Second Supplemental Appropriations Act
PL 95-355 (H.R.13467), enacted 09/08/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 523 
Public Law 95-355 
95th Congress 
An Act 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
Sept. 8, 1978 
1978, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 13467] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following Second 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise Supplemental 
appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this act may be Appropriations 
cited as the "Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978") for ^^^ ^^'^' 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
TITLE I 
CHAPTER I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
For an additional amount for "Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service", $2,000,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For an additional amount for "Economic Research Service", 
$950,000. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATTON 
SUBSCRIPTION TO CAPITAL STOCK 
To enable the Secretary of the Trea-sury to subscribe and pay for 
capital stock of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, as provided 
in section 504 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1504), 
$20,000,000. 
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION 
RURAL W A T E R AND WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS 
For an additional amount for grants pursuant to sections 306(a) 
(2) and 306(a) (6) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), $50,000,000 to remain available until 
expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of the above Act. 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses", $1,000,000. 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for "Conservation Operations", $7,700,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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92 STAT. 524 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
WAITSRSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for emergency measures for runoff retar-
dation and soil-erosion prevention, as provided by section 216 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1950 (33 U.'S.C. 701b-l) in addition to funds 
provided elsewhere, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL STABrLizATioN AND CONSERVATION 
SERVICE 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION MEASURES 
For an additional amount for emergency conservation measures, to 
be used for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as 
funds appropriated under this head in the Third Supplemental Appro-
71 Stat. 176. 
priations Act, 1957, $20,000,000, with which shall be merged the unex-
pended balances of funds heretofore appropriated for emergency 
conservation measures. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For an additional amount for "Commodity Futures Trading Com-
mission", $121,000. 
CHAPTER I I 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "International organizations and pro-
grams", $9,000,000. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For an additional amount for "Payment to the Foreign Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund", $2,770,000. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
ACTION—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
PEACE CORPS 
For an additional amount for "Operating expenses, international 
programs", $2,265,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
M I G R A T I O N AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for "Migration and refugee assistance", 
$7,480,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 525 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for "United States Emergency Kefugee 
and Migration Assistance Fund", $2,500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
C H A P T E R I I I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOUSING 
AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that 
may be required by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) is 
increased by $24,300,000: Provided^ That budget authority obligated 
under such contracts shall be limited to $24,300,000. 
I N D E P E N D E N T A G E N C I E S 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for 
"Research and 
development", 
$1,400,000, to remain available until September 30,1979. 
ABATEMENT AND CONTROL 
^\^..VsM i^* 
For an additional amount for "Abatement and control", $8,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30,1979. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
The limitation on travel expenses for the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy for fiscal year 1978 is increased by $27,000. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON A I R QUALITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Commission on Air Quality 
as authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
; 
7623 and 7626), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$500,000. 
VETERANS 
ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
For an additional amount for "Compensation and pensions", 
$489,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
92 STAT. 526 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For an additional amount for "Veterans Insurance and Indem-
nities", $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MEDICAL CARE 
For an additional amount for "Medical care", $4,000,000. 
GENERAL. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Greneral operating expenses", 
$6,800,000. 
ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS 
For an additional amount for "Assistance for health manpower 
training institutions", $3,953,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30,1984. 
CHAPTER IV 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU or LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for "Management of lands and resources", 
$53,000,000. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES 
91 Stat. 285. 
Appropriations made under this head in Public Law 95-74 may be 
used to correct underpayments in the previous fiscal year to achieve 
equity among all qualified recipients. 
UNITM) STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE 
M A N A G E M E N T 
For an additional amount for "Resource management", $1,583,000. 
HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount, to be derived from the "Land and 
Water Conservation Fund", $205,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to the National Park Service for expenses for the Redwood 
Ante, p. 163. 
National Park expansion authorized hj Public Law 95-250, including 
$200,000,000 for compensation to be paid pursuant thereto: Provided, 
91 Stat. 285. 
That $205,000,000 of the funds appropriated in Public Law 95-74 for 
the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of 
Land Management, from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
shall be derived from the authorization provided by the 1977 amend-
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92 STAT. 527 
ment (Public Law 95-4:2) to the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965, as amended. 
16 USC 460/-4 
note. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for "Operation of the National Park 
System", $2,750,000. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "Operation of Indian Programs", 
$20,817,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for "Construction", $825,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS 
ADMINISTRATION OF TERRITORIES 
For an additional amount for "Administration of Territories", 
$49,000,000, of which $35,000,000 is for grants to Guam. and 
$14,000,000 is for grants to the Virgin Islands, to remain available 
until expended. 
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 
For an additional amount for "Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands", $7,009,000, to remain available until expended. 
EELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST P R O T E C T I O N AND UTILIZATION 
For an additional amount for "Forest protection and utilization", 
$194,000,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and 
development activities, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ECONOMIC REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the Economic 
» 
Regulatory Administration, $6,000,000. 
92 STAT. 528 
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DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HEALTH, 
EDUCATION, 
AND 
WELFARE 
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For an additional amount for "Indian Health Services", $2,241,000. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts collected, during fiscal 
years 1977 and 1978, by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Im-
90 Stat. 1408. 
provement Act shall be available until September 30, 1979 for the 
purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 
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requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 
1396. 
(exclusive of planning, design, construction, or major renovation of 
Indian Health Service facilities). 
INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $200,000. 
NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $123,000. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $580,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses. National 
Gallery of Art", $500,000. 
CHAPTER V 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE 
Funds provided under this head shall be available for carrying out 
Ante, p. 181. 
sections 210, 211, and 212 of Public Law 95-250: Provided, That 
$120,000,000 appropriated under this heading in the Economic Stim-
91 Stat. 123. 
ulus Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1977 (P.L. 95-29), shall remain 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 529 
available until September 30,1979 for employment and training serv-
ices for veterans. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
For an additional amoimt for "Community service employment for 
older Americans", $21,300,000, of which $17,040,000 shall be for section 
906(a)(1). 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
Funds provided under this head shall be available for the payment 
of benefits and payments as authorized by title I I of Public Law 
95-250, and amounts received or recovered pursuant to section 208(e) 
^nte, p. 172, 
shall be available for such payments. 
179. 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $165,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Of the amount appropriated under this head for fiscal year 1978, 
the restriction on the amount which shall be available for reimburse-
ment to States under section 7(c) (1) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656 (c) (1)) for furnishing consultation 
services to employers under section 21(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
670 (c)) is increased by $2,000,000. 
