Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993
PL 102-389 (H.R.5679), enacted 10/06/1992

PUBUC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1571 
Public Law 102-389 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 
51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 
as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 
92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other officers' 
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment 
of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed 
under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' 
Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and for other benefits as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 
23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 
123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $16,494,239,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not less than $8,357,000 of 
the foregoing amount shall be reimbursed to "General operating 
expenses" for necessary expenses in implementing those savings 
provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1990, the funding source for which is specifically provided as 
the "Compensation and pensions" appropriation. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the pa)niient of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 
21, 30, 31, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $814,010,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds shall be available 
to pay any court order, court award or any compromise settlement 
Oct. 6, 1992 
[H.R. 5679] 
Departments of 
Veterans Affftirs 
and Housing and 
Urban 
Development, 
and Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1993. 
106 STAT. 1572 
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arising from litigation involving the vocational training program 
authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen's indenmities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by law (38 
U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $22,730,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
GUARANTY 
AND 
INDEMNITY 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING 
TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carrv out the purpose of the program, as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Providzd, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $40,524,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modi^ng such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $87,869,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the purpose of the program, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further. 
That during 1993, within the resources available, not to exceed 
$1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C. chapter 37). 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carrv out the direct 
loan program, $1,393,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for "Greneral operating expenses". 
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
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\ 106 STAT. 1573 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $11,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $305,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $51,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further. 
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,760,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $962,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforce-
ment Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 
loans authorized by Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity 
Act of 1992 (S. 2528, 102d Congress, as reported by the Senate 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs), $4,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $58,400,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $500,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for "Greneral operating expenses" to cover 
the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL CARE 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment 
to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational facili-
ties, supplies, and equipment; fiineral, burial, and other expenses 
incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Department 
of Veterans Affairs facilities; repairing, altering, improving or 
providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes imder the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise 
provided for, either bv contract or by the hire of temporary employ-
ees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
note. 
106 STAT. 1574 
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as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); aid to State homes 
as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed $2,000,000 
to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 
8110(a)(5); $14,642,723,000 (of which $405,700,000 is available as 
a result of the cost savings provision of the last proviso under 
this heading), plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the sum 
appropriated, $9,440,000,000 is available only for expenses in the 
personnel compensation and benefits object classifications: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$476,860,000 is for the equipment and land and structures object 
classifications only, which amount shall not become available for 
obligation until August 1, 1993, and shall remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 1994: Provided further. That after 
September 30, 1992, none of the funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in this Act or any other Act shall be 
available to implement or fund Veterans Health Administration 
Directive 10-92-013, dated January 24, 1992 (Medical Research 
Service Career Development Program Funding): Provided 
further, 
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That notwithstanding the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 3732(cXl)(C) and 
(c)(ll) or any other law, with respect to any loan guaranteed for 
any purpose specified in 38 U.S.C. 3710 which was closed before 
October 1, 1993, the term "net value" for purposes of paragraphs 
(4) through (10) of 38 U.S.C. 3732 shall mean "the amoimt equal 
to (i) the fair market value of the property, minus (ii) the total 
of the amounts which the Secretary estimates the Secretary would 
incur (if the Secretary were to acquire and dispose of the property) 
for property taxes, assessments, liens, property maintenance, prop-
erty improvement, administration, resale (including losses sustained 
on the resale of the property), and other costs resulting from the 
acquisition and disposition of the property, excluding any amount 
attributed to the cost of the Government of borrowing lunds". 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in canying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain available imtil September 30, 
1994, $232,000,000, plus reimbursements. 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For pajrment of health professional scholarship program grants, 
as authorized by law, to students who agree to a service obligation 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs at one of its medical 
facilities, $10,113,000. 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LOAN PAYMENT PROGRAM 
38 use 7601 
For pajrment of outstanding tuition loans to Department of 
"^o*®- 
Veterans Affairs health care professional employees (excluding 
physicians and dentists) who agree to remain in service for one 
year or more, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
1994: Provided, That the Secretary, in order to recruit and retain 
such employees, may make such payments, not to exceed $3,000 
during any calendar year, or $12,000 in total, to any such employee 
who has an outstanding tuition loan from an educational institution 
approved by the Secretary that has led to a degree in the health 
care occupation in which such individual is employed: Provided 
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106 STAT. 1575 
further, That no payment shall be made in advance: Provided fur-
ther, That regulations shall be promulgated by the Secretary to R^ulations. 
implement this program. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law, $71,954,000, plus 
reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $25,000,000 may be available for transfer to the 
Medical and Prosthetic Research Appropriation for the Career 
Development Program. 
GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1732), for assisting in the replacement 
and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical 
plant and facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, 
$500,000, to remain available until September 30,1994. 
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public 
Law 102-54, section 8: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modif3ring such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further. That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amoimt of direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, 
for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, 
$50,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the "General 
Post Fund", as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, and the Department 
of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail; $811,919,000, 
of which $20,000,000 for the acquisition of automated data process-
ing equipment and services to support the modernization program 
in the Veterans Benefits Administration shall not become available 
for obligation until September 1, 1993, and shall remain available 
for obligation until September 30,1994. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM 
For necessary operating expenses of the National Cemetery 
System not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law; cemeterial expenses as authorized 
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Reports. 
by law; purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles, for use in 
cemeterial operations; ana hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$70,668,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $31,182,000. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 
of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural 
and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
project, services of claims analysts, and site acquisition, where 
the estimated cost of a project is $3,000,000 or more or where 
fimds for a project were made available in a previous major project 
appropriation, $492,674,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That except for advance planning of projects funded 
through the advance planning fund and the design of projects 
funded through the design fund, none of these funds shall be 
used for any project which has not been considered and approved 
by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That 
funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 1993, for each 
approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a construc-
tion documents contract by September 30, 1993, and (2) by the 
awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 1994: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in writing 
to the Comptroller General and to the Committees on Appropria-
tions any approved major construction project in which obligations 
are not incurred within the time limitations established above; 
and the Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance 
with the procedures established by section 1015 of the Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): Provided further. 
That no funds from any other account except the "Parking garage 
revolving fund", may be obligated for constructing, altering, extend-
ing, or improving a project which was approved in the budget 
process and funded in this account imtil one year after substantial 
completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to that 
part only: Provided further. That prior to the issuance of a bidding 
document for any construction contract for a project approved under 
this heading (excluding completion items), the director of the 
affected Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility must certify 
that the design of such project is acceptable from a patient care 
standpoint. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities imder the iurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineer-
ing services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associ-
ated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services 
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106 STAT. 1577 
of claims analysts, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes 
set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 
8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated 
cost of a project is less than $3,000,000, $149,525,000, to remain 
available until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre-
vious "Construction, minor projects" appropriations which are 
hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost 
is less than $3,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, no part of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available to carry out the functions of the 
Office of Facilities: Provided further, That funds in this account 
shall be available for (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities 
under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by 
any natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary measures 
necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes: 
Provided further, That $1,000,000 of previously appropriated funds 
for the construction of a pedestrian bridge to connect the John 
L. McClellan Veterans Affairs Medical Center with the University 
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Clinical Building shall be awarded 
within 90 days of enactment of this Act to a responsive and qualified 
construction bid offeror: Provided further. That the Secretary of Reports. 
Veterans Affairs shall transmit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate a report providing a full and detailed 
explanation should an award not be made within the 90-day period 
and which sets forth a revised schedule to proceed with this project; 
said report shall be transmitted not less than 30 days following 
the expiration of the 90-day period. 
PARKING GARAGE REVOLVING FUND 
For the parking garage revolving fund as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. 8109), $1,317,000, together with income from fees col-
lected, to remain available until expended. Resources of this fund 
shall be available for all expenses authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 
except operations and maintenance costs which will be funded from 
"Medical care". 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 
For grants to assist the several States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify 
or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities 
in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 
law (38 U.S.C. 8131-8137), $40,000,000, to remain available xmtil 
September 30, 1995. 
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improv-
ing State veteran cemeteries as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 2408), 
$5,104,000, to remain available until September 30,1995. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Any appropriation for 1993 for "Compensation and pensions", 
"Readjustment benefits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" 
may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations. 
Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for 1993 for salaries and expenses shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for "Construction, 
major projects", "Construction, minor projects" and the "Parking 
garage revolving fund") shall be available for the purchase of any 
site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for 
hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries 
entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless 
reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates 
as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for fiscal year 1993 for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjust-
ment benefits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" shall 
be available for pajnnent of prior year accrued obligations required 
to be recorded by law against the aforementioned accounts within 
the last quarter of fiscal year 1992. 
Appropriations accounts available to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for fiscal year 1993 shall be available to pay prior 
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts 
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, 
Public Law 100-86, 1987, except that if such obligations are from 
trust fund accounts they shall be payable from "Compensation 
and pensions". 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds appro-
priated under the following headings shall be available to carry 
out the functions of the Office of Facilities to support the purposes 
enumerated for each account: (1) "Medical administration and mis-
cellaneous operating expenses" for administrative expenses in sup-
port of planning, design, project management, 
architectural, 
engineering, real property acquisition and disposition, construction 
and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the 
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisi-
tion; engineering and architectural activities not charged to project 
cost; and research and development in building construction tech-
nology; (2) "Medical care" for administrative expenses in support 
of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition 
and disposition, construction and renovation of any facility under 
the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
and oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged 
to project cost; and (3) "General operating expenses" for construction 
program oversight; legal services; and in addition to the availability 
of other accounts, expenses in support of lease-purchase agreement 
and enhanced-use lease activities. 
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106 STAT. 1579 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE 
GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS) 
For the HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership 
Program as authorized under title III of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitle A of title 
IV of the Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Pub-
Uc Law 101-625), $161,000,000; for the HOPE for Homeownership 
of Multifamily Units Program as authorized under subtitle B of 
title IV of the Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(Public Law 101-625), $95,000,000; for the HOPE for Homeowner-
ship of Single Family Homes Program as authorized under subtitle 
C of title rv of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act, $95,000,000; and for the HOPE for Elderly Independence dem-
onstration program as authorized under section 803(k) of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, $10,000,000: Pro-
vided, That all amounts shall remain available until expended. 
()f the amounts provided under this heading for the HOPE 
for Homeownership of Multifamily Units Program, $10,000,000 shall 
be available for assistance to mutual housing associations, to the 
extent that such associations submit approvable grant applications 
luider such program. 
