Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1993
PL 102-393 (H.R.5488), enacted 10/06/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1729 
Public Law 102-393 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Serv-
ice, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1993, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE 
TREASURY 
Oct. 6, 1992 
[H.R. 5488] 
Treasury, Postal 
Service, and 
General 
Government 
Appropriations 
Act, 1993. 
Treasury 
Department 
Appropriations 
Act, 1993. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $25,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $235,000 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; not less than 
$3,064,000 and 48 full-time equivalent positions for the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control; not to exceed $1,925,000 to remain available 
until expended, for systems modernization requirements; not to 
exceed $490,000, to remain available until expended, for repairs 
and improvements to the, Main Treasury Building and Annex; 
$71,202,000. 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the international affairs function 
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 $2,000,000 for official travel expenses; not to exceed 
$73,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to 
exceed $727,000, to remain available until expended, for systems 
modernization requirements; $33,408,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carr5dng out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$2,000,000 for official travel expenses; 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; $29,147,000, of which not to exceed $1,300,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the Inspectors General Auditor 
Training Institute. 
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$4,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses; 
$18,342,000. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessarv expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center, as a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, includ-
ing purchase (not to exceed fifty-two for police-type use) 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 enforce-
ment training; not to exceed $7,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; room and board for student interns; and 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That the Center 
is authorized to accept gifts: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, students attending training at any 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center site shall reside in on-
Center or Center-provided housing, insofar as available and in 
accordance with Center policy: Provided further. That funds appro-
priated in this account shall be available for State and local govern-
ment 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; training of 
private sector security officials on a space-available basis with 
reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation; travel expenses 
of non-Federal personnel to attend State and local course develop-
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ment meetings at the Center: Provided further. That the Director 
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of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall annually 
present an award to be accompanied by a gift of intrinsic value 
to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic training 
program at the Center during the previous fiscal year, to be funded 
by donations received through the Center's gift authority: Provided 
further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is 
authorized to provide short term medical services for students 
undergoing training at the Center; $47,158,000. 
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106 STAT. 1731 
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, $12,301,000, to remain available until expended. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
$214,069,000, of which not to exceed $9,748,000, shall remain avail-
able until expended for systems modernization initiatives. 
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 six hundred and 
fifty vehicles for police-t5^e use for replacement only and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and 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 an assi^ment to the National Response Team during the 
investigation of a bombing or arson incident 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 $10,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses; for training of State and local law 
enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement; provision 
of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies, with or without 
reimbursement; $366,372,000, of which $22,000,000 shall be avail-
able solely for the enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administra-
tion Act during fiscal year 1993 and, 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); and of which $1,000,000 shall 
be available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, equipment, 
or aircraft available for omcial use by a State or local law enforce-
ment agency if the conveyance will be used in drug-related joint 
law enforcement operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
and Firearms and for the payment of overtime salaries, travel, 
fuel, training, equipment, and other similar costs of State and 
local law enforcement officers that are incurred in joint operations 
with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Provided, That 
no funds appropriated herein shall be available for administrative 
expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing within 
the Department of the Treasury the records of receipts and disposi-
tion of firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees or for 
issuing or carrying out any provisions of the proposed rules of 
the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms, on Firearms Regulations, as published in the Federal 
Register, volume 43, number 55, of March 21, 1978: Provided fur-
ther. That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available 
for explosive identification or detection tagging research, develop-
ment, or implementation: Provided further. That not to exceed 
$300,000 shall be available for research and development of an 
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explosive identification and detection device: Provided further, That 
this provision shall not preclude ATF from assisting the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization in the development of a detec-
tion agent for explosives or from enforcing any legislation 
implementing the Convention on the Marking of Plastic and Sheet 
Explosives for the Purpose of Detection: Provided further, 
Tliat 
funds made available imder this Act shall be used to achieve 
a minimum level of 4,304 full-time equivalent positions for fiscal 
year 1993, of which no fewer than 1,440 full-time equivalent posi-
tions shall be allocated for the Armed Career Criminal Apprehen-
sion Program: Provided further, That none of the fimds appropriated 
herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications 
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c). 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, 
including purchase of up to 1,000 motor vehicles of which 960 
are for replacement only, including 990 for police-type use and 
commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; and awards of 
compensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by 
the United States Customs Service; $1,315,917,000, 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 
^ 
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, to remain avail-
able until expended, for research: Provided, That uniforms may 
be purchased without regard to the general purchase price limita-
tion for the current fiscal year: Provided further. That none of 
the funds made available by this Act shall be available for adminis-
trative expenses to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount 
in excess of $30,000: Provided further. That the Commissioner 
or the Commissioner's designee may waive this limitation in individ-
ual cases in order to prevent excessive costs or to meet emergency 
requirements of the Service: Provided further. That the United 
States Customs Service shall hire and maintain an average of 
not less than 17,871 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 
^
^ 1993, of which a minimum level of 960 full-time equivalent positions 
shall be allocated to air interdiction activities of the United States 
Customs Service, and of which a minimum level of 11,018 full-
time equivalent positions shall be allocated to commercial oper-
ations activities: Provided further. That no fimds appropriated by 
this Act may be used to reduce to single eight-hour shifts at airports 
and that all current services as provided by the Customs Service 
shall continue through September 30, 1993: Provided further. That 
not less than $750,000 shall be expended for additional part-time 
and temporary positions in the Honolulu Customs District. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION 
PROGRAMS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other 
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106 STAT. 1733 
related equipment of the Air and Marine Programsf, including oper-
ational training and mission-related travel, and rental payments 
for facilities occupied by the air or marine interdiction programs, 
$83,242,000: Provided, That no aircraft or other related equipment 
shall be transferred to any other Federal agency. Department, 
or ofiElce outside of the Department of the Treasury during fiscal 
year 1993. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, CUSTOMS P-3 DRUG INTERDICTION 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of operations, maintenance, modifica-
tions to, spare parts and related equipment for Customs P-3 surveil-
lance aircraft; for carrying out defense-related drug interdiction 
purposes; $28,000,000. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION PROGRAMS, PROCUREMENT 
For the procurement, construction, and modification of aircraft 
and marine vessels, equipment, radar, spare parts, and accessories 
therefor of the air and marine interdiction programs; $21,174,000, 
to remain available imtil expended. 
CUSTOMS FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property, facilities 
construction, improvements, and related expenses of the United 
States Customs Service, $4,600,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CUSTOMS FORFEITURE FUND 
(LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF DEPOSITS) 
For necessary expenses of the Customs Forfeiture Fund, not 
to exceed $15,000,000, as authorized by PubUc Law 100-690, as 
amended by Public Laws 101-382 and 101-508; to be derived from 
deposits in the Fund. 
CUSTOMS SERVICES AT SMALL AIRPORTS 
(TO BE DERIVED FROM FEES COLLECTED) 
Such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $1,500,000, 
for expenses for the provision of Customs services at certain small 
airports or other facilities when authorized by law and designated 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, including expenditures for the 
salary and expenses of individuals employed to provide such serv-
ices, to be derived from fees collected by the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to section 236 of Public Law 98-573 for each 
of these airports or other facilities when authorized by law and 
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and to remain available 
until expended. 
UNITED STATES MINT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mint; $53,001,000, 
including amounts for purchase and maintenance of uniforms not 
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to exceed $285 mviltiplied by the number of employees of the agency 
who are required by regulation or statute to wear a prescribed 
uniform in the performance of official duties; and of which 
$1,860,000 shall remain available until expended for expansion 
and improvements. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
>
^ 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues 
of the United States; $194,643,000. 
PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT 
For necessary expenses for "Payment of Grovemment Losses 
in Shipment", $500,000, to remain available until expended. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not 
otherwise provided for; executive direction, management services, 
and internal audit and security; including purchase (not to exceed 
125 for replacement only, for police-type use) 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 Commis-
sioner; $157,368,000, of which not to exceed $25,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 
$500,000 shall remain available until expended for research. 
PROCESSING TAX RETURNS AND ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not 
otherwise provided for; including processing tax returns; revenue 
accoimting; statistics of income; providing assistance to taxpayers; 
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; $1,634,298,000, of which $3,500,000 shall 
be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, r»o amount 
of which shall be available for IRS administrative costs. 
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
determining and establishing tax liabilities; tax and enforcement 
litigation; technical rulings; examining employee plans and exempt 
organizations; investigation and enforcement activities; securing 
imfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; the purchase (not 
to exceed 451, for replacement only, for police-tjTpe use), 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: Provided, That additional amounts above 
fiscal year 1992 levels for international tax enforcement shall be 
used for the establishment and operation of a task force comprised 
of senior Internal Revenue Service attorneys, accountants, and 
economists dedicated to enforcement activities related to United 
States subsidiaries of foreign-controlled corporations that are in 
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106 STAT. 1735 
non-compliance with the Internal Revenue Code: Provided 
further, 
That additional amounts above fiscal year 1992 levels for the 
information reporting program shall be used instead for the exam-
ination of the tax returns of high-income and high-asset taxpayers; 
$3,835,347,000, of which no less than $334,989,000 and 4,756 full-
time equivalent positions shall be available for tax 
fraud 
investigations. 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS 
For necessanr expenses for data processing and telecommuni-
cations support for Internal Revenue Service activities, including: 
returns processing and services; compliance and enforcement; pro-
gram support; and tax systems modernization; and for the hire 
of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as 
autnorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined 
by the Commissioner; $1,480,341,000, of which not less than 
$565,026,000 is for tax systems modernization, and of which not 
to exceed $60,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
other systems development projects: Provided, That of the amounts 
provided for tax systems modernization not to exceed $110,000,000 
shall remain available until expended, of which up to $15,000,000 
is for the establishment of a federally funded research and develop-
ment center and mav be utilized to conduct and evaluate market 
surveys, develop and evaluate requests for proposals, and assist 
with systems engineering, technical evaluations, and independent 
technical reviews in conjunction with tax systems modernization. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SECTION 1. Not to exceed 4 per centum of any appropriation 
made available to the Internal Revenue Service for the current 
fiscal year by this Act may be transferred to any other Internal 
Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 2. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and main- 26 USC 7803 
tain a training program to insure that Internal Revenue Service 
employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously 
witn tne taxpayers, and in cross-cultural relations. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase (not to exceed three hundred and forty-three 
vehicles for police-tjrpe use for replacement only and an additional 
seventy-five police-type vehicles) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State 
and local governments, which may be provided without reimburse-
ment; 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 con-
trol, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; for pay-
ment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees wnere 
a protective assignment during the actual day or days of the visit 
of a protectee require an employee to work 16 hours per day 
note. 
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or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; the conducting 
of and participating in firearms matches; presentation of awards; 
and for travel of Secret Service employees on protective missions 
without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this 
or any other Act: Provided, That approval is obtained in advance 
from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; for 
repairs, alterations, and minor construction at the James J. Rowley 
Secret Service Training Center; for research and development; for 
making grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protec-
tive research and operations; not to exceed $12,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 to 
provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforce-
ment 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 general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; 
$469,155,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall be made avail-
able for the protection at the one nongovernmental property des-
ignated by the President of the United States and $70,000 at 
the airport facility used for travel en route to or from such property 
under provisions of section 12 of the Presidential Protection Assist-
ance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note): Provided further, 
That 
fiscal year 1993 funds shall be available for Presidential protection 
assistance reimbursements claimed in fiscal year 1992. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SECTION 101. Of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act to the Internal Revenue Service, amounts attributable to effi-
ciency savings for fiscal year 1993 shall be identified as such by 
the Commissioner during that fiscal year: Provided, That in the 
fiscal year when the savings are realized, the amount of efficiency 
savings shall be non-recurred from the Internal Revenue Service 
budget base: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1993, the Internal 
Revenue Service shall identify persons found deserving of cash 
awards and reward such employees as authorized by sections 4501-
Reports. 
4505 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further. That on 
an annual basis, the Internal Revenue Service shall report to the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the status of 
the program. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations to the Treasury Department in this 
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized 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 limitation 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. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall 
be used in connection with the collection of any underpayment 
of any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 unless 
the conduct of officers and employees of the Internal Revenue 
Service in connection with such collection complies with subsection 
(a) of section 805 (relating to communications in connection with 
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106 STAT. 1737 
debt collection), and section 806 (relating to harassment or abuse), 
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692). 
SEC. 104. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriations 
in this Act for the Department of the Treasury may be transferred 
between such appropriations. Notwithstanding any authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations contained in this or any 
other Act, no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation 
in this Act by more than 2 per centum and any such proposed 
transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, begin- 31 USC 306 note, 
ning October 1, 1992, and thereafter, the Financial Management 
Service (FMS) shall be reimbursed by the Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS) and the Department of Agriculture, National Finance Center 
(NFC), for the postage costs the FMS incurs to make check pay-
ments on behalf of the IRS and the NFC, 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used 
by the Secretary of the Treasury to direct bill a Treasury bureau 
for penalty mail costs incurred by another Treasury bureau without 
the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations. 
SEC. 107. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to trans-
fer all obligated and unobligated balances in the construction of 
Mint facilities and Mint expansion and improvements accounts 
in prior appropriations Acts to the account for the salaries and 
expenses appropriation in this Act: Provided, That such transferred 
balances shall be used for expansion and improvements and shall 
be available until expended. 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
the amount available for administrative expenses to pay overtime 
to any employee of the United States Customs Service is limited 
to $25,000 per year. 
This title may be cited as the 'Treasury Department Appropria-
tions Act, 1993". 
TITLE II 
Postal Service 
Appropriations 
POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
Act, 1993. 
For pa5nnent to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 
2401 of title 39, United States Code; $121,912,000: Provided, That 
mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue 
to be free: Provided further. That six-day delivery and rural delivery ^9 USC 403 note. 
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 
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Executive Office 
Appropriations 
Act, 1993. 
3 u s e 102 note. 
other small post offices in the fiscal year ending on Septem-
ber 30, 1993. 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND FOR NONFUNDED 
LIABILITIES 
For pajonent to the Postal Service Fund for meeting the liabil-
ities of the former Post Office Department to the Employees' Com-
pensation Fund pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $38,614,000. 
POSTAL SERVICE—GENERAL PROVISION 
SECTION 201. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no change 
in the rate of postage for any class of mail may take efTect, pursuant 
to section 3627 of title 39, United States Code, during fiscal year 
1993. 
