Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act
PL 95-429 (H.R.12930), enacted 10/10/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1001 
Public Law 95-429 
95th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agen-
cies, for the 
fiscal 
year ending September 30,1979, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30,1979, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE 
TREASURY 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Oct. 10, 1978 
[H.R. 12930] 
Treasury, Postal 
Service, 
and General 
Government 
Appropriations 
Act, 1979. 
Treasury 
Department 
Appropriations 
Act, 1979. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, including the 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex 
thereof; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $15,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; $31,300,000 of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential character, to be allocated and expended under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely 
on his certificate, and of which $1,190,000 shall be for repairs and 
improvements to Treasury buildings and shall remain available until 
expended. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, including purchase (not to exceed eight for police-type use) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $60,000 for 
expenses for student athletic and related activities; participation in 
firearms matches; repair; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
$15,000,000. 
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Grovemment Financial 
Operations, $717,000,000. 
92 STAT. 1002 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms including purchase of (not to exceed three hundred and 
fifty of which three hundred shall be for replacement only, for police-
type use), and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; and 
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
, 
Director; $131,322,000: Provided, That no funds appropriated herein 
shall bo available for administrative expenses in connection with con-
solidating or centralizing within the Department of the Treasury the 
records of receipt and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal 
firearms licensees or for issuing or carrying out any provisions of the 
proposed rules of the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms, on Firearms Regulations, as published in the 
43 FR 11800. 
Federal Register, volume 43, number 55, of March 21,1978. 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, includ-
ing purchase of four hundred and ninety-seven passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement onljr, including four hundred and eighty-seven 
for police-type use; acquisition (purchase of three), operation, and 
maintenance of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and air-
craft ; and awards of compensation to informers as authorized by the 
Act of August 13,1954 (22 U.S.C. 401); $430,600,000, of which not to 
exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in 
connection with preclearance operations; and of which not to exceed 
$600,000 for research shall remain available until expended. 
BUREAU or THE MINT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including not to 
exceed $2,500 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; 
$43,000,000. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the 
United States, $183,000,000. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not other-
wise provided for, including executive direction, management serv-
ices, and centrally directed legal, technical, and internal audit and 
security operations; including purchase (not to exceed seventy for 
replacement only, for police-type use) and hire of passenger motor 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1003 
vehicles (31 U.S.C. 638a(a)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; 
$135,000,000. 
TAXPAYERS SERVICE AND RETURNS PROCESSING 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for process-
ing tax returns; revenue accounting; providing assistance to taxpay-
ers; statistical reporting; and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 
U.S.C. 638a (a)); $694,500,000. 
EXAMINATIONS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for deter-
mining and establishing tax liabilities; and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at such rates as 
may be determined by the Commissioner; $758,000,000. 
INVESTIGATIONS AND COIXECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for investi-
gation and enforcement activities; including purchase (not to exceed 
three hundred and ninety-five for replacement only, for police-type 
use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 638a(a)); 
securing unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; employee 
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plans; exempt organizations; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; 
$458,700,000. 
GENERAL PROVISION—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SEC. 1. Not to exceed one per centum of any appropriation made 
available to the Internal Revenue Service for the .current fiscal year 
by this Act may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
appropriation: Provided^ That such transfers shall not exceed in the 
aggregate the amount of $5,000,000. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase (not to exceed two hundred and twelve 
for police-type use for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State 
and local governments which may be provided without reimbursement; 
rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, 
guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not 
in Government ownership or control as may be necessary to perform 
protective functions; and the conducting and participation in fire-
arm matches; $134,800,000, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, for payments to State and local 
governments for protection of permanent and observer foreign diplo-
matic missions, pursuant to Public Law 94-196. 
3 USC 202, 208. 
39-194 O—80—pt. 1 
67 : QL3 
92 STAT. 1004 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
Citation of title. 
Postal Service 
Appropriation 
Act, 1979. 
GENEKAL 
PROVISIONS—TREASUEY 
DEPARTMENT 
SEC. 101. Appropriations in this Act to the Treasury Department 
shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-2) including maintenance, repairs, and clean-
ing ; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in for-
eign countries; entering into contracts with the Department of State 
for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and 
their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department Appropriations 
Act, 1979". 
