[House Report 106-143]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-143
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MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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May 14, 1999.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Florida, from the Committee of Conference, submitted the
following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1141]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
1141) ``making emergency supplemental appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other
purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have
agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses
as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an
amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers
For emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and
seasonal farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
5177a), $20,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent an official budget request for
$20,000,000, 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Agricultural Marketing Service
funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply
(section 32)
For an additional amount for the fund maintained for funds
made available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935
(7 U.S.C. 612c), $145,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent an official budget
request for $145,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement under
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Agriculture may waive the limitation established
under the second sentence of the second paragraph of section 32
of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), on the amount of
funds that may be devoted during fiscal year 1999 to any one
agricultural commodity or product thereof.
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$42,753,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
For additional gross obligations for the principal amount
of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-
1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit
Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, $550,000,000,
of which $350,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating
loans, $370,000,000, of which $185,000,000 shall be for
subsidized guaranteed loans; and for emergency insured loans,
$175,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural
disasters.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain available
until September 30, 2000, as follows: farm ownership loans,
$35,505,000, of which $5,565,000 shall be for guaranteed loans;
operating loans, $28,804,000, of which $16,169,000 shall be for
subsidized guaranteed loans; and for emergency insured loans,
$41,300,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters;
and for additional administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That
of the total amount appropriated, up to $29,998,000 may be
transferred to the ``Farm Service Agency Salaries and
Expenses'' account with prior notification to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
entire amounts are designated by the Congress as emergency
requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Funds appropriated by this Act or by the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) to the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm
ownership and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may
be transferred among these programs with the prior approval of
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
emergency conservation program
For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation
Program'' for expenses resulting from natural disasters,
$28,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
funds made available under this heading by Public Law 105-174
to provide cost-sharing assistance to maple producers to
replace taps and tubing that were damaged by ice storms in
northeastern States in 1998 may be used to carry out any
activity authorized under the Emergency Conservation Program:
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading
may be used for restoration of streambanks in the Northeast in
non-flood prone areas as determined by the county committees:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for
$28,000,000, 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
livestock indemnity program
An amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary to
implement a livestock indemnity program. Such program shall be
effective only for losses beginning on May 2, 1998, through the
date of the enactment of this Act from natural disasters
declared pursuant to a Presidential or Secretarial declaration
requested prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. The
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide benefits at
a level and in a manner similar to the Livestock Indemnity
Programs carried out during 1997 and 1998: Provided, That in
administering the program, the Secretary shall, to the extent
practicable, utilize gross income and payment limitations
conditions established for the Disaster Reserve Assistance
Program for the 1996 crop year: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $3,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
watershed and flood prevention operations
For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways and
watersheds resulting from natural disasters, $95,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request for $95,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Rural Economic and Community Development Programs
rural community advancement program
For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans and
grants of the rural utilities programs described in section
381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 2009f), as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 U.S.C.
1926C for distribution through the national reserve,
$30,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for grants under
such program: Provided, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent an official budget request for
$30,000,000, 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Rural Housing Service
rural housing insurance fund program account
For additional gross obligations for the principal amount
of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural
housing insurance fund to meet needs resulting from natural
disasters, as follows: $10,000,000 for loans to section 502
borrowers, as determined by the Secretary; and $1,000,000 for
section 504 housing repair loans.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain
available until expended, $1,534,000, as follows: section 502
loans, $1,182,000; and section 504 housing repair loans,
$352,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for
$1,534,000, 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
rural housing assistance grants
For an additional amount for grants for very low-income
housing repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to meet needs
resulting from natural disasters, $1,000,000: Provided, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $1,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 101. (a) Crop Loss Assistance for Certain Multiyear
Losses.--From funds remaining in a reserve held under
subsection (c) of section 1102 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 105-
277; 112 Stat. 2681-43), for errors, omissions, and appeals,
the Secretary of Agriculture may use not more than 15 percent
of the reserve funds to provide assistance to a producer
described in subsection (b) who incurred losses to a commodity
due to disasters in two crop years during the five crop year
period beginning with the 1994 crop year.
(b) Eligibility Criteria.--A producer on a farm is eligible
for assistance under subsection (a) only if--
(1) the producer received a federally insured
indemnity payment for crop losses in two crop years of
such five-crop year period;
(2) the producer acquired federally insured crop
insurance in one additional crop year during such
period, but did not receive a federally insured
indemnity payment;
(3) the producer received a non-federally insured
indemnity payment for crop losses in the crop year
referred to in paragraph (2); and
(4) the producer does not receive a payment under
subsection (b) or (c) of such section 1102.
(c) Crop Years Covered; Payment Rate.--Any payment to a
producer under subsection (a) may be paid only for losses
incurred during the crop years described in paragraph (1) of
subsection (b). The payment rate may not exceed the payment
rate used under subsection (c) of such section 1102.
(d) Effect on Existing Authority.--Nothing in this section
authorizes the Secretary to delay the provision of crop loss
assistance under such section 1102, and the Secretary shall
complete the payment of multiyear assistance under subsection
(c) of such section 1102 before making any payment under the
authority of this section.
(e) Designation as Emergency Requirement.--Such sums as are
necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a):
Provided, That such amount shall be available only to the
extent an official budget request, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement under
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Sec. 102. Notwithstanding section 11 of the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i), an additional
$28,000,000 shall be provided through the Commodity Credit
Corporation in fiscal year 1999 for technical assistance
activities performed by any agency of the Department of
Agriculture in carrying out the Conservation Reserve Program or
the Wetlands Reserve Program funded by the Commodity Credit
Corporation: Provided, That an additional $35,000,000 shall be
provided through the Commodity Credit Corporation on October 1,
1999, for technical assistance activities performed by any
agency of the Department of Agriculture in carrying out the
Conservation Reserve Program or the Wetlands Reserve Program
funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further,
That the entire amounts shall be available only to the extent
an official budget request, that includes designation of the
entire amounts of the request as emergency requirements as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amounts are
designated by the Congress as emergency requirements pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act
Sec. 103. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
monies available under section 763 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), shall be
provided by the Secretary of Agriculture directly to any State
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to have been
materially affected by the commercial fishery failure or
failures declared by the Secretary of Commerce in September,
1998 under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. Such State shall disburse the
funds to individuals with family incomes below the Federal
poverty level who have been adversely affected by the
commercial fishery failure or failures: Provided, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for such 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Sec. 104. For an additional amount for the Livestock
Assistance Program under Public Law 105-277, $70,000,000:
Provided, That for the purposes of section 1103 of the
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-
277), notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation,
the definition of ``livestock'' shall include ``reindeer'':
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent an official budget request for $70,000,000,
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, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such
Act.
Sec. 105. Denali Commission. (a) The Denali Commission Act
of 1998 (title III of division C of Public Law 105-277) is
amended--
(1) in section 303(b)(1)(D) by striking in two
instances ``Alaska Federation or Natives'' and
inserting ``Alaska Federation of Natives'';
(2) in section 303(c) by striking ``Members'' and
inserting ``The Federal Cochairperson shall serve for a
term of four years and may be reappointed. All other
members'';
(3) in section 306(a) by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ``The Federal Cochairperson
shall be compensated at the annual rate prescribed for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code.'';
(4) in section 306(c)(2) by striking ``Chairman''
and inserting ``Federal Cochairperson'';
(5) by inserting at the end of section 306 the
following new subsections:
``(g) Administrative Expenses and Records.--The Commission
is hereby prohibited from using more than 5 percent of the
amounts appropriated under the authority of this Act or
transferred pursuant to section 329 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
(section 101(g) of division A of this Act) for administrative
expenses. The Commission and its grantees shall maintain
accurate and complete records which shall be available for
audit and examination by the Comptroller General or his or her
designee.
``(h) Inspector General.--Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3, section 8G(a)(2)) is
amended by inserting `the Denali Commission,' after `the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting,'.''; and
(6) in section 307(b) by inserting immediately
before ``The Commission'' the following: ``Funds
transferred to the Commission pursuant to section 329
of the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(g) of
division A of this Act) shall be available without
further appropriation and until expended.''.
(7) in section 305 by inserting at the end a new
section (d) as follows:
``(d) The Commission, acting through the Federal
Cochairperson, is authorized to enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements, award grants, and make payments
necessary to carry out the purposes of the Commission. With
respect to funds appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year
1999, the Commission, acting through the Federal Cochairperson,
is authorized to enter into contracts and cooperative
agreements, award grants, and make payments to implement an
interim work plan for fiscal year 1999 approved by the
Commission.''
(b) Amounts made available by this section are designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided, That such amounts
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request 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, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
salaries and expenses
enforcement and border affairs
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses,
Enforcement and Border Affairs'' to support increased detention
requirements for Central American criminal aliens and to
address the expected influx of illegal immigrants from Central
America as a result of Hurricane Mitch, $80,000,000, which
shall remain available until expended and which shall be
administered by the Attorney General: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Reserve Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'',
$8,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $5,100,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
National Guard Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel,
Army'', $7,300,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $1,300,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel,
Air Force'', $1,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army'', $50,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Navy'', $13,900,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Marine Corps'', $2,400,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $2,100,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force'', $8,800,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'', $21,000,000, of which $20,000,000 is available
only for the CINC initiative fund: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army National Guard'', $20,000,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for
$20,000,000, 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian,
Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $37,500,000: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For emergency expenses incurred by United States military
forces to participate in the New Horizons Exercise programs to
undertake relief, rehabilitation, and restoration operations
and training activities in response to disasters within the
United States Southern Command area of responsibility,
$46,000,000, to remain available for transfer until September
30, 1999: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer
these funds to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided
further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and
shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time
period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided
further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph
is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in
Public Law 105-262: Provided further, That the entire amount
made available under this heading is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget request
for $46,000,000, 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 301. (a) The Secretary of each military department may
designate not to exceed five eligible academy students from
foreign countries for the purposes of this section. Each
student so designated shall be considered, for purposes of a
waiver of the foreign student reimbursement requirement, to be
in addition to the number of persons for whom an unlimited
waiver may otherwise be in effect at any one time.
(b) A person is an eligible academy student from a foreign
country if the person is admitted from a foreign country during
the period beginning on May 1, 1999, and ending on September
30, 1999, for instruction at a service academy under section
4344, 6957, or 9344 of title 10, United States Code (relating
to selection of persons from foreign countries).
(c) For purposes of this section--
(1) The foreign student reimbursement requirement
is the requirement under paragraph (2) of the
applicable foreign student reimbursement statute that a
foreign country from which a person is permitted to
enroll for instruction under section 4434, 6957, or
9344 of title 10, United States Code, reimburse the
United States for the cost of providing such
instruction.
