An Act making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.
PL 94-363 (H.R.14261), enacted 07/14/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 963 
Public Law 94-363 
94th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, tlie United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agen-
cies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States 
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Inde-
pendent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
T I T L E I 
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 
For the necessary expenses in 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; $26,000,000, 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 $500,000 shall be for repairs and 
improvements to Treasury buildings and shall remain available until 
expended. 
OFFICE OF REVENUE SHARING 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the Office of Revenue Sharing, including 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $3,810,000. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
July 14. 1976 
[H.R. 14261] 
Treasury, Postal 
Service, and 
General 
Government 
Appropriation 
Act, 1977. 
Treasury 
Department 
Appropriations 
Act, 1977. 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, including purchase and hire of vehicles, and services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $8,650,000. 
BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OPERATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Government Financial 
Operations, $144,000,000. 
90 STAT. 964 
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PAYMENT OP GOVERNMENT LOSSES I N SHIPMENT 
For payment of Government losses in shipment, in accordance vrith 
section 2 of the Act api)roved July 8,1937 (40 U.S.C. 722), $500,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
BUREAU or ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
V 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire-
arms including purchase of (not to exceed two hundred and forty 
of vp^hich fifty 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; 
$114,500,000. 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE 
' 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, 
including purchase of three hundred and twenty-nine passenger motor 
vehicles (for replacement only), including three hundred and nineteen 
for police-type use; acquisition, operation, and maintenance of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and awards of 
compensation to informers as authorized by the Act of August 13,1954 
(22 U.S.C. 401); $340,000,000, of which not to exceed $150,000 shall 
be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclear-
ance operations. 
BUREAU OF THE 
M I N T 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and not 
to exceed $2,500 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; 
$40,000,000. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the 
United States, $112,000,000. 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not other-
wise provided for, including executive direction, administrative sup-
port, and internal audit and security; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined 
by the Commissioner; $46,700,000. 
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTION AND TAXPAYER SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for proc-
essing tax returns, revenue accounting, providing assistance to tax-
payers, securing unfiled tax returns, and collecting unpaid taxes; hire 
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of passenger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such 
rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; including not to 
exceed $10,000,000 for employees on temporary appointments and not 
to exceed $183,000 for salaries of personnel engaged in preemployment 
training of data transcriber applicants; $793,400,000. 
COMPLIANCE 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for deter-
mining and establishing tax liabilities, and for investigation and 
enforcement activities, including purchase (not to exceed ninety-one 
of which ninety-one shall be for replacement only) and hire of passen-
ger motor vehicles; and services of expert witnesses at such rates as 
may be determined by the Commissioner; $836,900,000. 
90 STAT. 965 
?.-. f 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase (not to exceed seventy-seven 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 Govern-
ment ownership or control as may be necessary to perform protective 
functions; and the conducting and participation in firearms matches; 
$112,650,000, 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 diplomatic missions, 
pursuant to Public Law 94^196. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—TREASURY 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 
foreign 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 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 102. Motor vehicles for police-type use by the Treasury 
Department may be purchased without regard to the general purchase 
price limitation for the current fiscal year. 
This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department Appropriations 
Act, 1977". 
TITLE II 
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 
3 use 202, 208. 
Citation of till; 
Postal Service 
Appropriation 
Act, 1977. 
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 
90 STAT. 966 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
Citation of title. 
Executive Office 
Appropriations 
Act, 1977. 
and to postal employees for earned and unused annual leave as of 
June 30, 1971, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 2004, $1,766,170,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Postal Service Appropriation Act, 
1977". 
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. 
THE WHITE HOUSE OrricE 
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 provi-
sions of law regulating the employment and compensation of persons 
in the Government service; hire of passenger motor vehicles, news-
papers, 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 $10,000 for official entertainment expenses to be 
available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; 
$16,530,000. 
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, 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, $2,095,000. 
