed, toxicity tests on the',
'spray formulation, and ground verification missions to evaluate over spray; and 3 steps taken to implement environmental training programs for',
'fumigation pilots. the conference agreement includes the house language prohibiting funds for the resumption of flights in support of a',
'peruvian air interdiction program until a system of enhanced safeguards are in place. the senate did not address this matter.',
'the conference agreement provides that not less than $5,000,000 from funds under this heading or under the heading foreign military',
'financing should be made available to support a colombian armed forces unit dedicated to apprehending the leaders of paramilitary organizations.',
'the senate amendment included similar language but made the provision of funds mandatory. the house did not address this matter.',
'the managers believe that the capture of these individuals, for which there are numerous outstanding arrest warrants, could contribute significantly',
'to reducing atrocities against civilians by these terrorist organizations as well as enhancing public confidence in the colombian governments ability',
'to protect public safety. the conference agreement provides that not less than $1,500,000 should be made available for vehicles, equipment,',
'and other assistance for the human rights unit of the procurador general, instead of language proposed by the senate that',
'provides that not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for such assistance. the house did not address this matter.',
'additionally, the conference agreement provides that not less than $3,000,000 should be made available for software and training for the',
'colombian national police. the senate amendment included similar language but made the provision of funds mandatory. the house did not',
'address this matter. the conference agreement provides that not less than $3,500,000 shall be made available for the colombian national',
'park service. this language is identical to the provision in the senate amendment. the house did not address this matter.',
'the managers endorse senate report language regarding this issue. the managers endorse the language in the house report directing that',
'the department of state immediately terminate its inter agency agreement with the department of justice and transfer remaining funds to',
'the u.s. agency for international development for development, rule of law, and humanitarian assistance programs. the conference agreement makes available',
'$15,680,000 for administrative expenses of the department of state as proposed by the house instead of $14,800,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. migration and refugee assistance the conference agreement appropriates $787,000,000 for migration and refugee assistance as proposed by the',
'senate, instead of $800,000,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement makes available $16,565,000, for administrative expenses as proposed',
'by the senate instead of $16,000,000 as proposed in the house. the conference agreement also includes language from the senate',
'amendment that provides not less than $60,000,000 for refugees from the former soviet union and eastern europe and other refugees',
'resettling in israel. the house addressed this matter in the house report. the conference agreement does not include senate language',
'providing that funds should be made available to international organizations for assistance for refugees from north korea. however, the managers',
'remain concerned with the plight of these refugees and expect that funding will be provided to safeguard the human rights',
'and dignity of north korean refugees and asylum seekers. the managers also expect that funds will be made available for',
'assistance for those burmese exiles who have fled to thailand. the managers strongly encourage the state department to consult on',
'an ongoing basis with the appropriate thai authorities, including through the establishment of a working group, to determine how best',
'to assist these exiles. united states emergency migration and refugee assistance fund the conference agreement appropriates $26,000,000 for the u.s.',
'emergency migration and refugee assistance fund erma , instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the house and $32,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement does not include language included in the senate amendment that provides the funds notwithstanding',
'section 2 c 2 of the migration and refugee assistance act of 1962. section 2 c 2 would limit appropriated',
'funds to this fund if, when added, would cause the balance of the fund to exceed $100,000,000. nonproliferation, anti terrorism,',
'demining and related programs the conference agreement appropriates $306,400,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $347,400,000 as proposed by',
'the house. the managers intend that funds in this account be allocated as follows: $ in thousands nonproliferation and disarmament',
'fund $15,000 export control and border security assistance 36,000 science centers/bw redirection 52,000 international atomic energy agency 52,900 ctbt monitoring',
'system 17,300 korean peninsula economic development: organization kedo administrative expenses 5,000 anti terrorism assistance 64,200 terrorist interdiction program 5,000 demining',
'46,000 international trust fund for demining 10,000 small arms destruction 3,000 total 306,400 the conference agreement includes a reduction of',
'$900,000 from the budget request for the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty ctbt preparatory commission monitoring system based on revised',
'information from the department of state. the managers have been informed that the amount of $17,300,000 will fully fund the',
'united states contribution to the ctbt preparatory commission for fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement does not contain house language',
'requiring a report to the committees on appropriations 15 days prior to the obligation of funds forthe commission. also, it',
'does not contain senate language mandating a specified level of funding for the commission. the conference agreement includes senate language',
'restricting the use of assistance for the korean peninsula energy development organization kedo . the president is authorized to waive',
'this restriction in section 562 to provide up to $5,000,000 for assistance for administrative expenses only. to the extent these',
'funds are not programmed for kedo, they should be reprogrammed for support for the international atomic energy agency. the conference',
'agreement includes senate language authorizing not to exceed $675,000 for administrative expenses associated with the demining program. the house bill',
'did not address this matter. the conference agreement does not contain senate language stating that $57,000,000 should be used for',
'demining and related activities; however, the managers support $56,000,000 for these purposes, as identified above. the conference agreement contains language',
'similar to that of the senate amendment that authorizes not to exceed $250,000 for the support of public private partnerships',
'for mine action by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract. the managers direct that the state department provide a financial plan',
'for the use of these funds to the committees on appropriations prior to the use of this authority. the house',
'bill did not address this matter. the conference agreement does not contain senate language providing that $4,000,000 should be available',
'to support the small arms destruction initiative; however, the managers support $3,000,000 for this purpose, as identified above. department of',
'the treasury international affairs technical assistance the conference agreement provides $10,800,000 for the international affairs technical assistance program of the',
'department of the treasury, instead of $11,000,000 as proposed by the house, and $10,500,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'managers support the efforts of the department of the treasury, international affairs technical assistance, to assist nations in their efforts',
'to reduce financial crimes and corruption by strengthening those governmental systems. the department of the treasury has been providing technical',
'assistance for over a decade to nations facing economic disruption due to systemic weaknesses, post conflict crises, terrorist influences, or',
'criminal practices. the managers urge the department of the treasury to continue its current technical assistance program and to strengthen',
'its law enforcement program with additional resident and intermittent advisors. the committee further directs the department of the treasury to',
'manage its technical assistance program in accordance with its own policies and to report to the committees on appropriations in',
'the house and senate on the status of its efforts. the managers endorse the language of the house report with',
'respect to the international affairs technical assistance program. title iii military assistance funds appropriated to the president international military education',
'and training the conference agreement does not include language proposed by the senate that would have prohibited funds for travel',
'or other purposes that do not directly expose the individual participants to government officials or institutions or to other individuals',
'or organizations engaged in activities involving public policy. the house bill did not address this matter. the managers are aware',
'that the department of defense is in the process of issuing revised guidance on the information program to address issues',
'related to this provision. the managers request that the department maintain its consultations with the committees on this guidance. the',
'conference agreement provides that funding for guatemala, algeria and nigeria shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the',
'committees on appropriations. the managers expect that, consistent with the letter sent to the congress by the assistant secretary of',
'state for legislative affairs, the committees on appropriations will be consulted prior to the obligation of funds for an indonesian',
'imet program. the conference agreement does not include a senate provision directing the department of defense to maintain a record',
'of students that complete the imet program for at least six years after graduation. the house bill did not address',
'this matter. the managers note that the office of management and budget has identified shortcomings in procedures to evaluate the',
'performance of the imet program. the managers have addressed this matter by including a general provision section 581 requiring the',
'secretary of state to submit a report to the committees on appropriations which describes the progress being made in improving',
'performance evaluation procedures for the imet program and implementing section 548 of the foreign assistance act. foreign military financing program',
'including transfer of funds the conference agreement appropriates $4,072,000,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $4,080,200,000 as proposed by',
'the house. the conference agreement includes senate language providing for the early disbursement of funds for israel as well as',
'certain funds for egypt within 30 days of enactment. the house bill included this language, along with language that provided',
'for disbursement of funds for both countries by october 31, 2002, whichever was later. the conference agreement does not include',
'senate language that would have provided not less than $198,000,000 for assistance for jordan. the house bill did not address',
'this matter. the managers note that these funds have already been obligated for assistance for jordan. the conference agreement does',
'not contain language from the senate amendment that would have mandated not less than $3,000,000 for armenia. the managers expect',
'the full imet and fmf funding requests for armenia will be provided in fiscal year 2003, and that a portion',
'of the fmf funds should be used to enhance communications capabilities. the house bill did not address this matter. the',
'conference agreement provides that up to $93,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be transferred to andean counterdrug',
'initiative for helicopters, training and other assistance for the columbian armed forces, rather than up to $88,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the house bill would have authorized the transfer of up to $98,000,000 for this purpose to international narcotics',
'control and law enforcement. the managers endorse senate report language regarding the contents of the foreign military training report, including',
'information on training activities by civilian contractors. the managers endorse senate report language regarding projects in the southern philippines and',
'increased foreign military financing assistance to the philippines. peacekeeping operations the conference agreement appropriates $115,000,000 instead of $120,250,000 as proposed',
'by the senate and $125,000,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement does not include senate language providing that',
'$7,000,000 should be made available for afghanistan. the house bill did not address this matter. the conference agreement does not',
'include senate language providing that not less than $50,000,000 should be made available for africa regional peacekeeping operations and the',
'africa crisis response initiative. the house bill did not address this matter. however, the managers are concerned that adequate funding',
'be maintained for peacekeeping operations in africa, and endorse the house and senate report language on this issue. the managers',
'recommend up to $45,000,000 for such activities. title iv multilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to the president international financial institutions',
'global environment facility gef the conference agreement appropriates $147,812,533 for the global environment facility as proposed by the house instead',
'of $177,812,533 as proposed by the senate. the managers intend for $107,500,000 of this amount is for the scheduled united',
'states contribution to the third replenishment of the gef, and $40,312,533 for past payments due. contribution to the international development',
'association the conference agreement appropriates $850,000,000 for the international development association ida , the concessional lending facility of the world',
'bank, instead of $874,338,333 as proposed by the house and $837,338,333 as proposed by the senate. the managers intend that',
'the appropriation be made available to fully provide for the first scheduled payment under the untied states commitment to the',
'thirteenth replenishment of ida. the managers have not included senate language requiring the secretary of the treasury to accord a',
'high priority in the next replenishment of ida to provide new grant assistance to hipc eligible countries given that a',
'grants agreement was included in the ida 13 replenishment. contribution to the multilateral investment guarantee agency the conference agreement appropriates',
'$1,631,000 for paid in capital for the multilateral investment guarantee agency miga , the amount provided in the senate amendment,',
'instead of $1,630,696 as proposed by the house bill. the managers intend for the appropriation to be provided for past',
'payments due by the united states to miga. approval for a subscription to the appropriate amount of callable capital is',
'also included in the conference agreement. contribution to the inter american investment corporation the conference agreement appropriates $18,351,667 for a',
'united states contribution to the inter american investment corporation as proposed by the senate, instead of $30,351,667 as proposed by',
'the house. contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment fund the conference agreement appropriates $24,590,667 for past due',
'payments by the united states to the multilateral investment fund as proposed by the house, instead of $29,590,667 as proposed',
'by the senate. contribution to the asian development fund the conference agreement provides $97,886,133 for the united states contribution to',
'the asian development fund as proposed by the house, instead of $100,386,133 as proposed by the senate. contribution to the',
'african development fund the conference agreement appropriates $108,073,333 for the african development fund as proposed by the senate, instead of',
'$113,073,333 as proposed by the house. contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development the managers endorse senate report',
'language regarding the european bank for reconstruction and development. international organizations and programs the conference agreement provides $195,150,000 for voluntary',
'contributions to international organizations and programs instead of $190,400,000 as proposed by the house and $215,000,000 as proposed by senate.',
'the managers have provided $11,000,000 for the united nations environment program unep , an increase of $250,000 over the fiscal',
'year 2002 level. the managers recognize uneps role in addressing global environmental problems, and believe united states support for unep',
'is necessary to achieve important u.s. environmental objectives. however, the managers are very concerned that uneps inefficient governing process impedes',
'its effectiveness and must be reformed, if unep is to continue to receive significant u.s. support in meeting the worlds',
'increasingly complex environmental challenges. the conference agreement retains senate language which provides $500,000 for a contribution to the international coffee',
'organization ico if the united states rejoins the ico by june 1, 2003. the house bill did not address this',
'matter. the conference agreement also provides that these funds should be made available for a contribution to the united nations',
'center for human settlements unhabitat , if the united states does not rejoin the ico by this date. these funds',
'are to be in addition to other funds made available for unhabitat under this heading. the senate bill provided $1,000,000',
'for unhabitat. the house did not address this matter. the managers do not have a position on rejoining the ico',
'but urge the administration to consult with the committees on appropriations in the house and senate concerning a decision on',
'ico membership. the managers support the efforts of unhabitat to improve the lives of destitute slum dwellers in developing countries.',
'the managers note that unhabitat has recently been revitalized through a successful restructuring that has met united states government criteria',
'for reform. the managers intend that funds in this account be allocated as follows: $ in thousands un fund for',
'tech. cooperation in human rights 1,500 un voluntary fund for victims of torture 5,250 oas fund for strengthening democracy 3,500',
'undp 100,000 unifem 1,000 oas development assistance 5,500 wto 2,000 icao aviation programs 300 unep 11,000 montreal protocol 23,000 international',
'conservation programs cites/itto/iucn/ ramsar/ccd 6,500 ipcc/unfccc 6,000 international contributions for scientific educational & cultural activities 1,850 world meteorological organization 2,000',
'international coffee organization 500 un center for human settlements 250 reserve to be allocated 25,000 total 195,150 title v general',
'provisions note: if house and senate language is identical except for a different section number or minor technical differences, the',
'section is not discussed in the statement of managers. sec. 503. limitation on residence expenses the conference agreement sets a',
'limitation of $100,500 for usaid official residence expenses as proposed by the senate, instead of $126,500 as proposed by the',
'house. sec. 505. limitation on representational allowances the conference agreement sets a limitation of $125,000 on representation allowances from funds',
'appropriated for usaid as proposed by the senate, instead of $95,000 as proposed by the house. sec. 507. prohibition against',
'direct funding for certain countries the conference agreement includes language similar to that included in the senate amendment regarding assistance',
'for iraq. the house bill did not include such a provision. the conference agreement provides that assistance or other financing',
'under this act or under prior foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations acts may be provided for humanitarian',
'and relief assistance for iraq notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law, including comparable provisions',
'contained in prior foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations acts, if the president determines that the provision of',
'assistance or other financing for iraq is important to the national security interests of the united states. such assistance or',
'financing would be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, except that notifications shall be transmitted',
'at least 5 days in advance of obligations of funds. in addition, the conference report requires the president to report',
'to the committees on appropriations on the status of the allocation, obligation and expenditure of funds made available for iraq',
'not later than every 60 days during fiscal year 2003, beginning on march 1, 2003. each report shall include information',
'on programs, projects, and activities that are being funded or will be funded with such assistance or financing, and the',
'departments and agencies responsible for managing each such program, project, and activity. the authority to provide assistance for iraq will',
'expire on the date of enactment of the first subsequent supplemental appropriations act for fiscal year 2003 that contains supplemental',
'funding for appropriations accounts contained in this act. it is the intention of the managers that this authority not be',
'used inside iraq, except for assessments of humanitarian and relief needs by private or nongovernmental organizations, prior to any military',
'action against iraq or, in the absence of such action, prior to a change of regime in iraq. the limitation',
'of the waiver to humanitarian and relief assistance is not intended to preclude assistance for the promotion of democracy or',
'governance if the goal of such assistance is the maintenance of social services and public order. the managers expect that',
'funds drawn from accounts in this act under this waiver will be promptly reimbursed through supplemental funding. sec. 509. transfers',
'between accounts the conference report includes house language on this matter. the new provisions of this section would prohibit transfers',
'to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states unless specifically authorized in this act, except for certain transfers',
'authorized by provisions of the foreign assistance act. the managers note that a limit on transfers from the child survival',
'and health programs fund is included under that heading. in addition, transfers under section 632 a of the foreign assistance',
'act shall expressly provide that the inspector general for the agency receiving the transfer shall perform periodic program and financial',
'audits, and allows for the cost of such audits to be covered by the transfer. sec. 512. countries in default',
'the conference agreement includes house language that prohibits assistance to the government of any country in default on u.s. bilateral',
'loans. the senate amendment included less restrictive provisions. this matter is addressed in the statement of the managers under the',
'heading export import bank. sec. 515. notification requirements the conference agreement reflects a technical change proposed by the house to',
'include capital investment fund in the list of accounts that are subject to notification pursuant to this section. the senate',
'did not address this matter. sec. 520. special notification requirements the conference agreement adds serbia as proposed in the senate',
'amendment to the list of countries subject to the special notification procedures of this section, but does not include haiti',
'and nigeria as recommended by the senate. the managers note that imet assistance for nigeria is subject to notification under',
'a provision in title iii of this act. sec. 521. definition of program, project and activity the conference agreement restates',
'current law regarding the definition of program, project and activity, instead of senate language limiting the definition. sec. 522. child',
'survival and health activities the conference agreement authorizes usaid to use up to $13,500,000 from the child survival and health',
'programs fund and up to $3,500,000 from development assistance for technical experts from other government agencies, universities, and other institutions.',
'the managers have decreased this authority in order to accelerate the shift to usaid direct hire personnel of responsibility for',
'implementation and oversight of usaids expanded infectious disease and basic education activities. the conference agreement provides that not less than',
'$446,500,000, as in current law, shall be made available for reproductive health/family planning activities from funds appropriated by this act,',
'including $368,500,000 from the child survival and health programs fund, $15,000,000 from assistance to the independent states of the former',
'soviet union, and $63,000,000 from other accounts such as the economic support fund, international disaster assistance, assistance to eastern europe',
'and the baltic states, and migration and refugee assistance. sec. 523. afghanistan the conference agreement provides that not less than',
'$295,500,000 of the funds appropriated by title ii shall be made available for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance for afghanistan, as',
'proposed by the house. the senate amendment proposed not less than $213,000,000 for afghanistan from titles ii and iii. of',
'this amount, not less than $5,000,000 is for activities supported by the afghan ministry of womens affairs including multi service',
'womens resource centers in afghanistan. the managers intend that funds provided under this section be allocated as follows: $ in',
'thousands child survival and health programs fund 50,000 development assistance 40,500 international disaster assistance 85,000 transition initiatives 10,000 economic support',
'fund 50,000 nonproliferation, anti terrorism, etc nadr 5,000 usaid operating expenses 9,350 usaid ig operating expenses 500 migration and refugee',
'assistance 55,000 total 295,500 the conference agreement does not include a senate provision that not less than $1,500,000 should be',
'made available for the national human rights commission of afghanistan. however, the managers recognize the critical need for timely and',
'credible investigations of the full range of human rights violations in afghanistan and expect usaid to continue to support the',
'commission. the conference agreement does not include senate language requiring a report by the secretary of state that details womens',
'development programs in afghanistan supported by the united states government, and barriers that impede womens development in afghanistan. however, the',
'managers request the secretary to submit such a report, not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, including',
'proposed united states assistance programs and activities to overcome such barriers. sec. 525. authorization requirement the conference agreement includes language',
'that provides that funds appropriated by this act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of public law 91',
'672 and section 15 of the state department basic authorities act of 1956, as provided in the house bill and',
'the senate amendment. it includes house language exempting the account peace corps and senate language exempting the accounts trade and',
'development agency, migration and refugee assistance, nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs, international military education and training and foreign',
'military financing program from these waivers. sec. 526. democracy programs the conference agreement contains language in subsection a that provides',
'not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for activities to support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law',
'in the peoples republic of china, hong kong, and tibet. of these funds, not less than $9,000,000 shall be provided',
'through the human rights and democracy fund of the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor, department of state and',
'not less than $3,000,000 shall be provided through the national endowment for democracy. in addition, subsection a authorizes funding of',
'not to exceed $3,000,000 for nongovernmental organizations to support activities that preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental',
'conservation in tibetan communities in the tibetan autonomous region and in tibetan communities in china. in addition, funds should be',
'made available for taiwan for the purposes of furthering political and legal reforms to the extent that they are matched',
'from sources other than the united states government. in addition, the conference report provides not less than $15,000,000 for programs',
'and activities to foster democracy, human rights, civic education, womens development, press freedoms, and the rule of law in countries',
'with a significant muslim population, and where such programs and activities would be important to united states efforts to respond',
'to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism. not less than $3,000,000 of these funds should be made available for',
'programs and activities that provide professional training for journalists. of the funds for muslim countries, not less than $7,000,000 shall',
'be provided through the human rights and democracy fund of the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor, department of',
'state and not less than $5,000,000 shall be provided through the national endowment for democracy. in addition, funds are authorized',
'for the advancement of democracy and human rights in iran. funds provided in this section for the human rights and',
'democracy fund are in addition to the $12,000,000 budget request for said fund in fiscal year 2003. in addition, the',
'conference agreement includes language requiring a report from the secretary of state with 120 days of enactment on the allocation,',
'obligation, and expenditure of funds made available for the national endowment for democracy. the senate amendment would have required the',
'obligation and disbursement of such funds within 90 days of enactment of this act. of the $12,000,000 in base funds',
'for the human rights and democracy fund, the managers direct that $1,000,000 be provided within 120 days of enactment for',
'the reagan/fascell program, and $250,000 be provided for the north korean human rights and democracy program as identified in the',
'senate amendment under economic support fund. all funds provided under this section are subject to the regular notification procedures of',
'the committees on appropriations. sec. 527. prohibition on bilateral assistance to terrorist countries the conference agreement includes house language on',
'this matter, which prohibits funds to any country that the president determines is supporting terrorism. the senate amendment would have',
'prohibited funds to the government of any such country. sec. 528. debt for development the conference agreement includes house language',
'on this matter. the senate amendment would have authorized the use of appropriated funds for endowments. sec. 533. impact on',
'jobs in the united states the conference agreement modifies the scope of this section with respect to internationally recognized worker',
'rights as described in section 507 of the trade act of 1974, as contained in the senate amendment. the house',
'bill did not address this matter. sec. 534. special authorities the conference agreement includes house language providing certain authority for',
'assistance for lebanon and montenegro, and senate language on authority for assistance for afghanistan, assistance to victims of trafficking, and',
'assistance to combat trafficking. the conference agreement does not include house language, not in the senate amendment, that would have',
'authorized assistance for cambodia under section 541 of the foreign assistance act notwithstanding certain other restrictions contained in this act.',
'in addition, it does not contain language from the senate amendment, not in the house bill, that would subject assistance',
'for cambodia to the provisions of section 531 e of the faa and section 906 of the international security and',
'development cooperation act of 1985. those provisions have the effect of permanent law, and the senate language is therefore unnecessary.',
'the managers have reduced current authority for certain bureaus and offices in usaid to hire personal service contractors, continued existing',
'authority for usaid to provide support for administrative costs of a program to provide information regarding available donated space on',
'commercial ships to organizations shipping humanitarian assistance, and provides for expanded authorities under section 660 b 6 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961. the conference agreement includes senate language deleting a requirement that the secretary of the treasury provide',
'certain annual reports. the house did not address this matter. sec. 535. arab league boycott of israel the conference report',
'includes senate language on this matter, except that the sense of the congress rather than the sense of the senate',
'is invoked. among other things, the language calls upon the arab league states to normalize relations including the reinstatement of',
'ambassadors by the three arab league nations with relations with israel with israel. the house bill contained current law on',
'this matter. sec. 537. eligibility for assistance the conference agreement consolidates current language regarding assistance to non governmental organizations in',
'certain countries as proposed by the senate. the house bill did not change current law. sec. 543. prohibition on assistance',
'to foreign governments that export lethal military equipment to countries supporting international terrorism the conference agreement reflects the house language',
'that includes a technical correction not included in the senate amendment. sec. 544. withholding of assistance for parking fines owed',
'by foreign countries the conference agreement allows 110 percent of the total amount of unpaid parking fines determined to be',
'owed by foreign countries to the district of columbia and new york city, new york, to be withheld from obligation',
'for assistance to such country, as proposed by the senate. the language is similar to that proposed by the house.',
'sec. 546. war crimes tribunals drawdown the conference agreement includes house and senate language authorizing up to $30,000,000 in drawdowns',
'of commodities or services for war crimes tribunals. the conference agreement includes house language that specifies that any drawdown made',
'under this section shall not be construed as an endorsement or precedent for the establishment of any standing or permanent',
'international criminal tribunal or court. the senate amendment did not address this matter. sec. 549. prohibition of payment of certain',
'expenses the conference agreement includes senate language, not in the house bill, that adds theatrical and musical productions to the',
'list of activities prohibited under this section. sec. 550. restrictions on voluntary contributions to united nations agencies the conference agreement',
'is similar to the house bill but deletes the certification requirement. the senate did not address this matter. sec. 551.',
'caribbean basin the conference agreement makes certain purchases of defense articles and services available to the haitian coast guard but',
'does not include house language, not in the senate amendment, requiring that such transfers be subject to notification. the conference',
'agreement provides that not less than $52,500,000 should be allocated for assistance to haiti from funds in title ii of',
'this act and food assistance fund managed by usaid. this provision is identical to language in the house bill and',
'was not included in the senate amendment. additionally, the conference agreement includes identical language as included in the house bill',
'that provides that out of funds in title ii of this act, $37,680,000 should be allocated for nicaragua and $40,130,000',
'should be allocated for honduras. the senate did not address this matter. sec. 554. protection of biodiversity and tropical forests',
'the conference agreement includes language directing that usaid should make available $145,000,000 for programs and activities that directly protect biodiversity.',
'the managers strongly support these efforts and expect these funds to be used to protect tropical forests, including support of',
'projects to deter illegal logging in indonesia, central africa and elsewhere, and other threatened biologically diverse areas, both terrestrial and',
'marine. of this amount, up to $40,000,000 may be available for the subsidy cost of modifying loans and loan guarantees,',
'pursuant to the provisions of the tropical forest conservation act of 1998. the managers commend the administration for its congo',
'basin forest initiative and expect full funding to be made available for the central african regional program for the environment.',
'sec. 555. energy conservation, energy efficiency and clean energy programs the managers support programs that conserve energy and promote clean',
'and efficient energy production and distribution in developing countries. the conference agreement provides that $175,000,000 should be made available for',
'these programs. this section also requires the executive office of the president to submit an updated and revised annual government',
'wide report on federal activities and costs relating to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. the house bill did not',
'address this matter. sec. 556. zimbabwe the conference agreement is the same as current law and is identical to the',
'senate amendment. the house did not address this matter. sec. 557. nigeria the conference agreement includes language similar to that',
'of the senate amendment that restricts the use of imet and fmf for nigeria until the president certifies to the',
'committee on appropriations that certain specified nigerian officials are suspending from the armed forces those members, of whatever rank, against',
'whom there is credible evidence of gross violations of human rights in benue state in october 2001, and the government',
'of nigeria and the nigerian armed forces are taking effective measures to bring such individuals to justice. the president may',
'waive such prohibition if he determines that doing so is in the national security interest of the united states. prior',
'to exercising such waiver authority, the president is required to submit a report to the committees on appropriations describing the',
'involvement of the nigerian armed forces in the incident in benue state, the measures that are being taken to bring',
'such individuals to justice, and whether any nigerian armed forces units involved with the incident in benue state are receiving',
'united states assistance. the managers expect the department of state will consult with the committees on appropriations on the form',
'the report will take. sec. 558. burma the conference agreement includes a modified version of the senates provision on the',
'use of the economic support fund in burma and along the burma thailand border, and, in addition, a house provision,',
'similar to language in prior year acts, regarding independent media activities promoting democracy inside burma. the managers deplore the failure',
'of burmas state peace and development council spdc to resume dialogue with daw aung san suu kyi and the national',
'league for democracy, and urge the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience in burma. the managers continue to expect',
'that united states government programs and activities conducted inside burma, including hiv/ aids programs, will be carried out in consultation',
'with the leadership of the national league for democracy. the managers note the systematic abuse of human rights by the',
'spdc, especially in campaigns of violence against burmese minorities, including rape of girls and women and forced evacuations of villages.',
'these campaigns have displaced an estimated one million persons inside of burma and an equal number in neighboring countries. in',
'order to expand the provision of health services to displaced burmese, including those who live in appalling conditions outside of',
'refugee camps in thailand, the managers expect that $1,000,000 will be provided to continue to support efforts to combat hiv/aids',
'inside of burma, and that not less than $1,000,000 will be provided to support efforts to limit malaria and infectious',
'diseases among burmese along the burma thailand border. these funds are to be made available under the heading child survival',
'and health programs fund in this act, and are in addition to the amounts provided under this section. the managers',
'request that within 120 days of enactment of the act, the administrator of usaid, in consultation with the department of',
'state, provide a report to the committees on appropriations that describes the estimated number and condition of displaced persons inside',
'burma and burmese refugees, exiles, or migrant workers in thailand and proposes steps that the united states government could take,',
'working with other donors and not providing direct support to the spdc, to address the root causes of this crisis',
'and to better provide for the humanitarian needs of displaced burmese. the managers recommend that up to $500,000 be made',
'available to support a new initiative inside burma that utilizes the expertise of the leadership of the national league for',
'democracy nld in determining and addressing the urgent needs of the people of burma. the managers recommend that the state',
'department consult with the nld on the development of this initiative, and request to be regularly updated on its progress.',
'sec. 560. cambodia the conference agreement includes house language providing that the secretary of the treasury should instruct u.s. executive',
'directors of international financial institutions to oppose loans to the central government of cambodia, except loans to support basic human',
'needs. the senate amendment would have mandated such instructions. in subsection b , the conference agreement contains language similar to',
'that of the senate amendment that prohibits assistance for the central government of cambodia, except that this provision does not',
'apply to assistance for basic education, reproductive and maternal and child health, cultural and historic preservation, and for the ministry',
'of women and veterans affairs to combat human trafficking, and for certain assistance provided through nongovernmental organizations. the house bill',
'restricted assistance except for basic education and assistance provided under child survival and health programs fund. in subsection c ,',
'the conference agreement provides that up to $5,000,000 may be made available, notwithstanding the above restriction, for activities to support',
'democracy, including democratic political parties in cambodia. in subsection d , the conference agreement provides that $3,750,000 of the funds',
'made available in this act shall be made available, notwithstanding the above restriction, as a contribution for an endowment to',
'sustain rehabilitation programs for cambodians suffering from physical disabilities that are administered by an american nongovernmental organization that is directly',
'supported by usaid. such funds may be made available only if an amount at least equal to one half the',
'united states contribution is provided for the endowment from sources other than the united states government. the managers endorse the',
'senate report language regarding this issue. the house bill did not address these matters. the managers condemn the recent riots',
'in cambodia, and are concerned with the cambodian governments failure to protect foreign embassies and foreign owned businesses in phnom',
'penh. the managers note that in a statement issued on february 6, 2003, the state departmentstated that the united states',
'was particularly concerned by indications that the government is using the situation to target the political opposition and independent media.',
'the managers request that within 60 days of enactment of this act, the secretary of state report to the committees',
'on appropriations on the complicity of the cambodian government in the riots including an explanation of the failure of cambodian',
'authorities to respond to the riots in a timely and effective manner , and steps taken by the governments of',
'thailand and cambodia to credibly investigate the riots. the managers encourage the administration to continue to forcefully and publicly condemn',
'election related violence and intimidation in the run up to the july parliamentary elections. sec. 562. korean peninsula energy development',
'organization the conference agreement includes language similar to that of the senate amendment that prohibits funding for the korean peninsula',
'energy development organization kedo , except for up to $5,000,000 for administrative expenses if the president determines that it is',
'vital to the national security interests of the united states. such funding is subject to notification. the house bill would',
'have limited funding for kedo to $50,000,000 only for administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs associated with the agreed',
'framework. in addition, the house bill required several certifications by the president prior to the obligation of funding for kedo.',
'section 563. palestinian statehood the conference agreement includes house language that prohibits funding to support a palestinian state unless the',
'secretary of state makes certain determinations, including: a new leadership of a palestinian governing entity has been democratically elected through',
'credible and competitive elections; the elected governing entity has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co existence with israel; is',
'taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism; and is establishing a new palestinian security entity that is fully cooperative with appropriate',
'israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and the palestinian authority or its successor is working with other countries in the',
'region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the middle east, including normal relations',
'between israel and an independent palestinian state in a number of areas. it also expresses the sense of the congress',
'that the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, respect for',
'human rights, and other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance. this section also includes a waiver of the',
'restrictions herein based on national security interests of the united states, and exempts assistance to the palestinian authority and affiliated',
'institutions, or a newly elected governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of this section, consistent with the',
'provisions of section 552 of this act. the senate amendment contained language similar to the house bill on this matter.',
'section 564. colombia the conference agreement includes a modified version of the house and senate provisions on conditioning funds for',
'colombian armed forces. sec. 567. iraq the conference agreement includes language similar to that in the house bill, which provides',
'that funds from the economic support fund may be made available for programs benefiting the iraqi people and to support',
'efforts to bring about political transition in iraq. the conference agreement also includes language that provides that none of the',
'funds made available pursuant to the authorities provided in this section may be made available to any organization to reimburse',
'or pay for costs incurred by such organization in prior fiscal years. funds would be subject to the regular notification',
'procedures of the committees on appropriations. sec. 568. west bank and gaza program the conference report includes house language on',
'this matter. it contains prior year language also in the senate amendment requiring the comptroller general of the united states',
'to certify that procedures have been established to assure access to appropriate financial information in order to review the uses',
'of funds provided for the west bank and gaza program of the economic support fund. in addition, the language requires',
'the secretary of state to take all appropriate steps to ensure that assistance is not provided to entities or individuals',
'that advocate, plan, sponsor, engage in, or have engaged in, terrorist activity. finally, the language requires annual audits of all',
'contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and subgrantees. up to $1,000,000 is authorized to be made available to the inspector',
'general of the united states agency for international development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of this provision.',
'sec. 569. indonesia the conference agreement includes language similar to that of the senate amendment on this matter. it would',
'allow assistance for indonesia appropriated under foreign military financing program and licenses for export of lethal defense articles for the',
'indonesian military only if the president certifies that the government of indonesia and the indonesian armed forces are taking certain',
'measures, including suspending from the armed forces those members, of whatever rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed',
'gross violations of human rights, or aided or abetted militia groups, as well as prosecuting those members and punishing them,',
'if they have been found to have committed such acts. in addition, the language requires the president to certify that',
'the indonesian armed forces are cooperating with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in such cases, including providing access to witnesses,',
'relevant military documents, and other requested information. finally, the language requires the president to certify that the minister of defense',
'is making publicly available audits of receipts and expenditures of the indonesian armed forces. the house bill included similar language,',
'but did not address the issue of export licenses for lethal defense articles. sec. 570. restrictions on assistance to governments',
'destabilizing sierra leone the conference agreement includes a provision identical to the house bill that prohibits assistance to any government',
'for which the secretary of state has credible evidence that such government has aided or abetted, within the previous six',
'months, in the illicit distribution, transportation, or sale of diamonds mined in sierra leone. the language is similar to the',
'senate amendment. sec. 572. contributions to the united nations population fund the managers note that $34,000,000 appropriated for the united',
'nations population fund unfpa in p.l. 107 115 has not been obligated due to a determination by the secretary of',
'state in july 2002 that unfpas program in the peoples republic of china was in violation of the kemp kasten',
'amendment. the conference agreement provides that these prior year funds, and an equivalent amount from this act, shall be made',
'available to unfpa if the president determines that unfpa is no longer in violation of the kemp kasten amendment. the',
'conference agreement also contains a prohibition on the use of united states funds in china as well as all other',
'restrictions in current law. sec. 573. procurement and financial management reform the conference agreement includes house language withholding 10 percent',
'of the funds made available for international financial institutions until the secretary of the treasury certifies that a number of',
'procurement and financial management reforms are being implemented. the senate did not address this matter. sec. 574. central asia the',
'conference agreement includes the identical provision included in the senate amendment that conditions the assistance to the government of uzbekistan',
'unless the secretary of state determines and reports that the government of uzbekistan is making progress and meeting commitments of',
'the declaration of strategic partnership. the house addressed this matter in title ii. the conference agreement includes a provision similar',
'to the senate provision related to human rights and democracy in central asia, but adds a national security interest waiver',
'for the secretary of state with regard to assistance for kazakhstan. the managers urge the secretary to pursue an agreement',
'with the government of kazakhstan similar to the declaration on the strategic partnership and cooperation framework signed by the united',
'states and the government of uzbekistan addressing democracy, human rights and other matters of mutual interest. the conference agreement contains',
'a provision similar to the senate amendment requiring the secretary of state to submit periodic reports on the provision of',
'defense articles and financial assistance to the countries of central asia. the house did not address this matter. sec. 576.',
'war criminals the conference agreement contains language similar to that in both the house bill and senate amendment regarding war',
'criminals in the balkans. sec. 577. user fees the conference agreement includes the senate language that expands the current law',
'restriction requiring the secretary of treasury to instruct the u.s. executive directors to oppose any loan, grant strategy or policy',
'that would require user fees on poor people for primary education or healthcare in connection with the institutions financing programs.',
'the house provision reflected current law. sec. 578. funding for serbia the conference agreement contains current law on this matter,',
'except that the provisions of this section affect assistance for serbia after june 15 of this year, rather than after',
'march 30 as in the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act. in addition, technical modifications have been inserted to refer to',
'a successor state to the federal republic of yugoslavia fry . the house bill would have applied the provisions of',
'this section to assistance for the governments of serbia and the fry. the senate bill would have imposed certain additional',
'requirements on the fry beyond those in current law. sec. 579. prohibition on taxation of united states assistance the conference',
'agreement contains language similar to that of the house bill that provides that none of the funds appropriated in this',
'act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms',
'and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that commodities purchased',
'with assistance provided by the united states shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the',
'secretary of state shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement.',
'the language also requires that, of the funds appropriated by this act that are allocated for assistance for a foreign',
'country and for the west bank and gaza program, an amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed',
'during fiscal year 2003 against united states assistance programs by a foreign government or entity, either directly or through grantees,',
'contractors and subcontractors, shall be withheld from assistance for such country or entity in fiscal year 2004 to the extent',
'that the secretary of state certifies and reports in writing to the committees on appropriations that such taxes have not',
'been reimbursed to the government of the united states. foreign taxes of a de minimis nature are not subject to',
'these reimbursement provisions. of the funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to this section, one half',
'may become available for reprogramming for other purposes pursuant to section 515 of this act and consistent with the purposes',
'for which such funds were originally appropriated and one half shall be deposited in the general fund of the treasury',
'on, or within 5 days after, september 1, 2004. the language also requires the secretary of state to issue rules,',
'regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section. the',
'senate amendment did not address this matter. sec. 580. gao report the conference report contains language similar to that of',
'the house bill that requires a report from the comptroller general to the committees on appropriations no later than november',
'1, 2003, on the extent to which the department of state is complying with section 301 c of the foreign',
'assistance act and on the implementation of procedures that have been established to meet the standards of the department of',
'state regarding compliance with the requirements of said section. this audit shall review the implementation of procedures by the united',
'nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east unrwa regarding this provision of law. the conference',
'agreement does not include language from the house requiring a report from the secretary of state on this matter, but',
'the managers are agreed that the secretary shall comply with the requirements of the house bill in this regard. sec.',
'582. community based police assistance the conference agreement includes language similar to the senate language authorizing use of certain usaid',
'administered funds in title ii of this act for support for civilian police in jamaica and el salvador, but not',
'indonesia as included in the senate amendment, notwithstanding section 660 of the foreign assistance act. the house did not address',
'this matter. sec. 583. overseas private investment corporation and export import bank restrictions the conference agreement includes a provision identical',
'to the senate amendment and current law and prohibits the use of funds by opic and export import bank from',
'financing investments in connection with a project involving the mining, polishing or other processing, or sale of diamonds in a',
'country that fails to implement the recommendations, obligations and requirements developed by the kimberley process or taking measures that the',
'secretary of state determines to contribute effectively to preventing and eliminating the trade in conflict diamonds. sec. 584. trade capacity',
'building the conference agreement includes a provision identical to the house bill that provides that not less than $452,000,000 should',
'be made available for trade capacity building assistance from the trade and development agency, development assistance, transition initiatives, esf, international',
'affairs technical assistance, and international organizations and programs accounts. the senate did not address this matter. sec. 585. transparency and',
'accountability the conference agreement includes senate language requiring the secretary of state to submit a report concerning the public disclosure',
'of revenues from extractive industries and other sources by governments of countries that receive united states assistance. the house did',
'not address this matter. the managers endorse the senate report language regarding this issue. sec. 586. american churchwomen and other',
'citizens in el salvador and guatemala the conference agreement contains senate language on this matter. the house bill contained similar',
'language. provisions not adopted by the conferees: the conference agreement does not include section 549 of the senate amendment regarding',
'tibet urging u.s. executive directors to international financial institutions to support certain types of projects in tibet. the house bill',
'did not address a similar provision. the managers are aware of concerns raised by the department of the treasury about',
'this provision, however, the managers strongly support the intent of this provision and expect to be consulted prior to votes',
'in the international financial institutions on projects in tibet. the conference report does not include section 554 of the house',
'bill regarding discrimination against minority religious faiths in the russian federation. the senate did not include this provision. the conference',
'report does not include section 555 of the house bill regarding assistance for the middle east. the senate amendment did',
'not address this matter. the conference report does not include section 565 of the house bill regarding briefings on potential',
'purchases of defense articles or defense services by taiwan. the senate did not address this matter. this matter is addressed',
'in permanent law. the conference report does not include section 578 of the senate bill regarding excess defense articles for',
'central and southern european countries and certain other countries. the house did not address this matter. these authorities already exist',
'for fiscal year 2003. the conference report does not include section 579 of the house bill tropical forest conservation. the',
'text of this provision is included in section 554 protection of biodiversity and tropical forests. the conference report does not',
'include section 580 of the house bill regarding authorizations. the senate amendment did not address this matter. the conference report',
'does not include section 581 of the house bill and section 580 of the senate amendment regarding cuba. the conference',
'agreement does not include section 583 of the senate amendment regarding regional democracy programs for east asia and the pacific.',
'the house did not address this matter. the conference agreement does not include section 585 of the senate amendment extending',
'the prohibition of oil and gas drilling in the great lakes of the united states. the house bill did not',
'address this matter. the conference agreement does not include section 586 of the senate amendment regarding the sense of the',
'senate with respect to north korea. the house did not address this matter. conference total with comparisons the total new',
'budget obligational authority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year',
'2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: new budget obligational authority, fiscal',
'year 2002 $16,586,780 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 16,492,896 house bill, fiscal year 2003 16,594,574 senate',
'bill, fiscal year 2003 16,474,739 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 16,345,186 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal',
'year 2002 241,594 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 147,710 house bill, fiscal year 2003 249,388 senate',
'bill, fiscal year 2003 129,553 division f department of the interior and related agencies appropriations the conference agreement on the',
'interior and related agencies appropriations act, 2003, incorporates some of the provisions of h.r. 5093 as passed by the house',
'of representatives on july 18, 2002, and the senate version of h.j. res. 2 division f and division n as',
'passed by the senate on january 23, 2003. report language and allocations set forth in either house report 107 564',
'or the senate report language published in the congressional record of january 15, 2003, that are not changed by the',
'conference are approved by the committee of conference. the statement of the managers, while repeating some report language for emphasis,',
'does not negate the language referenced above unless expressly provided herein. no funds in this act are derived from the',
'conservation spending category established in the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 2001. however, the programs previously',
'funded under this category are, for the most part, continued in fiscal year 2003. title i department of the interior',
'bureau of land management management of lands and resources the conference agreement provides $825,712,000 for management of lands and resources',
'instead of $826,932,000 as proposed by the house and $816,062,000 as proposed by the senate. increases above the house for',
'land resources include $1,000,000 for noxious weeds for the montana state university weed program, $500,000 for idaho weed control, and',
'a decrease of $500,000 for range monitoring. there is a decrease below the house for wildlife and fisheries of $500,000',
'for fisheries management. there is a decrease below the house for threatened and endangered species of $87,000 for travel. increases',
'above the house for recreation management include $1,000,000 for missouri river undaunted stewardship, $400,000 for colorado canyons, and decreases of',
'$250,000 for recreation access, and $302,000 for conversion of certain lands to fee sites. the managers do not concur with',
'the house proposal concerning funding for the energy and minerals program. funding for this program shall be at the level',
'proposed for activities in the request but with the following modifications. an increase of $750,000 for permitting of geothermal energy',
'applications and wind energy rights of way in nevada, $1,000,000 for applications for permits to drill, principally in the powder',
'river basin, and $272,000 for the alaska minerals program. increases above the house for realty and ownership management include $2,000,000',
'for alaska conveyance, $1,100,000 for the cadastral survey program, of which $750,000 is for continuation of the public lands database',
'in ak, $350,000 is for the state of utah automated geographic reference center, and $750,000 is for additional nevada personnel.',
'the managers have modified the senate language concerning the alaska conveyance program. the managers expect the bureau to develop a',
'plan to complete work on all allotment applications and all land selections under the alaska native claims settlement act of',
'1971 and the alaska statehood act of 1959 by 2009, 50 years after its enactment and nearly 40 years after',
'the deadline for applying for native allotments. increases above the house for resources protection and maintenance include $500,000 for the',
'alaska resources library and decreases of $200,000 for desert rangers, and $300,000 for the restoration of lands in arizona. increases',
'above the house for transportation and facilities maintenance include $250,000 for the iditarod national historic trail, $1,000,000 for capping oil',
'wells in national petroleum reserve alaska and decreases of $200,000 for california desert communications, and $2,000,000 for fish passage improvements.',
'there is a decrease below the house for land and resources information of $403,000. there is a decrease below the',
'house for challenge cost share of $5,000,000. the conference agreement includes an increase of $5,000,000 in the challenge cost share',
'program for the cooperative conservation initiative. wildland fire management the conference agreement provides $654,406,000 for wildland fire management instead of',
'$855,332,000 as proposed by the house and $654,254,000 as proposed by the senate. decreases below the house for preparedness include',
'$826,000 for travel and $600,000 for fire employment duration. there is an increase above the house for other operations of',
'$500,000 for the university of montana fire program. there is a decrease below the house of $200,000,000, which had been',
'proposed as a fiscal year 2002 emergency supplemental appropriation. the managers note that in lieu of these funds the department',
'has been provided $189,000,000 for fire reimbursement elsewhere in the bill. the managers note that the department of the interior',
'and the department of agriculture have begun full implementation of the 10 year comprehensive strategy to reduce wildland fire risks.',
'this strategy involves extensive collaboration with communities in the selection of hazardous fuels projects. in support of the strategy, the',
'departments have developed detailed criteria for the execution of such hazardous fuels reduction efforts. the managers feel that collaboration with',
'communities and the use of criteria for project selection provide a suitable basis for planning the expenditure of funds, and',
'accordingly do not concur with senate report language requiring that seventy percent of hazardous fuels funds be used in the',
'wildland urban interface. because of the managers continuing concern about fire suppression costs during major incidents, the forest service and',
'the department of the interior are directed to contract with the national academy of public administration for appropriate follow up',
'work to their study of 2002. the departments should equally share the cost of the review and the review should',
'be conducted forthwith. central hazardous materials fund the conference agreement provides $9,978,000 for the central hazardous materials fund as proposed',
'by the house and senate. construction the conference agreement provides $11,976,000 for construction instead of $10,976,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $12,976,000 as proposed by the senate. there is an increase above the house for construction of $1,000,000 for',
'the california trail interpretive center, nv. payments in lieu of taxes the conference agreement provides $220,000,000 for payments in lieu',
'of taxes instead of $230,000,000 as proposed by the house and $210,000,000 as proposed by the senate. land acquisition the',
'conference agreement provides $33,450,000 for land acquisition instead of $47,486,000 as proposed by the house and $30,150,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. funds should be distributed as follows: area state amount cosumnes river watershed easements only ca $2,500,000 el dorado',
'preserve ca 2,000,000 golden bair ranch co 1,500,000 kasha katuwe tent rocks nm 1,500,000 king range national conservation area ca',
'2,000,000 lewis and clark nht id 1,000,000 lewis and clark nht mt 1,000,000 moses coulee wa 1,000,000 otay mountains kuchamaa',
'ca 1,250,000 patterson bend/squaw leap management area ca 900,000 potrero creek ca 2,000,000 rio grande national wild and scenic river',
'nm 3,500,000 sandy river or 2,500,000 santa rosa and san jacinto mountains nm ca 1,000,000 sears point area critical envtal',
'concern/juan bautista de anza nht az 800,000 snake river birds of prey natl conservation area id 1,000,000 upper snake/south fork',
'snake river id 2,000,000 washington state land exchange wa 1,000,000 use of carryover balances 1,000,000 subtotal 27,450,000 land equalization payment',
'500,000 acquisition management 4,000,000 emergency/inholdings/relocation 1,500,000 total $33,450,000 the committee has consistently supported the west eugene wetlands acquisition program over',
'the years, and is aware that the federal portion of the acquisition program is nearing completion. in order to conclude',
'the project properly, certain issues regarding the status of lands in the project area must be resolved. should these issues',
'be resolved in a manner that warrants additional federal acquisition support, the managers will consider providing funding to complete the',
'project in future budgets. funds for the golden bair ranch are conditioned on blm providing public access to this property.',
'the money for cosumnes river watershed is restricted to conservation easements only. the managers have reprogrammed spring gulch funds to',
'the continental divide nst and devils canyon ranch as proposed by the senate. oregon and california grant lands the conference',
'agreement provides $105,633,000 for oregon and california grant lands as proposed by the house and senate. range improvements the conference',
'agreement provides an indefinite appropriation for range improvements of not less than $10,000,000 as proposed by the house and senate.',
'service charges, deposits, and forfeitures the conference agreement provides an indefinite appropriation for service charges, deposits, and forfeitures, which is',
'estimated to be $7,900,000 as proposed by the house and senate. miscellaneous trust funds the conference agreement provides an indefinite',
'appropriation of $12,405,000 for miscellaneous trust funds as proposed by the house and senate. united states fish and wildlife service',
'resource management the conference agreement provides $917,429,000 for resource management instead of $918,359,000 as proposed by the house and $902,697,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the numerical changes described below are to the house recommended level. in endangered species programs,',
'there are increases in candidate conservation of $150,000 for the burbot population in the kootenai river in idaho, $300,000 for',
'the idaho sage grouse management plan through the idaho office of species conservation, $750,000 for sea otter research in alaska,',
'and $50,000 for the idaho department of agriculture to study the influence of herbivory on slickspot peppergrass. in esa recovery,',
'there are increases of $1,000,000 for the atlantic salmon program administered by the national fish and wildlife foundation, $100,000 for',
'salmon recovery in maine, $1,000,000 for eider recovery at the alaska sealife center, $50,000 for freshwater mussel recovery at the',
'white sulphur springs nfh in west virginia, $500,000 for lahonton cutthroat trout, $150,000 for wolf monitoring by the nez perce',
'tribe in idaho, $75,000 for the services snake river basin offices wolf monitoring efforts, and $250,000 for wolf monitoring efforts',
'at the idaho office of species conservation. there are also decreases in esa recovery of $1,000,000 for the washington state',
'salmon program administered by the national fish and wildlife foundation and a $1,000,000 general decrease. in habitat conservation, increases in',
'the partners for fish and wildlife program include $1,400,000 for the washington state regional salmon enhancement program, $700,000 for invasive',
'species control in hawaii, $100,000 for bald eagle restoration in cooperation with the vermont natural heritage partners program, $400,000 for',
'the big hole watershed committee in montana, $750,000 for the hawaii esa community conservation plan, $1,250,000 for the nevada biodiversity',
'research and conservation project, $175,000 for the thunder basin grasslands initiative in wyoming, and $500,000 for the montana water center',
'wild fish habitat initiative. decreases in the partners for fish and wildlife program include $500,000 for nutria eradication at the',
'blackwater nwr, md, $550,000 for bull trout conservation in washington state, $1,400,000 for the washington state ecosystems program, $1,000,000 for',
'invasive species control, and $300,000 for spartina control at willapa bay, wa. in project planning, there are increases of $150,000',
'for the middle rio grande/bosque research program and $474,000 for wildlife assessments at yukon flats, ak. in coastal programs, there',
'is an increase of $750,000 for the cook inlet aquaculture association king salmon program in alaska and a decrease of',
'$1,000,000 for cost shared projects, including invasive species control. there is a decrease of $500,000 for the environmental contaminants program.',
'in refuge operations and maintenance, there is an increase of $300,000 for invasive species control at the willapa nwr, wa',
'and decreases of $1,000,000 for invasive species control with friends groups and volunteers and $5,000,000 for refuge maintenance. in migratory',
'bird management, there is an increase of $575,000 to reduce seabird bycatch in alaska, and decreases of $1,000,000 for the',
'canada goose depredation program and $1,000,000 for the joint ventures program. the funding level for each joint venture is identical',
'to that shown in the senate report. in fisheries, there is a decrease of $500,000 for the washington state hatchery',
'improvement project in hatchery operations and maintenance. in fish and wildlife management, increases include $300,000 for fish passage along railroads',
'in alaska, $118,000 for fish surveys at the white sulphur springs nfh, wv, $850,000 for wildlife enhancement in starkville, mississippi,',
'$400,000 for the wildlife health center in montana, $2,403,000 for yukon river treaty implementation in alaska, and $1,200,000 for marine',
'mammal protection in alaska. decreases in fish and wildlife management include $100,000 for salmon reproductive biology research at washington state',
'university, $1,000,000 for cooperative projects for fish passage, and $1,000,000 for aquatic nuisance control. in general administration, there are increases',
'of $200,000 for the caddo lake ramsar center in texas and $550,000 for maintenance at the national conservation training center',
'and a decrease of $1,000,000 for a national academy of sciences review of the state wildlife grants program. within the',
'increased funds above the fiscal year 2002 level provided for resource management, $5,000,000 is in support of the cooperative conservation',
'initiative proposal. these funds are targeted for existing programs that have a proven record in leveraging funds and delivering valuable',
'resource restoration results. the $5,000,000 increase consists of $3,000,000 for the refuge challenge cost share program, $1,000,000 for invasive species',
'control projects with refuge friends groups and volunteers, and $1,000,000 for cooperative fish passage projects. the managers are very concerned',
'by the proposed increase in administrative costs charged to programs under the services cost allocation methodology cam without any justification',
'for these increases in the budget request. the managers expect that the service will charge no increase in cam to',
'programs in fiscal year 2003 unless such increases are thoroughly justified through the reprogramming process. the managers suggest that any',
'increase for cam requested through the reprogramming process be extremely modest. the service needs to do a better job of',
'explaining cam and making it more transparent and readily understandable to a wide audience. costs that are directly attributable to',
'headquarters operations and regional office operations should be budgeted under general administration for those operations unless there is a clear',
'and well justified rationale for inclusion in cam. no unbudgeted special projects, headquarters or regional initiatives, or departmental initiatives should',
'be included in cam. if there is uncontrollable cost growth associated with cam it should be identified in the budget',
'as a fixed, uncontrollable cost increase and not funded at the expense of programs. the managers agree to the following:',
'1. the funds made available for georgia stream bank restoration are for the georgia soil and water conservation commission except',
'that $25,000 is for technical assistance by the service. 2. the funds added for fish surveys at the white sulphur',
'springs nfh in west virginia should remain in the base for future budgets. 3. funds have not been included for',
'a national academy of sciences review of state wildlife grants as proposed by the house. this issue will be revisited',
'in the fiscal year 2004 budget process. 4. the service should continue to assist the corps of engineers in its',
'comprehensive review of alternative approaches to preserving the meadowlands wetlands area in northern new jersey. the conference agreement provides an',
'increase of $180,000 as proposed by the house for this purpose. 5. the service should continue to support the carhart',
'wilderness training institute at the $200,000 level, which is the same as in fiscal year 2002. 6. within available funds,',
'the service should address the needs of the pittsford nfh, vt and ouray nfh, ut. 7. the funds provided to',
'combat whirling disease and related fish health issues include $700,000 for the national partnership on the management of wild and',
'native cold water fisheries, $250,000 for resistant trout research coordinated through the whirling disease foundation, and $1,296,000 to continue the',
'national wild fish health survey, to expand whirling disease investigations, and to recruit and train health professionals. 8. the issue',
'of continued operation of the airfield at midway atoll nwr needs to be addressed immediately. there are no funds in',
'the services budget to continue to operate the airfield for commercial aircraft purposes. if the parties who benefit from the',
'current airport certification are unwilling to pay the additional expense associated with maintaining that certification, the service should scale back',
'its operations to include only those requirements necessary for refuge operations, including maintaining a reasonable level of visitor access. 9.',
'the containment and cleanup of the recent spill of jet fuel at midway atoll nwr should be addressed as quickly',
'as possible. the service should keep the house and senate committees on appropriations apprised of its efforts to address this',
'problem. the department should consider submitting a supplemental appropriations request to address this emergency situation. 10. the secretary recently re',
'chartered the hanford reach national monument federal planning advisory committee and increased the number of committee members from 13 to',
'19. in the interest of continuity and assuring timely completion of the committees work, the managers expect the secretary to',
'retain the current members when appointing members to the committee. the managers are concerned that replacement of the current 13',
'members would severely undermine the valuable work completed thus far. bill language. while the total funding for the endangered species',
'listing program is unchanged, the conference agreement earmarks $6,000,000 for critical habitat designation activities within the listing program instead of',
'$5,000,000 as proposed by both the house and the senate. the managers understand that the department believes additional funding, beyond',
'that requested in the budget, will be needed for the listing program in fiscal year 2003 and the managers willconsider',
'a supplemental request for additional funds if one is submitted later this year. construction the conference agreement provides $54,427,000 for',
'construction instead of $53,108,000 as proposed by the house and $42,882,000 as proposed by the senate. funds are to be',
'distributed as follows: project description amount bear river nwr, ut headquarters and $1,800,000 education center cc. bitter lake nwr, nm',
'visitor center/ 1,100,000 standard design phase i d/ic. black footed ferret wildlife endangered species 3,240,000 research ctr, co. facility phase',
'iv cc. bosque del apache nwr, nm equipment for salt 400,000 cedar control. bozeman fish technology center, seismic safety/3 150,000',
'mt. building rehab phase i p/d. bozeman fish technology center, laboratory/ 500,000 mt. administration building phase iv c. bridge safety',
'inspections 560,000 servicewide . canaan valley nwr, wv road maintenance 650,000 cape romain nwr, sc restoration of 150,000 dominick house.',
'clark r. bavin forensics forensics laboratory 6,235,000 laboratory, or. expansion phase iii c. craig brook nfh, me wastewater treatment 200,000',
'compliance phase i p. dam safety program servicewide . 705,000 garrison dam nfh, nd heat pump water 200,000 system maintenance',
'c. harris neck nwr, ga office renovation 350,000 iron river nfh, wi replace domes at 2,000,000 schacte creek cc. jackson',
'nfh, wy seismic safety 80,000 rehabilitation pha se ii d. jordan river nfh, mi m/v togue/great 800,000 lakes stocking vessel',
'phase ii d. kealia pond nwr, hi mitigation and 800,000 restoration c. klamath basin nwr complex, ca water supply and',
'1,000,000 management phase iv. kodiak nwr, ak visitor center 3,000,000 construction. mammoth springs nfh, ar renovation of 250,000 education center',
'd. missisquoi nwr, vt visitor center 1,500,000 completion c. northwest power planning area fish screens, etc 2,000,000 ohio river islands',
'nwr, wv visitor center/ 1,100,000 standard design phase i d/ic. orangeburg nfh, sc orangeburg 4,144,000 substation dam phase ii cc.',
'ottawa nwr, oh visitor center/ 1,950,000 standard design d/ cc. quilcene nfh, wa seismic safety rehab 45,000 of hatchery building',
'phase i d. savannah nwr, ga visitor center/ 1,950,000 standard design d/ cc. security upgrades servicewide 1,000,000 sevilleta nwr, nm',
'laboratory design 600,000 sonny bono salton sea nwr, ca seismic safety rehab 200,000 of shop building phase ii cc. tetlin',
'nwr, ak multi agency center. 425,000 visitor facilities/kiosks on nwrs several locations/ 1,000,000 standard design. waccamaw nwr, sc visitor center',
'2,000,000 construction. white sulphur springs nfh, wv maintenance 625,000 wolf creek nfh, ky visitor center 500,000 world birding center, tx',
'500,000 subtotal, line item 43,709,000 construction. nationwide engineering services: cost allocation methodology 3,000,000 environmental compliance 1,400,000 management. seismic safety program',
'200,000 waste prevention and 150,000 recycling. other engineering services 5,968,000 subtotal, nationwide 10,718,000 engineering services. total $54,427,000 the managers continue',
'to believe that the service should focus on providing on the ground refuge experiences for visitors and modest visitor/education centers',
'and visitor contact stations. the maximum cost for any visitor center should not exceed $3 million unless there are extreme,',
'extenuating circumstances, such as the high cost of materials transport and construction in alaska. the managers expect the service to',
'treat the maximum amount as a true ceiling and not the amount that every visitor center will cost. also, visitor',
'contact stations should have a much lower maximum funding level. the managers agree to the following: 1. the balance of',
'funding needed to complete the bitter lake nwr visitor center in new mexico and the ohio river islands visitor center',
'in west virginia should be included in the fiscal year 2004 budget. 2. this is the final year of funding',
'for kealia pond mitigation and restoration work in hawaii. 3. the funds provided for kiosks on refuges should provide for',
'at least 20 of these structures, given that the service reports that the cost of each structure generally is less',
'than $50,000. the managers encourage the service to use standard designs and pursue cost sharing with friends groups and others',
'to leverage these funds to the extent possible. land acquisition the conference agreement provides $73,370,000 for land acquisition instead of',
'$82,250,000 as proposed by the house and $81,555,000 as proposed by the senate. funds should be distributed as follows: area',
'state amount alaska peninsula nwr tdx ak $1,500,000 baca ranch co 5,000,000 back bay nwr va 1,500,000 balcones canyonlands nwr',
'tx 1,500,000 bandon marsh nwr or 140,000 big muddy nwr mo 1,000,000 buenos aires nwr az 500,000 cache river nwr',
'ar 1,500,000 cahaba river nwr al 3,000,000 cape may nwr nj 500,000 cat island nwr la 2,500,000 centennial valley nwr',
'mt 500,000 chickasaw nwr tn 500,000 clarks river nwr ky 1,500,000 cypress creek nwr il 250,000 dakota tallgrass prairie wma',
'nd/sd 500,000 detroit river iwr mi 3,500,000 fairfield marsh wpa wi 1,000,000 great bay nwr nh 300,000 great meadows nwr',
'ma 1,600,000 great river nwr mo 1,000,000 great swamp nwr nj 750,000 james campbell nwr hi 1,000,000 laguna atascosa nwr',
'tx 750,000 lower hatchie nwr tn 300,000 national key deer nwr fl 750,000 neal smith nwr ia 250,000 northern tallgrass',
'prairie nwr mn/ia 500,000 ottawa nwr oh 600,000 parker nwr ma 500,000 patoka river nwr in 250,000 pelican island nwr',
'fl 1,750,000 prime hook nwr de 1,350,000 quinault indian reservation wa 5,000,000 rachel carson nwr me 1,500,000 rappahannock river valley',
'nwr va 180,000 red river nwr la 3,900,000 rhode island refuge complex ri 2,000,000 san diego nwr ca 2,000,000 savannah',
'nwr mulberry grove ga 2,000,000 silvio o. conte nfwr vt/nh/ma/ct 1,000,000 st. marks nwr fl 2,000,000 togiak nwr ak 1,000,000',
'upper mississippi river nfwr mn/wi/ia/il 250,000 waccamaw nwr sc 2,500,000 western montana project mt 750,000 willapa nwr wa 750,000 use',
'of carryover balances 7,000,000 subtotal 55,870,000 acquisition management 10,000,000 emergencies and hardship 2,000,000 exchanges 1,000,000 inholdings 2,000,000 cost allocation methodology',
'cam 2,500,000 total $73,370,000 landowner incentive program including rescission the conference agreement provides $40,000,000 for the landowner incentive program as',
'proposed by the house instead of $600,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also rescinds $40,000,000 in funds',
'appropriated in fiscal year 2002 for this program because there has been a delay in implementing this new program. the',
'managers expect the service to make grant awards using the existing program applications. stewardship grants including rescission the conference agreement',
'provides $10,000,000 for stewardship grants as proposed by the house instead of $200,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference',
'agreement also rescinds $10,000,000 in funds appropriated in fiscal year 2002 for this program because there has been a delay',
'in implementing this new program. the managers expect the service to make grant awards using the existing program applications. cooperative',
'endangered species conservation fund the conference agreement provides $81,000,000 for the cooperative endangered species conservation fund as proposed by the',
'senate instead of $121,400,000 as proposed by the house. the funds for habitat conservation plan land acquisition are derived from',
'the land and water conservation fund as proposed by the house. the managers encourage the service to consider the potrero',
'creek project in california and the black capped vireo project in texas if the project proposals are submitted and rank',
'within the range of high priority project proposals. national wildlife refuge fund the conference agreement provides $14,414,000 for the national',
'wildlife refuge fund as proposed by the senate instead of $19,414,000 as proposed by the house. north american wetlands conservation',
'fund the conference agreement provides $38,560,000 for the north american wetlands conservation fund as proposed by the senate instead of',
'$43,560,000 as proposed by the house. since the program is funded below the 2001 level, the managers have not agreed',
'to bill language, proposed by the house, limiting increased grant funding above the fiscal year 2001 level to projects in',
'the united states. neotropical migratory bird conservation the conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the neotropical migratory bird conservation program instead',
'of $5,000,000 as proposed by the house and $2,000,000 as proposed by the senate. multinational species conservation fund the conference',
'agreement provides $4,800,000 for the multinational species conservation fund as proposed by the house instead of $4,200,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. state and tribal wildlife grants the conference agreement provides $65,000,000 for state and tribal wildlife grants instead of',
'$100,000,000 as proposed by the house and $45,000,000 as proposed by the senate. within this amount, $5,000,000 is for a',
'competitive grant program for indian tribes as proposed by the house instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conference agreement changes the title of this account from state wildlife grants to state and tribal wildlife grants as proposed',
'by the senate and includes statutory language permitting the merger of funds in the old account with funds in the',
'new account. the committee has not included $1,000,000 in the resource management account as proposed by the house for a',
'national academy of sciences review of the state wildlife plans funded under this account. this issue will be revisited in',
'the 2004 budget process. administrative provisions the conference agreement authorizes the use of $500,000 in previously appropriated funds for land',
'acquisition of the great salt pond burial tract for the narragansett tribe as proposed by the senate. the house had',
'no similar provision. national park service operation of the national park system the conference agreement provides $1,565,565,000 for the operation',
'of the national park system instead of $1,605,593,000 as proposed by the house and $1,571,065,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement provides $344,227,000 for resource stewardship. the change to the house level is a reduction of $2,093,000 for',
'uncontrollable costs. within these totals, an increase of $600,000 is provided for vanishing treasures. the conference agreement provides $319,128,000 for',
'visitor services. the change to the house level is a reduction of $3,536,000 for uncontrollable costs. the conference agreement provides',
'$522,823,000 for maintenance. changes to the house level include decreases of $3,837,000 for uncontrollable costs, $5,000,000 for cyclic maintenance, $2,000,000',
'for condition assessments, $3,000,000 for repair and rehabilitation, and $1,000,000 for a strategic business advisor. the conference agreement provides $277,151,000',
'for park support. changes to the house level include decreases of $2,562,000 for uncontrollable costs and $2,000,000 for the challenge',
'cost share program. the conference agreement retains $5,000,000 for the challenge cost share program in support of the secretarys cooperative',
'conservation initiative. the managers intend that one third of the monies provided in the base funding before the increase for',
'2003 for the challenge cost share program continue to be earmarked for trails. although the conference agreement includes a $6,000,000',
'undistributed reduction to park base operations, the managers have also provided a $14,000,000 increase specifically for park based programs above',
'the amount provided in the presidents budget. within the maintenance account, the managers earmark the following projects: $233,000 for bachlott',
'house, $45,000 for st. marys museum at cumberland island ns, $400,000 for historic structures at great smokey mountains np, $200,000',
'for repairs at the belle haven marina, $500,000 for the wright brothers national memorial in north carolina, $170,000 for fort',
'piute at mojave national preserve and $300,000 for gettysburg nmp landscape restoration. the managers concur with the concerns expressed by',
'the senate with regard to both the rehabilitation and the annual opening of the going to the sun road at',
'glacier national park. the managers have retained a general provision allowing for the use of certain carryover funds for road',
'rehabilitation, and strongly encourage the administration to include in its tea 21 reauthorization proposal the resources necessary for complete rehabilitation',
'of the road. the managers have also provided additional resources to enhance spring opening operations. while the managers understand that',
'these additional resources may not be entirely in place prior to the 2003 opening, the park should make every effort',
'to implement the operational changes promptly, or put in place appropriate interim measures where necessary to expedite the opening of',
'the road. in lieu of the report required by the senate, the park should incorporate into its annual road opening',
'plan the operational changes supported by the additional funds provided in this act. the plans for both 2003 and 2004',
'should be submitted to the house and senate committees on appropriations upon completion. the managers further urge the park to',
'continue efforts to involve the local community in the development of the annual opening plan and the road opening process',
'in general. the managers appreciate the heightened attention given to these issues by park leadership. the managers have not agreed',
'to provide $750,000 for an independent management, operational, performance and financial review of yellowstone national park, as proposed by the',
'senate. the park is nearing completion of its business plan pursuant to the services business plan initiative. the managers intend',
'to review carefully the information presented in that document, and subsequently reconsider the need for an additional, more comprehensive review.',
'the managers are fully aware that there are unmet needs within the park, but remain concerned that public comments by',
'park staff do not reflect the substantial additional resources provided to the park in recent years. the managers look forward',
'to working with the service to ensure that these resources are being properly managed for the benefit of the park.',
'the managers direct that the superintendent of yosemite national park renew, in such form as he deems appropriate, permits or',
'authorizations for stock use by recreational service providers who were previously authorized by an appropriate agreement or permit to provide',
'such recreational activities and services within the park during 2002. these permits or authorizations may be renewed for one year',
'only and under the same or similar terms and conditions as the activities and services authorized for that entity in',
'2002. the superintendent shall not issue any such permit or authorization to any entity, which he determines is not qualified',
'to receive such authorization based on past performance or present ability. within the funds provided, the managers encourage the national',
'park service to maximize and enhance the marketing of historic sites of the french and indian war with those of',
'the war for independence campaign currently underway. the 250th anniversary of the french and indian war, spanning 2004 2010, presents',
'a significant opportunity to tell the story of americas early history leading up to the revolutionary war. the character and',
'capacity of leadership exhibited by men such as george washington, benjamin franklin, daniel morgan, daniel boone, adam stephen, charles lee',
'and horatio gates, was profoundly influenced, and in some cases directly shaped, by their experiences in the french and indian',
'war. by linking the narratives of the french and indian war and the revolutionary war, a unique opportunity is created',
'to attract and engage citizens and international visitors in developing a fresh and meaningful understanding of how the values of',
'liberty and equality came to shape our nation. the managers note that the district of columbia has developed plans for',
'the design and construction of a regional sports complex at kenilworth park in northeast washington, a portion of which is',
'owned by the national park service. the site, an area of approximately 50 acres, was a district landfill until the',
'late 1960s when the landfill was capped. the service has conducted a preliminary assessment/site investigation and a remedial investigation/feasibility study',
'at the site. the latter study is in draft and has been coordinated with the district and epa region iii.',
'as a result of regulatory review, the managers understand that the district has requested a human health risk assessment from',
'the centers for disease control and prevention, and region iii of the environmental protection agency has made extensive comments that',
'will result in further investigations and require at least a year or more to complete. the managers direct the service',
'to work with the government of the district of columbia, specifically the d.c. department of recreation and the d.c. sports',
'and entertainment commission, to develop a land use plan for the development of kenilworth park that could be implemented in',
'conjunction with remediation, and to report the results of that effort to the house and senate committees on appropriations no',
'later than six months after enactment of this act. the managers recognize that, before any plan can be implemented for',
'this site, environmental investigations and subsequent remediation must be completed. the service is directed to provide level funding to the',
'carhart wilderness training institute. the managers are concerned about a recent gao report on travel expenses, both domestic and international.',
'the report states that while $37 $50 million has been expended for travel in each of the last four years,',
'the service could not give specific information on the actual costs of domestic travel, international travel or travel to conferences',
'because it does not routinely record these data. the federal travel regulations require that agency travel accounting systems capture certain',
'data, including travel type and purpose. the service is not in compliance with these regulations. over the last three years,',
'travel has increased 29 percent, including a 60 percent increase in the washington office and a 32 percent increase in',
'foreign travel from 355 annual trips to 470 trips in fiscal year 2002. while the managers understand that travel is',
'a mission essential element, the gao study demonstrates that the service does not have sufficient controls in this area. with',
'declining budgets, major efficiencies should be achieved in this area, which would free up needed resources for individual park units.',
'the managers expect the service to comply with all the gao recommendations no later than september 30, 2003, and to',
'submit annually, by october 1 of each year, a report to the house and senate committees on appropriations with detailed',
'data on domestic travel, international travel, and travel to conferences. the data should be provided for the washington office and',
'for each region. united states park police the conference agreement provides $78,431,000 for the united states park police, the same',
'as the house and the senate. national recreation and preservation the conference agreement provides $61,667,000 for national recreation and preservation,',
'instead of $56,330,000 as proposed by the house and $62,978,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $552,000',
'for recreation programs. within the amount provided for natural programs, the managers earmark $250,000 for the northern forest canoe trail.',
'the conference agreement provides $20,048,000 for cultural programs. changes to the house level include decreases of $1,000,000 for national register',
'programs and $250,000 for the heritage education model in louisiana. the service is directed to provide $250,000 for the heritage',
'education model in louisiana from within available funds. the agreement retains $300,000 for heritage preservation, inc. the conference agreement provides',
'$14,374,000 for nationally designated heritage areas. funds excluding $119,000 in administrative costs are to be distributed as follows: project amount',
'americas agricultural heritage partnership silos & smokestacks $750,000 augusta canal national heritage area 600,000 automobile national heritage area 500,000 blue',
'ridge parkway national heritage area 250,000 cache la poudre river corridor 50,000 cane river national heritage area 995,000 delaware and',
'lehigh national heritage corridor 850,000 erie canalway national corridor 400,000 essex national heritage area 1,000,000 hudson river valley national heritage',
'area 600,000 illinois and michigan canal national heritage corridor 750,000 john h. chafee blackstone river valley national heritage center 800,000',
'lackawanna valley national heritage area 650,000 national coal heritage area 210,000 ohio and erie canal national heritage corridor 1,000,000 quinebaug',
'and shetucket rivers valley national heritage center 850,000 rivers of steel national heritage area 1,000,000 schuykill river valley national heritage',
'area 500,000 shenandoah valley battlefields national historic district 500,000 south carolina national heritage corridor 1,000,000 tennessee civil war heritage area',
'210,000 wheeling national heritage area 580,000 yuma crossing national heritage area 210,000 project total $14,255,000 the conference agreement provides $12,041,000',
'for statutory or contractual aid. the funds are to be distributed as follows: project amount aleutian world war ii historic',
'area $400,000 brown foundation 201,000 chesapeake bay gateways 2,000,000 dayton aviation heritage commission 449,000 flight 93 memorial 300,000 ice age',
'national scientific reserve 806,000 jamestown 2007 200,000 johnstown area heritage association 49,000 lake roosevelt forum 50,000 lamprey river 600,000 louisiana',
'purchase comm of arkansas 200,000 martin luther king, jr. center 528,000 national constitution center 500,000 native hawaiian culture and arts',
'program 740,000 new orleans jazz commission 66,000 office of arctic studies 1,500,000 penn center national landmark 500,000 roosevelt campobello international',
'park commission 802,000 sewall belmont house 400,000 sleeping rainbow ranch, capitol reef np 500,000 st. charles interpretive center 500,000 vancouver',
'national historic reserve 250,000 virginia key trust miami 500,000 total $12,041,000 the amount provided for the dayton aviation heritage commission',
'includes $150,000 for interpretive exhibits. funding for ft. piute in mojave national preserve is addressed in the operation of the',
'national park system account. urban park and recreation fund the conference agreement provides $300,000 for the urban park and recreation',
'fund instead of $30,000,000 provided by the house and $10,000,000 as provided by the senate. the managers have provided $300,000',
'for administrative expenses. historic preservation fund the conference agreement provides $69,000,000 for the historic preservation fund instead of $76,500,000 as',
'provided by the house and $67,000,000 as provided by the senate. the changes to the house level include a reduction',
'of $6,000,000 for grants in aid to states and territories, $1,000,000 for grants in aid to indian tribes and a',
'reduction of $500,000 for the national trust for historic preservation. included in the total is $30,000,000 for save americas treasures.',
'half of the funds for the save americas treasures program are to be distributed as follows: project/state amount ame church,',
'madison, in $100,000 antigo courthouse, langlade county, wi 175,000 battlefield park heritage center, ga 300,000 bealle home, oh 200,000 biltmore',
'hotel & complex, fl 800,000 brinton house, perryville, ky 250,000 bronx zoo, rockefeller fountain, ny 300,000 cass historic district, wv',
'350,000 charles i.d. looff carousel, east providence, ri 250,000 charles w. morgan, ct 345,000 colony theatre, washington county, oh 300,000',
'daly mansion, mt 300,000 deerfield historic acropolis, ma 300,000 des moines library, ia 300,000 dirigible hangar b, tillamook, or 250,000',
'duquesne incline, pa 200,000 ethan allen firehouse, vt 500,000 eureka springs historic auditorium, ar 250,000 farnsley kauffman house, ky 200,000',
'fort mifflin, pa 250,000 fox theatre, ca 200,000 gillioz theatre, mo 250,000 gordo old town hall jail, al 15,000 grand',
'opera house, dubuque, ia 250,000 great brick chapel, st marys city, md 300,000 green county courthouse square, al 300,000 gretna',
'post office, la 200,000 harden gilmore house, wv 100,000 historic grafton railroad station, wv 300,000 jefferson barracks, mo 200,000 john',
'jackson center for piedmont blues, fall church, va. 65,000 judge wickersham house, ak 300,000 kingman courthouse, ks 200,000 livingston depot,',
'mt 300,000 ma rainey museum of the blues, ga 150,000 majestic theatre, oh 200,000 martin luther king jr. central union',
'terminal, toledo, oh 250,000 metropolitan museum of art, ny 650,000 minneapolis park & rec board, mill ruins park, mn 250,000',
'montrose city hall, co 250,000 national army museum of the southwest, fort sill, ok 500,000 ogden union station, ut 200,000',
'port angeles carnegie library renovation, wa 300,000 roswell museum, nm 340,000 sappa park house, ks 8,000 silver lake bank building,',
'pa 50,000 smyrna opera house/town hall, de 300,000 spokane masonic temple, wa 300,000 stone county courthouse, ms 250,000 strong museum,',
'ny 225,000 teeple barn, il 150,000 thomas cole house, ny 200,000 henderson courthouse, nc 200,000 touro university school of nursing,',
'vallejo, ca 250,000 vista del rio, az 50,000 west main street, ky 242,000 westerly armory, ri 300,000 white island lighthouse,',
'portsmouth, nh 250,000 woodlawn estate, mt vernon, va 235,000 total $15,000,000 construction the conference agreement provides $327,843,000 for construction instead',
'of $325,186,000 as proposed by the house and $322,826,000 as proposed by the senate. the funds are to be distributed',
'as follows: planning/ project construction acadia np, me rehab bridges $3,351,000 acadia np, me upgrade utilities/camp 5,171,000 adams np, ma',
'p/d visitor center 541,000 alice ferguson foundation, md rehabilitation 400,000 apostle islands nl, wi lighthouse 1,600,000 apostle islands nl, wi',
'upgrade utility system 1,030,000 arches np, ut replace visitor center 5,600,000 bents old fort nhs, co new space/restrooms 1,325,000 big',
'bend np, tx chisos basin campground 464,000 big bend np, tx rehabilitation 246,000 big bend np, tx sprinkler system 673,000',
'big cypress np, fl rehab off road trails 1,000,000 big south fork national river & rec area, ky/tn upgrade exhibits',
'400,000 blue ridge parkway, nc 1,624,000 canaveral ns, fl 1,400,000 cave & karst, nm 2,000,000 channel islands np, ca animal',
'protection devices 2,116,000 chickasaw nra, ok construct visitor center 2,665,000 colonial np, va jamestown collections 4,221,000 congaree swamp nm, sc',
'new maint facility 650,000 cumberland gap nhp, ky rehab wilderness road 5,583,000 cumberland island ns, ga plum orchard 442,000 cumberland',
'island ns, ga st. marys 2,720,000 cuyahoga np, oh 2,500,000 death valley np, ca replace maint facility 2,007,000 denali np&p,',
'ak complete visitor center 3,171,000 eleanor roosevelt nhs, ny restoration 400,000 everglades np, fl pine island waste water treatment 4,594,000',
'everglades np, fl water system 10,000,000 fort larned nhs, ks rehab quarters 30,000 fort mchenry, md p/d visitor center 200,000',
'fort osage nhl, mo education center 500,000 fort stanwix nm, ny 3,239,000 fredericksburg & spotsylvania nmp, va stabilize ruins .',
'750,000 gateway nra, ny jamaica bay 3,299,000 general grant nm, ny rehab tomb 175,000 george washington carver nm, mo improvements',
'300,000 george washington memorial parkway, va arlington boathouse, ea 600,000 george washington memorial parkway, va arlington house 616,000 gettysburg nmp,',
'pa conservation work 2,500,000 gettysburg nmp, pa wills house 938,000 glacier np, mt many glacier hotel 1,500,000 golden gate nra,',
'ca alcatraz barracks 1,210,000 golden gate nra, ca cliff house 1,914,000 grand portage nm, mn heritage center 400,000 great basin',
'np, nv complete visitor center 2,700,000 great sand dunes nm & pres, co renovate visitor center 4,424,000 harpers ferry np,',
'wv renovate bldgs 1,413,000 hispanic cultural center, nm complete 1,000,000 homestead nhs, ne 300,000 independence nhp, pa site rehab 4,923,000',
'indiana dunes nhp, in 2,389,000 japanese american history building 640 600,000 jean lafitte nhp, la chalmette failing drainage & barataria',
'exhibits 500,000 john h. chafee blackstone river valley nhc, ri restoration 1,000,000 joshua tree np, ca repair campgrounds 70,000 keweenaw',
'nhp, mi rehab bldg 395,000 lincoln library & museum, il construction 7,500,000 mammoth cave np, ky mitigate water pollution 555,000',
'manassas nb, va stabilize structures 1,493,000 mississippi natl river & rec. area, mn mill city museum exhibits 1,000,000 mississippi national',
'river & recreation area, mn twin cities 750,000 morris thompson visitor & native cultural center, ak 3,000,000 morristown nhs, nj',
'3,200,000 mt. rainier np, wa seasonal dorms 4,400,000 mt. rainier np, wa guide house 244,000 natchez trace parkway, tn access',
'road 350,000 national capital parks central, dc lincoln memorial preservation 5,192,000 national capital parks central, dc lincoln memorial security 6,183,000',
'national museum of the american revolution, pa 500,000 national underground railroad freedom center, oh 6,088,000 new bedford whaling nhp, ma',
'rehab corson bldg 500,000 new river gorge nsr, wv infrastructure improvements 868,000 olympic np, wa elwha 21,781,000 oregon caves np,',
'or 1,044,000 organ pipe nm, az fencing 7,000,000 pea ridge nmp, ar rehab exhibits 109,000 pea ridge nmp, ar replace',
'cannon carriages 230,000 rocky mountain np, co 2,335,000 saratoga nhp, ny exhibits 300,000 sf maritime nhp, ca c.a. thayer 1,000,000',
'stones river nb, tn trails 250,000 sw pennsylvania heritage commission, pa 2,500,000 tallgrass prairie national preserve, ks 2,891,000 thomas stone',
'nhs, md staff offices 395,000 tuskegee airmen nhs, al oral histories 500,000 ulysses s. grant nhs, mo 1,994,000 uss arizona',
'memorial, hi 1,157,000 vicksburg nmp, ms security upgrades 300,000 virginia city nhl, mt restoration 1,800,000 washita nb, ok completes 3,500,000',
'white house, dc 9,582,000 wind cave np, sd 2,172,000 yellowstone np, wy rehabilitation 6,396,000 yellowstone np, wy upgrade fire protection',
'757,000 subtotal 215,595,000 emergency/unscheduled projects 3,500,000 housing replacement 10,000,000 dam safety 2,700,000 equipment replacement 31,960,000 construction planning 25,400,000 construction program',
'management 24,792,000 general management planning 13,896,000 total construction $327,843,000 the managers recommend $1,600,000 for the apostle islands national lakeshore for',
'erosion control at the outer island lighthouse. these funds, combined with remaining balances in the planning account for this project,',
'will complete the erosion control work. the managers did not retain funding for the following projects, because the service indicated',
'that, for various reasons, the funds could not be obligated in fiscal year 2003: badlands national park, cape cod national',
'seashore, craters of the moon national monument, mount rainier national park electrical system , petrified forest national park and yellowstone',
'national parks old faithful inn project. the managers will consider funding when these projects are ready to move forward. the',
'monies provided for arches national park, colonial national historical park, great basin national park, the hispanic cultural center, japanese american',
'history building 640 , morristown national historic site, cumberland island national seashore st. marys and the national underground railroad freedom',
'center complete these projects. the managers have included funding this year to construct a new collections storage facility at jamestown',
'for colonial national historical park. the managers understand that the current estimate for the next phase of the project, the',
'replacement visitor center, is approximately $7,600,000, and strongly encourage the service to include this component of the jamestown 400th anniversary',
'celebration in the fiscal year 2004 budget request. the service should manage the planning and design for the visitor center',
'project to remain within the current cost estimate. the managers have deferred funding for repair and rehabilitation of fort washington,',
'md. the service should develop a comprehensive solution to address the issues at fort washington, including identification of the priorities',
'for stabilization work. the service is encouraged to include funding for this project in the fiscal year 2004 budget, and',
'include a summary of the aforementioned plan in the budget justification. the managers have agreed to $200,000 for fort mchenry,',
'md for a development concept plan, not for construction design. it is estimated that the dcp process will take about',
'a year to complete. the dcp will look at site alternatives, as well as concepts. the project will be submitted',
'by the park for consideration within the nps five year planning process. there have not been any private partnership commitments',
'yet, although a fundraising agreement is in place. private fundraising efforts are not anticipated to begin until the dcp is',
'completed. the managers strongly urge the park to downscale its expectation for a $14 million visitor center. the park should',
'work closely with the house and senate committees on appropriations on the size and cost of the facility, as well',
'as private funding commitments, before additional funds are provided for this project. the managers have included funding to initiate planning',
'on three proposed visitor center projects. because of concerns about the projected scope of these projects, and the need to',
'address increased funding to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog, the managers are providing specific direction to limit the size and',
'gross cost of these facilities, as follows; $3,500,000 for a new visitor facility at washita national battlefield, $4,000,000 for grand',
'portage national monument, and $4,500,000 for homestead national historic site. planning costs should be limited to 10% of the amounts',
'listed above, consistent with the napa guidelines. the service should provide an update to the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations on its revised approach and its progress on these projects by may 1, 2003. the managers have provided $395,000',
'for thomas stone nhs $300,000 to stabilize the east wing and $95,000 to make a gravel parking lot ada compliant.',
'the managers have provided $500,000 under the operation of the national park system account for upgrades at the wright brothers',
'national memorial in north carolina. the $400,000 for eleanor roosevelt nhs is for park restorations only as specified in the',
'house report. the managers have provided planning funds for a proposed educational center to be constructed at fort osage in',
'missouri. the managers want to ensure that the scope and cost of the project are appropriate, given the visitation at',
'the site, and that the project includes a significant private cost share. the managers urge the project sponsors and the',
'service to provide the house and senate committees on appropriations with a final plan for construction, which scales the project',
'appropriately and which provides a significant non federal cost share before additional funds will be provided. the administration has requested',
'funding for the construction of security structures at the washington monument, and lincoln and jefferson memorials in washington, d.c. the',
'congress has previously provided language that would expedite the contracting process for these facilities so that construction could begin in',
'the late summer of 2002 in accordance with the schedule provided by the service. the managers now understand that the',
'planning, review and clearance processes have delayed the start of construction for the washington monument and jefferson memorial projects by',
'a full year . as a result of these delays, funds requested for these projects are no longer needed in',
'fiscal year 2003. the managers direct the administration to include funding for these projects in the fiscal year 2004 construction',
'request. the managers are aware of the partnership project between the national park service and the valley forge historical society',
'to contract and operate a national center for the american revolution at valley forge national historical park. congress authorized the',
'secretary of the interior to enter into an agreement for this partnership in public law 106 86, but made no',
'financial commitment to the construction of the project. while the partnership may provide opportunities to improve the care of important',
'revolutionary war era collections and enhance the educational opportunities afforded to visitors at the park, the planning for this facility',
'must proceed cautiously. the project sponsors need to recognize the budgetary constraints facing all levels of government, as well as',
'recent decreases in philanthropic giving. with these concerns in mind, the managers expect the national park service to report to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations on a reasonably scaled vision for the center, with commitments for non federal',
'cost share, no later than june 1, 2003. future funding for this project is unlikely if the service does not',
'prioritize it as part of its five year line item construction program. within the funds provided for general management planning,',
'the service is directed to complete the ea for the mt. vernon trail and a new area study for great',
'falls national park and to support the harpers ferry national historic park general management plan consistent with senate guidance. the',
'managers have provided $7,500,000 to enhance the capacity of the service to execute the infrastructure program. the managers expect that',
'not more than 50 percent of these funds be used to hire staff in the regional offices. the balance should',
'be used for contractor support. a report on the use of these funds should be provided to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations. the managers are concerned with the number of partnership projects pursued by the national park service,',
'but not prioritized by the agency nor considered in the establishment of the five year line item construction program. while',
'partnerships are important in enhancing the public appreciation and understanding of the mission of all of the agencies funded in',
'the interior appropriations bill, the federal commitment associated with such partnerships cannot be considered separate and apart from other demands',
'for funding. the managers are troubled by the growing number of partnership projects for which the non federal partner pursues',
'funding through the appropriations process. increasingly, if these partnership projects receive funding, it will be as a trade off against',
'priorities identified in the agency budget request. thus, it is important that agencies evaluate the priority these partnerships receive vis',
'a vis the program requirements prioritized in the budget request, as well as the vast needs that dont make it',
'into the budget each year. the president and the congress have made a significant commitment to addressing the deferred maintenance',
'backlog of the national park service, and every public dollar pursued for partnership projects involving new facilities means one less',
'dollar dedicated to reducing the backlog. in addition, funding for the operational requirements of the national park service continues to',
'be a significant concern, and pressure to provide increased funding for large construction investments will result in reduced capacity to',
'address operational needs. if partnership projects are a priority for the administration, then consideration should be given to adjusting the',
'priority setting process for line item construction to allow for their competition along with deferred maintenance and other projects. the',
'funds provided for equipment replacement include funds to implement pmis package 90252 regarding snow removal and related activities for going',
'to the sun road at glacier national park. the managers expect that $500,000 will be used for replacement boats at',
'isle royale national park. land and water conservation fund rescission the conference agreement rescinds the contract authority provided for fiscal',
'year 2003 by 16 u.s.c. 4601 10a as proposed by both the house and the senate. land acquisition and state',
'assistance the conference agreement provides $172,468,000 for land acquisition and state assistance instead of $253,099,000 as proposed by the house',
'and $204,005,000 as proposed by the senate. funds should be distributed as follows: area state amount big thicket national preserve',
'tx $3,000,000 black canyon np co 300,000 chickamauga/chattanooga nmp tn 1,030,000 chickamauga/chattanooga nmp moccasin bend/sarodino tn 1,300,000 delaware water gap',
'natl recreation area nj/pa 4,000,000 gauley river nra wv 1,750,000 great sand dunes natl mon and preserve co 7,000,000 gulf',
'islands national seashore ms 6,000,000 hawaii volcanoes national park hi 8,500,000 ice age nst wi 2,000,000 indiana dunes national lakeshore',
'in 250,000 keweenaw natl historic park mi 600,000 little rock central hs natl historic site ar 130,000 missouri national recreational',
'river sd 1,000,000 mojave national preserve ca 1,000,000 point reyes national seashore ca 1,500,000 richmond national battlefield park va 2,000,000',
'saguaro national park az 2,320,000 santa monica mountains nra ca 1,000,000 shenandoah valley battlefields natl historic district va 2,000,000 sleeping',
'bear dunes national lakeshore mi 1,000,000 south florida restoration grant to state of fl 15,000,000 timucuan ecological and historic preserve',
'fl 2,000,000 valley forge national historic park pa 2,500,000 western arctic national parklands ak 1,200,000 wrangell st. elias natl park',
'and preserve ak 500,000 use of carryover balances 15,000,000 subtotal 53,880,000 acquisition management 12,588,000 emergencies/hardships 4,000,000 inholdings/exchanges 4,000,000 stateside grants',
'95,000,000 stateside administration 3,000,000 total $172,468,000 the managers have not provided funding for ebeys landing nhr and piscataway park because',
'there are presently no options to purchase land. the managers will be pleased to consider future funding requests. the secretary',
'should acquire the bayliss property at cedar creek and belle grove nhp that is now owned by the cedar creek',
'battlefield foundation for an amount equal to the balance due on the current deed of trust on the property but',
'no more than $368,000. the secretary shall use funds from the national park services hardship account to acquire the property.',
'upon completion of a new appraisal of cat island, ms, the service should complete the first phase of the purchase',
'using funds provided for gulf islands national seashore, together with other available funds if necessary. the managers are aware of',
'the concerns of the residents of the 8.5 square mile area regarding the plan to implement section 104 of the',
'everglades national park protection and expansion act of 1989 16 u.s.c. 410r 8 , called alternative 6d. this plan requires',
'the acquisition of additional homes. to minimize disruption in the lives of these residents and to make them whole again,',
'if the united states must take their property to proceed with implementation of alternative 6d, the conference agreement allows the',
'corps to acquire additional residential property only if these residents are offered the opportunity to relocate to comparable land within',
'the 8.5 square mile area. this means that the residents of the 8.5 square mile area who choose to relocate',
'within that area must be offered land of equal or greater size, suitable under all applicable land use regulations for',
'use that is the same as the actual use of the land on which they currently reside and eligible for',
'all necessary permits required for such use. the managers also expect the financial assistance provided to such residents will allow',
'them to build a replacement home of equal size, including costs of moving and temporary living arrangements during a reasonable',
'period of time for design and construction. the managers understand that federal funding in the amount of $6,000,000 has previously',
'been appropriated and provided to the south florida water management district for the purpose of acquiring replacement residential property. the',
'language in the conference agreement also clarifies that this directive is not intended to stop the alternative 6d project from',
'moving forward. the language, specifically the text of subsection b 1 , does not require the corps of engineers or',
'the non federal sponsor to complete a relocation before completing a land acquisition, once the offer required by subsection b',
'1 is made. such offers and land acquisitions may be made and completed in accordance with a schedule determined by',
'the corps of engineers and the non federal sponsor and need not proceed sequentially. administrative provisions the managers have retained',
'the house language regarding the united nations biodiversity convention. united states geological survey surveys, investigations, and research the conference agreement',
'provides $925,287,000 for surveys, investigations, and research instead of $928,405,000 as proposed by the house and $914,617,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. there is a decrease below the house for the national mapping programs of $1,000,000 for internet access. the',
'managers recognize the need to implement the national map for the nations urban areas. these urban areas are the home',
'to more than 160 million citizens, located in areas subject to many natural hazards, such as coastal storms and wildland',
'fires. the managers believe it is important to have up to date information available to federal, state, and local governments,',
'the private sector, and the public for emergency response. the managers recommend that the survey continue its efforts to develop',
'and implement the national map, keeping the house and senate committees on appropriations apprised of its progress and future plans',
'through its budget submissions. changes to the house for geology programs include increases of $1,000,000 for volcanic hazard equipment in',
'shemya, alaska, $1,500,000 for the minerals at risk program which completes this project, $500,000 for the coastal erosion program, north',
'carolina, and decreases of $500,000 for the coastal program, $299,000 for lake mead/hoover dam, $500,000 for the cooperative geological mapping',
'program, $1,200,000 for epca studies, and $500,000 for the geothermal program. changes to the house for water resources include increases',
'of $200,000 for the berkeley pit study in montana, $299,000 for the lake champlain toxic materials studies, $500,000 for hawaiian',
'water monitoring, $220,000 for an algae bloom study in hawaii, and $195,000 for the noyes slough study in alaska, and',
'decreases of $1,000,000 for the mexico border initiative, $580,000 for the long term estuary group, $400,000 for the water resources',
'research institutes, $500,000 for toxic substances, and $105,000 for the southern maryland aquifer study. within the funds provided for water',
'resources, $1,000,000 is earmarked for the long term estuary assessment program. funds have not been included for the rathdrum prairie/',
'spokane valley aquifer study as proposed by the senate. the managers are supportive of the project generally, but understand that',
'the required state or local matching funds have not yet been secured nor has an agreement been reached among all',
'interested parties, including the survey, detailing the scope and collaborative nature of the work. the managers would be willing to',
'reconsider the project at a future date provided these issues are resolved. increases above the house for biological research include',
'$750,000 for the continuation of the mark twain national forest mining study, $180,000 for the yukon flats salmon study, $500,000',
'for the pallid sturgeon study, $100,000 for the terrapin study in maryland, $1,000,000 for a dna bear study in montana,',
'$300,000 for a water study at the leetown science center, $500,000 for lake tahoe decision support and decreases of $800,000',
'for the fire science program, $500,000 for amphibian research, $1,000,000 for nbii nodes, $500,000 for the cooperative research units uncontrollable',
'costs, and $18,000 for travel and transportation. the managers have supported the establishment of the nbii to improve access by',
'federal agencies, states, universities, and others to biological data and to promote information sharing. the managers have provided significant funding',
'increases to nbii in recent years but are concerned about an apparent lack of direction and budget accountability. these concerns',
'need to be resolved before additional funding increases can be considered. therefore, the managers direct the survey to prepare a',
'strategic plan outlining the prioritized vision for the network including details and a time line on all new nodes, expansions',
'of existing nodes, the costs associated with each node, and all other projects that are part of the nbii program.',
'the plan should explicitly address national and international objectives. the plan should address how the existing and planned network relates',
'to the surveys overall strategic and programmatic goals for enhanced data sharing. the survey should provide information on the potential',
'for cost sharing and how nbii relates to existing, non federal data networks such as natureserve. as part of the',
'strategic planning process, the managers would like to see peer review comments from leading biologists and informatics specialists that are',
'not associated with the current nbii partnership. finally, the report should show accomplishments to date for each node, listing national',
'and international accomplishments, a list of partners involved, and how each accomplishment supports the biological goals for the survey and',
'the department. the report should specifically address which nbii accomplishments support usgs science centers and interior land management agencies. this',
'information should be provided to the committees by april 30, 2003. there is a decrease below the house for science',
'support of $1,635,000 for accessible data transfer. changes to the house for facilities include an increase of $375,000 for the',
'leetown research center expansion, and a decrease of $200,000 for the tunison laboratory. the managers support strongly survey partnerships with',
'coalitions of institutions that maintain a strong emphasis on collaborative research, federal state partnerships, and public private partnerships. wherever possible,',
'the managers encourage the survey to co locate at these institutions when this furthers the goals of the survey, the',
'department, and the administration. the managers encourage the survey and the general services administration gsa to continue to work towards',
'completion of a satisfactory plan for relocating the surveys western programs to more adequate space. they are aware that one',
'of the most promising options is a 30 year build to suit lease for facilities located on land at the',
'university of california at santa cruz. the managers believe that gsa and the survey should try to reach agreement on',
'the lease if it is in the best interest of the survey, the science programs, and is a cost effective',
'option. administrative provisions the managers have made technical changes to the bill language proposed by the house to make it',
'easier for the survey to co locate its facilities. minerals management service royalty and offshore minerals management the conference agreement',
'provides $165,321,000 for royalty and offshore minerals management instead of $164,721,000 as proposed by the house and $164,322,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. changes to the house for royalty and offshore minerals management include increases of $800,000 for the center',
'for marine resources, and $800,000 for the marine mineral technology center in alaska, and a decrease of $1,000,000 for the',
'information management program. the managers have again provided $1,400,000 to the offshore technology research center to perform critical mission research',
'for mms through the cooperative agreement dated june 18, 1999. within the funds provided for royalty and offshore minerals management',
'$150,000 is earmarked for the alaska whaling commission. oil spill research the conference agreement provides $6,105,000 for oil spill research',
'as proposed by both the house and the senate. office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement regulation and technology the',
'conference agreement provides $105,367,000 for regulation and technology as proposed by the house and the senate. funding for the activities',
'and budget instructions should follow the house recommendation. the managers understand that the administrations proposal to give a special allotment',
'of grants to west virginia is no longer needed. instead, the allocation of grants to states should follow the normal',
'methodology. abandoned mine reclamation fund the conference agreement provides $191,745,000 for the abandoned mine reclamation fund as proposed by the',
'senate instead of $184,745,000 as proposed by the house. funding for the activities and budget instructions should follow the senate',
'recommendations. the managers have also included the senate proposed bill language included in previous years concerning certain aspects of the',
'state of maryland program. bureau of indian affairs operation of indian programs the conference agreement provides $1,857,319,000 for the operation',
'of indian programs instead of $1,859,064,000 as proposed by the house and $1,855,635,000 as proposed by the senate. decreases below',
'the house for tribal priority allocations include $1,120,000 for new tribes and $2,000,000 for welfare assistance. increases above the house',
'for other recurring programs include $2,000,000 for tribally controlled community colleges, $50,000 for western washington bolt, $15,000 for great lakes',
'resource management, $100,000 for the alaska sea otter commission, $800,000 for the bering sea fishermans association, $146,000 for the bison',
'program, $350,000 for the chugach regional resources commission, and $320,000 for the upper columbia river tribes, and decreases of $2,000,000',
'for isep formula funds, $1,000,000 for student transportation, $1,900,000 for facilities operation and maintenance, $4,000,000 for administrative cost grants, and',
'$441,000 for the timber, fish and wildlife program. the funding increase included for the chippewa/ottawa resource authority is to be',
'allocated equally between the little traverse bay band of odawa indians and the little river band of ottawa indians. increases',
'above the house for non recurring programs include $1,500,000 for the distance learning program in montana, $750,000 for the rural',
'alaska fire program, $50,000 for the north dakota department of agricultures fire assistance program in sioux county, and $350,000 for',
'attorney fees, and decreases of $200,000 for the navajo/hopi settlement program and $314,000 for the endangered species program. increases above',
'the house for special programs and pooled overhead include $200,000 for the law institute for american indians, $100,000 for the',
'united sioux tribes development corporation, $500,000 for the alaska native aviation training program, $1,000,000 for the yuut elitnavuviat learning center,',
'$1,000,000 for the western heritage center distance learning and training program, and $2,000,000 for detention center staffing. the managers do',
'not understand the disparate treatment of crownpoint institute of technology and the united sioux tribes technical college related to contract',
'support. unless there is an objection by the navajo nation to crownpoint being treated as a tribal organization, the managers',
'expect the bureau to provide this funding under a p.l. 93 638 contract and include contract support. the managers direct',
'the bureau to develop a study dealing with child abuse and child welfare. this study should detail the adverse effects',
'of child abuse on american indians and alaska natives. as part of the study the bureau should provide recommendations for',
'reducing incidents of child abuse including the potential for developing cost shared pilot projects with tribal organizations, states, and non',
'profit organizations. the bureau should provide this study to the committees by april 30, 2003. the managers do not concur',
'with the senate report language directing the bureau to establish a service area for the samish indian nation. currently this',
'issue is being litigated, and the department of the interior is in settlement discussions with the tribe. the managers believe',
'that this process is the appropriate avenue for resolving these issues. bill language has been included under operation of indian',
'programs to allow the use of isep contingency funds to cover the expenses of negotiated rulemaking required by the no',
'child left behind act. construction the conference agreement provides $348,252,000 for construction as proposed by the senate instead of $345,252,000',
'as proposed by the house. the managers have provided a $3,000,000 increase above the house for the tribal school construction',
'demonstration program. language has been included under title i general provisions authorizing a tribal school construction demonstration program through fiscal',
'year 2007. indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians the conference agreement provides $60,949,000 for indian',
'land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians as proposed by the house instead of $57,949,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. indian guaranteed loan program account the conference agreement provides $5,493,000 for the indian guaranteed loan program as',
'proposed by the house and senate. departmental offices insular affairs assistance to territories the conference agreement provides $76,217,000 for assistance',
'to territories instead of $73,217,000 as proposed by the house and $75,217,000 as proposed by the senate. the managers have',
'agreed to compact impact assistance funding out of the technical assistance activity of $3,000,000 for hawaii and $1,000,000 for guam.',
'the managers have also included the $1,000,000 recommended by the house for u.s. virgin islands court mandated infrastructure needs and',
'$1,000,000 for the prior service trust fund. the managers agree with the house direction to the interior department concerning a',
'new, long term solution to the prior service trust fund financing problem and with senate direction for a federal local',
'financing plan for the u.s. virgin islands. this latter report should be submitted by april 30, 2003. the managers also',
'direct that the cnmi local matching requirement for fiscal year 2003 capital improvement grants be waived due to the extensive',
'damage caused by supertyphoon pongsona. compact of free association the conference agreement provides $20,985,000 for the compact of free association',
'instead of $21,045,000 as proposed by the house and $20,925,000 as proposed by the senate. this includes a total of',
'$1,631,000 for enewetak support. the increase above the request is for repairs to the shipping vessel which provides food to',
'enewetak. departmental management salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $72,427,000 for departmental management as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $57,533,000 as proposed by the house. changes to the house include increases of $15,000,000 to restore funds cut on',
'the house floor, $400,000 for departmental direction and a decrease of $506,000 for central services. the managers encourage the federal',
'partners responsible for the great lakes visitor center, wi, to increase funding for the center in fiscal year 2003, especially',
'for important initiatives such as its environmental education program. the conference agreement includes bill language under department of the interior,',
'general provisions, permitting the use of departmental management funds to pay for shortfalls at the midway atoll national wildlife refuge.',
'the managers direct the secretary to release a plan for assisting states, federal agencies, and tribes managing chronic wasting disease',
'in wild and captive cervids within 90 days of enactment of this act. office of the solicitor salaries and expenses',
'the conference agreement provides $47,773,000 for the office of the solicitor as proposed by the senate instead of $47,473,000 as',
'proposed by the house. office of inspector general salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $36,239,000 for office of inspector',
'general, the same as the house and the senate. national indian gaming commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides',
'no funds for salaries and expenses of the national indian gaming commission as proposed by the senate instead of $2,000,000',
'as proposed by the house. language has been included under title i general provisions increasing the fees available to the',
'national indian gaming commission from $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2004. the commission is directed to consult with',
'tribal governments on both the development, pursuant to section 18 of the indian gaming regulatory act 25 u.s.c. 2717 ,',
'of a new fee schedule resulting from increasing the fee cap from $8,000,000 to $12,000,000, and on the regulations published',
'at 67 federal register 41166 june 17, 2002 . the managers concur that not more than $120,000 of the funds',
'available to the commission be used for this consultation process. office of special trustee for american indians federal trust programs',
'the conference agreement provides $141,277,000 for federal trust programs as proposed by the house instead of $151,027,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the managers once again express their reservations about funding for the historical accounting project. the managers have provided',
'an increased level of funds over the fiscal year 2002 enacted level for historical accounting. however, the managers remain very',
'concerned about appropriating hundreds of millions of dollars for this project at the expense of other high priority programs in',
'this bill, including other indian programs. the managers believe that it is more important to fix prospectively the trust systems',
'thereby allowing the secretary to continue to meet her trust and fiduciary responsibilities to indian country. the managers have modified',
'the bill language for the office of special trustee for american indians noting that of the funds provided $15,000,000 is',
'for the historical accounting. indian land consolidation the conference agreement provides $7,980,000 for indian land consolidation programs as proposed by',
'the house instead of $10,980,000 as proposed by the senate. natural resource damage assessment and restoration natural resource damage assessment',
'fund the conference agreement provides $5,538,000 for the natural resource damage assessment fund as proposed by both the house and',
'the senate. administrative provisions the conference agreement retains language proposed by the senate regarding the transfer of an aircraft to',
'kane county, ut. general provisions, department of the interior the conference agreement includes sections 101 through 111, which were identical',
'in both the house and the senate bills. the conference agreement includes the text of the following sections in the',
'house bill, which contained identical text in the senate bill, but had different section numbers in the senate bill. the',
'house section numbers were 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, and 124. the conference agreement retains language proposed',
'in section 112 of the house bill, which prohibits the national park service from reducing recreation fees for non local',
'travel through a park unit. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 113 of the house bill permitting the',
'transfer of funds between the bureau of indian affairs and the office of special trustee for american indians. the senate',
'had a similar provision. the conference agreement modifies house section 114 regarding retention of proceeds from operations at fort baker.',
'the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 125 of the house bill authorizing funds for shenandoah valley battlefield national',
'historical district and ice age national scenic trail to be transferred to a state, local, or other governmental land management',
'entity for acquisition of lands. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 126 of the house bill prohibiting the',
'closure of the lunchroom at carlsbad caverns national park. the senate addressed this issue in title iii. the conference agreement',
'retains language proposed in section 127 of the house bill preventing demolition of a bridge between ellis island and new',
'jersey. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 128 of the house bill prohibiting clothing optional usage at canaveral',
'national seashore. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 129 of the house bill permitting the expenditure of funds',
'for incidental expenses related to the national wildlife refuge system centennial. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement',
'retains language in section 130 of the house bill authorizing the park service to enter into a cooperative agreement with',
'capital concerts. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 131 of the house bill requiring the department of the',
'interior to provide a summary of the ernst and young report on the historical accounting of the named plaintiffs in',
'cobell v. norton. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 132 of the',
'house bill limiting compensation for the special master and special master monitor appointed by the court in cobell v. norton',
'to not more than 200 percent of the highest senior executive service rate of pay. the modification changes the name',
'of court monitor to the special master monitor. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement retains language proposed',
'in section 133 of the house bill requiring the special trustee for american indians to appoint new advisory board members.',
'the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 134 of the house bill allowing',
'the secretary of the interior to pay private attorney fees for employees and former employees named in connection with cobell',
'v. norton. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 135 of the house',
'bill allowing the interior firefighting bureaus to engage in firefighting activities on non federal lands. the senate had no similar',
'provision. the conference agreement retains language in section 136 of the house bill extending the deadline for submission of the',
'report and termination of the commission to create a national museum of african american history and culture. the conference agreement',
'retains language proposed in section 137 of the house bill, which allows funds for the national museum of african american',
'history and culture to remain available until expended. the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 138 of the house',
'bill requiring the u.s. fish and wildlife service to implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks released from',
'federally operated or federally financed hatcheries. the modification requires that the fish have a visible mark that can be readily',
'identified by commercial and recreational fishers. the senate had no similar provision. the conference agreement retains language proposed in section',
'139 of the house bill naming the visitor center at the bitter lake national wildlife refuge in new mexico as',
'the joseph r. skeen visitor center. the senate had no similar provision. section 122 the conference agreement retains language proposed',
'in section 120 of the senate bill continuing the tribal school construction demonstration program through fiscal year 2007. the house',
'had no similar provision. the conference agreement does not include the text of section 123 as proposed by the senate,',
'which prohibited the use of funds to approve the transfer of lands in south fox island, michigan. section 140 the',
'conference agreement retains language proposed in section 124 of the senate bill making permanent the contract authority for transportation at',
'zion np, ut and rocky mountain np, co. the house had a one year extension for zion np, ut, in',
'section 120. section 141 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 125 of the senate bill removing grant restrictions',
'in a heritage education park in fairbanks, alaska. the conference agreement does not retain language proposed in section 126 of',
'the senate bill relating to a right of way for a pipeline for the cadiz groundwater project. section 142 the',
'conference agreement retains language proposed in section 127 of the senate bill authorizing the use of previously appropriated funds to',
'plan the john adams presidential memorial. section 143 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 128 of the senate',
'bill providing that funds appropriated and remaining available in the construction trust fund account of the national park service at',
'the completion of all authorized projects shall be available for the rehabilitation and improvement of going to the sun road',
'in glacier national park. the conference agreement does not include language proposed in section 129 of the senate bill directing',
'the park service to make interim payments as part of the glacier bay compensation program. section 144 the conference agreement',
'retains language proposed in section 130 of the senate bill dealing with grants under the defense conversion, reinvestment, and transition',
'act of 1992. the house had no similar provision. section 145 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 131',
'of the senate bill dealing with a modification to a previous act with respect to taking certain lands into trust',
'in kansas. section 146 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 132 of the senate bill modifying a provision',
'from a previous act conveying land from the bureau of land management to the city of mesquite, nevada. section 147',
'the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 133 of the senate bill permitting the transfer of previously appropriated construction',
'funds for operations and maintenance at midway atoll national wildlife refuge. the modification permits the transfer of funds from departmental',
'management, if necessary, to cover operational and maintenance shortfalls at the refuge. the house had no similar provision. section 148',
'the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 134 of the senate bill changing the authority for a museum in',
'oklahoma from the secretary of the interior to the director of the institute of museum and library services. the house',
'had no similar provision. section 149 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 135 of the senate bill allowing',
'advance payments to the departments franchise fund. the house had no similar provision. section 150 the conference agreement retains language',
'proposed in section 136 of the senate bill authorizing $10,000,000 per year for six years, for restoration of historically black',
'colleges and universities, and reducing cost share requirements. section 151 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 137 of',
'the senate bill deeming the record of decision for the trans alaska pipeline right of way sufficient to meet nepa',
'requirements. section 152 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 138 of the senate bill expressing the sense of',
'the congress with respect to flow rates in the missouri river. section 153 the conference agreement modifies language proposed in',
'section 139 of the senate bill regarding treatment of monies in the abandoned mine reclamation fund. this provision allows the',
'transfer of up to an additional $34,000,000 if the united mine workers combined benefit fund has a deficit, but this',
'section shall cease to have any force and effect after september 30, 2004. section 154 the conference agreement retains language',
'in section 140 as proposed by the senate, which raises the development ceiling for new bedford whaling national historical park.',
'the language proposed in section 141 of the senate bill, extending the quincy library group project, ca, authorization is addressed',
'in title iii, section 338. section 155 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 142 of the senate bill',
'modifying a coastal barrier resources act map for land in virginia. the house had no similar provision. section 156 the',
'conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 143 of the senate bill regarding certain ocs leases in california. the modification',
'changes the provision from a sense of the senate to a sense of the congress. the house had a similar',
'provision in title iii general provisions. the conference agreement does not retain language proposed in section 144 of the senate',
'bill requiring a study on communications towers and avian mortality. the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 145 of',
'the senate bill extending the authorization for the strategic petroleum reserve; requiring the filling of spr to capacity as soon',
'as practicable; and amending legislation dealing with the northeast home heating oil reserve. the language in the conference agreement is',
'limited to a five year extension of the spr authorization. the house had no similar provision. the modified language is',
'included in title iii, section 339 of this conference agreement. section 157 the conference agreement modifies language in section 146',
'of the senate bill to provide authority to the army corps of engineers to assist homeowners, that are being relocated',
'because of the modified water deliveries project, to relocate to comparable land within the 8.5 square mile area. the language',
'also clarifies that this provision is not intended in any way to stop the alternative 6d project from moving forward.',
'this issue is addressed in greater detail under national park service land acquisition. section 158 the conference agreement includes language',
'prohibiting the study or implementation of a plan to drain lake powell. section 159 the conference agreement includes language raising',
'the ceiling for fees by the national indian gaming commission from $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2004. section 160',
'the conference agreement includes language establishing, as a unit of chickamauga and chattanooga national memorial park, the moccasin bend national',
'archaeological district. section 161 the conference agreement includes language authorizing a transfer of 1.7 acres of excess lands to the',
'lower elwha klallam tribe. title ii related agencies department of agriculture forest service forest and rangeland research the conference agreement',
'provides $251,685,000 for forest and rangeland research instead of $252,000,000 as proposed by the house and $247,804,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. changes to project funding from the house bill include: an increase of $2,000,000 for forest inventory and analysis',
'fia , a decrease of $850,000 for the advanced housing research consortium, a reduction of $500,000 for adelgid and insect',
'research in the east, an increase of $1,500,000 for sudden oak death research, an increase of $500,000 for the global',
'climate change program, a decrease of $4,165,000 for fixed costs, an increase of $500,000 for invasive species research, $500,000 for',
'the joe skeen institute for rangeland restoration, and an increase of $200,000 for baltimore, md, urban watershed research. the managers',
'agree to the following more specific direction for the above items: 1. the managers provide $500,000 for the development of',
'carbon sequestration rules and protocols as part of the climate change initiative. 2. the managers direct $500,000 for expanded research',
'in the control and management of pests and pathogens, including hemlock woolly adelgid, to the forest science laboratory at morgantown,',
'west virginia. the managers expect these funds to address high priority work throughout the northeast. 3. the managers provide $200,000',
'to the northeastern research station for high priority research associated with the urban watershed forestry research and demonstration cooperative in',
'baltimore, maryland, as part of the program direction for revitalizing baltimore and the baltimore ecosystem study. 4. the managers encourage',
'the forest service to work with the mississippi institute for forest inventory in order to further the goals of the',
'fia program and the institute. 5. the managers direct the forest service to prepare a strategic plan with a national',
'focus that will demonstrate how the agency intends to address the spread of sudden oak death. this strategic plan should',
'consider the proper balance between the allocation of research and eradication resources and how these resources can best be coordinated',
'within the forest service as well as with other federal, state, and local entities. state and private forestry the conference',
'agreement provides $286,574,000 for state and private forestry instead of $279,828,000 as proposed by the house and $297,472,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement provides, as proposed by the house, $50,374,000 for federal lands forest health management, $31,038,000',
'for cooperative lands forest health management, and no funding for the proposed emerging pest and pathogens fund. the managers agree',
'with the concept of withholding some forest health funding from immediate distribution to address new problems that may emerge during',
'the year, but the managers feel that far greater management efficiency and flexibility will exist if a new account is',
'not created. the agreement includes bill language proposed by the house which clarifies that funding in this account should be',
'used for the treatment of invasive or noxious plants. the managers have moved the $300,000 proposed by the senate for',
'leafy spurge control in the dakota prairie grasslands to the national forest system account. the cooperative lands forest health management',
'activity includes the $300,000 proposed by the senate for vermont forest monitoring and a total of $1,700,000 for sudden oak',
'death control. these funds should be allocated primarily to states with the most severe outbreaks of sudden oak death. funding',
'proposed by the senate under this heading for sudden oak death research has been moved to the forest and rangeland',
'research account. the conference agreement includes $25,653,000 for state fire assistance instead of $25,353,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$25,853,000 as proposed by the senate, the change from the house proposal being an increase of $300,000 for cook inlet',
'tribal council, ak, spruce bark beetle management. the agency shall follow senate direction concerning distribution of these funds. the agreement',
'also includes $5,040,000 for volunteer fire assistance as proposed by both the house and the senate. the conference agreement also',
'includes additional funds for state fire and volunteer fire assistance as part of the national fire plan funding within the',
'wildland fire management account. the conference agreement includes $32,221,000 for forest stewardship as proposed by the senate instead of $36,898,000',
'as proposed by the house. changes from the house proposal are increases of $250,000 for the chesapeake bay program and',
'$300,000 for utah forestry education; there is a general decrease of $5,227,000. the managers note that an additional $20,000,000 is',
'available for similar activities in the forest land enhancement program flep from mandatory farm bill funds. the managers direct the',
'forest service to show clearly in all future budget justifications within the text for state and private forestry how mandatory',
'funding for flep, provided in the farm bill, will be allocated and how this funding relates to forest stewardship activities.',
'the conference agreement includes $68,827,000 for the forest legacy program instead of $60,000,000 as proposed by the house and $74,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement retains bill language proposed by the house requiring notification to the appropriations',
'committees when the forest service makes funds available for specific forest legacy projects. the conference agreement also includes bill language,',
'modifying language proposed by the house, stipulating that forest legacy grants must be for specific projects or for specific tasks',
'undertaken when a state joins the program. in addition, the conference agreement has modified the bill language proposed by the',
'house concerning the need for a 25% cost share of the total value of each project. the managers concur that',
'the forest service should require that a minimum 25% cost share must be secured over the life of each grant.',
'the conference agreement also includes bill language, which gives the state of maine until january 31, 2004 to complete the',
'west branch project. if this project is not completed by this date, the entire amount previously appropriated for this project,',
'$20,013,145, shall be transferred to the forest service wildland fire management account and be made available for the highest national',
'priority rehabilitation and restoration projects. the managers expect that the final west branch project will include a substantial fee ownership',
'for the state of about 47,000 acres and that there will also be completed a conservation easement to the forest',
'society of maine, or similar group, of about 282,000 acres. the conference agreement directs the forest service to follow the',
'house proposed direction for the forest legacy program, with the following exceptions: 1. the managers concur with the house language',
'requiring the forest service to submit a five year legacy program strategy but the strategy should articulate the forest legacy',
'programs national goals, objectives, performance measures, and the issues and trends affecting forests in regions across the country. this strategy',
'should also provide a national perspective for the forest legacy program and assist states in contributing to national and regional',
'conservation needs. the managers further direct that the forest service revise and finalize its forest legacy program implementation guidelines by',
'june 30, 2003. the revised guidelines should include definitive guidance regarding project definition, cost shares, monitoring, appraisals, and other areas',
'of concern noted in the committees report, dated june 14, 2002. 2. the managers are concerned with the manner in',
'which the cost share is calculated for legacy projects. rather than requiring a 25% cost share for each project before',
'a grant may be awarded as proposed by the house, the managers concur that the forest service should require that',
'a minimum of 25% of the total cost share of each project should come from non federal sources over the',
'course of the grant period and that each project grant must document the total value of the projects non federal',
'cost share. the forest service shall strictly comply with existing office of management and budget circulars concerning matching requirements for',
'federal grants. 3. the managers recognize that given the often complex and lengthy nature of negotiations for the purchase of',
'conservation easements, the agency may submit a request for project funding in its budget justification, which only specifies a geographical',
'area rather than a specific tract. however, the managers will not appropriate funds for such projects until the agency has',
'identified the specific tracts to be purchased. 4. the managers concur that, to the greatest extent possible, legacy easements should',
'provide for public access but the managers also recognize that there may be reasons why such access is impractical because',
'of natural resource or public safety concerns. the managers expect the agency to indicate to the committees in advance when',
'an easement will not provide for public access and the reasons why such access is inappropriate. 5. the managers are',
'concerned that forest legacy program managers may not be able to use the forest services official financial accounting system, the',
'foundation financial information system ffis , to manage forest legacy funds due to the systems limitations. the managers direct the',
'forest service to ensure that ffis contains accurate and complete expenditure information for forest legacy grants and that it supports',
'program management information requirements. the managers concur with the house proposal concerning the need to track the status of individual',
'projects, to require separate grants for each project, and to use a single grant authorization and payment system for the',
'forest legacy program. however, the managers understand that the ffis system may not be able to manage information in this',
'fashion. if so, the managers expect the agency to develop and have fully operational, an independent system which is capable',
'of performing these functions by the close of the fiscal year. 6. the conference agreement includes new state start up',
'funds only for alaska and idaho, although the house and senate committees on appropriations will carefully consider other states for',
'inclusion in the program in future years. the conference agreement includes the following distribution of funds for the forest legacy',
'program: state project conference ak new state start up $500,000 al perdido river 2,000,000 co spruce mountain ranch 1,875,000 ct',
'stone house brook 1,100,000 project. de green horizons, phase 1,000,000 2. ga pine mountain 4,000,000 ga sheffield 100,000 hi mccandless',
'ranch 1,300,000 id new state start up 500,000 ia yellow river forest 700,000 project. il coon creek woods 95,000 il',
'kyte river 305,000 in mt. tea ridge 1,600,000 ma karner brook ridge 305,000 ma camp hi rock 500,000 ma eagleville',
'pines 835,000 md pintail 150,000 md deer creek 150,000 me leavitt plantation 600,000 me west branch, phase 2. 2,500,000 mn',
'north duluth, phase 410,000 1&2. mt schiemann 600,000 mt thompson fisher, 4,000,000 phase 4. nc rpm project 1,500,000 nh connecticut',
'lakes 8,000,000 headwaters. nj lake gerard, new 3,000,000 jersey highlands. nm legunas bonitas 1,500,000 ny east branch fish 1,500,000 creek,',
'phase 2. or south eugene hills 1,062,000 pr rio abajo north area, 500,000 phase 2. ri weetamoe woods, phase 250,000',
'2. ri duval trail corridor. 200,000 sc coastal forest 5,000,000 ecosystem restoration initiative, phase 3. tn anderson tully 3,500,000 tn',
'mcglothin tract 800,000 ut castle rock, phase 2. 2,000,000 ut chalk creek 1,600,000 blonquist . va sandy point 575,000 va',
'romine project 600,000 vt bull & sable 2,600,000 wa skykomish river 920,000 landscape, phase 2. wi bad river headwaters. 3,450,000',
'wi baraboo hills 1,000,000 project subtotal 64,682,000 forest service program admin. & aon planning 4,145,000 total, forest legacy $68,827,000 the',
'conference agreement includes $36,235,000 for the urban and community forestry program as proposed by the house instead of $37,750,000 proposed',
'by the senate. changes from the house proposal for this activity include decreases of $100,000 from northeast pa community forestry',
'and $500,000 from the chicago greenstreets program, and increases of $350,000 for cook county forest preserve, il, $200,000 for milwaukee,',
'wi, and $250,000 for baltimore, md urban watershed activities and a $200,000 general decrease. senate proposed funding for baltimore urban',
'watershed research has been moved to the forest and rangeland research account. the conference agreement includes the following distribution of',
'funds for the economic action programs: program/project conference economic recovery base program $5,000,000 rural development base program 4,000,000 forest products',
'conservation & recycling 1,300,000 wood in transportation 1,000,000 special projects: allegheny nf area regional tourism, pa 200,000 arid lands research',
'consortium 300,000 cradle of forestry conservation ed, nc 590,000 cradle of forestry sustainability study, nc 150,000 four corners sustainable forestry',
'1,000,000 gonzaga un. inland nw natural resources research center, wa 900,000 hardwood forestry foundation 200,000 institute of forest biotechnology risk',
'analysis, nc. 150,000 ky mine waste reforestation 1,000,000 lake tahoe erosion control grants, ca nv 2,500,000 little sandy river, or',
'1,000,000 ny city watershed enhancement 750,000 univ. wa landscape management 200,000 univ. wa & wa st. u. extension forestry 600,000',
'kake land exchange, ak 1,000,000 mountain studies institute, co 500,000 envir. science and public policy research center, id 500,000 fuels',
'in schools biomass, mt 500,000 valdez avalanche control, ak 400,000 wood education & resource center, wv 2,700,000 subtotal, special projects',
'15,140,000 total, economic action $26,440,000 the conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for the economic recovery program as proposed by the house',
'and $4,000,000 for rural development through forestry, but does not establish specific regional allocations for the pacific northwest or the',
'northeast midwest as was proposed by the senate. rather, the forest service should carefully consider these regions when allocating grants',
'in these activities. the conference agreement includes the bill language proposed by the senate concerning a direct lump sum payment',
'to the kake tribal corporation, ak, but the funding total is $1,000,000. the funds provided to the city of valdez',
'for avalanche control work shall be in the form of an advance, direct lump sum payment. the funds for little',
'sandy river shall be provided to clackamas county, or, to perform the work. the conference agreement includes $4,996,000 for forest',
'resource information and analysis as proposed by the senate and $5,750,000 for the international forestry program. national forest system the',
'conference agreement provides $1,362,299,000 for the national forest system instead of $1,370,567,000 as proposed by the house and $1,352,999,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. funds should be distributed as follows: land management planning $72,195,000 inventory and monitoring 175,356,000 recreation, heritage',
'& wilderness 254,194,000 wildlife & fish habitat management 133,806,000 grazing management 40,850,000 forest products 265,353,000 vegetation & watershed management 190,944,000',
'minerals and geology management 52,635,000 landownership management 93,016,000 law enforcement operations 80,800,000 valles calderas national preserve, nm 3,150,000 total $1,362,299,000',
'the following discussion describes funding changes from the house passed bill. 1. the land management planning activity does not include',
'a special allocation for the black hills national forest, sd. 2. the inventory and monitoring activity includes an increase of',
'$50,000 for lake tahoe basin adaptive management. inventory and monitoring funding includes $6,200,000 for the forest inventory and analysis program',
'as directed by the house. 3. the recreation activity includes: $350,000 for environmental analysis of helicopter flights on the tongass',
'national forest, juneau district; an increase of $64,000 above the house proposal for the carhart wilderness training institute, bringing its',
'total funding to $300,000; and a reduction of $664,000 for fixed costs. the managers direct the forest service to issue',
'a contract for $350,000 with the city of juneau, ak to prepare an environmental impact statement to identify ways to',
'mitigate the impacts of helicopter charter flights in the tongass national forest on the community of juneau, ak. the managers',
'encourage the federal partners responsible for the great lakes visitor center, wi, to increase funding for the center in fiscal',
'year 2003, especially for important initiatives such as its environmental education program. 4. the wildlife and fish habitat management activity',
'includes the senate proposed increase of $250,000 for the batten kill river, vt, and a reduction of $392,000 for fixed',
'costs. 5. the grazing management activity is provided $40,850,000, an increase of $6,075,000 above the enacted level. this increase should',
'be used to provide range monitoring and updated allotment management plan analysis. 6. the forest products activity includes the senate',
'proposed earmark of $4,000,000 for tongass national forest timber sales preparation out of base funds. 7. the vegetation and watershed',
'management activity includes the general decrease proposed by the senate of $3,790,000 and increases of: $1,450,000 for the lake tahoe',
'basin; $305,000 for mark twain national forest pine restoration, mo; $300,000 for wasatch canyon water quality initiative, ut; $135,000 for',
'monongahela national forest hydrology study, wv; and $300,000 for leafy spurge control on the dakota prairie, nd. the forest service',
'is encouraged to work with the canaan valley institute, wv, on watershed projects. 8. the minerals and geology activity is',
'increased $1,000,000 above the house proposal and the landownership management activity is reduced $4,000,000 from the house proposal. 9. the',
'law enforcement activity has a general decrease of $592,000. the managers encourage the forest service to evaluate carefully the funding',
'for law enforcement activities on national forests in georgia, especially areas impacted by high use. 10. the valles caldera national',
'preserve, nm, is funded at the senate proposed level. the managers have provided all funding for the valles caldera in',
'this account. the conference agreement has modified bill language proposed by the senate concerning senior executive service salary for the',
'chairman of the board of the preserve. the agreement now allows ses salary to continue only for the chairman of',
'the board. the $5,000,000 general reduction to this account passed on the house floor is not agreed to nor is',
'the bill language reducing and increasing funding in order to make a change to grazing management. the agreement does include',
'bill language allowing fund transfers to the blm for cadastral surveys. the conference agreement includes a total of $8,400,000 from',
'all appropriation accounts for the land between the lakes national recreation area, ky and tn. the managers allow the forest',
'service, upon notification to the house and senate committees on appropriations, to reprogram national forest system funds within the lake',
'tahoe basin. the managers reiterate the house direction to the forest service to reestablish an active challenge cost share program.',
'this program should be coordinated with the department of the interiors similar efforts. wildland fire management the conference agreement provides',
'$1,379,938,000 for wildland fire management instead of $2,013,449,000 as proposed by the house and $1,351,791,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the managers note that the conference agreement also includes $636,000,000 under a separate division as proposed by the senate to',
'reimburse a portion of wildfire suppression costs incurred during emergencies in fiscal year 2002 rather than a contingent emergency appropriation',
'of $500,000,000 as proposed by the house. the agreement also includes $420,699,000 for suppression operations as proposed by both the',
'house and the senate and $616,000,000 for preparedness, a reduction of $24,000,000 from the house recommendation. the managers are concerned',
'that the allocation of funds between preparedness and suppression operations mentioned above and in summary tables may not maintain the',
'levels of readiness needed for public safety that were established in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. the managers also feel',