(2) An unlimited waiver is a waiver of the foreign
student reimbursement requirement by the Secretary of
Defense (as authorized by such paragraph (2)) without
regard to the percentage limitation on such a waiver
specified in paragraph (3) of the applicable foreign
student reimbursement statute, and the number of
persons for whom such a waiver may otherwise be in
effect at any one time is the number of persons
specified in such paragraph (3).
(3) The foreign student reimbursement statute is--
(A) section 4434(b) of title 10, United
States Code, in the case of the United States
Military Academy;
(B) section 6957(b) of such title, in the
case of the United States Naval Academy; and
(C) section 9344(b) of such title, in the
case of the United States Air Force Academy.
(4) The service academies are the United States
Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and
the United States Air Force Academy.
Sec. 302. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
military technician (dual status) (as defined in section 10216
of title 10, United States Code) performing active duty without
pay while on leave from technician employment under section
6323(d) of title 5, United States Code, may, in the discretion
of the Secretary concerned, be authorized a per diem allowance
under this title, in lieu of commutation for subsistence and
quarters as described in section 1002(b) of title 37, United
States Code.
Sec. 303. (a) Disposal Authorized.--Subject to subsection
(c), the President may dispose of the material in the National
Defense Stockpile specified in the table in subsection (b).
(b) Table.--The total quantity of the material authorized
for disposal by the President under subsection (a) is as
follows:
Authorized Stockpile Disposal
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Material for disposal Quantity
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Zirconium ore............................. 17,383 short dry tons
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(c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may
not dispose of material under subsection (a) to the extent that
the disposal will result in--
(1) undue disruption of the usual markets of
producers, processors, and consumers of the material
proposed for disposal; or
(2) avoidable loss to the United States.
(d) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal
authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal authority
and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any other disposal
authority provided by law regarding the material specified in
such subsection.
(e) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--In this section,
the term ``National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund'' means
the fund in the Treasury of the United States established under
section 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).
Sec. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
funds appropriated by Public Law 105-262, Public Law 105-56,
and Public Law 104-208, under the heading ``Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force'', $50,700,000 is available for
recording, adjusting, and liquidating obligations incurred as
of the date of this Act for the fiscal years 1995 and 1996
production quantities of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar
System (JSTARS) aircraft: Provided, That the Secretary of the
Air Force shall notify the congressional defense committees of
all of the specific sources of funds to be used for the JSTARS
obligations and follow normal reprogramming procedures.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
agency for international development
international disaster assistance
For an additional amount for ``International Disaster
Assistance'', $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
economic support fund
For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, to
provide assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2001.
central america and the caribbean emergency
disaster recovery fund
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for
necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in
Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in
Colombia, $621,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and, except for
section 558, the provisions of title V of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section
101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other proviso under this
heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to ``Export-
Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation'' for
the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and insurance,
subject to the terms and conditions applicable to funds made
available under that heading in the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as
contained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided further, That up to
$5,500,000 of the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be
transferred to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for
International Development'', to remain available until
September 30, 2000, to be used for administrative costs of
USAID in addressing the effects of those hurricanes, of which
up to $1,000,000 may be used to contract directly for the
personal services of individuals in the United States: Provided
further, That up to $1,500,000 of the funds appropriated by
this paragraph may be transferred to ``Operating Expenses of
the Agency for International Development Office of Inspector
General'', to remain available until expended, to be used for
costs of audits, inspections, and other activities associated
with the expenditure of the funds appropriated by this
paragraph: Provided further, That up to $500,000 of the funds
appropriated by this paragraph shall be made available to the
Comptroller General for purposes of monitoring the provision of
assistance using funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
obligated and expended subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
not less than $2,000,000 should be made available to support
the clearance of landmines and other unexploded ordnance in
Nicaragua and Honduras: Provided further, That the funds
appropriated under this heading, and the supplemental funds
appropriated in this Act that are in addition to the funds made
available under title II of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as
contained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)), shall be subject to the funding
ceiling contained in section 580 of that Act, notwithstanding
section 545 of that Act: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be charged to finance
obligations for which appropriations available for other
accounts under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, were charged after April 30, 1999, to finance
obligations to address the effects of the hurricanes in Central
America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in Colombia:
Provided further, That the provisions of section 110 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, shall not be
applicable to any assistance furnished to address the effects
of the hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean and the
earthquake in Colombia: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for
nonproject assistance: Provided further, That the entire amount
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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'', $23,000,000, for additional
counterdrug research and development activities: Provided, That
such amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request 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, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
debt restructuring
For an additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'',
$41,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
up to $25,000,000 may be used for a contribution to the Central
America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
foreign military financing program
For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', for grants to enable the President to carry out
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for grants only
for Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading
shall be nonrepayable, notwithstanding section 23(b) and
section 23(c) of the Arms Export Control Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 401. The funds appropriated in this chapter are
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Sec. 402. The value of articles, services, and military
education and training authorized as of November 15, 1998, to
be drawn down by the President under the authority of section
506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
shall not be counted against the ceiling limitation of that
section.
Sec. 403. For an additional amount for ``Economic Support
Fund'', $6,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2000, for assistance for election monitoring and related
activities for East Timor: Provided, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
Sec. 404. Section 832(a) of the Western Hemisphere Drug
Elimination Act (Public Law 105-277) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``Secretary of
Agriculture'' and inserting ``Secretary of
State''; and
(B) by striking ``the Agricultural Research
Service of the Department of Agriculture'' and
inserting ``the Department of State''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``Any record related to a contract entered into, or to an
activity funded, under this subsection shall be exempted from
disclosure as described in section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United
States Code.''.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
construction
For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $12,612,000,
to remain available until expended, to repair damage due to
rain, winds, ice, snow, and other acts of nature, and to
replace and repair power generation equipment: Provided, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the amount provided shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request that
includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
reconstruction and construction
For an additional amount for ``Reconstruction and
Construction'', $5,611,000, to remain available until expended,
to address damages from Hurricane Georges and other natural
disasters in Puerto Rico: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the amount provided shall be available only to the extent that
an official budget request that includes designation of the
entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That funds in this
account may be transferred to and merged with the ``Forest and
Rangeland Research'' account and the ``National Forest System''
account as needed to address emergency requirements in Puerto
Rico.
OTHER RELATED AGENCY
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
holocaust memorial council
For an additional amount for ``Holocaust Memorial
Council'', $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
the Holocaust Museum to address security needs: Provided, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the amount provided shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request that
includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 501. Glacier Bay. (a) Dungeness Crab Fishermen.--
Section 123(b) of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division A
of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``February 1, 1999'' and
inserting ``August 1, 1999''; and
(B) by striking ``1996'' and inserting
``1998''; and
(2)(A) by striking ``of any Dungeness crab pots or
other Dungeness crab gear, and of not more than one
Dungeness crab fishing vessel,''; and
(B) by striking ``the period January 1, 1999,
through December 31, 2004, based on the individual's
net earnings from the Dungeness crab fishery during the
period January 1, 1991, through December 31, 1996.''
and inserting ``for the period beginning January 1,
1999 that is equivalent in length to the period
established by such individual under paragraph (1),
based on the individual's net earnings from the
Dungeness crab fishery during such established period.
In addition, such individual shall be eligible to
receive from the United States fair market value for
any Dungeness crab pots, related gear, and not more
than one Dungeness crab fishing vessel if such
individual chooses to relinquish to the United States
such pots, related gear, or vessel.''.
(b) Others Affected by Fishery Closures and Restrictions.--
Section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division A
of Public Law 105-277), as amended, is amended further by
redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting
immediately after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
``(c) Others Affected by Fishery Closures and
Restrictions.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
provide $23,000,000 for a program developed with the
concurrence of the State of Alaska to fairly compensate United
States fish processors, fishing vessel crew members,
communities, and others negatively affected by restrictions on
fishing in Glacier Bay National Park. For the purpose of
receiving compensation under the program required by this
subsection, a potential recipient shall provide a sworn and
notarized affidavit to establish the extent of such negative
effect.''.
(c) Implementation.--Section 123 of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section
101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-277), as amended, is
amended further by inserting at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Implementation and Effective Date.--The Secretary of
the Interior shall publish an interim final rule for the
federal implementation of paragraphs (2) through (5) of
subsection (a) and shall provide an opportunity for public
comment of no less than 45 days on such interim final rule. The
final rule for the federal implementation of paragraphs (2)
through (5) of subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal
Register no later than September 30, 1999 and shall take effect
on September 30, 1999, except that the limitations in
paragraphs (3) through (5) of such subsection shall not apply
with respect to halibut fishing until November 15, 1999 or
salmon troll fishing until December 31, 1999. In the event that
any individual eligible for compensation under subsection (b)
has not received full compensation by June 15, 1999, the
Secretary shall provide partial compensation on such date to
such individual and shall expeditiously provide full
compensation thereafter.''.
(d) For the purposes of making the payments authorized in
section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended by this section,
an additional $26,000,000 is hereby appropriated to
``Departmental Management, Department of the Interior'', to
remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 shall be
an additional amount for compensation authorized by section
123(b) of such Act, as amended, and of which $23,000,000 shall
be for compensation authorized by section 123(c) of such Act,
as amended. The entire amount made available in this subsection
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(A)), and shall be available only if the President
transmits to the Congress an official budget request that
includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency
requirement as defined in such Act.
