Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994
PL 103-124 (H.R.2491), enacted 10/28/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1275 
Public Law 103-124 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, 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 Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 
51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 
as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 
92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other officers* 
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, pa3rment 
of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed 
under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors* 
Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and for other benefits as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 
23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 
123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $16,828,446,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not less than $38,919,000 of 
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to "General operating 
expenses** ana "Medical care** for necessary expenses in implement-
ing those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508, and in the Veterans* Benefits 
Act of 1992, Public Law 102-568, the fxmding source for which 
is specifically provided as the "Compensation and pensions** appro-
priation: Provided further. That $6,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated shall be transferred to "Medical facilities revolving mnd** 
to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing 
Oct. 28, 1993 
[H.R. 2491] 
Departments of 
Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and 
Urban 
Development, 
and Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1994. 
107 STAT. 1276 
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home care provided to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' 
Benefits Act of 1992, Public Law 102-568. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 
21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $947,400,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds shall be available 
to pay any court order, court award or any compromise settlement 
arising from litigation involving the vocational training program 
authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by law (38 
U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $15,370,000, to 
remain aveulable until expended. 
GUARANTY AND INDEMNITY PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
' 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to cany out the purpose of the program, as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. cnapter 37, as amended: Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $56,231,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ''General operating 
expenses". 
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to canv out the purpose of the program, as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. cnapter 37, as amended: Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $70,716,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the purpose of the program, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further. 
That during 1994, within the resources available, not to exceed 
$1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C. chapter 37). 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1277 
In addition, for administrative expenses to cany out the direct 
loan program, $2,863,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for "General operating expenses". 
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,032, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,571. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $186,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further. 
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amoimt of direct loans not to exceed $2,387,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $751,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by section 38, U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, 
as amended, $156,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for "General operating expenses". 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL CARE 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment 
to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational facili-
ties, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses 
incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Department 
of Veterans Affairs faciUties; administrative expenses in support 
of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition 
and disposition, construction and renovation of any facility imder 
the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
107 STAT. 1278 
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oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to 
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities 
in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, either 
by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase 
of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); aid to State homes as authorized by 
law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed $2,000,000 to fund cost 
comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(aX5); 
$15,622,452,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $651,000,000 is for the equip-
ment and land and structures object classifications only, which 
amount shall not become available for obligation imtil August 1, 
1994, and shall remain available for obligation until September 
30,1995: Provided further. That of the siun appropriated, $8,000,000 
is for homeless programs authorized by sections 2, 3, and 4 of 
Public Law 102-590. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in canying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain available until September 30, 
1995, $252,000,000, plus reimbursements. 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For pa3anent of health professional scholarship program grants, 
as authorized by law, to students who agree to a service obligation 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs at one of its medical 
facilities, $10,386,000. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses 
in support of planning, design, project management, architectural, 
engineering, real property acquisition and disposition, construction 
and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the 
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisi-
tion; engineering and architectiu'al activities not charged to project 
cost; and research and development in building construction tech-
nology; $68,500,000, plus reimbursements. 
GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1732), for assisting in the replacement 
and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical 
plant and facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, 
$500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1279 
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OP FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public 
Law 102-54, section 8: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, 
for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, 
$52,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the General 
post fund", as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs, not otherwise proviaed for, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $25,000 for 
ofidcial reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security g^ard services, and the Department 
of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail; $826,749,000. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
the National Cemetery System not otherwise provided for, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; cemeterial 
expenses as authorized by law; purchase of six passenger motor 
venicles, for use in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $70,507,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
canying out the provisions of the Inspector Greneral Act of 1978, 
as amended, $31,436,000. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities imder the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans Affsdrs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 
of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural 
and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees proviaed under the 
project, services of cledms analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage 
system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated 
cost of a iwroject is $3,000,000 or more or where funds for a project 
were made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
$369,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be transferred from the Parking 
revolving fund to this account and the amounts transferred shaU 
107 STAT. 1280 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
be available for the same purposes and for the same period of 
time as funds appropriated to this account: Provided further. That 
except for advance planning of projects funded through the advance 
planning fond and the design of projects funded through the design 
fund, none of these fimds shall be used for any project which 
has not been considered and approved by the Congress in the 
budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
appropriation for fiscal year 1994, for each approved project shall 
be obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction documents con-
tract by September 30, 1994, and (2) by the awarding of a construc-
Reports. 
tion contract by September 30, 1995: Provided further. That the 
Secretary shall promptly report in writing to the Comptroller Gen-
eral and to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major 
construction project in which obligations are not incurred vdthin 
the time limitations established above; and the Comptroller General 
shall review the report in accordance with the procedures estab-
lished by section 1015 of the Impoimdment Control Act of 1974 
(title X of Public Law 93-344): Provided further. That no funds 
from any other account except the "Parking revolving fund", may 
be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a 
project which was approved in the budget process and funded 
in this account until one year after substantial completion and 
beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the 
project or any part thereof with respect to that part only. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineer-
ing services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associ-
ated with equipment guarantees provided imder the project, services 
of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes 
set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 
8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated 
cost of a project is less than $3,000,000, $153,540,000, to remain 
available imtil expended, along with unobligated balances of pre-
vious "Construction, minor projects" appropriations which are 
hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost 
is less than $3,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall 
be available for (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities 
imder the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by 
any natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary measures 
necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. 