'that decisive action is necessary to manage escalating fire suppression costs. an important component of reducing such costs is maintaining',
'initial attack capability so that more fires can be contained before they escape and cause serious loss of life and',
'property as well as natural resource damage. accordingly, the managers direct the forest service to analyze current readiness levels to',
'determine whether maintaining preparedness resources in the field at a level not less than that established in fiscal year 2002,',
'will, based on the best information available, result in lower overall firefighting costs. if the agency makes such a determination,',
'the managers direct the forest service to adjust the levels for preparedness and suppression funding accordingly and these adjustments shall',
'have the advance approval from the house and senate committees on appropriations. the forest service should advise the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations in writing of their decision. because of the managers continuing concern regarding fire suppression costs during',
'major incidents, the forest service and the department of the interior are directed to contract with the national academy of',
'public administration for appropriate follow up work to their study of 2002. the departments should equally share the cost of',
'the review and the review should be conducted forthwith. other wildfire operations the conference agreement includes $343,239,000 for other fire',
'operation activities instead of $452,750,000 as proposed by the house and $330,389,000 as proposed by the senate. the allocation of',
'this funding is as follows: total hazardous fuels $228,109,000 fire facilities 1,850,000 rehabilitation 7,124,000 research & development 21,427,000 joint fire',
'science 8,000,000 forest health management federal 6,955,000 forest health management cooperative 9,979,000 economic action 5,000,000 state and community fire assistance',
'46,555,000 volunteer fire assistance 8,240,000 total other wildfire operations $343,239,000 the conference agreement includes $228,109,000 for hazardous fuels treatments as',
'proposed by both the house and the senate. changes from the house proposed funding in this activity are increases of',
'$550,000 for the lake tahoe basin, $1,000,000 for the santa fe watershed, nm, and a general decrease of $1,550,000. the',
'conference agreement does not include specific bill language in this account as proposed by the house allowing transfer of funds',
'to the interior and commerce departments for endangered species consultations. rather, the agreement includes the similar senate proposal under administrative',
'provisions as discussed below. the managers note that the department of the interior and the department of agriculture have begun',
'full implementation of the 10 year comprehensive strategy to reduce wildland fire risks. this strategy involves extensive collaboration with communities',
'in the selection of hazardous fuels projects. in support of the strategy, the departments have developed detailed criteria for the',
'execution of such hazardous fuels reduction efforts. the managers feel that collaboration with communities and the use of criteria for',
'project selection provide a suitable basis for planning the expenditure of funds, and accordingly do not concur with senate report',
'language requiring that seventy percent of hazardous fuels funds be used in the wildland urban interface. although the conference agreement',
'does not include the bill language proposed by the senate concerning the county partnership restoration program in az, nm and',
'co, the managers agree that this is an important program and that the forest service should continue to provide funding',
'for it from the hazardous fuels allocation. the conference agreement includes $1,850,000 for wildfire management facilities instead of $20,376,000 as',
'proposed by the house and no funding proposed by the senate. this allocation includes $1,200,000 for the medford, or airtanker',
'base and $650,000 for the pinhook, fl wildfire station. specific house instructions on these two projects should be followed. the',
'conference agreement includes $7,124,000 for rehabilitation and restoration activities instead of $63,000,000 as proposed by the house and $6,124,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. this funding includes $2,500,000 for rehabilitation activities on the apache sitgreaves national forest, az, as recommended',
'by the senate. the conference agreement includes $21,427,000 for research and development activities as proposed by the senate instead of',
'$27,265,000 as proposed by the house. changes from the house proposal include an increase of $1,000,000 for the university of',
'montana landscape analysis center and $200,000 for the related university of idaho project and a $7,038,000 general program decrease. the',
'conference agreement includes $6,955,000 for federal forest health activities and $9,979,000 for cooperative forest health activities. the managers expect the',
'forest service to increase its forest health capabilities at asheville, nc as described in the house report. the managers have',
'included $46,555,000 forstate and community fire assistance as proposed by the senate instead of the $58,000,000 house recommendation. of the',
'funds provided for state fire assistance, $4,200,000 shall be provided to the municipality of anchorage and $1,000,000 shall be provided',
'to the matanuska sustitna borough to perform work in areas affected by the spruce bark beetle. the agency shall follow',
'senate direction with respect to the distribution of these two allocations. the conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for economic action activities',
'associated with the national fire plan instead of $12,500,000 as proposed by the house and no senate funding. volunteer fire',
'assistance receives $8,240,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $8,500,000 as proposed by the house. capital improvement and maintenance',
'the conference agreement provides $552,039,000 for capital improvement and maintenance instead of $572,731,000 as proposed by the house and $543,656,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides for the following distribution of funds: facilities activity/project conference maintenance $93,926,000',
'capital improvement 86,000,000 projects: allegheny nf, buckaloons, pa 436,000 allegheny nf, webbs ferry, pa 100,000 angeles nf, rubio canyon, ca',
'1,000,000 backcountry hut repairs, ak 350,000 black kettle ng, collocation with nps, ok 750,000 cheoah rd office reconstruction, nc 1,250,000',
'cherokee nf, prince gap, tn 300,000 chugach nf, cordova visitor center, ak 1,000,000 cradle of forestry, exhibits, nc 150,000 dan.',
'boone nf, cave run lake planning, ky 400,000 dan. boone nf, gladie creek center, ky 250,000 forestry science bldg repairs,',
'princeton, wv 315,000 franklin county lake, ms 2,400,000 green mountain nf, supervisors office, vt 750,000 grey towers nhs, pa 500,000',
'hardwood technology ct., purdue univ., in 1,700,000 institute of pacific islands forestry, hi 1,000,000 lee ranger district center, va 500,000',
'lewis & clark ctr., mt 284,000 midewin prairie ntp, rehab., il 1,000,000 monongahela nf facilities improvements, wv 1,340,000 mystic ranger',
'district station, sd 1,500,000 nantahala nf, cheoah point campground, nc 855,000 old stoney feasibility study, wy 300,000 ouachita nf, camp',
'ouachita, ar 1,000,000 pisgah nf, lake powhatan cmpgrd rehab., nc 250,000 san bernardino nf, big bear center, ca 550,000 san',
'bernardino nf, dogwood cmpgrd rehab., ca 1,500,000 stanislaus nf, emigrant impound. rehab., ca 80,000 tongass nf, log transfer facilities, ak',
'1,000,000 warren lab rebuild, pa 900,000 subtotal, projects 23,710,000 total, facilities $203,636,000 roads activity/project conference maintenance $153,358,000 capital improvement 71,000,000',
'projects: highland scenic highway, williams river, wv 1,300,000 lake tahoe basin, nv ca 700,000 tongass nf improvements, ak 4,000,000 umatilla',
'nf, touchet road rehab, wa 2,500,000 subtotal, projects 8,500,000 total, roads $232,858,000 trails activity or project conference maintenance $36,664,000 capital',
'improvement 30,165,000 projects: continental divide trail 1,000,000 fl national scenic trail 500,000 ocoee river thunder rock trail, tn 200,000 pinhoti',
'trail, al & ga 400,000 pike s.i. nf, corely mtn tunnel 3, co 250,000 san sophia station, co 500,000 subtotal,',
'projects 2,850,000 total, trails $69,679,000 total, capital improvement & maintenance $552,039,000 the managers agree with the overall program direction for',
'this account provided by both the house and the senate. the conference agreement includes bill language proposed by the house',
'continuing the authority to use funds for road decommissioning and includes senate proposed language concerning a previous appropriation for improvements',
'at purdue university, in, for the hardwoodscience center. the agreement also allows further direct payments to purdue university for that',
'project and to cordova, alaska for a shared visitor center. furthermore, the managers reiterate that funding for the chugach visitor',
'center in cordova, ak, shall be the final amount provided by the forest service, and the forest service should be',
'given a share of the space proportional to its funding of the construction cost. as proposed by the house, the',
'conference agreement does not provide any funding for the juneau anm, ak, building and associated roads. the managers have included',
'$400,000 for the pinhoti trail in al and ga; this funding should be approximately evenly split between the two states.',
'the conference agreement includes a total of $5,000,000 for the forest service to address fish passage barriers. the forest service',
'should follow the house direction on this activity, but since the funding has been reduced, this funding should focus on',
'activities in regions 6 and 5, which would benefit salmonid fish. land acquisition the conference agreement provides $133,815,000 for land',
'acquisition instead of $146,336,000 as proposed by the house and $145,763,000 as proposed by the senate. funds should be distributed',
'as follows: area state amount arapaho nf: beaver brook watershed co $2,500,000 beaverhead & deerlodge nfs: watershed, ry timber mt',
'5,700,000 black hills nf sd/wy 3,000,000 bridger teton nf wy 2,800,000 chattahoochee nf: georgia mountains ga 3,200,000 chequamegon & nicolet',
'nfs: w&s waterways wi 2,000,000 cherokee nf: tennessee mountains tn 4,400,000 chippewa & superior nfs: wildwater/wl mn 1,650,000 cibola nf:',
'la madera nm 3,800,000 columbia river gorge nsa or/wa 5,000,000 daniel boone nf: assorted inholdings ky 2,500,000 flathead nf: swan',
'valley mt 6,500,000 florida national scenic trail fl 3,000,000 francis marion nf sc 2,000,000 green mountain nf: recreation & water',
'vt 1,750,000 hoosier nf: unique areas in 1,500,000 huron & ottawa nfs: great lakes/great lands mi 2,500,000 lake tahoe basin:',
'critically sensitive lands ca/nv 4,000,000 lolo nf: mt sentinel mt 800,000 los padres nf: big sur ecosystem ca 3,000,000 mark',
'twain nf: streams and lake frontages mo 1,750,000 midewin tallgrass prairie il 500,000 monongahela nf wv 4,000,000 multiple nfs: chattooga',
'w&sr /chattooga river sc/ga 2,000,000 multiple nfs: greater yellowstone area mt 6,800,000 multiple nfs: i 90 corridor/plum creek & cascade',
'conser. partner. wa 4,000,000 multiple nfs: idaho wilderness/w&s rivers id/mt 1,700,000 multiple nfs: lewis & clark natl historic trail id/mt',
'500,000 multiple nfs: northwest w&s rivers or/wa illinois wsr & skagit rvr 2,500,000 multiple nfs: pacific crest trail ca/or/wa 3,000,000',
'multiple nfs: pacific northwest streams or/wa siuslaw & arrowleaf 3,400,000 ozark st. francis nfs: ark rivers & streams ar stumpy',
'pt. & lake winona 3,000,000 san bernardino nf ca 2,000,000 santa fe nf: gascon point sawyer nm 5,500,000 sawtooth nf:',
'nra easement program id 1,000,000 sumter nf: broad river corridor sc 4,600,000 tahoe nf: north fork american river spi ca',
'2,000,000 talladega nf al 700,000 uinta & wasatch cache nfs: bonneville shoreline trail ut 2,265,000 uncompahgre & san juan nfs:',
'red mountain co 4,000,000 wasatch cache nf: high uintas ut 3,500,000 white mountain nf nh 500,000 willamette nf: marion county/detroit',
'lake or 500,000 use of carryover balances 7,000,000 subtotal 114,315,000 acquisition management 15,000,000 critical inholdings/wilderness protection 3,000,000 land exchange equalization',
'payment 1,500,000 total $133,815,000 the conference agreement includes bill language directing the use of $350,000 in prior year funds for',
'tongass national forest land acquisition for a direct payment to the city of juneau, ak. acquisition of lands for national',
'forests special acts the conference agreement provides $1,069,000 for the acquisition of lands for national forests special acts as recommended',
'by both the house and the senate. acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges the conference agreement provides an indefinite',
'appropriation estimated to be $234,000 for the acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges as proposed by both the house',
'and the senate. the conference agreement also includes a minor change in bill language to clarify that the forest service',
'has authority to use donated funds. range betterment fund the conference agreement provides an indefinite appropriation estimated to be $3,402,000',
'for the range betterment fund as proposed by both the house and the senate. gifts, donations and bequests for forest',
'and rangeland research the conference agreement provides $92,000 for gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research as proposed',
'by both the house and the senate. management of national forest lands for subsistence uses the conference agreement provides $5,542,000',
'for management of national forest system lands for subsistence uses in alaska as proposed by both the house and the',
'senate. administrative provisions, forest service the managers have retained bill language proposed by the senate, which continues to prohibit the',
'use of funds to abolish or move regional offices without appropriations committee approval. the conference agreement retains the house proposed',
'bill language which allows funds to be transferred to the wildland fire management appropriation only after funds in that account',
'are obligated. the agreement allows the forest service to advance up to $3,000,000 to the national forest foundation and the',
'foundation may use up to $400,000 for administrative costs. the agreement also includes the house proposal to make the language',
'concerning the pinchot institute for conservation valid through fiscal year 2007. the conference agreement includes language, which allows employees of',
'the senior community service employment program to be considered federal employees while on the job at the forest service. the',
'conference agreement also includes the senate proposals on: the use of funds for law enforcement emergencies; the sale of facilities',
'on the green mountain national forest, vt; and the transfer of up to $15,000,000 to reimburse the departments of the',
'interior and commerce for endangered species act activities. department of energy the managers have not agreed to the budget amendment,',
'which would fund a new national climate change technology initiative at the expense of important, ongoing research in other areas.',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations will consider a reprogramming request for this new program should one be submitted',
'and contain acceptable offsets. clean coal technology deferral the conference agreement provides for the deferral of $87,000,000 in previously appropriated',
'funds for the clean coal technology program instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the house and $70,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. these funds will become available on october 1, 2003, to complete the remaining projects in this program. the',
'managers agree that up to $15 million in prior year funds may be used for administration of the clean coal',
'technology program in fiscal year 2003. fossil energy research and development the conference agreement provides $624,900,000 for fossil energy research',
'and development instead of $664,205,000 as proposed by the house and $625,665,000 as proposed by the senate. the numerical changes',
'described below are to the house recommended level. in central systems, there is a decrease of $3,000,000 in innovations for',
'existing plants for mercury research and, in advanced systems, there are decreases of $4,500,000 for the integrated gasification combined cycle',
'program and $1,700,000 for pressurized fluidized bed systems. in distributed generation systems/fuel cells, there is an increase of $500,000 in',
'advanced research for the electrochemical engineering program at montana state university and decreases of $6,500,000 in innovative concepts for the',
'solid state energy conversion alliance and $975,000 in novel generation for ramjet technology. there is a decrease of $1,800,000 for',
'carbon sequestration research and development. in solid fuels and feedstocks, there is a $1,000,000 increase for the consortium for premium',
'carbon products from coal and a $1,000,000 decrease for the testing of byproducts from coal derived jet fuels. in advanced',
'fuels research, there are increases of $500,000 for the c 1 chemistry program and $1,300,000 for the carbon products program',
'and a decrease of $2,000,000 in advanced concepts for research on sulphur tolerant catalysts and cleanup technology for coal use',
'in fuel cells. in advanced research, there is an increase of $1,000,000 in coal utilization science for the arctic energy',
'office and decreases of $1,000,000 for university coal research and $500,000 for hbcu education and training. in natural gas exploration',
'and production, there is an increase of $3,000,000 for the arctic energy office of which $2,000,000 is for alaska gas',
'pipeline research and $1,000,000 is for other research. for advanced drilling, completion, and stimulation, there is an increase of $1,500,000',
'for the deep trek program and a general reduction of $2,200,000. there is also a reduction of $1,000,000 for the',
'national laboratory/ industry partnership. other changes in natural gas technologies include an increase in emerging processing technology of $80,000 to',
'complete the coal mine methane program and decreases of $1,300,000 for the gas hydrates program and $950,000 for the natural',
'gas infrastructure program. in oil exploration and production, there is an increase of $1,500,000 for the arctic energy office of',
'which $500,000 is for oxygen transport membrane research and $1,000,000 is for other research, and decreases of $1,000,000 for the',
'national laboratory/industry partnership, $500,000 for fundamental research/prime, and a general reduction of $7,000,000. other changes in oil technology research include',
'decreases in reservoir life extension of $4,000,000 for reservoir practices and technology transfer and $1,000,000 for preferred upstream management practices,',
'and a decrease of $600,000 for effective environmental protection. in cooperative research and development, there is an increase of $240,000.',
'there is a decrease of $920,000 for headquarters program direction and an increase of $1,020,000 for energy technology center program',
'direction. in general plant projects, there is a decrease of $7,000,000 for renovations at the national energy technology laboratory. finally,',
'there is a decrease of $500,000, for a national academy of sciences review of programs, which leaves $500,000 in the',
'budget for this purpose. the managers agree to the following: 1. in the mercury research area, the department should consider',
'research on mercury emissions reductions from lignite fired power plants if a competitive proposal is submitted and ranks among the',
'high priority project proposals. 2. in the central systems, advanced systems program, the department should continue the itm oxygen project',
'to the extent possible within available funds. 3. within the funds provided for fuel cell systems, $3,000,000 is for the',
'molten carbonate fuel cell hybrid program. 4. the $7,000,000 increase in transportation fuels and chemicals, provided by both the house',
'and the senate, is for the ultra clean fuels program. 5. in natural gas technologies, within the $2,000,000 provided for',
'alaska gas pipeline research at the arctic energy office, $500,000 is to be used for a study of a pipeline',
'spur from anchorage to fairbanks. 6. the increase above the budget request for energy technology center program direction should be',
'applied as necessary to cover the cost of in house personnel and contract services at the national energy technology laboratory.',
'the conference agreement includes bill language earmarking $4,000,000 for infrastructure upgrades at the national energy technology laboratory as proposed by',
'the senate instead of $11,000,000 as proposed by the house. naval petroleum and oil shale reserves the conference agreement provides',
'$17,831,000 for the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves instead of $20,831,000 as proposed by both the house and the',
'senate. elk hills school lands fund the conference agreement provides $36,000,000 to become available on october 1, 2003, for the',
'elk hills school lands fund as proposed by both the house and the senate. energy conservation the conference agreement provides',
'$897,603,000 for energy conservation instead of $984,653,000 as proposed by the house and $884,293,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'numerical changes described below are to the house recommended level. in building research and standards there are decreases of $1,000,000',
'for residential buildings integration and $500,000 for commercial buildings integration. for equipment materials and tools, there are increases of $3,000,000',
'for the next generation lighting initiative, $500,000 for lighting and appliance standards, and $500,000 for windows research and decreases of',
'$1,500,000 for electrochromics research in the windows program and $500,000 for the national fenestration rating council database. in building technology',
'assistance there are decreases of $25,000,000 for the weatherization assistance program, $5,000,000 for state energy conservation grants, $1,000,000 for community',
'partnerships and $2,000,000 for energy star. funding for the cooperative programs with the states $2,000,000 and the energy efficiency science',
'initiative $4,000,000 has been eliminated in each of the buildings, industry, and transportation areas and funded at lower amounts at',
'the end of energy conservation account. there are also decreases of $700,000 for management and planning/program direction in the buildings',
'and technology assistance program and $1,000,000 for the federal energy management program. in industries of the future/specific, there are decreases',
'of $3,000,000 for petroleum refining, $2,000,000 for bio based products consortia in the agriculture program, and $500,000 for the mining',
'program. in industries of the future/crosscutting there is an increase of $1,000,000 for bio based products consortia and decreases of',
'$4,000,000 for industrial gasification in the combustion systems program, $2,000,000 for robotics in the sensors and controls program, $1,000,000 for',
'best practices in the technical assistance program, $1,000,000 for industrial assessment centers, $500,000 for inventions and innovations, and $1,000,000 for',
'technical and program management support. funding for the cooperative programs with the states $2,000,000 and the energy efficiency science initiative',
'$4,000,000 has been eliminated in each of the buildings, industry, and transportation areas and funded at lower amounts at the',
'end of the energy conservation account. there is also a decrease of $1,500,000 in management and planning for program direction',
'in the industry sector programs. in distributed generation technologies, there is an increase of $500,000 for the turbines program and',
'decreases of $4,000,000 for microturbines, $1,000,000 for reciprocating engines, $2,000,000 for power electronics in the advanced materials and sensors program,',
'$250,000 for oil heat research in the fuel flexibility program, and $2,000,000 for applications integration. there are also decreases in',
'management and planning of $200,000 for evaluation and planning and $100,000 for program direction. in vehicle technologies research, there is',
'a decrease of $4,000,000 for heavy vehicle propulsion in the hybrid program. in fuel cell programs decreases include $1,400,000 for',
'fuel cell systems, $2,000,000 for stack subsystem components of which $1,000,000 is for platinum substitutes and $1,000,000 is a general',
'decrease, and $600,000 for fuel processor storage. in advanced combustion engine research, there are decreases of $1,000,000 for light truck',
'engines and $500,000 for heavy truck engines. for off highway engine research, there is a $3,000,000 general increase and a',
'decrease of $4,500,000 for specific programs mentioned in the house report. there are also decreases of $3,500,000 for heavy vehicle',
'systems optimization and $1,000,000 for advanced battery development. other changes in the transportation area are as follows. there is a',
'decrease of $2,000,000 for fuels utilization. in the materials program, there is an increase of $500,000 for automotive propulsion materials',
'and a decrease of $2,000,000 for lightweight materials technologies. in technology deployment, there is a decrease of $500,000 for the',
'clean cities program. funding for the cooperative programs with the states $2,000,000 and the energy efficiency science initiative $4,000,000 has',
'been eliminated in each of the buildings, industry, and transportation areas and funded at lower amounts at the end of',
'the energy conservation account. there is also a decrease of $300,000 in management and planning for program direction in transportation',
'programs. in policy and management, there is a decrease of $1,000,000 for the regional support offices. there is a decrease',
'of $500,000 for a national academy of sciences review of programs, which leaves $500,000 in the budget for this purpose.',
'the conference agreement also includes an increase of $3,000,000 to restore a general reduction to program administration. finally, there are',
'increases of $3,000,000 for a consolidated cooperative program with the states and $5,000,000 for the energy efficiency science initiative. the',
'managers agree to the following: 1. within the funds provided for the windows program, the department should consider increasing funds',
'for the national fenestration rating council database. 2. within the funds provided for off highway engine research, the department should',
'consider emissions reduction research, locomotive research, and fuel cell applications for off road vehicles. 3. the department recently established a',
'five year agreement with the national association of state energy officials naseo and the association of state energy research and',
'technology transfer institutions aserti to implement a state technologies advancement collaborative. the department, through this collaborative, should use the resources',
'of naseo and aserti to implement the consolidated cooperative program with the states and the consolidated energy efficiency science initiative.',
'4. as mandated in the fiscal year 2002 interior appropriations act, half of the funds for the energy efficiency science',
'initiative are for fossil energy research. 5. within available funds, the department should continue the robotics/repetitive systems project in the',
'industries of the future program. the conference agreement earmarks $270,000,000 for energy conservation grant programs as proposed by the senate',
'instead of $300,000,000 as proposed by the house. within the funds provided, $225,000,000 is further earmarked for weatherization assistance grants',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $250,000,000 as proposed by the house and $45,000,000 is earmarked for state energy',
'conservation grants as proposed by the senate instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the house. economic regulation the conference agreement',
'provides $1,487,000 for economic regulation as proposed by both the house and the senate. strategic petroleum reserve the conference agreement',
'provides $172,856,000 for the strategic petroleum reserve as proposed by the senate instead of $175,856,000 as proposed by the house.',
'spr petroleum account including rescission the conference agreement provides $7,000,000 for the spr petroleum account as proposed by both the',
'house and the senate. the conference agreement also rescinds $5,000,000 in funds available from previous appropriations. northeast home heating oil',
'reserve the conference agreement provides $6,000,000 for the northeast home heating oil reserve as proposed by the senate instead of',
'$8,000,000 as proposed by the house. energy information administration the conference agreement provides $80,611,000 for the energy information administration as',
'proposed by the house instead of $80,111,000 as proposed by the senate. department of health and human services indian health',
'service indian health services the conference agreement provides $2,492,115,000 for indian health services instead of $2,508,756,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $2,455,881,000 as proposed by the senate. the numerical changes described below are to the house recommended level. for',
'hospital and health clinic programs, there are increases of $230,000 for the ketchikan native corporation and $4,435,000 to restore administrative',
'reductions proposed in the budget request and decreases of $6,788,000 for the indian health care improvement fund, $1,500,000 for the',
'lawton, ok hospital, $500,000 for epidemiological centers, and $500,000 for the alaska telemedicine program. for contract health services, there is',
'a decrease of $5,000,000. for indian health professions there is an increase of $95,000 for the recruitment and retention of',
'american indians into nursing rain program at the university of north dakota and a decrease of $4,150,000 for recruitment programs.',
'for direct operations, there is an increase of $4,436,000 to restore administrative reductions proposed in the budget request. for the',
'self governance program, there is an increase of $4,500,000. finally, there is a decrease of $11,899,000 for annuitant health care',
'payments for public health service personnel. the managers agree to the following: 1. the direction in the house report should',
'be followed with respect to the distribution of the indian health care improvement fund. the service should report to the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations on the distribution on funds. 2. the increased funding proposed by the house for',
'staffing and operations at the lawton hospital in oklahoma will be phased in over two years. the $1,500,000 increase provided',
'in fiscal year 2003 should remain in the base budget for fiscal year 2004 and an additional $1,500,000 should be',
'added in 2004. 3. unless specifically identified to the contrary, any increases above the fiscal year 2002 level for the',
'direct operations activity shall be used by the indian health service for inherently federal functions. 4. payments required as the',
'services portion of departmental initiatives should be included in the budget as uncontrollable funding increases and not applied as across',
'the board health program reductions. 5. the service should carefully review its use of funds under the self governance activity.',
'6. any departmental efforts to consolidate functions or restructure or realign programs that affect the indian health service must be',
'approved through the reprogramming process by the house and senate committees on appropriations prior to implementation. 7. within the fiscal',
'year 2003 budget there is $250,000 for the inpsych program at the university of montana and $250,000 for the inpsych',
'program at the university of north dakota, $750,000 for the inmed program at the university of north dakota, $1,000,000 for',
'the dental program run by first nations community health sources in cooperation with the southwest indian polytechnic institute in the',
'albuquerque, new mexico area, and $3,500,000 for the telehealth initiative in alaska. 8. the direction in the senate report with',
'respect to the mississippi band of choctaw indians is no longer necessary. the conference agreement provides a statutory earmark of',
'$18,000,000 for the catastrophic health emergency fund as proposed by the senate instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the house.',
'the statutory earmark for other contract health services is $460,130,000 instead of $468,130,000 as proposed by the house and $450,130,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also permits funds, provided to new tribes through the contract health services',
'activity, to be used for direct medical services in addition to contract care. the service began funding new tribes from',
'the contract health services account several years ago and it was never the intent of the house and senate committees',
'on appropriations to limit new tribes funding to contract health care only. the ceiling for the loan repayment program is',
'$25,000,000 instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by both the house and the senate. the managers expect that this increase will',
'permit the service to increase the amount made available to recruit dentists, pharmacists, podiatrists, and other critical health professionals. the',
'conference agreement includes bill language that extends the availability of funds under the special diabetes program for indians so that',
'these funds remain available until expended. the managers note that funding for this program was recently increased substantially and encourage',
'the service to use the additional funds to strengthen its national clinical data system so that data from programs may',
'be tracked comprehensively and outcomes reported with confidence. while ihs has made strides over the past five years, there remains',
'significant room for improvement. the service should also use the additional diabetes funds for a competitive grant program that addresses',
'the most compelling diabetes complications in american indians and alaska natives and addresses primary prevention of diabetes in american indians',
'and alaska natives using the latest scientific findings on this subject. these competitively awarded projects should demonstrate new approaches to',
'dealing with diabetes and related health complications. the managers also encourage the service to expand participation in diabetes education and',
'prevention for native american youth through the boys and girls clubs of america. finally, bill language is included that directs',
'$5,000,000, of the $15,000,000 provided to the alaska federation of natives for alcohol control, prevention, treatment, sobriety and wellness, be',
'made available to the alaska native tribal health consortium for substance abuse and behavioral health counselors through the counselors in',
'every village program. indian health facilities the conference agreement provides $376,190,000 for indian health facilities instead of $391,865,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $365,390,000 as proposed by the senate. the changes to the house level include an increase of',
'$156,000 for facilities and environmental health support and decreases of $2,500,000 for maintenance and improvement, $156,000 for sanitation facilities, and',
'$1,000,000 for equipment. for hospital and clinic construction, there are increases of $2,100,000 to complete the pinon, az clinic and',
'$308,000 for the metlakatla, ak clinic and decreases of $4,000,000 for the fort defiance, az hospital, $5,583,000 for the st.',
'paul, ak clinic, and $5,000,000 for small ambulatory care facilities. the managers agree to the following distribution of facilities construction',
'funds excluding sanitation facilities : conference project agreement fort defiance, az complete hospital $16,400,000 pinon, az complete clinic 16,000,000 winnebago,',
'ne complete hospital 8,241,000 red mesa, az clinic construction 7,653,000 pawnee, ok complete clinic 12,633,000 sisseton, sd clinic construction 3,000,000',
'st. paul, ak clinic construction 5,584,000 metlakatla, ak clinic construction 308,000 clinton, ok clinic design 1,300,000 bethel, ak quarters complete',
'5,000,000 small ambulatory care facilities 5,000,000 dental units 1,000,000 total $82,119,000 the managers agree to the following: 1. the decrease',
'to the house level for the fort defiance hospital still provides sufficient funds to complete this project, which will be',
'constructed for less than the previous estimate. 2. any departmental efforts to consolidate functions or restructure or realign programs that',
'affect the indian health service must be approved through the reprogramming process by the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'prior to implementation. 3. fiscal year 2003 funding for the small ambulatory facilities program may be used to select projects',
'from the rank order list generated from the fiscal year 2001 application process. a new request for proposals should be',
'issued if funds are made available for this program in fiscal year 2004. 4. savings from completed health care facilities',
'construction projects may be used to continue high priority projects currently on the services health care facilities construction priority lists.',
'in fiscal year 2003, $5,000,000 should be made available for the metlakatla, ak clinic and $3,000,000 should be made available',
'for renovations at the lawton, ok hospital. the conference agreement includes bill language proposed by the senate prohibiting the use',
'of funds for sanitation facilities construction associated with new homes funded through department of housing and urban development grants. the',
'house addressed this issue in report language. bill language also is included permitting the service to use up to $1,000,000',
'to purchase ambulances as proposed by the senate instead of up to $500,000 as proposed by the house. the language',
'has been modified to permit the use of either services funding or facilities funding for this purpose. other related agencies',
'office of navajo and hopi indian relocation salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $14,491,000 for salaries and expenses of',
'the office of navajo and hopi indian relocation as proposed by both the house and the senate. institute of american',
'indian and alaska native culture and arts development payment to the institute the conference agreement provides $5,490,000 for payment to',
'the institute instead of $5,130,000 as proposed by both the house and the senate. smithsonian institution salaries and expenses including',
'rescission the conference agreement provides $449,105,000 for salaries and expenses at the smithsonian institution, instead of $436,660,000 as proposed by',
'the house and the senate. this total includes a rescission of $14,100,000 as proposed in the budget. changes to the',
'house proposed funding level include increases of $750,000 for the national museum of american historys 9/11 initiative, $11,000,000 for additional',
'security improvements at the national zoo and the office of protection services, and $945,000 to restore in full the general',
'offsetting reduction of $12,795,000 proposed in the budget request. the house had provided the bulk of these funds, $11,850,000, in',
'its initial recommendations. the senate, in agreement with the administration, had accepted the reduction in full. there is a decrease',
'of $250,000 for research activities at the tropical research institute, which still provides an increase of $500,000 above the budget',
'request for those programs. the managers are aware that there has been confusion in recent years regarding the smithsonian institutions',
'eligibility to compete for grants at the national science foundation. this problem was recently identified as a significant issue in',
'the national academy of public administrations review of smithsonian science programs released in october 2002. the appropriations committees are concerned',
'that this confusion has persisted despite recent internal nsf policy directives clarifying that the smithsonian is fully eligible to compete',
'for national science foundation grants. the managers urge the secretary of the smithsonian to work with the director of the',
'national science foundation to make sure that smithsonian grant applications are welcomed by all programs at the foundation and given',
'fair consideration with all other applications based on the merits of the proposals. repair, restoration and alteration of facilities the',
'conference agreement provides $83,425,000 for repair, restoration and alteration of facilities instead of $81,300,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$78,300,000 as proposed by the senate. the changes are detailed below. the managers have provided an additional $2,125,000 for critical',
'repairs at the national zoological park including $500,000 to complete roof construction planning for the elephant and reptile houses, $625,000',
'for critical structural repairs at the seal/sea lion area and $1,000,000 for electrical repairs. construction the conference agreement provides $16,000,000',
'for construction as proposed by the senate instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the house. this completes the federal commitment',
'to the national museum of the american indian. administrative provisions, smithsonian institution the conference agreements includes language proposed by the',
'senate prohibiting the reprogramming of funds without prior approval of the committees. national gallery of art salaries and expenses the',
'conference agreement provides $77,219,000 for salaries and expenses of the national gallery of art as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $78,219,000 as proposed by the house. repair, restoration and renovation of buildings the conference agreement provides $16,230,000 for repair,',
'restoration and renovation of buildings as proposed by both the house and the senate. john f. kennedy center for the',
'performing arts operations and maintenance the conference agreement provides $16,310,000 for operations and maintenance of the kennedy center as proposed',
'by both the house and the senate. construction the conference agreement provides $17,600,000 for construction as proposed by both the',
'house and the senate. woodrow wilson international center for scholars salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $8,488,000 for salaries',
'and expenses of the woodrow wilson international center for scholars as proposed by both the house and the senate. funds',
'should be distributed as follows: fellowship program $1,259,000 scholar support 659,000 public service 2,261,000 general administration 1,968,000 smithsonian fee 208,000',
'conference planning 1,968,000 space 165,000 total $8,488,000 national foundation on the arts and the humanities national endowment for the arts',
'grants and administration the conference agreement includes $116,489,000 for grants and administration of the national endowment for the arts as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $99,489,000 as proposed by the house. the increase above the house level is due',
'to merging the funding for the challenge america arts fund into this account as proposed by the senate. this merger',
'will increase efficiency and management of this relatively new arts program. the managers agree to the house proposed funding levels',
'for: direct grants, state partnerships, program support and administration. the conference agreement also includes, within the administrative provisions for the',
'national foundation, the bill language proposed by the house increasing efficiency for grants less than $10,000. national endowment for the',
'humanities grants and administration the conference agreement provides $109,632,000 for grants and administration of the national endowment of the humanities',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $114,932,000 as proposed by the house. in addition to funds provided in this',
'account, further appropriations for the neh are included in the matching grants category below. matching grants the conference agreement provides',
'$16,122,000 for matching grants as proposed by the house and the senate. institute of museum and library services office of',
'museum services grants and administration the conference agreement moves the jurisdiction and funding for the office of museum services to',
'the labor, health and human services and education and related agencies subcommittee as proposed by the administration. this consolidates all',
'funding for the institute thereby increasing administrative efficiency. challenge america arts fund challenge america grants the conference agreement has moved',
'funding for challenge america grants into the national endowment for the arts grants and administration account as proposed by the',
'senate. the funding level for this activity is $17,000,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $27,000,000 proposed by the',
'house. commission of fine arts salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $1,224,000 for salaries and expenses of the commission',
'of fine arts as proposed by the senate instead of $1,255,000 as proposed by the house. national capital arts and',
'cultural affairs the conference agreement provides $7,000,000 for national capital arts and cultural affairs as proposed by both the house',
'and the senate. the agreement also includes the bill language proposed by the house limiting funds for any studies or',
'actions to alter or transfer this account to funding provided specifically to the office of management and budget. advisory council',
'on historic preservation salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $3,667,000 for salaries and expenses of the advisory council on',
'historic preservation as proposed by the house and the senate. national capital planning commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement',
'provides $7,253,000 for salaries and expenses of the national capital planning commission as proposed by the senate instead of $7,553,000',
'as proposed by the house. united states holocaust memorial museum holocaust memorial museum the conference agreement provides $38,663,000 for the',
'holocaust memorial museum as proposed by the house and the senate. presidio trust presidio trust fund the conference agreement provides',
'$21,327,000 for the presidio trust fund as proposed by both the house and the senate. the senate receded to the',
'house language directing the presidio trust to contract with the national academy of public administration. the scope of work should',
'focus on finance and business practices. title iii general provisions the conference agreement includes sections 301 through 306, which were',
'identical in both the house and the senate bills. the conference agreement includes the text of the following sections in',
'the house bill, which contained identical text in the senate bill, but had different section numbers in the senate bill.',
'the house section numbers were 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 317, 318, 320, and 328. section 314',
'the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 316 of the senate bill prohibiting the use of funds for gsa',
'telecommunications centers. this provision was carried last year. section 315 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 310 of',
'the senate bill, allowing competition for watershed restoration projects through the jobs in the woods program. section 317 the conference',
'agreement includes language proposed in section 315 of the house bill limiting the use of answering machines during core business',
'hours. this provision was carried in previous years. the senate had no similar provision. section 318 the conference agreement includes',
'language proposed in section 319 of the senate bill concerning the export of western redcedar from national forest system lands',
'in alaska rather than the similar house section 316. section 321 the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 319',
'of the house bill, which clarifies how the forest service should conduct cooperative agreements. section 323 the conference agreement includes',
'language modifying language proposed in house section 321 and language in senate section 323 concerning stewardship contracting for the forest',
'service. the bill language in the conference agreement is altered from the house version as follows: the bureau of land',
'management is now included in the program; the authority is extended a total of ten years; the program is no',
'longer a demonstration effort with a cap on the number of projects; language clarifies that the program may include contracts',
'where trees have commercial value; monitoring requirements are clarified at the programmatic level; and language clarifies that the secretaries may',
'designate one contracting officer to administer a contract or agreement. section 324 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section',
'322 of the house bill, which makes a technical correction to the cabin user fee fairness act of 2000. section',
'325 the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 323 of the house bill, which extends the forest service conveyances',
'pilot program and now also allows the forest service to include 3 conveyances where the receipts can be used to',
'replace or modify facilities, upon committee approval. section 326 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 324 of the',
'senate bill providing for the use of gsa contract airfares by employees of foundations established by acts of congress to',
'solicit funds on behalf of federal land management agencies. the house had a similar provision in section 325 of the',
'house bill. section 328 the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 324 of the house bill regarding expiring grazing',
'permits by the bureau of land management and the forest service. the modification deals with permits expiring during 2003. the',
'senate had a similar provision. section 329 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 326 of the house bill',
'authorizing a demonstration program to recruit health professionals at the eagle butte service unit in south dakota. the senate had',
'no similar provision. section 330 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 327 of the house bill prohibiting the',
'transfer of funds to other agencies other than provided in this act. the senate had no similar provision. section 331',
'the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 329 of the house bill, which continues a legislative provision prohibiting funds',
'for oil or gas leasing or permitting within the finger lakes national forest, ny. the conference agreement does not retain',
'language proposed in section 330 of the house bill regarding certain ocs leases in california. this issue is addressed in',
'title i, section 156. section 332 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 331 of the house bill prohibiting',
'funding to improve pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house without prior approval by the house and senate appropriations',
'committees. section 333 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 327 of the senate bill, which allows the secretaries',
'of the interior and agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands. section 334',
'the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 328 of the senate bill increasing the cap on administrative expenses of',
'the north pacific research board. the house had no similar provision. section 335 the conference agreement retains language proposed in',
'section 329 of the senate bill limiting review of certain elements in the land management plan for the tongass national',
'forest, ak. section 336 the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 330 of the senate bill extending the authorization',
'for assistance to the four corners interpretive center. section 337 the conference agreement retains language proposed in section 331 of',
'the senate bill amending the alaska native claims settlement act to allow native corporations to establish settlement trusts. section 338',
'the conference agreement includes language proposed in section 141 of the senate bill, which extends the quincy library group forestry',
'project in california for five more years. section 339 the conference agreement modifies language proposed in section 145 title i',
'of the senate bill extending the authorization for the strategic petroleum reserve; requiring the filling of spr to capacity as',
'soon as practicable; and amending legislation dealing with the northeast home heating oil reserve. the language in the conference agreement',
'is limited to a five year extension of the spr authorization. the house had no similar provision. section 340 the',
'conference agreement includes language requiring formal approval by the house and senate committees on appropriations of all declarations of taking',
'and complaints in condemnations with the exception of the south florida restoration project. section 341 the conference agreement includes a',
'new provision, which names the 6,294 acre panthertown valley tract of the nantahala national forest, north carolina, in honor of',
'james and elspeth mcclure clarke. title iv tuf shur bien preservation trust area the conference agreement includes the tuf shur',
'bien preservation trust area act as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not include title v the ottawa',
'national wildlife refuge complex expansion and detroit river international wildlife refuge expansion act as proposed by the senate. title v',
'national forest organizational camp fee improvement act of 2003 the conference agreement includes a new title v the national forest',
'organizational camp fee improvement act of 2003. the national forest organizational camp fee improvement act reforms and improves the fee',
'schedules being paid to the forest service by non profit recreational camps, which are operated by organizations such as the',
'girl scouts and church groups. a new fee structure is needed so that these important uses of the public lands',
'are encouraged and not excluded due to new appraisal methods. this new fee system allows camps to remain on national',
'forest system lands while providing a fair and equitable return to the american taxpayer. graphic s not available in tiff',
'format conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee',
'of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and the house and senate bills',
'for 2003 follow: in thousands of dollars new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $19,157,770 budget estimates of new obligational',
'authority, fiscal year 2003 18,938,078 house bill, fiscal year 2003 20,450,125 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 18,973,625 conference agreement, fiscal',
'year 2003 19,078,125 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 79,645 budget estimates of new obligational',
'authority, fiscal year 2003 +140,047 house bill, fiscal year 2003 1,372,000 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 +104,500 division g labor,',
'health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations 2003 in implementing this agreement, the departments and agencies should',
'follow the language and instructions set forth in the explanatory statement of the managers in the senate accompanying h.j. res.',
'2 that appears in the congressional record of january 15, 2003. with respect to the provisions in the senate explanatory',
'statement that specifically address the allocation of funds, each has been reviewed by the conferees and those that are jointly',
'concurred have been endorsed in this joint statement. in the cases where the senate explanatory statement requests a report, the',
'conferees are agreed that departments and agencies have up to 90 days beyond the due date specified in the senate',
'explanatory statement to submit the report. the conferees are aware of several instances during the past year where the departments',
'funded in the labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations act have failed to consult with, or',
'timely notify, the house and senate appropriations committees about significant budgetary actions and the reorganization of departmental offices, programs, and',
'activities. moreover, some departments have become too lax in responding to the requests for information or reports from the committees.',
'the conferees believe that timely, accurate and complete information is critical in order for the appropriations committees to meet their',
'oversight responsibilities. the conferees fully expect that the departments funded in this bill will be more responsive to the committees',
'in this regard. therefore, the conferees concur with language included in the explanatory statement of the senate regarding reprogramming and',
'the initiation of new programs. the conferees direct that the departments and agencies funded through this division make a written',
'request to the chairmen of the committees prior to the reprogramming of funds in excess of 10 percent, or $500,000,',
'whichever is less, between programs, activities, or elements unless an alternate amount for the agency in question is specified elsewhere',
'in this division of this statement. the conferees further agree that a reprogramming request is required for actions involving less',
'than the above mentioned amounts if such actions would have the effect of changing an agencys funding requirements in future',
'years or if the action can be construed to be the initiation of a new program. second, the conferees reiterate',
'that the committees be notified regarding reorganization of offices, programs, or activities prior to the planned implementation of such reorganizations.',
'third, the conferees request that each department institute a tracking system for reports requested by the committees in order to',
'ensure their timely submission. finally, the conferees concur with language in the explanatory statement of the senate that statements on',
'the effect of this division of this appropriation act be submitted to the committees within 60 days of enactment of',
'this act. the departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2003, put in',
'place by this resolution, incorporates the following agreements of the managers: title i department of labor employment and training administration',
'training and employment services the conference agreement includes $5,218,070,000 for training and employment services instead of $5,138,513,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246 and $5,120,084,000 as proposed by the senate. of the amount appropriated, $2,463,000,000 is an advance appropriation for fiscal',
'year 2004, as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conference agreement includes $1,000,965,000 for youth training, which is',
'the senate level. funding for the youth opportunity grants, $44,500,000, provided within the total for this activity in h.r. 246,',
'is provided separately in the conference agreement as proposed by the senate. these grants are aimed at increasing the long',
'term employment of youth who live in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and other high poverty areas. the conference agreement includes',
'$1,463,770,000 for the dislocated worker program instead of $1,484,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,383,040,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conferees override the formula that provides that 80 percent of the funds provided will be used for state',
'formula grants and 20 percent for national emergency grants, providing $1,157,162,000 for the states and $306,608,000 for the national reserve.',
'within the national reserve, the conference agreement includes $30,000,000 to fund national emergency grants authorized in the trade act of',
'2002 to support state administration of health insurance tax credits for eligible participants. the conference agreement includes $56,000,000 for native',
'americans instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $57,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes',
'$77,836,000 for activities authorized under section 167 of the workforce investment act, reflected in two separate line items on the',
'table accompanying the conference report: migrant and seasonal farmworkers and national activities/other. under the migrant and seasonal farmworkers line item,',
'the agreement provides $77,326,000. the conference agreement includes bill language directing that $4,640,000 of this amount be used for migrant',
'and seasonal farmworker housing grants. this agreement also provides that the remaining amount be used for state service area grants,',
'including funding grantees in those states impacted by formula reductions at no less than eighty five percent of the comparable',
'1998 levels for such states. within the national activities/other line item, the conference agreement includes $510,000 to be used for',
'section 167 training, technical assistance and related activities, including continuing funding for migrant rest center activities at the current level.',
'the conference agreement includes $1,518,550,000 for job corps. within the total, $1,391,000,000 is provided for continuing operations of the program',
'and $127,550,000 is for renovation and construction of job corps centers. the conferees are pleased with the prompt attention given',
'by the department to developing the selection process for new job corps centers. the conferees intend that the department shall',
'give priority to communities in major metropolitan areas that demonstrate strong linkages with local school systems, post secondary education systems,',
'employers, faith based and community organizations and child care facilities. in an effort to maximize the u.s. taxpayers investment in',
'federal programs, priority should also be given to sites that incorporate co location models that may include job corps along',
'with programs such as head start and state or local community colleges and vocational technical schools. additionally, priority should be',
'given to sites that have high numbers of at risk youth and currently export the majority of their states eligible',
'students to job corps centers in other states and regions. the conferees are aware of the controversy over the accuracy',
'of financial reporting under the workforce investment act, and intend to carefully monitor the spending situation, recognizing the vital role',
'of the workforce system at a time of economic slowdown. with respect to the projects listed below for pilots and',
'demonstrations, the conferees encourage the department to ensure that theseprojects are coordinated with local workforce investment boards. the conferees also',
'encourage the department to ensure that project performance is adequately documented and evaluated. the conference agreement includes the following amounts',
'for the following projects and activities: abcd devorris center for business development $250,000 advanced electronics technology education project in alabama',
'to educate the workforce for the 21st century high tech economy 500,000 alaskas people division of cook inlet tribal council',
'to train 245 anchorage area low income natives for construction, repair jobs, including gaining required certifications 100,000 alcorn state university',
'in mississippi for training programs in support of the development of minority high tech businesses 900,000 american indian science and',
'engineering society for the rural computer utilization training program 100,000 automated nursery project in mississippi 1,000,000 bay area community health',
'partnership in green bay, wisconsin for nurse training programs 650,000 bay area vidio coalition, san francisco, ca, to develop on',
'line, interactive training for low income individuals 300,000 bethel community facility, chicago heights, il, for development of job training initative',
'with at risk, homeless population 125,000 bishops museum 400,000 bismarck state college in bismarck, north dakota, to provide training and',
'continuing education related to electric power plant technologies and operations 400,000 center for career and employment training, bala cynwyd, pa,',
'to train urban, minority workers for entry level management positions 200,000 central iowa employment & training consortium for a resource',
'center for disabled and disadvantaged individuals 800,000 central pa workforce development corporation 125,000 chattanooga state technical community college, tennessee, for',
'tennessee valley workforce aging management program initiative 500,000 chester county department of community development/the reinvestment fund, pa 250,000 chicago southland',
'alliance, chicago heights, il, to recruit and train health care professionals 250,000 city of peoria, illinois, for training to unemployed',
'and underemployed individuals in biosciences workforce development 100,000 clark county, nv for training programs designed to move youth into higher',
'paying construction jobs 250,000 clark state community college, springfield, ohio, for integrated systems technologists maintenance training program 200,000 cleveland state',
'university, cleveland, ohio, for ohio center for the advancement of women in public service 100,000 coastal enterprises, inc., wiscasset, me,',
'for training low income rural populations 100,000 collegiate consortium for workforce and economic development formerly shipyard college philadelphia, pa, for',
'workforce development and training in the philadelphia region 250,000 community economic empowerment corporation, louisville, kentucky for employment training programs 40,000',
'community empowerment association, inc., pittsburgh, pa, for data bank development for jobs needed in the construction trade, health care, services',
'and manufacturing industries 100,000 community loan fund of southwestern pennsylvania, pittsburgh, pa, to expand the family wage job initiative, which',
'will provide resources and create family wage jobs in nine southwestern pa counties 200,000 contra costa community college district, walnut',
'creek, ca, for regional training institute 275,000 delta center for career and workforce education for workforce training for adults in',
'the mississippi delta 1,000,000 des moines area community college to create a career technology center 250,000 essex county college, newark,',
'nj, for the technical training project 70,000 everett community college, everett, wa, for the radiology technology program 200,000 family service',
'league of suffolk county, inc., bay shore, ny, for work plus 100,000 federation of southern cooperatives, for education and training',
'of low income farmers and their families 500,000 first alaskans foundation in conjunction with alaska works program continuation to train',
'alaska natives as petroleum industry workers 500,000 flathead valley community college in kalispell, montana for the development of occupational and',
'vocational programs 700,000 goodwill industries of southeast wisconsin for a job training program for disadvantaged adults in construction and other',
'positions 100,000 henderson community college in kentucky for adult educational and training programs 100,000 high tech training maui, hawaii 300,000',
'homies, initiating new communities, los angeles, ca, to replicate job training program for at risk youth 100,000 human services agency,',
'county of ventura, california, for a skill training program for welfare recipients. 100,000 institute for advanced learning and research for',
'curriculum development and equipment to help develop and innovative high tech workforce in southside, virginia 100,000 international brotherhood of electrical',
'workers l.u. 363 and hudson valley n.e.c.a. regional training facility, harriman, ny, for 21st century training 100,000 intertribal bison cooperative',
'in rapid city, sd to provide employment training 100,000 kankakee community college, kankakee, illinois, for integrated systems technology pilot program',
'to train individuals to maintain high tech industrial equipment found in manufacturing facilities 500,000 kingston newburgh enterprise community, newburgh, ny,',
'to train at risk youth and expand nurse mentoring program 400,000 lehigh valley workforce investment board, inc., for integrated regional',
'training and employment curriculum for skilled workers to assist the manufacturing industry in the lehigh valley 100,000 louisville central community',
'center, inc., louisville, kentucky, for job readiness training and job placement program for adults who are underemployed 15,000 maine manufacturing',
'extension partnership to provide training to the manufacturing workforce in the region 750,000 martin luther king, jr., business empowerment center,',
'worcester, ma, for job training for minority workers 100,000 mat su school district vocational training for youth in mat su',
'valley 150,000 maui economic development board for the rural computer utilization training program 300,000 meca united cerebral palsy, erie, pa,',
'to establish a job training program for disabled persons 50,000 michigan technology commercialization cooperation, dexter, michigan, for the implementation of',
'a program that facilitate the creation of new companies and jobs 500,000 military educational training enhancement fund, carville, louisiana, for',
'a job challenge program for at risk youth 300,000 milwaukee area technical college to implement the new manufacturing skill standards',
'and develop a companion assessment and certification system 250,000 minot state university, minot, north dakota, for the minot job corps',
'fellowship training program 400,000 mississippi state university, for the center for advance vehicular systems to develop workforce training systems 950,000',
'mott community college, flint, mi, for complementation of the mott workforce development institute for manufacturing simulation 830,000 muhlenberg resource center,',
'muhlenberg college, allentown, pa, for programs to overcome language barriers, improve workplace ethics and career development 100,000 national student partnerships,',
'washington, dc, for national service program training activities 400,000 nevada womens fund in reno, nevada for a comprehensive study on',
'the status of women and girls in nevada to tailor workforce initiatives 50,000 north central wisconsin workforce development board to',
'establish simulated clinical and laboratory facilities to provide training to nurses and technicians 400,000 north central workforce investment board, ridgway,',
'pennsylvania 200,000 oklahoma university cancer center 150,000 opportunity inc., highland park, illinois, for job training opportunities 375,000 opportunity, inc. in',
'highland park, il to implement a model job training program to integrate workers with disabilities into a manufacturing workplace 25,000',
'patrick county education foundation, stuart, va, for workforce development project for rural communities. 282,000 pennsylvania assosciation for individuals with disabilities,',
'johnstown, pa, for development of job opportunities for persons with disabilities 150,000 pennsylvania women work, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, for job training',
'and employment services to single parents, displaced homemakers and low income heads of household 100,000 petersburg/newburg improvement association, louisville, kentucky,',
'for employment training programs 15,000 philadelphia opportunities industrialization center, inc., pa 200,000 pine street inn in boston, ma to provide',
'job skills training to the homeless 125,000 pittsburgh life sciences greenhouse, pa, for job training programs related to growing biotech',
'industry 100,000 potential reentry opportunities in business and education probe , lebanon, pa, for job training in nontraditional jobs or',
'occupational training for dislocated workers and single parents 50,000 pride industries, roseville, ca, to create long terms jobs for persons',
'with disabilities and other barriers to employment 600,000 project amiga, south el monte, ca, for the televillage program 250,000 puget',
'sound center for teaching, learning and technology, bothell, wa, for future ready workforce project 250,000 rebuild, inc., canton, ohio, for',
'workforce development 250,000 remote rural hawaii job training project 1,500,000 residential care consortium, easton, pa, for job placement & training',
'for young adults who are aging out of residential placements 100,000 safer foundation, harvey, il, for the workplace acclimation program',
'for ex offenders 225,000 samoan/asian pacific job training, hawaii community foundation 500,000 san diego workforce partnership, san diego, california, for',
'planning and evaluation, and to develop a curriculum for the pacific center 175,000 south carolina manufacturing extension partnership, columbia, south',
'carolina, to train workers on the principles of lean manufacturing 166,000 southeast missouri state university, cape giradeau, missouri, for economic',
'and workforce development 500,000 springfield technical center in springfield, vt, for job training activities 300,000 st. stephen lifestyle enrichment center',
'in kentucky for adult education and job training programs 250,000 state of mississippi automotive workforce training program 2,500,000 telacu education',
'foundation in los angeles for a community based nursing careers program 900,000 the joblinks program 500,000 thunderbird trades academy, oklahoma',
'city, oklahoma 100,000 training & education opportunities at the university of hawaii at maui 1,800,000 umpqua community college e commerce',
'training center, roseburg, oregon, to provide job training 50,000 united mine workers of america, fairfax, va, for umwa career centers,',
'inc 1,000,000 university of akron, ohio, for medina campus to establish a workforce development/vocational rehabilitation project to meet the needs',
'of the regions workforce 1,500,000 university of alaska anchorage center for human development for training of health care personnel 400,000',
'university of idaho alternative careers 900,000 university of mississippi to support real time captioning efforts for court reporting school 500,000',
'university of northern iowa immigration services for iowas communities 375,000 university technology park chester for the administration of a computer',
'and internet training center to train working poor and youth in high tech skills 75,000 urban league of metropolitan denver,',
'denver, co, for project connect technical training program 150,000 valley economic development center, van nuys, ca, for the pacoima workforce',
'development initiative to train low income inner city and minority families 250,000 valley initiative for development and advancement, weslaco, tx,',
'for community based workforce demonstration project 350,000 valley packaging industries, inc., in appleton, wisconsin to provide job training and support',
'for homeless shelter residents and non english speaking workers 83,000 vermilion community college, ely, mn, for development of a professional',
'forest harvester program 500,000 vietnam veterans leadership program of western pennsylvania, pittsburgh, pa, for the jobs for veterans project 250,000',
'w.j. usery center, atlanta, georgia, for training and technical assistance seminars 100,000 washington state university, pullman, washington, for training and',
'recruitment 50,000 west virginia high technology consortium foundation, fairmont, west virginia, for the collaborative information technology training program 700,000 western',
'wisconsin workforce development boards, inc., in la crosse, wisconsin to provide customized training for certified nurse practitioners and licensed practical',
'nurses 150,000 westside industrial retention and expansion network, cleveland, ohio, for continuation of projects 500,000 william f. goodling regional advanced',
'skills center to train dislocated workers in the manufacturing industry 200,000 workforce initiative association, canton, ohio, for the business services',
'unit demo project 500,000 wrightco technologies, inc., pa 250,000 young community developers, inc., san francisco, ca, to train low income',
'residents as environmental remediation specialists 350,000 youth opportunities in retailing, inc., to work in cooperation with schools and community organizations',
'to teach sales and service skills to develop a future workforce 200,000 community service employment for older americans the conference',
'agreement appropriates $445,200,000 for community service employment for older americans, instead of $440,200,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the',
'senate. program administration the conference agreement appropriates $175,652,000 for program administration, instead of $172,061,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$177,642,000 as proposed by the senate. the detailed table at the end ofthis joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed',
'to by the conferees. employment standards administration salaries and expenses the conference agreement appropriates $383,607,000 for the employment standards administration,',
'salaries and expenses, instead of $380,757,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $385,457,000 as proposed by the senate. the detailed',
'table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to by the conferees. special benefits including',
'transfer of funds the conference agreement includes $37,657,000 to be made available to the secretary from the fair share entities',
'to pay the costs of administration of the federal employees compensation act instead of $36,986,000 as proposed by h.r. 246.',
'within that total the conference agreement includes $12,027,000 for medical bill review and periodic roll management as proposed by the',
'senate, instead of $11,356,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. black lung disability trust fund including transfer of funds the conference',
'agreement includes $31,987,000 to be transferred to the employment standards administration, $22,952,000 to be transferred to departmental management salaries and',
'expenses, and $334,000 to be transferred to departmental management office of the inspector general as proposed by the senate rather',
'than $34,151,000, $24,033,000, and $345,000, respectively, as proposed by h.r. 246. occupational safety and health administration salaries and expenses the',
'conference agreement includes $453,256,000 for the occupational safety and health administration instead of $444,194,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$462,314,000 as proposed by the senate. the detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity distribution',
'agreed to by the conferees. within the total, $3,200,000 is to be used to extend funding for institutional competency training',
'grants provided that the grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance. the conference agreement does not include the $2,000,000 set aside as',
'proposed in the senate bill pertaining to the re issuance of an ergonomics standard. the conferees understand that the department',
'has had a proposed reorganization of certain field offices in maine under consideration for several months. however, the department did',
'not formally advise the committees on appropriations until february 10, 2003 regarding this proposal. the conferees do not consider this',
'to be timely notification. therefore, the conferees direct that the department maintain the current organization of maine field offices until',
'the congress has had sufficient time to review this proposal. mine safety and health administration salaries and expenses the conference',
'agreement includes $274,741,000 for the mine safety and health administration instead of $254,323,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $271,841,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed',
'to by the conferees. within the total, the conference agreement includes $2,000,000 to be available for mine rescue and recovery',
'activities on a non contingency basis as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also includes $10,000,000 to be available',
'until expended for digitizing mine maps and for developing technology related to such activities as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees agree with the senate explanatory statement included in the congressional record of january 15, 2003 pertaining to the national',
'academy of sciences report on coal waste impoundments, except that the due date for the required study is changed from',
'march 15, 2003 to august 15, 2003. the conferees have included $3,000,000 for an award to the national technology transfer',
'center for a coal slurry impoundment pilot project in southern west virginia. bureau of labor statistics salaries and expenses the',
'conference agreement includes $495,454,000 for the bureau of labor statistics rather than $498,164,000 as provided by h.r. 246 and $497,054,000',
'by the senate. the detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to by',
'the conferees. the conference agreement includes language that changes the period of availability for occupational employment statistics funding from a',
'program year basis to a fiscal year basis as proposed by the senate. within the total for the employment and',
'unemployment statistics activity, $5,000,000 is for the mass layoff statistics program. similar language was included in the senate bill. office',
'of disability employment policy salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $47,465,000 for the office of disability employment policy instead',
'of $42,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $47,015,000 as proposed by the senate. departmental management salaries and expenses the',
'conference agreement includes $390,379,000 for departmental management, salaries and expenses, instead of $294,413,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $396,623,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed',
'to by the conferees. the conference agreement includes $33,893,000 for administration and management rather than $32,670,000 as proposed by h.r.',
'246 and $30,191,000 as proposed by the senate. funds provided above the budget request for this activity may be used',
'for the departmental management crosscut. the conference agreement does not include the $3,000,000 set aside for the creation of an',
'office of pension participant advocacy as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $148,015,000 for the bureau of international',
'labor affairs ilab , instead of $54,574,000 as provided by h.r. 246. within the total provided, $82,000,000 is to assist',
'developing countries with the elimination of child labor. of this amount, $45,000,000 is for the international labor organizations international programme',
'for the elimination of child labor. in addition, $37,000,000 is provided for bilateral assistance, made available through september 30, 2004,',
'to improve access to basic education in international areas with a high rate of abusive and exploitative child labor. the',
'conference agreement further includes $20,000,000 for multilateral technical assistance and $17,000,000 for bilateral technical assistance. these funds help developing countries',
'implement core labor standards, strengthen the capacities of ministries of labor to enforce national labor laws, and protect internationally recognized',
'worker rights. the conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for ilab to build its own permanent capacity to monitor and report regularly',
'and in depth to the congress on the extent to which foreign countries with trade and investment agreements with the',
'united states respect internationally recognized worker rights and effectively promote core labor standards. the conference agreement also includes $10,000,000 for',
'global workplace based hiv/aids education and prevention programs and $14,015,000 for federal administration and other ilab programs. on june 18,',
'2002, the department of justice published final regulations regarding executive order 13166 pertaining to limited english proficiency. the conferees are',
'concerned about the potential costs of implementation to the department of labor, state agencies, local workforce investment boards, and other',
'grant recipients. therefore, the department should prepare a report by august 15, 2003 for the committees on appropriations which outlines',
'implementation of the new policy guidance as interpreted by the department including enforcement policies and costs to the department and',
'all affected entities, including state labor departments or agencies. in addition, the conferees request that the report also include what',
'assistance the department will offer to assist grant recipients in complying with the revised policy guidance. veterans employment and training',
'the conference agreement appropriates $214,212,000 for veterans employment and training, instead of $210,337,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $218,087,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed',
'to by the conferees. general provisions executive order 13126 the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the senate that',
'none of the funds appropriated in this act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods produced by',
'forced or indentured child labor. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. denali commission the conference agreement includes a provision proposed',
'by the senate that authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the denali commission to conduct',
'job training where denali commission projects will be constructed. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. social security divided retirement system',
'the conference agreement does not include a provision proposed by the senate to extend the social security divided retirement system',
'authority to the state of kentucky. h.r. 246 did not contain this provision. title ii department of health and human',
'services health resources and services administration health resources and services the conference agreement includes $6,497,630,000 for health resources and services,',
'of which $6,472,630,000 is provided as budget authority and $25,000,000 is made available from the public health service policy evaluation',
'set aside, instead of $5,885,497,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $6,280,681,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement',
'includes bill language identifying $40,000,000 for the rural hospital flexibility grants program instead of the $30,000,000 in h.r. 246 and',
'$45,000,000 in the senate bill. within the total provided, $15,000,000 is for the small rural hospital improvement grant program. the',
'conference agreement includes bill language identifying $298,153,000 for the construction and renovation of health care and other facilities, including the',
'purchase of equipment. the senate and h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. these funds are to be used for the',
'following projects: a.o. fox memorial hospital, oneonta, new york $500,000 access to care initiative, luray, virginia 400,000 achievement centers for',
'children, cuyahoga county, ohio. 500,000 adolescent residential center for help arch in anchorage, ak 1,500,000 advocates for a healthy community,',
'missouri 150,000 aging and health services center 200,000 alderson broaddus college in west virginia 500,000 all childrens hospital pediatric clinical',
'research center, st. petersburg, florida 1,033,000 allegheny clarion valley development corp., pa 100,000 alliance community hospital, for endovascular surgery 600,000',
'allied services of scranton, allentown, pa 100,000 alpha community ambulance service, inc., state college, pennsylvania 100,000 area 1 agency on',
'aging, del norte county, california 100,000 arkansas state university at mountain home 1,100,000 atchison county resource center, maryville, missouri 300,000',
'atlantic city behavioral health center, atlantic city, new jersey 500,000 aultman health foundation, canton, ohio 1,000,000 aurora university, aurora, illinois,',
'to establish an institute for collaboration in education and health services 10,000,000 ballarmine health science center at the bellarmine university,',
'louisville, kentucky 800,000 baptist health systems, baptist shelby obstetrical services expansion project, alabaster, alabama 500,000 baptist orange hospital, orange, texas',
'350,000 barnes kasson county hospital, susquehanna, pennsylvania, for a magnetic resonance imaging unit and digital radiology equipment 850,000 barnwell county',
'government, barnwell, south carolina, for new health services facility 166,000 barry university institute for community health and minority medicine, miami',
'shores, florida 700,000 beaverton health clinic, beaverton, oregon 50,000 benedictine hospital, kingston, new york 350,000 benson hospital, benson, arizona 500,000',
'bertie county rural health association, winsor, north carolina 500,000 bethune cookman college in florida 900,000 bowdle healthcare center in bowdle,',
'sd for technology and equipment 100,000 boys town research hospital, lied learning and technology center for childhood deafness and vision',
'disorders in omaha, nebraska 1,000,000 boys village youth and family services, milford, connecticut 400,000 boys village, inc., smithville, ohio, for',
'health and wellness center for middle and high school youth by keeping them from dropping out, teen pregnancy, targeting drug',
'and alcohol abuse, and treating violent youths 500,000 bradford regional medical center, bradford, pennsylvania, for medical equipment 100,000 brazos valley',
'family medicine center, bryan, texas 250,000 brownsville community health center, brownsville, texas. 300,000 bucktail medical center, renova, pennsylvania, for medical',
'equipment 100,000 burlington school district, vermont 100,000 butler hospital, providence, rhode island 300,000 camillus house, miami, florida 500,000 cancer research',
'center of hawaii, honolulu, hawaii 500,000 carol g. simon cancer center, florham park, new jersey 250,000 carondelet st. marys hospital,',
'tucson, arizona 600,000 catholic health systems, buffalo, new york, for our lady of victory neighborhood 500,000 catskill regional medical center,',
'harris, new york 350,000 center for families and children, cleveland, ohio 300,000 charles cole memorial hospital, coudersport, pennsylvania, for medical',
'equipment 100,000 childrens home of wheeling, inc., in wheeling, west virginia 150,000 childrens hospital and regional medical center, seattle, washington',
'300,000 childrens hospital of central california for construction of the pediatric trauma unit, los angeles, ca 150,000 childrens hospital of',
'san diego, san diego, california. 475,000 childrens medical center of dayton, dayton, oh 543,000 childrens memorial hospital and childrens memorial',
'institute for education and research, chicago, illinois 650,000 childrens national medical center, washington, d.c 300,000 chippewa valley technical college, eau',
'claire, wisconsin 500,000 christopher rural health planning corporation, christopher, illinois, for mt. vernon community health center 380,000 cincinnati childrens hospital',
'medical center, cincinnati, ohio 794,000 city of abilene, texas 650,000 city of austin, south austin public health and neighborhood center,',
'austin, texas 500,000 city of el paso, texas 350,000 city of glendale, california, for the edison pacific community medical clinic',
'100,000 clark county, nv, health district for a public health laboratory 338,000 clearfield hospital, clearfield, pennsylvania, for medical equipment 100,000',
'clearwater valley hospital and clinics 500,000 cleveland clinic foundation, cleveland, ohio, for a heart center 1,000,000 cleveland clinic foundation, cleveland,',
'ohio, for a mens minority health center 1,000,000 cold spring harbor laboratory in new york for a womens cancer genomics',
'center 500,000 colorado state university 500,000 columbia memorial hospital, hudson, new york 825,000 columbus childrens hospital, childrens research institute crs',
', columbus, ohio, to purchase equipment 921,000 columbus community hospital foundation, columbus, wisconsin 650,000 commonwealth of virginia, division of consolidated',
'laboratories 250,000 community clinics initiative of cook childrens medical center, ft. worth, texas 600,000 community health center of franklin county,',
'turners falls, massachusetts 225,000 community health centers in iowa 501,000 community health centers of pinellas, inc., st. petersburg, florida 500,000',
'community health connections family health center, fitchburg, massachusetts 300,000 community medical center healthcare system, scranton, pennsylvania 800,000 coulee community hospital,',
'grand coulee, washington 700,000 county commission of raleigh county, west virginia 4,000,000 county of san mateo, california 650,000 coushetta tribe',
'of louisiana, jefferson davis parish, louisiana, for a tribal wellness center 1,000,000 creighton university health sciences complex, omaha, nebraska 500,000',
'crouse health foundation, inc., syracuse, new york 475,000 cumberland medical center, crossville, tennessee 500,000 denver health and trauma center to',
'continue its mission and update the hospital for use as the designated bioterrorism response center, denver, colorado 1,500,000 department of',
'pediatrics, milton s. hershey medical center, hershey, pennsylvania 250,000 department of public health, redding, california, for a new public health',
'laboratory 500,000 detroit medical center, hutzel hospital, detroit, michigan 800,000 detroit medical center, rehabilitation institute of michigan 450,000 dixie county',
'health department, cross city, florida 130,000 dominican university of california, san rafael, california 200,000 driscoll childrens hospital, for its driscoll',
'pediatric clinic in mcallen, texas 2,000,000 dunlap memorial hospital, wayne county, ohio, for equipment 750,000 dupage county mental health center,',
'wheaton, illinois 500,000 east jefferson general hospital, metairie, louisiana 300,000 east tennessee state university james h. quillen college of medicine,',
'johnson city, tennessee 200,000 eastern virginia medical school, norfolk, virginia 500,000 edward hospital, naperville, illinois 100,000 eisenhower medical center, rancho',
'mirage, california 500,000 eisner pediatric and family medical center to expand its facilities to provide urgently needed care to low',
'income children and families 150,000 englewood hospital and medical center, englewood, new jersey 200,000 erlanger health system, chattanooga, tennessee, for',
'purchase of mobile carts with wireless laptop, wall mounted computers, wireless antennas network attached servers and wireless hardware and software',
'infrastructure 825,000 euclid hospital emergency department, euclid, ohio 500,000 eunice kennedy shriver center at umass medical school, waltham, massachusetts 150,000',
'evans memorial hospital, claxton, georgia 50,000 fairfield medical center childrens daycare facility, lancaster, ohio 350,000 family christian health center, harvey,',
'illinois 225,000 family health center of boone county, missouri 100,000 family health centers of san diego, san diego, california 300,000',
'first choice community clinic, albuquerque, new mexico 2,300,000 firsthealth of the carolinas, inc., pinehurst, north carolina, subsidization and staff 490,000',
'florida blood services, inc., st. petersburg, florida, for equipment and construction costs 135,000 florida emergency medicine foundation, orange county, florida',
'500,000 fontbonne university center for communication disorders, deaf education and special education training for planning and design, missouri 1,000,000 fox',
'chase cancer center and the university of maryland greenebaum cancer center for the american russian cancer alliance to establish a',
'long term collaborative program for research, clinical activities and education that will reduce the morbidity and mortality 600,000 freeport family',
'health center, freeport, ohio 150,000 friendship house association of american indians, san francisco, california 250,000 fulton county department of health',
'and wellness, atlanta, georgia 350,000 georgia state university, atlanta, georgia 400,000 gifford medical center, randolph, vermont 295,000 gildas club of',
'northern new jersey, hackensack, new jersey 250,000 glens falls hospital, glens falls, new york 950,000 glide memorial foundation, san francisco,',
'california 250,000 good shepherd, lehigh county, pa 500,000 grandview hospital and medical center, dayton, ohio 500,000 greater rockingham area services,',
'bellows falls, vermont 40,000 griffin home, friends of youth, renton, washington 200,000 grinnell regional medical center indigent care clinic 100,000',
'grossmont college, el cajon, california 200,000 grover g. dils medical center, caliente, nevada 500,000 guthrie corning hospital, corning, new york',
'500,000 h. lee moffit cancer center, tower project, florida 600,000 hackensack university medical center, hackensack, new jersey 150,000 hamilton community',
'health network, flint, michigan 200,000 harbor branch oceanographic institution, fort pierce, florida, for equipment 500,000 harlem hospital center, new york',
'city 400,000 hartland regional community foundation, st. joseph, missouri, for empower plant program 200,000 harts health clinic in lincoln county,',
'west virginia 500,000 haysi medical clinic, virginia 300,000 hazard appalachian regional healthcare arh regional medical center, hazard, kentucky 1,000,000 healthnet,',
'inc., indianapolis, indiana 300,000 heller school for social policy and management, brandeis university, waltham, massachusetts 900,000 hi desert medical center,',
'joshua tree, california 700,000 hillcrest health care center, tulsa, oklahoma 1,050,000 holy cross hospital, fort lauderdale, florida 500,000 holy name',
'hospital, teaneck, new jersey 200,000 holyoke hospital, holyoke, massachusetts 400,000 hopeland health center, dayton, ohio 600,000 hospice & palliative care',
'of louisville, louisville, kentucky 1,000,000 hospice of marshall county, inc., albertville, alabama 1,000,000 houston county hospital, crockett, texas 550,000 howard',
'center for human services, burlington, vt 250,000 hudson headwaters health network, glens falls, new york. 300,000 hudson valley hospital center,',
'cortland manor, new york. 500,000 humboldt senior resource center, eureka, california 200,000 hunterdon healthcare system, flemington, new jersey, for emergency',
'room equipment 100,000 huntsman cancer institute of university of utah, salt lake city, ut 1,750,000 idaho state university 400,000 independence',
'square foundation building expansion, kingston, ri 750,000 indiana genomics initiative, indiana university school of medicine, indianapolis 1,000,000 indiana university cancer',
'center, indianapolis, indiana, to develop the indiana university center for bone cancer research 1,000,000 institute for research and rehabilitation, houston,',
'texas 500,000 j. joseph moakley medical services building, boston medical center, boston, massachusetts 2,800,000 j.p. carr human services complex, rockdale',
'county, georgia 500,000 jackson park hospital foundation, chicago, illinois 450,000 jersey city medical center, jersey city, new jersey 600,000 jersey',
'shore hospital, jersey shore, pennsylvania, for medical equipment 100,000 joseph p. addabbo family health center, new york, new york 500,000',
'kansas city area life sciences institute, kansas city, missouri 2,450,000 kansas university imaging facilities for cellular and molecular imaging 1,000,000',
'katy hospital, katy, texas, for acquisition of radiology and imaging equipment 1,700,000 kauai community health center 50,000 kaukini hospital hawaii',
'research facility 50,000 kennedy krieger institute, baltimore, maryland 750,000 kent county hospital, warwick, rhode island 300,000 kentucky communities economic opportunity',
'council, inc., appalachian regional wellness center, barbourville, kentucky 800,000 kings county hospital center, brooklyn, new york 350,000 klamath county integrated',
'health services building, klamath county, oregon 100,000 lakeshore foundation, birmingham, alabama 250,000 lawrence general hospital, lawrence, massachusetts 500,000 lewistown hospital,',
'lewistown, pennsylvania, for medical equipment 100,000 lexington fayette county health department for purchase of a mammogram machine and professor and',
'to purchase laboratory information system equipment 100,000 life line pregnancy care center, leesburg, virginia, for a sonogram machine to help',
'single mother pregnancies 50,000 lifebridge health, baltimore, maryland 500,000 lighthouse health access alliance, hyannis, massachusetts 500,000 los angeles city college,',
'los angeles, california 240,000 loudoun healthcare, inc., leesburg, virginia 400,000 louisiana state university health sciences center, shreveport, louisiana, for renovation',
'of emergency care center 166,000 louisiana state university health sciences center, shreveport, louisiana, for trauma care systems to process crucial',
'information about a patients injury 166,000 louisiana state university stanley scott cancer center 100,000 lutheran services of south dakota for',
'the canyon hills center in spearfish, sd 200,000 malone college school of nursing, canton, ohio 1,000,000 marcum wallace memorial hospital,',
'irvine, kentucky 1,000,000 marcus institute, atlanta, georgia 650,000 margaretville memorial hospital, margaretville, new york 200,000 maricopa integrated health system, arizona',
'350,000 marklund childrens home, west chicago, illinois 1,000,000 marshall university mid ohio valley center, point pleasant, west virginia 250,000 marshall',
'university in west virginia 11,000,000 mary mcclellan hospital, inc., cambridge, new york 575,000 matthew walker comprehensive health center, nashville, tennessee',
'450,000 maui community health center 100,000 medical college of wisconsin, milwaukee, wisconsin 700,000 medical university of south carolina oncology center',
'in charleston, sc 3,500,000 memorial city hospital, houston, texas 700,000 memorial health university medical center, savannah, georgia 700,000 mental health',
'association of tarrant county, ft. worth, texas, to provide school based mental health education to schools in tarrant county 225,000',
'mercy health partners, toledo, ohio 650,000 mercy health partners hamilton, cincinnati, ohio 750,000 mercy medical center at durango, colorado 1,000,000',
'mercy medical center, des moines, iowa 1,700,000 metropolitan education and training center, wellston, missouri 500,000 miami childrens hospital ambulatory care',
'center, miami, florida 267,000 miami dade county, florida, for the m.o.v.e.r.s. program 400,000 middletown regional hospital center, middletown, ohio 750,000',
'midwest center for rural health, terre haute, indiana 700,000 million pines family health center, soperton, georgia 38,000 milwaukee center for',
'independence, milwaukee, wisconsin. 400,000 miriam hospital, providence, rhode island 700,000 mission st. josephs health system, asheville, north carolina, for helicopter',
'ambulance program 2,800,000 mobile medical unit, pinellas county health department, clearwater, florida 200,000 model cities health corporation, kansas city, missouri',
'250,000 moneta gardens improvement, inc., hawthorne, california. 300,000 morehouse school of medicine, atlanta, georgia 300,000 morton health center chc ,',
'oklahoma 100,000 moses taylor hospital, scranton, pennsylvania 350,000 mount sinai maternal child care center, mount sinai hospital, new york, new',
'york 500,000 mountainview medical center, montana 400,000 multidimensional imaging, inc., newport beach, california 1,250,000 muskegon community health project, muskegon, michigan',
'400,000 national jewish medical and research center, denver, colorado 1,000,000 national nursing centers consortium, philadelphia, pa 100,000 navidad medical center,',
'salinas, california 175,000 neumann college, aston, pa 50,000 neumann health and wellness center, pa 100,000 nevada cancer institute in las',
'vegas, nevada, for preliminary work to establish a comprehensive cancer treatment center in southern nevada 900,000 new britain general hospital,',
'new britain, connecticut, for pyxis equipment 500,000 new horizon youth center, bethesda, ohio, 125,000 new york city health and hospitals',
'corporation, elmhurst hospital center 250,000 new york university dental clinics for the underserved 250,000 new york university medical center for',
'construction of a vaccine lab 1,500,000 new york presbyterian hospital for the allen pavilion 900,000 newton regional hospital, newton, mississippi',
'410,000 north sunflower county hospital, ruleville, mississippi. 150,000 northeast indiana innovation center biomedical research center, fort wayne, indiana 500,000 northern',
'cochise community hospital, willcox, arizona 500,000 northwest alabama mental health center, jasper, alabama. 250,000 northwest human services, west salem clinic,',
'salem, oregon 450,000 northwestern medical center, st. albans, vermont 65,000 northwestern memorial hospital, chicago, illinois 1,125,000 northwestern universitys center for',
'genomics and molecular medicine, evanston, illinois 600,000 nyu downtown hospital, new york, new york 500,000 oakhurst medical centers, stone mountain,',
'georgia 500,000 oakwood healthcare system, dearborn, michigan 450,000 ohio state university, columbus, ohio, biomedical research and education center 1,000,000 oklahoma',
'medical research foundation to modernize existing lab space, particularly labs for the arthritis and immunology program that houses much of',
'the current research into native american genetics 975,000 operation par, inc., pinellas park, florida, for an operation par developmental center',
'and therapeutic community 4,000,000 orthopaedic hospital of los angeles 1,300,000 our lady of the lake regional medical center, baton rouge,',
'louisiana 200,000 palliative care center and hospice of the north shore, evanston, illinois 300,000 paradise valley hospital, national city, california',
'100,000 peach county hospital authority, fort valley, georgia 50,000 penn state milton s. hershey medical center, hershey, pa 1,630,000 philipsburg',
'hospital, philipsburg, pennsylvania, for medical equipment 100,000 pinnacle health, harrisburg, pa 250,000 pioneer valley life sciences initiative joint venture between',
'the university of massachusetts and baystate medical center 1,200,000 placer county childrens emergency shelter, auburn, california 900,000 polk county central',
'911 dispatch center, bolivar, missouri, for computer aided dispatch software and global positioning satellite 150,000 prentiss regional hospital, prentiss, mississippi',
'150,000 preventive medicine research institute, sausalito, california 150,000 proctor hospital, peoria, illinois 800,000 puget sound blood center, seattle, washington 400,000',
'quinnipiac university, hamden, connecticut 750,000 rainbow babies center for child health, cleveland, ohio. 1,025,000 rhode island hospital, hasbro childrens hospital,',
'providence, rhode island 1,000,000 rhode island hospital, providence, ri 500,000 rochelle healthcare clinic, rochelle, georgia 50,000 rock island il facility',
'of community health care, inc., davenport, iowa 450,000 rockford health system rhs , rockford, illinois 200,000 rocking horse center, springfield,',
'ohio 350,000 rural health collaborative of southern ohio, georgetown, ohio multi specialty healthcare treatment center 1,000,000 rush copley medical center,',
'aurora, illinois 1,000,000 rush presbyterian medical center, chicago, illinois 525,000 rutgers university genetics building 800,000 sacred heart hospital, allentown, pa',
'750,000 sagninaw chippewa tribe of michigan for the victims of crime program 1,100,000 saint annes hospital, fall river, massachusetts 775,000',
'salt lake donated dental services, salt lake city, utah. 100,000 samuel u. rodgers community health center, kansas city, missouri, for',
'its lexington, missouri, facility 1,100,000 sandhills medical foundation, jefferson, south carolina, for its mcbee facility 600,000 schenectady family health services,',
'schenectady, new york 500,000 shamokin area community hospital, coal township, pa 250,000 shands jacksonville hospital, jacksonville, florida 1,000,000 siouxland district',
'health 800,000 soldiers and sailors memorial hospital, wellsboro, pennsylvania, for medical equipment 100,000 south county hospital, wakefield, rhode island 600,000',
'south shore hospital in weymouth ma 200,000 southeast hospital, houston, texas 2,500,000 southeast missouri state university, cape girardeau, missouri 100,000',
'southern connecticut state university, new haven, connecticut 800,000 southern illinois university school of medicine, springfield, illinois 500,000 springfield regional outpatient',
'cancer center 325,000 st. anthony hospital, oklahoma city, oklahoma 200,000 st. alphonsus regional medical center, boise, idaho, st. benedicts hospital,',
'jerome, idaho 405,000 st. catherine college allied health and science complex, kentucky 500,000 st. claire medical center, inc., morehead, kentucky',
'150,000 st. john bosco clinic, miami, florida 233,000 st. joseph community center, lorain, ohio 250,000 st. josephs hospital and medical',
'center, paterson, new jersey 200,000 st. louis childrens hospital in missouri for equipment and technology for the healthy kids express',
'mobile health van program 100,000 st. lukes hospital, allentown, pa 750,000 st. lukes regional medical center 500,000 st. marys hospital',
'in huntington, west virginia 2,000,000 st. marys hospital, waterbury, connecticut 750,000 st. marys regional medical center, st. mary, pennsylvania, for',
'medical equipment 100,000 st. petersburg college, florida, for consortium dental clinic equipment 500,000 st. vincent home for children, lansing, michigan',
'500,000 state university of new york at binghamton protein dynamics research facility 200,000 state university of new york upstate medical',
'university & college of environmental science and forestry, for equipment and program costs 725,000 state university of new york upstate',
'medical university, for equipment costs of the institute for cardiovascular research and biotechnology core facilities enhancement package 325,000 steele memorial',
'hospital foundation 50,000 stevens foundation for developmental and erichment services, inc., sanford, north carolina 400,000 summa health system, akron, ohio,',
'500,000 syracuse community health center, syracuse, new york 475,000 tattnall community hospital, reidsville, georgia 62,000 taylor telfair regional hospital, mcrae,',
'georgia 50,000 temple university hospital and health system, philadelphia, pennsylvania 200,000 tennessee technological university, cookeville, tn 1,100,000 texas for the',
'border health medical complex, city of el paso 750,000 texas tech university health sciences center, lubbock, texas, for wellness center',
'900,000 texas tech universitys center for biological and geographical information systems, lubbock, texas, for the purchase of medical related research',
'equipment 225,000 the new york academy of medicine, new york 100,000 thomas jefferson university, philadelphia, pa, to purchase a 3.0',
'tesla full body mri system 1,130,000 tom ridge public health and safety building at mercyhurst college, erie, pennsylvania 400,000 touro',
'university college of osteopathic medicine, vallejo, california 550,000 travelers aid of rhode island, providence, rhode island. 750,000 tri county community',
'dental clinic in appleton, wisconsin 330,000 trousdale medical center, hartsville, tennessee 400,000 truman medical center, missouri 1,000,000 tyler memorial hospital,',
'tunkhannock, pennsylvania, for equipment 450,000 umdnj robert wood johnson medical school, child health institute of new jersey, new brunswick, new',
'jersey 250,000 university medical center in las vegas, nevada, for the neonatal icu and womens service area 300,000 university medical',
'center, tucson, arizona 800,000 university of alabama, birmingham, interdisciplinary biomedical research institute 10,000,000 university of arizona institute for biomedical science',
'and biotechnology, tucson, arizona 700,000 university of arizona, tucson, arizona, for bioscience and biomedicine institute international genomics consortium 1,500,000 university',
'of california, san diego, to purchase and install new angiography equipment in a new interventional radiology unit 100,000 university of',
'cincinnati medical center, cincinnati, ohio 1,000,000 university of illinois college of medicine, rockford, illinois 1,500,000 university of louisiana at monroe',
'college of health sciences 500,000 university of louisville research foundation, kentucky, to the center for oral health and systemic disease',
'700,000 university of louisvilles cardiac innovation institute for equipment 1,200,000 university of louisvilles science and technology research center, kentucky 1,700,000',
'university of maryland school of pharmacy, baltimore 350,000 university of mississippi in jackson, mississippi 4,000,000 university of mississippi in oxford',
'950,000 university of mississippi medical center, jackson, mississippi 3,000,000 university of nebraska medical center 2,000,000 university of nebraska medical center,',
'omaha, nebraska, to enhance distance learning facilities that train nurses in rural areas 500,000 university of new mexico health sciences',
'center education building 2,000,000 university of north texas health science center, fort worth, texas, for cat scan machine 800,000 university',
'of pennsylvania, philadelphia, pa 1,630,000 university of pittsburgh medical center, pittsburgh, pennsylvania 1,630,000 university of pittsburgh school of medicine, pa,',
'for mobilization for autism initiative 250,000 university of pittsburgh, mcgowan institute for regenerative medicine, pittsburgh, pa 1,780,000 university of san',
'diego, hahn school of nursing, san diego, california 200,000 university of south alabama gulf coast cancer center and research institute',
'3,500,000 university of south dakota school of medicine in vermillion, sd 500,000 university of south florida center for biological defense,',
'tampa, florida 5,000,000 university of south florida health sciences center and college of medicine, tampa, florida 3,000,000 university of tennessee',
'graduate school of computational engineering, chattanooga, tennessee, for simcenter project to perform simulations to study ocean/ atmospheric issues associated with',
'global climate 500,000 university of tennessee medical center, knoxville, tn 1,000,000 university of texas health center at tyler, texas 200,000',
'university of texas m.d. anderson cancer center, houston, texas 2,000,000 university of texas southwestern medical center and ut dallas, for',
'sickle cell disease 400,000 university of texas southwestern medical school, for fmri 450,000 university of texas southwestern medical school, for',
'the stroke center 1,250,000 university of washington life sciences research facility, seattle, wa 3,500,000 university of wisconsin milwaukee institute for',
'urban health partnerships 250,000 vanderbilt childrens hospital, nashville, tn 1,000,000 veterans new jersey health care systems, morris township 250,000 visiting',
'nurse association of fox valley, aurora, illinois 550,000 visiting nurses association care watch program, cleveland, ohio, to purchase equipment 405,000',
'w.a. foote memorial hospital, jackson, michigan 500,000 wake forest comprehensive cancer center, winston salem, north carolina 500,000 walden house, san',
'francisco, california 400,000 wendell fosters campus for developmental disabilities, owensboro, kentucky 500,000 west virginia school of osteopathic medicine for the',
'robert c. byrd clinic 2,750,000 west virginia university school of medicine 3,000,000 western michigan university, kalamazoo, michigan, to establish a',
'distance learning facility at wmus center for occupational therapy, physician assistants program, nursing and speech pathology and audiology 500,000 wexner',
'heritage village, columbus, ohio 200,000 white river medical center, batesville, arkansas 500,000 whitman walker clinic, inc., washington, dc 350,000 wills',
'eye hospital, philadelphia, pa 1,100,000 windber research institute, johnstown, pennsylvania 250,000 wyoming valley health care system, wilkes barre, pennsylvania 300,000',
'yeshiva university, albert einstein school of medicine, new york, new york 1,200,000 ymca of western stark county, massillon, ohio, for',
'emergency health facility 2,000,000 zucker hillside hospital of north shore long island jewish health system, queens, new york 450,000 albert',
'einstein healthcare network, philadelphia, pennsylvania 1,630,000 allegheny general hospital, pittsburgh, pa, for purchase of equipment to expand the genomic sciences',
'at the allegheny singer research institute 1,630,000 carnegie mellon university, pittsburgh, pa 1,630,000 childrens hospital of philadelphia, philadelphia, pa, for',
'equipment 500,000 childrens hospital of pittsburgh, pittsburgh, pa 500,000 crozer keystone health system, springfield, pa 100,000 ephrata community hospital, ephrata,',
'pa, for equipment 200,000 fox chase cancer center, for construction of a laser accelerated proton facility & a cyberknife radiosurgery',
'system 1,630,000 lehigh valley hospital & health network, pa 750,000 magee womens hospital and research institute, pittsburgh, pa 1,630,000 main',
'line health jefferson health system, pa 500,000 nazareth hospital, philadelphia, pa 250,000 philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine, philadelphia, pa 200,000',
'the conference agreement includes bill language to limit the amount available for federal tort claims within community health centers funding',
'to not more than $40,000,000 instead of $25,000,000 proposed by h.r. 246 and $50,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conference agreement includes bill language identifying $275,138,000 for family planning instead of $265,275,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $285,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $1,514,651,000 for community health centers instead of $1,533,570,000 as proposed by',
'the senate and $1,457,864,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees concur withlanguage contained in the senate explanatory statement that',
'not less than $9,000,000 be provided for native hawaiian health care activities. the conferees have provided an increase above the',
'request for community health centers in order to continue the initiative to add health center sites and expand services while',
'also allowing increased grant support to existing centers for economic stabilization and to offset the rising cost of current services.',
'while many health centers may be very efficient providers of services, they are not immune from the cost increases faced',
'by all health care providers. further, health centers are facing additional cost pressures as a result of the rising number',
'of people without health insurance. for these reasons, the conferees expect hrsa to use a portion of the increased funding',
'to increase basic support for existing health centers based on performance related criteria, in addition to site and service expansion',
'applications. the conferees direct hrsa to provide a report to the house and senate committees on appropriations no later than',
'september 30, 2003 regarding the methodology used in distributing fiscal year 2003 health center appropriations and the methodology intended to',
'be used in fiscal year 2004, including the actual and intended division of funds among new or expanded sites, service',
'expansions, and adjustments to help cover the increased cost of ongoing services, as well as the formula or other methodology',
'used in allocating the portion intended to help cover increased costs. the conference agreement includes $46,249,000 for the national health',
'service corps field placements instead of $46,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $46,498,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees support the student resident experiences and rotations in community health search program within the national health service corps and',
'intend that hrsa continue this program in fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement includes $125,959,000 for national health service corps',
'recruitment instead of $109,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $142,918,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees intend that',
'$3,000,000 of this amount be designated for the chiropractic program authorized under section 338l of the public health service act.',
'the conference agreement includes $423,961,000 for health professions instead of $392,582,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $424,066,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conferees intend that the graduate psychology education program be continued within the funds provided for allied',
'health and other disciplines, and that a geropsychology graduate training program be established within allied health. the conferees provide $28,000,000',
'for geriatrics education. within the total provided, $16,800,000 is directed to geriatric education centers, $6,500,000 is designated for geriatric training',
'programs, and $4,700,000 is directed to geriatric academic career awards. the conferees agree with the senate explanatory statement directing hrsa',
'to fund training components of chiropractic demonstration grants. within the funding for health professions training, the conference agreement provides $113,502,000',
'for nurse training programs instead of $98,502,000 proposed by h.r. 246 and $118,502,000 proposed by the senate. the conferees have',
'appropriated funding to establish programs authorized under the nurse reinvestment act p.l. 107 205 , renamed existing line items to',
'reflect these new authorities, and added new line items to fund these programs. the conferees have relabeled basic nurse education',
'and practice the nurse education, practice, and retention grants and relabeled the loan repayment program the loan repayment and scholarship',
'program to reflect the additional authorities provided under sections 831 and 846, respectively, of the public health service act as',
'modified by p.l. 107 205. in using the increase in funding provided above the fiscal year 2002 level, the conferees',
'expect hrsa to give preference in funding to internship and residency programs sec. 831 a 2 , career ladder programs',
'sec. 831 c 1 , and enhancing patient care delivery systems sec. 831 c 2 as required under sec. 831',
'e of the phsa. the conferees have provided funding for scholarships sec. 846 d for nursing students in exchange for',
'service as a nurse for at least two years at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses.',
'the conferees have also appropriated funding to establish the nurse faculty loan program and comprehensive geriatric education, sections 846a and',
'855 of the phsa. the nurse faculty loan program will help increase the number of faculty at schools of nursing.',
'comprehensive geriatric education will train and educate individuals in providing geriatric care for the elderly. the conferees intend that nurse',
'loan repayment funding should be directed to high priority urban and rural areas with severe nursing shortages. the conference agreement',
'does not include funding within hrsa for the healthy communities initiative. h.r. 246 proposed $10,000,000 for the program and the',
'senate proposed $20,000,000. additional funds have been provided to the centers for disease control and prevention for this purpose. the',
'conference agreement includes $734,741,000 for the maternal and child health block grant instead of $726,931,000 as proposed by h.r. 246',
'and $741,531,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes bill language designating $115,900,000 of the funds provided for',
'the block grant for special projects of regional and national significance sprans . neither h.r. 246 nor the senate bill',
'earmarked funds for this purpose. it is intended that $4,000,000 of the sprans amount will be used to continue the',
'sickle cell newborn screening program and its locally based outreach and counseling efforts. in addition, $5,000,000 of the sprans amount',
'will be used for oral health demonstration programs and activities in the states as described in the senate explanatory statement,',
'$500,000 will be used for the city of milwaukee health department for a pilot program providing health services to at',
'risk children in day care, and $10,000 will be used for the dane county neighborhood child health clinic in madison,',
'wisconsin to provide child dental services. the conference agreement includes bill language identifying $55,000,000 for abstinence education instead of $60,000,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 and $40,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees note that abstinence messages to a',
'group of youth by a grantee should not be diluted by any instructor or materials from the same grantee. adolescents',
'should not be discouraged from seeking health information or services. hhs should not preclude entities who are teaching abstinence only',
'classes and who have a public health mandate from discussing other forms of sexual conduct or providing services, as long',
'as this is conducted in a different setting from the abstinence only course. in allocating grant funds, hrsa should give',
'priority to those organizations that have a strong record of support of abstinence education as defined in sections a through',
'h of title 5, section 510 b 2 of the social security act. the conference agreement includes $98,989,000 for healthy',
'start as proposed by the senate instead of $94,811,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees recognize the life saving',
'success of the national marrow donor program. in light of the new nuclear and chemical threats facing the country, the',
'conferees encourage the national marrow donor program to increase its public health preparedness efforts by developing and maintaining a national',
'emergency response plan to ensure an adequate supply of needed marrow and blood stem cells. the conferees also support the',
'national marrow donor programs efforts to expand the sources of blood stem cells through its work on a cord blood',
'bank initiative. the conferees encourage the nmdp to focus on the following areas: 1 recruitment of donors, with an emphasis',
'on minority donors; 2 enhancement of cord blood banks through increased recruitment efforts,research, and other cord blood bank support; and',
'3 expansion of the nmdps role in research related to improving outcomes of patients who receive bone marrow transplants. the',
'conference agreement includes $58,500,000 for rural health outreach grants instead of $38,385,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $51,472,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes the following amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year',
'2003: aberdeen area tribal chairmans health board in aberdeen, sd, to support the northern plains healthy start project $750,000 alaska',
'department of health and social services program to reduce high anemia rate in children in the yukon kuskokwin delta and',
'the bristol bay region 400,000 alaska family practice residency program to support additional medical residents in alaska to provide services',
'for underserved populations 500,000 bannock county regional medical center, pocatello, idaho, to purchase mammography unit and provide mobile mammography screening',
'to the rural areas of southeast idaho 400,000 center for acadiana genetics and hereditary health care for continue and expand',
'the development of the center 550,000 college of saint mary for education, recruitment and retention of nurses in rural communities',
'250,000 commun i care in columbia, sc to support a program that distributes prescription drugs to low income, uninsured south',
'carolinians 300,000 community health works in forsyth georgia, to expand services and information technology systems 50,000 cooperative education service agency',
'no. 11 in turtle lake, wisconsin for a dental program 750,000 delta health alliance in mississippi for a multi university',
'partnership to address delta health problems 1,200,000 eastern maine healthcare, rural maine health improvement demonstration program to address the inconsistencies',
'in the current rural health care delivery system 250,000 eastern oregon university rural frontier delivery healthcare education program for innovative',
'nurse training 250,000 ellen stephen hospice in kyle, south dakota to provide healthcare services to people in rural areas of',
'south dakota 100,000 full circle womens health in madison, florida, for a project to improve pregnancy care 95,000 georgia southern',
'university, statesboro, georgia, for rural healthcare delivery services and nurse training/education and distance learning for students and healthcare professionals 300,000',
'good samaritan regional medical center, pottsville, pa, to establish the schuylkill county rural health consortium 250,000 grace medical clinic in',
'mayfield, kentucky for wellness programs 100,000 harrison community hospital, cadiz, ohio, for on going delivery of healthcare to rural economically',
'distressed women, children and men 125,000 idaho childrens health initiative 500,000 marquette university to provide dental care to underserved communities',
'through mobile dental clinics 350,000 marshall university for the west virginia childrens health project 500,000 menominee indian tribe of wisconsin,',
'keshena, wisconsin to provide critical prenatal care to pregnant women. 80,000 mercy housing, inc. in denver, colorado to provide health',
'care in coordination with affordable housing for low income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities 300,000 millinocket regional hospital in',
'millinocket, maine, for a project to provide health care for the uninsured and underinsured population of eastern maine 900,000 new',
'mexico hawaii telehealth project in remote and rural areas telehealth outreach for unified community health touch 1,000,000 ohio university in',
'athens, ohio, for its appalachian rural health institute 500,000 oregon center for nursing for innovative nurse training. 235,000 our lady',
'of bellefonte hospital foundation in ashland, kentucky for its community wellness mobile clinic 350,000 phoenix childrens health project in arizona',
'to address the health needs of extremely vulnerable homeless and runaway youth in underserved rural and urban areas 350,000 pittsburgh',
'mercy health system, pittsburgh, pa, for health outreach and education 200,000 porcupine clinic in porcupine, sd to provide healthcare services',
'to people in rural areas of south dakota 250,000 progressive family services health center in canton, mississippi 100,000 sioux city',
'community health center, iowa, to establish a mobile health clinic 300,000 smith township volunteer fire department, jacobsburg, ohio, for all',
'purpose emergency response vehicle and rescue trailer for use in providing emergency medical services in inaccessible rural areas 15,000 st.',
'lukes free clinic in kentucky to improve health care access for underserved populations 200,000 the childrens health fund, new york,',
'new york, to improve access to health care for many of pennsylvanias underserved children 165,000 university of alabama at birmingham',
'oral health initiative 300,000 university of alabama capstone nursing school to improve the quality of primary care in rural alabama',
'150,000 university of alaska fairbanks development of research and evaluation agenda for health care delivery 850,000 university of alaska anchorage',
'to recruit and retain alaska natives as nurses 500,000 university of north carolina at wilmington school of nursing, for its',
'bolton, north carolina, primary health care facility 400,000 university of north dakota school of medicine to support its rural health',
'program in preventative medicine and behavioral sciences 1,100,000 university of pennsylvania school of dental medicine, philadelphia, pa, for its minority',
'outreach oral health initiative 200,000 university of southern mississippi center for sustainable health outreach 500,000 university of washington, school of',
'medicine, seattle, washington, for wwami demonstration/assistance rural training project 500,000 wagner lake andes ambulance district in wagner, sd, to provide',
'emergency health services to people in rural areas of south dakota 100,000 waimanalo community health center american samoan outreach 200,000',
'washington health foundation, seattle, washington, for a rural hospital quality network project 100,000 weber state university in utah to prepare',
'nurses for providing care in rural settings 500,000 west virginia university center for rural emergency medicine for the injury control',
'training and demonstration center 1,200,000 western kentucky universitys mobile health screening program 400,000 u.s. and developing country medical centers program',
'for the linking of u.s. academic medical centers with developing country medical centers to facilitate mutual capacity building through the',
'exchange of clinicians between the two institutions so that care providers in the developing world can learn, first hand, from',
'those in the u.s. who are most experienced in aids care 200,000 the conferees continue to be concerned about the',
'health care needs of those in the mississippi river delta region. the conferees provide $6,800,000 for rural health outreach to',
'continue the ongoing initiative in eight states. these grants provide funding and technical assistance to help underserved rural communities identify',
'and better address their health care needs and to help small rural hospitals improve their financial and operational performance. the',
'conferees further recommend that hrsa consult with the delta regional authority and the delta health alliance, given their ongoing relationships',
'with communities in the delta. the conference agreement provides $10,700,000 for rural health research instead of $16,808,000 as proposed by',
'the senate and $9,190,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees include the following amounts for the following projects and',
'activities in fiscal year 2003: mercer university health sciences center in macon, georgia for a rural health care task force',
'$50,000 university of north dakota school of medicine and health sciences in grand forks, north dakota for its rural health',
'program in preventative medicine and behavioral sciences 350,000 university of pittsburgh bradford center for rural health, bradford, pennsylvania 300,000 the',
'conference agreement includes $27,062,000 for telehealth instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $39,192,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conferees include the following amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003: advanced technology institute,',
'north charleston, south carolina, telehealth deployment center $416,000 alaska federal health care access network telemedicine project 100,000 banner health system',
'telemedicine program for equipment and infrastructure for telemedicine program to help provide care to rural and underserved areas in arizona,',
'colorado, and alaska 250,000 baycare health systems, clearwater, florida, for a medical information systems initiative 1,000,000 beaufort jasper hampton comprehensive',
'health services for a telehealth program to investigate techniques to prevent prostate cancer 700,000 burlington community health care in burlington,',
'vermont for new technology infrastructure to reduce medical errors 500,000 careoregon, oregon community health information network, for the implementation of',
'electronic medical record software for safety net and community clinics 75,000 case western reserve university, cleveland, ohio, for a netwellness',
'program 750,000 childrens hospital and regional medical center, seattle, for implementation of the childrens health access regional telemedicine network 500,000',
'cook childrens medical center in fort worth, texas for a rural specialty health telemedicine initiative 500,000 foundation for ehealth initiative,',
'washington, dc, for demonstration on electronic medical data interchange and sharing to support improve regional healthcare delivery 4,000,000 geisinger health',
'system, harrisburg, pa, for the rural pa stroke care partnership 1,630,000 idaho state university for expansion of the telehealth integrated',
'care center 1,500,000 iowa telecare consortium to develop a disease management demonstration project in iowa 600,000 james whitcomb riley hospital',
'for children telemedicine program, indianapolis, indiana 500,000 la crosse medical health science consortium in racine, wisconsin to establish virtual health',
'centers in eight counties 350,000 lake charles memorial hospital, lake charles, louisiana, community hospital telehealth consortium 450,000 massachusetts college of',
'pharmacy and health sciences for telehealth programs at its worcester campus health and education resource center 450,000 midwest rural telemedicine',
'consortium, mason city, iowa. 700,000 minot state university in west minot, north dakota for a project using telehealth technologies for',
'hearing assessment and hearing loss rehabilitation 150,000 montefiore medical center, bronx, new york, and the childrens hospital at montefiores clinical',
'information system to complete a clinical information system 200,000 new york presbyterian hospital in new york city for its community',
'hospital of the 21st century medical informatics technology demonstration project 500,000 north dakota state university college of pharmacy in fargo,',
'north dakota to field test telepharmacy technology in several rural pharmacy locations 600,000 north idaho rural telehealth program 650,000 northwest',
'area center for studies on aging in billings, montana 750,000 oklahoma state department of health, oklahoma city, oklahoma, for a',
'mississippi oklahoma rural telemedicine initiative 500,000 pennsylvania homecare association in conjunction with the pennsylvania state university for telehomecare, pa 250,000',
'primary care association of hawaii telehealth and outreach 400,000 south alabama telemedicine project to create enhanced connectivity between rural emergency',
'departments and the university of south alabama medical center 300,000 st. elizabeth hospital community foundation in appleton, wisconsin for telemedicine',
'equipment to provide medical care to underserved patients in northeastern wisconsin 100,000 st. vincent healthcare in billings, montana to expand',
'the regional video telecommunications network for healthcare providers 700,000 susquehanna health system, williamsport, pa for electronic medical information and physician',
'access. 500,000 university at buffalo and state university of new york, buffalo, erie county, new york, for buffalo center of',
'excellence in bioinformatics 1,000,000 university of colorado health sciences center, denver, colorado, for american telehealth center to expand curricular content,',
'in terms of healthcare workforce related topics, personnel and equipment 666,000 university of south alabama office of emerging technologies in',
'mobile, alabama for home based telehealth disease management tools and telemedicine applications 200,000 university of texas medical branch in galveston,',
'texas for its telehealth resource center 500,000 visiting nurse association of houston in houston, texas for study of clinical outcomes',
'and health care costs among congestive heart failure patients who are monitored through home telemonitoring 125,000 the conference agreement provides',
'$8,500,000 for state offices of rural health instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the senate and $4,000,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $27,500,000 for the denali commission instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r.',
'246 contained no similar provision. the conferees reinforce language in the senate explanatory statement indicating that the denali commission should',
'allocate funds to a mix of service facilities. the conference agreement includes $19,500,000 for emergency medical services for children instead',
'of $18,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $20,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $22,500,000 for',
'poison control instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $24,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement',
'includes $9,500,000 for traumatic brain injury instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $9,000,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conference agreement includes $3,499,000 for trauma care instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 contained',
'no similar provision. the conference agreement includes a total of $2,031,005,000 for ryan white programs, of which $25,000,000 is provided',
'through the evaluation set aside, instead of $1,930,204,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $2,051,295,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'included in this amount is $622,741,000 for emergency assistance, $1,060,285,000 for comprehensive care, $199,672,000 for early intervention, $74,032,000 for women,',
'infants, children, and youth, $13,493,000 for dental services, and $35,782,000 for education and training centers. the conference agreement includes bill',
'language identifying $719,000,000 for the ryan white title ii state aids drug assistance programs instead of $659,000,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246 and $739,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also includes bill language making available $25,000,000 under',
'section 241 of the public health service act to carry out ryan white special projects of national significance as proposed',
'by the senate. h.r. 246 had no similar provision. the conferees intend that at least 90 percent of total title',
'iv funding be provided to grantees. with the exception of funds provided through the minority hiv/aids initiative, the conferees expect',
'the funding increase to be used primarily to support maintenance of existing care services because of the rising costs of',
'providing comprehensive care and the implementation of quality management programs. the conferees intend that hrsa use a significant portion of',
'the remaining funds to expand comprehensive services for youth. the conferees are pleased by current efforts to facilitate ongoing communication',
'with and among grantees about the administration of title iv programs and expect the agency to expand these efforts. the',
'conferees request the agency to work with grantees to develop effective title iv specific site visit methodologies. some 5 percent',
'of the funds appropriated under this section may be used to provide peer based technical assistance. within this amount, sufficient',
'funds are available to maintain and expand work being done to create a national consumer and provider education center on',
'the use of various strategies in the care of children, youth, women and families infected with or affected by hiv',
'and aids. within the total provided, $131,200,000 is for ryan white aids activities that are targeted to address the growing',
'hiv/ aids epidemic and its disproportionate impact upon communities of color, including african americans, latinos, native americans, asian americans, native',
'hawaiians, and pacific islanders. the conferees expect hrsa to follow the fiscal year 2002 house report regarding the disbursement of',
'these funds. consistent with this overall direction, these funds are allocated as follows: emergency assistance within the total provided, $43,800,000',
'is for competitive, supplemental grants to improve the hiv related health outcomes for communities of color and reduce existing health',
'disparities. comprehensive care programs within the total provided, $7,000,000 is for state hiv care grants to support educational and outreach',
'services to increase the number of eligible minorities who access hiv/aids treatment through aids drug assistance programs adap . early',
'intervention program within the total provided, $53,400,000 is for planning grants and early intervention service eis grants to health care',
'providers with history of serving communities of color. pediatric demonstrations within the total provided, $18,500,000 is to sustain and expand',
'efforts to deliver comprehensive, culturally competent and linguistically appropriate research based intervention and hiv care services to minority women, infants,',
'and children. education and training centers within the total provided, $8,500,000 is to increase the training capacity of centers to',
'expand the number of community based minority health care professionals with treatment expertise and knowledge about the most appropriate standards',
'of hiv/aids related treatments and medical care for hiv infected adults, adolescents and children. the conference agreement provides $292,000,000 for',
'childrens hospitals graduate medical education as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $285,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference',
'agreement includes $120,000,000 for the community access program as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $120,027,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. within the total provided, $105,000,000 is for grants to develop and expand integrated systems of care and address service',
'gaps within such integrated systems. the conferees intend to permit these funds to be available both for new healthy communities',
'access program grants under the new section 340 of the public health service act, as well as renewal to the',
'extent appropriate based on programmatic considerations of grants initially made during fiscal years 2000 through 2002 under section 301 demonstration',
'authority and guidance contained in previous appropriations conference reports. within the total provided, the remaining $15,000,000 is to continue the',
'initiative to assist states to identify the characteristics of the uninsured within the state and develop approaches for providing all',
'uninsured persons with health coverage. the conferees intend these funds to be available to provide additional grants to states that',
'have previously received planning grants in order to assist such states in continuing their data gathering, analysis and planning processes,',
'as well as to provide initial grants to additional states as appropriate. the conference agreement includes $156,562,000 for program management',
'instead of $149,294,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $143,354,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees expect hrsa to',
'use no more than one percent of the funds allocated for projects for agency administrative expenses. the conferees are concerned',
'that planned efforts to restructure hrsa programs and grants management functions could have a negative effect on many hrsa grantees.',
'the centralization of grant decision making, coupled with the changing roles of staff in hrsas field offices, could significantly diminish',
'the institutional knowledge and expertise in community based health care that is crucial to leading hrsa forward during this importantperiod.',
'further, contemplated changes in the role of a project officer to reduce technical assistance functions in favor of increased focus',
'on grantee performance reviews may serve to undermine the development and functioning of hrsa funded programs and is of great',
'concern to the conferees. the conferees recommend that these changes not be undertaken until they can work with all stakeholders,',
'including congress, to show that they will not reduce the level and scope of assistance provided to grantees. the conferees',
'include the following amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003: catholic social services, the bridge, wilkes',
'barre, pa, for abstinence education and related services $46,000 centracare health foundation for administration, st. cloud, minnesota, to increase the',
'ability of educational institutions to produce nurses in a region with high demand 500,000 chester county health department, chester county',
'government services center, west chester, for abstinence education and related services 41,000 city of chester, bureau of health, saber project,',
'chester, pa, for abstinence education and related services 105,000 george washington carver community center, project a.c.e., norristown, pa, for abstinence',
'education and related services 86,000 heart beat, new bloomfield, pa, for abstinence education and related services 51,000 keystone central school',
'district, central mountain middle school east, lock haven, pa, for abstinence education and related services 79,000 keystone economic development corporation,',
'johnstown, pa, for abstinence education and related services 88,000 l.v.c.p.t.p., st lukes health network, choice program, bethlehem, pa, for abstinence',
'education and related services 92,000 lackawanna trail school district, factoryville, pa, for abstinence education and related services 74,000 lasalle university,',
'philadelphia pa, for abstinence education and related services 112,000 mercy hospital of pittsburgh, pittsburgh, pa, for abstinence education and related',
'services 111,000 neighborhood united against drugs, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related services 136,000 new brighton school district, new',
'brighton, pa, for abstinence education and related services 23,000 northeastern ohio universities college of medicine, rootstown, ohio, for the center',
'for leadership in public health and community medicine 1,250,000 nueva esperanza, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related services 72,000',
'partners in family and community development, athens, pa, for abstinence education and related services 72,000 potter county human services, roulette,',
'pa, for abstinence education and related services 50,000 rape and victim assistance center of schuykill county, pottsville, pa, for abstinence',
'education and related services 71,000 real commitment, gettysburg, pa, for abstinence education and related services 82,000 school district of lancaster,',
'project impact, lancaster, pa, for abstinence education and related services 101,000 school district of philadelphia, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education',
'and related services 102,000 silver ring thing program, sewickley, pennsylvannia, for expansion of a program promoting abstinence 700,000 the guidance',
'center, project rapport, smethport, pa, for abstinence education and related services 74,000 to our childrens future with health, inc., philadelphia,',
'pa, for abstinence education and related services 109,000 tressler lutheran services, harrisburg, pa, for abstinence education and related services 136,000',
'tuscarora intermediate unit, mcveytown, pa, for abstinence education and related services 84,000 university of akron, ohio, for a nursing study',
'500,000 university of florida, gainesville, florida, for consortium to promote nursing faculty 1,000,000 university of louisville research foundation, kentucky, to',
'establish a center for cancer nursing education and research 300,000 urban family council, philadelphia, pa, for abstinence education and related',
'services 126,000 venago county area vo tech, oil city, pa, for abstinence education and related services 41,000 washington hospital teen',
'outreach, academy for adolescent health, washington, pa, for abstinence education and related services 136,000 william beaumont hospital, royal oak, michigan,',
'for the beaumont nurse anesthesia education rural initiative 300,000 womens care center of erie county, inc., abstinence advantage program, erie,',
'pa, for abstinence education and related services 136,000 york county, human life services, inc. york, pa, for abstinence education and',
'related services 50,000 community ministries of the lutheran home at topton, reading, pa, for abstinence education and related services 95,000',
'clarke college in dubuque, ia, for the planning of a community health center 50,000 clinical pharmacy training program at university',
'of hawaii at hilo 700,000 family voices of iowa in the ask resource center, des moines, ia, to continue and',
'expand the family to family health information center 100,000 iowa dept of public health to continue the center for healthcare',
'workforce shortages 1,000,000 national healthy start association, baltimore, maryland, to gather and disseminate information on best practices under the healthy',
'start program and provide technical assistance to healthy start grantees 350,000 tulsa coalition for childrens health in tulsa, oklahoma for',
'a study regarding delivery of pediatric health care in northeastern oklahoma 125,000 waianae coast community health center leadership training 50,000',
'centers for disease control and prevention disease control, research, and training the conference agreement includes $4,506,965,000 for disease control, research,',
'and training at the centers for disease control and prevention cdc , of which $4,296,566,000 is provided as budget authority',
'and $210,399,000 is made available under section 241 of the public health service act, instead of $4,402,249,000 as provided by',
'the senate. h.r. 246 included $4,335,839,000 for the cdc. the conference agreement includes bill language to earmark $268,000,000 for equipment,',
'construction, and renovation of facilities instead of $270,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included $200,000,000. within this total,',
'$250,000,000 is for continuation of cdcs building program for its atlanta facilities and $18,000,000 is to begin construction and purchase',
'equipment for the replacement of cdcs infectious disease laboratory in fort collins, colorado. the confereescontinue to support the rapid implementation',
'of cdcs buildings and facilities master plan and are pleased with the progress made to date. the conferees expect the',
'cdc to utilize a portion of the funds provided for buildings and facilities to continue and expand security improvements to',
'ensure critical information reliability for response to critical events, as well as to conduct increasingly varied public health missions. the',
'conference agreement includes bill language to allow the centers for disease control and prevention cdc to enter into a single',
'contract or related contracts for the full scope of development and construction of facilities as proposed by the senate. h.r.',
'246 contained no similar provision. the conference agreement also includes bill language proposed by the senate to allow funds appropriated',
'to the cdc to be used to enter into a long term ground lease for construction on non federal land,',
'in order to replace their laboratory in the fort collins, colorado area. h.r. 246 included no similar language. the conference',
'agreement includes bill language to earmark $183,763,000 for international hiv/aids, the same as proposed by the senate and h.r. 246.',
'the conference agreement deletes bill language proposed by the senate earmarking $40,000,000 of the amount provided for international hiv/aids for',
'the international mother and child hiv prevention initiative. the conferees are agreed, however, that $40,000,000 of the amount provided for',
'international hiv/aids is for this important initiative. the conference agreement includes language in the bill designating that the following amounts',
'shall be available under section 241 public health service act evaluation set aside for the specified activities: $125,899,000 national center',
'for health statistics surveys $14,000,000 national immunization surveys $28,600,000 information systems standards development and architecture and applications based research used',
'at local public health levels $41,900,000 research tools and approaches within the national occupational research agenda h.r. 246 had proposed',
'that $46,982,000 be derived from section 241 for national center for health statistics surveys. the conference agreement modifies the placement',
'of bill language proposed by the senate exempting from any personnel ceiling applicable to the agency, service, or the department',
'of health and human services both civilians and commissioned officers detailed to states, municipalities or other organizations under authority of',
'section 214 of the public health service act for purposes related to homeland security during their period of detail or',
'assignment. the agreement places the bill language within the public health and social services emergency fund account. the conference agreement',
'includes a modification to the proviso carried in prior appropriations acts prohibiting the use of funds available to the cdc',
'to advocate or promote gun control, as proposed in h.r. 246. the senate bill included a similar proviso. the conferees',
'acknowledge that the purpose of this proviso is to prohibit federal funds from being used to lobby for or against',
'the passage of specific federal, state or local legislation intended to advocate or promote gun control. the conferees understand that',
'the cdcs responsibility in this area is primarily data collection and the dissemination of information and expect research in this',
'area to be objective and grants to be awarded through an impartial, scientific peer review process. the conferees instruct the',
'cdc to provide a detailed report, within 90 days of enactment, on the steps the cdc has taken to ensure',
'this restriction is being followed. the conference agreement includes a modification to a proviso, proposed by the senate, to raise',
'the funding limit for grants made under section 1509 of the public health service act wisewoman screening demonstrations . the',
'agreement increases the limitation to $12,500,000, instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 maintained the limit at',
'$10,000,000. the conferees are agreed that the increase in the limitation is intended to permit, but not mandate, an increase',
'in the awards under this authority to $12,500,000 in fiscal year 2003. birth defects the conference agreement includes $98,681,000 for',
'birth defects, developmental disabilities, disability and health instead of $97,691,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included $94,655,000 for',
'these activities. within the total, the following amounts are provided for the specified activities above the fiscal year 2003 request:',
'$2,000,000 to expand state autism surveillance activities; $2,000,000 to expand surveillance and epidemiological efforts of duchenne and becker muscular dystrophy;',
'$500,000 to activities related to fetal alcohol syndrome; $842,000 to expand the newborn infant screening program; and $2,000,000 to support',
'the establishment of a national spina bifida program. in addition, $3,800,000 is provided to continue and expand support for the',
'special olympics healthy athletes initiative begun last year. the conferees encourage the cdc to continue its partnership with the amputee',
'coalition of america aca and its support of the limb loss research and statistics program. the committee is also supportive',
'of the partnership that the aca and cdc have forged with the uniformed services in an effort to ensure that',
'members of our armed forces receive the highest quality of care in the event of an amputation. chronic disease prevention',
'and health promotion the conference agreement includes $795,140,000 for chronic disease prevention and health promotion instead of $745,600,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. h.r. 246 proposed $773,928,000. programs within this account are funded at the following levels: heart disease and',
'stroke $ 43,244,000 cancer prevention and control 290,645,000 diabetes 63,756,000 arthritis and other chronic diseases 22,649,000 tobacco 100,584,000 nutrition/physical activity',
'34,372,000 community health promotion 37,269,000 school health 58,213,000 safe motherhood/infant health 54,315,000 oral health 11,787,000 prevention centers 27,006,000 national campaign',
'to change childrens health behaviors. 51,300,000 within the amounts provided for cancer prevention and control, no less than $200,383,000 is',
'for the breast and cervical cancer screening program and $1,000,000 is for the establishment of a national lupus patient registry.',
'the conferees urge the cdc to work closely with the lupus foundation of america in the establishment of the registry.',
'within the amounts available for arthritis and other chronic diseases, the agreement provides an increase over the request of $850,000',
'for the expansion of state based arthritis programs and collaborations with the relevant voluntary health organizations. in addition, an increase',
'of $1,000,000 over the request is provided to enhance epilepsy efforts, in partnership with a national non profit organization that',
'works on behalf of children and adults affected by seizures. within amounts provided for community health promotion, $6,903,000 is provided',
'to support and expand the behavioral risk factor surveillance systems, $2,800,000 for continuing and expanding a model project that is',
'testing and evaluating the efficacy of glaucoma screening using mobile units, $1,900,000 is for a vision screening and education program',
'as outlined in the senate explanatory statement, and $1,800,000 is for the mind body medical institute in boston, massachusetts to',
'continue and expand practice based assessments, identification, and study of promising and heavily used mind/body practices. the conferees encourage cdc',
'to expand its public and professional awareness activities with respect to pulmonary hypertension and to report to the committees on',
'appropriations within six months on the progress made in advancing this important initiative. the conferees understand that the iron disorders',
'institute provides important educational material to the public and the medical community and encourages the cdc to establish a partnership',
'with the institute. environmental health the conference agreement includes $184,025,000 for environmental health instead of $189,489,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. h.r. 246 included $174,917,000 for environmental health activities. within the total provided: $37,763,000 is for the environmental health laboratory;',
'$38,863,000 is for environmental health activities including $2,200,000 to continue the physician education and public awareness program for primary immune',
'deficiency disease as implemented by the jeffrey modell foundation ; $37,127,000 is for asthma; $42,272,000 is for childhood lead poisoning;',
'and $28,000,000 is for the health tracking network. the conferees recognize the extraordinary services of cdcs environmental health laboratory, and',
'have provided funds to expand the assessment of exposure of the u.s. population to environmental chemicals, to expand assistance to',
'states, and provide more effective laboratory response to toxic emergencies. the conferees are concerned about the health status of the',
'residents of rural communities. the conferees understand that the cdc currently is developing a rural health plan to address the',
'variety of rural public health issues related to environmental exposures. the conferees urge the cdc to continue to work closely',
'with the state of iowa public health department in developing this plan. epidemic services the conference agreement includes $78,001,000 for',
'epidemic services and response as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included the same amount for epidemic services. hiv/aids, std',
'and tb prevention the conference agreement includes $1,194,150,000 for hiv/ aids, std and tb prevention instead of $1,183,532,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. h.r. 246 included $1,175,000,000 for these activities. included in this amount is $887,961,000 for hiv/aids activities, of',
'which $183,763,000 is for global hiv/aids activities; $169,675,000 for std activities; and $136,514,000 for tb activities. within the funds provided',
'for global hiv/ aids, $40,000,000 is for the international mother and child hiv prevention initiative. within the total for hiv/aids,',
'$104,000,000 is provided to continue cdcs support of activities that are targeted to address the growing hiv/aids epidemic and its',
'disparate impact on communities of color, including african americans, latinos, native americans, asian americans, native hawaiians, and pacific islanders at',
'not less than the fiscal year 2002 level. the conferees expect cdc to follow the report accompanying the labor, hhs',
'and education and related agencies appropriations act, 2002 regarding the disbursement of these funds, including continuing support for the directly',
'funded minority community based organization program. immunization the conference agreement includes a discretionary program level total of $654,751,000 for immunization,',
'instead of $652,895,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included $634,601,000 for immunization activities. within the total, $14,000,000 is',
'for national immunization surveys to be derived from section 241 evaluation set aside funds. in addition, the vaccines for children',
'vfc program funded through the medicaid program is expected to provide $1,056,000,000 in vaccine purchases and distribution support in fiscal',
'year 2003, for a total immunization program level of $1,699,751,000. included in the amount provided is $505,963,000 for the section',
'317 program, and $148,788,000 for global immunization activities. within the total available for global immunization, $106,400,000 is for global polio',
'eradication activities, and $42,388,000 for the global measles program. it has been brought to the conferees attention that infrastructure costs',
'of delivering vaccines to children in alaska are substantially higher than in other areas of the country because of the',
'many small, remote communities that must be served primarily by air. the conferees encourage cdc to increase section 317 grant',
'support for infrastructure development and purchase of vaccines for the state of alaskas universal immunization program. infectious diseases the conference',
'agreement includes $345,471,000 for infectious diseases instead of $334,471,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included $353,961,000 for infectious',
'diseases. within the total provided, $1,000,000 above the budget request is for a prevention program to control and reduce the',
'incidence of hepatitis c. this funding is to continue to develop state based programs and demonstrations to learn the most',
'feasible approach to integrating hepatitis c and b screening, counseling, and referral programs into existing hiv and std state programs.',
'within the total provided, $8,000,000 above the request is to augment cdcs resources for supporting states in developing and implementing',
'effective surveillance, prevention, and control of west nile virus and support research on the biology of the disease. within the',
'total provided, $2,000,000 above the request is to expand and improve surveillance, research, and prevention activities on prion disease. the',
'conferees intend that a significant portion of the increase be used to expand support for the national prion disease pathology',
'surveillance center to establish a national autopsy network for prion disease surveillance. the conferees are pleased that the cdc is',
'restoring funds for chronic fatigue syndrome research and that these funds are being used in substantive areas. the conferees encourage',
'cdc to continue the establishment of a national registry. injury control the conference agreement includes $149,385,000 for injury control, as',
'proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 provided $148,464,000 for injury control. within the total provided, $3,000,000 is provided to extend',
'implementation of the national violent death reporting system. in addition, sufficient funds are included to continue support for all existing',
'injury control research centers. the conferees also intend that $1,000,000 of the funds provided above the request augment funding for',
'the traumatic brain injury prevention program. occupational safety and health the conference agreement provides a program level of $274,899,000 for',
'occupational safety and health, the same as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included $275,161,000 for occupational safety and health.',
'included within the available funds is $41,900,000 to carry out research tools and approaches activities within the national occupational research',
'agenda nora to be derived from section 241 evaluation set aside funds. within the total provided, $2,000,000 above the request',
'is for the education and research centers to expand research activities in support of implementation of nora. the conferees have',
'provided sufficient funds for niosh to continue the farm health and safety initiative and to initiate an objective, science based',
'study on the exposure of industrial solvents on workers and whether those solvents have a long term significant adverse neurological',
'impact on the health of those workers. the conferees support nioshs efforts in domestic terrorism preparedness, including work to protect',
'emergency responders from biological and chemical terrorism exposures, as well as industrial accidents. the conferees urge niosh to fast track',
'its work to recognize the military affiliated laboratory expertise and certification and to certify military equipment for appropriate civilian use,',
'particularly where any needed modifications are simple. the conferees support continuation of the joint interagency initiative which involves the national',
'institute of occupational safety and health, the federal aviation administration, and the national transportation safetyboard. the conferees encourage niosh to',
'continue to implement the boards recommendations to improve aviation safety in alaska. public health improvement the conference agreement includes a',
'total program level of $153,848,000 for public health improvement instead of $115,672,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included',
'$114,581,000 for public health improvement. included within the available funds is $28,600,000 to carry out information systems standards development and',
'architecture and applications based research used at local public health levels to be derived from section 241 evaluation set aside',
'funds. funds requested within public health improvement for development and implementation of a nationwide environmental health tracking network have been',
'provided for within the cdcs environmental health activities program. the conferees include the following amounts for the following projects and',
'activities in fiscal year 2003: adelphi university in garden city, new york for its breast cancer hotline $100,000 alaska department',
'of health and social services obesity prevention and control program 400,000 alivio medical center in chicago, illinois for its diabetes',
'programs 150,000 ambulatory electronic medical record system aemrs in edina, minnesota to improve overall medical error reduction 100,000 american association',
'of physicians of indian origin for a study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes among persons of asian indian descent with',
'emphasis on risk factors and effective interventions 500,000 american trauma society, upper marlboro, md., for a program to provide medical',
'professionals with the skills and strategies to guide families of the trauma victim through the stages of care 100,000 american',
'vitiligo research foundation, for education and awareness programs for outreach 100,000 asthma and allergy foundation of alaska and the alaska',
'lung association to prevent lung diseases stemming from tobacco 500,000 auditory verbal mentoring program, birmingham, alabama for auditory verbal therapy',
'400,000 bexar county community health collaborative in san antonio, texas for its fit city/fit schools program 150,000 cal state bakersfield',
'foundation, bakersfield, california, for a valley fever vaccination project 750,000 center for international rehabilitation to implement and create disability rights',
'monitor 400,000 childrens medical center of dallas, texas for the center for infectious diseases, advanced diagnostics, and emerging pathogens 500,000',
'childrens medical research institute, oklahoma city, oklahoma, for a type 2 diabetes research program 450,000 citizens against toxic exposure health',
'clinic, pensacola, florida, to locate and assist individuals with health problems related to environmental toxins 300,000 city of long beach,',
'california, for surveillance, laboratory, epidemiology and other services at its health department 355,000 clear corps, pittsburgh, pa, to provide lead',
'poisoning prevention services to families in the pittsburgh area 75,000 community health centers in hawaii for a childhood rural asthma',
'project 150,000 community services planning council, sacramento, california, shots for tots kids immunization registry 283,000 cooper green hospital womens cancer',
'screening and prevention program, birmingham, alabama, to screen and detect cervical cancers among low income women 250,000 delaware health and',
'social services, division of public health, for the delaware electronic reporting deers 500,000 division of health sciences, east tennessee state',
'university, johnson city, tennessee, for the appalachian cancer demonstration project 200,000 economic opportunity commission of san luis obispo county in',
'san luis obispo, california for its senior health screening program 50,000 elliot health system, manchester, new hampshire 400,000 epilepsy foundation',
'in landover, maryland for its no seizures, no side effects campaign 350,000 greater cleveland safe kids coalitions reducing child pedestrian',
'injuries in urban areas program to decrease the high rates of pedestrian injury for children 30,000 greenburgh central school district',
'no. 7 in greenburgh, new york for developing and implementing an action plan to improve physical fitness and nutrition and',
'reduce obesity among middle school and high school students 303,000 health and human services department, city of houston, texas for',
'its online infectious disease/bioterrorism immediate identification, assessment and alert demonstration project 375,000 healthy body healthy soul jesse trice cancer center',
'prevention project to provide funding for cancer prevention, education and early detection initiatives 300,000 hunter health clinic, wichita, kansas, for',
'supplies 250,000 huntsman cancer institute in utah to develop a genealogical database in support of genetic disease research 500,000 inova',
'regional trauma center, falls church, virginia, for a community based injury prevention center 300,000 iowa games to continue the lighten',
'up iowa program 100,000 iowa health foundation for a pilot program on chronic disease management 500,000 iowa state university, center',
'for food safety and public health, ames, iowa, for a public health research and education project 1,000,000 jackson state university',
'institute of epidemiology and health services research to address urban and rural health problems in mississippi 1,200,000 jefferson parish louisiana',
'mosquito control board, harvey, louisiana, to combat infestation and spread of the west nile virus 200,000 kansas university medical school',
'and family community medicine program, wichita, kansas, for diabetes management program 200,000 kirkwood community college in cedar rapids, iowa for',
'the national mass fatalities institute 300,000 la rabida childrens hospital in chicago, illinois for diabetes programs for children and families',
'150,000 lake charles memorial hospital in lake charles, louisiana for its breast health center 550,000 lawton & rea chiles center',
'for healthy mothers and babies in tampa, florida, for training paraprofessionals in the health care field 1,000,000 marin county department',
'of health and human services in san rafael, california for research, analysis and health system improvements related to the incidence',
'of breast cancer in the county 500,000 medical institute for sexual health 250,000 michael e. debakey institute for comparative cardiovascular',
'science and biomedical devices at texas a&m university, college station, texas 800,000 missouri primary care association for chronic disease prevention',
'and oral health outreach and education 150,000 national bioinformatics collaboration center for early stage planning 50,000 neighborhood health plan of',
'rhode island in providence, rhode island for a community based asthma outreach and intervention program 250,000 northern arizona university to',
'research and address critical security needs associated with biothreat agents and organisms 450,000 nurses for newborns foundation in st. louis,',
'missouri, for services to infants and children at risk for abuse or neglect 300,000 onondaga county health department, syracuse, new',
'york, for tuberculosis elimination project 125,000 osteopathic health system of texas, fort worth, texas, for study to determine the efficacy',
'of hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of diseases 870,000 partnership for food safety education, washington, d.c., to establish a national education',
'clearinghouse 500,000 rice university in houston, texas, for proteomics research 1,000,000 s.a.f.e., inc., wilkes barre, pa., in affiliation with geisingers',
'center for autism , to establish centers of excellence for the treatment of autism 250,000 san antonio metropolitan health district',
'in san antonio, texas to expand a public health assessment of exposure to environmental contaminants at and near the former',
'kelly air force base 350,000 san luis obispo county public health agency in san luis obispo, california for diabetes prevention,',
'screening and education 90,000 sids resources, inc. in kirkwood, missouri for an urban education outreach program and infant mortality risk',
'reduction program in rural missouri 50,000 sister to sister everyone has a heart foundation to increase womens awareness of heart',
'disease, washington, d.c 400,000 sixteenth street community health center in milwaukee, wisconsin for a demonstration program focusing on asthma treatment',
'in the bilingual community 250,000 southeastern center for emerging biologic threats 600,000 southern methodist university for research regarding pharmaceutical antibiotic',