CHAPTER 6
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster relief
For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'' for
tornado-related damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and
Tennessee, and for other disasters, $900,000,000 to remain
available until expended, which shall be available only to the
extent that the President designates an amount as an emergency
requirement as defined in section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to such Act.
disaster assistance for unmet needs
For ``Disaster assistance for unmet needs'', $230,000,000,
which shall remain available until September 30, 2001, for use
by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(Director) only for disaster relief, buyout assistance, long-
term recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by
Presidentially-declared natural disasters designated during
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, only to the extent funds are not
made available for those activities by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (under its ``Disaster relief'' program), the
Small Business Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers:
Provided, That in administering these funds the Director shall
allocate these funds to States to be administered by each State
in conjunction with its Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disaster Relief program: Provided further, That each State
shall provide not less than 25 percent in non-Federal public
matching funds or its equivalent value (other than
administrative costs) for any funds allocated to the State
under this heading: Provided further, That the Director shall
allocate these funds based on the unmet needs arising from a
Presidentially-declared disaster as identified by the Director
as those which have not or will not be addressed by other
Federal disaster assistance programs and for which it is deemed
appropriate to supplement the efforts and available resources
of States, local governments and disaster relief organizations:
Provided further, That the Director shall establish review
groups within FEMA to review each request by a State of its
unmet needs and certify as to the actual costs associated with
the unmet needs as well as the commitment and ability of each
state to provide its match requirement: Provided further, That
the Director shall implement all mitigation and buyout efforts
in a manner consistent with the intent of the hazard mitigation
grant program as authorized by section 404 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as
amended: Provided further, That the Director shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register governing the allocation and use
of the funds under this heading, including provisions for
ensuring the compliance of the states with the requirements of
this program: Provided further, That 10 days prior to
distribution of funds, the Director shall submit a list to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, setting forth
the proposed uses of funds and the most recent estimates of
unmet needs: Provided further, That the Director shall submit
quarterly reports to said Committees regarding the actual
projects and needs for which funds have been provided under
this heading: Provided further, That to the extent any funds
under this heading are used in a manner inconsistent with the
requirements of the program established under this heading and
any rules issued pursuant thereto, the Director shall recapture
an equivalent amount of funds from the State from any existing
funds or future funds awarded to the State under this heading
or any other program administered by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent an official budget
request, that includes designation of the entire amount of the
request as an emergency requirement as defined by the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
TITLE II--EMERGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
public law 480 program and grant accounts
For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Program and
Grant Accounts'' for assistance under title II of Public Law
480, $149,200,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent an official budget request for $149,200,000, 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, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such
Act.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Diplomatic
and Consular Programs'', $17,071,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
security and maintenance of united states missions
Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Security
and Maintenance of United States Missions'', $50,500,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $45,500,000 shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget request
for a specific dollar amount that includes the 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Emergencies
in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', $2,929,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $500,000 shall be
transferred to the Peace Corps and $450,000 shall be
transferred to the U.S. Information Agency, for evacuation and
related costs: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'',
$2,920,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Military Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'',
$7,660,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine
Corps'', $1,586,000: Provided, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Military Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air
Force'', $4,303,000: Provided, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency
Operations Transfer Fund'', $5,007,300,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the entire amount made available
under this heading is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, That of such amount, $1,100,000,000
shall be available only to the extent that the President
transmits to the Congress an official budget request for a
specific dollar amount that: (1) specifies items which meet a
critical readiness or sustainability need, to include
replacement of expended munitions to maintain adequate
inventories for future operations; and (2) 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, as amended: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Defense may transfer these funds only to military personnel
accounts; operation and maintenance accounts, including
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement
accounts; research, development, test and evaluation accounts;
the Defense Health Program appropriation; the National Defense
Sealift Fund; and working capital fund accounts: Provided
further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and
shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time
period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided
further, That the transfer authority provided under this
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That
such funds may be used to execute projects or programs that
were deferred in order to carry out military operations in and
around Kosovo and in Southwest Asia, including efforts
associated with the displaced Kosovar population: Provided
further, That upon a determination that all or part of the
funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for
the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred
back to this appropriation.
PROCUREMENT
Weapons Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'',
$431,100,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $431,100,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air
Force'', $40,000,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $40,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Missile Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air
Force'', $178,200,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $178,200,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition,
Air Force'', $35,000,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $35,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund
(including transfer of funds)
In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act and the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262), $300,000,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, is
hereby made available only for the accelerated acquisition and
deployment of military technologies and systems needed for the
conduct of Operation Allied Force, or to provide accelerated
acquisition and deployment of military technologies and systems
as substitute or replacement systems for other United States
regional commands which have had assets diverted as a result of
Operation Allied Force: Provided, That funds under this heading
may only be obligated after recommendations are made by the
Joint Requirements Oversight Council to the Secretary of
Defense and after the approval of the Secretary of Defense, or
his designee: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall provide written notification to the congressional defense
committees prior to the transfer of any amount in excess of
$10,000,000 to a specific program or project: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made available
under this heading only to operation and maintenance accounts,
procurement accounts, and research, development, test and
evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided under this section shall be in addition to
the transfer authority provided to the Department of Defense in
this Act or any other Act: Provided further, That the entire
amount made available in this section is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $300,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
(transfer of funds)
Sec. 2001. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262), is amended by
striking ``$1,650,000,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000,000''.
Sec. 2002. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in
section 1006 of Public Law 105-261, not to exceed $10,000,000
of funds appropriated by this Act may be available for
contributions to the common funded budgets of NATO (as defined
in section 1006(c)(1) of Public Law 105-261) for costs related
to NATO operations in and around Kosovo.
Sec. 2003. Funds appropriated by this Act and in Public Law
105-277, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act
and in Public Law 105-277, for intelligence activities are
deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 414).
Sec. 2004. Notwithstanding section 5064(d) of the Federal
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355), the
special authorities provided under section 5064(c) of such Act
shall apply with respect to all contracts awarded or
modifications executed for the Joint Direct Attack Munition
(JDAM) program from October 1, 1998 through September 30, 2000:
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may award JDAM
contracts and modifications on the same terms and conditions as
contained in the JDAM contract F08626-94-C-0003.
Sec. 2005. (a) Efforts to Increase Burdensharing.--The
President shall seek equitable reimbursement from the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), member nations of NATO,
and other appropriate organizations and nations for the costs
incurred by the United States government in connection with
Operation Allied Force.
(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the
President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report
on--
(1) All measures taken by the President pursuant to
subsection (a);
(2) The amount of reimbursement received to date
from each organization and nation pursuant to
subsection (a), including a description of any
commitments made by such organization or nation to
provide reimbursement; and
(3) In the case of an organization or nation that
has refused to provide, or to commit to provide,
reimbursement pursuant to subsection (a), an
explanation of the reasons therefor.
(c) Operation Allied Force.--In this section, the term
``Operation Allied Force'' means operations of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted against the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) during
the period beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on such date
as NATO may designate, to resolve the conflict with respect to
Kosovo.
Sec. 2006. (a) Not more than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress
a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on current
United States participation in Operation Allied Force. The
report should include information on the following matters:
(1) A statement of the national security objectives
involved in U.S. participation in Operation Allied
Force;
(2) An accounting of all current active duty
personnel assigned to support Operation Allied Force
and related humanitarian operations around Kosovo to
include total number, service component and area of
deployment (such accounting should also include total
numbers of personnel from other NATO countries
participating in the action);
(3) Additional planned deployment of active duty
units in the European Command area of operations to
support Operation Allied Force, between the date of the
enactment of this Act and the end of fiscal year 1999;
(4) Additional planned Reserve component
mobilization, including specific units to be called up
between the date of the enactment of this Act and the
end of fiscal year 1999, to support Operation Allied
Force;
(5) An accounting by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on
the transfer of personnel and materiel from other
regional commands to the United States European Command
to support Operation Allied Force and related
humanitarian operations around Kosovo, and an
assessment by the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the impact
any such loss of assets has had on the war-fighting
capabilities and deterrence value of these other
commands;
(6) Levels of humanitarian aid provided to the
displaced Kosovar community from the United States,
NATO member nations, and other nations (figures should
be provided by country and the type of assistance
provided whether financial or in-kind); and
(7) Any significant revisions to the total cost
estimate for the deployment of United States forces
involved in Operation Allied Force through the end of
fiscal year 1999.
(b) Operation Allied Force.--In this section, the term
``Operation Allied Force'' means operations of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted against the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) during
the period beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on such date
as NATO may designate, to resolve the conflict with respect to
Kosovo.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 2007. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of
Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1999, $1,124,900,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
Defense only for spare and repair parts and associated
logistical support necessary for the maintenance of weapons
systems and equipment: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense
shall provide written notification to the congressional defense
committees prior to the transfer of any funds: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made
available in this section only to operation and maintenance
accounts and procurement accounts: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided in this section shall be in
addition to the transfer authority provided to the Department
of Defense in this Act or any other Act: Provided further, That
the entire amount made available in this section is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $1,124,900,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 2008. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of
Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1999, $742,500,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
Defense only for depot level maintenance and repair: Provided,
That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written
notification to the congressional defense committees prior to
the transfer of any funds: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Defense may transfer funds made available in this section
only to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided further,
That the transfer authority provided in this section shall be
in addition to the transfer authority provided to the
Department of Defense in this Act or any other Act: Provided
further, That the entire amount made available in this section
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent that an official budget request for $742,500,000, 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, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
Sec. 2009. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of
Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1999, $100,000,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
Defense only for military recruiting and advertising
initiatives, as follows:
``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $31,000,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $12,700,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'',
$23,600,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'',
$19,000,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'',
$1,000,000; and
``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'',
$12,700,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this section
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent that an official budget request for $100,000,000, 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, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 2010. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of
Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1999, $200,200,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
Defense only for military training, equipment maintenance, and
associated support costs required to meet assigned readiness
levels of United States military forces: Provided, That the
Secretary of Defense shall provide written notification to the
congressional defense committees prior to the transfer of any
funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
transfer funds made available in this section only to operation
and maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided in this section shall be in addition to the
transfer authority provided to the Department of Defense in
this Act or any other Act: Provided further, That the entire
amount made available in this section is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for $200,200,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Sec. 2011. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of
Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1999, $182,400,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
Defense only for base operations support costs at Department of
Defense facilities, as follows:
``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $60,300,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $23,800,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'',
$27,500,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'',
$47,700,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'',
$9,700,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'',
$7,200,000;
``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
Reserve'', $100,000; and
``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'',
$6,100,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this section
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent that an official budget request for $182,400,000, 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, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
Sec. 2012. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in other
provisions of this Act, there is appropriated to the Department
of Defense, to remain available for obligation until September
30, 2000, and to be used only for increases during fiscal year
2000 in rates of military basic pay and for increased payments
during fiscal year 2000 to the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund, $1,838,426,000, to be available as follows:
``Military Personnel, Army'', $559,533,000;
``Military Personnel, Navy'', $436,773,000;
``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $177,980,000;
``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $471,892,000;
``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $40,574,000;
``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $29,833,000;
``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $7,820,000;
``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $13,143,000;
``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $70,416,000;
and
``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'',
$30,462,000.
(b) The entire amount made available in this section--
(1) is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)); and
(2) shall be available only if the President
transmits to the Congress an official budget request
for $1,838,426,000, 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, as amended.