(b) The rates for reduced rate third-class pieces other than 
letter shape may be increased pursuant to section 3627 of title 
39, United States Code, so as to recover as nearly as possible, 
in fiscal year 1993, the difference between the sum requested for 
fiscal year 1993 in respect of mail under former sections 4452(b) 
and 4452(c) of such title as calculated under section 2401(c)(ii) 
of such title, and the sum that would have been requested for 
fiscal year 1993 in respect of such mail if clause (ii) of such section 
2401(c) had not been enacted. 
This title may be cited as the "Postal Service Appropriations 
Act, 1993". 
TITLE III 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allow-
ance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 
102; $250,000: 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 of the United States Code: Provided further. That 
none of the funds made available for official expenses shall be 
considered as taxable to the President. 
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration; 
$24,438,000, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
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; including subsistence expenses 
as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and 
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106 STAT. 1739 
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 pro-
vided by 3 U.S.C. 103); not to exceed $20,000 for official entertain-
ment expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive 
Office of the President; $35,385,000. 
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; $7,598,000, to be expended 
and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109-110, 112-
114. 
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
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 carrjdng out such activities. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE 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; $3,150,000. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its func-
tions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021); 
$3,428,000. 
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; $3,772,000. 
106 STAT. 1740 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
NATIONAL CRITICAL MATERIALS COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Critical Materials Coiin-
cil, including activities as authorized by Public Law 98-373; 
$235,000: Provided, That the Council shall carry out only those 
activities and authorities which are consistent with the National 
Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 
1980, Public Law 96-479: Provided further, That staff and resources 
of Federal departments and agencies with responsibilities or juris-
diction related to minerals or materials policy shall be made avail-
able to the Council on a nonreimbursable basis. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $6,118,000. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $52,981,000, of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000, shall be available to carry out the provisions of 44 
U.S.C. chapter 35: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), 
appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which appro-
priations 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 
Committee on Appropriations or the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
or their subcommittees: Provided further. That this proviso shall 
not apply to printed hearings released by the Committee on Appro-
priations or the Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Provided 
further. 
That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other 
Act shall be used to reduce the scope or publication frequency 
of statistical data relative to the operations and production of the 
alcoholic beverage and tobacco industries below fiscal year 1985 
levels: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be available to the Office of Management and Budget 
for revising, curtailing or otherwise amending the administrative 
and/or regulatory methodology employed by the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms to assure compliance with section 105, title 
27 of the United States Code (Federal Alcohol Administration Act) 
or with regulations, rulings or forms promulgated thereimder. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1741 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $3,058,000. 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POUCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I of Public Law 
100-690; not to exceed $8,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; 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; 
$103,348,000, of which no less than $900,000 and five full-time 
equivalent positions shall be available for the Counter-Drug Tech-
nology Assessment Center; and, of which $86,000,000 shall be avail-
able for drug control activities which are consistent with the 
approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug 
Trafficking Areas which shall be transferred to Federal agencies 
and departments within 90 days of enactment of this Act and 
shall be obligated by the end of fiscal year 1993: Provided, That 
of the $86,000,000 made available, and not withstanding any other 
provision of law, the Office of National Drug Control Policy is 
authorized to transfer not less than $36,000,000 to State and local 
drug control entities for drug control activities which are consistent 
with the approved strategy for each High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Area: Provided further, That in the case of the Southwest Border 
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, such funds shall be available 
for drug control activities which are consistent with the approved 
strategy and only for those activities approved by the Joint Com-
mand Group of Operation Alliance and the Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement of the Department of the Treasury: Provided fur-
ther, That the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall reduce 
by no less than 20 per centum, the number of non-career Senior 
Executive Service positions and Schedule " C positions from the 
number of such positions on board as of September 30, 1992 by 
no later than September 30, 1993: Provided further. That none 
of the positions eliminated by the previous proviso shall be con-
verted to career civil service or career Senior Executive Service 
positions: Provided further. That after January 1, 1993, none of 
the funds appropriated or made available under this Act may be 
used for the payment of salaries or expenses for any Federal officer 
in the Office of National Drug Control Policy who is appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
to make public appearances for political campaigns as defined under 
section 7324(a) of title 5, United States Code: Provided 
further. 
That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize 
gifts, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or faciUtating 
the work of the Office. 
106 STAT. 1742 
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SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities authorized by Public Law 100-690, $75,742,000, 
to be derived from deposits in the Special Forfeiture Fund; of 
which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration for an expan-
sion study of the El Paso Intelligence Center; of which $2,000,000 
shall be transferred to the Bureau of Justice Assistance for the 
activities of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area Task Force; 
of which $7,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
transferred to the United States Border Patrol for helicopters and 
replacement vehicles; of which $2,800,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be transferred to the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network for software development; of which $5,741,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be transferred to the United States 
Customs Service for the procurement of marine assets; of which 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be transferred 
to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for design and 
construction of training facilities; of which $2,500,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the United States Marshals Service for expenses and 
equipment related to the apprehension of fugitives; of which 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be trans-
ferred to the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center for 
counternarcotics research and development projects and shall be 
available for transfer to other Federal agencies and departments; 
and of which $33,701,000 shall be transferred to the Alcohol, Drug 
Abuse and Mental Health Administration, of which $8,701,000 shall 
be made available for Community Partnership grants, of which 
$15,300,000 shall be made available to the Office of Treatment 
Improvement for the drug treatment Capacity Expansion Program, 
of which $4,700,000 shall be transferred to the San Francisco 
Department of Health, and of which $5,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention for the resi-
dential treatment program for mothers and children. 
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, secu-
rity, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the 
current fiscal year; $1,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriations 
Act, 1993". 
Independent 
TITLE IV 
Agencies 
A?rS93^*'°"^ 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
the United States, established by the Administrative Conference 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 571 et seq.), including not to exceed 
$1,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses; 
$2,314,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1743 
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Act of 1959, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4271-79); $1,820,000, and additional 
amounts, not to exceed $200,000, collected from the sale of publica-
tions shall be credited to and used for the purposes of this 
appropriation. 
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMPENSATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 
225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, as amended by the Ethics 
Reform Act of 1989 (2 U.S.C. 351); $250,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 1994. 
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 the 
Act of June 23,1971, Public Law 92-28; $1,653,000. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended; $21,031,000, 
of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and 
representation expenses. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
(LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE) 
For additional expenses necessary to carry out the purpose 
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)), $330,501,000 to be deposited into said Fund. 
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 build-
ings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration 
of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connec-
tion with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contrac-
tual 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 
106 STAT. 1744 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and 
equipment; 
acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or 
as otherwise authorized by law; conversion and extension of feder-
ally 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, 
taxes, and any other obligations for public buildings acqwred by 
installment purchase ana piu'chase contract, in the aggregate 
amount of $4,717,251,000 of which (1) not to exceed $626,312,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction of additional 
projects at locations and at maximum construction improvement 
costs (including funds for sites and expenses) as follows: 
New Construction: 
Arizona: 
Nogales, U.S. Border Patrol Sector, headquarters, 
$3,000,000 
Sun City West, Post Office, $5,000,000 
Tucson, National Weather Service, U.S. Geological Sur-
vey, $5,500,000 
California: 
San 
Francisco, 
U.S. 
Court 
of Appeals 
Annex, 
$4,400,000 
San Francisco, Federal Office Building, $10,000,000 
Santa Ana, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
$2,500,000 
District of Columbia: 
U.S. 
Army 
Corps 
of 
Engineers, 
headquarters, 
$50,000,000 
Federal 
Bureau 
of 
Investigation, 
field 
office, 
$53,790,000 
U.S. Secret Service, headquarters, $150,569,000 
White House Remote Delivery and Vehicle Mainte-
nance Facilities, $25,531,000 
Florida: 
Fort Meyers, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
$27,600,000 
Hollywood, Federal Building, $1,000,000 
Tampa, U.S. Courthouse, $8,948,000 
Georgia: 
Albany, U.S. Courthouse, $6,000,000 
Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, site, acquisition 
and improvements, $26,000,000 
Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, laboratory, 
$30,000,000 
Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, $15,000,000 
Hawaii: 
Hilo, Federal Building, $1,500,000 
Illinois: 
Chicago, 
Social 
Security 
Administration, 
District 
Office, $4,000,000 
Boston, U.S. Courthouse, $20,000,000 
Missouri: 
Kansas City, Federal Building—^U.S. Courthouse, 
$5,721,000 
Nevada: 
Reno, Federal Building—U.S. Courthouse, $35,000,000 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1745 
New Hampshire: 
Concord, 
Federal 
Building—^U.S. 
Courthouse, 
$36,576,000 
New Jersey: 
Newark, parking facility, $9,000,000 
New Mexico: 
Albuquerque, 
Federal 
Building—V.S. 
Courthouse, 
$3,118,000 
New York: 
Brooklyn, U.S. Courthouse, $15,000,000 
Long Island, 
Federal 
Building—^U.S. Courthouse, 
$5,200,000 
North Dakota: 
Fargo, 
Federal 
Building 
and 
U.S. 
Courthouse, 
$23,000,000 
Oregon: 
Portland, Bonneville Power Building, claim, $3,590,000 
Pennsylvania: 
Scranton, General Mail Facility, $3,000,000 
South Carolina: 
Columbia, U.S. Courthouse annex, site acquisition, 
$4,019,000 
Texas: 
Laredo, 
Federal 
Building—^U.S. 
Courthouse, 
$3,000,000 
Vermont: 
Highgate Springs, Border Station, $250,000 
Washington: 
Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $12,000,000 
West Virginia: 
Beckley, Federal 
Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
$10,000,000 
Nonprospectus construction projects, $7,500,000 
Provided, That of the funds provided for nonprospectus construction 
projects, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
acquisition, lease, construction and equipping of a flexiplace work 
telecommuting center in southern Marylana, the Eastern Shore 
of Maryland, and northwestern Virginia: Provided further, 
That 
each of the immediately foregoing limits of costs on new construction 
projects mav be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected 
m other sucn projects, but by not to exceed 10 per centum: Provided 
further. That all funds for direct construction projects shall expire 
on September 30, 1994, 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 Secretary of Uommerce shall execute 
such permanent easements as may be necessary to fulfill an agree-
ment between the Department of Commerce and the City of Boulder, 
Colorado, on the scope of development of the Department of Com-
merce property at 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado: Provided fur-
ther. That the amoimt made available imder this heading for the 
Department of Transportation, Headquarters, site, in Public Law 
101-509, is hereby rescinded: Provided further. That claims against 
the Government of less than $100,000 arising from direct construc-
tion projects, acquisitions of buildings and purchase contract 
projects pursuant to Public Law 92-313, be liquidated with prior 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
59-194 O—93 
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and Senate to the extent savings are effected in other such projects; 
(2) not to exceed $594,066,000 which shall remain available until 
expended, for repairs and alterations: Provided further. That funds 
in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, 
for prospectus projects, be Umited to the amount by project as 
en project may be increased by 
to exceed 10 per centum unless advance approval is obtained from 
follows, except eacn project may be increased by an amount not 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate of 
a greater amount: 
Repairs and Alterations: 
California: 
San 
Francisco, 
U.S. 
Court 
of Appeals 
Annex, 
$91,563,000 
Colorado: 
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, Building 56, 
$4,378,000 
LaJ^ewood, Denver Federal Center, Building 67, 
$3,498,000 
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, Building 810, 
$9,975,000 
Connecticut: 
Hartford, A.A. Ribicofif Federal Building sind Court-
house, $8,008,000 
District of Colimibia: 
Agriculture Administration Building, $7,195,000 
Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building, 
$8,500,000 
Idaho: 
Boise, Federal Building and Courthouse, $9,352,000 
Louisiana: 
New Orleans, Custom House, $5,716,000 
Maryland: 
Avondale, De LaSalle Building, $9,170,000 
Baltimore, Custom House, $11,878,000 
Baltimore, 
George 
H. 
Fallon 
Federal 
Building, 
$21,301,000 
Michigan: 
Battle Creek, Federal Center, $26,197,000 
Detroit, Federal Building and Courthouse, $6,976,000 
New York: 
New York, Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, (phase 
1), $23,438,000 
Oklahoma: 
Oklahoma City, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
$10,366,000 
Tulsa, Federal Building, $8,458,000 
Rhode Island: 
Providence, J. O. Pastore Federal Building and Post 
Office, $5,233,000 
Texas: 
Austin, Homer Thomberry Judicial Center, $3,186,000 
Houston, Ciistom House, $4,665,000 
Utah: 
Ogden, IRS Center, $4,884,000 
Virginia: 
Richmond, Federal Office Building, $24,000,000 
Washington: 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1747 
Seattle, 
Henry 
M. 
Jackson 
Federal 
Building, 
$5,329,000 
Capital Improvements of United States-Mexico Border Facili-
ties, $7,500,000 as follows: 
Texas: 
Ysleta, site acquisition and construction, $7,500,000: 
Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall make 
available not to exceed $1,500,000 for hazardous waste facilities 
at the El Paso, Texas, Bridge of the Americas border facility; 
and not to exceed $1,500,000 for hazardous waste facilities at the 
Ysleta, Texas, Zaragosa Bridge border facility from funds made 
available for these two line-item projects under the United States-
Mexico Capital Improvements Program in Public Laws 101-136 
and 101-509. 
Minor Repairs and Alterations, $273,300,000: Provided, 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 of the House 
and Senate: Provided further. That all funds for repairs and alter-
ations prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 1994, 
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 above for Minor Repairs and Alterations may 
be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any 
projects under the heading "Repairs and Alterations"; (3) not to 
exceed $145,381,000 for installment acquisition payments including 
payments on purchase contracts; (4) not to exceed $1,898,691,000 
for rental of space; (5) not to exceed $1,130,871,000 for real property 
operations; (6) not to exceed $142,000,000 for program direction 
and centralized services; and (7) not to exceed $179,930,000 for 
design and construction services which shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further. That for the purposes of this authoriza-
tion, buildings constructed pursuant to the purchase contract 
authority of the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 
602a), buildings occupied pursuant to installment purchase con-
tracts, and buildings under the control of another department or 
agency where alterations of such buildings are required in connec-
tion with the moving of such other department or agency from 
buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control of the General 
Services Administration shall be considered to be federally owned 
buildings: Provided further, That none of the funds available to 
the General Services Administration, except for the line-item 
construction and repairs and alterations projects in this Act shall 
be available for expenses in connection with 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 in connection with the devel-
opment of a proposed prospectus: Provided further. That funds 
available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emer-
gency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House and Senate: Provided further. 