'resistance 300,000 southwestern medical center, dallas, texas, national multiple sclerosis training center at the university of texas 500,000 st. joseph',
'health services in north providence, rhode island for the pawtucket smiles childrens oral health initiative 350,000 st. josephs mercy care',
'services in atlanta, georgia for their breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment program 350,000 st. louis university consortium against',
'biological agents in st. louis, missouri to expand and integrate the universitys educational efforts in the basic science of the',
'transmission, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and the training of pub 1,000,000 st. tammany parish mosquito control board, slidell,',
'louisiana, for project to prevent and control the spread of west nile virus 200,000 sustainable resources center in minneapolis, minnesota',
'for the community lead education and reduction program clearcorps 125,000 texas tech university, health sciences center, lubbock, texas, for diabetes',
'prevention and control project 500,000 the national organization on fetal alcohol syndrome, washington, d.c., for fetal alcohol syndrome project 1,000,000',
'thomas jefferson university hospital in philadelphia, pennsylvania for a center for bioterrorism and disaster preparedness training 1,650,000 tried stone economic',
'development corporation in detroit, michigan for preventive health programs at the imani social re nurturing and health center 150,000 university',
'of alabama at birmingham, birmingham, alabama, for a rural diabetes glaucoma initiative 400,000 university of arizona health center to develop',
'the use of dna microarrays to detect contamination of foods and/or dietary supplements 100,000 university of arizona to study nikkomycinz',
'nikz as a treatment for valley fever 100,000 university of findlay, findlay, ohio, for terrorism preparedness center 1,500,000 university of',
'florida, seniors institute for transportation and communications, gainesville, florida, for older driver assessment and rehabilitation project 1,000,000 university of georgia,',
'college of pharmacy, center for leadership in education and applied research in mass destruction defense clearmadd , athens, georgia, to',
'train health professionals to respond to chemical and biological attacks 450,000 university of louisvilles center for the deterrence of bioterrorism',
'and biowarfare to educate public health officials to detect and respond to biological attacks, kentucky 1,200,000 university of michigan health',
'system in ann arbor, michigan for its clinical simulation center for education and training of first responders and medical and',
'public health personnel 450,000 university of missouri school of journalism and the sinclair school of nursing cancer communication research center',
'for evaluation and devlopment of protocols and programs 200,000 university of montana center for environmental health sciences, missoula, montana, to',
'support research on the impact of environmental factors in causing or exacerbating human diseases 750,000 university of northern iowa youth',
'fitness and obesity institute to study the effectiveness of movement programs on the health of preschool children 700,000 university of',
'rhode island cancer prevention research center, in kingston, rhode island for cancer related research and tobacco program 100,000 university of',
'south alabama for the alabama birth defects monitoring and prevention center 500,000 university of south alabama for the diabetic lower',
'extremity amputation prevention program 500,000 university of texas m.d. anderson cancer center in houston, texas for a comprehensive cancer control',
'program to address the needs of minority and medically underserved populations 500,000 university of vermont to implement an obesity research',
'and community intervention program to evaluate effective remedies 100,000 vanderbilt university department of pediatrics in nashville, tennessee, for the nurses',
'for newborns program 250,000 wausau health foundation in wausau, wisconsin to develop and test innovative approaches to increase screening for',
'colorectal cancer 200,000 west virginia university for the center for healthy communities to implement a program to reduce obesity 1,000,000',
'western psychiatric institute and clinic, upmc, pittsburgh, pa for weight management and obesity control 250,000 woodhull medical and mental health',
'center in brooklyn, new york for a community based asthma management program 375,000 national institutes of health national cancer institute',
'the conference agreement includes $4,622,394,000 for the national cancer institute instead of $4,642,394,000 as proposed by the senate and $4,299,493,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees note with concern the lung cancer progress review groups august 2001 report, which',
'concluded that the nations health care system is poorly organized to deal with lung cancer and that a pervasive sense',
'of therapeutic nihilism dominates the public and scientific discussion of this disease. the conferees urge nci to consider implementing the',
'groups recommendations, particularly regarding the creation of multi institutional, multidisciplinary lung cancer consortia. the conferees request the nci to submit',
'a report on the groups recommendations by june 30, 2003. national heart, lung and blood institute the conference agreement includes',
'$2,812,011,000 for the national heart, lung and blood institute instead of $2,820,011,000 as proposed by the senate and $2,698,391,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees encourage nhlbi, in collaboration with the national institute of neurological disorders and stroke, to',
'enhance its efforts to develop a diagnostic test for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies tse that would be suitable for screening the',
'blood supply. currently, there is no suitable method for identifying tse infected blood or humans infected with tses. human tses,',
'for which there are no known treatments, include creutzfeld jakob disease and new variant creutzfeldt jakob disease. the conferees are',
'aware of the impact of cystic fibrosis on children and adults and commend the voluntary associations that focus on combating',
'this life threatening genetic disease. the conferees urge the nih to work with these organizations and outside researchers in supporting',
'research related to the diagnosis and treatment of patients who are affected by this disease. the conferees are interested in',
'efforts to find a cure for lymphangioleiomyomatosis lam , a progressive and often fatal lung disease of young women with',
'no effective treatment. accordingly, the conferees urge the nhlbi to explore opportunities for funding clinical treatment trials through both intramural',
'and extramural means and to use all available mechanisms, as appropriate, including supporting state of the science symposia and facilitating',
'access to human tissues, to stimulate a broad range of clinical and basic lam research. national institute of dental and',
'craniofacial research the conference agreement includes $374,067,000 for the national institute of dental and craniofacial research as proposed by the',
'senate instead of $360,528,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases the conference',
'agreement includes $1,633,347,000 for the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases instead of $1,637,347,000 as proposed by',
'the senate and $1,532,394,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees are concerned about the alarming growth in kidney disease',
'and end stage renal disease and anticipated shortages of the professionals in nephrology that will be needed to handle these',
'cases. niddk is encouraged to consider launching new training initiatives and workshops such as grant writing seminars to foster increased',
'interest in this subspecialty. national institute of neurological disorders and stroke the conference agreement includes $1,466,005,000 for the national institute',
'of neurological disorders and stroke as proposed by the senate instead of $1,372,256,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees',
'encourage ninds, in collaboration with niaid, to expand support for controlled clinical trials to better understand the effect of neutralizing',
'antibodies on current therapies on multiple sclerosis, and to produce better clinical data on effective combination therapies using existing therapies',
'that have been approved for ms and other conditions. the conferees further encourage ninds to conduct a scientific workshop on',
'the role of neutralizing antibodies in ms therapy and new approaches for treatment of ms with combination therapies of drugs',
'approved for ms and other conditions. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases the conference agreement includes $3,730,973,000 for the',
'national institute of allergy and infectious diseases instead of $3,727,473,000 as proposed by the senate and $2,674,213,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes bill language permitting the transfer of $100,000,000 to international assistance programs, global fund to',
'fight hiv/aids, malaria, and tuberculosis as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included a general provision permitting the director of',
'nih to transfer this amount to the global fund from funds appropriated to nih. the conference agreement includes bill language',
'allocating up to $375,000,000 for extramural facilities construction grants for research on biological and other agents. the senate had proposed',
'$150,000,000 for these grants. h.r. 246 had no similar provision. the conferees intend to provide niaid with flexibility to determine',
'the appropriate share of the institutes funds directed to bioterrorism research versus infrastructure. national institute of general medical sciences the',
'conference agreement includes $1,859,084,000 for the national institute of general medical sciences instead of $1,853,584,000 as proposed by the senate',
'and $1,742,596,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national institute of child health and human development the conference agreement includes $1,213,817,000',
'for the national institute of child health and human development as proposed by the senate instead of $1,159,405,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246. the conferees recognize that the therapeutic potentials of adult and embryonic stem cells need to be studied',
'in animal models. the conferees remain concerned about the absence of research dedicated to investigating stem cells in the most',
'clinically relevant models. to maintain a position of scientific leadership in embryonic stem cell research, the conferees urge nichd to',
'support research using approved stem cell lines that investigate adult and embryonic stem cells in vitro and in nonhuman primates.',
'congenital limb deficiency, vascular disease, childhood skeletal malignancy and trauma have resulted in over 1,500,000 persons in the u.s. experiencing',
'limb loss. technological advancements today offerconsiderable opportunity for persons with limb loss to effectively resume active, productive lives. standards of',
'care for persons with limb loss have not been developed, however, nor have clinical outcomes research been conducted to determine',
'appropriate access to advanced technology prosthetic devices and the importance of related physical rehabilitation and therapy to improve performance among',
'persons who utilize prosthetic devices. the conferees encourage the institute to support a prosthetic outcomes research consensus conference, with an',
'emphasis on consumer input, to develop a research protocol to comprehensively address these concerns. national eye institute the conference agreement',
'includes $637,290,000 for the national eye institute instead of $634,290,000 as proposed by the senate and $600,796,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. ocular albinism oa is a hereditary, blinding disease that causes terribly distorted vision in children. victims, who are',
'usually boys and receive the defective gene from their mothers, experience nystagmus, photophobia, lack of stereoscopic vision, strabismus, and other',
'symptoms which deny these children normal vision. in recent years, great strides have been made in the search for improved',
'diagnostic tools and treatments. recently, the oa1 gene, responsible for most cases of the disease, was identified, and a diagnostic',
'screening test created to help women determine if they are at risk of passing the disease on to their children.',
'as researchers move closer to understanding how this disease works, and developing potential treatments that could improve the vision of',
'children with the condition, the conferees direct nei to be prepared to report on advances in research on ocular albinism.',
'national institute of environmental health sciences the conference agreement includes $618,258,000 for the national institute of environmental health sciences instead',
'of $617,258,000 as proposed by the senate and $589,701,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees commend niehs for its',
'recent efforts to bolster research initiatives on the environmental influences of breast cancer. the conferees recognize the serious lack of',
'research on the relationship between the environment and breast cancer, and believe that it is important for the institute to',
'support such research. the conferees urge the institute to establish a group of breast cancer and environmental research advisers to',
'make recommendations to the director with regard to the support of the breast cancer and environmental research, and to include',
'in the group representatives from the breast cancer community who have had breast cancer. the conferees request an update at',
'the fiscal year 2004 hearings on the progress in establishing an advisory group. the conferees encourage niehs to consider establishing',
'centers to conduct multi disciplinary and multi institution research on environmental factors that may be related to breast cancer. national',
'institute on aging the conference agreement includes $1,000,099,000 for the national institute on aging as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $939,608,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases the conference agreement includes',
'$489,324,000 for the national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases as proposed by the senate instead of $474,392,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246. vitiligo is an environmental and genetic auto immune disease of unknown origin which affects about',
'three to six million americans. almost 50 percent develop the disease in childhood, with the median age of onset at',
'four years of age. in its most severe forms, patients have milky white patches covering widespread areas of the body',
'due to the loss of pigment in these areas. especially for young children, the physical pain caused by severe burns',
'from the harmful effects of sunlight and the emotional pain caused by people confusing vitiligo with an infectious disease diminishes',
'the quality of a patients life. there are no fda approved treatments for children. the conferees urge niams to enhance',
'research efforts through all available mechanisms, as appropriate, to identify the causes of this disease and develop pediatric treatment options',
'for vitiligo. national institute on deafness and other communication disorders the conference agreement includes $372,805,000 for the national institute on',
'deafness and other communication disorders as proposed by the senate instead of $351,376,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national institute',
'of nursing research the conference agreement includes $131,438,000 for the national institute of nursing research as proposed by the senate',
'instead of $130,044,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism the conference agreement includes $418,773,000',
'for the national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism as proposed by the senate instead of $401,933,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. national institute on drug abuse the conference agreement includes $968,013,000 for the national institute on drug abuse as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $912,489,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees commend nida for its partnership with',
'the office of national drug control policy, particularly the ongoing support nida provides to the sites established by the counterdrug',
'technology assessment center ctac . the conferees encourage the continuation and expansion of nida funding for these research centers where',
'ctac has likewise committed resources. national institute of mental health the conference agreement includes $1,349,788,000 for the national institute of',
'mental health instead of $1,350,788,000 as proposed by the senate and $1,290,274,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees are',
'concerned that the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have taken a toll on mental health in america, and urge the',
'institute to conduct studies on the effects of such events and disasters so that best practices can be developed. research',
'should focus on survivors, emergency workers and the general public to understand the degree of mental trauma suffered and to',
'understand how post traumatic stress affects these different populations. national human genome research institute the conference agreement includes $468,037,000 for',
'the national human genome research institute as proposed by the senate instead of $431,985,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national',
'institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering the conference agreement includes $280,100,000 for the national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering',
'instead of $283,100,000 as proposed by the senate and $140,973,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. national center for research resources',
'the conference agreement includes $1,146,272,000 for the national center for research resources instead of $1,161,272,000 as proposed by the senate',
'and $1,015,395,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes bill language to earmark $120,000,000 for extramural facilities construction',
'grants instead of $97,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $125,000,000 as proposed by the senate. within the total provided',
'for ncrr, $210,000,000 is for the institutional development awards idea program and $312,000,000 is for the general clinical research centers.',
'of the idea grants funding, $127,000,000 is designated for the centers of biomedical research excellence program and $83,000,000 is designated',
'for the biomedical research infrastructure networks program. national center for complementary and alternative medicine the conference agreement includes $114,149,000 for',
'the national center for complementary and alternative medicine as proposed by the senate instead of $105,212,000 as proposed by h.r.',
'246. the conference agreement includes sufficient funds to increase support for the chiropractic research center. national center on minority health',
'and health disparities the conference agreement includes $186,929,000 for the national center on minority health and health disparities as proposed',
'by the senate instead of $151,062,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. john e. fogarty international center the conference agreement includes',
'$63,880,000 for the john e. fogarty international center instead of $60,880,000 as proposed by the senate and $57,064,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246. national library of medicine the conference agreement includes $310,299,000 for the national library of medicine, of which',
'$8,200,000 is made available through the evaluation set aside, as proposed by the senate instead of $277,273,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. bill language is included, as proposed by the senate, to make available $8,200,000 from amounts available under section',
'241 of the public health service act to carry out the national information center on health services research and health',
'care technology. h.r. 246 did not contain a similar provision. office of the director including transfer of funds the conference',
'agreement includes $267,974,000 for the office of the director instead of $257,974,000 as proposed by the senate and $2,476,111,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for the directors discretionary fund rather than $10,000,000 as provided by',
'h.r. 246 and the senate in order that the director of nih may allocate resources to the institutes and centers',
'to begin roadmap activities. the conferees concur with the guidance in the senate explanatory statement regarding limits for nih reprogramming',
'requests. the conference agreement reflects the funding and grant transfers that will be made to the national institute of biomedical',
'imaging and bioengineering from other institutes and centers. the conferees concur with the senate explanatory statement encouraging nih to increase',
'the research training stipend awards by ten percent. the conferees are agreed that nih should continue to allocate funds for',
'biomedical research on the basis of scientific opportunity, taking into consideration the many other factors identified by nih as being',
'relevant to funding decisions, such as the infectious nature of a disease, the number of cases and deaths associated with',
'a disease, the cost of disease treatment, and/or other costs associated with a disease. the conferees also expect nih to',
'consider carefully the language in appropriations explanatory statements and give it appropriate weight when determining funding allocations across disease areas.',
'regarding the cases in which appropriations explanatory statements reference funding levels for a specific disease, the conferees are agreed that',
'these are intended only to express relative priority and are not funding earmarks. the conferees do not agree to the',
'budget request to use nih funding to support department of defense free electron laser research and radiation exposure research. the',
'conferees have previously provided funding for the design of a new facility for the national library of medicine and understand',
'that the design phase of this project is nearly complete. the conferees request the director of nih to provide a',
'report by june 30, 2003 to the committees on appropriations with details of the new facility, timetables and costs, based',
'on a construction plan consistent with recommendations from the nih facilities planning advisory committee. the conferees request that the nih',
'interagency autism coordinating committee iacc convene a panel of outstanding scientists to assess the field of autism research, and identify',
'the roadblocks that may be hindering progress in understanding its causes and best treatment options. as a next step, the',
'iacc should take the recommendations of these findings and develop a matrix of short to long range and low to',
'high risk action items to address some of the roadblocks identified by the panel. this matrix would then be used',
'to help guide further autism research planning at nih, and as a tool for the entire autism community. it should',
'include opportunities for voluntary and private funding organizations, and hopefully will lead to opportunities for collaboration with other government agencies',
'and the autism community as well. the matrix should be a living document that can be revised and expanded as',
'current goals are achieved and new goals are identified. once the matrix has been developed, the iacc should provide a',
'report to congress on the state of autism research. picks disease is a rare form of frontotemporal dementia that leads',
'to a degeneration of social skills, language, reasoning abilities, and memory. although the cause of this disease is unknown, researchers',
'now appreciate the degree to which disorders such as picks disease are related to other frontotemporal dementias, and even more',
'common forms of dementia such as alzheimers disease. alterations of the tau protein, which is an important structural component of',
'neurons, have been implicated in all of these disorders, and provide an important common target for further exploration. nia and',
'ninds are encouraged to support research on frontotemporal dementias, including picks disease, as well as related tauopathies, that may reveal',
'insights into the causes and possible treatments of these conditions. rett syndrome is a neurological disorder seen almost exclusively in',
'females; it affects approximately one in ten thousand live births per year. the conferees are pleased to learn of the',
'discovery of the mecp2 gene as the main cause of this disorder and encourage the institutes to expand their research',
'efforts to learn how this gene affects other genes and tissues during the development of the nervous system. the conferees',
'also encourage research to develop animal models of the disorder and to study the daily problems that afflict children with',
'rett syndrome, including autonomic disorders, as well as research on interventions for improved literacy and communication. because rett syndrome is',
'a multi faceted disorder, the conferees encourage nichd, ninds, nidcd, and nigms to work in collaboration to maximize the outcomes',
'from investments made in rett syndrome research. the department has conducted a comprehensive review of research on products containing the',
'herb ephedra, and the conferees look forward to seeing this work in the near future. the conferees recommend that, following',
'publication of this work and a thorough dialogue between the department, industry and others, nih initiate scientific studies necessary to',
'resolve any remaining questions on the safety and benefits of these products. the conferees request nih to provide a report',
'by june 30, 2003 summarizing, by grant and amount, actual fiscal year 2002 research funding on temporomandibular diseases and disorders,',
'as well as an estimate of fiscal year 2003 expenditures. buildings and facilities the conference agreement includes $632,800,000 for buildings',
'and facilities instead of $607,800,000 as proposed by the senate and $296,100,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement',
'includes language granting full scope authority for the contracting of construction of the first and second phases of the john',
'e. porter neurosciences building as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not have a similar provision. the conference agreement',
'includes $105,000,000 for the nih research building proposed in the budget request to be constructed on department of army land',
'at ft. detrick, maryland. the conferees were saddened by the recent passing of florence s. mahoney, one of the nations',
'foremost advocates for health research and a pioneer in the development of the nih. beginning in the 1940s, mahoney teamed',
'up with another citizen activist, mary lasker, to seek a greater federal investment in health sciences and biomedical research. they',
'were extraordinarily effective. mrs. mahoneys crowning achievement was her almost singlehanded campaign to create the national institute on aging. that',
'event, in 1974, opened the way to scientific advances aimed at extending the healthy years of life and maintaining functional',
'independence for millions of older americans. she embodied that ideal, living independently until her death at age 103. mahoney was',
'the last of a generation of giants including lasker, james shannon, senator lister hill and representative john fogarty who built',
'the modern nih. the conferees strongly urge the nih to honor her memory by designating one of two outdoor courtyards',
'in the mark o. hatfield clinical research center, now under construction, as the florence s. mahoney plaza or courtyard .',
'the conferees hope that such a space will include a stone marker, plaque or sculpture that would prominently pay tribute',
'to mahoneys enormous contributions to the nih. substance abuse and mental health services administration substance abuse and mental health services',
'the conference agreement includes $3,232,268,000 for substance abuse and mental health services, of which $3,158,068,000 is provided through budget authority',
'and $74,200,000 is provided through the evaluation set aside. h.r. 246 had proposed $3,167,897,000 for samhsa and the senate proposed',
'$3,203,917,000, of which $74,200,000 was from the evaluation set aside. the conference agreement contains bill language providing $955,000 for protection,',
'maintenance and remediation of federally owned facilities at st. elizabeths hospital as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 had no',
'similar provision. the conference agreement includes bill language identifying $21,461,000 for projects in the amounts specified in the statement of',
'the managers on the conference report. center for mental health services the conference agreement includes $246,042,000 for programs of regional',
'and national significance instead of $226,067,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. within the total provided, the conference',
'agreement provides $95,000,000 for counseling services for school aged youth as proposed by the senate. as proposed by the senate,',
'$3,000,000 is provided to support the national suicide prevention resource center, and continued support is provided for the suicide prevention',
'hotline program. within the total provided, $30,000,000 is provided under section 582 of the public health service act to support',
'grants to local mental health providers for the purposes of developing knowledge of best practices and providing mental health services',
'to children and youth suffering from post traumatic stress disorder as a result of having witnessed or experienced a traumatic',
'event. these funds are provided through the samhsa appropriation rather than $10,000,000 being provided through the public health and social',
'services emergency fund as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides $2,000,000 above the request to continue the current',
'level of funding for the consumer and consumer supported national technical assistance centers as proposed by the senate. the conferees',
'direct cmhs to support multi year grants to five such national technical assistance centers. the conference agreement provides $5,000,000 to',
'continue the elderly treatment and outreach program as proposed by the senate. as proposed by the senate, the conference agreement',
'provides $5,000,000 for the jail diversion program and $1,000,000 for new awards under the community action grant program. the conferees',
'include the following amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003: access community health network in chicago,',
'illinois for an initiative to improve mental health services at their community health centers $350,000 arab american & chaldean council,',
'lathrup village, michigan, to develop a comprehensive and systems mental health initiative for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse',
'among arab americans 500,000 bellfaire jewish childrens bureau, shaker heights, ohio, for social advocates for youth say program to provide',
'early intervention and substance abuse services to high school students 605,000 bert nash community mental health center in lawrence, kansas',
'to provide mental health services in schools and other settings to prevent juvenile crime and substance abuse among high risk',
'youth 150,000 center for mind body medicine, washington, d.c., to train health and mental health professionals in treating war and',
'terrorism related trauma in the u.s. and abroad 200,000 city of san francisco to develop a homeless management information system',
'to track and address the needs of the homeless 150,000 covenant house pennsylvania to support programs at its crisis residence',
'for runaway and homeless youth in philadelphia 500,000 emergency shelter of the fox valley, inc. in appleton, wisconsin to expand',
'programs providing temporary shelter and mental health services to the homeless 30,000 family communications inc. in pittsburgh for an antiviolence',
'program entitled the national preschool anger management project 150,000 family communications inc. to implement the national preschool anger management project',
'in iowa 250,000 family support systems unlimited in the bronx, new york for mental health services 250,000 hub program in',
'billings, montana to provide services to the low income mentally ill 400,000 interlink counseling services, louisville, kentucky, for drug prevention',
'programs 30,000 jewish association for residential care, farmington hills, michigan, to develop and expand mental health support and long term',
'case management 500,000 kidspeace in pennsylvania 100,000 kidspeace, graham lake campus, maine 450,000 lawrence hall youth services lhys in chicago,',
'illinois for mental health and related support services 250,000 life quest community mental health center for treatment of co occurring',
'disorders in the population of mat su valley 400,000 meeting street center in east providence, rhode island for childrens mental',
'health and enhanced early intervention support services 400,000 mentally ill offender crime reduction demonstration in ventura, california 400,000 montrose counseling',
'center in houston, texas for mental health services 100,000 operation breakthrough at saint vincents family service center in kansas city,',
'missouri for family mental health services 350,000 pacific clinics in arcadia, california to support a school based mental health demonstration',
'program for latina adolescents 500,000 san francisco department of public health in san franciso, california for mental health and substance',
'abuse services for homeless persons in supportive housing 750,000 smith haven ministries in coram, new york for mental health counseling',
'services 500,000 sowing the seeds of hope to provide mental health support for distressed farm families 100,000 state of alaska',
'department of health and social services suicide prevention program to identify, intervene and treat individuals in alaska at risk of',
'suicide 250,000 texas medication algorithm project t map in tarrent county, texas for further development, testing, and implementation of the',
'computerization program 300,000 united migrant opportunities services to provide comprehensive, bilingual, bicultural services to latina women and families who are',
'victims of domestic violence 60,000 the conference agreement includes $440,000,000 for the mental health block grant instead of $433,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate and $438,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $98,694,000 for childrens mental health',
'grants rather than $96,694,000 as proposed by the senate and h.r. 246. the conference agreement provides $43,355,000 for grants to',
'states for the homeless path rather than $46,855,000 proposed by the senate and $39,855,000 proposed by h.r. 246. the conference',
'agreement includes $34,000,000 for protection and advocacy instead of $32,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $35,500,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. center for substance abuse treatment the conference agreement includes $319,354,000 for programs of regional and national significance instead',
'of $296,314,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $310,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes sufficient funding',
'to support methamphetamine prevention and treatment demonstration projects in iowa and other parts of the midwest and south. the conference',
'agreement provides $3,000,000 for the residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women. the conferees include the following amounts for',
'the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003: alaska christian college at kenai for the support of residential substance',
'abuse program for adolescents. $200,000 allegheny county, department of human services, pittsburgh, pa. for drug and alcohol treatment 100,000 baltimore',
'city health department, baltimore, maryland, to expand drug treatment services 450,000 city of vallejo fighting back partnership in vallejo, california',
'for a pilot program to identify and treat youth who are abusing alcohol or drugs 275,000 community services for children,',
'lehigh county, pa. to remediate and reverse the impact of drug use by pregnant mothers on their newborn infants 100,000',
'cook inlet council kenai council on alcohol and drug abuse for treatment of women and children with substance abuse problems',
'400,000 cook inlet tribal councils ernie turner center to continue outpatient and inpatient substance abuse treatment 500,000 copper river native',
'associations hudson lake spirit camp for a substance abuse spirit camp program 250,000 fairbanks memorial hospital to provide treatment and',
'services to chronic inebriates in fairbanks 400,000 fairbanks native associations lifegivers program residential treatment program for pregnant women and their',
'children 500,000 flowering tree in pine ridge, sd for residental substance abuse treatment programs for young mothers and pregnant women',
'on the pine ridge indian reservation 300,000 gavin foundation in south boston, massachusetts, for the cushing house substance abuse treatment',
'program for adolescent males 250,000 lindys place in new orleans, la to integrate substance abuse treatment program into domestic violence',
'programs 50,000 southcentral foundations pathways home residential treatment center for adolescent substance abusers 2,000,000 southeast alaska regional health consortium deilee',
'hit residential substance abuse treatment program for pregnant women and their children 400,000 tanana chiefs conference and fairbanks native association',
'to continue the cheghutsen comprehensive mental health services program for children in interior alaska 800,000 tundra swan inhalant abuse treatment',
'center in bethel, alaska for operational support 1,500,000 vocational instruction project community services in the bronx, new york for mental',
'health and substance abuse services, including services for families 300,000 the conference agreement includes $1,765,000,000 for the substance abuse performance',
'partnership, of which $1,702,800,000 is budget authority and $62,200,000 is provided through the phs evaluation funding tap. h.r. 246 had',
'proposed $1,745,000,000 and the senate proposed $1,785,000,000, of which $62,200,000 was derived through the evaluation tap. the conference agreement includes',
'bill language establishing a limitation of five percent of the performance partnership appropriation for funding of data collection activities as',
'proposed by the senate. center for substance abuse prevention the conference agreement includes $198,401,000 for programs of regional and national',
'significance instead of $202,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $183,379,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides',
'funds over the budget request for starting early, starting smart and community initiated prevention intervention. $5,000,000 is included to continue',
'and expand the ecstasy program funded last year; $10,000,000 is provided for fas/fae prevention and treatment programs; and no less',
'than last years level is provided for the national clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information. the starting early, starting smart',
'program has demonstrated proven results in improving family management, reducing drug and alcohol abuse, and improving child development and resilience.',
'the conferees include the following amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003: childrens home of easton',
'services inc., easton, pa for at risk youth counseling $100,000 community health centers in the big island of hawaii for',
'a youth anti drug program 250,000 fenway community health center, boston, massachusetts, to provide comprehensive health care, mental health, and',
'drug treatment services to low income hiv and aids patients 150,000 hands across cultures in espanola, new mexico, for the',
'black tar heroin coalition 350,000 institute for research, education, and training in addictions, pittsburgh, pa for treatment approaches and health',
'policy development 250,000 iowa state university in ames, iowa for the rock in prevention program 300,000 jefferson parish, se louisiana',
'drug prevention education program for students drug testing assessment, counseling treatment, drug education, outreach services and program evaluation 500,000 life',
'haven, inc. in new haven, connecticut, for services to promote resilence for homeless and other at risk children 350,000 silver',
'spring neighborhood center for an alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention program for youths 11,000 south boston community health center in',
'south boston, massachusetts for a substance abuse prevention initiative 200,000 southeast louisiana drug prevention and education program in jefferson, la',
'for student drug testing, counseling, drug education, outreach and program evaluation 100,000 st. francis house in boston, ma to provide',
'mental health and substance abuse programs to the homeless 125,000 start smart foundation, bethlehem, pa for the expansion of a',
'pilot project to examine the distribution of a saliva alcohol test 225,000 teen court of greater new orleans to expand',
'its drug prevention program 50,000 university of south dakota to continue the work of the consortium on fetal alcohol syndrome',
'regarding development and testing of a prevention model for women considered at risk for abusing alcohol during their childbearing years',
'700,000 university of vermont to disseminate a multimedia drug abuse prevention program to middle school students throughout the state 50,000',
'within the total provided for samhsa, $109,100,000 is for activities that are targeted to address the growing hiv/aids epidemic and',
'its disparate impact on communities of color, including african americans, latinos, native americans, asian americans, native hawaiians, and pacific islanders.',
'the conferees expect samhsa to follow the fiscal year 2002 house report regarding the disbursement of these funds. within the',
'total funding for the minority hiv/aids initiative, $8,000,000 is for the treatment of mental health disorders related to hiv disease,',
'including dementia, clinical depression and chronic, progressive neurological disabilities that often accompany hiv disease. within the total funding for the',
'minority hiv/aids initiative, $61,000,000 is to enhance the quality of services and expand the service capacity of substance abuse treatment',
'programs with a history of providing services to high risk communities of color that are severely impacted by substance abuse',
'and hiv/aids. within the total funding for the minority hiv/aids initiative, $40,100,000 is to provide grants for planning and services',
'to organizations with a history of providing services to high risk communities of color to enhance the quality of services',
'and to expand substance abuse prevention service capacity in communities of color disproportionately impacted by the hiv/aids epidemic. program management',
'the conference agreement includes $86,467,000 for program management, of which $12,000,000 is provided through the evaluation set aside. this is',
'the same allocation as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 proposed $91,467,000. agency for healthcare research and quality healthcare research',
'and quality the conference agreement includes $303,695,000 instead of $298,745,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $308,645,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the agreement provides all these funds through the policy evaluation set aside. h.r. 246 had provided $296,145,000 through',
'the evaluation set aside. the senate had provided these funds through budget authority. the conference agreement also provides $5,000,000 for',
'ahrq bioterrorism activities through the public health and social services emergency fund. the agreement provides $55,000,000 for reducing medical errors',
'as proposed by h.r. 246. the senate provided $60,000,000. the agreement provides $53,300,000 for health insurance and expenditure surveys as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $48,500,000 proposed in h.r. 246. the agreement provides $2,700,000 for program management as proposed',
'by the senate instead of $2,600,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement does not permit the transfer of',
'$10,000,000 to the department of commerce for the current population survey. this is consistent with h.r. 246 and the senate',
'bill. centers for medicare and medicaid services program management the conference agreement includes $2,581,672,000 for program management instead of $2,550,488,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 and $2,559,664,000 as proposed by the senate. an additional appropriation of $720,000,000 has been provided',
'for the medicare integrity program through the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 as proposed by the senate',
'rather than $700,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. a citation for the medicare, medicaid and schip benefits improvement and protection',
'act proposed by h.r. 246 is not included in the conference agreement because more general authorities are cited. research, demonstration,',
'and evaluation the conference agreement includes $74,194,000 for research, demonstration, and evaluation instead of $68,400,000 as proposed by the senate',
'and $33,510,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. within the total provided, $40,000,000 is for real choice systems change grants to',
'states. the conferees continue to strongly support the real choice systems change grants and expect cms to provide expanded technical',
'assistance to the consumer task forces involved with the program by contracting with a consortium of consumer controlled organizations for',
'people with disabilities. the conferees request the secretary to report on the activities and accomplishments of the community living exchange',
'cooperative by july 1, 2003. the conferees are pleased with the currently ongoing prescription continuity of care and emergency department',
'continuity of care projects and recommend their continuation. the conferees are pleased with the demonstration project being conducted at the',
'mind body institute of boston, massachusetts, and recommend its continuation. the agreement includes bill language for the following projects and',
'activities for fiscal year 2003: aids healthcare foundation in los angeles for a demonstration of residential and outpatient treatment facilities',
'$1,500,000 bucks county health improvement project, langhorne, pennsylvania 500,000 childrens hospice international demonstration program to provide a continuum of care',
'for children with life threatening conditions and their families 464,000 childrens hospitals and clinics of minneapolis/st. paul, in partnership with',
'the national hospice and palliative care organization, for a demonstration project to provide pediatric palliative care education and consultation services',
'350,000 community catalyst inc. in boston, ma to expand a benefits management program to improve the delivery of healthcare benefits',
'to low income individuals 100,000 cook county illinois bureau of health services, to improve the management of the vulnerable patients',
'with poorly controlled diabetes 75,000 county of sacramento, california for implementation of the sacadvantage pilot program to increase availability of',
'health insurance for uninsured workers and their dependents through premium subsidies and purchasing pools 700,000 equip for equality in chicago,',
'illinois for a demonstration project to document the impact of an independent investigative unit to examine deaths and serious allegations',
'of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities at facilities in illinois 200,000 hamot medical center, erie, pa, for a',
'demonstration project for the evaluation of advanced illness coordinated care for medicare beneficiaries 300,000 hope house day care center in',
'memphis, tennessee for a demonstration project on improving the overall well being of hiv positive children 100,000 hospice of metro',
'denver in denver, colorado to establish a clinical and training affiliation with the university of colorados health science center and',
'to develop cutting edge palliative care practices 500,000 illinois primary health care association, in springfield, illinois, to implement the shared',
'integrated management information system 350,000 jefferson area board for aging, charlottesville, virginia, for continuation of the recruitment, retention, training, and',
'support of nursing assistants 100,000 johns hopkins school of medicine, baltimore, md., for an advanced respiratory medicine project to study',
'in home, self administered high frequency chest wall oscillation therapy 100,000 medical care for children partnership, fairfax, virginia, to provide',
'outreach to increase access to medical and dental care for children 130,000 the breast cancer fund in san francisco, california',
'for the lifelines project to increase access to breast cancer treatment for medically underserved women in collaboration with shanti 325,000',
'medicare contractors the conference agreement includes $1,677,584,000 for medicare contractors instead of $1,675,084,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,680,084,000',
'as proposed by the senate. within the total provided, $12,500,000 is to support grants for state health insurance counseling and',
'assistance programs as proposed by the senate. the conferees recommend that cms eliminate the five percent cap on transferring funds',
'between functions so that contractors may have greater flexibility to manage their resources to match programmatic needs. federal administration the',
'conference agreement includes $575,497,000 for federal administration rather than $587,497,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $556,783,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. the agreement provides $13,000,000 for the medicaid healthy start, grow smart campaign. the conferees direct that the centers',
'for medicare and medicaid services utilize data reflecting the current cost of liability insurance to determine current medicare payment rates,',
'including annual updates to the malpractice geographic practice cost index. the conferees are concerned about the widespread failure of states',
'to provide screening for lead poisoning to children served by medicaid, as required by federal law. the conferees expect cms',
'to provide national leadership to ensure medicaid lead screening consistent with age and risk factors recommended by cdc. cms is',
'also encouraged to ensure medicaid coverage of environmental investigations, including analysis of samples to identify lead hazards in the home',
'of a poisoned child. the conferees direct the secretary of health and human services to review the medicare geographic classification',
'review boards criteria for reclassification determinations with respect to making payments to hospitals. the conferees request the review to include',
'a detailed analysis of disparities among hospitals reimbursement rates for hospitals in metropolitan statistical areas that border on areas that',
'have higher wage indices; the difficulty hospitals face in losing skilled medical personnel to neighboring areas with urban classifications and',
'higher wage and salary structures; geographic and environmental impediments to traditional community routes; the base costs on which the wage',
'index is applied; and the effect lower wage indices have on the quality of care. the conferees expect the secretary',
'to report to the committees no later than may 30, 2003. the conferees concur in the language in the senate',
'explanatory statement requesting the secretary to conduct a comprehensive study of current literature and best practices to determine the cost',
'effectiveness of behavioral based weight loss services. the conferees expect such a study to be completed within six months of',
'enactment of the appropriations bill. the conferees are agreed that the last paragraph under cms program management, federal administration, in',
'the senate explanatory statement, pertaining to a study of claims data, is deleted. the conferees urge cms to promulgate regulations',
'establishing the same definition of audiologist for the medicaid program as is currently used in the medicare program. the conferees',
'also note that both the department of veterans affairs and the office of personnel management allow participants in their respective',
'health care programs direct access to audiologists, and recommend that cms adopt a policy for medicare consistent with these successful',
'initiatives. the conferees are concerned about the growing national shortage of nursing and allied health professionals. this concern is evidenced',
'by the recent passage of the nurse reinvestment act of 2002. medicare has historically paid a share of the net',
'costs of approved nursing and allied health education costs associated with a nursing and allied health education program operated by',
'a hospital. the conferees are particularly concerned about nursing and allied health educational programs that cannot meet the regulations set',
'forth at 42 c.f.r. sec. 413.85 f solely as a result of regional educational accrediting criteria. given the shortage of',
'nursing and allied health professionals, the conferees support the payment of costs on a reasonable cost basis for a hospital',
'that has historically been the operator of nursing and allied health educational program s that qualified for medicare payments under',
'42 c.f.r. sec. 413.85, but, solely in order to meet educational standards, subsequently relinquishes some control over the program s',
'to an educational institution, which: meets regional accrediting standards; is wholly owned by the provider; and is supported by the',
'hospital, i.e., the hospital is incurring the costs of both the classroom and clinical training portions of the program. moreover,',
'a hospital could bear all the costs of the training but share curriculum control with the educational institution. it was',
'not the intent of congress in section 6205 of public law 101 239 nor section 4159 b of public law',
'101 508 to preclude hospitals from receiving reasonable cost pass through payments for nursing and allied health educational programs based',
'solely on conflicting accreditation educational standards. administration for children and families refugee and entrant assistance the conference agreement appropriates $446,724,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $442,724, 000 as proposed by the senate. within this amount, $151,121,000 is provided',
'for social services, as proposed in h.r. 246. the senate bill included $147,121,000 for this purpose. the conferees recognize the',
'importance of continued educational support to schools with a significant proportion of refugee children, consistent with previous support to schools',
'heavily impacted by large concentrations of refugees, and urge the office of refugee resettlement to support these efforts should funding',
'become available in the social services or other accounts. the agreement also includes $19,000,000 for increased support to communities with',
'large concentrations of refugees whose cultural differences make assimilation especially difficult justifying a more intense level and longer duration of',
'federal assistance. children and families services programs the conference agreement includes $8,643,117,000 for children and families services programs instead of',
'$8,467,062,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $8,648,884,000 as proposed by the senate. runaway youth the conference agreement includes $90,567,000',
'for runaway youth instead of $93,000,000 as proposed by the senate and $88,133,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. within the',
'funds provided, $40,770,000 is available for the transitional living program tlp . the conference agreement includes these additional resources to',
'meet the needs of more young people in need of services. child abuse the conference agreement includes $34,066,000 for child',
'abuse discretionary programs instead of $26,351,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. within the funds provided for child',
'abuse prevention programs, the agreement includes the following items: agape of central alabama, inc., montgomery, alabama, for their work with',
'the children in need $70,000 alameda county social service agency, alameda county, california, for another road to safety program to',
'serve low to moderate risk families 440,000 alaska department of health and social services, in consultation with the alaska native',
'health board, the municipality of anchorage, cook inlet tribal council, university of alaska, and the anchorage womens commission to develop',
'a comprehensive statewide plan on 600,000 asian pacific womens center, inc., los angeles, ca., for domestic violence transitional housing program',
'to protect at risk children 150,000 boys and girls home of nebraska child abuse prevention program to provide statewide child',
'abuse prevention and counseling services to families 350,000 catholic community services/juneau family resource center in alaska to address child abuse',
'prevention issues 250,000 center for women and families, inc., louisville, kentucky, for child abuse prevention programs 100,000 child welfare league',
'of america, inc., washington, dc, for study on monitoring safety of children in foster care 500,000 childhelp usa, fairfax, virginia,',
'to reduce the incidence and severity of child abuse and enhance the ability to investigate reports and meet the needs',
'of victims of child abuse 250,000 childrens village, inc. in pine ridge, south dakota to serve children of the oglala',
'sioux tribe who are abused and neglected and are removed from the care of their parents 140,000 communities against domestic',
'violence, falls church, va, to prevent family violence in language minority communities 240,000 homeless prenatal program, san francisco, ca, for',
'services to at risk children 400,000 nexus diversified community services of manteno, illinois, to enhance and expand its community based',
'residential center for sexually abused youth 1,100,000 mockingbird society of seattle, washington to pilot a model program for maintaining and',
'stabilizing children in the state foster care system 325,000 ohel childrens home and family services, brooklyn, ny, for a child',
'abuse prevention program 300,000 parents anonymous of iowa to expand child abuse prevention services in iowa 50,000 parents for meghans',
'law in stony brook, new york for educational programs for victims of child abuse and their families 100,000 state of',
'alaska for emergency housing for victims of child abuse in anchorage, alaska 250,000 state of alaska healthy families/better beginnings home',
'visiting program for state of alaska and regional native non profit organizations 2,000,000 vanessa behan crisis nursery, spokane, washington, to',
'create a national demonstration project 100,000 compassion capital fund the conference agreement includes $35,000,000 for the compassion capital fund, instead',
'of $30,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $45,000,000 as proposed by the senate. social services and income maintenance research',
'the conference agreement includes $34,937,000 for social services and income maintenance research instead of $6,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246',
'and the senate. $6,000,000 of this total is provided through the public health service evaluation funding tap as proposed by',
'the senate. the conferees note that efforts undertaken through the state information technology consortium have led to greatly improved systems',
'communications and compliance in both the tanf and child support enforcement cse programs. for tanf, the conferees have provided $2,000,000',
'to permit the consortium to put in place a web based technology that allows for communications and interface within states,',
'across state borders, and between acf and states. for cse, the conferees have provided $3,000,000 to launch the next phase',
'of the consortiums efforts to remove barriers to child support collections and to improve the flow ofinformation between agencies and',
'the court system. the conferees also provide funding for the following: alaska childrens services program to serve needs of at',
'risk youth in anchorage $250,000 bethesda childrens home 150,000 clearbrook, arlington heights, illinois 187,000 concerned citizens, inc., chicago, illinois, for',
'mothers house 250,000 fathers day rally committee, philadelphia, pa for the rites of passage program 150,000 good shepherd alliance, inc.,',
'leesburg, virginia, for hand up to self sufficiency for the homeless project 50,000 gulf coast jewish family services, inc., clearwater,',
'florida for battered immigrant and refugee womens project 500,000 national energy assistance directors association, washington, dc, for studies regarding home',
'energy assistance 200,000 san jose office on child care, san jose, ca, for pilot program to increase access to child',
'care resources 100,000 st. elizabeths foundation in baton rouge, la for an adoption awareness campaign 100,000 the institute for responsible',
'fatherhood and family revitalization, pa., for the philadelphia non custodial fatherhood program to reconnect fathers with their children 100,000 university',
'of alaska school of social work to evaluate effectiveness of alaskas child welfare system 750,000 henry hosea house in kentucky',
'for support of programs that serve the homeless and needy 150,000 developmental disabilities for developmental disabilities, the conference agreement includes',
'$71,600,000 for state councils instead of $69,800,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $72,200,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conference agreement includes $36,500,000 for protection and advocacy services instead of $35,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $37,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. it also includes $12,484,000 for special projects instead of $11,734,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$12,734,000 as proposed by the senate. for university affiliated programs, the agreement includes $25,125,000 instead of $24,000,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246 and $25,500,000 as proposed by the senate. native american programs the conference agreement includes $45,754,000 for native american',
'programs, instead of $45,196,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $45,912,000 as proposed by the senate. within the total the',
'conferees provide funding for the following: blanket of wellness program of southeast alaska regional health corporation and central council of',
'tlingit haida social services to promote healthy development of alaska native children in southeast alaska $200,000 community services the conference',
'agreement includes $649,987,000 for the community services block grant as proposed by the senate instead of $570,000,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. the conferees believe that the activities funded by the community services block grant program have made an important',
'difference in the lives of many of our citizens living in some of the more economically depressed parts of our',
'country. however, it has come to the attention of the conferees that one or more states may have accumulated sizeable',
'unexpended balances of csbg funds and have failed to reallocate all such funds to other eligible grantees, as authorized by',
'the community services block grant act. the conferees request that the secretary of health and human services provide to the',
'committees on appropriations a report detailing the levels of unexpended balances of community services block grant funds in each state',
'for the period of fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 2002 and a plan ensuring that these funds are made',
'available to grantees more expeditiously in the future. the secretary is requested to provide this report by august 15, 2003.',
'the conference agreement also includes $32,759,000 for economic development, instead of $32,517,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $33,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conferees also set aside $5,500,000 within the community economic development program for the job creation',
'demonstration authorized under the family support act. the conference agreement includes $7,250,000 for rural community facilities instead of $7,000,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246 and $7,500,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $7,329,000 for community food and',
'nutrition, instead of $6,657,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $8,000,000 as proposed by the senate. family violence prevention and',
'services the conference agreement includes $15,500,000 for runaway youth prevention instead of $14,999,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $16,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $2,579,000 for the domestic violence hotline instead of $2,157,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246 and $3,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also includes $127,230,000 for battered womens shelters',
'instead of $124,459,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $130,000,000 as proposed by the senate. early learning opportunities for the',
'early learning fund, the agreement includes $34,000,000 instead of $38,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not include',
'funding for this program. mentoring children of prisoners the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for mentoring children of prisoners instead of',
'$12,500,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not include funding for this newly proposed program. independent living training',
'vouchers the conference agreement includes $42,000,000 for independent living training vouchers instead of $39,769,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$60,000,000 as proposed by the senate. program administration the conference agreement includes $172,997,000 for program direction instead of $171,837,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246 and $171,747,000 as proposed by the senate. promoting safe and stable families the conference agreement includes',
'$100,000,000 for the discretionary grant program of promoting safe and stable families, instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246',
'and $200,000,000 as proposed by the senate. administration on aging aging services programs the conference agreement includes $1,376,001,000 for aging',
'services programs instead of $1,355,844,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,369,290,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement',
'includes $358,000,000 for supportive centers, instead of $357,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $359,000,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the agreement also includes $22,062,000 for preventive health services instead of $21,562,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $22,562,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conferees intend that $5,500,000 be made available to expand medication management, screening and education activities,',
'including the use of new medication management devices, to prevent incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions among the elderly. the',
'conference agreement also includes $18,681,000 for ombudsman/elder abuse prevention activities, instead of $17,681,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $19,681,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees intend that the $1,000,000 increase over last years level should be made available',
'for the long term ombudsman program. that will allow the program to hire additional staff, expand public information and education',
'campaigns and upgrade technology. the agreement also includes $6,250,000 for native american caregivers instead of $6,000,000 as proposed by h.r.',
'246 and $6,500,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $387,108,000 for congregate meals; $182,169,000 for home delivered',
'meals; and $149,000,000 for the nutrition services incentives program. the conference agreement amends the older americans act and transfers the',
'nutrition services incentives program from the u.s. department of agriculture to the administration on aging within the u.s. department of',
'health and human services and maintains access to commodities within usda. the agreement includes $40,521,000 for aging research, training and',
'demonstrations instead of $27,837,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees continue to support funding at no',
'less than last years level for national programs scheduled to be refunded in fiscal year 2003 that address a variety',
'of issues, including elder abuse, native american issues and legal services. the conferees also include the following amounts under aging',
'research, training, and demonstrations: champions for change, flossmoor, il, for a senior wellness program $100,000 champlain senior center in burlington,',
'vt, to support its seniors and technology initiative 75,000 coalition of wisconsin aging groups in madison, wisconsin, to provide assistance',
'and education to the legal community and the public about elder financial abuse 100,000 commission on jewish eldercare services, bloomfield',
'hills, michigan, to reach out to additional seniors in oakland county who require services in order to remain living independently',
'450,000 comprehensive housing assistance, inc., baltimore, md, for demonstration project on naturally occurring retirement communities to the baltimore jewish naturally',
'occurring retirement community 524,000 dale county, alabama, senior citizens center 40,000 des moines university in des moines, iowa for a',
'survey of geriatric health needs, 500,000 generations of hope, rantoul, illinois, to begin the process of replicating the hope meadows',
'model nationally 500,000 greater miami jewish federation, inc., for a naturally occurring retirement community project for seniors living independently 500,000',
'hickman county senior center, clinton, kentucky, to provide educational services to seniors population 25,000 iowa department of elder affairs seamless',
'system to continue the integration of senior programs. in administering this award, the aoa and cms should continue to provide',
'the technical assistance and related support necessary to develop and implement program 1,000,000 iowa state university, ames, iowa, for universal',
'kitchen design project 300,000 jewish family and childrens service, minneapolis, mn, for program for seniors in naturally occurring retirement community',
'1,200,000 jewish family childrens and childrens service of greater philadelphia for naturally occurring retirement communities norcs 250,000 jewish family service',
'of los angeles, ca, for project to assist seniors living independently 500,000 jewish federation of greater atlanta, atlanta, georgia 100,000',
'jewish federation of greater washington to establish a naturally occurring retirement communities norcs demonstration project providing supportive services to seniors',
'850,000 jewish federation of metropolitan chicago, chicago, il, for services to elderly residents in naturally occurring retirement community 250,000 jewish',
'federation of nevada for a demonstration project to develop innovative models of community based health and social service provision for',
'older americans 650,000 maria madeline project, oak park, mi, for the experience senior power program to help underprivileged seniors bridge',
'the digital gap 120,000 mecklenburg county, north carolina, nutrition 2000 program to help provide nutritional care for homebound frail senior',
'citizens 700,000 metropolitan family services, chicago, il, for the seniors raising children program 225,000 national center for seniors housing research,',
'upper marlboro, md, for research and development of smart aging solutions 250,000 northern michigan university, marquette, mi, for the center',
'for gerontological studies 200,000 rebuilding together with christmas in april, washington, dc, for safe at home 400,000 southcare home services',
'to establish a pilot program on home based care for low income elderly individuals 500,000 st. louis area agency on',
'aging, st. louis, mo, for the senior center healthcare coordinator program 150,000 st. luke lutheran community, north canton, ohio, quality',
'of care demonstration to assist older adults with living and independent living in canton and stark county 250,000 st. mark',
'professional medical center, ltd., harvey, il, for project new start 100,000 the carolinas center for hospice and end of life',
'care, cary, nc, for development of national data collection system 250,000 the jewish federation of greater albuquerque for the new',
'mexico norc demonstration 225,000 united jewish federation of greater pittsburgh for the jewish association on aging, pittsburgh, pa, for naturally',
'occurring retirement communities 250,000 university of indianapolis, indianapolis, in, for center for aging and community project to help seniors cope',
'with chronic conditions of aging 200,000 university of south florida, tampa, fl, for the florida policy exchange center on aging',
'400,000 visiting nurse association healthcare partners of ohio, cleveland, ohio, for healthy town program for seniors 500,000 westchester county department',
'of senior programs and services, mt. vernon, ny, for development of automated call program for home bound seniors 50,000 the',
'conference agreement includes $13,500,000 for the alzheimers initiative instead of $11,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $14,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conferees intend that $1,000,000 of this funding be used to support an alzheimers family contact center',
'for round the clock help to alzheimers families in crisis. office of the secretary general departmental management the conference agreement',
'includes $367,215,000 for general departmental management instead of $358,451,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $374,386,000 as proposed by the',
'senate, along with $5,851,000 from medicare trust funds. in addition, the agreement provides $21,552,000 in program evaluation funds as proposed',
'by h.r. 246. the senate did not provide for evaluation funds in this account. the conferees have not approved the',
'proposed consolidation of all public affairs and legislative affairs funds and functions in the office of thesecretary. as a result,',
'the conference agreement includes neither the $27,793,000 requested to transfer staff from the operating divisions to the office of the',
'secretary nor the proposed bill language to transfer funds from accounts of the national institutes of health and the agency',
'for healthcare research and quality for the purpose of consolidating all of hhs legislative and public affairs activities within the',
'office of the secretary. the conferees include the amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003 listed',
'below. arch national resource center on respite and crisis services in chapel hill, north carolina, to expand training, technical assistance,',
'evaluation and networking expertise in respite care $100,000 community transportation association of america for ta to human services transportation providers',
'on ada requirements 1,000,000 national congress of state games for the improvement and expansion of the summer senior olympic games',
'in pennsylvania and other states 100,000 palmer college on chiropractice, consortial center for chiropractic research in davenport, iowa, and the',
'policy institute for integrative medicine in philadelphia, pa for a best practices initiative on lower back pain 100,000 the conferees',
'direct that responses to specific information requests from the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittees on labor, health and',
'human services, and education, and related agencies, on scientific research or any other matter, shall be transmitted to the committees',
'on appropriations in a prompt, professional manner and within the time frame specified in the request. the conferees further direct',
'that scientific information requested by the committees on appropriations and prepared by government researchers and scientists be transmitted to the',
'committees on appropriations, uncensored and without delay. within the total provided, $4,000,000 is for the united states mexico border health',
'commission as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not specify an amount for the commission. the agreement provides $31,124,000',
'for the adolescent family life program as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the agreement includes bill language earmarking',
'$11,885,000 under the adolescent family life program for activities specified under section 2003 b 2 of the public health service',
'act, of which $10,157,000 shall be for prevention grants under section 510 b 2 of title v of the social',
'security act, without application of the limitation of section 2010 c of title xx of the public health service act.',
'the agreement provides $56,592,000 for minority health instead of $46,329,000 as proposed by the senate and $43,057,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. within the total provided for the office of minority health, $11,700,000 is to promote an effective culturally competent',
'and linguistically appropriate public health response to the hiv/aids epidemic. funds are to be allocated based on hiv/aids program priorities',
'identified in the previous fiscal year as well as new priorities as funding permits. the conferees instruct the secretary to',
'provide a report to the appropriations committees by october 15, 2003 detailing how each of the hhs agencies and offices',
'receiving funding under the minority hiv/aids initiative have distributed this funding. this report shall include a list of the agencies/',
'organizations receiving mhai funded grants and sub grants, demonstrate how the participation of minority community based organizations has been maximized,',
'and the extent to which the funded agencies/organizations board, management and key staff are representative of the minority communities served,',
'situated closest to the targeted problem, have a history of providing services to these communities, and have documented linkages to',
'the targeted populations. the conferees continue to recognize the importance of omhs partnerships with minority health professions institutions. specifically, the',
'conferees encourage omh to continue its successful cooperative agreement with meharry medical college aimed at meeting the challenges of academic',
'opportunity for disadvantaged students and improving health care for underserved communities. in addition, the conferees strongly encourage omh to give',
'priority consideration to partnering with the morehouseschool of medicine to plan for its continued strategic growth and development. the conferees',
'include the amounts for the following projects and activities in fiscal year 2003 listed below. african heritage, inc. in appleton,',
'wisconsin to improve the health status of african american residents through a community based referral and counseling program $50,000 dimock',
'community health center, boston, massachusetts, for the continuation and expansion of a minority diabetes management program 150,000 glaucoma caucus foundation',
'450,000 jersey city family health center in jersey city, new jersey for a demonstration project to improve chronic disease prevention',
'100,000 national hispanic medical association in washington, d.c. for a program of research, education, training and information dissemination focused on',
'health issues and barriers to care facing hispanic populations 400,000 northern virginia hospice, fairfax, virginia, to provide bereavement services and',
'increased outreach to children and adults in low income and non english speaking communities 800,000 saint thomas hospital in nashville,',
'tennessee to expand service in disadvantaged areas for rapidly growing health care needs 250,000 san francisco department of public health',
'in san francisco, california to enhance its system of hiv care and related services for persons of color and women',
'750,000 sisters network in houston, texas, for an educational and outreach program on breast cancer targeted to african american women',
'150,000 south end community health center, boston, massachusetts, to expand mobile health care services to low income minority populations in',
'boston 150,000 south texas community college in mcallen, texas for the milagros center of excellence in migrant health 500,000 springfield',
'regional outpatient cancer center for cancer screening program 200,000 strelitz diabetes institute at eastern virginia medical school in norfolk, virginia',
'for research regarding prevalence of diabetes in minority populatons, early detection and intervention mechanisms, and barriers to early diagnosis and',
'care 150,000 the maryland center at bowie state university in bowie, maryland, for a national program and resource center to',
'address behavioral health and lifestyle education issues of african american and latino seniors 150,000 university of medicine and dentistry of',
'new jersey in new brunswick, new jersey for its institute for the elimination of health disparities 430,000 university of south',
'carolina, arnold school of public health in columbia, south carolina for development and implementation of an institute for african american',
'faculty development in public health 350,000 university of texas disease management center, san antonio, texas, for clinical research to evaluate',
'systems of disease management with a diverse population 2,800,000 university of texas health science center at san antonio for a',
'hispanic nutrition research and education program 100,000 university of texas southwestern medical center in cooperation with ut dallas for a',
'program to recruit minority students into the field of sickle cell disease research including outreach, mentoring, and/or scholarships and fellowships',
'150,000 wholistic family agape ministries institute in alexandria, virginia for hiv/aids prevention and education and teen pregnancy prevention services 138,000',
'esthers pantry, portland, oregon, for services and education for hiv positive individuals 45,000 the agreement provides $28,845,000 for the office',
'of womens health instead of $28,795,000 as proposed by the senate and $26,761,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees',
'include the amount for the following project in fiscal year 2003 listed below. oregon health sciences university center on womens',
'health to improve womens healthcare $50,000 the conferees provide $50,000,000 for the minority hiv/ aids initiative, as proposed by both',
'h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees are concerned about the adequacy of the supply and production capacity for the',
'anthrax vaccine currently available in the u.s. to protect civilian populations from the demonstrated threat of anthrax. the secretary of',
'the department of health and human services is encouraged to consult with other appropriate federal and state agencies and non',
'governmental organizations representing workers with a higher risk of exposure to anthrax and provide an assessment of the immediate potential',
'combined national biodefense and short term preparedness need for anthrax vaccine. the assessment should encompass the need for: immunizing civilian',
'laboratory workers, first responders and other at risk populations of exposure to anthrax; providing sufficient vaccine stockpiles for assuring public',
'health preparedness to respond to anthrax attacks; and providing additional production capacity as a safeguard against an event which could',
'result in a halt in current vaccine production. the secretary is further requested to submit a report to the house',
'and senate appropriations committees within 60 days after enactment of this bill, which includes the assessment of the combined potential',
'need and options for assuring both a multiple year vaccine supply and expansion of licensed vaccine production. the conferees encourage',
'the secretary to establish a federal working group on lupus to be comprised of representatives from all relevant hhs agencies',
'and other federal departments having an interest in lupus. the working group should meet periodically for the purpose of exchanging',
'information and coordinating federal efforts regarding lupus research and education initiatives. the conferees are concerned about the lack of mechanisms',
'to insure and deliver psychosocial care to patients with cancer. reports by the institute of medicine show that appropriate psychosocial',
'care is an important contributor to quality of cancer care, but such care is not routinely available or consistently reimbursed.',
'the conferees urge the secretary, through relevant agencies such as nimh, samhsa and ahrq, to study the delivery of psychosocial',
'services to cancer patients and report on the services available, who has access to them, who uses them, how they',
'are reimbursed, and the effectiveness of specific interventions. the conferees encourage the secretary in conjunction with the cdc and the',
'relevant nih institutes to assess the benefits of a system providing nationwide access for physicians to a multi media internet',
'site with webcast and media response capability. this type of system would allow the nations primary care providers to receive',
'federal news and alerts. the conferees request a report from the department regarding its implementation of the revised guidance from',
'the department of justice on limited english proficiency. this report should address the purpose and objectives of this policy, as',
'well as any funding for services provided to implement the guidance, including publications, web site construction costs, and language line',
'contracts. office of inspector general the conference agreement includes $37,300,000 for the office of inspector general as proposed by h.r.',
'246 instead of $39,747,000 as proposed by the senate. retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers the conference agreement',
'includes language proposed by the senate directing that health care benefits of retired commissioned corps officers be paid from this',
'account rather than the accounts from the public health service to which they were assigned. h.r. 246 did not include',
'a similar provision. public health and social services emergency fund the conference agreement includes $2,246,680,000 for the public health and',
'social services emergency fund phssef to enhance federal, state, and local preparedness to counter potential biological, disease, chemical, and radiological',
'threats to civilian populations, instead of $2,255,980,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 included $2,507,184,000 for the phssef. the',
'agreement also includes bill language included in h.r. 246 to allow the secretary to transfer amounts specified in the account',
'between categories subject to normal reprogramming procedures. the senate bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement modifies the placement',
'of bill language proposed by the senate exempting from any personnel ceiling applicable to the agency, service, or the department',
'of health and human services both civilians and commissioned officers detailed to states, municipalities or other organizations under authority of',
'section 214 of the public health service act for purposes related to homeland security during their period detail or assignment.',
'the agreement places the bill language within this account, instead of within the account for the centers for disease control',
'and prevention as proposed by the senate. within the amount provided: $1,543,440,000 is for the centers for disease control and',
'prevention; $546,000,000 is for the health resources and services administration; $152,240,000 is for the office of the secretary; and $5,000,000',
'is for the agency for healthcare research and quality. the conferees note that funds requested within this account for the',
'substance abuse and mental health services administration, poison control, and emergency medical services for children have been provided within the',
'accounts of their respective agencies. this brings the comparable total for the public health and social services emergency fund to',
'$2,298,680,000. within the amounts available to the centers for disease control and prevention cdc : $940,000,000 is for state and',
'local preparedness, $143,700,000 is for upgrading cdc capacity; $300,000,000 is for the national pharmaceutical stockpile; $100,000,000 is for smallpox vaccine,',
'$20,000,000 is for security; $18,040,000 is for the third year of a collaborative research program on anthrax vaccine; $10,700,000 is',
'for planning for preparedness response; $4,000,000 is for deterrence; and $2,000,000 is to continue to discover, develop, and transition anti',
'infective agents to combat emerging diseases. the conference agreement also includes an increase of $5,000,000 for public health preparedness centers',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees understand that any countermeasures recommended by the federal government pursuant to the homeland',
'security act including, but not limited to vaccines would be made available to civilians on a voluntary basis. nothing in',
'the homeland security act would allow the federal government to mandate the administration of a covered countermeasure to civilians. the',
'conferees concur with language in the senate explanatory statement urging the director to move expeditiously to analyze cdcs communication mechanisms',
'and develop a comprehensive plan to ensure the fast, accurate, and accessible flow of information to the relevant health and',
'public safety professionals and to the public. the conferees request that the director report to the committees on appropriations within',
'6 months of enactment of this act regarding the specific plan of action resulting from this review. the conferees understand',
'that the cdc plans to study both the health effects of anthrax exposure and of measures taken to treat or',
'prevent anthrax infection. the conferees request the cdc report to the committees within 90 days on its plan for these',
'studies. within the funds available to the health resources and services administration hrsa is $518,000,000 for hospital preparedness and $28,000,000',
'to provide educational incentives for medical school curriculum. the conferees encourage hrsa to consider requiring that a statewide assessment of',
'emergency medical services preparedness needs in the event of a public health emergency and a plan to address those needs',
'be part of the state application for hospital preparedness funds. the agreement includes $2,000,000 within funds provided to the office',
'of public health and science for activities related to the transformation and modernization of the public health service commissioned corps.',
'the conferees encourage the department of health and human services to give priority to the study of plants as vehicles',
'for the production of vaccines. the conferees request the department to submit a report to the committees on appropriations within',
'45 days of enactment of this act detailing the amounts of fiscal year 2002 state and local preparedness funds that:',
'a each state spent, or plans to spend, to directly benefit or improve local public health capacity; and b the',
'amount each state has directly granted to local public health agencies. general provisions secretarys reception expenses the conference agreement includes',
'a provision increasing the limit on the secretarys entertainment expenses to $50,000 from $37,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r.',
'246 included a provision retaining this limit at $37,000. evaluation tap the conference agreement includes a provision to allow for',
'a 2.1 percent evaluation tap pursuant to section 241 of the public health service act. this tap is to be',
'applied to programs authorized under the public service act. h.r. 246 and the senate bill contained a provision to allow',
'for a 1.25 percent evaluation tap. the senate bill proposed allowing a tap of funds authorized under the public health',
'service act and other acts. h.r. 246 proposed allowing a tap of funds on funds authorized under the phs act.',
'transfer authority the conference agreement includes language permitting the secretary of hhs to transfer up to one percent of discretionary',
'funds between appropriations, with up to an additional 2 percent subject to approval of the appropriations committees. the traditional language',
'is retained that permits the transfer of funds appropriated for hhs in this act and any other acts as proposed',
'by h.r. 246. the senate bill proposed the transfer of funds appropriated only under this act. refugee status of certain',
'persecuted groups the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the senate to extend the refugee status for persecuted religious',
'groups. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. global hiv/aids transfer fund the conference agreement does not include a general provision',
'proposed by h.r. 246 to transfer $100,000,000 from the national institutes of health as allocated by the director of nih',
'to international assistance programs, global fund to fight hiv/aids, malaria, and tuberculosis. the conference agreement provides for this transfer within',
'the national institute of allergy and infectious disease as proposed by the senate. centers for disease control and prevention international',
'activities the general provision included in both h.r. 246 and the senate bill relating to authorities to carry out international',
'health activities is amended to clarify the relationship between the department of health and human services and the department of',
'state in supporting employees and providing secure facilities overseas. older americans nutrition programs the conference agreement includes a provision proposed',
'by the senate to amend the older americans act and transfer the nutrition services incentives program from its current location',
'in the u.s. department of agriculture to the administration on aging within the u.s. department of health and human services.',
'the language also maintains access to commodities within usda. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. parkinsons disease research centers the',
'conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate overriding the public health service act limit on the number of parkinsons',
'disease research centers that may be supported by the national institutes of health. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. low',
'income home energy assistance program the conference agreement includes a provision that transfers $100,000,000 in liheap emergency funds to the',
'regular formula program. the senate bill included a transfer of $300,000,000 in liheap emergency funds to the regular formula program.',
'h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. between passage of the senate bill and conference, the department of health and human',
'services released $200,000,000 in liheap emergency funds; this conference agreement includes a transfer of the full $100,000,000 remaining in the',
'emergency account to the regular formula program. it is the intent of the conferees that these funds, in addition to',
'the $1,700,000,000 in new budget authority provided in this act, shall be allocated under the regular state grant formula, providing',
'a program level of $1,800,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003. nurse reinvestment act funding the conference agreement does not include',
'a general provision proposed by the senate providing an additional $20,000,000 for activities authorized under the nurse reinvestment act. the',
'conference agreement instead incorporates this funding into the regular appropriation provided for the health resources and services administration. h.r. 246',
'contained no similar provision. grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment the conference agreement does not include a general provision',
'proposed by the senate authorizing a new hhs grants program to purchase ultrasound equipment. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision.',
'head start the conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the senate to exempt the head start program from the',
'across the board reduction. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. title iii department of education education for the disadvantaged the',
'conference agreement includes $13,853,400,000 for education for the disadvantaged instead of $12,936,900,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $18,178,400,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the agreement includes advance funding for this account of $9,027,301,000 instead of $6,883,301,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246 and $8,627,301,000 as proposed by the senate. title i: grants to leas for grants to local educational agencies',
'leas the agreement provides $11,750,000,000 instead of $10,850,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $16,350,000,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement includes $7,172,971,000 for basic grants and $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants. the agreement also includes $1,670,239,000 for targeted',
'grants, and $1,541,759,000 for education finance incentive grants. concentration grants, targeted grants, and incentive grants are all provided on an',
'advance funded basis. h.r. 246 proposed $7,172,971,000 for basic grants, $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants, $1,518,499,000 for targeted grants and $793,499,000',
'for education finance incentive grants. the senate bill proposed $7,172,971,000 for basic grants, $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants, $1,405,999,000 for targeted',
'grants, and $1,405,999,000 for education finance incentive grants. even start and literacy the conference agreement includes $250,000,000 for the even',
'start program as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $200,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also includes',
'$12,500,000 for literacy through school libraries as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the senate. migrant',
'and neglected & delinquent education the conference agreement includes $398,000,000 for the migrant education program instead of $396,000,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246 and $400,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement also includes $49,000,000 for neglected and delinquent youth',
'instead of $48,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $50,000,000 as proposed by the senate. comprehensive school reform the conference',
'agreement includes $235,000,000 for comprehensive school reform csr authorized under part f of the no child left behind act as',
'proposed by h.r. 246. the senate bill did not include funds for this activity. the conferees urge the department to',
'work vigorously with the states to ensure that states award csr funds for those comprehensive school reform models that have',
'the strongest evidence of positive effects on student achievement. in addition, the conferees encourage the department to clarify in its',
'guidance to states that middle and high schools, as well as elementary schools, are eligible to receive csr grants. the',
'conferees are concerned about the departments delay in the release of fiscal year 2002 funds appropriated more than a year',
'ago that are reserved for quality initiatives under the comprehensive school reform program, as authorized under section 1608 of the',
'elementary and secondary education act. the conferees strongly urge the department to expeditiously make these funds available for these important',
'quality initiatives. these activities will expand the availability of independent, credible, and timely information to schools, districts and other consumers',
'on the effectiveness and quality of selected comprehensive school reforms. further, these activities will enhance the ability of providers of',
'csr models to deliver services at a national scale by providing innovative financial support to improve educational services, solid business',
'planning, and other technical assistance . in addition, the conferees expect the department to utilize the entire three percent set',
'aside authorized under section 1608 in fiscal year 2003, to continue funding these quality improvement activities, and to fund those',
'organizations most suited to carry out these activities. the conferees expect to be consulted prior to the release of these',
'funds for fiscal year 2003. dropout prevention, advanced placement fees and migrant programs the conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for dropout',
'prevention programs, instead of $13,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not provide funding for this program. the',
'conference agreement also includes $23,500,000 for advanced placement fees instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $25,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also includes $23,500,000 for high school equivalency program instead of $23,000,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246 and $24,000,000 as proposed by the senate and $15,500,000 for college assistance migrant program instead of $15,000,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 and $16,000,000 as proposed by the senate. impact aid the conference agreement includes $1,196,000,000 for',
'the impact aid programs instead of $1,185,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,176,500,000 as proposed by the senate. within',
'this amount, $1,032,000,000 is provided for basic support payments instead of $1,022,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,012,500,000 as',
'proposed by the senate; $51,000,000 is provided for payments for children with disabilities instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by h.r.',
'246 and $52,000,000 as proposed by the senate; $45,000,000 is provided for construction as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of',
'$47,000,000 as proposed by the senate; and $60,000,000 is provided for payments for federal property as proposed by h.r. 246',
'instead of $57,000,000 as proposed by the senate. school improvement programs the conference agreement includes $8,052,957,000 for school improvement programs',
'instead of $7,347,584,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $7,788,329,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement provides $6,287,957,000 in',
'fiscal year 2003 and $1,765,000,000 in fiscal year 2004 funding for this account. improving teacher quality the conference agreement includes',
'$2,950,000,000 for state grants for improving teacher quality as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $2,850,000,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. of this amount, $1,150,000,000is provided as a fiscal year 2004 advance as proposed by the senate instead of $1,650,000,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement also includes $12,500,000 for school leadership activities instead of $10,000,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246 and $15,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement also includes $15,000,000 for the early childhood educator',
'professional development grants program, as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not include funding for this activity. the conference',
'agreement also includes $101,000,000 for math and science partnerships, instead of $100,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $25,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $29,000,000 for the troops to teachers program instead of $30,000,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246 and $20,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement also includes $42,000,000 for transition to teaching instead',
'of $47,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $35,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement also includes $23,000,000 for',
'the ready to learn program instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $24,000,000 as proposed by the senate,',
'and $62,500,000 for teacher training in technology as proposed by the senate, h.r. 246 did not include funding for this',
'activity. safe and drug free schools the conference agreement includes $628,213,000 for the safe and drug free schools and communities',
'act instead of $644,250,000 as proposed by both h.r. 246 and the senate. included within this amount is $472,017,000 for',
'state grants as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $482,017,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement also includes $156,196,000',
'for national programs instead of $172,233,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $162,233,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees',
'include $30,000,000 within the amount for national programs for initiatives to improve school safety and security, as proposed in the',
'fiscal year 2003 request. these funds should focus on strengthening school emergency response and crisis management plans; training school personnel,',
'students and parents in emergency response procedures; and coordinating with local law enforcement, public safety, health and mental health agencies',
'continuing an initiative begun by congress in fiscal year 2002. the agreement also includes $5,000,000 for project serv as proposed',
'by the senate instead of $10,000,000 as proposed in h.r. 246. modifications made to the safe and drug free schools',
'program in section 4114 a 1 of the no child left behind act may have created dramatic changes in funding',
'for some leas. the conferees understand that no data have been compiled to show the nationwide breakdown of these funding',
'changes at the lea level. therefore, the conferees request that the department gather this information and report back to congress',
'no later than may 1, 2004 with its findings. credit enhancement for charter schools the conference agreement includes $25,000,000 for',
'credit enhancement for charter schools instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the senate bill did not include funding',
'for this activity. public school choice the conference agreement includes $26,000,000 to support voluntary public school choice programs instead of',
'$25,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $27,584,000 as proposed by the senate. education for homeless children and youth the',
'conference agreement includes $55,000,000 for education for homeless children and youth as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $54,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. education of native hawaiians the conference agreement includes $31,000,000 for the education of native hawaiians instead',
'of $32,500,000 as proposed by the senate and $18,300,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the agreement also includes language to',
'allow funds under this program to be used for construction, renovation and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or',
'structure related to an elementary school or secondary school run by the department of education of the state of hawaii',
'that serves a predominantly native hawaiian student body. neither h.r. 246 nor the senate bill contained this provision. the conferees',
'urge the department to provide $500,000 for school construction/renovation and at least $500,000 for early childhood education. alaska native educational',
'equity the conference agreement includes $31,000,000 for the alaska native educational equity program instead of $32,500,000 as proposed by the',
'senate and $14,200,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the agreement also includes language to allow funds under this program to',
'be used for construction. neither h.r. 246 nor the senate bill contained this provision. rural education the conference agreement includes',
'$168,750,000 for rural education programs, instead of $162,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $175,000,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'fund for the improvement of education fie the conference agreement includes $814,660,000 for the fund for the improvement of education.',
'within the total for fie, the conference agreement includes funding for the following activities in the following amounts: character education',
'$25,000,000 reading is fundamental 25,500,000 school counseling 32,500,000 javits gifted and talented education 11,250,000 star schools 27,520,000 ready to teach',
'14,500,000 foreign language assistance 16,250,000 carol m. white physical education for progress 60,000,000 community based technology centers 32,475,000 exchanges with',
'historic whaling and trading partners 7,000,000 parental assistance information centers 42,500,000 womens educational equity 3,000,000 the conference agreement includes $75,000,000',
'for comprehensive school reform grants to local educational agencies as proposed by h.r. 246. the senate bill did not include',
'funding for this activity. these funds shall support grants to states for continuing and new subgrants to local educational agencies',
'for comprehensive school reform activities in both title 1 and non title 1 eligible schools. the bill includes language specifying',
'that these funds shall be allocated and expended in the same manner as in fiscal year 2002 and provides the',
'funds on a forward funding basis. the conference agreement also includes $1,639,000 for continuation funding for the national clearinghouse on',
'comprehensive school reform. the conference agreement also includes $162,000,000 for the smaller learning communities program, instead of $142,000,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246. the senate did not include funding for this program. as in past years, the conference agreement provides',
'the funds on a forward funded basis and specifies that these funds shall be used only for activities related to',
'the redesign of large high schools enrolling 1,000 or more students. the conferees are concerned that the department did not',
'consult with the appropriations committees on the fiscal year 2002 program guidance and application for the smaller learning communities program',
'as requested in house report 107 229. the conferees do not agree with the competitive preference for certain grant applicants',
'proposed by the department for the fiscal year 2002 competition and direct the secretary to revise the grant application to',
'remove this preference. the conferees believe that applicants for assistance under this program should be evaluated solely on the quality',
'of their proposals to improve the learning environment for students within their current educational setting. the program guidance should also',
'clarify that smaller learning community funds may be used to support the initial planning for, and operation of, new small',
'schools as well as the redesign of existing schools into smaller learning units. the conferees are also concerned about the',
'departments inability to hold timely grant competitions for this program in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. the fiscal year 2001',
'grant competition was delayed, and the 2002 grant competition is far behind schedule. accordingly, the conferees direct the department to',
'publish the smaller learning communities program application for fiscal year 2002 grants not later than february 28, 2003. if the',
'department is unable to meet this deadline, the conferees request a letter report from the department to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations by that date, which explains why the department is unable to meet this deadline, indicates when',
'the department will announce the fiscal year 2002 competition, and outlines the steps the department will take to prevent delays',
'in the fiscal year 2003 smaller learning communities grant competition. the conferees have a strong interest in this program and',
'are displeased that the department has not only failed to consult with the appropriations committees, but also has not responded',
'to requests for basic information about how program funds will be utilized. the conferees expect that the department will consult',
'fully with the appropriations committees prior to the release of the fiscal year 2003 program guidance for the smaller learning',
'communities program. further, the department should develop a balanced plan for outreach, networking, and technical assistance activities during fiscal year',
'2003 to ensure that school districts are aware that small schools and smaller learning communities are effective, research based strategies',
'to improve academic achievement, attendance, and safety. the department should be prepared to discuss these matters during hearings on its',
'fiscal year 2004 budget request. for arts in education, the conference agreement includes $34,000,000 instead of $36,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. h.r. 246 did not specify separate funding for this line item. the conferees provide that within this total,',
'$7,000,000 is for very special arts, $6,000,000 is for the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts, and $1,500,000',
'is to be used to continue a youth violence prevention initiative. in addition, $4,000,000 is for cultural partnerships, $6,500,000 is',
'for model professional development programs for music, drama, dance and visual arts educators and $500,000 is for evaluation activities. the',
'remaining $8,500,000 is available to continue model arts programs. the conferees have made significant investments over the past couple of',
'years in funding model arts programs, professional development activities and cultural partnerships for at risk youth. the conferees intend that',
'the $500,000 provided for evaluation shall be used to begin reviewing and evaluating competitive grants funded through this program. the',
'conferees further intend that information about best practices and model programs identified during this review and evaluation process should be',
'disseminated widely, in order to maximize the significant benefits of these targeted investments. the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for teacher',
'quality initiatives, as requested by the administration. the conferees intend that these funds be awarded for initiatives such as the',
'following: to identify research based competencies that all new teachers should possess and to develop related, rigorous assessments; to infuse',
'research based reading instruction into pre service teacher preparation programs; to provide technical assistance to alternative route programs to ensure',
'quality; to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of mentoring and professional development to teachers entering the profession via alternative route',
'programs and to identify the retention rates of those teachers; and to identify issues relating to teacher mobility. the conferees',
'share the administrations interest in initiatives to improve teacher quality and request that thedepartment provide the house and senate committees',
'on appropriations with a detailed summary of the types of projects proposed to be supported prior to any funds being',
'awarded. within the total for fie, the following amounts are also provided: academy of natural sciences, philadelphia, pa, for the',
'development and delivery of natural sciences educational programming for children and the general public $150,000 after the bell program in',
'soldotna, alaska for after school programs involving community, parents and at risk youth 100,000 alaska department of education for its',
'parents as teachers program 1,250,000 alaska department of education for its qualified teachers for alaska program 1,500,000 alaska department of',
'education with the alaska sealife center, the kenai challenger learning center, the kenai river center, in consultation with federal and',
'state scientists, and federal resource management agencies, for a science and distance education 250,000 alaska department of educations remedial summer',
'tutoring program 700,000 alaska humanities forum to develop alaska state history texts and curriculum, including oral history, for use in',
'alaska schools 400,000 allegheny conference on community development, pittsburgh, pa, in collaboration with the war for empire consortium, for education',
'programs and activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the french and indian war 50,000 allentown civic theater, pa, for',
'education programs 200,000 alliance neighborhood center, alliance, ohio, for program/curriculum for the apple seed project 250,000 american academy of liberal',
'education, washington, d.c., to develop projects and survey best practices in the study of american democracy and principals of free',
'government at colleges and universities 100,000 american cities foundation, philadelphia, pa, for mentoring, academic, enrichment, and counseling programs for at',
'risk students 250,000 american film institute screen education center and initiative for arts education curriculum development and teacher training 500,000',
'american foundation for negro affairs afna national education and research fund, philadelphia, pa, to raise the achievement levels of minority',
'students and increase minority access to higher education 650,000 american red cross, southeastern pennsylvania chapter, philadelphia, pa, for education programs',
'25,000 american society of educators, philadelphia, pa, for instructional technologies, professional development seminars and to develop and distribute technological guides',
'for educators 50,000 american theater arts for youth program, philadelphia, pennsylvania, to continue to provide workshop residencies 75,000 amistad america,',
'inc., to expand educational programs and materials 800,000 an achievable dream, newport news, virginia, to expand its curriculum and college',
'preparation program 500,000 anchorage museum of history and art and alaska humanities forum to develop curriculum on alaskan culture and',
'art for alaska schools 250,000 anderson school district in anderson, alaska, for a program to provide distance learning and related',
'materials to small schools in rural alaska meet the requirements of no child left behind act 100,000 antigo school district,',
'wi, for after school programs 300,000 appomattox regional governors school for the arts and technology, petersburg, virginia, for equipment and',
'technology infrastructure 500,000 arden theatre, co., philadelphia pa, to expand the arden for all program, to make the arts accessible',
'to economically challenged schools, as well as performances interpreted in american sign language 25,000 artspace projects, inc., minneapolis, mn, to',
'expand arts education programming for youth, including technology upgrades for distance learning 200,000 ashland school district, wi, for after school',
'programs 670,000 association of community ministries, louisville, kentucky, for educational programs and community based services 50,000 audubon nature institute, inc.,',
'new orleans, louisiana, after school project 100,000 baldwin park unified school district, baldwin park, ca, for the baldwin park technology',
'achievement academies 250,000 benchmark school, pa, for reading instruction and other education programs 75,000 berea childrens home school age skills',
'enhancement sase program, berea, ohio 162,000 big brothers/big sisters of anchorage, fairbanks, and southeast alaska, in partnership with alaska dept.',
'of education, the boys and girls club and cook inlet tribal council to develop and implement a comprehensive mentoring program',
'for at risk children 400,000 big top chautauqua, washburn, wi, for educational programs 500,000 birchwood school district, wi, for after',
'school programs 240,000 boricua college, brooklyn, ny, for personnel, curricula, teacher trainees, and other expenses to expand technology training at',
'local public school sites 100,000 boston history collaborative to expand history based education programs in public schools 50,000 boyle heights',
'college institute, los angeles, ca, for after school and mentoring programs 225,000 boys and girls club of burbank, ca, for',
'mentoring, career exploration and other educational services for at risk youth through the teen center outreach project 80,000 boys and',
'girls club of chester, pa, for mentoring, tutorial assistance and other education program 75,000 boys and girls club of el',
'dorado, arkansas, for drug prevention and after school programs 25,000 boys and girls club of philadelphia, philadelphia, pa, to develop',
'a school based mentoring program 50,000 boys and girls harbor, inc., new york, ny, to establish a philadelphia school financial',
'literacy project to promote financial literacy through the teaching of personal financial management skills 25,000 bronx cluster of settlement houses,',
'inc., to provide literacy, mentoring, college preparatory, and other educational services for youth 300,000 brooklawn, inc., louisville, kentucky, for technology',
'30,000 business education roundtable, providence, ri, for a school principal professional development program 250,000 cablelife community enrichment corporation, louisville, kentucky,',
'educational programs 40,000 caldwell county education consortium, hudson, north carolina, for operating costs of teacher education project 300,000 cameron county',
'high school, emporium, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 100,000 camp fire usa first texas council, fort worth, texas, for early childhood',
'violence reduction program 150,000 camp sea lab, seaside, ca, for science education programs for youth and teacher training activities 200,000',
'canaan community development corporation, louisville, kentucky for after school programs 30,000 capistrano unified school district, san juan capistrano, california, for',
'capistrano professional academy to improve local mathematics and science instruction 400,000 care unlimited, new orleans, la, to provide in home',
'educational services to high school students who are pregnant or parents 100,000 cayauga county safe schools/healthy students partnerships, inc., auburn,',
'new york, for staffing and after school programs 175,000 center for houstons future, houston, texas for early education programs 250,000',
'center for mathematics and science teacher recruitment, retention in missouri, to improve recruitment and retention of math and science teachers,',
'including through the acquisition of technology 1,500,000 center for rural development, somerset, kentucky, for technology and software equipment 250,000 central',
'alabama community college in alexander city, alabama for technology acquisition in support of the community intensive treatment for youth program',
'100,000 centre county avts, pleasant gap, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 100,000 chabot space and science center, oakland, ca, for math',
'and science teacher training programs 500,000 challenger learning center of maine for science education program 750,000 champions for change, flossmoor,',
'il, for early childhood education and before and after school programs 100,000 charlotte mecklenburg school system, charlotte, nc, to expand',
'the bright beginnings after school program 400,000 charter school development corporation in las vegas, nevada, to focus on technology and',
'college preparation 1,000,000 chetek school district, wi, for after school programs 265,000 chicago public schools for the chicago reading initiative,',
'a research based instruction to improve reading achievement in urban areas 100,000 chicago public schools, il, for the never too',
'cool for after school and after school matters initiatives 500,000 chillocothe and ross county 2003 commission, chillocothe, ohio, for innovative',
'education program to teach ohios history 210,000 choteau elementary school in choteau, montana for the netschools e learning program, including',
'the acquisition of technology 600,000 city of bogalusa school board, louisiana, for technology enhancements 25,000 city of detroit, mi, for',
'an after school program information management and evaluation initiative 600,000 city of englewood, new jersey board of education, for technology',
'and other expenses to establish career academies at the dwight morrow high school 300,000 city of salt lake, utah, for',
'the youthcity empowerment after school center project 900,000 city of santa ana, ca, for technology training programs for youth at',
'the santa ana memorial technology center 250,000 city of staunton, virginia for the expansion of cultural, historical, and arts education',
'programs 200,000 city of upland, california, for after school programs 1,500,000 city school district of new rochelle, ny, for after',
'school and summer school programs 294,000 clarion county career center, shippenville, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 100,000 clark county school district,',
'las vegas, nv, to expand after school programs 500,000 classika theater in arlington, virginia for continued development of the litarts',
'educational outreach program 100,000 clearfield county career and technology center, clearfield, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 100,000 cleveland botanical garden, cleveland,',
'ohio, for education outreach to schools 250,000 coa youth and family centers in milwaukee, wisconsin for a home instruction program',
'for pre school children to foster health, educational success and independence 200,000 columbia bethlehem community center, richland county, columbia, sc,',
'for after school, mentoring, youth internship, and literacy programs 200,000 commonwealth of puerto rico, department of education, for an afterschool',
'art and counseling program 800,000 communities in schools dallas, inc., tx, to expand educational programs serving at risk students 100,000',
'communities in schools of east texas, inc., marshall, tx, for educational services for at risk students 250,000 communities in schools',
'of northeast texas, inc., mount pleasant, tx, for educational services for at risk students 250,000 communities in schools of northern',
'virginia, inc., alexandria, va, to expand family literacy, after school and other educational services for at risk students and their',
'parents 265,000 communities in schools cameron county, inc., harlingen tx, for educational services for at risk youth 150,000 communities in',
'schools greater fort hood area, killeen, tx, for academic and support services for at risk students and their families 250,000',
'community action and community development agency for north alabama, decatur, alabama, for technology upgrades 300,000 community foundation of greater birmingham,',
'birmingham, al, to expand cultural and educational programs to inner city youth 200,000 community foundation of louisville, kentucky, for lac',
'viet reading programs 50,000 community of agile partners in education/pennsylvania educational telecommunications exchange network cape/pete , bethlehem, pa, for distance',
'learning programs 600,000 community of caring in washington, d.c. for program development and expansion of its comprehensive character education program',
'in nevada 200,000 community school district 8, flushing, ny, for after school programs 250,000 connecticut international baccalaureate academy, east hartford,',
'ct, for technology equipment, training and upgrades, and for the establishment of a chinese studies program 900,000 connecticut united for',
'research excellence, inc., rocky hill, ct, for the biobus mobile educational laboratory 400,000 continuation and expansion of the iowa communications',
'network statewide fiber optic demonstration 2,000,000 council of chief state school officers, washington, d.c., for business/education leaders institute 3,000,000 cumberland',
'public schools, cumberland, ri, for equipment, curriculum and professional development to establish an after school program for high school students',
'350,000 dallas independent school district, tx, to expand the star teacher selection training program 300,000 dallas institute, dallas, texas for',
'a teacher retention program 250,000 delta state university in mississippi for the delta education initiative 1,000,000 discovery center of science',
'and technology, bethlehem, pa, for hands on, inquiry based science programs for k 8 students in berks, bucks, carbon, luzerne,',
'monroe, montgomery, pike, and schuylkill counties 50,000 drug free pennsylvania, inc., harrisburg, pa, to enhance its media literacy project to',
'provide at risk students an opportunity to create public service announcements targeting the prevention of drug use 50,000 dubois educational',
'foundation, dubois, pennsylvania, for computers and computer wiring, equipment 150,000 dyer elementary school in esmeralda county school district in nevada',
'for a one on one laptop computer program 112,000 dzert club, glenside, pa, for educational and support services for elementary,',
'middle and high school students 50,000 east stroudsburg university of pennsylvania, pa, for a distance learning program to serve home',
'bound students, and a web based educational management system 500,000 education leaders council, washington, d.c., for following the leaders project',
'10,000,000 educational service district 101, spokane, washington, to develop curriculum, deliver televised k 12 coursework, hire teachers and acquire satellite',
'transponder time 500,000 educational service district 112, vancouver, wa, to expand the help one student to succeed hosts reading and',
'mentoring program 167,000 encore series, inc., philadelphia, pa, for the jazz in the schools music education program to engage inner',
'city high school students in programs using jazz as a means to maintain student interest 100,000 enterprise for progress in',
'the community in yakima, washington for a new community child developmental center 150,000 ephraim mcdowell health care foundation, danville, kentucky,',
'for its medical career educational initiative 100,000 fairfax county public school system, va, for the heritage language literacy after school',
'program at baileys elementary school for the arts and sciences 100,000 fairfax county public schools, fairfax, virginia, for a delinquency',
'prevention program for students with behavioral and emotional needs 200,000 fairfax county public schools, fairfax, virginia, for fairfax network project',
'200,000 fairfax county public schools, fairfax, virginia, for speech recognition for students with disabilities 50,000 fairfax education foundation, fairfax, virginia,',
'for partnerships to advance learning 200,000 father maloneys boys haven, louisville, kentucky, for technology 40,000 fay penn economic development council,',
'uniontown, pa, to develop the reaching educational achievement with community help initiative 150,000 felician sisters, pa, for education programs 125,000',
'first book in washington, d.c., to establish local advisory boards across washington state 500,000 first book rural outreach initiative, ohio',
'405,000 first freedom education center in richmond, virginia, for educational programs 400,000 first gethsemane center for family development, inc., louisville,',
'kentucky, for after school programs 25,000 florida state university, tallahassee, florida, for florida reading, math and science initiative 1,500,000 for',
'us northwest, portland, oregon for a mentoring program for children affected by hiv/aids 25,000 foundation for the improvement of mathematics',
'and science education, san diego, california, to implement the blueprint for student success program. 950,000 franklin school district in franklin,',
'new hampshire for a summer school initiative 50,000 freedoms foundation at valley forge, valley forge, pa, to develop and implement',
'the terrorism: challenges and threats to the american way of life workshop 50,000 friends of mcgroarty cultural arts center, tujunga,',
'ca, for after school arts education programs for low income students 65,000 futures for children, albuquerque, new mexico to expand',
'education services for native americans 1,000,000 galena school district in alaska for distance education program 1,000,000 galilee community development corporation,',
'louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 15,000 gateway cities partnership, inc., city of paramount, ca, to establish community resource learning',
'centers 200,000 general george s. patton school district 133, riverdale, il, to implement a comprehensive mathematics program 150,000 george mason',
'university, fairfax, virginia, for center for cognitive development to address families of children suffering from attentional, cognitive, and behavioral disorders',
'200,000 georgetown university, washington, dc, for the center for the study of learning dyslexia project, in partnership with the university',
'of louisville 350,000 girl scouts pacific peaks council of tumwater, washington for a resource center 100,000 golden gate national parks',
'association, san francisco, ca, for environmental education programs at the crissy field center 200,000 grammy foundation, santa monica, ca, for',
'music and arts education programs 800,000 great neck center for the visual and performing arts, inc., great neck, ny, for',
'an arts education program for disadvantaged children 25,000 great projects film company, inc., new york, ny, to produce educating america,',
'a documentary television series and multi media project about challenges facing public schools 50,000 griffith observatory in los angeles to',
'improve educational programs and exhibits on the solar universe 150,000 growing solutions restoration education institute, santa barbara, ca, for establishment',
'of a green academy at santa barbara high school 120,000 guadalupe center for early childhood education in missouri to expand',
'quality early education programs. 500,000 hands on science for a demonstration in iowa 400,000 harford county board of education in',
'aberdeen, md for a collaboration between a science and technology high school and the aberdeen proving ground 200,000 harrods creek',
'community development, inc., louisville, kentucky, educational programs for inner city children and teens 15,000 harry t. kerr skills center, titusville,',
'pennsylvania, for updating and modernization of equipment to meet training needs 150,000 hattie idela farrow foundation in providence, ri for',
'educational programs designed to decrease suspensions and referrals to juvenile justice 50,000 hazel crest school district 152.5, hazel crest, il,',
'for teachers and equipment to improve health and physical education programs 100,000 hebrew academy for special children, new york 50,000',
'helen keller worldwide, ny, to expand the childsight vision screening program and provide eyeglasses to additional children whose educational performance',
'may be hindered because of poor vision 1,500,000 henderson allied community advocates in henderson, nv to provide quality early childhood',
'education and after school programs to low income families 500,000 henry and william evans home for children, inc., winchester, virginia,',
'for children who are in need of assistance in preparation for becoming productive adults 200,000 hightechhigh los angeles, beverly hills,',
'ca, for equipment, technology upgrades, and training 450,000 hillel academy of pittsburgh, pittsburgh, pa, to enhance preschool students learning readiness',
'skills through the use of picturepages evaluation engine 50,000 home instruction program for preschool youth hippy , new york, ny,',
'to expand its home based literacy and school readiness program 50,000 hyannis youth and community center, barnstable, massachusetts, for the',
'development of youth educational programs and the procurement of educational equipment 1,000,000 i can learn 3,000,000 i know i can,',
'columbus, ohio, for college access program 100,000 illinois mathematics and science academy, aurora, illinois, for the 21st century information fluency',
'program 400,000 illinois office of banks and real estate, springfield, illinois, for financial literacy program 50,000 illinois state board of',
'education and indian prairie district 204, springfield, illinois, to develop an innovative student teaching pilot program 250,000 illinois state board',
'of education and orland school district 135 to beginning educators assimilation and mentoring system program 200,000 illinois state board of',
'education for improving mathematics achievement at elgin, illinois 46 250,000 illinois state board of education, illinois virtual high school 500,000',
'illinois state board of education, springfield, il, for extended day and summer school programs at the canton union school district',
'66 175,000 illinois state board of education, springfield, il, for teacher and principal recruitment and retention initiatives at dolton school',
'district 148 150,000 illinois state board of education, springfield, illinois, for computers, hardware and software for the implementation of fast',
'forword reading program to the pleasant plains community unit district 8 and pleasant plain illinois district 18 150,000 illinois state',
'board of education, springfield, illinois, to establish a principal led teams 187,000 illinois state university in normal, illinois for the',
'chicago teacher pipeline program 200,000 illinois state university, normal, illinois, to provide special education technology devices, equipment and materials for',
'peoria district 150 100,000 imperial valley telecommunications authority, ca for telecommunications equipment and upgrades to support distance education programs in',
'elementary and middle schools 500,000 indiana university of pennsylvania, indiana, pa, to establish a computing services center to train area',
'k 12 teachers in the effective use of technology in the classroom 50,000 institute for advanced learning and research, chatham,',
'virginia, for faculty development, purchase of teaching and learning technology and launching of learning liftoff program 500,000 institute for educational',
'leadership, washington, dc, for a coalition for community schools project to facilitate the creation of community schools 500,000 institute for',
'international sport at the university of rhode island to support the scholar athlete games 800,000 institute for student achievement in',
'lake success, ny to expand its intervention program that provides academic enrichment and counseling support for students performing in the',
'lowest quartile in their middle or high schools 750,000 institute for student achievement, lake success, ny, for educational programs for',
'at risk students at mt. vernon high school and a.b. davis middle school 500,000 institute for student achievement, lake success,',
'ny, to implement small learning communities at morris high school in the bronx 200,000 integris health, inc., for the western',
'village academy technological center 100,000 international foundation for music research, carlsbad, california, for science based research on music education 225,000',
'iowa department of education to continue the iowa school construction demonstration project 7,000,000 iowa dept of education to continue a',
'demonstration program for additional bilingual and english as a second language training in rapid growth areas of iowa 1,000,000 iowa',
'school board association to continue the lighthouse for school reform training of school board members on education issues 500,000 iron',
'mountain public schools, mi, for health and physical education curricula, programs and equipment 300,000 a grant to the commonwealth of',
'pennsylvania department of education, to provide assistance, through subgrants, to low performing school districts that are slated for potential take',
'over and/or on the education empowerment list as prescribed by pennsylvania state law. the initiative is intended to improve the',
'management and operations of the school districts; assist with curriculum development; provide after school, summer and weekend programs; offer teacher',
'and principal professional development and promote the acquisition and effective use of instructional technology and equipment. of the funds provided,',
'$1,700,000 is for the philadelphia school district/lock haven professional development partnership for professional development and related services 20,000,000 isaac stern',
'education legacy in new york, ny to integrate distance learning and educational technology with music education programs 4,150,000 jackson county',
'community theater, mckee, kentucky, for equipment 100,000 jackson madison school district, jackson, tn, for an alternative learning center for at',
'risk youth 500,000 jacobs pillow in lee, massachusetts, for the expansion of performing arts educational programs 100,000 jefferson county dubois',
'avts, reynoldsville, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 150,000 jefferson parish school board, louisiana, for technology enhancements 55,000 jewish community center of',
'cleveland, cleveland heights, ohio, for bright beginning program 500,000 joel ii restoration ministries for education programs 50,000 junction city school',
'district, oregon, for after school programs 50,000 juniata mifflin county avts, lewistown, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 225,000 justus, wecare about',
'our community, inc., louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 15,000 kentucky opry, prestonsburg, kentucky, for equipment and operating expenses 75,000',
'kern county superintendent of schools office, bakersfield, california, for mobility opportunities via education move to develop curricula, its website, and',
'the training and development 700,000 kids voting usa, tempe, az, for a civics program to educate children about the importance',
'of voting 380,000 knowledge works intermediary, cincinnati, ohio, for ohio high school transformation initiative 2,000,000 korean youth and community center,',
'los angeles, ca, to expand education programs at the koreatown academic learning center 260,000 la causa, inc. in milwaukee, wisconsin',
'for before, after, and during school services for largely minority communities 245,000 labor and industry for education life , hewlett,',
'ny, to expand after school, vocational training, and other education programs for at risk youth and developmentally disabled children and',
'adults 450,000 langston in the 21st century, washington, dc, to establish a learning center as part of the extra physical',
'education progress initiative 300,000 latino education alliance, chicago, il, for early intervention, college readiness and parental involvement programs for minority',
'youth 350,000 leadership education academy to develop, encourage, and reinforce success l.e.a.d.e.r.s inc., rochester hills, michigan 175,000 letcher county board',
'of education, whitesburg, kentucky, for equipment 350,000 lights of liberty, inc., pa for history education program 300,000 lincoln center, new',
'york, ny, for the jazz for music education and distance learning programs 350,000 linking learning to life in burlington, vt',
'for staff salaries and the development of a model school to career initiative for low income and at risk youth',
'75,000 loess hills area education agency in iowa for a demonstration in early childhood education 750,000 los angeles county office',
'of education, downey, ca, for the early advantage initiative to provide preschool and family learning activities, and training for parents,',
'child care providers and community members 600,000 los angeles harbor college, wilmington, ca to expand early childhood education curricula, evaluation,',
'and professional development 300,000 lycoming county division of public safety, lycoming county, pa, to develop an emergency preparedness program to',
'educate school personnel and law enforcement personnel 100,000 madison metropolitan school district, madison, wisconsin for positive behavior support teams who',
'work with elementary and middle school students with emotional problems 150,000 make the road by walking, brooklyn, ny, for literacy,',
'technology training and other educational services 500,000 maricopa county community college district, phoenix, az to establish the center for teacher',
'preparation and education to address the national teacher shortage through recruitment and retention of k 12 teachers 100,000 marshfield clinic,',
'wi, for the youthnet mentoring initiative 200,000 marshfield school district, wi, for equipment for computer and music education laboratories at',
'madison elementary school 60,000 maui economic development board for a girls into science program 300,000 medina high school, medina, ohio,',
'for a career resource center 150,000 memphis city school district, memphis, tn, for a public private partnership to raise academic',
'achievement in low performing schools 500,000 mercer county association for children with learning disabilities, inc., sharon, pa, to provide tutoring',
'and assist with curriculum design for children with learning disabilities 50,000 meredith dunn learning disabilities center, inc., louisville, kentucky, for',
'technology 25,000 metropolitan family services, chicago, illinois, for camp algonquins outdoor education program 500,000 metropolitan washington council of governments, dc,',
'for the potomac regional education project prep 100,000 military heritage foundation, carlisle, pennsylvania, army heritage and education center to establish',
'educational programs and materials 200,000 millikin university in decatur, illinois to assist inner city and rural high school students prepare',
'for college 75,000 milton s. eisenhower foundation to continue a demonstration on full service schools in iowa 500,000 milton s.',
'eisenhower foundation, washington, d.c., for a demonstration and evaluation of full service schools 250,000 milton s. eisenhower foundation, washington, dc,',
'to replicate and expand the full community school program in pennsylvania emphasizing the school as the central point of the',
'community 300,000 milwaukee public schools, wi, to expand before and after school programs 400,000 mission education projects, inc., san francisco,',
'ca, to expand educational programs for children and families 225,000 missouri school board association, columbia, missouri, for children learn as',
'schools succeed class project 500,000 monadnock regional school district in new hampshire for a community school initiative 100,000 montgomery ymca',
'in montgomery, alabama for education and outreach programs 100,000 muhlenberg township school district, laureldale, pa, for science and technology equipment',
'and upgrades 738,000 my hero project, branford, ct, to expand an interactive educational web site 50,000 mystic aquarium and the',
'institute for exploration, mystic, connecticut, for the jason project 500,000 national center for electronically mediated learning, inc., woodbridge, ct, for',
'the pebbles project 300,000 national constitution center for program development, including equipment and technology acquisition 5,000,000 national council of la',
'raza, washington, d.c., to develop assessment guidelines for limited english proficient students and to expand professional development academies 1,000,000 national',
'foundation for teaching entrepreneurship nfte , to establish a nfte university, in collaboration with carnegie mellon university and temple university,',
'to train teachers in the best practices to educate minority and economically disadvantaged students 150,000 national history day for a',
'history competition in iowa 100,000 national maritime heritage foundation, washington, dc, for the spirit of enterprize maritime heritage education program',
'275,000 national science center foundation, atlanta, georgia for educational technology and other purposes 1,000,000 nevada hand english literacy project to',
'purchase esl software and workstations to use in working with low income children in las vegas, nevada 450,000 new baltimore',
'city board of school commissioners, baltimore, md, for a comprehensive dropout prevention initiative 500,000 new conservatory theater center, san francisco,',
'ca, for the youthaware theatre in education drug abuse and violence prevention programs for youth 150,000 new mexico institute of',
'mining and technology, socorro, new mexico, for the k 12 outreach in astronomy program 425,000 new mexico mathematics, engineering and',
'science achievement, inc. mesa for pre college math, science and technology enrichment programs 500,000 new school university, new york, ny,',
'to establish a pilot program which will provide supplementary services, as well as university faculty instruction to at risk, low',
'income senior high school students 250,000 new york hall of science, corona park, new york, to expand the after school',
'science clubs to elementary students 200,000 new york university, child study center, ny, for the parent corps initiative 1,000,000 new',
'zion baptist church community development foundation, louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 40,000 nicholls state university for a center for',
'dyslexia to research and address the difficulties associated with dyslexia 100,000 nortel networks kidz online, herndon, virginia, for education program',
'to help kids become better equipped with technology skills 600,000 north carolina central university, durham, nc, for an academic enrichment',
'program for elementary and middle school students in the durham public schools. 75,000 north carolina electronics and information technologies association',
'education foundation, nc, for a technology demonstration project in rural and underserved school districts 250,000 north carolina museum of art',
'foundation, inc., raleigh, nc, for arts and environmental education programs 100,000 north dakota state board for vocational and technical education',
'in bismarck, north dakota, for expansion of the explornet and it technology learning project. 200,000 north penn civic association, philadelphia,',
'pa, for technology, after school and other educational programs for youth 50,000 north rockland central school district, garnerville, ny, to',
'implement a technology based literacy program 200,000 northshore school district, bothell, wa, for the northeast vocational area cooperative to expand',
'information technology courses for middle and high school students 250,000 oakland unified school district, ca, for personnel and related expenses',
'to expand extended day kindergarten to new sites 500,000 ohio department of education, columbus, ohio, commission on secondary and postsecondary',
'education project 250,000 oklahoma state department of education, oklahoma city, oklahoma, for an education project in oklahoma public schools providing',
'hand held computers to enhance learning opportunities 525,000 old rock school in guntersville, alabama for arts education programs 60,000 oregon',
'childrens foundation for a volunteer early literacy program 300,000 oregon public broadcasting, lewis and clark bicentennial program for educational programming',
'50,000 oregon school safety hotline to establish a statewide hotline 150,000 orleans parish school board, louisiana, for technology enhancements 55,000',
'our hope for youth, delaware for a school dropout prevention education media program on in school educational networks targeting hispanics',
'and other high risk groups 500,000 overtown youth center, miami, fl, for mentoring, family literacy, and other education and training',
'services for at risk youth 100,000 pacific islands center for educational development in american samoa 400,000 parents, inc., anchorage, alaska,',
'for implementation and expansion of their projects to train teachers, specialists and parents in the use of technology to assist',
'students with disabilities 1,000,000 parents, inc., anchorage, alaska, for the technology in action program tap 500,000 partners in economic progress',
'in des moines, ia for a mentoring and education support program for disadvantaged children 100,000 pasadena unified school district, pasadena,',
'ca, for a math, science and technology magnet program at the washington middle school 100,000 patrick county education foundation, stuart,',
'va, for a college access initiative, including ged assistance for individuals who have dropped out of high school. 218,000 pawtucket',
'school department, pawtucket, ri, for personnel, equipment and curricula to establish after school and summer school programs 450,000 peabody essex',
'museum, salem, ma, to expand the museum action corps in partnership with salem high school, and for exhibits and programming',
'for the trade winds project 500,000 pendleton school district, oregon for dropout prevention programs 50,000 pennsylvania ballet, philadelphia, pa, to',
'expand statewide the accent on dance program which offers in school and after school programs for elementary and secondary students',
'100,000 philadelphia foundation, philadelphia, pa, for a sports and entertainment career expo to expose high school students in the philadelphia',
'region to career opportunities in the sports industry and to assist organizations in the replication of mentoring pro 50,000 philadelphia',
'health management corporation, philadelphia, pa, in collaboration with the national center for learning disabilities to conduct early childhood literacy training',
'and program development activities as part of the get ready to read! initiative 100,000 philadelphia martin luther king, jr. association',
'for nonviolence inc., philadelphia, pa, for its college for teens program 100,000 philadelphia orchestra, philadelphia, pa, to expand its educational',
'programs 175,000 philadelphia safe and sound, philadelphia, pa, to establish schools in strawberry mansion and mantua to serve as a',
'base for family support, community services, and comprehensive youth development and after school programs 300,000 philadelphia youth orchestra, pa to',
'expand after school arts education programs 150,000 philadelphia zoo, philadelphia, pa, for the zoo school education program and the junior',
'zoo apprentice new ventures program to provide at risk students with access to science and environmental classes 250,000 phillips school',
'district, wi, for after school programs. 270,000 pico union family resource center, los angeles, ca, to expand education programs for',
'youth and adults 100,000 pinellas county florida school district, st. petersburg, florida, for technology for title i schools 2,000,000 pittsburgh',
'cultural trust, pittsburgh, pa, to assist educators with professional development programs that include workshops and live performances and to bring',
'area students to the theater for curriculum based programs 100,000 pittsburgh digital greenhouse, pittsburgh, pa, to develop high tech curriculum',
'in the allegheny county area through a collaborative effort with penn state university, university of pittsburgh, and carnegie mellon university',
'250,000 pittsburgh symphony for an education and outreach program 350,000 pittsburgh technology council, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, for training and technology upgrades',
'300,000 pittsburgh voyager, pa for math and science education programs 250,000 plymouth christian youth center, minneapolis, mn, to expand arts',
'education, after school, technology training, and other education programs 300,000 plymouth community renewal center, louisville, kentucky, for after school programs',
'15,000 pomona unified school district, pomona, ca, for a teacher literacy training and technology program 400,000 port chester rye union',
'free school district, port chester, ny, for extended day and other expenses to implement the community schools model in up',
'to three schools 600,000 prince music theater, philadelphia, pa, to develop a comprehensive in school and after school program to',
'provide at risk youth with education and training in the arts 50,000 prince william county public schools, manassas, virginia, for',
'middle school reading and mathematics remediation program 300,000 pro sports outreach 50,000 project 2000, washington, dc, to support the continuation',
'of project 2000, including after school and weekend programs which provide academic support and educational mentoring services to inner city',
'youth in low income housing developments in southeastern 125,000 project grad usa inc., in houston, texas for continued support and',
'expansion of the successful school reform program 20,000,000 project h.o.m.e., philadelphia, pa, for the planning and design of the honickman',
'roberts learning center, to provide technology and computer education, youth academic enrichment, after school programming, and adult instruction to disadvantaged',
'residents 100,000 project intercept inc., brooklyn, ny, for mentoring programs, guidance counselors, and training for teachers, principals, and parents 200,000',
'project rainbow, philadelphia, pa, to provide early childhood services and after school programs as a means to address the root',
'causes of homelessness 250,000 public affairs research council, baton rouge, louisiana, for the louisianas district accountability program. 100,000 public school',
'district 31, staten island, new york for library books for 4th and 5th graders 500,000 public/private ventures, philadelphia, pa, for',
'the continued operation and expansion of the youth education for tomorrow center, as part of an after school, literacy initiative',
'50,000 range association of municipalities and schools, buhl, mn, for a technology based teacher education program serving rural school districts',
'in northeastern minnesota 250,000 ravenswood city school district, east palo alto, ca, for an e learning pilot program at belle',
'haven elementary school in menlo park 250,000 reach out and read 3,000,000 readnet foundation, new york, ny, to fully implement',
'web based simulation educational program 100,000 realworld schools, inc., fresno, ca, for personnel, curricula, professional development, equipment and other expenses',
'to establish the el paso realworld school 150,000 recognizing achievement rewarding excellence r.a.r.e. foundation, troy, michigan, to give teachers effective',
'tools to motivate students in constructive career paths 300,000 reuben lindh family services, minneapolis, mn, for its family focus preschool',
'education program 600,000 riverside county office of education, riverside, california, to further implement and develop county achievement team model 500,000',
'robbie valentine stars club education program, jeffersonville, indiana, for sports related mentoring program in louisville, kentucky 40,000 rutgers university law',
'school to support a scholarship fund, public interest activities, and its work with the leap academy charter school, including the',
'purchase of books and equipment 500,000 rye neck union free school district, mamaroneck, ny, to implement a school wide enrichment',
'model program 20,000 sacramento housing and redevelopment agency, ca, in coordination with the sacramento city unified school district, for early',
'childhood education, after school and parental support programs for students in the franklin villa community 400,000 salt lake city school',
'district, salt lake city, utah for an english as a second language project 200,000 san bernadino county superintendent of schools,',
'ca, to expand schools to careers initiatives, including the virtual hi tech high program, the virtual career library and teacher',
'training activities 500,000 san juan unified school district, carmichael, california for focus on literacy program 217,000 san pasqual academy, escondido,',
'california, for technology infrastructure 225,000 santa barbara community youth performing arts center, santa barbara, ca, for salaries and expenses for',
'the santa barbara junior high theatre 100,000 santa barbara high school district, santa barbara, ca, for the san marcos high',
'school health careers academy 50,000 school district 24j, salem, or, for the west salem high school technology program 100,000 school',
'district of bayfield, wi, for after school programs 295,000 school district of beloit, wi, for telecommunications equipment and upgrades 150,000',
'school district of flambeau, tony, wi, for equipment and technology to create a national parks virtual reality education program 50,000',
'school district of palm beach county, fl, for a family literacy project including bilingual education, counseling services and distance education,',
'and for curricula and professional development 700,000 science and technology museum of georgia, inc., atlanta, georgia, for scitrekchallenger learning center',
'project 50,000 sciencesouth, inc., florence, south carolina, for science education programs, science traveling exhibits, and outreach activities 100,000 sedro woolley',
'school district, mt. vernon, wa, in collaboration with the pacific northwest trail association, for the service knowledge youth sky education',
'program 300,000 selma youth development center, selma, al, for an at risk youth intervention and training program, including professional development,',
'school to work training, and conflict resolution activities 500,000 semos unlimited, inc., santa fe, nm, to develop bilingual education materials',
'and programs 500,000 sewickley area ymca, pa for education initiatives 125,000 shiloh community renewal center, louisville, kentucky, for after school',
'programs 50,000 sioux city community school district in sioux city, ia to continue and expand the implementation of testing software',
'in iowa 800,000 society of st. vincent de paul, detroit, michigan, for after school program 250,000 somerset independent schools, somerset,',
'kentucky, for high school technology academy 80,000 south cook education consortium, hazel crest, il, for its powerup education technology enhancement',
'initiative 175,000 south county family educational and cultural center, grover beach, ca, for the computers to youth program and to',
'expand education programs for students 55,000 south shore drill team and performing arts ensemble, chicago, il, for after school educational',
'services for at risk students 50,000 southeast associated ministries, inc., louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 20,000 southeastern pennsylvania consortium',
'for higher education sepche , philadelphia, pa, to develop global curriculum challenging students to develop their knowledge of foreign languages',
'and culture 750,000 southern star development corporation, louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 20,000 space education initiatives inc., green bay,',
'wisconsin, for professional development programs and technology 500,000 springfield public school district 19, springfield, or, for the schools plus plus',
'initiative to expand after school, academic and family outreach initiatives 500,000 st. boniface neighborhood outreach program, inc., louisville, kentucky, for',
'after school programs 50,000 st. charles parish school board, louisiana, for technology enhancements 42,000 st. louis childrens museum, mo, for',
'a collaborative project with the st. louis public library to create interactive exhibits and educational programs 500,000 st. stephens family',
'life center, louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 50,000 st. tammany parish school board, louisiana, for technology enhancements 55,000 stark',
'county park district, canton, ohio, for electronic education gateway project 500,000 state college ymca, pa for education initiatives 150,000 state',
'of alaska for right start extended day kindergarten program 1,100,000 state of utah, office of education for a computerized assessment',
'demonstration project 700,000 stevens point area school district, wi, to implement smaller learning communities 1,500,000 superior school district, wi, for',
'after school programs. 500,000 tacoma public schools, tacoma, wa, to implement an online learning pilot project 200,000 tangipahoa parish school',
'board, louisiana, for technology enhancements 42,000 teach for america, new york, new york 1,000,000 teen tyme productions, inc., anchorage, kentucky,',
'for positive broadcasting programs for teens 10,000 temple community development corporation, louisville, kentucky, c.a.n. program for after school programs 50,000',
'tensas reunion, inc., newellton, la, for instructional, technology training, and after school programs at the tensas charter school 200,000 texas',
'a&m university, corpus christi, tx, for education and training services at its early childhood development center 350,000 texas tech university',
'system, lubbock, texas, to expand opportunities in math and science education for k 14 rural school districts 500,000 the cleveland',
'museum of art, cleveland, ohio, for arts.21 program 500,000 the first tee, st. augustine, florida, to train instructors about how',
'to teach the core values 1,000,000 the gibson foundation, santa monica, ca, for music education programs 250,000 the lighthouse a',
'united methodist community center, louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 30,000 the opera company of philadelphia, pa for educational programs',
'200,000 thornton township high school district 205, south holland, il, for professional development, technology, technical assistance and other expenses to',
'implement high school reform activities 500,000 tides foundation, for mckelvey entrepreneurial college scholarships to rural, low income pennsylvania high school',
'graduates 300,000 tiskelwah community center, charleston, west virginia, for at risk youth and young adult program 100,000 tiskelwah community center,',
'charleston, west virginia, for the bob burdette after school program 150,000 titusville area senior high school, titusville, pennsylvania, for technology',
'infrastructure 150,000 today foundation, dallas, texas, for the development of an internet based learning program 100,000 toledo public schools, oh,',
'for educational services for at risk students and their families as part of the toledo education housing partnership pilot program',
'225,000 town of cumberland school department for the comprehensive middle school education initiative 150,000 trinity family life center, louisville, kentucky,',
'for after school programs 30,000 tuckahoe union free school district, eastchester, ny, for an external audit of district programs and',
'practices, and for after school services 33,000 u.s. dream academy, inc., columbia, md, to improve and maintain dream academy learning',
'centers and after school programs for at risk children with a family history of incarceration 600,000 union parish public school',
'system, la, to implement an online assessment and interactive instructional program 200,000 united crescent hill ministries, inc., louisville, kentucky, for',
'after school programs 25,000 university of alaska center for excellence in schools to assist alaskas low performing schools with meeting',
'the requirements of new state educational standard 1,000,000 university of alaska museum in fairbanks for educational programs related in support',
'of the summer arts festival 150,000 university of alaska system for early education development program for seed system for early',
'education development program to expand early childhood services for children ages 0 6 and to train early head start teachers',
'with aas degrees for positions 1,800,000 university of iowa for the iowa and israel: partners in excellence program to enhance',
'math and science opportunities to rural iowa students 200,000 university of maine, coaching education initiative to support a research based',
'curriculum development and community awareness program 400,000 university of north texas and paul quinn college for a math and science',
'teacher academy 250,000 university of northern iowa, in collaboration with the waterloo community schools for the expansion of an early',
'childhood development center 1,500,000 university of pennsylvania, graduate school of education, pa, to establish a teacher professional development center at',
'the university of pennsylvania assisted neighborhood school 1,000,000 university of south alabama, mobile, alabama for the preparatory music program 50,000',
'university of south florida, tampa, fl, for the tampa bay consortium for the development of educational leaders and the preparation',
'and recruitment of teachers 100,000 university of southern mississippi, frances a. karnes center for gifted studies, hattiesburg, mississippi, to expand',
'gifted student summer programs 200,000 university of texas at tyler, tx, for math and science teacher training and curriculum development',
'350,000 university of west florida, pensacola, florida, for support for teachers enhancing performance in schools 500,000 urban league of metropolitan',
'denver, co, to expand the urban adventures after school program to additional sites 350,000 utica zoological society, utica, new york,',
'to update the educational facilities and teacher resource center and update equipment 250,000 vancouver public schools, vancouver, wa, for personnel,',
'technology, and other expenses to expand the personalized learning in a connected community initiative 333,000 venango county avts, oil city,',
'pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 100,000 virginia commonwealth university, richmond, va, for the great cities universities urban educator corps partnership initiative',
'350,000 virginia war memorial educational foundation in richmond, virginia for program development associated with the virginians at war project 150,000',
'voyager expanded learning, dallas, texas, to implement the voyager universal literacy system demonstration in the ohio public schools 575,000 warwick',
'after school program in warwick, rhode island to establish a middle school after school program 300,000 washington office of the',
'superintendent of public instruction, state of washington, for development of a student data database 500,000 washington parish school board, louisiana,',
'for technology enhancements 25,000 wausau school district, wi, for foreign language, music and other education programs 650,000 webster groves school',
'district, st. louis, mo, for computers, and technology equipment and training 50,000 west ed eisenhower regional consortium for science and',
'mathematics, san francisco, california, for 24 challenge and jumping levels math 225,000 west philadelphia ymca, philadelphia, pa, for educational and',
'recreational programming to serve at risk youth 250,000 west valley city in utah for program improvement and technology acquisition for',
'an after school families program 250,000 westchester philharmonic, hartsdale, ny, for music education programs 150,000 west ed eisenhower regional consortium',
'for science and mathematics, philadelphia, pa, for statewide expansion educational programs and curriculum 125,000 western governors university, salt lake city,',
'utah, for distance education programs 1,300,000 westernaires in golden, colorado for outreach and educational programs for at risk youth 500,000',
'westside high school, bakersfield, california, for equipment 20,000 wichita public school district for staff development 250,000 wisconsin educational partnerships, inc.,',
'chippewa falls, wi, for a teacher professional development initiative 650,000 wqln educational services, erie, pa, to expand the f.a.m.i.l.i.e.s. turn',
'onto literacy program which emphasizes entire family involvement in teaching a child to learn to read 75,000 ymca of anchorage',
'for after school enrichment programs for at risk youth 250,000 ymca of mckeesport, mckeesport, pa, to support the teen lead',
'50,000 ymca of metropolitan fort worth, texas, for together reaching unity concerning everyone truce project 440,000 ymca safe place services,',
'louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 40,000 yonkers public schools, yonkers, ny, to implement smaller learning communities in up to',
'four high schools 350,000 youth alive, inc., louisville, kentucky, for after school programs 15,000 youth guidance of chicago, il, to',
'implement the comer school development program in additional schools 25,000 youthplaces, pittsburgh, pa, to expand after school programs for teenagers',
'from high crime neighborhoods in the sto rox, wilkinsburg, clairton and duquesne communities 100,000 ywca of anchorage for after school',
'enrichment programs for at risk school children and their mothers 250,000 ywca of anchorage girls in alaska for the run',
'and girls on track after school programs 50,000 the conference agreement also includes $1,000,000 for foundations for learning grants for',
'the promotion of school readiness through early childhood emotional and social development, as authorized under the fund for the improvement',
'of education. the conferees have included additional funds in this line item for the secretary to support programs and projects',
'that address national priorities in k 12 education. the secretary of education is encouraged to examine the rapidly growing use',
'of hand held computer technology and the one to one computer to student computing it offers in a school environment.handheld',
'computing is rapidly becoming more affordable, enhancing the cost effectiveness of this approach, especially when coupled with wireless technology. community',
'service and alcohol abuse reduction programs the conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for grants for community service for expelled or suspended',
'students and $25,000,000 for grants to reduce alcohol abuse as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not propose separate',
'funding for these programs. teaching of traditional american history the conference agreement includes $100,000,000 for the teaching of traditional american',
'history, as proposed by the senate instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. civic education for civic education, the',
'conference agreement includes $29,000,000 instead of $27,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $30,000,000 as proposed by the senate. of',
'the total, $12,000,000 is for cooperative education exchanges and $17,000,000 is for we the people. the conferees support allocating $1,500,000',
'of the total amount for a continuation of the violence prevention demonstration program. further, the conferees intend that $3,000,000 be',
'allocated for a cooperative project among the center for civic education, the center on congress at indiana university, and the',
'trust for representative democracy at the national conference on state legislatures to implement a comprehensive program to improve public knowledge,',
'understanding, and support of american democratic institutions. national writing project the conference agreement includes $17,000,000 for the national writing project',
'instead of $14,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $18,000,000 as proposed by the senate. english language acquisition the conference',
'agreement includes $690,000,000 for english language acquisition programs as proposed by the senate instead of $665,000,000 as proposed by h.r.',
'246. special education the conference agreement includes $10,095,639,000 for special education instead of $9,187,804,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$11,191,424,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement provides $4,423,639,000 in fiscal year 2003 and $5,672,000,000 in fiscal year 2004',
'funding for this account. included in these funds is $8,928,533,000 for grants to states part b instead of $8,028,533,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246 and $10,028,533,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $77,715,000 for research and innovation',
'instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by the senate and $78,380,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. within the amounts provided for',
'special education research and innovation, the conference agreement includes funding for the following: best buddies international, inc. in miami, fl',
'to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for one to one friendships and integrated employment',
'$1,250,000 best buddies pennsylvania, philadelphia, pa, for the expansion of programming in pennsylvania to enhance the lives of people with',
'mental retardation by providing opportunities for one to one friendships and integrated employment 25,000 center for learning and technology, spurwink',
'institute to ensure that students with disabilities have access to high quality education and technology 600,000 george mason university krasnow',
'institute, fairfax, virginia, for conducting breakthrough research 300,000 iowa parent training information center to continue a pilot on referral and',
'legal advice 100,000 loudoun arc, leesburg, virginia, for saturday leisure program 90,000 middle tennessee state university, murfreesboro, tn, for the',
'tennessee center for the study and treatment of dyslexia to improve instruction for students with dyslexia 100,000 national industries for',
'the blind, alexandria, va, to establish the nib national technical support and training center to develop a business leadership and',
'management skills training program for individuals who are blind 250,000 ohio alliance of community center for the deaf, worthington, ohio,',
'for ohio deaf assistive services model project 500,000 ohio school for the deaf, columbus, ohio, for virtual reality for the',
'deaf and hard of hearing project 1,350,000 seton hill college, greensburg, pa, for the expansion and continuation of its integrated',
'certification program in elementary/special education 200,000 st. josephs school for the blind in new jersey 700,000 university of kentuckys center',
'for instructional technology and learning to help special education teachers integrate technology in their curriculum 1,000,000 university of northern colorado',
'national center for low incidence disabilities for development of new instructional techniques, technologies and materials 500,000 university of southern mississippi',
'center for literacy and assessment in hattiesburg, mississippi for support of the centers programs 750,000 the conference agreement also includes',
'$92,500,000 for personnel preparation instead of $90,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $95,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees are particularly concerned about the shortage of qualified special education teachers and higher education faculty. therefore, the conferees have',
'included an additional $2,500,000 over the request to ensure an increase in funding for leadership personnel over the fiscal year',
'2002 level. these new funds are intended exclusively for training new personnel. further, the conferees intend that any funds available',