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE 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, $61,000: Provided^ 
That advances or repayments or transfers from this appropriation 
may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out 
such activities. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 
5 u s e 5332 note. 
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, 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 967 
compensation for one position at a rate not to exceed the rate of level 
II of the Executive schedule, and other personal services without 5 USC 5313. 
regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and com-
pensation of persons in the Government service, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $1,246,000. 
COUNCIL or ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $1,718,000. 
COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY 
S A I J A R I E S A N D 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council on International Economic 
Policy, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,450,000, of 
which, an amount not to exceed $1,000 may be expended for official 
entertainment. 
COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITY 
.O; • ;• 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses, including compensation for the Deputy Director at 
a rate not to exceed the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule, 
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) $1,607,000. 
12 USC 1904 
note. 
DOMESTIC COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Domestic Council, including services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to 
exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS-18; and other 5 USC 5332 note, 
personal services without regard to the provisions of law regulating 
the employment and compensation of persons in the Government serv-
ice; $1,700,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $3,210,000. 
OrncE O
F MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
. ,,, 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Management and Budget, 
inc] uding hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $25,300,000. 
90 STAT. 968 
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O r n c E OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C, 3109, $1,627,000. 
OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the conduct of telecommunications func-
tions assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications 
Policy, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,206,000. 
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 abroad 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 expendi-
tures 
of 
Government 
funds) 
incurred 
with 
respect 
thereto, 
$1,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Executive Office Appropriations Act, 
1977". 
T I T L E I V — I N D E P E N D E N T A G E N C I E S 
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.), $880,000. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL P A Y 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, 
established by 5 U.S.C. 5306, $215,000. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
42 use 4271. 
September 24, 1959, as amended (73 Stat. 703-706), $1,301,000. 
CIVIL SERVICE 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
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-
Citation of title. 
Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1977. 
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PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 969 
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; $102,328,000 together with not 
22 USC 287 note, 
to exceed $24,365,000 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: 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 
3 CFR 
unit of like purpose. 
1943-1948 
Comp., 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 6, United States Code, 5 USC 8901 
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat, e^^^y. 
849), as amended, $451,844,000. 
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY F U N D 
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, $2,874,955,000: 
Provided^ That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 33 USC 776. 
amended (2 C.Z.C. 181) and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended 
33 USC 776. 
(33 U.S.C. 771-775) may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service 
retirement and disability fund. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COUNCIL 
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 
amended, $1,565,000: Provided^ That public members of the Federal 5 USC 7301 note. 
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
i 
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, as 
authorized 
by 
the 
Intergovernmental 
Personnel 
Act 
of 
1970, 42 USC 4701 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
note. 
COMMISSION ON EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL SALARIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Executive, Legisla-
tive, and Judicial Salaries, authorized by section 225 of the Postal 
90 STAT. 970 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
2 use 351-361. 
Kevenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 (81 Stat. 642-645), $100,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW or THE NATIONAL 
POLICY TOWARD GAMBLING 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out functions of the Commission 
on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling, established 
by section 804 of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (P.L. 
18 use 1955 
91-452; 84 Stat. 938), $265,000. 
note. 
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, $316,000. 
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 1974, $6,000,000. 
G E N E R A L 
S E R V I C E S 
A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 
DISPOSAL OP SURPLUS REAL AND RELATED PERSONAL 
PROPERTY, OPERATING EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $6,205,000 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 incurred in the Federal Buildings 
Fund in carrying out surplus property functions, pursuant to the 
Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460 
16USe460Z-5. 