TITLE I I 
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 
^ 
Gtation of title. 
Executive Office 
Appropriations 
Act, 1979. 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for public service costs and 
for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 2401 (b) and (c), and for meeting the liabilities of the former 
Post Office Department to the Employees' Compensation Fund and 
to postal employees for earned and unused annual leave as of June 
30,1971, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $1,785,176,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Postal Service Appropriation Act, 
1979". 
TITLE III 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, 
$250,000. 
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Administration, $7,279,000, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the White House Office as authorized by 
law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such per diem rates for individuals as the President 
may specify and other personal services without regard to the pro-
visions of law regulating the emploj^ment and compensation of per-
sons in the Government service; hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to 
exceed $100,000 to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the 
President); and not to exceed $12,000 for official entertainment 
expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of 
the President; $16,711,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1005 
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and 
fixtures, of the Executive Residence, to be expended as the President 
may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other 
Act, and official entertainment expenses of the President to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate, $2,575,000. 
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE V I C E PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, 
furnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the official residence of the Vice President, and for official 
entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for 
solely on his certificate, $129,000: Provided^ That advances or repay-
ments or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any depart-
ment or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned func-
tions, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18, 5 USC 5332 note, 
compensation for one position at a rate not to exceed the rate of level I I 
5 USC 5313. 
of the Executive Schedule, and other personal services without regard 
to the provisions of law regulating the employment and compensation 
of persons in the Government service, including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $1,280,000. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
F o r necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $2,042,000. 
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COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Council on Wage and Price Stability 
as authorized by the Council on Wage and Price Stability Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-387 as amended by Public Law 94-78 and Public Law 
95-121), $1,753,000. 
12 USC 1904 
note. 
92 STAT. 1006 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
DOMESTIC POLICY 
STAFF 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Policy Staflf, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
5 use 5332 note, not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18; and 
other personal services without regard to the provisions of law regu-
lating the employment and compensation of persons in the Govern-
ment service; $2,500,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY 
COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,400,000. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 
6 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and repre-
sentation expenses, $28,200,000. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
Gtation of title. 
Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1979. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,000,000. 
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated 
needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which 
may arise at home or a;broad during the current fiscal year, and to pay 
administrative expenses (including personnel, in his discretion and 
without regard to any provision of law regulating employment and 
pay of persons in the government service or regulating expenditures of 
government funds) incurred with respect thereto, $1,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriations Act, 
1979". 
TITLE IV 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, established by the Administrative Conference Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 571 et seq.), $1,062,000. 
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92 STAT. 1007 
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
September 24, 1959, as amended (73 Stat. 703-706), $1,659,000. 
42 USC 4271. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL PAY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
F , 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, 
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established by 5 U.S.C. 5306, $232,000. 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C 
3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physi-
cians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and advances or reim-
bursements to applicable funds of the Commission and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 
10422 of January 9,1953, as amended; $120,500,000 together with not 22 USC 287 note, 
to exceed $32,275,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses 
for the retirement and insurance programs to be transfeired from the 
appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined by 
the Commission without regard to other statutes: Provided^ That the 
provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use 
applicable trust funds for administrative expenses of effecting statu-
tory annuity adjustments. No part of the appropriation herein made to 
the Civil Service Commission shall be available for the salaries and 
expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Commission, established 
pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor 
unit of like purpose. 
3CFR 
1943-1948 
G>mp., p. 256. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, 
EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS 
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired 
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, 5 USC 8901 c
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and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), seq. 
as amended, $606,035,000, to remain available until expended. 
PAY3CENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity 
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20,1969, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special acts, to be credited to the 
Civil Service retirement and disability funds, $2,105,283,000: Pro- 33 USC 776. 
vided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 
amended (2 CZ.C. 181 )•, and the Act of August 19,1950, as amended 
92 STAT. 1008 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
(33 U.S.C. 771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service 
retirement and disability fund. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COUNCIL 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Civil Service 
Commission under Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, as 
3 CFR 
amended, $1,787,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal 
1966-1970 
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu 
comp., p. 861. 
of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government Service, and compensation 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE 
For grants to improve State and local personnel administration, 
42 use 4701 
as authorized by the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, 
note. 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE BLIND AND OTHER SEVERELY 
HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From the 
Blind and Other Severely Handicapped established by the Act of 
41 use 46. 