'over amounts needed for continuation grants be used to address the shortage of qualified personnel. the conferees request that the',
'department consult with the appropriations committees prior to the announcement of grant competitions for personnel preparation activities. the conference agreement',
'includes $26,500,000 for parent information centers instead of $26,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $28,000,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the agreement also includes $38,210,000 for technology and media services instead of $37,710,000 as proposed by the senate and',
'$32,710,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the agreement includes $10,000,000 for recording for the blind and dyslexic. the agreement also',
'includes $1,500,000 for public telecommunications information and training dissemination as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not contain funds',
'for this activity. the conferees continue to recognize the importance of very small businesses in increasing the quality and cost',
'effectiveness of the television captioning program. as this program transitions into a mandated program as authorized by the telecommunications act,',
'the department shall give full and fair consideration to the applications for very small businesses. rehabilitation services and disability research',
'the conference agreement includes $2,956,382,000 for rehabilitation services and disability research instead of $2,956,676,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$2,959,838,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes $12,147,000 for client assistance state grants instead of $12,397,000 as',
'proposed by the senate and $11,897,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to support programs designed',
'to improve the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic research and help meet the increasing demand for provider services. the',
'conferees intend that these funds should be used to support an orthotics and prosthetic awareness campaign, consisting of an educational',
'outreach initiative designed to recruit and retain professionals and a series of consensus conferences to develop and disseminate best practices',
'in the field. the agreement also includes $39,629,000 for training as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $42,629,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the agreement also includes $21,032,000 for demonstration and training programs instead of $17,492,000 as proposed by h.r.',
'246 and $21,238,000 as proposed by the senate. within the amounts provided for vocational rehabilitation demonstration and training programs, the',
'conference agreement includes funding for the following activities: abilities fund in centerville, ia to create a revolving loan fund for',
'entrepreneurs with disabilities $500,000 alaska center for independent living personal assistance services project to bring services to more remote rural',
'communities 200,000 allied services foundation, clarks summit, pennsylvania, to increase rehabilitation and fitness programs for those recuperating from strokes, spinal',
'cord injuries and other conditions 100,000 american stroke foundation, overland park, ks, for a stroke rehabilitation center 300,000 apple patch',
'community inc., crestwood, kentucky, for vocational training for adults with mental retardation 20,000 cerebral palsy research foundations rehabilitation research and',
'training center at wichita state university, kansas to continue helping people with disabilities obtain self sufficient employment 300,000 challenge alaska',
'in girdwood, alaska for equipment acquisition and program support of the adaptive ski school 200,000 city of carson, california, for',
'rehabilitation and related services at the joseph b. oneal, jr. stroke center 145,000 easter seals of southeastern pennsylvania for program',
'development in support of adults and children with disabilities 150,000 enable america, inc., tampa, florida, for civic/ citizenship demonstration project',
'for disabled adults 300,000 lark enterprises, inc., new castle, pennsylvania, for lark enterprises day treatment program for persons with autism',
'100,000 louisiana center for the blind in lincoln parish, la to provide education and rehabilitation for blind children and adults',
'50,000 madonna rehabilitation center in lincoln, nebraska, to create a new standard of rehabilitation practice and program design for children',
'and adults with disabilities 500,000 northern illinois university in dekalb, illinois to train teachers and rehabilitation specialists for blind persons',
'75,000 vermont department of aging and disabilities for the vermont jump on board for success initiative 100,000 wisconsin coalition for',
'advocacy to establish a new office of protection and advocacy services for individuals with disabilities 100,000 the arc of northern',
'rhode island, woonsocket, ri, for vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with developmental disabilities 200,000 university of wisconsin stout, menomonie, wi,',
'to establish the excellence and leadership center at the stout vocational rehabilitation institute 200,000 the conference agreement includes $17,000,000 for',
'protection and advocacy of individual rights instead of $15,200,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $17,500,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conference agreement includes $70,000,000 for independent living centers as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $69,500,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the agreement also includes $28,000,000 for services for older blind individuals as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $30,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $27,000,000 for assistive technology as proposed by the senate',
'instead of $30,884,000 as proposed in h.r. 246. the agreement also includes language allowing states which have received assistive technology',
'extension grants in the past and are scheduled to be phased out of the program to continue to receive an',
'award in fiscal year 2003 at the fiscal year 2002 level. this language is provided to allow time for the',
'authorizing committees of jurisdiction to review the program in the context of reauthorizing the assistive technology act. the conferees are',
'aware that this program was originally designed to be seed money to develop assistive technology activities at the state level.',
'the authorizing statute specifies that the state grant portion of the program would sunset after ten years, giving states time',
'to develop their own programs in this area. the conferees encourage states to increase their support for protection and advocacy',
'activities in planning their distribution of resources in the area of assistive technology. the conferees are pleased that the national',
'institute on disability and rehabilitation research has recognized chronic fatigue syndrome cfs as an unmet area of research and is',
'funding a cfs research study. the conferees encourage nidrr to continue to pursue cfs related research proposals through its investigator',
'initiated and other grants programs. special institutions for persons with disabilities national technical institute for the deaf the conference agreement',
'includes $54,050,000 for the national technical institute for the deaf instead of $53,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $54,600,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the agreement also includes language proposed by the senate allowing ntid to use funds from',
'the total for the endowment program at its discretion instead of language proposed by h.r. 246 specifying that not less',
'than $1,000,000 shall be for the endowment program and available until expended. gallaudet university the conference agreement includes $98,438,000 for',
'gallaudet university as proposed by the senate instead of $95,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the agreement also includes language',
'proposed by the senate allowing gallaudet to use funds from the total for the endowment program at its discretion instead',
'of language proposed by h.r. 246 specifying that not less than $1,000,000 shall be for the endowment program and available',
'until expended. vocational and adult education the conference agreement includes $1,956,060,000 for vocational and adult education instead of $1,919,560,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,938,060,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement provides $1,165,060,000 in fiscal year 2003 and',
'$791,000,000 in fiscal year 2004 funding for this account. the conference agreement includes $1,200,000,000 for vocational education basic state grants',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $1,180,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees continue to believe that technical',
'institutes play an important role in developing a highly skilled workforce, and that these institutes should have equal access to',
'vocational and technical education funding. the conferees encourage the department and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction to consider approaches to',
'ensuring such equal access when developing their reauthorization proposals for the carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education act,',
'which is due to be reauthorized this year. the conference agreement includes $108,000,000 for tech prep as proposed by the',
'senate, instead of $110,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $7,000,000 for tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $6,500,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the agreement also includes language proposed by',
'the senate notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation that the secretary of education shall not require the',
'use of a restricted indirect cost rate for grants issued pursuant to the tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions',
'program. h.r. 246 did not contain this provision. the agreement also includes $9,500,000 to continue the occupational and employment information',
'program instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not include funding for this activity. the conference',
'agreement includes $5,000,000 for the tech prep education demonstration authorized under section 207 of the perkins act as proposed by',
'the senate. the agreement also includes $23,500,000 for state grants for incarcerated youth instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. h.r. 246 did not provide funding for these activities. student financial assistance the conference agreement includes $13,450,500,000 for student',
'financial assistance instead of $13,171,610,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $13,151,500,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement provides',
'a program level of $11,439,000,000 for pell grants instead of $11,200,110,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $11,180,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the agreement also increases the maximum pell grant to $4,050 for award year 2003 2004 instead of',
'$4,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $4,100 as proposed by the senate. additional funds are included within the appropriation',
'for the pell grant program to continue to pay down the shortfall that has been accumulating in the program over',
'the past two fiscal years. the conferees are aware that many postsecondary institutions are struggling to make the most efficient',
'use possible of their facilities as they prepare for enrollments that will grow by more than two million students over',
'the next decade. under the department of educations current practice, however, students may receive only one pell grant in a',
'calendar year, limiting low income students ability to enroll year round. in the house report accompanying the fiscal year 2002',
'labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, the committee requested that the department submit a',
'report, not later than march 1, 2002, on the feasibility and cost of conducting a demonstration program under section 487',
'a b of the higher education act to provide two pell grants in one calendar year to students at selected',
'institutions of higher education. the conferees note that the department has failed to provide this report and again request that',
'the department provide this report to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the house committee on education and the',
'workforce, and the senate committee on health, education, labor, and pensions no later than may 1, 2003. the conference agreement',
'also includes $765,000,000 for the supplemental educational opportunity grants program instead of $725,000,000 as proposed by both h.r. 246 and',
'the senate. the conferees continue to be concerned about issues within the consolidation loan program. the conferees are aware that',
'some borrowers would like to see the current law changed to allow for consolidation with any lender or holder, regardless',
'of how many lenders with whom the borrower has loans. the conferees are concerned that without change to the current',
'law governing consolidation loans, some borrowers may not be permitted to consolidate their loans with any lender they choose. the',
'leaders of the authorizing committees have expressed a desire to address this and other issues during the reauthorization of the',
'higher education act so as to address the consolidation loan program as a whole. the conferees urge those committees to',
'ensure borrowers have the best options available to them in order to manage their student loan obligations. higher education the',
'conference agreement includes $2,100,701,000 for higher education instead of $1,903,553,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $2,047,640,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. aid for institutional development the conference agreement includes $82,000,000 for strengthening institutions as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $76,275,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the agreement also includes $93,000,000 for hispanic serving institutions as proposed by the',
'senate instead of $89,096,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $215,415,000 for strengthening historically black colleges and',
'universities as proposed by the senate instead of $213,415,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $53,764,000 for',
'historically black graduate institutions as proposed by the senate instead of $50,764,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement',
'also includes $8,234,000 for alaska and native hawaiian institutions as proposed by the senate instead of $6,734,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. the conference agreement includes $23,000,000 for strengthening tribal colleges as proposed by the senate instead of $18,130,000 as',
'proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees agree that the funds provided shall be used to support continuation of existing basic',
'grants and new planning or implementation grant awards. the remaining funds shall be available for grants for renovation and construction',
'of facilities to help address urgently needed facilities repair and expansion. fund for the improvement of postsecondary education the conference',
'agreement includes $172,737,000 for the fund for the improvement of postsecondary education instead of $39,138,000 asproposed by h.r. 246 and',
'$126,926,000 as proposed by the senate. within the amounts provided for the fund for the improvement of postsecondary education, the',
'conference agreement includes funding for the following: aib college of business, des moines, ia, to recruit and train students in',
'captioning and court reporting $500,000 alabama a&m university in normal, alabama for equipment acquisition related to the research institute 550,000',
'albany state university in albany, georgia, for teacher and nurse training in underserved professions 500,000 albright college, reading, pa, for',
'the albright wireless education and training center for training and information services 100,000 alcorn state university in lorman, mississippi for',
'the midsouth partnership for rural community colleges in mississippi for a pilot program to connect community colleges and 4 year',
'university research 500,000 alvin community college, alvin, texas, to train real time captioners to provide closed captioning to the deaf',
'and hard of hearing 1,000,000 american samoa community college, pago pago, american samoa, to establish a computer lab 500,000 ashland',
'university institute for human investment and economic growth, ashland, ohio, for regional economic development training 250,000 assumption college for technology',
'infrastructure 100,000 aucoin institute for ecological, economic, and civic studies for curriculum development 150,000 baldwin wallace college in ohio for',
'expansion of the sprout program 275,000 ball state university, in muncie, indiana, for the expansion of programs administered by the',
'midwest entrepreneurial education center 1,000,000 baylor university, waco, tx, for the gear up waco program, in partnership with the waco',
'independent school district 500,000 beresford community education in beresford, sd to expand community education programs 150,000 birmingham southern college in',
'birmingham, alabama for technology acquisition 100,000 bloomsburg university, bloomsburg, pa, in collaboration with the columbia alliance for economic growth, for',
'technological infrastructure improvements for the bloomsburg regional technology center 100,000 buena vista university in storm lake, iowa for upgrades and',
'equipment for the science center 500,000 butler community college, el dorado, kansas, for a leadership studies program 250,000 c.o.e.i.t.t. center',
'for excellence in information technology and telecommunications osu, ou, tu, & the it community for program development, including acquisition of',
'technology 200,000 cabrini college, radnor, pa, for equipment for programming for the center for science, education, and technology for k',
'12 students 200,000 caldwell college, caldwell, new jersey, for center for excellence in teaching initiative 950,000 california state university, monterey',
'bay, ca, for a research center on the use of wireless technology in education and industry 425,000 california state university,',
'northridge, ca, for technology and other expenses to develop an entertainment engineering curriculum 400,000 catawba valley community college, hickory, north',
'carolina for operation costs of the hickory metropolitan higher education center 250,000 cayauga community college, auburn, new york, for technology',
'upgrades 275,000 centenary college, hackettstown, new jersey, for technology initiative 350,000 center for community transformation, chicago, il, to support faculty,',
'student fellowships, and ongoing secular educational activities in community leadership transformation 125,000 central college, pella, iowa, for teacher training in',
'technology and for distance education programs 800,000 central florida community college, ocala, florida, for teacher training 500,000 chamber foundation, columbus,',
'ohio, for the college access and career steps programs 405,000 chicago state university, chicago, il to expand weekend college instructional',
'programs 225,000 city college of san francisco, san francisco, ca, for the national articulation and transfer network to facilitate the',
'completion of postsecondary education by underrepresented african american, hispanic/ latino, and native american students 250,000 clatsop community college, clatsop county,',
'oregon for technology and equipment acquisition 50,000 clemson university college for a program design to recruit minority males as teachers',
'in public schools 700,000 coffeyville community college for computer network enhancement 250,000 college of southern idaho for development of distance',
'learning services, including the acquisition of technology 300,000 columbia college chicago, il, for a center for the study of women',
'in the arts and media 125,000 columbia university, new york, for a joint project with the hostos community college of',
'the city university of new york, to train minority students in foreign policy disciplines through distance learning 350,000 community college',
'of beaver county, monaca, pa, to acquire state of the art technology to support educational programming 50,000 concurrent technologies corporation,',
'largo, florida, for community college/vocational industry cluster hubs initiative 1,250,000 cossatot community college of the university of arkansas, de queen,',
'ar, for early childhood education instructional staff and equipment 475,000 cowley community college, wichita, kansas, for the southside learning center,',
'for equipment 250,000 cuesta college, san luis obispo, ca, for supplies and equipment for its nursing education program 35,000 curry',
'college in massachusetts for technology and programs to assist learning disabled students 175,000 cuyahoga community colleges music and education technology',
'program, cleveland, ohio to support a program of music study integrated with technology 405,000 cuyamaca college, rancho san diego, california,',
'for expanded math and science education 700,000 daemen college, amherst, new york, after school enrichment programs for people with developmental',
'disabilities 1,300,000 dakota state university in madison, sd, for technology and equipment for a model distance learning center 900,000 dakota',
'wesleyen university, mitchell, sd, to acquire technology and equipment to serve the george mcgovern library 1,000,000 darton college, albany, ga,',
'to expand minority and nontraditional student recruitment and academic support activities 900,000 daytona beach community college, florida, for instructional equipment',
'and technology infrastructure for the advanced technology center 250,000 dean college, franklin, ma, to improve curricula and upgrade mathematics, science',
'and writing laboratories for students with disabilities 150,000 desales university, center valley, pa, for computer wiring for smart class rooms',
'for training for area k 12 teachers and students 100,000 dowling college, oakdale, ny, for personnel, instructional materials, student scholarships,',
'and other expenses for a minority teacher development and training center 400,000 drexel university, philadelphia, pa, for the development and',
'expansion of the math forum as a national, on line math education center 250,000 durham technical community college, durham, nc,',
'for personnel, student scholarships, and other expenses to improve the articulation of community college students into teacher preparation programs 50,000',
'dyouville college in buffalo, ny to increase enrollment and improve outreach in the nursing program 250,000 eastern university, philadelphia, pa',
'for new bilingual health care studies program and purchase of equipment in support of program expansion 300,000 eastern washington university,',
'cheney, washington, technology initiative for the new economy 510,000 eckerd college, st. petersburg, florida, for alternative teacher certification program 500,000',
'eckerd college, st. petersburg, florida, for technology infrastructure 1,250,000 edinboro university education center precision manufacturing institute 450,000 edward waters college,',
'jacksonville, fl, for library enhancements, technology, and telecommunications upgrades 500,000 elgin community college, elgin, illinois, for integrated systems technology program',
'250,000 embry riddle aeronautical university, prescott, arizona, for academic and technical literature 500,000 emerson college in boston for the tufte',
'performance and production center initiative 800,000 emporia state university, emporia, kansas, for technology upgrade 400,000 environmental interpretive facilities at the',
'juanita college raystown, huntingdon, pennsylvania, for equipment 500,000 evergreen state college in olympia, washington for research and curriculum costs of',
'a program addressing the needs of tribal governments 150,000 excelsior college, albany, new york, for curriculum development 250,000 fayetteville technical',
'community college, fayetteville, north carolina, for the adventure of the american mind program 150,000 federation of american scientists, washington, d.c.,',
'for digital opportunity investment trust 750,000 federation of independent illinois colleges and university for telecommunications equipment and for training programs',
'necessary to link educational institutions to a high bandwidth network 100,000 fisk university in nashville, tennessee for technology acquisition in',
'support of a new information technology center and to improve student learning 300,000 florida campus compact, tallahassee, fl, to enhance',
'service learning on college campuses throughout florida 500,000 ft. lewis college, center for southwest studies in colorado for the acquisition',
'of equipment and technology and an educational program for native american interns 1,600,000 gateway community college, new haven, ct, to',
'implement an associates degree nursing program 250,000 george meany center for labor studies the national labor college for curriculum development',
'750,000 georgia college and state university, milledgeville, georgia, for the paul coverdell institute and archives 800,000 glenville state college, glenville,',
'wv, for faculty, curricula, and equipment to establish a computer science and information technology program 175,000 gonzaga university, spokane, washington,',
'for furnishing, equipment and salaries for their natural resources and research program 510,000 governors state university, university park, il, for',
'equipment and training programs at the college of education family development center 150,000 grambling university in lincoln, louisiana to increase',
'the number, skills and competitiveness of minority faculty and students in biomedical research 150,000 grand valley state university, allendale, michigan,',
'for teacher academy 500,000 great plains center for applied latino/latin american studies at university of nebraska at omaha to stimulate',
'the academic study of latino and latin american culture, history and economics 1,000,000 harford county public schools, bel air, md,',
'for support of a math and science magnet school program at aberdeen high school 500,000 harrisburg polytechnic institute, harrisburg, pa,',
'for a k 16 curriculum, equipment, and technology upgrades. 262,000 hartwick college, oneonta, new york, for equipment 750,000 hickory metropolitan',
'higher education center, hickory, north carolina for program development 125,000 higher education learning center in des moines, iowa for curriculum',
'development 100,000 highline community college, des moines, washington, to establish a marine science and technology center 500,000 hofstra university to',
'equip smart classrooms for teacher education 50,000 holy family college, philadelphia, pa, to develop on line based teacher training programs',
'for teacher certification and other teacher training 50,000 huntingdon college for training teachers in technology in montgomery, alabama 500,000 huntington',
'junior college, wv, for personnel, curricula, student scholarships, and other expenses to recruit and train students in real time captioning',
'900,000 independence community college, for early childhood education center to train teachers for tomorrow 250,000 indian hills college in ottumwa,',
'iowa for technology upgrades and equipment at the bioprocess training center 500,000 indian river community college, ft. pierce, st. lucie,',
'florida, for grow our own teachers project 800,000 indiana university, bloomington, in, for the center on congress civic education program',
'50,000 iowa central community college, fort dodge, iowa, for iowa communications network pilot program 300,000 iowa student aid commission to',
'continue a program of loan forgiveness for teachers 500,000 jackson state university, jackson, ms, to establish an e center focused',
'on electronic based teaching and learning, research, and community outreach and services 550,000 james w. norman hall, university of florida,',
'gainesville, florida, for technology and infrastructure project 250,000 jefferson college, hillsboro, mo, for personnel, technology and other expenses to establish',
'a center for the study of local issues 100,000 johnson and wales university in providence, ri, to enhance its teacher',
'preparation program 100,000 johnson c. smith university, charlotte, nc, to establish a campus and community center for learning and technology',
'to address education needs in the region. 150,000 kean university, union, new jersey, for global studies and un internship program',
'100,000 kent state university, kent, ohio, for institute for computational design 1,250,000 kent state universitys liquid crystal institute in ohio',
'for educational programs 475,000 kentucky wesleyan colleges science center for equipment and educational programs 500,000 keystone central school district in',
'pennsylvania, in collaboration with lock haven university, to continue a model alternative school 750,000 keystone college, la plume, pennsylvania, to',
'equip an environmental science laboratory and resource center and a center for teaching, learning and technology 450,000 lake forest college,',
'illinois, to develop a new state of the art library and learning center 25,000 langston university, langston, oklahoma, to fund',
'a scholarship endowment for students to be designated as the thurgood marshall endowed scholarship 225,000 le moyne college, syracuse, new',
'york, for upgrading equipment 125,000 lehigh university, bethlehem, pa, for the center for promoting healthy development for individuals with disabilities',
'for research to develop strategies to improve the health of individuals with disabilities. 100,000 lehman college, bronx, new york, for',
'a distance learning initiative to connect pre service teachers with experienced classroom teachers 200,000 lewis and clark community college, godfrey,',
'il, for activities related to the study of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems at the great rivers research and education center',
'900,000 lincoln university, lincoln university, pa, to purchase laboratory and computer equipment for state of the art science laboratories, and',
'to enhance its chemistry, physics, biology and computer science technology capabilities 100,000 lorain county community college, elyria, oh, for telecommunications',
'and technology upgrades, course development, and instructional support for the learning technology center 250,000 los angeles mission college, ca, for',
'its economic self help project to train small business owners 300,000 los angeles valley college, valley glen, ca, for a',
'career ladder nursing program in collaboration with los angeles southwest college 250,000 louisiana state university, baton rouge, louisiana, for its',
'law center, medical and biotechnology project to recruit and train laws/medicine specialists, develop health care programs, databases and training 200,000',
'lourdes college, sylvania, oh, for professional development, technology upgrades, equipment, and education outreach programs 225,000 loyola university, chicago, il, for',
'science laboratory equipment 500,000 lyon college, batesville, ar, for acquisition of lab equipment and communications system upgrades for its center',
'for science and mathematics 300,000 manhattanville college, purchase, ny, for the jump start alternative teacher certification program 500,000 manor college,',
'jenkintown, pa, for a veterinary technician distance education program 100,000 maricopa county community college district, phoenix, az, for the hispanic',
'nursing fellows program to address the national nursing shortage 100,000 maricopa county community college district, tempe, az, for personnel, student',
'scholarships and other expenses to expand a national center to improve teacher recruitment, preparation and retention 400,000 maricopa county community',
'college district, tempe, az, for the hispanic nursing fellows program, including student scholarships 200,000 maryland association of community colleges to',
'reinforce community colleges ability to educate and train the information technology workforce throughout maryland 950,000 maxine waters employment preparation center,',
'los angeles unified school district, ca, to expand education and training programs 200,000 mendocino lake community college district, ukiah, ca,',
'to develop an associates degree program in nursing 200,000 mercyhurst college, pa, for program support and equipment in support of',
'the institute of public health 200,000 mesa state college, grand junction, colorado, for teacher preparation initiative 116,000 mid state technical',
'college, wisconsin rapids, wi, for instructional supplies, faculty and capital equipment to expand an urban forestry program 500,000 military heritage',
'foundation, carlisle, pa, for the united states army history institute military history institute to provide joint research and teaching opportunities',
'in military and social history 125,000 minnesota state colleges and universities, st. paul, minnesota, for development of an e monitoring',
'environment 600,000 minot state university, minot, north dakota, to continue providing disability services to remote rural communities 200,000 mississippi state',
'university for the midsouth partnership for rural community colleges in mississippi for a pilot program to connect community colleges and',
'4 year university research 500,000 mississippi valley state university, itta bena, ms, to establish a master of science degree program',
'in bioinformatics 350,000 mitchell technical institute in mitchell, sd, for technology and equipment 110,000 molloy college in new york for',
'smart classrooms for the nursing department 50,000 montana state university in billings, montana, for the development of a computer technology',
'program 700,000 montclair state university, nj, for the center for teacher preparation and learning technology to expand teacher training programs',
'300,000 montgomery county community college, blue bell, pa, for personnel, curricula, technology, and other expenses for an advanced technology center',
'375,000 moravian college, bethlehem, pa, for computer wiring for smart class rooms for training for area k 12 teachers and',
'students 100,000 mount aloysius college, cresson, pa, for the training of faculty in the use of technology based curriculum 100,000',
'mount union college, alliance, ohio, for master teacher program 100,000 mount union college/alliance city schools, alliance, ohio, for early childhood',
'center 100,000 mt. vernon nazarene college, mt. vernon, oh, equipment, technology upgrades of the natural sciences and social sciences facility',
'600,000 national aviary conservation education technology integration in pittsburgh 250,000 national university, la jolla, california, for the institute for persons',
'who are hard of hearing or deaf 500,000 new college of california, san francisco, ca, to establish degree programs in',
'community studies, urban ecology and sustainability studies, and spirituality and politics through a new institute, and for student scholarships 400,000',
'new england board of higher education, boston, ma, for a study of minority student participation in science and technology disciplines',
'200,000 new hampshire community technical college in new hampshire for a distance learning initiative, including the acquisition of technology 500,000',
'new world symphony, miami beach, fl, for distance education music programs 100,000 nicholls state university, thibodaux, louisiana, for advanced technology',
'center or intergenerational center 400,000 northeastern state university, tahlequah, ok, for expenses to support faculty and students at the center',
'for rural development 250,000 northern essex community college, lawrence, massachusetts, for the procurement and maintenance of educational equipment and technology',
'infrastructure at neccs technology training center. 200,000 northern illinois center for accelerator and detector development, dekalb, illinois 2,000,000 northern kentucky',
'university, highland heights, ky, to expand technology certification and degree programs, distance learning and k 16 partnerships 150,000 northern state',
'university in aberdeen, south dakota, for technology and equipment at the center for statewide e learning 300,000 northwestern college, orange',
'city, iowa, for sound technology for theatre arts center 200,000 northwestern state university, natchitoches, louisiana, for campus technological infrastructure enhancement',
'project 166,000 northwest shoals community college, muscle shoals, al, for personnel, telecommunications, technology and security enhancements 400,000 norwalk community college,',
'norwalk, connecticut, for equipment and personnel needed to launch the community security institute 500,000 oakland community college, bloomfield hills, mi,',
'to develop a curriculum for the center for combined regional emergency services training 250,000 ohio center for advancement of women',
'in public service, cleveland state university, cleveland, ohio, for developing training curricula, training program, operating costs to create the legislative/executive',
'training institute 250,000 ohio wesleyan university, delaware, ohio, for implementing programs to encourage greater minority participation in the sciences for',
'undergraduate and precollege populations 775,000 oklahoma regents of higher education, oklahoma city, oklahoma, to complete ponca citys internet hub project',
'1,500,000 oklahoma state university, okmulgee, ok, for its commerce development center 125,000 online louisiana for equipment and it 250,000 palmer',
'college of chiropractic in davenport, ia, for equipment and technology for the learning resource center 500,000 pasadena city college, pasadena,',
'ca, to develop a biotechnology training program 93,000 peirce college, philadelphia, pa, for technology enhancements, course development, faculty training and',
'outreach activities to expand peirce online 200,000 philadelphia university, philadelphia, pa, to upgrade its campus wide technology infrastructure to expand',
'programmatic advances offered by the universitys high technology education center 600,000 pittsburgh tissue engineering initiative, pittsburgh, pa, to expand its',
'teacher education program in order to introduce the concept of tissue engineering into the classroom 100,000 polk community college, winter',
'haven, florida, to establish a corporate college to meet the locally identified education and training needs of the business community',
'500,000 portland state university, portland, or, for instructional programs, distance learning and equipment for the northwest center for engineering, science,',
'and technology 1,000,000 prince georges community college, largo, md, for equipment, technology, and operating expenses for an extension center near',
'andrews air force base 500,000 providence college, ri, for equipment, technology and educational programs for its center for the arts',
'250,000 rochester institute of technology, ny, for equipment for the center for biotechnology education and training. 422,000 saginaw valley state',
'university, university city, michigan, for equipment, wiring and computer upgrade 500,000 salt lake community college in salt lake city, utah,',
'to improve student learning through additional technology and equipment acquisition 500,000 santa clara university, ca, for telecommunications and technology equipment',
'and upgrades 900,000 santa clarita community college district, santa clarita, california, for equipment, personnel for the university center 500,000 science',
'education technology initiative at university of alabama to increase students success in biology, computer science, and physics 500,000 seminole state',
'college, seminole, ok, for the fast track program at the school of nursing for student support, scholarships and other services',
'and assistance 50,000 seminole state college, seminole, oklahoma, for the technology center for technology purchases 175,000 seton hall university, south',
'orange, nj, for the life science and technology center 100,000 shenandoah university, winchester, virginia, for the computer technology enhancement program',
'to retrain teachers 180,000 slippery rock university, slippery rock, pa, for knowledge pointe at cranberry woods, as part of an',
'initiative to provide life long educational services to pittsburghs regional industry and community residents 100,000 slippery rock university, slippery rock,',
'pennsylvania, for the north hill educational alliance 100,000 snead state community college, boaz, alabama, for computers and technology enhancements 70,000',
'sonoma state university, rohnert park, ca, for communications and laboratory equipment to establish a graduate program in computer and engineering',
'sciences 300,000 south carolina state board for technical and comprehensive education, columbia, sc, for distance learning programs 500,000 south dakota',
'board of regents to upgrade the south dakota library network 500,000 south piedmont community college, polkton, north carolina, for equipment',
'400,000 southampton college, ny, for science equipment and technology upgrades at its marine science center 253,000 southeast missouri state university,',
'cape girardeau, missouri, river campus initiative 1,200,000 southern illinois university, carbondale, il, for the paul simon public policy institute 1,000,000',
'southern new england school of law, north dartmouth, ma, to support faculty, staff, and student stipends for the establishment of',
'an immigration clinic 125,000 southern new hampshire university in new hampshire for a distance learning initiative, including the acquisition of',
'technology 500,000 southern oregon university, ashland, oregon, to create and expand teacher training program and develop a new undergraduate theatre',
'technology curriculum 500,000 southern university in east baton rouge, louisiana, for infrastructure upgrades such as internet and teleconferencing capabilities 150,000',
'southern west virginia community and technical college, mt. gay, wv, for personnel, curricula, equipment and technology to expand information technology',
'programs 500,000 spalding university online, louisville, kentucky, for distance learning program for teacher professional development 50,000 spoon river college, canton,',
'il, for equipment for community technology centers in canton and macomb, illinois 275,000 st. petersburg college, st. petersburg, florida, for',
'project eagle online learning program 4,500,000 st. johns university to develop curriculum and improve minority recruitment to the pharmacy program',
'100,000 st. cloud state university, mn, for nursing education programs 250,000 st. francis college, brooklyn, new york, for technology initiative',
'500,000 st. marys college of maryland, st. marys city, md, for technology upgrades 250,000 stark state college of technology, canton,',
'ohio, for technology infrastructure 711,000 stark state college of technology, canton, ohio, to train real time captioners to provide closed',
'captioning to the deaf and hard of hearing 200,000 state university of new york at potsdam, st. lawrence county, new',
'york, for music educators for new york city for scholarship, program costs and operations, marketing and recruitment and personnel costs',
'550,000 state university of new york at purchase, ny, for technical and career counseling, continuing education, curricula, technology, and to',
'enhance services for students with disabilities 800,000 state university of new york empire state college for masters of arts in',
'teaching program 250,000 stonehill college in easton, massachusetts, for technology infrastructure and curriculum development 300,000 suffolk university, boston, ma, for',
'the john joseph moakley archives and the john joseph moakley institute on public policy and political history 250,000 temple university,',
'philadelphia, pa, to develop innovative models to address teacher recruitment, training and mentoring that will enhance student achievement and raise',
'the capabilities of low performing schools 200,000 texas southern university, college of pharmacy and health sciences for the establishment of',
'a health professions program 300,000 texas southern university, college of pharmacy and health sciences, for their minority engineering program 100,000',
'texas southern university, houston, tx, for personnel, equipment, student scholarships, and materials for the college of science and technology 250,000',
'texas state university for teacher retention initiative. 250,000 texas tech university center for the aging in lubbock, texas 250,000 the',
'franciscan university in clinton, iowa, for a technology based undergraduate and graduate teacher training program 1,000,000 thurgood marshall scholarship fund,',
'new york city, ny, for technology upgrades and capacity building activities at historically black colleges and universities 500,000 tiffin university,',
'tiffin, ohio, for technology enhanced classroom project 500,000 tri college red river basin institute in fargo, north dakota, for salaries',
'and program costs related to the study of flood damage and natural resource management research 100,000 trident technical college, charleston,',
'south carolina, to equip the information technology center, electro mechanical skills laboratory, and the hospitality, tourism and culinary arts program',
'500,000 troy state university, montgomery, alabama, to expand a virtual university, including technology acquisition, that provides a 24 hour, seven',
'days a week program for military personnel 750,000 truckee meadows community college high tech center and curriculum initiative in reno,',
'nevada, for computer equipment and curriculum support of high tech initiatives and teacher certification programs 400,000 trustee of stevens institute',
'of technology, hoboken, new jersey, for educational and innovative opportunities for undergraduates and graduates 476,000 tulane university, new orleans, la,',
'for technology, faculty fellowships, student internships and educational outreach programs at the amistad research center 400,000 tupelo public schools in',
'mississippi for the create technology innovation challenge grant program 750,000 university of akron, ohio, for exercise in hard choices program',
'to help citizens and students understand the federal budget process 500,000 university of alabama, tuscaloosa, alabama, for acquisition of technology',
'and to upgrade existing information technology infrastructure 200,000 university of alaska for the inpsych center, to train alaska natives as',
'psychologists to practice in alaskan villages 500,000 university of alaska, alaska department of education and alaska state library for the',
'alaska digital archives and digital library to digitize their information resources 400,000 university of arizona for training and curriculum development',
'at the program in integrative medicine 500,000 university of arizona, tucson, az, for a national center to train faculty, teaching',
'assistants, and administrators to improve higher education for students with disabilities 300,000 university of arkansas at little rock, ar, for',
'simulation equipment for the cybercollege virtual reality center 500,000 university of arkansas, fayetteville, arkansas, for national office for rural measurement',
'and evaluations systems for technology designed to improve the instructional practices and learning possibilities of children from grades 3 8',
'500,000 university of california, merced, ca, for acquisition of science equipment 250,000 university of california, merced, ca, to establish the',
'sierra nevada research institute, including student fellowships and internships, software, and equipment 250,000 university of hartford, ct, for equipment for',
'the hartt school performing arts education center 400,000 university of hawaii at hilo for an applied rural science program 50,000',
'university of idaho advanced computing and modeling laboratory to provide independent technical expertise and applied research 900,000 university of illinois',
'college of medicine, peoria, illinois, for technology infrastructure 100,000 university of louisville northern kentucky universitys, urban university partnership for math',
'and science teaching for teacher and faculty development programs 1,200,000 university of maine, school of applied science, engineering & technology',
'for purchase of equipment and technology 600,000 university of maryland, college of education, college park, md, for personnel, graduate student',
'stipends, and other expenses for the maryland institute for minority achievement and urban education 500,000 university of massachusetts boston to',
'purchase research equipment and technology infrastructure 1,000,000 university of memphis benjamin l. hooks institute for social change in memphis, tennessee,',
'which may include establishing an endowment for such center, for education and community outreach programs 1,000,000 university of michigan, ann',
'arbor, michigan, for the gerald r. ford school of public policy 2,000,000 university of mississippi, oxford, mississippi, for the national',
'archive of youth social and attitudinal data 450,000 university of nevada, las vegas, to engage college age women in civic',
'life through voluntarism, careers and informed citizenship 150,000 university of nevada, reno, to upgrade its information technology infrastructure 1,000,000 university',
'of new england performance enhancement and evaluation center for training opportunities for medical students and practitioners 1,000,000 university of new',
'mexico, albuquerque, new mexico, for mathematics and science teacher academy for professional development 500,000 university of new mexico, for a',
'dental education program 200,000 university of north carolina at chapel hill, nc, for personnel, student internships, research, and other expenses',
'to expand technology education and applications through the knowledgeworks institute 225,000 university of north carolina at pembroke, nc, for the',
'southeastern north carolina consortium for teacher certification, recruitment, and retention 100,000 university of northern iowa center for applied gerontology for',
'program development 325,000 university of northern iowa to expand the 2+2 teacher training program 100,000 university of oklahoma health sciences',
'center, oklahoma city, oklahoma, to further develop its doctoral level program in bioinformatics 175,000 university of pacific, stockton, california, for',
'eberhardt school of business 400,000 university of redlands, redlands, california and california state university, san bernardino, california, to enhance their',
'current arabic and islamic studies programs 700,000 university of redlands, redlands, california, for technology enhancement 700,000 university of rhode island,',
'kingston, ri, for a center for sustainable communities 100,000 university of san francisco, ca, for education, service and research programs',
'at the center for public service and the common good 1,000,000 university of south florida, tampa, florida, for a globalization',
'research network 1,500,000 university of southern colorado technology for teaching and learning, to upgrade and acquire classroom technology in support',
'of improved student learning 900,000 university of southern maine, portland, maine, for telecommunications and technology upgrades to support science, engineering',
'and advanced technology programs 400,000 university of texas at austin, college of natural sciences, for faculty development 500,000 university of',
'texas at tyler, tx, for distance learning and other programmatic activities, including student support, at the colleges of nursing and',
'health sciences, and business and technology 350,000 university of virginia, charlottesville, va, for governmental studies youth leadership initiative 1,200,000 university',
'of wisconsin eau claire, eau claire, wi, for acquisition of science laboratory equipment 425,000 university of wisconsin rock county, janesville,',
'wi, for computers and technology upgrades, and science laboratory equipment 100,000 university of wisconsin stevens point, wi, for the faculty',
'alliance for creating and expanding teaching strategies facets initiative 500,000 university of wisconsin whitewater, whitewater, wisconsin, for technology and personnel',
'500,000 university of wyoming for acquisition of technology and equipment 1,700,000 upper great lakes educational technologies, inc., marquette, mi, for',
'personnel, technology and support costs to design, coordinate and implement operation up link 400,000 urban college of boston in massachusetts',
'to support higher education program serving low income and minority students 1,000,000 utah state university in utah to improve educational',
'services for all students through distance learning technologies 350,000 valparaiso university, valparaiso, in, for equipment and technology upgrades at its',
'library and information resources center 550,000 washington & lee university in virginia for the shepherd poverty program 500,000 washington college,',
'chestertown, maryland, science and technology education initiative 500,000 washington state university plateau center for american indian studies for faculty, educational',
'programming and training 100,000 waubonsee community college, sugar grove, illinois, for integrated systems technology program 250,000 west chester university, west',
'chester, pa, for technological infrastructure improvements 150,000 west kentucky technical college, paducah, kentucky, to train court reporting students in captioning',
'475,000 west liberty state college in west virginia to equip its residence halls with internet access 1,700,000 west los angeles',
'college, culver city, ca, for equipment, curricula, faculty, and other expenses to develop an emergency health services training program 425,000',
'west virginia high technology consortium foundation, fairmont, wv, in collaboration with fairmont state college and dsd laboratories of west virginia,',
'to improve computer security curricula and for an information assurance center 225,000 western governors university in salt lake city, ut,',
'to provide training and certification for educators in nevada through a joint program with clark county school district 500,000 western',
'governors university, salt lake city, utah, for k 12 teacher education initiative, for program development 500,000 western kentucky universitys center',
'for engineering and biological sciences for technology enhancements 1,200,000 wheeling jesuit university in west virginia for the math and science',
'education initiative 3,600,000 widener university, chester, pennsylvania, for technology infrastructure 500,000 wisconsin association of independent colleges and universities for a',
'collaboration project to consolidate administrative operations and information technology 800,000 wisconsin indianhead technical college, rice lake, wi, for equipment for',
'a new technology center 300,000 world learning, school for international training, brattleboro, vt, to enhance international studies programs at historically',
'black colleges and universities, including study abroad programs for students and faculty 250,000 york college, york, nebraska to modernize technological',
'capabilities, including acquisition of technology and equipment 100,000 york college, york, pennsylvania, for technology upgrades and computers and community programming',
'350,000 youngstown state university, oh, for faculty, equipment, student support, and other related expenses to expand a materials engineering/science program',
'500,000 university of massachusetts boston to purchase research equipment and technology infrastructure 1,000,000 international education and foreign language studies domestic',
'programs the conference agreement includes $93,850,000 for the domestic activities of the international education and foreign languages studiesprograms instead of',
'$85,200,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $87,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement will sustain the investments',
'made last year to train experts who have foreign language proficiency and cross cultural skills in the targeted world areas',
'of central and south asia, the middle east, russia, and the independent states of the former soviet union, and provide',
'new resources to build foreign language capacity and international expertise in these strategic world areas important to national security interests',
'and other areas, including southeast asia and africa. the conferees are aware that all national resource centers will compete for',
'new awards in fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement includes sufficient funds to increase the average award for the existing',
'number 118 of centers by at least nine percent. the conferees believe that restoring awards that have eroded over the',
'years, thereby enabling each center to implement an effective, multifaceted program of advanced language training, research, technical assistance, and outreach,',
'should be a priority over expanding the number of centers over current levels. the conference agreement also includes sufficient funds',
'for an additional 87 academic and 70 summer fellowships under the foreign language and area studies fellowships program over the',
'request. these fellowships should be allocated across all world areas, with an emphasis on languages of strategic national importance. the',
'conference agreement includes sufficient funds for the language resource centers for new k 16 teacher training initiatives in the less',
'commonly taught foreign languages critical to national security, including the development of a strategic plan for teacher training and resource',
'development, a summit on teacher training, professional development through summer institutes for k 16 teachers of arabic, azeri, persian/ dari,',
'pashto, uzbek, urdu and other languages of strategic importance, and assistance to k 16 teachers for the development of web',
'delivered instructional materials. the conference agreement includes sufficient funds to provide an increase for the centers for international business to',
'address issues relating to homeland security and trade. in conducting new competitions in all title vi program areas in fiscal',
'year 2003, the department should continue to emphasize increased investments in areas of strategic national importance. the conference agreement continues',
'language to allow up to one percent of funds to be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination',
'activities. the conferees are disappointed that the department has not fully addressed the staffing needs of the title vi and',
'fulbright hays international education programs. the conferees note that the departments full time equivalent fte staffing level will increase by',
'79 fte in fiscal year 2003. overseas program the conference agreement provides $13,000,000 for the overseas programs in international education',
'and foreign language studies authorized under section 102 b 6 of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $11,800,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. funding for these programs supports group projects',
'abroad, faculty research abroad, special bilateral projects, and doctoral dissertation research abroad. the additional funding provided over the request should',
'be used to expand research fellowships and group projects abroad in intermediate and advanced language training in newly strategic world',
'areas, and enhance curriculum development and summer seminars abroad for k 12 teachers. the conference agreement continues language allowing section',
'102 b 6 funds for individuals planning to apply their advanced language skills in the fields of government, the professions,',
'or international development. institute for international public policy the conference agreement includes $1,650,000 for the institute for international public policy',
'instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by both h.r. 246 and the senate. this program provides a grant to the united',
'negro college fund to operate the institute through sub grantees chosen among minority serving institutions. the conferees encourage the institute',
'to continue a recent emphasis on helping students obtain foreign language competence and international expertise in areas important to national',
'security. minority science and engineering improvement the conference agreement includes $9,000,000 for minority science and engineering improvement instead of $8,500,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 and $9,500,000 as proposed by the senate. trio the conference agreement includes $832,500,000 for trio',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $810,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees are concerned that the regulatory',
'definitions of different campus and different population of participants in the student support services program regulations 34 cfr part 646.7',
'c are so narrowly crafted that the definitions undermine congressional intent and prohibit many geographically separate institutions from applying for',
'trio funding and, thus, prohibit the expansion of educational opportunities for more low income and minority students. the conferees direct',
'the department to review these regulatory definitions and make the appropriate changes so that more institutions of higher education, particularly',
'those that have large numbers of low income students enrolled at various campuses, will have the ability to apply for',
'trio grants and serve more eligible students who need trio services. gear up the conference agreement includes $295,000,000 for gear',
'up as proposed by the senate instead of $285,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. teacher quality enhancement grants the conference',
'agreement also includes $90,000,000 for teacher quality enhancement grants as proposed by the senate instead of $100,000,000 as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. child care access means parents in school the conference agreement includes $16,300,000 for the child care access program',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. other higher education programs the conference agreement',
'includes $7,000,000 for demonstrations in disability as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not include separate funding for this',
'activity. the conference agreement includes $2,250,000 for the underground railroad educational and cultural program instead of $2,500,000 as proposed by',
'the senate and $2,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conference agreement also includes $5,000,000 for thurgood marshall scholarships as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $1,000,000 for olympic scholarships as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. the senate bill did not provide funding for this program. howard university the conference agreement includes $240,000,000 for',
'howard university as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $239,974,000 as proposed by the senate. institute of education sciences the',
'conference agreement includes $450,887,000 for the institute of education sciences instead of $397,887,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $397,387,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees provide $140,000,000 for research as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $89,500,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. within this total, the conference agreement includes $19,635,000 in continuation funding for comprehensive school reform evaluation,',
'research, model development and dissemination activities as requested by the department. the conferees strongly support the premise that developing, identifying',
'and implementing scientifically based research is critical to the success of the no child left behind act and to the',
'increased effectiveness generally of education programs and interventions. in particular, the conferees believe that a greater focus must be placed',
'on the use of randomized controlled trials, longitudinal studies, and other research that meets the standards set by the national',
'research council. the development of an enhanced research infrastructure will help build a base of research proven interventions that can',
'be used by educational institutions to help improve the educational outcomes of our nations student population. the conferees have provided',
'an additional $18,183,000 above last year to continue building the nations educational research infrastructure. the conferees note that there is',
'a lack of scientifically based education research, such as randomized research trials. the conferees provide $90,000,000 for statistics instead of',
'$95,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $87,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement also includes $58,000,000 to',
'continue multi year grants and contracts for comprehensive regional assistance centers, regional math and science education consortia, the math and',
'science clearinghouse, and technology based technical assistance as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 did not include funding for these',
'activities. the conferees are concerned with recent statistics that show that more than 20 million children experience reading failure. according',
'to the national center for education statistics, almost 40% of americas fourth graders suffer with reading difficulties. it has been',
'brought to the attention of the conferees that the haan reading institute has developed a national research project to measure',
'the effectiveness of selected remedial reading programs and their ability to normalize reading skills for children in the late elementary',
'and early secondary grades. the information derived from this research will be used by parents, teachers and policymakers to understand',
'the different reading profiles of children and to determine which instructional methods work best for whom. the conferees encourage the',
'department to give consideration to this research project. departmental management the conference agreement includes $412,545,000 for departmental program administration instead',
'of $412,093,000 as proposed by the senate and $411,795,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. the conferees are concerned about the',
'delay applicants are experiencing in receiving awards under grant programs and therefore request that the department provide a report within',
'60 days of enactment of this bill on the steps that it can take to reduce the delay in administering',
'grant competitions. the conferees have included $750,000 to provide all title iv institutions that are eligible for funding with a',
'handbook providing detailed instruction on compliance with section 485 f of the higher education act of 1965, relating to campus',
'crime statistics. general provisions reading first supplement not supplant the conference agreement includes an amendment to the elementary and secondary',
'education act of 1965 to insert a supplement not supplant requirement in the reading first program as proposed by the',
'senate. h.r. 246 contained no similar language. new york city title i distribution the conference agreement does not include language',
'relating to a new distribution of title i funding within new york city as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246',
'contained no similar language. alaska native programs the conference agreement does not include an amendment to the no child left',
'behind act of 2001 to allow construction funding for alaska native programs as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 contained',
'no similar language. hawaiian education programs the conference agreement does not include an amendment to the no child left behind',
'act of 2001 to allow construction, renovation and modernization funding for any school run by the department of education of',
'the state of hawaii that serves a predominantly native hawaiian student body. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. funding for',
'innovative programs the conference agreement does not include an additional $5,000,000,000 to be distributed according to the formulas for the',
'innovative education block grant program and to be used by states and school districts to carry out any activity authorized',
'under the elementary and secondary education act, idea or the higher education act as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246',
'contained no similar provision. idea funding the conference agreement does not include an additional $1,500,000,000 for idea through additional advance',
'appropriations as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. sense of the senate on after school funding',
'the conference agreement deletes without prejudice a sense of the senate that every effort should be made to fund the',
'after school programs at the level authorized in the no child left behind act as proposed by the senate. h.r.',
'246 contained no similar provision. title iv related agencies armed forces retirement home the conference agreement includes $68,013,000 for the',
'armed forces retirement home instead of $67,340,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient',
'funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. the conferees have also agreed',
'to include provisions relating to contracts for development and construction as proposed by the senate. h.r. 246 contained no similar',
'provisions. corporation for national and community service domestic volunteer service programs, operating expenses the conference agreement includes $356,205,000 for the',
'domestic volunteer service programs instead of $350,331,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $351,063,000 as proposed by the senate. volunteers',
'in service to america vista the conference agreement includes $94,287,000 for vista as proposed by the senate instead of $94,155,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246. volunteers in homeland security the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for volunteers in homeland security as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. of this total, up to $5,000,000 is available',
'to support the parent drug corps program. national senior volunteer corps the conference agreement includes $111,500,000 for the foster grandparent',
'program fgp as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $106,700,000 as proposed by the senate. one third of the increases',
'provided for the fgp, scp, and rsvp programs shall be used to fund programs of national significance expansion grants to',
'allow existing fgp, rsvp and scp programs to expand the number of volunteers serving in areas of critical need as',
'identified by congress in the domestic volunteer service act. sufficient funding has been included to provide an increase for administrative',
'costs realized by all current grantees in the fgp, scp and rsvp programs. funds remaining above these amounts should be',
'used to begin new fgp, rsvp and scp programs in geographic areas currently unserved. the conferees expect these projects to',
'be awarded via a nationwide competition among potential community based sponsors. the corporation for national and community service shall comply',
'with the directive that use of funding increases in the foster grandparent program, retired and senior volunteer program and vista',
'not be restricted to america reads activities. the conferees further direct that the corporation shall not stipulate a minimum or',
'maximum amount for pns grant augmentations. the conference agreement includes $400,000 for senior demonstration activities as proposed by both the',
'senate. these funds are to be used solely to carry out evaluations and to provide recruitment, training, and technical assistance',
'to local projects as described in the budget request. no new demonstration projects may be begun with these funds. none',
'of the increases provided for fgp, scp, or rsvp in fiscal year 2003 may be used for demonstration activities. funds',
'appropriated for fiscal year 2003 may not be used to implement or support service collaboration agreements or any other changes',
'in the administration and/or governance of national service programs prior to passage of a bill by the authorizing committees of',
'jurisdiction specifying such changes. program administration the conference agreement includes $34,571,000 for program administration instead of $34,229,000 as proposed by',
'both h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the',
'board cut on salaries and expenses. corporation for public broadcasting the conference agreement provides $390,000,000 in funding for fiscal year',
'2005, instead of $380,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $395,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have included',
'sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. the conferees strongly urge',
'the cpb to allocate not less than $100,000 to the 14 public radio stations around the nation that provide the',
'sole source of radio news and information in their communities. the additional funds would permit these stations to extend their',
'broadcast hours and improve service to their listeners. the conference agreement also includes $48,744,000 for equipment and facilities to enable',
'public broadcasters to meet the statutory deadline for digital conversion as proposed by the senate instead of $25,000,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246. federal mediation and conciliation service salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $41,425,000 for the federal mediation',
'and conciliation service fmcs instead of $40,718,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient',
'funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. included in the total appropriation',
'is $300,000 to be used forfmcs to continue their work to prevent youth violence by teaching students mediation and conflict',
'resolution techniques. federal mine safety and health review commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides $7,178,000 for the federal',
'mine safety and health review commission rather than $7,127,000 as proposed by both h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees',
'have included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. institute of',
'museum and library services the conference agreement provides $245,485,000 for the institute of museum and library services instead of $210,000,000',
'as proposed by h.r. 246 and $203,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset',
'the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. within the amount provided, $10,000,000 is available until',
'expended for recruiting and educating librarians for the 21st century initiative. the conference agreement also specifies funding for the following:',
'abington art center, jenkintown, pa, for a work study program for at risk junior and high school students. $25,000 aleutian',
'world war ii museum in alaska for interactive media display 100,000 allentown art museum, allentown, pa, for educational programs for',
'25 school districts in 7 pa counties 75,000 alley pond environmental center, douglaston, ny, for environmental education programs 25,000 american',
'village project in montevallo, alabama 500,000 army aviation heritage foundation in ozark, alabama for educational programs 100,000 arts council of',
'new orleans 175,000 asian art museum, san francisco, ca, for exhibits and education programs 500,000 berkshire museum, pittsfield, ma, for',
'climate control systems to preserve collections 575,000 bishops museum in honolulu, hawaii 400,000 boston public library foundation, boston, ma, for',
'preservation and enhancement of the john adams presidential library and for related educational programs 400,000 bowers museum, city of santa',
'ana, ca, for education programs, publications and technology 250,000 brooklyn childrens museum, brooklyn, ny, for equipment and technology, exhibits and',
'education programs 500,000 butler area public library, pa for program enhancements. 100,000 california state university, san marcos, to upgrade electronic',
'catalog and to provide computer stations for the library 275,000 cape cod maritime museum to develop exhibits and academic programs',
'175,000 carnegie library of pittsburgh, pa, to purchase library materials and upgrade technology at the east liberty branch library 200,000',
'carnegie library, union springs, alabama for program development 250,000 chicago state university gwendolyn brooks center to expand its repository of',
'the literary works of gwendolyn brown 75,000 chickasaw cultural center in chickasaw, oklahoma 100,000 childrens museum of manhattan, new york,',
'ny, to establish early childhood education programs and exhibits 100,000 childrens museum of stockton, stockton, california, for a delta region',
'exhibit 100,000 city of abilene, tx, for the collection and display of artifacts, and for exhibits at the texas forts',
'trail museum 100,000 city of anatuvik pass museum in alaska for museum exhibits 50,000 city of dallas, tx, dallas public',
'library, to establish teen wise centers for at risk youth 200,000 clark county heritage center, springfield, ohio, for technology upgrades',
'and exhibit development 150,000 cleveland health museum, ohio, for exhibits 250,000 commonwealth zoological corporation zoo new england , boston, ma,',
'for the living classroom science education program and for outreach 400,000 davenport music history museum in davenport, ia 800,000 dayton',
'aviation heritage national historical park in ohio for education and cultural programs 300,000 delaware and lehigh national heritage corridor, easton,',
'pa, to establish a national museum of industrial history in bethlehem, pennsylvania, to display a repository of industrial machines, equipment',
'and technology of the 19th and 20th centuries focusing on steel 75,000 delaware county historical society, media, pa, to develop',
'and expand educational programs highlighting historical themes and sites relating to delaware county 75,000 discovery center, springfield, missouri 2,200,000 downtown',
'chambersburg, inc., pa 250,000 eleanor roosevelts papers at george washington university for related program development 50,000 exploris museum, for the',
'global awareness program, including exhibits, a film program, and educational programs 100,000 fine arts museums of san francisco to expand',
'educational programming and technology improvements at the de young museum 100,000 florida international museum, st. petersburg, florida, centennial russian museum',
'exhibit 1,000,000 franklin institute, philadelphia, pa, for exhibits, professional development and educational programming to students to explore bioscience and biotechnology.',
'200,000 frederick c. crawford museum of transportation industry, cleveland, ohio, for educational programming, planning and exhibits 200,000 fresno metropolitan museum',
'of art, history and science, fresno, ca, for technology, exhibits, educational and outreach programs and a science based exhibition and',
'learning center 900,000 gadsden museum of art in alabama for museum programs 100,000 george eastman house, rochester, ny, for the',
'picture link project 278,000 georgia hall of fame at museum of aviation in warner robins, georgia for educational activities and',
'programs 100,000 glendale public library, glendale, ca, for personnel, equipment and other expenses to implement the homework assisteens program 62,000',
'hesperia community library, hesperia, california, to purchase library materials and upgrade technology 200,000 historical society of western pa for exhibits',
'in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the french and indian war 150,000 holmdel township library, monmouth county, nj, for',
'technology equipment and ugrades 250,000 hudson waterfront museum, brooklyn, ny, to expand exhibits, education, arts and outreach programs 25,000 huntsville',
'museum of art, huntsville, al, for exhibits and educational programs 200,000 imaginarium science center in anchorage, alaska to develop science',
'exhibits and distance delivery modules 50,000 interboro public library, pa for library programs 150,000 international wolf center, minneapolis, mn, for',
'education, outreach, and teacher training programs 150,000 iowa radio reading information service irris 300,000 italian american cultural center of iowa',
'in des moines, ia for exhibits, multi media collections, and displays 150,000 kendall county forest preserve district, yorkville, illinois, for',
'the consolidation and preservation of the collection at the old barn museum 500,000 kent state university, kent, ohio, for an',
'institute for library and information literacy education project 2,000,000 kodiak maritime museum in alaska 50,000 lafayette college, easton, pa, for',
'technology updates to the skillman library 150,000 leon county, fl, for purchase of equipment and books for the ft. braden',
'branch library 375,000 lewis and clark college bicentennial hall in portland, oregon for program and equipment support 300,000 mackay library',
'of union county, cranford, new jersey 300,000 magic library in kirkwood, missouri for design and development of interactive exhibits and',
'software 75,000 marion county library, marion, sc, to establish a computer lab 50,000 mckinley museum, canton, ohio, for equipment 45,000',
'mexic arte museum, austin, texas 200,000 middletown township public library, monmouth county, nj, for technology equipment and upgrades 250,000 monterey',
'county youth museum, monterey, ca, for interactive mobile exhibits and educational programs 300,000 museum of african art, new york, ny,',
'for exhibits and educational programs 250,000 national baseball hall of fame and museum, cooperstown, new york for educational outreach using',
'baseball to teach students through distance learning technology. 750,000 national civil war museum, harrisburg, pa, to develop and enhance educational',
'exhibits and programs for area k 12 schools focusing on u.s. civil war history 300,000 national cowgirl museum and hall',
'of fame, fort worth, texas, for creation of and equipment for an audio tour of the permanent exhibition 90,000 national',
'liberty museum, philadelphia, pa, to institute a teacher training program which will assist educators in responding to classroom challenges and',
'establish a pilot program to address violence in schools 325,000 national mississippi river museum and aquarium in dubuque, ia 650,000',
'national museum of women in the arts, washington, d.c 1,500,000 native american cultural and educational authority, oklahoma city, oklahoma, for',
'exhibits for the museum 775,000 natural history museum of los angeles, ca, for its earth odyssey environmental science program 75,000',
'nevada state historic preservation office 350,000 new york botanical gardens virtual herbarium imaging project in bronx, new york 500,000 new',
'york hall of science to develop, expand, and display science related educational materials 1,000,000 north carolina state museum of natural',
'sciences, raleigh, nc, for development of environmental exhibits and educational programs 300,000 north dakota lewis and clark bicentennial foundation in',
'washburn, north dakota, for exhibits and other interpretation 250,000 ogden museum of southern art in new orleans, la 250,000 oneonta',
'city library, blount county, alabama, for books, internet, audiovisual and reading aids 90,000 orangevale library, sacramento, california, for evaluation and',
'analysis of existing library service, program and facilities 200,000 pennsylvania trolley museum for exhibit development and educational programs 400,000 pittsburgh',
'childrens museum, pittsburgh, pa, to develop and enhance educational exhibits and programs for area k 12 schools 221,000 please touch',
'museum, philadelphia, pa, to develop educational programs focusing on hands on learning experiences 725,000 rivertownes pa usa 75,000 rock and',
'roll hall of fame and museum, cleveland, oh, for music education programs for at risk youth 350,000 rutgers, the state',
'university of new jersey, new brunswick, nj, to catalog, organize and preserve collections at the carey library 250,000 san bernardino',
'county museum, california, to develop the inland empire archival heritage center and web module 500,000 schoharie free library in schoharie',
'county, new york to purchase books and equipment 50,000 science center of pinellas county, inc., st. petersburg, florida for a',
'planetarium project 155,000 shaker museum and library, old chatham, new york 450,000 simon wiesenthal centers los angeles museum for tolerance,',
'los angeles, ca, for the tools for tolerance for educators program to provide teacher training in diversity, tolerance and cooperation',
'100,000 smith robertson museum in jackson, mississippi for the development of exhibits regarding civil rights 150,000 st. paul public library,',
'mn, to expand its school work and mentoring place program and its small business resource center 25,000 standing bear museum',
'and learning center in ponca city, oklahoma 200,000 state historical society of iowa for civil war flag restoration 75,000 state',
'historical society of iowa in des moines, iowa for the development of exhibits for the world food prize 1,000,000 state',
'theater of easton, easton, pa, for technological infrastructure improvements and the development of educational programming 100,000 the international storytelling center',
'in jonesborough, tennessee 125,000 the museum of science and industry, chicago, il, for exhibits, education and outreach programs 250,000 tillamook',
'county library, oregon, for modernization of library services 70,000 union city public library, nj, for personnel, books and technology to',
'improve library services for low income individuals 200,000 union county historical society & heritage museum in mississippi for exhibit and',
'program development 100,000 university of idaho for digital archiving 400,000 university of maine at fort kent to house the acadian',
'archives which preserves, celebrates and disseminates information about the regions history. 200,000 vietnam archive center, texas tech university, lubbock, texas,',
'for digitization 400,000 virginia living museum for the expansion of its educational programs in its capital campaign project 150,000 wayne',
'art center, wayne, pa, to develop programs in partnership with area k 12 schools for teacher training workshops and specialized',
'workshops for students 50,000 westchester library system, ardsley, ny, for its digital divide online services project 100,000 whitney museum of',
'american art to establish a touring exhibition program in iowa 450,000 whittier public library, city of whittier, ca, to establish',
'a childrens homework center and family literacy center 300,000 willet memorial library in macon, georgia for library enhancements 100,000 witte',
'museum of san antonio, tx, to develop the american originals exhibit and educational programs 150,000 zimmer childrens museum of jewish',
'community centers of greater los angeles, los angeles, ca, for the expansion of the youthink program 100,000 zoological society of',
'philadelphia, pa, for educational programs for elementary and secondary students 100,000 st. louis childrens museum, mo 500,000 medicare payment advisory',
'commission salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $8,585,000 for the medicare payment advisory commission, instead of $8,250,000 as proposed',
'by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the',
'board cut on salaries and expenses. national commission on libraries and information science salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides',
'$1,010,000 for the national commission on libraries and information science instead of $1,000,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the',
'senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and',
'expenses. national council on disability salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $2,858,000 for the national council on disability, instead',
'of $2,830,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects',
'of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. national labor relations board salaries and expenses the conference agreement',
'provides $238,982,000 for the national labor relations board instead of $226,618,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 or $238,223,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on',
'salaries and expenses. national mediation board salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $11,315,000 for the national mediation board, instead',
'of $11,203,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects',
'of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. occupational safety and health review commission salaries and expenses the',
'conference agreement provides $9,673,000 for the occupational safety and health review commission instead of $9,577,000 as proposed by both h.r.',
'246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut',
'on salaries and expenses. railroad retirement board limitation on administration the conference agreement includes $100,000,000 for the railroad retirement board',
'limitation on administration expenses, as proposed by h.r. 246 instead of $97,720,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have',
'included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. given that trust',
'funds are collected from railroad workers for the specific purpose of maintaining and administering a retirement fund, the conferees believe',
'that trust funds should not be used for the purpose of paying rent in excess of actual cost. therefore, no',
'funds have been included for that purpose. railroad retirement board limitation on the office of inspector general the conference agreement',
'includes a limitation on transfers from the railroad trust funds of $6,363,000 for administrative expenses of the office of inspector',
'general instead of $6,300,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and the senate. the conferees have included sufficient funds to offset',
'the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. the conferees do not include language proposed by',
'the senate that allows the office of the inspector general to conduct audits, investigations, and reviews of the medicare programs.',
'h.r. 246 contained no similar provision. social security administration supplemental security income program the conference agreement includes $24,025,392,000 for the',
'supplemental security income program as proposed by the senate instead of $24,017,392,000 as proposed by h.r. 246. within the funds',
'provided, the conference agreement includes $8,000,000 as proposed by the senate for outreach efforts and assistance to homeless persons and',
'other underserved populations. united states institute of peace operating expenses the conference agreement provides $16,362,000 for the united states institute',
'of peace instead of $15,104,000 as proposed by h.r. 246 and $16,200,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have',
'included sufficient funds to offset the effects of the across the board cut on salaries and expenses. title v general',
'provisions transfer prohibition the conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting the transfer of any funds to any department, agency or',
'instrumentality of the u.s. government except by a transfer made in this or any other appropriation act as proposed by',
'h.r. 246. the senate bill contained no similar provision. united states institute of peace the conference agreement includes a provision',
'proposed by the senate pertaining to the date on or before which an independent public accountant must be certified or',
'licensed to perform the annual audit of the united states institute of peace usip . the conference agreement does not',
'include a provision proposed by the senate that extends the authorization of the usip for one additional year. h.r. 246',
'did not contain similar provisions. across the board salaries and expenses reduction the conference agreement does not include a provision',
'proposed by the senate to reduce salaries and expenses of the departments of labor, health and human services, and education.',
'the house bill contained no similar provision. conference agreement the following table displays the amounts agreed to for each program,',
'project or activity with appropriate comparisons: graphic s not available in tiff format conference total with comparisons the total new',
'budget obligational authority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year',
'2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates and the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: in thousands of dollars new',
'budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $411,822,681 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 426,798,568 house bill, fiscal',
'year 2003 427,307,339 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 436,794,630 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 432,031,156 conference agreement compared with: new',
'budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 +20,208,475 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 +5,232,588 house bill, fiscal',
'year 2003 +4,723,817 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 4,763,474 division h legislative branch appropriations, 2003 legislative branch wide matters the',
'conferees direct the legislative branch entities to establish a legislative branch chief administrative officers council that will meet regularly on',
'administrative issues of concern to the legislative branch. such a council is to be modeled after the legislative branch financial',
'managers council. wherever a chief administrative officer does not exist in a legislative branch entity, a senior level employee should',
'be designated to serve in this capacity. through this council, representatives will be able to define, review and discuss policies,',
'security issues, mail issues, personnel practices, procedures and systems for such areas as human resources, information technology, and general management.',
'this will facilitate consistency in systems development wherever appropriate, sharing of lessons learned, and the elimination of duplicative efforts. the',
'conferees direct the general accounting office to work with the agencies of the legislative branch to establish the council and',
'the council and gao must be prepared to report to the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house',
'during the annual budget hearing process beginning with fiscal year 2005. the conferees recognize the provisions of h.r. 5121 and',
'house report 107 576 and any instructions and detail included in such report are to be adhered to, unless amended',
'or restated herein. many items in both house and senate legislative branch appropriations bills are identical and are included in',
'the conference agreement without change. the conferees have endorsed statements of policy contained in the house and senate reports accompanying',
'the appropriations bills, unless amended or restated herein. with respect to those items in the conference agreement that differ between',
'house and senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following with the appropriate section numbers, punctuation, and other technical',
'corrections: title i legislative branch appropriations senate appropriates $667,788,000 for senate operations. inasmuch as these items relate solely to the',
'senate, and in accord with long practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs',
'without intervention, the managers on the part of the house, at the request of the managers on the part of',
'the senate, have receded to the amendments of the senate. house of representatives appropriates $956,086,000 for house operations. inasmuch as',
'these items relate solely to the house, and in accord with long practice under which each body determines its own',
'housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the senate, at the request of',
'the managers on the part of the house, have receded to the amendments of the house. the managers on the',
'part of the house encourage the chief administrative officer cao to contract with an organization that is very familiar with',
'the house, the operations and activities of house offices, and the personnel that work in these offices, to assess the',
'professional development needs of the house workforce. the cao should report the findings to the committee on appropriations and the',
'committee on house administration. joint items joint economic committee appropriates $3,658,000 for the joint economic committee as proposed by the',
'house and by the senate. joint committee on taxation appropriates $7,643,000 for the joint committee on taxation instead of $7,323,000',
'as proposed by the house and the senate. office of the attending physician appropriates $3,000,000 for the office of the',
'attending physician as proposed by the house and by the senate, of which $300,000 shall be available until expended. this',
'amount includes $1,414,000 for reimbursement to the department of navy for expenses incurred as proposed by the house and by',
'the senate. capitol guide service and special services office appropriates $3,035,000 for the capitol guide service and special services office',
'as proposed by the house and by the senate. statement of appropriations appropriates $30,000 for statement of appropriations as proposed',
'by the house and by the senate. capitol police salaries appropriates $175,675,000 for salaries of officers, members, and employees of',
'the capitol police. the conferees direct the chief of the capitol police make retroactive to the first full pay period',
'in october 2002 any comparability adjustment in pay. the conferees direct that not later than 120 days after enactment of',
'this act, the capitol police board report to the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives,',
'the committee on rules and administration of the senate, and the committee on house administration on a proposed new pay',
'structure, the budgetary impact of the proposed structure, and a detailed plan of how the proposed structure would be implemented',
'which is consistent with the requirements of p.l. 105 55. the fy 2001 legislative branch appropriations act, as amended p.l.',
'106 346 , required the general accounting office gao to participate in the selection of a chief administrative officer cao',
'for the united states capitol police uscp and monitor the implementation of management improvements in budgeting, financial management, information technology,',
'and human resources. the law required gao to provide quarterly reports to the chief of the capitol police, capitol police',
'board, and congressional appropriations and oversight committees having jurisdiction over the capitol police through september 30, 2002 on uscps implementation',
'efforts. much progress has been made by the cao to improve overall administrative operations of the capitol police. however, there',
'are still some significant concerns on the part of the conferees about the need for the uscp to update their',
'strategic plan to reflect post september 11, 2001 changes, and to implement an effective management strategy in the agency, particularly',
'with respect to human resources. therefore, the conferees direct the gao to continue monitoring all cao operations of the uscp,',
'with special attention to the strategic planning process and human resources management. gao is directed to provide to the capitol',
'police and congressional committees noted above semi annual reports on the caos continued implementation of management improvements in budgeting, financial',
'management, information technology, developing and implementing an effective overall strategic planning process and human resource management strategy. the conferees direct',
'that these reports continue through fy 2006. in the wake of september 11, 2001, security concerns led to the posting',
'of signs prohibiting bicyclists on the capitol grounds. the capitol grounds have been a link to capitol hill, the national',
'mall and downtown for years and bicycling is a form of transportation that helps alleviate traffic congestion, promotes physical activity,',
'and does not contribute to air pollution. the conferees urge the capitol police and the architect of the capitol to',
'work with the district department of transportation to create safe routes for bicyclists in and/ or around the capitol grounds',
'in a manner that encourages bicycling without sacrificing security concerns. the upcoming year is a critical time for this planning',
'to take place as the construction of the capitol visitors center progresses and the city of washington updates its bike',
'master plan. the capitol police and the architect of the capitol should report to the committees on appropriations of the',
'senate and the house on a plan of action to coordinate with the district department of transportation on addressing this',
'issue. general expenses appropriates $28,100,000, of which $1,400,000 shall remain available until expended for general expenses of the capitol police.',
'administrative provisions the conferees have included an administrative provision allowing for the transfer of funds upon the approval of the',
'committees on appropriations of the house and senate. in addition, the conferees have included provisions that authorize the capitol police',
'to: procure severable services; dispose of surplus or obsolete property; hire without regard to age; establish an educational assistance program;',
'expand the current training program; centralize their disbursing authority; annualize premium pay limits; provide overtime compensation to lieutenants and above;',
'appoint special officers and establish specialty assignment pay. in addition, the conferees have included technical corrections to existing recruitment and',
'relocation incentives, and for compensation of the chief of police, the assistant chief of police, and the chief administrative officer.',
'language is included which redefines the mission and the composition of the capitol police board; provides for the merger of',
'the capitol police with the library of congress police; and, clarifies the authority of the capitol police to police the',
'botanic garden. language is also included which permits the capitol police to appoint employees at a rate of pay at',
'or above step one of the pay grade in which the employee is appointed. in addition, language has been included',
'which directs the regulations and approvals of various provisions be completed within sixty days of enactment of this act. the',
'conferees have also directed the development of a long term strategic plan. office of compliance appropriates $2,059,000 for the office',
'of compliance as proposed by the house and the senate. authority has been provided for the executive director of the',
'office of compliance to dispose of surplus or obsolete property. the office of compliance was established as an independent office',
'within the legislative branch to implement and enforce the provisions of the congressional accountability act of 1995. the principal functions',
'of the office include enforcing 11 civil rights, labor, and workplace laws within the legislative branch, which entails administering a',
'procedure to resolve disputes and to provide remedies if violations are found; carrying out an education program for congressional members,',
'employing entities of the legislative branch, and employees with regard to the provision of the laws applied to the legislative',
'branch; and compiling and publishing statistics on the use of office by covered employees. federal standards of internal and management',
'controls and prevailing best practices for governing call for periodically reviewing an organizations structure, functions i.e., mission and roles ,',
'and processes to 1 determine whether they are functioning well, and ensure that they reflect changes in circumstances and 2',
'ensure sound governance, oversight, and accountability. since its creation, no comprehensive review of the office of compliance and its operations',
'has been conducted. thus, the conferees direct the general accounting office to assess the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the',
'office of compliance in fulfilling its responsibilities and role in achieving the overall intent and purposes of the congressional accountability',
'act. the review should include examining the effectiveness and efficiency of the offices administration and enforcement of the act and',
'the administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for considering alleged violations of the laws; the operations of the board of',
'directors; and the assistance and services provided by the office to employing offices of the legislative branch in fulfilling their',
'responsibilities under the act. the gao should make recommendations, as appropriate, to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the',
'office of compliance to achieve the purposes of the act. the gao should report its findings to the committees on',
'appropriations of the house and senate by march 31, 2003. congressional budget office appropriates $32,101,000 for salaries and expenses of',
'the congressional budget office as proposed by the senate instead of $32,390,000 as proposed by the house. administrative provisions language',
'has been included authorizing employees of the cbo to engage in details or other temporary assignments to other government agencies',
'for study and work experience. in addition, a provision has been included regarding the purchases and contracts made by the',
'congressional budget office. architect of the capitol general administration appropriates $59,343,000 for architect of the capitol, general administration. of the',
'amount appropriated $450,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. the conferees expect the architect of the capitol to continue',
'to observe closely limitations on full time equivalent fte positions. it is noted, however, that funding was provided for various',
'projects with no commensurate increase in the fte ceiling. accordingly, the conferees provide relief from the fiscal year 2003 fte',
'ceiling for delivery of those projects under the condition that the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and',
'senate be notified prior to the increase in the fte ceiling. the conferees have provided a new budget line item',
'under various accounts for design, study and condition assessment of projects. the architect of the capitol is to notify the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate 21 days prior to moving forward with these projects.',
'the architect of the capitol is to report semi annually to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives',
'and the senate on the expenditure of funds for attendance at meetings and conventions. the conferees note the completion of',
'the general management review gmr of the architect of the capitol aoc conducted by the general accounting office gao and',
'commend the architect for his willingness to effect recommended changes in the aocs management policies and practices. the conferees believe',
'that the continued involvement of the gao throughout the architects development and implementation of a plan that effects gmr recommendations',
'will be of considerable value. therefore, the conferees direct the gao to monitor the architect on the development and implementation',
'of the required plan. in addition, the gao is to monitor the establishment of various positions to implement the plan.',
'the conferees also direct the gao to evaluate implementation efforts as well as the results of management changes, including the',
'timely accomplishment of the implementation plan milestones, and report the results of that evaluation semi annually to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations, and the senate committee on rules and administration. these reports should continue until all changes in',
'the plan have been implemented. section 133 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2002 p.l. 107 68 generally prohibits the',
'architect of the capitol from employing temporary workers for long periods without providing them eligibility for employee benefits. during the',
'implementation of section 133, questions arose concerning its application to temporary workers covered by collective bargaining agreements entered into by',
'the architect providing eligibility for private sector employee benefits in lieu of federal benefits. the conferees direct the architect to',
'work with the general accounting office to determine the proper manner of completing the implementation of section 133 and to',
'consult with the internal revenue service concerning the proper tax treatment of benefits and contributions. the architect is directed to',
'report to the house and senate appropriations committees, and the senate committee on rules and administration on the results of',
'his efforts by may 31, 2003. with respect to the object class and projects, the conferees have agreed to the',
'following: operating budget $55,275,000 capital projects: implementation of safety programs 450,000 security project support for aoc 125,000 financial management system',
'fms 1,627,000 implementation of aocnet 500,000 computer aided facility management cafm 1,366,000 total, general administration $59,343,000 capitol building appropriates $32,094,000',
'for maintenance, care and operation of the capitol, by the architect of the capitol. of the amount appropriated $19,065,000 shall',
'remain available until september 30, 2007. with respect to object class and project, the conferees have agreed to the following:',
'operating budget $10,886,000 capital projects: ada requirements 75,000 replacement of minton tile 200,000 roofing repair, around house and senate chambers',
'160,000 elevator/escalator modernization program 500,000 door refinishing/restoration 289,000 chandelier restoration & crystal globe replacement 319,000 conservation of wall paintings 300,000',
'replace high voltage swgr & cables 2,000,000 upgrade air conditioning, east front capitol 12,000,000 computer, telecom & electrical support 300,000',
'design, study and condition assessment 5,065,000 total, capitol building $32,094,000 capitol grounds appropriates $8,356,000 for the care and improvements of',
'the grounds surrounding the capitol, house and senate office buildings, and the capitol power plant, by the architect of the',
'capitol. of the amount appropriated $1,780,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. with respect to object class and projects,',
'the conferees have agreed to the following: operating budget $6,041,000 capital projects: replace truck 80,000 wayfinding and ada compliant signage',
'430,000 maintenance of outdoor sculpture, garfield & peace 25,000 power requirements 1,200,000 study, design, and condition assessment 580,000 total, capitol',
'grounds $8,356,000 senate office buildings appropriates $64,871,000 for the maintenance, care, and operation of the senate office buildings to the',
'architect of the capitol, of which $21,600,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. inasmuch as this item relates solely',
'to the senate, and in accord with long practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the',
'other concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the house, at the request of the managers on the',
'part of the senate, have receded to the senate. with respect to object class and projects, the senate conferees have',
'agreed to the following: operating budget $43,163,000 capital projects: kitchen exhaust and kitchen redesign, webster hall 108,000 renovate restrooms ada',
'2,100,000 bus ducts and switchgear replacement 1,950,000 repair waterproofing under rsobs south steps 1,800,000 modernize elevators 3,060,000 mechanical renovations, dsob',
'940,000 minor construction 10,000,000 design, study and condition assessment 1,750,000 total, senate office buildings $64,871,000 house office buildings appropriates $60,960,000',
'for the maintenance, care, and operation of the house office buildings to the architect of the capitol, of which $25,610,000',
'shall remain available until september 30, 2007. inasmuch as this item relates solely to the house, and in accord with',
'long practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the managers on',
'the part of the senate, at the request of the managers on the part of the house, have receded to',
'the house. with respect to object class and projects, the house conferees have agreed to the following: operating budget $32,650,000',
'capital projects: egress door improvements 200,000 sound improvements, committee hearing rooms 280,000 elevator modernization program 1,460,000 minor construction 9,000,000 upgrade',
'fire alarm, e&w house garages 880,000 replace fp low voltage switchgears, fhob 750,000 major elevator equipment improvements, hob 120,000 design,',
'study and condition assessment 10,020,000 wayfinding signage 1,100,000 house office building master plan 1,000,000 longworth emergency generator project 3,500,000 total,',
'house office buildings $60,960,000 capitol power plant in addition to the $4,400,000 made available from receipts credited as reimbursements to',
'this appropriation, appropriates $102,286,000 to thearchitect of the capitol for maintenance, care and operation of the capitol power plant. of',
'this amount, $61,736,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. with respect to object class and projects the conferees have',
'agreed to the following: operating budget $39,967,000 capital projects: implement emergency shoring and repairs to tunnels 100,000 repair south capitol',
'street steam line 10,289,000 repair constitution avenue tunnel 8,500,000 west refrigeration plant expansion 41,000,000 install dual low nox burners, boilers',
'6 & 7 400,000 procure emergency generator 1,500,000 update cad drawings 80,000 study, design and condition assessment 450,000 total, capitol',
'power plant $102,286,000 library buildings and grounds appropriates $37,521,000 for structural and mechanical care, library buildings and grounds. of this',
'amount, $18,014,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007 and $5,500,000 shall remain available until expended. with respect to object',
'class and projects the conferees have agreed to the following: operating budget $11,754,000 capitol projects: replace partition supports, jmmb 300,000',
'additional sprinklers, jmmb 1,383,000 upgrade emergency generators, jab & tjb 300,000 repair roof under east parking lot, tjb 2,180,000 audio',
'visual conservation center 5,500,000 modernize 4 elevators 980,000 design & construction of book storage module 2, ft. meade 9,566,000 hvac',
'nw curtain, tjb 453,000 study, design & conditions assessment 2,905,000 replace compact stack safety, jmmb 300,000 repair life safety deficiencies',
'1,000,000 ada requirements, lb&g 100,000 replace sidewalks, tjb & jab 100,000 restore decorative painting, tjb & jab 100,000 loc room',
'& partition modifications 500,000 preservations environmental monitoring 100,000 total, library buildings and grounds $37,521,000 capitol police buildings and grounds appropriates',
'$23,900,000 for the maintenance, care, and operations of capitol police buildings and grounds to the architect of the capitol, of',
'which $23,500,000 shall remain available until september 20, 2007. the conferees direct the architect of the capitol to provide a',
'fiscal year 2003 obligation plan, by april 30, 2003, to include personnel compensation and associated ftes for capitol police buildings',
'and grounds. the conferees direct that the general accounting office, working with the united states capitol police and the office',
'of the architect of the capitol, prepare a report regarding the feasibility of transferring jurisdiction of the united states capitol',
'police buildings and grounds to the capitol police, and that the study be provided to the committees on appropriations by',
'may 15, 2003. with respect to object class and projects the conferees have agreed to the following: operating budget $',
'400,000 capital projects: design offsite delivery/screening center, uscp 2,000,000 offsite delivery/screening center, uscp 5,000,000 design, tactical training, cheltenham, md 1,500,000',
'other facility improvements 15,000,000 total, capitol police buildings and grounds $23,900,000 botanic garden appropriates $6,103,000 for salaries and expenses, botanic',
'garden, of which $120,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2007. with respect to object class and projects the conferees',
'have agreed to the following: operating budget $4,646,000 capital projects: fire alarm system upgrades, dc village 25,000 shade curtain replacement',
'22,000 cafm data capture usbg 50,000 interpretative illustrations conservatory garden court 225,000 west gallery fabric, audio tour and banners 652,000',
'vehicle replacement 43,000 book on history of botanic gardens 20,000 partnerships 300,000 study, design and condition assessment 120,000 total, botanic',
'garden $6,103,000 administrative provisions the conference agreement includes administrative provisions related to small purchase contracting authority; multi year contract authority;',
'establishment of a position of the deputy architect of the capitol; delegation of authority by the architect; compensation of the',
'assistant architect of the capitol; allocation of responsibility for library buildings and grounds, and a technical correction. library of congress',
'salaries and expenses provides $358,474,000 for salaries and expenses, library of congress, and authorizes 2,841 full time equivalents. with respect',
'to program/project increases the conferees have agreed to the following: mandatory pay and benefits $10,747,000 price level increases 2,163,000 digital',
'futures 17,200,000 central financial management system 4,250,000 law library glin project 2,903,000 culpeper shelving 1,000,000 collections relocation 1,439,000 arrearage reduction',
'896,000 mass deacidification 895,000 lewis and clark exhibition 989,000 louisiana purchase bicentennial 500,000 veterans history project 476,000 safety services 308,000',
'transfer of the furniture and furnishings appropriation. 6,554,000 copyright office salaries and expenses provides $9,714,000, including $29,512,000 made available from',
'receipts, for salaries and expenses, copyright office. the level provided supports 530 full time equivalents. congressional research service salaries and',
'expenses appropriates $86,952,000 for salaries and expenses, congressional research service. the level provided supports 742 full time equivalents. books for',
'the blind and physically handicapped salaries and expenses appropriates $50,963,000 for salaries and expenses, books for the blind and physically',
'handicapped. the level provided supports 128 full time equivalents. the conference agreement provides a one time appropriation of $1 million',
'dollars to defray telecommunications costs for the national federation of the blind newsline, audio daily newspaper service. the conferees support',
'continued use of this computerized telecommunications technology as part of the librarys conversion to digital media and direct the librarian',
'to seek cost advantages that may result from combining distribution of audio editions of magazines with newspapers using this technology.',
'administrative provisions the conference agreement includes several routine administrative provisions and amendments related to library programs. government printing office congressional',
'printing and binding including transfer of funds appropriates $90,143,000 for congressional printing and binding as proposed by the house and',
'by the senate. office of superintendent of documents salaries and expenses including transfer of funds appropriates $29,661,000 for salaries and',
'expenses, office of superintendent of documents as proposed by the house and the senate. general accounting office salaries and expenses',
'appropriates $451,134,000 for salaries and expenses, general accounting office. payment to the open world leadership center trust fund appropriates $13,000,000',
'to the open world leadership center trust fund for financing activities of the open world leadership center. the conferees want',
'it clearly understood that the renaming of the trust fund in no way provides for the creation of a new',
'trust fund within the department of the treasury. administrative provision the conferees have included an administrative provision, which amends section',
'313 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001 p.l. 106 554 renaming the former center for russian leadership development to',
'the open world leadership center. this name change reflects the expansion of the centers program to eligible foreign states other',
'than the russian federation. the conferees direct that prior to implementation of the fy 2003 program, an obligation plan be',
'submitted to the committees on appropriations of the senate and house reflecting the funding allocation and program objectives for existing',
'and new program elements. title ii general provisions in title ii, general provisions, section numbers have been changed to conform',
'to the conference agreement, provisions related to the john c. stennis center and the congressional award act have been included,',
'a provision related to electronic w 2s has been included, and a limitation regarding the transfer of funds has also',
'been included. the conferees have also included, under division p, language and funding regarding the u.s. china economic and security',
'review commission. conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the',
'committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and the house and senate',
'bills for 2003 follows: in thousands of dollars new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $3,252,423 budget estimates of new',
'obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 3,405,108 house bill, fiscal year 2003 2,671,900 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 3,359,830 conference agreement,',
'fiscal year 2003 3,358,350 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 +105,927 budget estimates of new',
'obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 46,758 house bill, fiscal year 2003 +686,450 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 1,480 division i',
'transportation and related agencies appropriations, 2003 title i department of transportation congressional directives the conferees agree that executive branch propensities',
'cannot substitute for congress own statements concerning the best evidence of congressional intentions; that is, the official reports of the',
'congress. the committee of conference approves report language included by the house house report 107 722 or the senate as',
'delineated materials accompanying senate amendment no. 1 to h.j. res. 2 and printed in the congressional record of january 15,',
'2003 that is not changed by the conference. the statement of the managers, while repeating some report language for emphasis,',
'is not intended to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. office of the secretary salaries and',
'expenses the conference agreement provides $89,447,000 for the salaries and expenses of the office of the secretary instead of $82,474,000',
'as proposed by the house and $83,069,000 as proposed by the senate. bill language is included that specifies amounts by',
'office, consistent with actions in prior years, and limits transfers among each office to no more than 5 percent. the',
'bill language specifies that any transfer greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations. the following table summarizes the fiscal year 2003 appropriation for each office: immediate office of the secretary',
'$2,211,000 immediate office of the deputy secretary 809,000 executive secretariat 1,391,000 under secretary of transportation for policy 12,452,000 office of',
'the general counsel 15,657,000 office of the assistant secretary for budget and programs 8,375,000 office of the assistant secretary for',
'governmental affairs 2,453,000 office of the assistant secretary for administration 29,071,000 office of public affairs 1,926,000 board of contract appeals',
'611,000 office of small and disadvantaged business utilization 1,304,000 office of the chief information officer 13,187,000 within the amounts provided,',
'the conferees have denied funding for feca administrative increases $22,000 , the security survey for the new building $165,000 ,',
'and some of the new increases in the budget for information technology initiatives not related to security $2,800,000 . the',
'conferees direct the office of the secretary to submit its congressional justification materials in support of the individual offices of',
'the offices of the secretary at the same level of detail provided in the congressional justifications presented in fiscal year',
'2003. bill language, as proposed by both the house and the senate, allows the department to spend up to $60,000',
'for official reception and representation activities. the conference agreement includes bill language that credits to this appropriation up to $2,500,000',
'in funds received in user fees. administrative directions. the conferees direct the department to submit its annual congressional justifications for',
'each modal administration to the house and senate committees on appropriations on the date on which the presidents budget is',
'delivered officially to congress. office of intelligence and security. the fiscal year 2003 budget did not request any funding for',
'the office of intelligence and security because it had been transferred to the transportation security administration, which will be part',
'of the new department of homeland security. the secretary may make arrangements to have one staff detailed to him from',
'this new department so that he remains informed on intelligence and security matters pertaining to transportation. there is sufficient funding',
'within the salaries and expenses account to pay for this detailee. aviation claims. the conference agreement includes a rescission of',
'$90,000,000 from funds enacted to compensate airlines for losses incurred in the aviation system disruption in the aftermath of the',
'september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. the conferees have been assured by the department that the rescinded funds are unnecessary to',
'meet all of the outstanding or anticipated claims from air carriers. such claims include applications that the department has not',
'processed or that are involved in litigation. the conferees direct the secretary to provide quarterly reports to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations listing all remaining air carrier claims and all unprocessed applications for claims and the amounts requested,',
'the names of air carriers with outstanding claims, and the steps taken to resolve those outstanding claims; to provide an',
'anticipated timeline for resolution of outstanding claims and applications; and to list the remaining uncommitted funds and balances still available',
'to pay those outstanding claims and applications. report distribution. the conferees direct the department to adopt written procedures for report',
'distribution similar to the standards in place and followed before february 28, 2002. the house appropriations committee has seen serious',
'violations of the report distribution policy in 2002. in addition, the conferees direct the department to refrain from attaching miscellaneous',
'documents, including reports, to congressional testimony without prior consultation. outstanding reports. the conference agreement continues a long standing policy directing',
'the office of the assistant secretary for budget and programs to report quarterly on the status of all outstanding reports',
'and reporting requirements including how delinquent congressionally mandated or requested reports are and an estimated date for delivery. tier matching',
'based on fiscal capability. at present, federal grant programs administered by the federal highway administration, federal aviation administration, and federal',
'transit administration require an identical match of all communities without regard to their financial circumstances. some have asserted that this',
'policy places a disproportionate burden on lower income jurisdictions and prevents these jurisdictions from fully participating in the very programs',
'necessary to improve conditions. the conferees take no position on this assertion. however, for the purpose of information gathering, the',
'conferees separately request the fhwa, faa, and fta to each provide reports covering the programs within each administration to the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations by march 15, 2003 which address this contention. should the agencies believe that contention',
'has merit, they may as part of these reports, propose a tiered matching system for nonfederal contributions based upon the',
'fiscal capability of the grantee and which does not increase over the existing grant programs each programs cumulative financial burden',
'on each administration. alternatively fueled vehicles. the conferees urge the department of transportation to adhere to the federal mandates in',
'the 1992 energy policy act p.l. 102 486 by purchasing alternatively fueled vehicles when feasible. the department should set an',
'example for other government agencies by purchasing flexible fuel vehicles in order to help lessen our reliance on foreign oil.',
'office of civil rights the conference agreement provides $8,700,000 for the office of civil rights as proposed by the senate',
'instead of $8,500,000 as proposed by the house. transportation planning, research, and development the conference agreement provides $21,000,000 for transportation',
'planning, research, and development as proposed by the senate instead of $11,157,000 as proposed by the house. adjustments to the',
'budget request shall be available for the following activities: texas transportation institute +$1,000,000 bypass mail system computer software and hardware',
'upgrades, ak +500,000 circumpolar infrastructure task force, arctic council and northern forum, ak +500,000 delaware memorial bridge collision avoidance project,',
'de +1,000,000 dots privacy practices third party evaluation +750,000 northeast advanced vehicle consortium fuel cell, ct +1,500,000 office for infrastructure',
'transportation and logistics, al +1,000,000 strategic freight transportation analysis, wa +1,375,000 ual fuel cell/hybrid electric research program, al +1,000,000 weststarts',
'vehicular flywheel project, wa +1,375,000 working capital fund the conference agreement includes a limitation of $131,766,000 for working capital fund',
'activities instead of a limitation of $131,766,000 on the transportation administration service center tasc as proposed by the house and',
'a limitation of $131,779,000 on the tasc as proposed by the senate. the department of transportation abolished tasc at the',
'end of calendar year 2002. in its place, dot re established a working capital fund to provide necessary services e.g.,',
'printing, security, parking, etc. to all modal entities within the department. modal usage of the working capital fund. the conferees',
'direct the department, in its fiscal year 2004 congressional justifications for each modal administration, to account for increases and decreases',
'in working capital fund billings based on planned usage requested or anticipated by the modes. minority business resource center program',
'the conference agreement provides an appropriation of $900,000 for the minority business resource center program and limits the loans to',
'$18,367,000 as proposed by both the house and the senate. minority business outreach the conference agreement provides a total of',
'$3,000,000 for minority business outreach as proposed by the house and the senate. new headquarters building the conference agreement denies',
'funding for the new dot headquarters building as proposed by the senate. the house recommended $25,000,000 for tenant build outs',
'related to the new building. payments to air carriers airport and airway trust fund the conference agreement provides a total',
'of $113,000,000 for payments to air carriers. of this total, $52,100,000 is in direct appropriations; $50,000,000 is to be derived',
'from overflight user fees and, if necessary, unobligated balances from the federal aviation administration; and $10,900,000 is to be derived',
'from carryover balances. the house proposed a total program level of $113,000,000 for the payments to air carriers program, of',
'which $50,000,000 was from overflight fees or other funds available for the federal aviation administration; $50,000,000 was in direct appropriations;',
'and $13,000,000 was in carryover balances. the senate proposed a total program level of $128,000,000, of which $50,000,000 was from',
'overflight fees or other funds available for the federal aviation administration; $65,000,000 was in direct appropriations; and $13,000,000 was from',
'carryover balances. transportation security administration the conference agreement recommends $5,180,000,000 for the transportation security administration instead of $5,140,000,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $5,346,000,000 as proposed by the senate. funds are provided in four separate appropriations, similar to the',
'approach proposed by the house, instead of a single lump sum appropriation proposed by the senate. the agreement specifies that',
'$144,000,000 of the total shall be derived by reimbursement from federal aviation administration, facilities and equipment instead of $176,691,200 proposed',
'by the house and $55,000,000 proposed by the senate. funds are available until expended, as proposed by the house instead',
'of one year as proposed by the senate. the bill includes a provision, proposed by the senate, allowing any excess',
'fees collected during fiscal year 2003 to be treated as offsetting collections during fiscal year 2004. staffing cap. the conferees',
'agree to continue the limitation on total agency staffing, as proposed by the house. this prohibits funds to recruit or',
'hire more than 45,000 full time permanent staff. the same provision has been in effect since fiscal year 2002. the',
'agency believed it was critical to temporarily surge staffing last year, in order to meet the passenger and baggage screening',
'deadlines in the aviation and transportation security act. now that these deadlines are past, the conferees believe tsa should focus',
'on eliminating unnecessary positions, generally through attrition. aviation security the conference agreement includes $4,516,300,000 for aviation security. funds shall be',
'distributed as follows: conference agreement passenger screening $1,602,000,000 passenger screeners 1,327,000,000 credentialing and registered traveler programs 35,000,000 capps ii 35,000,000',
'checkpoint equipment 30,000,000 electronic surveillance 10,000,000 checkpoint equipment maintenance 10,000,000 third party screening contracts 30,000,000 planning and deployment 35,000,000 human',
'resource services 60,000,000 training 30,000,000 baggage screening 1,415,900,000 baggage screeners 900,000,000 detection equipment maintenance 75,000,000 checked baggage data system 1,400,000',
'eds/etd systems procurement 174,500,000 eds/etd systems airport modifications 265,000,000 cargo screening improvements 20,000,000 airport support and enforcement presence 1,478,400,000 airport',
'support 340,000,000 law enforcement 175,000,000 reimbursable agreements 250,000,000 cockpit door reimbursement 100,000,000 commercial pilot firearms training 8,000,000 k 9 units',
'10,000,000 federal air marshals 545,000,000 faa internal security and hazmat 50,400,000 total 4,516,300,000 third party screening contracts. the conference agreement',
'provides $30,000,000 for third party screening contracts. program savings are available due to the existence of contract recoveries, which the',
'agency estimates will be available up to $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2003. thesetwo sources of funds will provide sufficient resources',
'to meet estimated contract payments. recruiting, assessment, and human resource services contract. the conferees encourage the secretary of transportation, in',
'consultation with the secretary of homeland security, to expeditiously review and, if compliant with public law 85 804 and other',
'statutes, approve any application for liability protection for the services provided by the contractor awarded a contract by the department',
'of transportation with an effective date of february 25, 2002 for recruiting, assessment and human resource services for federal employees',
'of the transportation security administration. credentialing and registered traveler programs. the conference agreement includes $35,000,000 for the credentialing and aviation',
'registered traveler programs. the conferees support the position of the house that tsa should include various transportation worker identification card',
'twic technologies in the east coast and west coast credentialing pilot projects to result in a fair evaluation of all',
'technology candidates, including card, reader, and database technologies. the conferees support tsas current plan to evaluate the potential for a',
'central card production, personalization, and issuance center. the conferees strongly encourage tsa to consider the benefits of consolidating regional centers',
'into a centralized location, and the benefits of using existing government card issuance centers for this activity. the conferees agree',
'it is essential to include multiple biometrics on these cards, to verify the identity of the individual carrying them. the',
'conferees further agree that one card technology with great capacity for storing biometric information is the optical lasercard, such as',
'that used by the immigration and naturalization service for permanent resident cards and by the department of state for border',
'crossing cards. the conferees agree that tsa should not develop new technologies if existing ones, already developed by other federal',
'agencies, are good enough. while approving funds for this program and deleting restrictive bill language proposed by the house, the',
'conferees direct tsa not to obligate funds for the twic prototype phase until the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'are briefed on the results of the technical evaluation phase and agree that the program should move forward. letters of',
'intent for installation of security systems. the bill includes a provision authorizing tsa to sign letters of intent lois with',
'airport authorities specifying long term funding arrangements for the installation of explosive detection systems. this process is similar to the',
'existing loi process for airport capital improvement projects. while supportive of this concept, the conferees emphasize that the signing of',
'such agreements do not obligate or commit the federal government to make future payments until approved by congress in the',
'annual budget process. in addition, the conferees want to ensure that the signing of lois do not upset the proper',
'balance between funding for large, medium, and small airports. for this reason, the conferees direct tsa not to commit more',
'than 50 percent of total available funding for modification of airports to lois. this will preserve funding for smaller airports.',
'a similar restriction has been in place for many years for lois granted under faas airport improvement program. use of',
'state and local law enforcement officers. the bill includes a provision allowing tsa to utilize the services of state and',
'local officials as law enforcement officers at airports, including the authority to deputize such officials as federal law enforcement officers.',
'the bill specifies that tsa shall reimburse state and local entities for all reasonable, allowable, and allocable costs for these',
'services, and additional funding is provided in the bill to ensure appropriate payment. in addition, the bill provides that such',
'officers may provide security services throughout the airport, and not solely at screening checkpoints, if such action is preferable for',
'law enforcement purposes. fitness for duty requirements. the conferees are concerned that the under secretary has yet to implement the',
'fitness for duty requirements stipulated in the aviation and transportation security act. as such, the conferees concur in the initiative',
'of the senate in providing $250,000 to enable the under secretary to make expedited use of currently available fitness for',
'duty technology to assess saccadic velocity to determine the potential impairment of airport security screeners at seattle tacoma international airport.',
'south terminal expansion project, seattle tacoma, wa. the supplemental appropriations act for fiscal year 2002 included $225,000,000 over and above',
'the budget request for airport modifications to accommodate the installation of explosive detection systems. the statement of managers accompanying that',
'bill instructed the under secretary to be attentive to the extraordinary needs of certain airports, such as the seattle tacoma',
'international airport, that are facing extraordinary costs associated with redesigning airport terminal projects that are in mid construction. while the',
'conferees are pleased that the tsa and the relevant airport authorities have come to agreement on the total federal obligation',
'associated with the reconfiguration of the south terminal expansion project step , the conferees remain concerned that an agreement has',
'not yet been reached on the timetable under which these funds will be provided. this bill provides an additional $265,000,000',
'for airport modifications, bringing to just under $500,000,000 the amount of money that has been provided for airport modifications over',
'and above the levels sought by the administration. the conferees urge tsa to work cooperatively with the seattle tacoma international',
'airport to address their unique needs for security related airport modifications. the conferees believe that, when combined with unobligated prior',
'year funds, the funding in this bill gives tsa sufficient resources to address the long term security requirements of airports',
'such as seattle tacoma international. maritime and land security the conference agreement includes $244,800,000 for maritime and land security. funds',
'shall be distributed as follows: conference agreement port security grants $150,000,000 staff 21,000,000 information technology projects 4,800,000 nuclear detection and',
'monitoring 4,000,000 trucking industry grants 25,000,000 trucking industry grants 20,000,000 hazardous materials permit program 3,500,000 trucking security pilot program 1,500,000',
'intercity bus security 10,000,000 operation safe commerce 30,000,000 total 244,800,000 trucking industry grants. funding provided for trucking industry grants are',
'to be distributed as follows: $20,000,000 for activities in the budget amendment submitted in september 2002; $3,500,000 for a hazardous',
'materials safety permit program; and $1,500,000 for a truck security pilot program. hazardous materials safety permit program. the conferees include',
'$3,500,000 to implement the permit program required by law for those motor carriers transporting the most dangerous hazardous materials. given',
'that this permit program is especially critical now in light of truck security concerns, tsa should ensure that it is',
'implemented within one year from the date of enactment of this act. the conferees would not oppose the conduct of',
'this program by fmcsa on a reimbursable basis. truck security pilot program. the conferees understand that technology exists from a',
'number of manufacturers that allows trucks to be remotely tracked and controlled. so that tsa and fmcsa may completely understand',
'the performance characteristics of such systems, the conference agreement includes $1,500,000 for a pilot program. nuclear detection and monitoring. the',
'agreement includes $4,000,000 to continue evaluation and procurement of portable nuclear radiation search tools. a similar appropriation was made in',
'public law 107 206. the conferees direct tsa to provide a status report on this activity to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations not later than march 15, 2003. operation safe commerce. the conferees direct that the $30,000,000 provided',
'in the bill for operation safe commerce shall be distributed under the same terms and conditions governing the funding provided',
'for this program for fiscal year 2002. research and development the conference agreement includes $110,200,000 for research and development. funds',
'shall be distributed as follows: conference agreement laboratory space/research facility $5,000,000 next generation eds 75,000,000 applied r&d 15,000,000 staffing 5,200,000',
'port security r&d 10,000,000 total 110,200,000 security research. the conferees do not agree with language proposed by the senate specifying',
'that research funds should be targeted toward detection of chemical, biological or similar threats. while the conferees agree that such',
'research is a high priority for funding, the under secretary for transportation security has the flexibility to establish overall agency',
'priorities in security research. port security research and development. the conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for port security research and development',
'activities at national laboratories, private non profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other entities. the conferees direct that, should',
'any of these funds be allocated to a department of energy laboratory, they shall be administered. this policy is consistent',
'with section 309 of the homeland security act of 2002. administration the conference agreement includes $308,700,000 for administration. funds shall',
'be distributed as follows: conference agreement headquarters staff inc. acs $106,000,000 start up and administrative support 10,000,000 information technology core',
'activities 179,251,000 intelligence 13,449,000 total 308,700,000 coast guard operating expenses the conference agreement includes $4,322,122,000 for operating expenses of the',
'coast guard, instead of $4,305,456,000 as proposed by the house and $4,318,456,000 as proposed by the senate. of the total',
'amount provided, $340,000,000 is for defense related activities, as proposed by the senate, instead of $1,300,000,000 as proposed by the',
'house. the following table summarizes the house and senates proposed adjustments to the coast guards budget request and the final',
'conference agreement: house bill senate bill conference agreement budget estimate $4,153,456,000 $4,153,456,000 $4,153,456,000 adjustments to the budget estimate: homeland security',
'liaison billets 4,094,000 4,094,000 polar icebreaking reimbursement 3,149,000 2,500,000 feca/ucx 933,000 933,000 response boat small +10,000,000 +7,000,000 small boat station/command',
'center readiness +10,000,000 +8,000,000 maritime sar/personnel safety: fdrs/cvrs 2,700,000 scba 1,115,000 vtis corpus christi 3,600,000 3,600,000 high interest vessel control',
'follow on: personnel support costs 3,776,000 3,776,000 maritime safety/security teams: wlb/wlm staffing 3,731,000 3,731,000 new marine safety/security teams 6,340,000 security',
'readiness and planning: attorneys/contract administrators 2,162,000 2,162,000 incident command system: public affairs specialists 1,400,000 1,400,000 marine fire and safety association',
'+312,000 +312,000 amsea +350,000 +350,000 maritime eo/ir sensors +5,000,000 +4,000,000 oil spill prevention, 13th district +1,600,000 +1,600,000 datum marker buoys',
'+1,000,000 +1,000,000 unspecified reduction 4,662,000 denial of new user fee proposal +165,000,000 +165,000,000 +165,000,000 total recommended 4,305,456,000 4,318,456,000 4,322,122,000 small',
'boat station and command center readiness. the bill includes language specifying that not less than $15,686,000 of additional funding shall',
'be used to address readiness problems at the nations small boat stations and associated command centers. this is the second',
'year of a multiyear effort to restore the readiness level of these critical facilities. the conferees direct the coast guard',
'to submit a five year operating and capital plan to address the readiness problems, including elements which appropriately allocate billets',
'to cover on board and planned staffing levels. the conferees request the u.s. general accounting office to review and certify',
'that the additional funding provided in this bill is being used to supplement, and not supplant, the level of effort',
'in fiscal year 2002. limitation on flag officers. the bill includes the limitation, proposed by the senate, prohibiting the hire',
'of more than 37 active duty flag officers during fiscal year 2003. pier safety study. as proposed by the house,',
'the conferees direct the coast guard, in consultation with the army corps of engineers, to conduct a study of pier',
'safety, to be submitted within six months of enactment of this act. oil spill prevention, 13th district. the conference agreement',
'includes $1,600,000 for additional oil spill prevention activities in the coast guard 13th district, as proposed by the senate. the',
'coast guard is expected to consult fully with the captain of the port, puget sound, in making determinations on the',
'scope and use of these funds. great lakes pilotage. the conferees understand that the coast guard has before it a',
'proposal to change the pilotage system on the great lakes. the conferees urge the coast guard to ensure that this',
'proposal receives all due consideration, including public comment as appropriate and full review by the great lakes pilotage advisory committee.',
'polar icebreaking reimbursement. the conferees agree to a reduction of $2,500,000 assuming higher reimbursements for polar icebreaking activities, instead of',
'$3,149,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees agree that the entire reduction is to be taken from costs related',
'to activities in the antarctic region. acquisition, construction, and improvements the conference agreement includes $742,100,000 for acquisition, construction, and improvements',
'instead of $725,000,000 as proposed by the house and $752,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the agreement includes certain restrictions',
'on the integrated deepwater systems program, as proposed by the house and senate. consistent with past years and the house',
'and senate bills, the conference agreement distributes funds by budget activity. further, the bill includes a contingent rescission relating to',
'submission of the capital investment plan to the congress, as proposed by the senate. a table showing the distribution of',
'this appropriation by project, as included in the fiscal year 2003 budget estimate, house bill, senate bill, and the conference',
'agreement is as follows: conference program name budget estimate house bill senate bill agreement vessels 13,600,000 11,715,000 25,600,000 25,600,000 survey',
'and design cutters and 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 boats seagoing buoy tender wlb 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 replacement polar class',
'icebreaker 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 reliability improvement program 41 foot utility boat replacement 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 alex haley conversion',
'project 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 3,000,000 87 foot coastal patrol boat 0 0 12,000,000 12,000,000 shipboard contained breathing 0 1,115,000 0',
'0 apparatus scba aircraft 0 2,700,000 0 4,000,000 fdrs/cvrs 0 2,700,000 0 0 lts 101 engine improvements 0 0 0',
'4,000,000 other equipment 117,700,000 114,200,000 132,700,000 121,300,000 ports and waterways safety 5,000,000 8,600,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 system pawss national distress system',
'90,000,000 90,000,000 90,000,000 90,000,000 modernization defense message system 2,100,000 0 2,100,000 1,100,000 implementation global maritime distress and 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000',
'2,200,000 safety system gmdss thirteenth district microwave 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 modernization project hawaii rainbow communications 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000',
'system modernization high frequency recapitalization 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 and modernization prince william sound wan 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 replacement,',
'ak security surveillance and 0 0 15,000,000 10,000,000 protection maritime domain awareness 9,400,000 4,400,000 9,400,000 5,000,000 information management shore facilities',
'and aids to 28,700,000 31,385,000 48,700,000 50,200,000 navigation survey and design shore 2,500,000 5,500,000 2,500,000 4,000,000 projects minor ac&i shore',
'construction 4,900,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 projects housing 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 waterways aton projects 4,900,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 consolidate kodiak',
'aviation 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 support kodiak, ak rebuild isc seattle pier 36 0 0 16,000,000 16,000,000 phase 1 vessel',
'pier facility cordova, 0 0 4,000,000 4,000,000 ak construct new station manistee, 5,400,000 5,085,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 mi personnel and related',
'support 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 63,000,000 direct personnel costs 64,500,000 64,500,000 64,500,000 62,500,000 retirement accrual costs \1\ 0 0 0 0',
'core acquisition costs 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 integrated deepwater systems 500,000,000 500,000,000 480,000,000 478,000,000 aircraft 138,200,000 138,200,000 135,200,000 164,300,000 surface',
'ships 215,700,000 215,700,000 212,700,000 200,200,000 c41sr 0 0 0 23,900,000 logistics 71,600,000 16,600,000 66,600,000 19,900,000 shore facilities 0 7,200,000 0',
'1,000,000 system engineering and 0 47,800,000 0 43,700,000 integration other contracts 43,500,000 43,500,000 36,500,000 government program management 31,000,000 31,000,000 29,000,000',
'28,000,000 total appropriation 725,000,000 725,000,000 752,000,000 742,100,000 \1\ excludes $10,846,000 in proposed retirement accural costs. lts 101 engine. the conference',
'agreement includes $4,000,000 to enhance the reliability of the hh 65 lts 101 engine through the incorporation of fadec system',
'technology. the conferees continue to support continued evaluation of the ariel engine by the coast guard, and do not intend',
'that these funds undermine support or progress in that effort. integrated deepwater systems. the conference agreement includes $478,000,000 for the',
'integrated deepwater systems ids program, to be distributed as follows: activity amount aircraft $164,300,000 maritime patrol aircraft 147,300,000 vtol unmanned',
'air vehicle other contracts/legacy 17,000,000 sustainment surface 200,200,000 national security cutter 132,800,000 110 123 patrol boat upgrade 60,800,000 short range',
'prosecutor 2,800,000 other contracts/legacy 3,800,000 sustainment c4isr 23,900,000 270 foot cutter c4isr upgrade. 700,000 210 foot cutter c4isr upgrade. 1,400,000',
'378 foot cutter c4isr upgrade. 3,100,000 shore sites 5,400,000 other contracts/legacy 13,300,000 sustainment logistics 17,900,000 integrated logistics support 16,900,000 shore',
'sites 1,000,000 systems engineering and 43,700,000 integration government program management 28,000,000 total 478,000,000 maritime patrol aircraft. although the coast guards',
'budget request for the ids program assumed the acquisition of 2 maritime patrol aircraft in fiscal year 2003, recently the',
'service announced a restructure of its funding plan which defers that acquisition. the conferees are surprised that, after a detailed',
'planning phase lasting several years, the services operational requirements and asset replacement plans could be so radically changed this early',
'in the ids contract. the conferees are not yet convinced that this change is in the best interest of the',
'coast guard, and provide funding for these assets in line with the original budget request. before the coast guard effectuates',
'a change of this nature, the service is required to seek congressional approval through the reprogramming process. ids reprogramming procedures.',
'the conferees agree with reprogramming guidelines as proposed by the house except that programs, projects, and activities with a baseline',
'of $5,000,000 or less may execute below threshold reprogrammings not to exceed 20 percent of the baseline amount. the baseline',
'for all other ppas shall be 10 percent. the distribution of funds table shown above shall serve as the reprogramming',
'baseline for this program in fiscal year 2003. ids compliance with the buy american act. the bill includes a provision,',
'as proposed by the house, clarifying that the ids procurement program is subject to the terms and conditions of the',
'buy american act. the conferees do not seek to amend that act to apply content standards to individual components of',
'vessels. by letter to the house committee on appropriations dated october 1, 2002, the assistant commandant for acquisition stated that',
'this language is considered by the service to be a restatement of the coast guards obligations under existing law and',
'not as an imposition of any additional legal requirements. acquisition, construction, and improvements rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission',
'of unobligated balances from acquisition, construction, and improvements of $17,000,000. the secretary is directed to advise the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations on the distribution of this rescission prior to its implementation. environmental compliance and restoration the conference agreement',
'includes $17,000,000 for environmental compliance and restoration, as proposed by both the house and senate. alteration of bridges the conference',
'agreement includes $17,200,000 for alteration of bridges deemed hazardous to marine navigation, instead of $17,000,000 proposed by the house and',
'$14,000,000 proposed by the senate. the conference agreement distributes these funds as follows: bridge and location amount new orleans, la,',
'florida ave rr/hw bridge $3,500,000 brunswick, ga, sidney lanier hw bridge 2,500,000 mobile, al, 14 mile bridge 6,000,000 charleston, sc,',
'limehouse bridge 1,200,000 morris, il, ej&e rr bridge 1,000,000 galveston causeway, galveston, tx 1,000,000 chelsea street bridge, boston, ma 2,000,000',
'total 17,200,000 retired pay the conference agreement includes $889,000,000 for retired pay, as proposed by both the house and senate.',
'reserve training the conference agreement includes $86,495,000 for reserve training. research, development, test and evaluation the conference agreement includes $22,000,000',
'for research, development, test, and evaluation as proposed by the senate instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by the house. the',
'conferees agree that, within the funds provided, $1,000,000 is for continued development, demonstration, and evaluation of engineered wood composites at',
'coast guard facilities, including stations in jonesport and southwest harbor, maine, as proposed by the house, instead of $3,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. further, within the funds provided, $1,000,000 is for a pilot project to test automatic search and',
'rescue spectral imaging technology for coast guard c 130 aircraft, instead of $2,500,000 proposed by the senate. the conference agreement',
'includes $250,000 for a prototype observation system in the lower chesapeake bay in virginia, and $250,000 for research at the',
'coast guard fire safety test detachment in alabama, as proposed by the senate. federal aviation administration operations the conference agreement',
'includes $7,069,019,000 for operations of the federal aviation administration, instead of $7,060,203,000 proposed by the house and $7,047,203,000 proposed by',
'the senate. of the total amount provided, $3,799,278,000 53.7 percent is to be derived from the airport and airway trust',
'fund, as proposed by the senate. funds are distributed in the bill by budget activity, as proposed by the senate.',
'the bill maintains a prohibition on funds for aeronautical charting and cartography activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the working',
'capital fund, as proposed by the house. the following table compares the conference agreement to the levels proposed in the',
'house and senate bills by budget activity: conference agreement, faa operations, fy 2003 conference house bill senate bill agreement air',
'traffic services $6,038,090,000 $6,038,090,000 $6,038,090,000 accrual proposal 340,553,000 340,553,000 340,553,000 spring/summer 2003 3,250,000 1,750,000 operational evolution plan 11,116,000 9,616,000 national',
'airspace redesign 5,357,000 3,525,000 national park air tour management plans 4,100,000 4,100,000 contract tower cost sharing 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 marc',
'2,000,000 2,000,000 training 10,405,000 2,000,000 nas handoff 70,000,000 30,000,000 medallion program 1,500,000 1,500,000 unspecified reduction 43,000,000 amount recommended 5,741,309,000 5,662,037,000',
'5,716,046,000 regulation and certification 867,174,000 867,174,000 867,174,000 accrual proposal 33,207,000 33,207,000 33,207,000 safer skies 6,887,000 3,400,000 international harmonization staff 250,000',
'250,000 drug/alcohol compliance testing 810,000 810,000 non precision gps approaches 1,500,000 1,500,000 inspector technical training 4,000,000 2,000,000 alien species action',
'plan 3,000,000 3,000,000 amount recommended 826,020,000 839,467,000 836,007,000 civil aviation security 6,064,000 6,064,000 6,064,000 accrual proposal former faa employees 6,064,000',
'6,064,000 6,064,000 aviation security advisory committee 60,000 amount recommended 60,000 0 0 research and acquisitions 211,156,000 211,156,000 211,156,000 accrual proposal',
'3,556,000 3,556,000 3,556,000 contract management efficiencies 0 0 2,000,000 amount recommended 207,600,000 207,600,000 207,600,000 commercial space transportation 12,569,000 12,569,000 12,569,000',
'accrual proposal 244,000 244,000 244,000 amount recommended 12,325,000 12,325,000 12,325,000 regions and center operations 93,777,000 93,777,000 93,777,000 accrual proposal 11,585,000',
'11,585,000 11,585,000 restore proposed cut to base programs 1,200,000 1,200,000 amount recommended 83,392,000 82,192,000 83,392,000 human resource management 84,073,000 84,073,000',
'84,073,000 accrual proposal 3,813,000 3,813,000 3,813,000 feca administrative surcharge 4,353,000 4,353,000 hris deferral 4,600,000 4,600,000 strategic alliances 5,499,000 2,000,000 amount',
'recommended 65,808,000 80,260,000 69,307,000 office of financial services 49,992,000 49,992,000 49,992,000 accrual proposal 1,210,000 1,210,000 1,210,000 contracts management 2,000,000 amount',
'recommended 46,782,000 48,782,000 48,782,000 staff offices 89,425,000 89,425,000 89,425,000 accrual proposal 4,535,000 4,535,000 4,535,000 position review assumed savings 400,000 400,000',
'unspecified reduction 900,000 freeze open positions in policy/planning office 1,750,000 1,750,000 reduce office of system safety staffing 500,000 266,000 international',
'aviation offices overseas 500,000 500,000 amount recommended 81,840,000 84,890,000 82,974,000 office of information services 29,650,000 29,650,000 29,650,000 accountwide adjustments: staffing',
'adjustment 10,000,000 5,000,000 contract maintenance 21,258,000 10,000,000 travel 1,064,000 1,064,000 faa/dot library tasc charges 2,141,000 1,000,000 amount recommended 34,463,000 0',
'17,064,000 total appropriation recommended 7,060,203,000 7,047,203,000 7,069,019,000 administration of potential shortfall due to essential air service transfer. the conferees agree',
'that the faa administrator has the flexibility to propose the use of funds in either the operations or facilities and',
'equipment appropriations to address any shortfalls in essential air service funding for which faa resources are required under existing law.',
'the administrator is directed to advise the house and senate committees on appropriations on the appropriations and programs from which',
'these funds would be drawn. air traffic staffing budget. the conferees agree that the report proposed by the house on',
'allocation of the air traffic staffing shortfall is to be submitted to the house and senate committees on appropriations no',
'later than 30 days after enactment of this act. national park air tour management plans. in reducing this program by',
'$4,100,000, the conferees do not intend to slow down the review and approval of air tour management plans. the reduction',
'reflects a substantial delay in this program due to schedule slippage in issuance of the final rule. drug/alcohol compliance testing.',
'in agreeing to the houses proposed reduction to this activity, the conferees do not intend to diminish the agencys level',
'of effort in employee drug and alcohol testing. however, the agency has not yet demonstrated a link between identified problems',
'in administration of this program and the need for additional resources. the conferees believe the identified problems can largely be',
'addressed without additional resources at this time. contract tower program. the conference agreement includes $78,000,000 to fund the baseline contract',
'tower program and $6,000,000 for the contract tower cost sharing program. consistent with current law and existing lease arrangements, the',
'conferees direct faa to continue reimbursing airports for space the agency utilizes at all contract tower locations previously staffed by',
'the agency, including existing, newly constructed, and future replacement towers. the conferees commend those airports that are moving forward with',
'replacing outdated towers. the conferees do not believe smaller airports should be compelled to provide faa free space in replacement',
'contract towers. facilities and equipment airport and airway trust fund the conference agreement includes $2,981,022,000 for facilities and equipment, as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. of the total amount available, $404,655,240 is available for one year, and $2,576,366,760',
'is available for three years. the bill deletes a provision proposed by the senate that would have provided a contingent',
'rescission relating to submission of the fy 2004 capital investment plan. this provision is no longer necessary, as the report',
'has been submitted to the congress. the following table provides a breakdown of the house and senate bills and the',
'conference agreement by program: facilities and equipment, fiscal year 2003 note: all figures in thousands $000 budget estimate house bill',
'senate bill conference category 1: improve aviation safety. 403,340.00 484,214.20 363,640.00 468,623.00 terminal business unit 141,000.00 151,183.00 161,300.00 151,183.00 aviation',
'weather services 23,440.00 23,440.00 23,440.00 23,440.00 improvements low level windshear alert system 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 llwas upgrade aviation safety',
'analysis system 21,700.00 15,000.00 21,700.00 15,000.00 asas integrated flight quality assurance 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 ifqa safety performance analysis 2,100.00',
'2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 subsystem spas performance enhancement systems 2,600.00 2,600.00 2,600.00 2,600.00 pens safe flight 21 29,800.00 40,000.00 32,800.00 40,000.00',
'advanced technology development and 41,100.00 43,100.00 41,600.00 57,200.00 prototyping aircraft related equipment program 16,000.00 16,000.00 16,000.00 16,000.00 national aviation safety',
'data 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 analysis center nasdac louisville, ky technology 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 10,000.00 demonstration explosive detection technology 121,500.00',
'176,691.20 55,000.00 144,000.00 volcano monitoring 3,000.00 3,000.00 category 2: improve effciency of the 914,185.50 879,885.30 895,951.50 816,780.30 air traffic control',
'system terminal business unit 551,035.50 516,280.30 534,601.50 490,030.30 aeronautical data link adl 33,200.00 33,200.00 29,700.00 29,700.00 applications free flight phase',
'2 106,200.00 106,200.00 96,200.00 70,000.00 air traffic management atm 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 free flight phase 1 39,900.00 36,600.00 39,900.00',
'36,600.00 automated surface observing system 12,100.00 12,755.00 12,100.00 12,100.00 asos next generation very high frequency 71,100.00 71,100.00 71,100.00 66,100.00 air/ground',
'communications system nexcom en route automation program 71,050.00 71,050.00 75,250.00 71,050.00 weather and radar processor warp 13,600.00 13,600.00 13,600.00 13,600.00',
'long range radar sustainment 7,500.00 7,500.00 atoms local area/wide area network 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 nas management automation program 1,900.00',
'0.00 1,900.00 1,000.00 nasmap new york integrated control complex. 0.00 5,000.00 0.00 5,000.00 category 3: increase capacity of the 353,500.00',
'394,875.00 400,384.00 432,975.00 nas navigation and landing aids 249,800.00 291,175.00 295,735.00 329,275.00 oceanic automation system 87,400.00 87,400.00 76,349.00 87,400.00 gulf',
'of mexico offshore program 2,300.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 2.300.00 voice switching and control system 14,000.00 14,000.00 14,000.00 14,000.00 vscs transponder landing',
'system 12,000.00 0.00 category 4: improve reliability of 443,410.00 434,010.00 461,710.00 434,310.00 the nas guam center radar approach control 5,000.00',
'5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 cerap relocate terminal voice switch replacement/ 6,200.00 6,200.00 17,200.00 14,200.00 enhanced tvs airport cable loop systems 4,000.00',
'4,000.00 5,500.00 5,500.00 sustained support en route automation program 142,800.00 142,800.00 147,500.00 150,000.00 artcc building improvements/plant 40,200.00 40,200.00 40,200.00 35,000.00',
'improvements air traffic management atm 24,500.00 24,500.00 24,500.00 24,500.00 critical telecommunication support 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 faa telecommunications 46,600.00 46,600.00',
'46,600.00 42,000.00 infrastructure air/ground communications 22,800.00 22,800.00 22,800.00 22,800.00 infrastructure voice recorder replacement program 3,300.00 7,000.00 3,300.00 5,000.00 vrrp nas',
'infrastructure management system 29,100.00 16,000.00 29,100.00 16,000.00 nims flight service station fss 5,700.00 5,700.00 5,700.00 5,700.00 modernization fsas operational and',
'supportability 19,710.00 19,710.00 19,710.00 19,710.00 implementation system oasis weather message switching center 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 replacement wmscr flight service',
'station switch 13,200.00 13,200.00 13,200.00 13,200.00 modernization alaskan nas interfacility 2,900.00 2,900.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 communications system anics electrical power systems',
'sustain/ 50,700.00 50,700.00 50,700.00 45,000.00 support nas recovery communications rcom 9,400.00 9,400.00 9,400.00 9,400.00 aeronautical center infrastructure 11,700.00 11,700.00 11,700.00',
'11,700.00 modernization frequency and spectrum engineering 2,600.00 2,600.00 2,600.00 2,600.00 category 5: improve the efficiency 444,019.50 436,919.55 436,769.51 413,678.51 of',
'mission support nas improvement of system support 2,700.00 2,700.00 2,700.00 2,700.00 laboratory technical center facilities 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 technical',
'center building and plant 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 support en route communications and control 1,057.95 1,058.00 1,307.95 1,307.95 facilities improvements',
'dod/faa facilities transfer 1,200.00 1,200.00 3,200.00 3,200.00 terminal communications improve 1,249.30 1,249.30 1,249.30 1,249.30 flight service facilities 1,223.24 1,223.24 1,223.24',
'1,223.24 improvement navigation and landing aids improve 5,034.02 5,034.02 5,034.02 5,034.02 faa buildings and equipment 11,000.00 11,000.00 11,000.00 11,000.00 air',
'navigational aids and atc 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 facilities local projects computer aided engineering and 2,800.00 2,800.00 2,800.00 2,800.00 graphics',
'caeg modernization information technology integration 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 operational data management system 10,300.00 3,000.00 10,300.00 3,000.00 odms logistics support',
'systems and 9,300.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 facilities lssf test equipment maintenance support 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 for replacement facility security',
'risk management 37,300.00 25,000.00 37,300.00 25,000.00 information security 13,291.00 13,291.00 13,291.00 8,000.00 distance learning 1,300.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 national airspace',
'system nas 2,300.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 training facilities system engineering and development 25,800.00 25,800.00 25,800.00 23,800.00 support program support leases',
'38,400.00 38,400.00 38,400.00 36,400.00 logistics support services lls 7,500.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 mike monroney aeronautical center 14,600.00 14,600.00 14,600.00 14,600.00',
'leases in plant nas contract support 2,900.00 2,900.00 2,900.00 2,900.00 services transition engineering support 39,000.00 37,000.00 37,000.00 35,000.00 faa corporate',
'systems architecture 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 technical support services contract 46,700.00 46,700.00 44,700.00 41,700.00 tssc resource tracking program rtp 3,700.00',
'3,700.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 center for advanced aviation system 81,364.00 81,364.00 81,364.00 81,364.00 development operational evolution plan 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00',
'nas facilites osha and environmental 32,600.00 28,400.00 32,600.00 28,400.00 standards compliance fuel storage tank replacement and 8,500.00 8,500.00 8,500.00 8,500.00',
'monitoring hazardous materials management 20,500.00 20,500.00 20,500.00 20,500.00 research aircraft replacement 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 unspecified 0.00 2,000.00 0.00 0.00',
'category 6: pcb&t only 441,118.00 421,118.00 422,567.00 404,655.24 personnel and related expenses 441,118.00 421,118.00 422,567.00 404,655.24 category 7: accountwide adjustments.',
'0.00 70,000.00 10,000.00 nas handoff transfer to operating 0.00 70,000.00 10,000.00 expenses totals 2,999,573.00 2,981,022.05 2,981,022.01 2,981,022.05 terminal business unit.',
'the conference agreement provides $641,213,304 for activities of the terminal business unit. the following table compares the conference agreement to',
'the budget estimate and the house and senate proposals: budget conference budget line 1a01: estimate house bill senate bill agreement',
'nexrad upgrade $9,100,000 $9,100,000 $9,100,000 $9,100,000 terminal doppler weather radar 7,700,000 5,700,000 7,700,000 5,700,000 asde 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 amass',
'21,700,000 14,583,000 21,700,000 14,583,000 weather systems processor 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 asde x 90,300,000 109,600,000 104,600,000 109,600,000 safety and security',
'activities 6,000,000 total 141,000,000 151,183,000 161,300,000 151,183,000 budget line 2a01: terminal automation program stars 166,000,000 151,200,000 158,700,000 155,000,000 atcbi 6',
'47,100,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 28,000,000 atc en route radar facilities improvements 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 terminal atc facilties replacement 108,600,000 124,100,000',
'103,566,000 119,550,000 atc/tracon facilities improvement 52,755,192 44,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 potomac tracon 2,700,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 northern california tracon 200,000 200,000',
'200,000 200,000 dallas/fort worth tracon 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 terminal digital radar asr 11 123,400,000 80,000,000 90,000,000 80,000,000 asr 9',
'slep 23,000,000 23,000,000 15,500,000 20,000,000 mode s provide 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 terminal applied engineering 8,200,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 precision',
'runway monitors 1,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 18,500,000 houston area air traffic system 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 terminal asr improvements 1,380,304 1,380,304',
'1,380,304 1,380,304 pcs moves 3,100,000 3,100,000 3,100,000 3,100,000 transponder landing system tls 0 15,000,000 unspecified 44,855,192 total 551,035,496 516,280,304 534,601,496',
'490,030,304 terminal air traffic control facilities replacement. the conference agreement provides $119,550,000 for this program. funds shall be distributed as',
'follows: conference agreement las vegas mccarran international, nv $3,500,000 provo municipal, ut 800,000 st. louis downtown, mo 2,500,000 north bend',
'municipal, or 1,000,000 reno/tahoe international, nv 4,500,000 chippewa valley regional, wi 6,000,000 wittman regional, wi 4,000,000 double eagle ii, nm',
'1,900,000 kalamazoo/battle creek, mi 1,500,000 columbia metropolitan, sc 1,500,000 missoula, mt 1,500,000 columbus, ms 1,250,000 pago pago, american samoa 175,000',
'baltimore, md 2,088,581 dulles international, va 600,000 deer valley, az 803,196 memphis, tn 1,147,000 portland, or tracon 5,500,000 addison field,',
'tx 5,700,000 reno, nv 8,349,000 fort wayne, in 3,539,000 newport news, va 6,400,000 laguardia, ny 9,460,000 st. louis, mo tracon',
'1,500,000 corpus christi, tx 700,000 beaumont, tx 1,000,000 seattle, wa 550,000 seattle, wa tracon 4,782,701 salina, ks 500,000 newark, nj',
'3,000,000 port columbus, oh 2,100,000 grand canyon, az 255,898 savannah, ga 919,190 newburgh, ny 2,065,000 richmond, va 550,000 vero beach,',
'fl 878,775 everett, wa 925,000 roanoke, va 550,000 merrimack, nh bct 4,700,000 phoenix, az 14,107,919 manchester, nh 943,609 wilkes barre,',
'pa 2,000,000 topeka, ks 1,690,131 billings, mt 2,120,000 total 119,550,000 precision runway monitors. the conferees understand the city of cleveland',
'is seeking reimbursement of approximately $500,000 for costs related to installation of a precision runway monitor in this location. the',
'conferees encourage faa to place a high priority on the citys request in its allocation of funding provided in this',
'bill. transponder landing system. the conference agreement for this program shall be distributed as follows: conference location agreement minden tahoe',