(c) The amounts provided in this section may be obligated
only to the extent required for increases in rates of military
basic pay, and for increased payments to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund, that become effective during
fiscal year 2000 pursuant to provisions of law subsequently
enacted in authorizing legislation.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Agency for International Development
international disaster assistance
For an additional amount for ``International Disaster
Assistance'', $163,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent that 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, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
other bilateral economic assistance
economic support fund
For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'',
$105,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000, for
assistance for Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Romania, and for investigations and
related activities in Kosovo and in adjacent entities and
countries regarding war crimes: Provided, That these funds
shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law
except section 533 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in
division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-277)): Provided further, That the requirement for a
notification through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations contained in subsection (b)(3) of
section 533 shall be deemed to be satisfied if the Committees
on Appropriations are notified at least 10 days prior to the
obligation of such funds.
assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states
For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern
Europe and the Baltic States'', $120,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2000, of which up to $1,000,000
may be used for administrative costs of the U.S. Agency for
International Development: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be obligated and expended subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee
Assistance'', $266,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000 is for administrative
expenses: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading
that are made available for the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees shall be obligated and expended
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
requirement for a notification through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations contained in the
preceding proviso shall be deemed to be satisfied if the
Committees are notified at least 10 days prior to the
obligation of such funds: Provided further, That the entire
amount 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
For an additional amount for the ``United States Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', and subject to the
terms and conditions under that heading, $165,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent that 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 2013. The funds appropriated in this chapter are
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Sec. 2014. The value of commodities and services authorized
by the President through March 31, 1999, to be drawn down under
the authority of section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, as amended, to support international relief
efforts relating to the Kosovo conflict shall not be counted
against the ceiling limitation of that section: Provided, That
such assistance relating to the Kosovo conflict provided
pursuant to section 552(a)(2) may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
refugee and entrant assistance
For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant
Assistance'', such sums as necessary to assist in the temporary
resettlement of displaced Kosovar Albanians, not to exceed
$100,000,000, which shall remain available through September
30, 2001: Provided, That the entire amount 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 by the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That Congress designates the entire amount as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
such Act.
CHAPTER 6
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND
(including transfer of funds)
For emergency expenses incurred by United States military
forces in support of overseas operations; $475,000,000, to
remain available for transfer until September 30, 2003:
Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these
funds only to military construction accounts: Provided further,
That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in
addition to any other transfer authority contained in this or
any other Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to
carry out military construction projects not otherwise
authorized by law: Provided further, That the entire amount
made available under this heading is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1995,
as amended: Provided further, That this amount shall be
available only to the extent that the President transmits to
the Congress an official budget request 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 1995, as amended.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
operating expenses
For an additional amount for ``Operating expenses'',
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget request
for $200,000,000, 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,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCIES
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$1,300,000.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
periodic censuses and programs
For an additional amount for expenses necessary to conduct
the decennial census, $44,900,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of this amount $10,900,000 is for
costs associated with establishing 520 Local Census Offices;
$4,200,000 is for preparation of training and field deployment
kits for census enumerators; $2,000,000 is for costs associated
with the Telephone Questionnaire Assistance program
infrastructure; $9,100,000 is for automated data processing and
telecommunications to support increased field enumeration
activities; $3,700,000 is for administrative systems to support
increased field enumeration activities; and $15,000,000 is for
advertising and promotion programs: Provided further, That not
later than June 1, 1999, the President shall submit to the
Congress a revised budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the
decennial census.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
For the necessary expenses of additional research,
management, and enforcement activities in the Northeast
Multispecies fishery, $1,880,000, to remain available until
expended.
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'',
$921,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
water and related resources
For an additional amount for ``Water and Related
Resources'', $1,500,000, to remain available until expended,
under authority of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought
Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) to purchase water
in accordance with such Act from the Central Arizona Project
(or if no water is available for purchase from the Central
Arizona Project from any other appropriate source) to maintain
an appropriate pool of stored water for fish and wildlife
purposes at the San Carlos Lake in Arizona.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
National Commission on Terrorism
For necessary expenses for the National Commission on
Terrorism, as authorized by section 591 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section
101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), $839,500, to
remain available until expended.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law
105-292), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
International Affairs Technical Assistance
For an additional amount for ``Department of the Treasury,
International affairs technical assistance'', $1,500,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2000, for the operation
and expenses of the International Financial Institution
Advisory Commission and the International Monetary Fund
Advisory Committee as authorized by sections 603 and 610(b) of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section
101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)).
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
Of the funds provided under this heading in prior
Appropriations Acts for the Automated Land and Mineral Record
System, $1,000,000 shall be available until expended to meet
increased workload requirements stemming from the anticipated
higher volume of coalbed methane Applications for Permits to
Drill in the Powder River Basin: Provided, That unless there is
a written agreement in place between the coal mining operator
and the gas producer, the funds made available herein shall not
be used to process or approve coalbed methane Applications for
Permits to Drill for well sites that are located within an
area, which as of the date of the coalbed methane Application
for Permit to Drill, are covered by: (1) a coal lease; (2) a
coal mining permit; or (3) an application for a coal mining
lease. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed or operate
as a restriction on current resources appropriated to the
Department of the Interior.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
operation of indian programs
(transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian
Programs'', $1,136,000, to remain available until expended for
suppression of western spruce budworm: Provided, That such
funds shall be derived by transfer of funds provided in
previous appropriations acts under the heading ``Forest
Service, National Forest System''.
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
federal trust programs
For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs'',
$21,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$6,800,000 is for activities pursuant to the Trust Management
Improvement Project High Level Implementation Plan and
$15,000,000 is to support litigation involving individual
Indian trust accounts: Provided, That litigation support funds
may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the
``Operation of Indian Programs'' account in the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' account in the
Office of the Solicitor, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' account
in Departmental Management, the ``Royalty and Offshore Minerals
Management'' account in the Minerals Management Service and the
``Management of Lands and Resources'' account in the Bureau of
Land Management.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
wildland fire management
Of the funds made available under this heading for fire
operations in previous Acts of Appropriation (exclusive of
amounts for hazardous fuels reduction), $100,000,000 shall be
transferred to the Knutson-Vandenberg fund established pursuant
to section 3 of Public Law 71-319 (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.)
within 10 days of the enactment of this Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 3001. The Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A,
section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is
amended under the heading ``Forest Service, Reconstruction and
Construction'' by inserting before the final period the
following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds appropriated for Forest Service
construction of a new forestry research facility at Auburn
University, Auburn, Alabama, shall be available for a direct
payment to Auburn University for this purpose: Provided
further, That if within the life of the facility the USDA
Forest Service needs additional space for collaborative
laboratory activities on the Auburn University campus, Auburn
University shall provide such laboratory space within the new
facility constructed with these funds, free of any charge for
rent''.
Sec. 3002. None of the funds made available under this or
any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to
issue and finalize the rule to revise 43 CFR Part 3809,
published on February 9, 1999 at 64 Fed. Reg. 6421 or the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement on Surface Management
Regulations for Locatable Mineral Operations, published in
February, 1999, unless the Secretary has provided a period of
not less than 120 days for accepting public comment on the
proposed rule after the report of the National Academy of
Sciences' Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands,
authorized and required by the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in
division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-277)) is submitted to the appropriate federal agencies, the
Congress, and the Governors of the affected states in
accordance with the requirements of that Act.
Sec. 3003. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall
be used to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to
the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, including a
rulemaking derived from proposed rules published in 63 Federal
Register 6113 (1998), 62 Federal Register 36030, and 62 Federal
Register 3742 (1997) until October 1, 1999, or until there is a
negotiated agreement on the rule.
Sec. 3004. Section 328 of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-
277, division A, section 1(e), title III) is amended by
striking ``none of the funds in this Act'' and inserting ``none
of the funds provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service
or Bureau of Indian Affairs''.
Sec. 3005. A payment of $800,000 from the total amount of
$1,000,000 for construction of the Pike's Peak Summit House, as
specified in Conference Report 105-337, accompanying the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act for fiscal year 1998, Public Law 105-83, and payments of
$2,000,000 for the Borough of Ketchikan to participate in a
study of the feasibility and dynamics of manufacturing veneer
products in Southeast Alaska and $200,000 for construction of
the Pike's Peak Summit House, as specified in Conference Report
105-825 accompanying the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1999 (as contained
in division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-277)), shall be paid in lump sum and shall be considered
direct payments, for the purposes of all applicable law except
that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying
activities.
Sec. 3006. Millsites Opinion. (a) Prohibition on Millsite
Limitations.--Notwithstanding the opinion dated November 7,
1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
concerning millsites under the general mining law (referred to
in this section as the ``opinion''), in accordance with the
millsite provisions of the Bureau of Land Management Handbook
for Mineral Examiners H-3890-1, page III-8 (dated 1989), and
section 2811.33 of the Forest Service Manual (dated 1990), the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture
shall not limit the number or acreage of millsites based on the
ratio between the number or acreage of millsites and the number
or acreage of associated lode or placer claims with respect to
the Crown Jewel project, Okanogan County, Washington for any
fiscal year.
(b) Effect on Prior Approvals and Records of Decision.--As
soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture shall
approve the plan of operations and reinstate the record of
decision for the Crown Jewel project.
(c) Patent Application or Plan of Operations.--No patent
application or plan of operations submitted prior to the date
of the enactment of this Act shall be denied pursuant to the
opinion of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
dated November 7, 1997.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
general departmental management
For an additional amount for ``General departmental
management'', $1,000,000, to reduce the backlog of pending
nursing home appeals before the Departmental Appeals Board.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
education for the disadvantaged
For additional amounts to carry out subpart 2 of part A of
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
$56,377,000, which shall be allocated, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, only to those local educational
agencies that received a Concentration Grant under the
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1998, but are not
eligible to receive such a grant for fiscal year 1999:
Provided, That the Secretary of Education shall use the funds
appropriated under this paragraph to provide each such local
educational agency an amount equal to the Concentration Grant
the agency received in fiscal year 1998, ratably reduced, if
necessary, to ensure that local educational agencies receiving
funds under this supplemental appropriation receive no greater
share of their hold-harmless amounts than is received by other
local educational agencies: Provided further, That the funds
appropriated under this paragraph shall become available on
October 1, 1999 and shall remain available through September
30, 2000, for the academic year 1999-2000: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall not take into account the funds
appropriated under this paragraph in determining State
allocations under any other program administered by the
Secretary in any fiscal year.
higher education
(transfer of funds)
Of the funds made available for the Education Research,
Statistics, and Improvement account in section 101(f) of Public
Law 105-277, $1,500,000 are transferred to the Higher Education
account to provide additional funds to carry out part B of
title III of the Higher Education Act.