M I N E SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
r? 
; r 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Admini-
stration, $8,000,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates 
and trophies in connection with mine rescue and 
first-aid 
work: 
Provided, 
That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, 30 USC 962. 
equipment, and other contribtitions from public and private sources 
and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies. Federal, 
State, or private: Provided 
further, 
That the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education 
and training in the mining community through cooperative programs 
with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided 
further, 
That 
any funds available to the Department may be used, with the approval 
of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival 
operations in the event of major disasters. 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $1,900,000. 
92 STAT. 530 
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DEPAETMENT 
OF 
HEALTH, 
EDUCATION, 
AND 
WELFAEE 
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL 
For an additional amount for design and engineering for con-
struction of an addition to the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupa-
tional Safety and Health, $1,500,000. 
For an additional amount for influenza vaccination, $8,200,000, to 
remain available until September 30,1978. 
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for the Rural Health Initiative pro-
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gram, authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, 
$6,000,000. 
ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE, AND MENTAL HEAI/TH 
ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION, S A I N T ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL 
For an additional amount for "Construction and renovation. Saint 
Elizabeths Hospital", $52,200,000 to remain available until expended. 
HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION 
HEALTH RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for "Health resources", $500,000. 
90 Stat. 13. 
Funds appropriated under this head in Public Law 94-206, as 
90 Stat. 610. 
amended by Public Law 9^303, to carry out Title XVI of the Public 
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Health Service Act shall remain available until September 30, 1979, 
and shall be available for carrying out section 1625(a) of the Public 
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Health Service Act. 
HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Limitation on administrative 
expenses", $8,800,000; Provided^ That $5,000,000 of the foregoing 
amount shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665) only to the extent necessary to 
process workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and to 
meet mandatory increases in costs of agencies or organizations with 
which agreements have been made to participate ui the administra-
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tion of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and after maximum 
absorption of such costs within the remainder of the existing limita-
tion has been achieved. 
OFFICE OF EDUCATION 
SCHOOL ASSISTANCE IN FEDERALLY AFFECTED AREAS 
For an additional amount for "School assistance in federally affected 
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areas" to carry out section 7 of the Act of September 30, 1950, 
$5,000,000. 
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92 STAT. 531 
EDUCATION" FOR THE HANDICAPPED 
For an additional amount for "Education for the handicapped" to 
carry out part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act, $37,800,000, 20 USC 1411. 
to remain available until September 30,1979. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $2,300,000. 
STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for the "Student Loan Insurance Fund", 
$223,939,000, to remain available until expended. 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR H U M A N DEVELOPMENT SERVECES 
HUMAN 
D E V E L O P M E N T 
For an additional amount for "Human development" for Section 
301 and Section 304 of the Kehabilitation Act of 1973, $5,300,000, to 
29 USC 771, 
remain available until expended. 
774. 
SPECIAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
Hereafter, Gallaudet College, Howard Universit^y^, the National 
20 USC 106, 
Technical Institute for the Deaf, and the American Printing House for 
130, 686. 
the Blind are authorized to make purchases through the General Serv-
ices Administration. 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For an additional amount for "Office for Civil Eights", $6,900,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for "Office of Inspector General", 
$1,500,000. 
. 
i i 
R E L A T E D A G E N C I E S 
ACTION 
OPERATING EXPENSES, DOMESTIC PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "Operating expenses, domestic pro-
grams", $217,000. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING 
PUBLIC BROADCASTING FUND 
' "'•* ' " 
For an additional amount for "Public Broadcasting 
Fund", 
$12,050,000: Provided, 
That no funds made available to the Corpora-
tion for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for recep-
tions, parties and similar forms of entertainment for government 
officials or employees: Provided 
further, 
That none of the funds con-
tained in this paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support 
any program or activity excluding from participation in, denying the 
92 STAT. 532 
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benefits of, or discriminating against any person on the basis of race, 
color, national origin, religion, or sex. 
FEDERAL M I N E SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review C!ommission, $193,000. 
C H A P T E R V I 
L E G I S L A T I V E 
B R A N C H 
S E N A T E 
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS 
For payment to Maryon Pittman Allen, widow of James B. Allen, 
late a Senator from the State of Alabama, $57,500. 
COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS 
AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, PRESTOENT PRO 
TEMPORE, THE LEADERS, AND W H I P S OF THE SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, 
MAJORITY 
AND MINORITY 
LEADERS AND 
MAJORITY 
AND 
MINORITY 
WHIPS 
For an additional amount for "Expense Allowances of the Vice 
President, President Pro Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders 
and Majority and Minority Whips", $10,000 for the President Pro 
Tempore, $10,000 for the Majority Leader, and $10,000 for the Minor-
ity Leader; in all $30,000: Provided^ That, these funds shall remain 
available for such respective allowances through September 30, 1979. 
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Effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense 
allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are 
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increased to $10,000 each fiscal year for each leader. Effective with 
fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is hereby author-
ized an expense allowance for the President Pro Tempore which shall 
not exceed $10,000 each fiscal year. The President Pro Tempore may 
receive the expense allowance (1) as reimbursement for actual expenses 
incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the 
President Pro Tempore, or (2) in equal monthly payments. Such 
amounts paid to the President Pro Tempore as reimbursement of 
actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation pur-
suant to this provision, shall not be reported as income, and the 
expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under the 
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Internal Revenue Code of 1954. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND 
EMPLOYEES 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For an additional amount for "Ofiices of the Majority and Minor-
ity Leaders", $110,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30,1979: Provided, 
That, the amount authorized for the offices 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 533 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders is increased by $50,000 each 
fiscal year for each Leader. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
POSTAGE STAMPS 
For an additional amount for "Postage Stamps", $2,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 1979: Provided^ That, 
effective with the fiscal year ending September 30,1978, the allocation 
for air mail and special delivery postage for the Office of the Secretary 
is increased to $4,625 each fiscal year. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Effective with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, 
the first sentence of section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tion Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 61a-9a), as amended, is amended by striking 
out "$5,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$7,500". 
SEC. 102. Any funds made available for the purposes specified in 
section 109 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, shall be 91 Stat. 85. 
transferred to and merged with the funds appropriated for such 
purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30,1978. 