'airport, nv $2,000,000 elko airport, nv 2,000,000 omak airport, wa 2,000,000 richland airport, wa 2,000,000 truckee tahoe airport, ca 2,000,000',
'driggs reed memorial, id 2,000,000 sandpoint airport, id 2,000,000 lagrande/union county, or 2,000,000 william h. morse airport, vt 2,000,000 total',
'18,000,000 safe flight 21. the conference agreement includes $18,600,000 for the ohio river valley project, $19,900,000 for project capstone, and',
'$1,500,000 for the development of ads b standards, as proposed by the house. advanced technology development and prototyping. the conference',
'agreement includes $57,200,000 for advanced technology development and prototyping. the following table compares the conference agreement to the house and',
'senate bills by budget activity: conference house bill senate bill agreement runway incursion $6,700,000 $6,700,000 $6,700,000 aviation system capacity improvement',
'4,000,000 6,300,000 5,150,000 separation standards 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 airspace management laboratory 4,600,000 4,600,000 4,600,000 ga/vertical flight technology 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000',
'operational concept validation 2,500,000 1,250,000 software engineering 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 nas requirements development 3,000,000 waas 3,100,000 3,100,000 3,100,000 laas 2,800,000',
'2,800,000 2,800,000 domestic rvsm 4,200,000 2,200,000 4,200,000 development system assurance 2,700,000 2,700,000 safer skies 3,000,000 2,000,000 alkali silica reactivity study',
'1,000,000 1,000,000 rows gulfport biloxi airport, ms 500,000 500,000 airfield improvement program 2,000,000 2,000,000 wind/weather research, juneau, ak 5,500,000 5,500,000',
'phased array radar technology 3,000,000 2,000,000 airport research 7,500,000 7,500,000 fogeye 2,000,000 2,000,000 unspecified 7,500,000 total 43,100,000 41,600,000 57,200,000 en',
'route automation. the conferees agree that, within the funds provided for this program, $15,000,000 is for the initial academy training',
'system. the senate proposed $16,900,000 for this project. automated surface observing system. the conferees agree that, within the funds provided',
'for this program, $400,000 is for an automated weather sensor system at driggs reed memorial airport, id and $130,000 is',
'for an automated weather observing system with thunderstorm protection at springfield municipal airport, oh. navigation and landing aids. the conferees',
'provide $329,275,000 for navigation and landing aids. the conference agreement includes $1,500,000 for navigation aids and equipment at nikolski airport',
'in alaska. the conferees encourage faa to assist the local community and airport officials in determining the appropriate equipment to',
'be installed. the following table compares the conference agreement to the house and senate bills by budget activity: conference house',
'bill senate bill agreement local area augmentation system $55,800,000 $50,000,000 wide area augmentation system 98,900,000 98,900,000 98,900,000 vor/dme 2,200,000 2,200,000',
'alsip 17,575,000 29,755,000 33,375,000 ils establishment 53,500,000 36,180,000 57,600,000 runway visual range 13,000,000 13,000,000 dme sustain 2,100,000 2,100,000 ndb sustain',
'1,200,000 1,200,000 visual navaids papi/reil 8,900,000 8,900,000 vasi replace with papi 6,300,000 6,300,000 iapa 3,700,000 3,700,000 navigation & landing aids',
'slep 3,000,000 3,000,000 loran c 25,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 nationwide differential gps 6,000,000 6,000,000 transponder landing system tls 12,000,000 18,000,000 unspecified',
'103,900,000 total 291,175,000 307,735,000 329,275,000 approach lighting system improvement program. the conference agreement for this program shall be distributed as',
'follows: conference location item agreement items in budget estimate various $3,200,000 jackson airport, ky lighting 175,000 somerset airport, ky runway',
'lighting 500,000 bowman field, ky airfield lighting 500,000 malsr acquisition malsr acquisition 5,000,000 malsr installation backlog malsr installation. 5,000,000 papi',
'acquisition papi acquisition 2,000,000 alsf 2 acquisition alsf 2 acquisition. 2,000,000 newark intl, nj papi installation 100,000 runway 22l. auburn',
'opelika, al malsr 1,500,000 reno stead, nv malsr 2,000,000 baton rouge, la malsr 600,000 cleveland hopkins intl, oh malsr runway',
'24l 400,000 north little rock, ar malsr 400,000 alaska statewide rural airports, 10,000,000 ak. total 33,375,000 acquisition of precision approach',
'path indicator lighting systems. the conferees emphasize that funding provided under the approach lighting system improvement program for nationwide acquisition',
'of precision approach path indicator papi lighting systems shall be used specifically for the purchase of additional papi systems, to',
'keep the production line operational for future procurements. medium approach lighting system replacement. the conferees agree with senate language recommending',
'that faa continue to procure the latest equipment that has been approved for use in the national airspace system. alaska',
'statewide rural airport lighting. the conferees designate this as an item of special congressional interest. the $10,000,000 in this line',
'may not be reprogrammed without prior congressional approval. en route communications and control facilities improvements. the conferees agree that, within',
'the funds provided for this program, $250,000 shall be for a remote communications outlet at the keokuk, ia airport. instrument',
'landing system establishment. the conference agreement for this program shall be distributed as follows: conference location item agreement items in',
'budget estimate various $23,500,000 national ils replacement program various 6,650,000 richard arthur fayette field, ar install ils 500,000 stuttgart municipal,',
'ar purchase and 2,000,000 install ils. plymouth municipal, ma install ils on 600,000 runway 06. lambert st. louis intl, mo',
'navigation aids 3,000,000 cincinnati/n. kentucky navigation aids for 3,000,000 new runway. pangborn memorial, wa install ils 2,000,000 winder barrow airport,',
'ga purchase and 3,000,000 install ils. laguardia international, ny purchase/install 800,000 glideslope. talladega municipal, al purchase/install 1,500,000 ils. mena intermountain',
'regional, ar. install,localizer/ 750,000 gldslp; ndb; om. napa county airport, ca install glideslope. 800,000 hawyard sawyer cty , wi purchase/install',
'2,000,000 ils. robert gray aaf, tx purchase/install 1,400,000 ils. olive branch airport, ms 500,000 reno/tahoe international, nv 1,200,000 wasilla airport,',
'ak 800,000 central illinois regional, il upgrade ils to cat 3,000,000 ii, runway 20. somerset airport, ky dme and glideslope.',
'600,000 total recommended 57,600,000 runway visual range. of funds provided above the budget estimate for runway visual range, $5,000,000 is',
'for the new generation rvr system and $800,000 is for installation of a runway visual range visibility instrument at westchester',
'county airport in new york, as proposed by the house. gallatin field airport, mt the conferees are concerned about potential',
'safety risks associated with the lack of radar coverage at gallatin field airport in bozeman, montana, an airport whose enplanements',
'and operations are growing. the conferees encourage the administrator to expand the current multilateration surveillance evaluation to include airspace traffic',
'activity at gallatin field and the surrounding areas. the conferees further encourage the administrator to enter into a cost sharing',
'agreement with gallatin field to provide this evaluation. static transfer switches. the conferees commend faa for awarding a contract to',
'procure static transfer switches for en route facilities. the static transfer switch enables air traffic control centers to switch to',
'back up power systems quickly enough to prevent computers from crashing, and replaces equipment that lacks this important capability. the',
'conferees direct the faa to utilize expeditiously the funding provided for these switches. facilities and equipment airport and airway trust',
'fund rescission the conference agreement includes a rescission of unobligated balances from facilities and equipment of $20,000,000. the secretary is',
'directed to advise the house and senate committees on appropriations on the distribution of this rescission prior to its implementation.',
'research, engineering, and development airport and airway trust fund the conference agreement provides $148,450,000 for research, engineering, and development instead',
'of $138,000,000 as proposed by the house and $124,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the following table compares the conference',
'agreement to the budget estimate and the house and senate bills by budget activity: conference program budget estimate house bill',
'senate bill agreement improve aviation safety: reduce commercial aviation fatalities: fire research and safety $6,429,000 $5,500,000 $6,429,000 $6,429,000 propulsion and',
'fuel systems 3,998,000 5,998,000 4,998,000 5,998,000 advanced materials/structural 1,374,000 1,374,000 1,374,000 1,374,000 safety flight safety/atmospheric 3,101,000 6,000,000 4,101,000 5,000,000 hazards',
'aging aircraft 20,974,000 19,131,000 20,974,000 20,974,000 aircraft catastrophic failure 1,920,000 1,920,000 1,920,000 1,920,000 prevention flightdeck safety/systems 8,411,000 8,411,000 8,411,000 8,411,000',
'integration reduce general aviation fatalities: propulsion and fuel systems 1,713,000 1,713,000 1,713,000 1,713,000 advanced materials/structural 1,679,000 1,679,000 1,679,000 1,679,000 safety',
'flight safety/atmospheric 1,329,000 1,329,000 1,329,000 1,329,000 hazards aging aircraft 5,243,000 10,243,000 5,243,000 9,243,000 flightdeck safety/systems 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 integration',
'aviation system safety: aviation safety risk analysis 6,926,000 5,784,000 6,926,000 6,926,000 atc/af human factors 10,317,000 8,098,000 10,317,000 8,035,000 aeromedical research',
'6,603,000 6,603,000 6,603,000 6,603,000 weather research 19,406,000 19,406,000 19,406,000 21,906,000 improve efficiency of the atc system: weather research efficiency 9,099,000',
'6,000,000 12,099,000 12,099,000 reduce environmental impacts: environment and energy 7,698,000 22,100,000 2,698,000 22,100,000 improve mission efficiency: system planning and resource',
'1,459,000 1,000,000 1,459,000 1,000,000 management technical laboratory facilities. 6,455,000 6,455,000 6,455,000 6,455,000 strategic partnerships 610,000 0 610,000 0 accountwide adjustments:',
'csrs/fehbp accruals 2,744,000 2,744,000 2,744,000 2,744,000 total $124,000,000 $138,000,000 $124,000,000 $148,450,000 propulsion and fuel systems. of the funds provided for',
'propulsion and fuel systems, $1,000,000 is for the specialty metals processing consortium and $1,000,000 is for research into aviation grade',
'ethanol fuels. aging aircraft. of the funds provided for aging aircraft, $4,000,000 is for flight safety research equipment at the',
'national institute for aviation research, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the house. weather research safety. of the funds provided',
'for weather research safety, $4,000,000 is to continue research into wake turbulence using pulsed laser doppler radar technology, instead of',
'$5,000,000 as proposed by the senate. weather research efficiency. of the funds provided for weather research efficiency, $4,000,000 is for',
'wake turbulence research to expedite the development of new standards and procedures, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'environment and energy. of the funds provided for environment and energy, $850,000 is for a study of the effectiveness of',
'current research in aircraft noise reduction technology, to be conducted by the louisville regional airport authority, as proposed by the',
'house. in addition, $15,000,000 is provided to speed up the introduction of lower noise aircraft technologies, as proposed by the',
'house. within the funding provided, faa is directed to conduct, in concert with an affected airport, a further study of',
'low frequency aircraft noise. the flaws identified with the previous low frequency noise impact study should be corrected with this',
'follow on study. resistance based polymer sensing. the conferees support the faas efforts to promote safety in all aspects of',
'air transportation, and especially in such areas as leak detection, cargo monitoring, and discriminatory fire warning systems. the conferees are',
'aware of ultra lightweight, low cost, low power, accurate, and network able sensing technology enabled by resistance based polymer composites.',
'the conferees encourage the faa to review the potential of these new technologies for a variety of safety related applications.',
'grants in aid for airports liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations airport and airway trust fund the conference agreement',
'includes a liquidating cash appropriation of $3,100,000,000, as proposed by the house and the senate. obligation limitation. the conferees agree',
'to an obligation limitation of $3,400,000,000 for the grants in aid for airports program as proposed by the house and',
'senate. this is the amount mandated by public law 106 181. administration. the conference agreement includes a limitation on administrative',
'expenses of $63,620,000 instead of $62,820,000 as proposed by the house and $81,049,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees',
'agree that airport related research shall continue to be funded under facilities and equipment, advanced technology development and prototyping. the',
'conference agreement distributes funding as follows: activity amount fy02 base amount $57,050,000 mandatory adjustments 2,647,000 discretionary adjustments: advisory circular contract',
'1,350,000 airport financial report. syst 500,000 pfc program analysis 300,000 environmental streamlining 1,773,000 total 63,620,000 small community air service development',
'pilot program. the bill includes $20,000,000 under the obligation limitation to continue the small community air service development pilot program,',
'as proposed by the senate. the house proposed a similar amount for this program in a separate appropriation. this is',
'consistent with actions taken in fiscal year 2002. westchester county airport improvements, ny. in the transportation and related agencies appropriations',
'act, 2002, $5,000,000 was provided for the central de icing facility at westchester county airport in new york. the conferees',
'agree that this funding shall be reprioritized for all eligible aviation projects at westchester county airport. high priority projects. of',
'the funds covered by the obligation limitation in this bill, the conferees direct faa to provide not less than the',
'following funding levels, out of available resources, for the following projects in the corresponding amounts. the conferees agree that state',
'apportionment funds may be construed as discretionary funds for the purposes of implementing this provision, consistent with the practice begun',
'in fiscal year 2001. to the maximum extent possible, the administrator is directed to ensure that the airport sponsors for',
'these projects first use available entitlement funds to finance these projects. the conferees further direct that the specific funding allocated',
'below shall not diminish or prejudice the application of a specific airport or geographic region to receive other aip discretionary',
'grants or multiyear letters of intent. aip high priority projects airport project description conference akutan airport runway improvements and access',
'road $4,000,000 barter island dew airport kaktovik passenger terminal 2,000,000 juneau international airport snow removal and other improvements 3,000,000 kodiak',
'airport various improvements 2,000,000 palmer municipal airport various improvements 1,000,000 petersburg airport runway apron & various improvements 4,000,000 blackwell field',
'airport land acquisition for runway extension 2,000,000 city of hartselle roundtree field apron expansion 280,000 fairhope municipal runway replacement; convert',
'runway to 1,500,000 taxiway. lawrence county airport runway 13/31 rehabilitation 900,000 madison county executive airport security fencing, drainage imps;; land',
'1,500,000 acquis;; taxiway. mobile downtown brookley field runway rehabilitation 2,000,000 montgomery regional dannelly field terminal construction 2,500,000 richard arthur fayette',
'field improve and extend runway 1,000,000 shelby county airport land acquisition, runway & taxiway 2,000,000 centre piedmont cherokee regional master',
'plan and land acquisition 2,000,000 batesville regional airport install localizer, dme; runway lighting; 800,000 relocate hangers. northwest arkansas regional airport',
'expansion 2,500,000 deer valley airport various improvements 800,000 williams gateway airport construct north ramp taxiway 1,275,000 fresno yosemite international airport',
'runway rehabilitation; redesign; access 800,000 control system. imperial valley regional cargo airport feasibility study 400,000 little river airport mendocino county',
'land acquisition 175,000 meadows field airport terminal master plan; runway extension 1,700,000 san bernardino international runway repair and replacement 1,000,000',
'san francisco international airport various improvements 5,000,000 southern california logistics airport engine run up area 1,500,000 stockton metropolitan cargo apron',
'on north side of runway 11l/29r. 1,300,000 georgetown air services airport security improvements 100,000 new castle county airport digital video',
'recording system 150,000 ft. lauderdale hollywood international develop and design automated people mover 500,000 inverness and crystal river airports security',
'improvements 600,000 miami international airport apron replacement for parking; security 1,000,000 enhancements. orlando international airport wildlife attractants project 4,000,000 orlando',
'sanford airport extension of runway 9r/27l 1,000,000 bush field airport new terminal, access & parking 1,000,000 cherokee county airport runway',
'extension and parallel taxiway 1,500,000 glynco jetport terminal modernize facility for operations and 2,000,000 security needs. council bluffs airport land',
'acquisition, runway 1,000,000 eastern iowa airport rehabilitation of taxiways and general 1,000,000 aviation apron. fairfield municipal airport runway & taxiway',
'500,000 mason city municipal reconstruct primary runway 17/35 2,000,000 ottumwa industrial airport partial parallel taxiway to runway end 31 1,000,000',
'freeport albertus airport airport improvement projects 1,750,000 greater rockford airport airport improvement projects 1,750,000 quad city airport/moline airport improvement projects',
'750,000 gary/chicago airport bituminous overlay for runway 1,100,000 rehabilitation; apron expansion. wichita mid continent construct parallel runway and connecting 3,000,000',
'taxiways. barkley regional airport runway extension, various improvements 3,700,000 blue grass field expansion of air carrier ramp 739,800 bowman field',
'reconstruct taxiway and apron 1,500,000 hawesville hancock county design/construct runway 1,000,000 hazard airport runway extension 2,000,000 henderson city/county airport taxiway',
'relocation 850,000 madison county airport runway safety area improvement 450,000 marion/crittendon county airport engineering for phase 1 development; 800,000 escavation.',
'mt. sterling montgomery airport parallel taxiway 500,000 princeton/caldwell county airport runway extension 750,000 rowan county airport master plan, environmental, grade',
'and drain. 2,000,000 somerset airport runway extension and runway overlay 1,350,000 tri county northern regional airport various improvements 350,000 williamsburg/whitley',
'county airport grade and pave for new airport 2,000,000 armstrong international airport airfield safety improvements; other 1,000,000 improvements. houma terrebone',
'runway upgrades 2,000,000 monroe regional airport terminal 725,000 ryan field baton rouge airport various improvements, language 1,000,000 shreveport regional airport',
'runway, noise, cargo 4,000,000 slidell municipal airport taxiway reconstruction 500,00 cherry capital airport terminal construction 2,000,000 oakland international noise mitigation',
'activities 2,000,000 minneapolis st. paul deicing pad for runway 12r 6,000,000 joplin airport environmental assessment and design new 810,000 terminal.',
'kennett memorial airport new runway construction 2,000,000 lewis county airport hangar projects 900,000 springfield/branson design for new midfield terminal 3,000,000',
'washington memorial airport runway project 150,000 gulfport biloxi airport terminal expansion & security 4,250,000 houston municipal airport various improvements 600,000',
'bert mooney airport various improvements 750,000 great falls international airport category iii upgrades 2,000,000 helena regional airport facility modernization 1,250,000',
'missuola international airport master plan, runway, land 4,000,000 andrews murphy airport runway extension; taxiway and rsa; land 200,000 acquisition 1,.',
'anson county various improvements 1,500,000 concord regional airport runway ext., land acquisition 2,000,000 johnson county airport wetland mitigation; construction of',
'extended 1,000,000 rsa. macon county airport runway extension eis, design, and 900,000 preliminary engineering. monroe municipal lincoln county security fencing',
'300,000 morgantown lenoir airport partial parallel taxiways; widen/overlay 1,000,000 runway. statesville municipal airport land acquisition; design/build runway 1,000,000 extension; install',
'ils. bismark municipal airport terminal replacement 5,000,000 central nebraska regional airport taxiway & runwawy 4,400,000 newark international airport engineering studies/eis',
'for installation of 1,000,000 lda w/glideslope. dona ana county airport runway and taxiway 1,000,000 reno stead airport runway and taxiway',
'2,000,000 reno/tahoe international airport taxiway, runway 2,000,000 hancock international various equipment improvements 100,000 niagara falls international airport rehabilitate apron; access',
'improvements; 650,000 hanger demolition. plattsburgh international construct terminal; rehabilitate hangers 2,000,000 akron canton regional design and construction of terminal 4,000,000',
'expansion. cincinnati municipal lunken field security fencing 150,000 cleveland hopkins install navaids; noise mitigation; security 1,000,000 upgrades; lighting. port columbus',
'international various improvements 1,150,000 rickenbacker international rehabilitation/expansion of air cargo 4,000,000 aircraft parking. toledo express airport construction of aircraft parking',
'apron; 2,000,000 security enhancements. bartlesville municipal airport runway, safety area 1,500,000 davis field airport rehabilitate runway 13 31 750,000 connellsville',
'airport runway extension; acquisition; other 2,000,000 improvements. erie international runway extension 2,000,000 jimmy stewart airport construct new, longer runway 1,000,000',
'lawrence county airport various improvements 250,000 lehigh valley international airport lighting 1,000,000 philadelphia international airport reconstruct terminal apron; extend rsa;;',
'2,000,000 security; airfield. fairfield county airport runway extension 375,000 spartanburlg downtown construct rsa; extend runway 1,000,000 chan gurney airport runway',
'lighting system 4,400,000 highmore municipal airport runway 200,000 chattanooga airport west airfield access road 2,310,200 mcghee tyson airport, knoxville construct',
'new taxiway, public access road, 1,500,000 and service road. nashville international airport security enhancement 2,000,000 upper cumberland regional extend runway',
'and parallel taxiway; land 500,000 acquisition. abilene airport various improvements 2,000,000 del rio international land acquisition for runway extension 2,000,000',
'denton municipal airport improvements 2,000,000 draughon miller regional airport extend runway; improve parallel taxiwawy; 2,000,000 lighting; elect. vault. fort worth',
'alliance airport extension of two runways 3,000,000 gainesville municipal airport extend and mark runway 71 35; extend 1,000,000 parallel taxiway.',
'san antonio international airport various improvements 1,700,000 valley international airport land acquisition; reconstruct/relocate road. 550,000 ogden hinckley airport runway extension',
'4,500,000 blue ridge airport construction of facility for cap 100,000 charlottsville albermarle airport various improvements 100,000 franklin county airport airport',
'study 410,000 manassas airport various improvements 3,000,000 washington dulles international various improvements 1,000,000 rutland state airport public taxiway 1,000,000 bremerton',
'airport various improvements 300,000 spokane international airport taxiway 4,000,000 central wisconsin airport reconstruct primary air carrier runway & 8,000,000 parallel',
'taxiway. lacrosse municipal airport parallel taxiway 2,000,000 upshur county airport runway extension; obstruction removal; apron 1,000,000 const wv airports various',
'improvements 8,000,000 cheyenne airport runway safety area & taxiway 5,000,000 small community air service development the conference agreement deletes the',
'separate appropriation for this program proposed by the house. instead, this program is funded under grants in aid for airports',
'at the level proposed by both the house and senate. federal highway administration limitation on administrative expenses the conference agreement',
'limits administrative expenses of the federal highway administration fhwa to $316,126,000, instead of $370,042,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$317,732,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement provides that certain sums be made available under section 104 a',
'1 a of title 23, u.s.c. to carry out specified activities as follows: $7,500,000 shall be available for child passenger',
'protection education grants as authorized under section 2003 b of public law 105 178, as amended; $47,000,000 shall be available',
'for border safety inspection facilities at the southern border; $59,967,000 shall be available for the federal motor carrier safety administrations',
'border enforcement activities; $269,700,000 shall be available for surface transportation projects; and $7,000,000 shall be available for environmental streamlining. the',
'conferees recommend the following adjustments to the budget request by program and activity: employee development including feca administrative costs $1,606,000',
'fhwa streamlining. the conferees direct the federal highway administration fhwa to provide the house and senate committees on appropriations a',
'report, not later than april 15, 2003, summarizing fhwas streamlining efforts, as proposed by the house. the report should include',
'specific examples of fhwa activities that help streamline the environmental process. federal aid highways limitation on obligations highway trust fund',
'the conference agreement limits obligations for the federal aid highways program to $31,800,000,000 as proposed by the senate, instead of',
'$27,653,143,000 as proposed by the house. performance based outcomes. the conferees recognize the positive impact that performance based outcomes have',
'on the road building industry by allowing contractors the freedom and flexibility to focus on quality long term performance and',
'encourage the department of transportation to continue to explore their use. broughton bridge improvements. a total of $1,850,000 was provided',
'to make improvements to broughton bridge, kansas, in public laws 106 346 and 107 87. the conferees direct that the',
'balance shall be available to make improvements to the access road to the bridge, including pavement overlay and related shoulder',
'work. middle east west highway. of the funds provided for middle east west highway, maine, not less than $1,000,000 shall',
'be used to study a potential east west corridor in maine and other ferry terminal facilities, as proposed by the',
'senate. large project management and oversight. as evidenced by the high profile difficulties that have plagued the central artery, woodrow',
'wilson bridge, and springfield interchange projects including dramatic cost increases and significant schedule delays the need for improvement of fhwas',
'financial oversight and accountability on large projects cannot be overemphasized. although the fhwa has made notable progress in converting these',
'difficulties into constructive catalysts for change, the conferees remain concerned about project management. the inspector general has noted that fhwas',
'traditional engineering focus has inhibited the effective scrutiny of other major project drivers such as financing, cost controls, and schedule',
'performance. to successfully refocus on the evaluation of each states processes for managing and overseeing projects, the fhwa will need',
'to evaluate the range of disciplines and skills within its staff. specifically, the conferees direct the fhwa to develop a',
'strategy for achieving a more multidisciplinary approach towards its oversight activities, to include: identification of staff with private sector management',
'skills, such as financing and cost estimation; streamlining and delegation of project level approvals to facilitate greater emphasis upon oversight',
'of higher level management and financial issues; and implementation of a planned data collection system for trend analysis. the conferees',
'further direct fhwa to deliver this strategy no later than may 15, 2003. ambassador bridge. the conferees continue language directing',
'the fhwa to ensure that funds provided for the ambassador bridge/gateway project in public law 105 178 are used only',
'for that project. rural road safety. the conference agreement retains language pertaining to rural road safety, requiring gao to review',
'federal funding of rural road safety improvements and to determine whether some interstate design characteristics could improve rural road safety.',
'the report is to be submitted one year from the date of enactment of this act. interstate 49 south, louisiana.',
'the conferees have been informed of the decision of fhwa to sign a record of decision on the alignment of',
'interstate 49 south of interstate 10. house report 107 722 clearly directs the agency to evaluate alternative routes to this',
'project, including the teche ridge route. the conferees direct fhwa to conduct a study of the feasibility of a supplemental',
'roadway to evacuate motorists in the event of a natural disaster, which shall include the teche ridge route and other',
'routes or corridors. the conferees agree that the review shall not prevent progress or delay the completion of this project.',
'costa mesa, california, susan street project. regarding the costa mesa, california, susan street project, the director and the district 12',
'director of the california state department of transportation are directed to certify to the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'and the secretary of the united states department of transportation within 90 days of enactment of this act that all',
'state operational and safety requirements have been met with regard to the execution of the new harbor boulevard north off',
'ramp project along the route 405 distributor road in costa mesa, california. the director of the california state department of',
'transportation, after making such certification, may then approve the access point of the proposed off ramp from the interstate system',
'in accordance with applicable state law and procedures. pennsylvania avenue. the conferees have included $6,100,000 for planning and design activities',
'and for the initiation of construction of the improvement project at pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house. of',
'the funds provided, $2,800,000 is to complete the planning and design for the project and $3,300,000 is for conducting structural',
'testing of streetscape components, initial surveying and utility relocation. in addition, $5,000,000 is provided for transportation studies to address traffic',
'problems in the immediate vicinity of the white house, including an engineering design to alleviate congestion resulting from street closures',
'in that area. the project is to be managed by the fhwa in consultation with the national capital planning commission.',
'the federal highway administration shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on appropriations and the office of',
'management and budget within 6 months of enactment of this act on the pennsylvania avenue enhancements, as well as the',
'study that examines the impacts of street closures and traffic restrictions in the vicinity of the white house. limitation on',
'transportation research the conferees provide a general limitation on transportation research of $462,500,000, as proposed by both the house and',
'the senate. surface transportation research within the funds provided for surface transportation research, the conference agreement includes $103,000,000 for highway',
'research and development for the following activities: environmental, planning, real estate $16,700,000 research and technology program support 8,500,000 international research',
'400,000 structures 13,500,000 safety 12,200,000 operations and asset management 16,000,000 pavements research 15,500,000 long term pavement project ltpp 10,000,000 advanced',
'research 750,000 policy research 8,700,000 r&t strategic planning and performance measures 750,000 total $103,000,000 environmental, planning, and real estate. the',
'conference agreement provides $16,700,000 for environmental, planning, and real estate research. within the funds provided for this research activity, the',
'fhwa is encouraged to provide $800,000 for the completion of the dust and persistent particulate abatement demonstration study at kotzebue,',
'alaska. research and technology. the conference agreement provides $8,500,000 for research and technology program support. within the funds provided for',
'this activity, the fhwa is encouraged to provide $750,000 for the center on coastal transportation engineering research at the university',
'of south alabama. international research. the conferees have provided $400,000, the level authorized under tea 21, for international research activities.',
'further, fhwa is directed by the conferees to consult the house and senate appropriations committees before any international agreements are',
'consummated that are likely to require financial support. structures. the conference agreement provides $13,500,000 for structures research. within the funds',
'provided for structures research, the conferees encourage the fhwa to provide: $1,000,000 for the deployment of lithium technologies to prevent',
'and mitigate alkali silica reactivity; $1,000,000 for the new york city bridge corrosion monitoring project; $250,000 for a demonstration project',
'to evaluate battery powered cathodic protection to extend the life of concrete bridges located in extreme cold climates; and $250,000',
'to support non destructive structural evaluation technology at the new mexico state universitys bridge research center. the conference agreement also',
'directs the fhwa to continue its collaborative research effort with west virginia universitys constructed facilities center on composite structure and',
'related engineering research. safety. the conference agreement provides $12,200,000 for safety research. within the funds provided for this activity, the',
'conferees encourage fhwa to provide: $600,000 to the university of floridas seniors institute for transportation and communications; $1,200,000 to the',
'national transportation research center, university of tennessee for heavy vehicle research; and $1,500,000 to conduct research into heavy vehicle safety',
'and vulnerability assessments regarding security and safety in all modes of transportation at a not for profit, technology oriented entity',
'in the pacific northwest with demonstrated research capabilities to address issues of braking, vehicle electrification, and human factors. operations and',
'asset management. the conference agreement provides $16,000,000 for operations and asset management. within the funds provided for this activity, the',
'conferees encourage fhwa to provide $550,000 to south carolina state university for the southern rural transportation center; $400,000 to the',
'orangeburg county rural transit demonstration project at south carolina state university; and $1,200,000 to analyze existing conditions and make recommendations',
'that will enhance the freight mobility transportation system in washington state. the conference agreement does not provide funds for statistical',
'analysis of the national quality initiative under any fhwa research program, as proposed by the house. such analysis shall be',
'performed by the bureau of transportation statistics. pavements. the conference agreement provides $15,500,000 for pavements research. within the funds provided',
'for this activity, the conferees encourage fhwa to provide: $1,000,000 to the center for portland cement concrete pavement technology at',
'iowa state university; $500,000 to support the institute for aggregate research at michigan technological university; $750,000 to continue evaluation of',
'gsb 88 emulsified binder treatment application; $1,000,000 for the national center for asphalt technology ncat at auburn university, alabama; and',
'$500,000 to continue research related to silica fume high performance concrete. policy. the conference agreement provides $8,700,000 for policy research.',
'within the funds provided for this activity, fhwa shall provide $2,200,000 to the university of kentuckys academy for community transportation',
'innovation for transportation research on integrating public involvement technology and environmental issues. pavement testing. fhwa is currently conducting research to',
'study, select, build, and test up to twelve lanes of newly constructed asphalt pavement. the conferees are concerned that the',
'current superpave system does not effectively characterize the performance of modified asphalt binders. therefore, the conferees direct fhwa to add',
'unmodified binders to the accelerated load frame alf tests that are currently being undertaken, specifically the full scale accelerated performance',
'testing for superpave and structural validation testing being performed at the turner fairbanks highway research facility. unmodified asphalt binders shall',
'be tested to serve as a comparison to the modified asphalt binders. fhwa shall also measure emissions during application and',
'report the findings as a part of this study. intelligent transportation systems the conference agreement provides a limitation on intelligent',
'transportation systems of $232,000,000, as proposed by the senate. of the total, $110,000,000 is for intelligent transportation systems its research',
'and development, as proposed by the senate, for the following activities: research and development $50,701,000 operational tests 10,782,000 evaluations 6,739,000',
'architecture and standards 18,686,000 integrations 11,455,000 program support 11,455,000 total 110,000,000 research. the conference agreement provides $50,701,000 for research and',
'development. within the funds provided for this activity, the conferees encourage fhwa to provide $6,800,000 for commercial vehicle research. joint',
'program office. in the early 1990s, the appropriations committees expressed strong support for the formulation of a joint program office',
'jpo within the dot to oversee the federal role in the national intelligent transportation system its effort. this office, which',
'is located within the federal highway administration, now provides overall program direction and budget coordination among the multiple dot offices',
'conducting its activities. the success of the federal investment in its has been due partly to the effective functioning of',
'the jpo. for example, the jpos close association with fhwas research, headquarters staff, and regional offices has ensured a unified',
'approach to providing training, implementing and testing standards, and adhering to a national systems architecture. the conferees maintain that the',
'jpos positive working relationship with the fmcsa and fta has facilitated progress in advancement of technologies and the deployment of',
'activities. the appropriation for its provided by the conferees is predicated on the continuation of the jpo conducting the functions',
'identified previously. maximum efficiencies are most likely to be obtained by retaining the current administrative structure of the jpo within',
'the fhwa with a reporting function to the deputy secretary. if there is any change in the administrative structure or',
'responsibilities of the jpo, the secretary is directed to inform the house and senate committees on appropriations and to justify',
'in detail such changes. intelligent transportation systems deployment projects. within the funds available for intelligent transportation systems deployment, the conference',
'agreement provides that not lessthan the following sums shall be available for intelligent transportation projects in these specified areas: project',
'name conference total advance traveler information system & smart card system, ohio $1,000,000 advance traffic analysis center, north dakota state',
'university 1,000,000 alaska statewide: smart emergency medical access system. 1,000,000 automated vehicle location avl and mobile data terminals palm tran,',
'palm beach, florida 850,000 baton rouge, louisiana 750,000 bozeman pass wildlife channelization study, montana 250,000 capital district transportation authority, customer',
'information its project, new york 800,000 ccta burlington multimodal transit center, vermont 500,000 c dot its for i 70 tunnels,',
'colorado 3,700,000 center for injury sciences uab crash notification, alabama 3,000,000 central florida regional trans. authority orange/ seminole its 1,500,000',
'chapel hill transit, north carolina, real time passenger information system and vehicle location system 750,000 chattanooga carta its, tennessee 1,875,000',
'cicero avenue travel information system, illinois 300,000 city of austin, texas its deployment program, texas 500,000 city of boston intelligent',
'transportation system, massachusettes 1,000,000 city of inglewood, california intelligent transportation system deployment project 500,000 cvisn, new mexico 525,000 deldot integrated',
'transportation management system, deltrac, statewide transit passenger information system, delaware 1,000,000 elkhorn boulevard project, sacramento, california 125,000 emergency vehicle access',
'program, antrim, pennsylvania 60,000 emergency vehicle optical pre emption, town of islip, new york 595,000 flint mass transportation authority its',
'program, michigan 1,000,000 fog detection improvements and traffic monitoring, rural mountain region, north carolina 200,000 gettysburg borough signal coordination and',
'upgrade signalization; adams county, pennsylvania 1,500,000 gmu its research, virginia 1,000,000 great lakes its program, michigan 1,500,000 harrison county sheriffs',
'department its, mississippi 750,000 hart bus tracking & communication, florida 4,000,000 hoosier safe t, indiana 500,000 houma, louisiana 1,250,000 huntsville,',
'alabama 1,500,000 i 80 dynamic message signs southern, wyoming 3,000,000 i 90 truck wind warning system, columbia river, washington 125,000',
'idaho commercial vehicle systems and networks cvisn 750,000 illinois statewide 2,500,000 intelligent transportation, autonomous dial a ride transit adart phase',
'iv implementation, corpus christi, texas 500,000 intermodal its center, orleans parish, louisiana 500,000 interstate 95/interstate 40 travel information improvements, johnston',
'county, north carolina 500,000 iowa statewide its, iowa 1,400,000 kansas city scout advanced traffic management system, missouri 1,500,000 kansas city,',
'kansas smart port 500,000 kent intracity transit project, washington 1,500,000 law enforcement communications for security, biometrics, iowa 2,550,000 lynnwood its,',
'washington 2,000,000 macomb county its integration, michigan 250,000 maine statewide rural advanced traveler info. system 1,000,000 maryland statewide its 1,000,000',
'metrolina traffic management center communication, north carolina 2,000,000 metrolink los angeles union station laus passenger information delivery system project, california',
'500,000 minnesota guidestar 9,100,000 missouri statewide rural its 2,150,000 montachusett area regional transit mart advanced vehicle located system, massachusettes 200,000',
'monterey salinas transit, intelligent transportation system, california 750,000 nebraska statewide its 3,000,000 new bedford its port information center, massachusettes. 1,000,000',
'new york metropolitan area enhanced operations, new york 655,000 northern virginia its, virginia 750,000 oklahoma statewide its 2,750,000 pennsylvania turnpike',
'commission, pennsylvania 2,000,000 program of projects, washington 5,000,000 providence transportation information center its, rhode island 1,500,000 richmond highway intelligent transportation',
'system project, virginia 400,000 round rock, texas, williamson county, communications integration 500,000 rural highway information system, kentucky 6,000,000 sacramento area',
'council of governments, sacramento region intelligent transportation system projects, california 1,000,000 salem, new hampshire its 900,000 san diego joint transportation',
'operations center, california 2,000,000 santa teresa border tech center, new mexico state university 1,000,000 shreveport its, louisiana 1,000,000 sierra madre',
'intermodal transportation center, california 1,500,000 south carolina dot statewide its 1,500,000 south com regional dispatch trauma center, matteson, olympia fields,',
'and richton park, illinois 100,000 sr 68/riverside dr. its espanola, new mexico 500,000 state of wisconsin, deployment of commercial vehicle',
'information system and networks, level one capability 500,000 statewide transportation operations center, kentucky 1,365,000 surface transportation institute, university of north',
'dakota 1,000,000 surveillance camera and transportation management center, des moines, iowa 400,000 the rapid, grand rapids, michigan public transportation. 1,000,000',
'traffic corridor communications system lake county, illinois 2,000,000 tri cities advanced traffic management system, washington 500,000 tucson er link its',
'project, arizona 625,000 ualr intelligent transportation system, little rock, arkansas 250,000 univ. of nebraska lincoln smart transportation 1,000,000 university of',
'kentucky transportation center 1,500,000 us 395 columbia river bridge traffic operations and traveler information system, washington 250,000 utah its commuter',
'link davis and utah counties 1,000,000 vermont statewide rural advanced traveler system 1,500,000 vermont variable message signs 1,000,000 washington, dc',
'metro its 2,000,000 wisconsin state patrol mobile data communications network upgrade 2,000,000 projects selected for funding shall contribute to the',
'integration and interoperability of intelligent transportation systems, consistent with the criteria set forth in tea21. ferry boats and ferry terminal',
'facilities within the funds available for ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities, funds are to be available for the following',
'projects and activities: project name conference total beacon and newburgh cities ferry boat and ferry facilities, new york 900,000 beale',
'street landing/docking facility memphis, tennessee 500,000 coffman cove/wrangell/petersburg ferries & ferry facility, alaska 1,850,000 curtis ferry boat replacement, maine state',
'ferry system. 250,000 ferry boat replacement for rockland and vinalhaven, maine 1,000,000 ferry service, dutchess and orange county, new york',
'750,000 fire island ferry terminal, saltaire, new york 250,000 fishers island ferry district, connecticut 2,500,000 friday harbor ferry terminal preservation,',
'washington 2,000,000 golden gate ferry berth facility, san francisco terminal, california 500,000 jacksonville ferry stations formerly st. johns river ferry',
'terminal , florida 500,000 middle bass ferry dock, phase ii, ohio 500,000 plaquemines parish ferry, louisiana 500,000 port of galveston,',
'intermodal improvement program, texas 250,000 san francisco bay area water transit authority ferry purchase project, california 2,500,000 savannah water ferry,',
'georgia 500,000 ship island terminal, gulfport, mississippi 500,000 stamford high speed ferry, connecticut 500,000 toledo hovercraft service development, ohio 750,000',
'vallejo baylink ferry intermodal center, california 1,000,000 national corridor planning and development program within the funds available for the national',
'corridor planning and development program, funds are to be available for the following projects and activities: project name conference total',
'12 mile road, orchard lake road to middlebelt road, michigan 1,275,000 alameda corridor east, los angeles county, california 1,495,000 appalachian',
'north south corridor planning study, maryland 500,000 appalachian north south corridor study on us route 220, west virginia 1,500,000 arkansas',
'tennessee river crossing projects 1,000,000 barton river port industrial park, us highway 72, colbert county, alabama 1,500,000 billings bypass development,',
'montana 3,000,000 bomber road, fort worth, texas 1,500,000 charlotte/mecklenburg county n/s transitway, north carolina 2,000,000 coalfields expressway mcdowell county, west',
'virginia 9,000,000 continental 1 hwy corridor cambria county, pennsylvania. 1,500,000 county road 222 bridge, cullman county, alabama 1,000,000 cross harbor',
'freight movement project environmental impact statement, new york 2,000,000 dempster commercial corridor improvements, village of morton grove, illinois 450,000 donna',
'rio bravo international border crossing, texas 750,000 east west highway, maine 1,500,000 everett development 41st street interchange, washington. 1,000,000 fairmont',
'gateway connector 1 79 connector , west virginia 2,000,000 ft. wainwright alternative access & chena river crossing, alaska 1,500,000 gateway',
'corridor initiative, indiana 600,000 granite falls alternate route project, washington 750,000 heartland expressway sd79 , south dakota 500,000 highway 100',
'collins road , cedar rapids, iowa 1,000,000 highway 15 bridge replacements, jasper county, bay springs, mississippi 1,500,000 highway 231 glover',
'carey bridge and owensboro intersection, kentucky 800,000 highway 412 springdale bypass, springdale, arkansas 2,278,000 highway 55 corridor preservation, i 494',
'in hennepin county to annadale, wright county, minnesota 1,500,000 highway 71 texarkana south, arkansas 600,000 highway us 12 phase ii,',
'between burbank and walla walla, washington 1,900,000 hot springs bypass, highway 270 to highway 5/7, arkansas 1,000,000 hwy 412 widening',
'paragould hwy 141, arkansas 5,500,000 hwy 28 expansion vernon parish, louisiana 3,000,000 i 10/la 1 interchange bypass west baton rouge',
'parish, louisiana 500,000 i 15 widening project north las vegas, nevada 1,000,000 i 35 expansion, hill county, texas 1,500,000 i',
'35/127th street overpass, olathe, kansas 2,000,000 i 39 stevens point mosinee , wisconsin 2,000,000 i 5 sr 542 widening sunset',
'drive orleans to britton rd., washington 2,000,000 i 5 trade corridor, oregon 3,500,000 i 65 and county road 24 interchange,',
'limestone county, alabama 1,500,000 i 66, pike county, kentucky 2,000,000 i 69 connector from i 530 in pine bluff, arkansas',
'700,000 i 69/great river bridge: highway 65, mississippi highway 1, mississippi 4,000,000 i 74 bridge project, iowa 3,000,000 i 75,',
'laurel county, kentucky 2,000,000 i 80 colfax narrows project, placer county, california 249,500 i 85 extension from montgomery to i',
'20/59, alabama 500,000 ih 35 fm 2484 amity road, shankin road overpass, bell county, texas 2,000,000 illinois pioneer parkway and',
'growth cell infrastructure improvements, peoria, illinois 1,000,000 illinois route 29, berry and edinburg, illinois 1,200,000 intermodal transportation for corridor from',
'atlanta to chattanooga, tennessee 1,500,000 kenai penninsula borough road improvements, alaska 1,000,000 ky61 greensburg to columbia, kentucky 4,000,000 la 1',
'embankment stabilization improvements, louisiana 3,000,000 la 11 st. tammany parish, louisiana 300,000 lakeland in town bypass, florida 500,000 lincoln bypass,',
'sr 65/westwood interchange construction, california 2,000,000 lincoln highway 65 widening the gap project, california 2,000,000 martel road underpass, loudon county,',
'tennessee 1,400,000 meridian bridge replacement, us 81 missouri river, yankton, south dakota 500,000 mill plain boulevard at i 205, washington',
'3,000,000 missisquoi bay bridge reconstruction, vermont 2,000,000 monticello street overpass, kentucky 7,750,000 new corridor land acquisition; westlake north olmstead/ crocker',
'stearns connection, ohio 400,000 new route 905 otay mesa to i 5/i 85m, california 4,000,000 new york avenue between 11th',
'street and nassau road, huntington station, new york 500,000 north country trans. study plattsburgh/watertown, new york 2,000,000 north street corridor,',
'fitchburg, massachusetts 800,000 northern bypass around somerset, kentucky 2,500,000 old highway 471, rankin county, mississippi 1,500,000 polk county highway 22',
'project, oregon 3,000,000 port connector road, pine bluff/jefferson county, arkansas 600,000 railroad avenue extension, berkeley county, south carolina 1,000,000 ranchero',
'road/cajon line grade separation, california 1,500,000 river road from beargrass creek to zorn avenue, kentucky 1,250,000 route 1/9, 35 interchange,',
'new jersey 850,000 route 106 mansfield, massachusetts 500,000 route 116 planning and design, amherst, massachusetts 800,000 route 12, auburn veterans',
'memorial corridor, auburn, massachusetts 250,000 route 2 improvements in erving, orange, massachusetts 4,400,000 route 334/derr road, ohio 1,600,000 route 422',
'east, between new castle and rose point, pennsylvania 1,000,000 route 67, st. francois county, missouri 500,000 route 7 bypass west',
'of leesburg loudon county/town of leesburg , virginia 2,188,000 route 72 relocation, bristol, connecticut 1,500,000 route 79 relocation and harbor',
'enhancement, fall river, massachusetts 500,000 rt 403 relocation east greenwich/north kingstown, rhode island 1,000,000 south avis industrial access road, pennsylvania',
'600,000 southern bypass around somerset, kentucky 1,500,000 southern mahoning county us 62/sr 14 bypass, ohio 1,000,000 sr 247 and sr',
'2008, moosic mountain business park, lackawanna county, pennsylvania 1,000,000 sr 130 right of way williamson guadalupe travis and caldwell, texas',
'10,000,000 state highway 158 us 87 to 4.75 miles west, sterling county, texas 850,000 sterns road fox river bridge crossing,',
'illinois 7,000,000 sth 29 chippewa falls i 94 , between i 94 and cth j, wisconsin 2,000,000 sunland park dr.',
'border rd. extension, new mexico 4,000,000 thomas cole house access, catskill, new york 22,000 trunk highway 23 th 71 to',
'csah 31 , minnesota 1,000,000 tuscaloosa eastern bypass, alabama 10,000,000 u.s. 24 corridor improvement study and implementation, ohio 2,000,000 u.s.',
'319 expansion, florida 3,000,000 u.s. route 35 improvements upgrade road to i 64/us route 35 , west virginia 4,115,000 us',
'17/521 improvements georgetown, south carolina 2,000,000 us 20 relocation and right of way, webster, iowa 2,500,000 us 22 reconstruction, export',
'to delmont, pennsylvania 1,000,000 us 278 cullman county, alabama 500,000 us 280/us 27 intersection improvement, chattahoochee county, georgia 250,000 us',
'41 a, hopkins county, kentucky 660,000 us 60 carter & butler counties, missouri 10,000,000 us 87 relief route, lamesa, texas',
'850,000 us route 422 transportation improvement project, pennsylvania 1,000,000 us 23 buford hwy pedestrian safety project, georgia 625,000 us 26',
'widening sb heartland expressway, nebraska 1,500,000 us 287 corridor development, oklahoma 1,500,000 us 287 wiley junction improvements, colorado 3,000,000 us',
'412, arkansas 6,000,000 us 51 to ms 43 connector road canton, mississippi 1,000,000 us 85/c 470 santa fe interchange, colorado',
'2,000,000 us 95 milepost 536 stage 2 construction boundary county, idaho 1,000,000 us 95, worley to mica, stage 2, idaho',
'7,000,000 ush 10 stevens point waupaca , wisconsin 2,000,000 ush 53 bypass of eau claire, wisconsin 3,000,000 veterans drive from',
'broadway to i 474, pekin, illinois. 500,000 west end bypass, johnstown, pennsylvania 1,000,000 west laredo multimodal trade corridor, texas 3,500,000',
'western hamilton county corridor study, ohio 762,500 whatcom county, cascade gateway mobility and security improvements, washington 750,000 whitley county emergency',
'access road off us 25 w. kentucky 380,000 yakima grade separation, washington 3,500,000 arkansas tennessee river crossing projects. the conference',
'agreement includes $1,000,000 to study the costs and benefits of constructing a bridge across the mississippi river in the memphis,',
'tennessee, metropolitan area. within the amounts provided, the conferees expect that not less than $375,000 shall be used by the',
'great river economic development foundation to study a potential 25 mile toll parkway from osceola, arkansas to millington, tennessee, including',
'a new bridge across the mississippi river. transportation and community and system pilot preservation program within the funds made available',
'for the transportation and community and system pilot preservation program, funds are to be distributed to the following projects and',
'activities: project name conference total 10th street south project st. cloud, minnesota 750,000 14th street bridge corridor, virginia 2,000,000 19th',
'ave. north extension/reconstruction clinton, iowa 750,000 aberdeen downtown revitalization, washington 100,000 alexandria third st. downtown reconnect project, louisiana 250,000 american',
'tobacco trail project, wake county, north carolina 600,000 amsterdam revitalization waterfront, new york 500,000 antelope valley overpass lincoln, nebraska 750,000',
'arlington boulevard design enchancements, virginia 100,000 atchinson riverfront access parkway project, kansas 1,000,000 bagley road pedestrian project berea, ohio 1,300,000',
'bellingham central avenue pedestrian corridor, washington 250,000 billings railroad separation study, montana 100,000 boston medical center pedestrian and public access',
'improvements, massachusetts 200,000 bowling green riverfront project, kentucky 4,500,000 bronx center transportation project e 161st section ii: between grand concourse/sherman',
'avenue and park, new york 700,000 bronx center transportation project east 161st street , streetscape improvement between park & 3rd',
'avenue, new york 300,000 bronx river greenway, bruckner to hunts point riverside park, new york 700,000 caltrain train tracking information',
'system samtrans , san mateo county, california 250,000 camp gorsuch road & related improvements, alaska 500,000 campaign to save oatlands',
'scenic vistas, virginia 500,000 center city/university city bike and pedestrian bridge improvements, philadelphia, pennsylvania 100,000 centredale village revitalizations, rhode island',
'300,000 charles town gateway revitalization project, west virginia 450,000 charleston renaissance gateway project, west virginia 950,000 city of baltimore public',
'waterfront promenade, maryland. 1,000,000 city of forth worth corridor redevelopment program, texas 795,000 comprehensive transportation impact study for ohio, kentucky,',
'indiana regional council of governments 300,000 concord 20/20 vision initiative, new hampshire 500,000 congestion improvements to east passaic street, new',
'jersey 100,000 connaught avenue street drainage project, west amwell township, new jersey 100,000 copeland covered bridge, saratoga county, new york',
'28,000 corpus christi ferry terminal, texas 500,000 david l. lawrence convention center riverfront park pittsburgh, pennsylvania 1,200,000 detriot streetscape improvements,',
'michigan 350,000 detroit area regional transportation authority darta , michigan 500,000 dover lincoln park center project, delaware 400,000 downeast heritage',
'center, parking & access, maine 1,000,000 eisenhower avenue greenway phase ii, virginia 100,000 elkins railroad bridge visitors center, west virginia',
'600,000 eugene federal courthouse area concept development, oregon 500,000 fairbanks street improvements & bike path, alaska 300,000 five point improvement',
'project, huntsville, alabama 400,000 flandreau santee sioux tribe bicycle and walking path, south dakota 200,000 fort campbell improvements, kentucky 750,000',
'frink park pier project clayton, new york 250,000 gasholder house and underground railroad museum, oberlin, ohio 200,000 girdwood road culvery',
'improvement, alaska 600,000 grade separation at intersection of hamilton boulevard over the csx rail line near us 90, mobile, alabama',
'500,000 grand illinois trail bike connections, illinois 100,000 greater yuma port authority, arizona 500,000 greeno road us98 pilot program, fairhope,',
'alabama 1,000,000 greer master plan rail relocation study greer, south carolina 250,000 gulf of maine research laboratory park/ped., maine 1,000,000',
'haleyville, alabama downtown revitalization 600,000 hamilton township pedestrian overpass, new jersey 250,000 highway 79 corridor greenway project, alabama 500,000 historic',
'fort mitchell, alabama 1,000,000 i 40 and avenue f city ramp project, oklahoma 500,000 i 55/main st. intersection, missouri 100,000',
'i 93 corridor improvements, new hampshire 1,000,000 intermodal urban transit village, north hollywood, california 1,000,000 james h. quillen va medical',
'center construction of va indian ridge road mountain home, tennessee 852,000 jasper, alabama downtown revitalization 400,000 johnsontown road, kentucky 1,000,000',
'kansas city east/west connector, missouri 400,000 kentucky trimodal transpark access road and i 65 interchange connector planning, kentucky 1,700,000 lewis',
'and clark bicentennial interpretive trail mobridge, south dakota 250,000 lewis and clark interpretive center to fort mandan shared use path,',
'north dakota 700,000 living wall project farmington hills, michigan 200,000 louisville waterfront/franfort avenue historical entryway, kentucky 530,000 lower second creek',
'greenway, knoxville, tennessee 2,000,000 main ave. bridge & pedestrian/bicycle amenities fargo, north dakota 2,500,000 marlboro township traffic improvement project, new',
'jersey 100,000 massachusetts wood in transportation, mount wachusett community college, gardner, massachusetts 200,000 md 404 shore highway phase ii, maryland',
'1,000,000 monroe township intersection signalization project, new jersey 100,000 morgan, menifee, rowan county regional business park access road, kentucky 250,000',
'multimodal transportation plan, wisconsin 325,000 multi use equestrian and hiking trail, holmes county, ohio 520,000 museum campus trolleys chicago, illinois',
'500,000 nashville rolling mill hills, tennessee 500,000 newberg dundee transportation improvement project, oregon 775,000 northside drive corridor design clinton, mississippi',
'500,000 north south connect between glassboro high street commercial corridor and rowan university, new jersey 588,000 odessa transportation plan, delaware',
'100,000 ohio river trail salem to downtown cincinnati, ohio 150,000 oklahoma transportation center improvements 350,000 old route 66 streetscape phase',
'i moriarity, new mexico 400,000 olympic discovery trail, washington 1,000,000 orange county congestion program, california 1,000,000 owensboro waterfront development project,',
'kentucky 750,000 paintsville lake access road, kentucky 400,000 pedestrian bridge, 36th avenue, robbinsdale, minnesota 750,000 pennyrile parkway improvements, kentucky 800,000',
'pine creek bridge and rail trail, pennsylvania 200,000 pine mountain industrial park access road, kentucky 1,500,000 port of anchorage road',
'improvements, alaska 600,000 providence road trail project virginia beach, virginia 150,000 revere, massachusetts wonderland station 200,000 route 50 traffic calming,',
'loudoun and fauquier counties, virginia 700,000 route 79 relocation and harbor enhancement, fall river, massachusetts 100,000 ruffner mountain nature center,',
'alabama 500,000 san gabriel valley council of governments/la to pasedena metro gold line construction authority, california 2,900,000 san luis obispo',
'city to sea bikepath, california 500,000 selma riverfront project, alabama 500,000 shoreline interurban trail construction project, washington 400,000 simon kenton',
'trail, springfield to urbana, ohio 1,500,000 somerset downtown revitalization, kentucky 1,800,000 somerset pedestrian overpass, kentucky 1,200,000 south bend studebaker corridor',
'industrial park, indiana. 500,000 south suburban commuter rail service metra , illinois 100,000 southwick, north central and canalside bike trails,',
'massachusetts 1,000,000 springfield downtown redevelopment project, vermont 1,000,000 sr202/i 70 interchange improvement, ohio 750,000 st. petersburg, florida, bike/pedestrian master plan',
'600,000 state of new jersey department of motor vehicle services nj mvs 1,000,000 syracuse lakefront project, new york 1,400,000 thea',
'foss waterway environmental protection and transportation impact study, washington 500,000 tiverton stone bridge abutment repairs and beautification, rhode island 100,000',
'toulon township, illinois 200,000 tower bridge pedestrian/bikeway improvements, california 900,000 traffic calming devices and pedestrian streetscape improvements, windemere, florida 500,000',
'traffic calming devices, winter park, florida 500,000 traffic study on the new smithsonian air and space museum annex at washington',
'dulles intl airport, virginia 50,000 trinity river visions, texas 500,000 tulsa trail system broken arrow, oklahoma 1,250,000 ulster county visitor',
'center, new york 1,000,000 union city nj traffic signalization project, new jersey. 1,000,000 us 441/state road 7 corridor revitalization plan,',
'florida 1,000,000 us 50 reconstruction dodge city, kansas 500,000 va cemetary road, mobile, alabama 1,000,000 vanderbilt childrens hospital, tennessee 250,000',
'village of morton grove, illinois 1,000,000 virginia corridor greenway pilot project modesto, california 400,000 wakulla county florida us 319 expansion',
'150,000 watertown community trail extension, south dakota 100,000 wichita riverwalk on arkansas river, kansas 687,000 yorktown waterfront revitalization & streetscape,',
'virginia 500,000 charles town gateway revitalization project, wv. the conference agreement includes $400,000 for the charles town gateway revitalization project',
'in west virginia. within the amounts provided, the conferees expect that up to $200,000 shall be available for streetscape improvements',
'on washington street with the remainder being available for the related gateway improvements. bridge discretionary program within the funds available',
'for the bridge discretionary program, funds are to be available for the following projects and activities: project name conference total',
'12th street viaduct, kansas city, missouri $ 900,000 batchellerville bridge replacement, new york 3,000,000 bull slough bridge repair, alabama 1,000,000',
'canvas bridge nicholas county, west virginia 4,500,000 chattahoochee river bridge, roswell, georgia 3,000,000 chouteau bridge, kansas city, missouri 1,000,000 city',
'of el paso, texas, ysleta port of entry dedicated commuter lane 300,000 covered bridges including $2m for vermont 6,000,000 cr',
'528 mantoloking bridge, brick township, new jersey 1,500,000 gilmerton bridge replacement, chesapeake, virginia 2,000,000 golden gate bridge seismic retrofit, san',
'francisco, california 4,250,000 grand lagoon bridge replacement, florida 1,000,000 highway 3364 bridge replacement at college road, bourbon county, kentucky 200,000',
'highway 82, greenville bridge, arkansas 1,050,000 historic woodrow wilson bridge flowood, mississippi 750,000 hood river/white salmon bridge and toll plaza',
'resurfacing, oregon 1,350,000 i 195 washington bridge, rhode island 4,500,000 i 30 replacement bridge, dallas, texas 1,750,000 i 40/louisiana interchange,',
'new mexico 750,000 indian river inlet bridge repair and planning, sussex county, delaware 3,500,000 interstate 74 mississippi river bridge between',
'moline, illinois and bettendorf, iowa 1,000,000 iowa/nebraska missouri river bridge dps 34 7 114 , near plattsmouth, nebraska 2,200,000 leeville',
'bridge, lafourche parish, louisiana 1,000,000 lincoln county bridge renovation, kentucky 1,000,000 martin luther king, jr. bridge rehabilitation, ohio 3,750,000 monroe',
'street bridge rehabilitation, spokane, washington 3,000,000 pearl harbor memorial bridge reconstruction, new haven, connecticut 3,000,000 pearl river bridge connector i',
'55 to sr 475 jackson, mississippi 7,750,000 red cliff arch bridge us 24 , minturn, colorado 1,500,000 route 72 manahawkin',
'bay bridges, new jersey 1,500,000 sauvie island bridge replacement project, oregon 2,000,000 snake river crossing, twin falls, idaho 1,500,000 wacker',
'drive reconstruction chicago, illinois 3,500,000 federal lands within the funds available for the federal lands program, funds are to be',
'available for the following projects and activities: project name conference total ks 115 and ks 911 interchange, kentucky $750,000 14th',
'street bridge corridor, virginia 5,600,000 17 mile road on wind river indian reservation, fremont county, wyoming 650,000 206 stokes state',
'park, new jersey 740,000 abraham lincolns birthplace, national historic site, kentucky 780,000 access roads to beale air force base, california',
'500,000 arches national park main entrance relocation, utah 837,500 bia route 1281 snake road realignment & repair , florida 500,000',
'blackstone river valley bikeway, rhode island 3,000,000 cattle point road san juan island erosion remediation, washington 350,000 chilatchee creek park',
'access road improvements, alabama. 475,000 city of boston boston harbor islands national park/long island pier planning and design, massachusetts 250,000',
'cn3852 fhp 45 1 5 , sunspot road, new mexico 1,000,000 cold hill road, laurel county, kentucky 1,600,000 colonial historic',
'park jamestown 400th anniversary transportation improvements, virginia 2,000,000 construct regional tourism center and transportation hub, hyde park, new york 1,500,000',
'council grove lake embankment roadway, kansas 1,125,000 ctg g road and bike route, taylor county, wisconsin 2,000,000 daniel boone parkway,',
'kentucky 1,000,000 forest highway 87 fm 201 , sabine national forest, sabine county, texas 750,000 fort drum road improvements, new',
'york 500,000 freemont county project, wyoming 1,100,000 frog level road improvement, mississippi 4,640,000 gateway trail grand canyon national park, arizona',
'842,500 gbh soloman national cemetery access, saratoga, new york 40,000 glacier national park going to the sun road, montana 3,000,000',
'hawaii statewide improvements 4,000,000 highway 26, oregon 1,235,000 highway 93 expansion project, montana 1,000,000 homochitto national forest access road, lincoln',
'county, mississippi 2,000,000 hoonah road fm , alaska 1,400,000 hoover dam bypass, arizona 6,500,000 hwy 2 highline eis project, montana',
'500,000 i 215 widening, nevada 2,000,000 iditarod historic national trail project, alaska 250,000 kenai river trail, alaska 500,000 lake mead',
'national recreation area gateway improvements, nevada 400,000 land between the lakes roads, trigg and lyon counties, kentucky 100,000 lewis and',
'clark gates of the mountains road project, montana 600,000 louisiana highway la 117 , 4 lane expansion study, louisiana 250,000',
'lowell canalway and riverwalk design, massachusetts 500,000 mammoth cave parkway ky 101 , edmonson county, kentucky 450,000 marin parklands/muir woods',
'visitor access, california 1,000,000 marysville road, montana 500,000 needles highway, ca/nv improvements, california 2,000,000 presidio trust/crissy field transit access improvement,',
'california 1,000,000 preston north and south project, nebraska 600,000 rocks back country byway, stage 2, cassia county, idaho. 1,000,000 shotgun',
'cove road, alaska 2,500,000 southeast alaska seatrails 500,000 spirit lake tribe shared use path fort totten, north dakota 520,000 sr',
'149 resurfacing rio grande national forest, colorado. 1,500,000 sr 164 muckleshoots, washington 420,000 timucuan preserve bike route, florida 1,000,000 traffic',
'abatement study at highway 98 and entrance to hurlbert field, florida 250,000 tualatin river nwr turn lanes, oregon 745,000 us',
'95 widening laughlin cut off to railroad pass, nevada 8,000,000 usmc heritage center access improvements, virginia 2,000,000 western maryland low',
'impact welcome center at byron overlook, maryland 400,000 woonsocket depot rehabilitation, rhode island 1,000,000 yakama signal peak road, washington 4,150,000',
'the conferees direct that funds allocated to fhwas public lands discretionary program be derived from that program and not from',
'funds allocated to the national park services regions. in addition, the conferees direct that these funds not come from funds',
'allocated to the fish and wildlife services regions, as proposed by the house. scenic byways within the funds available for',
'the scenic byways program, funds are to be available for the following projects and activities: berkshire/franklin mohawk trail scenic byway',
'& berkshire jacobs ladder trail scenic byway, massachusetts $1,000,000 delsea scenic byway salem, cumberland, cape may counties, new jersey 149,000',
'high street revitalization, lawrenceburg, indiana 1,200,000 intervale scenic vista project, new hampshire 500,000 kentucky scenic byways 1,425,000 mt. greylock reservoir',
'road improvements, north adams, massachusetts 1,100,000 multi colored scenic byways signs for idahos scenic, historic, and back county byways 382,000',
'new york state scenic byways project: statewide 1,600,000 u.s. route 40 and national road, garrett county, maryland 233,600 ventura freeway',
'scenic corridor initiative, california 1,000,000 washington dot scenic byways statewide program 1,000,000 interstate maintenance discretionary within the funds available for',
'the interstate maintenance discretionary program, funds are to be available for the following projects and activities: project name conference total',
'grandview triangle, kansas city, missouri $1,000,000 i 10 interchange at grand prairie highway, rayne, louisiana 1,000,000 i 10 riverside avenue',
'interchange, california 1,800,000 1 12 at essen lane, louisiana 250,000 i 15 reconstruction 10800 south to 600 north, utah 9,000,000',
'i 16 and dean forest road interchange, georgia 250,000 i 16/i 95 interchange reconstruction concept study, chatham county georgia 250,000',
'i 182/sr 240 interchange reconstruction, washington 3,000,000 i 195 relocation project, rhode island 3,000,000 i 235 reconstruction, polk county, iowa',
'1,800,000 i 25 broadway & alameda interchange rebuilding, colorado 4,500,000 i 26 little mountain interchange improvements, south carolina 500,000 i',
'29 madison street interchange, sioux falls, south dakota 4,000,000 1 295 & route 38 missing moves mount laurel, new jersey',
'250,000 i 295 via duct to i 76, new jersey 1,000,000 i 30/i 35 dallas construction of bridges for trinity',
'river, texas 5,000,000 i 35/turkey creek reconstruction project, kansas 3,000,000 i 40 and paseo del volcan interchange and access road',
'to double eagle ii, albuquerque, new mexico 2,075,000 i 44 & us 65 interchange, missouri 2,000,000 i 44 fenton industrial',
'corridor fenton, missouri 250,000 i 44 interchanges at sh 51 and us 169, tulsa, oklahoma 750,000 1 49 north to',
'the arkansas line access improvements to i 220 @ us 71/la1 & la 172 , louisiana 1,000,000 i 55/us 49',
'flyover near jackson, ms 5,000,000 i 64, vanderburgh and posey counties, indiana 1,000,000 i 69/sr 304 construction odom road to',
'i 55 , mississippi 2,000,000 i 74 reconstruction, mississippi river bridge replacement, scott county, iowa 950,000 i 75 exits 49',
'and 52, mcminn county, tennessee 500,000 i 75 improvements south west florida 1,125,000 i 75, rockcastle county, kentucky 6,000,000 i',
'77/shuffel road interchange, canton, ohio 1,500,000 i 80 truck climbing lane reno, nevada 500,000 i 81 exit 44 interchange/pa 465',
'improvements cumberland county, pa 250,000 i 81 interchange, syracuse, new york 1,500,000 i 84/exit 17 at routes 63 and 64,',
'middlebury/waterbury, connecticut 1,000,000 i 84/i 87 interchange, new york 1,500,000 i 84/route 2 east hartford, operational improvements, connecticut flyover access',
'750,000 i 90 joint port of entry project, wyoming 2,000,000 i 90 two way transit operations, washington 750,000 interstate 40:',
'mississippi river bridge seismic retrofit, arkansas 900,000 interstate 5, rush road to maytown widening, washington. 1,000,000 interstate 5, salem, oregon',
'boone road bridge replacement 800,000 interstate highway 30 in texarkana from fm 989 kings highway in bowie county, texas, to',
'the arkansas state line us71 1,000,000 interstate highway 35 perpetual pavement testing section, lasalle county, texas 1,000,000 interstate highway 45',
'frontage road and ramp system improvements, huntsville, texas 1,000,000 laval road interchange upgrade at i 5, california 750,000 louisville southern',
'indiana ohio river bridges project, kentucky 5,000,000 marquette interchange reconstruction, milwaukee, wisconsin 4,500,000 new york state thruway authority, westchester county,',
'bryam bridge rehabilitation & pavement reconstruction, new york 1,000,000 reconstruction of i 95/i 91/ct 34 interchange, new haven, connecticut pearl',
'harbor memorial bridge i 95 new haven east approach to q bridge 1,500,000 rehabilitation of i 20, erath, palo, pinto,',
'and parker counties, texas 3,350,000 right of way acquisition, paterson, new jersey interchange improvements 200,000 state route 79/sr 3025 missing',
'ramps, jackson township, pennsylvania 500,000 sw first nw lake road project, washington 3,000,000 us 12 burbank to walla walla, washington',
'2,500,000 bureau of transportation statistics the conferees provide $31,000,000 for the bureau of transportation statistics. under the fhwa appropriations, the',
'accompanying bill provides $31,000,000 for the bureau of transportation statistics bts , the amount authorized in tea 21. the conferees',
'note that bts has undergone significant increases in staffing since 1993, the year bts was established. in fiscal year 1993,',
'on board positions totaled 5; in 2001, total staff stood at 101; and bts estimates on board staff to total',
'146 by the end of 2002. in fiscal year 2003, bts requests a level of 157 full time positions ftp',
'. the conferees are very concerned about these staff increases, particularly when the staffing level has exceeded the administrations request',
'to congress. therefore, the conference committee directs bts to fill no more than 146 full time positions, or if lower,',
'the number of on board positions upon enactment of this act. federal aid highways liquidation of contract authorization highway trust',
'fund the conference agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation of $32,000,000,000 for the federal aid highways program as proposed by',
'the senate. appalachian development highway system the conference agreement provides $188,000,000 for the appalachian development highway system adhs instead of',
'$200,000,000 as proposed by the senate and $100,000,000 as proposed by the house. within the amount provided, $88,000,000 shall be',
'allocated in accordance with the adhs most recent cost to complete study and the remaining $100,000,000 shall be allocated as',
'follows: $35,000,000 for kentucky corridors; $5,000,000 for tennessee corridor s; $8,000,000 for tennessee corridor k; $2,000,000 for corridor v, mississippi;',
'$20,000,000 for west virginia corridors; and $30,000,000 for alabama corridor x. federal aid highways rescissions the conference agreement includes a',
'rescission of $5,609,337 of funds in unobligated balances associated with completed projects contained in prior appropriations and authorizing acts, as',
'proposed by the house. in addition, $250,000,000 of contract authority balances from the five core programs are rescinded. these resources',
'can not be obligated by the states as they were apportioned at levels over and above annual statutory obligation limitations.',
'the conferees direct fhwa not to rescind the authority on a proportional basis by program and instead to administer the',
'rescission by allowing each state maximum flexibility among the five programs in making these adjustments. federal motor carrier safety administration',
'motor carrier safety limitation on administrative expenses highway trust fund the conference agreement includes $117,464,000 for administrative expenses of the',
'federal motor carrier safety administration under the fmcsa limitation on administrative expenses account, as proposed by the senate. of the',
'funds provided, $110,464,000 is for operating expenses and $7,000,000 is for research and technology initiatives. the following adjustments are made',
'to the budget request: feca administrative costs $20,000 hazardous materials safety and security +500,000 share the road safely 100,000 safety',
'is good business program 250,000 research and technology information dissemination 150,000 undistributed reduction 500,000 feca administrative costs. the conference agreement',
'denies $20,000 for feca administrative costs, as proposed by the house. share the road program. statistics for 1999 show that',
'78 percent of all fatal truck crashes are collisions between large trucks and other vehicles. data from 1998 indicate that',
'approximately 81 percent of all large truck and other vehicle fatal crashes are the result of action initiated by passenger',
'vehicle drivers. the conferees believe that the share the road program needs to be retargeted and broader than its main',
'campaign that focused on warning noncommercial drivers to avoid truck blind spots. the conferees provide $100,000 for fmcsas share the',
'road program and encourage the agency to coordinate its share the road efforts with nhtsa, as proposed by the senate.',
'further, the conferees direct the general accounting office to evaluate the effectiveness of the share the road program, make recommendations',
'to strengthen the program, and submit the study to the house and senate committees on appropriations by july 15, 2003,',
'as proposed by the house. commercial drivers license program. the conference agreement retains language recommending that more work needs to',
'be done to address deficiencies in the cdl program. as proposed by the house, within the funds provided for the',
'cdl program, fmcsa should continue working with the american association of motor vehicle administrators, the commercial vehicle safety alliance, lead',
'mcsap agencies and licensing agencies to improve all aspects of the cdl program. in addition, fmcsa should consider sponsoring another',
'pilot project involving law enforcement and driver licensing agencies to explore new and innovative ways to ensure that drivers who',
'have been convicted of a disqualifying offense do not operate during the period of suspension or revocation. finally, fmcsa should',
'continue to support the judicial and prosecutorial outreach effort. furthermore, as proposed by the senate, the conferees encourage fmcsa to',
'adopt a cdl related standard that includes monitoring, consistent with oig recommendations in the menu of oversight activities for state',
'and third party cdl examiners. untethered truck trailer tracking and security. the conference agreement has provided $2,000,000 to leverage existing',
'technology and develop an untethered trailer tracking and control system that will provide real time trailer identification, location, geofensing, unscheduled',
'movement notification, door sensors, and alarms, as proposed by the house. solid waste shippers. the conferees direct the fmcsa to',
'work with the commonwealth of virginias mcsap agency to conduct 3 one day concentrated roadside inspection strike forces on interstate',
'waste haulers. the results shall be compiled in a letter submitted to the house and senate committees on appropriations by',
'september 31, 2003. crash causation study. the conference agreement includes language proposed by the senate urging fmcsa to make available',
'the preliminary results of the crash causation study as soon as a representative data set is analyzed and to submit',
'a letter to the house and senate committees on appropriations by may 15, 2003, indicating the studys progress, the response',
'to and status of the transportation research boards recommendations, and a time schedule for the release of the initial results.',
'in addition, the conferees direct nhtsa to request that the centers for disease controls national center for injury prevention and',
'control evaluate the adequacy of the crash causation research design. cdcs evaluation is to be provided to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations. hazardous materials transportation. the conference agreement includes an additional $500,000 above the budget request for hazardous',
'materials safety and security, as proposed by both the house and the senate. the conferees urge fmcsa to enforce compliance',
'with federal hazardous materials regulations and to encourage states to use the motor carrier safety assistance program for hazardous materials',
'safety and security research. in addition, the conferees recommend that fmcsa develop innovative strategies to minimize the risks of transporting',
'hazardous materials. safety is good business program. the conferees have deleted funding for the safety is good business program from',
'the motor carrier safety account, as proposed by the senate. the conferees believe that this funding should come from fmcsas',
'high priority initiative program within the motor carrier safety assistance program. younger driver pilot program. the conference agreement includes language',
'as proposed by the senate directing the fmcsa administrator to conduct an analysis of the safety ramifications associated with the',
'younger driver pilot program. the conferees include a provision, as proposed by the house, prohibiting the dot from implementing a',
'pilot program allowing commercial drivers 18 to 20 years of age to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. this',
'provision does not prohibit fmcsa from studying the younger driver pilot program; the prohibition only applies to the development or',
'implementation of such a program. driver record improvements. the conferees include language as proposed by the senate regarding improvements to',
'the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle operators license. the conferees direct nhtsa and fmcsa to conduct an analysis',
'of the costs associated with the development of the one driver, one record pointer system and the steps necessary for',
'implementation, and to report its findings to the house and senate committees on appropriations by august 1, 2003. driver research.',
'within the funds provided for research and technology, the conference agreement provides $700,000 for the transportation research institute at the',
'george washington university virginia campus, as proposed by the senate. the conferees also provide $250,000 to initiate a separate multidisciplinary',
'driver research program, as proposed by the senate. national motor carrier safety program liquidation of contract authorization highway trust fund',
'the conference agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation of $190,000,000 for the national motor carrier safety program as proposed by',
'the house and the senate. limitation on obligations the conference agreement includes a limitation on obligations of $190,000,000 for motor',
'carrier safety grants as proposed by the house and the senate. truck driver training program. within the funds provided for',
'fmcsas high priority initiative program, the conference agreement provides $700,000 for the development of a concrete skid pad at lewis',
'clark state college north lewiston training facility. highway watch program. the senate proposed funding $1,000,000 for the continuation of the',
'highway watch program. the conference agreement denies this funding. operation respond. also within funds provided for fmcsas high priority initiative',
'program, the conference agreement provides $1,000,000 to design, build and demonstrate the benefits of a hazardous materials incident detection, management,',
'and response system, including the expansion of the operation respond network. the conferees urge that these funds be used to',
'establish a national first responders emergency services network and to accelerate deployment of operation respond software. border enforcement program highway',
'trust fund the conference agreement provides a total of $59,967,000 for the border enforcement program under the federal highway administrations',
'104 a 1 a administrative takedown, as proposed by the senate. within this amount, the conferees provide $41,967,000 for federal',
'border enforcement staffing and operations and $18,000,000 for state operations grants to the southern border states, as proposed by both',
'the house and the senate. u.s. southern border. the conference agreement extends a provision from the fiscal year 2002 appropriations',
'act regarding the safety of cross border trucking between the united states and mexico. further, the conferees direct the secretary',
'to report annually on the safety and security of the u.s. southern border with regard to motor carrier transportation into',
'the u.s. by mexican domiciled motor carriers. national highway traffic safety administration operations and research the conference agreement provides $138,288,000',
'from the general fund for highway and traffic safety activities instead of $131,433,000 as proposed by the house and $141,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. a total of $98,161,131 shall remain available until september 30, 2005 as proposed by the',
'house and the senate. the agreement includes a provision carried since fiscal year 1996 that prohibits nhtsa from obligating or',
'expending funds to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemakings that would add requirements pertaining to tire grading standards that are',
'not related to safety performance. this provision was contained in both the house and senate bills. operations and research liquidation',
'of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund the conference agreement provides $72,000,000 from the highway trust fund to',
'carry out provisions of 23 u.s.c. 403 as proposed by both the house and the senate. the following table summarizes',
'the conference agreement for operations and research general fund and highway trust fund combined by budget activity: salaries and benefits',
'$63,316,000 travel 1,324,000 operating expenses 22,834,000 contract programs: safety performance 10,393,000 safety assurance 15,760,000 highway safety programs 48,463,000 research and',
'analysis 60,691,000 general administration 657,000 grant administration reimbursements 11,150,000 total $212,288,000 feca administrative costs. the conference agreement deletes $12,000 proposed',
'in the budget for feca administrative costs. this action is consistent across all modal administrations. workforce planning and development activities.',
'the conference agreement provides a total of $300,000 for workforce planning and development activities as proposed by the senate in',
'its explanatory language delineated in the congressional record of january 15, 2003. this is a reduction of $115,000 from the',
'budget request. contracting procedures. the conferees urge nhtsa to review its contracting procedures and take appropriate steps to eliminate unnecessary',
'delays. too often, contract recipients have had to wait for several months before federal funds are granted after a contract',
'is awarded. national occupant protection program. the conference agreement provides $3,000,000 above the budget request to bolster the national occupant',
'protection program. the additional funds shall be used to continue outreach activities to increase seat belt use by minority populations,',
'teens, and rural populations. passenger vehicle tire traction. the conferees encourage nhtsa to include standards for tire performance on wet',
'road surfaces when the agency prepares its final rule on tire safety performance, as discussed in the senates explanatory statement.',
'absent such inclusion, nhtsa shall send a letter to the house and senate committees on appropriations explaining why wet road',
'tire performance standards were not included. ejection prevention measures. nhtsa has identified both occupant ejection and upgraded roof crush resistance',
'as near term regulatory priorities that the agency plans to undertake in 2003. consistent with this proposal, the conferees support',
'the adoption of measures to improve ejection prevention performance of motor vehicles no later than december 31, 2004, and recognize',
'that the agency may need to develop new test procedures. early warning reporting system. the conferees direct nhtsa to submit',
'a report to the house and senate committees on appropriations detailing the methods the agency will adopt to ensure that',
'all tires imported and sold in the united states comply with the early warning report system, as outlined in nhtsas',
'final regulations. this report should be issued by july 1, 2003. defects information system. the inspector general raised concerns about',
'whether the new defects information system can be successfully implemented on time and within the estimated $5,000,000 budget. since the',
'issuance of this report, nhtsa has concurred with the igs concerns. the conferees direct nhtsa to provide a letter to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations that details the current schedule and cost estimate for this system, explain any',
'cost increases, and indicate how these new costs will be paid for. impaired driving. the conference agreement provides $4,000,000 above',
'the budget request for the impaired driving program. of this total: $1,000,000 shall be used for judicial and prosecutorial initiatives;',
'$2,000,000 shall be used on the repeat offender tracking model; and $1,000,000 shall be used on target population outreach efforts.',
'within the funding provided for judicial and prosecutorial outreach, nhtsa, in conjunction with the attorney general, should identify and report',
'on the best strategies for reducing obstacles to obtaining impaired driving convictions and strategies to help prosecutors and judges apply',
'sanctions in a consistent manner. the report should also emphasize strategies to reduce plea bargaining, diversion, or deferral programs, and',
'other means used by offenders to avoid any permanent record. this report must be submitted to the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations by october 1, 2003. nhtsa shall detail to the house and senate committees on appropriations, in letter',
'format, the concept behind the repeat offender tracking model, the total cost to develop the model, the anticipated yearly costs',
'to enact the model, and the schedule to develop and enact this program. nhtsa should develop this model with input',
'from the states and the highway safety community. as part of the impaired driving program, the conferees suggest that nhtsa',
'evaluate point of sales training as proposed by the house. alcohol ignition interlock devices. the conferees have not provided any',
'funding for research to advance the alcohol ignition interlock devices proposed by the senate. drugs, driving and youth. the conference',
'agreement funds the drugs, driving and youth program at the 2003 budget request as proposed by the house. motorcycles. a',
'total of $945,000 has been provided for motorcycle programs, an increase of $300,000 above the budget request. this additional funding',
'shall be used for strategies to enhance motorcycle riders crash avoidance skills and improve conspicuity. in addition, as directed by',
'the house, $500,000 shall be used for demonstration projects related to motorcycle training. crash causation study. the conferees have included',
'$2,000,000 to update a 23 year old crash causation study, as proposed by the house. highway safety data and traffic',
'records. the conference agreement does not provide funding for nhtsa to continue working with the states to improve highway safety',
'data and traffic records, similar to activities funded previously under the section 411 grant program. the conferees understand the agency',
'has carryover funding available for these efforts from other grant programs, such as section 410. emergency medical services head injury',
'research. a total of $2,189,000 has been provided for emergency medical services. of this amount, $750,000 shall be used to',
'continue training emergency medical service personnel in delivering prehospital care to patients with traumatic brain injuries. biomechanics. the conference agreement',
'provides a total of $14,950,000 for biomechanics research, $1,000,000 more than the budget request, to continue research of the ciren',
'program. also, within the funds provided, $2,000,000 shall be used to continue research related to traumatic brain and spinal cord',
'injuries at the southern consortium for injury biomechanics. national automotive sampling system. the conference agreement has provided $795,000 above the',
'budget request so that nhtsa can expand the national automotive sampling system database with a particular focus on child safety',
'seat and tire related data, as proposed by the senate. built in child booster systems. the conference agreement does not',
'include funding, proposed by the senate, to study the effectiveness of built in child booster systems with other systems. the',
'built in technology is not advanced enough to warrant a study at this time. heavy vehicle research. within the funds',
'provided for heavy vehicle research, $500,000 is for the national transportation research center in tennessee to continue to conduct broad',
'based laboratory to roadside research in heavy vehicle safety issues. pneumatic tire research. the conference agreement includes $375,000 in the',
'pneumatic tire program for mercer engineering research center, as proposed in the senates explanatory statement of january 15, 2003. national',
'driver register highway trust fund the conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for the national driver register as proposed by both the',
'house and the senate. highway traffic safety grants liquidation of contract authorization highway trust fund the conference agreement provides $225,000,000',
'to liquidate contract authorizations for highway traffic safety grants, as proposed by both the house and the senate. highway traffic',
'safety grants limitation on obligations highway trust fund the conference agreement limits obligations for highway traffic safety grants to $225,000,000',
'as proposed by both the house and the senate. the bill includes separate obligation limitations with the following funding allocations:',
'highway safety programs $165,000,000 occupant protection incentive grants $20,000,000 alcohol incentive grants $40,000,000 a total of $11,150,000 has been provided',
'for administration of the grant programs as proposed by both the house and the senate. of this total, not more',
'than $8,150,000 of the funds made available for section 402; not more than $1,000,000 of the funds made available for',
'section 405; and not more than $2,000,000 of the funds made available for section 410 shall be available to nhtsa',
'for administering highway safety grants under chapter 4 of title 23. this language is necessary to ensure that each grant',
'program does not contribute more than five percent of the total administrative costs. the conference agreement retains bill language, proposed',
'by both the house and senate, that limits technical assistance to states from section 410 to $500,000. the conference agreement',
'prohibits the use of funds for construction, rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for state, local,',
'or private buildings or structures, as proposed by both the house and the senate. federal railroad administration safety and operations',
'the conference agreement provides $117,363,000 for safety and operations as proposed by the house instead of $118,264,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. within this total, the conferees have funded four new positions. the conference agreement includes language that permits $6,636,000',
'of the total funding to remain available until expended as proposed by both the house and the senate. feca administrative',
'costs. the conference agreement deletes $65,000 proposed in the budget for feca administrative costs. this action is consistent across all',
'modal administrations. study on grade crossings. as directed by the senate in its explanatory statement in the congressional record of',
'january 15, 2003, the secretary of transportation shall submit with the fiscal year 2005 budget request an action plan outlining',
'specific efforts to be pursued by fra, fhwa, fmcsa, nhtsa, and the its joint program office to improve safety at',
'both public and private grade crossings. positive train control. the conferees direct fra to submit an updated economic analysis of',
'the costs and benefits of positive train control and related systems that takes into account advances in technology and system',
'savings to carriers and shippers as well as other cost savings related to prioritized deployment of these systems, as proposed',
'by the senate. this analysis must be submitted as a letter report to the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'by october 1, 2003. safety assurance and compliance program sacp . by april 1, 2003, fra must provide a status',
'report on the utilization of the safety assurance and compliance program, which summarizes the sacp activities in fiscal year 2002',
'and the agencys audit plans for fiscal year 2003 as proposed by the senate. railroad threat assessment. the conferees are',
'concerned over the targeting of railroad facilities, structures, terminals and operations posed by terrorist entities and urge the fra to',
'work with the new department of homeland security and the association of american railroads to develop a comprehensive assessment of',
'the threats and vulnerabilities nationwide, and identify ways to enhance passenger safety and infrastructure protection. railroad research and development the',
'conference agreement provides $29,325,000 for railroad research and development as proposed by the senate instead of $27,325,000 as proposed by',
'the house. none of this funding is to be offset from user fees. integrated railway remote information service. the conference',
'agreement does not provide any funding for the integrated railway remote information service proposed by the senate. last year funding',
'was provided for this program; however, fra was directed to evaluate this initiative before additional funding was provided. to date,',
'no evaluation has been conducted. marshall university/university of nebraska. the conference agreement includes $1,400,000 to support marshall university and the',
'university of nebraska to conduct safety studies in any of the following areas: track and structures, human factors, equipment, train',
'control, grade crossing and digital communications. transportation technology center. the conference agreement provides a total of $675,000 for site improvements',
'at the transportation technology center, as proposed by the house. freight congestion study. the conferees direct fra to work with',
'the chicago transportation coordination office and communities in the chicago region consistent with the senates explanatory statement of january 15,',
'2003. reports must be submitted quarterly to the house and senate committees on appropriations. railroad rehabilitation and improvement program the',
'conference agreement includes a provision, proposed by both the house and the senate, specifying that no new direct loans or',
'loan guarantee commitments shall be made using federal funds for the payment of any credit premium amounts during fiscal year',
'2003. no federal appropriation is required since a non federal infrastructure partner may contribute the subsidy amount required by the',
'credit reform act of 1990 in the form of a credit risk premium. once received, statutorily established investigation charges are',
'immediately available for appraisals and necessary determinations and findings. the conference agreement includes a further provision mandating that no payment',
'of principal or interest shall be collected during fiscal year 2003 for the direct loan made to the national railroad',
'passenger corporation. next generation high speed rail the conference agreement provides $30,450,000 for the next generation high speed rail program',
'as proposed by the house instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the following table summarizes the conference agreement',
'by budgetary activity: train control systems $6,500,000 non electric locomotives 9,300,000 alps 1,800,000 prototype locomotive 3,000,000 diesel multiple units compliance',
'and demonstration 4,000,000 grade crossings and innovative technologies: 3,250,000 n.c. sealed corridor 500,000 illinois rail grade crossing safety program 500,000',
'state of vermont hazard elimination 250,000 mitigating hazards and low cost technologies 2,000,000 track and structures 1,000,000 corridor planning activities',
'5,900,000 california corridor 1,250,000 gulf coast corridor 800,000 southeast corridor 500,000 florida corridor 2,150,000 seattle to everett corridor 750,000 las',
'vegas to los angeles high speed rail study 200,000 northern new england corridor, vt 250,000 magnetic levitation 4,500,000 washington baltimore',
'500,000 nevada california 1,500,000 greensburg pittsburgh 2,000,000 southern california 500,000 total $30,450,000 diesel multiple units. the conference agreement provides $4,000,000',
'to validate the compliance of diesel multiple units with existing passenger car safety standards and to make a grant to',
'a public body for the purpose of initiating a demonstration in daily revenue service of a compliant dmu during calendar',
'years 2003 and 2004. federal funding shall only be made available if funds are matched on a dollar for dollar',
'basis from non federal sources and shall only be used for activities related to establishing the compliance of the dmu',
'design with passenger safety standards and for the acquisition of dmus through a conventional competitive procurement process and service facilities',
'necessary for revenue service demonstration. all other expenses, including the cost of passenger facilities and any net operating expenses are',
'not eligible for funding under this appropriation. state of california. funds made available for high speed rail in california should',
'supplement, not replace, state funding for this same program. rail highway crossing hazard eliminations. under section 1103 of tea21, an',
'automatic set aside of $5,250,000 is made available each year for the elimination of rail highway crossing hazards. a limited',
'number of rail corridors are eligible for these funds. of these set aside funds, the following allocations are made: conference',
'high speed rail corridor between mobile, al and new orleans, la $1,800,000 pacific northwest high speed rail corridor 1,000,000 high',
'speed rail corridor between new york city and albany, ny 850,000 high speed rail corridor in south carolina 500,000 high',
'speed rail corridor between milwaukee and lacrosse, wi 450,000 high speed rail corridor between staples mill station and main street',
'station in richmond, va 200,000 high speed rail corridor between minneapolis/st. paul, mn and chicago, il tea21 250,000 high speed',
'rail corridor between chicago, il and st. louis, mo 200,000 alaska railroad rehabilitation the conference agreement provides $22,000,000 for the',
'alaska railroad instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the house bill contained no similar appropriation. grants to the',
'national railroad passenger corporation the conference agreement provides $1,050,000,000 for grants to the national railroad passenger corporation amtrak instead of',
'$762,476,000 as proposed by the house and $1,200,000,000 as proposed by the senate. within these funds: $522,000,000 shall be for',
'operating expenses; $295,000,000 shall be for capital expenses along the northeast corridor mainline; and $233,000,000 shall be for general capital',
'improvements. funding is provided to the secretary of transportation, who shall allocate these funds quarterly through the grant making process.',
'funding is available until september 30, 2003. the secretary of transportation shall approve funding to cover operating losses on a',
'long distance train of the national railroad passenger corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific',
'train route. each request must be accompanied by detailed financial analysis and revenue projections justifying federal support. language, proposed by',
'the house, that limited operating expenses of long distance trains to $150,000,000, has been deleted. the secretary of transportation and',
'amtraks board of directors shall ensure that sufficient funds are reserved to satisfy the railroads contractual obligations with commuter and',
'intercity passenger rail service. the conference agreement slightly modifies a number of reporting requirements proposed by the house. these requirements',
'include directing amtrak to transmit to the house and senate committees on appropriations and the secretary of transportation capital and',
'operating plans, which must be used as the base for expenditures in 2003. funding may not be spent on projects',
'not included on the business plan. beginning on june 1, 2003, amtrak shall submit supplemental reports regarding the changes to',
'the business plan and a justification for such changes. the conferees recognize that amtrak has the authority to transfer capital',
'funds for operating expenses, such as progressive overhauls, preventive maintenance, and maintenance of way activities. this permission was granted in',
'1999. however, the conferees expect that the secretary of transportation shall notify the house and senate committees on appropriations of',
'any such transfer of capital funds to eligible operating expenses over and above those stipulated in the original business plan.',
'as proposed by the house, the secretary is prohibited from obligating or expending any funds until amtrak agrees to continue',
'abiding by certain direct loan provisions as agreed to on june 28, 2002. included in these provisions is a requirement',
'for amtrak to identify $100,000,000 in cost savings options. accuracy of financial information. the secretary of transportation must vouch for',
'the accuracy of financial information that amtrak provides to congress. this must be in the form of a signed letter',
'that would accompany the operating and capital plans. in doing so, the secretary must certify in writing, that based on',
'his knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information prepared by amtrak for congress fairly presents in all material respects',
'the financial condition of the corporation. specific requirements are discussed in the house report. reprogramming guidelines. as detailed in the',
'house report, amtrak must abide by the departments reprogramming guidelines. however, the conferees are willing to provide amtrak flexibility for',
'increases and decreases in their operating and capital plans of under $10,000,000 without submitting a reprogramming request. short distance trains.',
'amtrak shall establish a more uniform methodology for cost sharing on short distance routes. to do so, amtrak should analyze',
'current state funding for operating expenses and capital improvements, review the contractual terms under which this funding is provided, and',
'consult with states served by these routes to establish new cost sharing procedures and increase state support on these routes.',
'amtrak shall report to the house and senate committees on appropriations on the status of these efforts by april 1,',
'2003. cost of long distance trains. the conferees direct amtrak to report on the measures it undertakes, beginning in fiscal',
'year 2003, to reduce the financial burden of long distance trains on the federal treasury. this report should include specific',
'estimates of cost savings to be achieved in 2003 and over a five year period. this report is due to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations no later than april 1, 2003. federal transit administration administrative expenses the conference',
'agreement provides $73,000,000 for administrative expenses of the federal transit administration as proposed by both the house and the senate.',
'within the total, the conference agreement appropriates $14,600,000 from the general fund. the conference agreement includes a provision, contained in',
'both bills, that would reimburse the department of transportations inspector general $2,000,000 for costs associated with audits and investigations of',
'transit related issues. the conference agreement also includes a provision that limits the amount of funding available for the national',
'transit database to $2,600,000. full time equivalent staff. the conference agreement approves the budget request for 12 new staff; however,',
'funding has been reduced for these positions by $549,000. the reduction reflects half year funding for these new positions, which',
'is consistent with hiring practices in other modes and by fta last year. feca administrative costs. the conference agreement deletes',
'$15,000 proposed in the budget for feca administrative costs. this action is consistent across all modal administrations. project and financial',
'management oversight activities. the conferees direct that savings from funding new staff positions at a half year level and the',
'denial of feca administrative costs should be used to increase funding for project and financial management oversight activities +$564,000 .',
'the conferees further direct that the fta submit to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the inspector general and',
'the general accounting office the quarterly fmo and pmo reports for each project with a full funding grant agreement. full',
'funding grant agreements ffgas . tea21, as amended, requires that the fta notify the house and senate committees on appropriations',
'as well as the house committee on transportation and infrastructure and the senate committee on banking 60 days before executing',
'a full funding grant agreement. in its notification to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the conferees direct the',
'fta to include therein the following: a a copy of the proposed full funding grant agreement; b the total and',
'annual federal appropriations required for that project; c yearly and total federal appropriations that can be reasonably planned or anticipated',
'for future ffgas for each fiscal year through 2004; d a detailed analysis of annual commitments for current and anticipated',
'ffgas against the program authorization; and e a financial analysis of the projects cost and sponsors ability to finance, which',
'shall be conducted by an independent examiner and shall include an assessment of the capital cost estimate and the finance',
'plan; the source and security of all public and private sector financial instruments, the projects operating plan which enumerates the',
'projects future revenue and ridership forecasts, and planned contingencies and risks associated with the project. the conferees also direct the',
'fta to inform the house and senate committees on appropriations before approving scope changes in any full funding grant agreement.',
'correspondence relating to scope changes shall include any budget revisions or program changes that materially alter the project as originally',
'stipulated in the full funding grant agreement, and shall include any proposed change in rail car procurements. formula grants including',
'transfer of funds the conference agreement provides a total program level of $3,839,000,000 for transit formula grants, as proposed by',
'both the house and the senate. within this total, the conference agreement appropriates $767,800,000 from the general fund. the general',
'fund appropriation shall be available until expended. the conference agreement provides that funding made available under the clean fuels formula',
'grant program under this heading shall be transferred to and merged with funding provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase',
'of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus related facilities under federal transit administration, capital investment grants. distribution',
'of formula funding. within the total funding level, the conferees anticipate that formula grants will be distributed as follows: urbanized',
'area formula sec. 5307 $3,428,709,908 elderly and individuals with disabilities sec. 5310 90,652,801 nonurbanized area formula sec. 5311 239,404,605 clean',
'fuels programs sec. 5308 50,000,000 alaska railroad \1\ 4,850,000 over the road bus accessibility 6,950,000 oversight 18,432,736 \1\ includes $24,300',
'for oversight activities. within the funding provided for the over the road bus accessibility program: $5,250,000 for intercity fixed route',
'projects and the remainder is to be made available for other services, such as local fixed route service, commuter service',
'and charter service. salaries and benefits. no funds herein appropriated may be used by the new york metropolitan transit authority,',
'any affiliated agency or entity to pay either salary, benefits, or expenses to the elected or appointed officers of the',
'association of commuter rail employees. university transportation research the conference agreement provides a total of $6,000,000 for the university transportation',
'research program as proposed by both the house and the senate. of this amount, $1,200,000 is from the general fund',
'and shall be available until expended. transit planning and research the conference agreement provides a total of $122,000,000 for transit',
'planning and research, as proposed by both the house and the senate. within the total, the conference agreement appropriates $24,200,000',
'from the general fund. the general fund appropriation shall be available until expended. within the funds appropriated for transit planning',
'and research, $5,250,000 is provided for rural transportation assistance; $4,000,000 is provided for the national transit institute; $8,250,000 is provided',
'for the transit cooperative research program; $60,385,600 is provided formetropolitan planning; $12,614,400 is provided for state planning; and $31,500,000 is',
'provided for the national planning and research program. national planning and research. within the funding provided for national planning and',
'research, the federal transit administration shall make available the following amounts for the programs and activities listed below: project action',
'tea 21 $3,000,000 calstart/westart bus rapid transit 1,000,000 clean mobility and transit enhancements 2,000,000 electric transit vehicle institute, tn 500,000',
'university of south florida for urban transit research 250,000 santa barbara electric transit institute, ca 425,000 hennepin county community transportation,',
'mn 1,000,000 joblinks/community transportation association 500,000 north dakota transit center 400,000 pvta electric bus project, ma 750,000 auburn university campus',
'transit system, al 375,000 center for composites manufacturing, al 900,000 detroit airport rail project, mi 200,000 detroit area regional transportation',
'authority studies, mi 350,000 national bio terrorism civilian medical response center, pa 750,000 rich passage passenger ferry project, wa 800,000',
'rockford belvidere transit feasibility study, il 200,000 transit usage, home interview survey study, ut 300,000 washington state ferries wireless connection',
'project, wa 800,000 wvu exhaust emissions testing, wv 1,000,000 zinc air zero emission bus, nv 750,000 national deployment of itn',
'america, me 300,000 trust fund share of expenses liquidation of contract authorization highway trust fund the conference agreement provides $5,781,000,000',
'in liquidating cash for the trust fund share of transit expenses as proposed by both the house and the senate.',
'capital investment grants including transfer of funds the conference agreement provides a total program level of $3,036,000,000 to remain available',
'until expended for capital investment grants as proposed by the house and the senate. within the total, the conference agreement',
'appropriates $607,200,000 from the general fund as proposed by both the house and the senate. within the total program level,',
'$1,214,400,000 is provided for fixed guideway modernization; $607,200,000 is provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related',
'equipment and the construction of bus related facilities; and $1,214,400,000 is provided for new fixed guideway systems. in addition to',
'the $607,200,000 for buses, the conference agreement transfers $50,000,000 from formula funds to capital investment grants for the replacement, rehabilitation,',
'and purchase of buses and related equipment and for the construction of bus related facilities, as proposed by the house.',
'the senate also proposed the transfer of $50,000,000; however, the bill language was slightly different. in the new fixed guideway',
'program, the conference agreement supplements the $1,214,400,000 provided in this act by transferring $45,000,000 from the job access and reverse',
'commute grant program to the capital investment grant program. the senate proposed a transfer of $25,000,000 whereas the house had',
'no similar bill language. in addition, the conference agreement transfers all in unobligated 1999 job access and reverse commute program',
'funds to capital investment grants and makes this funding available for new fixed guideway systems. three year availability of section',
'5309 discretionary funds. the conferees direct the fta to reprogram funds from recoveries and previous appropriations that remain available after',
'three years and are available for reallocation to only those new starts that have full funding grant agreements in place',
'on the date of enactment of this act, and with respect to bus and bus facilities, only to those bus',
'and bus facilities projects identified in the accompanying reports of the fiscal year 2003 department of transportation and related agencies',
'appropriations act. the fta shall notify the house and senate committees on appropriations 15 days prior to any such proposed',
'reallocation. the conferees, however, direct the fta not to reallocate funds provided in the 1998, 1999, and 2000 department of',
'transportation and related agencies appropriations acts for the following projects: washington county intermodal facilities, buses, and bus facilities, 2000 foothills',
'transit, california buses and hev vehicles, 2000 chatham, georgia area transit buses and transfer center, 2000 fair lakes league, virginia,',
'2000 dulles corridor, virginia park and ride express bus program, 2000 fayette county, pennsylvania intermodal parking facility, 2000 swampscott, massachusetts',
'buses, 2000 ithaca, new york intermodal transportation center, 2000 wilkes barre, pennsylvania intermodal facility, 1998, 1999, 2000 dulles, virginia corridor',
'project, 2000 kenosha racine milwaukee, wisconsin rail extension project, 2000 roaring fork valley, colorado project, 2000 twin cities, minnesota, transitways',
'project, 2000 altamount, california commuter rail project, 2000 santa fe/el dorado, new mexico rail link project albuquerque, new mexico light',
'rail project tuscaloosa, alabama intermodal center northern new mexico park and ride facilities state of new mexico buses and bus',
'related facilities birmingham, alabama transit corridor project harrisburg, pennsylvania capital area transit/ corridor one commuter rail project charleston, south carolina',
'monobeam corridor project king county, washington park and ride expansion sequim, washington clallam transit multimodal center birmingham jefferson county, alabama',
'buses roaring fork transportation authority, colorado dothan wiregrass, alabama vehicles and transit facility jefferson/montevallo, alabama pedestrian walkway montgomery, alabama union',
'station intermodal center pritchard, alabama bus transfer center west virginia statewide intermodal facility and buses port mackenzie/upper cook inlet intermodal',
'facility the conferees agree that when the congress extends the availability of funds that remain unobligated after three years and',
'would otherwise be available for reallocation at the discretion of the administrator, such funds are extended only for one additional',
'year, absent further congressional direction. bus and bus facilities. the conference agreement provides $607,200,000, together with $50,000,000 transferred from federal',
'transit administration, formula grants and merged with funding under this heading, for the replacement, rehabilitation and purchase of buses and',
'related equipment and the construction of bus related facilities. no funding in this act is made available to carry out',
'the clean fuels program. in addition, funds made available for bus and bus facilities are to be supplemented with $4,567,156',
'from the following projects included in previous appropriations acts: essex junction, vermont multimodal station $490,547 towamencin township, pennsylvania intermodal center',
'1999 1,488,750 towamencin township, pennsylvania intermodal center 2000 1,471,643 folsom, california multimodal facility 992,500 georgetown university fuel cell program 123,716',
'funds provided for buses and bus facilities are distributed as follows: project name conference total alabama: alabama a&m university bus',
'& bus facilities $500,000 alabama state docks intermodal facility 8,000,000 alabama statewide replacement of senior center vans. 1,000,000 bevill state',
'community college transit project 300,000 cullman county commission carts 150,000 hoover & vestavia hills diesel hybrid electric buses 1,000,000 hunstville',
'intermodal center 3,000,000 jefferson county, diesel hybrid electric buses 750,000 martime center of the gulf 4,000,000 troy state university bus',
'shuttle program 1,500,000 union station/molton street multimodal facility, montgomery 5,000,000 university of north alabama transit projects 2,000,000 alaska: anchorage intl',
'airport intermodal facility 2,000,000 anchorage ship creek intermodal facility ak 4,000,000 coffman cove inner island ferry/bus terminal 2,000,000 fairbanks intermodal',
'facility 250,000 fairbanks rail/bus transfer 2,000,000 port mackenzie intermodal facility 2,000,000 port of anchorage intermodel facility 3,000,000 seward buses &',
'bus facility 200,000 skagway municipal and regional transit 350,000 wasilla intermodal facility 900,000 arizona: city of phoenix rpta replacement buses',
'3,835,000 coconino county buses 1,000,000 rpta bus facilities mesa, scottsdale, tempe, phoenix 4,200,000 suntran replacement buses, including alternatively fueled 1,000,000',
'suntran bus storage & maintenance facility 1,750,000 tucson intermodal center union pacific depot 4,000,000 arkansas: fort smith bus 750,000 state',
'of arkansas bus & bus facilities 4,500,000 california: alameda contra costa transit bus and bus facilities 1,050,000 anaheim resort transportation',
'art project 500,000 antelope valley transit authority operations and maintenance facility 500,000 bart fruitvale transit village, parking structure 250,000 chino,',
'transcenter, omnitrans 330,000 city of salinas intermodal transportation center 1,250,000 city of sierra madre buses and natural gas vehicle fueling',
'station 300,000 east county bus maintenance facility 1,600,000 el garces intermodal station 1,550,000 fairfield/suisun transit alternative fueled buses 500,000 folsom',
'railroad block project 1,000,000 foothill transit bus purchase 1,500,000 fresno area express fax bus expansion 600,000 golden empire transit district',
'750,000 los angeles mta bus and bus facilities 3,500,000 los angeles to pasadena construction authority bus program 3,000,000 modesto, bus',
'maintenance facility 1,700,000 monterey salinas transit bus facility & buses 2,400,000 muni bus & facility upgrade, san francisco 5,000,000 municipal',
'transit operators coalition bus and bus facilities 1,750,000 omnitrans, city of yucaipa the yucaipa transit advancement project 950,000 palmdale intermodal',
'facility 1,000,000 redondo beach, bus transfer station 500,000 riverside transit agency rta transit centers corona, riverside 1,000,000 roseville multitransit center',
'1,500,000 sacramento hydrogen bus technology university of california at davis 600,000 sacramento regional cng bus & bus facility 1,250,000 san',
'diego bus rapid transit 500,000 san fernando valley east and ventura boulevard, park and ride facilities 500,000 san mateo county',
'transit district samtrans zero emission buses 1,385,000 santa barbara metropolitan transit district mtd hybrid bus brt project 750,000 santa clara',
'valley transportation authority clean fuel bus program 1,500,000 solano transportation authority fairfield/vacaville intermodal station 500,000 sonoma county cng fueling facility',
'upgrade 500,000 south pasadena circulator bus 150,000 sun line transit hydrogen refueling station 1,250,000 yolubus and unitrans cng buses 1,300,000',
'yosemite yarts 400,000 colorado: colorado transit coalition statewide bus and bus facilities 12,000,000 connecticut: bridgeport high speed ferry terminal project',
'1,000,000 connecticut state wide buses 1,000,000 hartford downtown circulator 1,500,000 hartford new britain busway project 7,500,000 hollyhock station/intermodal transportation center,',
'norwich 2,650,000 new haven, bus maintenance facility 1,000,000 new haven, fuel cell and electric bus project 1,000,000 west haven intermodal',
'1,000,000 delaware: delaware transit corporation 3,000,000 district of columbia: georgetown university fuel cell transit bus program. 4,850,000 wmata buses in',
'd.c., maryland, and virginia 2,000,000 florida: broward county buses and bus facility 200,000 collier area transit, transit facility 750,000 deland',
'intermodal center votran 1,750,000 east central florida transit coalition bus and facilities 6,000,000 ft. lauderdale, transit shuttle vehicles 1,500,000 gainesville,',
'multimodal transportation center 1,000,000 hillsborough area regional transit hart 500,000 jacksonville transit authority jta buses 1,250,000 key west buses and',
'bus facilities 1,000,000 lakeland, citrus connection 500,000 lee county, bus facility 750,000 lynx buses, bus facilities, and passenger amenities. 750,000',
'miami beach intermodal transit center 1,500,000 miami dade buses 3,000,000 pinellas county bus replacement 4,200,000 suntran transit maintenance facility city',
'of ocala. 800,000 tallahassee taltran buses 1,250,000 tallahassee taltran intermodal center 500,000 west coast florida bus coalition 8,000,000 west palm',
'beach, trolley buses 1,250,000 winter haven transit terminal 500,000 georgia: atlanta, multimodal terminal 2,000,000 chatham area transit 2,700,000 georgia regional',
'transportation authority regional express bus and facilities 4,436,000 georgia statewide bus replacement program 1,500,000 gwinnett county operations & maintenance facility',
'1,500,000 macon intermodal center 2,000,000 marta buses, clean fuel buses and facilities 2,500,000 hawaii: brt systems, appurenances & facilities 8,000,000',
'bus transit centers waianae, mililani, wahiawa 750,000 hawaii statewide bus and bus facilities 5,000,000 maui county buses 1,100,000 idaho: idaho',
'transit coalition bus and bus facilities 2,500,000 illinois: illinois statewide buses and facilities 12,200,000 normal multi modal facility 750,000 indiana:',
'cherry street multimodal facility 500,000 fort wayne public transportation corporation fort wayne citilink 600,000 indiana transit consortium bloominton public transportation',
'500,000 indianapolis downtown transit facility 4,500,000 wabash landing transit bus and bus facility 250,000 iowa: cedar falls multimodal facility 1,100,000',
'des moines mta bus purchase 800,000 iowa city intermodal transit facility 6,000,000 state of iowa, buses, facilities, equipment 6,500,000 kansas:',
'city of wichita, mini transfer station 400,000 johnson county transit programs 500,000 kansas city area transportation authority kcata 250,000 kansas,',
'buses and bus facilities 3,000,000 lawrence transit system transfer center 500,000 topeka transit buses 1,500,000 unified government transit bus replacement',
'wyandotte county/kansas city 350,000 wichita transit authority 1,200,000 kentucky: fulton county transit authority r v cutaways 180,000 henderson area rapid',
'transit bus 96,000 henderson county facility 500,000 ky statewide, bus and bus facilities 7,500,000 ky transportation cabinet community action groups',
'1,425,000 laurel county intermodal facility 5,000,000 paducah area transit authority buses 480,000 pennyrile allied community services transit facility 372,000 pikesville',
'parking and transit facility enhancements 1,000,000 red cross wheels 2,000,000 transit authority of northern kentucky tank 1,500,000 transit authority of',
'river city 2,000,000 louisiana: la public transit association, buses and bus facilities 10,000,000 lsu health sciences center shreveport intermodal facility',
'250,000 st. bernard intermodal facility 500,000 maine: maine statewide bus & bus facility 1,000,000 oceangateway development project 500,000 westbrook, intermodal',
'facility 1,000,000 maryland: maryland statewide bus and bus facilities 8,000,000 montgomery county fda transit center 250,000 massachusetts: attleboro intermodal mixed',
'use garage facility 750,000 brockton area transit, intermodal transportation center 1,000,000 cape ann transit authority, buses and trolleys 150,000 cape',
'cod intermodal facilities cape & island transit ctrs 300,000 cities of beverly and salem, intermodal facility improvements 250,000 cts northern',
'tier buses ma 300,000 essex county, city of lynn, ma, buses and senior citizen vans 140,000 essex county, city of',
'peabody, ma, buses 48,000 essex county, town of danvers, ma, buses and senior citizen vans 66,000 lowell gallagher intermodal facility',
'1,000,000 merrimack valley regional transit authority mvtra , facility improvements 250,000 montachusett area regional transit mart commuter park and ride',
'facility leominster 750,000 montachusett area regional transit mart passenger and handicap vans 425,000 montachusett commuter facilities in fitchburg 1,600,000 northern',
'tier intermodal center athol 300,000 springfield union station intermodal redevelopment project 6,000,000 worcester regional transit authority wrta maintenance facility 200,000',
'michigan: ann arbor transportation authority bus & bus facilities 250,000 battle creek 300,000 bay area transportation authority buses, traverse city',
'500,000 blue water area transportation 1,000,000 branch county transit authority 300,000 city of alma, intermodal facility and buses 775,000 detroit',
'department of transportation transit facility 5,150,000 flint mass transportation authority bus and bus facilities 2,000,000 grand rapids, buses and bus',
'facilities 500,000 ionia area transportation authority dial a ride 304,000 jackson transportation authority, bus maintenance facility 500,000 kalamazoo metro transit',
'transfer center 2,900,000 lansing, capital area transit authority 1,000,000 livingston essential transportation service 220,000 ludington mass transportation authority lmta transit',
'facility 525,000 marquette county transit authority bus and bus facilities 2,000,000 michigan statewide bus and facilities 1,000,000 milan public transit',
'180,000 saginaw transit authority regional service buses 500,000 suburban mobility authority for regional transit smart 3,500,000 washtenaw county, chelsa area',
'transportation system cats 264,000 yates township transit system 450,000 minnesota: dakota county, cedar avenue project 1,000,000 duluth transit authority bus',
'and bus facilities 500,000 greater minnesota transit authority bus & bus facilities 2,000,000 la crescent public transfer hub 60,000 metro',
'transit 11,585,000 metropolitan light rail transit joint powers board rush line corridor 500,000 minneapolis downtown circulator 2,000,000 minneapolis, 63rd ave',
'n. park and ride 1,000,000 northwest corridor busway 2,500,000 rochester bus purchase 507,000 st. cloud metropolitan transit commission facilities 500,000',
'steele bus purchase 48,000 two harbors bus and bus facilities 200,000 mississippi: brookhaven, multi modal center 2,000,000 harrison county multi',
'modal facilities and shuttle service 500,000 hattiesburg intermodal facility 750,000 missouri: bi state development agency bus replacement 3,000,000 ferguson van',
'replacement 45,000 hazelwood van expansion 80,000 houston buses 100,000 jefferson city transit bus and van 500,000 kansas city kcata buses',
'200,000 missouri bus & bus facilities dunklin county, city of houston, southeast missouri transportation service, scott county, se missouri state',
'university 2,250,000 missouri statewide bus and bus facility projects 5,500,000 oats bus and bus facilities 1,500,000 southeast missouri trans. services',
'bus and bus facilities 500,000 southwest missouri state university intermodal transfer facility 3,000,000 springfield public utilities buses 1,300,000 st. charles',
'buses and equipment 245,000 st. joseph buses 1,000,000 stoddard county van 30,000 montana: billings bus and bus facilities 1,000,000 district',
'ix bozeman galavan 250,000 mountain line buses missoula 500,000 nebraska: metro area transit intermodal facility 1,000,000 metro area transit south',
'omaha/stockyard center 750,000 nebraska statewide 750,000 nevada: bus rapid transit on south virginia street reno 2,450,000 bus rapid transit project',
'las vegas blvd 5,000,000 las vegas downtown transportation center 2,250,000 regional transportation commission rtc brt north las vegas civis bus',
'stops 325,000 reno and sparks bus and bus facilities 2,700,000 rural transit buses & facilities 750,000 new hampshire: new hampshire',
'statewide bus acquisition 750,000 new jersey: bergen county intermodal facilities and park n ride. 2,250,000 central new jersey raritan valley',
'line park n ride 1,000,000 gloucester co sr. buses 200,000 harrison new jersey path station rehabilitation 250,000 montclair community wide',
'bus system 1,000,000 morris county, intermodal park n rides facilities 1,500,000 newark penn station intermodal access enhancements 2,000,000 route 80',
'howard boulevard nj transit park and ride 500,000 trenton station intermodal 6,500,000 new mexico: albuquerque buses and bus facility 1,000,000',
'alvorado transportation center phase ii 300,000 espanola ada van & compressed gas equipment 75,000 rio rancho buses and facilities 250,000',
'anta fe bus facility renovation 200,000 new york: albany, ny capital district transportation authority cdta , bus and bus facilities',
'2,700,000 brooklyn, downtown intermodal transit district 500,000 broome county, binghamton intermodal terminal 1,000,000 buffalo intermodal transportation center 5,000,000 central new',
'york regional transportation authority 3,000,000 city of schenectady, bus and bus facilities 500,000 jamaica intermodal facilities 1,500,000 lower hudson intercounty',
'bus program 800,000 mobile health service buses, nyc 500,000 nassau countys long island bus 250,000 new rochelle intermodal center 750,000',
'niagara transportation authority buses and bus facilities 3,250,000 oneonta public transit buses 750,000 orange county, buses 750,000 rensselaer intermodal station',
'and related community enhancements 800,000 rochester genesee regional transportation authority rgrta rochester central station 3,000,000 ulster county rural bus facility',
'900,000 utica transit authority buses 900,000 westchester county bee line buses 1,750,000 north carolina: city of charlotte bus and bus',
'facilities 1,500,000 north carolina bus and bus facilities 8,000,000 piedmont authority for regional transportation part bus purchase 1,000,000 triangle transit',
'authority tta maintenance facility 350,000 north dakota: north dakota statewide capital transit 2,901,000 ohio: cincinnati government square transit transfer center',
'4,000,000 greater triskett bus garage rehabilitation 1,000,000 lorain renovation train depot in a multi modal hub 1,000,000 ohio public transportation',
'association bus and bus facilities for the state of ohio 8,500,000 oklahoma: central oklahoma transportation & parking authority copta 2,500,000',
'metropolitan tulsa transit authority mtta 1,000,000 oklahoma transit association bus and bus facilities 5,000,000 osu multimodal transportation facility 3,000,000 oregon:',
'albany, buses 220,000 canby transit 200,000 eugene lane transit district 2,000,000 portland, tri met buses 2,000,000 rogue valley transit district',
'1,000,000 salem area mass transit bus and bus facility 500,000 wilsonville, south metro area rapid transit smart . 250,000 pennsylvania:',
'adams transit authority buses and bus facility 400,000 allentown intermodal transportation center 2,000,000 altoona metro transit buses 500,000 amtran bus',
'and transit system improvements 750,000 area transportation authority buses, north central pennsylvania 2,000,000 beaver county transit authority buses 150,000 berks',
'area reading transportation authority buses and facilities 1,000,000 bucks county, septa intermodal facility improvement. 1,000,000 butler township/city joint municipal transit',
'multi modal transfer center 425,000 cambria county operations and maintenance facility 500,000 capital area transit buses 500,000 easton intermodal terminal',
'2,000,000 endless mountain transportation authority 300,000 fayette county transit facility 900,000 hershey intermodal transportation center 2,000,000 indiana county transit authority',
'410,000 mid county transit authority, facilities and equipment 500,000 port authority of allegheny county buses including clean fuels 1,775,000 pullman',
'multi modal center 500,000 septa paratransit vehicles 500,000 septa norristown intermodal facility 1,000,000 somerset county transportation system 160,000 tea 21',
'altoona, pa 3,000,000 westmoreland county transit authority 1,450,000 wilkes barre intermodal facility 250,000 williamsport bureau of transportation city bus lycoming',
'county 1,250,000 york county transit authority buses 500,000 puerto rico: puerto rico metropolitan bus authority mba , bus and bus',
'facilities 250,000 rhode island: newport trolley project 500,000 premium commuter service pilot program 1,000,000 rhode island buses and alternatively fueled',
'infrastructure 3,000,000 university of rhode island student transportation services 750,000 south carolina: intermodal/inland port terminal 1,000,000 myrtle beach regional multimodal',
'transit center 1,125,000 north charleston regional intermodal transportation center 500,000 south carolina vehicles and facilities 7,000,000 sumter intermodal transportation center',
'union station 3,000,000 south dakota: rosebud sioux tribe bus facility 200,000 south dakota statewide bus and bus facilities 750,000 tennessee:',
'knoxville electric transit intermodal center 3,400,000 memphis airport intermodal facility improvements 3,000,000 tennessee bus replacements & bus facilities 9,500,000 texas:',
'abilene bus replacement citylink 600,000 austin bus projects 5,000,000 beaumont buses 100,000 brownsville buses 100,000 corpus christi regional transportation authority',
'rta bus & bus facilities 500,000 el paso bus projects 1,500,000 fort worth transportation authority 3,000,000 galveston buses 1,000,000 houston',
'advanced transit program 2,000,000 laredo, administrative/operations/maintenance facility 1,750,000 lubbock buses 150,000 odessa & midland, tx alternative fuel buses 1,000,000 san',
'antonio via metropolitan transit authority 1,500,000 texas tech university park & ride; buses 1,850,000 waco transit, buses, maintenance and administration',
'facilities 1,900,000 woodlands district park & ride 1,200,000 utah: state of utah buses and facilities 1,000,000 uta and park city',
'transit buses 4,000,000 utah statewide regional intermodal transportation centers 500,000 vermont: chittenden county transit authority bus and facility 2,000,000 montpelier',
'multimodal center 2,000,000 st. johnsbury transit center rehabilitation 250,000 winooski falls downtown multimodal transportation center 500,000 virginia: arlington bus transfer',
'stations 500,000 greater roanoke transit company grtc buses 1,050,000 hampton roads bus and bus facilities 1,525,000 petersburg area transit 750,000',
'potomac & rappahannock transportation commission 2,100,000 potomac yard transitway 800,000 richmond multi modal facility 2,950,000 virgin islands: virgin islands transit',
'vitran 500,000 washington: clark county, wa c tran vancouver mall transit center 2,600,000 aurora avenue bus rapid transit 1,500,000 burien',
'transit center transit oriented development 2,000,000 edmonds crossing multi modal project 3,500,000 intercity transit thurston county fare collection equipment 250,000',
'issaquah highlands park & ride 1,400,000 jefferson transit facilities 1,000,000 king street station multimodal facility 250,000 lakewood sr 512 park',
'n ride expansion 1,500,000 mason county transportation authority facilities 300,000 mercer island transit center, park and ride 500,000 mount vernon',
'multi modal facility and buses 2,000,000 pierce county bus and bus facilities 3,000,000 port angeles international gateway project 1,500,000 small',
'bus system program of projects 2,140,000 snohomish county community transit park and ride 3,000,000 sound transit regional transit hubs 4,000,000',
'spokane bus and bus facilities 2,500,000 west virginia: huntington, tri state transit authority tta buses and vans 1,800,000 monongalia courthouse',
'annex in morgantown intermodal parking facility 3,500,000 west virginia statewide 4,000,000 wisconsin: wisconsin statewide bus & bus facilities 16,300,000 wyoming:',
'wyoming department of transportation 2,500,000 bevill state community college. funding provided to bevill state community college may also be made',
'available to jasper, alabama. dulles corridor park and ride. funds provided in fiscal year 2000 for the dulles corridor park',
'and ride shall also be made available for the reston east park and ride project in virginia. fort worth intermodal',
'center park and ride. funding provided in fiscal year 2002 for the fort worth intermodal center park and ride facility',
'shall be used to facilitate the finish out of the intermodal connections into downtown fort worth and to enhance the',
'linkage of the tre with the ts bus operation and park and ride elements occurring at two sites: the itc',
'and geographically related areas like the 7th street parking lot and alarm supply building and a larger facility at the',
'texas and pacific station. state of illinois. within the funding provided to the state of illinois, $1,000,000 shall be for',
'the refurbishment of the dan ryan station. ithaca, new york. funds made available in fiscal year 2000 to the ithaca',
'intermodal transportation center shall also be made available for the binghamton intermodal transportation center. kansas buses. funding provided for wyandotte',
'county buses and kansas city joblinks in fiscal year 2001 shall be made available to the unified government of wyandotte',
'county/ kansas city. commonwealth of kentucky. the conference agreement provides $7,500,000 for bus and bus facilities needs statewide. of this',
'funding, $4,000,000 shall be provided to southern and eastern kentucky. the remainder shall be allocated to: bluegrass community action services,',
'city of frankfort, kentucky foothills development council, community action council of fayette/lexington, lexington red cross, east kentucky independent service organization,',
'and lexington transit authority. state of michigan. within the funding provided, the state should strongly consider requests from alger county,',
'charlevoix county, delta area transit authority, houghton, ontonogan county, city of sault ste. marie, and schoolcraft county. mt. sinai intermodal',
'center. funding provided to the mt. sinai intermodal center in fiscal year 1992 shall also be made available to the',
'miami beach intermodal facility in florida. plaquemines parish ferry. funds provided in fiscal year 2001 for louisianas plaquemines parish ferry',
'shall also be made available to the new orleans regional planning commission for vans, buses and related facility construction in',
'plaquemines, st. bernard, st. john and st. charles parishes. state of ohio. within the funds provided, the state should strongly',
'consider requests from kent, and the east side transit center. sierra madre villa intermodal center. funding provided for the sierra',
'madre villa intermodal center in fiscal year 2002 shall also be made available to the los angeles county metropolitan transportation',
'authority lacmta for bus and bus related facilities in the lacmtas service area. swampscott buses. funding provided for the swampscott',
'buses in fiscal year 2000 may also be made available to lynnfield, massachusetts to replace buses. tompkins consolidated transit center,',
'ny. funds made available in fiscal year 2002 for the tompkins consolidated area transit center shall be made available for',
'the city of middletown buses and bus facilities $320,000 and city of kingston buses $240,000 , and the remainder shall',
'be made available for tompkins county bus and bus facilities. tompkins county intermodal facility. funds made available in fiscal year',
'2001 for the tompkins county intermodal facility shall also be made available for the ulster county, new york rural bus',
'garage. state of washington. of the $2,140,000 provided to the small bus system program of projects in the state of',
'washington: $432,000 is for grant transit authority, $144,000 is for grays harbor transportation, $288,000 is for island transit, $96,000 is',
'for pacific transit, and $1,180,000 is for pullman transit. new fixed guideway systems. in total, the conference agreement provides $1,260,415,648',
'for new fixed guideway systems, of which $1,214,400,000 is from new appropriations, $45,000,000 is from funds transferred from the access',
'to jobs and reverse commute grant program, and $1,015,648 is from unobligated funds provided under public law 105 277 under',
'the job access and reverse commute grant program. houston. with regard to full funding grant agreement tx 03 0119 the',
'secretary shall remove steubner airline park and ride from the agreement and insert barker cypress park and ride, fuqua park',
'and ride and clear lake park and ride. miami dade transit metromover stage i. the conference agreement permits fta to',
'reprogram $5,384,000 in new starts funds, originally obligated for the miami dade transit metromover stage i project, to the metrorail',
'palmetto extension project. the conference agreement provides for the following distribution of the recommended funding for new fixed guideway systems',
'as follows: project name conference alaska hawaii setaside $10,296,000 altamont, ca, commuter express maintenance facility san joaquin rail commission 1,000,000',
'atlanta north springs, ga north line extension 16,110,000 baltimore, md, central lrt double tracking project 18,000,000 birmingham, al, transit corridor',
'study 2,000,000 boston, ma, north shore corridor project 338,000 boston, ma, south boston piers transitway 681,000 bridgeport, ct, intermodal transportation',
'center project 2,500,000 burlington middlebury, vt, commuter rail 1,500,000 central phoenix/east valley, az, light rail 12,000,000 charlotte, nc, south corridor',
'light rail transit project 11,000,000 chicago transit authority, il, douglas branch reconstruction 55,000,000 chicago transit authority, il, ravenswood reconstruction 3,000,000',
'cleveland, oh, euclid corridor transportation project 6,000,000 dallas, tx, north central light rail extension 60,000,000 denver, co, southeast center lrt',
't rex 70,000,000 fort lauderdale, tri county commuter rail upgrades 29,250,000 houston, tx, advanced metro transit plan 11,000,000 las vegas,',
'nv, resort corridor fixed guideway 7,000,000 little rock, ar, river rail streetcar project 1,700,000 los angeles, ca, eastside corridor lrt',
'4,000,000 los angeles, ca, north hollywood red line 40,490,000 lowell, ma to nashua, nh, commuter rail extension 3,000,000 maryland, marc',
'commuter rail improvements 11,750,000 memphis, tn, medical center rail extension 15,610,000 metra commuter rail and line extension projects north central,',
'union pacific west, southwest 52,000,000 metro north rolling stock, ct 4,000,000 minneapolis, mn, hiawatha corridor lrt 60,000,000 minneapolis, mn, northstar',
'corridor 5,000,000 nashville, tn, east corridor commuter rail 4,000,000 new jersey, hudson bergen light rail mos1 19,200,000 new jersey, hudson',
'bergen light rail mos2 50,000,000 new orleans, la, canal street streetcar project 22,000,000 new york, long island railroad east side',
'access project. 13,500,000 new york, second avenue subway 2,000,000 newark elizabeth, nj, rail link 60,000,000 northern indiana south shore communter',
'rail project 2,500,000 oceanside escondido, ca, rail corridor 13,600,000 ogden to provo, ut, commuter rail corridor 5,000,000 orange county, ca,',
'centerline light rail project 1,500,000 pawtucket, ri, layover facility 4,500,000 pittsburgh, pa, north shore connector 7,025,000 pittsburgh, pa, stage ii',
'lrt reconstruction 26,250,000 portland, or, interstate max light rail extension 70,000,000 puget sound, wa, sounder commuter rail 30,000,000 raleigh, nc,',
'triangle transit regional rail service 9,000,000 salt lake city, ut, cbd to university lrt 68,760,000 salt lake city, ut, medical',
'center lrt 12,000,000 salt lake city, ut, north/south lrt 720,000 san diego, ca, trolley mission valley east lrt extension 65,000,000',
'san francisco, ca, bart extension to san francisco airport 100,000,000 san francisco, ca, third street light rail extension phase ii',
'1,500,000 san jose, ca, silicon valley rapid transit corridor project 250,000 san juan, pr, tren urbano 40,000,000 scranton, pa to',
'new york city, ny, passenger rail service 2,000,000 septa, pa, schuylkill valley metro line 9,000,000 st. louis, mo, metrolink, st.',
'clair extension 3,370,000 stamford, ct, urban transitway 10,000,000 vermont transportation authority rolling stock 500,000 virginia railway express project 2,000,000 washington,',
'dc, dulles corridor rapid transit project 26,500,000 washington dc/md, largo extension 60,000,000 wilmington, de, train station improvements 2,000,000 wilsonville beaverton',
'commuter rail line, or 2,500,000 job access and reverse commute grants the conference agreement includes a total program level of',
'$150,000,000 for the job access and reverse commute grants as proposed by both the house and the senate. within this',
'total, $30,000,000 is derived from the general fund. the conference agreement includes a provision that waives the cap for small',
'urban and rural areas and provides that up to $300,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used',
'for technical assistance, technical support, and performance reviews of the job access and reverse commute grants program. of the total',
'funding provided to the job access and reverse commute grants program, $45,000,000 has been transferred to the capital investment grants',
'program instead of a transfer of $25,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the house bill proposed no similar transfer. in',
'addition, bill language has been included that transfers the 1999 unobligated balances from this program to the capital investment grants',
'program. southeast missouri council. funding provided for fiscal year 2002 for the southeast missouri council shall also be made available',
'to the mid american regional council in kansas city, missouri. funds appropriated for the job access and reverse commute grants',
'program are to be distributed as follows: project name conference total alaska: alaska mobility coalition $500,000 kenai peninsula transit planning',
'500,000 mascot matanuska susitna valley 200,000 alabama: jefferson county 3,000,000 arizona: ajo to phoenix rural express bus service 200,000 maricopa',
'county worklinks project 250,000 southwest transit assessment & review team bus route 131 300,000 valley metro rpta , city of',
'phoenix 1,100,000 california: ac transit calworks 2,000,000 county of santa clara guaranteed ride home program 500,000 east palo alto shuttle',
'service 700,000 la county utrans 500,000 los angeles county, mta ride share program 875,000 low income lift program sf mtc',
'1,000,000 sacog sacramento region 750,000 sacramento area 1,500,000 southern california regional rail authority, metrolink double tracking 1,000,000 colorado: colorado statewide',
'colorado association of transit agencies casa 800,000 connecticut: connecticut statewide 3,500,000 district of columbia: georgetown metro connection washington, dc 1,100,000',
'wmata d.c., maryland, and virginia 2,125,000 delaware: delaware welfare to work initiative 750,000 florida: hart access to jobs program 700,000',
'jacksonville trans. authority choice ride program 1,625,000 key west 1,000,000 lynx central florida regional 200,000 georgia: chatham 438,000 macon bibb',
'county reverse commute program 775,000 iowa: iowa statewide 1,000,000 illinois: dupage county coordinated paratransit program 500,000 illinois ways to work',
'500,000 rock island county mass transit district metrolink 180,000 ways to work il mo 1,000,000 indiana: fort waynes hanna creighton',
'transit center 750,000 indygo service 1,000,000 kansas: kw paratransit vehicle 30,000 mid america regional council marc 500,000 wyandotte county 1,150,000',
'louisiana: lafayette ways to work program 100,000 massachusetts: brockton area transit authority 225,000 community transportation association of america 1,000,000 northern',
'tier dial a ride 400,000 transportation services of northern berkshire, inc 400,000 maryland: maryland statewide montgomery county, $600,000 5,000,000 michigan:',
'flint mass transportation authority 1,050,000 grand rapids/kent county job access plan 938,000 minnesota: minneapolis/st. paul, met council 1,000,000 missouri: metrolink',
'corridor access to jobs 3,000,000 metropolitan kansas city job access partnership 1,000,000 missouri statewide 1,400,000 ways to work missouri 225,000',
'north carolina: community transportation association of americas joblinks employment transportation initiative 1,000,000 wake county coordinated transportation system 775,000 new hampshire:',
'lancaster littleton transit project 50,000 new jersey: new jersey statewide 5,000,000 new york: broome county transit binghamton, ny 250,000 capital',
'district transportation authority albany 275,000 central ny regional transportation authority 500,000 chautauqua area rural transportation system 50,000 chemung county transit',
'75,000 columbia county 100,000 franklin county expansion of hour service 75,000 hornell trans. alternatives for ny 50,000 ithaca service 75,000',
'mta long island bus 250,000 new york state dot 500,000 orange county 100,000 rochester genesee regional transportation authority rgrta 600,000',
'tompkins consolidated area transit, tompkins county. 300,000 ohio: central ohio transit authority cota mobility management 600,000 greater cleveland regional transit',
'authority 500,000 northwest ohio commuter link toledo 375,000 step up job access project dayton 125,000 oklahoma: oklahoma transit association 5,000,000',
'oregon: jackson josephine county 200,000 oregon ways to work loan program 250,000 portland metropolitan region 2,150,000 salem area transit 500,000',
'pennsylvania: port authority of allegheny county access to jobs 4,000,000 septa 5,570,000 rhode island: rhode island deployment of flexible services',
'750,000 rhode island public transit 2,000,000 tennessee: chattanooga 500,000 knoxville 750,000 state of tennessee 1,500,000 texas: abilene citylink program 100,000',
'austin capital metros access 2,500,000 citibus, lubbock 230,000 corpus christi 1,225,000 east texas just transportation alliance etjta : tyler transit',
'200,000 el paso 250,000 galveston 600,000 san antonio access to jobs program 1,088,000 virginia: city of charlottesville 375,000 fairfax county,',
'short term transit improvements 1,600,000 virginia regional transportation association, route 7 service/dulles corridor 200,000 washington: community transportation association of america',
'150,000 wa workfirst initiative 4,750,000 ways to work epic yakima 500,000 wisconsin: wisconsin statewide 5,200,000 west virginia: west virginia statewide',
'1,000,000 saint lawrence seaway development corporation operations and maintenance harbor maintenance trust fund the conference agreement appropriates $14,086,000 for operations',
'and maintenance of the saint lawrence seaway development corporation. security. the conferees applaud the initial security efforts of the corporation',
'and encourage the corporation to continue the development of a high risk vessel assessment protocol with assistance from the u.s.',
'coast guard and transportation security administration. feca administrative costs. the conferees have denied funding proposed in the budget for feca',
'administrative costs. this is consistent with actions taken dot wide. research and special programs administration research and special programs the',
'conference agreement appropriates $40,980,000 for research and special programs instead of $40,677,000 as proposed by the house and $43,725,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. within this total, $3,250,000 is available until september 30, 2005, as proposed by the house, instead',
'of $3,342,000 as proposed by the senate. the following adjustments are made to the budget estimate: reduce funding for prior',
'year budget decisions $265,000 reduce funding for emergency transportation detailee 107,000 reduce funding for new program support decisions 790,000 reduce',
'funding for new it infrastructure 2,239,000 reduce funding for feca administrative costs 3,000 the conference agreement permits up to $1,200,000',
'in fees be collected and deposited in the general fund of the treasury as offsetting receipts. also, the conference agreement',
'includes language that permits funds received from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities and private sources for expenses incurred for',
'training, reports publication and dissemination, and travel expenses incurred in the performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approval functions. the',
'house and senate proposed both of these provisions. prior year funding decisions. the budget included $265,000 for reimbursement of salary',
'and administrative funding that congress did not provide in the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act. the conference agreement deletes funding',
'for this purpose, as proposed by the house. new positions. the budget requested a total of fourteen new positions for',
'rspas information management program. the conference agreement has provided a total of two of these new positions, one security officer',
'and one network administrator/ computer analyst, as proposed by the house. emergency transportation detailee. rspa requested $100,000 to pay for',
'an existing detailee position from the department of defense to serve as a liaison officer in the office of emergency',
'transportation. because this position is filled by an employee of the department of defense, not rspa, and detailees are customarily',
'paid for by the sponsoring department, the conferees delete funding for this purpose, as proposed by the house. an additional',
'$7,000 is also denied for feca related costs. information technology infrastructure. the conference agreement has reduced funding by $2,239,000 from',
'the request for computer infrastructure, for a total funding level of $1,500,000, as proposed by the house. the conferees direct',
'rspa to focus its information technology investment funding on safety and security related mission critical areas, such as pipeline safety',
'and hazardous materials areas, as well as on addressing the internal and external computer related security threats identified by the',
'march 2002 security posture assessment report. the conference committee further directs that no additional funds shall be expended for consulting',
'costs for rspas business modernization initiative until a new strategic information technology plan is submitted, as proposed by the senate.',
'further, rspa shall provide this new strategic information technology plan, of no more than fifteen pages, to the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations by may 15, 2003, also proposed by the senate. the report should identify a detailed infrastructure',
'spending plan, including an itemization of resources and the sequence in which rspa addresses security and infrastructure needs. operation respond.',
'the conferees agree to provide an additional $1,500,000 to further accelerate the establishment of a national first responder emergency services',
'network. funds should be used for pilot programs at the ports of los angeles and long beach, california, the port',
'of new york/new jersey, the port of mobile, alabama, and the port of valdez, alaska, to provide chemical content verification',
'and response information for containers entering and exiting ports. within the funds provided, operation respond is also expected to address',
'the unique security concerns of rural america by developing model first responder deployment programs in eastern kentucky. feca benefits. the',
'conference agreement has reduced funding by $3,200 from the budget request for workers compensation administrative costs, as proposed by the',
'house. user fees. the conferees disagree with the budget request to begin funding the hazardous materials safety program from user',
'fees, as proposed by both the house and senate, and deny this request. pipeline safety pipeline safety fund oil spill',
'liability trust fund the conference agreement provides a total of $63,842,000 for the pipeline safety program, instead of $58,697,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $63,857,000 as proposed by the senate. within this total, $24,823,000 is available until september 30,',
'2005, as proposed by the senate, instead of $22,786,000 as proposed by the house. of this total, the conference agreement',
'specifies that $7,472,000 shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund and $56,370,000 from the pipeline safety fund.',
'the house bill allocated $7,472,000 from the oil spill liability trust fund and $51,225,000 from the pipeline safety trust fund.',
'the senate bill provided $7,472,000 from the oil spill liability trust fund and $56,385,000 from the pipeline safety fund. the',
'following adjustments are made to the budget estimate: reduce funding for feca administrative costs 15,000 research and development. within the',
'funds provided, $600,000 shall be used for airborne environmental laser mapping technology research and engineering to support improved leak detection,',
'analysis, and response by federal, state, and industry pipeline safety officials. feca benefits. the conference agreement has reduced funding by',
'$15,000 from the budget request for workers compensation administrative costs, as proposed by the house. emergency preparedness grants emergency preparedness',
'fund the conference agreement provides $200,000 for emergency preparedness grants as proposed by both the house and the senate. the',
'conference agreement includes a limitation on obligations of $14,300,000, consistent with both the house and senate proposals. office of inspector',
'general salaries and expenses the conference agreement includes $57,421,000 for the office of inspector general, as proposed by the house',
'and senate. surface transportation board salaries and expenses the conference agreement provides a funding level of $19,450,000 for the surface',
'transportation board to fund salaries and expenses from a direct appropriation, as proposed by the house. the conference agreement includes',
'language as proposed by both the house and the senate that allows the board to offset $1,000,000 of its appropriation',
'from fees collected during the fiscal year, for a total program level of $18,450,000. feca administrative costs. the conference agreement',
'has reduced funding by $9,100 from the budget request for workers compensation administrative costs, as proposed by the house. union',
'pacific/southern pacific merger. on december 12, 1997, the board granted a joint request of union pacific railroad company and the',
'city of wichita and sedgwick county, ks wichita/sedgwick to toll the 18 month mitigation study pending in finance docket no.',
'32760. the decision indicated that at such time as the parties reach agreement or discontinue negotiations, the board would take',
'appropriate action. by petition filed june 26, 1998, wichita/sedgwick and up/ sp indicated that they had entered into an agreement,',
'and jointly petitioned the board to impose the agreement as a condition of the boards approval of the up/sp merger.',
'by decision dated july 8, 1998, the board agreed and imposed the agreement as a condition to the up/sp merger.',
'the terms of the negotiated agreement remain in effect. if up/sp or any of its divisions or subsidiaries materially changes',
'or is unable to achieve the assumptions on which the board based its final environmental mitigation measures, then the board',
'should reopen finance docket 32760 if requested by interested parties, and prescribe additional mitigation properly reflecting these changes if shown',
'to be appropriate. title ii related agencies architectural and transportation barriers compliance board salaries and expenses the conference agreement appropriates',
'$5,194,000 for salaries and expenses of the architectural and transportation barriers compliance board as proposed by both the house and',
'the senate. feca administrative costs. the conferees have denied funding proposed in the budget for feca administrative costs. this is',
'consistent with actions taken dot wide. national transportation safety board salaries and expenses the conference agreement appropriates $72,450,000 for the',
'salaries and expenses of the national transportation safety board instead of $71,270,000 as proposed by the house and $72,500,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. this funding level is $1,970,000 above the budget request and shall be used to annualize 25',
'new positions, pay for true overtime costs for investigators, and implement financial management control initiatives that were recommended by an',
'audit firm. no funding has been provided for feca administrative costs. title iii general provisions sec. 301 allows funds for',
'aircraft; motor vehicles; liability insurance; uniforms; or allowances, as authorized by law as proposed by both the house and senate.',
'sec. 302 requires pay raises to be funded within appropriated levels in this act or previous appropriations acts as proposed',
'by both the house and senate. sec. 303 limits appropriations for services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 to the rate',
'for an executive level iv as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 304 prohibits funds in this act',
'for salaries and expenses of more than 106 political and presidential appointees in the department of transportation, instead of 107',
'as proposed by the house and 105 as proposed by the senate. sec. 304 also includes a provision that prohibits',
'political and presidential personnel to be assigned on temporary detail outside the department of transportation or an independent agency funded',
'in this act as proposed by the house. the senate proposed no similar provision. sec. 305 prohibits pay and other',
'expenses for non federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this act as proposed by both the house',
'and senate. sec. 306 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so provided',
'herein as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 307 limits consulting service expenditures of public record in procurement',
'contracts as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 308 prohibits funds for the national highway safety advisory commission',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 309 exempts previously made transit obligations from limitations on obligations as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 310 modifies the distribution of the federal aid highway program proposed by',
'the senate. the house proposed no similar provision. sec. 311 prohibits recipients of funds made available in this act to',
'release personal information, including a social security number, medical or disability information, and photographs from a drivers license or motor',
'vehicle record without express consent of the person to whom such information pertains; and prohibits the secretary from withholding funds',
'provided in this act for any grantee if a state is in noncompliance with this provision as proposed by both',
'the house and senate. sec. 312 prohibits funds to establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide',
'between santa barbara and san francisco traffic separation schemes as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 313 allows',
'airports to transfer to the federal aviation administration instrument landing systems as proposed by both the house and senate. sec.',
'314 allows funds for discretionary grants of the federal transit administration for specific projects, except for fixed guideway modernization projects,',
'not obligated by september 30, 2005, and other recoveries to be used for other projects under 49 u.s.c. 5309 as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 315 allows transit funds appropriated before october 1, 2002, that remain available',
'for expenditure to be transferred as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 316 prohibits funds to compensate in',
'excess of 350 technical staff years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the federal aviation administration',
'and the center for advanced aviation systems development as proposed by the house. the senate included no similar provision. sec.',
'317 provides funding of administrative expenses for the federal motor carrier safety administration and the federal highway administration. sec. 318',
'allows funds received by the federal highway administration, federal transit administration, and the federal railroad administration from states, counties, municipalities,',
'other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited to each agencys respective accounts as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 319 allows funds made available for alaska or hawaii ferry boats or',
'ferry terminal facilities to be used to construct new vessels and facilities or to improve existing vessels and facilities, and',
'for repair facilities as proposed by the senate. sec. 319 also includes a provision proposed by the senate that allows',
'not more than $3,000,000 of the funds made available for ferry boats to be used by the state of hawaii',
'to initiate and operate a passenger ferryboat services demonstration project and waives u.s.c. 5302 a 7 . the house contained',
'no similar provision. sec. 320 allows funds received by the bureau of transportation statistics to be subject to the obligation',
'limitation for federal aid highways and highway safety construction as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 321 exempts',
'a general aviation airport with more than 300,000 annual operations from having to accept scheduled passenger service provided that the',
'airport meets specific conditions, as proposed by the senate. the house included no similar provision. sec. 322 prohibits the use',
'of funds in this act for activities designed to influence congress or a state legislature on legislation or appropriations except',
'through proper, official channels as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 323 permits funds from public law 106',
'69 and public law 106 346 for the wilmington, delaware, downtown corridor project to be available for wilmington, delaware, commuter',
'rail improvements, as proposed by both the house and senate. in addition, section 323 permits funds from public law 106',
'346 for missoula ravalli transportation management administration buses to be available for missoula ravalli transportation management administration buses and bus',
'facilities, as proposed by the senate. sec. 324 requires compliance with the buy american act as proposed by the senate.',
'the house included no similar provision. sec. 325 transfers the operation and maintenance of the localizer instrument landing system at',
'walnut ridge regional airport, arkansas, to the federal aviation administration, as proposed by the senate. the house included no similar',
'provision. sec. 326 transfers the operation and maintenance of the air traffic control tower at williams gateway airport, arizona, to',
'the federal aviation administration, as proposed by both the house and the senate. sec. 327 is a provision regarding a',
'highway in alaska, as proposed by the senate. the house included no similar provision. sec. 328 authorizes the secretary of',
'transportation to allow issuers of any preferred stock to redeem or repurchase preferred stock sold to the department of transportation',
'as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 329 prohibits funds in this act unless the secretary notifies the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations not less than three full business days before any discretionary grant award, letter of',
'intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or its modal administration, and',
'$500,000 for the transportation security administration, as proposed by both the house and senate. sec. 330 appropriates $90,600,000 to the',
'secretary of transportation to make grants for surface transportation projects as proposed by the senate. project name conference total 1000',
'north road toole city, utah $500,000 14th street bridge corridor, virginia 2,500,000 236 claggett hill road construction with lewis &',
'clark ferry boat facilities, missouri river montana 1,500,000 3rd street north st. cloud, minnesota 500,000 aberdeen sd to geneseo nd',
'rail repair, south dakota 650,000 adrians landing urban development roadway realignment project, hartford, connecticut 5,000,000 alameda contra costa transit district',
'satcom , california 1,000,000 albany waterfront development corning preserve, new york 250,000 alcove road relocation project morrisville, north carolina 750,000',