RELATED AGENCY
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
For an additional amount for the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, to remain available until expended, $30,700,000
to be available for fiscal year 1999, and $17,300,000 to be
available for fiscal year 2000: Provided, That such funds be
made available to National Public Radio, as the designated
manager of the Public Radio Satellite System, for acquisition
of satellite capacity.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 3007. White River School District #47-1. From any
unobligated funds that are available to the Secretary of
Education to carry out section 306(a)(1) of the Department of
Education Appropriations Act, 1996, the Secretary shall provide
not more than $239,000, under such terms and conditions as the
Secretary determines appropriate, to the White River School
District #47-1, White River, South Dakota, to be used to repair
damage caused by water infiltration at the White River High
School, which shall remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 6
CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
salaries, officers and employees
(rescission)
Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, $3,521,000,
appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-275, are
rescinded: Provided, That for replacement of the existing House
of Representatives payroll system, $3,521,000 for the Chief
Administrative Officer, to remain available until expended.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
house office buildings
house page dormitory
For necessary expenses for a House Page Dormitory,
$3,760,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the Architect of the Capitol shall transfer to the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives such
portion of the funds made available under this paragraph as may
be required for expenses incurred by the Chief Administrative
Officer, subject to the approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided
further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to the funds made
available under this paragraph.
o'neill house office building
For necessary expenses for life safety renovations to the
O'Neill House Office Building, $1,800,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to
the funds made available under this paragraph.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 3008. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to
be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance
for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise authorized
to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance
for the Office of the Majority Whip of the House of
Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 3009. (a) Each office described under the heading
``HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES'' in the Act making appropriations
for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any
amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among
the various categories of allowances and expenses for the
office under such heading.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any
amounts appropriated for official expenses.
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 3010. Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the lump sum allowance authorization amount for certain
offices shall be adjusted as follows:
(1) The allowance for the Chief Deputy Majority
Whips is increased by $25,000.
(2) The allowance for the Chief Deputy Minority
Whips is increased by $25,000.
Sec. 3011. Russian Leadership Program. (a) Purpose.--It is
the purpose of this section to establish, in accordance with
the provisions of this section--
(1) a pilot program within the Library of Congress
for fiscal year 1999; and
(2) a permanent program within the Executive agency
designated by the President of the United States for
fiscal years 2000 and thereafter,
to enable emerging political leaders of Russia at all levels of
government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the
American free market economic system and the operation of
American democratic institutions through visits to governments
and communities at comparable levels in the United States.
(b) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The head of the administering
agency shall annually award grants to government or
community organizations in the United States that seek
to establish programs under which those organizations
will host eligible Russians for the purpose described
in subsection (a).
(2) Duration.--The period of stay in the United
States for any eligible Russian supported with grant
funds under this section shall not exceed 30 days.
(3) Limitation.--The number of eligible Russians
supported with grant funds under this section shall not
exceed 3,000 in any fiscal year.
(4) Administration.--
(A) In general.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the head of the
administering agency--
(i) may contract with
nongovernmental organizations having
expertise in carrying out the
activities described in subsection (a)
for the purpose of carrying out the
administrative functions of the program
(other than the awarding of grants);
and
(ii) may, without regard to the
civil service laws and regulations (or,
in the case of the Librarian of
Congress, any requirement for
competition in hiring), appoint and
terminate an executive director and
such other additional personnel as may
be necessary to enable the
administering agency to perform its
duties under this section.
(B) Waiver of competitive bidding.--The
Librarian of Congress, after consultation with
the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress,
may enter into contracts under subparagraph
(A)(i) to carry out the pilot program during
fiscal year 1999 without regard to section 3709
of the Revised Statutes or any other
requirement for competitive contracting or the
providing of notice of contracting
opportunities.
(c) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection (b)
shall be used to pay--
(1) the costs and expenses incurred by each program
participant in traveling between Russia and the United
States and in traveling within the United States;
(2) the costs of providing lodging in the United
States to each program participant, whether in public
accommodations or in private homes; and
(3) such additional administrative expenses
incurred by organizations in carrying out the program
as the head of the administering agency may prescribe.
(d) Application.--
(1) In general.--Each organization in the United
States desiring a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the head of the administering agency
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as such head may reasonably require.
(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall--
(A) describe the activities for which
assistance under this section is sought;
(B) include the number of program
participants to be supported;
(C) describe the qualifications of the
individuals who will be participating in the
program; and
(D) provide such additional assurances as
the head of the administering agency determines
to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section.
(3) Waiver.--The Librarian of Congress may waive
the requirement of this subsection in carrying out the
pilot program during fiscal year 1999.
(e) Advisory Board.--
(1) In general.--There is established a Russian
Leadership Program Advisory Board which shall advise
the head of the administering agency as to the carrying
out of the permanent program during fiscal years 2000
and thereafter.
(2) Membership.--The Advisory Board under paragraph
(1) shall consist of--
(A) two members appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, of whom one shall
be designated by the Majority Leader of the
House of Representatives and one shall be
designated by the Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives;
(B) two members appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate, of whom one shall be
designated by the Majority Leader of the Senate
and one shall be designated by the Minority
Leader of the Senate;
(C) the Librarian of Congress;
(D) a private individual with expertise in
international exchange programs, designated by
the Librarian of Congress; and
(E) an officer or employee of the
administering agency, designated by the head of
the administering agency.
(3) Terms.--Each member appointed under paragraph
(2) shall serve for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy
shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment and the individual so appointed shall serve
for the remainder of the term.
(f) Reporting.--The head of the administering agency shall,
not later than 3 months following the close of each fiscal year
for which such agency administered the program, report to
Congress with respect to the conduct of such program during
such fiscal year. Such report shall include information with
respect to the number of participants in the program and the
cost of the program, and any recommendations on improvements
necessary to enable the program to carry out the purposes of
this section.
(g) Funding.--
(1) Fiscal year 1999.--
(A) In general.--Of funds made available
under the heading ``SENATE'' under title I of
the Legislative Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2430 et seq.),
$10,000,000 shall be made available, subject to
the approval of the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate, to the administering agency to
carry out the program.
(B) Use of funds at close of fiscal year.--
Funds made available under this paragraph which
are unexpended and unobligated as of the close
of fiscal year 1999 shall no longer be
available for such purpose and shall be
available for the purpose originally
appropriated.
(2) Fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There
are authorized to be appropriated to the
administering agency for fiscal years 2000 and
thereafter such sums as may be necessary to
carry out the program.
(B) Availability of funds.--Amounts
appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) are
authorized to remain available until expended.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administering agency.--The term ``administering
agency'' means--
(A) for fiscal year 1999, the Library of
Congress; and
(B) for fiscal year 2000, and subsequent
fiscal years, the Executive agency designated
by the President of the United States under
subsection (a)(2).
(2) Eligible russian.--The term ``eligible
Russian'' means a Russian national who is an emerging
political leader at any level of government.
(3) Program.--The term ``program'' means the grant
program established under this section.
(4) Program participant.--The term ``program
participant'' means an eligible Russian selected for
participation in the program.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army
National Guard'' to cover the incremental costs arising from
the consequences of Hurricane Georges, $6,400,000, as
authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until
September 30, 2003.
Family Housing, Army
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an
additional amount for ``Family Housing, Army'', to provide for
the construction and renovation of family housing units at Fort
Buchanan, Puerto Rico, $25,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated in this or any other Act may be used for family
housing initiatives at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico pursuant to
10 U.S.C. 2883.
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
National Transportation Safety Board
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'' for
necessary expenses resulting from the crash of TWA Flight 800,
$2,300,000: Provided, That the entire amount is available only
for costs associated with rental of the facility in Calverton,
New York.
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, $4,500,000 is appropriated for the expansion of
the National Tracing Center, to remain available until
expended.
POSTAL SERVICE
Payments to the Postal Service Fund
For an additional amount for ``Payments to the Postal
Service Fund'' for revenue forgone reimbursement pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 2401(d), $29,000,000.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
Federal Drug Control Programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program,
an additional $2,500,000 is appropriated for drug control
activities: of which $750,000 shall be used specifically to
expand the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area for the State of New Mexico to include Rio Arriba County,
Santa Fe County, and San Juan County, New Mexico, which are
hereby designated as part of the Southwest Border High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for the State of New Mexico; of
which $500,000 shall be used for national efforts related to
methamphetamine reduction efforts; of which $750,000 shall be
used for the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area for the State of Arizona, specifically to fund United
States Border Patrol anti-drug assistance to border communities
in Cochise County, Arizona; and of which $500,000 shall be for
the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
for support of the Cross-Border Initiative: Provided, That no
funds may be obligated or expended for the Southwest Border
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for the State of Arizona
without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House and the Senate.
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
community development block grants
Of any excess amounts appropriated for any fiscal year
under this heading, $3,446,000 shall be made available for
grants for service coordinators and congregate services for the
elderly and disabled: Provided, That in distributing such
amount, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
give priority to public housing agencies that submitted
eligible applications for renewal of fiscal year 1995 elderly
service coordinator grants pursuant to the Notice of Funding
Availability for Service Coordinator Funds for fiscal year
1998, as published in the Federal Register on June 1, 1998.
Federal Housing Administration
fha-mutual mortgage insurance program account
The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans to carry
out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act,
as amended, is increased by an additional $30,000,000,000.
Government National Mortgage Association
guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans to carry
out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as
amended, is increased by an additional $50,000,000,000.
Management and Administration
office of inspector general
Under this heading in Public Law 105-276, add the words,
``to remain available until September 30, 2000,'' after
``$81,910,000,''.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
National Credit Union Administration
central liquidity facility
During fiscal year 2000, gross obligations of the Central
Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans
to member credit unions shall not exceed the amount authorized
by title III of the National Credit Union Central Liquidity
Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795).
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 3012. Notwithstanding the 6th undesignated paragraph
under the heading ``Community planning and development--
Community development block grants'' in title II of Public Law
105-276 and the related provisions of the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference to accompany such Act
(House Report 105-769) for the Economic Development Initiative
(EDI) grants for targeted economic investments for Project
Restore of Los Angeles, California and for the Southeast Rio
Vista Family YMCA shall, notwithstanding such provision, be
made available as follows:
(1) $250,000 shall be for a grant to the Los
Angeles Civic Center Public Partnership, to revitalize
and redevelop the Civic Center neighborhood; and
(2) $100,000 shall be for a grant to the Southeast
Rio Vista Family YMCA, for development of a child care
center in the city of Huntington Park, California.
Sec. 3013. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act
of 1959, of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 under
the Housing for Special Populations heading in title II of
Public Law 105-276, $1,000,000 shall be made available to the
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for
work associated with the building of Caritas House and for
expansion of the St. Ann Adult Medical Day Care facility as
directed by the Senate Report and Conference Report for such
Act.
Sec. 3014. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
other requirement, the Township of North Union, Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, is authorized to retain any land disposition
proceeds or urban renewal grant funds remaining from the
Industrial Park Number 1 Urban Renewal Project (PA-R-325 and B-
78-UR-42-0204) and to use such funds in accordance with the
requirements of the community development block grant program
as provided in title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended, with respect to eligibility and
national objectives of section 105 of such Act. The Township of
North Union shall retain such funds in a lump sum and shall be
entitled to retain and use past and future earnings from such
funds, including any interest.