SEC. 103. The seventh paragraph under the heading "Administrative 
Provisions" in the Senate appropriation in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 68b), as amended, is amended by 
striking out "$35 per day;" and inserting in lieu thereof "the rates 
in effect under section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, for employees 
of agencies;", and by striking out "$50 per day" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "the daily rate m effect under section 5702 of title 5, 
United States Code, for employees of agencies". 
SEC. 104. (a) Effective November 1, 1978, in lieu of the seventeen 
statutory positions designated for the Stationery Room, the Secretary 
of the Senate may establish such number of positions in the Stationery 
Room (but not less than fifteen), as he determines necessary for the 
proper and efficient discharge of its functions, and to designate the 
titles and fix the compensation of such positions: Provided^ That, 
upon implementation of the authority contained in this subsection, 
the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer to the positions so estab-
lished those individuals employed in the Stationeiy Room on 
October 31, 1978, and may appoint individuals to any remaining posi-
tions so established or to any position which is established after 
November 1,1978, or becomes vacant after that date. 
(b)(1) The aggregate annual gross compensation (other than 
longevity and merit compensation) paid to employees appointed to 
the positions established under subsection (a) shall not exceed for 
any fiscal year $287,474 (A) increased by the percentage specified for 
positions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate in the 
last Order of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issued before 
November 1, 1978, under authority of section 4 of the Federal Pay 
Comparability Act of 1970, and adjusted to the next higher multiple 2 USC 60a-l. 
specified in such Order, and (B) increased and adjusted as provided 
in Orders of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issued after 
November 1,1978, under authority of such section. 
(2) The aggregate of payments of gross compensation (other than 
longevity and merit compensation) paid to employees appointed to 
positions established under subsection (a) shall not exceed at any time 
92 STAT. 534 
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2 u s e 42a and 
note, 43b and 
note, 46a and 
note, 46a-l note, 
46a-3 note, 
46d-4 note, 46e 
note, 52 note, 53 
note, 58. 
during each fiscal year one-twelfth of the amount specified in para-
graph (1) multiplied by the number of months (counting a fraction 
of a month as a month) which have elapsed during that fiscal year. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as abolishing the 
seventeen statutory positions designated for the Stationery Room, 
but in no event shall such positions be available during a period in 
which the Secretary is utilizing his authority under subsection (a) of 
this section. 
SEC. 105. (a) Upon the recommendation of a Senator-elect (other 
than an incumbent Senator or a Senator elected to fill a vacancy), 
the Secretary of the Senate shall appoint two employees to assist 
such Senator-elect. Any employee so appointed shall serve through 
the day before the date on which the Senator-elect recommending 
his appointment commences his service as a Senator, except that his 
employment may be terminated before such day upon recommen-
dation of such Senator-elect. 
(b) (1) Salaries of employees appointed under subsection (a) shall 
be paid from the appropriation for "Administrative, Clerical, and 
Legislative Assistance to Senators". 
(2) Salaries paid to employees appointed upon recommendation 
of a Senator-elect under subsection (a) shall be charged against the 
amount of compensation which may be paid to employees in his oiRce 
under section 105(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1968, as amended and modified (2 U.S.C. 61-1 (d)) (hereinafter 
referred to as the "clerk-hire allowance"), for the fiscal year in which 
his service as a Senator commences. The total amount of salaries paid 
to employees so appointed upon recommendation of a Senator-elect 
shall be charged against his clerk-hire allowance for each month in 
such fiscal year begmning with the month in which his service as a Sen-
ator commences (until the total amount has been charged) by which-
ever of the following amounts is greater: (1) one-ninth of the amount 
of salaries so paid, or (2) the amount by which the aggregate amount 
of his clerk-hire allowance which may be paid as of the close of such 
month under section 105(d)(1)(B) of such Act exceeds the aggre-
gate amount of his clerk-hire allowance actually paid as of the close 
of such month. 
(c) Each Senator-elect and each employee appointed under sub-
section (a) is authorized one round trip from the home State of the 
Senator-elect to Washington, D.C., and return, for the purposes of 
attending conferences, caucuses, or organizational meetings, or for any 
other official business connected with the impending Congress. In 
addition, each Senator-elect and each such employee is authorized per 
diem for not more than seven days while en route to and from 
"Washington, D.C., and while in Washington, D.C. Such transporta-
tion and per diem expenses shall be in the same amounts as are payable 
to Senators and employees in the office of a Senator under section 
506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58), 
and shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon itemized 
vouchers certified by the Senator-elect concerned and approved by 
the Secretary of the Senate. 
(d) (1) Each Senator-elect is authorized to be reimbursed for 
expeiises incurred for telegrams and telephone services related to his 
position as a Senator-elect in an amount not exceeding one-twelfth 
of the total amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on behalf of 
a Senator from the State which he will represent under section 506 
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973. Reimbursement to a 
Senator-elect under this subsection shall be paid from the contingent 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 535 
fund of the Senate upon itemized vouchers certified by such Senator-
elect and approved by the Secretary of the Senate. 
(2) Amounts reimbursed to a Senator-elect under this subsection 
shall be charged against the amount of expenses which are authorized 
to be paid to him or on his behalf under section 506 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1973, for each of the twelve months 2 USC 42a and 
beginning with the month in which his service as a Senator commences 
"°*^' ^^ ^"^ 
(until all of such amounts have been charged) by whichever of the "^^^' 45a_Y*^,jtg 
following amounts is greater: (1) one-twelfth of the amounts so reim- 453I3 ^^^g ' ' 
bursed, or (2) the amount by which the aggregate amount authorized 46d-4 note, 46e 
to be so paid under section 506(c) of such Act as of the close of such note, 52 note, 53 
month exceeds the aggregate amount actually paid under such section note, 58. 
506 as of the close of such month. 
(e) This section shall take effect on October 1,1978. 
Effective date. 
2 USC 43d note. 
H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S 
PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
For payment to Nancy Louise Allen, widow of Clifford R. Allen, 
late a Representative from the State of Tennessee, $57,500. 
For payment to Lola H. Ketchum, widow of William M, Ketchum, 
late a Representative from the State of California, $57,500. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
(INCLUDING T R A N S F E R OF FUNDS) 
Effective upon enactment of this Act, the unexpended balances of 
the appropriations granted under the heading "Salaries, Officers and 
Employees, Official Reporters of Debates and Official Reporters to 
Committees" for the current fiscal year, shall be transferred to "Sal-
aries, Officers and Employees, Office of the Clerk." 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for allowances and expenses for equip-
ment (purchase, lease and maintenance), $584,250. 