'american tobacco trail project, wake county, north carolina 500,000 analysis and improvements on consistent shoulder width on route 9, virginia',
'500,000 analysis for new bridge to relieve congestions at us highway 175 in kaufman county, texas 600,000 anderson county south',
'carolina transit, south carolina 3,000,000 anderson economic thoroughfare, illinois 500,000 ann arbor transit center, michigan 1,000,000 anniston east bypass anniston,',
'alabama 1,000,000 arkwright connector spartanburg, south carolina 1,000,000 aroostook county north south highways, maine 4,500,000 artesia traffic enhancement, city of',
'artesia, california 1,200,000 assembly street railroad consolidation and grade crossing elimination, south carolina 600,000 atlantic avenue extension, jamaica, new york',
'1,500,000 atms/atis hutchinson river parkway, new york 2,000,000 austin road interchange, ohio 250,000 baldwin county, georgia, greenway development 100,000 baseline',
'road project, isabella county, michigan 1,475,000 bashford manor lane, kentucky 300,000 bay county area wide traffic signal system, florida 1,000,000',
'bettes corner bridge, ohio 1,500,000 bia route 13/route 1 project makah, vermont 5,400,000 black narrows & chinoteague bridge, virginia 650,000',
'boston long island pier ada compliance, massachusetts 200,000 bremerton ferry exit tunnel, washington 1,500,000 bridgeport high speed ferry terminal improvements,',
'connecticut 500,000 broomsfield wadsworth interchange, colorado 3,750,000 brown road bridge, anderson county, south carolina 1,500,000 brownsville railroad relocation, texas 2,000,000',
'canal streetcar project, new orleans, louisiana 4,000,000 cape flattery tribal scenic byway paving project, washington 2,500,000 capitol circle widening, leon',
'county, florida 1,000,000 caraway road overpass project jonesboro, arkansas 1,000,000 cass lake interpretive center, minnesota 600,000 chinatown intermodal station, california',
'1,500,000 chinese community center, chinatown study, new york 750,000 citizens block/historic vernon downtown revitalization, connecticut 500,000 city of alexandria, virginia,',
'intelligent transportation system alexandria its, king/braddock/quaker 750,000 city of baltimore public waterfront promenade, maryland. 500,000 city of madison railroad relocation',
'project, mississippi 100,000 city of madison, wisconsin state street strategic plan revitalization project 2,000,000 city of pico rivera, rosemead blvd',
'improvements, california 400,000 city of rochester harbor and ferry terminal improvements, new york 2,000,000 city wide automobile insurance feasibility study,',
'philadelphia, pennsylvania 100,000 clay/leslie industrial park access, kentucky 1,750,000 coast transit authority, harrison county, mississippi 500,000 compton willow creek its',
'project, california 500,000 concord parkway traffic signals system integration, concord, north carolina 1,400,000 continental 1, new york 1,500,000 coronado tunnel,',
'california 750,000 council bluffs us 6 study/preliminary design, iowa 1,424,000 cr 1133 in monroe county kettle creek bridge, kentucky. 130,000',
'cuyahoga scenic rail line canton akron cleveland commuter rail project , ohio 3,000,000 detroit city center study, michigan 300,000 detroit',
'department of transportation transit facility, michigan 2,000,000 develop of elyria downtown waterfront walk, elyria, ohio 500,000 dothan, i 10 freeway',
'connector, alabama 5,000,000 dubuque southwest arterial, iowa 2,000,000 dynamic message sign dms camera deployment and integration program, monroe county, new',
'york 1,000,000 east chicago railroad ave. grade crossing separation, indiana 2,435,000 elkhart underpass, indiana 4,000,000 englewood interstate connector sarasota county,',
'florida 1,000,000 enhanced fencing, lighting, and security cameras at port of milwaukee, wisconsin 250,000 extension of sallee street from washington',
'to historic route 66 litchfield, illinois 664,000 fall river route 79 improvements, massachusetts 1,000,000 farrington highway, hawaii 1,000,000 fast corridor',
'project, washington 10,000,000 feasibility study, granbury, hood county, texas 650,000 ferry facilities, key west, florida 1,000,000 ferry service from rockaway',
'peninsula to manhattan jamaica bay transportation hub , new york 400,000 franklin park rail grade separation, illinois 500,000 freedom road',
'corridor improvements butler county, pennsylvania 250,000 freeway interchange at lammers road and i 205, tracy, california 1,000,000 freight enhancement ky',
'highlands, kentucky 3,000,000 ga sr 316 improvements gwinnett, barrow, oconee counties, georgia 2,000,000 garden parkway bypass us 321/740 , north',
'carolina 750,000 general mitchell international airport passenger rail station, wisconsin 4,000,000 girdwood road improvements, alaska 10,000,000 grade separations at front',
'street and bagley road, berea ohio 500,000 granite street bridge project, new hampshire 8,000,000 gravina bridge, ketchikan, alaska 2,000,000 great',
'river economic development foundation, arkansas study of osceola, arkansas, to millington, tennessee parkway, include new bridge crossing mississippi river 250,000',
'greenwood rail relocation, greenwood, mississippi 1,000,000 harden street improvements columbia, south carolina 500,000 harlingen railroad relocation project, texas 200,000 hatteras',
'inlet ferry connecting ocracoke island and north carolina outer banks, north carolina 400,000 hawkins crossing, i 20/59 interchange, meridian, mississippi',
'4,500,000 hiawatha pedestrian/bicycle crossing, 28th street, minneapolis, minnesota 2,900,000 high street revitalization, lawrenceburg, indiana 1,000,000 highway 21, missouri 340,000 highway',
'212 between norwood young america and cologne in carver county, minnesota 500,000 highway 30, kentucky 3,000,000 highway 52 corridor plan,',
'intersection of us hwy 52 at dakota city, road 47, minnesota 1,000,000 highway 537 cane ridge road, kentucky 675,000 highway',
'71, alma greenwood, arkansas 1,000,000 highway improvements along t.h. 13 corridor near ports of savage, minnesota 1,000,000 highway 19 bridge',
'replacement, hermann, missouri 2,000,000 honeybranch regional business park access road, kentucky 1,650,000 hoover dam bypass new bridge downstream of dam,',
'nevada 5,000,000 hot metal bridge, pennsylvania 250,000 hotze road salem, illinois 1,000,000 houston, texas main corridor revitalization project 1,000,000 hub',
'business district project, new york 2,000,000 hunt county, texas 1,000,000 huntsville federal building, alabama 600,000 i road from fm 495',
'to us281, hidalgo county, texas 1,250,000 i 10 freeway/cypress ave. grade separation project, california 500,000 i 10 irvington interchange, alabama',
'4,000,000 i 12/northshore boulevard airport road interchange improvements, st. tammany parish, louisiana 1,000,000 i 12/us 190 west covington bypass, st.',
'tammany parish, louisiana 1,050,000 i 15 layton interchange project, utah 1,500,000 i 16/i 516 interchange design and reconstruction, georgia 1,000,000',
'i 20 garrett road monroe, louisiana 500,000 i 235/harrison avenue off ramp and walnut avenue relocation, oklahoma 1,200,000 i 26',
'little mountain interchange improvements, south carolina 500,000 i 295 interchange @ meadowville road chesterfield county, virginia 1,700,000 i 35 comal',
'county, texas 500,000 i 35 east/i 635 interchange, texas 1,000,000 i 35 e widening dallas and ellis counties, texas 3,000,000',
'i35w lake street access, minnesota 9,000,000 i 40 crosstown expressway realignment, oklahoma city, oklahoma 3,000,000 i 405 corridor tukwila to',
'lynnwood, washington 2,000,000 i 44 yake avenue to arkansas river, oklahoma 500,000 i 44, phelps county, missouri 2,250,000 i 49',
'northern extension, louisiana 3,000,000 i 49 southern extension, louisiana 3,000,000 i 5 widening at del mar heights road, san diego,',
'california 2,000,000 i 5/sr 56 connectors, california 1,500,000 i 5/sr 78 interchange, oceanside, california 500,000 i 540 and perry road',
'interchange, rogers, arkansas 1,600,000 i 55 church rd. to tn state line desoto county, mississippi 10,000,000 i 59 & fm',
'2919, isleib, texas 3,000,000 i 65 connector, florida 250,000 i 65/70 market square redesign/replace ramp, indiana 4,500,000 i 66/rt 29',
'interchange, prince william county, virginia. 1,500,000 i 69 anderson to flagship park center, indiana 1,000,000 i 69 construction, texas 2,500,000',
'i 69 corridors 18 and 20, texas 4,000,000 i 69 evansville to indianapolis, indiana 500,000 i 70/md85/md355 intersection reconstruction, maryland',
'1,000,000 i 73 north carolina state line to myrtle beach, south carolina 3,000,000 i 75 noise barrier lexington, kentucky 750,000',
'i 75, lee county, florida 500,000 i 75/i 475 systems interchange upgrade at north cove, ohio 1,100,000 i 80 from',
'delaware water gap to blakeslee, pennsylvania. 850,000 i 90 exit 32 interchange at sturgis, south dakota 3,000,000 i 91 north',
'its from northhampton to bernardston, massachusetts 600,000 i 95 harbor access, new haven, connecticut 2,000,000 i 96/cedar/pennsylvania interchange, michigan 700,000',
'i 99 frankstown road, pennsylvania 1,000,000 il 6 extension to chillicothe, illinois 750,000 image based toll collection system project, california',
'750,000 improved access to dyess air force base, texas 850,000 indiana dunes national lakeshore idnl hike/bike trail and pedestrian bridge/overpass,',
'indiana 25,000 indot us 31 environmental and design study, indiana 500,000 industrial park access improvements, escambia county, atmore, alabama 1,250,000',
'infrastructure improvements, sunnybrook neighborhood, bay shore, new york 175,000 installation of a tl 2 warning/positive protection gate at railroad/grade crossing',
'projects, alabama 2,000,000 international airport intermodal facility, harrisburg, pennsylvania 1,500,000 intersection of ky 3 and 40, kentucky 4,000,000 isleta boulevard',
'project, bernaslillo, new mexico 1,500,000 japonski island road, alaska 1,000,000 jefferson boulevard, kentucky 500,000 johnsontown road, kentucky 1,000,000 juneau heliport,',
'alaska 1,000,000 kannapolis parkway & i 85 interchange kannapolis, north carolina 500,000 kansas lane connector road alignment project, monroe, louisiana',
'500,000 king coal highway mercer county, west virginia 9,000,000 kitsap transit, sidney landing terminal, washington 2,000,000 knob creek road and',
'mountain view road washington county, tennessee 1,270,000 la 18 widening jefferson parish, louisiana 750,000 la 37/us 190 centrual thruway connector,',
'louisiana 3,000,000 la 820 lincoln parish, louisiana 500,000 lawrence connector, illinois 750,000 lee highway & chain bridge road intersection improvements',
'rt 29/50 & 123 , virginia 2,000,000 lenexa prairie star expressway, kansas 2,750,000 lexington bridge cowlitz wahkiakum, washington 6,000,000 libertyville',
'traffic management center, illinois 1,000,000 long branch road, meade county, kentucky 1,000,000 louisville southern indiana ohio river bridges project, indiana',
'3,000,000 lyndale avenue bridge, richfield, minnesota 3,000,000 mahoning river corridor of opportunity industrial park roadway improvement, ohio 50,000 manhattan bridge',
'physical security assessment, new york. 850,000 maricopa county, aztech integrated emergency and transportation communication network, arizona 3,000,000 marquette interchange reconstruction,',
'milwaukee, wisconsin 1,500,000 marsh billings rockefeller park pedestrian walkway, vermont 380,000 martin luther king jr. parkway des moines, iowa 3,000,000',
'matanuska susitna borough road improvements, alaska 3,500,000 mccleary bridge, wausau, wisconsin 6,000,000 melrose park rail grade separation, illinois 750,000 memphis',
'airport, plough boulevard access road project, tennessee 2,700,000 metlakatla/walden point road, alaska 2,000,000 miami dade county 7th avenue bus transfer',
'center, florida 500,000 mission trails project packages 4 and 5, san antonio, bexar county, texas 750,000 missouri river trail, north',
'dakota 1,000,000 missouri river two state bridge project, nebraska 750,000 missouri kansas bistate i 35 commuter rail project johnson county,',
'kansas 400,000 mobile port, waterfront & transportation initiative/ maritime center of the gulf of mexico, alabama 1,000,000 monroe township intersection',
'signalization project, new jersey 500,000 monticello street overpass, kentucky 7,750,000 montpelier downtown redevelopment project, vermont 1,500,000 mt. vernon veterans memorial',
'overpass, mt. vernon, illinois 1,000,000 naknek lake camp road, alaska 3,400,000 needs assessment study of the i 84/route 8 interchange,',
'waterbury, connecticut 1,000,000 new luke road trade corridor access project, texas 250,000 new orleans/e. 101st south widening from elm place',
'to state hwy, 51 broken arrow, oklahoma 500,000 new road through former kelly air force base, texas 850,000 newport harbor',
'water shuttles, newport, rhode island 450,000 north carolina division of motor vehicles, hillsborough weigh station orange county 1,000,000 north carolina',
'state university transportation center 2,000,000 north memphis street district redevelopment and revitalization project, mississippi 500,000 north salina street corridor syracuse,',
'new york 750,000 northeast illinois rail capacity initiative, illinois 5,000,000 northern forum, alaska 500,000 norwestern highway extension, michigan 1,500,000 oakland',
'county smart corridor and emergency routing system, michigan 4,800,000 ogden avenue improvement/renovation, missouri 1,000,000 ohio valley childrens home south industrial',
'park greene county xenia, ohio 1,000,000 old dominion university maglev project norfolk, virginia 2,000,000 ole town niporno pedestrian enhancements, california',
'100,000 palm beach county water taxi facilities project, florida 1,000,000 panama city beach florida west bay bridge project, florida 2,000,000',
'patuxent river naval air station museum and visitor center, maryland 3,400,000 peach street corridor improvement project, pennsylvania. 2,000,000 pedestrian circulation',
'study & improvements in town of hillsboro route 704/route 9 intersection, virginia 1,500,000 pennsylvania avenue improvement project, washington, dc. 11,100,000',
'phalen boulevard, minnesota 1,000,000 pierre rail bypass, south dakota 4,000,000 pomeroy mason bridge mason county, west virginia 4,500,000 ponce de',
'leon inlet water taxi, volusia county, florida. 750,000 port everglades fort lauderdale/hollywood airport return loop, florida 1,500,000 port knik bridge,',
'alaska 5,000,000 port of garfield road & bridge road, washington 500,000 portland safety enhancement, maine 1,000,000 ports to plains corridor',
'development management plan, texas 2,000,000 queens plaza roadway rebuilding project, long island city, new york 500,000 rail crossing safety project',
'ok dot edmund, oklahoma. 1,500,000 railroad avenue extension, berkeley county, south carolina 1,000,000 ramsey street extension, banning, california 1,750,000 reconstruction',
'of dakota street aberdeen, south dakota. 500,000 reconstruction of i 135, sedgwick county, kansas 1,000,000 rehabilitation of county route 37',
'and alternate route 37, jefferson county, new york 750,000 rehabilitation of the waldo hancock bridge, maine 4,000,000 road/trail/bikeway along delaware',
'river, pennsylvania 550,000 rockville, maryland pedestrian access 150,000 roosevelt connector, pinellas county, florida 10,000,000 route 1 corridor program, american samoa',
'500,000 route 11 connecticut greenway commission 1,000,000 route 123 ox road widening davis dr to county line , fairfax, virginia',
'3,500,000 route 14 truck bypass project huron, south dakota 1,500,000 route 15 safety improvements, virginia 3,000,000 route 20 north and',
'camden ave bypass, buckhannon, west virginia 235,000 route 24/i 40 interchange, massachusetts 1,000,000 route 28/westfield circle, new jersey 200,000 route',
'39 widening west hanover township interchange, pennsylvania 1,000,000 route 52 causeway replacement and somers point circle elimination, new jersey 1,000,000',
'route 80 paterson interchange, new jersey 400,000 rt. 12 corridor improvement project, ny 5,000,000 russell st. viaduct replacement md295 baltimore,',
'maryland 5,000,000 saddle road improvement, hawaii 4,000,000 safety enhancement on sherman way between de sota and topanga canyon, california 250,000',
'san francisco, muni, automatic vehicle location/gps, california 2,000,000 santa cruz branch rail line acquisition, california 1,500,000 santa fe/el dorado commuter',
'rail line, new mexico 1,000,000 sayville, new york, pedestrian improvements 100,000 sc inroads its scdot , south carolina 1,500,000 schuylkill',
'transportation system, pennsylvania 500,000 seward loading facility, alaska 9,600,000 sh 6 at waco, south bosque river bridge, mclennan county, texas',
'4,000,000 sh121/grandview grade separation jefferson county, colorado 500,000 sh24 across delta county, texas 750,000 south & east beltway system construction,',
'nevada 3,000,000 southbound hurstbourne lane, kentucky 1,000,000 southeast main avenue/20th/21st street railroad grade separation project, minnesota 1,000,000 southern beltway i',
'215 upgrade project from pecos road to stephanie street and from interstate 15 to pecos road, clark county, nevada 750,000',
'southern kentucky intermodal park, kentucky 2,000,000 southport and fort fisher ferry terminals, north carolina 500,000 southwestern minnesota regional railroad rehabilitation',
'project mvrra , minnesota 2,000,000 springfield regional its, missouri 1,500,000 sr 138 ga hwy 20 beautification initiative, rockdale county, georgia',
'1,000,000 sr 67/605 in saucier, mississippi 3,000,000 sr 93/us 22 connector route relocation , ohio 1,000,000 sr104/hood canal bridge east',
'half replacement, washington 3,000,000 sr 332 reconstruction at i 69, delaware county, indiana. 1,000,000 sr 99/alaskan way viaduct & seattle',
'seawall replacement, washington 2,000,000 state highway 128, carlsbad, new mexico 1,200,000 state of vermont, construction of allen point ferry and',
'ferry terminal facilities, vermont 200,000 state route 905, san diego, california 1,000,000 stillman college, alabama 4,500,000 suffolk bike trails, virginia',
'500,000 sumnter intermodal center, south carolina 2,000,000 sunnyside south first st. reconstruction, washington 1,500,000 tank destroyer boulevard, fort hood, texas',
'2,000,000 tates bluff arkansas replacement bridge, arkansas 1,125,000 tippecanoe/i 10 interchange and medical center access, san bernardino, california 3,000,000 toll',
'road repayment of bonds, kentucky 13,000,000 trail extension at mount vernon circle, virginia 400,000 transcom regional architecture and transmit and',
'irvn projects, new jersey 400,000 tri county industrial access road corbin, kentucky 850,000 tri state highway/rail container transfer facility study,',
'west virginia 75,000 tucson railroad grade crossing project, arizona 1,000,000 tuscaloosa downtown revitalization project, alabama 5,000,000 tuscaloosa eastern bypass, alabama',
'10,000,000 two medicine river bridge, montana 2,000,000 u.s. route 33, west virginia 453,000 umatilla intermodal facility, oregon 2,800,000 union gap',
'valley mall blvd., washington 1,500,000 university of alabama at huntsville 20,000,000 urban education development research and retreat center, transportation education',
'and career institute, pennsylvania 100,000 us 15 market street bridge replacement, williamsport, lycoming county, pennsylvania 3,475,000 us 278 corridor beaufort,',
'south carolina 2,000,000 us 287 wiley junction wiley, connecticut 4,000,000 us 30 mississippi river bridge study clinton county, iowa 800,000',
'us 41 upgrade henderson county, kentucky 150,000 us 441/sr 7 corridor study broward county, florida 1,000,000 us 45 lake county,',
'illinois 1,500,000 us 67 rushville, illinois 500,000 us 77/177 four lane, oklahoma 900,000 us highway 29 signal integration kannapolis, north',
'carolina 500,000 us route 220 upgrade pendelton county, west virginia 128,000 us route 42 & us route 35 upgrade study,',
'wilberforce, ohio 250,000 us 14 expansion and improvements, minnesota 1,500,000 us 231 southbound tennessee river bridge replacement, alabama 6,000,000 us',
'395 north spokane corridor, washington 4,000,000 us 412, ar between mount home and viola, arkansas 1,500,000 us 412, arkansas 1,750,000',
'us 5 improvements from derby to barton, vermont 1,000,000 us 63/i 70 interchange improvements, missouri 10,000,000 us 81 & highway',
'30 arterial improvements, columbus, nevada 2,461,000 us 93 westside kalispell bypass project, montana 2,250,000 valdez, alaska, ferry and dock facilities',
'500,000 ventura county highway video camera monitoring project, california 500,000 village of newberry, downtown roadway improvement project, michigan 500,000 waipol',
'road, hawaii 1,000,000 waukee/west des moines i 80 interchange, iowa 2,500,000 wayne county road information management system rims , wayne',
'county, michigan 2,500,000 west broadway bridge, paterson, new jersey 350,000 widening and rehabilitation of fm 2500, polk county, texas 850,000',
'willow road, town of lynn, wisconsin 1,000,000 winthrop commuter ferry project, massachusetts 500,000 wisconsin 29 and marathon county y intersection,',
'wisconsin 1,000,000 wichita its its traffic/emergency operations ctr and transit its , kansas 4,000,000 woodland avenue bridge repair, cleveland, ohio',
'750,000 wsu composite applications for ferries, washington 1,000,000 wv route 10 logan county, west virginia 8,000,000 wv route 9 jefferson',
'and berkeley counties, west virginia 10,000,000 sec. 331 prohibits funds for engineering work related to an additional runway at new',
'orleans international airport, as proposed by the house. the senate proposed no similar provision. sec. 332 prohibits funds for the',
'design or construction of a light rail system in houston, texas, as proposed by the house. the senate proposed no',
'similar provision. sec. 333 rescinds $90,000,000 of funds provided in section 101 a 2 of public law 107 42, as',
'proposed by the senate. the house included no similar provision. sec. 334 requires a national academy of sciences study regarding',
'the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from research nuclear reactors, as proposed by the senate. the house included no similar',
'provision. sec. 335 prohibits funds in this act to be used to adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to',
'provide the transportation security administration or the federal aviation administration without cost buildings, maintenance, or space for tsa or faa',
'services as proposed by both the house and senate. the prohibition does not apply to negotiations between tsa or faa',
'and airport sponsors concerning below market rates for such services or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide',
'land without cost to the faa for air traffic control facilities. sec. 336 designates the city of norman, oklahoma, to',
'be considered part of the oklahoma city transportation management area for fiscal year 2003, as proposed by both the house',
'and the senate. sec. 337 allows the faa to accept funds from an airport sponsor for specific staffing purposes to',
'expedite the environmental review process, as proposed by the senate. the house included no similar provision. sec. 338 allows grants',
'for the construction of an air traffic control tower and the acquisition or installation of equipment to be used in',
'the tower at double eagle ii airport, new mexico, as proposed by the senate. the house contained no similar provision.',
'sec. 339 allows states to use funds provided under section 402 of title 23, u.s.c. to produce and place highway',
'safety public service messages related to seat belt usage and impaired driving. the provision allocates: $10,000,000 for innovative seat belt',
'projects under section 157, $10,000,000 for use by the states to purchase advertising for national mobilizations under section 163, and',
'$1,000,000 for evaluation of alcohol impaired driving program messages under section 163. the house and senate bills contained similar provisions.',
'sec. 340 modifies a provision from the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act regarding the coast guard yard at curtis bay,',
'maryland, and other coast guard specialized facilities, as proposed by the senate. the house proposed no similar provision. sec. 341',
'prohibits funds for the office of the secretary of transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated',
'to the modal administrations in this act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional',
'notification as proposed by both the house and the senate. sec. 342 prohibits funds from being used to issue, implement,',
'or enforce a regulation that diminishes or revokes an exemption authorized under section 345 of the national highway system designation',
'act of 1995, as proposed by the house. the senate included no similar provision. sec. 343 rescinds unexpended balances of',
'the local rail freight assistance program of $690,287 and makes $690,287 available to the state of iowa for a rail',
'rehabilitation project on the iowa northern railway. sec. 344 appropriates funding and enables the secretary of transportation to make grants',
'for surface transportation projects. sec. 345 amends section 1602 of tea 21 112 stat. 272 to allow changes to projects',
'in louisiana, pennsylvania, new york, alabama and texas; authorizes an eligibility change for alaska under ftas section 5309 program; transfers',
'funds in california and texas contained in p.l. 103 331; amends p.l. 97 468 relating to the alaska railroad; and',
'modifies agreements in california relating to the financing of toll roads, as proposed by the house. the senate included no',
'similar provisions. sec. 346 prohibits the federal motor carrier safety administration from developing or implementing a pilot program to allow',
'commercial drivers 18 to 20 years old to operate the trucks and buses of motor carriers in interstate commerce, as',
'proposed by the house. the senate included no similar provision. sec. 347 amends the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of',
'1991 to extend the exemption from the federal axle weight restrictions to include over the road buses, as proposed by',
'both the house and the senate. sec. 348 extends a provision from the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act regarding the',
'safety of cross border trucking between the united states and mexico, including the annual report on the safety and security',
'ofmexico domiciled motor carriers operating in the united states, as proposed by the house. the senate included a similar provision.',
'sec. 349 prohibits funds in this act from being transferred without express authority, as proposed by the house. the senate',
'included no similar provision. sec. 350 requires amtrak to submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing their',
'per passenger operating loss for each rail line, as proposed by the house. amtraks grant request shall include the following',
'appendices: 1 per passenger operating loss by route; and 2 each routes net loss when comparing the routes revenues opposite',
'its full operating costs, capital costs, and depreciation costs using generally accepted accounting principles gaap . sec. 351 modifies house',
'language amending language in the aviation and transportation security act, to allow the use of state and local law enforcement',
'officers to fulfill federal responsibilities at airports. the senate included no similar provision. sec. 352 modifies a house provision relating',
'to stadium overflights. the senate included no similar provision. the conferees note that, under the modified house provision, the secretary',
'may issue waivers to certain aircraft including blimps subject to the conditions specified in the provision. sec. 353 restricts procurement',
'of coast guard ships unless they are in compliance with the buy american act, as proposed by the house. the',
'senate included no similar provision. sec. 354 amends section 13703 of title 49, united states code, by allowing the surface',
'transportation board to approve applications from truck rate bureaus seeking to publish national rates, as proposed by the house. the',
'senate included no similar provision. sec. 355 restricts funds to apply or enforce a regulatory requirement for strengthening flight deck',
'doors until further review by the transportation security administration, as proposed by the house. the senate included no similar provision.',
'sec. 356 amends the non federal match requirements for the alaska railroad, as proposed by the senate. the house included',
'no similar provision. sec. 357 is a provision regarding the hoover dam bypass bridge, as proposed by the senate. the',
'house contained no similar provision. sec. 358 prohibits funds in the act to any person or entity convicted of violating',
'the buy american act, similar to that proposed by the senate. the house contained no similar provision. sec. 359 retains',
'a provision proposed by the senate allowing discretionary bridge funding to be used for historic covered bridges. the house contained',
'no similar provision. sec. 360 modifies a provision requiring quarterly reports on major coast guard acquisitions and the agencys mission',
'hour emphasis, as proposed by the senate. the house contained no similar provision. sec. 361 amends section 1503 of p.l.',
'105 178 relating to section 1101 a 9 and section 1221, similar to that proposed by the senate. the house',
'contained no similar provision. sec. 362 reduces the funds provided for the working capital fund, similar to that proposed by',
'the senate. the house contained no similar provision. sec. 363 grants discretionary authority to the secretary of transportation to waive',
'certain requirements included in a conveyance for an airport in gadsden, al, similar to that proposed by the senate. the',
'house contained no similar provision. sec. 364 rescinds funds for the value pricing pilot program. sec. 365 modifies 101 stat.',
'194; 109 stat. 607 and 105 stat. 2038 to allow changes to projects in port of lake charles, louisiana, as',
'proposed by both the house and the senate. sec. 366 allows funds from the surface transportation grants to be available',
'to the secretary to make grants to the kentucky turnpike authority to pay the debt on bonds issued by the',
'kentucky turnpike authority before january 1, 2003, for the daniel boone parkway, kentucky, and the cumberland parkway, kentucky. sec. 367',
'authorizes the issuance of letters of intent for airport security improvements. sec. 368 amends section 342 in the department of',
'transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 2002 to redesignate the passenger only ferry to serve kitsap county seattle to ferry/tunnel',
'project in bremerton, washington as proposed by the senate. the house contained no similar provision. sec. 369 amends section 343',
'in the department of transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 2002 to redesignate the passenger only ferry to serve kitsap',
'and king counties to seattle to ferry/tunnel project in bremerton, washington as proposed by the senate. the house contained no',
'similar provision. sec. 370 amends house language to make construction of contract towers an eligible expense of the airport improvement',
'program. sec. 371 appropriates $3,500,000 to maintain operations at midway island airfield for not less than one year, as proposed',
'by the senate. the house included no similar provision. sec. 372 amends section 145 c of p.l. 107 71, similar',
'to that proposed by the senate. the house contained no similar provision. sec. 373 amends section 1602 of tea 21',
'112 stat. 316 to allow changes to projects in susquehanna greenway, maryland, as proposed by the senate. the house included',
'no similar provision. sec. 374 modifies section 1602 of tea 21 112 stat. 305 to allow changes to projects in',
'new york city, ny. sec. 375 modifies a project in public law 101 516 to allow changes to a project',
'in pennsylvania. sec. 376 modifies a project in public law 102 143 to allow changes to a project in pennsylvania.',
'sec. 377 transfers $2,000,000 to the federal transit administrations formula grant account for the jersey city pier redevelopment and terminal',
'construction project. the conference agreement deletes the house provision that ensures that emergency rail service is continued if amtrak should',
'cease operation. the senate included no similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the house provision regarding the purchase of explosive',
'detection systems. the senate included no similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the house provision that encourages the secretary of',
'transportation and the faa to implement a plan between the state of illinois and the city of chicago for the',
'purpose of modernizing ohare international airport, continuing operation of meigs field, and utilizing existing airports to help relieve congestion. the',
'senate included no similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the senate provision that directs the secretary of the department of',
'transportation to approve the use of national highway system and surface transportation funds for construction of noise barriers in georgia.',
'the house included no similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the house provision relating to medicare eligible retiree health care',
'funds, as it is contained elsewhere in the bill. the senate included no similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the',
'house provision relating to a proposed rule on statewide and metropolitan transportation planning. the senate included no similar provision. the',
'conference agreement deletes the house provision that amended the air transportation safety and system stabilization act. the senate included no',
'similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the senate provision relating to a municipal dock in escanaba, michigan. the house included',
'no similar provision. the conference agreement deletes the senate provision relating to rebates, refunds, incentive payments and fees received by',
'the department of transportation. the house included no similar provision. conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority',
'for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the',
'2003 budget estimates and the house and senate bills for 2003 follow: in the thousands of dollars new budget obligational',
'authority, fiscal year 2002 $24,376,970 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 21,345,680 house bill, fiscal year 2003',
'21,797,930 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 22,576,162 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 22,159,095 conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational',
'authority, fiscal year 2002 2,217,875 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003 +813,415 house bill, fiscal year 2003',
'+361,165 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 417,067 division j treasury and general government appropriations, 2003 the conference agreement on the',
'treasury and general government appropriations act, 2003, incorporates some of the language and allocations set forth in house report 107',
'575 and some of the language and allocations set forth by the senate explanatory statement as delineated in the congressional',
'record of january 15, 2003, pages s765 s794. the language in house report 107 575 and the congressional record of',
'january 15, 2003, pages s765 s794, should be complied with unless specifically addressed in the accompanying statement of managers. throughout',
'the accompanying explanatory statement, the managers refer to the committee and the committees on appropriations. unless otherwise noted, in both',
'instances, the managers are referring to the house subcommittee on treasury, postal service, and general government and the senate subcommittee',
'on treasury and general government. in a number of instances, house report 107 575 and the explanatory statement in the',
'congressional record of january 15, 2003, pages s765 s794, require agencies to report to the committees by specific dates that',
'have now passed. in those instances, and unless alternative dates are provided by the committee of conference, agencies are directed',
'to provide these reports to the house and senate committees on appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of',
'this act. reprogramming and transfer of funds guidelines the conference agreement includes the following reprogramming guidelines that shall be complied',
'with by all agencies funded by the treasury and general government appropriations act, 2003: 1. except under extraordinary and emergency',
'situations, the committees on appropriations will not consider requests for a reprogramming or a transfer of funds, or use of',
'unobligated balances, which are submitted after the close of the third quarter of the fiscal year, june 30; 2. clearly',
'stated and detailed documentation presenting justification for the reprogramming, transfer, or use of unobligated balances shall accompany each request; 3.',
'for agencies, departments, or offices receiving appropriations in excess of $20,000,000, a reprogramming shall be submitted if the amount to',
'be shifted to or from any object class, budget activity, program line item, or program activity involved is in excess',
'of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is greater, of the object class, budget activity, program line item, or program activity;',
'4. for agencies, departments, or offices receiving appropriations less than $20,000,000, a reprogramming shall be submitted if the amount to',
'be shifted to or from any object class, budget activity, program line item, or program activity involved is in excess',
'of $50,000, or 10 percent, whichever is greater, of the object class, budget activity, program line item, or program activity;',
'5. for any action where the cumulative effect of below threshold reprogramming actions, or past reprogramming and/or transfer actions added',
'to the request, would exceed the dollar threshold mentioned above, a reprogramming shall be submitted; 6. for any action that',
'would result in a major change to the program or item that is different than that presented to and approved',
'by either of the committees, or the congress, a reprogramming shall be submitted; 7. for any action where funds earmarked',
'by either of the committees for a specific activity are proposed to be used for a different activity, a reprogramming',
'shall be submitted; and, 8. for any action where funds earmarked by either of the committees for a specific activity',
'are in excess of the project or activity requirement, and are proposed to be used for a different activity, a',
'reprogramming shall be submitted. additionally, each request shall include a declaration that, as of the date of the request, none',
'of the funds included in the request have been obligated, and none will be obligated, until the committees on appropriations',
'have approved the request. title i department of the treasury departmental offices salaries and expenses including transfer of funds the',
'conferees agree to provide $189,201,000 instead of $187,241,000 as proposed by the house and $191,887,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conferees agree to non recur $2,854,000 of fiscal year 2002 costs, to transfer $446,000 out of this account to',
'the financial crimes enforcement network, and to a business strategy adjustment of $599,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees',
'agree to provide $747,000 for overseas inflation costs as proposed by the senate and $1,213,000 for full funding of fiscal',
'year 2003 operations. the conferees agree to include a provision as proposed by the senate establishing minimum funding and personnel',
'levels for the office of foreign assets control $21,206,000 and 120 full time equivalent positions , and agree to provide',
'a minimum of $8,500,000 for the office of enforcement. the conferees agree to a new general provision section 124 as',
'proposed by the senate regarding the office of foreign assets control that requires all travel license applications to be resolved',
'within 90 calendar days and all travel license denials to include written notification. certificate based internet security the conferees are',
'aware of the need for security in permitting secure internet communication for customs, secret service, and other treasury law enforcement',
'agents to prevent cyber attacks and protect against identity theft in key information systems. the conferees therefore strongly support developing',
'capability for certificate based internet security projects to provide standards based e mail encryption and digital signature capabilities; permit interoperability',
'with the federal bridge and other government public key infrastructure systems and applications; demonstrate proven scalability; support multiple platforms; and',
'include automated, secure key and certificate management. the conferees understand that the department of the treasury believes this is a',
'vital priority. if funds become available in other treasury accounts during fiscal year 2003, the conferees are likely to look',
'favorably on a reprogramming request that would provide funding for this critical initiative. counterfeit currency technology the conferees agree that',
'anti counterfeiting measures for currency are a critical component in the war on terrorism and in promoting homeland security. the',
'conferees strongly concur with senate guidance that directs the department of the treasury to test the utility of using new',
'technologies to help identify the size of the universe of counterfeit currency and better understand the circulation patterns of currency',
'and report back within 120 days of the enactment of this act. the conferees also encourage the treasury department to',
'consider, for future currency changes, the best available anti counterfeiting technology and security devices for currency, including such features as',
'optically variable devices, alternative substrates, distinctive fibers, high technology inks, and new offset printing techniques. department wide systems and capital',
'investments programs including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $65,628,000 instead of $68,828,000 as proposed by the house',
'and the senate. the reduction from the requested level is to be applied to the integrated treasury wireless network. the',
'conferees agree to include a provision as proposed by the senate restricting the use of funds to supplement the internal',
'revenue service. office of inspector general salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $35,736,000 instead of $35,424,000 as proposed',
'by the house and the senate. the conferees agree to include a provision regarding reception and representation expenses as proposed',
'by the senate and to include $312,000 for full funding of fiscal year 2003 operations. treasury inspector general for tax',
'administration salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $125,011,000 instead of $123,962,000 as proposed by the house and the',
'senate. the conferees agree to include $1,049,000 for full funding of fiscal year 2003 operations. air transportation stabilization program the',
'conferees agree to provide $6,041,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. treasury building and annex repair and restoration',
'the conferees agree to provide $28,932,000 instead of $32,932,000 as proposed by the house and $30,932,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. expanded access to financial services including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide, subject to authorization, $2,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees also agree to include the other',
'provisions as proposed by the senate and not those proposed by the house. the conferees direct that none of these',
'funds are to be used for projects that 1 provide real property, automated teller machines, or any other equipment for',
'use by any financial institution, 2 incur costs in excess of $100 for each participant who is expected to establish',
'an account, or 3 does not provide at least $0.50 in non federal matching funds for each $1.00 received from',
'the expanded access to financial services account. counterterrorism fund the conferees agree to provide $10,000,000 instead of $33,000,000 as proposed',
'by the house and $20,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees note that this fund currently carries a balance',
'in excess of $40,000,000. financial crimes enforcement network salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $51,752,000 instead of $51,444,000',
'as proposed by the house and $50,517,000 as proposed by the senate. this includes $481,000 to cover non pay inflation,',
'$308,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003 operations, and $446,000 to reflect the adjustment of foreign terrorist asset tracking center',
'support from the office of foreign assets control to the financial crimes enforcement network. usa patriot act implementation the financial',
'crimes enforcement network fincen is tasked with implementing a number of critical mandates under the usa patriot act aimed at',
'thwarting terrorists from financing their activities, and preventing criminals from laundering criminal profits. these include establishing the patriot act communications',
'system pacs , providing expanded access for federal agencies to the gateway system; and implementing information exchanges between government and',
'financial institutions. although the administration did not request funding for these, the conferees direct the department to provide $2,500,000 from',
'the super surplus of the treasury forfeiture fund to fincen for these activities to cover fiscal year 2003 costs. federal',
'law enforcement training center salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $134,986,000 instead of $152,951,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $126,660,000 as proposed by the senate. this includes: $595,000 for non pay inflation; $631,000 to fully fund fiscal',
'year 2003 operations; $5,500,000 to fund increased training workload for homeland security; $2,700,000 for the cheltenham training center; $1,000,000 for',
'the national center for state and local training and $1,000,000 for the rural crime and justice center at minot state',
'university to expand on the current small town and rural law enforcement training series in the northern plains states and',
'related rural law enforcement research; $500,000 to minot state university to assess the effectiveness of the federal law enforcement training',
'center vehicle pursuit training program; and $750,000 to work with the southwest texas state university alerrt program. acquisition, construction, improvements,',
'and related expenses the conferees agree to provide $36,000,000 instead of $31,800,000 as proposed by the house and $32,029,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. this includes: $71,000 for non pay inflation; $5,000,000 for acquisition and modification of facilities for the',
'glynco campus to address increased homeland security training workload; $3,400,000 to complete the vehicle training course at the cheltenham campus;',
'and $4,200,000 for a new classroom building at the artesia campus. interagency law enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement the',
'conferees agree to provide $107,576,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $110,594,000 as proposed by the house. financial management',
'service salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $222,078,000 instead of $220,664,000 as proposed by the house and the',
'senate. the conferees agree to include $1,414,000 for the full funding of fiscal year 2003 operations. bureau of alcohol, tobacco',
'and firearms salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $886,430,000 instead of $888,430,000 as proposed by the senate and',
'$891,034,000 as proposed by the house. this includes $3,000,000 for an explosives enforcement initiative. management and technological enhancements the conferees',
'endorse the senate explanatory language regarding management and technological enhancements at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms atf national',
'licensing center, imports branch, and national firearms act branch. the conferees also note that $2,500,000, which was provided in fiscal',
'year 2002, will continue to be available for this ongoing effort. united states customs service salaries and expenses the conferees',
'agree to provide $2,527,155,000, instead of $2,496,865,000 as proposed by the house and $2,501,488,000 as proposed by the senate. this',
'includes: $18,377,000 for non pay inflation; $15,115,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003 operations; $150,000 for the vermont world trade',
'center, and $750,000 for the center for agricultural policy and trade studies. the conferees also include: $3,000,000 for port and',
'nonintrusive inspection technology research and development; $1,250,000 for steel tariff enforcement; $1,000,000 for a curriculum for canine detection of chemical',
'and biological threats; $12,000,000 for the container security initiative; $1,000,000 for a bulk outbound currency initiative; $1,400,000 to expand the',
'intellectual property rights initiative; $200,000 for a university of texas border protection management program; and $125,000 for a smart border',
'technology program at the texas transportation institute. northern border security the conferees recognize that the process of strengthening the northern',
'border is not complete and that further adjustments in personnel assignments and resource allocations will be necessary. there have been',
'long standing concerns about the condition and infrastructure needs of the ports of entry along the northern border. the conferees',
'direct the customs service to work closely with gsa in the development of its construction plans and budgets, and to',
'ensure that all current and prospective requirements, particularly those recently identified, will be met. the conferees commend the actions of',
'the united states customs service to strengthen americas border with canada. the conferees support the full implementation of the 30',
'point smart border accord, and other ongoing initiatives in furtherance of securing the flow of people and goods, hardening our',
'infrastructure, and in sharing mutual enforcement objectives with canada. implementation of programs such as pre clearance of u.s. bound traffic,',
'reverse inspections, hardening of remote ports, and expanded information sharing promises increased security and important trade benefits on the northern',
'border. additionally, the conferees encourage customs to expand use of smart processing and inspection technologies such as the nexus program.',
'this joint united states canadian pilot is a dedicated commuter lane system that allows customs and the immigration and naturalization',
'service to rapidly identify and clear pre registered frequent travelers. the conferees urge customs to implement an expansion of the',
'program expeditiously as an integral part of a layered security framework that both secures our mutual border and facilitates this',
'unique trade relationship. intellectual property rights initiative and customs cybersmuggling center the conferees have included funding for the continued operation',
'of the intellectual property rights ipr center, which received $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, as well as to annualize the',
'costs of 13 additional full time equivalent positions. the conferees also continue funding for the customs cybersmuggling center c3 .',
'the conferees have also included an additional $1,400,000 to expand the ipr center for domestic and international programs, staffing, as',
'well as continued operation of the ipr coordination center. the conferees expect the customs service will enhance the operations of',
'the c3 and the ipr center to combat intellectual property rights violations, and support law enforcement training of host country',
'officials by customs overseas attaches. the conferees encourage the ipr center to use a portion of its funds to establish',
'a clearinghouse for intellectual property rights information gathered from other federal as well as state and local agencies. strengthened enforcement',
'of u.s. trade laws pertaining to steel the conferees support customs enforcement of u.s. trade laws, to include the presidents',
'steel 201 proclamation of march 5, 2002, and all antidumping and countervailing duty orders related to steel. the conferees also',
'understand that customs is responsible for enforcing and monitoring imports of wire rods and certain line pipe products previously covered',
'by a 201 remedy decision. the conferees are aware that customs personnel assigned to enforce antidumping and countervailing duty orders,',
'including import specialists, inspectors and agents, have been increasingly burdened, and many have been reassigned to meet homeland security priorities.',
'the conferees understand that customs would require additional positions to fully enforce this set of trade laws, and that there',
'are serious deficiencies in the level of training and specialized knowledge of customs inspectors and import specialists who deal with',
'steel tariff matters. the conferees therefore provide $1,250,000 to permit customs, working with the steel manufacturing and trading community, to',
'identify and apply the resources and training required to carry out these responsibilities. such efforts may include utilizing steel industry',
'experts through a series of national training seminars, which could be made available to members of the trade and brokerage',
'community who play a key role in classifying imported goods for customs processing. the funding may also be used to',
'assign more import specialists, inspectors, or agents to steel trade enforcement. the conferees recommend that new steel import specialists be',
'assigned to ports with the greatest volume of steel imports. in addition, the conferees urge that the u.s. customs service',
'enforce all steel related laws and regulations, including the presidents steel 201 proclamation and all existing antidumping and countervailing duty',
'orders, to the fullest extent of the law. the conferees therefore direct customs to report not later than 60 days',
'after enactment of this act on steps it has taken to improve training for steel tariff implementation and to enhance',
'enforcement efforts and manpower, including data on types and value of illegal imports seized and penalties imposed. container security initiative',
'the customs service announced its container security initiative csi on january 17, 2002, a critical effort to protect u.s. seaports',
'and maritime commerce. csi will allow targeting and screening of potentially dangerous cargo prior to its arrival at u.s. ports.',
'in march 2002 customs began to implement csi in three canadian ports; to date, 21 foreign ports, including 18 of',
'the worlds top mega ports, have agreed to participate. the csi will entail staffing at each site, as well as',
'investments in non intrusive inspection technology or networking technology. the conferees include $12,000,000 to continue this effort in fiscal year',
'2003. the conferees are aware that csi will require a data system that permits the transfer of container images, other',
'sensor data, and relevant manifest data from foreign seaports of origin to customs offices at the u.s. port of destination',
'and to the customs container management center. the conferees would expect this network to be linked with the treasury secure',
'data network and capable of processing and sharing similar domestic data as well. the conferees direct customs to report to',
'the committees on appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this act on its plans for developing and',
'implementing such a network. non intrusive inspection technology the administrations request includes $45,700,000 in new investments in non intrusive inspection',
'and other security technology, in addition to annualizing costs for investments made in fiscal year 2002 to close gaps in',
'land and seaport security identified after september 11th. the conferees include an additional $3,000,000 for these efforts, to be used',
'for technology acquisition and support of related research and development, and to evaluate and prototype next generation technology to screen',
'and detect contraband, explosives, radioactive materials, and potential chemical and biological weapons, with a focus on applications at major ports',
'of entry. the conferees strongly encourage the customs service to maintain its policy of seeking to apply the most advanced',
'and cost effective technology possible, and build into its planning a life cycle approach to replacing and upgrading such capability',
'to meet ever increasing needs for greater performance. in general, the conferees expect customs to regularly review technologies that might',
'have applications to customs inspection needs, and evaluate the value for customs mission that might be offered by technology, such',
'as computed tomography ct , which is being employed for airport security by the transportation security administration tsa ; the',
'total asset visibility network employed by the defense department; or neutron analysis technology. customs should emphasize evaluating inspection technologies that',
'do not require human evaluation and analysis, and work closely with the departments of defense and energy agencies such as',
'the defense threat reduction agency and the national nuclear security administration on placement of systems to detect nuclear, biological and',
'chemical threats. the conferees direct customs to report not later than 120 days after enactment of this act on its',
'implementation of this program. peace bridge joint border facility the conferees endorse the senate explanatory language calling for the u.s.',
'customs service, in consultation with the immigration and naturalization service and the department of homeland security to report within 180',
'days of enactment of this act detailing how a joint united states/canadian border inspection facility could be established on the',
'canadian side of the peace bridge in fort erie, ontario. child pornography the conferees direct the customs service to continue',
'providing $100,000 of available funds to promote public awareness for the child pornography tipline, including ongoing efforts to make children',
'aware of the tipline, in fiscal year 2003. the conferees recommend that the customs service continue to coordinate this effort',
'with the national center for missing and exploited children and the u.s. postal service to ensure that the publicity is',
'diversified and effective. forced child labor the conferees are pleased with the work of the customs service to enforce section',
'307 of the tariff act of 1930 as it relates to forced and indentured child labor. the conferees believe that',
'continued focus on enforcement of the ban on importation of goods made by forced child labor is critical and that',
'customs needs to continue this effort through aggressive investigation and enforcement of the applicable laws. the conferees direct customs to',
'expend an additional $4,000,000 on this important enforcement effort. dairy protein blends the conferees are concerned with the impact of',
'imported milk protein concentrates on domestic milk use, resulting in historically low milk prices paid to dairy producers. the customs',
'service is encouraged to make their final decision on reclassification of dairy protein blends within 30 days of the enactment',
'of this act and report the results to the committees on appropriations. harbor maintenance fee collection including transfer of funds',
'the conferees agree to provide $3,000,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. operation, maintenance and procurement, air and',
'marine interdiction programs the conferees agree to provide $181,829,000 instead of $190,000,000 as proposed by the house and $177,829,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. this includes $7,000,000 for the customs national aviation center and $4,000,000 to support other critical operational',
'and maintenance needs and modernization requirements such as the air and marine interdiction coordination center, development of tactical data link',
'and display capability, enhanced electro optical and infrared capability, and replacement of critical fixed wing and helicopter platforms. air and',
'marine program modernization and organization review the conferees are aware that customs had been conducting a comprehensive review of the',
'missions, operations, structure, and resources of the air and marine interdiction division amid . as customs conducts this review, the',
'conferees strongly urge it to take full account of the impact of its various and expanding missions in order to',
'achieve an optimal level of readiness and operational effectiveness. particular attention should be paid to organization, infrastructure, aircraft, vessels, equipment,',
'staffing and funding. the conferees also expect customs to make the most effective use of existing resources to carry out',
'its missions. replacement or other modernization of customs assets is expensive and must be carried out in the context of',
'an orderly program to assess requirements for necessary platforms based on mission and operational needs, including operating and maintenance costs.',
'the conferees expect customs to carefully evaluate the impact of maintenance contracts on meeting mission needs, and how the form',
'such contracts take affects such goals: to maximize operational availability and capability of aircraft and marine vessels; to rationalize time',
'and logistics required for system maintenance and support; and to achieve cost effectiveness. the conferees direct the customs service to',
'submit the findings of its review upon its completion, including those relating to maintenance and support, but in any event',
'not later than 60 days after enactment of this act. in the course of preparing the report, the conferees request',
'that customs describe how its modernization plan will address 1 implementing airborne law enforcement surveillance and support capabilities along the',
'northern border; 2 acquiring platforms for northern border surveillance aircraft; 3 replacing or modifying existing citation aircraft; and 4 meeting',
'its requirements for light enforcement and medium lift helicopters. customs will continue to implement the western hemisphere drug elimination act',
'whdea and the conferees include the $35,764,000 requested by the administration. the conferees provide an additional $4,000,000 that may be',
'used for system acquisition and support, and expect plans for use of this funding to be included in the modernization',
'plan and detailed in the above mentioned report. automation modernization the conferees agree to provide $435,332,000 as proposed by the',
'senate instead of $439,332,000 as proposed by the house. automated commercial environment the conferees believe that strong oversight of the',
'automated commercial environment ace program is essential to ensure that customs fulfills its expenditure and development plans. periodic review of',
'investment increments associated with capital planning and architecture development is consistent with best practices for information technology procurement. the conferees',
'therefore direct that customs provide quarterly reports to the committees on appropriations until ace becomes functional. the conferees also direct',
'customs to submit requests for release of funds, including a cost benefit analysis, in a timely manner, but in no',
'case less than 30 days before the anticipated need for the funds. west coast secured corridor initiative the conferees are',
'aware of efforts by the washington state office of trade and economic development, the washington state department of transportation, and',
'the cascadia project of the discovery institute to establish a west coast secured corridor initiative. this initiative will establish a',
'forum for coordinating the development and implementation of practices vital to the enhancement of homeland security and the secured mobility',
'of goods and people along the west coast, and that will ensure interoperability of customs and other regulatory protocols for',
'transport between mexico, the united states, and canada. the conferees strongly support collaborative efforts between federal, state and local governments',
'and non profit organizations that can facilitate both security and the smooth flow of commerce along our borders. the customs',
'service should evaluate the benefits of ensuring that development and deployment of ace and the international trade data system itds',
'takes into account the efforts of the initiative to ensure homeland security and secured mobility of goods and people along',
'the west coast. united states mint united states mint public enterprise fund the conferees agree to provide $34,900,000 for capital',
'investments for circulating coinage and protective services as proposed by the house and the senate. bureau of the public debt',
'administering the public debt the conferees agree to provide $190,068,000 instead of $168,673,000 as proposed by the house and $191,073,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to a reduction of $2,000,000 to the savings bond marketing program; the',
'funds that remain for savings bond marketing are to provide for the orderly termination of this effort during fiscal year',
'2003 consistent with the plans of the department of the treasury. the conferees direct the department to report to the',
'committees on appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this act with details of how they will conduct this',
'orderly termination of the savings bond marketing program. the conferees further agree to include a provision to assist with the',
'termination of the savings bond marketing program; this provision extends the availability of $4,000,000 for two years in order to',
'cover certain costs such as severance requirements and workman compensation payments that will extend beyond fiscal year 2003. the conferees',
'also agree to provide $995,000 for the full funding of fiscal year 2003 operations not associated with the savings bond',
'marketing program. internal revenue service the conferees recognize the fiscal challenges that face the internal revenue service and direct that',
'base operations be funded before embarking upon any new initiatives. processing, assistance, and management the conferees agree to provide $3,955,777,000',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $3,955,077,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees agree to include a provision',
'that provides $7,000,000 for low income taxpayer clinic grants, as proposed by the senate. tax law enforcement the conferees agree',
'to provide $3,729,072,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees agree to include a provision modified from',
'one proposed by the senate that not less than $60,000,000 shall be used to combat abusive tax shelters. earned income',
'tax credit compliance initiative the conferees agree to provide $146,000,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. information systems',
'the conferees agree to provide $1,632,444,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. business systems modernization the conferees agree',
'to provide $366,000,000 instead of $436,000,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. health insurance tax credit administration the',
'conferees agree to provide $70,000,000 instead of no appropriation as proposed by the house and the senate. this new account',
'is to be used to implement the health insurance tax credit program included in the trade act of 2002 public',
'law 107 210 . administrative provisions internal revenue service section 101. the conferees agree to continue a provision that allows',
'the transfer of 5 percent of any appropriation made available to the irs to any other irs appropriation subject to',
'congressional approval. section 102. the conferees agree to continue a provision that requires the irs to maintain a training program',
'in taxpayers rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, and cross cultural relations. section 103. the conferees agree to continue a provision',
'that requires the irs to institute and enforce policies and practices that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information. section',
'104. the conferees agree to continue a provision with respect to the irs 1 800 help line service. united states',
'secret service salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $1,029,150,000 instead of $1,017,892,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$1,010,817,000 as proposed by the senate. this includes $6,824,000 for non pay inflation, $6,475,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003',
'operations, and $4,200,000 to fund annualization of the costs of the workload rebalancing and retention initiative. the conferees also provide',
'$1,633,000 for forensic support to the national center for missing and exploited children ncmec , and $4,583,000 for grants to',
'ncmec, including $300,000 for support of the web wise kids program. acquisition, construction, improvement, and related expenses the conferees agree',
'to provide $3,519,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. general provisions department of the treasury section 110. the',
'conferees agree to continue a provision that requires the secretary of the treasury to comply with certain reprogramming guidelines when',
'obligating or expending funds for law enforcement activities. section 111. the conferees agree to continue a provision that allows the',
'department of the treasury to purchase uniforms, insurance, and motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitation, and',
'enter into contracts with the department of state for health and medical services for treasury employees in overseas locations. section',
'112. the conferees agree to continue a provision that requires the expenditure of funds so as not to diminish efforts',
'under section 105 of the federal alcohol administration act. section 113. the conferees agree to continue a provision that authorizes',
'transfers, up to 2 percent, between law enforcement appropriations under certain circumstances. section 114. the conferees agree to continue a',
'provision that authorizes the transfer, up to 2 percent, between the departmental offices, office of inspector general, treasury inspector general',
'for tax administration, financial management service, and bureau of public debt appropriations under certain circumstances. section 115. the conferees agree',
'to continue a provision that authorizes transfer, up to 2 percent, between the internal revenue service and the treasury inspector',
'general for tax administration under certain circumstances. section 116. the conferees agree to continue a provision regarding the purchase of',
'law enforcement vehicles. section 117. the conferees agree to continue a provision that prohibits the department of the treasury and',
'the bureau of engraving and printing from redesigning the $1 federal reserve note. section 118. the conferees agree to continue',
'a provision that provides for transfer from and reimbursements to the salaries and expenses appropriation of the financial management service',
'for the purposes of debt collection. section 119. the conferees agree to continue and modify a provision that extends the',
'pilot project for designated critical occupations for one additional year. section 120. the conferees agree to continue a provision that',
'requires the approval of the authorizing committees for the construction and operation of any museum by the u.s. mint. section',
'121. the conferees agree to continue the provision limiting the use of funds for the production of customs declarations that',
'do not inquire whether the passenger had been in the proximity of livestock. section 122. the conferees agree to a',
'new provision that directs the federal law enforcement training center to establish an accrediting body to set standards for measuring',
'and assessing the quality and effectiveness on federal law enforcement training. section 123. the conferees agree to a new provision',
'that extends the treasury franchise fund through october 1, 2004. section 125. the conferees agree to a new provision that',
'allows funds in the stennis fund to be invested in certain par value securities. section 126. the conferees agree to',
'a new provision that allows funds in the madison funds to be invested in certain par value securities. section 127.',
'the conferees agree to a new provision regarding customs service reverse inspections as proposed by the senate, with technical modifications.',
'title ii postal service payment to the postal service fund the conferees agree to provide $60,014,000, as proposed by the',
'house and senate. of this amount $31,014,000 is provided as an advance appropriation for free mail to the blind and',
'overseas voters, as proposed by the house and senate. the conferees include an additional $29,000,000 for prior year reimbursement shortfalls.',
'postal service marketing efforts the conferees are aware that the postal service has entered into a four year $25,000,000 contract',
'to sponsor a cycling team to provide the postal service with marketing exposure. this expenditure comes at a time when',
'the postal service is suffering from long term declines in mail volume and net income, as well as the huge',
'added costs of guarding against biological terrorist attacks through the u.s. mail system. the conferees are concerned that the postal',
'service has incurred this $25,000,000 obligation even though no proof has been offered that this sponsorship will result in increased',
'revenues. the conferees urge the postal service to exercise far better judgment in making future investment decisions in favor of',
'those efforts that can provide tangible results. postal service printing the conferees are aware that significant cost savings can be',
'achieved by utilizing electronic commerce technology in the ordering and procurement of supporting goods and services, such as printing requirements.',
'the conferees encourage the postal service to use e commerce means in the purchasing of its printing, including testing the',
'feasibility of procuring printing through e commerce means after assessing the market and conducting a test or limited pilot project,',
'if the test or project can include a guaranteed cost savings feature and acceptable return on investment roi . if',
'this test or limited pilot yields a cost savings and acceptable roi for the postal service, the conferees encourage the',
'postal service to expand its use of e commerce means in the procurement of its printing needs. the conferees request',
'a report from the postal service on any such test or pilot project undertaken no later than six months after',
'the date of enactment of this act. houston, texas the conferees are concerned by the quality of service at the',
'jensen drive postal station in houston, texas. the conferees are specifically concerned with the adequacy of the facility at this',
'postal station. the station currently has only eight available parking slots, of which one is for disabled customers and two',
'are for senior citizens who represent a large portion of this stations customers, leaving only five available slots for all',
'other customers. this lack of adequate parking creates traffic and safety problems. the conferees direct the postal service to evaluate',
'the options for addressing the parking situation and other problems at jensen drive and report to the committees on appropriations',
'on steps being taken to address the problem no later than 90 days after enactment of this act. bronx, new',
'york the conferees are very concerned by the repeated reports of poor quality service to postal customers in the bronx,',
'including missing mail, wrongly delivered mail, and late delivery. the house committee on appropriations earlier directed the postal service to',
'investigate the situation at the morris park post office and report its recommendations for corrective action to the committee, and',
'the postal service provided this report in january 2003. the conferees direct the postal service to expand its investigation to',
'the highbridge, stadium, morrisania, and tremont stations, as well as the general post office, and report its findings and recommendations',
'for corrective action and a plan of implementation to the committees on appropriations no later than 120 days following enactment',
'of this act. title iii executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president compensation of the president',
'and the white house office compensation of the president the conferees agree to provide $450,000 as proposed by the house',
'and the senate. salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $50,715,000 as proposed by the house instead of $59,735,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to transfer $9,020,000 to the office of administration in support of a',
'pilot program to centralize the procurement of certain common goods and services. white house tours the conferees are aware that,',
'because of the tragic events of september 11, 2001, public visitation of the white house has been severely restricted. the',
'conferees would like to see a resumption of public white house tours as soon as safely possible. in light of',
'this goal, within 30 days of enactment of this act, the white house office should provide a report to the',
'committees that details the status of efforts underway to safely reopen public tours of the white house. office of homeland',
'security salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $19,398,000 instead of $24,061,000 as proposed by the house and $24,844,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to transfer $783,000 to the office of administration in support of a',
'pilot program to centralize the procurement of certain common goods and services. the conferees do not include $4,663,000 in funds',
'proposed for various costs associated with the operations of the nebraska avenue complex. the conferees are aware of an unobligated',
'balance of $3,745,200 in fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriations for nebraska avenue; and the conferees also note that funds were',
'transferred through the authority provided in public law 107 294 for various nebraska avenue operations. the conferees note that detailed',
'justification materials related to the funds transferred under the authority of public law 107 294 have not yet been provided',
'to the committee. given the availability of these other funding sources, the conferees defer consideration of the $4,663,000 proposed for',
'nebraska avenue operations. executive office of the president mail processing the conferees are concerned by ongoing difficulties associated with mail',
'processing for the executive office of the president eop complex. the conferees are further concerned by the absence of a',
'business case analysis for mail processing efforts, including a precise definition of both user and system requirements. the conferees are',
'aware of proposed plans to transfer $9,000,000 of fiscal year 2003 funds from the office of homeland security to the',
'department of homeland security for eop mail processing. the conferees support this transfer of responsibilities and encourage the office of',
'administration to move expeditiously toward this goal. the office of administration is directed to report back to the committees on',
'all efforts to transfer funds and responsibilities for this effort to the department of homeland security no later than 60',
'days after enactment of this act. executive residence at the white house operating expenses the conferees agree to provide $12,228,000',
'as proposed by the house and the senate. white house repair and restoration the conferees agree to provide $1,200,000 as',
'proposed by the house and the senate. special assistance to the president and the official residence of the vice president',
'salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $4,066,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $3,160,000 as proposed by',
'the house. operating expenses including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $324,000 as proposed by the house and',
'the senate. council of economic advisers salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $3,763,000 as proposed by the house',
'instead of $4,405,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to transfer $642,000 to the office of administration in',
'support of a pilot program to centralize the procurement of certain common goods and services. office of policy development salaries',
'and expenses the conferees agree to provide $3,251,000 as proposed by the house instead of $4,221,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conferees agree to transfer $970,000 to the office of administration in support of a pilot program to centralize',
'the procurement of certain common goods and services. national security council salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $7,821,000',
'instead of $7,803,000 as proposed by the house and $9,525,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to transfer',
'$1,704,000 to the office of administration in support of a pilot program to centralize the procurement of certain common goods',
'and services. office of administration salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $91,505,000 instead of $92,681,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $70,128,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to transfer $21,377,000 from the white house office,',
'the office of homeland security, the office of management and budget, the office of policy development, the national security council,',
'and the council of economic advisers to the office of administration to establish a pilot project for centralized procurement and',
'management of information technology, rent, printing and reproduction, supplies and materials and equipment. the conferees expect that the office of',
'administration will achieve economies of scale using centralized procurement practices and directs the office of administration to identify these savings',
'within 120 days of enactment of this act. the conferees direct the office of administration to submit a description of',
'this pilot project, including a description of the standards established for the procurement of each commodity included in this project,',
'no later than 60 days after enactment of this act. office of management and budget salaries and expenses the conferees',
'agree to provide $62,394,000 instead of $61,492,000 as proposed by the house and $70,752,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees agree to transfer $8,258,000 to the office of administration in support of a pilot program to centralize the procurement',
'of certain common goods and services. the conferees are aware that the office of management and budget omb has achieved',
'savings in excess of $100,000 through the use of the government printing office to print the presidents fiscal year 2004',
'budget. the conferees have reduced ombs appropriation by this amount and direct omb to apply this reduction to omb wide',
'offices. the conferees further encourage omb to apply this reduction to those functions and activities that have no direct impact',
'on the formulation or execution of the presidents fiscal priorities, such as the communications office. contracting out quotas the conferees',
'agree to a senate provision prohibiting the use of funds to establish, apply, or enforce any numerical goal, target, or',
'quota for contracting out unless the goal, target, or quota is based on considered research and sound analysis of past',
'activities and is consistent with the stated mission of the executive agency. although the senate provision was somewhat different than',
'the provision adopted by the house, the conferees want to emphasize the strong opposition in both chambers to the establishment',
'of arbitrary goals, targets, and quotas. if any goals, targets, or quotas are established following considered research and sound analysis',
'under the terms of this provision, the conferees direct the office of management and budget to provide a report to',
'the committees on appropriations no later than 30 days following the announcement of those goals, targets, or quotas, specifically detailing',
'the research and sound analysis that was used in reaching the decision. electronic government e gov fund the conferees agree',
'to include funds for the electronic government fund within the general services administration, as proposed by the senate. election administration',
'reform and related expenses including transfer of funds the conferees address this issue in a separate division of this act.',
'office of national drug control policy salaries and expenses including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $26,456,000 as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $24,458,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees include $1,000,000 for the national alliance',
'for model state drug laws. the conferees have included a provision that withholds $2,000,000 from obligation until the director submits,',
'and the committees on appropriations approve, a human capital strategy for the office of national drug control policy ondcp .',
'counterdrug technology assessment center including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $48,000,000 instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate and $55,800,000 as proposed by the house. this includes $22,000,000 for counternarcotics technology research and development and $26,000,000',
'for the technology transfer program. the conferees have included continued funding for neuroimaging studies and genomic research into the relationship',
'between genetic predisposition and environmental factors bearing upon drug addiction in the amount for counternarcotics technology research and development. federal',
'drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas program including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $226,350,000 as',
'proposed by the senate instead of $246,350,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees provide that existing hidtas shall be',
'funded at no less than the fiscal year 2002 levels prior to the obligation of the $20,000,000 in additional funds',
'provided for fiscal year 2002, unless the director submits to the committees on appropriations, and the committees approve, justification for',
'changes in those levels based on clearly articulated priorities for the hidta program, as well as published ondcp performance measures',
'of effectiveness. the conferees also provide that no funds in excess of the fiscal year 2003 budget request shall be',
'obligated without the prior approval of the committees. hidta performance management the conferees remain concerned by ondcps lack of progress',
'in developing performance measures of effectiveness pmes for the hidta program. the conferees believe that the ability to evaluate the',
'effectiveness of individual hidtas, and to rationally match funding needs against budgets, depends on a reliable and consistent methodology for',
'performance measurement and management. the conferees provide, under the salaries and expenses account, that $5,000,000 shall not be obligated until',
'the director of ondcp submits pmes for the hidta program to the committees. the conferees further direct ondcp to provide',
'a justification, based on pmes, of the fiscal year 2004 budget request for each individual hidta, as well as an',
'optimal spending allocation for each individual hidta based upon pmes, to the committees when pmes for the hidta program are',
'submitted. southwest border hidta the conferees are concerned by the repeated reports of the conflict within the southwest border hidta',
'between the five regional partnerships and the central office. the southwest border hidta was created in 1990 and is unique',
'among hidtas in that it is structured into five partnerships arizona, california border alliance group, new mexico, south texas, and',
'west texas plus an executive directors office based in el paso, texas. the conferees believe that this regional structure has',
'worked effectively to cover a very large multi state geographical area that is crucial to anti drug law enforcement. at',
'the same time, the conferees believe that the hidta program needs coordination and rationalization to ensure that scarce resources can',
'be targeted to those areas demonstrating both the greatest need and the greatest programmatic impact. the conferees believe that these',
'goals can be met without altering the basic structure of the southwest border hidta. the conferees agree to provide that',
'no funds shall be used for the further or additional consolidation of the southwest border hidta, except for the operation',
'of an office with a coordinating role, until ondcp provides a report on the southwest border hidta. the conferees direct',
'ondcp to investigate the situation in the southwest border hidta and provide this report to the committees on appropriations within',
'120 days of enactment of this act. this report shall include ondcps recommendations for resolving conflicts related to management and',
'budgeting within the southwest border hidta, and shall include written statements from each of the partnerships expressing that partnerships views',
'of the situation. special forfeiture fund including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $223,200,000 instead of $240,800,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $172,700,000 as proposed by the senate. this includes $150,000,000 for the national youth anti drug',
'media campaign, $60,000,000 for the drug free communities support program, $3,000,000 for the counterdrug intelligence executive secretariat, $2,000,000 for performance',
'measures development, $6,400,000 for the us anti doping agency, $1,000,000 for the national drug court institute, and $800,000 for dues',
'to the world anti doping agency. the conferees provide that $2,000,000 of drug free communities funds shall be used to',
'make a grant directly to the community anti drug coalitions of america to establish and maintain the national community anti',
'drug coalition institute as proposed by the senate, instead of no provision as proposed by the house. national youth anti',
'drug media campaign the conferees are deeply disturbed by the lack of evidence that the national youth anti drug media',
'campaign has had any appreciable impact on youth drug use. with the funds provided for fiscal year 2003, expenditures on',
'the media campaign will be over $1,000,000,000 since the programs inception in fiscal year 1998. while the evaluation conducted under',
'the auspices of the national institute for drug abuse nida has shown that the media campaign has had a slight',
'and sporadic impact on the attitudes of parents, it has had no significant impact on youth behavior. while the conferees',
'are aware of surveys, such as monitoring the future, that show recent declines in youth drug use, the nida study',
'was undertaken to measure the specific impact of the media campaign, not simply to gauge general trends. the conferees have',
'not included a provision requiring ondcp to spend a certain amount on media buys for the media campaign as proposed',
'by the house. the conferees expect ondcp to allocate not less than the amount provided in fiscal year 2002 to',
'support the non advertising public communication activities of the media campaign. the director has inaugurated certain changes in the direction',
'of the media campaign, such as producing new ads demonstrating the link between drug use and terrorism and other criminal',
'activity, as well as an intensive anti marijuana campaign launched in fall of 2002 and a shift in the youth',
'age group focus of the campaign. the conferees are hopeful that these and other changes will result in the achievement',
'of the campaigns goal of reducing youth drug use. the conferees intend to rely on the scientifically rigorous nida study',
'to gauge the ultimate impact of the campaign. if the campaign continues to fail to demonstrate effectiveness, then the committees',
'will be compelled to reevaluate the use of taxpayer money to support the media campaign. us anti doping agency the',
'conferees include $6,400,000 for the us anti doping agency usada . within this amount, the conferees include $500,000 for the',
'development of a school based program for educating young athletes on the risks associated with dietary supplements. not only are',
'certain supplements banned from use by usada, many supplements contain steroid precursors which the body metabolizes into testosterone , such',
'as androstenedione, androstendiol, and dhea. studies have shown that these steroid precursors are being used by young athletes as performance',
'enhancing drugs at an alarming rate, even as early as the grade school level. the conferees believe that an education',
'program is therefore necessary to make our young athletes aware of the risks associated with certain dietary supplements. unanticipated needs',
'the conferees agree to provide $1,000,000 as proposed by the house and senate. title iv independent agencies committee for purchase',
'from people who are blind or severely disabled salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $4,658,000 instead of $4,629,000',
'as proposed by the house and the senate. this includes $29,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003 operations. federal election',
'commission salaries and expenses the conferees agree to include $49,866,000 instead of $49,426,000 as proposed by the house and $45,244,000',
'as proposed by the senate. this includes $4,198,000 to implement the bipartisan campaign reform act and $424,000 to fully fund',
'fiscal year 2003 operations. the conferees do not include a $16,000 general reduction, as proposed by the house. federal labor',
'relations authority salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $28,950,000 instead of $28,677,000 as proposed by the house and',
'the senate. this includes $273,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003 operations. general services administration real property activities federal buildings',
'fund limitations on availability of revenue including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $7,006,033,000 in new obligational authority',
'instead of $6,961,930,000 as proposed by the house and $7,006,518,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees directly appropriate $375,711,000',
'into the fund to cover a portion of the new obligational needs of the fund. construction and acquisition the conferees',
'agree to provide $717,488,000 instead of $646,385,000 as proposed by the house and $631,663,000 as proposed by the senate. the',
'conferees agree with the direction proposed by the senate with respect to the rosenn federal courthouse in wilkes barre, pa.',
'the conferees concur with the direction provided in house report 107 575 on the new courthouse in chattanooga, tn, and',
'urge the general services administration gsa to keep this project on schedule site acquisition and design for fiscal year 2005',
'and construction for fiscal year 2007 . springfield, massachusetts courthouse the conferees are aware that the general services administration has',
'identified more than $2,000,000 in additional security features that exceed the original criteria for the springfield courthouse in massachusetts. the',
'conferees expect gsa to fulfill these additional security requirements within the current budget estimates for the project or through a',
'reprogramming request. repairs and alterations the conferees agree to provide $951,529,000 instead of $978,529,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$997,839,000 as proposed by the senate. of the amount provided, $358,340,000 is for basic repairs and alterations. the conferees elected',
'not to include amounts for specific projects and programs in the bill; however, the conferees direct the general services administration',
'to provide the committees on appropriations, within 60 days of enactment of this act, a plan for expenditure of the',
'funds which includes the specific projects and programs to be accomplished and the amounts proposed for each. the conferees remain',
'concerned about the plans for repairing and upgrading the post office and federal building in pittsburgh, pa, and direct gsa',
'to seriously consider requesting any additional needs there might be for this project through reprogramming. the conferees agree with the',
'senate direction within the construction activity rather than the house direction within this account concerning the needs of the rosenn',
'federal courthouse in wilkes barre, pa. eisenhower executive office building the conferees are keenly aware of the deplorable condition of',
'the eisenhower executive office building and the critical need to move forward on a major multi year repair and alteration',
'project for this property. the conferees remain severely disappointed with information provided by the office of management and budget and',
'gsa and very concerned with the lack of clear, consistent, and timely decision making by this administration on this project.',
'the conferees believe that the current lack of progress on planning the entire modernization effort does a serious disservice to',
'the administration and the affected personnel and that it would be premature and inappropriate to fund incomplete design efforts in',
'a piecemeal fashion. installment acquisition payments the conferees agree to provide $178,960,000 as proposed by the house and the senate.',
'rental of space the conferees agree to provide $3,113,211,000 instead of $3,153,211,000 as proposed by the house and the senate.',
'noaa operations and science center the conferees are aware that gsa is currently reviewing expressions of interest for an assignable',
'land option in the college park/greenbelt area of prince georges county, maryland, for the noaa operations and science center. further,',
'the conferees are concerned that the lease prospectus for this project has not been submitted to congress for approval. therefore,',
'the conferees expect the administration to submit the lease prospectus to the house committee on transportation and infrastructure and the',
'senate committee on environment and public works for approval no later than 30 days following the enactment of this act.',
'building operations the conferees agree to provide $1,965,160,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $1,925,160,000 as proposed by the',
'house. the conferees anticipate that the house of representatives will be a primary tenant of fob 8. the conferees strongly',
'encourage gsa to move forward with the ongoing discussions with representatives of the city of canton, ohio, involving the frank',
't. bow federal building with the goal of finding suitable housing for federal tenants in the canton area, which includes',
'the option of building a new federal building. angel island immigration the conferees direct gsa to submit a report to',
'the committees on appropriations within 30 days after the date of enactment on the status of the angel island immigration',
'station which outlines the role of the gsa, the national park service, the national archives, and any other relevant federal',
'agency in the effort to properly maintain, preserve and restore the station as a national landmark. policy and citizen services',
'the conferees agree to provide $66,304,000 instead of $65,995,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees agree',
'to include $309,000 for full funding for fiscal year 2003 operations. operating expenses the conferees agree to provide $83,663,000 instead',
'of $77,904,000 as proposed by the house and $94,640,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to include two',
'reductions, $6,436,000 for governors island and $5,450,000 for the full non recur of five fiscal year 2002 items, as proposed',
'by the house. the conferees also agree to include the following increases: $2,000,000 as a transfer to the new york',
'state historical society for exhibits, education, collections, and research associated with the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; $150,000 as a',
'transfer to the association of central oklahoma governments for establishing alternative fuel facilities; $1,500,000 for the virtual archive storage terminal;',
'$300,000 for the upper great plains native american telehealth program; $300,000 for the university of colorado health science centers digital',
'telehealth project; $1,750,000 for the government rural outreach initiative; $125,000 as a transfer to the north dakota state historical society',
'for the veterans oral history project; $1,000,000 for financial transaction software; $250,000 as a transfer to the boston public library',
'for the adams collection; $250,000 as a transfer to the state of alaska to assist in preparation for its statehood',
'celebration; $250,000 as a transfer to the state of hawaii to assist in preparation for its statehood celebration; and $534,000',
'for full funding for fiscal year 2003 operations. the conferees also direct that, should the united states consensus council become',
'authorized, gsa is to provide the council $1,000,000 from within existing funds to initiate the effort. office of inspector general',
'the conferees agree to provide $37,916,000 instead of $37,617,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees agree',
'to include $299,000 for the full funding of fiscal year 2003 operations. electronic government fund including transfer of funds the',
'conferees agree to provide $5,000,000 as proposed by the senate instead of no funds as proposed by the house; the',
'house had included $5,000,000 within the executive office of the president. the conferees note that proposals for using this funding',
'are to meet capital planning guidelines and include adequate documentation to demonstrate a sound business case, attention to security and',
'privacy, and a way to measure performance against planned results. the office of management and budget is to control the',
'allocation of the fund and direct its use for information systems projects that affect multiple agencies and offer the greatest',
'improvements in access and services. allowances and office staff for former presidents including transfer of funds the conferees agree to',
'provide $3,339,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. election reform reimbursements the conferees agree to provide $15,000,000 to',
'gsa for a program of payments to states that obtained optical scan or electronic voting equipment for the administration of',
'federal elections prior to the november 2000 election. these funds are in addition to election reform funding provided in a',
'separate division of this act. general provisions general services administration section 401. the conferees agree to continue a provision that',
'provides that accounts available to gsa shall be credited with certain funds received from government corporations. section 402. the conferees',
'agree to continue a provision that provides that funds available to gsa shall be available for the hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles. section 403. the conferees agree to continue a provision that authorizes gsa to transfer funds within the federal',
'buildings fund to meet program requirements subject to approval by the committees on appropriations. section 404. the conferees agree to',
'continue a provision that prohibits the use of funds to submit a fiscal year 2004 budget request for courthouse construction',
'projects that do not meet design guide criteria, do not reflect the priorities of the judicial conference of the united',
'states, and are not accompanied by a standardized courtroom utilization study. section 405. the conferees agree to continue a provision',
'that provides that no funds may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet or provide cleaning services,',
'security enhancements, or any other service usually provided to any agency which does not pay the requested rental rates. section',
'406. the conferees agree to continue a provision that provides that funds provided by the information technology fund for pilot',
'information technology projects may be repaid to the fund. section 407. the conferees agree to continue a provision as proposed',
'by the house that allows the general services administration to pay claims that are less than $250,000 without congressional approval.',
'section 408. the conferees agree to a new provision as proposed by the senate naming a federal building and courthouse',
'in gulfport, mississippi. section 409. the conferees agree to a new provision as proposed by the senate naming a federal',
'courthouse in central islip, new york. section 410. the conferees agree to a new provision as proposed by the senate',
'naming a federal building in denver, colorado. section 411. the conferees agree to include a new provision as proposed by',
'the senate to permit the general services administration to sell a parcel of land to hanna city, illinois, on an',
'installment payment basis over a 5 year period. section 412. the conferees agree to include a new provision as proposed',
'by the senate naming a federal courthouse in little rock, arkansas. section 413. the conferees agree to include a new',
'provision as proposed by the senate that authorizes the general services administration to acquire a certain property and move a',
'specific building in salt lake city, utah. section 414. the conferees agree to include a new provision naming a federal',
'building and courthouse in youngstown, ohio. section 415. the conferees agree to include a new provision naming a federal courthouse',
'in fort worth, texas. merit systems protection board salaries and expenses including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide',
'$32,027,000 instead of $31,788,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. this includes $239,000 to fully fund fiscal year',
'2003 operations. morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy foundation morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in',
'national environmental policy trust fund the conferees agree to provide $1,996,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. environmental',
'dispute resolution fund the conferees agree to provide $1,309,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. national archives and',
'records administration operating expenses the conferees agree to provide $249,875,000 instead of $249,731,000 as proposed by the house and the',
'senate. the conferees agree not to include funding for the homeland security records activities initiative. the conferees agree to provide',
'$144,000 for the full funding of fiscal year 2003 operations. the conferees agree to include two provisions as proposed by',
'the house, the first regarding the electronic records archive and the second regarding the records of the freedmans bureau. repairs',
'and restoration the conferees agree to provide $14,208,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $10,458,000 as proposed by the',
'house. the conferees agree to include $3,750,000 for site acquisition associated with a new regional facility in anchorage, alaska; this',
'work is to be conducted by the national archives in the best and most efficient manner possible. national historical publications',
'and records commission grants program the conferees agree to provide $6,500,000 instead of $7,000,000 as proposed by the house and',
'the senate. several specific concerns voiced by the senate in its guidance have been addressed in the gsa operating expenses',
'account. office of government ethics salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $10,557,000 instead of $10,486,000 as proposed by',
'the house and the senate. this includes $71,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003 operations. office of personnel management salaries',
'and expenses including transfer of trust funds the conferees agree to provide $129,486,000 instead of $128,986,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $128,736,000 as proposed by the senate. telecommuting training program the conferees include $500,000 to carry out a telecommuting',
'training program as proposed by the house. the purpose of the program is to educate executive branch managers about the',
'benefits and logistics of telecommuting. the conferees note that while the proportion of telecommuters in the federal government increased significantly',
'from 1 percent in 1999 to 4.2 percent in 2001, telecommuting rates at some federal agencies remain very low and',
'manager reluctance is the most frequently cited barrier to telecommuting. the conferees believe that, under this program, an effort should',
'be made to encourage managers, through the performance planning and evaluation process, to assess and, where appropriate, create telecommuting plans',
'for their offices and staff. the conferees direct the office of personnel management opm to target executive agencies where less',
'than 2 percent of employees telecommute. retirement readiness the conferees are aware that opm has the mission to look out',
'for the retirement welfare of federal employees, primarily through retirement counseling and pre retirement seminars to agency employees. opm has',
'communicated to the conferees that improving the retirement readiness of federal employees is part of our objective to help federal',
'agencies use effective merit based human capital strategies to create a rewarding work environment that accomplishes the mission. opm has',
'also recognized, however, that it does not currently have the resources targeted to establish a methodology to examine the real',
'rate of americans retirement readiness and to develop a retirement education model, which is crucial for their being able to',
'accomplish that objective. to fill this need, opm has recognized that the international foundation for retirement education infre can provide',
'opm with the methodology and model that they require. opm and infre have proposed that infre will perform a preliminary',
'research project on the retirement readiness of the american worker, the scope and deliverables of which are: 1 create a',
'research team to include members from infres top retirement professional and academic resources, together with representatives from opm, department of',
'labor, and the department of treasury; 2 develop research and methodology to identify and define a generally acceptable index of',
'retirement readiness for the individual worker or plan participant; 3 develop initial methodology and strategies with which to test for',
'retirement readiness among a cross section of employee and employer groups, segmented by geography, income, ethnicity, gender, etc. ; 4',
'implement a pilot program consisting of a series of diverse field tests to establish the accuracy and efficiency of the',
'developed methodology among a cross section of the workforce; 5 analyze the findings and make any necessary changes and enhancements',
'to the models to be employed, performing additional pilot tests as required while simultaneously identifying existing best practices and/or workforce',
'barriers; and 6 prepare a report to opm, department of labor, and department of treasury that will present the research',
'projects analysis, findings, conclusions, and recommendations, to include a working definition of the widely used but yet undefined term of',
'retirement readiness, and outline a validated methodology for more advanced research on retirement readiness in the future. the conferees concur',
'with opms concerns for providing better retirement counseling, especially in light of the fast approaching retirements of the baby boomer',
'cohort. within the amounts provided to opm, the conferees include $250,000 for opm to award as a grant or contract',
'to infre to conduct the research project described in this passage and directs that opm provide the committees on appropriations',
'with a report stating the research projects progress, results and opms actions in light of such. barnstable county, massachusetts the',
'conferees are aware that on october 1, 2002, the federal salary council recommended that barnstable county be included as part',
'of the boston worcester lawrence, ma nh me ri ct locality pay area lpa . the conferees are also aware',
'that the presidents pay agent did not act on that recommendation. the conferees direct opm to study the impact of',
'this decision on recruitment and retention efforts of federal agencies with offices in this locality pay area and provide a',
'detailed report to the committees on appropriations within 45 days after enactment of this act. additionally, the conferees direct opm',
'to consider the connecticut river valley for inclusion into the hartford locality pay area because of the difficulties some federal',
'agencies have documented in retaining and attracting federal employees in the connecticut river valley. official time the conferees are aware',
'that the director of opm has instructed departments and agencies to report on the numbers of hours of official time',
'used by employees to perform representational activities and that this information was to have been submitted to opm by october',
'31, 2002. the conferees direct opm to provide a report on official time to the committees on appropriations no later',
'than june 1, 2003. office of inspector general salaries and expenses including transfer of trust funds the conferees agree to',
'provide $1,519,000 instead of $1,498,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. this includes $21,000 to fully fund fiscal',
'year 2003 operations. office of special counsel salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $12,449,000 instead of $12,432,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $12,434,000 as proposed by the senate. this includes $15,000 to fully fund fiscal year 2003',
'operations. united states tax court salaries and expenses the conferees agree to provide $37,305,000 as proposed by the house and',
'the senate. white house commission on the national moment of remembrance the conferees agree to provide $250,000 as proposed by',
'the house and the senate. title v general provisions this act section 501. the conferees agree to continue the provision',
'limiting the expenditure of funds to the current year unless expressly provided in this act. section 502. the conferees agree',
'to continue the provision limiting the expenditure of funds for consulting services under certain conditions. section 503. the conferees agree',
'to continue the provision prohibiting the use of funds to engage in activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section',
'307 of the 1930 tariff act. section 504. the conferees agree to continue the provision concerning employment rights of federal',
'employees who return to their civilian jobs after assignment with the armed forces. section 505. the conferees agree to continue',
'the provision that requires compliance with the buy american act. section 506. the conferees agree to continue the provision regarding',
'the purchase of american made equipment and products. section 507. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting contract eligibility',
'where fraudulent intent has been proven in affixing made in america labels. section 508. the conferees agree to continue the',
'provision providing that fifty percent of unobligated balances may remain available for certain purposes. section 509. the conferees agree to',
'continue the provision restricting the use of funds for the white house to request official background reports without the written',
'consent of the individual who is the subject of the report. section 510. the conferees agree to continue the provision',
'that cost accounting standards under the federal procurement policy act shall not apply to the federal employees health benefits program.',
'section 511. the conferees agree to continue a provision regarding non foreign area cost of living adjustments. section 512. the',
'conferees agree to continue a provision prohibiting the use of funds by any person or entity convicted of violating the',
'buy american act. section 513. the conferees agree to include a new provision increasing the size of the endowment for',
'future presidential libraries, as proposed by the senate. section 514. the conferees agree to include a new provision prohibiting the',
'transfer of funds in this act to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to',
'a transfer made by, or a transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriations act, as proposed by',
'the house. section 515. the conferees agree to modify and continue the provision prohibiting the transfer of control over the',
'federal law enforcement training center. section 516. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the expenditure of funds for',
'abortions under the fehbp. section 517. the conferees agree to continue the provision that would authorize the expenditure of funds',
'for abortions under the fehbp if the life of the mother is in danger or the pregnancy is a result',
'of an act of rape or incest. section 518. the conferees agree to include a new provision concerning procurement of',
'goods made with forced or indentured child labor, as proposed by the senate. title vi general provisions departments, agencies and',
'corporations section 601. the conferees agree to continue the provision authorizing agencies to pay costs of travel to the united',
'states for the immediate families of federal employees assigned to foreign duty in the event of a death or a',
'life threatening illness of the employee. section 602. the conferees agree to continue the provision requiring agencies to administer a',
'policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use of controlled substances. section 603.',
'the conferees agree to continue the provision regarding price limitations on vehicles to be purchased by the federal government. section',
'604. the conferees agree to continue the provision allowing funds made available to agencies for travel to also be used',
'for quarters allowances and cost of living allowances. section 605. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the federal',
'government, with certain specified exceptions, from employing non u.s. citizens whose posts of duty would be in the continental u.s.',
'section 606. the conferees agree to continue the provision ensuring that agencies will have authority to pay gsa bills for',
'space renovation and other services. section 607. the conferees agree to continue the provision allowing agencies to finance the costs',
'of recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from the sale of materials recovered through such programs. section 608. the',
'conferees agree to continue the provision providing that funds may be used by certain groups to pay rent and other',
'service costs in the district of columbia. section 609. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the use of',
'funds to pay the salary of any nominee after the senate voted not to approve the nomination. section 610. the',
'conferees agree to continue the provision precluding the financing of groups by more than one federal agency absent prior and',
'specific statutory approval. section 611. the conferees agree to continue the provision authorizing the postal service to employ guards and',
'give them the same special police powers as gsa guards. section 612. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting',
'the use of funds for enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the applicable law of the u.s. section 613. the',
'conferees agree to continue the provision limiting the pay increases of certain prevailing rate employees. section 614. the conferees agree',
'to continue the provision limiting the amount of funds that can be used for redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.',
'section 615. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the expenditure of funds for the acquisition of additional law',
'enforcement training facilities. section 616. the conferees agree to continue the provision to allow for interagency funding of national security',
'and emergency telecommunications initiatives. section 617. the conferees agree to continue the provision requiring agencies to certify that a schedule',
'c appointment was not created solely or primarily to detail the employee to the white house. section 618. the conferees',
'agree to continue the provision requiring agencies to administer a policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are',
'free from discrimination and sexual harassment. section 619. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the importation of any',
'goods manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. section 620. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the payment',
'of the salary of any employee who prohibits, threatens or prevents another employee from communicating with congress. section 621. the',
'conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting federal training not directly related to the performance of official duties. section 622.',
'the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the expenditure of funds for implementation of agreements in nondisclosure policies unless',
'certain provisions are included. section 623. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting use of appropriated funds for publicity',
'or propaganda designed to support or defeat legislation pending in congress. section 624. the conferees agree to continue the provision',
'prohibiting any federal agency from disclosing an employees home address to any labor organization, absent employee authorization or court order.',
'section 625. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting funds to be used to provide non public information such',
'as mailing or telephone lists to any person or organization outside the federal government without the approval of the committees',
'on appropriations. section 626. the conferees agree to continue the provision prohibiting the use of funds for propaganda and publicity',
'purposes not authorized by congress. section 627. the conferees agree to continue the provision directing agency employees to use official',
'time in an honest effort to perform official duties. section 628. the conferees agree to modify and continue the provision',
'authorizing the use of funds to finance an appropriate share of the joint financial management improvement program. section 629. the',
'conferees agree to modify and continue the provision authorizing agencies to transfer funds to the policy and citizen services account',
'of gsa to finance an appropriate share of the joint financial management improvement program and other purposes. section 630. the',
'conferees agree to continue the provision authorizing breastfeeding at any location in a federal building or on federal property. section',
'631. the conferees agree to continue the provision that permits interagency funding of the national science and technology council and',
'provides for a report on the budget and resources of the national science and technology council. section 632. the conferees',
'agree to continue the provision requiring that any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other',
'publications involving the distribution of federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds and the amount provided. this provision',
'shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a state receiving federal funds. section 633. the conferees',
'agree to modify and continue the provision to extend the authorization for franchise fund pilots for one year, as proposed',
'by the house and senate. section 634. the conferees agree to continue the provision to prohibit the use of funds',
'to monitor personal information relating to the use of federal internet sites. section 635. the conferees agree to continue the',
'provision addressing contraceptive coverage in health plans participating in the fehbp with exceptions. section 636. the conferees agree to continue',
'the provision clarifying that the us anti doping agency is the official anti doping agency for olympic games. section 637.',
'the conferees agree to include a new provision regarding the adjustment in rates of basic pay for federal employees that',
'takes effect in fiscal year 2003, as proposed by the house and senate, with technical modifications. the conferees endorse the',
'federal salary councils recommendation for allocating locality pay in its october 17, 2002, memorandum to the presidents pay agent. section',
'638. the conferees agree to continue the provision directing the inspector general of applicable departments and agencies to submit a',
'report detailing policies or procedures they have in place to ensure compliance with the rural development act of 1972. section',
'639. the conferees agree to include a new provision expressing the sense of the congress regarding the united states postal',
'service funding of civil service retirement system benefits, as proposed by the senate, with a modification. section 640. the conferees',
'agree to include a new provision expressing the sense of the congress regarding pay parity between uniformed employees and civilian',
'employees, including wage grade civilian employees, as proposed by the senate. section 641. the conferees agree to include a new',
'provision directing the general services administration to accept all right, title, and interest in a certain piece of real property',
'in boca raton, florida, as proposed by the senate, with modifications. section 642. the conferees agree to include a new',
'provision changing the definition of average pay for certain secret service retirees for purposes of determining their annual retirement annuity,',
'as proposed by the house, with technical modifications. section 643. the conferees agree to include a new provision creating a',
'sunset clause for section 902 b of the law enforcement pay equity act of 2000 as enacted into law by',
'public law 106 554 , as proposed by the house, with technical modifications. section 644. the conferees agree to include',
'a new provision prohibiting the use of funds to facilitate the release of certain law enforcement database information in response',
'to requests made under the freedom of information act, as proposed by the house, with technical modifications. section 645. the',
'conferees agree to include a new provision amending section 9505 d of title 5 to allow internal revenue service senior',
'executive service employees to be eligible to receive the same bonus payments as other federal senior executive service employees, as',
'proposed by the house. section 646. the conferees agree to include a new provision prohibiting the use of funds to',
'implement or enforce regulations relating to the determination that real estate brokerage is an activity that is financial in nature',
'or incidental to a financial activity, as proposed by the house. section 647. the conferees agree to include a new',
'provision prohibiting the use of funds to establish, apply or enforce any numerical goal, target, or quota for contracting out,',
'as proposed by the senate. section 648. the conferees agree to include a technical correction regarding benefits for air traffic',
'controllers. conference total with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee',
'of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and the house and senate bills',
'for 2003 follow: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $33,817,112 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003',
'34,276,280 house bill, fiscal year 2003 34,821,460 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 34,533,464 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 34,653,476 conference',
'agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 +836,364 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year 2003',
'+377,196 house bill, fiscal year 2003 167,984 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 +120,012 division k veterans affairs, housing and urban',
'development, and independent agencies appropriations the language and allocations set forth in house report 107 740 and the senate explanatory',
'statement as delineated in the congressional record of january 15, 2003, pages s356 through s410 should be complied with unless',
'specifically addressed to the contrary in the conference report and statement of the managers. report language included by the house',
'which is not changed by the report of the senate or the conference and senate report language which is not',
'changed by the conference is approved by the committee of the conference. the statement of the managers, while repeating some',
'report language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. in cases',
'which the house or senate have directed the submission of a report, such report is to be submitted to both',
'house and senate committees on appropriations. operating plan and reprogramming procedures the conferees continue to have a particular interest in',
'being informed of reprogrammings which, although they may not change either the total amount available in an account or any',
'of the purposes for which the appropriation is legally available, represent a significant departure from budget plans presented to the',
'committees in an agencys budget justifications, the basis of this appropriations act. consequently, the conferees direct the departments, agencies, boards,',
'commissions, corporations and offices funded at or in excess of $100,000,000 in this bill, to consult with the committee on',
'appropriations in both the house and senate prior to each change from the approved budget levels in excess of $500,000',
'between programs, activities, object classifications or elements unless otherwise provided for in the statement of the managers accompanying this act.',
'for agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and offices funded at less than $100,000,000 in this bill, the reprogramming threshold shall be',
'$250,000 between programs, activities, object classifications or elements unless otherwise provided for in the statement of the managers accompanying this',
'act. additionally, the conferees expect the committees on appropriations to be promptly notified of all reprogramming actions which involve less',
'than the above mentioned amounts. if such actions would have the effect of significantly changing an agencys funding requirements in',
'future years, or if programs or projects specifically cited in the statement of the managers or accompanying reports of the',
'house and senate are affected by the reprogramming, the reprogramming must be approved by the committees on appropriations regardless of',
'the amount proposed to be moved. furthermore, the conferees direct that the committees on appropriations be consulted regarding reorganizations of',
'offices, programs, and activities prior to the planned implementation of such reorganizations. the conferees also direct that the departments of',
'veterans affairs and housing and urban development, as well as the corporation for national and community service, the environmental protection',
'agency, the federal emergency management agency, the national aeronautics and space administration, the national science foundation, the consumer product safety',
'commission, and the chemical safety and hazard investigation board shall submit operating plans, signed by the respective secretary, administrator, or',
'agency head, for review by the committees on appropriations of both the house and senate within 60 days of the',
'bills enactment. other agencies within this act should continue to submit operating plans consistent with prior year policy, or as',
'directed in this statement of the managers. the conferees reiterate language proposed by the house regarding the committees longstanding position',
'that while the committees reserve the right to call upon all offices in the departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, access',
'to the budget offices is essential. title i department of veterans affairs of the amounts approved in the appropriations accounts',
'in this title, the department must limit transfers of funds between objectives to not more than $500,000, except as specifically',
'noted, without prior approval of the committees. no changes may be made to any account or objective, except as approved',
'by the committees, if it is construed to be policy or change in policy. any activity or program cited in',
'the statement of the managers shall be construed as the position of the conferees and should not be subject to',
'reductions or reprogramming without prior approval of the committees. it is the intent of the conferees that all carryover funds',
'in the various appropriations accounts are subject to the normal reprogramming requirements outlined above. the department is expected to comply',
'with all normal rules and regulations in carrying out these directives. finally, the department should continue to notify the committees',
'regarding reorganizations of offices, programs, or activities prior to the planned implementation of such reorganizations. veterans benefits administration compensation and',
'pensions including transfer of funds appropriates $28,949,000,000 for compensation and pensions as proposed by both the house and the senate,',
'of which not more than $17,138,000 is to be transferred to general operating expenses and medical care. readjustment benefits appropriates',
'$2,264,808,000 for readjustment benefits as proposed by both the house and the senate. veterans insurance and indemnities appropriates $27,530,000 for',
'veterans insurance and indemnities as proposed by both the house and the senate. veterans housing benefit program fund program account',
'including transfer of funds appropriates such sums as may be necessary for costs associated with direct and guaranteed loans from',
'the veterans housing benefit program fund program account as proposed by both the house and the senate, plus $168,207,000 to',
'be transferred to and merged with general operating expenses. deletes the reporting requirement regarding the continuation of the vendee loan',
'program as proposed by the house. education loan fund program account including transfer of funds appropriates $1,000 for the costs',
'of direct loans from the education loan fund program account as proposed by both the house and the senate, plus',
'$70,000 to be transferred to and merged with general operating expenses. vocational rehabilitation loans program account including transfer of funds',
'appropriates $55,000 for the costs of direct loans from the vocational rehabilitation loans program account as proposed by both the',
'house and the senate, plus $289,000 to be transferred to and merged with general operating expenses. native american veteran housing',
'loan program account including transfer of funds appropriates $558,000 for administrative expenses of the native american housing loan program account',
'to be transferred to and merged with general operating expenses as proposed by both the house and the senate. retains',
'the loan limitation of $5,000,000 for the program as proposed by the house. guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans',
'program account provides up to $750,000 of the funds available in medical care and general operating expenses to carry out',
'the guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program as proposed by both the house and the senate. retains the',
'reporting requirement regarding the status of the grant program as proposed by the house with a new reporting date of',
'june 2, 2003. veterans health administration medical care appropriates $23,889,304,000 for medical care as proposed by both the house and',
'the senate. deletes bill language proposed by the house and the senate delaying the availability of funds for equipment and',
'land and structures until august 1, 2002 remaining available until september 30, 2003. retains bill language making $900,000,000 available until',
'september 30, 2004 as proposed by the house and the senate. retains bill language providing the secretary with the authority',
'to establish a true priority system for veterans seeking medical care as proposed by the senate. the house did not',
'include a similar provision. deletes bill language providing $15,000,000 from medical care funds for cares projects as proposed by the',
'senate. the house did not include a similar provision. deletes bill language allowing the secretary to designate additional funds for',
'cares as proposed by the senate. the house did not include a similar provision. amends the reporting requirement regarding the',
'plan for reducing waiting lists as proposed by the senate with a new reporting date consistent with submission of the',
'operating plan. the conferees are concerned with increasing instances of inaccurate physician time and attendance reports and expect the secretary',
'to provide strong oversight in this area. amends the reporting requirement regarding the status of the fort howard vamc as',
'proposed by the senate with a new reporting date of march 31, 2003. retains the reporting requirement proposed by the',
'senate regarding submission of the final report of the white house commission on complementary and alternative medicine policy. retains language',
'proposed by the senate regarding the need for an independent property appraisal of the lakeside vamc facility. the establishment of',
'community based outpatient clinics in wisconsin and illinois, and the rehabilitation and expansion of the west side vamc campus would',
'be greatly enhanced by a fair market disposition of lakeside and the conferees urge the va to move forward expeditiously',
'with the visn 12 cares implementation. the conferees are concerned that the va is attempting to expand its activities in',
'the name of homeland security. the committees on appropriations in both the house and the senate are working to ensure',
'programs and resources are available for the department of homeland security dhs to fulfill its mission, for individual agencies to',
'protect their own workforce and patrons, and still avoid redundancy in spending and effort. the funds provided to the va',
'are meant to deliver quality care and services to our nations veterans and their families and the conferees expect this',
'to be vas primary mission. coordination and implementation of the nations homeland security is the responsibility of the dhs, and',
'the conferees trust that dhs will inform the committees if funds and directives are needed to involve va in additional',
'duties for security. to this end, the conferees direct that no more than $110,000,000 shall be available in medical care',
'or the medical care collections fund for security training and equipment. medical care collections fund including transfer of funds retains',
'bill language transferring receipts from the collections fund to medical care as proposed by both the house and the senate.',
'the conferees remain concerned with vas continued lackluster performance in the collection of third party receipts and direct the va',
'to decline performance awards for facility directors and collection teams which do not meet a 60 day billing time for',
'third party billing or cut the third party billing time in half. retains report language regarding the billing demonstration at',
'a level of not less than $3,000,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees direct quarterly reports on the status',
'of the billing demonstration project beginning on march 3, 2003. medical and prosthetic research including transfer of funds appropriates $400,000,000',
'for medical and prosthetic research as proposed by the senate instead of $405,000,000 as proposed by the house. retains bill',
'language transferring $5,000,000 to medical care for research oversight activities as proposed by the house. the senate did not include',
'a similar provision. the conferees direct the continued partnership with the national technology transfer center at the current level of',
'effort. medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses appropriates $74,716,000 for medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses as proposed by the',
'house instead of $69,716,000 as proposed by the senate. provides $3,000,000 of the funds for two year obligation instead of',
'$3,861,000 as proposed by the senate and one year availability for all funds as proposed by the house. departmental administration',
'general operating expenses appropriates $1,254,000,000 for general operating expenses instead of $1,251,418,000 as proposed by the house and $1,256,418,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. provides $66,000,000 to be available for two year obligation instead of $60,000,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $65,800,000 as proposed by the senate. provides not less than $992,100,000 for the veterans benefits administration vba as',
'proposed by the house. the senate specified $992,000,000 in report language for vba. the conferees direct that the offices of',
'the board of contract appeals and board of veterans appeals, and the offices of assistant secretaries for management, information technology,',
'human resources, and policy and planning be funded at not less than the budget request minus the proposed accrual benefit',
'transfer. the conferees have not provided funds for a new assistant secretary of operations, security and preparedness, and maintain that',
'coordination of the departments programs in this area can be accomplished by a director under the office of the secretary,',
'and implementation of the departments plan can be executed by the existing undersecretaries. retains language proposed by the house designating',
'$100,000 of the funds provided to vba for a position description evaluation conducted by the office of personnel management. national',
'cemetery administration appropriates $133,149,000 for the national cemetery administration as proposed by both the house and the senate. provides $6,000,000',
'of the funds are available for two year obligation instead of $6,912,000 as proposed by the senate and one year',
'availability for all funds as proposed by the house. the conferees direct va to use the criteria and findings of',
'the national shrine study when planning and budgeting for new and expanded cemetery projects. office of inspector general appropriates $58,000,000',
'for the office of inspector general instead of $61,000,000 as proposed by the house and $55,000,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the funds are available for two year obligation as proposed by the senate, instead of one year availability as',
'proposed by the house. construction, major projects appropriates $99,777,000 for construction, major projects instead of $193,740,000 as proposed by the',
'house and $144,790,000 as proposed by the senate. regrettably, under the stringent budget conditions the conferees have agreed not to',
'provide funding for the four proposed seismic projects, but note the absence of final authorization as required by law or',
'a completed cares study for any of the proposed projects. the conferees are extremely concerned about the safety of va',
'employees and patients. the conferees strongly urge the secretary to complete expeditiously the cares reviews, consider safety improvements and seismic',
'retrofit needs when evaluating capital assets under cares, and factor safety concerns when establishing the priority list of construction projects',
'under the cares realignment. further, the conferees urge the authorizing committees to act quickly, and without prejudice, when authorizing the',
'cares construction projects proposed by the secretary and the cares commission. the conferees remain concerned about the criteria used by',
'the department and the capital improvement board in that the construction projects put forth in the budget requests do not',
'necessarily reflect the true priorities or initiatives of the department. the conferees direct the department to establish a 5 year',
'strategic plan for capital asset management, construction and improvement of all vas infrastructure needs including, but not limited to, major',
'construction, minor construction, research facilities, safety and seismic improvements, and improved access to veterans. the department shall submit a description',
'of the priority setting criteria and an estimated cost by visn by year with the plan by may 15, 2003.',
'the conferees direct va to submit for funding consideration only projects which are 1 cares approved, 2 in the 5',
'year plan, 3 a top priority for the visn, 4 preliminary design complete, and 5 authorized prior to completion of',
'the annual appropriations act. with the submission of the 5 year plan, the conferees delete the direction proposed by the',
'house regarding full funding of any announced cares decision. amends the reporting requirement regarding the evaluation criteria used to prioritize',
'cares improvement projects with a new reporting date of june 2, 2003. construction, minor projects appropriates $226,000,000 for construction, minor',
'projects instead of $240,700,000 as proposed by the house and $210,700,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees strongly urge',
'the department to give more consideration and a greater percentage of available funds for quality and safety improvements to research',
'facilities. retains language proposed by the house directing projects to be consistent with cares initiatives and national cemetery studies. the',
'conferees direct reporting on all minor construction projects for fiscal year 2003 by network, region and office due with the',
'operating plan. of funds provided over the budget request, the conferees direct $2,000,000 for water utility improvements at the bay',
'pines national cemetery, as cited in the national shrine commitment nation wide study. the conferees encourage improving entrance accessibility at',
'the syracuse vamc. parking revolving fund allows for receipts from the parking revolving fund to be available for obligation as',
'proposed by both the house and the senate. grants for construction of state extended care facilities appropriates $100,000,000 for grants',
'for construction of state extended care facilities as proposed by both the house and the senate. grants for construction of',
'state veterans cemeteries appropriates $32,000,000 for grants for construction of state veterans cemeteries as proposed by both the house and',
'the senate. administrative provisions including transfer of funds retains twelve administrative provisions proposed by both the house and the senate,',
'eleven of which were included in the fiscal year 2002 bill. retains language proposed by the house and the senate',
'eliminating the health services improvement fund, depositing all receipts in the medical care collections fund, and permanently extending the departments',
'authority to collect prescription co payments. retains language proposed by the house allowing the department to reimburse from fiscal year',
'2003 salary and expenses accounts for services rendered to the office of resolution management up to $29,318,000 and the office',
'of employment discrimination complaint adjudication up to $3,010,000. the senate proposed a similar provision with technical differences. retains language proposed',
'by the house limiting funds for medical treatment of non service connected veterans to those who have provided accurate insurance',
'and annual income information. deletes language proposed by the house delaying the implementation of the geographic means test for one',
'year. deletes language proposed by the house prohibiting funds in the act to be used to adjudicate claims arising from',
'new concurrent receipt legislation. the conferees note that the veterans benefits administration will be able to handle the claims caseload',
'within the proposed funding level. retains language proposed by the house providing $19,900,000 of vas total information technology budget for',
'enterprise architecture activities under the office of the chief information officer. amends language proposed by the house regarding implementation of',
'public law 107 287 by prohibiting funds for implementation of section 2 and section 5. deletes language proposed by the',
'house limiting funds in medical care and the medical care collections fund for security training and equipment to $110,000,000. directive',
'report language is instead included under medical care. adds language exempting funds provided in medical care from the across the',
'board rescission in division n. title ii department of housing and urban development the conferees restate the reprogramming requirements with',
'respect to amounts approved for each appropriations account within this title. the department must limit the reprogramming of funds between',
'the programs, projects, and activities within each account to not more than $500,000 without prior approval of the committees on',
'appropriations. unless otherwise identified in this statement of managers or committee reports, the most detailed allocation of funds presented in',
'the budget justifications shall be considered to be approved, with any deviation from such approved allocation subject to the normal',
'reprogramming requirements outlined above. further, it is the intent of the conferees that all carryover funds in the various accounts,',
'including recaptures and deobligations, are subject to the normal reprogramming requirements outlined above. further, no changes may be made to',
'any program, project, or activity if it is construed to be policy or a change in policy, without prior approval',
'of the committees. finally, the conferees expect to be notified regarding reorganizations of offices, programs or activities prior to the',
'planned implementation of such reorganizations, as well as be notified, on a monthly basis, of all ongoing litigation, including any',
'negotiations or discussions, planned or ongoing, regarding a consent decree between the department and any other entity. public and indian',
'housing housing certificate fund including transfer and rescission of funds appropriates $17,223,566,000 instead of $16,586,987,000 as proposed by the house',
'and $16,928,697,000 as proposed by the senate. the conference agreement does not include language proposed by the senate to fund',
'a portion of the section 8 voucher program through an indefinite appropriation. the conference agreement provides a total of $12,335,932,000',
'for section 8 voucher renewal costs, instead of $11,751,000,000 as proposed by the house, $12,076,210,908 as proposed by the senate,',
'and $12,526,402,608 requested in the budget submission. the amount included assumes a 94 percent lease up rate of the total',
'number of authorized vouchers, adjusted to reflect an estimated national average cost of $6,372 per unit instead of the $6,005',
'per unit cost assumed in the budget request and assumed by the house and the senate. the conference agreement includes',
'language, modified from language proposed by the house, to fund section 8 vouchers in a manner that more closely reflects',
'the actual funding requirements of the section 8 voucher program. this approach adopted by the conferees is designed to avoid',
'the appropriation of funds in excess of actual requirements that in previous years has resulted in recaptures of funds in',
'excess of $1,000,000,000 and often substantially more annually while still including sufficient flexibility to ensure that those phas that are',
'able to increase their voucher usage are provided the necessary funds to assist additional families, up to their authorized level.',
'the conferees strongly encourage phas that are currently below their authorized voucher level to continue to make efforts to increase',
'the number of families assisted with section 8 vouchers. further, the conferees direct the department to ensure that sufficient staffing',
'and information technology resources are provided in fiscal year 2003 to ensure that the changes made to the section 8',
'program are fully implemented. in lieu of any direction included in the house and senate reports, the department is directed',
'to use the guidance set forth below in administering the programs under this account in fiscal year 2003. the conference',
'agreement includes language to allocate funds among the various activities as proposed by the house. funds are allocated as follows:',
'contract renewals. $15,278,370,500 for renewals of expiring section 8 project based assistance contracts, amendments to section 8 project based contracts,',
'renewals of expiring section 8 vouchers including enhanced vouchers , and for renewals of contracts entered into pursuant to the',
'emergency low income housing preservation act, the low income housing preservation and resident homeownership act, and section 441 of the',
'mckinney vento homeless assistance act. language is included, modified from language proposed by the house, to renew expiring section 8',
'tenant based annual contributions contracts for each public housing agency based on the total number of unit months reported under',
'lease by the pha on its most recent end of year financial statement adjusted by such additional timely and reliable',
'information submitted by the pha to reflect the actual number of unit months under lease at the time of contract',
'renewal, and adjusted for local and regional inflation factors. language is also included, modified from language proposed by the house,',
'regarding the allocation of funds to phas participating in the moving to work demonstration. the conferees note that the amounts',
'provided for fiscal year 2003 renewals have been increased to reflect the most recent estimate of a national average per',
'unit cost puc of $6,372, instead of the $6,005 puc assumed in the budget submission. language is included prohibiting funds',
'made available for contract renewals from being provided to a pha to fund a total number of units under lease',
'in excess of such phas authorized level of units. however, the conferees encourage phas to use the flexibilities provided in',
'this act to continue to increase the number of families assisted up to their authorized level. consistent with the manner',
'in which section 8 project based administrative costs are funded, the conference agreement includes funds for administrative expenses for the',
'section 8 voucher program separately as proposed by the house, instead of including funds for this purpose within the amount',
'provided for section 8 vouchers renewals as proposed by the senate. amounts provided for renewals are only to be used',
'for rental subsidy costs. language is not included directing the secretary to enter into contracts to renew 2,077,336 vouchers as',
'proposed by the senate. the house did not include a similar provision. central reserve fund. $391,922,000 for a central reserve',
'fund to be allocated by the secretary for amendments to section 8 annual contributions contracts. language is included, modified from',
'language proposed by the house, allowing the secretary to use amounts made available in such fund to address significant increases',
'in per unit costs for vouchers and for costs associated with increases in the number of vouchers under lease as',
'compared to the number of vouchers under lease at the time of the phas contract renewal. the conference agreement requires',
'that phas use a portion of their program reserves for these purposes prior to requesting funds from the central fund',
'to replenish such reserves. a total of $938,000,000 is available in fiscal year 2003 in program reserve accounts derived from',
'amounts provided from other sources. the conferees note that each pha is provided an 8 percent program reserve account at',
'the beginning of each year, which is an additional one months worth of funding in addition to estimated actual requirements,',
'to address any increased per unit costs and to allow a pha to increase their voucher usage up to their',
'authorized level. the conference agreement reflects the most current per unit cost data, and provides additional funds for vouchers over',
'the amounts proposed by both the house and senate to accommodate this known increased cost. therefore, the conferees strongly encourage',
'those phas that are below their total authorized voucher level to use amounts available in their program reserve accounts to',
'make every effort to increase their voucher lease up rate. to facilitate that effort, language is included requiring the secretary',
'to make the necessary amounts available from the central fund to any pha that has obligated the amounts it has',
'been provided for contract renewals and has expended fifty percent of the amounts available in its program reserve account. once',
'these requirements are met, the secretary is required to replenish such reserves as necessary within thirty days of a request',
'from such agency. modified language is included, similar to language proposed by the house, requiring the secretary to submit quarterly',
'reports to the committees on appropriations on the obligation of funds provided in this paragraph. such report shall include, at',
'a minimum, the following: the amounts made available from the central fund provided to replenish program reserves which are held',
'by phas, delineated by pha; the purpose forwhich the funds were provided; and the total balance remaining in the fund.',
'the first such report is due no later than july 31, 2003. funds provided in the central fund are only',
'to be used for rental subsidies. funding for administrative expenses is provided separately under this account. language is included prohibiting',
'funds made available in the central fund from being used to support a total number of units under lease in',
'excess of a phas authorized level of units. language is not included to allow the central fund to be used',
'to provide additional incremental vouchers to high performing public housing agencies as proposed by the house. the senate did not',
'include similar language. language is not included to allow the central fund to be used to reallocate vouchers among public',
'housing agencies as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. in addition, the conference agreement does',
'not include language requiring the reallocation of vouchers among public housing agencies as proposed by the senate. the house did',
'not include a similar provision. language is not included to provide an indefinite appropriation for the section 8 voucher program',
'to make additional funds from the treasury available should amounts appropriated be insufficient. the house did not include a similar',
'provision. tenant protection. $234,016,500 for rental subsidies for tenant protection activities to replace project based section 8 assistance with section',
'8 vouchers, for conversion of section 202 and section 23 projects to section 8 assistance, for the family reunification program,',
'and for the witness protection program. funds included for tenant protection are only to be used for rental subsidies since',
'funds for administrative expenses are provided separately under this account. family self sufficiency coordinators. $48,000,000 for service coordinator staff in',
'each public housing agency, instead of $46,000,000 as proposed by the house. the senate did not allocate a specific amount',
'for this purpose. administrative costs section 8 voucher program. not to exceed $1,072,257,000 for pha administrative costs and other expenses,',
'of which $69,547,000 is for associated administrative expenses related to new tenant protection vouchers and additional vouchers supported from the',
'central fund. the house proposed a total of $1,177,000,000 for this purpose, including $50,000,000 for new vouchers. the senate did',
'not allocate a specific amount for this purpose. language is included determining the distribution of funds provided as authorized under',
'section 8 q of the united states housing act of 1937, as in effect immediately before the enactment of the',
'quality housing and work responsibility act of 1998 as proposed by the senate. language is not included limiting administrative fees',
'and other expenses to no more than 10 percent of the rental subsidy paid and requiring administrative fee reserve balances',
'to be used exclusively to support the section 8 program as proposed by the house. the conferees remain concerned that',
'many phas have accumulated significant excess balances in reserve accounts from unspent section 8 administrative fees. language is included prohibiting',
'fiscal year 2003 fee payments from being made to any pha unless such pha reports to the secretary on the',
'amounts remaining in their administrative fee reserve account as of january 31, 2003. language is also included reducing fiscal year',
'2003 fee payments to any pha by any such amounts remaining available in such phas administrative fee reserves which exceed',
'105 percent of the amount of fees paid to such agency in fiscal year 2002, but exempts those phas whose',
'fiscal year 2003 payments will not exceed $100,000. language is also included requiring the secretary to recapture any fiscal year',
'2003 funds provided to a pha which are in excess of the amounts expended by such pha for the section',
'8 voucher program and that are not otherwise needed to maintain an administrative fee reserve account balance of not to',
'exceed five percent. modified language is also included, similar to language proposed by the house, requiring the secretary to provide',
'a report to the committees on appropriations no later than july 1, 2003 on the administrative costs and other expenses',
'associated with the section 8 voucher program. such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: the total',
'amount of administrative fees paid compared to the actual amount of fees expended to administer the section 8 voucher program',
'in fiscal year 2002; the total amount of administrative fee reserve funds used in fiscal year 2002 by phas to',
'support non section 8 voucher programs, and the purposes for which the funds were used; a comparison of the administrative',
'fee structure used for the section 8 voucher program as compared to the project based subsidy program; and recommendations for',
'changes to the section 8 voucher program administrative fee structure to better align fees with actual costs. the conferees agree',
'that the committees on appropriations will take the results of this study into consideration when making future funding decisions, including',
'the appropriate level of administrative fee reserves. the senate did not propose similar language. administrative costs project based section 8',
'program. $196,000,000 for contractors to administer the project based section 8 program, the same amount proposed by the house and',
'senate. working capital fund. not less than $3,000,000 for transfer to the working capital fund for the development of and',
'modifications to information technology systems as proposed by both the house and the senate. includes new language allowing the secretary',
'to transfer up to 15 percent of the funds provided for contract renewals, the central fund and administrative fees between',
'such activities under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain procedures. language is also included under administrative provisions in this',
'title to provide the secretary with flexibility in applying any across the board rescission mandated elsewhere in this act to',
'funds provided in this account. the conferees have included this flexibility to ensure that any such reduction does not result',
'in a decrease in the number of families that are currently being assisted through the section 8 voucher program. includes',
'language permanently requiring all phas to submit accounting data for funds provided under this account in this act or any',
'other act by source of funds and purpose of such funds as proposed by the house. the senate did not',
'include similar language. the conference agreement does not include $36,000,000 for incremental vouchers for disabled families as proposed by the',
'house. the senate did not include similar language. however, modified language is included, similar to language proposed by the senate,',
'to ensure that phas continue to make available vouchers previously provided for non elderly disabled families to other non elderly',
'disabled families upon turnover. the house did not include similar language. the conferees direct the department to review the effectiveness',
'of section 8 vouchers in meeting the housing needs of persons with disabilities and report back to the committees on',
'appropriations on its findings no later than august 15, 2003. includes language rescinding $1,600,000,000 from unobligated balances of funds appropriated',
'in fiscal year 2002 and prior years, instead of $1,300,000,000 as proposed by the house and $1,400,000,000 as proposed by',
'the senate. includes language allowing unobligated balances in programs governed by reallocation provisions to be used to meet this rescission',
'as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. modified language, similar to language proposed by both',
'the house and the senate, is included to cancel balances from certain terminated contracts. language is not included requiring that',
'amounts made available for welfare to work vouchers remain available in subsequent fiscal years exclusively for such families upon voucher',
'turnover or renewal as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. the conferees direct the department',
'to submit quarterly reports on the project based section 8 program to the committees on appropriations which identify the number',
'of units and properties for which owners have elected to opt out of the project based section 8 program or',
'pre pay mortgages on federally assisted properties, and the repair needs of units remaining in the project based section 8',
'program. public housing capital fund including transfer of funds appropriates $2,730,000,000 for the public housing capital fund instead of $2,683,400,000',
'as proposed by the senate and $2,843,400,000 as proposed by the house. includes modified language, similar to language proposed by',
'the house, designating $447,000,000 to be allocated only to those phas which utilized their funds in compliance with the statutory',
'timeliness requirements pursuant to the quality housing and work responsibility act of 1998 qhwra . the additional funds are to',
'enable those phas to address their backlog of maintenance needs in addition to their annual maintenance requirements. the senate did',
'not include similar language. does not include language proposed by the senate restating the applicability of the qhwra timeliness requirements',
'to fiscal year 1999 funds. the house did not propose a similar provision. the conferees note that this language was',
'made permanent in the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act. the conferees continue to be concerned that the department has failed',
'to issue regulations to implement the statutory timeliness requirements of qhwra more than four years after enactment of the statute.',
'until such time as final regulations are implemented, the conferees have continued the interim measures included in the fiscal year',
'2002 act as a mechanism to ensure that those phas which have demonstrated their ability to use capital funds in',
'a timely manner receive additional funds for their backlog maintenance needs. the conference agreement includes language, similar to language proposed',
'by the house, directing the secretary to issue final regulations implementing the timeliness requirements of qhwra no later than august',
'1, 2003. includes modified language, similar to language proposed by the house and senate, reallocating recaptured funds to phas designated',
'as high performing agencies. includes $51,000,000 for technical assistance, including up to $11,000,000 for remediation services to certain troubled phas',
'as proposed by the house, instead of $54,000,000 for technical assistance, including up to $13,000,000 for remediation services as proposed',
'by the senate. includes no less than $18,600,000 for information technology systems and up to $500,000 for section 23 projects',
'as proposed by the house. the senate did not include similar language. includes up to $50,000,000 for emergency capital needs',
'resulting from emergencies or natural disasters instead of up to $75,000,000 as proposed by the house and senate. the conferees',
'recognize the importance of emergency funds but note that given the historic use of such funds, $50,000,000 is ample to',
'cover emergency activities for the remainder of fiscal year 2003. the conference agreement does not include $100,000,000 for a new',
'loan financing program of public housing associated with authorization legislation included as an administrative provision in this title as proposed',
'by the senate. however, the conferees are interested in exploring additional mechanisms to leverage private sector financing for improvements in',
'public housing. the conferees further understand that some phas have used existing statutory authorities to successfully pursue private financing for',
'such purposes. the conferees direct that the department provide a report to the committees on appropriations no later than august',
'7, 2003, on those phas that have entered into private financing partnerships for capital modernization needs, and the results of',
'those partnerships. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the house report regarding quarterly reports on the obligation and expenditure',
'of capital funds. public housing operating fund appropriates $3,600,000,000 for the public housing operating fund as proposed by the house',
'instead of $3,530,000,000 as proposed by the senate. language is not included making funds available for two years as proposed',
'by the senate. the house did not include a similar provision. modified language is included, similar to language proposed by',
'the senate, providing up to $250,000,000 from amounts provided to make additional fiscal year 2002 operating subsidy payments to those',
'fourth quarter phas that did not receive the same level of operating assistance provided to all other phas. the conferees',
'are disappointed with huds failure to fund the fiscal year 2002 operating subsidy payments for phas within the level appropriated',
'for such purpose in fiscal year 2002. the conferees believe that huds repeated practice of using a portion of the',
'funds appropriated for current year operating subsidy payments to augment the amount of prior year operating subsidy payments above the',
'level appropriated is, at a minimum, inappropriate, and question whether such practice is in violation of appropriations law. the conferees',
'note that this inappropriate practice has resulted in operating subsidy payments being made to phas at a level in excess',
'of the amounts provided for such purpose in the appropriations act. therefore, the conference agreement includes language, similar to language',
'proposed by the senate, prohibiting funds provided for operating subsidies in fiscal year 2004 and subsequent fiscal years from being',
'used to supplement fiscal year 2003 operating subsidy payments. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the senate report requiring',
'hud to fund fiscal year 2003 operating subsidy payments solely from fiscal year 2003 funds. further, the conferees expect the',
'department to have in place the necessary systems to accurately account for expenditures of operating subsidy funds. the conferees note',
'that, in the fiscal year 2000 appropriations act, the committees on appropriations commissioned the harvard university graduate school of design',
'to conduct a study on the costs incurred to operate well run public housing that was to then be used',
'to inform the development of a final rule for the operating subsidy formula. the conferees understand that the final draft',
'cost study report has recently been released and includes a number of recommendations that would result in adjustments to the',
'operating subsidy formula to make it reflect more accurately the costs of operating well run public housing. the recommendations indicated',
'that phas can make a number of reforms consistent with the management of federally subsidized private and non profit multifamily',
'housing that would result in management and cost efficiencies in public housing. the conferees expect phas to adopt such practices',
'and efficiencies, as appropriate. the conferees expect the department to use the results and recommendations of the study as it',
'develops a final rule for the operating subsidy formula, as directed in the fiscal year 2000 appropriations act. further, the',
'conferees direct the department to report to the committees on appropriations, no later than may 15, 2003, on the timeline',
'for publishing a final operating subsidy rule and the departments plans for using the recommendations of the cost study in',
'the development of the final rule. the conferees direct the department to report to the committees no later than august',
'20, 2003, on the extent to which public housing agencies have used capital funds to subsidize operating expenses and the',
'impact of such use on critical housing rehabilitation needs. such report should include a review of individual phas. revitalization of',
'severely distressed public housing hope vi appropriates $574,000,000 for the revitalization of severely distressed public housing program hope vi as',
'proposed by the house and the senate. native american housing block grants including transfers of funds appropriates $649,000,000 as proposed',
'by the house instead of $648,570,000 as proposed by the senate. of the total amount, $4,000,000 is for inspections, training,',
'and technical assistance instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the house and $5,000,000 as proposed by the senate. language is',
'not included allowing the secretary to provide technical and financial assistance for problems associated with mold as proposed by the',
'senate. the house did not include a similar provision. the conferees understand that such language is unnecessary since the current',
'statutory authorities allow the secretary to provide such assistance. the conferees direct the secretary to continue to provide such assistance',
'as authorized under the existing statute. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the senate report regarding the use of',
'qualified native owned firms in the design and construction of indian housing. indian housing loan guarantee fund program account including',
'transfer of funds appropriates $5,300,000 for guaranteed loans for native american housing on trust lands as proposed by the house',
'instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the senate. of the total amount, $100,000 is for the indian land title report',
'commission as proposed by the house. the senate did not propose similar language. native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program',
'account including transfer of funds appropriates $1,035,000 for guaranteed loans for native hawaiian housing as proposed by the house instead',
'of $1,000,000 as proposed by the senate. community planning and development housing opportunities for persons with aids appropriates $292,000,000 for',
'housing opportunities for persons with aids hopwa as proposed by both the house and the senate. in lieu of the',
'language included in the senate report, the department is directed to renew all expiring hopwa contracts for permanent supportive housing',
'funded under the non formula component of the hopwa program to the extent that such projects meet all other program',
'requirements consistent with the language included in the conference agreement. rural housing and economic development appropriates $25,000,000 for rural housing',
'and economic development as proposed by both the house and senate. language is included requiring funds to be awarded by',
'june 1, 2003 as proposed by the house instead of june 1, 2004 as proposed by the senate. empowerment zones/enterprise',
'communities appropriates $30,000,000 for grants to the second round of empowerment zones as proposed by both the house and senate.',
'language is included making funds available for obligation for three years as proposed by the house, instead of no year',
'authority as proposed by the senate. language is not included making the expenditure of funds in future years contingent upon',
'the enactment of tax legislation as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. the conferees continue',
'to maintain that this program should be treated as a mandatory program consistent with the round i empowerment zones, rather',
'than as a discretionary program. community development fund including transfers of funds appropriates $4,937,000,000 for various activities funded in this',
'account, instead of $5,000,000,000 as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees agree to the following: $4,367,930,000 for',
'formula grants under the community development block grant program cdbg , instead of $4,577,000,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$4,580,200,000 as proposed by the senate. the amount provided represents an increase of $26,930,000 above the fiscal year 2002 level;',
'$71,000,000 for grants to indian tribes instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by the house and $72,500,000 as proposed by the',
'senate; $3,300,000 for the housing assistance council as proposed by the house and the senate; $2,400,000 for the national american',
'indian housing council instead of $2,200,000 as proposed by the house and $2,600,000 as proposed by the senate; $49,100,000 for',
'section 107 grants, instead of $33,500,000 as proposed by the house and $45,500,000 as proposed by the senate. within the',
'amount provided for section 107 grants, the conference agreement provides the following earmarks: $7,000,000 for insular areas; $10,000,000 for historically',
'black colleges and universities. the conferees expect that up to $2,000,000 of these funds will be used to provide technical',
'assistance to ensure that the intended recipients can utilize more fully the funds provided; $3,000,000 for community development work study;',
'$6,500,000 for hispanic serving institutions; $7,000,000 for the community outreach partnerships program; $3,000,000 for tribal colleges and universities; $3,000,000 for',
'alaska native serving institutions and native hawaiian serving institutions; and $9,600,000 for assistance under the hawaiian homelands homeownership act of',
'2000. the house proposed $9,600,000 for this activity as a separate set aside under this account; $5,000,000 for the national',