Sec. 3015. The $2,200,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-
276 to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the 2002
Winter Olympic Games in accordance with House Report 105-769
shall be awarded to Wasatch County, Utah, for both water and
sewer.
Sec. 3016. Of the amount appropriated under the heading
``Environmental programs and management'' in Public Law 105-
276, $1,300,000 shall be transferred to the ``State and tribal
assistance grants'' account for a grant for water and
wastewater infrastructure projects in the State of Idaho.
Sec. 3017. The $3,045,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-
276 for wastewater infrastructure needs for Grand Isle,
Louisiana, in accordance with House Report 105-769, may also be
used for drinking water supply needs for Grand Isle, Louisiana.
CHAPTER 11
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE
Sec. 3018. Division A, section 101(a), title XI, section
1122(c) of Public Law 105-277 is amended by inserting after
``basis'' ``: Provided, That no administrative costs shall be
charged against this program which would have been incurred
otherwise''.
Sec. 3019. (a) Section 339(b)(3) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1989(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking the comma and the remainder of
paragraph (3) following the comma; and
(2) by inserting a period after ``(1)''.
(b) Section 353(c)(3)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(c)(3)(C)) is amended by striking
``100 percent'' and inserting ``110 percent''.
Sec. 3020. (a) Loan Deficiency Payments for Club Wheat
Producers.--In making loan deficiency payments available under
section 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7235) to producers of club wheat, the Secretary of Agriculture
may not assess a premium adjustment on the amount that would
otherwise be computed for club wheat under the section to
reflect the premium that is paid for club wheat to ensure its
availability to create a blended specialty product known as
western white wheat.
(b) Retroactive Application.--As soon as practicable after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall make a payment to each producer of club wheat
who received a discounted loan deficiency payment under section
135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7235)
before that date as a result of the assessment of a premium
adjustment against club wheat. The amount of the payment for a
producer shall be equal to the difference between--
(1) the loan deficiency payment that would have
been made to the producer in the absence of the premium
adjustment; and
(2) the loan deficiency payment actually received
by the producer.
(c) Funding Source.--The Secretary shall use funds
available to provide marketing assistance loans and loan
deficiency payments under subtitle C of the Agricultural Market
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) to make the payments
required by subsection (b).
Sec. 3021. Notwithstanding 50 U.S.C. App. 1989b et seq. and
in addition to any funds previously appropriated for this
purpose, the Attorney General may make available from any funds
available to the Department of Justice not more than $4,300,000
for the purpose of paying restitution to individuals: (1) who
are eligible for restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of
1988 (50 U.S.C. App. 1989b et seq.) and who have filed timely
claims for restitution; or (2) who are found eligible under the
settlement agreement in the case of Carmen Mochizuki et al. v.
United States (Case No. 97-294C, United States Court of Federal
Claims) and filed timely claims covered by the agreement.
Sec. 3022. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
taking of a Cook Inlet beluga whale under the exemption
provided in section 101(b) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(16 U.S.C. 1371(a)) between the date of the enactment of this
Act and October 1, 2000, shall be considered a violation of
such Act unless such taking occurs pursuant to a cooperative
agreement between the National Marine Fisheries Service and
affected Alaska Native organizations.
Sec. 3023. Section 626 of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of
division A of Public Law 105-277) is repealed.
Sec. 3024. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Director of the Office of Crime Victims of the Office of
Justice Programs, Department of Justice, may make grants, as
provided in the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, to
victim service organizations and public agencies (including
Federal, State, and local governments and non-profit
organizations) that will provide emergency or on-going
assistance to the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103.
These grants shall be used only to provide emergency relief
(including compensation, assistance, and crisis response) and
other related victim services.
Sec. 3025. Section 617 of the Department of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as added by section 101(b) of
division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
``(a) None of the funds made available in this Act or any
other Act hereafter enacted may be used to issue or renew a
fishing permit or authorization for any fishing vessel of the
United States greater than 165 feet in registered length, of
more than 750 gross registered tons, or that has an engine or
engines capable of producing a total of more than 3,000 shaft
horsepower as specified in the permit application required
under part 648.4(a)(5) of title 50, Code of Federal
Regulations, part 648.12 of title 50, Code of Federal
Regulations, and the authorization required under part
648.80(d)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to
engage in fishing for Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both)
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), unless the regional fishery
management council of jurisdiction recommends after October 21,
1998, and the Secretary of Commerce approves, conservation and
management measures in accordance with such Act to allow such
vessel to engage in fishing for Atlantic mackerel or herring
(or both).''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection
(a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
Sec. 3026. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
(as contained in division A, section 101(b) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
(a) in title I, under the heading ``Legal
Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal
Activities'', by inserting ``and shall remain available
until September 30, 2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in
the United States''; and
(b) in title IV, under the heading ``Department of
State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, Salaries and
Expenses'', by inserting ``and shall remain available
until September 30, 2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in
the United States''.
Sec. 3027. (a) The American Fisheries Act (title II of
division C of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
(1) in section 202(b) by inserting a comma after
``United States Code'';
(2) in section 207(d)(1)(A) by striking ``Fishery
Conservation and Management'';
(3) in section 208(b)(1) by striking ``615085'' and
inserting ``633219'';
(4) in section 209(4) by striking ``Uoited'' and
inserting ``United'';
(5) in section 210(g), by striking the first
sentence and inserting ``The violation of any of the
requirements of this subtitle or any regulation or
permit issued pursuant to this subtitle shall be
considered the commission of an act prohibited by
section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C.
1857), and sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of such Act
(16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861) shall apply to
any such violation in the same manner as to the
commission of an act prohibited by section 307 of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 1857).'';
(6) in section 213(c)(1) by striking ``title'' and
inserting ``subtitle''; and
(7) in section 213(c)(2) by striking ``title'' and
inserting ``subtitle''.
(b) Section 12122(c) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by inserting a comma after ``statement or
representations''.
(c) The limitation on registered length contained in
section 12102(c)(6) of title 46, United States Code, shall not
apply to a vessel used solely in any menhaden fishery which is
located in the Gulf of Mexico or along the Atlantic coast south
of the area under the authority of the New England Fishery
Management Council for so long as such vessel is used in such
fishery.
Sec. 3028. Section 113 of the Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of
Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking all after the second
comma and inserting ``the terms `tribe', `Indian tribe' or
`tribal' mean of or relating to an Indian tribe as that term is
defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self Determination and
Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638, as amended; 25
U.S.C. 450b(e) (1998)).''.
Sec. 3029. (a) Availability of Settlement Amount.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount received
by the United States in settlement of the claims described in
subsection (b) shall be available as specified in subsection
(c).
(b) Covered Claims.--The claims referred to in this
subsection are the claims of the United States against Hunt
Building Corporation and Ellsworth Housing Limited Partnership
relating to the design and construction of an 828-unit family
housing project at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
(c) Specified Uses.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
amount referred to in subsection (a) shall be available
as follows:
(A) Of the portion of such amount received
in fiscal year 1999--
(i) an amount equal to 3 percent of
such portion shall be credited to the
Department of Justice Working Capital
Fund for the civil debt collection
litigation activities of the Department
with respect to the claims referred to
in subsection (b), as provided for in
section 108 of Public Law 103-121 (107
Stat. 1164; 28 U.S.C. 527 note); and
(ii) of the balance of such
portion--
(I) an amount equal to \7/
8\ of such balance shall be
available to the Secretary of
Transportation for purposes of
construction of an access road
on Interstate Route 90 at Box
Elder, South Dakota (item 1741
of the table contained in
section 1602 of the
Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (Public Law
105-178; 112 Stat. 320)); and
(II) an amount equal to \1/
8\ of such balance shall be
available to the Secretary of
the Air Force for purposes of
real property and facility
maintenance projects at
Ellsworth Air Force Base.
(B) Of the portion of such amount received
in fiscal year 2000--
(i) an amount equal to 3 percent of
such portion shall be credited to the
Department of Justice Working Capital
Fund in accordance with subparagraph
(A)(i); and
(ii) an amount equal to the balance
of such portion shall be available to
the Secretary of Transportation for
purposes of construction of the access
road described in subparagraph
(A)(ii)(I).
(C) Of any portion of such amount received
in a fiscal year after fiscal year 2000--
(i) an amount equal to 3 percent of
such portion shall be credited to the
Department of Justice Working Capital
Fund in accordance with subparagraph
(A)(i); and
(ii) an amount equal to the balance
of such portion shall be available to
the Secretary of the Air Force for
purposes of real property and facility
maintenance projects at Ellsworth Air
Force Base.
(2) Limitation on availability of funds for access
road.--
(A) Limitation.--The amounts referred to in
subparagraphs (A)(ii)(I) and (B)(ii) of
paragraph (1) shall be available as specified
in such subparagraphs only if, not later than
September 30, 2000, the South Dakota Department
of Transportation enters into an agreement with
the Federal Highway Administration providing
for the construction of an interchange on
Interstate Route 90 at Box Elder, South Dakota.
(B) Alternative availability of funds.--If
the agreement described in subparagraph (A) is
not entered into by the date referred to in
that subparagraph, the amounts described in
that subparagraph shall be available to the
Secretary of the Air Force as of that date for
purposes of real property and facility
maintenance projects at Ellsworth Air Force
Base.
(3) Availability of amounts.--
(A) Access road.--Amounts available under
this section for construction of the access
road described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(I) are
in addition to amounts available for the
construction of that access road under any
other provision of law.
(B) Property and facility maintenance
projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, amounts available under this section
for property and facility maintenance projects
at Ellsworth Air Force Base shall remain
available for expenditure without fiscal year
limitation.
Sec. 3030. The Corps of Engineers is directed to reprogram
$800,000 of the funds made available to that agency in fiscal
year 1999 for the operation of the Pick-Sloan project to
perform the preliminary work needed to transfer Federal lands
to certain tribes and the State of South Dakota, and to protect
invaluable Indian cultural sites, under the Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and State of South Dakota
Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Act.
Sec. 3031. Prohibition on Treating Any Funds Recovered From
Tobacco Companies as an Overpayment for Purposes of Medicaid.
(a) Amendment to Social Security Act.--Section 1903(d)(3) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(3)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)(B)
shall not apply to any amount recovered or paid to a
State as part of the comprehensive settlement of
November 1998 between manufacturers of tobacco
products, as defined in section 5702(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and State Attorneys General, or
as part of any individual State settlement or judgment
reached in litigation initiated or pursued by a State
against one or more such manufacturers.
``(ii) Except as provided in subsection (i)(19), a
State may use amounts recovered or paid to the State as
part of a comprehensive or individual settlement, or a
judgment, described in clause (i) for any expenditures
determined appropriate by the State.''.