June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, including hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $441,000. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Federal 
2 use 431 note. Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1976, $8,000,000, of which 
$750,000 shall be available onlj^ for activities, including contract 
support, of the National Clearinghouse of the Federal Election 
Commission. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL AND RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $7,549,000 of any proceeds received by the General 
Services Administration during the current fiscal year from transfers 
of excess property and the disposal of surplus real and related per-
sonal property shall be deposited to this appropriation, and shall be 
available for necessary expenses in carrying out surplus property 
functions, pursuant to the Land and Water Consen^ation Act of 1965, 
16 use 460/-4 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 460 1-5). 
note. 
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92 STAT. 1009 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS F U N D 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
For additional expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 
490(f)), $21,150,000 to be deposited into said fund. The revenues 
and collections deposited into said fund shall be available for neces-
sary expenses of real property management and related activities not 
otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro-
tection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings 
hi the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving 
Government agencies (including space adjustments) in connection 
with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual 
services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings and moving; repair 
and alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, 
approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; 
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise 
authorized by law; conversion and extension of federally owned 
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or 
otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for 
such buildings) ; and payment of principal, interest, taxes, and any 
other obligations for public buildings acquired by purchase contract: 
in the aggregate amount of $1,460,962,000, of which (1) not to exceed 
$113,978,000 shall remain available until expended for construction 
of additional projects as authorized by law at locations and at maxi-
mum construction improvement costs (including funds for sites and 
expenses) as follows: 
Xew Construction: 
Arkansas: 
Little Rock, Post Office and Courthouse (Extension), $2,794,000 
pnd Acquisition and Improvements of United States Postal 
Service Properties, $14,836,000 
Georgia: 
Savannah, Federal Office Building and Parking Facility, 
$21,150,000 
Massachusetts: 
Boston, Federal Office Building, $75,198,000: 
Provided, That the immediately foregoing limits of costs maj be 
exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, 
but by not to exceed 10 per centum: (2) not to exceed $200,000,000, 
which shall remain available until expended, for alterations and major 
repairs; (3) not to exceed $100,473,000 for payment on purchase con-
tracts entered into prior to July 1,1975; (4) not to exceed $506,137,000 
for rental of space; (5) not to exceed $472,874,000 for real property 
operations; and (6) not to exceed $67,500,000 for program direction 
and centralized services: Provided further, That for the purposes of 
this authorization, buildings constructed pursuant to the Public Build-
ings Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 TT.S.C. 356), the Public Build-
ings Amendments of 1972 (40 F.S.C. 490). and buildings under the 40 USC 601 
control of another department or agency where alterations of such "out-
buildings are required in connection with the moving of such other 
department or agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under 
the control of General Services Administration shall be considered 
92 STAT. 1010 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429--OCT. 10, 1978 
to be federally owned buildings: Provided further^ That amounts 
necessary to provide reimbursaole special services to other agencies 
under section 210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f) (6)) and amounts 
to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 
other facilities on private or other property not in Government owner-
ship or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States 
Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 
U.S.C. 3056, as amended, shall be available from such revenues and 
collections: Provided further^ That $2,000,000 by the United States 
as a gift from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to Chap-
ter 298 of the 1976 Acts of the legislature of the Commonwealth shall 
accrue to the fund, and not to exceed $2,000,000 authorized herein for 
alterations and major repairs of public buildings shall be available 
in advance of receipt of said gift to be applied for the purpose of the 
gift: Provided further^ That any revenues and collections and any 
other sums accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1979, excluding 
reimbursements under section 210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f) (6)), in excess 
of $1,460,962,000, shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available 
for expenditure except as authorized in appropriation Acts. 