Furthermore, $300,000,000 shall be for grants to carry out 42 USC1437/ 
an urban revitalization demonstration program involving major 
reconstruction of severely distressed or obsolete public nousing 
projects, to be administered by local public housing agencies: Pro-
vided, That such funding shall be made available to up to 15 
cities selected from either the 40 most populous United States 
cities or, from any city whose housing authority was considered 
to have been on the Department's troubled housing authorities 
list as of March 31, 1992: Provided further. That no more than 
$50,000,000 shall be provided to each participating municipality: 
Provided further. That no more than 500 units snail be ninded 
for each participating city and such units shall be located in up 
to 3 separately defined areas containing the community's most 
severely distressed projects, including family high-rise projects: Pro-
vided further. That at least 80 per centum of the funding provided 
to each participating public housing agency shall be used for the 
capital costs of major reconstruction, renabilitation and other phys-
ical improvements, for the capital costs of replacement units and 
for certificates under section 8(b) used for replacement and for 
management improvements for the reconstructed project and for 
planning and technical assistance purposes and not more than 
20 per centum shall be used for commimity service programs (as 
defined by the Commission on National and Community Service) 
and for supportive services, including, but not limited to, literacy 
training, job training, day care, youth activities, administrative 
expenses, and the permissive and mandatory services authorized 
under the Gateway Program esteblished in the Family Support 
Centers demonstration 
program, provided for in 42 U.S.C. 
11485e-f: Provided further. That each participating city shall make 
contributions for supportive services in an amount equal to 15 
note. 
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per centum of the funding provided for supportive services pursuant 
to the immediately preceding proviso: Provided further. That all 
such contributions from participating jurisdictions for supportive 
services shall be derived from non-Federal sources: Provided further, 
That each participating community shall submit a plan for program 
implementation which is consistent with the local comprehensive 
housing affordability strate^ prepared pursuant to section 105 
of the Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act and 
which has the approval of the local governing body: Provided fur-
ther. That each plan shall include a community services component, 
but no funds are to be disbursed pursuant to this paragraph until 
such community services program has been approved by the 
Commission on National ana Community Service: Provided further, 
That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph may be 
used in coi\junction with, but not in lieu of, funding provided 
under the head 'Modernization of Low-Income Housing Frojects" 
for the modernization of existing public housing projects pursuant 
to section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 14371); for construction or 
m£gor roconstruction of obsolete public housing, other than for 
Indian families; for the replacement of public housing units pursu-
ant to section 18 of the Act; and for the HOPE for Public and 
Indian Housing Homeownership program as authorized under title 
III of the Act: Provided further. That notwithstanding the provisions 
of section 18(bX3) of the Act, units demolished, disposed of or 
otherwise eliminated under this demonstration may be replaced 
as follows: one-third by certificates imder section 8(b) and the 
balance hy any combination of conventional public housing and 
units acquired or otherwise provided for homeownership under sec-
tion 5(h) of the Act, housing made available through housing oppor-
tunity programs of construction or substantial rehabilitation of 
homes meeting essentially the same eligibility requiroments as 
those established pursuant to sections 603-607 or the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-242), 
or under the HOPE II or III programs, as established under sections 
421 and 441 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act; persons displaced by the roconstruction activities provided 
for herein shall be eligible for these replacement units: Provided 
further. That, in order to be eligible for funding under this para-
S
aph, applications for funding must be received within 180 days 
>
m the date the Notice of Funds Availability is published in 
the Federal Register: Provided further. That the Secretary of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a notice 
of mnds availability within 90 days of enactment of this paragraph: 
Provided further. That the Secretiury shall determine Mmich cities 
have been selected to participate in the pro-am within 90 days 
of the timely receipt of tne last eligible appucation: Provided further. 
That housing authorities, in submitting their application for funds 
under this paragraph, shall identify all severely distressed public 
housing developments, using the criteria set forth by the National 
Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing: Provided fur-
ther. That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary 
from conforming the program standards and criteria set forth here-
in, with subsequent authorization legislation that may be enacted 
into law: Provided farther. That the authority in tihe immediately 
preceding proviso shall not apply to any legislation that excludes 
or otherwise limits self-sufficiency or community service activities 
set forth in this paragraph, or authorize reallocation of amounts 
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106 STAT. 1581 
available for obligation which are included in this paragraph: Pro-
vided further, That any troubled housing authority that applies 
for funds under this paragraph, shall not be eligible if the Secretary 
certifies to the Congress that they are not making substantial 
progress to eliminate their troubled status in accordance with sec-
tion 6(j) of the Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further. 
That in the event that commimities applying for funding under 
this paragraph also request funding under any other HOPE pro-
gram authorized under title III or title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act, the Secretary shall process such 
applications concurrently and in an expeditious manner: Provided 
further. That, in the event that any application received from the 
cities initially selected to participate in this program is determined 
to be unacceptable, the Secretary shall select another city from 
the 40 most populous United States cities to receive funding under 
this paragraph: Provided further. That, in the event that commu-
nities selected to receive funding do not proceed in a manner consist-
ent with the plan approved for that commiuiity, the Secretary 
may withdraw any imobligated balances of funding made available 
pursuant to this paragraph and distribute such funds to other 
eligible communities. 
Of the amoimt made available under this head in Public Law 
102-139 for the HOPE for Homeownership of Multifamily Units 
Program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), 
$3,000,000 shall be made available for a cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 
the National Center for Tenant Ownership in affiliation with the 
Harrison Institute at the Georgetown University Law Center, for 
the provision of technical assistance to potential recipients and 
recipients of grants under that program. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,000,000,000 to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That in order to allocate the 
total amount provided, the Act shall be construed as follows: in 
section 216(3XA), "$750,000" both places it appears shall be 
"$375,000"; in section 217(bX2XA), "$3,000,000" both places it 
appears shall be "$750,000"; in section 217(bX2XB), "$500,000" both 
places it appears shall be "$250,000"; and in section 217(bX3), 
"$500,000" shall be "$250,000". 
Hereafter, for purposes of amounts appropriated under this 
heading in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1992 (Public Law 102-139; 105 Stat. 736, 744), the per-unit cost 
limits established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment under section 212(d) of the HOME Investment Partnerships 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(d)) shall reflect the actual development costs 
in each area in a manner that ensures compliance with the match-
ing contributions waiver provided under such heading in such 
Appropriations Act. 
Section 217(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12747(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), hy inserting 
"and after reserving amounts for the insular areas under para-
graph o r before the first comma; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
**(3) INSULAR AREAS.—For each fiscal year, of any amounts 
approved in appropriations Acts to carry out this title, the 
Secretary shall reserve for grants to the insular areas the 
greater of (A) $750,000, or (B) 0.2 percent of the amoimts 
appropriated under such Acts. The Secretary shall provide for 
the distribution of amounts reserved under this paragraph 
among the insular areas pursuant to specific criteria for such 
distribution. The criteria shall be contained in a regulation 
Regulations. 
promulgated by the Secretary after notice and public com-
ment.". 
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
as amended ("the Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise 
provided for, $8,936,731,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That to be added to and merged with the foregoing 
amounts, there shall be up to $287,234,000, consisting of up to 
$24,000,000 of budget authority previously made available under 
the "Flexible subsidy fimd" which remains unreserved at the end 
of fiscal year 1992; $18,934,000 of budget authority previously made 
available for the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund which 
remains unreserved at the end of fiscal year 1992; and up to 
$244,300,000 of amounts of budget authority (and contract author-
ity) reserved or obligated in prior years for the development or 
acauisition costs of public housing (including public housing for 
Indian families), for modernization of existing public housing 
projects (including such projects for Indian families), and, except 
as herein provided, for programs under section 8 of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 14370, which are recaptured during fiscal year 1993: Pro-
vided further, That, from the foregoing total of $9,223,965,000, 
$257,320,000 shall be for the development or acquisition cost of 
public housing for Indian families, including amounts for housing 
under the mutual help homeownership opportunity program under 
section 202 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb); $400,000,000 shall be 
for the development or acquisition cost of public housing: Provided 
further. That of the $9,223,965,000 total under this head, 
$3,100,000,000 shall be for modernization of existing public housing 
projects pursuant to section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.CT. 14371), includ-
ing $4,750,000 for technical assistance and training under section 
20 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437(r)) and $10,500,000 for the inspection 
of modernization imits and provision of management and technical 
assistance for troubled Public Housing Authorities and Indian Hous-
ing Authorities: Provided further. That of the $9,223,965,000 total 
under this head, $25,000,000 shall be for public housing family 
investment centers as authorized in section 22 of the Act: Providea 
further. That of the $9,223,965,000 total under this head, 
$600,750,000 shall be for the section 8 existing housing certificate 
program (42 U.S.C. 14370: Provided further. That of the 
$9,223,965,000 total provided imder this head, $75,000,000 shall 
be for the foster child care program authorized under section 8(x) 
of the Act: Provided further. That of the $9,223,965,000 total pro-
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106 STAT. 1583 
vided under this head, $581,750,000 shall be for the housing voucher 
program under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)); 
$1,350,000,000 shall be for amendments to section 8 contracts other 
than contracts for projects developed under section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959, as amended, including $70,000,000 which shall 
be for rental adjustments resulting from the application of an 
annual adjustment factor in accordance with section 801 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 
1989 (Public Law 101-235); $600,000,000 shall be for assistance 
for State or local units of government, tenant and nonprofit 
organizations to purchase projects where owners have indicated 
an intent to prepay mortgages and for assistance to be used as 
an incentive to prevent prepajrment or for vouchers to aid eligible 
tenants adversely affected by mortgage prepayment, as authorized 
in the Cranston-Gronzalez National Anordable Housing Act (Public 
Law 101-625), and of the $600,000,000 made available for such 
assistence, up to $25,000,000 shall be for use by nonprofit organiza-
tions, pursuant to the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
Act of 1987, as amended by the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), and for tenant and commu-
nity-based nonprofit education, training and capacity building and 
the development of State and local preservation strategies; 
$50,000,000 for assistance to families with children to move out 
of areas vnth high concentrations of persons living in poverty; 
$93,032,000 shall be for section 8 assistance for propertjr disposition; 
and $202,000,000 shall be for loan management: Provided further. 
That any amounts of budget authority provided herein that are 
used for loan management activities under section 8(bXl) (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(bXl)) shall be obligated for a contract term that is no less 
than five years: Provided further, That those portions of the fees 
for the costs incurred in administering incremental units assisted 
in the certificate and housing voucher programs under sections 
8(b) and 8(o), respectively, shall be established or increased in 
accordance with the authorization for such fees in section 8(q) 
of the Act: Provided further. That 50 per centum of the amounts 
of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the cash 
amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKin-
ney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 
100-628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case 
of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts 
of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury shall be used by Stete housing finance agencies 
or local govemmente or local housing agencies with projects 
approved by the Secretory of Housing and Urban Development 
for which settlement occurred £ifter January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section: Provided further. That of the $9,223,965,000 
total, $100,000,000 shall be for housing opportunities for persons 
with AIDS under title VIII, subtitle D of the Cranston-G<)nzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625) and 
$100,000,000 shall be for grants to States and units of general 
local government for the abatement of significant lead-based paint 
and lead dust hazards in low- and moderate-income owner-occupied 
unite and low-income privately-owned rental unite, of which 
$2,000,000 shall be for lead-based paint abatement grants for tech-
nical assistance and evaluation studies: Provided further. That such Grants. 
grant funds shall be available only for projects conducted by contrac- Contracts. 