PARKING REVOLVING FUND 
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
8109), $1,353,000, together with income from fees collected, to 
remain available until expended. Riesources of this fimd shall be 
available for all expenses authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 except 
operations and maintenance costs which will be funded from "Medi-
cal care". 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1281 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 
For grants to assist the several States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify 
or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities 
in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 
law (38 U.S.C. 8131-8137), $41,080,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improv-
ing State veteran cemeteries as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 2408), 
$5,242,000, to remain available until September 30,1996. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Any appropriation for 1994 for ''Compensation and pensions", 
"Readjustment benefits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" 
may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations. 
Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for 1994 for salaries and expenses shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for "Construction, 
major projects", "Construction, minor projects" and the "Parking 
revolving fund") shall be available for the purchase of any site 
for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for 
hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries 
entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless 
reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates 
as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans AfiTairs. 
Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for fiscal year 1994 for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjust-
ment benefits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" shall 
be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required 
to be recorded by law against the aforementioned accounts within 
the last quarter of fiscal year 1993. 
Appropriations accounts available to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for fiscal year 1994 shall be available to pay prior 
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts 
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, 
Public Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust 
fund accounts they shall be payable fi:om "Compensation and 
pensions". 
107 STAT. 1282 
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE 
GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the homeownership and opportunity for people everjrwhere 
(HOPE grants) program as authorized under title III of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitles 
A, B, C, and D of title IV of the Cranston-Cjronzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), $109,190,000, to 
remain available imtil expended, of which up to one and one-
half percent may be made available for technical assistance to 
potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under 
this head as authorized under subtitle E of title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992: Provided, That of the 
foregoing amount, not more than $28,000,000 may be made avail-
able to carry out activities imder subtitle D of title IV of the 
Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act. 
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
102-389 and Public Law 102-139, $250,000,000 are rescinded: Pro-
vided, That of the foregoing amount, $130,000,000 shall be deducted 
from the amount earmarked for HOPE for the Public and Indian 
Housing Homeownership Program and $75,000,000 shall be 
deducted from the amount earmarked for HOPE for Homeownership 
of Multifamily Units Program in Public Law 102-389, and 
$45,000,000 snail be deducted from the amount earmarked for 
HOPE for the Public and Indian Housing Homeownership Program 
in Public Law 102-139. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME investment p£u*tnerships program, as authorized 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,275,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
as amended ("the Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise 
provided for, $9,312,900,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That to be added to and merged with the foregoing 
amounts there shall be up to $242,680,000 of amounts of budget 
authority (and contract authority) reserved or obligated in prior 
years for the development or acquisition costs of public housing 
(including public housing for Indian families), for modernization 
of existing public housing projects (including such projects for Indian 
families), and, except as herein provided, for programs under section 
8 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), which are recaptured during fiscal 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1283 
year 1994; and up to $203,000,000 of amounts of budget authority 
for rental assistance under section 8 of the Act and section 162(h) 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 recaptured 
during fiscal year 1992 as a result of the conversion of section 
202 £rect loans to capital grants: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this head, $263,000,000 shall be for 
the development or acquisition cost of public housing for Indian 
families, including amounts for housing under the mutual help 
homeownership opportunity program under section 202 of the Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1437bb); and $598,000,000 shall be for the development 
or acquisition cost of public housing, of which up to one-half of 
one percent shall be available for technical assistance and inspection 
of public housing agencies by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this head, $3,230,000,000 shall 
be for modernization of existing public housing projects pursuant 
to section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 14371), including up to two- 42 use usil. 
fifths of one percent for the inspection of modernization imits and 
provision of management and technical assistance by the Secretary 
for troubled pubUc housing agencies and Indian housing authorities: 
Provided further. That of the total amoimt provided under this 
head, $1,326,865,000 shall be for rental assistance under the section 
8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 14370 and the 
housing voucher program imder section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)): Provided further. That of the total amount provided under 
this head, $8,400,000 shall be available for fees under section 23(h) 
for the family self-sufficiency program (42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided 
further. That of the total amount provided under this head, 
$900,000,000 shall be for amendments to section 8 contracts other 
than contracts for projects developed under section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959, as amended, and $541,000,000 shall be for assist-
ance for State or local imits of government, tenant and nonprofit 
organizations to purchase projects where owners have indicated 
an intent to prepay mortgages euid for assistance to be used as 
an incentive to prevent prepayment or for vouchers to aid eligible 
tenants adversely affected by mortgage prepayment, as authorized 
in the Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, 
as amended: Provided further, That those portions of the fees for 
the costs incurred in administering incremental units assisted in 
the certificate and housing voucher programs under sections 8(b), 
8(o), and 8(eX2) shall be established or increased in accordance 
with the authorization for such fees in section 8(q) of the Act: 
Provided further, That 50 per centum of the amounts of budget 
authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from 
S
rejects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
[omeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-
628, 102 Stet. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case of 
cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of 
budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury shall be used by Stete housing finance agencies 
or local governments or local housing agencies vdth projects 
approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section: Provided further. That of the totel amount pro-
vided imder this head, $156,000,000 shall be for housing opportuni-
ties for persons with AIDS imder title VIII, subtitle D of tiie 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, $150,000,000 
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shall be for the lead-based paint hazard reduction program as 
authorized under sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-
Based Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, and $30,000,000 shall be 
for service coordinators in public housing piu'suant to section 
9(aX IXBXii) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. 
Of the total amount provided under this head, $1,158,000,000 
shall be for capital advances, including amendments to capital 
advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by 
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project 
rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental 
assistance, for supportive housing for the elderly under section 
202(cX2) of the Housing Act of 1959: Provided further. That 
$22,000,000 shall be for service coordinators pursuant to section 
202(a) of the Housing Act of 1959. 