'housing development corporation for continuation of its program of acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of at risk affordable housing, including $2,000,000',
'for operating expenses as proposed by the house. the senate did not propose funding for this program; $5,000,000 for the',
'national council of la raza hope fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund management and $4,500,000 is',
'for investments and financing as proposed by the house. the senate did not propose funding for this program; $9,000,000 for',
'neighborhood house in st. paul, minnesota for construction of the paul and sheila wellstone center for community building, instead of',
'$5,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the house did not propose funding for this program; $25,250,000 for grants to eligible',
'grantees under section 11 of the self help housing opportunity program, instead of $28,500,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$22,000,000 as proposed by the senate; $32,500,000 for capacity building, instead of $29,500,000 as proposed by the house and $35,500,000',
'as proposed by the senate. of this amount, $28,250,000 shall be for lisc and the enterprise foundation, of which at',
'least $5,000,000 is for rural areas. additionally, $4,250,000 is for habitat for humanity international, instead of $4,500,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $4,000,000 as proposed by the senate; $60,000,000 for youthbuild instead of $65,000,000 as proposed by the house',
'and the senate; $261,000,000 for economic development initiatives instead of $144,600,000 as proposed by the house and $130,500,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. in lieu of the direction included in the house report, the conferees note that projects receiving funds',
'must comply with the environmental review requirements set forth in section 305 c of the multifamily housing property disposition act',
'of 1994 42 u.s.c. 3547 . the conferees will not entertain waivers of such requirements. in addition, funds provided for',
'projects shall not be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the receipt of economic development initiative funding. modified',
'language is included, similar to language proposed by the house and senate, targeting funds made available under this program. because',
'of tight budget constraints, the conferees reduced funding for these targeted grants by 10 percent from the amounts originally proposed',
'in the house and senate reports. targeted grants shall be made as follows: 1. $202,500 to continue the rehabilitation of',
'the former alaska pulp company mill site in sitka, alaska; 2. $202,500 to the city of craig, alaska for construction',
'of a marine industrial park; 3. $405,000 to the city of petersburg, alaska for construction of an aquatic center; 4.',
'$450,000 for the mananuska susitna borough for an agricultural processing facility in wasilla, alaska; 5. $450,000 for ketchikan, alaska for',
'the tongass coast aquarium in ketchikan, alaska; 6. $450,000 for the southside community center in fairbanks, alaska for an addition;',
'7. $450,000 for the alaska siberian research center world war ii lend lease memorial in fairbanks, alaska; 8. $900,000 for',
'alaska pacific university for the restoration of an historic property in anchorage, alaska; 9. $900,000 for petersburgh, alaska for waterfront',
'improvements; 10. $1,400,750 for the rasmussen foundation for housing redevelopment in anchorage, alaska; 11. $22,500 to the northwest alabama childrens',
'advocacy center in florence, alabama for facility renovations; 12. $45,000 to the city of athens, alabama for construction of an',
'alabama korean war veterans memorial; 13. $45,000 to the city of tuscumbia, alabama for construction of facilities associated with the',
'helen keller festival; 14. $90,000 for construction of the northeast etowah county community and senior center, alabama; 15. $90,000 to',
'the birmingham, alabama regional planning commission for an economic development planning study; 16. $90,000 to the city of decatur, alabama',
'for planning for a technical training center; 17. $90,000 to the historic huntsville foundation in huntsville, alabama for sidewalks, curbs,',
'street lighting, outdoor furniture and facade improvements in the mill village neighborhood; 18. $90,000 to the northwest alabama mental health',
'center for facilities renovation; 19. $90,000 for the city of prattville, alabama for the boys and girls club of prattville;',
'20. $97,200 to the randolph county commission for facilities renovation for the restoration of the historic randolph county courthouse and',
'annexes in wedowee, alabama; 21. $121,500 to the clay county commission for facilities renovations for the restoration of the historic',
'clay county courthouse, alabama; 22. $135,000 to the city of huntsville, alabama for facilities construction for the alabama constitution village',
'plaza; 23. $135,000 to collinsville, alabama for construction or renovation of the collinsville public library; 24. $135,000 to the russellville',
'hispanic coalition of alabama for building renovations; 25. $180,000 for lawson state community college in alabama for facilities construction for',
'an information technology training and placement service center; 26. $180,000 to fayette county, alabama for construction of the fayette county',
'agribusiness facility; 27. $202,500 to huntingdon college in montgomery, alabama for repairs and renovations to the bellingrath natural sciences facility;',
'28. $202,500 to jefferson county, alabama for renovation and expansion of the leroy brown health education building; 29. $202,500 to',
'the national peanut festival fairgrounds for construction of the national peanut festival agriculture arena in dothan, alabama; 30. $225,000 to',
'the northwest alabama council of local governments in muscle shoals, alabama for the construction of a joint economic development facility',
'to be used by the shoals economic development authority and the shoals chamber of commerce; 31. $225,000 for the city',
'of talladega, alabama for the restoration of the historic antique talladega; 32. $270,000 for haleyville, alabama for a downtown revitalization',
'project; 33. $675,000 to the national childrens advocacy center in huntsville, alabama for construction of a research and training campus;',
'34. $710,000 for the mobile historic development commission in mobile, alabama for a neighborhood initiative program; 35. $1,507,000 to spring',
'hill college in mobile, alabama for construction of a new library and regional resource learning center; 36. $2,700,000 to tuscaloosa,',
'alabama for the tuscaloosa downtown revitalization project; 37. $180,000 to the city of bradley, arkansas for construction of a community',
'center; 38. $180,000 for the city of dermott, arkansas for the dermott city community nursing home expansion; 39. $202,500 for',
'construction of the north arkansas college conference and workforce center in harrison, arkansas; 40. $270,000 for the florence crittenden home',
'in little rock, arkansas for the expansion of services, education programs, and emergency shelter; 41. $450,000 for the arkansas ymcas',
'for program development; 42. $900,000 for arkansas state university at mountain home for construction of the vada sheid community center',
'and to develop community outreach programs; 43. $157,500 to the county of santa cruz, arizona for restoration of a historic',
'building; 44. $180,000 to the town of guadalupe, arizona for renovations to the mercado shopping center; 45. $202,500 to the',
'boys and girls club of scottsdale for facility construction in fountain hills, arizona; 46. $364,500 to the national law center',
'for inter american free trade in tucson, arizona for facilities construction; 47. $405,000 to arizona state university for facilties construction',
'for the center for basic research and applied research within the barry m. goldwater center for science and engineering; 48.',
'$45,000 to southeast rio vista ymca in huntington park, california for renovation of a building; 49. $45,000 to food share,',
'inc. of ventura county, california for development of a new warehouse facility; 50. $76,500 to the tri counties easter seals',
'for construction of a child development center in ventura county, california; 51. $81,000 to the county of san bernardino, california',
'for facilities renovation, sidewalk and facade improvements of the crestline revitalization/houston creek project; 52. $81,000 to the county of san',
'bernardino, california for facilities expansion for the big bear zoo; 53. $90,000 to occidental college in los angeles, california for',
'continued construction of a science center; 54. $90,000 to the american film institute in los angeles, california for renovation of',
'facilities; 55. $90,000 to the boys and girls club of national city, california for facilities repairs at the wayne sevier',
'memorial gymnasium; 56. $90,000 to the city of carpinteria, california for facilities modernization and renovation of the carpinteria veterans memorial',
'building; 57. $90,000 to the city of el monte, california for construction of a teen and education center; 58. $90,000',
'to the city of fontana, california for restoration and renovation of recreational facilities; 59. $90,000 to the city of garden',
'grove, california for facilities construction at the west haven community center; 60. $90,000 to the city of la puente, california',
'for construction of a youth activity and learning center; 61. $90,000 to the city of lawndale, california for construction of',
'a new senior center; 62. $90,000 to the city of palo alto, california for the rehabilitation and expansion of the',
'childrens library; 63. $90,000 to the city of san fernando, california for a feasibility study of business redevelopment focused on',
'major commercial corridors; 64. $90,000 to the contra costa community college in california for the regional training institutes facility renovation;',
'65. $90,000 to the intergenerational daycare center, organization for the needs of the elderly in van nuys, california for facility',
'construction; 66. $90,000 to the tech museum of innovation in san jose, california for renovations necessary for theater improvements; 67.',
'$90,000 to the watts theatre and education center in los angeles, california for renovations to the center; 68. $90,000 to',
'the ymca of san francisco, california for construction of a facility in the bayview hunters point neighborhood and rehabilitation of',
'the chinatown facility; 69. $90,000 to childrens hospital, san diego, california for facilities construction for the convalescent hospital; 70. $90,000',
'to kelseyville senior center in lake county, california for renovations of a facility into a senior center; 71. $90,000 for',
'the arcata house inc., california for facility renovations; 72. $112,500 for el rescate in los angeles, california for renovation of',
'a facility to house a social service agency; 73. $112,500 to the sro housing corporation in los angeles, california for',
'facilities construction for the james wood memorial community center; 74. $121,500 to the city of lancaster, california for renovation of',
'the antelope valley mental health association headquarters building; 75. $121,500 to the city of twentynine palms, california for construction of',
'the twentynine palms visitor center; 76. $121,500 to the hi desert medical center in joshua tree, california for facilities expansion',
'for the obstetrics center; 77. $121,500 to the history department of the natural history museum of los angeles county for',
'facility improvements for the william s. hart museum in newhall, california; 78. $135,000 to the city of san rafael, california',
'for renovation of the pickleweed park community center; 79. $135,000 to the city of santa monica, california for renovation of',
'a historic structure for use as a visitor center; 80. $135,000 to the spanish speaking unity council in oakland, california',
'for rehabilitation of affordable elderly housing; 81. $162,000 to the city of lancaster, california for facilities construction and improvements for',
'the national soccer center; 82. $162,000 to the city of temecula, california for construction of the gymnasium old town temecula;',
'83. $162,000 to the community action partnership of kern, california for construction of a food bank; 84. $180,000 to the',
'city of vallejo, california for historic structure renovations at mare island; 85. $180,000 to the sacramento housing and redevelopment agency',
'in sacramento, california for construction of a learning center; 86. $202,500 to the agua caliente cultural museum in palm springs,',
'california for facilities construction; 87. $202,500 to the city of diamond bar, california for construction of a community center; 88.',
'$202,500 to the city of ripon, california for construction of a youth center complex; 89. $202,500 to the city of',
'riverside, california for facilities construction for the riverside regional technology transfer center; 90. $202,500 to the city of stockton, california',
'for renovation of the fox theatre; 91. $202,500 to the east county ymca in la mesa, california for facilities construction',
'and improvements; 92. $202,500 to the sweetwater authority for recreation facilities construction at sweetwater and loveland reservoirs in san diego',
'county, california; 93. $225,000 to the city of eureka, california for construction of a waterfront facility as part of the',
'downtown revitalization; 94. $225,000 for covenant house california in oakland to purchase and renovate a building; 95. $225,000 to the',
'martin luther king jr., freedom center in oakland, california to build a community center; 96. $225,000 to the center theater',
'group of los angeles, california for the culver theater project; 97. $225,000 for the corporation for supportive housing in california',
'for a homeless intervention program; 98. $243,000 to the fund for the preservation of the california state mining and mineral',
'museum for facilities construction in mariposa, california; 99. $270,000 to the city of salinas, california for construction of recreational facilities;',
'100. $283,500 to the city of citrus heights, california for facilities construction for the sayonara neighborhood revitalization project; 101. $283,500',
'to the city of shasta lake, california for construction of a senior housing complex; 102. $324,000 to the kern county',
'office of education for facilities construction for the the mobility opportunities via education project in southeast bakersfield, california; 103. $324,000',
'to the west side park and recreation district for renovation of the taft community pool in taft, california; 104. $360,000',
'to the city of san francisco, california for construction of the mission bay senior housing project; 105. $405,000 to the',
'city of san diego, california for construction of the elm street residences for transitional housing; 106. $405,000 to the boys',
'and girls club of las virgenes, inc. for facilities construction in the city of thousand oaks, california; 107. $405,000 to',
'the city of la mesa, california for facilities construction and improvements for the la mesa parks project; 108. $405,000 to',
'the city of westminster, california for construction of a community center; 109. $405,000 to the palomar ymca in escondido, california',
'for construction of an aquatic center; 110. $405,000 to the town of apple valley, california for construction of an aquatic',
'center; 111. $450,000 for the city of inglewood, california for the construction of a senior center; 112. $450,000 for the',
'city of fresno, california for the redevelopment of the roeding business park; 113. $540,000 for the city of madera, california',
'for a community cultural and youth center; 114. $675,000 for the city of east palo alto, california for redevelopment to',
'ravenswood industrial area; 115. $810,000 to the city of rancho cucamonga, california for construction of a senior center; 116. $90,000',
'to arvada center for the arts and humanities in arvada, colorado for facilities expansion; 117. $90,000 to the city of',
'aurora, colorado for planning related to fitzsimons commons; 118. $405,000 to the harp foundation for construction of the historic arkansas',
'riverwalk link project of pueblo, colorado; 119. $900,000 for the denver art museum, in denver, colorado; 120. $1,800,000 for colorado',
'uplift; 121. $90,000 to the city of meriden, connecticut for a study to determine the feasibility of the construction of',
'a community play house and arts center; 122. $90,000 to the city of waterbury, connecticut for an economic feasibility study',
'focused on construction of a multi purpose sports facility; 123. $90,000 to sacred heart university in fairfield, connecticut for library',
'facilities renovations; 124. $135,000 to the town of newtown, connecticut for future use planning and renovation of the batshelder property;',
'125. $180,000 to domestic violence services of greater new haven, connecticut for renovation and construction of a facility for transitional',
'housing; 126. $225,000 to columbus house, inc. in new haven, connecticut for construction of an emergency shelter for homeless adults;',
'127. $270,000 for the wadsworth atheneum museum of art in hartford, connecticut for expansions and renovations; 128. $270,000 for hall',
'neighborhood house in bridgeport, connecticut to build a child care center; 129. $283,500 to mystic seaport for a facilities restoration',
'and conversion project of the american maritime education and research center in mystic, connecticut; 130. $360,000 for the town of',
'ledyart, connecticut to build a public safety services building; 131. $360,000 for the hartt school of performing arts education center',
'in west hartford, connecticut for building renovations; 132. $405,000 to the environmental learning centers of connecticut for facilities expansion for',
'the harry c. barnes memorial nature center in bristol, connecticut; 133. $405,000 to the new britain museum of american art',
'in new britain, connecticut for facility construction; 134. $67,500 for arena stage for facilities construction in the district of columbia;',
'135. $180,000 for the seaford historical society in seaford, delaware for the renovation of a vacant property; 136. $360,000 for',
'the riverfront development corporation in wilmington, delaware for an environmental education center; 137. $450,000 for the wilmington housing authority, delaware',
'for redevelopment of blighted land; 138. $90,000 to st. petersburg, florida for completion of facilities improvements at the florida botanical',
'garden and folk cultural center; 139. $112,500 to santa fe community college in gainesville, florida for construction of a fine',
'arts building; 140. $112,500 to the city of gainesville, florida for sidewalk and curb improvements; 141. $202,500 to the city',
'of clearwater, florida for waterfront facilities construction of the beach by design initiative; 142. $202,500 to the city of jacksonville,',
'florida for facilities construction for the patriots village transitional housing community; 143. $202,500 to the city of ocoee, florida for',
'construction of a senior citizens/veterans services center; 144. $202,500 to the city of riviera beach, florida for construction and renovation',
'of facilities as part of the urban commercial retail development project; 145. $202,500 to the city of sanford, florida for',
'construction of a parking facility at the hotel conference center; 146. $202,500 to the mainstreet deland association, inc. for restoration',
'of the athens theatre in deland, florida; 147. $202,500 to the tampa, florida port authority for facilities construction and renovation',
'of a terminal; 148. $225,000 for family resources of st. petersburg, florida for construction of a crisis shelter and family',
'counseling center; 149. $225,000 to bethune cookman college in daytona beach, florida for construction of a community services center and',
'student union; 150. $225,000 to the community aging and retirement services cares of pasco county, florida for renovation and build',
'out of the crescent enrichment center & theater in dale city, florida; 151. $270,000 for the jacksonville port authority, florida',
'for brownfields clean up; 152. $324,000 to the wolfsonian florida international university of miami beach, florida for facilities expansion and',
'improvements; 153. $337,500 to the city of plantation, florida for construction of an amphitheater; 154. $360,000 for the city of',
'largo, florida for construction of a new downtown largo library; 155. $360,000 to refuge house in tallahassee, florida for construction',
'of a battered womens shelter; 156. $405,000 to the central florida community college in marion county, florida for facilties construction',
'for an information technology center; 157. $405,000 to the florida international university college of law in miami, florida for construction',
'of facilities for a student legal clinic; 158. $450,000 for facilities construction for the stetson university college of law, tampa,',
'florida campus; 159. $675,000 for facilities construction for tampa bay watch in florida; 160. $675,000 for the city of daytona',
'beach, florida for boardwalk area revitalization; 161. $900,000 for eckerd college in st. petersburg, florida for the expansion of the',
'youth opportunity and development center; 162. $900,000 for the city of st. petersburg, florida, manhattan redevelopment project for facilities renovation',
'and improvements for a business development center; 163. $900,000 for the historic restoration and renovation of the biltmore hotel in',
'coral gables, florida; 164. $166,000 to the city of savannah, georgia for development of the savannah battlefield park heritage center;',
'165. $180,000 to morehouse college in atlanta, georgia for construction of a performing arts center; 166. $202,500 for facilities construction',
'for the dual rail industrial park in dooly county, georgia; 167. $202,500 for the tommy nobis center in marietta, georgia',
'for facilities renovations and improvements; 168. $202,500 for the warner robins museum of aviation in houston county, georgia for expansion',
'of facilities for the century of flight exhibit; 169. $202,500 to mercer university of macon, georgia for facilities construction for',
'the critical personnel development program; 170. $202,500 to rockdale county, georgia for facilities construction for the georgia veterans park; 171.',
'$202,500 to wesleyan college of macon, georgia for the restoration and renovation of historic buildings; 172. $270,000 for college partners',
'inc. in atlanta, georgia for neighborhood revitalization; 173. $270,000 for the tubman museum in macon, georgia for a new facility;',
'174. $283,500 for the preservation of historic buildings at georgia college and state university, a historically womens public college and',
'university; 175. $405,000 to the liberty county, georgia development authority for facilities construction at the coastal megapark; 176. $450,000 for',
'spellman college in atlanta, georgia for renovations of packard hall; 177. $450,000 for the dekalb county community center, georgia for',
'the construction of a community center; 178. $900,000 for ebenezer baptist church in atlanta, georgia for the continued construction of',
'a senior center; 179. $135,000 to the ymca of honolulu, hawaii for construction of a multi purpose community and recreation',
'center; 180. $180,000 for the waianae coast comprehensive health center, hawaii for construction of an expanded facility; 181. $270,000 for',
'the nanakuli neighborhood in oahu, hawaii for housing management classes; 182. $270,000 for the state of hawaii for the boys',
'and girls club of hawaii; 183. $450,000 for the county of kauai, hawaii for the west kauai high tech training',
'facility; 184. $450,000 for the alternative structures international in waianae, hawaii for expansion of housing facilities; 185. $675,000 for the',
'county of hawaii for the construction of an emergency homeless shelter in kailua kona; 186. $675,000 for the county of',
'maui, hawaii for senior housing; 187. $90,000 to the mahaska county crisis intervention services domestic shelter in oskaloosa, iowa for',
'facilities renovation of the domestic shelter; 188. $270,000 to the city of clinton, iowa for development in the business park',
'area; 189. $270,000 to the mid american housing partnership in cedar rapids, iowa for the housing trust fund; 190. $270,000',
'to the city of cedar rapids, iowa for brownfields redevelopment; 191. $360,000 to the city of council bluffs, iowa for',
'land acquisition and clean up; 192. $360,000 to the city of waterloo, iowa for redevelopment of the rath area brownfields',
'and housing development; 193. $360,000 to the city of dubuque, iowa for land acquisition and clean up; 194. $360,000 to',
'the city of davenport, iowa for the scott county housing council trust fund; 195. $405,000 to systems unlimited, inc. in',
'the iowa city/cedar rapids community, iowa for facilities expansion; 196. $405,000 to the city of fort dodge, iowa for facility',
'renovations for the senior citizens campus project; 197. $450,000 to the city of des moines, iowa for facilities construction for',
'the des moines agrimergent technology park; 198. $225,000 for lewis clark state college for the idaho virtual incubator; 199. $225,000',
'for the historic silver city foundation in silver city, idaho for the restoration of the historic silver city school; 200.',
'$324,000 to idaho state university for construction of the l.e. and thelma e. stephens performing arts center; 201. $450,000 for',
'the clearwater economic development association in clearwater, idaho for the lewis and clark bicentennial solid waste disposal program; 202. $450,000',
'for boise state university, idaho for a center for environmental science and economic development; 203. $900,000 for the clearwater economic',
'development association in clearwater, idaho for the implementation of the lewis and clark bicentennial plan; 204. $67,500 to ridgeway senior',
'center in gallatin county, illinois for renovation of the senior center; 205. $67,500 to norris city senior center in white',
'county, illinois for renovation of the senior center; 206. $81,000 to family house in peoria, illinois for facilities construction; 207.',
'$81,000 to the city of normal, illinois for facilities construction according to the downtown redevelopment plan; 208. $90,000 to family',
'focus in evanston, illinois for facilities improvements; 209. $90,000 to haymarket center in chicago, illinois for renovations to a facility',
'to serve as a drug intervention center; 210. $90,000 to oak lawn childrens museum in oak lawn, illinois for facilities',
'renovations; 211. $90,000 to the brookfield zoo in brookfield, illinois for construction of a learning center; 212. $90,000 to the',
'village of hampton, illinois for construction of the hampton heritage center; 213. $90,000 to the village of riverside, illinois for',
'restoration of a historic structure; 214. $90,000 to the village of south holland, illinois for facilities improvements for its community',
'center; 215. $90,000 to the chicago, illinois parks district for construction of a fieldhouse located at 39th and cottage grove;',
'216. $135,000 to lewis and clark community college in godfrey, illinois for construction of the great rivers research and education',
'center; 217. $135,000 to the village of olympia fields, illinois for construction of a hall, public library and upgraded commuter',
'station; 218. $162,000 to eureka college, illinois for continued construction of the science and technology center; 219. $162,000 to joliet',
'junior college in joliet, illinois for construction of a multipurpose agricultural education and event center; 220. $162,000 to the centers',
'for the prevention of abuse for facilities construction in peoria, illinois; 221. $180,000 to the safer foundation in chicago, illinois',
'for renovation of a building into transitional housing; 222. $180,000 for the city of freeport, illinois for a new library',
'building; 223. $202,500 to dupage county, illinois for facilities renovations for the convalescent center rehabilitation project; 224. $202,500 to roosevelt',
'university of chicago, illinois for renovations to the auditorium building; 225. $202,500 to the american red cross of greater chicago,',
'illinois for facilities construction; 226. $202,500 to the city of dekalb, illinois for rehabilitation of facilities for the downtown community',
'center; 227. $202,500 to the northfield park district in northfield, illinois for facilities construction; 228. $225,000 for the youth services',
'bureau of illinois in lasalle county for improvements and relocation of facilities; 229. $225,000 for cornerstone services in joliet, illinois',
'for renovation of facility; 230. $225,000 for the city of quincy, illinois to renovate the historic downtown washington theatre; 231.',
'$225,000 for the city of peoria, illinois for infrastructure improvements to foster economic development in the biosciences field; 232. $243,000',
'for facilities renovation for teen challenge in decatur, illinois; 233. $360,000 for the mercy home for boys and girls in',
'chicago, illinois for facility expansion; 234. $360,000 for the merit school of music in chicago, illinois for the construction of',
'a new facility; 235. $405,000 to the city of elgin, illinois for construction of pedestrian improvements; 236. $450,000 for the',
'city of chicago, illinois for cleanup associated with economic development in chicagos pilsen/little village community; 237. $450,000 to the chicago',
'park district for phase ii of ping tom memorial park development in chicagos chinatown community; 238. $607,500 to the village',
'of addison, illinois for facilities construction for the addison neighborhood resource center and park; 239. $1,260,000 to rush presbyterian st.',
'lukes medical center in chicago, illinois for renovations to the life safety and infant security facilities; 240. $135,000 to the',
'city of indianapolis, indiana for construction at the life sciences research park; 241. $283,500 to tri state university for facilities',
'construction for the center for technology and on line resources in angola, indiana; 242. $405,000 to madison township, indiana for',
'construction of a community center; 243. $405,000 to the james whitcomb riley hospital for children in indianapolis, indiana for improving',
'inpatient facilities for the chistian sarkine autism center; 244. $900,000 to purdue university in west lafayette, indiana for facilities construction',
'for the northwest indiana purdue technology center; 245. $90,000 for facilities renovations and improvements for the evergreen public library in',
'wichita, kansas; 246. $135,000 to the unified government of wyandotte county and kansas city, kansas for sidewalk and curb improvements;',
'247. $234,000 for facilities renovation and expansion of the oaklawn community resource center in sedgwick county, kansas; 248. $283,500 to',
'the city of atchison, kansas for construction of a riverfront plaza; 249. $283,500 to the reno county historical society for',
'the kansas underground salt museum in hutchinson, kansas for facilities construction and improvements; 250. $450,000 for the city of wichita,',
'kansas for the development of mennonite housing; 251. $720,000 for topeka, kansas for redevelopment activities in topeka, kansas; 252. $66,150',
'to kentucky refugee ministries in louisville, kentucky for renovation of facilities; 253. $67,500 to the salvation army/boys and girls club',
'northfolk, in louisville, kentucky for the renovation of the northfolk community center; 254. $90,000 to the greater community council in',
'louisville, kentucky for construction of a facility for low income, disabled persons; 255. $135,000 to owen county, kentucky for facilities',
'construction; 256. $202,500 to interlink counseling in louisville, kentucky for facilities construction; 257. $202,500 to the city of lebanon, kentucky',
'for facilities construction for the center square project; 258. $225,000 for the trinity family life center in louisville, kentucky for',
'facilities construction for afterschool programs; 259. $225,000 to the community economic empowerment corporation of louisville, kentucky for construction of a',
'community and family recreation center; 260. $225,000 to the first gethsemane center in louisville, kentucky for renovation of facilities; 261.',
'$225,000 to the shiloh community renewal center in louisville, kentucky for facilities reconstruction and rehabilitation; 262. $270,000 for the renovation',
'of the americana community center in louisville, kentucky; 263. $283,500 to the montgomery county fiscal court of kentucky for continued',
'construction of a community center; 264. $283,500 to the monroe county wellness center, inc. of monroe county, kentucky for facilities',
'construction; 265. $405,000 to pine mountain settlement school of harlan county, kentucky for facilities expansion and renovation; 266. $405,000 to',
'the london laurel county tourist commission, kentucky for facilities construction for the blue gray civil war theme park; 267. $2,700,000',
'for construction of the university of louisville library in louisville, kentucky; 268. $67,500 to iberia parish, louisiana for construction of',
'the new iberia conference center; 269. $67,500 to st. mary parish, louisiana for construction of a wildlife refuge interpretive center;',
'270. $67,500 to the city of donaldsonville, louisiana for construction of riverfront recreational facilities; 271. $67,500 to the town of',
'golden meadow, louisiana for construction and renovation of recreation facilities; 272. $67,500 to the village of cankton, louisiana for facilities',
'renovations for a community center; 273. $81,000 to the city of new iberia, louisiana for facilities construction as described in',
'the master plan; 274. $81,000 to the new orleans regional planning commission, louisiana for recreational facilities improvements and buildout for',
'st. bernard, st. charles and plaquemines; 275. $81,000 to the town of grand isle, louisiana for construction and buildout of',
'the isle multi use facility; 276. $90,000 to the city of port allen, louisiana for economic development planning and facilities',
'construction; 277. $90,000 to the amistad research center in new orleans, louisiana for facilities construction; 278. $90,000 to the mirabeau',
'family learning center, inc. in new orleans, louisiana for facilities construction; 279. $90,000 for the city of opelousas, louisiana, for',
'downtown development; 280. $112,500 to the acadia economic development corporation in crowley, louisiana for facilities construction for a business incubator;',
'281. $112,500 for the nellie byers training center in bogalusa, louisiana for the construction of a new center; 282. $162,000',
'to nicholls state university in thibodaux, louisiana for facilities construction for the advanced technology center; 283. $162,000 to the port',
'of south louisiana for facilities construction for the globalplex intermodal terminal; 284. $162,000 to the tangipahoa parish school system in',
'loranger, louisiana for renovation and restoration of the loranger high school building; 285. $180,000 for the city of shreveport, louisiana',
'for the redevelopment of a bus terminal; 286. $182,250 to the city of mandeville, louisiana for the construction of an',
'interpretive center as part of the mandeville trailhead project; 287. $202,500 for the national federation of the blind, center for',
'the blind in louisiana for facilities construction for the national research and training institute for the blind; 288. $225,000 to',
'plan baton rouge, louisiana for building renovations; 289. $225,000 for dillard university, new orleans, louisiana for the international center for',
'economic freedom; 290. $225,000 for advocates for science and math education, new orleans, louisiana for construction of a building for',
'the new orleans center for science and math; 291. $270,000 for the city of vidalia, louisiana for riverfront redevelopment; 292.',
'$405,000 for the audubon nature institute in new orleans, louisiana for revitalization of a historic building; 293. $450,000 for the',
'ernest morial new orleans exhibition hall authority in louisiana for the expansion of the morial convention center; 294. $450,000 for',
'the university of louisiana, lafayette for the national wetlands research center; 295. $450,000 for the biomedical research foundation in shreveport,',
'louisiana for infrastructure improvements and development of an incubator; 296. $607,500 for the biomedical research foundation of northwest louisiana for',
'construction of the intertech science park; 297. $90,000 to goodwill industries of springfield, massachusetts for facilities renovations; 298. $112,500 to',
'the veterans benefit clearinghouse in roxbury, massachusetts for facilities renovation and modernization; 299. $135,000 to salem state college in massachusetts',
'for construction of an arts center/theater; 300. $135,000 for assumption college, worcester, massachusetts for a science and technology center; 301.',
'$150,000 to the franklin county council of governments in greenfield, massachusetts for an economic development blueprint for the northern tier;',
'302. $157,500 to the city of lowell, massachusetts for construction of the jackson/appleton/middlesex area garage; 303. $225,000 for the new',
'bedford historical society, massachusetts for the rehabilitation and restoration of the nathan and polly johnson house; 304. $225,000 for the',
'mystic valley development corporation in medford, massachusetts for the development of a technology and research center; 305. $270,000 to the',
'city of springfield, massachusetts for renovations of a facility to house a public market; 306. $315,000 for the western massachusetts',
'enterprise fund, inc.s small business and microenterprise loan and development programs; 307. $322,500 to girls incorporated in pittsfield, massachusetts for',
'facilities renovation; 308. $405,000 to the massachusetts college of pharmacy and health sciences for construction of a new multi use',
'educational facilities; 309. $450,000 for the gardner kirby hammond street neighborhood revitalization project in worcester, massachusetts; 310. $450,000 for the',
'city of boston, massachusetts for development of low and moderate income housing; 311. $90,000 to the city of district heights,',
'maryland for facilities construction in its commercial area; 312. $90,000 to the city of la plata, maryland for planning of',
'a parking facility; 313. $90,000 to the melwood horticultural center in upper marlboro, maryland for planning necessary to construct a',
'multi purpose job training and employment facility; 314. $90,000 to the olney theatre center for the arts in olney, maryland',
'for the construction of a theater; 315. $101,250 to the rotary pal building corporation of frederick county, maryland for facilities',
'expansion for the sagner community center; 316. $135,000 to prince georges county, maryland for renovation of a visitor center to',
'accommodate a space and flight center; 317. $135,000 for harford county, maryland for the edgewood mobile community substation; 318. $157,500',
'to the city of laurel, maryland for facilities renovations for the laurel community center; 319. $162,000 to the city of',
'rockville, maryland for sidewalk, pedestrian amenities, lighting, and beautification improvements for the rockville town center redevelopment project; 320. $180,000 to',
'st. marys college in maryland for waterfront facilities construction; 321. $180,000 for baltimore clayworks in baltimore, maryland to expand the',
'facility; 322. $198,000 for the sankofa community development corporation in baltimore, maryland to renovate a building for a business center;',
'323. $225,000 to the montgomery county department of housing and community affairs, maryland for streetscaping and revitalization efforts in wheaton;',
'324. $225,000 for harford county, maryland for a digital inclusion project in edgewood; 325. $225,000 for the suitland family and',
'life development corporation in suitland, maryland for development of the suitland technology center; 326. $225,000 for montgomery county, maryland for',
'the construction of community centers in long branch; 327. $283,500 to baltimore medical system of baltimore, maryland for construction of',
'a new community health center; 328. $360,000 for bethel outreach center in baltimore, maryland for development of a cyber community',
'center; 329. $450,000 to the west arlington improvement association in baltimore, maryland for construction of a youth multi purpose center;',
'330. $450,000 for the greektown community development corporation in baltimore, maryland for the housing and business stabilization project; 331. $450,000',
'for montgomery county, maryland for the revitalization of fenton street village; 332. $450,000 for prince georges county, maryland for acquisition',
'and rehabilitation of properties along the route 1 corridor; 333. $450,000 for anne arundel county, maryland for the wiley bates',
'high school redevelopment project; 334. $540,000 for the city of baltimore, maryland for the main street initiative; 335. $90,000 for',
'l/a arts in lewiston, maine for the renovation and construction of the artsplace program building; 336. $112,500 to the university',
'of maine for reconstruction of the jonesboro blueberry research station; 337. $180,000 for the franco american heritage center at st.',
'marys in lewiston, maine for the renovation of facilities into a performance hall and museum; 338. $180,000 to the city',
'of biddeford, maine for restoration of the city theater; 339. $180,000 for eastern maine technical college for a technical resource',
'center; 340. $180,000 for the forum francophone des affaires, maine to facilitate exports to french speaking markets; 341. $180,000 for',
'the university of maine at farmington for an education center; 342. $225,000 for the city of westbrook, maine for a',
'parking facility; 343. $225,000 for the city of brewer, maine for waterfront redevelopment; 344. $225,000 for the preble street resource',
'center in maine for a homeless teen center and health clinic; 345. $225,000 for the piscataquis county economic development council',
'for a business incubator in greenville, maine to support and house businesses seeking to commercialize wood composite material; 346. $450,000',
'for university of maine fort kent and presque isle aroostook county development effort; 347. $81,000 to cleary college in howell,',
'michigan for construction of the center for business and community excellence; 348. $202,500 for the national cherry festival of michigan',
'for the renovation of facilities; 349. $202,500 to the michigan state trust for railway preservation, inc. for construction of facilities',
'for the steam railroading institutes linear museum concept in shiawasse county, michigan; 350. $225,000 for the structural research and development',
'center at lawrence tech university in southfield, michigan for facilities construction and renovations; 351. $225,000 to lighthouse of oakland county,',
'inc. for facilities construction in oakland county, michigan; 352. $225,000 to the city of st. ignace, michigan for the construction',
'of a public library; 353. $225,000 to the michigan jewish institute academic activities facility for construction and renovation; 354. $225,000',
'to the national center for manufacturing sciences in ann arbor, michigan for facilities construction; 355. $270,000 to the virginia park',
'community investment, inc. in detroit, michigan for renovations of the virginia park shopping center; 356. $270,000 for mott community college',
'in flint, michigan to develop a program and curriculum to improve workforce and manufacturing development; 357. $405,000 to the saginaw',
'chippewa tribe of michigan for construction of facilities for the victims of crime program; 358. $450,000 for boysville of michigan',
'in detroit for the samaritan outreach center; 359. $450,000 for the detroit housing group inc., for the alter kercheval housing',
'project; 360. $450,000 for the focus: hope institute in detroit, michigan to renovate a job training facility; 361. $450,000 for',
'the northstar community development corporation in detroit, michigan to build affordable housing; 362. $900,000 for the city of detroit, michigan',
'to redevelop the detroit river promenade; 363. $67,500 to the ywca of st. paul, minnesota for facilities renovations associated with',
'expansion; 364. $180,000 to detroit lakes, minnesota for construction of a community center; 365. $180,000 to leech lake tribal college',
'in cass lake, minnesota for facilities expansion; 366. $180,000 to the audubon center of the north woods in sandstone, minnesota',
'for capital construction costs and improvements; 367. $180,000 to the vinland center in minnesota for facilities improvements for the rehabilitation',
'center; 368. $250,000 to jewish family and childrens services of minneapolis, minnesota for disability access and egress improvements; 369. $324,000',
'to the cornerstone advocacy service, inc. in bloomington, minnesota for construction of a multi purpose emergency shelter and family services',
'center; 370. $360,000 for the asian pacific community center in st. paul, minnesota to create an urban village; 371. $425,000',
'to southside family nurturing center in minneapolis, minnesota for facility rehabilitation; 372. $450,000 for the northeast ventures corporation in duluth,',
'minnesota for a revolving loan fund; 373. $450,000 for the red lake band of chippewa indians in red lake, minnesota',
'for the construction of a criminal justice complex; 374. $675,000 for the city of st. paul, minnesota for renovations to',
'existing low income housing; 375. $45,000 to the city of arnold, missouri for recreation facility improvements; 376. $45,000 to the',
'city of maplewood, missouri for recreation facility improvements; 377. $45,000 to the town of herculaneum, missouri for an economic development',
'and land use plan; 378. $45,000 for the childrens therapy and early education school in mexico, missouri for mexico special',
'needs kids equipment; 379. $81,000 to the city of stanberry, missouri for revitalization of the citys bandstand; 380. $90,000 to',
'the east west gateway coordinating council in st. louis, missouri for a feasibility study in cooperation with the university city',
'trolley corporation; 381. $90,000 to the st. louis, missouri parks department for recreation facility improvements; 382. $90,000 to united inner',
'services, inc. in kansas city, missouri for construction of a community center; 383. $90,000 for montgomery city, missouri for streetscape',
'improvements; 384. $225,000 for the city of warrensberg, missouri for downtown revitalization; 385. $250,000 to ronald mcdonald house charities of',
'the ozarks, missouri to develop a mobile dental unit to provide educational and programmatic materials and resources for the dental',
'care unit to aid in outreach to public schools, head start programs and foster children; 386. $250,000 to the missouri',
'soybean association to develop a missouri soybean seed composition and analysis program; 387. $270,000 for the petosi/washington county industrial development',
'authority, missouri for the petosi industrial park; 388. $315,000 for the missouri school board association for the c.l.a.s.s. program; 389.',
'$324,000 to the university of missouri columbia for facilities construction for the life sciences technology incubator; 390. $405,000 for the',
'discovery center for the development of an exhibit in springfield, missouri; 391. $450,000 for the westside housing organization in kansas',
'city, missouri for the westside agency collaboration; 392. $450,000 for the advanced technology center in mexico, missouri for expansion; 393.',
'$775,000 to the st. louis science center, missouri to develop an interpretive center for the regions growing bio technology industry;',
'394. $810,000 to the city of springfield, missouri for construction of a community multipurpose facility; 395. $810,000 to the city',
'of st. louis, missouri for lighting, sidewalks, curbs, and street furniture along kings highway boulevard and chippewa street; 396. $900,000',
'for the university of missouri kansas city for academic investments related to the cardiovascular proteomics center; 397. $900,000 for the',
'show me aquatic center in missouri for development; 398. $1,500,000 for the food and agriculture policy research institute in columbia,',
'missouri to analyze commercial shipping alternatives; 399. $90,000 to the city of natchez, mississippi for a feasibility study to develop',
'a slack water port; 400. $90,000 to the town of wesson, mississippi for the restoration of the wesson school building;',
'401. $90,000 to the sonny montgomery leadership institute of meridian, mississippi for an economic development planning study; 402. $180,000 for',
'jackson, mississippi for the development of the farish street historic center; 403. $243,000 to the mississippi economic growth alliance and',
'point of presence megapop for facilities construction; 404. $270,000 for pinola, mississippi for the renovation of the historic pinola school',
'house; 405. $270,000 for natchez, mississippi for the development of the natchez adams county industrial park; 406. $283,500 to the',
'oktibbeha county economic development authority in starkville, mississippi for facilities construction for its e commerce park; 407. $450,000 for tchula,',
'mississippi for the development of a municipal complex; 408. $450,000 for the city of kewanee, mississippi for the development of',
'the kewanee industrial park; 409. $450,000 for pearl, mississippi for the renovation of a community center; 410. $855,000 for the',
'mississippi tribe of choctaw for the development of a choctaw veterans memorial; 411. $900,000 for alcorn state university, mississippi for',
'the construction and rehabilitation of buildings; 412. $900,000 for the city of madison, mississippi for downtown renovation; 413. $980,000 for',
'the university of southern mississippi for the development of a national center for excellence in economic development; 414. $283,500 to',
'the missoula food bank, montana for facilities expansion and renovation; 415. $360,000 for billings deaconess clinic research facility in billings,',
'montana; 416. $360,000 for the yellowstone boys and girls ranch in billings, montana for renovation; 417. $450,000 for techranch in',
'bozeman, montana; 418. $450,000 for billings, montana for the expansion of the hrdc district 7 building; 419. $900,000 for the',
'rmc aviation training center in billings, montana; 420. $180,000 for the bozeman rail depot remediation project in montana; 421. $50,000',
'for the county of richmond, north carolina for development and construction of the richmond county industrial park; 422. $81,000 to',
'the north carolina advanced energy corporation in raleigh, north carolina for a feasibility study of expanded application of the system',
'vision model of housing construction; 423. $90,000 to opc mental health in carrboro, north carolina for construction, renovation and build',
'out of club insight; 424. $90,000 to orange county, north carolina for construction and build out of a farmers market',
'facility; 425. $90,000 to the jane stevens foundation center in sanford, north carolina for facility renovations; 426. $90,000 to the',
'city of whiteville, north carolina for the restoration of the whiteville train depot; 427. $90,000 to raeford, north carolina for',
'sidewalks, curbs, lighting, facade improvements, and street furniture in the downtown area; 428. $135,000 to durham county, north carolina for',
'construction and build out of a senior center, and construction, renovation and build out of a homeless shelter; 429. $144,000',
'to the north carolina community development initiative for renovation and build out of a vocational training facility in durham county,',
'north carolina and a transitional housing facility in durham, north carolina; 430. $162,000 to the catawba county, north carolina historical',
'association for restoration of facilities for the harper house hickory history center; 431. $180,000 to the town of mooresville, north',
'carolina for facilities expansion of the towns historic library; 432. $180,000 for the tri county community college in murphy, north',
'carolina to build a telecenter; 433. $180,000 for the north carolina rural economic development center in eastern to provide housing',
'construction and repair in rural communities; 434. $180,000 for the rogers regional performing arts center consortium in shelby, north carolina',
'for the rogers theatre; 435. $202,500 for construction of the national academy of forensics and computer investigations at central piedmont',
'community college in charlotte, north carolina; 436. $202,500 to the graveyard of the atlantic museum in dare county, north carolina',
'for continued facilities construction; 437. $243,000 to the haywood county agriculture and activities center association for construction of a multi',
'purpose arena in waynesville, north carolina; 438. $315,000 to scotland county, north carolina for construction and renovation of a community',
'center; 439. $360,000 to fuquay varina, north carolina for downtown revitalization consisting of sidewalks, islands, and a central plaza; 440.',
'$360,000 to udi community development corporation in durham, north carolina for construction, renovation and build out for a business incubator',
'facility; 441. $405,000 for wake forest university and winston salem state university in north carolina for construction of a facility',
'for the idealliance program; 442. $405,000 to the university of north carolina at greensboro, a historically womens college and university,',
'for restoration of historic buildings; 443. $90,000 to fort totten, north dakota for facilities construction; 444. $90,000 to fort yates',
'hospital, in fort yates, north dakota for facilities renovations and construction; 445. $180,000 for the morton county park district, north',
'dakota for the missouri river trail project; 446. $317,500 for the national foundation for environmental education in north dakota for',
'research and education on black mold; 447. $360,000 for turtle mountain community college in belcourt, north dakota to complete construction',
'of an economic development complex; 448. $360,000 for new economy initiative in north dakota for technology training; 449. $450,000 for',
'spirit lake tribal court in fort totten, north dakota for renovations to the spirit lake courthouse; 450. $900,000 for the',
'city of rugby, north dakota to complete information technology and energy projects; 451. $900,000 for the north dakota tourism department',
'for the three affiliated tribes interpretative center; 452. $270,000 for the city of omaha, nebraska for the creation of information',
'technology training; 453. $283,500 to father flanagans girls and boys town of boys town, nebraska for the national priority projects',
'of girls and boys town usa; 454. $360,000 for audubon nebraska for the spring creek prairie education center; 455. $526,500',
'to the city of falls city, nebraska for renovating and retrofitting a business industry incubator building; 456. $180,000 for nashua',
'downtown public investment initiative, city of nashua community development, nashua, new hampshire to revitalize the downtown community; 457. $225,000 for',
'the city of beloit, new hampshire for neighborhood redevelopment; 458. $270,000 to the greater wakefield resource center in wakefield, new',
'hampshire for renovation of facilities; 459. $270,000 for strawberry banke, portsmouth, new hampshire to assist in the design and planning',
'of programming and create partnerships with neighborhood associations and organizations for disadvantaged youth; 460. $360,000 for the mines falls park',
'restoration, nashua, new hampshire to restore historic gatehouse and assist in developing an educational resource center; 461. $360,000 for capitol',
'center for the arts, concord, new hampshire to enhance programming and make renovations to the facility; 462. $450,000 for the',
'portsmouth riverwalk, portsmouth, new hampshire to assist in the creation of a safe pedestrian link between scenic and historical destinations',
'and new hampshires only working deep water seaport; 463. $486,000 to the city of concord, new hampshire for facilities construction',
'of the sears block redevelopment project; 464. $540,000 for marguerites place, nashua, new hampshire to provide transitional housing for women',
'who are victims of domestic abuse and their children; 465. $630,000 to the new hampshire community technical college for renovation',
'and facilities expansion for the emerging technology center at pease international tradeport; 466. $90,000 to monmouth university in new jersey',
'for library facilities renovations; 467. $90,000 to the bergen county, new jersey community action program for homeless shelter expansion needs;',
'468. $90,000 to the borough of fair haven, new jersey for restoration of the historic fisk chapel; 469. $90,000 to',
'the hackensack university medical center in hackensack, new jersey for facilities expansion of the womans and childrens pavilion; 470. $90,000',
'to the university of medicine and dentistry of new jersey in new brunswick, new jersey for construction of the child',
'health institute; 471. $112,500 to babyland family services in newark, new jersey for facilities improvements; 472. $112,500 to englewood hospital',
'and medical center in new jersey for modernization and expansion of the emergency and outpatient clinic; 473. $112,500 to holy',
'name hospital in teaneck, new jersey for facilities expansion of the regional dialysis center; 474. $112,500 to the ymca of',
'eastern union county, new jersey for building renovations at the elizabeth, new jersey branch; 475. $162,000 to atlantic city, new',
'jersey for renovation of the all wars memorial building; 476. $162,000 to atlanticare behavioral health of atlantic city, new jersey',
'for construction of a community mental health center; 477. $180,000 to new jersey city university for renovation of the science',
'hall; 478. $202,500 to the ymca of eastern union county for expansion of child care facilities in union, new jersey;',
'479. $243,000 to florence township, new jersey for construction of a senior citizens center; 480. $270,000 for the borough of',
'paulsboro, new jersey for brownfields redevelopment; 481. $360,000 for the urban league state council in new brunswick, new jersey for',
'the new futures projects; 482. $360,000 for willingboro township, new jersey for the kennedy senior center construction project; 483. $405,000',
'to burlington county, new jersey for economic development planning for the revitalization of the mount holly community $67,500 and facilities',
'construction $337,500 ; 484. $450,000 to daytop in morris county, new jersey for facilities construction and renovation; 485. $450,000 to',
'gildas club of northern new jersey for construction and renovation of a facility in the greater morris/essex county area; 486.',
'$450,000 for the bayshore senior center in keansburg, new jersey for renovations; 487. $450,000 for the childrens cultural center in',
'red bank, new jersey for the renovation of shrewsbury township hall; 488. $540,000 for the new jersey community development corporation',
'for facilities construction for the transportation opportunity center; 489. $90,000 to the city of aztec, new mexico for facility and',
'sidewalk improvements; 490. $90,000 for the las cruces police athletic league for the repair, remodeling and renovation of the facility',
'housing the sammy burke youth boxing center and a vehicle to serve the center and the police athletic league boxing',
'club in las cruces, new mexico; 491. $202,500 for the city of albuquerque, new mexico aviation department for facilities expansion',
'and renovation of the double eagle ii airport; 492. $270,000 for the community pantry in gallup, new mexico; 493. $270,000',
'for the boys and girls club of santa fe, new mexico for the construction of a facility; 494. $360,000 for',
'the pueblo of cochiti, new mexico for the construction of a community center; 495. $405,000 to the city of roswell,',
'new mexico for renovation and structural upgrades of an aircraft hanger; 496. $450,000 for the new mexico food bank association,',
'albuquerque, new mexico, for the gleaning project; 497. $630,000 for the pojoaque pueblo of new mexico to complete the poeh',
'cultural center and museum; 498. $810,000 for the construction, renovation, and restoration of the historic rio grande theater in las',
'cruces, new mexico, as planned by the dona ana arts council, inc; 499. $900,000 for the mesilla valley community of',
'hope, las cruces, new mexico for the casa de peregrinos building; 500. $135,000 to the culinary and hospitality academy center',
'of las vegas, nevada for construction related to expansion of an education training center; 501. $180,000 to the city of',
'las vegas, nevada for facilities construction for a small business incubator; 502. $243,000 to the city of sparks, nevada for',
'renovation of facilties for the regional science and cultural center; 503. $450,000 for the city of north las vegas, nevada',
'for neighborhood redevelopment; 504. $900,000 for clark county, nevada for the construction of a community center; 505. $900,000 for the',
'city of reno, nevada for the rehabilitation of a building for a senior center; 506. $45,000 to the institute for',
'the puerto rican/ hispanic elderly in new york for facilities renovations; 507. $67,500 to merwin rural services institute for an',
'initial planning study in northern new york; 508. $67,500 to the city of ogdensburg, new york for facilities construction for',
'the continued development of the fort la presentation project; 509. $67,500 to the village of clayton, new york for waterfront',
'facilities renovations along the st. lawrence river; 510. $67,500 to the city of syracuse, new york for renovations of the',
'syracuse open house; 511. $67,500 to the town of babylon, new york for construction of a construction trades incubator; 512.',
'$67,500 to the city of new rochelle, new york for sidewalk and curb improvements; 513. $67,500 to the hebrew academy',
'for special children in brooklyn, new york for construction and renovation of a facility; 514. $67,500 to the town of',
'mamaroneck, new york for facilities renovation and improvements for the hommocks conservation area; 515. $81,000 to the town of amherst,',
'new york for the repair of historic streetscape furniture; 516. $90,000 to the village of carthage, new york for facilities',
'construction and building renovations; 517. $90,000 to onondaga county, new york for construction of the borodino community center; 518. $90,000',
'to the city of syracuse, new york for planning related to the hancock international airport; 519. $90,000 to the metropolitan',
'development association in syracuse, new york to update the vision 2010 strategic economic development plan; 520. $90,000 to the state',
'university of new york, college of environmental sciences and forestry for planning activities for the quality communities initiative; 521. $90,000',
'to new york university medical center for renovations to the rusk institute of rehabilitation; 522. $90,000 to phipps house in',
'new york, new york for facilities renovation and construction in lapuerta in the south bronx to house an educational child',
'care center; 523. $90,000 to the alliance for community services for a study of economic development needs of newly identified',
'immigrant communities in the bronx, new york; 524. $90,000 to the citizens advice bureau for renovations to the girls club',
'community center in the bronx, new york; 525. $90,000 to the city of mount vernon, new york for building renovations',
'to create a recreational and job training facility; 526. $90,000 to the city of white plains, new york for an',
'economic development study for the revitalization of westchester; 527. $90,000 to the flushing, queens, new york branch of the ymca',
'for facilities renovation and expansion; 528. $90,000 to the long island housing partnership, inc. in new york for a study',
'to identify and plan revitalization efforts in distressed communities; 529. $90,000 to the mcburney ymca in new york, new york',
'for facility construction; 530. $90,000 to the town of eastchester, new york for facilities renovation for the eastchester child development',
'center; 531. $90,000 to the city of claremont, new hampshire to assist the city in improving and redeveloping the downtown',
'area; 532. $90,000 to the town of winchester, new hampshire to assist the community in redeveloping its downtown area; 533.',
'$112,500 to the city of yonkers, new york for facilities construction for the yonkers pier; 534. $112,500 for facilities construction',
'of the natural history museum of the adirondacks in tupper lake, new york; 535. $135,000 to the harlem ymca in',
'new york, new york for renovation of transitional housing; 536. $135,000 to the jewish childrens museum in brooklyn, new york',
'for facilities construction; 537. $135,000 to boys and girls club of saugerties, new york for renovation of a multi purpose',
'facility to house the club; 538. $162,000 for facilities renovations and improvements for the woolworth theatre project in glens falls,',
'new york; 539. $162,000 to the catskill mountain foundation in hunter, new york for reconstruction of the tannersville theatre for',
'use as a multifunctional facility; 540. $162,000 to the village of valatie, new york for the renovation of the valatie',
'theatre; 541. $180,000 to the bethel performing art center in bethel, new york for construction of a performing arts facility;',
'542. $180,000 to elmcor youth and adult activities, inc. for construction of an economic development center serving the needs of',
'northwestern queens, new york; 543. $180,000 to hogar, inc. in the bronx, new york for planning activities for housing needs',
'$90,000 and planning activities for provision of rehabilitative services to special needs populations $90,000 ; 544. $180,000 to the sunset',
'park business improvement district in brooklyn, new york for facade renovations, sidewalk, curb and street furniture improvements; 545. $180,000 to',
'the mary mitchell family and youth center in the south bronx, new york for facilities planning $90,000 and renovations $90,000',
'; 546. $180,000 for the state university of new york at potsdam for the northern new york data center; 547.',
'$180,000 for the mohawk valley heritage corridor commission in canajoharie, new york for the heritage in upstate new york project;',
'548. $200,000 to carnegie hall in new york to complete construction of carnegie halls third stage project; 549. $200,250 to',
'the museum of modern art in new york for expansion and renovations to their education and research center; 550. $202,500',
'for construction of the players theater performing arts center in utica, new york; 551. $202,500 to the suffolk sports hall',
'of fame, sports research center in patchogue, new york for facilities renovations; 552. $202,500 to the town of brookhaven, new',
'york for facility improvements to the mastic town pool; 553. $202,500 to elmira college in elmira, new york for renovation',
'of cowles hall; 554. $202,500 to the village of highland falls, new york for main street revitalization; 555. $202,500 to',
'catholic health systems for construction activities of the our lady of victory neighborhood for seniors project in lackawanna, new york;',
'556. $202,500 to the burchfield penney art center in buffalo, new york for construction of a new museum; 557. $225,000',
'to onondaga county, new york for facilities construction of the solvay library centennial building; 558. $225,000 to the city of',
'syracuse, new york for facilities expansion for the northeast community center; 559. $225,000 to the city of syracuse, new york',
'for historic renovations of the matilda joslyn gage house; 560. $225,000 to the village of east syracuse, new york for',
'renovation of the hanlon pool; 561. $225,000 to the village of manlius, new york for rehabilitation of the manlius recreation',
'center; 562. $225,000 to covenant house new york in new york, new york for shelter renovations; 563. $225,000 to the',
'city of albany, new york for renovation of the palace theater; 564. $225,000 to the dance theater of harlem in',
'new york, new york for restoration of buildings to support the academy charter school; 565. $225,000 to vip community services',
'in the bronx, new york for construction of homeless transitional housing; 566. $270,000 to garth fagan dance studio in rochester,',
'new york for construction of a new theater; 567. $270,000 to the armory foundation in new york, new york for',
'conversion of the washington heights armory into a community center; 568. $270,000 to the city of buffalo, new york for',
'facility renovations at canisius high school in buffalo, new york; 569. $270,000 for chautauqua county, new york for high speed,',
'broadband fiber installation; 570. $315,000 for the center for economic growth in albany, new york for the regional technology roadmap',
'project; 571. $360,000 to cayuga county, new york for waterfront facilities construction; 572. $360,000 for northern forest heritage park, berlin,',
'new hampshire to help create heritage based tourism and regional economic development; 573. $400,000 to jazz at lincoln center in',
'new york city for facility construction; 574. $400,000 to the rivers and estuaries center on the hudson in new york',
'for facilities construction; 575. $405,000 for construction of the orpheus performing arts and conference center in oneonta, new york; 576.',
'$405,000 to the staten island soccer league of new york for facilities construction; 577. $405,000 to orange county community college',
'in middletown, new york for facilities construction and buildout for the establishment of the benjamin a. gilman institute for political',
'and international studies; 578. $405,000 to st. bonaventure university in st. bonaventure, new york for facilities upgrades for de la',
'roche hall; 579. $405,000 to the new york state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for construction of the',
'purple heart hall of honor in the town of new windsor, new york; 580. $405,000 to christa house of west',
'babylon, new york for facilities renovations and repairs; 581. $405,000 to the city of syracuse, new york for sidewalks, street',
'lighting and furniture improvements and building renovations for the north salina street corridor; 582. $405,000 to the city of syracuse,',
'new york for construction of an international tourism center at the carousel center; 583. $450,000 to the city of syracuse,',
'new york for expansion and renovation of enable facilities; 584. $495,000 to queens borough public library in queens, new york',
'for facilities rehabilitation and expansion of the parsons boulevard complex; 585. $720,000 for the schenectady municipal housing authority, new york',
'for community development and revitalization; 586. $800,000 to the new york olympic regional development authority for facilities construction for the',
'mount vanhoevenberg olympic sports complex; 587. $890,000 for facilities expansion for the everson museum of art in syracuse, new york;',
'588. $890,000 to lemoyne college in syracuse, new york for the construction of a science education and teaching/ learning center;',
'589. $1,700,000 to destiny usa in syracuse, new york for environmental construction and development of lands adjoining onondaga lake and',
'the new york state canal system; 590. $81,000 to the rabbit run community arts association for renovation of the rabbit',
'run theater located in madison, ohio; 591. $90,000 for facilities renovations and improvements for the west after school center in',
'lancaster, ohio; 592. $90,000 to the city of cleveland, ohio for economic development planning for the ltv steel economic development',
'initiative; 593. $90,000 to the city of toledo, ohio for site re use planning at the former doehler jarvis manufacturing',
'facility and the site of the former toledo federal building; 594. $121,500 to gmn tri county for construction of a',
'community center in guernsey county, ohio; 595. $121,500 to the village of fairport harbor, ohio for renovation of facilities for',
'the lighthouse community arts associations fairport harbor rennaissance village; 596. $180,000 for catholic social services in springfield, ohio for renovation',
'of a facility to house the second harvest foodbank; 597. $180,000 for ross county, ohio for facilities renovations and improvements',
'for the blue star mothers memorial stadium in chillicothe, ohio; 598. $202,500 for the community action organization of scioto county,',
'ohio for renovation of a facility for the head start program in portsmouth, ohio; 599. $202,500 to the city of',
'clairsville, ohio for renovation and restoration of the clarendon hotel building; 600. $202,500 to the city of marion, ohio for',
'construction of an urban plaza; 601. $225,000 to the columbiana county port authority in wellsville, ohio for construction of a',
'cargo handling system; 602. $225,000 for the city of grove city, ohio for the development of the all children adventure',
'playground at fryer park; 603. $243,000 to the national first ladies library non profit group for facilities construction for the',
'womens history museum in canton, ohio; 604. $270,000 to where toledo grows/greenhouse row in toledo, ohio for construction of a',
'welcome center; 605. $270,000 for the cleveland foodbank in ohio for the development of a new food distribution center; 606.',
'$405,000 to the johnny appleseed heritage center, inc. in ashland county, ohio for construction of facilities; 607. $405,000 to the',
'university of cincinnati for renovation of the medical sciences building in cincinnati, ohio; 608. $450,000 for fayette county community action',
'council, in fayette county, ohio to construct a new community center and head start facility; 609. $450,000 for the city',
'of dayton, ohio for the development of structures in the main street historic mission; 610. $450,000 for the lawrence economic',
'development corporation for the development of the point commercial/ industrial park in ohio; 611. $450,000 for the toledo lucas county',
'port authority for the northwest ohio brownfield restoration initiative; 612. $567,000 for facilties construction for an agro security research center',
'at the ohio agricultural research and development center in wooster, ohio; 613. $630,000 for franklin county metroparks, franklin county, ohio',
'for the purchase of land in the darby creek watershed; 614. $900,000 to the toledo lucas port authority in toledo,',
'ohio for facilities construction and renovation at the toledo shipyard; 615. $243,000 for the lawton, oklahoma public schools for the',
'restoration of the historic lawton high school; 616. $243,000 to the new cordell utility authority of new cordell, oklahoma for',
'renovation of commercial buildings; 617. $283,500 to rural enterprises, inc. in durant, oklahoma for facilities renovation; 618. $729,000 to the',
'oklahoma city maintenance repair and overhaul technology center for facilities construction; 619. $1,500,000 for the city of oklahoma city for',
'the development of the oklahoma maintenance, repair and overhaul tech center; 620. $45,000 for program and technology initiatives of the',
'oregon historical society; 621. $67,500 to the oregon food bank in portland, oregon for facilities expansion; 622. $67,500 for oakridge,',
'oregon for the development of the oakridge community center; 623. $67,500 for deschutes county, oregon for the renovation of the',
'tower theatre; 624. $90,000 for hood river, oregon for an integrated technology center; 625. $90,000 for the santo community center',
'in medford, oregon; 626. $162,000 for the renovation of the tower theatre in bend, oregon; 627. $180,000 to the douglas',
'county, oregon for construction of a community recreation pavilion at the marina rv resort; 628. $180,000 for wasco county, oregon',
'for the development of a fiber optic system; 629. $180,000 for the city of newberg, oregon for the development of',
'a community and family resource center; 630. $270,000 for crook county, oregon to construct a human services building; 631. $270,000',
'for the city of dalles, oregon for the construction of the dalles riverfront access project in oregon; 632. $540,000 for',
'the city of portland, oregon for the central city streetcar extension project; 633. $45,000 to the claysburg area community park',
'for construction and buildout of an amphitheater in claysburg, pennsylvania; 634. $45,000 to the susquehanna neighborhood advisory council in philadelphia,',
'pennsylvania for a feasibility study focused on susquehanna avenue development; 635. $67,500 to the larosa boys & girls club of',
'mckeesport, pennsylvania for recreation facility construction; 636. $67,500 to the phoenix project in philadelphia, pennsylvania for facility renovations; 637. $67,500',
'to the sarah jackson black community center in pittsburgh, pennsylvania for facilities renovations; 638. $67,500 to the soldiers & sailors',
'memorial hall and museum trust in pittsburgh, pennsylvania for facilities renovations and improvements; 639. $67,500 to the swissvale borough code',
'enforcement project in pennsylvania for facility renovations and upgrades; 640. $67,500 to the vine memorial and community development corporation in',
'philadelphia, pennsylvania for construction of a community development center; 641. $67,500 to the ymca of pittsburgh, pennsylvania for facilities renovation',
'at the east community branch; 642. $67,500 to the redevelopment authority of cumberland county for the conversion of the molly',
'pitcher hotel in carlisle, pennsylvania into apartments for senior citizens who require services to live independently; 643. $67,500 to the',
'philadelphia commerce department for the redevelopment of the former schmidts brewery site in the northern liberties section of philadelphia, pennsylvania;',
'644. $81,000 for the planning commission for bucks county, pennsylvania for the penndel economic revitalization study; 645. $81,000 to milford',
'township, pennsylvania for development of a managed growth plan; 646. $81,000 to the bucks county planning commission for economic development',
'planning for the lower bucks riverfront corridor initiative in bucks county, pennsylvania; 647. $81,000 to the lawrence county farm show,',
'inc. for facilities construction in lawrence county, pennsylvania; 648. $90,000 to connection training services of philadelphia, pennsylvania for renovation and',
'construction of their workforce training center; 649. $90,000 to the renaissance community development corporation in philadelphia, pennsylvania for construction of',
'a shopping center in an underserved community; 650. $90,000 to the youth leadership foundation of philadelphia, pennsylvania for a facilities',
'needs study; 651. $90,000 for the titusville redevelopment authority of titusville, pennsylvania for facility improvements; 652. $90,000 to the oil',
'creek railway historical society, inc. of pennsylvania for facilities renovations; 653. $90,000 to the city of philadelphia, pennsylvania for the',
'rehabilitation of the royal theater; 654. $90,000 to the philadelphia chinatown development corporation for the construction of a chinatown community',
'center in philadelphia, pennsylvania; 655. $90,000 for lower makesfield township, pennsylvania to build a memorial to bucks county victims of',
'9/11; 656. $103,500 for facilities construction and expansion of the johnsonburg senior center of johnsonburg, pennsylvania; 657. $112,500 for strength',
'incorporateds project blanket in pittsburgh, pennsylvania for a drug and alcohol prevention program for juveniles in jail; 658. $112,500 to',
'the national trust for historic gettysburg for the restoration of the historic majestic theater in gettysburg, pennsylvania; 659. $112,500 to',
'the westmoreland county industrial development corporation for initiation of the second phase of the westmoreland technology park in westmoreland county,',
'pennsylvania; 660. $112,500 to the invest erie community development corporation for the acquisition and development of property in erie, pennsylvania',
'to establish a parade street plaza; 661. $112,500 for the community empowerment associations friend 2 friend mentoring program in pittsburgh,',
'pennsylvania which will provide mentoring for at risk youth aged 12 to 15; 662. $121,500 for facilities reconstruction and renovation',
'of the strand theatre in zelienople, pennsylvania to serve as a performing arts, education and community outreach center; 663. $121,500',
'to the bedford county agricultural society in pennsylvania for facilities improvements at the bedford county fairground; 664. $135,000 to citivest',
'in wilkes barre, pennsylvania for facilities construction for commercial development; 665. $135,000 to montgomery county, pennsylvania for construction of a',
'visitors center; 666. $135,000 to the borough of orwigsburg, pennsylvania for sidewalks curbs and street lighting; 667. $135,000 to the',
'city of pottsville, pennsylvania for sidewalks, curbs and street lighting; 668. $135,000 for universal community homes in philadelphia, pennsylvania, to',
'continue the conversion of more than 500 parcels of land into for sale units for low and moderate income families;',
'669. $135,000 to the ogontz avenue revitalization corporation in philadelphia, pennsylvania to assist with substantial rehabilitation of severely deteriorated vacant',
'properties that will be developed as a part of the west oak lane community development rebuilding initiative; 670. $135,000 to',
'the philadelphia martin luther king center for nonviolence in philadelphia, pennsylvania for the college for teens program; 671. $157,500 to',
'the redevelopment authority of allegheny county, pennsylvania for the redevelopment of the eastgate commerce center, which will assist in the',
'cost assessment, remediation and demolition of existing blighted buildings and tenant relocation costs; 672. $162,000 to the volunteers of america',
'of pennsylvania, inc. for facilities renovation in harrisburg, pennsylvania; 673. $180,000 to the urban education development research and retreat center',
'in philadelphia, pennsylvania for renovations at the 4601 market street facility; 674. $180,000 to the city of philadelphia, pennsylvania to',
'support the neighborhood transformation initiative, to demolish abandoned homes as well as revitalize the philadelphia region; 675. $180,000 to the',
'city of scranton, pennsylvania for the revitalization of existing vacant and dilapidated buildings in the downtown area; 676. $202,500 to',
'the city of lebanon, pennsylvania for building renovations as part of operation fight blight; 677. $202,500 to the historic preservation',
'trust of lancaster county, pennsylvania for rehabilitation of facilities at the thaddeus stevens and lydia hamilton smith historic site; 678.',
'$202,500 to the windber research institute in johnstown, pennsylvania for facilities expansion; 679. $202,500 to the york agricultural society for',
'facilities improvements to the york expo center arena/livestock exhibition hall; 680. $225,000 to fort ligonier in westmoreland county, pennsylvania for',
'facilities renovation; 681. $225,000 to the freedom theater in philadelphia, pennsylvania for theater renovation; 682. $225,000 to the kiski valley',
'ymca in westmoreland county, pennsylvania for facilities expansion; 683. $225,000 to the uptown entertainment and development corporation in philadelphia, pennsylvania',
'for renovation of an education technology center; 684. $225,000 to the vandergrift borough council in pennsylvania for recreation facilities upgrades',
'and repairs; 685. $225,000 for lehigh county, pennsylvania to construct a regional public training facility, which will provide services, programs',
'and cross training to professional and volunteer service providers; 686. $243,000 to the community action agency of delaware county, inc.',
'in pennsylvania for renovation of emergency shelter facilities and for construction of transitional housing; 687. $243,000 to university technology park',
'in chester, pennsylvania for facilities construction; 688. $270,000 for the please touch museum in philadelphia, pennsylvania for facilities construction; 689.',
'$270,000 to the city of arnold, pennsylvania for building renovation and rehabilitation in the downtown business district; 690. $270,000 to',
'the city of new kensington, pennsylvania for building renovation and rehabilitation in the downtown business district; 691. $270,000 for the',
'community initiatives development corporation, our city reading, for the rehabilitation of abandoned houses and parks in reading, pennsylvania, to provide',
'quality home ownership opportunities to low income families; 692. $283,500 to pike county, pennsylvania for construction of a performing arts',
'center; 693. $315,000 for the erie municipal airport authority for the redevelopment of the recently acquired, former fenestra window manufacturing',
'facility in erie, pennsylvania, to serve the needs of major air express carriers as an on airport integrated service center;',
'694. $405,000 to the city of erie, pennsylvania for facilities construction for the erie technology incubator project; 695. $450,000 to',
'the winnie palmer nature reserve in westmoreland county, pennsylvania for facilities construction; 696. $900,000 to the county of cambria, pennsylvania',
'for continued construction of the northern cambria recreation facility in the township of cambria; 697. $1,170,000 to the american cities',
'foundation in philadelphia, pennsylvania for construction needs of a multi purpose facility; 698. $90,000 to providence childrens museum, rhode island',
'for facilities construction; 699. $90,000 to the boys and girls club of warwick, rhode island for construction and renovation of',
'the norwood and oakland beach clubhouses; 700. $90,000 for the west warwick police department in rhode island to create a',
'community center and park; 701. $90,000 for the warwick shelter incorporated in rhode island to purchase a new facility; 702.',
'$90,000 for the providence black repertory theatre in rhode island for renovations to an abandoned building; 703. $90,000 for festival',
'ballet providence, rhode island for educational programs and a new facility; 704. $112,500 to the ymca of central falls, rhode',
'island for modernization and upgrade of a facility; 705. $135,000 to goodwill industries of rhode island for construction of a',
'central facility located in providence, rhode island; 706. $157,500 for the dorcas place adult and family learning center in providence,',
'rhode island for facility expansion; 707. $157,500 for the international institute of rhode island for the international charter school to',
'expand its facility; 708. $180,000 for the meeting street school in providence, rhode island for the construction of a national',
'center of excellence; 709. $180,000 for st. elizabeths home in providence, rhode island for low income assisted living; 710. $180,000',
'for the tides family services in providence and pawtucket, rhode island to acquire and renovate two buildings; 711. $225,000 for',
'the providence public library, rhode island for the south providence branch renovation; 712. $225,000 for the town of glocester, rhode',
'island for the glocester senior center; 713. $315,000 for providence college, rhode island for the construction of a cultural arts',
'center; 714. $360,000 for the rhode island community food bank in providence for a new warehouse facility; 715. $180,000 to',
'the boys and girls club of williamsburg county, south carolina for construction related to facilities expansion; 716. $202,500 to the',
'housing foundation, inc. of charleston county, south carolina for construction of the lincolnville community center; 717. $270,000 to the city',
'of rock hill, south carolina for a feasibility study and physical assessments for the redevelopment of the rock hill printing',
'and finishing company textile mill site; 718. $283,500 to the south carolina school for the deaf and blind in spartanburg,',
'south carolina for facilities construction; 719. $360,000 for five rivers community development corporation in georgetown, south carolina for economic development',
'and affordable housing; 720. $630,000 for the city of charleston, south carolina for pre and post homeownership classes; 721. $810,000',
'for the south carolina association of community development corporations in charleston for job training; 722. $990,000 for the city of',
'columbia, south carolina for facilities construction and the redevelopment of the drew park wellness center; 723. $135,000 for the city',
'of freeman, south dakota for the construction of a community library; 724. $135,000 for the city of canton, south dakota',
'for renovations for the conversion of the train depot for economic development; 725. $270,000 for the city of sturgis, south',
'dakota for the construction of a community library; 726. $360,000 for the city of brookings, south dakota for downtown redevelopment;',
'727. $360,000 for the southeast council of governments, south dakota to establish a revolving loan fund; 728. $360,000 for the',
'city of vermillion, south dakota for a business incubator; 729. $450,000 for the center for rural collaboration and partnerships in',
'south dakota for facility construction; 730. $450,000 for capitol university center, pierre, south dakota to construct a facility for job',
'training; 731. $450,000 for the city of rapid city, south dakota to build a business incubator; 732. $450,000 for the',
'city of clark, south dakota for development of an industrial property; 733. $2,700,000 for wakpa sica historical society in fort',
'pierre, south dakota for the wakpa sica reconciliation center; 734. $67,500 to the city of etowah, tennessee/friends of the old',
'scout lodge for facilities rehabilitation of a historic structure; 735. $81,000 for the city of chattanooga, tennessee for economic development',
'planning; 736. $81,000 for the city of oak ridge, tennessee for economic development planning; 737. $81,000 to pickett county, tennessee',
'for construction of a public library; 738. $81,000 to white county, tennessee for construction of a new public library; 739.',
'$90,000 to dyersburg army air base memorial association in halls, tennessee for facilities expansion of the associations veterans museum; 740.',
'$121,500 to the national medal of honor museum of military history foundation, inc. for facilities renovation and construction in chattanooga,',
'tennessee; 741. $180,000 to fisk university in nashville, tennessee for facilities construction; 742. $180,000 to the second harvest food bank',
'in middle tennessee for facilities construction; 743. $202,500 to the town of spring city, tennessee for construction of a multi',
'purpose business and community center; 744. $255,150 to knox county, tennessee for renovations and construction of parking facilities; 745. $405,000',
'to the historical tennessee theatre foundation, inc. for continued renovations of the tennessee theatre in knoxville, tennessee; 746. $500,000 for',
'the city of memphis, tennessee biotech facility; 747. $850,000 for nashville, tennessee for the revitalization of rolling mill road; 748.',
'$950,000 for the city of chattanooga, tennessee for the revitalization of alton park; 749. $90,000 to community family centers in',
'houston, texas for construction of an early childhood development center; 750. $90,000 to the city of san angelo development corporation',
'in texas for planning a regional industrial park; 751. $90,000 to the city of austin, texas neighborhood housing and community',
'development office for sidewalks, curbs, street lighting and facade renovations; 752. $135,000 to the abilene preservation league in abilene, texas',
'for the restoration of historic swenson house; 753. $135,000 to the sulpher springs regional development association in hopkins county, texas',
'for construction of a regional education and cultural center; 754. $135,000 to texas a&m university center for housing and urban',
'development for construction of a community center serving colonias; 755. $157,500 to the city of abilene, texas for the renovation',
'of the matera paper building, including land acquisition; 756. $202,500 for texas a&m international university in laredo, texas for construction',
'of outreach centers in the el azteca neighborhood and the colonias of el cenzio and rio bravo; 757. $202,500 to',
'community health development, inc. of uvalde, texas for facilities expansion and construction for a dental services and wellness center; 758.',
'$202,500 to the battleship texas foundation for construction of an interpretive center; 759. $225,000 to cameron county, texas for construction',
'of a boys and girls club facility in santa rosa; 760. $225,000 to the city of fort worth, texas for',
'building restoration in the city center; 761. $360,000 to the city of waco, texas for construction of a community center;',
'762. $405,000 to the family practice residency of the brazos valley in bryan, texas for construction of a new center',
'of excellence; 763. $405,000 to the mercy health system for facilities renovations and improvements at mercy hospital in laredo, texas;',
'764. $405,000 to the university of texas at arlington for the continued facilities construction and buildout for the nano tech',
'research institute; 765. $450,000 for lubbock, texas for capital needs of the lubbock amphitheater; 766. $607,500 to the old red',
'courthouse museum in dallas, texas for the restoration of facilities for the museum of dallas history; 767. $742,500 for fort',
'worth, texas for the revitalization of the fort worth polytechnic heights historic commercial and educational center; 768. $810,000 to the',
'city of fort worth, texas for waterfront facilities construction for the trinity river visions project; 769. $810,000 to the globe',
'of the great southwest in odessa, texas for facilities expansion and improvements; 770. $900,000 for el paso, texas for the',
'renovation of the el paso plaza theatre; 771. $180,000 to the community legal center in salt lake city, utah for',
'facility renovation; 772. $202,500 to west valley city, utah for construction of a citys multi ethnic community center; 773. $270,000',
'for the city of orem, utah for improvement of nielsens grove historical park; 774. $810,000 for the city of riverton,',
'utah for reconstruction of a historic city civic center; 775. $1,170,000 for sevier county, utah for development of a multi',
'events center; 776. $22,500 to the langhorne house in danville, virginia for facilities renovations; 777. $22,500 to the prestwould house',
'near clarksville, virginia to assist with renovations to the historic site; 778. $45,000 for the town of boydton, virginia for',
'facilities improvements in connection with the downtown revitalization project; 779. $67,500 for loudon interfaith relief, inc. of virginia for planning',
'activities for development of a community kitchen; 780. $90,000 for henry county, virginia for facility renovations at the henry county',
'technology campus; 781. $90,000 for the city of martinsville, virginia for the planning for the utilization of an industrial site;',
'782. $90,000 for the town of altavista, virginia to assist with renovations of the shell building industrial site; 783. $90,000',
'for the town of clarksville, virginia to assist with the study on the development of the downtown area; 784. $90,000',
'to arlington county, virginia for renovation and buildout for the bonder and amanda johnson community development corporation facility; 785. $90,000',
'to the martinsville henry county historical society in virginia for improvements to the old henry county court house and museum;',
'786. $90,000 to the city of manassas, virginia for restoration of the liberia house; 787. $90,000 to the virginia science',
'center for construction of the belmont bay science center in prince william county, virginia; 788. $90,000 to the vienna little',
'league in vienna, virginia for facilities construction; 789. $135,000 to the lorton arts foundation in lorton, virginia for the renovation',
'of buildings for a creative arts center; 790. $157,500 to the arlington partnership for affordable housing apah in arlington, virginia',
'for facilities construction for a computer technology information center; 791. $157,500 to new hope housing in alexandria, virginia for renovation',
'of the mondloch house and construction at the kennedy shelter; 792. $162,000 to eastern shore community college for construction of',
'the eastern shore workforce training and business development center in melfa, virginia; 793. $180,000 for the town of south hill,',
'virginia for the restoration of the colonial theatre; 794. $180,000 to the arlington housing corporation in arlington, virginia for construction',
'of a community center in the woodbury park development; 795. $180,000 to the institute of advanced learning and research ialr',
'in danville, virginia for installation and improvements to high technology systems; 796. $180,000 to the rich valley fair association in',
'virginia for construction of a new facility to jointly serve as a community center and indoor space for the community',
'fair; 797. $180,000 to the shenandoah valley discovery museum, inc. for facilities expansion and buildout; 798. $180,000 to the town',
'of edinburg, virginia for the renovation and adaptive reuse of the historic edinburg mill; 799. $180,000 to vanguard services unlimited',
'of arlington, virginia for renovation and improvement of facilities; 800. $202,500 to the city of suffolk, virginia for the renovation',
'and restoration of the old suffolk high school for use as a cultural center; 801. $202,500 to the lynchburg academy',
'of music in lynchburg, virginia for facilities construction and renovation; 802. $202,500 to the tredegar national civil war center foundation',
'of richmond, virginia for facilities construction; 803. $216,000 to the virginia living museum in newport news, virginia for construction and',
'renovation of facilities; 804. $225,000 to edgehill recovery retreat center in winchester, virginia for facilities construction; 805. $225,000 for mary',
'baldwin college in staunton, virginia for ongoing construction of the center for the exceptionally gifted; 806. $450,000 to the st.',
'coletta school in alexandria, virginia for facilities construction; 807. $675,000 to the christopher newport university foundation of newport news, virginia',
'for facilities construction and renovation; 808. $1,350,000 for newport news, virginia for the development of the newport news fine arts',
'center; 809. $90,000 to the department of vermont veterans of foreign wars for the construction of the green block veterans',
'memorial in brandon, vermont and the windsor, vermont war memorial; 810. $90,000 to the northeastern vermont development corporation for construction',
'of a community center in orleans county; 811. $90,000 for the carving studio in west rutland, vermont for building renovations;',
'812. $90,000 to the northeastern vermont development association to support the northeast kingdom enterprise collaborative and the northeast kingdom reap',
'zone in promoting economic development throughout the region; 813. $180,000 for the park mccullough house in north bennington, vermont for',
'preservation of property; 814. $225,000 to the vermont broadband council to promote broadband accessibility throughout vermont; 815. $270,000 to the',
'vermont housing and conservation board for rehabilitation and construction of affordable housing in the historic tuttle building in rutland, vermont;',
'816. $270,000 to the city of burlington for construction of the intervale food enterprise center in burlington, vermont; 817. $270,000',
'for the vermont development initiative to expand their services throughout vermont; 818. $270,000 for the vermont housing and conservation board',
'in stowe, vermont for the creation of affordable housing; 819. $270,000 for the vermont housing and conservation board in newport,',
'vermont for the expansion of affordable senior housing; 820. $315,000 to the vermont housing and conservation board for the development',
'of affordable housing in vergennes, vermont; 821. $360,000 for the city of burlington, vermont for neighborhood revitalization; 822. $360,000 for',
'the lund family center in burlington, vermont for building renovations; 823. $450,000 for the vermont institute of science for the',
'construction of a new public education and wildlife center; 824. $810,000 to the vermont housing and conservation board for infrastructure',
'improvements and other costs related to the development of affordable housing on depot street in burlington, vermont; 825. $67,500 to',
'the aberdeen museum of history in aberdeen, washington for facility renovations; 826. $67,500 to the boys and girls club of',
'the olympic peninsula for restoration of their mt. angeles, washington facility; 827. $67,500 to the jefferson county historical society in',
'jefferson county, washington for building restoration; 828. $67,500 to the kitsap county historical society in kitsap county, washington for facility',
'renovations; 829. $90,000 to the city of mount vernon, washington for renovations to the historic lincoln theater; 830. $90,000 to',
'the lummi indian nation in watcom county, washington for the construction of the semiahmah memorial and coast salish heritage park;',
'831. $90,000 to bread and rose in olympia, washington for renovations to a homeless shelter; 832. $90,000 for the city',
'of forks, washington for telecommunications initiatives; 833. $90,000 for the elks club of pierce and thurston counties in tacoma, washington',
'for the toys for disabled youth project; 834. $90,000 for the washington state rural development council for the rural community',
'assessment project; 835. $180,000 for the rural and farmworker housing trust in washington for farmworker housing; 836. $180,000 for the',
'squaxin island tribe in shelton, washington for the squaxin island museum, library and research center; 837. $180,000 for the wenatchee',
'valley college foundation in wenatchee, washington to complete construction of the institute for rural innovation and stewardship; 838. $202,500 to',
'the city of buckley, washington for construction of the buckley youth center; 839. $225,000 to the port of bremerton, washington',
'for facilities construction related to expansion of a marina; 840. $225,000 to the port of grays harbor, washington for facilities',
'construction and buildout for a boat yard; 841. $225,000 for the friends of youth of redmond, washington for the griffin',
'home renovation in renton; 842. $225,000 for horizons, inc. in sunnyside, washington for technology training centers; 843. $225,000 for transitions',
'in spokane, washington to purchase a building for the womens drop in center; 844. $225,000 for the port of chelan',
'in wenatchee, washington to complete the construction of a community technology center; 845. $225,000 for the washington state office of',
'community development for a planning and development resource center; 846. $387,000 for the seattleart museum/museum development authority, washington for costs',
'associated with brownfields cleanup; 847. $405,000 to the boys and girls club of spokane county, washington for renovation of facilities;',
'848. $450,000 for the swift cyber corporation in washington for broadband access; 849. $450,000 for the ywca of seattle, washington',
'for the ywca opportunity place; 850. $495,000 for kent youth and family services in kent, washington to build two new',
'community centers including the building better futures family center; 851. $90,000 to the city of stoughton, wisconsin for sidewalk, street',
'lighting and furniture, and building renovations; 852. $90,000 to brown county, wisconsin for an economic development study for the port',
'of green bay; 853. $90,000 for the burleigh street cdc in milwaukee, wisconsin for a community and enterprise center; 854.',
'$90,000 for the genesis foundation of madison, wisconsin for the south madison incubator; 855. $112,500 to st. norbert college of',
'depere, wisconsin for construction of a library learning center; 856. $135,000 to the city of columbus, wisconsin for sidewalk, street',
'lighting and furniture, and building renovations; 857. $135,000 to the milwaukee center for independence in milwaukee, wisconsin for construction of',
'a childrens diagnostic center; 858. $135,000 for the city of racine, wisconsin for neighborhood redevelopment; 859. $225,000 to the metcalfe',
'park residents association in milwaukee, wisconsin for sidewalk, street lighting and furniture, and building renovations; 860. $225,000 for the ywca',
'of milwaukee, wisconsin for the rehabilitation of two central city properties; 861. $225,000 for city of burlington, wisconsin for development',
'of the bel mur site; 862. $225,000 for the city of beloit, wisconsin for the renovation of abandoned beloit corporation',
'land; 863. $225,000 for the city of eau claire, wisconsin for downtown revitalization; 864. $360,000 for madison, wisconsin for the',
'novation technology campus; 865. $450,000 for the city of madison, wisconsin for the development of affordable housing; 866. $630,000 to',
'the wisconsin indianhead technical college in rice lake, wisconsin for construction and expansion of facilities at its new technology center;',
'867. $675,000 for the city of milwaukee, wisconsin for the menomonee river valley redevelopment project; 868. $90,000 to marshall universitys',
'appalachian transportation institute for a study of economic development opportunities in southern west virginia to support the southern highlands initiative;',
'869. $90,000 to marshall universitys appalachian transportation institute, west virginia for economic development planning related to recent flooding; 870. $121,500',
'for the kanawha institute for social research and action for facilities renovation for a business incubator and community center in',
'kanawha county, west virginia; 871. $162,000 to the upper kanawha valley enterprise community, west virginia for facilities renovation for a',
'business and community center; 872. $450,000 to the greenbrier valley economic development authority for facilities construction in cooperation with the',
'4 county economic development authority located in oak hill, west virginia focused on development along the interstate 64 corridor; 873.',
'$720,000 to the grant county commission in west virginia for construction of a community center; 874. $900,000 for the city',
'of summersville, west virginia for the expansion of the national guard readiness center; 875. $1,053,000 to the mid atlantic aerospace',
'complex, inc. in bridgeport, west virginia for facilities construction; 876. $1,125,000 to concord college in athens, west virginia for facilities',
'construction for an information technology training center; 877. $1,170,000 to the west virginia high technology consortium foundation, inc. in marion',
'county, west virginia for facilities construction for a high tech park; 878. $1,575,000 to the monongalia county schools foundation, inc.',
'in west virginia for construction of recreational facilities; 879. $1,682,000 to the vandalia heritage foundation, west virginia for development needs;',
'880. $1,800,000 for potomac state college in keyser, west virginia for renovation of a library; 881. $2,700,000 for glenville state',
'college in glenville, west virginia for the construction of a new campus community education center; 882. $2,700,000 for west virginia',
'wesleyan college in buckhannon, west virginia for renovation/expansion of a science hall. $42,120,000 for the neighborhood initiatives program instead of',
'$23,400,000 as proposed by the house and $40,000,000 as proposed by the senate. modified language is included, similar to language',
'proposed by the house and senate, targeting funds made available under this program. targeted grants shall be provided as follows:',
'1. $900,000 for anchorage, alaska for an expansion of the anchorage museum; 2. $250,000 for the city of boaz, alabama',
'for facilities renovations and expansion; 3. $250,000 for the alabama historic commission for the historic fort toulouse fort jackson project;',
'4. $1,260,000 to the model city community revitalization district trust in miami, florida for the model city homeownership project; 5.',
'$1,620,000 to the university of idaho in moscow, idaho for construction of the performance and education facility at the lionel',
'hampton center; 6. $620,000 for the city of indianapolis, indiana for the life sciences project; 7. $225,000 to the new',
'zion community foundation development for continued renovations and improvements for a community resource center in louisville, kentucky; 8. $90,000 for',
'the neighborhood house in louisville, kentucky to furnish the community center; 9. $135,000 for the portland avenue community trust in',
'louisville, kentucky for a multi purpose facility; 10. $225,000 to the st. stephen family life center of louisville, kentucky for',
'renovation of a facility for drug abuse counseling and transitional housing; 11. $135,000 to the new directions housing corporation in',
'louisville, kentucky for renovation of the historic reeser court apartments; 12. $135,000 to the shawnee gardens development corporation of louisville,',
'kentucky for the conversion of a building to serve as an independent living senior housing facility; 13. $108,000 to the',
'west broadway community development corporation in louisville, kentucky for development of a multi purpose facility; 14. $27,000 to the coalition',
'for the homeless of louisville/jefferson county, kentucky for a planning grant; 15. $1,000,000 for east baltimore development inc., in baltimore,',
'maryland for redevelopment activities in east baltimore; 16. $1,000,000 to the palestine economic development corporation for the development of an',
'urban assisted living center in kansas city, missouri; 17. $2,490,000 for the applied urban research institute in missouri for a',
'community development initiative; 18. $500,000 for the seton house transition living center in missouri for seton house operation and improvements;',
'19. $500,000 to kansas city, missouri for columbus park neighborhood improvements; 20. $500,000 for thomas jefferson institute in missouri for',
'development of a youth education farm; 21. $500,000 for logan college of chiropractic for a mitigation compliance project consisting of',
'retention and detention control areas in chesterfield, missouri; 22. $1,000,000 for kansas city, missouri for streetscape improvements in the kansas',
'city downtown library district; 23. $500,000 for urban strategies for the construction of an affordable mixed income housing property for',
'disabled individuals in the central west end area of the city of st. louis, missouri; 24. $500,000 for the city',
'of chillicothe, missouri for downtown revitalization; 25. $500,000 for the city of cape girardeau, missouri for downtown revitalization; 26. $500,000',
'for the boys and girls club in glendale, montana for new program starts; 27. $4,500,000 to the city of syracuse,',
'new york for the neighborhood initiative program; 28. $1,530,000 to childrens center in brooklyn, new york for the construction of',
'a facility to house educational and therapeutic programs for disabled children; 29. $450,000 to the ohio state university for its',
'neighborhoods revitalization initiative; 30. $750,000 for the city of cincinnati, ohio for the development of the ohio river trail; 31.',
'$450,000 to the mandel school of applied social sciences center for community development at case western reserve university for the',
'louis stokes fellow program in community organization and development; 32. $1,170,000 to the northwest regional planning commission in spooner, wisconsin',
'for a revolving loan fund to assist tornado damaged areas in northwestern wisconsin; 33. $4,500,000 for the institute for scientific',
'research for construction related to a high technology diversification initiative; 34. $4,050,000 for the vandalia heritage foundation, inc. for community',
'and neighborhood revitalization and economic diversification initiatives; 35. $450,000 to the u.s. soccer foundation for the national soccer program development',
'initiative; 36. $800,000 for the national housing trust/enterprise preservation corporation to preserve affordable apartments for low income people; 37. $4,400,000',
'for the housing partnership network for a revolving loan fund for single family home ownership development and loans to non',
'profit affordable housing organizations; 38. $1,800,000 for the girl scouts of the u.s.a. for youth development initiatives in public housing;',
'39. $1,800,000 for the boys and girls clubs of america for the operating and start up costs of clubs located',
'in or near, and primarily serving residents of, public and indian housing. the conference agreement does not include bill language',
'designating separate set asides under this account for the boys and girls clubs of america and the girl scouts of',
'the usa as proposed by the senate, and instead includes funding for these activities under the neighborhood initiatives program. the',
'house did not propose funding for these activities. includes modified language making technical corrections to certain targeted economic development initiative',
'grants funded under this heading in prior appropriations acts, similar to language proposed by the house and the senate. includes',
'language transferring no less than $3,400,000 to the working capital fund for development of and modifications to information technology systems',
'as proposed by the house and the senate. includes language regarding the limitation on the use of certain funds for',
'planning, management and administration proposed by the senate instead of language proposed by the house. the conferees reiterate the direction',
'included in the house report regarding a report evaluating the inclusion of people with disabilities and their advocates in development',
'of consolidated plans. community development loan guarantees program account including transfer of funds appropriates $6,325,000 for costs associated with section',
'108 loan guarantees as proposed by the house instead of $14,000,000 as proposed by the senate. this amount, when combined',
'with unobligated prior year credit subsidy appropriations and loan commitment authority, will provide a total of $13,325,000 in credit subsidy',
'appropriations to support a total loan commitment level of $579,344,000. brownfields redevelopment appropriates $25,000,000 for brownfields redevelopment as proposed by',
'both the house and the senate. the conference agreement retains language proposed by the house to make funds available pursuant',
'to the current statutory authorities instead of language proposed by the senate. home investment partnerships program including transfer of funds',
'appropriates a total of $2,000,000,000 for this account, instead of $2,221,040,000 as proposed by the house and $1,950,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conference agreement includes $1,925,000,000 for the home investment partnerships program, instead of $2,021,040,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $1,950,000,000 as proposed by the senate. language is included designating $40,000,000 for housing counseling as proposed by',
'the senate instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the house. in addition, of the total amount provided for the home',
'program, $18,000,000 is for technical assistance including $6,000,000 for qualified non profit intermediaries to provide technical assistance to community housing',
'and development organizations chdos , instead of $20,000,000 for technical assistance including $8,000,000 for technical assistance to chdos as proposed',
'by the house. the senate did not propose a specific amount for this activity. in addition, the conference agreement includes',
'$75,000,000 to be allocated by the secretary to participating jurisdictions to provide downpayment assistance to low income families to help',
'them achieve homeownership. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the house report regarding the issuance of guidance regarding the',
'eligibility of manufactured housing under the home program. homeless assistance grants including transfer of funds appropriates $1,225,000,000 for homeless assistance',
'grants, instead of $1,250,000,000 as proposed by the house and $1,215,025,000 as proposed by the senate. includes language requiring the',
'renewal of all expiring shelter plus care grants as proposed by the house instead of bill language specifying a dollar',
'amount for this purpose as proposed by the senate. however, the conferees understand that the current estimate for shelter plus',
'care renewals totals $193,000,000. the conferees expect the department to provide the full amount necessary to fund these renewals from',
'within the amounts provided. language is included as proposed by the house designating $11,000,000 for the national homeless data analysis',
'project and $6,600,000 for technical assistance. the senate bill included language designating a total of $17,600,000 for these activities but',
'did not specify an amount for each purpose. language is not included designating $1,500,000 under this account for the administrative',
'needs of the interagency council on the homeless as proposed by the house. the conference agreement includes $1,500,000 as a',
'separate account in title iii of this act for this purpose as proposed by the senate. language is included designating',
'$10,000,000 for a two year demonstration program to fund innovative and effective programs to address homelessness as proposed by the',
'house. the conferees reiterate that funds provided for this demonstration are only to be used for the housing portion of',
'such programs. grantees shall derive supportive services funds from public or private sources other than homeless assistance grants funded under',
'this account. the conferees request that the department submit an annual report to the committees on appropriations on the projects',
'funded under this demonstration and their outcomes, with the first such report due march 15, 2004. the senate did not',
'propose funding for this activity. in lieu of the language in the senate report, the conferees reiterate their support for',
'the creation of additional units of permanent supportive housing and concern over the targeting of the shelter plus care program',
'to chronically homeless people. the conferees are concerned that the department is not taking the proper steps to determine the',
'extent to which huds homeless assistance programs are meeting the needs of chronically homeless people. therefore, hud is directed to',
'begin collecting data on the percentage and number of beds and supportive services programs that are serving people who are',
'chronically disabled and/or chronically homeless. the conferees reiterate the direction and reporting requirement included in the senate report regarding the',
'collection and analysis of data to assess the effectiveness of the homeless system, and direct that such report also include',
'huds timeline for finalizing data requirements for the homeless management information system. in lieu of the direction included in the',
'senate report regarding the iowa continuum of care application, the conferees understand that the department has addressed the iowa application',
'to the extent that is legally permissible. housing programs housing for special populations including transfer of funds appropriates $1,033,801,000 for',
'housing for special populations as proposed by the senate instead of $1,100,000,000 as proposed by the house. includes $783,286,000 for',
'section 202 housing for the elderly as proposed by the senate instead of $790,903,000 as proposed by the house. of',
'this amount, $50,000,000 is for service coordinators and congregate services as proposed by the house instead of $53,000,000 as proposed',
'by the senate; and up to $25,000,000 is for conversion of eligible section 202 projects to assisted living instead of',
'$30,000,000 as proposed by the house and up to $50,000,000 as proposed by the senate. includes $250,515,000 for section 811',
'housing for the disabled as proposed by the senate instead of $259,097,000 as proposed by the house. the conference agreement',
'does not include language proposed by the senate to make section 202 and section 811 grant funds available for expenditure',
'for twelve years, but includes modified language to make funds provided under this heading available for obligation for four years',
'rather than three years as proposed by the house and senate. the conferees are concerned by the unduly long time',
'it has taken in many cases to complete construction of elderly housing units funded through the section 202 program. while',
'the conferees appreciate the complexities involved in housing construction, the conferees are concerned that many of these delays are attributable',
'to a lack of site control and/or sufficient planning, design and development. therefore, the conference agreement includes $25,000,000 for a',
'demonstration grant program to facilitate planning, design and development activities for section 202 projects instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by',
'the house. in lieu of the direction included in the house report regarding preference for future capital grant awards, the',
'conferees direct hud to review current procedures for making awards under the section 202 program to ensure that those entities',
'which can demonstrate their ability to bring projects on line within the existing timeframes required by hud, including achieving site',
'control, are given preference under the section 202 program. the conference agreement includes language, modified from language proposed by the',
'house, requiring the secretary to submit a report to the committees on appropriations no later than july 15, 2003 which',
'includes the following: 1 actions taken, or planned to be taken, by the department to accelerate the completion of projects',
'funded under the section 202 program; and 2 alternative plans to restructure or otherwise modify the current section 202 program',
'which would result in the completion of units and expenditure of funds in a more timely fashion, including, but not',
'limited to, the option to restructure this program in a manner which tracks other federally funded construction programs whereby grants',
'for planning and design, construction, and operations are provided for separately. the conference agreement does not include language proposed by',
'the senate authorizing the secretary to waive any provision of law or regulation governing the section 202 and section 811',
'programs. the house did not include similar language. instead, the conference agreement includes modified language limiting the secretarys waiver authority',
'to only those provisions governing the terms and conditions for project rental assistance contracts and tenant based voucher contracts to',
'enable the secretary to limit such initial contracts to no more than a five year term. flexible subsidy fund transfer',
'of funds includes language regarding the transfer of excess rental charges to this fund as proposed by the house and',
'the senate. rental housing assistance rescission includes a rescission of up to $100,000,000 from recaptured excess section 236 funds resulting',
'from the pre payment of such mortgages as proposed by the house, rather than directing the use of such excess',
'funds to be used for a rehabilitation grant and loan program as proposed by the senate. manufactured housing fees trust',
'fund appropriates $13,000,000 for authorized activities from fees collected in the fund as proposed by the house and senate. federal',
'housing administration mutual mortgage insurance program account including transfers of funds establishes a $165,000,000,000 limitation on single family loan guarantees',
'during fiscal year 2003 as proposed by the house instead of a limitation of $160,000,000,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'establishes a $100,000,000 limitation on direct loans to nonprofits and governmental entities in connection with the sale of hud owned',
'single family properties, instead of a limitation of $50,000,000 as proposed by the house and a limitation of $250,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. appropriates $347,829,000 for administrative expenses as proposed by both the house and senate. of this amount,',
'$343,807,000 is to be transferred to the salaries and expenses account and not to exceed $4,022,000 is to be transferred',
'to the office of inspector general as proposed by both the house and senate. appropriates $85,720,000 for administrative contract expenses',
'and includes language allowing up to an additional $16,000,000 to be made available for such expenses in certain circumstances as',
'proposed by both the house and senate. transfers no less than $21,360,000 from administrative contract expenses under this account to',
'the working capital fund for the development of and modifications to information technology systems as proposed by both the house',
'and senate. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the senate report regarding submission of a report to the committees',
'on appropriations on further actions which could be taken to protect homeowners and communities experiencing high rates of defaults and',
'foreclosures on fha insured loans, and direct that such report be provided no later than june 2, 2003. the conferees',
'are aware of concerns regarding the effect the accelerated claims disposition demonstration will have in low income, distressed neighborhoods, and',
'urge the department to take the particular needs of these communities into consideration when implementing this demonstration. in lieu of',
'the language included in the senate report regarding the accelerated claims disposition demonstration program, the conferees direct hud to provide',
'a report to the committees on appropriations no later than august 1, 2003, on savings to the fha single family',
'insurance fund and, where possible, the impact of this demonstration on the numbers of foreclosures and re performing loans within',
'the demonstration, as well as the impact of this program on such communities if such properties are sold to investors',
'or resold in a deteriorated condition. general and special risk program account including transfers of funds establishes a $23,000,000,000 limitation',
'on multifamily and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal year 2003 as proposed by the house instead of a limitation of',
'$21,000,000,000 as proposed by the senate. appropriates $15,000,000 for subsidy costs to support certain multifamily and special purpose loan guarantee',
'programs as proposed by the house and the senate. the conferees understand that once the final consolidated oig audit on',
'section 514 grantees is received, the department will make a determination whether to lift the suspension, recapture funds spent inappropriately,',
'or bar grantees from receiving funds for four years, based on the oig assessment of the individual violations. the conferees',
'ask the department to report on the status of resolution of these findings by april 15, 2003. government national mortgage',
'association guarantees of mortgage backed securities loan guarantee program account including transfer of funds appropriates $10,343,000 for administrative expenses to',
'be transferred to the salaries and expenses account as proposed by both the house and the senate. policy development and',
'research research and technology appropriates $47,000,000 for research and technology as proposed by both the house and senate. includes $7,500,000',
'for the partnership for advancing technology in housing path initiative, instead of $7,000,000 as proposed by the house and $8,750,000',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the senate report denying demonstration authority without prior',
'congressional approval. fair housing and equal opportunity fair housing activities appropriates $45,899,000 for the fair housing assistance program fhap and',
'the fair housing initiatives program fhip as proposed by both the house and the senate. office of lead hazard control',
'lead hazard reduction appropriates $176,000,000 for lead hazard reduction instead of $126,000,000 as proposed by the house and $201,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conferees agree to allocate funds as follows: $10,000,000 for operation leap; $96,000,000 for the lead',
'based paint hazard control grant program to provide assistance to state and local governments and native american tribes for lead',
'based paint abatement in private low income housing; $10,000,000 for technical assistance and support to state and local agencies and',
'private property owners; $10,000,000 for the healthy homes initiative for competitive grants for research, standards development, and education and outreach',
'activities to address lead based paint poisoning and other housing related diseases and hazards; and $50,000,000 for an initiative to',
'target lead abatement funds to areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs. includes new language making available $50,000,000 on',
'a competitive basis to those areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs as determined by the highest number of',
'pre 1940 units, a disproportionately high number of documented cases of lead poisoned children and an applicants demonstrated capacity to',
'implement successfully the proposed uses of the funds. language is also included requiring that not less than 90 percent of',
'the funds made available under this initiative to be used exclusively for abatement and interim control of lead based paint',
'hazards. language is also included requiring recipients of funds awarded under this initiative to provide a matching contribution of not',
'less than 25 percent of the total grant award. the conferees believe that communities with the highest lead paint risk',
'to children must employ an aggressive approach to lead based paint abatement, and direct that grants made under this new',
'initiative be not less than $2,000,000. the conferees intend that eligible recipients of these funds will be units of local',
'government. in selecting recipients for funding under this initiative, the department shall consider the capacity of the applicant to use',
'the funds provided, including the success of the applicant in using previously provided federal dollars for lead based paint hazard',
'reduction, as well as the applicants strategies to mobilize public and private resources to address this problem. grant recipients under',
'this initiative are expected to use funds for abatement and hazard reduction in privately owned rental housing units that serve',
'low income families with children under the age of six. units treated with funds provided under this initiative must remain',
'available for low income residents for at least three years following treatment of the lead based paint hazard. the conferees',
'direct the department to submit an annual report to the committees on appropriations on the effectiveness of this program with',
'the first such report due march 1, 2004. further, the conferees request that the department review the need for demolition',
'grants under this initiative and provide a report to the committees on appropriations by june 27, 2003. the conferees do',
'not intend for any action taken in this act to prejudice ongoing or future litigation brought against lead pigment manufacturers.',
'additionally, no action taken in this act is intended to mitigate the responsibility of housing owners to address the existence',
'of lead based paint hazards in a timely and expeditious manner. the conferees are aware that the department currently reserves',
'approximately 80 percent of the current lead based paint hazard control grant program funding for allocation to current grantees or',
'previous grantees, with the remaining 20 percent provided for new grantees. the conferees request that the department evaluate this policy',
'to ensure that such allocation is appropriate to ensure that resources are made available to communities with the need as',
'well as the capacity to use such grants. further, the conferees urge the department to consider the total amount of',
'federal and non federal resources available to address lead based paint hazards when allocating funds provided for the current lead',
'based paint hazard control grant program. further, the conferees expect the department to award all funds provided for the current',
'lead based paint hazard grant program on a competitive basis and to report to the committees on appropriations by april',
'15, 2003 on how this requirement is being met. management and administration salaries and expenses including transfer of funds appropriates',
'$1,090,229,000 for salaries and expenses as proposed by the house instead of $1,070,229,000 as proposed by the senate. of this',
'amount, $530,299,000 is provided as a direct appropriation under this account as proposed by the house instead of $510,299,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conference agreement includes language as proposed by the house directing the department to allocate funds',
'provided under this heading in the manner specified in the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this act unless',
'the committees on appropriations are notified and approve of any changes in the operating plan or through a reprogramming. the',
'conferees reiterate the direction included in the house report regarding such operating plan and reprogramming procedures. the following office and',
'object classifications are to be used as the basis of any changes in funding distributions: office of housing $294,224,000 office',
'of public and indian housing 153,971,000 office of community planning and development 76,174,000 office of policy development and research 19,147,000',
'office of fair housing and equal opportunity 59,973,000 office of healthy homes and lead hazard control 2,634,000 government national mortgage',
'association 7,233,000 departmental management 22,344,000 center for faith based and community initiatives 2,606,000 office of the chief financial officer 53,986,000',
'office of the general counsel 68,336,000 office of field policy and management 77,410,000 office of administration 241,761,000 transfer to the',
'working capital fund 10,500,000 total, management and administration $1,090,229,000 consistent with modifications to the original budget submission, the object classification',
'distribution, which shall also serve as the basis for the operating plan and reprogramming changes, is as follows: personal services',
'$830,763,000 travel and transportation of persons $25,508,000 transportation of things $700,000 rent, communications and utilities $124,572,000 printing and reproduction $4,644,000',
'other services $97,807,000 supplies and materials $4,932,000 furniture and equipment $1,180,000 indemnities $193,000 the preceding object classification distribution includes $20,000,000',
'provided for funds control improvements within the other services object class. the department is directed to submit a spending plan',
'allocating these funds no later than april 15, 2003. allocations included in the conference agreement are consistent with the distributions',
'included in the departments budget submission, excluding amounts assumed contingent upon enactment of legislative changes to legacy retirement costs, updated',
'to include the effects of the reorganization implemented during fiscal year 2002 and additional resources provided for funds control improvements.',
'however, the conferees understand recent hiring decisions have resulted in the department exceeding its requested 9,100 full time equivalents fte',
'level by an estimated 268 ftes. this increase contradicts the departments budget justification submission for the fiscal year. in addition,',
'the committees on appropriations were not informed of this substantive change in staffing until the funding shortfall caused by this',
'fte level reached critical proportions. further, the conferees understand that the departments hiring actions were in many cases inconsistent with',
'the departments resource estimation and allocationprocess reap resulting in some offices and functions remaining understaffed while other offices and functions',
'are overstaffed. the conferees are disturbed by the departments failure to adhere to staffing levels set forth in the budget',
'and to meet required notification requirements regarding such changes, as well as by the departments inability to manage the allocation',
'of staff resources based upon workload requirements. modified language is included, similar to language proposed by the house, requiring the',
'secretary to submit a staffing plan for the department no later than march 15, 2003. in addition, the department is',
'directed to submit a reprogramming of funds no later than march 15, 2003 that reflects changes from the office and',
'object classification distributions included in this conference agreement, as well as the actions the department is taking to realign staffing',
'resources to match workload requirements, including any additional staffing requirements resulting from changes made to the section 8 voucher program',
'in this act. the office of inspector general oig is also requested to review the departments hiring decisions to determine',
'whether these decisions have been consistent with the departments staffing needs, program requirements, and applicable personnel practices. the oig is',
'asked to report to the committees on appropriations on its findings no later than august 15, 2003. language is included',
'designating $20,000,000 to remain available for two years for funds control improvements as proposed by the house. the senate bill',
'did not include a similar provision. language is also included, as proposed by the house, related to funds control improvements.',
'the senate did not include similar language. the conferees reiterate the concerns expressed in the house report regarding the severe',
'chronic funds control problems at the department, including the failure of the department to make timely formal determinations of the',
'violations of anti deficiency act ada and other appropriations statutes. the conferees reiterate all direction included in the house report',
'regarding this problem, including the direction included in the house report regarding the authority and the responsibility of the office',
'of the chief financial officer ocfo with respect to compliance with appropriations laws, including the ada. the conferees note that',
'to assist the ocfo in fulfilling these responsibilities, the conference agreement includes language establishing a division of appropriations law within',
'the ocfo and transferring no fewer than four experienced appropriations attorneys from the legislative division of the office of legislation',
'and regulations, office of the general counsel to the ocfo for such new division. the conferees direct that the secretary',
'ensure that all attorneys transferred pursuant to the conference agreement have significant experience and expertise in matters of appropriations law,',
'and further direct the secretary to report to the committees on appropriations within 15 days of enactment of this act',
'on the actions taken to comply with this requirement. language is included in the bill placing a limitation on the',
'number of gs 14 and gs 15 positions at the department as proposed by the house. the senate did not',
'include similar language. the conferees reiterate the direction included in the senate report regarding the limitation on non career employees.',
'working capital fund appropriates $276,300,000 for the working capital fund as proposed by the house instead of $276,737,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. in addition, the conference agreement includes an additional $75,100,000 by transfer from various accounts to support program',
'specific information technology systems as proposed by the house and senate. language is included prohibiting funds made available to the',
'department from being used to award a new contract for the hud information technology services project until after submission of',
'a comprehensive five year plan in accordance with the direction included in this joint statement of the managers. the department',
'is directed to submit a comprehensive five year plan that meets all the requirements and direction included in the house',
'report. the senate did not include similar language. office of inspector general including transfer of funds appropriates $97,499,000 for the',
'office of inspector general instead of $96,684,000 as proposed by the house and $97,684,000 as proposed by the senate. of',
'this amount, $23,343,000 is provided by transfer from the various funds of the federal housing administration as proposed by the',
'house and the senate. in lieu of the direction included in the senate report, at least $5,000,000 is to be',
'targeted to anti predatory lending and anti flipping activities. consolidated fee fund rescission includes a rescission of $8,000,000 from the',
'fund as proposed by the senate. the house proposed similar language but did not designate a specific dollar amount. office',
'of federal housing enterprise oversight salaries and expenses including transfer of funds appropriates $30,000,000 for the office of federal housing',
'enterprise oversight ofheo to be derived from collections available in the federal housing enterprise oversight fund as proposed by the',
'house and the senate. the conferees agree that ofheo must have the necessary staff in order to fully meet its',
'regulatory mission. however, previous staffing plans submitted by ofheo have often lacked the necessary level of detail required by the',
'committees on appropriations to accurately assess the staffing and funding needs of the agency. the conferees expect ofheo to provide',
'a detailed report to the committees on appropriations no later than august 15, 2003, detailing its current staffing levels and',
'corresponding responsibilities, as well as whether additional staff is required to fully meet its regulatory mission. administrative provisions does not',
'include language to amend section 683 2 of the housing and community development act of 1972 to authorize service coordinators',
'in section 811 projects as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. does not include language',
'to amend section 9 of the united states housing act of 1937 to authorize a new loan financing program for',
'public housing authorities as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. includes language permanently prohibiting assistance',
'for housing units defined under section 9 n of the united states housing act of 1937 as proposed by the',
'senate. the house did not include similar language. includes language setting forth the reprogramming requirements for funds provided to the',
'department as proposed by the house. the senate proposed similar language. includes modified language, similar to language proposed by the',
'house, requiring the department to submit a spending plan for the use of technical assistance, training, and management improvement funds',
'provided for in this act to the committees on appropriations by march 15, 2003. the senate did not include similar',
'language. includes language repealing section 9 n 1 of the united states housing act of 1937 and section 226 of',
'the departments of veterans affairs and housing and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations act, 1999 as proposed by the',
'senate. the house did not include similar language. includes modified language, similar to language proposed by the senate, requiring the',
'secretary to maintain section 8 assistance on certain properties occupied by elderly or disabled families. the house did not include',
'similar language. does not include language to amend section 8 o of the united states housing act of 1937 to',
'authorize a welfare to work voucher program as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. includes',
'language exempting the states of alaska, iowa, and mississippi from the statutory requirement of having a resident on the board',
'of a public housing authority and requires in lieu thereof the establishment of advisory boards which include public housing residents',
'and section 8 recipients as proposed by the senate. the house did not include a similar provision. while the conferees',
'have again included this exemption, the conferees expect the states to take the appropriate actions necessary to address this issue,',
'rather than continuing to rely on a waiver of this statutory requirement. does not include language requiring the director of',
'the office of management and budget and the secretary to identify five year cost projections for contract rental renewals for',
'various hud programs as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. the conferees understand that the',
'departments fiscal year 2004 budget submission includes such information. the department is expected to continue to provide such information in',
'subsequent fiscal year budget submissions without the need for the conferees to continue this direction in future appropriations acts. includes',
'language to amend section 24 of the united states housing act of 1937 to extend the authorization of the hope',
'vi program for two years as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. does not include',
'language prohibiting permanently the secretary from waiving section 8 income eligibility restrictions as proposed by the senate. the house did',
'not include similar language. includes modified language, similar to language proposed by the senate, requiring the secretary to provide quarterly',
'reports to the committees on appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated and excess funds in each departmental program and activity, and',
'to provide additional updated information upon request. the house did not include similar language. does not include language amending 12',
'u.s.c. 1715z 11a to allow the fha multifamily insurance fund to be used for grants and loans for rehabilitation of',
'certain non fha insured properties as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. includes modified language,',
'similar to language proposed by the senate, requiring the secretary to submit an annual report to the committees on appropriations',
'regarding the number of federally assisted units under lease and the per unit costs of such units. the house did',
'not include similar language. the conferees expect such report to include all units funded under the housing certificate fund and',
'should provide the most updated information practicable. includes language waiving certain first time homebuyer requirements to allow the use of',
'a hope iii grant in the east baltimore, maryland community as proposed by the senate. the house did not include',
'similar language. does not include language waiving the statutory environmental review requirements for a community development block grant made to',
'benton county, iowa as proposed by the senate. the house did not include similar language. includes new language providing the',
'secretary flexibility in applying the across the board rescission to funds made available in the housing certificate fund. title iii',
'independent agencies american battle monuments commission salaries and expenses appropriates $35,246,000 for salaries and expenses as proposed by the house',
'instead of $30,400,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have provided an additional $846,000 above the budget request to',
'provide salaries and benefits for up to 20 additional full time equivalent personnel where manpower needs are evident throughout the',
'abmc system because of reductions in the work week mandated by a foreign government. in addition, $4,000,000 has been provided',
'for additional planning and construction costs associated with a new visitors center at the normandy american cemetery and memorial near',
'st. laurent sur mer, france. in this regard, the conferees agree that because the abmc has begun initial planning of',
'the project and may soon move to design and other pre construction activities, a restriction on the use of funds',
'for this project contained in the fiscal year 2002 appropriations legislation is withdrawn. chemical safety and hazard investigation board salaries',
'and expenses provides a total funding level of $7,850,000 as proposed by the senate instead of $6,500,000 as proposed by',
'the house. of this amount $1,400,000 is derived from fiscal year 2002 unobligated balances. the conferees have provided $500,000 of',
'the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2003 to be available through fiscal year 2004 as proposed by the senate instead',
'of $2,500,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees have included bill language again this fiscal year which limits the',
'number of career senior executive service positions to three. the conferees reiterate the house position regarding reprogrammings for the board',
'and that the use of carryover funds is subject to these same requirements. department of the treasury community development financial',
'institutions community development financial institutions fund program account appropriates $75,000,000 for the community development financial institutions fund instead of $80,000,000',
'as proposed by the house and $73,000,000 as proposed by the senate. includes $5,000,000 for technical assistance designed to benefit',
'native american communities as proposed by the senate instead of $2,000,000 as proposed by the house. provides $10,750,000 for administrative',
'expenses as proposed by the senate instead of $11,050,000 as proposed by the house. provides for a limitation on the',
'amount of direct loans of $11,000,000 as proposed by both the house and senate. consumer product safety commission salaries and',
'expenses appropriates $57,000,000 for the consumer product safety commission, salaries and expenses, instead of $57,117,000 as proposed by the house',
'and $56,767,000 as proposed by the senate. corporation for national and community service national and community service programs operating expenses',
'including rescission and transfer of funds appropriates $429,000,000 for national and community service programs operating expenses instead of $405,842,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the house provided authority for prior year funds to be used to terminate the corporation and',
'did not include any other provisions under this account. limits the fiscal year 2003 americorps enrollment to no more than',
'50,000 new members who incur obligations from the national service trust as proposed by the senate. the conferees were dismayed',
'to learn of the gross financial mismanagement of the trust fund and over commitments made to various organizations without the',
'financial resources to support those obligations, especially after years of providing funds for and directing the corporation to strengthen grant',
'management systems and financial controls. while the current leadership of the corporation is to be commended for bringing these issues',
'to light, the conferees maintain that the corporation needs time to resolve the financial weakness and oversight issues within the',
'organization before the program can grow. to that end, the conferees have approached fiscal year 2003 funding for the corporation',
'with two guiding principles: 1 stabilization of the corporations programs and resources; and 2 maintenance of commitments to graduates of',
'the corporations programs. limits administrative expenses to not more than $32,500,000, of which not more than $2,500 is for reception',
'and representation expenses as proposed by the senate. the conferees direct $18,000,000 for program administration, $12,000,000 for governor appointed state',
'commissions on national and community service, and $2,500,000 for the office of the chief financial officer to enact financial reform',
'in the corporation. limits $100,000,000, instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the senate, to be transferred to the national service',
'trust, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be available for national service scholarships for high school students. the conferees did',
'not provide funds for the senior service initiative. the conferees amend the quarterly reporting requirement as proposed by the house',
'and senate regarding expenditures under the trust to include an additional reporting requirement of enrollment data on the authorized and',
'actual number of americorps members to be submitted by march 31, 2003. the conferees further direct the corporation to ensure',
'immediately that funds are available to pay the education awards earned by program graduates before any new members are enrolled',
'in the trust. limits $275,000,000 for subtitle c grants under the national service trust of which not more than $50,000,000',
'may be for national direct programs, and $100,000,000 is transferred to the national service trust. grants are to be made',
'according to peer review panel recommendations. the senate proposed limiting the subtitle c grants to $240,492,000 of which not more',
'than $47,000,000 could be used for national service programs. this funding level provided will support 50,000 new volunteers enrolled in',
'the trust in fiscal year 2003. the conferees direct the continuation of two programs areas to be funded in fiscal',
'year 2003 at a level proportionate to last year considering the funding provided in fiscal year 2003: 1 programs designed',
'to help children read by third grade, and 2 programs which provide information technology skills to students and teachers in',
'low income communities. provides $10,000,000 to the points of light foundation, of which up to $2,500,000 may be used for',
'an endowment as proposed by the senate. prohibits the use of funds for national service programs run by other agencies',
'and directs the corporation to reduce the federal cost per participant as proposed by the senate. limits funding for the',
'national civilian community corps to $25,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees reduced the funding level from the budget',
'request without prejudice. limits funding for subtitle b grants for school based and community based service learning programs to $43,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. limits funding for subtitle h grants, innovation, demonstration and assistance activities, to $35,500,000 instead of',
'$29,850,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have provided $500,000 for martin luther king jr. day grants, $100,000 for',
'the fellowship program, $8,000,000 for training and technical assistance, $6,000,000 for education award grants, $5,000,000 for promise fellows, and $5,900,000',
'for disability programs. further, the conferees have provided $4,000,000 for grants to encourage the next generation of national service organizations',
'as proposed by the senate. the conferees have not provided the full funding request for recruitment activities since most of',
'the fiscal year 2003 positions are filled, nor have the conferees provided funds for any innovation or demonstration program utilizing',
'vouchers. the conferees do not recommend the request to transfer education awards and promise fellows programs from innovation activities to',
'americorps grants. provides $6,000,000 for challenge grants under subtitle h as proposed by the senate. the conferees amend the criteria',
'for challenge grants by requiring a 2 to 1 private to federal dollar matching requirement for grant recipients and limiting',
'the grants to one year in duration. provides $5,000,000 for americas promise as proposed by the senate. the conferees amend',
'the reporting requirement proposed regarding funding and performance with a new reporting date of march 31, 2003. limits funding for',
'audits and evaluations to $3,000,000, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees did not provide funding for',
'the proposed research based institute in partnership with a university or non profit organization. rescinds $48,000,000 from prior year unobligated',
'balances identified within funds appropriated between fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 2002 across all grant programs. none of the',
'rescission is derived from the national service trust. the conferees remind the corporation of the reporting and reprogramming requirements set',
'forth at the beginning of this division. various reporting requirements listed in both the house report and the senate record',
'must be fulfilled with the submission of the fiscal year 2003 operating plan unless otherwise noted. further, the conferees direct',
'the corporation to provide better, detailed information in the budgetrequest regarding planned and on going activities, the costs of those',
'activities, and the expected results. the conferees reiterate the directive to the corporation to establish performance measures for each grantee,',
'require each grantee to submit a correction plan should the grantee not meet the agreed upon measures, and reduce or',
'terminate any award where, after due process, the grantee does not meet the performance plan. office of inspector general appropriates',
'$6,000,000 for office of inspector general instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the house and $6,900,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. administrative provisions retains the administrative provisions proposed by the senate regarding qualified student loans eligible for education awards and',
'the availability of funds for the placement of volunteers with disabilities. the house included a similar provision regarding qualified student',
'loans, but with technical differences. u.s. court of appeals for veterans claims salaries and expenses appropriates $14,326,000 for salaries and',
'expenses as proposed by the house instead of $14,612,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees believe all federal employees',
'should be safe in their work environments. the general services administration gsa is responsible for providing security for the federal',
'tenants of privately owned buildings. the conferees strongly urge the court, together with the other tenants of the building, to',
'work with gsa, in consultation with the department of homeland security, on a security plan acceptable to all tenants, the',
'community and the owner. the cost of the plan should be borne equally by all tenants. the conferees remind the',
'court of its obligation to comply with the reprogramming requirements set forth at the beginning of this division and direct',
'the court to submit an operating plan to the committees on appropriations of both the house and senate 60 days',
'after enactment of this act. department of defense civil cemeterial expenses, army salaries and expenses appropriates $32,445,000 for salaries and',
'expenses as proposed by the house instead of $24,445,000 as proposed by the senate. additional funds are provided for repairs',
'to the memorial amphitheater and accelerated development of section 90. department of health and human services national institutes of health',
'national institute of environmental health sciences appropriates $84,074,000 for the national institute of environmental health sciences as proposed by the',
'house instead of $76,074,000 as proposed by the senate. of the appropriated amount, $48,936,000 is for research and $27,138,000 is',
'for worker training activities as proposed in the budget submission. in addition, the conferees have provided $8,000,000, split equally between',
'research and worker training, for niehs activities related to the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 which had been appropriated',
'in a supplemental appropriations act but not requested by the administration as a contingent emergency. agency for toxic substances and',
'disease registry toxic substances and environmental public health appropriates $82,800,000 for toxic substances and environmental public health instead of $88,688,000',
'as proposed by the house and $81,000,000 as proposed by the senate. of the amount provided, $1,800,000 is intended to',
'reimburse atsdr for direct and indirect costs of the agency related to the events of september 11, 2001. bill language',
'has again this year been included which permits the administrator of the agency for toxic substances and disease registry atsdr',
'to conduct other appropriate health studies and evaluations or activities in lieu of health assessments pursuant to section 104 i',
'6 of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended cercla . the language further stipulates',
'that in the conduct of such other health assessments, evaluations or activities, the atsdr shall not be bound by the',
'deadlines imposed in section 104 i 6 a of cercla. funds provided for fiscal year 2003 cannot be used by',
'the atsdr to conduct in excess of 40 toxicological profiles. from within the funds provided, the conferees expect atsdr to',
'establish a fish consumption advisory pilot program in the state of michigan, implement a multi faceted health study of polychlorinated',
'biphenyl exposure in anniston, alabama, and monitor and assess the long term health status of children, adolescents, and young adults',
'in herculaneum, missouri regarding their exposure to lead. finally, the conferees have again agreed to cap administrative costs charged by',
'the cdc at 7.5 percent of the amount appropriated herein for the atsdr. environmental protection agency science and technology appropriates',
'$720,261,000 for science and technology instead of $714,578,000 as proposed by the house and $707,203,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conferees have included language similar to that proposed by the house giving epa the ability to contract for the',
'temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates. the language, with technical differences, is similar to language adopted in',
'public law 106 113 to provide such authority to the united states geological survey. the conferees have agreed to the',
'following increases above the budget request: 1. $2,500,000 for epscor; 2. $4,000,000 for the water environmental research foundation; 3. $5,000,000',
'for the american water works association research foundation; 4. $2,000,000 for the national decentralized water resource capacity development project, in',
'coordination with epa, for continued training and research and development program; 5. $9,750,000 for the star fellowship program; 6. $1,000,000',
'for the american water works association as a one time grant to assist awwa in its drinking water security training',
'activities; 7. $5,000,000 for small system arsenic removal research, for a total of $11,800,000 in fiscal year 2003. the conferees',
'strongly encourage epa to utilize a significant portion of this funding to carry out demonstrations of implementation of low cost',
'treatment technology and directs the agency to report to the committees on appropriations by august 15, 2003, on its plans',
'to carry out such demonstrations; 8. $900,000 for the university of south alabama, center for estuarine research; 9. $450,000 for',
'the city of san bernardino, california/ san bernardino valley metropolitan water district for the lakes and streams project; 10. $675,000',
'to the university of california, riverside for continued research of advanced vehicle design, advanced transportation systems, vehicle emissions, and atmospheric',
'pollution at the ce cert facility; 11. $450,000 to the monterey county, california water resources association for planning activities for',
'the salinas valley water project; 12. $1,800,000 for the international center for water technology at california state university, fresno; 13.',
'$900,000 for the central california air quality study conducted by the central california air quality coalition; 14. $720,000 to barry',
'university for minority science training; 15. $900,000 to the university of miami in florida for the rosenstiel school of marine',
'and atmospheric science for continued research into coral reefs; 16. $270,000 to florida international university to utilize non destructive techniques',
'to characterize and develop contamination strategies; 17. $225,000 for ongoing research and development of multipurpose sensors for detecting and analyzing',
'environmental contaminants at boise state university, the university of idaho and the university of utah; 18. $450,000 to the illinois',
'waste management and research center through the university of illinois at urbana/ champaign for implementation of a program to increase',
'the adoption of innovative pollution prevention technologies by businesses; 19. $180,000 for the geothermal heat pump consortium; 20. $450,000 for',
'the national center for manufacturing sciences in ann arbor, michigan for assisting epa in meeting the strategic goals program in',
'the metal finishing sector; 21. $450,000 for the michigan biotechnology institute for development and demonstration of environmental cleanup technologies; 22.',
'$450,000 for the great lakes hydrological center of excellence at western michigan university; 23. $180,000 to montana state university bozeman',
'to develop a water center drinking water assistance program for small systems; 24. $225,000 to the desert research institute for',
'clean water research of the western great basin rivers; 25. $6,885,000 for the environmental systems center of excellence at syracuse',
'university for research and technology transfer in the fields of indoor environmental quality and urban ecosystems sustainability; 26. $180,000 to',
'the state university of new york, college of environmental sciences and forestry for research and outreach at the roosevelt sustainability',
'center; 27. $450,000 to the syracuse research corporation in syracuse, new york, a not for profit corporation, for the continuation',
'of environmental research at its probability risk assessment center; 28. $900,000 for the integrated petroleum environmental consortium; 29. $450,000 for',
'the university of south carolina for a geologic study for uranium groundwater contamination; 30. $1,800,000 for the mickey leland national',
'urban air toxics research center; 31. $450,000 for the texas institute for applied environmental research at tarleton state university; 32.',
'$450,000 for the texas institute for environmental assessment and management at the university of north texas, denton, texas; 33. $873,000',
'for the canaan valley institute in close coordination with the regional vulnerability and assessment reva initiative to develop research and',
'educational tools using integrative technologies to predict future environmental risks and support informed, proactive decision making to be undertaken in',
'conjunction with the highlands action program; 34. $450,000 for the dauphin island sea lab, dauphin island, alabama, for coastal ecosystem',
'research; 35. $630,000 for the center for the conservation of biological resources at black hills state university, south dakota; 36.',
'$675,000 for clean air counts of northeastern illinois to develop an innovative and cost effective method to reduce smog causing',
'emissions in the chicago metropolitan region. the funding will provide support for an ongoing partnership involving epa, the metropolitan mayors',
'caucus, illinois epa, and the delta institute; 37. $720,000 for the contra costa water district, california, for applied research studies',
'related to the water quality and water treatment challenges facing bay delta water users; 38. $720,000 for lake superior state',
'university for education and research on aquatic biota and their associated habitats; 39. $675,000 for the louisiana environmental research center',
'at mcneese state university for research into wetland ecology and the environmental effects of oil spills; 40. $270,000 for the',
'foundation for advancements in science and education in vermont for a pesticides recording project; 41. $675,000 for the southwest clean',
'air quality agencys columbia gorge air quality technical foundation study; 42. $450,000 for the center for the study of metals',
'in the environment; 43. $1,080,000 for the center for air toxic metals at the energy and environmental research center; 44.',
'$90,000 for the university of vermonts proctor maple research center to continue mercury deposition monitoring effects; 45. $315,000 for acid',
'rain research at the university of vermont; 46. $450,000 for the city of glendale, california for research and development of',
'technology for the removal of chromium 6 from water; 47. $450,000 for the consortium for plant biotechnology research; 48. $900,000',
'for the national environmental respiratory center at the lovelace respiratory research institute; 49. $3,510,000 for the mine waste technology program',
'at the national environmental waste technology, testing, and evaluation center; 50. $1,350,000 for the connecticut river airshed watershed consortium; 51.',
'$630,000 for the mid america regional council to apply urban agroforestry technologies to meet community green infrastructure needs; 52. $900,000',
'for the environmental lung center at the national jewish medical and research center; and 53. $1,800,000 for air quality program',
'for fairbanks north star borough, alaska. the conference agreement provides $8,000,000 for the national environmental technology competition, a decrease of',
'$1,750,000 from the budget request. in this regard, the agency is directed to report by august 1, 2003 on its',
'efforts to develop a one stop shop office to coordinate similar programs which foster private and public sector development of',
'new, cost effective environmental technologies. the conference agreement includes a general reduction to this account of $16,100,000. the conferees continue',
'to support the partnership between the epa and the national technology transfer center and direct that the agency continue the',
'cooperative agreement at the fiscal year 2001 funding level. additionally, the conferees have provided $850,000 from within available funds for',
'the agency to contract with the national academy of sciences for an evaluation of the coeur dalene basin, idaho superfund',
'site in a manner consistent with the reports of the house and senate accompanying this act. from within amounts transferred',
'to science and technology from hazardous substance superfund, the conferees direct that funding for the gulf coast hazardous substance research',
'center continue at no less than the fiscal year 2002 level. also from within these transferred amounts, the agency is',
'directed to provide no less than $8,000,000 for continuation of the site program. the conferees agree that the drinking water',
'security report requested by the senate shall be provided no later than june 30, 2003. finally, the conference agreement modifies',
'a provision included in the report accompanying the senate bill requiring epa to study the procedures used by the states',
'in setting individual state emission standards. the conferees direct that the agency, rather than conduct such a study with its',
'own personnel, contract with the national academy of sciences to conduct the review and submit a report to the committees',
'on appropriations of its findings not later than february 15, 2004. the conferees have provided $750,000 from within available funds',
'in support of this contract. environmental programs and management appropriates $2,111,604,000 for environmental programs and management instead of $2,111,677,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $2,136,569,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have included language as proposed by the',
'house which requires the administrator to certify grant amendment numbers c 340461 02 and c 340461 03. the conferees have',
'agreed to specific agency program levels as follows: 1. $22,651,000 for the chesapeake bay program, an increase of $2,000,000 above',
'the budget request for small watershed grants; 2. $16,000,000 for the great lakes national program office, an increase of $872,000',
'above the request; 3. $24,521,000 for the national estuary program, an increase of $5,275,000 above the budget request; 4. $5,000,000',
'for the gulf of mexico program, an increase of $673,000 above the budget request; 5. $2,500,000 for the long island',
'sound program office, an increase of $2,023,000 above the budget request; 6. $5,500,000 for environmental justice programs, an increase of',
'$1,421,000 above the budget request; 7. $182,000,000 for the compliance assistance, compliance monitoring, and civil enforcement programs within the office',
'of enforcement and compliance assurance, an increase of $15,224,000 above the budget request; 8. $2,500,000 for the lake champlain basin',
'program, an increase of $1,545,000 above the budget request; 9. $1,000,000 for the lake pontchartrain basin restoration program, an increase',
'of $1,000,000 above the budget request; 10. $10,000,000 for capacity building, an increase of $489,000 above the fiscal year 2002',
'funding level; 11. $13,057,000 for information integration, an increase of $7,273,000 above last years level; 12. $44,500,000 for legal services,',
'an increase of $2,716,000 above the fiscal 2002 level; 13. $14,750,000 for the tri/right to know program, an increase of',
'$549,000 above last year; 14. $27,200,000 for the epm accounts portion of the brownfields program, an increase of $24,381,000 above',
'the level provided in fiscal year 2002; and 15. $33,000,000 for regulatory development, an increase of $5,588,000 above the fiscal',
'year 2002 funding level. the conference agreement provides for a general reduction for the environmental programs and management account of',
'$45,001,000. further, the agreement provides for no reductions as proposed by the house for the management services and stewardship and',
'planning and resource management activities, and provides for no increase in the energy star program as proposed by the senate.',
'the conferees have agreed to the following increases to the budget request: 1. $18,000,000 for rural water technical assistance activities',
'and groundwater protection with distribution as follows: $10,000,000 for the nrwa; $4,000,000 for rcap, to be divided equally between assistance',
'for water programs and assistance for wastewater programs; $1,000,000 for gwpc; $2,000,000 for small flows clearinghouse; and $1,000,000 for the',
'netc; 2. $1,000,000 for the national biosolids partnership program; 3. $2,000,000 for source water protection programs; 4. $5,000,000 for a',
'cost shared grant program to school districts for necessary upgrades of their diesel bus fleets; 5. $2,000,000 to the nrwa',
'to assist small water systems to conduct vulnerability assessments as required in title iv of the public health security and',
'bioterrorism preparedness response act of 2002; 6. $3,000,000 for epas national computing center to provide for the remote mirroring of',
'all critical information and related systems to achieve a continuance of operations coop /disaster recovery capability; 7. $4,000,000 for grants',
'to interested states to establish a long term ambient monitoring and assessment framework at relevant geographic scales to support all',
'water quality management objectives; 8. $450,000 to the university of arkansas to develop bio engineering solutions to watershed management; 9.',
'$450,000 for the san joaquin river resource management coalition of california; 10. $225,000 to establish a santa ana river watershed',
'research and training program at the water resources institute of california state university, san bernardino; 11. $225,000 for the san',
'bernardino valley municipal water district for research and design cost evaluation and environmental studies of a mitigation project addressing the',
'citys contaminated high groundwater table and dangers presented by liquefaction; 12. $270,000 for the sacramento river toxic pollutant control program',
'and sacramento river watershed program; 13. $225,000 to edward waters college of jacksonville, florida for research education and training with',
'regard to community environmental conditions; 14. $1,350,000 for enhanced environmental education, research and training programs at florida gulf coast universitys',
'institute for coastal and watershed studies; 15. $270,000 to miami dade county, florida for lead screening, testing, outreach, and education',
'in the liberty city neighborhood; 16. $270,000 to miami dade county, florida to expand the existing environmental education program; 17.',
'$450,000 to the georgia environmental training and education authority for a lagoon waste management demonstration project; 18. $900,000 to the',
'columbus water works, columbus, georgia for an advanced biosolids flow through thermophilic treatment process demonstration project; 19. $180,000 to cerro',
'gordo county, iowa for environmental planning related to the ventura marsh initiative and overall water quality assessment in connection with',
'the clear lake, iowa restoration project; 20. $270,000 to the friends of the teton river, inc. for the upper teton',
'watershed project; 21. $675,000 to the illinois environmental protection agency for the fox river watershed management program; 22. $450,000 to',
'purdue university in indiana for the contaminant remediation optimization program crop ; 23. $180,000 for the equus beds water quality',
'protection program in wichita, kansas; 24. $450,000 for the boston metropolitan area planning council, in cooperation with the massachusetts technology',
'collaborative, for a comprehensive water resources strategy for the i 495 corridor of massachusetts; 25. $270,000 to caroline county, maryland',
'for the initial design and engineering of a regional plan for wastewater needs; 26. $157,500 for the hypoxia education and',
'stewardship project in kansas city, missouri; 27. $225,000 for continuation of the mecklenburg county, north carolina surface water improvement management',
'initiative; 28. $765,000 for continued activities of the north carolina central university research initiative; 29. $225,000 for wake county, north',
'carolina for planning, environmental analysis and design of a watershed management plan; 30. $225,000 to rowan university in glassboro, new',
'jersey for the environmental community revitalization and research initiative; 31. $900,000 to continue the sediment decontamination technology demonstration in the',
'new york new jersey harbor; 32. $450,000 to the tompkins county, new york soil and water conservation district for the',
'cayuga lake watershed protection project; 33. $450,000 for the alfred university center for environmental and energy research; 34. $135,000 to',
'the town of north salem, new york for the peach lake pollution study; 35. $675,000 to columbia university in new',
'york city, new york for education, training and equipment related to ongoing biomedical research on environmentally induced cancers and immunological',
'responses, at the audubon biomedical science and technology park; 36. $900,000 for the water systems council wellcare tm program; 37.',