1-5). 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS F U N D 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
The revenues and collections deposited into a fund pursuant to sec-
tion 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), shall be available for neces-
sary expenses of real property management and related activities not 
otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protec-
tion of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in 
the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving Gov-
ernment 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 
PUBLIC LAW 94^363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 971 
alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches 
and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, pres-
ervation, 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 pay-
ment of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations for public 
buildings acquired by purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
$1,130,755,000 of which (1) not to exceed $28,400,000 shall remain 
available until expended for construction of additional projects as 
authorized by law at locations and at maximum construction improve-
ment costs (including funds for sites and expenses) as foUoAvs: 
N^ew Construction: 
California: 
Los Angeles, Parking Facility, $5,665,000 
Hawaii: 
Honolulu, Prince J. K. Kalanianaole Federal Building Court-
house, $3,500,000 
Illinois: 
East St. Louis, Courthouse and Federal Building, $5,365,000 
Michigan: 
Detroit, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Office Building, 
$800,000 
New York: 
N"ew York, Customs Courthouse Federal Office Building Annex, 
$1,500,000 
Washington: 
Blaine, Border Station, $3,159,000 
Wisconsin: 
Madison, Courthouse, $5,778,000 
Conversions: 
Georgia: 
Atlanta, Post Office and Courthouse, $1,830,000 
Augusta, Post Office and Courthouse, $803,000 
Provided^ That the immediately foregoing limits of costs may 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 $60,700,000, 
which shall remain available until expended for alterations and major 
repairs; (3) not to exceed $92,000,000 for payment on purchase con-
tracts entered into prior to July 1,1975; (4) not to exceed $473,200,000 
for rental of space; (5) not to exceed $414,905,000 for real property 
operations: and (6) not to exceed $61,550,000 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 U.S.C. 356), the Public Build-
ings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 490) and buildings under the 
control of another department or agency where alterations of such 
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 to 
be federally owned buildings: Provided further^ That amounts neces-
sary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under 
Section 210(f) (6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f) (6)) and amounts to 
provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership 
90 STAT. 972 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
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 any revenues and collections and any other 
sums accruing to this fund during' fiscal year 1977, excluding reim-
bursements 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 $1,156,018,000 shall be deposited in miscellaneous receipts of the 
Treasury of the United States. 
FEDERAL SUPPLY 
SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for supply distribu-
tion (including contractual services incident to receiving, handling and 
shipping supply items), procurement, inspection, standardization, and 
supply management activities as authorized by law, transportation, 
public utilities, the utilization of excess property, the disposal of sur-
plus property, the rehabilitation of personal property, the national 
stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), the supplemental stockpile established 
by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Developmental and 
7 use 1704. 
Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607), 
and the inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 
50 use app. 
1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as author-
2061. 
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $154,266,000: 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 
Government: Provided 
further. 
That during the current fiscal year 
there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic and crit-
ical 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 inventory 
maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 
U.S.C. App, 2061-2166), and excess materials in the national stock-
pile and supplemental stockpile, the disposition of which is author-
ized 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 acquisition of mate-
rials, or of refining, processing, or otherwise beneficiating materials, or 
of rotating materials, pursuant to section 3 of the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b), and of processing 
and refining materials pursuant to section 303(d) of the Defense Pro-
duction 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 manage-
ment and related activities, as provided by law, including reimburse-
ment for security guard services, contractual services incident to 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 973 
movement or disposal of records, and acceptance and utilization of 
voluntary and uncompensated services, $64,219,000, of which $3,000,000 
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 
documents, and related records management activities, pursuant to 
Executive Order 11652, directives issued pursuant thereto, and other 50 USC 401 note, 
applicable authorities, including expenses not otherwise provided for, 
and acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated serv-
ices, $1,410,000. 
AUTOMATED DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, 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, $7,475,000. 
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 disposal of excess materials in the national 
stockpile established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), the supplemental stockpile established 
by section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 607), and the 7 USC 1704. 
inventory maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
amended (50 U.S.C. 2061-2166), including services as authorized by 50 USC app. 
5 U.S.C. 3109 and expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and 2061. 
individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency plan-
ning, and the provision of transportation in connection with the 
continuity of Government program, to the same extent and in the same 
manner as permitted the Secretary of a military department under 10 
U.S.C. 2632, $16,296,000. 