That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services 
to other agencies under section 210(0(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, light-
106 STAT. 1748 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
ing, guard booths, and other faciHties 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, as amended, 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 1993 excluding reimbursements under section 210(fK6) 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) in excess of $4,717,251,000 shall remain in 
the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 
authorized in appropriations Acts. 
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
necessary for property management activities, utilization of excess 
and disposal of surplus personal property, rehabilitation of personal 
property, transportation management activities, transportation 
audits by in-house personnel, procurement, and other related supply 
management activities, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; $56,144,000. 
FEDERAL PROPERTY RESOURCES SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrjdng 
out the functions of the Administrator with respect to utilization 
of excess real property; the disposal of surplus real property, the 
utilization survey, deed compliance inspection, appraisal, environ-
mental and cultural analysis, and land use planning functions 
pertaining to excess and surplus real property, including services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $13,933,000, to be derived from 
proceeds from transfers of excess real property and disposal of 
surplus real property and related personal property, suoject to 
the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601-5). 
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for Policy 
Direction, Board of Contract Appeals, and accounting, records 
management, and other support services incident to adjudication 
of Indian Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Claims, 
and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,000,000, of which 
not to exceed $1,658,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for general 
administrative and staff support services, subject to reimbursement 
by the applicable organization or agencies pursuant to subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 1535 of title 31, United States Code: Provided 
further. That not less than $825,000 shall be available for personnel 
and associated costs in support of Congressional District and Senate 
State offices without reimoursement from these offices: Provided 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1749 
further. That not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
necessary for carrying out Govemmentwide and internal respon-
sibilities relating to automated data management, telecommuni-
cations, information resources management, and related activities, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for the 
Information Security Oversight Office established pursuant to 
Executive Order 12356; $46,419,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,748,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $10,000 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. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
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; $2,192,000: 
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. 
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Presi-
dential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note), 
$5,000,000: Provided, That the availabilitv of these funds shall 
be in accordance with sections 3(b) and 4 of the Act. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Real property. 
SECTION 1. 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. 2. Funds available to the General Services Administration 
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 3. Not to exceed 2 per centum of funds made available 
in appropriations for operating expenses and salaries and expenses, 
during the current fiscal year, may be transferred between such 
appropriations for mandatory program requirements. Any transfers 
proposed shall be submitted promptly to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate for approval. 
SEC. 4. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available 
for fiscal year 1993 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may 
106 STAT. 1750 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary 
to meet program requirements. Any transfers proposed shall be 
submitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House and Senate for approval. 
40 use 490f. 
SEC. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, agencies 
are hereafter authorized to make rent payments to the General 
Services Administration for lease space relating to expansion needs • 
of the agency and the Ceneral Services Administration is authorized 
to use such funds, in addition to the amount received as New 
Obligational Authority in the Rental of Space activity of the Federal 
Buildings Fund. Such payments are to be at the commercial equiva-
lent rates specified by section 201(j) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(j)) 
and are to be deposited into 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)). 
(b) There are hereby appropriated, out of the Federal Buildings 
Fund, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose 
of subsection (a). 
SEC. 6. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated or expended in any way for the purpose of the sale, 
excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands in the vicinity of Norfork 
Lake, Arkansas, administered by the Corps of Engineers, Depart-
ment of the Army, without the specific approval of the Congress. 
SEC, 7. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated or expended in any way for the purpose of the sale, 
excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands in the vicinity of Bull 
Shoals Lake, Arkansas, administered by the Corps of Engineers, 
Department of the Army, without the specific approval of the 
Congress. 
SEC. 8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized, for purposes of 
acquiring the building in Chamblee, Georgia, approved under this 
heading in Public Law 101-136 (103 Stat. 798), to accept custody, 
control, accountability, and all other incidents of ownership over 
the approximately 8.65 acres of land and improvements comprising 
the 81st Army Reserve Training Center, located adjacent to the 
existing IRS Atlanta Service Center in CJhamblee, Georgia, at no 
cost. In exchange for the above referenced property, the Adminis-
trator is authorized to acquire and furnish a replacement facility 
for the 81st Army Reserve Training Center which meets the mission 
requirements of that activity, and to relocate such activity to the 
replacement facility. Upon completion of the replacement facility, 
the Administrator shall transfer custody, control, accountability, 
and all other incidents of ownership of the replacement facility 
to the Department of the Army. Funds available for the purpose 
of acquiring the building in Chamblee, Georgia, approved under 
this heading in Public Law 101-136 (103 Stat. 798), shall be avail-
able for the acquisition and furnishing of the replacement facility 
for the 81st Army Reserve Training Center, and for the relocation 
of that activity to the replacement facility. 
SEC. 9. The language providing authority to enter into an 
agreement for the lease-purchase of a building in San Francisco, 
California under the heading "Federal Buildings Fund Limitations 
on Availability of Revenue" in Public Law 100-202 (101 Stat. 1329-
405) is amended as follows: delete "of approximately 430,000 office 
occupiable square feet" and insert "not to exceed 475,000 occupiable 
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106 STAT. 1751 
square feet": Provided, That the $10,000,000 made available in 
this Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for the San Francisco 
Federal Office Building may be used to fund this increase in square 
footage. 
SEC. 10. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the California. 
Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall quit-
claim without monetary compensation the property described in 
subsection (b) to the Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University. In the 
event the Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University should lose its 
exemption from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 or a comparable successor provision of Fed-
eral law, the property described in subsection (b) shall automatically 
revert in ownership to the Federal Government. 
(b) The real property situated in the County of Yolo, State 
of California, conveyed from Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University 
to the United States of America by certain Return Quitclaim Deed 
dated March 10, 1988, and recorded June 20, 1989, as Instrument 
No. 13383, in the official Records of Yolo County, California. 
SEC. 11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
General Services Administration is authorized to accept funds from 
the Detroit International Bridge Company pursuant to a memoran-
dum of agreement dated March 28, 1991, and to deposit such 
funds into the Fund established under section 210(f) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act and, further, is authorized 
to use such funds, in addition to all amounts received pursuant 
to Public Law 100-202 and Public Law 100-440 as new obligational 
authority in said Fund, in furtherance of the Ambassador Bridge 
Cargo Inspection Facility project in Detroit, Michigan. 
(b) There are hereby appropriated out of said Fund without 
limitation as to fiscal year such sums as are received pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
SEC. 12. (a) The Administrator of General Services is authorized North Dakota, 
to construct a new courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota, which shall 
accommodate 125,000 square feet and necessary parking on a suit-
able site selected in consultation with the Federal Judiciary. 
(b) The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 
the Federal Judiciary, is authorized to exchange the present Federal 
Building and Courthouse located in Fargo, North Dakota with the 
city of Fargo, North Dakota for the site selected pursuant to sub-
section (a) which shall be of equal or comparable value. 
SEC. 13. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Fund ^^ USC 490g. 
established pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), 
is hereafter authorized to receive any revenues, collections, or other 
income received during a fiscal year in the form of rebates, cash 
incentives or otherwise, related to energy savings or materials 
recycling efforts, all of which shall remain in the Fund until 
expended, and remain available for Federal energy management 
improvement programs, recycling programs, or employee programs 
as may be authorized by law or as may be deemed appropriate 
by the Administrator of General Services. The General Services 
Administration is authorized to use such funds, in addition to 
amounts received as New Obligational Authority, in such activity 
or activities of the Fund as may be necessary. 
SEC. 14. The Administrator of General Services is authorized California, 
to proceed with alterations of space in the Jacob Weinberger Federal 
Building, San Diego, California, subject to the availability of funds. 
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Georgia. 
SEC. 15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to lease, under 
section 210(h) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949: Provided, That the lease described herein is determined 
to be an "operating lease" in accordance with the Budget Enforce-
ment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508, and the accompanjdng 
Conference Report, Report No. 101-964 (and the Administrator 
is not authorized to enter into any lease for the property described 
herein that is not an "operating lease" as so aetermined), for a 
term not to exceed 27 years a building in Atlanta, Georgia, not 
to exceed 1,400,000 net occupiable square feet plus deck parking 
for a minimum of 2,200 vehicles, to be constructed by any commer-
cial or private entity, and leased directly from the Downtown Devel-
opment Authority of the City of Atlanta, a political subdivision 
of the State of Georgia, and located in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, 
on a site bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Spring, 
Alabama, and Broad Streets, including adjacent properties as 
needed to accommodate the building, under such terms and condi-
tions as the Administrator deems appropriate. These terms and 
conditions may include, if the Administrator deems that such provi-
sions are in the best interest of the United States, an option 
allowing the United States to purchase the property and improve-
ments at fair market value at any time or at the end of the 
lease term, and/or lease extension options, as negotiated in the 
lease agreement. The Administrator is authorized to extend the 
present leases of prospective project tenants, as necessary, prior 
to occupancy of the subject new facility: Provided, That this section 
shall not take effect without the advance approval of the House 
Committee on Public Works and Transportation and the Senate 
Committee on Environment and Public Works. 
New York. 
SEC. 16. The Administrator of General Services shall imme-
diately cease construction and archeological excavation on the pavil-
ion portion of the Foley Square Federal Building until such time 
as a plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations for prior approval. Such plan shall not result in 
the continued exhumation of skeletal remains from the "Negro 
Burial Ground" and shall be accompanied by a reprogramming 
of sufficient funds but not more than $3,000,000 to modify the 
pavilion foundation of the Foley Square Federal Building in New 
York, New York, prevent further deterioration of the "Negro Burial 
Ground", and contain appropriate measures to memorialize the 
burial site. The Administrator of General Services shall submit 
the plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
within 60 days of the enactment of this Act. Nothing in this section 
shall prohibit the continued construction on the tower portion of 
the Foley Square Federal Building project. 
Massachusetts. 
SEC. 17. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to proceed with 
the design and construction of a 500,000 occupiable square foot 
Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, to accommodate the long-
term space requirements of the U.S. Courts, subject to the availabil-
ity of funds. 
Pennsylvania. 
SEC. 18. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to enter into an 
interagency agreement with the United States Postal Service for 
the occupancy of a Federal office building of up to 1,000,000 occupi-
able square feet of space, to be constructed on a site owned by 
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106 STAT. 1753 
the United States Postal Service at 30th and Walnut Streets in 
the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the building shall be deemed 
United States Postal Service property and the cost of constructing 
such building is to be financed by the United States Postal Service 
using Postal Service funds or using funds borrowed by the Postal 
Service through the Federal Financing Bank; the term of the inter-
agency agreement shall not exceed twenty years. The interagency 
agreement between the General Services Administration and the 
United States Postal Service shall not be sold or assigned to private 
parties or constitute a guarantee by the General Services Adminis-
tration of any third party financing: Provided, That this section 
shall not take effect without the advance approval of the House 
Committee on Public Works and Transportation and the Senate 
Committee on Environment and Public Works. 
SEC. 19. The Laboratory to be located at the Centers for Disease 
Control, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia, is hereby designated 
as the "Edward R. Roybal Laboratory". Any reference to such build-
ing in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper 
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
"Edward R. Roybal Laboratory". 
SEC. 20. The Campus to be located at the Centers for Disease 
Control, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia, is hereby designated 
as the "Edward R. Roybal Campus". Any reference to such Campus 
in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
"Edward R. Roybal Campus". 
SEC. 21. (a) The Federal building located at 501 West Ocean 
Boulevard in Long Beach, California, shall be known and designated 
as the "Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building". 
(b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred 
to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
"Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building". 
SEC. 22. (a) The United States Court of Appeals Building 
located at 125 South Grand Avenue in Pasadena, California, shall 
be known and designated as the "Richard H. Chambers United 
States Court of Appeals Building". 
(b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the courthouse referred 
to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
"Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals Building". 
Federal 
buildings and 
facilities. 
Federal 
buildings and 
facilities. 
Federal 
buildings and 
facilities. 
Federal 
buildings and 
facilities. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING E X P E N S E S 
For necessary expenses in connection with National Archives 
and Records Administration 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, 
$165,045,000, of which $5,000,000 for allocations and grants for 
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, 
as amended, shall remain available until expended. 
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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 by Public Law 100-598, £uid the Ethics Reform 
Act of 1989, PubUc Law 101-194, 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; $8,265,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants 
to attend an International Conference on Ethics shall be credited 
to and merged with this account, to be available for carrying out 
the Conference without further appropriation. 
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 Num-
bered 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, and advances for reimburse-
ments to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel Management 
and the Feaeral Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred 
imder Executive Order 10422 of Januaiy 9, 1953, as amended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Director is 
hereby authorized to accept gifts of goods and services, which shall 
be available only for hosting National Civil Service Appreciation 
Conferences, to be held in several locations throughout the United 
States in 1993. Goods and services provided in connection with 
the conference may include, but are not limited to, food and refresh-
ments; rental of seminar rooms, banquet rooms, and facilities; and 
use of communications, printing and other equipment. Awards of 
minimal intrinsic value will be allowed. Gifts provided by an individ-
ual donor shall not exceed 50 percent of the total value of the 
flfts provided at each location; $119,000,000, of which not to exceed 
1,000,000 shall be made available for the establishment of health 
promotion and disease prevention programs for Federal employees; 
and in addition $86,032,000 for administrative expenses, to be 
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Person-
nel Management without regard to other statutes, including direct 
procurement of health benefits printing, for the retirement and 
insurance programs, of which $3,500,000 shall be transferred at 
such times as the Office of Personnel Management deems appro-
priate, and shall remain available until expended for the costs 
of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems, together with 
remaining amounts authorized in previous Acts for the record-
keeping systems: Provided further. That the provisions of this appro-
priation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust lunds 
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106 STAT. 1755 
as provided by section 8348(aXl)(B) of title 5, United States Code: 
Provided further, That, except as may be consistent with regulations 
of the Ofdce of Personnel Management prescribed pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(l) and (i), no payment may be made from the 
Employees Health Benefits Fund to any physician, hospital, or 
other provider of health care services or supplies who is, at the 
time such services or supplies are provided to an individual covered 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, excluded, pursuant 
to section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a-7-1320a-7a), from participation in any program under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): 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 
9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor imit of like purpose: Provided 
further, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, 
established by Executive Order 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, 
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, accept donations 
of money, property, and personal services in connection with the 
development of a publicity brochure to provide information about 
the ^ l i t e 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: Provided 
further, 
That the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may 
transfer from this appropriation an amount to be determined, but 
not to exceed $616,000, to the National Advisory Council on the 
Public Service as established by Public Law 101-363. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carr3dng out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as amend-
ed, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of 
passenger motor vehicles: $4,227,000; and in addition, not to exceed 
$6,500,000 for administrative expenses to audit the Office of Person-
nel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
Management, as determined by the Inspector (Jeneral: 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, $4,149,245,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE LIFE 
INSURANCE 
For payment of Grovemment contributions with respect to 
employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 
87 of title 5, United States Code, $12,433,000, to remain available 
imtil expended. 