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE 
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OPERATING EXPENSES 
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For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for supply 
distribution (including contractual services incident to receiving, 
handling and shipping supply items), procurement, inspection, stand-
ardization, and supply management activities as authorized by law, 
transportation, public utilities, the utilization of excess property, the 
disposal of surplus property, the roliabilitation of personal property, 
tlie national stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), the supplemental stock-
pile established by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
m.ent and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 
7 use 1704. 
607) and the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act 
SOUSCapp. 
of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as 
2061. 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $165,350,000: Provided, That during the 
current fiscal year the General Services Administration is authorized 
to acquire leasehold interests in property, for periods not in excess of 
twenty years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of strategic, 
critical, and other materials in the national and supplemental stock-
piles, provided said leasehold interests are at nominal cost to the Gov-
ernment : Provided further^ That during the current fiscal year there 
shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and critical 
materials which, in accordance with section 6 of the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e), may be trans-
ferred without reimbursement to the national stockpile: Provided 
further, That during the current fiscal year materials in the inven-
tory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
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amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2166), and excess materials in the 
national stockpile and supplemental stockpile, the disposition of 
which is authorized by law, shall be available, without reimbursement, 
for transfer at fair market value to contractors as payment for 
expenses (including transportation and other accessorial expenses) of 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1011 
acquisition of materials, or of refining, processing, or otherwise benefi-
ciating materials, or of rotating materials, pursuant to section 3 of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), 
and of processing and refining materials pursuant to section 303(d) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
2093(d)). 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records man-
agement and related activities, as provided by law, including reim-
bursement for security guard services, contractual services incident 
to movement or disposal of records, and acceptance and utilization of 
voluntary and uncompensated 
services, $74,000,000, of which 
$4,000,000 for allocations and grants for historical publications and 
records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as amended, shall remain 
available until expended. 
RECORDS DECLASSIFICATION 
For expenses necessary for the review and declassification of docu-
ments, and related records management activities, pursuant to 44 
U.S.C. 2104,2108, and 2904 and implementing provisions of Executive 
Order 11652, directives issued pursuant thereto, and other applicable 50 USC 401 note, 
authorities, including expenses not otherwise provided for, and 
acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services, 
$1,565,000. 
AUTOMATED DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out 
Government-wide responsibilities relating to automated data manage-
ment, telecommunications and related activities, as authorized by law, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,500,000. 
FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for emergency preparedness functions, 
including activities authorized by 50 U.S.C. 404(b) (3), and 50 U.S.C. 
App. 2251-2297, and the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended 
by 73 Stat. 607), and the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 7 USC 1704. 
(50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 50 USC app. 
3109 and expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals 2061. 
at meetings concerned with the work of emergency planning, and the 
provision of transportation in connection with the continuity of Gov-
ernment program, to the same extent and in the same manner as 
permitted the Secretary of a military department under 10 U.S.C. 
2632. $39,245,000. 
92 STAT. 1012 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY OPERATIONS 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses of general management and agency operations of 
activities under the control of the General Services Administration, 
$14,800,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for 
reception and representation expenses. 
INDIAN TRUST ACCOUNTING 
For expenses necessary to provide accounting, records management, 
and other support incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal claims by 
the United States Court of Claims, $2,600,000: Provided, That none of 
these funds shall be available for transfer to any other account. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as 
91 Stat. 1170. 
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $771,000: 
Provided, 
That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer 
to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the provisions of such Acts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses necessary in providing general admin-
istrative and staff support services within the General 
Services 
Administration, not otherwise provided for, $90,000,000: 
Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available, subject to reimbursement 
by the applicable agency, for services performed for other agencies 
pursuant to section 601 of the Economy Act of 1932, as amended 
(31 U.S.C. 686). 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 1. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the 
General Services Administration shall be credited with (1) cost of 
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, 
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations 
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129) ; and (2) appropriations or funds 
available to other agencies, and transferred to the General Services 
Administration, in connection with property transferred to the Gen-
eral Services Administration pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1948 
50 use 451 et 
(50 U.S.C. 451ff), and such appropriations or funds may be so trans-
*^9- 
ferred, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 2. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall 
be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 3. None of the funds available under this Act or under section 
40 use 759. 