106 STAT. 1584 
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tors certified and workers trained through a federally- or State-
accredited program: Provided further, That, to be eligiole for such 
grants, States and units of general local government must dem-
onstrate the capability to identify significant-hazard housing units, 
to oversee the safe and effective conduct of the abatement, and 
to assure the future availability of abated units to low- and mod-
erate-income persons: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
language preceding the first proviso of this paragraph, $260,000,000 
shall l^ used for special projects in accordance with the terms 
and conditions specified for such grants in the committee of con-
ference report and statement of the managers (H. Rent. 102-902) 
accompanying H.R. 5679: Provided fuHher, That of the $150,000,000 
earmarked in Public Law 102-139 for special purpose grants (105 
Stat. 736, 746), $850,000 made available to the Cfity of Lawrence, 
Massachusetts to purchase, remodel and equip a vacant Jewish 
Community Center building for use as a Girls Club facility shall 
instead be made available to the Lawrence Boys' Club to remodel 
any building for use as a Girls' club facility: Provided further. 
That of the $150,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102-139 for 
special purpose grants (105 Stat. 736, 746), $290,000 made available 
to Marquette, Michigan for communications and other equipment 
shall instead be made available for training and equipment to 
the Upper Peninsula Emergency Medical Services Corporation in 
Marquette County, Michigan for use throughout the Upper Penin-
sula of Michigan. 
Of the $9,223,965,000 total under this head, $1,116,099,000 
shall be for capital advances, including amendments to capital 
advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by 
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project 
rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental 
assistance, for supportive housing for the elderly under section 
202(cX2) of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended: Provided further. 
That any xmreserved balances provided under this head in prior 
vears for such purposes shall be merged with amounts provided 
herein: Provided further. That $15,438»000 shall be for service 
coordinators pursuant to section 202(q) of the Housing Act of 1959, 
as amended. Of the $9,223,965,000 total under this head, 
$193,754,000 shall be for persons with disabilities, as authorized 
by section 811 of the'Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (Public Law 101-625); and for project rental assistance, 
and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by 
section 811 of the Cranston-Cxonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8 SUBSIDY 
CONTRACTS 
For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437) not otherwise provided for, for use in connection 
with expiring section 8 subsidy contracts, $6,346,135,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this 
paragraph may not be obligated for a contract term that is less 
than five years: Provided further. That the Secretary may maintain 
consolidated accounting data for funds disbursed at the Public 
Housing Agency or Indian Housing Authority or project level for 
subsidy assistance regardless of the source of the disbursement 
so as to minimize the administrative burden of multiple accounts. 
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106 STAT. 1585 
Further, for the foregoing purposes, $450,000,000, to become 
available for obligation on October 1, 1993, and to remain available 
for obligation until expended. 
For those projects in the State of Maine, the owners of which 
have converted their section 23 leased housing contracts (former 
section 23 of the Act, as amended by section 103(a), Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1965, Public Law 89-117, 79 Stat. 451, 
455) to section 8, the subsidy provided under the head "Assistance 
for the Renewal of Expiring Section 8 Subsidy Contracts" in PubUc 
Law 102-139 shall be for a five-year extension as if the projects 
were under the section 8 new construction program, except that 
section 8(cX2XC) shedl not apply. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount 
appropriated under this heading for fiscal year 1993 shall be 
"$6,076,135,000" and the amount under this heading for fiscal year 
1994 shall be "$720,000,000". 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
(RESCISSION) 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum pa3nnents 
that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered 
into under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715Z-1) is reduced in fiscal year 1993 by not more than $2,000,000 
in uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose 
in appropriations Acts: Provided, That up to $283,000,000 of recap-
tured loan management or section 236 budget authority resulting 
from the prepajnnent of mortgages subsidized under section 236 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l) shall be rescinded 
in fiscal year 1993: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
recaptures and rescission during fiscal year 1993 are less than 
$283,000,000, the total fimding provided under the head "Annual 
contributions for assisted housing" and the budget authority 
provided in the seventh proviso under that head for assist-
ance in connection with mortgage prepayments shall be reduced 
accordingly. 
CONGREGATE SERVICES 
For contracts with and payments to pubHc housing agencies 
and nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs, 
$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994, of which 
up to $10,800,000 shall be for entities operating such programs 
in accordance with the provisions of the Congregate Services Act 
of 1978, as amended, and the balance shall t^ for such programs 
under section 802 of the Cranston-Conzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (Public Law 101-625). 
PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS 
For pajrments to public housing agencies and Indian housing 
authorities for operating subsidies for low-income housing projects 
as authorized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,282,436,000. 
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HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for provimng counseling and advice to tenants and home-
owners—^both current and prospective—^with respect to property 
maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as 
may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or 
homeownership, including provisions for training and for support 
of voluntary agencies and services as authorized by section 
106(a)(lXiii), section 106(a)(2), section 106(c), and section 106(d) 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 
$6,025,000. 
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND 
For assistance to owners of eligible multifamily housing projects 
insured, or formerly insured, and under the National Housmg Act, 
as amended, or which are otherwise eligible for assistance under 
section 201(c) of the Housing and Commimity Development Amend-
ments of 1978, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-la), in the program 
of assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the 
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as 
amended, all imcommitted balances of excess rental charges as 
of September 30, 1992, and any collections and other amounts 
in the fund authorized imder section 201(j) of the Housing and 
Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, during 
fiscal year 1993, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That assistance to an owner of a multifamily housing project 
assisted, but not insured, imder the National Housing Act may 
be made if the project owner and the mortgagee have provided 
or agreed to provide assistance to the project in a manner as 
determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 1993, commitments to guarantee loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of 
$57,146,000,000. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $255,645,000, to be derived fi:om the FHA-
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Guaranteed Loans Receipt accoimt, 
of which not to exceed $249,542,000 shall be tr£uisferred to the 
appropriation for salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed 
$6,103,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the OfiEice 
of Inspector General. 
FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $104,652,000, as authorized 
by the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(b) 
and 1735c(f)): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further. That these funds 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1687 
are available to subsidize total loan principal any part of which 
is to be guaranteed of not to exceed $8,864,230,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carrv 
out the guaranteed loan programs, $187,000,000, of which 
$182,955,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries 
and expenses; and of which $4,045,000 shall be transferred to 
the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. 
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING 
For grants to public housing agencies for use in eliminating 
drug-related crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 11901-11908, and for drug iniormation clearinghouse serv-
ices authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921-11925, $175,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $5,225,000 of the foregoing 
amoimt shall be available for grants, contracts, or other assistance 
for technical assistance and training for or on behalf of public 
housing agencies and resident organizations (including the costs 
of necessary travel for participants in such training): Provided 
further, That $5,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be made 
available for grants for a youth violence prevention in low-income 
housing program modeled on a program developed by the National 
Association of Neighborhoods: Provided further. That $10,000,000 
of the foregoing amount shall be made available for grants for 
federally-assisted, low-income housing. 
Section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afifordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking "in" and insert '%r resi-
dents of; 
(2) in subsection (bX5), after "nonprofit organizations", by 
inserting "and institutions of higher learning"; and 
(3) in subsection (dX3), after "cultural activities,", by insert-
ing "transportation costs,". 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDES TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 1993, new conmiitments to issue guarantees 
to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing 
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$77,700,000,000. For administrative expenses necessarv to carry 
out the guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $6,936,000, 
to be derived fi:om the GNMA—Guarantees of mortgage-backed 
seciuities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to exceed 
$6,936,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries 
and expenses. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE 
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM 
For the emergency shelter grants program, as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act (Public Law 100-77), as amended, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
106 STAT. 1588 
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TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
For the transitional and supportive housing demonstration pro-
gram, as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the Stewcurt 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77), as 
amended, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION 
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY 
For assistance imder the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for the section 8 moderate rehabilita-
tion program, to be used to assist homeless individuals pursuant 
to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), $105,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SHELTER PLUS CARE 
For the Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized by subtitle 
F of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (PubUc Law 100-77), as amended, $266,550,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
The unexpended balances of the "Shelter Plus Care: Section 
8 Moderate Rehabilitation, Single Room Occupancy^ and "Shelter 
Plus Care: Section 202 Rental Assistsmce" programs, available from 
the appropriations enacted in Public Law 10^139, shall be added 
to and merged with the amount available under this heading. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For grants to States and imits of general local government 
and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for carrying out a community development grants program as 
authorized by title I of the Housing and Commimity Development 
Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That $40,000,000 
shall be available for grants to Indian tribes pursuant to section 
106(aXl) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), and $14,500,000 shall be available 
for "special purpose grants" pursuant to section 107 of such Act, 
and $500,000 shall be available for a grant to demonstrate the 
feasibility of developing an integrated database system and com-
puter mapping tool for compliance, programming, and evaluation 
of community development olock grants pursuant to section 901 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990: 
Regulations. 
Provided further, That not to exceed 20 per centum of any grant 
made with fimds appropriated herein (other than a grant using 
fimds under section 107(bX3) of such Act or funds set aside in 
the following proviso) shall be expended for "Planning and Manage-
ment Development" and "Administration" as defined in regulations 
promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment: Provided further. That $5,000,000 shall be made available 
from the total amount provided to carry out an early childhood 
development program under section 222 of the Housing and Urban-
Rural Recovery Act of 1983, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-6 note). 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1589 
During fiscal year 1993, total commitments to guarantee loans, 
as authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), shall not exceed 
$2,000,000,000 of contingent liability for loan principal: Provided, 
That $1,700,000,000 of said amount shall become available only 
upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-
1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary 
imder section l(aXlXi) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994: Pro-
vided, lliat of the foregoing amount (1) $1,000,000 shall be available 
for innovative building technologies research with the Research 
Center of the National Association of Home Builders, (2) $1,000,000 
shall be available for the National Commission on Manufactured 
Housing, (3) at least $500,000 shall be for lead-based paint abate-
ment research and studies, and (4) $1,000,000 shall be for a study 
by the National Academy of Public Administration on HUD staffing 
and human resource management and requirements. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACNVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title VIH of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968, as amended bv the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 
and section 561 of the Hoiising and Communis Development Act 
of 1987, $15,000,000, to remain available until SBptember 30, 1994: 
Provided, That not less than $10,600,000 shall be available to 
carry out activities pursuant to section 561 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1987. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and nonadministrative expenses 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not other-
wise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $892,000,000, of whioi 
$432,497,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal 
Housing Administration, and $6,936,000 shall be provided from 
funds of the Government National Mortgage Association: Provided, 
That of the total amount, $2,000,000 shall be available for the 
Housing Assistance Council and $500,000 shall be available for 
the National American Indian Housing Council: Provided fiirther. 
That of the total amount, $1,000,000 and 20 staff years shall 
be for the Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning 
Prevention, which shall be located within the Office of the S^retary: 
106 STAT. 1590 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
Provided further, That not to exceed $8,793,000 of the total amount 
provided iinder this heading shall be available for personnel com-
E
ensation and benefits for the headquarters budget activity of 
departmental Management, including not to exceed $673,000 for 
travel expenses: Provided further. That not to exceed $14,609,000 
of the total amount provided imder this heading shall be available 
for personnel compensation and benefits for the headquarters Office 
of General Counsel, including not to exceed $259,000 for travel 
expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $8,717,000 of the 
total amount provided under this heading shall be available for 
personnel compensation and benefits for the headquarters Office 
of Policy Development and Research, including not to exceed 
$141,000 for travel expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
Massachusetts. 