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annu-
ity 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, 
33 use 776. 
not to exceed $6,900,000,000: 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. 771-75), may hereafter be paid 
out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 
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 Num-
bered 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, $24,450,000, 
together with not to exceed $1,950,000 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. 
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 9 5 -
454), and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
101-12), 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 Coliunbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; $7,952,000. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Nvun-
bered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, including hire of experts 
and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, rental of con-
ference 
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 
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106 STAT. 1757 
$21,647,000: 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 compensa-
tion as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $32,435,000: Provided, 
That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 26 use 7443 
certificate of the judge. 
"°*® 
This title may be cited as the "Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1993". 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
THIS ACT 
SECTION 501. No part of any appropriation made available 
in this Act shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate 
or for the purpose of establishing new offices inside or outside 
the District of Columbia: Provided, That this limitation shall not 
apply to programs which have been approved by the Congress 
and appropriations made therefor. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation oeyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Contracts. 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursu-
ant 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 exist-
ing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to exist-
ing law. 
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available for the procurement of, or for the payment of, 
the salary of any person engaged in the procurement of any hand 
or measuring tool(s) not produced in the United States or its posses-
sions except to the extent that the Administrator of General Services 
or his designee shall determine that a satisfactory quality and 
sufficient quantity of hand or measuring tools produced in the 
United States or its possessions cannot be procured as and when 
needed from sources in the United States and its possessions, 
or except in accordance with procedures prescribed by section 
6-104.4(b) of Armed Services Procurement Regulation dated Janu-
ary 1, 1969, as such regulation existed on June 15, 1970: Provided, 
That a factor of 75 per centum in lieu of 50 per centum shall 
be used for evaluating foreign source end products against a domes-
tic source end product. This section shall be applicable to all solicita-
tions for bids opened after its enactment. 
SEC. 505. None of the fimds made available to the General 40 use 490c. 
Services Administration pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 shall be obligated 
106 STAT. 1758 
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or expended after the date of enactment of this Act for the procure-
ment by contract of any service which, before such date, was per-
formed by individuals in their capacity as employees of the General 
Services Administration in any position of guards, elevator opera-
tors, messengers, and custodians, except that such funds may be 
obligated or expended for the procurement by contract of the covered 
services with sheltered workshops employing the severely handi-
capped xmder Public Law 92-28. 
SEC. 506. No funds appropriated in this Act shall be available 
for administrative expenses m connection with implementing or 
enforcing any provisions of the rule TD ATF-66 issued June 13, 
1980, by the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms on labeling and advertising of wine, distilled 
spirits and malt beverages, except if the expenditure of such funds 
is necessary to comply with a final order of the Federal court 
system. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be used for administrative expenses to close the Federal Information 
Center of the General Services Administration located in Sac-
ramento, California. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds made available by this Act for 
the Department of the Treasury may be used for the purpose 
of eliminating any existing requirement for sureties on customs 
bonds. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be available for any activity or for pa)dng the salary of any Govern-
ment 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 1930 Tariff Act. 
SEC. 510. 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, 
Marana, Arizona, and Artesia, New Mexico, out of the Treasury 
Department. 
SEC. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the 
United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer 
or employee of the United States Postal Service, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to pro-
hibit or prevent, any officer or employee of the United States 
Postal Service from having any direct oral or written commu-
nication or contact with any Member or committee of Congress 
in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment 
of such officer or employee or pertaining to the United States 
Postal Service in any way, irrespective of whether such commu-
nication or contact is at the initiative of such officer or employee 
or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member or 
committee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of effi-
ciency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, trans-
fers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment 
right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of 
employment of, any officer or employee of the United States 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1759 
Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to commit any of 
the foregoing actions with respect to such officer or employee, 
by reason of any communication or contact of such officer 
or employee with any Member or committee of Congress as 
described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
SEC. 513. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available 
Abortion. 
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. 514. The provision of section 513 shall not apply where Abortion, 
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried 
to term. 
SEC. 515. Funds under this Act shall be available as authorized 
by sections 4501-4506 of title 5, United States Code, when the 
achievement involved is certified, or when an award for such 
achievement is otherwise pavable, in accordance with such sections. 
Such funds may not be usea for any purpose with respect to which 
the preceding sentence relates beyond fiscal year 1993. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of the Treasury by this or any other 
Act shall be obligated or expended to contract out positions in, 
or downgrade the position classifications of, members of the United 
States Mint Police Force and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
Police Force, or for stud5dng the feasibility of contracting out such 
positions. 
SEC. 517. The Office of Personnel Management may, during 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, accept donations of 
supplies, services, and equipment for the Federal Executive 
Institute, the Federal Quality Institute, and Executive Seminar 
Centers for the enhancement of the morale and educational experi-
ence of attendees. 
SEC. 518. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available for the procurement of, or for the payment of, 
the salary of any person engaged in the procurement of stainless 
steel flatware not produced in the United States or its possessions, 
except to the extent that the Administrator of General Services 
or his designee shall determine that a satisfactory quality and 
sufficient quantity of stainless steel flatware produced in the United 
States or its possessions, cannot be procured as and when needed 
from sources in the United States or its possessions or except 
in accordance with procedures provided by section 6-104.4(b) of 
Armed Services Procurement Regulations, dated January 1, 1969. 
This section shall be applicable to all solicitations for bids issued 
after its enactment. 
SEC. 519. The United States Secret Service may, during the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, accept donations of money 
to off-set costs incurred while protecting former Presidents and 
spouses of former Presidents when the former President or spouse 
travels for the purpose of making an appearance or speech for 
a pajnnent of money or any thing of value. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds made available by this Act may Virginia. 
be used to withdraw the designation of the Virginia Inland Port 
at Front Royal, Virginia, as a United States Customs Service port 
of entry. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds made available to the Postal New Mexico. 
Service by this Act shall be used to transfer mail processing capabili-
ties from the Las Cruces, New Mexico postal facility, and that 
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Nebraska. 
Iowa. 
Day care. 
every effort will be made by the Postal Service to recognize the 
rapid rate of population growth in Las Cruces and to automate 
the Las Cruces, New Mexico postal facility in order that mail 
processing can be expedited and handled in Las Cruces. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds in this Act may be used to reduce 
the rank or rate of pay of a career appointee in the SES upon 
reassignment or transfer. 
SEC. 523. No funds in this Act may be used to award a Federal 
agency lease in the Omaha, Nebraska—Council Bluffs, Iowa, geo-
graphical area, which does not meet the following criteria: 
Any Federal agency which leases commercial space in the 
Omaha, Nebraska—Council Bluffs, Iowa, geographical area, 
when entering into new leases, shall give preference to space 
available meeting standard Government lease criteria, provided 
the space also meets the occup3dng agency's mission require-
ment. The agency shall give priority consideration to space 
offered at the lowest cost per square foot within the geographi-
cal area, provided that the space under consideration also 
affords accessibility to the greatest number of members of the 
public served by the Federal agency, and to other factors set 
out in the applicable statutes and regulations. 
SEC. 524. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1993 
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 525. 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 ninety days after his release from such 
service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a 
period of not more than one year made application for restoration 
to his former position and has been certified by the Office of Person-
nel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his 
former position and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 526. None of the funds made available to the United 
States Customs Service may be used to collect or impose any 
land border processing fee at ports of entry along the United States-
Mexico border. 
SEC. 527. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable 
for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has 
been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses 
may not exceed the amount set forth therefor in the budget esti-
mates submitted for the appropriations without the 
advance 
approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, 
That this section shall not apply to travel performed 
by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards of 
the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in connec-
tion with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; to travel of the Office of Personnel 
Management in carrying out its observation responsibilities of the 
Voting Rights Act; or to payments to interagency motor pools where 
separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
SEC. 528. Section 616 of the Act of December 22, 1987 (40 
U.S.C. 490b) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a)(2) to read as follows: 
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106 STAT. 1761 
"(2) such officer or agency determines that such space 
will be used to provide child care services to children of whom 
at least 50 percent have one parent or guardian who is 
employed by the Federal Government; and"; 
(2) by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows: 
"(3) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'services' 
includes the providing of lighting, heating, cooling, electricity, office 
furniture, office machines and equipment, classroom furnishings 
and equipment, kitchen appliances, playground equipment, tele-
phone service (including installation of lines and equipment and 
other expenses associated with telephone services), and security 
systems (including installation and other expenses associated with 
security systems), including replacement equipment, as needed."; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (b)(3), as amended by para-
graph (2), as subsection (b)(4), and inserting after subsection 
(b)(2) the following: 
"(3) If an agency has a child care facility in its space, or 
is a sponsoring agency for a child care facility in other Federal 
or leased space, the agency or the General Services Administration 
may pay accreditation fees, including renewal fees, for that center 
to be accredited by a nationally recognized early-childhood profes-
sional organization, and travel and per diem expenses for attend-
ance by representatives of the center at the annual General Services 
Administration child care conference."; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
"(c) Through the General Services Administration's licensing 
agreements, the Administrator of General Services shall provide 
guidance, assistance, and oversight to Federal agencies for the 
development of child care centers to promote the provision of 
economical and effective child care for Federal workers. 
"(d) If a Federal agency has a child care facility in its space, 
or is a sponsoring agency for a child care facility in other Federal 
or leased space, the agency or the General Services Administration 
may enter into a consortium with one or more private entities 
under which such private entities would assist in defraying the 
costs associated with the salaries and benefits provided for any 
personnel providing services at such facility.". 
SEC. 529. Section 532 of the Act of November 5, 1991 (104 
Stat. 1470; Pubhc Law 100-509), is amended— 
41 USC 261. 
(1) by inserting "(a)" immediately before the first sentence 
inside the quotation marks; and 
(2) by adding before the close quotation marks at the end 
the following new subsection: 
"(b) The Internal Revenue Service may use competitive proce-
dures or procedures other than competitive procedures to procure 
the services of attorneys for use in litigating actions under the 
Internal Revenue Code to which a foreign-controlled corporation 
is a party. The Internal Revenue Service need not provide any 
written justification for the use of procedures other than competitive 
procedures when procuring attorney services for such cases and 
need not furnish for publication in the Commerce Business Daily 
or otherwise any notice of solicitation or synopsis with respect 
to such procurement.". 
SEC. 530. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or otherwise carry 
out any change in the terms or conditions governing benefits under 
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PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, if, or to the extent 
that, such change would— 
(1) affect only enroUees (including covered dependents) in 
health benefits plans who are (or, on proper application, would 
be) eligible for benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act, or are within any subset of that class of individuals; 
and 
(2) with respect to any enrollees described in paragraph 
( D -
(A) eliminate, in whole or in part, the responsibility 
of any carriers to provide payment or reimbursement for 
that portion of nonparticipating Medicare providers' allow-
able charges which exceeds the Medicare pajnnent for 
participating Medicare providers; or 
(B) eliminate, in whole or in part, the waiver of 
deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments with respect to 
prescription drugs. 
(b) The changes with respect to which subsection (a) applies 
include both of the changes which the Office of Personnel Man-
agement proposes, in its Cfarrier Letter 92-04, to effect administra-
tively. 
CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND 
SEC. 
531. (a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, upon the release of possessory interests 
in the property described in subsection (c) that are held by any 
person other than the United States on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall convey 
the property to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, by quitclaim deed 
and witnout monetary consideration. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The deed of any conveyance under 
subsection (a)— 
(1) shall provide that the property shall be used and main-
tained for public park or public recreation purposes in perpetu-
ity, and that in the event the property ceases to be used 
or maintained for such purpose, all or any portion of the prop-
erty shall in its then existing condition, at the option of the 
United States, revert to the United States; and 
(2) may contain such additional terms, reservations, and 
conditions as may be determined by the Administrator to be 
necessary to safeguard the interests of the United States. 
(c) DESCRIPTION.—^The real property referred to in subsection 
(a) is property located in the County of Anne Arundel, Maryland, 
which— 
(1) contains 35 acres, more or less, according to a descrip-
tion prepared by McCrone, Inc., in May 1985 without benefit 
of a field survey; 
(2) is all that lot of ground which, by quitclaim deed dated 
July 3, 1985, and recorded among the land records of Anne 
Arundel County, Maryland, at Liber 3947, folio 191, was 
granted and conveyed by the Board of Education of Anne Arun-
del County, Annapolis, Maryland, to the United States of 
America; and 
(3) is more particularly described as follows: 
Beginning for the same at a point located on the south side 
of Boundary Road, said beginning point being the same as that 
in a Quitclaim Deed from the United States of America to the 
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106 STAT. 1763 
Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Maryland, 
dated March 19, 1969, and recorded among the Land Records of 
Anne Arundel County in Liber 2252 page 200, and running from 
said beginning point so fixed and with the west and south lines 
of a 50-foot right-of-way south 39 degrees 41 minutes 01 seconds 
west 383.42 feet to a point and south 50 degrees 18 minutes 
59 seconds east 50.0 feet to a point located in the right-of-way 
line of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, thence with said right-
of-way lines of said Parkway south 39 degrees 41 minutes 01 
seconds west 27.0 feet to a point and south 43 degrees 29 minutes 
51 seconds west 350.18 feet to a point, thence leaving said Parkway 
and running with part of the south outline of the whole tract 
south 89 degrees 46 minutes 32 seconds west 1,610.22 feet to 
a point, thence leaving said outline and running for a new line 
of division through the whole tract north 00 degrees 13 minutes 
28 seconds west 786.38 feet to a point located in the south right-
of-way line of Boundary Road, thence with the same north 89 
degrees 46 minutes 32 seconds east 2,233.11 feet to the place 
of beginning. 