Of the total amoimt provided under this head, $387,000,000 
shall be for capital advances, including amendments to capital 
advances contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities, as authorized by section 811 or the Cranston-Gronzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, 
and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by 
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8 SUBSIDY 
CONTRACTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For assistance imder the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437) not otherwise provided for, for use in connection 
with expiring section 8 subsidy contracts, $4,558,106,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That to the extent the amount 
in this appropriation is insufficient to fund all expiring section 
8 contracts, the Secretary ma^ transfer to and merge with this 
appropriation such amounts from the "Annual contributions for 
assisted housing^ appropriation as the Secretary shall determine, 
and amounts earmarJced in the foregoing account may be reduced 
accordingly, at the Secretary's discretion: Provided further. That 
the Secretary may maintain consolidated accounting aata for funds 
disbursed at the public housing agency or Indian housing authority 
or project level for subsidy assistance regardless of the source 
of the disbursement so as to minimize the administrative bur-
den of multiple accounts. 
Further, for the foregoing purposes, $800,000,000, to become 
available for obligation on October 1, 1994, and to remain available 
for obligation imtil expended. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
(RESCISSION) 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments 
that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered 
into under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715Z-1) is reduced in fiscal year 1994 by not more than $2,000,000 
in uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose 
in appropriations Acts: Provided, That up to $45,515,000 of recap-
tured section 236 budget authority resulting from the prepa3rment 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1285 
of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715Z-1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 1994: 
Provided further, That to the extent that the recaptures and rescis-
sion during fiscal year 1994 are less than $45,515,000, the total 
fimding provided under the head "Annual contributions for assisted 
housing*^ and the budget authority provided under that head for 
assistance in connection with mortgage prepayments shall be 
reduced accordingly. 
RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM 
(RESCISSION) 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments 
that may be required in any nscal year by all contracts entered 
into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s), is reduced in fiscal year 1994 by 
not more than $1,544,646 of uncommitted balances of authorizations 
provided for this purpose in appropriations Acts. 
CONGREGATE SERVICES 
For contracts with and pa3mients to public housing agencies 
and nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs, 
$6,267,000, to remain available until September 30,1995, in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Congregate Services Act of 1978, 
as amended. 
For contracts with and pajrments to public housing agencies 
and nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs under 
section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (Public Law 101-625), $18,733,000, to remain available until 
September 30,1995. 
PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS 
For payments to public housing agencies and Indian housing 
authorities for operating subsidies for low-income housing projects 
as authorized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,620,808,000. 
SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS 
42 USC 1437/ 
note. 
For the urban revitalization demonstration program under the 
third paragraph imder the head "Homeownership and Opportunity 
for People Everywhere grants (HOPE crants)" in the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102-
389, 106 Stat. 1571, 1579, $778,240,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso in such 
third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion to approve 
fimding for more than fifteen applicants: Provided further, That 
no part of the foregoing amount that is used for the urban revitaliza-
tion demonstration program shall be made available for an applica-
tion that was not submitted to the Secretary by May 26, 1993: 
Provided fuHher, That of the foregoing $778,240,000, the Secretary 
may use up to $2,500,000 for technical assistance under such urban 
revitalization demonstration, to be made available directly, or 
indirectly under contracts or grants, as appropriate: Provided fur-
ther. That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary 
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from conforming the program's standards and criteria set forth 
herein, with subsequent authorization legislation that may be 
enacted into law: Provided further, That of the $778,240,000 made 
available under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made to eligible 
grantees under the urban revitalization demonstration program, 
to implement programs authorized under subtitle D of title IV, 
and of which, $10,000,000 shall be made for youth apprenticeship 
training activities for joint labor-management organizations pursu-
ant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968, as amended. 
INNOVATIVE HOMELESS INITIATIVES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
For the innovative homeless initiatives demonstration program 
as authorized by section 2 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
For the capacity building for community development and 
affordable housing program as authorized by section 4 of the HUD 
Demonstration Act of 1993, $20,000,000. 
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING 
For grants to public housing agencies for use in eliminating 
drug-related crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 11901-11908, and for drug information clearinghouse serv-
ices authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921-11925, $265,000,000, to remain 
available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
more 
than 
$198,750,000 shall be available for grants to housing authorities 
with greater than 1,250 public housing units: Provided 
further. 
That not more than $53,000,000 shall be available for grants to 
housing authorities with less than 1,250 public housing units: Pro-
vided further. That not more than $13,250,000 shall be available 
for grants for federally-assisted, low-income housing. 
NATIONAL CITIES IN SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
For the national cities in schools community development pro-
gram, as authorized xmder section 930 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-550), $10,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for providing counseling and advice to tenants and home-
owners—both current and prospective—^with respect to property 
maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as 
may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions 
and 
meeting 
the 
responsibilities 
of 
tenancy 
or 
homeownership, including provisions for training and for support 
of voluntary agencies and services as authorized by section 
106(a)(l)(iii), section 106(a)(2), section 106(c), section 106(d), section 
106(e), and section 106(f) of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968, as amended, $12,000,000. 
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107 STAT. 1287 
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND 
For assistance to owners of eligible multifamily housing projects 
insured, or formerly insured, and under the National Housing Act, 
as amended, or which are otherwise eligible for assistance under 
section 201(c) of the Housing and Community Development Amend-
ments of 1978, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-la), in the program 
of assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects imder the 
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as 
amended, $35,747,000, and all uncommitted balances of excess 
rental charges as of September 30, 1993, and any collections and 
other amounts in the fund authorized under section 201(j) of the 
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as 
amended, during fiscal year 1994, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That assistance to an owner of a multifamily 
housing project assisted, but not insured, under the National Hous-
ing Act may be made if the project owner and the mortgagee 
have provided or agreed to provide assistance to the project in 
a manner as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
FHA-MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 1994, commitments to guarantee loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
shall 
not 
exceed 
a 
loan 
principal 
of 
$64,564,645,000. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $262,810,000, to be derived from the FHA-
mutual mortgage insurance guaranteed loans receipt account, of 
which not to exceed $256,682,000 shall be transferred to the appro-
priation for salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed 
$6,128,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the OfHce 
of Inspector General. 
FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $147,371,000, as authorized 
by the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(b) 
and 1735c(f)): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modif3dng such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further. That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal any part of 
which is to be guaranteed of not to exceed $13,436,205,000: 
Provided further. That of the foregoing amount provided to subsidize 
program costs, not more than $36,842,750 may be obligated 
by January 1, 1994, not more than $73,685,500 may be obligated 
by April 1, 1994, and not more than $110,528,250 may be 
obhgated by July 1,1994. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the guaranteed 
loan programs, $192,252,000, of which 
$188,190,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries 
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and expenses; and of which $4,062,000 shall be transferred to 
the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
\ 
(INCLUDES TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 1994, new commitments to issue guarantees 
to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended 
(12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)), 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$130,000,000,000. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed mortgage-backed securities program, $8,038,000, to be derived 
from the (5NMA—guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaran-
teed loan receipt account, of which not to exceed $8,038,000 shall 
be transferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE 
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM 
For the emergency shelter grants program, as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act (Public Law 100-77), as amended, $115,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM 
For the supportive housing program, as authorized under sub-
title C of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (Public Law 100-77), as amended, $334,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 may 
be used for a safe havens demonstration initiative, including activi-
ties authorized within subtitle D of such Act, and not to exceed 
$20,000,000 may be used for a rural homeless demonstration initia-
tive, including activities authorized within subtitle G of such Act. 
SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION 
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY 
For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for the section 8 moderate rehabilita-
tion program, to be used to assist homeless individuals pursuant 
to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), $150,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SHELTER PLUS CARE 
For the shelter plus care program, as authorized by subtitle 
F of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (Public Law 100-77), as amended, $123,747,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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107 STAT. 1289 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For grants to States and units of general local government 
and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for carrying out a community development grants program as 
authorized by title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,400,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1996: Provided, That $44,000,000 
shall be available for grants to Indian tribes pursuant to section 
106(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), and $45,000,000 shall be available 
for "special purpose grants" pursuant to section 107 of such Act: 
Provided further, That not to exceed 20 per centum of any grant 
made with funds appropriated herein (other than a grant using 
funds under section 107(b)(3) of such Act or funds set aside in 
the following provisos) shall be expended for "Planning and Manage-
ment Development" and "Administration" as defined in regulations 
promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment: Provided further. That $15,000,000 shall be made available 
from the total amount provided to carry out an early childhood 
development program under section 222 of the Housing and Urban-
Rural Recovery Act of 1983, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-« note), 
including services for families that are homeless or at risk of becom-
ing homeless: Provided further. That $5,000,000 shall be made 
available from the total amount provided to carry out a neighbor-
hood development program under section 123 of said Act (42 U.S.C. 
5318 note). 
During fiscal year 1994, new commitments to issue guarantees 
to carry out the purposes of section 108 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), shall 
not exceed $2,054,000,000. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-
1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary 
imder section l(a)(l)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995. 
INDIAN HOUSING 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
For the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans authorized by section 
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 
Stat. 3739), $1,000,000. Such funds shall be available to subsidize 
guarantees of total loan principal in an amount not to exceed 
$25,000,000. 
107 STAT. 1290 
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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 
and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1987, as amended, $25,000,000, to remain available imtil Septem-
ber 30, 1995: Provided, That $20,481,000 shall be available to 
carry out activities pursuant to section 561 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1987. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and nonadministrative expenses 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not other-
wise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official recep-
tion 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$916,963,000, 
of 
which 
$444,872,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal 
^ 
Housing Administration, and $8,038,000 shall be provided from 
funds 01 the Government National Mortgage Association. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector CJeneral Act of 1978, 
as amended, $46,305,000, of which $10,190,000 shall be transferred 
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $10,700,000, to remain available 
vmtil expended, from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight 
Fund: Provided, That such amounts shall be collected by the Direc-
tor as authorized by section 1316 (a) and (b) of such Act, and 
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deposited in the Fund under section 1316(f): Provided further. That 
"°^®- 
notwithstanding the last sentence in section 1316(e) of such Act, 
the amoimt of this first annual assessment shall not be reduced 
by any part of the amount of the initial special assessment under 
section 1316(e): Provided further. That not more than $5,000,000 
of the amounts made available under this heading may be used 
for personnel compensation and benefits. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
None of the funds provided under this title to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, which are obligated to State 
or local governments or to housing finance agencies or other public 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1291 
or quasi-public housing agencies, shall be used to indemnify contrac-
tors or subcontractors of the government or agency against costs 
associated with judgments of infringement of intellectual property 
rights. 
TITLE III 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition 
of land or interest in land in foreign coiuitries; purchases and 
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of ofdce and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when 
required by law of such countries; $20,211,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That where station allowance has been 36 USC I2lb. 
authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army 
serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same allowance 
shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to 
the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, and 
this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of 
such allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on business 36 USC 122. 
of the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members 
or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses 
as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided fur- 
36 USC I22a. 
ther, That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agen-
cies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances 
of personnel assigned to it: Provided further, That section 509 
of the general provisions carried in title V of this Act shall not 
apply to the funds provided under this heading: Provided 
further, 
That not more than $125,000 of the private contributions to the 
Korean War Memorial Fund may be used for administrative support 
of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board including 
travel by members of the board authorized by the Commission, 
travel allowances to conform to those provided by Federal travel 
regulations. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, includ-
ing hire of passenger vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $2,500,000. 