Grants. 
Pennsylvania. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Oklahoma. 
Loans. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $46,160,000, of which $10,148,000 shall be transferred 
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For payment to Milton Residences for the Elderly, Inc., for 
development costs incurred in connection with the site for HUD 
Project No. 023-EH273 (Milton, MA) prohibited under PubHc Law 
100-202 (101 Stat. 1329-190), $226,000. 
Notwithstanding section 17(d)(4)(G) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937, the City of Springfield, in the State of Massachu-
setts, shall not be required to return, and the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may not recapture, any housing develop-
ment grants awarded under section 17(d) of such Act to the city 
for use in connection with the Symphony Apartments housing devel-
opment project (Project No. MA002HG701), if before October 1, 
1993, the city (or any subgrantee) commences construction or 
substantial rehabilitation activities for which such amounts were 
made available. 
Notwithstanding section 17(dX4)(G) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (as such section existed immediately before October 
1, 1991), the City of Harrisburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, 
shall not be required to return, and the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may not recapture, any housing develop-
ment grants awarded under section 17(d) of such Act to the city 
for use in connection with the Washington Square Phase II housing 
development project (Project No. PA009HG701), if before October 
1, 1993, the city (or any subgrantee) commences construction or 
substantial rehabilitation activities for which such amounts remain 
available. 
Amoimts made available for a housing development grant under 
section 17(aXl)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for 
NJ 008-HG7-01 in Camden, New Jersey, shall be deemed to have 
been recaptured, and shall be made available during fiscal year 
1993 for such project. 
The Oklanoma Department of Commerce is authorized to take 
all steps necessary to close out an agreement originally entered 
into by the Department and the City of Commerce, Oklahoma 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1591 
(Contract No. 4511 CDBG ED 89) for the purpose of providing 
a loan through the Miami Area Economic Development Services, 
Inc., for Sac and Fox Industries to retain and create jobs for low-
and moderate-income persons. Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law or other Department of Housing and Urban Development 
regulations and requirements, $490,700 of funds appropriated for 
community development block grants and allocated to the State 
of Oklahoma or other funds available to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall be used to close out said a^eement. 
Furthermore, the Miami Area Economic Development Services, Inc., 
the City of Commerce, Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Department 
of Commerce are relieved of all liability to the government for 
the outstanding balance, any amount of accrued interest, and cuiy 
other fees and charges payable in connection with this transaction. 
The provisions of title I, section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1974, as amended, are hereby waived 
for the following urban development action grant projects in the 
City of 
Youngstown, Ohio: 
(1) H. L. Libby parking deck—project #: B-87-AA-39-
0319; 
(2) The Bitonte Medical Center—project #: B-86-AA-39-
0321; and 
(3) The Erie Terminal Development Office Complex— 
project #: B-87-AA-39-0329. 
During fiscal year 1993, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the number of individuals employed by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development in other than "career appointee" 
positions in the Senior Executive Service shall not exceed 15. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall cancel the indebtedness 
of the Sunbright Utility District in Morgan County, Tennessee, 
relating to loan number TENN-PFL-43, and the Administrator 
of the Economic Development Administration shall cemcel the 
indebtedness of the Simbright Utility District in Morgan County, 
Tennessee, relating to loans numbered 040100-342-1 and 04010()-
342-2. The Simbright Utility District in Morgan County, Tennessee, 
is relieved of all liability to the Government for the outstanding 
principal balance on such loans, for the amoimt of accrued interest 
on such loans, and for any other fees and charges payable in 
connection with such loans. 
Section 213(e) of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1439(e)), is amended by striking 
"the Park Central New Commimity Project or in adjacent areas 
that are recognized by the imit of general local government in 
which such Project is located as being included within the Park 
Central New Town in Town Project^ and inserting "Jefferson 
County, Texas"; and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
213(c) of such Act, of the budget authority set aside in section 
213(e) of such Act, the Secretory shall entor into annual contribu-
tions contracts under section 8(b) of the United Stotes Housing 
Act of 1937 with the Housing Authority of the City of Galveston, 
Galveston, Texas, for 18 units, with the Housing Authority for 
the City of Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, for 36 umts, and for the 
balance of such budget authority, with the Port Arthur Housing 
Authority, Port Arthur, Texas. 
The first sentence of section 203(bX2) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: "Involve 
Government 
employees. 
Labor. 
Sunbright 
Utility District. 
Tennessee. 
Loans. 
Contracts. 
Texas. 
106 STAT. 1592 
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a principal obligation (including such initial service charges, 
appraisal, inspection, and other fees as the Secretary shall approve) 
in an amount— 
"(A) not to exceed the lesser of— 
"(i) in the case of the 1-family residence, 95 percent 
of the median 1-family house price in the area (as deter-
mined by the Secretary); in the case of a 2-family residence, 
107 percent of such median price; in the case of a 3-
family residence, 130 percent of such median price; or 
in the case of a 4-family residence, 150 percent of such 
median price; or 
"(ii) 75 percent of the dollar amount limitation deter-
mined under section 305(aX2) of the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation Act (as adjusted annually under such 
section) for a residence of the applicable size; 
except that the applicable dollar amount limitation in effect 
for any area imder this subparagraph (A) may not be less 
than the dollar amount limitation in effect under this section 
for the area on May 12,1992; and 
"(B) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (2), 
not to exceed an amount equal to the sum of— 
"(i) 97 percent of $25,000 of the appraised value of 
the property, as of the date the mortgage is accepted for 
insurance; 
"(ii) 95 percent of such value in excess of $25,000 
but not in excess of $125,000; and 
"(iii) 90 percent of such value in excess of $125,000.". 
The second sentence of section 2(bX2) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1703(bX2)) is amended by striking "but not" and 
all that follows through "203(b)(2)'' and inserting "but in no case 
may such limits, as so increased, exceed the lesser of (A) 185 
percent of the dollar amount specified, or (B) the dollar amount 
specified as increased by the same percentage by which 95 percent 
of the median one-family house price in the area (as determined 
by the Secretary) exceeds $67,500". 
Section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
20(g)) is amended by striking "for a l-family residence" and insert-
ing "for 1-family residences in the area in which the dwelling 
subject to the mortgage under this section is located". 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY.—Section 40(pX4) of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q(pX4)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the follow-
ing new subparagraph: 
"(B) that has an appraised value that does not exceed 
the applicable dollar amount specified in the first sentence 
of section 203(bX2) of the National Housing Act, as such 
dollar amount is increased on £ui area-by-area basis under 
such section for areas with high prevailing housing sales 
prices, except that for purposes of this paragraph no such 
increase may exceed 150 percent of Uie dollar amount 
specified in section 203(b)(2).". 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY.—Section 
40(pX5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1831q(pX5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following new subparagraph: 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1593 
"(B) that has an appraised value that does not exceed 
the 
applicable 
dollar 
amount 
specified 
in section 
221(dX3Xii) of the National Housing Act for elevator-type 
structures, as such dollar amount is increased under such 
section for geographical areas or on a project-by-project 
basis (except that any such increase on a project-by-project 
basis shall be made pursuant to a determination by the 
Corporation that such increase is necessary).". 
(3) ELIGIBLE SINGLE FAMILY PROJECT.—Section 40(pX7) of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q(pX7)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the follow-
ing new subparagraph: 
"(B) that has an appraised value that does not exceed 
the applicable dollar amount specified in the first sentence 
of section 203(bX2) of the National Housing Act, as such 
dollar amoimt is increased on an area-by-area basis under 
such section for areas with high prevailing housing sales 
prices, except that for purposes of this paragraph no such 
increase may exceed 150 percent of the dollar amount 
specified in section 203(bX2).''. 
Section 2(bXl) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1703(bXl)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E) and inserting the following new subparagraphs: 
"(C) 70 percent of the median 1-family house price 
in the area, as determined by the Secretary under section 
203(b)(2), if made for the purpose of financing the purchase 
of a manufactured home; 
"(D) 80 percent of the median 1-family house price 
in the area, as determined by the Secretary imder section 
203(b)(2), if made for the purpose of financing the purchase 
of a manufactured home and a suitably developed lot on 
which to place the home; 
"(E) the greater of (i) 20 percent of the median 1-
family house price in the area, as determined by the Sec-
retary imder section 203(bX2), or (ii) $13,500, if made 
for the purpose of financing the purchase, by an owner 
of a manufactured home which is the principal residence 
of the owner, of a suitably developed lot on which to place 
that manufactured home, and if the owner certifies that 
the owner will place the manufactured home on the lot 
acquired with such loan within 6 months after the date 
of such loan;". 
Section 203(bX2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(bX2)) is amended by inserting after the period at the end 
the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the authority of the 
Secretary to establish the terms of insurance under this section 
and approve the initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and 
other fees (and subject to any other limitations under this section 
on the amount of a principal obligation), the Secretary may not 
(by regulation or otherwise) limit the percentage or amount of 
any such approved charges and fees that may be included in the 
principal obligation of a mortgage.". 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act CJovernment 
with respect to any fiscal year, the Office of Lead-Based Paint 
l^^^^^ 
Abatement and Poisoning Prevention shall be contained within note. 
the Office of the Secretary, and said Office shall have ultimate 
responsibility within the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
106 STAT. 1594 
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Federal 
Register, 
publication. 
Mississippi. 
Loans. 
opment, except for the Secretary, for all matters related to the 
abatement of lead in housing, and research related to lead abate-
ment, consistent with the responsibilities outlined for the Office 
in Senate Report 102-107. 
Notwithstanding section 571(b) of the National Affordable 
Housing Act of 1990, the Department shall revise its fiscal year 
1992 notice of fund availability for public housing development/ 
major reconstruction of obsolete projects (Federal Register, June 
18, 1992, 27330 et seq.) so that there contains no limitation on 
the amount of these funds available for public hoiising replacement 
activities. 
The fair market rentals for the Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, 
metropolitan statistical area that took effect as of October 1, 1991 
(56 Fed. Reg. 49024, 49072, September 26, 1991) shall remain 
in effect until October 1, 1993, notwithstancUng the requirements 
of section 8(cXl) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) or any publication in the Federal Register in 
implementation of such section. 
With respect to two projects of the United Cerebral Palsy 
of New Jersey, Inc., which are located in Newark and Teaneck, 
New Jersey, and are to be assisted imder section 811 (project 
numbers 031-EH244/NJ39-T881-001 and 031-EH231), the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall extend the fund 
reservations for a reasonable period sxifEicient to permit final closing 
to take place and shall increase the reservation of project rental 
assistance to an amoimt sufficient to cover the reasonable operating 
expenses of these projects. 