SEC. 532. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, begin- 5USC1101 note. 
ning October 1, 1992, and thereafter, no funds made available 
to the Office of Personnel Management may be used to prepare, 
promulgate, or implement any rules or regulations relating to the 
Combined Federal Campaign unless such rules or regulations 
include a Combined Federal Campaign brochure list and general 
designation option solely for international agencies, which list (listed 
by Federation in the case of affiliated agencies) and option shall 
include only those international agencies that elect in their annual 
application to be included under such list and option rather than 
under the national agencies list and option: Provided, That such 
limitation on the use of funds shall not apply to any activities 
related to the 1992 Combined Federal Campaign. 
SEC. 533. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec- 16 use 403 note, 
retary of the Interior may transfer certain land located in the 
Shenandoah National Park and described in subsection (c) to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for use by the Secretary of the Treasury 
as a United States Customs Service Canine Enforcement Training 
Center. 
(b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.— 
(1) PROTECTION OF THE PARK.—^An agreement to transfer 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall include such provisions for 
the protection of Shenandoah National Park as the Secretary 
of the Interior considers necessary. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—^A transfer made piirsuant to sub-
section 
(a) shall 
be 
made 
without 
consideration 
or 
reimbursement. 
(3) ABANDONMENT.—If the land referred to in subsection 
(a) is abandoned by the Secretary of the Treasury at any 
time, administrative jurisdiction of the land shall revert to 
the Department of the Interior. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND.—The land referred to in sub-
section (a) is a plot of fenced land equaling 9.888 acres containing 
buildings, structures, fixtures, equipment, and other improvements 
affixed to or resting upon the land, and has the following legal 
description: 
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The tract of land located just west of Road No. 604 about 
one mile south of Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, and 
bounded as follows: 
Beginning at (1) a monument in the line of the land of Lawson 
just west of Road No. 604; thence with the land of Lawson, and 
then with a new division line through the land of Shenandoah 
National Park north 59 degrees 45 minutes 38 seconds west 506.05 
feet to (2) a Concrete Monument set, said point being north 59 
degrees 45 minutes 38 seconds west 9.26 feet from a monument 
to a corner to the land of Lawson; thence with another new division 
line through the land of Shenandoah National Park north 31 
degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds east 1206.07 feet to (3) a Concrete 
Monument set in the line of the land of the United States Govern-
ment; thence with the land of the United States Government for 
the following two courses: south 07 degrees 49 minutes 31 seconds 
east 203.98 feet to (4); thence south 09 degrees 10 minutes 06 
seconds east 27.79 feet to (5) a comer between the land of the 
United States Government and the land of United States Customs 
Service Detector Dog Training Center; thence with 282.896 acre 
tract of land of United States Customs Service Detector Dog Train-
ing Center for the following six courses: south 10 degrees 38 minutes 
32 seconds east 152.47 feet to (6); thence south 00 degrees 48 
minutes 32 seconds west 127.52 feet to (7); thence south 08 degrees 
25 minutes 46 seconds west 422.15 feet to (8); thence south 14 
degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds west 106.47 feet to (9); thence 
south 27 degrees 13 minutes 28 seconds west 158.11 feet to (10); 
thence south 38 degrees 17 minutes 36 seconds west 146.44 feet 
to the point of beginning, containing 9.888 acres, more or less. 
26 use 9003. 
SEC. 534. (a) CLOSED CAPTIONING REQUIREMENT FOR TELE-
VISION COMMERCIALS OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE 
ELIGIBLE TO 
RECEIVE AMOUNTS FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
FUND.—Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(e) CLOSED CAPTIONING REQUIREMENT.—NO candidate for 
the 
office of President or Vice President may receive amoiints from 
the Presidential Election Campaign Fund under this chapter or 
chapter 96 unless such candidate has certified that any television 
commercial prepared or distributed by the candidate will be pre-
pared in a manner which ensures that the commercial contains 
or is accompanied by closed captioning of the oral content of the 
commercial to be broadcast in line 21 of the vertical blanking 
interval, or is capable of being viewed by deaf and hearing impaired 
individuals via any comparable successor technology to line 21 
of the vertical blanlung interval.". 
26 use 9003 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
"°^ 
shall apply to amounts made available under chapter 95 or 96 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 more than thirty days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, 
SEC. 535. (a) Section 1761(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking "$1,000" and inserting "$50,000"; and 
(2) by striking "one year" and inserting "two years". 
(b) Section 1762(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking "$1,000" and inserting "$50,000". 
SEC. 536. By no later than April 15, 1993, the Director of 
the Secret Service shall contact each former President and the 
spouses of deceased former Presidents to advise such individual 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1765 
of the costs incurred by the Secret Service for their protection, 
and identify and discuss potential threats and cost-effective protec-
tion alternatives: Provided, That by no later than June 1, 1993, 
the Director of the Secret Service shall provide a confidential brief-
ing to the members of the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations on the results of such meetings. 
SEC. 537. (a) Section 8902(kXl) of 5 United States Code is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(k)(l) When a contract under this chapter requires payment 
or reimbursement for services which may be performed by a clinical 
psychologist, optometrist, nurse midwife, nursing school adminis-
tered clinic, or nurse practitioner/clinical specialist, licensed or cer-
tified as such under Federal or State law, as applicable, or by 
a qualified clinical social worker as defined in section 8901(11), 
an employee, annuitant, family member, former spouse, or person 
having continued coverage under section 8905a of this title covered 
by the contract shall be free to select, and shall have direct access 
to, such a clinical psychologist, qualified clinical social worker, 
optometrist, nurse midwife, nursing school administered clinic, or 
nurse practitioner/nurse clinical specialist without supervision or 
referral by another health practitioner and shall be entitled under 
the contract to have pa3anent or reimbursement made to him or 
on his behalf for the services performed.". 
(b) Section 8902(k)(2) of 5 United States Code is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to com-
prehensive medical plans as described in section 8903(4) of this 
title.". 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective 
with respect to contract years beginning after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be used to plan, administer, or otherwise carry out a move of 
the Internal Revenue Service's Automated Collection Unit from 
the borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York, without 
prior approval of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. 
Health and 
health care. 
Effective date. 
5 u s e 8902 note. 
New York. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SECTION 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate 
familv of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life threaten-
ing illness of said employee. 
SEC. 602. No department, agencv, or instrumentelity of the 
United States receiving appropriated mnds under this or any other 
Act for fiscal year 1993 shall obligate or expend any such funds, 
unless such department, agency, or instrumentelity has in place, 
and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy 
designed to ensure that all of ite workplaces are free from the 
illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substences (as 
defined in the Controlled Substences Act) by the officers and 
employees of such department, agency, or instrumentelity. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
106 STAT. 1766 
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SEC. 603. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal 
employing agency shall make the deposit from existing appropria-
tions into the Federal Employees Compensation Account oi the 
Unemployment Trust Fund, as required by section 8509 of title 
5, United States Code, not later than thirty days after the Depart-
ment of Labor has billed the agency for the amount to be deposited. 
SEC. 604. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of Septem-
ber 13, 1982 (Public Law 97-258, 31 U.S.C. 1345), any agency, 
department or instrumentality of the United States which provides 
or proposes to provide child care services for Federal employees 
may reimburse any Federal employee or any person employed to 
provide such services for travel, transportation, and subsistence 
expenses incurred for training classes, conferences or other meetings 
in connection with the provision of such services: Provided, That 
any per diem allowance made pursuant to this section shall not 
exceed the rate specified in regulations prescribed pursuant to 
section 5707 of title 5, United States Code. 
31 use 1343 
SEC. 605. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 
"ote. 
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 and 
ambulances), is hereby fixed at $7,100 except station wagons for 
which the maximum shall be $8,100: 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 five 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. 606. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available 
for expenses of travels 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. 5922-24. 
5 use 3101 note. 
SEC. 607. 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 Grovemment 
of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental 
United States unless such person (1) is a citizen of the United 
States, (2) is a person in the service of the United States on 
the date of enactment of this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, 
has filed a declaration of intention to 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, or the 
Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for perma-
nent residence, or (5) South Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian 
refugees paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975, or 
(6) nationals of the People's Republic of China protected by Execu-
tive Order Number 12711 of April 11, 1990: Provided, That for 
the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—(Xrr. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1767 
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 one 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, the Republic of the 
Philippines or to nationals of those cotmtries allied with the United 
States in the current defense effort, or to temporary emplo}rment 
of translators, or to temporary emplojonent in the field service 
(not to exceed sixty days) as a result of emergencies. 
SEC. 608. 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 pay-
ment to the Greneral Services Administration for charges for space 
and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of 
buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements per-
formed 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. 609. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corpora-
tions and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such 
fimds 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, TTiat in the 
event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subse-
quently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations 
on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 610. 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. 611. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 
1952 (66 Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed 
to or owned by the United States may be used by Federal agencies 
for any purpose for which appropriations are made for the current 
fiscal year (including the carrying out of Acts requiring or authoriz-
ing the use of such credits), only when reimbursement therefor 
is made to the Treasury from applicable appropriations of the 
agency concerned: Provided, 
That 
such credits received 
as 
exchanged allowances or proceeds of sales of personal property 
may be used in whole or part payment for acquisition of similar 
items, to the extent and in the manner authorized by law, without 
reimbursement to the Treasury. 
SEC. 612. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards, 
commissions, coimcils, committees, or similar groups (whether or 
not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
106 STAT. 1768 
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specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more 
than one agency or instrumentality. 
SEC. 613. 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 provi-
sions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended 
(62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a, 318b), attaching thereto penal con-
sequences 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. 614. 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. 615. No part of any appropriation contained in, or funds 
made available by, this or any other Act, shall be available for 
any agency to pay to the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration a higher rate per square foot for rental of space 
and services (established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended) 
than the rate per square foot established for the space and services 
by the General Services Administration for the fiscal year for which 
appropriations were granted. 
Government 
SEC. 616. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
employees. 
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of 
5 use 5343 note *^® funds appropriated for the fiscal years ending September 30, 
1993, or September 30, 1994, 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, or any employee covered 
by section 5348 of that title— 
(1) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
limitation imposed by section 616 of the Treasury, Postal Serv-
ice, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1992, until 
the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins 
not less than ninety days after that date, in an amount that 
exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step 
of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section 
616; and 
(2) during the period consisting of the remainder, if any, 
of fiscal year 1993, and that portion of fiscal year 1994, that 
precedes the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey 
adjustment that is to be effective in fiscal year 1994, in an 
amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, 
the rate payable under paragraph (1) of this subsection by 
more than the overall average percentage adjustment in the 
General Schedule during fiscal year 1993, under section 5303 
of title 5, United States Code. 
^ 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing 
rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1769 
Effective date. 
5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, may be paid during the 
periods for which subsection (a) of this section 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 purpose of this section, the rates payable to an Regulations 
employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from 
a schedule that was not in existence on September 30, 1992, shall 
be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Person-
nel Management. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of pre-
mium pay for employees subject to this section may not be changed 
from the rates in effect on September 30, 1992, except to the 
extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be 
consistent with the purpose of this section. 
(e) The provisions of this section shall apply with respect to 
pay for services performed by any affected employee on or after 
October 1, 1992. 
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law, includ-
ing section 8431 of title 5, United States Code, or any rule or 
regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, 
or any other employee benefit, that requires any deduction or con-
tribution, 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 may be construed 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 excep-
tions to the limitations imposed by this section if the Office deter-
mines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment 
or retention of qualified employees. 
SEC. 617. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to plan, implement, or administer (1) any reduction in 
the number of regions, districts or entry processing locations of 
the United States Customs Service; or (2) any consolidation or 
centralization of duty assessment or appraisement functions of any 
offices in the United States Customs Service. 
SEC. 618. During the period in which the head of any depart-
ment 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 improve-
ments for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing 
or redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate. For the purposes of this section 
the word "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. 619. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 112 
and 113 of title 3, United States Code, each Executive agency 
detailing any personnel shall submit a report on an annual basis 
in each fiscal year to the Senate and House Committees on Appro-
priations on all employees or members of the armed services 
Reports. 
5 u s e note prec. 
3341. 
106 STAT. 1770 
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detailed to Executive agencies, listing the grade, position, and offices 
of each person detailed and the agency to which each such person 
is detailed. 
(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 Depart-
ment 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 the Treasury, and the Department 
oi" Energy performing intelligence functions; and 
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence. 
(c) The exemptions in part (b) of this section are not intended 
to apply to information on the use of personnel detailed to or 
from the intelligence agencies which is currently being supplied 
to the Senate and House Intelligence and Appropriations Commit-
tees by the executive branch through budget justification materials 
and other reports. 
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Executive agencjr" 
has the same meaning as defined under section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code (except that the provisions of section 104(2) 
of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply) and includes the 
White House Office, the Executive Residence, and any office, council, 
or organizational unit of the Executive Office of the President. 
SEC. 620. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
for fiscal year 1993 may be used to implement or enforce the 
agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 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 12356; section 7211 of 
title 5, United States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); 
section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the 
Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to Con-
gress 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 secu-
rity, 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. section 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, 
obligations, rights, sanctions and liabilities created by said Execu-
tive order and listed statutes are incorporated into this Agreement 
and are controlling.". 
SEC. 621. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no execu-
tive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any addi-
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106 STAT. 1771 
tional 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 House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 622. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any Communications. 
other Act may be expended by any Federal agency to procure 
any product or service that is subject to the provisions of Public 
Law 89-306 and that will be available under the procurement 
by the Administrator of General Services known as "FTS2000" 
unless— 
(1) such product or service is procured by the Administrator 
of General Services as part of the procurement known as 
"FTS2000"; or 
(2) that agency establishes to the satisfaction of the 
Administrator of General Services that— 
(A) the agency's requirements for such procurement 
are unique and cannot be satisfied by property and service 
procured by the Administrator of General Services as part 
of the procurement known as "FTS2000"; and 
(B) the agency procurement, pursuant to such delega-
tion, would be cost-effective and would not adversely affect 
the cost-effectiveness of the FTS2000 procurement. 
(b) After March 1, 1993, subsection (a) shall apply only if 
the Administrator of General Services has reported that the FTS-
2000 procurement is producing prices that allow the Grovemment 
to satisfy its requirements for such procurement in the most cost-
effective manner and the President should issue an Executive order 
mandating the procurement and use of FTS2000. 