(b) Prohibition on Payment for Administrative Expenses
Incurred in Pursuing Tobacco Litigation.--Section 1903(i) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following
new paragraph:
``(19) with respect to any amount expended on
administrative costs to initiate or pursue litigation
described in subsection (d)(3)(B).''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall apply to amounts paid to a State prior
to, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 3032. (a) The treatment provided to firefighters under
section 628(f) of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as included in section 101(h) of
division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277))
shall be provided to any firefighter who--
(1) on the effective date of section 5545b of title
5, United States Code--
(A) was subject to such section; and
(B) had a regular tour of duty that
averaged more than 60 hours per week; and
(2) before December 31, 1999, is involuntarily
moved without a break in service from the regular tour
of duty under paragraph (1) to a regular tour of duty
that--
(A) averages 60 hours or less per week; and
(B) does not include a basic 40-hour
workweek.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to firefighters described
under that subsection as of the effective date of section 5545b
of title 5, United States Code.
(c) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe
regulations necessary to implement this section.
Sec. 3033. Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building. (a)
Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service
under construction at Tuscumbia, Alabama is designated as the
``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
(b) Legal References.--Any reference in a law, regulation,
document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to
the facility referred to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a
reference to the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
Sec. 3034. (a) Consideration for Land Conveyance, San
Joaquin County, California.--Subsection (c) of section 140 of
division C of Public Law 105-277 is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The purpose'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the conveyance of the
approximately 150-acre parcel described in paragraph (1) shall
be without consideration. As consideration for the
approximately 50-acre parcel intended for economic development,
which shall be selected by the City, the City shall pay to the
United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the
parcel, as determined by an appraisal satisfactory to the
Attorney General and the City.''.
(b) Conditions on Use.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2).
(c) Reversion.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2).
(d) Time for Conveyance.--Subsection (a) of such section is
amended by striking ``120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act'' and inserting ``August 21, 1999''.
Sec. 3035. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator of General Services is directed to utilize
resources in the Federal Buildings Fund to purchase, at fair
market value, not to exceed $700,000, the United States Post
Office and Federal Courthouse Building located on Mill Street
in Fergus Falls, Minnesota: Provided, That such sums necessary
to effect this provision are appropriated from the Federal
Buildings Fund.
TITLE IV--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
food stamp program
(rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in
division A, section 101(a), title IV of Public Law 105-277,
$1,250,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCIES
United States Information Agency
buying power maintenance
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$20,000,000 are rescinded.
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
International Financial Institutions
Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
Global Environment Facility
(rescission)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law
105-277, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
economic support fund
(rescission)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law
105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs, $5,000,000
are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
(rescission)
Of the amounts appropriated under this heading in previous
appropriations Acts, $6,800,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
state unemployment insurance and employment service operations
Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law 105-277,
strike ``$3,132,076,000'' and insert ``$3,109,676,000'' and
strike ``$180,933,000'' and insert ``$163,533,000''.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
federal capital loan program for nursing
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under the Federal Capital Loan
Program for Nursing appropriation account, $2,800,000 are
rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
education research, statistics, and improvement
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in section
101(f) of Public Law 105-277, $6,500,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
(rescissions)
Of the funds provided in the Military Construction
Appropriations Act, 1999, the following funds are hereby
rescinded as of the date of the enactment of this Act from the
following accounts in the specified amounts:
``Military Construction, Army'', $3,000,000;
``Military Construction, Navy'', $2,000,000;
``Military Construction, Air Force'', $3,000,000;
``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'',
$2,000,000;
``Family Housing, Army'' for Construction,
$1,000,000; for Operations and Maintenance, $7,000,000;
``Family Housing, Navy'' for Construction,
$1,000,000; for Operations and Maintenance, $2,000,000;
``Family Housing, Air Force'' for Construction,
$1,000,000; for Operations and Maintenance, $3,000,000;
and
``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV'',
$6,400,000.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Payments to Air Carriers
(airport and airway trust fund)
(rescission of contract authorization)
Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Small Community
Air Service'' by Public Law 101-508 for fiscal years prior to
fiscal year 1998, $815,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
State Infrastructure Banks
(rescission)
Of the available balances under this heading, $6,500,000
are rescinded.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Trust Fund Share of Transit Programs
(highway trust fund)
(rescission of contract authorization)
Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Trust fund share
of transit programs'' in Public Law 102-240 under 49 U.S.C.
5338(a)(1), $665,000 are rescinded.
Interstate Transfer Grants--Transit
Of the available balances under this heading, $600,000 are
rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Salaries and Expenses
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in division
A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) $4,500,000 for the
expansion of the National Tracing Center are rescinded.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Unanticipated Needs
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental
to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National
Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Public and Indian Housing
annual contributions for assisted housing
(rescission)
Of the amounts recaptured from funds appropriated under
this heading during fiscal year 1999 and prior years,
$350,000,000 are rescinded.
Community Planning and Development
community development block grants
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading in
division B, of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277),
$230,000,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS TITLE
Sec. 4001. Of the amount made available under division B,
title V, chapter 1 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)
$22,466,000 are rescinded.
TITLE V--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
Sec. 5001. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(a) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended:
(1) in title III, under the heading ``Rural
Community Advancement Program (Including Transfer of
Funds)'', by inserting ``1926d,'' after ``1926c,''; by
inserting ``, 306C(a)(2), and 306D'' after
``381E(d)(2)'' the first time it appears in the
paragraph; and by striking ``, as provided in 7 U.S.C.
1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C'';
(2) in title VII, in section 718 by striking ``this
Act'' and inserting ``annual appropriations Acts'';
(3) in title VII, in section 747 by striking
``302'' and inserting ``203''; and
(4) in title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking
``section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265'' and inserting
``section 116(a) of Public Law 104-297''.
Sec. 5002. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 ( as contained in
division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-277)) is amended--
(1) in title II under the heading ``Burma'' by
striking ``headings `Economic Support Fund' and'' and
inserting ``headings `Child Survival and Disease
Programs Fund', `Economic Support Fund' and'';
(2) in title V in section 587 by striking ``199-
339'' and inserting ``99-399'';
(3) in title V in subsection 594(a) by striking
``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
(4) in title V in subsection 594(b) by striking
``subparagraph (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
and
(5) in title V in subsection 594(c) by striking
``521 of the annual appropriations Act for Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs''
and inserting ``520 of this Act''.
Sec. 5003. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-262r-
2), as added by section 614 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, is
amended by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``September 30''.
Sec. 5004. The Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A,
section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is
amended:
(1) in the last proviso under the heading ``United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, Administrative
Provisions'' by striking ``section 104(c)(50)(B) of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)''
and inserting ``section 104(c)(5)(B) of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)''.
(2) under the heading ``Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Operation of Indian Programs'', by striking
``$94,010,000'' and inserting ``$94,046,000'', by
striking ``$114,871,000'' and inserting
``$114,891,000'', by striking ``$387,365,000'' and
inserting ``$389,307,000'', and by striking
``$52,889,000'' and inserting ``$53,039,000''.
(3) in section 354(a) by striking ``16 U.S.C.
544(a)(2))'' and inserting ``16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2))''.
(4) The amendments made by paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) of this section shall take effect as if included in
Public Law 105-277 on the date of its enactment.
Sec. 5005. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(f) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
(1) in title I, under the heading ``Federal
Unemployment Benefits and Allowances'', by striking
``during the current fiscal year'' and inserting ``from
October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999'';
(2) in title II under the heading ``Office of the
Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by
striking ``$180,051,000'' and inserting
``$188,051,000'';
(3) in title II under the heading ``Children and
Families Services Programs, (Including Rescissions)''
by striking ``notwithstanding section 640 (a)(6), of
the funds made available for the Head Start Act,
$337,500,000 shall be set aside for the Head Start
Program for Families with Infants and Toddlers (Early
Head Start): Provided further, That'';
(4) in title II under the heading ``Office of the
Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by
inserting after the first proviso the following:
``Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading for carrying out title XX of the
Public Health Service Act, $10,831,000 shall be for
activities specified under section 2003(b)(2), of which
$9,131,000 shall be for prevention service
demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) of title V
of the Social Security Act, as amended, without
application of the limitation of section 2010(c) of
said title XX:'';
(5) in title III under the heading ``Special
Education'' by inserting before the period at the end
of the paragraph the following: ``: Provided further,
That $1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of funds
provided by Public Law 105-78 under section
687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information on
diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for
children with disabilities'';
(6) in title II under the heading ``Public Health
and Social Services Emergency Fund'' by striking
``$322,000'' and inserting ``$180,000'';
(7) in title III under the heading ``Education
Reform'' by striking ``$491,000,000'' and inserting
``$459,500,000'';
(8) in title III under the heading ``Vocational and
Adult Education'' by striking ``$6,000,000'' the first
time that it appears and inserting ``$14,000,000'', and
by inserting before the period at the end of the
paragraph the following: ``: Provided further, That of
the amounts made available for the Perkins Act,
$4,100,000 shall be for tribally controlled
postsecondary vocational institutions under section
117'';
(9) in title III under the heading ``Higher
Education'' by inserting after the first proviso the
following: ``Provided further, That funds available for
part A, subpart 2 of title VII of the Higher Education
Act shall be available to fund awards for academic year
1999-2000 for fellowships under part A, subpart 1 of
title VII of said Act, under the terms and conditions
of part A, subpart 1:'';
(10) in title III under the heading ``Education
Research, Statistics, and Improvement'' by inserting
after the third proviso the following: ``Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under section
10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000 shall be
used to conduct a violence prevention demonstration
program:'';
(11) in title III under the heading ``Reading
Excellence'' by inserting before the period at the end
of the paragraph the following: ``: Provided, That up
to 1 percent of the amount appropriated shall be
available October 1, 1998 for peer review of
applications'';
(12) in title V in section 510(3) by inserting
after ``Act'' the following: ``or subsequent
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts'';
and
(13)(A) in title VIII in section 405 by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Other References to Title VII of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--The table of contents of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et
seq.) is amended--
``(1) by striking the items relating to title VII
of such Act, except the item relating to the title
heading and the items relating to subtitles B and C of
such title; and
``(2) by striking the item relating to the title
heading for title VII and inserting the following:
`` `TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND TRAINING'.''.
(B) The amendments made by subsection (m)(1) of
this section shall take effect as if included in Public
Law 105-277 on the date of its enactment.
Sec. 5006. The last sentence of section 5595(b) of title 5,
United States Code (as added by section 309(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-
275), is amended by striking ``(a)(1)(G)'' and inserting
``(a)(1)(C)''.