Rehabilitation activities imdertaken by the Committee for Dig-
nity and Fairness for the Homeless Housing Development, Inc., 
in connection with 46 dwelling units that were renovated for perma-
nent housing for the homeless and that are located in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, shall be deemed to have been conducted pursuant 
to an agreement with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment under clause (ii) of the third sentence of section 8(dX2XA) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(dX2XA)). 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall immediately forego and 
forbear from all efforts to recapture funding, by means of offset 
or reduction, against current or future subsidy, or other means, 
from the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle based on a 
finding pertaining to tenant utility allowances contained in the 
Office of Inspector General Report 86-SE-201-1003, dated Feb-
ruary 21, 1986, and shall restore any funds previously recaptured. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall cancel 
the indebtedness of the town of McLain, Mississippi, relating to 
the public facilities loan (Project No. MIS-22-PFL0094). The town 
of McLain, Mississippi, is relieved of all liability to the Government 
for the outstanding principal balance on such loan, for the amoimt 
of accrued interest on such loan, and for any other fees and charges 
payable in connection with such loan. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6,1992 
106 STAT. 1595 
TITLE III 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition 
of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and 
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when 
required by law of such countries; $19,318,000, to rem£un available 
until expended: Provided, That where station allowance has been 36 U
S
C I2lb. 
authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army 
serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same allowance 
shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to 
the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, and 
this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of 
such allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on business 36 U
S
C 122. 
of the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members 
or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses 
as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided fur-
ther, That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agen- 36 use I22a. 
cies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances 
of personnel assigned to it: Provided further, That section 509 
of the general provisions carried in title V of this Act shall not 
apply to the funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 
lliat not more than $125,000 of the private contributions to the 
Korean War Memorial Fund may be used for administrative support 
of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board including 
travel by members of the board authorized by the Commission, 
travel allowances to conform to those provided by Federal Travel 
regulations. 
COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Commission on 
National and Commimity Service imder subtitle G of title I of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101-610), $2,500,000. 
PROGRAMS AND ACnVITIES 
For use in carrjring out the programs, activities and initiatives 
under subtitles B through F of title I of the National and Conmiu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610), $73,000,000. 
106 STAT. 1596 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIED. AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses df the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of j^assenger motor vehicles, services 
as autiiorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,\but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate eqidvalent to the rate for GS-18, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' con-
tributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $48,400,000: Pro-
15 use 2053 
vided, That funds shall not be available for the personnel compensa-
"°*®' 
tion and benefits of more than three Commissioners of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission for fiscal year 1993 and 
therecdler: Provided further. That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $6,300,000 shall be for the relocation of the headquarters 
staff of the Commission and shall be available until expended. 
COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. sections 
7251-7292, $8,480,000: Provided, That such sum shall be available 
without regard to section 509 of this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintensuice, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and 
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the 
purchase of three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, 
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; $13,033,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For research and development activities, including procurement 
of laboratory equipment, supplies, and other operating expenses 
in support of research and development, $323,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That not more than 
$48,067,000 of these funds shall be available for procurement of 
laboratory equipment, supplies, and other operating expenses in 
support of research and development; and construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project. 
ABATEMENT, 
CONTROL, 
AND 
COMPLIANCE 
For abatement, control, and compliance activities, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation 
of aircraft; piu-chase of reprints; library memberships in societies 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1597 
or associations which issue publications to members only or at 
a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed 
$6,000 for official 
reception and representation 
expenses; 
$1,318,965,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994: Pro-
vided, That not more than $274,000,000 of these funds shall be 
available for administrative expenses: Provided further. That none 
of the funds appropriated under this head shall be available to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant 
to section 118(hX3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
as amended: Provided further. That none of these funds may be 
expended for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recovery Pan-
els established under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913), or for support 
to State, regional, local, and interstate agencies in accordance with 
subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, other 
than section 4008(aX2) or 4009 (42 U.S.C. 6948, 6949): Provided 
further. That from funds appropriated under this heading, the 
Administrator may make grants to federally recognized Indian 
governments for the development of multimedia environmental pro-
grams. 
ABATEMENT, 
CONTROL, 
AND 
COMPLIANCE 
LOAN 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforce-
ment Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 
loans under the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act, as amend-
ed, $30,225,000: Provided, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $70,500,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the implementation of the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement 
Act, $1,000,000. 
PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for person-
nel compensation and benefit costs and for travel expenses, includ-
ing uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
rate for GS-18; $823,607,000: Provided, That none of these fimds 
may be expended for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recov-
ery Panels established under section 2003 of the Resource Conserva-
tion and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913): Provided 
further. That if the agency determines that it would be more cost 
effective and less disruptive of accomplishing the agency's mission 
in issuing a new research support contract, after the agency has 
notified the appropriate committees of the Congress, not more than 
$10,000,000 of the £unount appropriated herein may be made avail-
able for personnel compensation and benefits and travel of addi-
tional personnel (on a temporary or permanent basis) needed to 
replace contract services at the agenc3r's environmental research 
laboratories. 
106 STAT. 1598 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$42,799,000, of which $15,770,000 shall be derived from the Hazard-
ous Substance Superfund trust fund and $610,000 shall be derived 
from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank trust fund. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment for facilities of, or use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agen^, $134,300,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That $10,000,000 of the foregoing 
amoimt shall be made available as a grant to Columbia University 
for construction of a facility to be used for environmental health 
science research, such facility to be constructed and owned by 
Columbia University: Provided fuHher, That $12,500,000 shall be 
available as a grant to the Christopher Columbus Center Develop-
ment, Inc. for planning, design and construction of the Christopher 
Columbus Center of Marine Research and Exploration in Baltimore, 
Maryland: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized 
to plan, design, and acquire land to establish a consolidated labora-
tory facility to replace and house the Central Regional Laboratory, 
Annapolis, Maryland, and the Analytical Chemistry and Microbi-
ology Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, including the authority to 
accept, by permit or no-cost transfer from Federal entities, or by 
donation from State and local entities, available real property: 
Provided further. That $1,000,000 of the amount provided herein 
shall be for a grant to the University of Maine for the construction 
of the Maine Quaternary Studies Institute: Provided further, That 
$5,000,000 of the amount provided herein shall be for a grant 
to the University of Utah for the design, construction, and equipping 
of an intermountain regional network and scientific computation 
center. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agenc/s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$20,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, 
and to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS 
SUBSTANCE 
SUPERFUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111 (c)(3), (cX5), (c)(6), 
and (eX4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 
per project; $1,573,528,000, consisting of $1,323,528,000 as author-
ized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor-
ization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101-508, 
and $250,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1599 
Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 517(b) 
of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508, plus sums recovered 
on behalf of the Hazardous Substance Superfund in excess of 
$201,120,000 during fiscal year 1993, with all of such funds, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, such sums as may be necessary shall 
be available, fi*om within available funds, for a cooperative agree-
ment to demonstrate the use of the latest gas-phase thermo-chemi-
cal technology for the remediation of a municipal landfill located 
on a river island: Provided further. That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accord-
ance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further. That not-
withstanding section lll(m) of CERCLA or any other provision 
of law, not to exceed $60,036,000 of the funds appropriated imder 
this heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registiy to carry out activities described in sections 
104(i), lll(cX4), and lll(cX14) of CERCLA and section 118(0 of 
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986: Pro-
vided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 1993: 
Provided further. That no more than $260,000,000 of these funds 
shall be available for administrative expenses of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUI-ID STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the 
Superfimd Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $75,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no more than $7,200,000 
shall be available for administrative expenses. 
STATE REVOLVING FUNDS/CONSTRUCTION GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and the Water Quality 
Act of 1987, $2,550,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $1,927,500,000 shall be for title VI of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended; $16,500,000 shall be for making 
grants authorized imder section 104(bX3) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended; $50,000,000 shall be for making 
grants authorized imder section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution 
ontrol Act, as amended; $32,500,000 shall be for section 510 of 
the Water Quality Act of 1987 and none of the fimds appropriated 
in this or any other Act to the Environmental Protection Agency 
may be used for making grants authorized under such section 
that exceed a total of $239,400,000, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall take no action to obligate 
any fimds under such section if the impact on the total program 
cost to the Environmental Protection Agency of such action would 
exceed $239,400,000; $305,500,000 shall be for making grants under 
title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 
to the appropriate instrumentality for the purpose of constructing 
secondary sewage treatment facilities to serve the following local-
106 STAT. 1600 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
ities, and in the amounts indicated: Boston, Massachusetts, 
$100,000,000; New York, New York, $70,000,000; Los Angeles, 
California, $55,000,000; San Diego, California, $45,500,000; and 
Seattle, Washington, $35,000,000; and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $82,000,000 shall be available for Rouge River 
National Wet Weather Demonstration Project grants, not to exceed 
85 per centum of total project costs, to be awarded by the Adminis-
trator, who is authorized to make such grants to Wayne County, 
Michigan, such grants to be for the construction of sanitary sewers 
and retention basins, for the repair and maintenance of wastewater 
treatment plants and collection systems, and for the investigation 
of commercial and industrial facilities and storm sewer connections 
to implement the Rouge River National Demonstration Project for 
Wet Weather Flows; and notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, $40,000,000 shall be for m£iking grants imder title II of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to the appropriate 
instrumentality for the purpose of constructing advancea sewage 
treatment facilities to serve Baltimore, Maryland, in furtherance 
of the objectives of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement; and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $19,000,000 shall be for making 
a grant under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
as amended, to the Ocean Coimty Utilities Authority, in the State 
of New Jersey for necessary modifications and replacements to 
the Carver-Greenfield sewage treatment plant; and notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $7,000,000 shall be for making a grant 
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amend-
ed, to the appropriate instrumentality for necessary work to remove 
and reroute the existing sewer lines at the Centennial Ol3rmpic 
Stadium site in the City of Atlanta, Georgia; $50,000,000 shall 
be for grants to the State of Texas, which is to be matched by 
an equal amoimt of State funds from State sources, for the purpose 
of improving wastewater treatment in colonias in that State, indud-
ing $2,000,000 for planning and design; $10,000,000 shall be for 
a grant to the State of New Mexico for the purpose of improving 
wastewater treatment in colonias in that State; and $10,000,000 
shall be for a grant to the State of Arizona for an interceptor/ 
collection system in the city of Avondale, Arizona; and notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, from sums previously appropriated 
imder this heading for grants under title II of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended, and reserved by the South 
Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the 
Administrator shall make a grant, not to exceed 55 per centum 
of total project costs, to the Town of Pollock, South Dakota for 
necessary reconstruction of Pollock's wastewater treatment facility, 
consistent with the approved facility plan of October 1990; and 
sums heretofore, herein or hereafter appropriated under this head-
ing for the District of Columbia, either allotted for title VI capital-
ization grants and pursuant to Public Law 101-144 as amended 
by Public Law 101-302 authorized to be used for title II construction 
grants, or title II construction ^aata, 
may be used for title II 
construction grants for any activities eligible under title VI, and 
the limitations contained in sections 201(gXl) and 204(aX5) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, do not apply 
to these grants: Provided, That of the funds appropriated for the 
State Revolving Fund under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, as amended, up to one-half of 1 percent may be made 
available by the Administrator for direct grants to Indian tribes 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1601 
for construction of wastewater treatment facilities for fiscal year 
1993 and thereafter. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended, or this Act, $80,000,000 of 
fiscal years 1992 and 1993 funds for San Diego allocation for coastal 
cities shall be available only for the construction of the San Diego 
wastewater treatment facilities included in the consent decree 
lodged in the United States and California v. City of San Diego, 
Civil Action #88-1101 (S.D. Cal.). The extension of the Point Loma 
outfall for which a certified EIR has been reviewed by EPA, and 
for which construction has begun, shall be eligible for funding. 