I l l of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
shall be obligated or expended for the procurement by purchase, lease 
or any other arrangement, in whole or in part, of any or all the auto-
matic data processing system, data communications network, or related 
software and services for the joint General Services Administration-
Department of Agriculture MCS project 97-72 contained in the 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1013 
Eequest for Proposal C D P A 74-14, any successor to such project, or 
any other common user shared facilities authorized under section 111 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. 40 USC 759. 
UNITED STAINES TAX 
COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8109, $8,715,000: Provided, 
ThsLt 
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate 
of the judge. 
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS 
AGENCY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying 
out civil defense activities including the hire of motor vehicles; and 
financial 
contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as 
authorized by law; $77,000,000: Pi'ooided, 
That not to exceed 
$35,000,000 shall be available for allocation under section 205 of the 
Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended. 
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY, AND MARKING 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for studies and 
research to develop measures and plans for civil defense; continuing 
shelter surveys, marking, and equipping surveyed spaces; and financial 
contributions to the States under section 201 (i) of the Federal Civil 
Defense Act, which shall be equally matched, for emergency operating 
centers and civil defense equipment; $19,500,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CIVIL DEFENSE 
26 USC 7443 
note. 
50 USC app. 
2286. 
50 USC app. 
2281. 
S E C 1. Appropriations contained in this Act for carrying out civil 
defense activities shall not be available in excess of the limitations on 
appropriations contained in section 408 of the Federal Civil Defense 
Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2260). 
SEC. 2. No part of any appropriation in this Act shall be available 
for the construction of warehouses or for the lease of warehouse space 
in any building which is to be constructed specifically for civil defense 
activities. 
This title may be cited as the "Independent Agencies Appropriations Citation of title. 
Act 1979" 
T I T L E V—GENERAL P R O V I S I O N S 
THIS ACT 
SEC. 501. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable for 
Travel expenses, 
travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed 
thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the 
amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the 
appropriations: Provided, 
That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed hj uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards 
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in con-
nection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Veterans 
92 STAT. 1014 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
Employees, 
military leave, 
position 
restoration. 
Offices outside 
D.C., limitation. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Foreign made 
tools, 
procurement 
restriction. 
32 CFR 6.104-4. 
Stainless steel 
flatware, 
procurement. 
32 CFR 6.104-4. 
Transfers. 
Border control 
activities. 
Administration; or to payments to interagency motor pools where 
separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
SEC. 502. No part oi any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other 
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left 
to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily 
completed his period of active military or naval service and has within 
ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made 
application for restoration to his former position and has been certi-
fied by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the 
duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 503. No part of any appropriation made available in this Act 
shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose 
of establishing new offices inside or outside the District of Columbia: 
Provided^ That this limitation shall not apply to programs which have 
been approved by the Congress and appropriations made therefor. 
SEC. 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 part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for the procurement of or for the payment of the salary 
of any person engaged in the procurement of any hand or measur-
ing tool(s) not produced in the United States or its possessions 
except to the extent that the Administrator of General Services 
or his designee shall determine that a satisfactory quality and suf-
ficient quantity of hand or measuring tools produced in the United 
States or its possessions cannot be procured as and when needed from 
sources in the United States and its possessions or except in accordance 
with procedures prescribed by section 6-104.4 (b) of Armed Services 
Procurement Regulation dated January 1, 1969, as such regulation 
existed on June 15,1970, This section shall be applicable to all solicita-
tions for bids opened after its enactment. 
SEC. 506. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for the procurement of, or for the paj^ment of, the salary 
of any person engaged in the procurement of stainless steel flatware 
not produced in the United States or its possessions, except to the 
extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee 
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of 
stainless steel flatware produced in the United States or its possessions, 
cannot be procured as and when needed from sources in the United 
States and its possessions, or except in accordance with procedures 
provided by section 6-104.4 (b) of Armed Services Procurement Regu-
lation, dated January 1, 1969. This section shall be applicable to all 
solicitations for bids issued after its enactment. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses in connection with the transfer of any 
functions, personnel, facilities, equipment, or funds out of the United 
States Customs Service unless such transfers have been specifically 
authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses for the purpase of transferring the 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1015 
border control activities of the United States Customs Service to any 
other agency of the Federal Government. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 601. Unless otherwise specifically provided the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with 
section 16 of the Act of August 2,1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase 
of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and ambulances^, 
is hereby fixed at $3,400 except station wagons for which the maxi-
mum shall be $3,800: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by 
not to exceed $1,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed 
$3,600 for special heavy-duty vehicles. 