107 STAT. 1292 
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 IJ.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' con-
tributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $42,286,000. 
COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. sections 
7251-7292, $9,159,000, to be available without regard to section 
509 of this Act, of which not to exceed $790,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 1995, shall be available for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with 
the process and reporting procedures set forth under this head 
in Public Law 102-229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and 
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, and not to exceed 
$1,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses; 
$12,738,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For research and development activities, including procurement 
of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses 
in support of research and development; and construction, alter-
ation, repair, rehabilitation and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project; $338,701,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1995: Provided, That not more than $50,600,000 of these 
funds shall be available for procurement of laboratory equipment, 
supplies, and other operating expenses in support of research and 
development. 
ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE 
For abatement, control, and compliance activities, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation 
of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies 
or associations which issue publications to members only or at 
a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1293 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed 
$6,000 
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses; 
$1,352,535,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: Pro-
vided, That not more than $283,000,000 of these funds shall be 
available for operating expenses: Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated under this head shall be available to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to 
section 118(h)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended: Provided further. That none of these funds may be 
expended for purposes of resource conservation and recovery panels 
established under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913), or for support to State, 
regional, local, and interstate agencies in accordance with subtitle 
D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, other than section 
4008(a)(2) or 4009 (42 U.S.C. 6948, 6949): Provided further. That 
from funds appropriated under this heading, the Administrator 
may make grants to federally recognized Indian governments for 
the development of multimedia environmental programs. 
PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for person-
nel compensation and benefit costs and for travel expenses, includ-
ing uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; and for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but 
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 
to the rate for GS-18; $850,625,000: Provided, That none of these 
funds may be expended for purposes of resource conservation and 
recovery panels established under section 2003 of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector (Jeneral in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$44,595,000, of which $16,278,000 shall be derived from the Hazard-
ous Substance Superfund trust fund and $669,100 shall be derived 
from the Leeiking Underground Storage Tank trust fund. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment for facilities of, or use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $18,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111 (cX3), (cX5), (c)(6), 
and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 
per project; $1,465,853,000, consisting of $1,215,853,000 as author-
ized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor-
107 STAT. 1294 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
ization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101-508, 
and $250,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 517(b) 
of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508, plus sums recovered 
on behalf of the Hazardous Substance Superfund in excess of 
$251,954,000 during fiscal year 1994, with all of such funds to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies 
in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, 
That notwithstanding section lll(m) of CERCLA or any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $67,036,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry to carry out activities described 
in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and lll(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 
118(f) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 1994: 
Provided further. That no more than $280,000,000 of these funds 
shall be available for administrative expenses of the Environmental 
Protection Agency: Provided further. That none of the funds appro-
priated in this Act may be made available for program management 
of Alternative Remedial Contracting Strategy (ARCS) contracts 
exceeding 11 percent of the total cost of such contract. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $75,379,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no more than $7,400,000 
shall be available for administrative expenses. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$21,239,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, 
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more 
than $7,650,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative 
expenses. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE/STATE REVOLVING FUNDS 
For necessary expenses for capitalization grants for State 
revolving funds to support water infrastructure financing, and to 
carry out the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, as amended, and the Water Quality Act of 1987, $2,477,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $500,000,000 shall 
not become available until May 31, 1994: Provided, That of the 
amount which becomes available on October 1, 1993, $1,817,000,000 
shall be for making capitalization grants for State revolving funds; 
$22,000,000 shall be for making grants under section 104(bX3) 
of the Federal Water 
Pollution 
Control Act, as 
amended; 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1295 
$80,000,000 shall be for making grants under section 319 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; and $58,000,000 
shall be for section 510 of the Water Quality Act of 1987. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
None of the fimds provided for in this Act may be used within 
the Environmental Protection Agency during any period of fiscal 
year 1994 to classify or conduct any activities resulting from the 
classification of hops as a processed commodity for the purposes 
of administering regulations pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301-376) and the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136-136y). 
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used within 
the Environmental Protection Agency for any final action by the 
Administrator or her delegate for signing and publishing for 
promulgation of a rule concerning any new standard for radon 
in drinking water. 
No funds appropriated by this Act may be used during fiscal 
year 1994 to enforce the requirements of section 211(mX2) of the 
Clean Air Act that require fuel refiners, marketers, or persons 
who sell or dispense fuel to ultimate consumers in any carbon 
monoxide nonattainment area in Alaska to use methyl tertiary 
butyl ether (MTBE) to meet the oxygen requirements of that section. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
OFFICE O F S C I E N C E AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $4,450,000: Provided, That the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall reimburse other agen-
cies for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs 
of individuals detailed to it. 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Service within 
the Office of Administration of the Executive Office of the President 
as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 107, $160,000: Provided, That not more 
than $50,000 shall be used for reimbursing detailees. 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $375,000. 