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND) 
Any amount appropriated in Public Law 94-440, 1978, Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, under the heading "Stationery Revolving 90 Stat. 1448. 
Fund," that remains available on September 30, 1978, shall become 
working capital of the Stationery Revolving Fund. 
SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEES 
For an additional amount for "Special and Select Committees", 
$5,500,000. 
J O I N T I T E M S 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For an additional amount for "Joint Committee on Taxation", 
$252,800. 
92 STAT. 536 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT 
. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the comprehensive evaluation of energy policy alternatives, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, and for ten staff em-
j)loyees to be available for the life of the project, notwithstanding any 
limitation currently or hereafter imposed by law. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
i 
^ 
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
^, 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES 
i 
For an additional amount for "Contingent expenses'', $90,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS 
For an additional amount for "Capitol Buildings", $655,000, of 
which $635,000 shall remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For an additional amount for "Capitol Grounds", $415,000, of 
which $375,000 shall remain available until expended. 
MASTER 
P L A N 
FOR 
F U T U R E 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
T H E 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
AND RELATED AREAS 
For an additional amount for "Master Plan for future development 
of the Capitol Grounds and related areas", $100,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For an additional amount for "Senate Office Buildings", $1,110,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
'^" 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For an additional amount for "House Office Buildings", $811,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
JK ; 
O • 
For an additional amount for "Capitol Power Plant", $600,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 537 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL BUILDING 
For an additional amount for "Librarjr of Congress James Madison 
Memorial Building", $7,675,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIBRARY OP^ CONGRESS 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses", $50,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 1979. 
CopTRiGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
The proviso in the paragraph under this heading in the Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-94), is amended by 91 Stat. 676. 
striking out "$3,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,500,000". 
CHAPTER VII 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY 
For an additional amount for "Energy", $3,000,000, for the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE 
ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CIVIL 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for "General Investigations", $100,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
^ 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for "Construction, general", to remain 
available until expended, $2,000,000, for the Montgomery to Gadsden 
Coosa River Channel, Alabama project. 
GENERAL PROVISION 
The period of July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976 shall be 
treated as a fiscal year for the purposes of section 7 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701c-3). 
92 STAT. 538 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
NUCLEAK REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $3,600,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CHAPTER VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $1,450,000. 
ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD 
V 
For an additional amount for "Acquisition, operation, and mainte-
nance of buildings abroad", $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For an additional amount for "Payment to the Foreign Service 
retirement and disability fund", $11,008,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for "Contributions to international orga-
nizations", $64,127,000. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for "Contributions for international 
peacekeeping activities", $20,400,000. 
MISSIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for "Missions to international organiza-
tions", $727,000. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS 
For an additional amount for "International trade negotiations", 
$412,000. 
iNTiaiNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
INTERNATIONAL n S H E R I E S COMMISSIONS 
For an additional amount for "International fisheries commissions", 
$500,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 539 
D E P A E T M E N T O F J U S T I C E 
GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses, general ad-
ministration", $368,000 of which $98,000 is for the United States 
Parole Commission. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses, general legal 
activities", $400,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS AND MARSHALS 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses. United States 
attorneys and marshals", $4,495,000, of which $3,050,000 shall be avail-
able for payments to United States Deputy Marshals for overtime 
duties performed between 1972 and 1978. 
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION 
SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $3,750,000. 
D E P A R T M E N T O F COMMERCE 
BUREAU or THE CENSUS 
P E R I O D I C C E N S U S E S AND 
PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "Periodic censuses and programs", 
$2,180,000, to remain available until expended. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC D E V E L O P M E N T ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "Economic development assistance 
programs", $111,500,000. 
ADMINISTRATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "Administration of economic develop-
ment assistance programs", $40,000. 
INDUSTRY AND TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for "Operations and Administration", 
$2,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,565,000 
shall be available to liquidate obligations incurred in prior fiscal years. 
39-194 O—80—pt. 1 
38 : QL3 
92 STAT. 540 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
The amount made available in the appropriation under this head in 
the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1978, for program 
development and management is increased by $100,000 and the amount 
to remain available until expended is decreased by $100,000. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILnTES 
For an additional amount for "Operations, research, and facilities", 
$1,238,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES 
For facilities as authorized by the Act of October 29,1974 (88 Stat. 
15 use 2201 et 
1535-1549), $6,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 1980. 
seq. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH 
SCIENTIETC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For an additional amount for "Scientific and technical research and 
services", $900,000, to remain available until expended, of which not 
to exceed $485,000 may be transferred to the "Working Capital Fund", 
National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital: Provided^ That 
not to exceed $200,000 shall be available from existing appropriations 
made under this heading to be used for construction and installation 
of improvements to existing National Bureau of Standards buildings. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $3,110,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
T H E J U D I C I A R Y 
SUPREME COURT OP THE UNITED STATES 
CARE OP THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
For an additional amount for "Care of the building and grounds", 
$750,000, to remain available until expended. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER 
JUDICIAL SERVICES 
SPECIAL RAIL REORGANIZATION COURT 
For salaries and expenses of the special court established by the Rail 
45 use 701 note. Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 541 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $55,000. 
R E L A T E D A G E N C I E S 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for "Arms control and disarmament 
activities", $2,370,000, including not to exceed $2,500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses. 
BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
GRANTS AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Grants and Expenses", $10,000,000 
of which $3,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be avail-
able only for fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in accord-
ance with the provisions of section 8 of the Board for International 
Broadcasting Act of 1973, as amended. 
22 USC 2877. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $7,500,000, 
including $3,000,000 for payments to State and local agencies for 
services to the Commission pursuant to title V I I of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964, as amended. 
42 USC 2000e. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
, 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $150,000, 
and in addition $750,000 shall be available from existing fiscal year 
1978 appropriations made under this heading to liquidate obligations 
incurred in fiscal year 1976. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $1,500,000. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $1,375,000. 
92 STAT. 542 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOAN FUND 
For an additional amount for the "Disaster Loan Fund", 
$378,000,000: Provided, That $375,000,000 of such amount shall 
remain available without fiscal year limitation and $3,000,000 shall be 
transferred to "Salaries and expenses". 
UNITED STATES METRIC BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Metric 
Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205), $275,000. 