The Federal share for construction of these projects will be 55 
per centum. Nothing in this provision shall be interpreted or is 
intended to modify commitments made by the City of San Diego 
in the above referenced consent decree. Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the City of San 
Diego shall be entitled to retain all funds received under EPA 
construction grant C-06-03014-110. 
Notwithstanding section 307(bXl) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act, the following limitation to the Gulf Coast Waste 
Disposal Authority on applicability of pretreatment standards shall 
apply: 
(a) If the conditions of subsection (b) are met, the pretreatment 
standards promulgated pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall not apply with respect to any 
treatment works operated by Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority 
and industrial users of such works. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall only be in effect with respect to a 
treatment works if— 
(1) the mass removal of pollutants by such works is equiva-
lent to the removal which would be achieved if the industrial 
users of such works discharged such pollutants into waters 
of the United States other than through a publicly owned 
treatment works and such discharges complied with applicable 
effluent limitations; and 
(2) the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority has, and is 
in compliance with, a permit issued under section 402 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act containing sludge quality 
numerical limitations for each of the pollutants for which such 
limitations are established and which would otherwise be 
required to be treated under the pretreatment standards estab-
lished under section 307(b) of such Act (or where numerical 
limitations are not available, a design, equipment, management 
practice, operational standard, or combination thereof for each 
such pollutant) developed in accordance with the applicable 
requirements of section 405(d) of such Act. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
shall make a grant of up to $2,500,000 imder title II of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, from fimds deobligated 
by and available to the State of Florida under section 205 of 
the Act to Dixie County, Florida, for a publicly-owned treatment 
works for the community of Suwannee, Florida: Provided, 
That 
the geographic scope of the advanced water treatment project speci-
fied and supported from funds appropriated under this heading 
may be modified as deemed necessary and appropriate after 
advanced notification to the Appropriations Committees. 
106 STAT. 1602 
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Business and 
industry. 
Women. 
Disadvantaged. 
Contracts. 
42 u s e 4370d. 
Government 
employees. 
Labor. 
Oregon. 
Real property. 
Federed 
buildings and 
facilities. 
Regulations. 
Effective date. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall, hereafter, to the fullest extent possible, ensure that at least 
8 per centum of Federal funding for prime and subcontracts 
awarded in support of authorized programs, including grants, loans, 
and contracts for wastewater treatment and leaking underground 
storage tanks grants, be made available to business concerns or 
other organizations owned or controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals (within the meaning of section 8(a) (5) 
and (6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6))), 
including historically black colleges and universities. For purposes 
of this section, economically and socially disadvantaged individuals 
shall be deemed to include women. 
During fiscal year 1993, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, average emplo5anent in the headquarter's offices of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall not exceed: (1) 56 workyears 
for the Immediate Office of the Administrator; (2) 45 workyears 
for the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; (3) 78 
workyears for the Office of Communications, Education, and Public 
Affairs; (4) 192 workyears for the Office of General Counsel; and 
(5) 1,477 workyears for the Office of Administration and Resources 
Management, of which 120 workyears shall be for contract manage-
ment activities. 
MARINE SCIENCE CENTER 
The United States of America, acting through the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, will donate its library facility located 
on the Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, 
Oregon to the University. Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, within 60 days after the effective date of this legislation 
and without any further action by either party or future liability 
on the part of the (Jovemment, EPA will quitclaim the foresaid 
library together with the underljdng land and related real £uid 
personal property to the University. No other portion of Government 
property is to be included in this donation. 
POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT IMPLEMENTATION 
Notwithstanding the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 or any 
requirements thereunder the Environmental Protection Agency 
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form R and instructions, revised 
1991 version issued May 19, 1992, and related requirements (0MB 
No. 2070-0093), shall be effective for reporting under section 6607 
of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) and 
section 313 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499) until such time as revisions are 
promulgated pursuant to law. 
EXTENDING COMMENT PERIOD FOR REVISIONS TO CERTAIN 
HAZARDOUS WASTE RULES 
Funds appropriated or transferred to EPA may be used to 
develop revisions to 40 CFR 261.3, as reissued on March 3, 1992, 
published at 57 Fed. Reg. 7628 et seq. EPA shall promulgate 
revisions to paragraphs (aX2)(iv) and (cX2Xi) of 40 CFR 261.3, 
as reissued on March 3, 1992, by October 1, 1994, but any revisions 
to such paragraphs shall not be promulgated or become effective 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1603 
prior to October 1, 1993. Notwithstanding paragraph (e) of 40 
CFR 261.3, as reissued on March 3, 1992, paragraphs (a)(2Xiv) 
and (cX2Xi) of such regulations shall not be terminated or with-
drawn until revisions are promulgated and become efiTective in 
accordance with the preceding sentence. The deadline of October 
1, 1994 shall be enforceable under section 7002 of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act. 
PROVIDING FOR A STUDY OF METALS RECOVERY 
Funds appropriated or transferred to the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency shall be used in part to conduct a study on the effect 
of existing regulations on efforts to recover metals from the Nation's 
wastes, how such metals recovery can be best encouraged, and 
how the materials should be regulated in order to protect human 
health and the environment and to effectuate the resource conserva-
tion and recovery goals of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act. In doing so, EPA shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce, 
the Secretary of the Interior, the metals recovery industry, and 
other interested parties. 
The Administrator shall complete the study not later than 
April 28, 1993. Upon completion of the study, the Administrator Reports, 
shall prepare a summary of the findings of the study and any 
recommendations resulting from such study, to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States 
House of Representatives. 
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT 
No funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency 
for fiscal year 1993 may be expended for the promulgation, 
implementation, or enforcement of any regulation under the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) concerning process 
wastewater from phosphoric acid production and phosphogypsum 
from phosphoric acid production. The preceding sentence shall not 
apply to the regulation of those wastes under sections 3007, 3013, 
and 7003 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 6927, 6934, and 6973, respectively). 
EXXON 
VALDEZ 
SETTLEMENT 
FUND 
Such sums provided for the Environmental Protection Agency 
under the Exxon Valdez settlement shall be credited during fiscal 
year 1993 and thereafter to the Exxon Valdez Settlement Fund 
established by this heading and shall remain available until 
expended for environmental restoration activities by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to carry out the provisions of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act, as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended by the Oil Pollution Control Act of 1990, and other appro-
priate authorities of the Administrator. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON E N V I R O N M E N T A L QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses of the Council on Environmental Qual-
ity and the Office of Environmental Quality, in carrying out their 
106 STAT. 1604 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
fiinctions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(Public Law 91-190), the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
of 1970 (Public Law 91-224), and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1977, including not to exceed $875 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$2,560,000: Provided, That the Council on Environmental Quality 
and Office of Environmental Quality shall reimburse other agencies 
for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs 
of individuals detailed to it. 
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $1,591,000, of which not 
to exceed $1,000 may be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided, That the National Space Council shall 
reimburse other agencies for not less than one-naif of the personnel 
compensation costs of individuals detailed to it. 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $6,225,000: Provided, That the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall reimburse other agen-
cies for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs 
of individuals detailed to it: Provided further. That the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy may award grants and enter into 
cooperative agreements with qualified recipients to further science, 
tecnnology development, education, and other purposes. 
THE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses for canning out title III of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610), relating 
to The Points of Light Foundation's promotion of social problem-
solving through volimtary community service, $5,000,000. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistence Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $292,095,000, of which not to exceed 
$95,000 may be transferred to the disaster assistance direct loan 
program account for administrative expenses and subsidies for 
direct loans provided under section 319 of such Act, to remain 
available imtil expended. 
Chapter X of title XI of the Dire Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1992, Including Disaster Assistance to Meet 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6,1992 
106 STAT. 1605 
the Present Emergencies Arising from the Consequences of Hurri-
cane Andrew, Typhoon Omar, Hurricane Iniki, and Other Natural 
Disasters, and Additional Assistance to Distressed Conmumities 
(H.R. 5620) is amended by (1) striking the matter under the heading 
"Disaster relier and inserting in lieu thereof: "For necessary 
expenses in canying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, $2,893,000,000, of 
which not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to the 'Disaster 
Assistance Direct Loan Program' account for administrative 
expenses and subsidies for direct loans provided under section 417 
of such Act, and of which $143,000,000 shall be available only 
to the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, 
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the Presi-
dent to the Congress, to remain available imtil expended: Provided, 
That the entire amoimt is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended." 
and (2) striking the matter under the heading "Disaster assistance 
direct loan program accoimt" and inserting in lieu thereof: "The 
limitation on direct loans for the 'Disaster assistance direct loan 
program 
account' 
is 
increased, 
within 
existing 
funds, 
by 
$230,000,000 to not to exceed $258,000,000: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $58,000,000 is available for direct loan obligations 
provided to eligible applicants or to States under section 319 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief 
Act, as amended: Provided further. That not to exceed $200,000,000 
is available for community disaster loans to local governments 
under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance 
and Emergency Relief Act, as amended: Provided further, That 
any unused portion of the direct loan limitation shall be available 
imtil September 30, 1993: Provided further. That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.". 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Funds provided to this account are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amoimt of direct loans not to exceed 
$40,000,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
hire and purchase of motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343); imiforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-^902; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-
18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals 
at meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
transportation in connection with the continuity of Government 
programs to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted 
the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; 
and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $160,409,000: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 of the 
106 STAT. 1606 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6,1992 
funds appropriated under this heading may be transferred to and 
merged with sums appropriated for ''Ofiice of Inspector General". 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary ex^nses of the Ofiice of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $3,000,000. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry 
out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
the Earthquake Haz€urds Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Federal Civil 
Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2251 et seq.), 
the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
2061 et seq.), section 103 of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 
404), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $253,243,000. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM 
There is hereby appropriated $129,000,000 to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to carry out an emergency food and 
shelter program pursuant to title III of Public Law 100-77, as 
amended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
three and one-half per centum of the total appropriation. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Of the funds available from the National Flood Insurance Fund 
for activities under the National Flood Insiirance Act of 1968, 
and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, $13,978,000 shall 
be transferred as needed to the ''Salaries and expenses" appropria-
tion for administrative costs of the insurance and flood plain 
management programs and $48,092,000 shall be transferred as 
needed to the ''Emergency management planning and assistance" 
appropriation for flood plain management activities, including 
$4,720,000 for expenses imder section 1362 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4103, 4127), which 
amount shall be available until September 30, 1994. In fiscal year 
1993, no funds in excess of (1) $32,000,000 for operating expenses, 
(2) $221,000,000 for agents' commissions and taxes, and (3) 
$3,5()0,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available 
from tiie National Flood Insurance Fund wiuiout prior notice to 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Regulations. 