SEC. 623. (a) No amount of any grant made by a Federal 
agency shall be used to finance the acquisition of goods or services 
(including construction services) unless the recipient of the grant 
agrees, as a condition for the receipt of such grant, to— 
(1) specify in any announcement of the awarding of the 
contract for the procurement of the goods and services involved 
(including construction services) the amount of Federal funds 
that will be used to finance the acquisition; and 
(2) express the amount announced pursuant to paragraph 
(1) as a percentage of the total costs of the planned acquisition. 
(b) The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
procurement for goods or services (including construction services) 
that has an aggregate value of less than $500,000. 
SEC. 624. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
States Code, or section 612 of this Act, funds made available for 
fiscal year 1993 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 Numbered 12472 (April 3, 1984). 
SEC. 625. Notwithstanding any provisions of this or any other 
Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, any depart-
ment, division, bureau, or office participating in the Federal 
Flexiplace Project may use funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act to install telephone lines, necessary equipment, and to pay 
monthly charges, in any private residence or private apartment: 
Provided, That the head of the department, division, bureau, or 
office certifies that adequate safeguards against private misuse 
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exist, and that the service is necessary for direct support of the 
agency's mission. 
SEC. 626. (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 pursu-
ant 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 employ-
ing 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 frdm— 
(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 Depart-
ment 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 the Treasury, and the Department 
of Energy performing intelligence functions; and 
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence. 
Edward R. 
SEC. 627. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Roybal. 
Congress that— 
Whereas Congressman Edward R. Roybal has shown 
leadership, dedication, and diligence as Chairman of the House 
Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and 
General 
Government; 
Whereas Congressman Edward R. Roybal has inspired a 
spirit of cooperation and consensus among the members of 
his Appropriation's Subcommittee during difficult deliberations; 
and 
Whereas Congressman Edward R. Roybal has 
dem-
onstrated patience, good humor, and professional courtesy as 
a Member of the House of Representatives, as Chairman of 
the Select Committee on Aging, and as Chairman of the House 
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Subcommit-
tee on Appropriations, 
the House of Representatives and the United States Senate com-
-> 
mend Representative Edward R. Roybal for his record of distin-
guished service. 
SEC. 628. Section 16 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, 
40 Stat. 425 (50 U.S.C. App. 16), as amended, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(a) Whoever shall willfully violate any of the provisions of 
this Act or of any license, rule, or regulation issued thereunder, 
and whoever shall willfully violate, neglect, or refuse to comply 
with any order of the President issued in compliance with the 
provisions of the Act shall, upon conviction, be fined not more 
than $1,000,000, or if a natural person, be fined not more than 
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106 STAT. 1773 
$100,000, or imprisoned for not more than ten years or both; and 
the officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly 
participants in such violation shall, upon conviction, be fined not 
more than $100,000 or imprisoned for not more than ten years 
or both. 
"(b)(1) A civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000 may be imposed 
by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who violates any 
license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the 
provisions of this Act. 
"(2) The penalties provided under this subsection may not be 
imposed for— 
"(A) news gathering, research, or the export or import 
of, or transmission of, information or informational materials; 
or 
"(B) clearly defined educational or religious activities, or 
activities of recognized human rights organizations, that are 
reasonably limited in frequency, duration, and number of 
participants. 
"(c) Upon conviction, any property, funds, securities, papers, 
or other articles or documents, or any vessel, together with tackle, 
apparel, furniture, and equipment, concerned in any violation of 
subsection (a) may be forfeited to the United States.". 
SEC. 629. Section 206(a) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)) is amended by striking out 
"$10,000" and inserting in lieu therof, "$50,000". 
SEC. 630. Title 42 U.S.C. is amended by adding a new section 42 use 6962. 
as follows: 
'*§ 6962J. Preference for recycled toner cartridges 
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal 
agency in conducting a procurement for toner cartridges for use 
in laser printers, photocopiers or microphotographic printers shall 
purchase recycled cartridges, unless the contracting or purchasing 
officer determines in writing that— 
"(1) adequate market research establishes that recycled 
cartridges for the t)rpe of equipment used by the agency do 
not exist, 
"(2) the price or life cycle cost offered for the recycled 
cartridge is higher than the original equipment manufacturer's 
new cartridge, or 
"(3) recycled cartridges are not available in quantities 
needed within the timeframes required. 
"(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the purchase of one 
newly manufactured cartridge (or a number equal to those normally 
supplied at the time of initial purchase) as part of an initial printer 
or copier acquisition. 
"(c) For purposes of this section, 'recycled cartridge' means 
a laser printer, photocopier, or microphotographic toner cartridge 
which has been remanufactured in the United States by a small-
business concern which has been certified by an independent labora-
tory to meet generally accepted industry standards. In the absence 
of an independent laboratory certification, a contracting officer may 
in his discretion rely on the agency's past experience with the 
offered recycled cartridge as evidence that the offered product meets 
generally accepted industry standards. 
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Alien Species 
Prevention and 
Enforcement 
Act of 1992. 
Hawaii. 
39 u s e 3015 
note. 
Records. 
39 u s e 3015 
note. 
"(d) For purposes of this section, 'small-business concern' has 
the meaning given such term in the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(a)). 
"(e) For purposes of this section, 'independent laboratory* means 
an independently owned engineering and product testing firm, 
whose primary business activity is not limited to the testing and 
certification of recycled cartridges.". 
SEC. 631. ALIEN SPECIES PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 
(a) PESTS IN THE MAILS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall hereafter operate a program, under terms 
and conditions acceptable to the Postal Service, to protect 
Hawaii from the introduction of prohibited plants, plant pests, 
and injurious animals that may oe contained in mail received 
in Hawaii, except that this subsection shall not apply to mail 
that originates and is intended for delivery outside the United 
States. 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—For the purpose 
of canying out the program operated under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum 
of understanding or other agreement with the Secretary of 
the Interior relating to prohibited plants, plant pests, or iiyuri-
ous animals under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Interior, 
(3) REMEDIAL ACTION.—If, pursuant to the program, mail 
is found to contain a prohibitea plant, plant pest, or injurious 
animal, the Secretary shall— 
(A) make a record of the prohibited plant, plant pest, 
or injurious animal found in the mail; 
(B) take appropriate action to prevent the introduction 
of the prohibited material into Hawaii; and 
(C) determine whether the facts and circumstances 
warrant seeking prosecution under a law prohibiting the 
conveyance of a plant, plant pest, or injurious animal. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subsection: 
(A) INJURIOUS ANIMAL.—The term "injurious animal" 
means an animal the importation or interstate shipment 
of which is prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(B) PLANT.—The term "plant" means a plant from any 
class of plants, or any other article or matter, the importa-
tion or interstate shipment of which is prohibited under 
the Act of August 20, 1912 (37 Stat. 315, chapter 308; 
7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) (commonly known as the "Plant Quar-
antine Act"). 
(C) PLANT PEST.—The term "plant pest" means any 
organism or substance the importation or interstate ship-
ment of which is prohibited under the Federal Plant Pest 
Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq.). 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH HAWAII TO ENFORCE CER-
TAIN AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE LAWS.— 
(1) AGREEMENT BETWEEN SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND 
HAWAII.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
State of Hawaii for a 2-year period to enforce in the State— 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1775 
(i) the Act of August 20,1912 (37 Stat. 315, chapter 
308; 7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) (commonly known as the 
"Plant Quarantine Act"); 
(ii) the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa 
et seq.); and 
(iii) the matter under the heading "ENFORCEMENT 
OF THE PLANT-QUARANTINE AcT:" of the Act of March 
4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1113; 7 U.S.C. 166) (commonly known 
as the "Terminal Inspection Act"). 
(B) INSPECTION OF PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS.—The 
cooperative agreement shall establish a specific procedure 
for the submission and approval of the names of plants 
and plant products that the State of Hawaii elects to 
inspect under the provision of law referred to in subpara-
graph (AXiii). 
(C) AUTHORITY.—^The Secretary shall carry out this 
paragraph under the authority provided by— 
(i) section 102 of the Department of Agriculture 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 147a); 
(ii) section 3 of the Act of May 29, 1884 (23 Stat. 
32, chapter 60; 21 U.S.C. 114); and 
(iii) section 11 of the Department of Agriculture 
Organic Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 114a). 
(2) AGREEMENT BETWEEN SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND 
HAWAII.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
State of Hawaii for a 2-year period to enforce in the State 
the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et 
seq.). 
(B) AUTHORITY.—^The Secretary shall use to carry out 
this paragraph the authority provided under section 3 of 
the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
7421). 
(3) AGREEMENT BETWEEN POSTAL SERVICE AND HAWAII.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall 
offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State 
of Hawaii for a 2-year period to enforce in the State, 
under terms and conditions acceptable to the Postal Service 
and in compliance with postal regulations, Public Law 100-
574 and the amendments made by such Public Law. 
(B) AUTHORITY.—^The Postal Service shall use to carry 
out this paragraph the authority provided under section 
3014 of title 39, United States Code. 
(4) 
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.—^Any program 
conducted 
jointly by the State of Hawaii and any Federal agency imder 
this subsection that in any way affects the mail or the postal 
system of the United States shall comply with postal regula-
tions and shall be conducted under terms and conditions accept-
able to the Postal Service. 
(5) EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS,—^A cooperative agreement 
entered into under this subsection may be extended by mutual 
consent of the parties to the agreement. 
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39 u s e 3015 
note. 
39 u s e 3015 
note. 
Arizona. 
(c) PuBLie INFORMATION PROGRAM ON PROHIBITIONS AGAINST 
SHIPMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF PLANT PESTS AND INJURIOUS 
ANIMALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service, the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly establish 
a public information program to inform the public on— 
(A) the prohibitions against the shipment or transpor-
tation of plants, plants pests, and injurious animals; and 
(B) the consequences of violating Federal laws designed 
to prevent the introduction of alien species into the State 
of Hawaii and other areas of the United States. 
(2) METHODS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Postal 
Service and Secretaries may— 
(A) use public service announcements, mail, and other 
forms of distributing information, dial-up information serv-
ices, and such other methods as will effectively commu-
nicate the information described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) cooperate with State and private organizations to 
cany out the program established under this subsection. 
(3) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the program estab-
lished under subsection (a) commences, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Postal Service, and the State of Hawaii, shall— 
(A) conduct a study to determine the proportion of 
plant pests and injurious animals that are introduced into 
Hawaii by various modes of commerce; and 
(B) report the results of the study to Congress. 
(d) NONMAILABLE PLANT PESTS AND INJURIOUS ANIMALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 30 of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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*
§ 3015. Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals 
"(a) INJURIOUS ANIMALS.—^Any injurious animal, the importa-
tion or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to 
section 42 of title 18, constitutes nonmailable matter. 
"(b) PLANT PESTS.—^Any plant pest, the movement of which 
is prohibited pursuant to section 103 or 104 of the Federal Plant 
Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150bb or 150cc), constitutes nonmailable matter. 
"(c) PLANTS.—^Any plant, article, or matter, the importation 
or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to the Act 
of August 20, 1912 (37 Stat. 315, chapter 308; 7 U.S.C. 151 et 
seq.) (commonly known as the 'Plant Quarantine Act'), constitutes 
nonmailable matter. 
"(d) ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH, WILDLIFE, OR PLANTS.—^Any fish, 
wildlife, or plant, the conveyance of which is prohibited pursuant 
to section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3372), constitutes nonmailable matter.". 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—^The table of sections for 
chapter 30 of title 39 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
"3015. Nonmailable plant pests and ii^jurious animals.". 
(e) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Alien 
Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992". 
SEC. 632. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act may be used to relocate the Department of Justice Immigration 
Judges from offices located in Phoenix, Arizona to new quarters 
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106 STAT. 1777 
Alcohol and 
alcohol abuse. 
Labeling. 
Contracts. 
Florida. 
in Florence, Arizona without the prior approval of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 633. Upon the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) shall deny any application 
for a certificate of label approval, including a certificate of label 
approval already issued, wnich authorizes the use of the name 
Crazy Horse on any distilled spirit, wine, or malt beverage product: 
Provided, That no funds appropriated under this Act or any other 
Act shall be expended by ATF for enforcement of this section 
and regulations thereunder, as it relates to malt beverage glass 
bottles to which labels have been permanently affixed by means 
of painting and heat treatment, which were ordered on or before 
September 15, 1992, or which are owned for resale by wholesalers 
or retailers. 
SEC. 634. Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other 
Act, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to enter 
into a contract with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, a 
subdivision of the State of Florida, for an operating lease under 
section 210(h) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949: Provided, That the lease described herein is determined 
to be an "operating lease" in accordance with the Budget Enforce- 
• 
ment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508, and the accompanying 
Conference Report 101-964, for a term not to exceed 27 years: 
Provided further. That the Administrator is not authorized to enter 
into any lease for the property described herein that is not an 
"operating lease" as so determined. Such lease should look to 
consolidating Federal agencies in the Orlando, Florida area, with 
any general government purpose excluding specialized research. 
Specifically, said lease should accommodate those agencies presently 
located at the Orlando Airport: Provided further. That this section 
shall not take effect without the advance approval of the House 
Committee on Public Works and Transportation and the Senate 
Committee on Environment and Public Works. 
SEC. 
635. COMMISSION ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY "NOTCH" 42 use 415 note. 
ISSUE.—<a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Commission 
on the Social Security "Notch" Issue (in this section referred to 
as the "Commission"). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be composed of 12 
members as follows: 
(1) 4 members appointed by the President from among 
officers or employees of the executive branch, private citizens 
of the United States, or both. Not more than 2 of the members 
appointed by the President shall be members of the same 
political party. 
(2) 2 members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
United States Senate, in consultation with the Chairman of 
the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, from 
among members of the Senate, private citizens of the United 
States, or both. 
(3) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
United States Senate, in consultation with the Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, 
from among members of the Senate, private citizens of the 
United States, or both. 
(4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, in consultation with the Chairman of the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
President. 
59-194 0—93 
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tives, from among members of the House of Representatives, 
private citizens of the United States, or both. 
(5) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives, in consultation with the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives, from among members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, private citizens of the United States, or both, 
(c) FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a comprehen-
sive study of what has come to be known as the "notch issue. 
The study shall examine the causes of the controversy, whether 
there are inequities in the treatment of social security bene-
ficiaries born in different years, whether legislative actioA 
should be taken, and the effect on social security trust funds 
of such legislative action, 
i^po"^- 
(2) FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS.—The Commission shall 
transmit a report to the Congress not later than December 
31, 1993. The report shall contain a detailed statement of 
the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with 
^ 
any recommendations the Commission considers appropriate. 