CHAPTEK IX 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
WORKING C A P I T A L FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to purchase replacement equipment for the 
Transportation Computer Center, not to exceed $9,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be derived by transfer from 
unobligated balances available in the appropriation, "Transportation 
Planning, Research, and Development." 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Operating expenses", $12,370,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and air-
craft, including equipment related thereto; $20,000,000 to remain 
available until expended. 
RETIRED PAY 
For an additional amount for "Retired pay", $2,000,000. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY AJDMINISTRATION 
STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY 
For necessary expenses for incentive grants, $524,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICE OF T H E 
ADMINISTRATOR 
For an additional amount for "Office of the Administrator", 
$150,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 543 
RAIL SERVICE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for "Rail service assistance", $1,500,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation $51,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not more than $29,500,000 shall be available for operating 
losses and not more than $22,000,000 shall be available for capital 
improvements. 
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION 
The limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass Transportation 
Act of 1964, as amended, contained in section 305 of the Department 49 USC 1601 
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1978, is °^*^-
increased to $2,405,000,000. 
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RELATED AGENCIES 
'I 
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $700,000. 
P A Y M E N T S T O AIR CARRIERS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For an additional amount for "Payments to air carriers", $9,940,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $2,300,000. 
CHAPTER X 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $1,000,000. 
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $6,750,000. 
PAYMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM 
For payment, in accordance with section 407 of the Tax Reduction 
and Simplification Act of 1977, to the Government of Guam, $3,000,000, 26 USC 7651 
to remain available until expended. 
note. 
92 STAT. 544 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $400,000. 
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE 
For an additional amount for "Accounts, collection and taxpayer 
service", $9,900,000. 
COMPLIANCE 
For an additional amount for "Compliance", $1,600,000. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $5,000,000, 
POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For an additional amount for "Payment to the Postal Service Fund", 
$91,748,000. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $160,000. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $1,612,000. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $372,000, to-
gether with an additional amount of $1,027,000 for current fiscal year 
administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance programs 
to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Commission 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 545 
in amounts determined by the Commission without regard to other 
statutes. 
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For an additional amount for "Payment to Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund", $428,758,000. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
NATIONAL A R C H I V E S AND RECORDS SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Operating expenses", $400,000. 
REFUNDS UNDER RENEGOTIATION ACT 
For necessary expenses to carry out Section 201(f) of the Renego-
tiation Act of 1951, 50 U.S.C. App. 1231(f), for the fiscal year 1978, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL PROVISION 
The construction limitation in the Federal Buildings Fund shall 
be increased by $263,047 for payments in final settlement of claims 
arising in connection with construction projects specified in Public 
Law 93-381 under the heading "Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations 88 Stat. 621. 
on Availability of Revenue". 
CHAPTER X I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for "Military personnel. Army", 
$17,800,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for "Military personnel, Navy", 
$16,900,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for "Military personnel, Marine Corps", 
$4,536,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for "Military personnel, Air Force", 
$9,300,000. 
92 STAT. 546 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
EETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL 
RETIRED PAY, DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for "Eetired pay, Defense", $169,600,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for "Operation and maintenance, Army", 
$69,487,000, and in addition, $100,000,000 which shall be derived by 
transfer from "Secretary of Defense Readiness Fund, 1978". 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for "Operation and maintenance, Navy", 
$66,400,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for "Operation and maintenance, Marine 
Corps", $22,798,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for "Operation and maintenance, Air 
Force", $61,800,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE AGENCIES 
For an additional amount for "Operation and maintenance. Defense 
Agencies", $17,445,000. 
PROCUREMENT 
WEAPONS P R O C U R E M E N T , NAVY 
For an additional amount for "Weapons procurement, Navy", 
$58,700,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 
1980. 
CHAPTER XII 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for highways in Washington State under 
the defense access roads program of the Department of Defense, 
$8,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE II—INCREASED PAY COSTS FOR THE FISCAL 
YEAR 1978 
For additional amounts for appropriations for the fiscal year 1978 
for increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant to law, as follows: 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 547 
L E G I S L A T I V E B R A N C H 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
"House leadership offices", $90,500; 
"Salaries, officers and employees", $1,419,800; 
"Committee on Appropriations 
(studies and 
investigations)", 
$8,000; 
"Office of the Law Revision Counsel", $15,200; 
"Office of the Legislative Counsel", $69,000; 
"Members' clerk hire", $5,456,300; 
"Allowances and expenses", $814,800; 
"Special and select committees", $2,362,600; 
J O I N T ITEMS 
"Joint Economic Committee", $102,900; 
"Joint Committee on Printing", $36,000; 
"Joint Committee on Taxation", $114,300; 
"Capitol Guide Service", $30,300; 
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT 
"Salaries and expenses", $281,000; 
AJRCHITECT OP THE CAPITOL 
Office of the Architect of the Capitol: "Salaries", $126,700; 
"Capitol buildings", $297,300; 
"Capitol grounds", $100,900; 
"Senate office buildings", $484,600; 
"Senate garage", $8,400; 
"House office buildings", $705,500; 
"Capitol Power Plant", $136,600; 
"Library buildings and grounds: Structural and mechanical care", 
$134,000; 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
"Salaries and expenses", $88,300; 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
"Salaries and expenses", $3,856,000; 
Copyright Office: "Salaries and expenses", $615,000; 
Congressional 
Research 
Service: 
"Salaries 
and 
expenses", 
$1,196,000; 
Books for the blind and physically handicapped: "Salaries and 
expenses", $133,000; 
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $8,680,000; 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
Office of the Superintendent of Documents: "Salaries and expenses", 
$294,136; 
V 
92 STAT. 548 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
T H E J U D I C I A K Y 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
"Salaries and expenses", $300,000; 
"Care of the building and grounds", $38,000; 
COURT OP CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS 
"Salaries and expenses", $46,000; 
CUSTOMS COURT 
"Salaries and expenses", $78,000; 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
"Salaries of supporting personnel", $4,000,000; and in addition, 
$4,500,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
"Salaries of Judges", $2,500,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
"Space and Facilities", and $500,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
"Furniture and Furnishings"; 
"Salaries and expenses of referees", $500,000 to be derived from the 
Keferees' salary and expense fund established pursuant to the Act of 
June 28,1946, as amended (11 U.S.C. 68,102) and, to the extent of any 
deficiency in said fund, from any monies in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated; 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS 
"Salaries and expenses", $575,000; 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
"Salaries and expenses", $144,000; 
E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E O F T H E 
P E E S I D E N T 
EXECUTIVE EESIDENCE 
"Operating expenses", $79,000; 