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall promulgate through rulemaking a schedule of fees applicable 
to persons sv^ect to the Federal Emergency Management I^ency's 
Radiological Emergency Preparedness regulations. The aggregate 
charges assessed pursuant to this section during fiscal year 1993 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1607 
shall approximate, but not be less than, 100 per centum of the 
amounts anticipated by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to be obligated for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness 
program. The schedule of fees shall be fair and equitable, and 
shall reflect the full amount of direct and indirect costs incurred 
through the provision of regulatory services. Such fees will be 
assessed in a manner that reflects the use of agency resources 
for classes of reg^ated persons and the administrative costs of 
collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to this section shall 
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting 
receipts. Assessment and collection of such fees are only authorized 
during fiscal year 1993. 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency may store, stock-
pile, or access stocks of Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) declared sur-
plus by the Department of Defense, or otherwise made available, 
for the purpose of providing assistance in situations of disaster 
or emergency. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency may make available, at the discretion of the Director, MRE 
stocks to the Interagency Council on the Homeless for purposes 
of domestic, civilian assistance. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds provided 
in this Act or in any other Act for the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency may be used for the purpose of chauffeuring employ-
ees. 
By the end of fiscal year 1993, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the number of individuals employed by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency in other than "career appointee" 
positions shall not exceed 22. 
During fiscal year 1993, notwithstanding any other provision Government 
of law, average employment in the headquarter's offices of the 
f^^°^^^' 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall not exceed: (1) 6 
^' 
workyears for the Office of the Director, (2) 22 workyears for the 
Office of General Counsel, (3) 192 workyears for the Office of 
the Executive Director, (4) 90 workyears for Financial Management, 
(5) 25 workyears for Information Services, (6) 5 workyears for 
Regional Liaison, (7) 105 workyears for Regional Executive Direc-
tion, and (8) 20 workyears for External Affairs. 
Notwithstending £iny other law, nonsupervisory employees of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not be excluded 
from coverage luider chapter 71 of title 5, ana such employees 
shall be eligible to participate in collective bargaining under such 
chapter. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act 
with respect to any fiscal year, the Hazardous Materials Branch 
of the Office of Technological Hazards, and all funds and staff 
years provided to it by this Act, shall be transferred from the 
State and Local Programs and Support Directorate to the United 
Stetes Fire Administration within 90 days of the enactment of 
this Act. 
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall underteke a review of the agency's organizational structure 
and, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, submit to the 
appropriate committees of the Congress a reorganization plan which 
reflects changing mission requirements and priorities. The review 
shall include an assessment of the National Preparedness Direc-
torate and examine potential alternatives to meet that directorate's 
principal objectives while increasing overall agency efficiency. 
106 STAT. 1608 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,026,000, to be 
deposited into the Consimier Information Center Fund: Provided, 
That the appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into 
the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Consumer 
Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of $6,500,000. 
Administrative expenses of the Consumer Information Center in 
fiscal year 1993 shall not exceed $2,367,000. Appropriations, reve-
nues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1993 
in excess of $6,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not 
be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations 
Acts. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Consumer Affairs, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,159,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that Office 
may solicit, accept and deposit to this account, during fiscal year 
1993, gifts for the purpose of defraying its costs of printing, publish-
ing, and distributing consumer information and educational mate-
rials; may expend up to $1,100,000 of those gifts for those purposes, 
in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated; and the balance 
shall remain available for expenditure for such purposes to the 
extent authorized in subsequent appropriations Acts. 
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Interagency Council on the Home-
less, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title II of the 
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 11311-11319), $900,000, to remain available until September 
42 use 11313 
30, 1994: Provided, That the Council shall carry out its duties 
"°*®- 
in the 10 standard Federal regions under section 203(a)(4) of such 
Act only through detail, on a non-reimbursable basis, of employees 
of the departments and agencies represented on the Council pursu-
ant to section 202(a) of such Act. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
research, development, operations, services, minor construction, 
maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and 
personal property; pvirchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper-
ation of mission and administrative aircraft, necessary for the con-
duct and support of aeronautical and space research and develop-
ment activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1609 
tion; not to exceed $35,000 for ofHcial reception and representation 
expenses; and purchase (not to exceed thirty-three for replacement 
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $7,089,300,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That 
$2,100,000,000 shall be made available for implementing the 
restructured Space Station Freedom program without substantive 
deviation from the on-orbit assembly seauence outlined by NASA 
in March 1990, endorsed by the National Space Council, and con-
firmed by the Committees on Appropriations in House Report 102-
226: Provided further, That $391,000,000 shall be made available 
for the development of the Earth Observing System (EOS) and 
EOS Data Information System (EOSDIS). 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
Law 102-139, $14,300,000 for the Climsat mission are rescinded. 
SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in support 
of space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including 
operations, production, services, minor construction, maintenance, 
repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal prop-
erty; tracking and data relay satellite services as authorized by 
law; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission 
and administrative aircraft; $5,086,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30,1994. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, rehabilitation and modification of 
facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to exist-
ing facilities, and for facility planning and design not otherwise 
provided, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
ized by law, $525,000,000, to remain available imtil September 
30, 1995: Provided, That, notwithstanding the limitation on the 
availability of funds appropriated under this heading by this appro-
priations Act, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence 
of obligations therefor, the amount available for such activity shall 
remain available until expended, except that this provision shall 
not apply to the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza-
tion for repair, rehabilitation and modification of facilities, minor 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
and facility planning and design: Provided further, That no amount 
appropriated pursuant to this or any other Act may be used for 
the lease or construction of a new contractor-funded facility for 
exclusive use in support of a contract or contracts with the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration imder which the Administra-
tion would be required to substantially amortize through payment 
or reimbursement such contractor investment, imless an appropria-
tions Act specifies the lease or contract pursuant to which such 
facilities are to be constructed or lesised or such facility is otherwise 
X 
identified in such Act: Provided further. That the Administrator 
may authorize such facility lease or construction, if he determines, 
in consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that defer-
ral of such action until the enactment of the next appropriations 
Act would be inconsistent with the interest of the Nation in aero-
nautical and space activities. 
106 STAT. 1610 
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Contracts. 
Business and 
industry. 
Disadvantaged. 
Women. 
Nomenclature. 
RESEARCH AND PRCXiRAM MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses for personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902) and travel expenses, $1,615,014,000: Provided, That 
contracts may be entered into under this appropriation for training, 
investigations, costs associated with personnel relocation, and for 
other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector Greneral Act of 1978, 
as amended, $15,062,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The NASA Administrator shall, to the fullest extent possible, 
ensure that at least 8 per centum of Federal fimding for prime 
and subcontracts awarded in support of authorized programs, 
including the space station by the time operational status is 
obtained, be made available to business concerns or other organiza-
tions owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals (within the meaning of section 8(a) (5) £tnd (6) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6))), including 
historically black colleges and universities. For purposes of this 
section, economically and socially disadvantaged individuals shall 
be deemed to include women. 
The Mission Simulator and Training Facility, Building Number 
5, of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, located 
at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, is hereafter named 
and designated the "Jake Gam Mission Simiilator and Training 
Facility". Any reference in a law, rule, map, regulation, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States to such facility shall 
be held to be a reference to the "Jake Gam Mission Simulator 
and Training Facilit/*. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessaiy expenses of the National Commission on Amer-
ican Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiisin Housing, in cairy-
ing out their fimctions under title VI of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-
235, 103 Stat. 1987, 2052), $500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL UQUIDITY FACILITY 
During fiscal year 1993, gross obligations of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member 
credit unions as authorized by the National Credit Union Central 
Liquidity 
Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 
1795) shall 
not 
exceed 
$600,000,000: Provided, 
That administrative expenses of the 
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106 STAT. 1611 
Central Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 1993 shall not exceed 
$964,000. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the purposes of the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861-1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science 
(42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and piu*chase of flight serv-
ices for research support; acquisition of aircreift; $1,859,000,000, 
to remain avedlable imtil September 30, 1994: Provided, 
That 
receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science Founda-
tion supported research facilities may be credited to this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 104 of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 
100-570), no funds appropriated to the National Science Foundation 
imder this Act may be transferred among appropriations accounts: 
Provided further. That to the extent that the amount appropriated 
is less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for 
included program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceil-
ings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities 
or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: Provided fur-
ther. That no funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
to lease or purchase an arctic research vessel built by a shipyard 
located in a foreign country if such a vessel of United Stiates 
origin can be obtained at a cost no more than 50 per centuni 
above that of the least expensive technically acceptable foreign 
vessel bid: Provided further, That, in determining the cost of such 
a vessel, such cost shall be increased by the amount of any subsidies 
or financing provided by a foreign government (or instrumentality 
thereof) to such vessel's construction: Provided further. That the Maritime 
vessel contracted for pursuant to the foregoing shall be of United contracts 
States registry. 
ACADEMIC RESEARCH FACILITIES AND INSTRUMENTATION 
For necessary expenses in carrying out an academic research 
facilities and instrumentation program pursuant to the purposes 
of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colimibia, 
$50,000,000, to remain available imtil September 30,1994. 
UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the research and oper-
ational support and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies 
for logistical and other related activities for the United States 
Antarctic Program pursuant to the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); maintenance and 
operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research 
and operations support; improvement of environmental practices 
and enhancements of safety; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; maintenance and operation of research ships and charter 
or lease of ships for research and operations support; hire of pas-
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senger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for ofiEicial reception 
and representation expenses; $158,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That receipts for support services and 
materials provided for non-Federal activities may be credited to 
this appropriation: Provided further. That no fundJs in this account 
shall be used for the purchase of aircraft other than ones transferred 
from other Federal agencies. 
UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC LOGISTICAL SUPPORT ACnVITIES 
For necessary expenses in reimbursing Federal agencies for 
logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic 
Program pursuant to the National Science Foimdation Act of 1950, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); acquisition, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft for research and operations support; improve-
ment of environmental practices and enhancements of safety; 
$63,360,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
receipts for support services and materials provided for non-Federal 
activities may be credited to this appropriation. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrsring out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant 
to the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia, $487,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 1994: Provided, That to the extent that the amount of this 
appropriation is less than the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program 
activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally. 
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE 
For necessary expenses for support of the Critical Technologies 
Institute as authorized by section 822 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
6686), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary salaries and expenses in carrjdng out the pur-
poses of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $6,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia; reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services; $111,000,000: 
Provided, That contracts may be entered into under salaries and 
expenses in fiscal year 1993 for maintenance and operation of 
facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next 
fiscal year. 
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106 STAT. 1613 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
canying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $3,688,000. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-
8107), $27,976,000. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, includ-
ing expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uni-
formed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; 
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; $28,616,600: Provided, That during the current fiscal 
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provi-
sions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be 
necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended 
for or in connection witn the induction of any person into the 
Armed Forces of the United States: Provided further. That notwith-
standing the provisions of 50 U.S.C. App. 460(g), none of the funds 
appropriated oy this Act may be obligated in connection with the 
preparation of more than one report each year to the Congress 
covering the operation of the Selective Service System. 