, 
Any recommendations which would increase social security 
expenditures would have to be accompanied by cost estimates 
and options for financing such recommendations. 
President. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON; MEETINGS.—The President shall designate 
a Chairperson from among the membership. The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. 
(e) PAY.—Members of the Commission shall serve without com-
pensation, except that members of the Commission who are private 
citizens of the United States shall be reimbursed for travel, subsist-
ence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance 
of their duties as members of the Commission. 
(f) STAFF.— 
(1) STAFF.—Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, 
/ 
the Chairperson may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel 
as the Chairperson considers appropriate. 
(2) STAFF OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.—Upon request of the Commission, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any 
of the personnel of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its 
duties under this section. 
(g) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission may secure 
directly from any department or agency of the United States such 
information as is necessary and appropriate to enable it to carry 
out this section. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commis-
sion, the head of that department or agency shall, to the extent 
permitted by law, furnish that information to the Commission. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 30 days 
after transmittal of its report to the Congress. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $2,000,000 for purposes of this section, to remain 
available until expended, but in no event beyond the date of termi-
nation provided in subsection (h). 
Maryland. 
SEC. 636. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may enter into an agreement with the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to provide a total 
of 30 acres of land on which the Beltsville Agricultural Research 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1779 
Center is located at Beltsville, Maryland, and permit the Washing-
ton Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to utilize said land to 
design and construct wetland mitigation projects to replace wetlands 
eliminated by authorized construction by the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Authority as required by the terms and conditions 
of any permit issued to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority by the United States Army, Corps of Engineers, pursuant 
to section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1344: Provided, That title to such land shall remain vested in 
the United States of America: Provided further. That the Secretary 
shall dedicate a perpetual conservation easement with respect to 
such land prohibiting any filling, flooding, excavation, clear cutting, 
construction, removal of vegetation, or alteration of trees in areas 
delineated as created wetlands, except when authorized under Fed-
eral and State law: Provided further. That such land may be used 
in a manner not inconsistent with the perpetual conservation ease-
ment to further research, extension, or teaching programs in the 
food and agricultural sciences of the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 637. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States Customs Service pilot pre-clearance program author- 
^^H^ ^^^ 
ized to be established in Aruba shall be extended through 1994. "° ' 
SEC. 638. (a) This section may be cited as the "Treasury Forfeit- Treasury 
ure Fund Act of 1992". 
^^Ifml 
(b)(1) Chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 31 use 9701 
by inserting after section 9702 the following new section: 
note. 
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§ 9703. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the 'Department of the Treas-
ury Forfeiture Fund' (referred to in this section as the 'Fund'). 
The Fund shall be available to the Secretary, without fiscal year 
limitation, with respect to seizures and forfeitures made pursuant 
to any law (other than section 7301 or 7302 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) enforced or administered by the Department of the 
Treasury or the United States Coast Guard for the following law 
enforcement purposes: 
"(IXA) Payment of all proper expenses of seizure (including 
investigative costs incurred by a Department of the Treasury 
law enforcement organization leading to seizure) or the proceed-
ings of forfeiture and sale, including the expenses of detention, 
inventory, security, maintenance, advertisement, or disposal 
of the property, and if condemned by a court and a bond 
for such costs was not given, the costs as taxed by the court. 
"(B) Payment for— 
"(i) contract services; 
"(ii) the employment of outside contractors to operate 
and manage properties or to provide other specialized serv-
ices necessary to dispose of such properties in an effort 
to maximize the return from such properties; and 
"(iii) reimbursing any Federal, Stote, or local agency 
for any expenditures made to perform the 
functions 
described in this subparagraph. 
"(C) Awards of compensation to informers under section 
619 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1619). 
"(D) Satisfaction of— 
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"(i) liens for freight, charges, and contributions in gen-
eral average, notice of which has been filed with the appro-
priate Customs ofHcer according to law; and 
"(ii) subject to the discretion of the Secretary, other 
valid liens and mortgages against property that has been 
forfeited pursuant to any law enforced or administered 
by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organiza-
tion. To determine the validity of any such lien or mortgage, 
the amoimt of payment to be made, and to carry out 
the functions described in this subparagraph, the Secretary 
may employ and compensate attorneys and other personnel 
skilled in State real estate law. 
"(E) Payment of amounts authorized by law with respect 
to remission and mitigation. 
"(F) Payment of claims of parties in interest to property 
disposed of under section 612(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1612(b)), in the amounts applicable to such claims 
at the time of seizure. 
"(G) Equitable sharing payments made to other Federal 
agencies. State and local law enforcement agencies, and foreign 
countries pursuant to section 616(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1616a(c)), section 981 of title 18, or subsection (h) 
of this section, and all costs related thereto. 
"(H) Pajonent for services of experts and consultants needed 
-. 
._ 
by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization 
to carry out the organization's duties relating to seizure and 
forfeiture. 
"(2) At the discretion of the Secretary— 
"(A) payment of awards for information or assistance 
leading to a civil or criminal forfeiture involving any 
Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization 
participating in the Fund; 
"(B) purchases ofevidence or information by— 
"(i) a Department of the Treasury law enforcement 
organization with respect to— 
"(I) a violation of section 1956 or 1957 of title 
18 (relating to money laundering); or 
"(II) a law, the violation of which may subject 
property to forfeiture imder section 981 or 982 
' 
of title 18; 
"(ii) the United States Customs Service with 
respect to drug smuggling or a violation of section 
542 or 545 of title 18 (relating to fraudulent customs 
invoices or smuggling); 
"(iii) the United States Secret Service with respect 
to a violation of— 
"(I) section 1028, 1029, or 1030 or title 18; 
"(II) any law of the United States relating 
to coins, obligations, or securities of the United 
States or of a foreign government; or 
"(III) any law of the United States which the 
United States Secret Service is authorized to 
enforce relating to fraud or other criminal or 
imlawful activity in or against any federally 
, .. 
insured financial institution, the Resolution Trust 
Corporation, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration; 
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106 STAT. 1781 
"(iv) the United States Customs Service or the 
Internal Revenue Service with respect to a violation 
of chapter 53 of this title (relating to the Bank Secrecy 
Act); and 
"(v) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
with respect to a violation of— 
''(I) section 842(h) of title 18; 
"(II) section 844 (d), (e), (0, (g), (h), or (i) 
of title 18; or 
"(III) section 924(c) of title 18; 
"(C) pajrment of costs for publicizing awards available 
under section 619 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1619); 
"(D) pa3rment for equipment for any vessel, vehicle, 
or aircraft available for omcial use by a Department of 
the Treasury law enforcement organization to enable the 
vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to assist in law enforcement 
fimctions, and for other equipment directly related to 
seizure or forfeitiire, including laboratory 
equipment, 
protective equipment, communications equipment, and the 
operation and maintenance costs of such equipment; 
"(E) payment for equipment for any vessel, vehicle, 
or aircraft available for omcial use by a State or local 
law enforcement agency to enable the vessel, vehicle, or 
aircraft to assist in law enforcement functions if the vessel, 
vehicle, or aircraft will be used in joint law enforcement 
operations with a Department of the Treasury law enforce-
ment organization; 
"(F) payment of overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training, 
equipment, and other similar costs of State or local law 
enforcement officers that are incurred in joint law enforce-
ment operations with a Department of the Treasury law 
enforcement organization; 
"(G) reimbursement of private persons for expenses 
incurred by such persons in cooperating with a Department 
of the Treasury law enforcement organization in investiga-
tions and undercover law enforcement operations; 
"(H) payment for training foreign law enforcement 
personnel with respect to seizure or forfeiture activities 
of the Department of the Treasury; and 
"(I) payment made pursuant to guidelines promulgated 
by the Secretary, if such payment is necessary and directly 
related to seizure and forfeiture program expenses for— 
"(i) the purchase or lease of automatic data 
processing systems (not less than a majority of which 
use will be related to such program); 
"(ii) training; 
"(iii) printing; and 
"(iv) contracting for services directlv related t o ^ 
"(I) the identification of forfeitable assets; 
"(II) the processing of and accounting for for-
feitures; and 
"(III) the storage, maintenance, protection, and 
destruction of controlled substances. 
"(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
"(1) Any payment made under subparagraph (D) or (E) 
of subsection (aXl) with respect to a seizure or a forfeiture 
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of property shall not exceed the value of the property at the 
time of the seizure. 
"(2) Any payment made under subsection (aXDCG) with 
respect to a seizure or forfeiture of property shall not exceed 
the value of the property at the time of disposition. 
_ 
"(3) The Secretary may exempt the procurement of contract 
services under the Fimd from section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5), title III of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 251 et seq.), and other provisions of law as may be 
necessary to maintain the security and confidentiality of related 
; criminal investigations. 
"(4) The Secretary shall assure that any equitable sharing 
payment made to a State or local law enforcement agency 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(G) and any property transferred 
to a State or local law enforcement agency pursuant to sub-
section (h)— 
"(A) has a value that bears a reasonable relationship 
to the degree of participation of the State or local agency 
in the law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture, 
taking into account the total value of all property forfeited 
and the total law enforcement effort with respect to the 
violation of law on which the forfeiture is based; and 
"(B) will serve to encourage further 
cooperation 
between the recipient State or local agency and Federal 
law enforcement agencies. 
"(5) Amounts transferred by the Attorney General pursuant 
to section 524(c)(1) of title 28, or by the Postmaster Greneral 
pursuant to section 2003 of title 39, and deposited into the 
Fund pursuant to subsection (d), shall be available for Federal 
law enforcement related purposes of the Department of the 
Treasury law enforcement organizations. 
"(c) FUNDS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.— 
"(1) The Secretary shall make available to the United 
States Coast Guard, from funds appropriated under subsection 
(g)(2) in excess of $10,000,000 for a fiscal year, an amount 
equal to the net proceeds in the Fund derived from seizures 
by the Coast Guard. 
"(2) Funds made available under this subsection may be 
used t o ^ 
"(A) pay for equipment for any vessel, vehicle, or air-
craft available for official use by the United States Coast 
Guard to enable the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to assist 
in law enforcement functions; 
"(B) pay for equipment for any vessel, vehicle, equip-
ment, or aircraft available for official use by a State or 
local law enforcement agency to enable the vessel, vehicle, 
or aircraft to assist in law enforcement functions if the 
vessel, vehicle, or aircraft will be used in joint law enforce-
ment operations with the United States Coast Guard; 
"(C) pay for overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training, 
equipment, and other similar costs of State and local law 
enforcement officers that are incurred in joint law enforce-
ment operations with the United States Coast Guard; 
"(D) pay for expenses incurred in bringing vessels into 
compliance with applicable environmental laws prior to 
disposal by sinking. 
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106 STAT. 1783 
"(d) DEPOSITS AND CREDITS.— 
"(1) With respect to fiscal year 1993, there shall be depos-
ited into or credited to the Fund— 
"(A) all currency forfeited during fiscal year 1993, and 
all proceeds from forfeitures during fiscal year 1993, under 
any law enforced or administered by the United States 
Customs Service or the United States Coast Guard; 
"(B) all income fi-om investments made under sub-
section (e); and 
"(C) all amounts representing the equitable share of 
the United States Customs Service or the United States 
Coast Guard from the forfeiture of property under any 
Federal, State, local, or foreign law. 
"(2) With respect to fiscal years beginning aft;er fiscal year 
1993, there shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund— 
"(A) all currency forfeited after fiscal year 1993, and 
all proceeds from forfeitures aft«r fiscal year 1993, under 
any law (other than sections 7301 and 7302 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) enforced or administered by a 
Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization 
or the United States Coast Guard; 
"(B) all income from investments made under sub-
section (e); and 
"(C) all amounts representing the equitable share of 
a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organiza-
tion or the United States Coast Guard from the forfeiture 
of property under any Federal, State, local, or foreign law. 
"(e) INVESTMENTS,—^Amounts in the Fund, and in any holding 
accounts associated with the Fund, which are not currently needed 
for the purposes of this section shall be kept on deposit or invested 
in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States and all 
earnings on such investments shall be deposited in the Fund. 
"(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall transmit to 
the Congress, not later than February 1 of each year— 
"(1) a report on— 
"(A) the estimated total value of property forfeited 
with respect to which funds were not deposited in the 
Fund during the preceding fiscal year— 
"(i) under any law enforced or administered by 
the United States Customs Service or the United 
— . 
States Coast Guard, in the case of fiscal year 1993; 
and 
"(ii) under any law enforced or administered by 
the Department of the Treasury law enforcement 
organizations or the United States Coast Guard, in 
the case of fiscal years beginning after 1993; and 
"(B) the estimated total value of all such property 
transferred to any State or local law enforcement agency; 
and 
"(2) a report on— 
"(A) the balance of the Fund at the beginning of the 
preceding fiscal year; 
"(B) liens and mortgages paid and the amount of money 
shared with Federal, State, local, and foreign law enforce-
ment agencies during the preceding fiscal year; 
"(C) the net amount realized from the operations of 
the Fund during the preceding fiscal year, the amount 
106 STAT. 1784 
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of seized cash being held as evidence, and the amount 
of money that has been carried over into the current fiscal 
year; 
"(D) any defendant's property, not forfeited at the end 
of the preceding fiscal year, if the equity in such property 
is valued at $1,000,000 or more; 
"(E) the total dollar value of uncontested seizures of 
monetary instruments having a value of over $100,000 
which, or the proceeds of which, have not been deposited 
into the Fimd pursuant to subsection (d) within 120 days 
^ 
after seizure, as of the end of the preceding fiscal year; 
"(F) the balance of the Fund at the end of the preceding 
fiscal year; 
"(G) the net amount, if any, of the excess unobligated 
amounts remaining in the Funa at the end of the preceding 
fiscal year and available to the Secretary for Federal laW 
enforcement related purposes; 
"(H) a complete set of audited financial statements 
(including a balance sheet, income statement, and cash 
flow analysis) prepared in a manner consistent with the 
requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101-576); and 
"
^ 
"(I) an analysis of income and expenses showing the 
revenue received or lost— 
"(i) by property category (such as general property, 
vehicles, vessels, aircraft, cash, and real property); and 
"(ii) by type of disposition (such as sale, remission, 
cancellation, placement into official use, sharing with 
State and local agencies, and destruction). 
The Fund shall be subject to annual financial audits as authorized 
in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-576). 