'$225,000 to the rochester institute of technology rit for the national materials recovery and recycling center of excellence; 38. $1,350,000',
'for continued work on water management plans for the central new york watersheds in onondaga and cayuga counties; 39. $675,000',
'to cortland county, new york for continued work on the aquifer protection plan, of which $150,000 is for continued implementation',
'of the comprehensive water quality management program in the upper susquehanna watershed; 40. $90,000 for a water consortium feasibility study',
'in oklahoma with washington county water district 3, rogers county rural water district 3, the city of collinsville, and the',
'city of owasso; 41. $450,000 to rural enterprises of oklahoma, inc., a non profit organization, for demonstration projects which include',
'research, education and training activities related to the development of environmentally beneficial vermicomposting processes; 42. $450,000 for the city of',
'philadelphia, pennsylvanias department of health in consultation with the philadelphia citizens for children and youth for lead screening, testing, outreach,',
'and education throughout the city; 43. $1,800,000 to the american cities foundation of philadelphia, pennsylvania in consultation with the philadelphia',
'commercial development corporation for the neighborhood environmental action team n.e.a.t. philadelphia program; 44. $450,000 for the texas agricultural experiment station',
'in tarrant county, texas for research of water supplies and development of an integrated watershed protection plan; 45. $315,000 to',
'the brazos river authority of college station, texas for the brazos/navasota watershed management project; 46. $180,000 to the tri state',
'water council for the clark fork pend oreille tri state water quality study; 47. $1,467,000 for on going activities at',
'the canaan valley institute, including activities relating to community sustainability; 48. $1,530,000 for the canaan valley institute to continue to',
'develop a regional sustainability support center and coordinated information system in the mid atlantic highlands; 49. $810,000 to the polymer',
'alliance zones marcee initiative; 50. $270,000 to the west virginia high technology consortium foundation, inc. wvhtcf for research to demonstrate',
'the capture and utilization of co2 and ch4 at the meadowfill landfill near bridgeport, west virginia; 51. $405,000 to the',
'fayette county commission of west virginia for a wastewater treatment engineering study to address water quality concerns in the new',
'river gorge national river; 52. $5,000,000 for americas clean water foundation for implementation of on farm environmental assessments for livestock',
'operations; 53. $225,000 for the maryland bureau of mines for an acid mine drainage remediation project; 54. $900,000 for projects',
'demonstrating the benefits of low impact development along the anacostia watershed in prince georges county, maryland; 55. $45,000 for the',
'northwest straits commission; 56. $630,000 for the northwest indian fisheries commission with distribution as follows: $144,000 to the northwest indian',
'fisheries commission for coordination and $486,000 to be divided among the 26 participating tribes to implement this tribal initiative by',
'integrating state, federal, tribal and local governmental efforts to develop common water quality protection goals and reduce jurisdictional barriers; 57.',
'$180,000 for the columbia basin groundwater area management study; 58. $450,000 for the gateway cities council of governments, california, pilot',
'program to reduce diesel emissions; 59. $225,000 for the illinois department of agricultures council on best management practices initiative to',
'reduce nitrate contamination in drinking water; 60. $225,000 for the croplife foundation north carolina environmental stewardship project; 61. $450,000 for',
'the center for agricultural and rural development at iowa state university for the resource and agricultural policy systems program; 62.',
'$450,000 for the small business pollution prevention center at the university of northern iowa; 63. $675,000 for the painting and',
'coating assistance initiative through the university of northern iowa; 64. $90,000 for the american farmland trust center for agriculture in',
'the environment for sustainable agriculture in hawaii and the american pacific; 65. $450,000 for the economic development alliance of hawaii',
'to promote biotechnology to reduce pesticide use in tropical and subtropical agricultural production; 66. $225,000 for the county of hawaii',
'and the hawaii island economic development board to establish and implement a community development model for renewable resource management by',
'upgrading solid waste transfer stations into community recycling centers; 67. $225,000 for a storm water research initiative at the university',
'of vermont; 68. $180,000 for the vermont small business compliance assistance project conducted by the vermont small business development center;',
'69. $144,000 for the great lakes fish and wildlife commission crandon mine analysis; 70. $450,000 for the sand county foundation',
'in wisconsin for an incentive program to promote the reduction of nitrogen discharge in the upper mississippi river basin; 71.',
'$225,000 for livingston parish, louisiana, for a water and wastewater infrastructure feasibility study; 72. $225,000 for the vermont department of',
'agriculture to work with conservation districts and local communities to reduce non point source run off in the potash brook',
'watershed; 73. $225,000 for the nevada department of environmental protection to work with california water officials to address lake tahoe',
'water quality issues; 74. $225,000 for the university of nevada, reno to conduct water testing and related studies of the',
'arsenic problem and its impact in fallon, nevada; 75. $45,000 for the tioga county department of economic development and planning,',
'new york, for the owego infrastructure master plan; 76. $180,000 for design, engineering, and planning activities related to the pollution',
'prevention of wreck pond and nearby beaches in spring lake, new jersey; 77. $135,000 for the new jersey environmentors project;',
'78. $315,000 for planning and engineering studies for the storm lake, iowa, cleanup project; 79. $225,000 for the university of',
'west florida p.e.r.c.h. partnership for environmental and community health research project; 80. $180,000 for the northeast waste management officials association',
'to continue solid waste, hazardous waste, cleanup, and pollution prevention programs; 81. $180,000 for the northeast states for coordinated air',
'use management nescaum ; 82. $2,250,000 for the national alternative fuels training consortium; 83. $1,350,000 for the ecological and water',
'resources assessment project; 84. $450,000 for the valley water mill watershed education and demonstration center in missouri; 85. $180,000 for',
'the sutherlin, oregon water control districts watershed assessment project; 86. $450,000 for the kenai river center in kenai, alaska; 87.',
'$1,800,000 for region 10 environmental compliance activities in alaska; 88. $1,800,000 for the coeur dalene basin commission to continue a',
'pilot program for environmental response, natural resource restoration and related activities; 89. $1,350,000 for orsanco for the ohio river pollution',
'reduction program; 90. $450,000 for the university of southern maine for environmental education activities; 91. $1,350,000 for the university of',
'louisville for the stream restoration institute; 92. $2,250,000 for the southwest center for environmental research and policy; 93. $3,600,000 for',
'the small public water system technology centers at western kentucky university, the university of new hampshire, the university of alaska',
'sitka, pennsylvania state university, the university of missouri columbia, montana state university, the university of illinois, and mississippi state university;',
'94. $900,000 to complete the full feasibility study/ environmental impact statement for the medford, oregon, effluent reuse project; and 95.',
'$900,000 for the alabama department of environmental management for the alabama water and wastewater training program. the conference agreement provides',
'$9,160,000 from within available funds for the continuing operation of the environmental education programs. in this regard, the agency is',
'directed to proportionately distribute funds for the environmental education programs in a manner consistent with the provisions of the national',
'environmental education act. the conferees have, within available funds, provided the fiscal year 2002 level for the eight environmental finance',
'centers. also within available funds, the agency is directed to provide $350,000 for maintenance and updating of the cumulative and',
'aggregate risk evaluation system software package; $250,000 to continue development of basins models, gis mapping, integration with other financial and',
'planning tools, and incorporation of cost effectiveness considerations into integrated priority ranking systems; and $200,000 for setting standards and to',
'increase public and government awareness of the benefits of ambient temperature glass technology. the agencys budget submission for fiscal year',
'2003 called for a significant reduction in work conducted through the climate protection/transportation program. so that work conducted under this',
'program can be phased in a more appropriate manner, the conferees direct epa to provide no less than $5,000,000 from',
'within available funds for work of the fev/clean automotive technology program on advanced hydraulic hybrid vehicles, extremely clean diesel technologies,',
'and advanced gasoline engine concepts. the conferees expect epa to establish and implement a highlands action program hap in partnership',
'with canaan valley institute cvi to take action on the problems identified in the follow up mid atlantic highlands report',
'that congress directed the epa to prepare in the fiscal year 2002 house and conference reports. the hap should, among',
'other things, use environmental indicators, strong science, and partnerships to identify the causes of those problems; develop solutions and management',
'actions to resolve the identified problems; and develop a management plan that includes states, non governmental organizations, local communities and',
'the private sector. the agency is expected to periodically assess the status of the hap and report back to congress',
'on the findings and the successes of the program. the agency is directed to submit as part of the fiscal',
'year 2003 operations plan a resource plan detailing the number of pesticide tolerance reassessments and re registrations required under fqpa,',
'the number and kind of such activities completed since 1996, the status of the remaining activities, including the projected number',
'to be completed year to year under fqpa, and the level of resources needed to meet these requirements. similarly, the',
'agency is expected to include in its fiscal year 2003 operations plan a report of its actions and accomplishments towards',
'restoring personnel in its civil enforcement program, as well as a report of the agencys plan towards aggressively filling and',
'retaining fte vacancies within oeca. last year, the agency was asked by the house of representatives chairman of the appropriations',
'subcommittee on veterans affairs, housing and urban development, and independent agencies to undertake an agreement with the national academy of',
'sciences nas to review the current draft dioxin reassessment. among other things, the review was intended to address the toxicological',
'questions associated with dioxin, including, the scientific evidence for the appropriate classification of dioxin as to its potential human carcinogenicity,',
'the validity of the non threshold linear dose response model in light of epidemiological studies and the corresponding cancer slope',
'factor calculated by the agency through use of this model, the scientific evidence supporting the calculation and use of toxicity',
'equivalent factors, and the appropriateness of including dioxin like chemicals in the risk assessment without individual empirical review of their',
'effects. concerns raised by other federal agencies, outside scientists, and epas own science advisory board as to the scientific underpinning',
'of the reassessment, as well as questions of consistency with other international assessments of dioxin and the positions on these',
'taken by other federal agencies, in large part prompted this request. because of the enormous policy implications of this reassessment,',
'the agency in early fall, 2002, asked for additional time to convene an interagency working group iwg so as to',
'review and address many of the toxicological questions that have been raised concerning the dioxin reassessment, including, but not limited',
'to, the scientific evidence used to classify the carcinogenicity of dioxin to humans, the agencys use of a linear dose',
'response model to estimate cancer risk levels, the scientific support for the use of the toxic equivalency factors for dioxins,',
'and the use of body burden as the appropriate dose metric. while the conferees acknowledge the complexity of this issue,',
'it is unclear as to how much progress has been made by the iwg. the conferees note that a year',
'has passed since the agency was first requested to pursue such a review by the academy. in light of this',
'fact and so that no further delay of this important issue occur, the conferees direct that unless the iwg has',
'completed its review and issued a report within 60 days of enactment of the act, the agency is to contract',
'with the academy as quickly as possible thereafter so that the academy may undertake a review of the reassessment as',
'originally requested. in issuing this direction, it is not the intention of the conferees to delay the work of the',
'iwg. in addition, upon completion of the review by the nas, the agency is expected to move expeditiously to review',
'the academys report, make any appropriate changes as necessary in the reassessment, and issue a final document. the conferees are',
'aware that epa is currently working with the maritime administration marad to develop an environmentally acceptable program which will aid',
'marad in meeting its statutory mandate to dispose of obsolete vessels of the national defense reserve fleet, and encourage epa',
'to continue its efforts to find solutions to dispose of these ships so as to eliminate to the greatest extent',
'possible all potential environmental hazards. office of inspector general appropriates $36,000,000 for the office of inspector general instead of $35,325,000',
'as proposed by the house and $37,325,000 as proposed by the senate. in addition to amounts appropriated directly to the',
'oig, $12,742,000 is also available by transfer from funds appropriated for hazardous substance superfund. the conferees strongly encourage the inspector',
'general to prepare and submit to the committees on appropriations of the house and the senate at the earliest practical',
'date an audit management plan and the personnel requirements which will best enhance the expertise and maximize the efficiencies of',
'the office. buildings and facilities appropriates $42,918,000 for buildings and facilities as proposed by the house and the senate. hazardous',
'substance superfund including transfers of funds appropriates $1,272,888,000 for hazardous substance superfund as proposed by the senate instead of $1,422,888,000',
'as proposed by the house. bill language provides that $636,444,000 of the appropriated amount is to be derived from the',
'superfund trust fund and a like amount is to be derived from general revenues of the treasury. additional language provides',
'for the transfer of $12,742,000 to the office of inspector general, and for the transfer of $86,168,000 to the science',
'and technology account. the conferees have agreed to the following fiscal year 2003 funding levels: 1. $856,900,000 for superfund response',
'and cleanup activities. 2. $143,600,000 for enforcement activities. 3. $134,600,000 for management and support. 4. $12,742,000 for transfer to the',
'office of inspector general. 5. $86,168,000 for research and development activities, to be transferred to the science and technology account.',
'6. $38,826,000 for reimbursable interagency activities, including $28,150,000 for the department of justice and $10,676,000 for osha, fema, noaa, the',
'united states coast guard, and for the department of the interior. the conferees remain concerned that a recent memorandum of',
'understanding mou entered into between the epa and the nuclear regulatory commission nrc does not fully address all jurisdictional concerns',
'expressed in past years by the congress. the agency is therefore once again directed to negotiate and enter into an',
'amended mou which fully addresses these remaining issues. the agency is further directed to report to the committees on appropriations',
'by the 28th day of each month on the progress towards completing this direction. once again this year, the conferees',
'support the national pilot worker training program which recruits and trains young persons who live near hazardous waste sites or',
'in communities at risk of exposure to contaminated properties for work in the environmental field. the conferees direct epa to',
'continue funding this effort in cooperation and collaboration with the national institute of environmental health sciences. the conferees are aware',
'of the agencys ongoing program to coordinate the clean up of vermiculite from certain homes in the libby, montana area,',
'and are concerned with reports of both excessive costs and schedule delays associated with the program. the agency should be',
'aware of the long standing concerns of the committees on appropriations regarding the judicious use of superfund dollars by the',
'epa, and the conferees caution the agency to move forward with this program in a manner which appropriately meets the',
'needs of assistance for individuals in libby while remaining fiscally responsible and containing costs in light of competing national priorities',
'within the superfund program. leaking underground storage tank program appropriates $72,313,000 for the leaking underground storage tank program as proposed',
'by the house and the senate. oil spill response appropriates $15,581,000 for oil spill response as proposed by the house',
'and the senate. state and tribal assistance grants appropriates $3,859,994,000 for state and tribal assistance grants instead of $3,789,185,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $3,920,639,000 as proposed by the senate. bill language specifically provides $1,350,000,000 for clean water state',
'revolving fund srf capitalization grants, of which up to $75,000,000 is to be made available for use by states that',
'choose to make loans, including interest free loans, that increase non point and non structural, decentralized alternatives, thus expanding the',
'choices available to communities in their fight forclean water. the conferees strongly encourage states that can do so to pursue',
'innovative technologies in this regard, but emphasize that this program is voluntary and that states not participating in the program',
'will nevertheless continue to receive their normal level of funding through the established srf formulas. additional bill language provides $850,000,000',
'for safe drinking water srf capitalization grants; $50,000,000 for the united states mexico border program; $43,000,000 for grants to address',
'drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs in rural and native alaska communities; $3,000,000 for remediation of above ground leaking fuel',
'tanks in alaska pursuant to public law 106 554; $8,225,000 for grants for construction of alternative decentralized wastewater facilities; $90,500,000',
'for a new brownfields grant program; $1,150,382,000 for categorical grants to the states and tribes, including $50,000,000 for brownfields categorical',
'grants and $19,999,900 for the environmental information exchange program; and $314,887,000 for cost shared grants for construction of water and',
'wastewater treatment facilities and infrastructure and for groundwater protection infrastructure. the conferees have included bill language which, for fiscal year',
'2003, authorizes the administrator of the epa to use funds appropriated pursuant to the federal water pollution control act fwpca',
'to make grants to indian tribes pursuant to section 319 h and 518 e of fwpca. in addition, bill language',
'has been adopted which, 1 will permit the states to include as principal amounts considered to be the cost of',
'administering srf loans to eligible borrowers, with certain limitations; 2 permits the administrator to reserve up to 1\1/2\ percent of',
'the funds appropriated for the srf under title vi of the fwpca for grants under section 518 c of that',
'act; 3 for fiscal year 2003, authorizes the states to transfer funds between the clean water and safe drinking water',
'srf programs; and 4 stipulates that no funds provided in the act to address water infrastructure needs of colonias within',
'the united states along the united states mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless',
'that governmental entity has established an enforceable ordinance or rule which prevents the development or construction of any additional colonia',
'areas, or the development within an existing colonia of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater,',
'or other necessary infrastructure. the conferees have included bill language which makes technical corrections and changes to grants approved in',
'previous fiscal years. finally, as in previous years, the conferees have included bill language which stipulates that none of the',
'funds provided in this or any previous years acts for the safe drinking water srf may be reserved by the',
'administrator for health effects studies on drinking water contaminants. the conferees have instead provided significant resources for such studies within',
'epas science and technology account. of the funds provided for the united states mexico border program, $7,000,000 is for continuation',
'of the el paso, texas desalination and water supply project, and $2,000,000 is for the brownsville, texas water supply project.',
'the conference agreement provides $8,225,000 for six specific grants under the national decentralized wastewater demonstration program. the program, which has',
'shown tremendous success in developing and transferring technologies which offer alternatives to centralized wastewater treatment facilities, also requires a cost',
'share whereby each grantee must provide 25% of the projects total cost. the six projects included for funding are located',
'in lowndes county, alabama $575,000 ; upper patuxent river watershed, maryland $1,000,000 ; west philadelphia and rodale institute farm, pennsylvania',
'$1,700,000 ; upper rio grande valley colonias, texas $900,000 ; chittenden county, vermont integrated water resource project $3,050,000 ; and',
'mud river watershed, lincoln county, west virginia $1,000,000 . as in previous years, these projects were determined by non governmental,',
'independent analysis based upon their unique and diverse geology and geography, their ability to provide the greatest technological diversity using',
'limited financial resources, and the commitment of each community or regional area to find and fund appropriate alternative technologies to',
'resolve their wastewater treatment needs. within the state and tribal categorical grant program, the conference agreement includes: 1. $225,000,000 for',
'air resource assistance grants under sections 103 and 105 of the clean air act, of which $10,000,000 is for the',
'five state/regional haze planning organizations; 2. $192,500,000 for section 106 water pollution control grants; 3. $10,000,000 for the beach environmental',
'assessment and coastal health act beach grant program; 4. $240,000,000 for section 319 non point source pollution grants; 5. $19,999,900',
'for the information exchange network grant program; and 6. $15,000,000 for the new targeted watershed grant program. the conferees have',
'not provided funding for the state multimedia enforcement grant program or for maintenance of the homestake mine in lead, south',
'dakota. the conferees agree that $314,887,000 is provided for cost shared grants to communities or other governmental entities for construction',
'of water and wastewater treatment facilities and infrastructure and for groundwater protection infrastructure. each such grant shall be accompanied by',
'a cost share requirement whereby, regardless of the amount provided herein for each grant, 45 percent of a projects cost',
'is to be the responsibility of the community or entity consistent with long standing guidelines of the agency. these guidelines',
'also offer flexibility in the application of the cost share requirement for those few circumstances when meeting the 45 percent',
'requirement is not financially possible. the agency is commended for its past efforts in working with communities and other entities',
'to resolve problems in this regard, and it is expected that this high level of effort and flexibility will continue',
'throughout fiscal year 2003. the distribution of funds under this program is as follows: 1. $1,620,000 for palmer, alaska for',
'a water main; 2. $450,000 for wrangell, alaska for sewer expansion; 3. $900,000 for the fairbanks city, alaska sewer and',
'storm drain connection; 4. $450,000 for kodiak, alaska for water and sewer upgrades; 5. $1,080,000 for the anchorage water and',
'wastewater utility for the development of a water and sewer facility in anchorage, alaska; 6. $900,000 for wasilla, alaska for',
'water and sewer improvements; 7. $180,000 to attalla, alabama for sewerage system improvements; 8. $180,000 to powell, alabama for sewerage',
'system improvements; 9. $90,000 to lawrence county, alabama for the bankhead forest water project; 10. $90,000 to the town of',
'phil campbell, alabama for water system improvements; 11. $900,000 to fort payne, alabama for sewerage system improvements; 12. $270,000 to',
'franklin county, alabama for water infrastructure improvements; 13. $180,000 to douglas, alabama for sewerage system improvements; 14. $180,000 to marion',
'county, alabama for water system improvements; 15. $90,000 to the fayette water board, fayette, alabama for water security system improvements;',
'16. $135,000 to the cullman county commission, alabama for the north cullman county water systems upgrades; 17. $225,000 to the',
'city of calera, alabama for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 18. $225,000 to the city of alabaster, alabama for water',
'and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 19. $1,080,000 to south alabama utilities of the town of citronelle, alabama for water infrastructure improvements',
'in western mobile county; 20. $450,000 to the southwest alabama regional water authority for water infrastructure improvements; 21. $675,000 to',
'the city of huntsville, alabama for water system improvements; 22. $675,000 to the city of moulton, alabama for wastewater system',
'improvements; 23. $112,500 to the town of woodville, alabama for wastewater system improvements; 24. $180,000 to the limestone county, alabama',
'water and sewer authority for drinking water improvements; 25. $180,000 to the west morgan east lawrence water authority, alabama for',
'drinking water improvements; 26. $247,500 to the town of littleville, alabama for wastewater system improvements; 27. $180,000 to the city',
'of athens, alabama for wastewater system improvements; 28. $315,000 to the city of montgomery, alabama for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 29.',
'$315,000 to the coosa valley water authority for water infrastructure improvements in st. clair county, alabama; 30. $90,000 for the',
'city of fulton, alabama for water system improvements; 31. $585,000 for the city of jackson, alabama for water infrastructure; 32.',
'$675,000 for the mobile county water, sewer and fire protection authority, alabama for water system improvements; 33. $630,000 for the',
'cities of daphne, foley and fairhope, alabama for comprehensive water infrastructure assessment; 34. $585,000 for mobile area water and sewer',
'system and the city of prichard, alabama for a combined sewer outflow project; 35. $90,000 for mt. vernon, alabama for',
'water system improvements; 36. $90,000 for summerdale, alabama for water infrastructure; 37. $225,000 for the city of monroeville, alabama for',
'water system improvements; 38. $450,000 for sumiton, alabama for the sumiton sanitary sewer system; 39. $450,000 for berry, alabama for',
'the construction of a new sanitary wastewater lagoon system; 40. $450,000 for a water supply project in guin, alabama; 41.',
'$405,000 for talladega, alabama for county water supply facilities upgrades and construction; 42. $292,500 for the town of notasulga, alabama',
'for the notasulga wastewater system; 43. $270,000 for muscle shoals, alabama for a wastewater project; 44. $180,000 for eva, alabama',
'for a sewer system project; 45. $585,000 for autauga county, alabama for a sewer infrastructure construction project; 46. $450,000 for',
'the osage basin wastewater district, arkansas for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 47. $225,000 to the town of menifee, arkansas for water',
'and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 48. $450,000 for the city of fayetteville, arkansas for regional wastewater system improvements; 49. $225,000 for',
'the community water system public water authority of arkansas in lonoke and white counties for the green ferry drinking water',
'project; 50. $1,350,000 for the city of safford, arizona for wastewater treatment plant construction; 51. $450,000 to the city of',
'scottsdale, arizona for the scottsdale arsenic removal pilot project; 52. $900,000 to huachuca city, arizona for its effluent recharge project;',
'53. $225,000 to the city of goodyear, arizona for water infrastructure improvements; 54. $450,000 to the litchfield park service company',
'for construction of the litchfield park arsenic treatment facility in arizona; 55. $675,000 to the mission springs water district in',
'california for groundwater protection and water infrastructure improvements; 56. $675,000 to the city of murrieta, california for wastewater infrastructure improvements;',
'57. $900,000 to the city of newport beach, california for the big canyon reservoir cover project; 58. $630,000 to the',
'irvine ranch water district of irvine, california for improvement of the san diego creek watershed natural treatment system; 59. $630,000',
'to the city of laguna beach, california for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 60. $1,710,000 to the olivenhain municipal water district in',
'encinitas, california for water infrastructure improvements; 61. $1,800,000 to the placer nevada wastewater authority for wastewater infrastructure improvements in placer',
'county, california; 62. $1,350,000 for water infrastructure improvements for the cities of arcadia and sierra madre, california; 63. $450,000 to',
'the metropolitan water district of southern california for the desalination research and innovation partnership; 64. $540,000 to ventura county, california',
'for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements related to the completion and implementation of the calleguas creek watershed management plan; 65.',
'$450,000 to the united water conservation district of ventura county, california for the oxnard plain groundwater recharge project; 66. $225,000',
'to the county of ventura, california for wastewater infrastructure needs for el rio; 67. $315,000 to the city of el',
'segundo, california for sanitary sewer overflow infrastructure improvements; 68. $450,000 to the city of redding, california for water and wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements for the redding stillwater industrial park; 69. $450,000 for stormwater pollution mitigation improvements and infrastructure in los angeles',
'county, california; 70. $247,500 for the city of oceanside, california for infrastructure improvements to the mission san luis rey waterline;',
'71. $450,000 to the city of brisbane, california for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 72. $90,000 for the mojave water agency for',
'design and construction of a pipeline and facilities to supply supplemental water to the mojave river middle basin transition zone;',
'73. $270,000 for the continuation of water infrastructure improvements in twentynine palms, california; 74. $225,000 for the warren valley basin',
'recharge/reuse project in yucca valley, california; 75. $90,000 for the lower owens river project in inyo county, california; 76. $90,000',
'for the continuation of water infrastructure improvements in the yucaipa valley water district in yucaipa, california; 77. $90,000 for the',
'development of a water master plan to serve the water infrastructure needs of the city of hesperia, california; 78. $90,000',
'for planning and design of a sewage treatment and water reclamation facility in apple valley, california; 79. $45,000 for basin',
'water to conduct a national demonstration project for highly efficient/minimum waste ion exchange treatment of potable water supplies in southern',
'california; 80. $900,000 to the city of sacramento, california for the combined sewer system improvement and rehabilitation project; 81. $675,000',
'to the city of compton, california for water infrastructure improvements; 82. $225,000 to the city of chino hills, california for',
'stormwater infrastructure improvements for the intersection of eucalyptus and peyton drive; 83. $225,000 to the city of brea, california for',
'wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements; 84. $225,000 to the city of norwalk, california for drinking water infrastructure construction and improvements',
'for the norwalk reservoir project; 85. $900,000 to the city and county of san francisco, california for water and wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements for the hunters point naval shipyard; 86. $450,000 to the city of ripon, california for water infrastructure improvements',
'to assist in the removal of arsenic from drinking water; 87. $315,000 to madera county, california resource management agency for',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements in oakhurst, california; 88. $900,000 to the city of huntington beach, california for stormwater and sanitary sewer',
'infrastructure improvements; 89. $225,000 to the city of garden grove, california for stormwater infrastructure improvements; 90. $450,000 to the city',
'of glendale, california working in conjunction with the utah state university in logan, utah, the university of colorado in boulder,',
'and ucla for a research study and pilot treatment plant focused on the removal of chromium 6 from drinking water;',
'91. $315,000 to the city of willits, california for wastewater infrastructure improvements and wetlands mitigation; 92. $225,000 to sonoma county,',
'california for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the canon manor community; 93. $225,000 to marin county, california for wastewater infrastructure improvements',
'for tomales bay; 94. $225,000 to the city of cudahy, california for wastewater and sewer infrastructure improvements; 95. $225,000 to',
'the city of maywood, california for wastewater and sewer infrastructure improvements; 96. $405,000 to the tuolumne utility district in california',
'for the canal optimization study; 97. $450,000 for the city of whittier, california, for water and sewer infrastructure improvements; 98.',
'$450,000 for the city of eureka, california, for the martin slough interceptor project; 99. $450,000 for lake county, california, for',
'the clear lake basin 2000 project; 100. $360,000 for mountain village, colorado for water infrastructure investment; 101. $270,000 for mountain',
'village, colorado for remediation of above ground storage tanks; 102. $450,000 for the durango water treatment facility in durango, colorado;',
'103. $1,440,000 for brownsville district sewer development, colorado for water and wastewater investments; 104. $900,000 to the city of new',
'britain, connecticut for water infrastructure improvements; 105. $450,000 to the city of southington, connecticut for water infrastructure improvements; 106. $157,500',
'to the town of wolcott, connecticut for water infrastructure improvements; 107. $157,500 to the town of new fairfield, connecticut for',
'water infrastructure improvements; 108. $675,000 to be shared equally between the towns of vernon and bolton, connecticut to support the',
'vernon bolton lake sewer project system; 109. $900,000 to the district of columbia water and sewer authority to mitigate combined',
'sewer overflows into the anacostia and potomac rivers; 110. $900,000 for the town of bridgeville, delaware, for wastewater treatment plant',
'improvements; 111. $900,000 for the town of harrington, delaware, for wastewater treatment plant improvements; 112. $450,000 to the city of',
'tarpon springs, florida for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 113. $450,000 to the city of clearwater, florida for wastewater and reclaimed water',
'infrastructure improvements; 114. $810,000 to the taylor county, florida water and sewer district for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 115. $450,000 to',
'orange county, florida for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 116. $225,000 to the city of jacksonville, florida for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 117.',
'$315,000 to the city of tampa, florida for the south tampa area reclaimed project; 118. $900,000 to the city of',
'sweetwater, florida for wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements; 119. $1,125,000 to the solid waste authority of palm beach county, florida',
'for pre construction engineering and design of the tri county biosolids pelletization facility serving palm beach, martin, and st. lucie',
'counties; 120. $135,000 to the city of south miami, florida for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and sewer infrastructure improvements; 121.',
'$135,000 to the city of opa locka, florida for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and sewer infrastructure improvements; 122. $900,000 to',
'the volusian water alliance of volusian county, florida for the regional aquifer management project and water infrastructure improvements; 123. $450,000',
'for the sarasota county, florida phillippi creek septic system replacement project; 124. $225,000 to the escambia county, florida utility authority',
'for its wastewater treatment public/private partnership project; 125. $450,000 to desoto county, florida for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 126.',
'$225,000 to the sebring airport authority of florida for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements for a light industrial/commercial business park;',
'127. $450,000 to the city of boca raton, florida for improvements for the reverse osmosis water treatment facility; 128. $450,000',
'for the city of west palm beach, florida for its wetlands based water project; 129. $225,000 to the city of',
'lighthouse point, florida for stormwater system upgrades and repairs; 130. $450,000 to the city of umatilla, florida for stormwater infrastructure',
'improvements; 131. $7,875,000 to the southwest florida water management district for continuation of the tampa bay reservoir project; 132. $810,000',
'for lake seminole, pinellas county, florida for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 133. $1,125,000 for eastern orange and seminole counties,',
'florida, for the regional reuse project; 134. $2,700,000 to the metropolitan north georgia water planning district, of which $1,800,000 is',
'for the city of atlanta nancy creek project, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 135. $675,000 to the city of',
'roswell, georgia for the big creek watershed demonstration project; 136. $405,000 to the liberty county, georgia development authority for water',
'and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the coastal megapark; 137. $675,000 to gwinnett county, georgia for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;',
'138. $450,000 to continue the ground water chlorination system replacement and upgrade project on guam; 139. $495,000 for the state',
'of hawaii health department, for cesspool system replacement; 140. $450,000 for the city and county of honolulu, hawaii, for wastewater',
'treatment technologies; 141. $450,000 to the city of ottumwa, iowa for comined sewer overflow system improvements; 142. $900,000 to the',
'city of des moines, iowa for stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 143. $450,000 for the city of west liberty, iowa,',
'for wastewater treatment improvements; 144. $2,250,000 for the city of mason city, iowa, for the municipal water system radium removal',
'project; 145. $225,000 to the bayview water and sewer district of idaho for the cape horn area clean water compliance',
'project; 146. $900,000 for the coolin sewer district in idaho for a wastewater facility upgrade project; 147. $225,000 for the',
'city of filer, idaho for a new drinking water system; 148. $675,000 for the city of bancroft, idaho for water',
'system upgrades; 149. $900,000 for the city of burley, idaho for improvements to the wastewater treatment system; 150. $450,000 to',
'dupage county, illinois for water infrastructure improvements; 151. $450,000 to the lake county stormwater management commission of lake county, illinois',
'for stormwater detention, infrastructure, modeling, design and management activities in the upper des plaines river watershed; 152. $450,000 to the',
'village of johnsburg, illinois for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 153. $450,000 to the village of port byron, illinois for drinking water',
'improvements; 154. $180,000 to the city of hamilton, illinois for water infrastructure improvements; 155. $180,000 to the dallas rural water',
'district, illinois for water infrastructure improvements in hancock county, illinois; 156. $630,000 to the village of montgomery, illinois for removal',
'of lead based paint from water storage tanks; 157. $234,000 to the village of somonauk, illinois for construction of a',
'water storage tower; 158. $900,000 for the metropolitan water reclamation district of chicago, illinois for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 159. $450,000',
'to the village of granville, illinois for water infrastructure improvements; 160. $450,000 to the village of toulon, illinois for wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements; 161. $225,000 to the village of lagrange, illinois for water infrastructure improvements; 162. $225,000 to the village of',
'justice, illinois for water infrastructure improvements for the wesley fields water system; 163. $450,000 to the city of galena, illinois',
'to expand and improve wastewater facilities; 164. $225,000 to the city of flora, illinois for water infrastructure improvements for the',
'gateway regional water system; 165. $360,000 to the city of breese, illinois for water infrastructure improvements; 166. $22,500 to the',
'village of patoka, illinois for water infrastructure improvements; 167. $90,000 to the city of salem, illinois for water and wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements; 168. $675,000 to the city of wilmington, illinois for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 169. $450,000 for the holland regional',
'water system in effingham, illinois for a water treatment facility to improve regional drinking water; 170. $450,000 for the city',
'of moline, illinois for drinking water improvements; 171. $450,000 for the city of georgetown, illinois for drinking water improvements; 172.',
'$675,000 to the city of carmel, indiana for water infrastructure improvements; 173. $90,000 to madison township, indiana for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 174. $148,500 to the town of cicero, indiana for its stormwater infrastructure improvements and pollution prevention project; 175. $225,000',
'to the twin lakes sewer district in white county, indiana for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 176. $315,000 to tell city, indiana',
'for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 177. $675,000 to the city of hobart, indiana for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the green acres',
'subdivision; 178. $450,000 for vigo county, indiana for the sugar creek township sanitary sewer project; 179. $270,000 to the city',
'of ottawa, kansas for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 180. $450,000 to augusta, kansas for water infrastructure improvements; 181. $450,000',
'for latimer, kansas for a pipeline project; 182. $450,000 to the franklin county fiscal court of kentucky for the choateville',
'sewer project; 183. $225,000 to the spencer county, kentucky fiscal court for water infrastructure improvements; 184. $225,000 to the city',
'of shepherdsville, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 185. $225,000 to the city of carrollton/carrollton utilities of kentucky for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements at the carroll gallatin owen regional wastewater treatment plant; 186. $450,000 to the louisville/jefferson county redevelopment authority for water',
'infrastructure improvements for a technology park in louisville, kentucky; 187. $544,500 to the city of paintsville, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 188. $360,000 to the city of morehead, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 189. $900,000 to the city of corbin,',
'kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 190. $360,000 to the city of monticello, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 191. $675,000 to',
'the city of prestonsburg, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 192. $360,000 to the city of beattyville, kentucky for water infrastructure',
'improvements; 193. $900,000 for the city of clay, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 194. $180,000 to the marshall county sanitation',
'district 2 for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the city of draffenville, kentucky; 195. $180,000 for the city of',
'bardwell, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 196. $180,000 for the city of greenville, kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 197. $1,665,000',
'for wastewater infrastructure improvements at the cynthiana wastewater treatment plant, kentucky; 198. $585,000 for the city of sebree, kentucky for',
'the city of sebree sewer project; 199. $450,000 to the military department of louisiana for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the',
'gillis w. long center; 200. $900,000 for the orleans parish, louisiana, sanitary sewer inflow infiltration project; 201. $900,000 to the',
'city of shreveport, louisiana for installation of backflow preventers within the water distribution system $450,000 , and for water and',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements associated with programs of the red river watershed management institute $450,000 ; 202. $900,000 to st. john',
'the baptist parish, louisiana for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 203. $180,000 to the city of new iberia, louisiana for',
'joint water and wastewater infrastructure improvements with iberia parish; 204. $180,000 to st. martin parish, louisiana for water and wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements; 205. $225,000 to st. charles parish, louisiana for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 206. $225,000 to st. bernard',
'parish, louisiana for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 207. $90,000 to st. james parish, louisiana for water and wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements coordinated with the town of gramercy; 208. $450,000 to the city of hammond, louisiana for wastewater infrastructure improvements related',
'to the lake pontchartrain basin project; 209. $225,000 to the city of slidell, louisiana for wastewater infrastructure improvements related to',
'the lake pontchartrain basin project; 210. $787,500 for east baton rouge parish, louisiana, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 211.',
'$787,500 for the city of lake charles, louisiana, for wastewater treatment plant improvements; 212. $787,500 for jefferson parish, louisiana, for',
'sewer infrastructure improvements; 213. $180,000 to the city of brockton, massachusetts for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 214. $135,000 for combined sewer',
'overflow mitigation in lawrence, massachusetts; 215. $900,000 for bristol county, massachusetts, for sewer infrastructure improvements; 216. $810,000 to the pioneer',
'valley planning commission in west springfield, massachusetts, in consultation with the metropolitan district commission in connecticut, for wastewater infrastructure and',
'combined sewer overflow improvements on the connecticut river in connecticut and massachusetts; 217. $450,000 to the town of elkton, maryland',
'for biological nutrient removal upgrades; 218. $450,000 to the town of federalsburg, maryland for biological nutrient removal upgrades; 219. $940,500',
'for water supply and distribution infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer collection system modifications, and wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements in la',
'plata, maryland; 220. $1,125,000 to the city of rockville, maryland for its stormwater management improvement project; 221. $450,000 to the',
'washington suburban sanitary commission for water infrastructure improvements in prince georges and montgomery counties, maryland; 222. $3,600,000 for the city',
'of baltimore, maryland, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 223. $1,800,000 to the town of indian head, maryland for sewer',
'and water improvements in woodland village; 224. $450,000 for vinalhaven, maine for its sewer system; 225. $450,000 for saco, maine',
'for its sewer system; 226. $450,000 for augusta, maine for its sewer system; 227. $900,000 for corinna, maine for its',
'sewer system; 228. $270,000 to the city of bad axe, michigan for water infrastructure improvements; 229. $900,000 for continuation of',
'the rouge river national wet weather demonstration project, michigan; 230. $675,000 to the city of grand rapids, michigan for combined',
'sewer overflow infrastructure improvements; 231. $450,000 to the genesee county drain commission, michigan for the north east relief sewer and',
'kearsley creek inceptor project; 232. $360,000 to the detroit water and sewer department, michigan for water, wastewater and combined sewer',
'overflow infrastructure improvements; 233. $1,350,000 for the evergreen farmington sanitary sewer overflow demonstration project in oakland county, michigan; 234. $900,000',
'to oakland county, michigan for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements within the george w. kuhn drainage district; 235. $450,000 for',
'the city of flint, michigan to upgrade the pierson road water main system; 236. $900,000 for the city of saginaw,',
'michigan, for sewer infrastructure improvements; 237. $900,000 for the city of port huron, michigan, for sewer infrastructure improvements; 238. $900,000',
'for eastern calhoun county, michigan, for regional wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements; 239. $1,350,000 to the city of springfield, missouri for',
'feasibility studies, design and construction of stormwater infrastructure improvements for the upper james river; 240. $315,000 to the city of',
'st. louis, missouri for water infrastructure improvements for forest park; 241. $1,800,000 to the clean water committee of jefferson county,',
'missouri for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 242. $315,000 to caldwell county, missouri for water infrastructure improvements; 243. $450,000 to the clarence',
'cannon wholesale water commission for water infrastructure improvements in monroe county, missouri; 244. $450,000 to the city of lake st.',
'louis, missouri for wastewater infrastructure improvements and watershed protection projects in the peruque creek watershed and along the st. charles',
'county hi tech corridor area; 245. $1,530,000 to kansas city, missouri for the water component of the beacon hill redevelopment',
'plan; 246. $450,000 to dudley, missouri for the city water expansion project; 247. $1,000,000 for st. joseph, missouri for wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements; 248. $405,000 to bolivar, missouri for the bolivar industrial park sewer and water system; 249. $315,000 to warrenton,',
'missouri for the warrenton industrial park lift station; 250. $225,000 to warrensburg, missouri for the water component of the warrensburg',
'downtown revitalization project; 251. $1,800,000 to joplin, missouri for the crossroads relief sewer 2 and sewer extension project; 252. $1,350,000',
'to monett, missouri for the monett sewer treatment plant upgrade; 253. $610,200 to the city of louisville, mississippi for water',
'treatment system upgrades; 254. $64,800 to the city of lake, mississippi for water infrastructure improvements; 255. $450,000 to the city',
'of newton, mississippi for wastewater infrastructure improvements for an industrial park; 256. $270,000 to the city of mccomb, mississippi for',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements; 257. $270,000 to the city of gulfport, mississippi for water infrastructure improvements; 258. $495,000 to the city',
'of corinth, mississippi for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 259. $450,000 to the city of tupelo, mississippi for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 260.',
'$1,800,000 for flowood, mississippi for the hogg creek interceptor system; 261. $900,000 for meridian, mississippi for wastewater improvements; 262. $900,000',
'for jackson, mississippi for water infrastructure improvements; 263. $900,000 for fayette, mississippi for the jefferson county water and sewer improvements',
'project; 264. $900,000 for the upper and lower river road water and sewer district, montana for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 265.',
'$1,350,000 for the city of conrad, montana for a wastewater and drinking water project; 266. $1,350,000 for the city of',
'belgrade, montana, for wastewater treatment; 267. $1,350,000 for missoula, montana for the mullan road corridor sewer project; 268. $180,000 to',
'the town of granite falls, north carolina for water infrastructure improvements; 269. $270,000 to the town of bakersville, north carolina',
'for water infrastructure improvements; 270. $90,000 to the town of drexel, north carolina for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 271.',
'$180,000 to the town of spruce pine, north carolina for construction of the cemetery hill water storage tank; 272. $450,000',
'to the city of henderson, north carolina for the next phase of the rehabilitation and expansion of the water treatment',
'facilities of the kerr lake regional water system; 273. $900,000 to the city of concord, north carolina for the tri',
'county regional water project in cabarrus, rowan, and stanly counties, north carolina; 274. $225,000 to the county of granville, north',
'carolina for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 275. $675,000 to richmond county, north carolina for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;',
'276. $900,000 to the neuse regional water and sewer authority in lenoir county, north carolina for water infrastructure improvements; 277.',
'$900,000 for orange county, north carolina for wastewater infrastructure needs; 278. $360,000 to the town of cary, north carolina for',
'construction of a biosolids dryer facility; 279. $450,000 to the town of highlands, north carolina for water and wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 280. $450,000 to the buncombe county, north carolina solid waste management facility for water quality protection infrastructure improvements; 281.',
'$360,000 to the town of mooresville, north carolina for water infrastructure improvements; 282. $450,000 for the town of robbins, north',
'carolina, for water treatment plant improvements; 283. $180,000 for water and sewer improvements in morgantown, north carolina; 284. $135,000 for',
'water and sewer improvements in albermarle, north carolina; 285. $180,000 for water and sewer improvements in gastonia, north carolina; 286.',
'$225,000 for water and sewer improvements in valdese, north carolina; 287. $1,800,000 for the city of park river, north dakota',
'for the park river water system improvements; 288. $900,000 for the city of grafton, north dakota for the grafton water',
'treatment plant improvement; 289. $540,000 for wayne state college of wayne, nebraska for the wayne community greywater project; 290. $360,000',
'to lincoln, nebraska for the south salt creek sanitary sewer project; 291. $450,000 to the city of omaha, nebraska for',
'a combined sewer overflow project; 292. $900,000 to the city of nashua, new hampshire for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;',
'293. $540,000 to the city of portsmouth, new hampshire for mitigation of combined sewer overflows; 294. $450,000 to the city',
'of somersworth, new hampshire for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 295. $900,000 to the city of manchester, new hampshire for water and',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements; 296. $360,000 to the town of exeter, new hampshire for planning and design of a new water',
'treatment plant; 297. $900,000 for the city of berlin, new hampshire to assist in construction of water delivery infrastructure; 298.',
'$391,500 to the borough of new providence, new jersey for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 299. $900,000 to the township',
'of jefferson, new jersey for wastewater infrastructure improvements to help protect water quality of lake hopatcong, new jersey; 300. $2,250,000',
'to the passaic valley sewerage commission in new jersey for its combined sewage overflow reduction program and the passaic river/newark',
'bay restoration program; 301. $225,000 for the north hudson sewerage authority in new jersey for combined sewer overflow improvements; 302.',
'$450,000 for the township of vernon, new jersey, for wastewater improvement; 303. $1,350,000 for the camden county municipal authority, new',
'jersey, for sewer infrastructure improvements; 304. $900,000 to the city of ruidoso, new mexico for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 305. $450,000',
'to the city of los lunas, new mexico for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 306. $450,000 to the city of belen, new',
'mexico for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 307. $180,000 to the greater chimayo mutual domestic water consumers association in new mexico for',
'water infrastructure improvements; 308. $180,000 to the city of bloomfield, new mexico for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 309. $315,000 to the',
'town of bernalillo, new mexico for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 310. $315,000 to the village of los lunas, new mexico for',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements; 311. $1,800,000 for south and north valley of albuquerque and bernalillo county, new mexico, for water and',
'wastewater treatment; 312. $450,000 for the city of gallup, new mexico, for wastewater treatment plant improvements and upgrades; 313. $900,000',
'for the city of espanola, new mexico for water and wastewater treatment; 314. $900,000 for alamogordo, new mexico for the',
'alamogordo regional desalination project; 315. $630,000 to the virgin valley water district, nevada for construction of arsenic treatment facilities for',
'the cities of mesquite and bunkerville, nevada; 316. $796,500 for washoe county, nevada for the spanish valley nitrate remediation pilot',
'program; 317. $990,000 for the carson water subconservancy district for final design and construction of a conveyance tunnel system to',
'transport water from marlette lake to the hobart drainage for treatment at carson city, nevada; 318. $270,000 for the city',
'of las vegas, nevada, sewer replacement project; 319. $900,000 to the city of little falls, new york for water infrastructure',
'improvements; 320. $225,000 for the village of floyd, new york water quality/quantity improvement project; 321. $225,000 to the village of',
'whitney point, new york for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 322. $900,000 to the village of walden, new york for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 323. $450,000 the the state of new york for the south shore estuary reserve council of long island, new',
'york for stormwater infrastructure improvements; 324. $675,000 to the town of north hempstead, new york for stormwater management infrastructure improvements',
'within manhasset bay and hempstead harbor on the long island sound; 325. $900,000 to the city of niagara falls, new',
'york for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 326. $450,000 to the city of rye, new york for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;',
'327. $450,000 for the lake neatahwanta reclamation project in oswego county, new york; 328. $900,000 to the city of oswego,',
'new york for combined sewer overflow system improvements; 329. $180,000 to the village of sloan, new york for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 330. $450,000 to the town of hamburg, new york for sanitary sewer overflow improvements; 331. $900,000 to the city',
'of buffalo, new york water division for water infrastructure improvements; 332. $900,000 to the monroe county, new york water authority',
'for construction of a covered reservoir and security improvements; 333. $900,000 to the saratoga county water committee for water and',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements; 334. $10,800,000 for continued clean water improvements for onondaga lake, new york; 335. $1,800,000 to the city',
'of syracuse, new york for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 336. $5,400,000 for drinking water infrastructure needs in the new',
'york city watershed; 337. $3,600,000 for water quality infrastructure improvements for long island sound, new york; 338. $450,000 to the',
'cortland county industrial development agency in new york for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to the cortland county business park;',
'339. $675,000 for the county of nassau, new york for water quality infrastructure improvements at nassau county park facilities; 340.',
'$450,000 for the city of middletown, new york for the city of middletown filtration plant; 341. $450,000 to the city',
'of cincinnati, ohio for water infrastructure improvements; 342. $675,000 to the city of van wert, ohio for the expansion of',
'a drinking water reservoir; 343. $337,500 to the city of napoleon, ohio for water infrastructure improvements; 344. $720,000 for water',
'infrastructure upgrades for northern perry county water district, ohio; 345. $675,000 for water infrastructure upgrades for the village of crooksville,',
'ohio; 346. $180,000 for the village of amanda, ohio for water infrastructure improvements; 347. $450,000 for the village of spring',
'valley, ohio to upgrade its water treatment and distribution system; 348. $360,000 for greene county, ohio for water and wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements; 349. $90,000 for the pickaway county sewer district for a regional sewer study in pickaway county, ohio; 350.',
'$675,000 to the northeast ohio regional sewer district for the doan brook watershed area in ohio for continued development of',
'a storm water abatement system in the doan brook watershed area of ohio; 351. $1,620,000 for the city of toledo,',
'ohio for the development of facilities related to its methane biogases capture and reuse initiative; 352. $630,000 to the city',
'of port clinton, ohio for a wastewater infrastructure improvements and mitigation of combined sewer overflows; 353. $450,000 to perry county,',
'ohio for water infrastructure improvements; 354. $900,000 to the city of delphos, ohio for the tri county regional water system',
'reservoir project; 355. $900,000 to the city of north canton, ohio for a water treatment project; 356. $900,000 for the',
'city of massillon, ohio for wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements; 357. $180,000 for the buckeye water district treatment plant infrastructure',
'improvements in columbiana county, ohio; 358. $180,000 to the village of morristown, ohio for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 359. $225,000 to',
'the village of hartford, ohio for wastewater and sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements; 360. $675,000 for the village of pomeroy, ohio',
'for the construction of an iron and manganese removal water treatment plant; 361. $675,000 for the village of belmont, ohio',
'for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant and collection system; 362. $900,000 for the city of akron, ohio for',
'sewer infrastructure improvements; 363. $675,000 for morristown, ohio for a sanitary sewer collection system; 364. $225,000 to the city of',
'hulbert, oklahoma for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the hulbert community health center; 365. $450,000 to the city of midwest city,',
'oklahoma for water infrastructure improvements; 366. $450,000 to the city of altus, oklahoma for water infrastructure improvements; 367. $1,350,000 for',
'the city of norman, oklahoma for wastewater system improvements; 368. $450,000 to the city of portland, oregon for its wet',
'weather pollution control program; 369. $450,000 to the city of albany, oregon for the albany millersburg joint water project; 370.',
'$270,000 for tillamook county, oregon for wastewater infrastructure improvements including construction of an animal waste composting facility; 371. $450,000 to',
'la pine, oregon for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 372. $270,000 to the city of north plains, oregon for water infrastructure improvements;',
'373. $495,000 for the city of hood river, oregon, for drinking water infrastructure improvements; 374. $225,000 for the metropolitan wastewater',
'management commission, eugene and springfield, oregon, drinking and wastewater improvements; 375. $540,000 for the gold hill, oregon for a water',
'intake relocation project; 376. $2,250,000 for the three rivers wet weather demonstration program in allegheny county, pennsylvania; 377. $486,000 for',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements for the city of hermitage, pennsylvania $383,850 and the borough of sharpsville, pennsylvania $102,150 ; 378. $1,350,000',
'to derry township municipal authority in dauphin county, pennsylvania for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 379. $450,000 for pulaski township, pennsylvania for',
'wastewater infrastructure improvements; 380. $450,000 to the wyoming valley sanitary authority of pennsylvania for combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements; 381.',
'$387,000 to the nanty glo water authority of cambria, pennsylvania for water infrastructure improvements; 382. $450,000 to the derry borough',
'water authority in westmoreland county, pennsylvania for water infrastructure improvements; 383. $270,000 to the borough of wellsboro, pennsylvania for combined',
'sewer overflow improvements; 384. $450,000 to the city of franklin, pennsylvania for combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements; 385. $450,000 to',
'the city of lancaster, pennsylvania for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 386. $315,000 to the york city sewer authority in',
'pennsylvania for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 387. $450,000 to lycoming county, pennsylvania for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the boroughs',
'of hughesville and muncy and at halls station; 388. $450,000 to the department of susquehanna county economic development in montrose,',
'pennsylvania for water infrastructure improvements; 389. $315,000 to the chestnut ridge area joint municipal authority for wastewater infrastructure improvements for',
'east st. clair, west st. clair, king and napier townships and in new paris borough, pennsylvania; 390. $900,000 to the',
'eastern snyder county regional authority in pennsylvania to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant, including replacing equipment, improving the treatment system,',
'and installing new technology for nutrient removal, in order to improve the water quality of the chesapeake bay; 391. $900,000',
'for upper allen township, cumberland county, pennsylvania to increase sewer treatment capacity by repairing inflow and infiltration problems in older',
'sections of the collection system, divert sewage to a treatment plant, and install new sanitary sewer collection system extensions to',
'replace malfunctioning on lot disposal systems; 392. $450,000 to the commonwealth of puerto rico sewer and water authority for wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements in the municipality of arecibo; 393. $450,000 to the city of woonsocket, rhode island for water infrastructure improvements;',
'394. $2,250,000 to the narragansett bay commission, rhode island, in cooperation with other bay communities, for wastewater and combined sewer',
'overflow infrastructure improvements; 395. $540,000 for the pawtucket water supply board in rhode island for the purchase of the city',
'of central falls water distribution system; 396. $450,000 for the town of coventry, rhode island, for drinking water infrastructure improvements;',
'397. $450,000 to berkeley county, south carolina for extension of water lines to cross community schools; 398. $450,000 to the',
'city of myrtle beach, south carolina downtown redevelopment corporation for stormwater infrastructure improvements for the pavilion area master plan; 399.',
'$450,000 to the city of florence, south carolina for continued construction of a regional surface water plant; 400. $225,000 to',
'the town of eastover, south carolina for water infrastructure improvements; 401. $171,000 to the town of jackson, south carolina for',
'removal of radium from the water supply; 402. $198,000 to the city of walhalla, south carolina for water infrastructure improvements',
'in oconee county; 403. $450,000 to charlotte mecklenburg utilities for a phosphorous reduction program in north carolina and south carolina;',
'404. $180,000 to charleston county, south carolina for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 405. $900,000 for the mount pleasant waterworks commission, south',
'carolina, for the snowden community wastewater collection project; 406. $900,000 for the commission of public works of the city of',
'charleston, south carolina, for wastewater tunnel replacement; 407. $900,000 for the city of greenville, south carolina, for water and sewer',
'infrastructure related to the greenline spartanburg neighborhood redevelopment project; 408. $450,000 to the city of groton, south dakota for water',
'and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 409. $450,000 to the city of elk point, south dakota for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 410. $675,000',
'for the city of centerville, south dakota, for drinking water infrastructure improvements; 411. $900,000 for the sisseton wahpeton sioux tribe',
'in agency village, south dakota, for the expansion of the brown marshall day water system; 412. $450,000 for the city',
'of huron, south dakota, for drinking water infrastructure improvements; 413. $450,000 for box elder, south dakota, for water and wastewater',
'system improvements; 414. $360,000 for the city of deadwood, south dakota, for a drinking water extension project; 415. $315,000 for',
'the community of dakota dunes, south dakota, for a drinking water infrastructure connection project; 416. $1,350,000 for the city of',
'lead, south dakota, for water and wastewater system improvements; 417. $405,000 to the river road utility district for water infrastructure',
'improvements in cheatham county, tennessee; 418. $351,000 to the city of cross plains, tennessee for wastewater infrastructure improvements; 419. $1,350,000',
'to the athens utilities board of tennessee for wastewater infrastructure improvements at the oostanaula wastewater treatment plant; 420. $450,000 to',
'the city of lawrenceburg, tennessee for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 421. $90,000 to the watauga river regional water authority',
'in carter county, tennessee for water infrastructure improvements; 422. $1,080,000 to polk county, tennessee for water infrastructure improvement for the',
'linsdale community; 423. $1,350,000 for the city of franklin, tennessee for water quality improvements; 424. $900,000 to the city of',
'eagle pass, texas for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 425. $900,000 for west fort bend county, texas for water infrastructure',
'improvements; 426. $450,000 to the city of meridian, texas for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the meridian/ bosque regional',
'water supply and treatment project; 427. $900,000 to the city of dallas, texas for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 428.',
'$270,000 to the city of port arthur, texas for water infrastructure improvements in the sabine area; 429. $1,800,000 for san',
'antonio water systems, texas for water and sewer improvements; 430. $1,350,000 for nacogdoches, texas for the development of a water',
'and sewer drainage system; 431. $450,000 to park city, utah for water infrastructure improvements at the park city judge tunnel',
'water treatment plant; 432. $450,000 for tooele city, utah for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 433. $225,000 to sandy city,',
'utah for water and stormwater infrastructure improvements; 434. $225,000 for the city of st. george, utah for water and sewer',
'line extensions; 435. $225,000 for the city of south salt lake, utah for water infrastructure improvements; 436. $2,250,000 for monticello,',
'utah for a primary water supply pipeline; 437. $675,000 for blanding, utah for water infrastructure improvements; 438. $900,000 to the',
'town of dublin, virginia for water infrastructure improvements; 439. $315,000 to the town of orange, virginia for construction of a',
'raw water storage basin; 440. $900,000 to dale service corporation for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in dale city, virginia;',
'441. $855,000 to the fairfax county water authority of virginia for water system infrastructure and security enhancements; 442. $472,500 to',
'chesterfield county, virginia for drainage and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 443. $360,000 for nelson county, virginia for water and wastewater system',
'installation and improvements; 444. $135,000 for camp virginia jaycee in blue ridge, virginia for a wastewater treatment project; 445. $360,000',
'to fluvanna county, virginia for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 446. $315,000 for st. paul college in lawrenceville, virginia for',
'water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 447. $360,000 for pittsylvania county and the town of gretna, virginia for water infrastructure improvements;',
'448. $270,000 for franklin county, virginia for a drinking water infrastructure project; 449. $270,000 for buckingham county, virginia for water',
'and wastewater infrastructure improvements for buckingham county and the town of dillwyn; 450. $180,000 for cumberland county, virginia for water',
'infrastructure improvements; 451. $1,800,000 to the city of richmond, virginia $900,000 and to the city of lynchburg, virginia $900,000 for',
'combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements; 452. $675,000 to the city of alexandria, virginia for the sanitary and stormwater sewer reconstruction',
'and extension project to mitigate overflows polluting four mile run creek; 453. $315,000 to accomack county, virginia for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 454. $180,000 to the city of norfolk, virginia for wastewater infrastructure improvements at the north fox hall and sewell',
'garden pump stations; 455. $180,000 to the city of norfolk, virginia for wastewater infrastructure improvements in fairmont park; 456. $900,000',
'to loudoun county, virginia department of building and development for groundwater monitoring infrastructure of the water resources management program; 457.',
'$450,000 to the government of the virgin islands for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 458. $1,530,000 for the champlain water',
'district, vermont, for chittenden county stormwater infrastructure improvements; 459. $1,350,000 for the town of warren, vermont, for wastewater treatment facility',
'upgrades; 460. $1,170,000 for the town of richmond, vermont, for wastewater treatment facility upgrades; 461. $810,000 to the city of',
'shelton, washington for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements; 462. $99,000 to the town of south prairie, washington for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 463. $450,000 to parker, washington for water infrastructure improvements; 464. $450,000 to the city of roslyn, washington for wastewater',
'infrastructure improvements; 465. $225,000 to the city of blaine, washington for completion of a feasibility study for the northwest whatcom',
'county wastewater management plan, lummis diversion, and for related updates of the citys general sewer plan; 466. $693,000 for the',
'mason county public utility district, washington to construct a wastewater and collection facility in hoodsport, washington; 467. $225,000 for the',
'wahkiakum county public utility district, washington for the puget island drinking water project; 468. $1,485,000 for the town of klickitat,',
'washington, to construct a new wastewater water treatment facility; 469. $522,000 for the city of richland, washington, for wastewater infrastructure',
'improvements; 470. $337,500 for the village of curtiss, wisconsin for the expansion of their wastewater treatment plant; 471. $832,500 for',
'the town of mercer, wisconsin for the extension of their water infrastructure to the new business park; 472. $1,080,000 for',
'the city of wisconsin rapids, wisconsin for the extension of sewer and water to the east side business park and',
'the village of biron; 473. $1,800,000 for the city of milwaukee, wisconsin for the central metropolitan interceptor improvement project; 474.',
'$900,000 for the city of racine, wisconsin for the racine advanced water treatment system; 475. $270,000 for the putnam county',
'commission of west virginia for the fishers ridge water infrastructure project; 476. $238,500 to the midland public service district in',
'randolph county, west virginia for the extension of waterlines for haddix road; 477. $2,445,600 to the city of weirton, west',
'virginia for water treatment plant upgrades; 478. $2,250,000 to the city of moundsville, west virginia for construction of a water',
'treatment facility; 479. $1,845,000 to the city of grafton, west virginia for upgrades to the berkeley run pump station, front',
'street sewer improvements, fettermans sewer improvements, monroe street sewer improvements, ross alley sewer improvements, east knotts area sewer improvements, rochelle',
'road sewer improvements, maple street sewer improvements and walnut area sewer improvements; 480. $1,939,500 to the city of grafton, west',
'virginia for wastewater treatment plant upgrades; 481. $455,400 to the city of sistersville, west virginia for water treatment plant upgrades;',
'482. $504,000 to the city of wellsburg, west virginia for replacement of the 11th street wastewater lift station; and 483.',
'$571,500 to the village of beach bottom, west virginia for the extension of water lines, water plant construction and water',
'line replacement. administrative provisions the conferees have again this year included an administrative provision giving the administrator specific authority to,',
'in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, award cooperative agreements to federally recognized indian tribes or intertribal consortia so',
'as to properly carry out epas environmental programs. also again this year and in order to continue providing sufficient and',
'necessary resources for epas pesticide re registration program, the conferees have included bill language which authorizes for one year the',
'collection by epa of $21,500,000 in maintenance fees. this provision extends to september 30, 2003 the date upon which such',
'authority for collections expires. additionally, bill language has again been included which prohibits the use of funds to promulgate a',
'final regulation to implement changes in the payment of pesticide tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 federal register 31040,',
'or any similar proposal; and prohibiting the collection of pesticide registration fees if a new maintenance fee has gone into',
'effect. finally, the conference agreement includes bill language as proposed by the senate requiring the administrator of the environmental protection',
'agency to enter into a cooperative agreement with the national academy of sciences to evaluate the impact of the final',
'rule relating to prevention of significant deterioration and non attainment of new source review nsr published in the federal register',
'on december 31, 2002. executive office of the president office of science and technology policy appropriates $5,368,000 as proposed by',
'the senate instead of $5,750,000 as proposed by the house. the conferees direct that the progress report on the administrations',
'interagency global change research program, as included in the senate report, be submitted to the committees on appropriations by may',
'30, 2003. the conferees strongly encourage ostp to address the following critical issues introduced by the senate: 1 achieving a',
'balanced and appropriately funded federal research portfolio, particularly as it relates to the physical sciences and engineering disciplines; 2 developing',
'the means to increase the number of u.s. students pursuing undergraduate and advanced degrees in science and engineering and fostering',
'partnerships between federal agencies and universities to meet this goal; 3 addressing the infrastructure needs for an oceans research program;',
'and 4 developing a long term strategy for developing the nations semi conductor manufacturing capabilities. council on environmental quality and',
'office of environmental quality appropriates $3,031,000 for the council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality as proposed by',
'the house and the senate. the conferees have again this year included language proposed by the house and the senate',
'which authorizes the council to operate with one member, that member acting as chairman of the council. federal deposit insurance',
'corporation office of inspector general appropriates $30,848,000 for the office of inspector general, the same amount as included in both',
'the house and senate bill. funds for this account are derived from the bank insurance fund, the savings and loan',
'insurance fund, and the fslic resolution fund and are therefore not reflected in either the budget authority or budget outlay',
'totals. federal emergency management agency the conferees are in agreement that fema is to implement the minority emergency preparedness demonstration',
'program as structured in the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act. the program is to be funded at not less than',
'$1,500,000. fema is directed to provide a report to the congress, by april 15, 2003, on the implementation of this',
'program. disaster relief including transfers of funds appropriates $800,000,000 for disaster relief, instead of $1,820,000,000 as proposed by the house',
'and $842,843,000 as proposed by the senate. this level of funding is understood to be sufficient to address all anticipated',
'needs when the current unallocated and unobligated balances available to fema are considered. the post disaster hazard mitigation set aside',
'that is provided to states is reduced from 15 percent to 7.5 percent since the conferees have included a new',
'national pre disaster mitigation fund, as proposed in the budget request. the budget request had proposed elimination of this set',
'aside. the conferees have included a provision, as proposed by the house, which directs fema to provide public assistance and',
'hazard mitigation grants to the texas medical center as if it were an eligible applicant under the robert t. stafford',
'disaster relief and emergency assistance acts as amended. the texas medical center is expected to maintain at least the existing',
'level of insurance coverage which was in place at the time of the 2001 floods. the senate had not addressed',
'this issue. retains language included by the both the house and senate which provides for the transfer of funds to',
'the consolidated grant management program and the office of inspector general. the conferees have added a new proviso which reduces',
'funding for a seismic mitigation project at california state university, san bernardino, and directs fema to use the funding instead',
'to mitigate fire danger due to bark beetle infestation in the area of san bernardino national forest. the conferees urge',
'fema to work with santa monica college to resolve any outstanding claims resulting from the northridge earthquake. national pre disaster',
'mitigation fund appropriates $150,000,000 for the national pre disaster mitigation fund, instead of $250,000,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$25,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees are in agreement that fema is directed to provide grants of $250,000',
'to each of the 50 states and five other recognized entities for planning pre disaster mitigation projects. the conferees also',
'direct fema to work with the state university system of florida on comprehensive hurricane mitigation research. the conferees are in',
'agreement that fema should continue the disaster resistant university program and direct fema to carry out the direction contained in',
'house report 107 740. disaster assistance direct loan program account the conferees agree to provide a limitation on administrative expenses',
'of $557,000 for the disaster assistance direct loan program account. the amount provided is the same as in both the',
'house and the senate bills. salaries and expenses appropriates $245,690,000 for salaries and expenses instead of $250,690,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $239,690,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees are in agreement that the highest priority for fema',
'should be to add at least 24 full time equivalents for its financial and acquisition management division and 27 for',
'the united states fire administration. fema is directed to provide $1,750,000 to the administrative and resource planning directorate for its',
'effort to archive key agency documents by digitization to optical disks, including related activities. office of inspector general appropriates $14,000,000',
'for the office of inspector general, instead of $11,549,000 as proposed by the house and $17,754,000 as proposed by the',
'senate. the conferees direct the fema inspector general to review the assistance to firefighters grants program to assess the extent',
'to which fema is implementing the maintenance of needs requirements under this program. a report is due no later than',
'august 15, 2003. emergency management planning and assistance appropriates $388,299,000 for emergency management planning and assistance instead of $367,040,000 as',
'proposed by the house and $1,615,214,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have not included in this account any',
'funding for the firefighters assistance grants program or the administration of the program in this account as proposed by the',
'senate. instead, those funds are provided in a new account as proposed by the house. in addition, the conferees have',
'agreed to provide $2,900,000 by transfer from the disaster relief account for the consolidated emergency management performance grant program. the',
'conferees have included in the bill a listing of funds for specific programs or activities, including $20,000,000 for community emergency',
'response teams and $25,000,000 for emergency operations centers. the bill language specifies $165,000,000 for emergency management performance grants empg ,',
'an increase of $49,000,000 to the budget request of $116,000,000. the conferees have taken this action because empg is the',
'backbone of the nations emergency management system, builds state and local emergency management capability, is the foundation for first responder',
'activities, and because this important activity has been severely underfunded for many years. now more than ever, the planning activities',
'carried out in this program are of utmost importance. the conferees believe fema should consider an allocation system for these',
'funds that takes into consideration not only population, but also risk and vulnerability assessments. also included is $25,000,000 for interoperable',
'communications equipment. the conferees are concerned that despite clearly identified deficiencies, there is still no overall federal plan for the',
'acquisition of communications equipment. fema is directed to provide a comprehensive plan to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'and senate for the acquisition of interoperable communications equipment by april 15, 2003. the conferees have included $60,000,000 for the',
'28 existing urban search and rescue teams usar . this is in addition to $32,400,000 appropriated in the fiscal year',
'2002 supplemental appropriations act. the conferees commend these usar teams for their commitment as front line first responders to both',
'natural disasters and terrorist acts. except for up to five percent of these funds which can be used to support',
'femas administrative costs, the conferees direct all these funds to be used to support the cost of operations, the cost',
'of urban search and rescue equipment including equipment necessary to operate in an environment contaminated or otherwise affected by a',
'weapon of mass destruction and the cost of all needed training, including training for responding to an environment contaminated or',
'otherwise affected by a weapon of mass destruction. the conferees are in agreement that fema is directed to continue its',
'partnership with the national technology transfer center at the fiscal year 2000 level to bring technology applications to the local,',
'state, and federal levels of the emergency management community for the purpose of responding to both natural disasters and terrorist',
'attacks and reducing their impact. firefighter assistance grants including transfer of funds appropriates $750,000,000 for firefighter assistance grants instead of',
'$450,000,000 as proposed by the house. the senate had proposed funding of $900,000,000 for this activity as part of the',
'emergency management planning and assistance account. the conferees have included language which provides for the transfer to salaries and expenses',
'of up to five percent of the funding for purposes of administering the program, and has made the funding available',
'for a two year period of obligation. the conferees have agreed to establish this new appropriations account for firefighter assistance',
'grants so that there will be no doubt as to the importance of this program and to protect this program',
'from being lost in the morass of the department of homeland security. emergency medical services ems personnel provide critical services,',
'and are often the first responders in an emergency. as one of the activities permitted under the fire act, the',
'conferees encourage fema to allow appropriate ems providers to be considered eligible recipients of fire grant funds. radiological and emergency',
'preparedness provides for the receipt and expenditure of fees collected as authorized by public law 106 377. both the house',
'and the senate included this provision in their respective bills. cerro grande fire claims appropriates $90,000,000 for cerro grande fire',
'claims settlement instead of $100,000,000 as proposed by the senate. the house had not included funding for this program. the',
'conferees have included bill language which makes up to $5,000,000 of the funds available for administrative purposes. the conferees direct',
'all audit requirements to be complied with as identified in the senate report. the conferees expect fema and the cerro',
'grande fire claims office to expedite all claims to bring this effort to closure. emergency food and shelter program appropriates',
'$153,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter program as proposed by both the house and the senate. flood map modernization',
'fund appropriates $150,000,000 for the flood map modernization fund, instead of $200,000,000 as proposed by the house and $100,000,000 as',
'proposed by the senate. the conferees agree that $2,000,000 shall be made available to the new york department of environmental',
'conservation dec for the new york flood plain mapping program and encourage fema to integrate the new york dec into',
'the overall program. the conferees agree that $250,000 shall be made available to the canaan valley institute for development of',
'flood plain maps. finally, the conferees agree that $2,000,000 is to be used for the louisiana pilot project to provide',
'two foot contour interval mapping. national flood insurance fund including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide up to',
'$32,393,000 for salaries and expenses, $77,666,000 for flood mitigation activities, a limitation of $55,000,000 for operating expenses, $529,380,000 for agents',
'commissions and taxes, and $40,000,000 for interest on treasury borrowings. finally, the conferees agree that up to $20,000,000 may be',
'transferred for expenses under section 1366 of the national flood insurance act. all of the foregoing amounts were the same',
'in both the house and senate bills. national flood mitigation fund including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide',
'for the transfer of up to $20,000,000 from the national flood insurance fund to the national flood mitigation fund as',
'proposed by both the house and the senate. administrative provisions the conferees have included two administrative provisions which address issues',
'related to funds appropriated in response to the terrorist incidents of september 11, 2001. the conferees have included language as',
'proposed by the house which gives fema authority to reimburse the city of new york and the state of new',
'york for costs which are not otherwise eligible under the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act, as',
'amended. the conferees have deleted a proviso carried by the house which would have limited funds available for this purpose;',
'however, the conferees do not support any additional new appropriations for these costs above amounts already appropriated. the conferees have',
'added a proviso to the house language which directs fema to use $90,000,000 of funds previously appropriated to support the',
'long term medical monitoring of the physical and mental health of emergency services personnel, rescue and recovery personnel, and volunteers',
'exposed to environmental contaminants and psychological trauma in the wake of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 at the',
'world trade center in new york city, including $25,000,000 for current and retired new york city firefighters. activities undertaken are',
'to include clinical examinations and evaluation, and should build upon existing activities for baseline and long term medical monitoring undertaken',
'with funding appropriated for this purpose in public law 107 117 and other funding provided by fema for the purpose',
'of baseline medical monitoring of emergency services personnel and rescue and recovery personnel after the events of september 11, 2001,',
'including current and retired new york city firefighters. in carrying out these activities, fema shall work with the centers for',
'disease control and prevention, the national institute of occupational safety and health, affected labor organizations, and other relevant parties. the',
'federal emergency management agency fema is directed to provide, from the disaster relief fund, for the response to the terrorist',
'attacks of september 11, 2001, up to $1,000,000,000 to establish a captive insurance company or other appropriate insurance mechanism. the',
'insurance will provide the city of new york and its debris removal contractors with coverage for claims arising from debris',
'removal performed after collapse of world trade center wtc buildings on september 11, 2001, including claims brought by city of',
'new york employees. this liability insurance may not cover those claims arising from the terrorist related aircraft crashes of september',
'11, 2001 liability for which is governed and limited by section 408 of the air transportation safety and system stabilization',
'act 49 u.s.c. sec. 40101 , or any actions or events prior to or including the september 11, 2001 collapse',
'of the wtc buildings. further, this liability insurance may not cover payments claimed by the city of new york for',
'workers compensation, or disability or retirement benefits. the contribution of the federal government to this insurance mechanism shall not exceed',
'$1,000,000,000. obligation of funds under this provision will be contingent on femas prior review and approval of proposed insurance terms,',
'conditions and scope of coverage. the state of new york will report not less than quarterly, beginning on june 30,',
'2003, to the committees on appropriations and fema regarding the expenditure of and investment earnings from the funds. also included',
'is an administrative provision proposed by the house which specifies that a hospital meeting the standard for occupancy under regulation',
'established by the california office of statewide health planning and development shall also have satisfied femas criteria for immediate occupancy.',
'general services administration federal citizen information center fund appropriates $11,541,000 as proposed by the house instead of $12,541,000 as proposed',
'by the senate. the conferees continue to be supportive of the federal citizen information center fcic mission to be a',
'one stop provider of federal information to the public through print, media, telephone, and online. as fcic responsibilities expand to',
'better serve the public within a newly established gsa organization, the conferees emphasize that the funds appropriated from this account',
'are available solely for fcic staffing and activities to achieve its core mission as presented to and approved by the',
'committees on appropriations of the house and senate. interagency council on the homeless operating expenses appropriates $1,500,000 for operating expenses',
'of the interagency council on the homeless as proposed by the senate, instead of no funds proposed by the house.',
'the conferees have created this new funding account to better coordinate homeless programs pursuant to the mckinney vento homeless act.',
'in this regard the conferees expect hud to continue providing administrative support on a reimbursable basis to the council. national',
'aeronautics and space administration of the amounts approved by the conferees in this agreement, nasa must limit reprogramming of funds',
'between programs and activities to not more than $500,000 without prior notification to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'and senate. any activity or program cited in this report shall be construed as the position of the conferees and',
'should not be subject to reductions or reprogramming without prior approval. nasa shall provide outyear implications of all reprogrammings and',
'operating plan changes should the committees request the information. the conferees are in agreement with the senate direction for a',
'report on the risks associated with illegal transfer or theft of sensitive technologies. the conferees are also in agreement with',
'the house direction calling for a comprehensive review of all elements of the integrated financial management program with a goal',
'of reducing the overall cost and require submission of the report no later than april 15, 2003. the conferees have',
'received the report of nasas research maximization and prioritization remap task force, which focused on prioritizing scientific research to be',
'conducted on the iss through nasas office of biological and physical research. the conferees agree on the need for a',
'strategy of prioritized research objectives across multiple disciplines, and commend nasa for establishing the remap activity. however, the conferees have',
'several areas of concern related to the remap process. the conferees are aware that a number of the remap task',
'force members dissented with the conclusions in the final report. several task force members stated that the remap process did',
'not allow sufficient time or resources to do a proper job of prioritizing research programs. concern was also expressed by',
'some task force members about a lack of time to review the information reported as remap conclusions. finally, the conferees',
'also note nasas acknowledgement that the task force did not address iss commercialization issues, nor did it consider the research',
'needs of the office of earth science or the office of space science in its prioritization activity. therefore, the conferees',
'direct nasa to report to congress on its plans to establish a process by which prioritization of research conducted on',
'the iss occurs on a regular basis, rather than as a one time effort. furthermore, the conferees encourage that future',
'iss research prioritization activities address iss commercialization programs, as well as the needs of the offices of space and earth',
'science. human space flight including transfer of funds the conferees agree to provide $6,180,900,000 for human space flight instead of',
'$6,095,900,000 as proposed by the senate and $6,130,900,000 as proposed by the house. additionally, the conferees have agreed to a',
'limitation of $35,000 for official reception and representation as proposed by the senate instead of $24,000 as proposed by the',
'house. the conferees have included an additional $50,000,000 for expenses related to the investigation into the tragic loss of the',
'space shuttle columbia on february 1, 2003. this funding may also be used to correct identified deficiencies and to defray',
'any other expenses which are a consequence of the accident. the conferees recognize that the cost of the investigation and',
'any other implications of the accident may well exceed the amount provided and will entertain operating plan changes to accommodate',
'necessary adjustments in the funding of the various components of this account. science, aeronautics, and technology including transfer of funds',
'the conferees agree to provide $9,207,665,000 for human space flight instead of $9,144,500,000 as proposed by the house and $9,003,000,000',
'as proposed by the senate. additionally, the conferees have agreed to a limitation of $35,000 for official reception and representation',
'as proposed by the senate instead of $24,000 as proposed by the house. space science the conferees have agreed to',
'provide an increase of $109,960,000 to the budget request for space science programs. the conferees agree to the following changes',
'to the budget request: 1. an increase of $95,000,000 for the pluto kuiper belt mission. 2. an increase of $20,000,000',
'for the jupiter icy moons orbiter jimo program. 3. an increase of $1,800,000 for the propulsion testing facility at the',
'university of alabama, huntsville. 4. an increase of $450,000 for the ultra lightweight electroformed segmented large aperture optics program at',
'alabama a&m university. 5. an increase of $810,000 for the high energy photonics instrumentation lab at the university of alabama,',
'huntsville. 6. an increase of $3,000,000 for development of a lightweight carrier pallet to support the hubble space telescope program.',
'7. an increase of $19,000,000 to the mars program to cover recent cost increases. 8. an increase of $1,800,000 for',
'the center for life in extreme environments at montana state university. 9. an increase of $2,250,000 for the hubble telescope',
'project at marshall university, bridgeport, west virginia. 10. an increase of $1,350,000 for the space science and engineering lab at',
'montana state university in bozeman. 11. a decrease of $16,500,000 available due to the cancellation of the flight projects building',
'construction project at the jet propulsion lab. 12. a decrease of $10,000,000 to the nuclear electric propulsion program. 13. a',
'decrease of $9,000,000 to the nuclear power program. the conferees are concerned that the recent small explorer competition may have',
'unfairly judged the satellite test of the equivalence principle step proposal as having too much technology risk when, in fact,',
'as the conferees understand, it was through neglect on the part of nasa that the investigator team did not receive',
'adequate funds as promised to retire this risk. the conferees direct nasa to conduct an impartial and thorough evaluation of',
'the small explorer competition and any agreements made prior to the competition to ensure that the step proposal was treated',
'in a fair and just manner. the conferees commend nasa for the continued success of the hubble space telescope and',
'the extraordinary contributions it has made to the advancement of science. the recent success of the hubble servicing mission has',
'underscored the continued importance of the hubble space telescope hst . nasas plan for hst has been to discontinue servicing',
'missions after 2004 in order to create a funding wedge for the next generation space telescope ngst , the science',
'communitys highest priority, and to return hst to earth in 2010. due to the loss of columbia, the conferees are',
'aware that the current schedule for servicing hst has potentially been delayed and that the additional delay could possibly cause',
'degradation of hst earlier than currently anticipated. the current situation may also require additional funding for hst. the conferees direct',
'the program manager to maintain the current schedule for ngst development and not reduce ngst funds to cover hst shortfalls.',
'the conferees direct nasa to carry out an in depth study of an additional servicing mission sm5 in the 2007',
'timeframe that would study operating hst until the webb telescope becomes operational. the study should address the costs of an',
'additional servicing mission and the potential scientific benefits. further, the conferees direct nasa to study the means for disposing of',
'hubble following the deployment of the webb telescope in the 2010 timeframe. this study should examine the full range of',
'options for disposal of the hubble including relative costs and mission constraints. biological and physical research the conferees have agreed',
'to provide an increase of $26,505,000 to the budget request for biological and physical sciences programs. the conferees agree to',
'the following changes to the budget request: 1. an increase of $3,600,000 for the space radiation program at loma linda',
'university hospital. 2. an increase of $900,000 for canisius college for multi user scientific equipment in life sciences. 3. an',
'increase of $900,000 for the institute for proteomic and nanobiotechnology at northwestern university. 4. an increase of $500,000 for the',
'center for research and training in gravitational biology at north carolina state university. 5. an increase of $4,500,000 for the',
'national center of excellence in infotonics in buffalo, new york. 6. an increase of $8,000,000 for procurement of animal and',
'plant habitats for the international space station. 7. an increase of $3,330,000 for commercial space centers. 8. an increase of',
'$6,750,000 for the national space biomedical research institute. 9. an increase of $900,000 for bone and muscle loss studies at',
'the university of connecticut health center. 10. an increase of $2,250,000 for the center for space sciences at texas tech',
'university, lubbock, texas. 11. an increase of $1,350,000 for interactive biological crystallization technology development. 12. an increase of $1,350,000 for',
'the life sciences center at the university of missouri columbia. 13. an increase of $900,000 for the biomedical engineering facility',
'at rutgers university, piscataway, new jersey. 14. an increase of $225,000 for bone blood studies related to human space flight',
'at the university of vermont. 15. an increase of $2,250,000 for the life sciences building at brown university, providence, rhode',
'island. 16. a decrease of $11,200,000 from the generations program. earth science the conferees have agreed to provide an increase',
'of $90,735,000 to the budget request for earth science programs. the conferees agree to the following changes to the budget',
'request: 1. an increase of $1,800,000 for the advanced tropical remote sensing center of the national center for tropical remote',
'sensing applications and resources at the rosenstiel school of marine and atmospheric science. 2. an increase of $450,000 for continuation',
'of emerging research that applies remote sensing technologies to forest management practices at the state university of new york, college',
'of environmental sciences and forestry. 3. an increase of $2,250,000 for nasas regional application center for the northeast. 4. an',
'increase of $15,500,000 for the institute for scientific research for development and construction of research facilities. 5. an increase of',
'$1,575,000 for on going activities at the goddard institute for systems, software, and technology research, including uav and remote sensing',
'technology research. 6. an increase of $585,000 for the center for marine remote sensing at the university of new hampshire.',
'7. an increase of $900,000 for the clustering and advanced visual environments initiative. 8. an increase of $5,400,000 for data',
'storage back up and recovery managed services that supports the goddard space flight center gsfc programs, providing heterogeneous support to',
'existing information systems and scalability to serve future requirements. 9. an increase of $8,000,000 to be transferred to the air',
'force research laboratory pe 602204f aerospace sensors to develop dual use lightweight space radar technology. 10. an increase of $1,350,000',
'for the united states portion of a joint u.s./italian satellite development program to remotely observe forest fires. 11. an increase',
'of $1,800,000 for little river canyon field school. 12. an increase of $24,750,000 for the eosdis synergy program, $2,250,000 of',
'which is for university of washington, pacific northwest regional collaboratory to develop applications for earth science data. 13. an increase',
'of $15,400,000 for preformulation studies for solar irradiance, total column ozone, and ocean vector winds. 14. an increase of $675,000',
'for landscape analysis, planning and monitoring at the intermountain region digital image archive and processing center at utah state university.',
'15. an increase of $900,000 for an international earth observing system natural resource training center at the university of montana.',
'16. an increase of $1,800,000 for a joint weather and ocean research program at the university of massachusetts and the',
'university of alaska. 17. an increase of $1,350,000 for the bio mems microtechnology center at the university of louisville. 18.',
'an increase of $1,800,000 for the center for rapid environmental assessment and terrain evaluation at the university of new mexico.',
'19. an increase of $1,350,000 for the mid atlantic geospatial information consortium at george mason university. 20. an increase of',
'$450,000 for upgrades to the adas satellite tracking facility at morehead state university. 21. an increase of $2,700,000 for earth',
'science education and remote sensing activities at the university of north dakota upper midwest aerospace consortium, grand forks, north dakota.',
'22. an increase of $1,350,000 for expansion of the earth science hall at the maryland science center, baltimore, maryland. 23.',
'a decrease of $3,400,000, available due to the cancellation of the flight projects building construction project at the jet propulsion',
'lab. 24. an increase of $2,000,000 for the visitors center at the langley flight research center, langley, virginia. aero space',
'technology the conferees have agreed to provide an increase of $76,120,000 to the budget request for aerospace programs. the conferees',
'agree to the following changes to the budget request: 1. an increase of $16,000,000 for intelligent propulsion for next generation',
'aircraft to build on and leverage the ultra efficient engine technology and quiet aircraft technology programs. 2. an increase of',
'$2,250,000 for the nasa illinois technology commercialization center at dupage county research park. 3. an increase of $270,000 for the',
'rural technology transfer and commercialization center of durant, oklahoma. 4. an increase of $1,800,000 for the tulane institute for macromolecular',
'engineering and science for research in polymers. 5. an increase of $1,350,000 for the glennan microsystem initiative. 6. an increase',
'of $450,000 to be used for continued development of an electric/diesel hybrid engine at bowling green university. 7. an increase',
'of $5,400,000 for the hits multilateration sensor and surveillance server for airport surface detection and management system. 8. an increase',
'of $1,530,000 for the development of the dynamic runway occupancy measurement system. 9. an increase of $4,500,000 for project socrates.',
'10. an increase of $5,800,000 for continuation of the space alliance technology outreach program, including $2,500,000 for business incubators, in',
'florida and new york. 11. an increase of $900,000 for the advanced interactive discovery environment engineering research program at syracuse',
'university. 12. an increase of $4,500,000 for the national center of excellence in infotonics in rochester, new york. 13. an',
'increase of $1,350,000 for the virtual collaboration center at the north carolina gigapop. 14. an increase of $1,800,000 for the',
'garrett morgan commercialization initiative in ohio. 15. an increase of $1,150,000 for on going activities in support of nasa dryden',
'flight research centers intelligent flight control system ifcs research project. 16. an increase of $1,125,000 for ongoing research at marshall',
'space flight center in the area of advanced and breakthrough solutions for propulsion. 17. an increase of $7,600,000 for hydrogen',
'research being conducted by the florida state university system. 18. an increase of $4,500,000 to develop the jview modeling and',
'simulation for satellite coverage analysis, ground radars, and air traffic over the united states. 19. an increase of $450,000 for',
'aerospace projects being accomplished by the montana aerospace development authority. 20. an increase of $720,000 for middle tennessee state university',
'for the sats aerospace flight education research initiative. 21. an increase of $2,700,000 for the advanced power systems project. 22.',
'an increase of $4,500,000 for the dp 2 vectored thrust program. 23. an increase of $1,800,000 for the energy momentum',
'wheel project at goddard space flight center. 24. an increase of $3,600,000 for nasas independent verification and validation facility. 25.',
'an increase of $900,000 for the com simulation architecture project. 26. an increase of $1,800,000 for equipment for the computer',
'forensics technology center at utica college of syracuse university. 27. an increase of $6,300,000 for the small aircraft transportation system.',
'the conferees are concerned that nasa has not requested sufficient funding to enable the small aircraft transportation system sats program',
'to demonstrate the practical application of the sats program concept, which offers the promise of extending reliable point to point',
'air service to smaller communities and has provided this increase. the additional funding is to be invested through the governance',
'process of the national consortium for aviation mobility ncam , exclusively for acceleration of regional service demonstrations that apply those',
'sats and related technologies ready for implementation, and for automotive technology transfer. the conferees expect ncam to use these additional',
'funds to accelerate the planning and conduct of sats regional service demonstrations in states with strong state, community, and transportation',
'service provider participation in the ncam partnership. this funding for ncam is in addition to the $11,750,000 proposed by nasa',
'for fiscal year 2003. further, the conferees expect the sats service demonstrations to provide the participating communities and their representative',
'organizations with an opportunity to participate in sats transportation service demonstrations, an analysis of economic impacts and related implications of',
'improved air access to smaller communities, and an explanation of the technologies behind the concept. 28. an increase of $450,000',
'for advanced space propulsion material research and technology center at alabama a&m university. 29. an increase of $900,000 for high',
'temperature nanotechnology research. 30. an increase of $3,000,000 for the chesapeake information based aeronautics consortium based in partnership at morgan',
'state university, baltimore, maryland, bowie state university and the university of maryland, eastern shore. 31. an increase of $2,700,000 for',
'the stennis space center for the development of a visitors center. 32. an increase of $2,700,000 for the north alabama',
'science center in huntsville, alabama for the acquisition, networking, and operation of additional immersive reality science laboratories on behalf of',
'the alabama science center alliance to assure statewide science education program access by alabamas k 12 students and teachers. 33.',
'an increase of $2,700,000 for the university of alabama in huntsville to augment the uah propulsion test facility. 34. an',
'increase of $675,000 for the national institute for aviation research for icing aviation safety research in kansas. 35. an increase',
'of $4,050,000 for propulsion test complex upgrades and other basic infrastructure upgrades at the stennis space center. 36. an increase',
'of $1,800,000 for the national technology transfer center at wheeling jesuit university. 37. an increase of $3,600,000 for development of',
'advanced metallic joining technologies for aerospace applications at the michoud space center. 38. an increase of $4,450,000 for information technology',
'infrastructure improvements at nasa facilities. 39. an increase of $3,150,000 for a center of excellence for aerospace propulsion particulate emissions',
'reduction at the university of missouri rolla. 40. a decrease of $40,000,000 to the space launch initiative program. the conferees',
'have taken this action without prejudice. the conferees note that the congress received a budget amendment on november 7, 2002,',
'which restructured the space launch initiative with the goal of developing an orbital space plane with iss crew return capability',
'by 2010. fiscal year 2003 funding for the orbital space plane was set at $296,000,000 in the budget amendment. this',
'funding level is not endorsed or denied by the conferees and is therefore subject to change by nasa as it',
'formulates its operating plan for fiscal year 2003. the conferees look forward to working with nasa during the review of',
'the fiscal year 2004 budget request to learn more precisely the elements that comprise the cost estimates nasa has provided',
'in the budget amendment and other documents submitted to the committees on appropriations of the house and senate. the conferees',
'note that neither house nor senate bills and reports contained any direction on the rotorcraft technology program because there was',
'no request for funding in the fiscal year 2003 budget submission. however, the conferees are aware of general nasa interest',
'in the program and that the army may be willing to be more engaged in this effort in the future.',
'therefore, while the conferees were not able to identify funding to continue the program, nasa is encouraged to look at',
'funding options and present them to the committees on appropriations of the house and senate in an operating plan letter',
'if so desired. academic programs within the academic programs portion of this account, the conferees recommend an increase of $59,845,000',
'to the budget request. the conferees have made the following adjustments to the budget request: 1. an increase of $225,000',
'for niagara university for science, engineering and math programs. 2. an increase of $1,080,000 for the nasa educator resource center',
'at south east missouri state university. 3. an increase of $900,000 for the carl sagan discovery science center at the',
'childrens hospital at montefiore medical center to implement the educational programming for this science learning project. 4. an increase of',
'$2,250,000 for the jason foundation. 5. an increase of $3,600,000 for continuation of programs at the american museum of natural',
'history. 6. an increase of $900,000 for academic and infrastructure needs at st. thomas university in miami, florida. 7. an',
'increase of $900,000 for the ohio view consortium. 8. an increase of $2,700,000 for the alabama math, science, and technology',
'initiative. 9. an increase of $2,250,000 to the educational advancement alliance to support the alliances math, science, and technology enrichment',
'program. 10. an increase of $5,000,000 for the national space grant college and fellowship program. 11. an increase of $450,000',
'for science, engineering, math and aerospace academy programs at central arizona college. 12. an increase of $1,800,000 for the center',
'for science and math at the university of redlands. 13. an increase of $900,000 for the chabot space and science',
'center for math and science education. 14. an increase of $1,800,000 for the city college of new york to establish',
'a community based science and technology education facility. 15. an increase of $450,000 for science, engineering, math and aerospace academy',
'programs at livingston college. 16. an increase of $495,000 for the patriots technology training center in seat pleasant, maryland. 17.',
'an increase of $5,400,000 for the epscor program for a total funding level of $10,000,000, the same as fiscal year',
'2002. 18. an increase of $720,000 for science, engineering, math, and aeronautics academy in miami, florida. 19. an increase of',
'$900,000 for the delaware aerospace education foundation, kent county, delaware. 20. an increase of $900,000 for the monroe science center',
'at wesleyan college, macon, georgia. 21. an increase of $900,000 for the center of excellence in telecommunications and space at',
'morehouse college, atlanta, georgia. 22. an increase of $900,000 for the henry crown space center at the museum of science',
'and industry, atlanta, georgia. 23. an increase of $2,250,000 for non destructive evaluation studies at iowa state university, ames, iowa.',
'24. an increase of $675,000 for the des moines science center, des moines, iowa. 25. an increase of $675,000 for',
'the california science center. 26. an increase of $1,800,000 to the south carolina association of school administrators, columbia, south carolina',
'for the blue ribbon school reform project and interactive library. 27. an increase of $1,800,000 for the school of science',
'and mathematics at the college of charleston, charleston, south carolina. 28. an increase of $3,600,000 for the mauna kea astronomy',
'education center at the university of hawaii, hilo. 29. an increase of $1,800,000 for the wisconsin initiative for math, science',
'and technology education at the university of wisconsin, green bay. 30. an increase of $3,000,000 for an endowment for science',
'and engineering education at the mitchell foundation, portland, maine. 31. an increase of $675,000 for minority recruitment in science and',
'engineering at the university of arkansas, little rock. 32. an increase of $900,000 for the oregon museum of science and',
'industry. 33. an increase of $450,000 for advance research in batteries and fuel cells at virginia commonwealth university. 34. an',
'increase of $1,800,000 for the construction of a gulf of maine laboratory at the gulf of maine aquarium foundation. 35.',
'an increase of $900,000 for the university of north carolina chapel hill for the destiny mobile science laboratory. 36. an',
'increase of $450,000 for the development of a rooftop observatory for widener university in pennsylvania. 37. an increase of $1,350,000',
'for infrastructure and research needs at the university of missouri center for gender physiology. 38. an increase of $1,800,000 for',
'the north rockies center for space privatization and microgravity research at the university of montana missoula. 39. an increase of',
'$500,000 for science and information technology programs at west liberty state college in west virginia. office of inspector general the',
'conferees agree to appropriate $25,600,000 for the office of inspector general instead of $24,600,000 as proposed by the house and',
'$26,600,000 as proposed by the senate. administrative provisions the conferees agree to include three administrative provisions which have been included',
'in prior appropriations acts. the house included an administrative provision that would have precluded expenditures for implementation of a non',
'governmental organization for international space station iss research before december 31, 2003. the senate was silent on this issue. the',
'conferees believe strongly that a sound management approach for iss research is critical to ensuring that scientific benefit is maximized.',
'the investment of scarce taxpayer funds in the development of the iss has been too great to leavemanagement of iss',
'research to a business as usual approach. for this reason, legislative prohibitions against establishment of an ngo were included in',
'the fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2002 appropriations acts, as the committees on appropriations have awaited submission of a',
'comprehensive plan by nasa. the congress has recently received the report of nasas iss utilization management concept development study. the',
'plan outlines 10 business models and, based on objective criteria, recommends an institute be adopted as the preferred management approach.',
'furthermore, the plan outlines a phased approach that would initially focus on leadership and advocacy functions and would defer a',
'decision on the possible inclusion of engineering and integration functions. the conferees endorse phase 1 inclusion of leadership and advocacy',
'functions , which is similar to what has been so successfully demonstrated in the hubble space telescope institute hsti model.',
'the conferees wish to point out, however, that management of research for the iss is much more complex than that',
'of the hsti, and acknowledge nasas recognition of this intricacy, demonstrated through its proposal of a phased approach. in order',
'to ensure the chances for successful implementation of this very complicated process, the conferees have included an administrative provision that',
'limits any proposed contractual action to that of leadership and advocacy. the conferees direct nasa to report on the status',
'of ngo implementation as well as means of determining research priorities. the first report is due march 15, 2003. the',
'conferees have not included an administrative provision proposed by the senate which would have prohibited the use of any funds',
'for the purchase of items proposed for acquisition in rfp5 55151 gce. the conferees have included a new administrative provision',
'which gives nasa authority to establish a working capital fund. the house had proposed establishment of this fund in title',
'iv, general provisions. national credit union administration central liquidity facility the conferees have held the cap on the central liquidity',
'facility clf lending activities from borrowed funds at $1,500,000,000 as proposed by the house and senate. community development revolving loan',
'fund the conferees have provided $1,000,000 to the community development revolving loan fund cdrlf as proposed by both the house',
'and senate. within this amount, $300,000 is provided to augment funds available for technical assistance grants for fiscal year 2003.',
'national science foundation research and related activities appropriates $4,083,000,000 for research and related activities instead of $4,150,000,000 as proposed by',
'the house and $4,081,650,000 as proposed by the senate. the conferees have included bill language which provides up to $320,000,000',
'for polar research and operations support and $85,000,000 for a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for economically significant crops.',
'the conference agreement provides $4,083,000,000 for ongoing and new research priorities of the foundation, an increase of nearly $500,000,000 above',
'the fiscal year 2002 level. in allocating this increased funding to the directorates, nsf is expected to give a high',
'priority to increasing research opportunities for investigator initiated research in the core scientific disciplines. in addition, nsf is urged to',
'use the growth in its resources to make a marked and substantial increase in the average award, as well as',
'increase the number of awards being made with a particular effort to include those individuals and institutions not well represented',
'in the nations research enterprise. the specific funding level for each of nsfs research activities is as follows: 1. $574,886,000',
'for biological sciences. of this amount, $85,000,000 has been provided for plant genome research on economically significant crops, including an',
'initiative which pursues the sequencing of one or more economically important crops. the conferees expect that nsf will complete such',
'sequencing of at least one of these crops by 2004. in addition, $26,000,000, the budget request, is provided for biocomplexity',
'in the environment research. 2. $582,235,000 for computer and information science and engineering. up to $12,500,000 of the appropriated level',
'may be used for operational support of the two terascale facilities. in addition, the conferees expect nsf to provide adequate',
'resources for information technology research, including cyber security research for individual investigators and multi disciplinary research centers, as well as',
'for advanced broadband research as outlined in senate report 107 222. 3. $534,057,000 for engineering. 4. $689,211,000 for geosciences. the',
'foundation is expected to provide adequate funding to augment support for the national user facilities within this directorate as well',
'as to move forward on the integrated ocean drilling program. 5. $1,041,165,000 for mathematical and physical sciences. of this amount,',
'$179,617,000 is for mathematics programs and not less than $222,169,000 is for physical science programs. the conferees further agree that',
'adequate resources be provided in support of the national high magnetic field laboratory, the cyclotron and synchrotron radiation facilities, and',
'other such important research facilities. the foundation is directed to provide, by august 31, 2003, a report which documents what',
'has been accomplished as a result of the growth in mathematics research funding. for astronomical sciences within the mps directorate,',
'$4,000,000 is provided for the telescope systems instrumentation program tsip , $6,000,000 is for the national radio astronomy observatory program,',
'$4,200,000 is for the national optical astronomy observatories, and $2,000,000 is for the national optical astronomy and ionosphere center. in',
'addition, the conferees agree that nsf should provide adequate support for preparatory work for the giant segmented mirror telescope gsmt',
'. 6. $192,309,000 for social behavioral and economic sciences. of this amount, $6,000,000 is for the childrens research initiative. 7.',
'$252,330,000 for u.s. polar research programs. the conferees agree that opp should report at the earliest practicable time on the',
'necessary work and costs associated with the repair, upgrading, and replacement of nsfs research and support facilities in antarctica. upon',
'completion of this report,funds available through this and other appropriations may be used for planning, design, pre construction, and construction',
'activities as identified in the report. in addition, the conferees agree that with the funds provided, opp may execute necessary',
'contractual arrangements in preparation for the foundations plan for mechanical traverse between mcmurdo station and amundson scott south pole station.',
'8. $69,003,000 for u.s. antarctic logistical support activities. 9. $147,804,000 for integrative activities, including $84,000,000 for major research instrumentation mri',
'and $5,000,000 for the innovation partnership program ipp . to the extent possible, nsf should utilize funds in excess of',
'the budget request to support the merit based instrumentation and infrastructure needs of developing, hbcu, and other minority serving colleges',
'and universities. with this regard to the ipp, nsf is directed to support competitive, merit based partnerships, consisting of states,',
'local and regional entities, industry, academic institutions, and other related organizations for innovation focused local and regional technology development strategies.',
'within amounts made available in this account, the conferees expect the nsf to provide up to $750,000 in support of',
'the national academy of sciences work to develop a process for prioritizing projects funded through the major research equipment and',
'facilities construction account. the conferees are aware that there has been confusion in recent years regarding the smithsonian institutions eligibility',
'to compete for grants at the national science foundation. this problem was recently identified as a significant issue in the',
'national academy of public administrations review of smithsonian science programs released in october 2002. the conferees are concerned that this',
'confusion has persisted despite recent internal nsf policy directives clarifying that the smithsonian is fully eligible to compete for national',
'science foundation grants. the conferees strongly urge the director of the national science foundation to make sure that smithsonian grant',
'applications are welcomed by all programs at the foundation and given fair consideration with all other applications based on the',
'merits of the proposals. major research equipment and facilities construction appropriates $149,510,000 for major research equipment and facilities construction instead',
'of $159,510,000 as proposed by the house and $59,280,000 as proposed by the senate. included within the appropriated amount is',
'$9,720,000 for the large hadron collider; $13,560,000 for the george e. brown, jr. network for earthquake engineering simulation; $25,530,000 to',
'complete development of the high performance instrumented airborne platform for environmental research hiaper ; $10,000,000 for support of the terascale',
'computing system and the distributed terascale facility; $24,700,000 for continued research and development of the icecube neutrino detector observatory in',
'antarctica; $30,000,000 for construction of the atacama large millimeter array alma aperture synthesis radio telescope; $6,000,000 for construction costs associated',
'with expansion of new facilities at the amundson scott south pole station; and $30,000,000 for initial costs associated with the',
'new earthscope project. the conferees have, without prejudice, not funded the national ecological observatory network neon project in fiscal year',
'2003. the conferees direct the foundation to include in its fiscal year 2003 operating plan a report detailing approved budgeted',
'and actual expenditure information on each research facility and equipment funded through this account. education and human resources appropriates $909,080,000',
'for education and human resources instead of $910,580,000 as proposed by the house and $932,730,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conferees agree to the following funding levels within this account: 1. $127,500,000 for the math and science partnership program.',
'the foundation is strongly urged to provide regular, detailed information to the committees on appropriations regarding the planning and execution',
'of this initiative. 2. $40,250,000 for educational system reform. 3. $90,000,000 for the experimental program to stimulate competitive research epscor',
'program. 4. $177,440,000 for elementary, secondary and informal education. within this level of funding, $61,000,000 has been provided for the',
'informal science program, an increase of $6,000,000 above the budget request. 5. $160,600,000 for undergraduate education. of the amount appropriated',
'herein, $43,160,000 has been provided for the advanced technological education ate program, $22,000,000 is for the stem talent expansion program',
'step , and $7,000,000 is for the robert noyce scholarship program. these funding levels represent increases above the budget submission',
'of $5,000,000, $20,000,000 and $3,000,000, respectively. 6. $140,880,000 for graduate education. the conferees have provided an increase of $12,500,000 above',
'the budget request to increase graduate level stipends for the research and teaching fellowship programs and the trainee program administered',
'by the foundation through its graduate education program. the conferees support increasing the graduate stipend level to $27,500 during fiscal',
'year 2003 as the first of what is expected to be a two year process to reach a stipend level',
'of $30,000. 7. $105,210,000 for human resource development. within this funding level, $31,530,000 is provided for the louis stokes alliances',
'for minority participation lsamp program, an increase of $5,000,000 above the budget request. in addition, $18,900,000, an increase of $5,000,000',
'above the request, has been provided for the historically black colleges and universities undergraduates program hbcu up . the conference',
'agreement additionally provides for an increase of $5,000,000 for the hbcu research university science and technology thrust initiative within the',
'centers of research excellence in science and technology crest program. while the conferees agree that eligibility for thrust should not',
'exclude crest recipients, nsf is directed to firstuse fiscal year 2003 program funds to fully fund multi year awards to',
'recipients of thrust awards in the programs first year. 8. $67,200,000 for research, evaluation and communication. salaries and expenses appropriates',
'$190,352,000 for salaries and expenses instead of $193,852,000 as proposed by the house and $182,160,000 as proposed by the senate.',
'the conference agreement will permit the employment of an additional 25 full time equivalent personnel for a total workforce of',
'1175, and will provide an increase of $15,000,000 above the fiscal year 2002 level for general operating expenses. the conferees',
'are strongly supportive of the national science foundation and committed to its mission of providing national leadership and federal financial',
'support of research as the basis for scientific and social advancement for the nation and for the entire world. this',
'commitment is reflected in the substantial increase provided in this act for the nsf for fiscal year 2003. as congress,',
'the executive branch and the american people begin to consider a multi year build up of financial support for the',
'nsf, however, the conferees also believe that a review of the agencys organizational, programmatic and personnel structures is appropriate and',
'can provide assurance to the public that the agency is positioned to maximize the opportunities which increased funding can create.',
'the conferees have allocated $1,000,000 within the agencys salaries and expenses appropriation for a contract with the national academy of',
'public administration napa to conduct such a study. the conferees expect this contract to be awarded within 60 days of',
'approval of this measure. without prejudicing the outcome of this napa review, the conferees are concerned about the following issues:',
'organizational and program structure. over the last decade the nsf has evolved into a very complex and multi layered system',
'of directorates, sub directorates and programs each with its own leadership and budget. this organizational structure is then managed and',
'evaluated against a system of goals which were established under the government performance and results act as well as a',
'set of six cross cutting priority areas which change from year to year. all programs are required to justify themselves',
'according to how they serve both the goals and the priorities. assets flow and personnel are evaluated based on such',
'evaluations even though not every program clearly is designed to serve every goal and every priority. there is concern that',
'this system, each aspect of which may have been created with the best of intentions, may have become overly bureaucratic.',
'some observers have characterized this current structure as both byzantine and balkanized. this reflects a concern that the system is',
'broken up into large numbers of parts which may channel significant portions of research funding into narrow areas making it',
'difficult for researchers to follow broader interdisciplinary projects or innovative research areas not yet reflected in nsfs view of scientific',
'opportunity. because recent nsf budget requests have heavily favored the agencys own priority areas at the expense of research in',
'core disciplines, investigators often feel compelled to apply for support in certain areas because of a sense that proposals which',
'do not fit into nsfs priorities are significantly disadvantaged. the conferees believe that a thoughtful review should ask whether the',
'current nsf organization and management structure and its goal and priority systems should be simplified or changed. the balance between',
'field driven and nsf driven science priority setting. second, but clearly related, the conferees believe that this review should consider',
'whether the nsfs approach to its stewardship mission creates the proper balance between necessary and appropriate levels of agency leadership',
'of nsf sponsored science and the need to ensure that this research remains principally investigator initiated work. a corollary question',
'is whether the structure of nsf and management control of its priority setting methodologies have negatively influenced the balance between',
'nsf initiatives and appropriate resource allocations for core science investments. the underlying principle around which nsf was founded and which',
'the conferees believe is still the pedestal upon which the success of americas taxpayer supported research rests is that both',
'the choice of research priorities and the choice of individual projects should flow principally from practicing scientists in the field',
'as expressed through organized systems of advice and through external peer review. the conferees believe that it is appropriate to',
'review whether the balance of power in setting research priorities is the appropriate one or whether nsf has become too',
'directive in managing its research portfolios. role of the national science board. the nsf is unique in entrusting both advisory',
'and executive authority for the agency in an independent board appointed by the president. recent congressional action has highlighted, however,',
'the concerns about the relationship between the board and the agency and its director and in particular the issue as',
'to how independent the board is able to operate given its dependence on the agency for financial support and personnel.',
'the conferees request that the organizational review of nsf here directed include an analysis of the extent to which the',
'board has fulfilled its original purpose and a review of the role and the structure of the board in the',
'future. personnel policies. the nsf has chosen over the years to rely significantly on contractual and on temporary personnel assigned',
'to the agency under the ipa system to manage its science programs including its grant selection processes. almost one tenth',
'of the over 1000 staff of the agency are university based researchers detailed to nsf under the intergovernmental personal act',
'so called ipas and over 200 are contractors. the assignment of non permanent personnel to management positions now includes the',
'heads of its science directorates. the advantage of this system is a continuous flow of individuals from the field who',
'are current in their science. the disadvantage, however, is a cadre of agency personnel, including some of its most senior',
'staff, who have less experience and could have split loyalties between their federal roles and their past or future employment',
'base. the conferees believe a thoughtful review of the agencys structure should include an evaluation of the use of temporary',
'staff and term appointments, especially to the extent this involves the heads of the science directorates. in laying out these',
'particular concerns, the conferees do not mean this to be an exclusive list. the review by napa should be carried',
'out by very senior and thoughtful persons who should feel free to analyze any other factors which the group believes',
'are central to the question of determining what organizational, programmatic and personnel systems will facilitate the most effective partnership between',
'the national science foundation and the scientific community for the benefit of the nation. office of the national science board',
'appropriates $3,500,000 for the national science board as proposed by the senate. the house had included these nsb operational funds',
'within the salaries and expenses account as has been the practice in past years. a representational allowance of $9,000 has',
'been provided for the board. recently approved legislation authorized a separate funding stream for the board, and the conferees have',
'responded by creating this new appropriations account. the amount provided is expected to be sufficient for all costs associated with',
'nsb personnel payroll and benefits as well as other appropriate expenses. the conferees acknowledge this action is intended to provide',
'a measure of independence between the board and the foundation, but nevertheless expect nsf to continue to provide accounting, logistics,',
'and other necessary measures in support of the board and its mission. the conferees request that budget justification materials in',
'support of the national science boards fiscal year 2004 funding requirements be submitted to the committees on appropriations within 30',
'days of enactment of this measure. office of inspector general appropriates $9,250,000 for the office of inspector general instead of',
'$9,000,000 as proposed by the house and $9,660,000 as proposed by the senate. neighborhood reinvestment corporation payment to the neighborhood',
'reinvestment corporation the conferees agree to provide $105,000,000 for the neighborhood reinvestment corporation as proposed by the house instead of',
'$110,000,000 as proposed by the senate. language is included in the bill which designates $5,000,000 to support the corporations section',
'8 homeownership program, as proposed by the senate. the house had proposed a set aside for this purpose of $10,000,000.',
'the conferees have further agreed to designate $5,000,000 to support additional mixed income affordable rental developments. selective service system salaries',
'and expenses appropriates $26,480,000 for salaries and expenses as proposed by both the house and the senate. title iv general',
'provisions the conference agreement includes the following dispositions of general provisions: retains fifteen administrative provisions proposed by both the house',
'and the senate, all of which were included in the fiscal year 2002 act. deletes language proposed by the senate',
'limiting travel expenses. deletes language proposed by the senate requiring approval for the department of veterans affairs to enter into',
'leases of real property with an estimated cost of over $300,000. the conferees included an identical provision in title i,',
'as proposed by the house. retains language proposed by the house prohibiting transfers to any department, agency or instrumentality of',
'the united states government established after the date of enactment of this act except as provided in a future appropriations',
'act. retains language proposed by the house amending the stafford act by reducing to 7.5 percent the set aside for',
'hazard mitigation grants. deletes language proposed by the house amending the consumer product safety act. deletes language in this title',
'proposed by the house establishing a working capital fund for nasa and instead includes a similar provision under title iii,',
'nasa administrative provisions. modifies language proposed by the house granting nasa enhanced use lease authority by adding new conditions. deletes',
'language proposed by the house granting nasa authority to convey utility systems to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative',
'utility company or other qualified entity. deletes language proposed by the house extending buyout authority in nasa. retains language proposed',
'by both the house and senate reducing femas state cost share requirements for construction of emergency operations centers from 50',
'percent to 25 percent. deletes language proposed by the senate allowing the department of housing and urban development and the',
'selective service system to purchase uniforms, passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by law. the conferees included identical language',
'under the respective appropriating paragraphs for each agency as proposed by the house. retains language proposed by the senate prohibiting',
'the procurement of automobiles rated less than 22 miles per gallon. retains language proposed by the senate amending the federal',
'fire prevention and control act of 1974 by recognizing alaska village initiatives as an eligible grantee for assistance. retains language',
'proposed by the senate authorizing the secretary of the department of homeland security to acquire 178.5 acres in clarke and',
'loudoun counties, virginia. deletes language proposed by the senate directing a long term health study of emergency service personnel. the',
'conferees have instead included a similar provision as an administrative provision under fema. deletes language proposed by the senate amending',
'permanent law to expand eligibility for federal housing assistance to certain groups of aliens. the conferees direct the department to',
'work with the department of justice to develop any necessary technical corrections to applicable housing statutes with respect to qualified',
'aliens who are the victims of domestic violence and cuban and haitian immigrants to ensure that such statutes are consistent',
'with the personal responsibility and work opportunity act of 1996 and the illegal immigration reform and personal responsibility act of',
'1996. a provision was included in the senate bill under division i, transportation and related agencies, directing epa to contract',
'with the national academy of sciences. the conferees have included an identical provision as an administrative provision under epa. includes',
'new language amending title 31 of the united states code regarding passenger carrier use by the nasa administrator. conference total',
'with comparisons the total new budget obligational authority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended by the committee of conference, with',
'comparisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the 2003 budget estimates, and the house and senate bills for 2003 follow:',
'in thousands of dollars new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 $123,820,208 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year',
'2003 124,979,700 house bill, fiscal year 2003 122,596,881 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 121,925,545 conference agreement, fiscal year 2003 121,927,337',
'conference agreement compared with: new budget obligational authority, fiscal year 2002 1,892,871 budget estimates of new obligational authority, fiscal year',
'2003 3,052,363 house bill, fiscal year 2003 669,544 senate bill, fiscal year 2003 +1,792 division l homeland security act of',
'2002 amendments in implementing this agreement, the departments and agencies affected in this division shall comply with the language and',
'instructions set forth in the senate explanatory statement as delineated in the congressional record of january 15, 2003, page s838,',
'that are not otherwise contradicted by the committee of conference. the conference agreement includes section 101, as proposed by the',
'senate, that modifies section 308 and subsection 835 d of the homeland security act, respectively, by 1 expanding the discretion',
'of the homeland security secretary in his application of listed criteria, and authorizing him to consider additional criteria beyond those',
'specified in the section when designating any of the nations colleges or universities as a college or university based center',
'for homeland security that shall conduct extramural research; and 2 limiting the authority of the homeland security secretary to waive',
'the prohibition on entering into contracts with corporate expatriates by restricting the waiver authority only to contracts for which the',
'secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of homeland security. the house bill contained no similar provision.',
'the conference agreement expands the discretion of the secretary of the department of homeland security in his application of the',
'listed criteria when designating any of the nations colleges or universities as a college or university based center for homeland',
'security. such a center is part of the secretarys broad authority to conduct extramural research under grants, cooperative agreements and',
'contracts. designating a center or centers is just one way in which the secretarys authority can be used. the conference',
'agreement includes section 102, as proposed by the senate, which repeals sections 1714 through 1717 of the homeland security act',
'as if such sections never were effective and replaces these sections with alternative language regarding the application of the public',
'health service act and a rule of construction with respect to prior law and to leroy v. secretary of health',
'and human services, office of special master, no. 02 392v october 11, 2002 . no legal inference regarding existing law',
'prior to or after the enactment and repeal of these sections shall be drawn by the courts from the enactment',
'and subsequent repeal of these provisions. the repeal leaves unaffected pre existing case law, such as leroy v. secretary of',
'health and human services. the conference agreement modifies a sense of the senate provision to a sense of the congress',
'that the senate committee on health, education, labor, and pensions and the house committee on energy and commerce should report',
'legislation within six months to protect the public health and the nations ability to produce existing vaccines and develop new',
'vaccines. the house bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement includes section 103, as proposed by the senate, which',
'modifies sections 232 f , 234 b , 873 b , and 1511 e 2 of the homeland security act.',
'these modifications would, respectively: ensure that transfers of funds, personnel, and assets within and from the department of justice are',
'governed by the procedures established in section 605 of the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 2002; permit the coast guard to use pre existing authority to accept gifts and donations of services;',
'and permit the coast guard to continue to receive funds from the aquatic resources trust fund of the highway trust',
'fund for boating safety programs. the house bill contained no similar provision. in addition, the conferees have agreed to include',
'in section 103, as proposed by the senate, a provision adding a new section 1714 to the homeland security act',
'that requires that any report or notification to, or consultation with, the congress or any congressional committee required by the',
'homeland security act, and addressing directly or indirectly the use of appropriated funds, also be submitted to or held with',
'the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives. the house bill contained no similar provision. the',
'conference agreement replaces a provision section 104 proposed by the senate relating to certain waivers of contracts with corporate expatriates.',
'the substitute provision makes changes to the homeland security act of 2002 public law 107 296 and the inspector general',
'act of 1978 public law 95 452 relating to the inspector general of the department of homeland security. the house',
'bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement includes a provision section 105 relating to the transfer of the attorney',
'generals authorities under the immigration and nationality act to the secretary of homeland security. the conference agreement includes a savings',
'provision section 106 , as proposed by the senate, relating to pending or completed administrative actions, any proceeding, and pending',
'civil actions with respect to the transfer mandated by the homeland security act of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and',
'firearms to the department of justice from the department of the treasury. the house bill contained no similar provision. the',
'conference agreement includes a provision section 107 , as proposed by the senate, which repeals section 457 of the homeland',
'security act, including the amendment made by that section, relating to the costs and funding of certain immigration services. the',
'conferees also modified this section to address court jurisdiction matters. the conference agreement deletes a sense of the senate provision',
'section 107 that states that senate conferees should insist that the joint conference adopt section 102 of the senate amendment.',
'the house bill contained no similar provision. the conferees agree that several specific provisions of the homeland security act directly',
'or indirectly address the oversight and use of appropriated funds and that the senate and house committees on appropriations will',
'review such sections in depth. division m other matters defense related technical corrections the conferees considered section 5 of h.j.',
'res. 2 as passed the house, and division m of h.j. res. 2 as amended by the senate. the conference',
'agreement includes an amended version of division m, as described below. the conferees recommended retaining and amending a number of',
'general provisions, proposed by either the house or senate, which make technical and other adjustments regarding funding and activities provided',
'for in public laws 107 248 and 107 249 the defense appropriations act, 2003, and the military construction appropriations act,',
'2003, respectively . in addition, in section 109 of this division the conferees recommend new appropriations totaling $10,000,000,000, pursuant to',
'requests from the white house, for selected military and intelligence activities in support of the global war on terrorism. of',
'this amount, $3,900,000,000 is for classified programs in support of the global war on terrorism and other critical anti terrorism',
'initiatives. these programs are described in a classified annex accompanying this joint statement. the remaining $6,100,000,000 is for reimbursement of',
'personnel and operational costs incurred during the first quarter of the current fiscal year by the department of defense as',
'a result of operation enduring freedom; operation nobel eagle; and related activities in the war on terrorism and homeland security',
'operations. these funds are to be allocated as follows. military personnel the conference agreement includes $1,617,000,000 for active duty pay',
'and allowances costs incurred from october through december 2002. this includes incremental cost increases in hostile fire pay, family separation',
'allowances, hardship duty pay, subsistence and additional readiness/stop loss personnel. also covered are pay and allowances for the first quarter',
'costs associated with mobilized reservists and national guardsmen. in thousands of dollars conference amount military personnel, army $771,200 military personnel,',
'navy 213,800 military personnel, marine corps 68,600 military personnel, air force 563,400 operation and maintenance the conference agreement includes $4,387,900,000',
'for operations costs incurred from october through december 2002. these include personnel support costs temporary duty, clothing, personal equipment and',
'supplies, medical support and services, and subsistence ; operating tempo costs including incremental ship steaming days and aircraft flying hours,',
'materials and services supporting operations, fuel, and spare/ repair parts ; and costs associated with the transportation of personnel, equipment',
'and material. in thousands of dollars conference amount operation and maintenance, army $1,210,000 operation and maintenance, navy 378,300 operation and',
'maintenance, marine corps 202,100 operation and maintenance, air force 1,686,300 operation and maintenance, defense wide 911,200 u.s. special operations command',
'531,100 defense logistics agency 289,700 defense information systems agency 51,200 defense threat reduction agency 39,200 defense health program the conference',
'agreement includes $95,100,000 for the defense health program, for the costs of replacement personnel to perform essential duties of deployed',
'personnel; transportation costs to points of embarkation; funding for temporary duty in order to sustain essential health care services at',
'military treatment facilities and in the private sector; additional funds for health care to support mobilized reservists and their families;',
'the costs of immunizations for personnel being deployed, and force protection. reprogramming thresholds the conferees agree to amend the senates',
'recommendation to raise the thresholds for internal reprogramming actions. the conferees agree to increase reprogramming thresholds as proposed by the',
'senate, for procurement and research, development, test and evaluation appropriations accounts for the remainder of fiscal year 2003. changes to',
'reprogramming thresholds are effective upon enactment of the accompanying act and apply to fiscal year 2003 procurement and research, development,',
'test and evaluation appropriations. the department shall submit prior approval reprogramming requests, dd form 1415 1, in those instances when',
'reprogramming of funds exceed the following thresholds: an increase or decrease of $20,000,000 for program year 2003/2005 appropriations for a',
'procurement line item. an increase or decrease of $10,000,000 for program year 2003/2004 appropriations for a research, development, test and',
'evaluation program element. each of the reprogramming thresholds described above reflects aggregate levels of reprogramming activity within procurement line items,',
'and research, development, test and evaluation program elements. the reprogramming of funds below these thresholds shall not increase lines specifically',
'reduced by congressional action or decrease congressional interest items. no below threshold decrease may exceed twenty percent of appropriated levels',
'for each procurement line, or program element, or the limitations above, whichever is greater. below threshold reprogramming may restore non',
'specific reductions to the original level of the budget request or the level determined in the account tables, whichever is',
'less. project athena the statement of managers accompanying the conference report on public law 107 248 provided an earmark in',
'the research, development, test and evaluation, navy appropriation of $11,000,000 for development of the project athena coastal defense beta site',
'from within the marine corps communications line, pe 0206313m. the conferees agree that the line for the earmark is hereby',
'changed to the combating terrorism technology support line, pe 0603122d8z, in the research, development, test and evaluation, defense wide appropriation.',
'the conferees also agree that the amount of the earmark shall be decreased to $6,000,000. domed housing the statement of',
'managers accompanying the conference report on public law 107 248 directed that $2,000,000 be made available for the acquisition of',
'domed housing in the marshall islands to support department of defense housing requirements. the conferees further direct that the procurement',
'of additional domed housing units be limited to those u.s. construction companies that have previously built this type of housing',
'in the marshall islands. national defense sealift report the conferees direct the secretary of the navy and the secretary of',
'transportation to jointly report to the committees on appropriations, within 90 days of enactment of this act, on the feasibility',
'of establishing a pilot project to accelerate the introduction of next generation high speed sealift ships. such a project shall',
'provide for the construction in a united states shipyard of two high speed sealift ships together with ancillary facilities and',
'equipment to be used in commercial service and to be available to support the navys global military sealift requirements. project',
'financing should be derived from loans guaranteed by the secretary of transportation supported by amounts appropriated in fiscal years 2002',
'and 2003 under the national defense sealift fund designated for construction of additional sealift capacity , amounts appropriated to support',
'title xi maritime loan guarantees, and sums provided by non federal parties as appropriate. such report shall include an analysis',
'of the national security benefits of using sealift ships designed to carry at least 10,000 tons of cargo at 36',
'knots or higher in sea states of up to 16 feet to meet high priority military requirements compared to existing',
'sealift capabilities. such report shall also include a technology readiness assessment, a financial analysis, and any additional recommended legislation that',
'may be required to accomplish this project. general provisions this division the conferees agree to amend section 101, as proposed',
'by the senate, which allows funds to be used to settle the disputed taking of property adjacent to the tooele',
'army depot. the conferees agree to retain section 102, as proposed by the senate, which provides funds for disposal of',
'obsolete vessels in the maritime administration national defense reserve fleet, and requires the department to report to the congressional defense',
'committees by march 1, 2003. the conferees agree to delete section 103, as proposed by the senate. the conferees agree,',
'however, to amend section 122 of p.l. 107 249 to create an exception to the general prohibition against using nato',
'security investment program nsip funds in the new independent states of the former soviet union. this exception authorizes no more',
'than $1,000,000 to establish a communication system that connects various nato headquarters and partnership for peace nations. the conferees agree',
'to retain section 104, as proposed by the senate, which is a technical correction that moves funds from the military',
'construction, air force account to the military construction, air force reserve account. the conferees agree to modify section 105, as',
'proposed by the senate, to clarify that the secretary of the air force is authorized to transfer funds to the',
'united states fish and wildlife service for the purpose of acquiring land at nellis air force base. the conferees agree',
'to amend section 106, as proposed by the senate, which increases the expense/investment threshold from $100,000 to $250,000 for items',
'purchased with operation and maintenance funds, and includes authorization and grant authority for projects expressly designated for the office of',
'economic adjustment in the statement of managers accompanying the conference report on public law 107 248. the conferees agree to',
'amend section 107, as proposed by the senate, which includes transfers of $104,000,000 in order to accelerate patriot pac 3',
'missile production. among the sources specified in this general provision is weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army, 2003/2005, for $5,000,000',
'from the m1a2 sep program. this section transfers $7,000,000 from other procurement, air force, 2003/2005, from the following programs: thinpack',
'parachutes $3,000,000 replacement of transport aircraft troop seats 3,000,000 replacement of tactical aircrew life preservers with the navys lpu 36',
'1,000,000 this section also transfers $36,900,000 from research, development, test and evaluation, defense wide, 2003/2004. this amount includes $13,900,000, as',
'specified by the senate, from the ground based midcourse defense sea based x band radar sbx , and $23,000,000 from',
'a patriot pac 3 enhancement program. the conferees agree to amend section 108, as proposed by the senate, which provides',
'necessary legislative language for the timely execution of funds for certain department of defense office of economic adjustment activities as',
'provided in the statement of managers accompanying the conference report for public law 107 248. the conferees agree to amend',
'section 109, as proposed by the senate, to provide $10,000,000,000 to support the global war on terrorism and classified activities,',
'as requested by the white house. the conferees direct that all funds provided pursuant to section 109 be only for',
'those activities cited in this joint statement and in the classified annex thereto. the conferees agree to amend section 110,',
'as proposed by the senate, to provide authorization for fiscal year 2003 appropriations for intelligence activities pursuant to section 504',
'of the national security act of 1947. the conferees agree to include, with slight technical modifications, section 111 of division',
'm of the senate passed bill regarding the department of defenses total information awareness tia program. in two instances the',
'provision has been modified. first, the conferees agree to allow the administration 90 days after the bill is enacted to',
'submit a report to congress on the tia program, instead of 60 days as proposed by the senate. second, the',
'provision has been modified to clarify that, subject to the other terms and conditions of this section, the tia program',
'may be deployed at operating bases in the united states to assist in the conduct of lawful u.s. foreign intelligence',
'activities against non united states citizens only. the conferees agree with the clear intent of the senate provision that, in',
'no case, should the tia program be used by the department of defense to conduct intelligence activities on united states',
'citizens, or transferred to any other federal agency for the same purpose. the conferees agree to amend section 112, as',
'proposed by the house, which provides the secretary of defense additional transfer authority of $500,000,000, only for unforeseen fuel cost',
'requirements resulting from revised pricing and the global war on terrorism. additionally, this provision is further amended to require prior',
'notification of the committees on appropriations before any funds made available to the department of defense are used for the',
'drawdown authority provided in section 202 of the afghanistan freedom support act public law 107 327 . the conferees are',
'supportive of the overall objectives of the afghanistan freedom support act afsa . nonetheless the conferees are extremely troubled that,',
'in its first use of this authority, the administration chose to use the u.s. military services operations accounts as its',
'funding source for the initial increment of afsa drawdown diverting $165,000,000 originally requested and subsequently appropriated for u.s. army, navy,',
'and air force unit training and flying hours. as noted by the deputy secretary of defense in a february 10,',
'2003 letter to the defense appropriations subcommittees of the house and senate, dod cannot absorb these costs without affecting readiness.',
'to implement this provision, the conferees therefore direct that the department of defense provide not less than 15 days prior',
'written notification to the committees on appropriations prior to exercising any use of the section 202 drawdown authority which would',
'use dod funds. this notification should be provided no later than other required afsa drawdown notifications to the committees on',
'appropriations e.g., presidential determinations, or notifications from the department of state, or others, as required under the afsa or other',
'laws . each such notification shall include the proposed source of dod funds by appropriations account and activity, as well',
'as a description of the impact these funding transfers will have on the dod programs so affected. division n title',
'i election reform the conferees agree to provide $1,500,000,000 for election reform. this includes funds to establish an election assistance',
'commission and to carry out programs authorized by the help america vote act of 2002. the conferees agree to provide',
'$650,000,000 to the general services administration gsa to carry out a program of payments to the states for improving the',
'administration of elections and replacing punch card and lever voting machines with new voting technology. the conferees also agree to',
'provide $15,000,000 to the department of health and human services for programs to ensure disabled voter access. title iii wildland',
'fire emergency department of the interior bureau of land management wildland fire management the conference agreement includes $189,000,000 for wildland',
'fire management as proposed by the senate instead of an emergency supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 2002 of $200,000,000 as',
'proposed by the house. these funds are to repay amounts transferred from other accounts to fight fires in fiscal year',
'2002. related agency department of agriculture forest service wildland fire management the conference agreement includes $636,000,000 for wildland fire management',
'as proposed by the senate instead of an emergency supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 2002 of $500,000,000 as proposed by',
'the house. these funds are to repay amounts transferred from other accounts to fight fires in fiscal year 2002. the',
'conference agreement also earmarks amounts to be repaid to individual forest service appropriations accounts as proposed by the senate. the',
'house had no similar provision. division n title iv tanf and medicare the conference agreement includes section 401, which extends',
'the temporary assistance for needy families in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2002 through june 30, 2003, instead of',
'september 30, 2003 as proposed by the senate. the house bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement includes a',
'new section, section 402, in lieu of sections 402 through 404 as proposed by the senate, which 1 temporarily increases',
'payments to rural and other urban hospitals through september 30 to the large urban standardized amount; and 2 provides legal',
'protection for the administration should they make corrections to data errors in the physician payment formula for past fiscal years.',
'the house bill contained no similar provision. the conference agreement includes section 403, originally proposed by the senate as section',
'405 in the senate amendment, which extends the federal payment for medicare part b through medicaid for qualifying individuals those',
'between 120 and 135 percent of poverty through september 30, 2003. the house bill contained no similar provision. division n',
'title v fisheries disasters section 501. the conference agreement includes section 501, included in the senate, providing $100,000,000 for various',
'fishery disasters. the house did not include a similar provision. title vi offsets the conference agreement includes a 0.65 percent',
'across the board rescission to discretionary budgetary resources provided in divisions a through k of this act, as well as',
'to any previously enacted fiscal year 2003 advance appropriation. this rescission does not apply to the head start program, the',
'veterans medical care program, the women, infants, and children nutrition program, or the space shuttle program. specific exemptions for these',
'programs are also included in the respective sections of this joint resolution. title vii bonneville power administration borrowing authority the',
'conference agreement provides $700,000,000 of new borrowing authority to the bonneville power administration as proposed by the senate. the conferees',
'direct the bonneville power administration to submit a detailed budget justification, by project, for its total capital improvement program to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations not later than march 30, 2003, and to submit thereafter as part of',
'the annual budget request, for approval by the house and senate committees on appropriations. division o price anderson act amendments',
'the conference agreement modifies bill language as proposed by the senate to extend portions of the price anderson act through',
'december 31, 2003. division p u.s. china economic and security review commission the conferees have included, under division p, language',
'and funding regarding the u.s. china economic and security review commission. bill young, ralph regula, jerry lewis, hal rogers, frank',
'r. wolf, jim kolbe, james t. walsh, charles h. taylor, david l. hobson, ernest j. istook, jr., henry bonilla, joe',
'knollenberg, jack kingston, john p. murtha, norman d. dicks except sections 323 and 335 of division f, and conservation spending',
', alan b. mollohan, peter j. visclosky, jose e. serrano, managers on the part of the house. ted stevens, thad',
'cochran, arlen specter, pete v. domenici, kit bond, mitch mcconnell, conrad burns, richard c. shelby, judd gregg, robert f. bennett,',
'ben nighthorse campbell, larry craig, kay bailey hutchison, mike dewine, sam brownback, robert c. byrd, daniel k. inouye, ernest f.',
'hollings, patrick j. leahy, barbara a. mikulski, patty murray except for sections 323 and 335 of division f , byron',
'l. dorgan, dianne feinstein, tim johnson, mary l. landrieu, managers on the part of the senate.',