107 STAT. 1296 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER REUEF 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $292,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Fimds provided to this account are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$25,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $95,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
hire and purchase of motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343); uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-
18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals 
at meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
transportation in connection with the continuity of Grovemment 
programs to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted 
the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; 
and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses; $160,409,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $4,350,000. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry 
out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Federal Civil 
Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2251 et seq.), 
the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
2061 et seq.), section 107 of the National Security Act, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $212,960,000. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM 
There is hereby appropriated $130,000,000 to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to carry out an emergency food and 
shelter program pursuant to title III of Public Law 100-77, as 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1297 
amended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
three and one-half per centum of the total appropriation. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Of the funds available from the National Flood Insurance Fund 
for activities luider the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, $14,081,000 shall 
be transferred as needed to the "Salaries and expenses" appropria-
tion for administrative costs of the insurance and flood plain 
management programs and $48,092,000 shall be transferred as 
needed to the "Emergency management planning and assistance" 
appropriation for flood plain management activities, including 
$4,720,000 for expenses under section 1362 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4103, 4127), which 
amount shall be available until September 30, 1995. In flscal year 
1994, no funds in excess of (1) $32,000,000 for operating expenses, 
(2) $252,366,000 for agents' commissions and taxes, and (3) 
$3,500,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available 
from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Regulations. 
shall promulgate through rulemaking a schedule of fees applicable 
to persons subject to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
radiological emergency preparedness regulations. The aggregate 
charges assessed pursuant to this section during fiscal year 1994 
shall approximate, but not be less than, 100 per centum of the 
amounts anticipated by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to be obligated for its radiological emergency preparedness 
program for such flscal year. The schedule of fees shall be fair 
and equitable, and shall reflect the full amount of direct and indirect 
costs incurred through the provision of regulatory services. Such 
fees will be assessed in a manner that reflects the use of agency 
resources for classes of regulated persons and the administrative 
costs of collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to this section 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting 
receipts. Assessment and collection of such fees are only authorized 
during flscal year 1994. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,074,000, to be 
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, 
That the appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into 
the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Consumer 
Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. 
Administrative expenses of the Consumer Information Center in 
fiscal year 1994 shall not exceed $2,415,000. Appropriations, reve-
nues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1994 
in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not 
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be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations 
Acts. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Consumer Affairs, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,159,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that Ofdce 
may solicit, accept and deposit to this account, during fiscal year 
—^ 
1994, gifts for the purpose of defraying its costs of printing, publish-
ing, and distributing consumer information and educational mate-
rials; may expend up to $1,100,000 of those gifts for those purposes, 
in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated; and the balance 
shall remain available for expenditure for such purposes to the 
extent authorized in subsequent appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther. That none of the funds provided under this heading may 
be made available for any other activities within the Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
research, development, operations, services, minor construction, 
maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and 
personal property; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and 
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, necessary for the 
conduct and support of aeronautical and space research and develop-
ment activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and purchase (not to exceed thirty-three for replacement 
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $7,509,300,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That not 
to exceed $1,000,000 under this Act shall be available for the 
Towards Other Planetary Systems/High Resolution Microwave Sur-
vey program (also known as the Search for Extraterrestrial Intel-
ligence project): Provided further. That of the funds provided under 
this heading, $1,946,000,000 is available only for the redesigned 
space station, of which (1) not to exceed $160,000,000 shall be 
for termination costs connected only with Space Station Freedom 
contracts, (2) not to exceed $172,000,000 shall be for space station 
operations and utilization capability development, and (3) not to 
exceed $99,000,000 shall be for supporting development: Provided 
further. That not more than $1,100,000,000 of the amounts made 
available under this heading for the redesigned space station may 
be obligated before March 31, 1994: Provided further. That none 
of the funds made available under this heading for the space station 
program may be used to pay, or enter into contracts with, the 
Republic of Russia: Providea further. That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, not to exceed $100,000,000 shall be avail-
able for activities to support cooperative space ventures between 
the United States and the Republic of Russia outlined in the joint 
agreement of September 2, 1993, of which (1) not to exceed 
$50,000,000 shall be only for space transportation capability devel-
opment activities and (2) not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be only 
for space science activities other than life sciences: Provided further. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1299 
That the funds made available in the immediately preceding proviso 
shall not be available until December 15, 1993: Provided 
further, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading may 
be used to pay or reimburse the Department of Defense for any 
expenses connected to any planetary exploration mission. 
SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in support 
of space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including 
operations, production, services, minor construction, maintenance, 
repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal prop-
erty; tracking and data relay satellite services as authorized by 
law; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission 
and administrative aircraft; $4,878,400,000, to remain available 
imtil September 30,1995. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, rehabilitation and modification of 
facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to exist-
ing facilities, and for facility planning and design not otherwise 
provided, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
ized by law, $550,300,000, to remain available until September 
30, 1996: Provided, That, notwithstanding the limitation on the 
availability of funds appropriated under this heading by this appro-
priations Act, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence 
of obligations therefor, the amount available for such activity shall 
remain available until expended, except that this provision shall 
not apply to the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza-
tion for repair, rehabilitation and modification of facilities, minor 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
and facility planning and design: Provided further. That no amount 
appropriated pursuant to this or any other Act may be used for 
the lease or construction of a new contractor-funded facility for 
exclusive use in support of a contract or contracts with the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration under which the Administra-
tion would be required to substantially amortize through payment 
or reimbursement such contractor investment, unless an appropria-
tions Act specifies the lease or contract pursuant to which such 
facilities are to be constructed or leased or such facility is otherwise 
identified in such Act: Provided further. That the Administrator 
may authorize such facility lease or construction, if he determines, 
in consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that defer-
ral of such action until the enactment of the next appropriations 
Act would be inconsistent with the interest of the Nation in aero-
nautical and space activities: Provided further. That, pursuant to 
Public Law 102-486, an amount equal to not more than 50 percent 
of all utility energy efficiency and water conservation cash rebates 
received by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
may be made available for additional energy efiiciency and water 
conservation measures, including facility surveys: Provided 
further. 
That none of the funds provided in this Act to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall be available for other than 
termination costs of the advanced solid rocket motor program. 