* 
." v 
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND AGENCY OPERATIONS 
SAI^RIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of general management and agency operations of 
activities under the control of the General Services Administration, 
$6,616,000: 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 Indian Claims Commission, $2,702,000: Provided, That none 
of these funds shall be available for transfer to any other account. 
90 STAT. 974 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as 
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), $280,000: Provided, 
That the Admin-
istrator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the 
Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of sections (a) and (c) of such Act. 
EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Presi-
dential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note), 
$900,000. 
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, $72,219,000: 
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—GENER^^L 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 U.S.C. 451fF), and such appropriations or funds may be so trans-
.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 sec-
tion 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
40 use 759. 
of 1949 shall be obligated or expended for the procurement by pur-
chase, lease or any other arrangement, in whole or in part, of any or 
all the automatic data processing system, data communications net-
work, or related software and services for the joint General Services 
Administration-Department of Agriculture MCS project 97-72 con-
tained in the Request 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 Serv-
ices Act of 1949. 
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 
P A Y M E N T TO T H E HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND 
For payment to the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust 
Fund, $20,000,000. 
* 
, .,,s r 
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90 STAT. 975 
' 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC F U N D 
TRANSFERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
^ 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title I I of 
Public Law 93-495, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended. 12 USC 2401. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING L I F E 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Center for Productivity and 
Quality of Working Life, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,750,000. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SUPPLIES AND SHORTAGES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National 
Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act (Public Law 93-426), 50 USC app. 
including personal services without regard to the provisions of law 2169. 
regulating the employment and compensation of persons in the Gov-
ernment service, $360,000. 
NATIONAL STUDY COMMISSION ON RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS OF 
FEDERAL 
OFFICIALS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of title I I of the 
Act of December 19,1974 (Public Law 93-526), as amended by Public 
44 USC 3315 
Law 92-261 (44 U.S.C. 33), $350,000. 
note. 
44 USC 3318, 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
^^^^• 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,222,000: Provided, 
That travel 
26 USC 7443. 
expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of 
the judge. 
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY 
., 
OPERATION A N D 
MAINTENANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out 
civil defense activities including the hire of motor vehicles; and finan-
cial contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as authorized 
•-'. 
by law; $65,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $29,600,000 shall be 
available for allocation under section 205 of the Federal Civil Defense 
Act of 1950, as amended. 
5 USC app. 2286. 
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 finan-
89-194 O—78—pt. 1 
65 
90 STAT. 976 
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50 u s e app. 
2281. 
Citation of title. 
Employees, 
military leave, 
position 
restoration. 
Offices outside 
D.C., limitation. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Foreign made 
tools, 
procurement 
restriction. 
cial 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; $17,500,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CIVIL DEFENSES 
SEC. 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 Appropria-
tions Act, 1977". 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
THIS ACT 
SEC. 501. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable for 
travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed 
thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the 
amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the 
appropriations: Provided^ That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal 
boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly 
in connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
Veterans Administration; or to payments to interagency motor pools 
where separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
SEC. 502. No part of 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 satisfac-
torily completed his period of active military or naval service and has 
within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospi-
talization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 
one year made application for restoration to his former position and 
has been certified by the 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 measuring 
tool(s) not produced in the United States or its possession except to 
the extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee 
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 977 
hand or measuring tools produced in the United States or its posses-
sions cannot be procured as and when needed from sources in the 
United States and its possessions or except in accordance with proce-
dures prescribed by section 6-104.4(b) of Armed Services Procure-
ment Regulation dated January 1,1969, as such regulation existed on 
June 15, 1970. This section shall be applicable to all solicitations for 
bids opened after its enactment. 