— 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
"Salaries and expenses", $23,000; 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
"Salaries and expenses", $155,000; 
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $174,000 ; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 549 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
"Salaries and expenses", $857,000; 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
"Salaries and expenses", $50,000; 
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS 
> 
"Salaries and expenses", $71,000; 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
(INCLUDING 
TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
"Departmental Administration", $766,000, of which $229,000 shall 
be made available for budget, fiscal and management, $133,000 for 
general operations, $8,000 for ADP systems, $152,000 for personnel 
administration, $83,000 for equal opportunity and $161,000 for infor-
mation services; 
"Office of the Secretary", $188,000; 
"Office of the Inspector General", $957,000 and in addition, $388,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation, "Food Stamp 
Program" and merged with this appropriation; 
"Office of the General Counsel", $580,000; 
"Agricultural Research Service", $13,479,000; 
"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service", $6,906,000; 
"Extension Service", $341,000; 
"National Agricultural Library", $236,000; 
"Economic Management Support Center", $165,000; 
"Statistical Reporting Service", $1,859,000; 
"Economic Research Service", $1,627,000; 
"Farmer Cooperative Service", $215,000; 
"Foreign Agricultural Service", $1,141,000; 
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $9,445,000: Provided^ That in addition, not 
to exceed an additional $1,036,000 may be transferred to and merged 
with this appropriation from the Commodity Credit Corporation 
fund; 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION 
"Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund", $1,005,000 for admin-
istrative and operating expenses which may be paid from premium 
income; 
"Rural Development Service", $75,000; 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,247,000; 
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $9,549,000; 
92 STAT. 550 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
"Conservation operations", $13,600,000, to remain available until 
expended; 
"River basin surveys and investigations", $966,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; 
"Watershed 
planning", 
$740,000, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended; 
"Watershed and flood prevention operations", $2,832,000, to remain 
available until expended; 
"Great plains conservation program", $369,000, to remain available 
until expended; 
"Resource conservation and development", $946,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; 
ARGICULTTDRAL MARKETING SERVICE 
"Marketing services", $1,799,000; 
"Packers and Stockyards Administration", $346,000; 
FOOD SAFETT AND QUALITY SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $14,000,000; 
"Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 
32)", (increase of $235,000 in the limitation, marketing agreements 
and orders); 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
"Food Program Administration", $3,317,000; 
FOREST SERVICE 
"Forest protection and utilization", $25,882,000, of which $2,394,000 
for reforestation and stand improvement, $634,000 for forest insect 
and disease control, and $78,000 for cooperative law enforcement shall 
remain available until September 30,1979; 
"Construction and land acquisition", $463,000, to remain available 
until expended; 
"Forest roads and trails", $11,391,000 to remain available until 
expended; 
"Assistance to States for tree improvement", $22,000 to remain avail-
able until expended; 
D E P A R T M E N T O F COMMERCE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,500,000; 
BUREAU OP THE CENSUS 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,450,000; 
"Periodic censuses and programs", $2,950,000, to remain available 
imtil expended; 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
"Salaries and expenses", $804,000; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 551 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
"Administration of economic development assistance programs", 
$1,420,000; 
REGIONAL ACTION PLANNING COMMISSIONS 
"Eegional development programs", $150,000, to remain available 
until expended; 
INDUSTRY AND TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
"Operations and administration", $3,275,000, to remain available 
until expended; 
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 
"Minority business development", $400,000; 
UNITED STATES TRAVEL SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $224,000; 
; 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
"Operations, research, and facilities", $19,600,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; 
"Coastal zone management", $70,000, to remain available until 
expended; 
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION 
"Operations, research, and administration", $349,000, to remain 
available until expended; 
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $4,860,000; 
SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH 
"Scientific and technical research and services", $3,650,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $56,000 may 
be transferred to the "Working Capital Fund", National Bureau of 
Standards, for additional capital; 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $360,000, to remain 
available 
until 
expended; 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
"Operations and training", $2,050,000, to remain available until 
expended; 
D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N S E — M I L I T A R Y 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
"Military personnel. Army", $407,133,000; 
"Military personnel^ Navy", $266,551,000; 
92 STAT. 552 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
"Military personnel. Marine Corps". $99,264,000; 
"Military personnel^ Air Force", $363,890,000; 
"Reserve personnel, Navy", $10,625,000; 
"Reserve personnel. Marine Corps", $3,724,000; 
"Reserve personnel. Air Force", $7,400,000; 
"National Guard personnel, Air Force", $7,800,000; 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
"Operation and maintenance, Army", $266,100,000; 
"Operation and maintenance, Navj^", $250,050,000; 
"Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps", $15,900,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Air Force", $147,306,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Defense Agencies", $125,600,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Army Reserve", $12,300,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Navy Reserve", $3,000,000; 
"Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve", $85,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Air Force Reserve", $10,500,000; 
"Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard", $26,800,000; 
"Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard", $23,900,000; 
CIVIL DEFENSE: DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY 
"Operation and maintenance", $1,300,000; 
"Research, shelter survey, and marking", $300,000; 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
"General investigations", $3,300,000, to remain available until 
expended; 
"Construction, general", $12,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; 
"General expenses", $3,200,000; 
"Operation and maintenance, general", $23,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; 
SOLDIERS' AND AIRMAN'S HOME 
"Operation and maintenance", $526,000; 
THE PANAMA CANAL 
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT 
"Operating expenses", $567,000; 
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY 
"Limitation on general administrative expenses" (increase of 
$500,000 in the limitation on general administrative expenses); 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
"Energy", $26,000,000 to remain available until expended; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 553 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
"Operation and maintenance, Alaska Power Administration", 
$68,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Southeastern Power Administration", 
$54,000; 
"Operation and maintenance. Southwestern Power Administration", 
$272,000; 
"Construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance. Western 
Area Power Administration", $1,438,000; 
"Colorado River Basin Power Marketing Fund, Western Area 
Power Administration", $15,000; 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HEALTH, 
EDUCATION, 
AND 
WELFARE 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $10,490,000; 
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
"Health services", $8,548,000; 
"Indian health services", $10,878,000; 
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL 
"Preventive health services", $6,236,000; 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
"National Cancer Institute", $5,252,000; 
"National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute", $2,267,000; 
"National Institute of Dental Research", $747,000; 
"National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Dis-
eases", $1,792,000; 
"National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders 
and Stroke", $1,438,000; 