"(g) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
"(1) There are hereby appropriated from the Fund such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes described 
in subsection (aXD. 
"(2) There are authorized to be appropriated from the Fimd 
to carry out the purposes set forth m subsections (aX2) and 
(c) noli \jQ 6XC6GQ~~** 
"(A) $25,000,000 for 
fiscal 
year 1993; and 
"(B) $50,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
1993. 
"(SXA) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in each of 
fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Secretary shall transfer from 
the Fund not more than $10,000,000 to the Special Forfeiture 
Fund, established by section 6073 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1509), for activities authorized imder the 
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
3171 et seq.). 
"(B) Transfers pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be made 
only from excess unobligated amounts and only to the extent 
that, as determined by the Secretary, such transfers will not 
impair the future availability of amounts for the purposes 
described in subsection (a). 
"(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall reserve an amount 
not to exceed $30,000,000 from the unobligated balances 
remaining in the Customs Forfeiture Fund on September 30, 
1992, and such amount shall be transferred to tne Fimd on 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1785 
October 1, 1992, or, if later, the date that is 15 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section. Such amount shall 
be available for any expenses or activities authorized under 
this section. At the end of fiscal year 1993, and at the end 
of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall reserve in 
the Fund an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 of the unobli-
gated balances in the Fund, or, if the Secretary determines 
that a greater amount is necessary for asset specific expenses, 
an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the total 
obligations from the Fimd in the preceding fiscal year. 
"(4XAXi) After reserving any amount authorized by para-
graph (3XC), any unobligated balances remaining in the Fund 
on September 30, 1993, shall be deposited into the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States. 
"(ii) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Secretary shall transfer to the Attorney General 
an amount agreed upon by the Secretary and the Attorney 
General (taking into account any amount transferred by the 
Secretary pursuant to paragraph (3XA)). The amount trans-
ferred under this clause shall reflect the Department of the 
Treasury's pro rata share of the amount required to be trans-
ferred by the Attorney General pursuant to section 524(cX9XB) 
of title 28. 
"(B) After reserving any amount authorized by paragraph 
(3)(C) and after transferring any amount authorized by para-
graph (3XA), any unobligated balances remaining in the Fund 
on September 30, 1994, and on September 30 of each fiscal 
year thereafter, shall, subject to subparagraph (C), be available 
to the Secretary, without fiscal year limitation, for transfers 
pursuant to subparagraph (AXii) and for obligation or expendi-
ture in connection with the law enforcement activities of any 
Federal agency or of a Department of the Treasury law enforce-
ment organization. 
"(C) Any obligation or expenditure in excess of $500,000 
with respect to an unobligated balance described in subpara-
graph (B) may not be made by the Secretary unless the Appro-
priations Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of such obligation or expenditure. 
"(h) RETENTION OR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.— 
"(1) The Secretary may, with respect to any property for-
feited under any law (other than section 7301 or 7302 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) enforced or administered by 
the Department of the Treasury— 
"(A) retain any of the property for official use; or 
"(B) transfer any of the property to— 
"(i) any other Federal agency; or 
"(ii) any State or local law enforcement agency 
that participated directly or indirectly in the seizure 
or forfeiture of the property. 
"(2) The Secretary may transfer any forfeited personal prop-
erty or the proceeds of the sale of any forfeited personal or 
real property to any foreign country which participated directly 
or indirectly in the seizure of forfeiture of the property, if 
such a transfer— 
"(A) is one with which the Secretary of State has 
agreed; 
106 STAT. 1786 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
''(B) is authorized in an international agreement 
between the United States and the foreign country; and 
"(C) is made to a country which, if applicable, has 
been certified under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(h)). 
"(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of 
the Secretary under section 981 of title 18 or section 616 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1616a). 
"(i) REGULATIONS.—^The Secretary may prescribe such rules 
and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
"(j) CUSTOMS FORFEITURE FUND.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law— 
"(1) during any period when forfeited currency and proceeds 
from forfeitures under any law (other than section 7301 or 
7302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) enforced or adminis-
tered by the Department of the Treasury or the United States 
Coast Guard, are required to be depositee! in the Fund pursuant 
to this section— 
"(A) all moneys required to be deposited in the Customs 
Forfeiture Fund pursuant to section 613A of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 tJ.S.C. 1613b) shall instead be deposited 
in the Fund; and 
"(B) no deposits or withdrawals may be made to or 
from the Customs Forfeiture Fund pursuant to section 
613A of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1613b); and 
"(2) any funds in the Customs Forfeiture Fimd and any 
obligations of the Customs Forfeiture Fimd on the effective 
date of the Treasury Forfeiture Act of 1992, shall be transferred 
to the Fund and all administrative costs of such transfer shall 
be paid for out of the Fund. 
"(k) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—The United States shall not 
be liable in any action relating to proper^ transferred under this 
section or under section 616 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1616a) if such action is based on an act or omission occurring 
after the transfer. 
"(1) AUTHORITY TO WARRANT TITLE.—Following the completion 
of procedures for the forfeiture of property pursuant to any law 
enforced or administered by the Department of the Treasury, the 
Secretary is authorized, at the Secretary's discretion, to warrant 
clear title to any subsequent purchaser or transferee of such for-
feited property. 
"(m) FORFEITED PROPERTY.—For purposes of this section and 
notwithstanding section 524(cXll) of title 28 or any other law— 
"(1) during fiscal year 1993, property and currency shall 
be deemed to be forfeited pursuant to a law enforced or adminis-
tered by the United States Customs Service if it is forfeited 
pursuant to— 
"(A) a judicial forfeiture proceeding when the underly-
ing seizure was made by an officer of the United States 
Customs Service or the property was maintained by the 
v^ 
United States Customs Service; or 
"(B) a civil administrative forfeiture proceeding con-
ducted by the United States Customs Service; and 
"(2) after fiscal year 1993, property and currency shall 
be deemed to be forfeited pursuant to a law enforced or adminis-
tered by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement 
organization if it is forfeited pursuant to— 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1787 
"(A) a judicial forfeiture proceeding when the underly-
ing seizure was made by an officer of a Department of 
the Treasury law enforcement organization or the property 
was maintained by a Department of the Treasury law 
enforcement organization; or 
"(B) a civil administrative forfeiture proceeding con-
ducted by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement 
organization. 
"(n) TRANSFERS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL AND POSTMASTER GEN-
ERAL.— 
"(1) The Secretary shall transfer from the Fund to the 
Attorney General for deposit in the Department of Justice 
Assets Forfeiture Fund amounts appropriate to reflect the 
degree of participation of participating Federal agencies in the 
law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture pursuant to 
laws enforced or administered by a Department of the Treasury 
law enforcement organization. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, a 'participating Federal agency* is an agency that 
participates in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture 
Fund. 
"(2) The Secretary shall transfer from the Fund to the 
Postmaster General for deposit in the Postal Service Fund 
amounts appropriate to reflect the degree of participation of 
the United States Postal Service in the law enforcement effort 
resulting in the forfeiture pursuant to laws enforced or adminis-
tered by a Department of the Treasury law enforcement 
organization, 
"(o) BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS.— 
"(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and section 5872(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the provisions of law 
relating to— 
"(A) the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and 
condemnation of property for violation of Customs laws, 
"(B) the remission or mitigation of such forfeiture, and 
"(C) the compromise of claims, 
shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to 
have been incurred, under any applicable law enforced or 
administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), duties that are imposed 
upon a Customs officer or any other person with respect to 
the seizure and forfeiture of property under the Customs laws 
of the United States shall be performed with respect to seizures 
and forfeitures of property under this section by such officers, 
agents, or any other person as may be authorized or designated 
for that purpose by the Secretary. 
"(p) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
"(1) 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ORGANIZATION,—The term 'Department of the Treasury law 
enforcement organization' means the United States Customs 
Service, the United States Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms, the Internal Revenue Service, the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, the Financial Crimes 
Enforcement Network, and any other law enforcement compo-
nent of the Department of the Treasury so designated by the 
Secretary. 
"(2) SECRETARY.—^The term 'Secretary* means the Secretary 
of the Treasury.". 
106 STAT. 1788 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 97 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 9702 the following new item: 
"9703. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.". 
(c) Section 6073(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 
U.S.C. 1509(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) DEPOSITS.—There may be transferred to and deposited 
into the Special Forfeiture Fund, amounts from— 
"(1) the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund 
pursuant to section 524(cX9) of title 28, United States Code; 
and 
"(2) the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund pursu-
ant to section 9703(g)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code.". 
(d) Section 981(a)(lXC) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting "471, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 
480, 481, 485, 486, 487, 488, 501, 502, 510, 542, 545," after 
"section 215,"; 
(2) by inserting "842, 844," after "656, 657,"; and 
(3) by inserting "1028, 1029, 1030," after "1007, 1014,". 
(e) Section 982(aX2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(2) The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted 
of a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate— 
"(A) section 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 
1341,1343, or 1344 of this title, affecting a financial institu-
tion, or 
"(B) section 471, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 
480, 481, 485, 486, 487, 488, 501, 502, 510, 542, 545, 
842, 844,1028,1029, or 1030 of this title, 
shall order that the person forfeit to the United States any 
property constituting, or derived from, proceeds the person 
obtained directly or indirectly, as the result of such violation.". 
(f) Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: 
"(A) the payment, at the discretion of the Attorney 
General, of any expenses necessary to seize, detain, inven-
tory, safeguara, maintain, advertise, sell, or dispose of prop-
I 
erty under seizure, detention, or forfeited pursuant to any 
law enforced or administered by the Department of Justice, 
or of any other necessary expense incident to the seizure, 
detention, 
forfeiture, 
or 
disposal 
of 
such 
property 
, 
including— 
"(i) payments for— 
"(I) contract services; 
"(II) the emplo3anent of outside contractors to 
operate and manage properties or provide other 
specialized services necessaiy to dispose of such 
properties in an effort to maximize the return from 
such properties; and 
"(III) reimbursement of any Federal, State, 
or local agency for any expenditures made to per-
form the functions described in this clause; 
"(ii) payments to reimburse any Federal agency 
participating in the Fimd for investigative costs leading 
to seizures; 
PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1789 
"(iii) payments for contracting for the services of 
experts and consultants needed by the Department 
of Justice to assist in carrying out duties related to 
asset seizure and forfeiture; and 
"(iv) pajonents 
made pursuant 
to 
guidelines 
promulgated by the Attorney General if such payments 
are necessary and directly related to seizure and for-
feiture program expenses for— 
"(I) the purchase or lease of automatic data 
processing systems (not less than a majority of 
which use will be related to such program); 
"(II) training; 
"(III) printing; 
"(IV) the storage, protection, and destruction 
of controlled substances; and 
"(V) contracting for services directly related 
to the identification of forfeitable assets, and the 
processing of and accounting for forfeitures;"; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows: 
"(F)(i) for equipping for law enforcement functions of 
any Government-owned or leased vessel, vehicle, or aircraft 
available for official use by any Federal agency participat-
ing in the Fund; 
"(ii) for equipping any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft avail-
able for official use by a State or local law enforcement 
agency to enable the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to assist 
law enforcement functions if the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft 
will be used in a joint law enforcement operation with 
a Federal agency participating in the Fund; and 
"(iii) payments for other equipment directly related 
to seizure or forfeiture, including laboratory equipment, 
protective equipment, communications equipment, and the 
operation and maintenance costs of such equipment;"; 
(C) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (G); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subpara-
graph (I); 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following 
new subparagraph: 
"(H) payment of overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training, 
equipment, and other similar costs of State or local law 
enforcement officers that are incurred in a joint law 
enforcement operation with a Federal law enforcement 
agency participating in the Fund;"; and 
(F) in the first sentence of the flush paragraph follow-
ing subparagraph (I) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
CD))— 
(i) by striking "(A)(ii)" and inserting "(A)(iv)"; and 
(ii) by striking "and (G)" and inserting "(G), and 
(H)"; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting "Federal," in subparagraph (B) before 
"State"; 
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PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting "; and"; and 
(C) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(C) all amounts transferred by the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to section 9703(gX4XA)(ii) of title 31."; 
(3) by amending paragraph (6)(BXv) to read as follows: 
"(v) any defendant^ property, not forfeited at the end 
of the preceding fiscal year, if the equity in such property 
is valued at $1,000,000 or more; and"; 
(4) in paragraph (9XA)— 
(A) by striking "(A)(ii)" and inserting "(AXiv)"; and 
(B) by striking "and (G)" and inserting "(G), and (H)"; 
(5) in paragraph (9)(E), by striking "to procure vehicles, 
equipment, and other capital investment items"; and 
(6) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
"(11) The Attorney General shall transfer from the Fund 
to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the Department 
of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund amounts appropriate to reflect 
the degree of participation of the Department of the Treasury 
law enforcement organizations (described in section 9703(p) 
of title 31) in the law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeit-
ure pursuant to laws enforced or administered by the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
"(12) For purposes of this subsection and notwithstanding 
section 9703 of title 31 or any other law, property is forfeited 
pursuant to a law enforced or administered by the Department 
of Justice if it is forfeited pursuant to— 
"(A) a judicial forfeiture proceeding when the underly-
ing seizure was made by an officer of a Federal law enforce-
ment agency participating in the Department of Justice 
Assets Forfeiture Fund or the property was maintained 
by the United States Marshals Service; or 
"(B) a civil administrative forfeiture proceeding con-
ducted by a Department of Justice law enforcement 
component.". 
(g) Section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (6); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(7) and inserting "; and"; and 
(C) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
paragraph: 
"(8) any transfers from the Secretary of the Treasury from 
the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund which shall 
be available to the Postmaster General only for Federal law 
enforcement related purposes."; and 
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106 STAT. 1791 
(2) in subsection (eXD, by inserting after the first sentence 
the following new sentence: "The Postmaster General shall 
transfer from the Fund to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
deposit in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund 
amounts appropriate to reflect the degree of participation of 
Department of the Treasury law enforcement organizations 
(described in section 9703(p) of title 31) in the law enforcement 
effort resulting in the forfeiture pursuant to laws enforced 
or administered by the Postal Service.". 
This Act may be cited as the Treasury, Postal Service, and 
General Grovemment Appropriations Act, 1993". 
Approved October 6, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5488: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 102-618 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 102-919 (Ctomm. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-353 (Ck>mm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
July 1, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 9,10, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 1, House and Senate agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 6, Presidential statement.