SEC. 506. The General Services Administration is authorized to 
negotiate and accept the conveyance to the United States of approxi-
mately 930 acres of land presently owned by Skyway-to-Highway, 
Incorporated adjacent to the West and Northwest boundaries of 
Dulles International Airport, in exchange for conveyance to Skyway-
to-Highway, Incorporated of property of approximately equal value 
selected by the General Services Administration from any surplus 
Federal real properties. Acceptance by the United States of any 
exchange proposal is contingent upon review by the appropriate com-
mittees of the Congress. 
SEC. 5G7. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for the procurement of, or for the payment of, the salary 
of any person engaged in the procurement of stainless steel flatware 
not produced in the United States or its possessions, except to the 
extent that the Administrator of General Services or his designee 
shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of 
stainless steel flatware produced in the United States or its posses-
sions, 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 Pro-
curement Regulation, dated January 1, 1969. This section shall be 
applicable to all solicitations for bids issued after its enactment. 
Property 
exchange. 
Stainless steel 
flatware, 
procurement. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
D E P A R T M E N T S , A G E N C I E S , 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 $2,700 except station wagons for which the maximum 
shall be $3,100: Provided^ That these limits may be exceeded by not to 
exceed $1,700 for police-type 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 Gov-
ernment of ilci^ 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, 
or (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South Viet Nam, or the Baltic 
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent resi-
dence: 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 
Motor vehicle 
purchase. 
31 u s e 638c. 
31 u s e 638a. 
Police-type 
vehicles, 
eitizenship 
requirement foi-
employees. 
31 u s e 699b. 
90 STAT. 978 
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Quarters 
allowances. 
Nominees not 
approved, 
compensation 
restriction. 
Administrative 
expense funds. 
Foreign credits. 
Publicity or 
propaganda. 
U.S. Postal 
Service 
employees, 
communication 
with Congress. 
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 addi-
tion to, and not in substitution for any other provisions of existing 
law: Provided 
further, 
That any payment made to any officer or 
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable 
in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply to 
citizens of 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 employ-
ment 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 allow-
ances, 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 
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after 
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 
SEC. 605. Funds made available by this or any other Act for admin-
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 appli-
cable 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. 
SEC. 606. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 
Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned 
by the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose 
for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (includ-
ing the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use of such 
credits), only when reimbursement therefor is made to the Treasury 
from applicable appropriations of the agency concerned: 
Provided, 
That such credits received as 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 corpora-
tion 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 
PUBLIC LAW 94-363—JULY 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 979 
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 sucli officer or employee or in response to the 
request or inquiry of such Member or committee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces 
in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, 
denied promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or 
discriminates in regard to any employmout 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 Avith respect to 
such officer or employee, by reason of any communication or con-
tact of such officer or employee with any Member or committee of 
Congress as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
SEC. 608. No part of any approjoriation contained in this or any 
other Act, shall be available to finance interdepartmental boards, com-
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 for paj^ment to 
the General Services Administration for charges for space and serv-
ices 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 the fund 
created by the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), 
and the "Postal Service fund" (89 JJ.S.C. 2003), shall be available 
for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occu-
pied 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 haA^e, 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. 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. 612. None of the funds available under this Act shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses for the purpose of transferring the 
border control activities of the United States Customs Service to 
any other agency of the Federal Government. 
Interdepart-
mental groups, 
expenses. 
Space and service 
charges and 
building 
improvements. 
40 u s e 601 note. 
40 u s e 603 note. 
U.S. or Postal 
Service guards, 
funds. 
Border control 
activities. 
90 STAT. 980 
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SEC. 613. 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 
40 use 490. 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended) than such agency 
included in its budget for the current fiscal year and for which appro-
priations were granted. 
SEC. 614. 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 
40 use 602a. 
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313) during the 
period beginning October 1,1976, and ending September 30,1977. 
Short title. 
This Act may be cited as the "Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriation Act, 1977". 
Approved July 14, 1976. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-1229 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 94-1299 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-953 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): 
June 14, considered and passed House. 
June 24, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 30, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in Senate 
amendments; Senate agreed to conference report.