SEC. 602. Unless otherwise specified and during the current fiscal 
year no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the 
Government of the United States (including any agency the majority 
of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 
States) whose post of duty is in continental United States unless such 
person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the 
service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, who, 
being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to 
become a citizen of the United States prior to such date and is actually 
residing in the United States, (3) is a person who owes allegiance to 
the United States, (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South X^'letnam, 
or the Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for per-
manent residence, or (5) South Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian 
refugees paroled into the United States between January 1, 1975, and 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That for the purpose of 
this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered 
prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect 
to his status have been complied with: Provided further, That any 
person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon 
conviction, shall be fined not more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 
more than one year, or both : Provided further, That the above penal-
clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for any other pro-
visions of existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to 
any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall 
not apply to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals 
of those countries allied with the United States in the current defense 
effort, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary 
employment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as a result 
of emergencies. 
SEC. 603. Appropriations of the executive departments and inde-
pendent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses 
of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made 
available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924. 
SEC. 604. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year 
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the 
Motor vehicle 
purchase. 
31 
use 
638c. 
31 
use 
638a. 
Police-type 
vehicles. 
Citizenship 
requirement for 
employees. 
31 use 699b. 
Quarters 
allowances. 
Nominees not 
approved, 
compensation 
restriction. 
92 STAT. 1016 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after 
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 
Administrative 
SEC. 605. Funds made available by this or any other Act for admin-
expense funds. 
istrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and 
agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 841) shall be available, in addition to objects for 
which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of 
Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects 
specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable 
to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act 
by which they are made available: Provided^ That in the event any 
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently trans-
ferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative 
expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 
Foreign credits. 
SEC. 606. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 
31 use 724. 
Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned by 
the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose for 
which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (including 
the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use of such 
credits), only when reimbursement thei'efor is made to the Treasury 
from applicable appropriations of the agency concerned: Provided^ 
That such credits received as exchange allowances or proceeds of sales 
of personal property may be used in whole or part payment for acqui-
sition of similar items, to the extent and in the manner authorized by 
law, without reimbursement to the Treasury. 
SEC. 607. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation 
or agency, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes designed 
to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of 
the United States Postal Service, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or 
prevent, any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service 
from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member or committee of Congress in connection with any matter 
pertaining to the employment of such officer or employee or pertaining 
to the United States Postal Service in any way, irrespective of whether 
such communication or contact is at the initiative of such officer or 
employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member or 
committee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty wnthout pay, demotes, reduces in 
rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency I'ating, denies 
promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discrimi-
nates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or 
any term or condition of employment of, any officer or employee of 
the United States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to commit 
any of the foregoing actions with respect to such officer or employee, by 
reason of any communication or contact of such officer or employee 
with any Member or committee of Congress as described in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection. 
Interdepartmental 
SEC. 608. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
groups, expenses, other Act, shall be available to finance interdepartmental boards, com-
Publicity or 
propaganda. 
U.S. Postal 
Service 
employees, 
communication 
with 
Congress. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1017 
missions, councils, committees, or similar groups under section 214 of 
the Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691) 
which do not have prior and specific congressional approval of such 
method of financial support. 
SEC. 609. Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including main-
tenance or operating expenses, shall also be available far payment to 
the General Services Administration for charges for space and ;sei'vices 
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and 
facilities which constitute public improvements, performed in accord-
ance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public 
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable 
law. 
SEC. 610. Funds made available by this or any other Act to (1) the 
General Services Administration, including the fund created by the 
Public Buildings xVmendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), and (2) the 
"Postal Service Fund" (39 U.S.C. 2003), shall be available for employ-
ment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the 
United States or the Postal Service and under the charge and control 
of the General Services Administration or the Postal Service, and 
such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers 
of special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), but shall not be restricted to 
certain Federal property as otherwise required by the proviso con-
tained in said section, and, as to property owned or occupied by the 
Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the same actions as 
the Administrator of General Services may take under the provisions 
of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1,1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 
318a, 318b) attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority 
and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948 
(62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c). 