"National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases", $1,299,000; 
"National Institute of General Medical Sciences", $400,000; 
"National Institute of Child Health and Human Development", 
$1,129,000; 
"National Institute on Aging", $305,000; 
"National Eye Institute", $400,000; 
"National Institute of Enviromental Health Sciences", $641,000; 
"Research resources", $148,000; 
"John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in 
the Health Sciences", $114,000; 
"National Library of Medicine", $873,000; 
"Office of the Director", $1,029,000; 
ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE, AND MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
"Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health", $2,786,000; 
"Saint Elizabeths Hospital", $5,738,000; 
92 STAT. 554 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
HEALTH KESOURCES ADMINISTRATION 
"Health resources", $2,102,000; 
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,700,000; 
HEALTH CARE FINANCING 
ADMINISTRATION 
"Quality care management, research and administration", $2,300,000; 
"Limitation on administrative expenses" (increase of $4,000,000 in 
the limitation on administrative expenses); 
OFFICE OF EDUCATION 
"Indian education", $72,000; 
"Salaries and expenses", $4,500,000; 
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" 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE or 
EDUCATION 
"National Institute of Education", $500,000; 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $400,000; 
"Institute of Museum Services", $10,000; 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
"Limitation on salaries and expenses" (increase of $83,000,000 in 
the limitation on salaries and expenses paid from trust funds); 
"Assistance payments program", $1,000,000; 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR H U M A N DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 
"Human development", $2,103,000; 
DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT 
"Office of Consumer Affairs", $50,000; 
"Office for Civil Rights", $1,600,000; 
"General departmental management", $6,300,000; 
"Office of the Inspector General", $1,900,000; 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOUSING 
AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
"Salaries and expenses, Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment", $20,969,000^ including not to exceed $500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, of which $10,929,000 shall be pro-
vided by transfer from the various funds of the Federal Housing 
Administration and $6,000,000 shall be provided by transfer from the 
appropriation for "Flood insurance"; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 555 
D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E I N T E R I O R 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
"Management of land and resources", $7,017,000; 
BUREAU or 
RECLAMATION 
"Construction and rehabilitation", $3,900,000, to remain available 
until expended; 
"Operation and maintenance", $2,940,000, to remain available until 
expended of which $98,000 shall be derived from the Colorado River 
Dam Fund, 
"General administrative expenses", $1,180,000; 
HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $329,000; 
"Land and water conservation fund": Of the amount heretofore 
appropriated under this head, an additional amount of $409,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses of the Heritage Conserva-
tion and Recreation Service; 
"Preservation of historic properties", $213,000; 
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UNITED STATES F I S H AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
"Resource management", $6,220,000; 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
"Operation of the National Park System", $15,380,000; 
"Planning, development, and operation of recreation facilities", 
$468,000 to remain available until expended; 
"John F . Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts", $105,000; 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
"Surveys, investigations, and research", $12,352,000; 
BUREAU OF M I N E S 
"Mines and minerals", $2,930,000; 
BUREAU or 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
"Operation of Indian programs", $18,889,000; 
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS 
"Administration of territories", $65,000; 
"Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands", $213,000; 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
"Salaries and expenses", $764,000; 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,397,000; 
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92 STAT. 556 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
"Departmental operations," $643,000; 
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D E P A E T M E N T O F J U S T I C E 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,147,000; 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
"Salaries and expenses, general legal activities", $3,733,000; 
"Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division", $1,363,000; 
"Salaries and expenses. United States Attorneys and Marshals", 
$7,000,000; 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $24,500,000; 
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $12,887,000; 
DRUG ENPORCEBIENT ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $6,400,000; 
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
"Salaries and expenses. Bureau of Prisons", $10,000,000; 
"Limitation on administrative and vocational training expenses. 
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated" (increase of $53,000 in the 
limitation on administrative expenses and of $167,000 in the limita-
tion on vocational training expenses); 
D E P A R T M E N T O F LABOR 
LABOR-MANAGEMENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,100,000; 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $4,487,000; 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,430,000; 
BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,158,000; 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
"Salaries and expenses", including $73,000 for the President's Com-
mittee on Employment of the Handicapped, $2,043,000; 
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PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 557 
D E P A R T M E N T O F S T A T E 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
"Salaries and expenses", $15,982,000; 
"Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad", 
$209,000, to remain available until expended; 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES 
"Missions to international organizations", $247,000; 
"International trade negotiations", $85,000; 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
and Mexico: "Salaries and expenses", $320,000; 
"American sections, international commissions", $56,000; 
OTHER 
"Migration and refugee assistance", $35,000; 
D E P A R T M E N T O F T R A N S P O R T A T I O N 
' 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,450,000, and in addition not to exceed 
$63,331 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation, "Trans-
portation research activities overseas"; 
"Limitation on working capital fund" (increase of $501,000 in the 
limitation on Working Capital Fund) ; 
COAST GUARD 
"Operating expenses", $32,800,000; 
"Reservetraining",$2,000,000; 
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FEDERAL AVIATION AJ)MINISTRATION 
"Operations", $95,000,000; 
"Operation and maintenance, Metropolitan Washington airports", 
$1,020,000; 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
"Motor carrier safety", $370,000; 
"Limitation on general operating expenses" (increase of $5,600,000 
in the limitation on general operating expenses); 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
"Traffic and highway safety", $1,000,000, of which $580,000 shall be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund; 
92 STAT. 558 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
"Office of the Administrator", $340,000; 
"Railroad Safety", $400,000 ; 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
"Limitation on administrative expenses. Saint Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation" (increase of $60,000 in the limitation on 
administrative expenses) ; 
MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BUREAU 
"Materials transportation program" $190,000; 
D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E 
T R E A S U R Y 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
"Salaries and expenses", $914,000; 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
"Salaries and expenses", $453,000; 
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,826,000 ; 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS 
"Salaries and expenses", $6,032,000 ; 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $20,774,000; 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
"Administering the public debt", $2,117,000; 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,763,000; 
"Accounts, Collection and Taxpayer Service", $40,069,000; 
"Compliance", $50,312,000; 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $5,890,000; 
E N V I R O N M E N T A L P R O T E C T I O N A G E N C Y 
"Agency and regional management", $3,200,000; 
"Research and development", $1,400,000; 
"Abatement and control", $4,600,000; 
"Enforcement", $2,000,000; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 559 