TITLE IV 
CORPORATIONS 
Coroorations and agencies of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development which are subject to the (Jovemment Corpora-
tion Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of fimds and borrowing auUioritv 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord witn 
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act 
as may be necessary in canning out the programs set forth in 
the budget for 1993 for such corporation or agency except as herein-
after provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and 
agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commit-
ments only to the extent expressly provided for in tiiis Act (imless 
such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided 
for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso 
shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations 
of these corporations, or where loans or mortage purchases are 
necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States 
Government. 
106 STAT. 1614 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
FSUC RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment of expenditures, in fiscal year 1993, of the FSUC 
Resolution Fimd, for which other funds available to the FSLIC 
Resolution Fimd as authorized by Public Law 101-73 are insuffi-
cient, $2,622,000,000. 
FDIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM 
For the affordable housing program of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation under section 40 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q), $5,000,000 to pay for any losses 
resulting from the sale of properties under the program, and for 
all administrative and holdmg costs associated with operating the 
program. 
Notwithstanding any provisions of section 40 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act or any other provision of law, the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be deemed in compliance with 
sudi section if, in its sole discretion, the Corporation at any time 
modifies, amends or waives any provisions of such section in order 
to maximize the efficient use of the available appropriated fiinds. 
The Corporation shall not be subject to suit for its fiedlure to comply 
with the requirements of this provision or section 40 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act. 
BANK ENTERPRISE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of issuing minimum requirements and 
guidelines under sections 232(a) and 233(a) of the Bank Enterprise 
Act of 1991, except for section 233(aXlXB) (12 U.S.C. 1834(a) and 
1834a(a)), and in estimating the cost of allowing reduced assessment 
rates and assessment credits pursuant to such Act in 
fixture 
fiscal 
years, $1,000,000. 
llie appropriation herein provided shall not constitute authority 
for implementation of assessment needs or reduced assessments 
pursuant to the Bank Enterprise Act. 
RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION 
Contracts. 
Business and 
industry. 
Disadvantaged. 
Women. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $33,510,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
The President of the Resolution Trust Corporation shall, to 
the fiillest extent possible, ensure that at least 8 per centum of 
fimding for prime and subcontracts awarded in support of author-
ized programs, be made available to business concerns or other 
oi^anizations owned or controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals (within the meaning of section 8(a) (5) and 
(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6))), includ-
ing historically black colleges and universities. For the purposes 
of this section, economically and socially disadvantaged individuals 
shall be deemed to include women. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1615 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SECTION 501. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of 
this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation 
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses 
may not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget esti-
mates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this section 
shall not apply to travel performed by imcompensated 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 Depcirtment of Veterans Affairs; 
to travel performed in connection with mcgor disasters or emer-
gencies declared or determined by the President under the provi-
sions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector 
General in connection with audits and investigations; or to pay-
ments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in 
the budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in 
titles I, II, and III exceed the amoimts set forth in budget estimates 
initially submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for 
travel may correspondingly exceed the amoiuits therefor set forth 
in the estimates in the same proportion. 
SEC. 502. Appropriations and fimds available for the adminis-
tration expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Selective Service System shall be available in the 
current fiscal year for purchase of imiforms, or allowemces therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 503. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without 
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal serv-
ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment 
for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, 
(rovemment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Resolution Trust 
Corporation, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal 
Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 505. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended— 
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
of the United States unless— 
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part 
of, a voucher or abstract which describes the payee or 
payees and the items or services for which such expenditure 
is being made, or 
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such certifi-
cation, and without such a voucher or abstract, is specifi-
cally authorized by law; and 
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Contracts. 
Public 
information. 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the Gen-
eral Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from 
such au^t. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency may be expended for the transportation o
f
^ any 
officer or employee of such department or agency between his 
domicile and his place of employment, with the exception of any 
officer or employee authorized such transportation under title 31, 
United States Code, section 1344. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used for pajonent, through grants or contracts, to recipients that 
do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from 
proposals not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, 
liiat the extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the 
mutuality of interest of the grantee or contractor and the Grovem-
ment in the research. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement 
for payment of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by 
the Federal Government or a grantee) at more than the daily 
equivalent of the maximiun rate paid for GS-18, unless specifically 
authorized by law. 
SEC. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
for personnel compensation and benefits shall be available for other 
object classifications set forth in the budget estimates submitted 
for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply 
to any part of the appropriations contained in this Act for Offices 
of Inspector Greneral personnel compensation and benefits. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
mtervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing 
herein affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (15 U.S.Cf. 2056 et seq.). 
SEC. 511. Except as otherwise provided under existing law 
or imder an existing Executive order issued pursuant to an existing 
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to 
contracts which are (1) a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly avail-
able list of all contracts entered into within twenty-four months 
prior to the date on which the list is made available to the public 
and of all contracts on which performance has not been completed 
by such date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall 
be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description 
of the work to oe performed under each such contract. 
SEC. 512. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or 
expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) for a 
contract for services vmless such executive agency (1) has awarded 
and entered into such contract in full compliance with such Act 
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any 
report prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, evalua-
tions, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report prepcured 
by the agency which is substantially derived from or substantially 
includes any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain 
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106 STAT. 1617 
information concerning (A) the contract pursuant to which the 
report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who prepared the 
report pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 513. Except as otherwise provided in section 506, none 
of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauQeur, 
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such depart-
ment or agency. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated 
miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. 
SEC. 515. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1993 
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Reports. 
Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property 
if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000, uidess the 
Secretary submits, in vniting, a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired 
following the date on which the report is received by the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
SEC. 517. (a) The Resolution Trust Corporation ("Corporation") Reports. 
shall report to the Congress at least once a month on the status 
of the review required by section 21A(bXllXB) of the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Act and the actions taken with respect to the agreements 
described in such section. The report shall describe, for each such 
agreement, the review that has been conducted and tlie action 
that has been taken, if any, to rescind or to restructure, modify, 
or renegotiate the agreement. In describing the action taken, the 
Corporation is not required to provide detailed information regard-
ing an ongoing investigation or negotiation. The Corporation shall 
exercise any and all legal rights to restructure, modify, renegotiate 
or rescind such agreement, notwithstanding any omer provision 
of law, where the savings would be realized. 
(b) To expend any appropriated funds for the purpose of 
restructuring, modifying, or renegotiating the agreements described 
in subsection (a), the Corporation shall certify to the Congress, 
for each such agreement, the following: 
(1) the Corporation has completed its review of the agree-
ment, as required by section 21A(bXllXB) of the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Act; 
(2XA) at the time of certification, in the opinion of the 
Corporation and based upon the information available to it, 
there is insufficient evidence or other indication of fraud, mis-
representation, failiire to disclose a material fact, failure to 
perform imder the terms of the agreement, improprieties in 
the bidding process, failure to comply with any law, rule or 
regulation regarding the validity of tne agreement, or any other 
legal basis sufficient for the rescission of the agreement; or 
(B) at the time of certification, the Corporation finds that 
there may be sufficient evidence to provide a legal basis for 
the rescission of the assistance agreement, but the Corporation 
determines that it may be in the best interest of the Govern-
ment to restructure, modify or renegotiate the assistance agree-
ment; and 
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(3) the Corporation has or will promptly exercise any and 
all legal rights to modify, renegotiate, or restructure the agree-
ment where savings would be realized by such actions. 
SEC. 518. Hereafter, for purposes of chapter 75 of title 31, 
United States Code (relating to requirements for single audits), 
the City of Walnut Creek, Ccdifomia, shall be permitted to conduct 
audits biennially. 
SEC. 519. SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(a) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT REPORT.—The Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall report to the Congress 
within nine months of the date of enactment of this section rec-
onmiendations concerning the reauthorization of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act. Such report shall address— 
(1) the adverse health effects associated with contaminants 
in drinking water and the public hecdth and other benefits 
that may be reaUzed by removing such contaminants; 
(2) the process for identifying contaminants in drinking 
water and selecting contaminants for control; 
(3) schedules for the development of regulations and compli-
£uice with drinking water standards; 
(4) the financial and technical capacity of drinking water 
systems to implement monitoring requirements associated with 
regulated and imregulated contaminants and options to faciU-
tate implementation of such requirements, with special empha-
sis on small commimities; 
(5) the financial and technical capacity of drinking water 
systems to install treatment facilities needed to assure compli-
ance with drinking water standards and options to facilitate 
compliance with such stendards, with special emphasis on small 
commimities; 
(6) the financial and technical capacity of Stetes to imple-
ment the drinking water program, including options for increas-
ing fimding of Stete programs; and 
(7) innovative and alternative methods to increase the 
fin£uicial and technical capacity of drinking water systems and 
the Stetes to assure effective implementetion of such Act. 
(b) MORATORIUM AND REPORT ON RADIONUCLIDES IN DRINKING 
WATER.—(1) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall conduct a risk assessment of radon considering: (A) 
the risk of adverse human health effecte associated with exposure 
to various pathways of radon; (B) the coste of controlling or mitigat-
ing exposure to radon; and (C) the costs for radon control or mitiga-
tion experienced by households and communities, including the 
costs experienced by small communities as the result of such regula-
tion. Such an evaluation shall consider the risks posed by the 
treatment or disposal of any wastes produced by water treatment. 
The Science Advisory Board shall review the Agen^r's study and 
submit a recommendation to the Administrator on ite findings. 
The Administrator shall report the Administrator's findings and 
the Science Advisory Board recommendation to the Senate Commit-
tee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee 
on Energy and Commerce. Not later than July 31, 1993, the 
Administrator shall publish the Administrator's study and risk 
assessment and the Science Advisory Board recommendation. 
(2) The Administrator is directed, if additional time is required 
to estebUsh the radon standard, to seek an extension of the deadline 
PUBLIC LAW 102-389—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1619 
contained in the judicially-imposed consent decree for promulgation 
of tile radon standard to a date not later than October 1, 1993. 
(c) SMALL SYSTEM MONITORING COST REDUCTION.—With respect 
to monitoring requirements for organic chemicals, pesticides, PCBs, 
or unregulated contaminants promulgated in January 1991 (known 
as the Phase II rule), the Aoministrator or a primacy State may 
modify such requirements to provide that any drinking water sys-
tem serving a population of less than 3,300 persons shall not 
be required to conduct additional quarterly monitoring for a specific 
contaminant or contaminants prior to October 1,1993, if monitoring 
for any one quarter conducted after the date of enactment of this 
subsection and prior to October 1, 1993 for any such contaminant 
or contsuninants fails to detect the presence of such contaminant 
or contaminants in the water supplied by the drinking water sys-
tem. 
This Act may be cited as the 'departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1993". 
Approved October 6,1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5679: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 102-710 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 102-902 (Ctomm. of 
C!onference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-356 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
July 29, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 8, 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 25, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in certain 
Senate amendments, in others with an amendment; and insisted on its 
disagreement to another. Senate agreed to conference report; receded and 
concurred in House amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 6, Presidential statement.