SEC. 611. No part of any appropriation contained in, or funds 
made available by this or any other Act, shall be available for any 
agency to pay to the Administrator of the General Services Admin-
istration a higher rate per square foot for rental of space and services 
(established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended) than the rate per 
square foot established for the space and services by the General 
Services Administration for the current fiscal year and for which 
appropriations were granted. 
SEC. 612. None of the funds available under this or any other Act 
shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with the 
designation for construction, arranging for financing, or execution of 
contracts or agreements for financing or construction of any addi-
tional purchase contract projects pursuant to section 5 of the Public 
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (Public T^aw 92-313) during the 
period beginning October 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1979. 
SEC. 613. (a) No part of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1979, by this Act or any other Act may be used 
to pay the salary or pay of any individual in any office or position 
in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch, or in the government 
of the District of Columbia, at a rate which exceeds the rate (or 
Space and service 
charges and 
building 
improvements. 
40 u s e 601 note. 
U.S. or Postal 
Service guards. 
Rental of space 
and services. 
40 u s e 490. 
40 u s e 602a. 
5 u s e 5318 note. 
92 STAT. 1018 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
maximum rate, if higher) of salary or basic pay payable for such office 
or position for September 30, 1978, if the rate of salary or basic pay 
for such office or position is— 
(1) fixed at a rate which is equal to or greater than the rate of 
,., 
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
6316 of title 5, United States Code, or 
(2) limited to a maximum rate which is equal to or greater 
than the rate of basic pay for such level V (or to a percentage 
of such a maximum rate) by reason of section 5308 of title 5, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law or congres-
, 
' . 
sional resolution. 
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the rate or maximum rate (as 
the case may be) of salary or basic pay payable for September 30, 
1978, for any office or position which was not in existence on such 
date shall be deemed to be the rate or maximum rate (as the case 
may be) of salary or basic pay payable to individuals in comparable 
offices or positions for such date, as determined under regulations 
prescribed— 
(1) by the President, in the case of any office or position within 
the executive branch or in the government of the District of 
Columbia; 
(2) jointly by the Speaker of the House and the President 
pro tempore of the Senate, in the case of any office or position 
within the legislative branch; or 
(3) by the Chief Justice of the United States, in the case of 
any office or position within the judicial branch. 
(c) For purposes of administering any provision of law, rule, or 
regulation which provides retirement, life insurance, or other employee 
benefit, which requires any deduction or contribution, or which imposes 
any requirement or limitation, on the basis of a rate of salary or basic 
pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this 
section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
5 use 5305 note. 
SEC. 614. (a) No part of any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal 
year ending September 30,1979, by this Act or any other Act, may be 
used to pay the salary or pay of any individual in any office or position 
in an amount which exceeds the rate of salary or basic pay payable 
for such office or position on September 30,1978, by more than 5.5 per-
cent, as a result of any adjustments which take effect during such fiscal 
year under— 
(1) section 5305 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) any other provision of law if such adjustment is determined 
by reference to such section 5305; or 
(3) section 5343 of title 5, United States Code, if such adjust-
ment is granted pursuant to a wage survey (but only with respect 
to prevailing rate employees described in section 5342(a) (2) (A) 
-t. 
'' 
of that title). 
(b) For the purpose of administering any provision of law, rule, or 
..,,£,' - 
regulation which provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or 
other employee benefit, which requires any deduction or contribution, 
or which imposes any requirement or limitation, on the basis of a rate 
PUBLIC LAW 95-429—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1019 
of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the 
application of this section shall be treated as the rate of salary or 
basic pay. 
This Act may be cited as the "Treasury, Postal Service, and General Short title, 
(jovernment Appropriations Act, 1979". 
Approved October 10, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-1249 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 95-1673 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-939 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
June 7, considered and passed House. 
June 27, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 4, House and Senate agreed to conference report; resolved amendments in 
disagreement. 
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