G E N E K A L S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS F U N D 
"Limitations on availability of revenue". In addition to the aggre-
gate amount heretofore made available for real property management 
and related activities in fiscal year 1978, $13,837,000 shall be available 
for such purposes and the limitation on the amount available for real 
property operations is increased to $472,804,000 and the limitation on 
the amount available for program direction and centralized services 
is increased to $68,343,000: Provided^ That any revenues and collec-
tions and any other sums accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1978, 
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 $1,346,626,000 shall be deposited in miscel-
laneous receipts of the Treasury of the United States; 
FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE 
"Operating expenses", $7,080,000; 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE 
"Operating expenses", $2,340,000; 
"Records declassification", $95,000; 
AUTOMATED DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE 
"Operating expenses", $466,000; 
FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,402,000; 
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY OPERATIONS 
"Salaries and expenses", $739,000; 
"Indian trust accounting", $137,000; 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES 
"Salaries and expenses", $4,257,000; 
N A T I O N A L A E R O N A U T I C S A N D S P A C E 
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A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 
"Research and program management", $45,761,000; 
V E T E R A N S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 
"Medical care", $198,963,000; 
"Medical and prosthetic research", $4,053,000, to remain available 
until expended; 
"Medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses", 
$1,316,000; 
"General operating expenses", $25,050,000; 
92 STAT. 560 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
"Construction, minor projects", $1,128,000, to remain available until 
expended; 
O T H E E I N D E P E N D E N T A G E N C I E S 
ACTION 
"Operating expenses, international programs", $1,069,000; 
"Operating expenses, domestic programs", $900,000; 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCJE or THE UNITED STATES 
^ 
"Salaries and expenses", $21,000; 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PEESERVATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $57,000; 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 
"Arms control and disarmament activities", $350,000; 
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CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,200,000; 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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• 
"Salaries and expenses", $5,780,000 together with an additional 
amount of $1,290,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses 
for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from 
the appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined 
by the Commission without regard to other statutes; 
COMMISSION OF F I N E ARTS 
"Salaries and expenses", $10,000; 
. . . 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
.
.
. 
"Salaries and expenses", $366,000; 
CoMMrrrEE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE BLIND AND OTHER SEVERELY 
HANDICAPPED 
"Salaries and expenses", $17,000; 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $633,000 ; 
COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
"Community services program", $1,500,000; 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $1,317,000; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 561 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK, OF THE UNITED STATES 
"Limitation on administrative expenses" (increase of $475,000 in 
the limitation on administrative expenses); 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
"Limitation on administrative expenses" (increase of $433,000 in 
the limitation on administrative expenses); 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $3,000,000; 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $310,000; 
FEDERAL H O M E LOAN B A N K BOARD 
"Limitation on administrative and nonadministrative expenses, 
Federal Home Loan Bank Board" (increase of $637,000 in the limita-
tion on administrative expenses and an increase of $1,320,000 in the 
limitation on nonadministrative expenses); 
"Limitation on administrative expenses. Federal Savings and Loan 
Insurance Corporation" (increase of $29,000 in the limitation on 
administrative expenses) ; 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $300,000; 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
"Salaries and expenses", $533,000; 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,600,000; 
INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $64,000; 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Eelations: "Salaries 
and expenses", $54,000; 
Appalachian Regional Commission: "Salaries and expenses", $8,000; 
Delaware River Basin Commission: "Salaries and 
expenses", 
$11,000; 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission: "Salaries and expenses", 
$11,000; 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT 
"Intelligence community staff", $299,000; 
92 STAT. 562 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
INTEKNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY 
"Salaries and expenses", $7,770,000; 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $713,000; 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $2,750,000; 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $238,000; 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND 
INFORMATION SCIENCE 
"Salaries and expenses", $35,000; 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 
National Endowment for the Arts: "Salaries and expenses", 
$350,000; 
National Endowment for the Humanities: "Salaries and expenses", 
$275,000; 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
"Salaries and expenses", $3,988,000; 
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
"Salaries and expenses", $210,000; 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
"Research and related activities", $1,850,000 (and an increase of 
$3,500,000 in the limitation on program development and manage-
ment) ; 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
"Salaries and expenses", $540,000; 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $5,000,000, to remain available 
until 
expended; 
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $29,000; 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
"Limitation on salaries and expenses" (increase in the limitation 
on salaries and expenses of $1,450,000 to be derived from railroad 
retirement accounts); 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
92 STAT. 563 
KENEGOTIATION BOARD 
"Salaries and expenses", $225,000; 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
"Salaries and expenses", $3,000,000; 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
"Salaries and expenses", $4,000,000; 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
"Salaries and expenses", $333,000; 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
"Salaries and expenses", $4,575,000; 
"Science Information Exchange", $80,000; 
"Salaries and expenses. National Gallery of Art", $670,000; 
"Salaries and expenses, Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars", $30,000; 
TEMPORARY STUDY COMMISSION 
National Transportation Policy Study Commission: "Salaries and 
expenses", $40,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Fiscal year 
remain available for obligation beyond the current jfiscal year unless limitation, 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 302. Except where specifically increased or decreased elsewhere 
in this Act, the restrictions contained within appropriations, or pro-
visions affecting appropriations or other funds, available during the 
fiscal year 1978, limiting the amounts which may be expended for 
personal services, or for purposes involving personal services, or 
amounts which may be transferred between appropriations or author-
izations available tor or involving such services, are hereby increased 
to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or 
pursuant to law. 
SEC. 303. The Supplemental Treasury and Post Office Departments 31USC 725q-la. 
Appropriation Act, 1949 (62 Stat. 561), also known as the Act of 
June 19,1948, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
92 STAT. 564 
PUBLIC LAW 95-355—SEPT. 8, 1978 
"No disbursement may be made from the appropriation to the 
Treasury Department entitled 'Bureau of Internal Revenue Refund-
ing Internal-Revenue Collections' except (a) refunds to the limit of 
liability of an individual tax account, and (b) refunds due from any 
26 use 1 et seq. credit provision of the Internal Revenue Code enacted prior to 
January 1,1978.". 
Approved September 8, 1978. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-1350 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 95-1475 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-1061 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 124 (1978): 
July 20, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 4, 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Aug. 17, House agreed to conference report. 
Aug. 25, Senate agreed to conference report.