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amounts 
appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 1994 shall be: $4,853,500,000 
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration "Space 
flight, control and data communications", $517,700,000 for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration "Construction of 
facilities", $7,529,300,000 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration "Research and development", $1,480,853,000 for the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency 
"Hazardous 
substance 
superfund", $1,998,500,000 for the National Science Foundation 
"Research and related activities", and $110,000,000 for the National 
Science Foundation "Academic research infrastructure". 
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses for personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902) and travel expenses, $1,635,508,000: Provided, That 
contracts may be entered into under this appropriation for training, 
investigations, costs associated with personnel relocation, and for 
other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, $15,391,000. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY 
During fiscal year 1994, gross obligations of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member 
credit unions as authorized by the National Credit Union Central 
Liquidity 
Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795) shall not exceed 
$600,000,000: Provided, 
That administrative expenses of the 
Central Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 1994 shall not exceed 
$945,000. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH 
A N D RELATED 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the purposes of the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861-1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science 
(42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight serv-
ices for research support; acquisition of aircraft; $1,986,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, 
That 
receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National 
Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this 
appropriation: Provided further. That to the extent that the amount 
appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program 
activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under this 
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107 STAT. 1301 
heading may be used to acquire through lease, purchase or other 
means an arctic research vessel. 
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE 
For necessary expenses in carrying out an academic research 
facilities and instrumentation program pursuant to the purposes 
of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30,1995. 
UNITED 
STATES 
POLAR 
RESEARCH 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses in canying out arctic and antarctic 
research and operational support and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for operational and science support and other 
related activities for the United States Antarctic program and the 
^ c t i c research program pursuant to the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); maintenance 
and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research 
and operations support; improvement of environmental practices 
and enhancements of safety; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; maintenance and operation of research ships and charter 
or lease of ships for research and operations support; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception 
and representation expenses; $158,100,000, to remain available 
until expended: Proviaed, That receipts for support services and 
materials provided for non-Federal activities may be credited to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
availaole under this heading may be used to enter into a new 
charter or lease for the use of a research vessel refurbished or 
modernized in a foreign shipyard or of a newly-constructed research 
vessel built in a foreign shipyard. 
UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC LOGISTICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in reimbursing Federal agencies for 
logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic 
program pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); acquisition, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft for research and operations support; improve-
ment of environmental practices and enhancements of safety; 
$62,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
receipts for support services and materials provided for non-Federal 
activities may oe credited to this appropriation. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant 
to the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia, $569,600,000, to remain available until September 
30, 1995: Provided, That to the extent that the amount of this 
appropriation is less than the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
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and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program 
activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally. 
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE 
For necessary expenses for support of the Critical Technologies 
Institute as authorized by section 822 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
6686), $1,500,000, to remain available imtil expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary salaries and expenses in carrying out the pur-
poses of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $6,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia; reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services; $118,300,000: 
Provided, That contracts may be entered into under salaries and 
expenses in fiscal year 1994 for maintenance and operation of 
facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next 
fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $3,997,000, to remain available until September 30, 
1995. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS RELOCATION 
For necessary support of the relocation of the National Science 
Foundation, $5,200,000: Provided, That these funds shall be used 
to reimburse the General Services Administration for services and 
related acquisitions in support of relocating the National Science 
Foundation. 
NATIONAL SERVICE INITIATIVE 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service in carrying out the programs, activities, and 
initiatives under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 
as amended (Public Law 103-82) (hereinafter referred to as "the 
Act"), $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995, 
except as provided hereafter: Provided, 
That not more than 
$25,000,000 is available for administrative expenses authorized 
under section 501(a)(4) of the Act, of which not more than 
$11,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses for State commis-
sions pursuant to section 126(a) of subtitle C of title I of the 
Act: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 made avail-
able under this heading shall be for subtitle E of title I of the 
Act: Provided further. That not more than $94,500,000, to remain 
available without fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to 
the National Service Trust Fund for educational awards as author-
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1303 
ized under subtitle D of title I of the Act: Provided further. That 
not more than $9,450,000 of the $94,500,000 made available for 
the National Service Trust Fimd shall be for educational awards 
authorized under section 129(b) of subtitle C of title I of the Act: 
Provided further. That not more than $5,000,000 is available for 
the Points of Light Foimdation as authorized imder title III of 
the Act: Provided further. That not more than $15,000,000 shall 
be for activities under subtitle H of title I of the Act. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-
8107), $32,000,000. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, includ-
ing expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uni-
formed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; 
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; $25,000,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provi-
sions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be 
necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided 
further. 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended 
for or in connection with the induction of any person into the 
Armed Forces of the United States. 
TITLE IV 
CORPORATIONS 
Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authoritv 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with 
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act 
as may be necessary in canying out the programs set forth in 
the budget for 1994 for such corporation or agency except as herein-
after provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and 
agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commit-
ments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless 
such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided 
for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso 
shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations 
of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are 
necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States 
Cjovernment. 
107 STAT. 1304 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
FSLIC RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment of expenditures, in fiscal year 1994, of the FSLIC 
Resolution Fund, for which other funds available to the FSLIC 
Resolution Fund as authorized by Public Law 101-73 are insuffi-
cient, $1,171,000,000. 
FDIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM 
For the affordable housing program of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation under section 40 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q), $7,000,000 to pay for any losses 
resulting from the sale of properties under the program, and for 
all administrative and holding costs associated with operating the 
program. 
Notwithstanding any provisions of section 40 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act or any other provision of law, the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be deemed in compliance with 
such section if, in its sole discretion, the Corporation at any time 
modifies, amends or waives any provisions of such section in order 
-" 
to maximize the efficient use of the available appropriated funds. 
The Corporation shall not be subject to suit for its failure to comply 
with the requirements of this provision or section 40 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act. 
RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION 
\ 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector CJeneral Act of 1978, 
as amended, $34,314,000. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SECTION 501. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of 
this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation 
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses 
may not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget esti-
mates submitted for the 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 connection with care and treatment 
of medical beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
to travel performed in connection with major disasters or emer-
gencies declared or determined by the President under the provi-
sions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector 
General in connection witn audits and investigations; or to pay-
ments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in 
the budget schedules: Provided further. That if appropriations in 
titles I, II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates 
initially submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for 
travel may correspondingly exceed the amounts therefor set forth 
in the estimates in the same proportion. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 1305 
SEC. 502. Appropriations and funds available for the adminis-
trative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Selective Service System shall be available in the 
current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 503. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development subject to the Grovernment Corporation Control Act 
or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without 
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal serv-
ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment 
for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, 
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation., Federal Financing Bank, Resolution Trust 
Corporation, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof. Federal 
Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 505. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended— 
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
of the United States unless— 
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part 
of, a voucher or abstract which describes the payee or 
payees and the items or services for which such expenditure 
is being made, or 
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such certifi-
cation, and without such a voucher or abstract, is specifi-
cally authorized by law; and 
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the Gen-
eral Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from 
such audit. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agencv may be expended for the transportation of any 
officer or employee of such department or agency between his 
domicile and nis place of employment, with the exception of any 
officer or employee authorized such transportation under title 31, 
United States Code, section 1344. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that 
do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from 
proposals not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, 
That the extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the 
mutuality of interest of the grantee or contractor and the Govern-
ment in the research. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement 
for pajonent of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by 
the Federal Government or a grantee) at more than the daily 
equivalent of the rate paid for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, 
unless specifically authorized by law. 
SEC. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
for personnel compensation and benefits shall be available for other 
object classifications set forth in the budget estimates submitted 
for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply 
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Contracts. 
Public 
information. 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
Reports. 
Reports. 
to any part of the appropriations contained in this Act for OfEices 
of Inspector Greneral personnel compensation and benefits. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing 
herein affects the authority of the Consiimer Product Safety 
Commission pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.). 
SEC. 511. Except as otherwise provided under existing law 
or under an existing Executive order issued pursuant to an existing 
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for contracts for any consulting service snail be limited to 
contracts which are (1) a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly avail-
able list of all contracts entered into within twenty-four months 
prior to the date on which the list is made available to the public 
and of all contracts on which performance has not been completed 
by such date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall 
be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description 
of the work to be performed under each such contract. 
SEC. 512. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or 
expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) for a 
contract for services unless such executive agency (1) has awarded 
and entered into such contract in full compliance with such Act 
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any 
report prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, evalua-
tions, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report prepared 
by the agency which is substantially derived from or substantially 
includes any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain 
information concerning (A) the contract pursuant to which the 
report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who prepared the 
report pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 513. Except as otherwise provided in section 506, none 
of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, 
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such depart-
ment or agency. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligatea or expended to procure passenger 
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated 
miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. 
SEC. 515. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 516. None of the fimds appropriated in title I of this 
Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property 
if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000, unless the 
Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired 
following the date on which the report is received by the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
SEC. 517. (a) The Resolution Trust Corporation ("Corporation") 
shall report to the Congress at least once a month on the status 
of the review required by section 21A(bXll)(B) of the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Act and the actions taken with respect to the agreements 
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107 STAT. 1307 
described in such section. The report shall describe, for each such 
agreement, the review that has been conducted and the action 
that has been taken, if any, to rescind or to restructure, modify, 
or renegotiate the agreement. In describing the action taken, the 
Corporation is not required to provide detailed information regard-
ing an ongoing investigation or negotiation. The Corporation shall 
exercise any and all legal rights to restructure, modify, renegotiate 
or rescind such agreement, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, where the savings would be realized. 
(b) To expend any appropriated funds for the purpose of 
restructuring, modifying, or renegotiating the agreements described 
in subsection (a), the Corporation shall certify to the Congress, 
for each such agreement, the following: 
(1) the Corporation has completed its review of the agree-
ment, as required by section 21A(bXllXB) of the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Act; 
(2)(A) at the time of certification, in the opinion of the 
Corporation and based upon the information available to it, 
there is insufficient evidence or other indication of fraud, mis-
representation, failure to disclose a material fact, failure to 
perform under the terms of the agreement, improprieties in 
the bidding process, failure to comply with any law, rule or 
regulation regarding the validity of the agreement, or any other 
legal basis sufficient for the rescission of the agreement; or 
(B) at the time of certification, the Corporation finds that 
there may be sufficient evidence to provide a legal basis for 
the rescission of the assistance agreement, but the Corporation 
determines that it may be in the best interest of the Govern-
ment to restructure, modify or renegotiate the assistance agree-
ment; and 
(3) the Corporation has or will promptly exercise any and 
all legal rights to modify, renegotiate, or restructure the agree-
ment where savings would be realized by such actions. 
SEC. 518. 
COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—None of 
the funds made available in this Act may be expended in violation 
of sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 
lOa-lOc; popularly known as the "Buy American Act"), which are 
applicable to those funds. 
107 STAT. 1308 
PUBLIC LAW 103-124—OCT. 28, 1993 
This Act may be cited as the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1994. 
Approved October 28, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2491: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 103-150 (Ctomm. on Appropriations) and 103-273 (Coram, of 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-137 (Coram, on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
June 28, 29, considered and peissed House. 
Sept. 20-22, considered and passed Senate, araended. 
Oct. 19, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in certain 
Senate amendments, in others with amendments. 
Oct. 21, Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in House araendraents. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
Oct. 28, Presidential stateraent.