Sec. 5007. Division B, title II, chapter 5 of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading
``Capitol Police Board, Security Enhancements'' by inserting
before the period at the end of the paragraph ``: Provided
further, That for purposes of carrying out the plan or plans
described under this heading and consistent with the approval
of such plan or plans pursuant to this heading, the Capitol
Police Board shall transfer the portion of the funds made
available under this heading which are to be used for personnel
and overtime increases for the United States Capitol Police to
the heading ``Capitol Police Board, Capitol Police, Salaries''
under the Act making appropriations for the legislative branch
for the fiscal year involved, and shall allocate such portion
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in such
amounts as may be approved by the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate''.
Sec. 5008. Division B, title 1, chapter 3 of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading ``Family
Housing, Navy and Marine Corps'' by striking the word
``Hurricane'' and inserting ``Hurricanes Georges and''.
Sec. 5009. The Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in division A,
section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), is
amended in title I under the heading ``Capital Investment
Grants (Including Transfer of Funds)'' within the project
description of project number 127, by inserting the words ``and
bus facilities'' after the word ``replacements'', and within
the project description of project number 261 by striking the
words ``Multimodal Center'' and inserting ``buses and bus
related facilities''.
Sec. 5010. The Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in division A,
section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), is
amended in title I under the heading ``Federal-Aid Highways
(Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)'' by striking
``not more than $38,000,000 shall be available for the
implementation and execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry
Terminal Facility Program'', and inserting ``not more than
$59,290,000 shall be available for the implementation and
execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility
Program''.
Sec. 5011. Section 3347(b) of title 5, United States Code,
as added by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, is
amended by striking ``provision to which subsection (a)(2)
applies'' and inserting ``provision to which subsection (a)(1)
applies''.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT
Sec. 6001. Effective October 1, 1999, section 234 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194) is amended by--
(1) striking the paragraph within subsection 234(g)
that is currently designated as 234(c);
(2) in paragraph (g)(2), changing the title to read
``Equity Authority Limited to Projects in Sub-Saharan
Africa and Caribbean Basin and Marine Transportation
Projects Globally'' and inserting after the words
``Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act'' the
following: ``and in marine transportation projects in
countries and areas eligible for OPIC support worldwide
using United States commercial maritime expertise'';
and
(3) inserting a new paragraph (g)(5) to read:
``Implementation.--To the extent provided in advance in
Appropriations Acts, the Corporation is authorized to create
such legal vehicles as may be necessary for implementation of
its authorities, which legal vehicles may be deemed non-Federal
borrowers for purposes of the Federal Credit Reform Act of
1990. Income and proceeds of investments made pursuant to this
section 234(g) may be used to purchase equity or quasi-equity
securities in accordance with the provisions of this section:
Provided, however, That such purchases shall not be limited to
the 4-year period of the pilot program: Provided further, That
the limitations contained in section 234(g)(2) shall not apply
to such purchases.''.
Sec. 6002. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section
48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period beginning October 1,
1998.'' and inserting ``$2,050,000,000 for the period beginning
October 1, 1998 and ending August 6, 1999.''.
(b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title
is amended by striking ``May 31, 1999,'' and inserting ``August
6, 1999,''.
(c) Liquidation of Contract Authorization.--The Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999, as amended, is further amended as follows: Delete the
last proviso under the heading ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports,
(Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Airway
Trust Fund)'' and insert ``Provided further, That not more than
$1,660,000,000 of funds limited under this heading may be
obligated before the enactment of a law extending contract
authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program beyond
August 6, 1999.''.
(d) Military Airport Program.--Section 47117(e)(1)(B) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``for each
of fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.
(e) Release of MWAA Funding.--Section 9(a) of the Interim
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (Public Law
106-6) is amended by striking ``(an application that is pending
at the Department of Transportation on March 17, 1999) for
expenditure or obligation of up to $30,000,000'' and inserting
``for expenditure or obligation of up to $60,000,000''.
(f) Extension of Aviation Insurance Program.--Section 44310
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``May
31, 1999'' and inserting ``August 6, 1999''.
Sec. 6003. Title 49 Recodification Correction.--Effective
December 31, 1998, section 4(k) of the Act of July 5, 1994
(Public Law 103-272; 108 Stat. 1370), as amended by section
7(a)(3)(D) of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-429;
108 Stat. 4329), is repealed.
Sec. 6004. Section 3027(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 366)
as added by section 360 of the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in
division A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-277)) is redesignated as section 3027(c)(3).
Sec. 6005. It is the sense of the Congress that there
should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the
compensation of members of the uniformed services and the
adjustments in the compensation of civilian employees of the
United States.
This Act may be cited as the ``1999 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act''.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Bill Young,
Ralph Regula,
Jerry Lewis,
John Porter,
Harold Rogers,
Joe Skeen,
Frank R. Wolf,
Jim Kolbe,
Ron Packard,
Sonny Callahan,
James T. Walsh,
Charles H. Taylor,
David L. Hobson,
John P. Murtha,
Norman D. Dicks,
Allan B. Mollohan,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Ted Stevens,
Thad Cochran,
Arlen Specter,
Pete V. Domenici,
Christopher S. Bond,
Slade Gorton,
Mitch McConnell,
Conrad Burns,
Richard Shelby,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Larry Craig,
Kay Bailey Hutchison,
Jon Kyl,
Robert C. Byrd,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Ernest F. Hollings,
Patrick J. Leahy,
Frank R. Lautenberg,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Harry Reid,
Herb Kohl,
Dianne Feinstein,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1141) making
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, submit the
following joint statement to the House and the Senate in
explanation of the effects of the action agreed upon by the
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
Report language included by the House in the report
accompanying H.R. 1141 (H. Rept. 106-64) which is not changed
by the Senate in the report accompanying S. 544 (S. Rept. 106-
8), and Senate report language which is not changed by the
conference are approved by the committee of conference. The
statement of managers while repeating some report language for
emphasis, is not intended to negate the language referred to
above unless expressly provided herein.
The conferees have agreed to include in this conference
report on H.R. 1141 matters addressed in the House version of
H.R. 1664 as an expedient approach to getting appropriations
enacted into law for the important requirements related to the
conflict in Kosovo and Southwest Asia (Operation Desert Fox).
TITLE I
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
additional farm assistance
The conferees recognize the problems facing agricultural
producers today and understand that the actual needs for
disaster assistance funds provided last year likely will exceed
the projections of the Department of Agriculture. The
Department of Agriculture has projected that net farm income
will decline $3 billion below last year. The conferees expect
the administration to monitor the situation closely and if
necessary, submit requests for additional funds to the Congress
for consideration.
emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers
The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for
emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal
farmworkers instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The House had no similar provision. This program will provide
assistance to farmworkers in areas of California and Florida
impacted by natural disasters.
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
The conference agreement does not include language
proposed by the Senate providing additional funding for the
agricultural marketing assistance and the rural business
enterprise grant programs. The House had no similar provision.
The conferees encourage the Department to give consideration to
rural business enterprise grant applications from those States
in the Northeast where apples and onions are grown. The
conferees strongly encourage the Agricultural Marketing Service
to consider applications for grants from these States to assist
in the development of successful marketing strategies for
apples and onions.
funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply
(section 32)
The conference agreement provides $145,000,000 for
activities under section 32 instead of $150,000,000 as proposed
by the Senate. The conference agreement also includes language
proposed by the Senate as a general provision allowing the
Secretary of Agriculture to waive the limitation established
under section 32 on the amount of funds that may be devoted
during fiscal year 1999 to any one agricultural commodity or
product. The House had no similar provisions.
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
The conference agreement provides an additional
$42,753,000 for salaries and expenses for temporary employees
of the Farm Service Agency as proposed by both the House and
the Senate.
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
The conference agreement provides a total of $109,609,000
for additional farm ownership loans, farm operating loans,
emergency loans, and administrative expenses as proposed by
both the House and the Senate, to remain available until
September 30, 2000, as proposed by the House. The conference
agreement also includes language to facilitate the repayment of
funds re-directed from the Farm Service Agency Salaries and
Expenses account in anticipation of supplemental funding, and
to permit transfers between the farm operating and ownership
guaranteed and direct lending programs subject to the prior
approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
emergency conservation program
The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 for the
Emergency Conservation Program instead of $30,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision. The
conference agreement also includes statutory language to allow
previously appropriated funds not needed for cost-sharing
assistance to maple producers to replace taps and tubing to be
available for other Emergency Conservation Program activities,
and to allow funds to be used for certain streambank
restoration.
The conferees are aware of a recent fire in Nebraska for
which these funds may be available.
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
livestock indemnity program
The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the
livestock indemnity program as proposed by the Senate, modified
to state that the program shall be effective only for certain
losses. The House had no similar provision.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
watershed and flood prevention operations
The conference agreement provides $95,000,000 for
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations instead of
$100,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, and deletes language
proposed by the Senate regarding debris removal. The House had
no similar provision. The conferees understand that authority
currently exists for such debris removal activities.
Rural Economic and Community Development Programs
rural community advancement program
The conference agreement provides $30,000,000 for direct
loans and grants to rural utilities, of which $25,000,000 shall
be for grants, as proposed by the Senate. The House had no
similar provision.
Rural Housing Service
rural housing insurance fund program account
The conference agreement provides a total of $1,534,000
for section 502 single-family housing loans and for section 504
housing repair loans to meet needs resulting from natural
disasters as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar
provision.
rural housing assistance grants
The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for very
low-income housing repair to meet needs resulting from natural
disasters as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar
provision.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Senate Section 1101. The conference agreement does not
include a general provision proposed by the Senate regarding
the limitation established under Section 32 on the amount of
funds devoted in a fiscal year to any one agricultural
commodity or product. The House had no similar provision. This
matter is addressed in the conference agreement under the
heading ``Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply
(Section 32)''.
Senate Section 1102. The conference agreement includes
language to allow assistance for certain multiyear crop losses
for the years in which established loss thresholds were met.
The Senate provision would have made losses in additional years
eligible. The House had no similar provision.
Senate Section 1103. The conference agreement includes
language which provides $28,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 and
$35,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 through the Commodity Credit
Corporation for technical assistance activities in carrying out
the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve
Program. The Senate provision addressed fiscal year 1999. The
House had no similar provision.
Senate Section 1104. The conference agreement includes
language proposed by the Senate regarding commercial fisheries.
The House had no similar provision.
Senate Section 1105. The conference agreement provides
$70,000,000 for the livestock assistance program as proposed by
the Senate, and adds language providing that the definition of
livestock shall include reindeer. The House had no similar
provision.
Senate Section 1106. The conference agreement does not
include Section 1106, as proposed by the Senate, to extend the
sales closing date for producers who applied for crop revenue
coverage plus. The House had no similar provision. Similar
provisions are included in Public Law 106-7.
Senate Section 4013. The conference agreement includes
language proposed by the Senate regarding the Denali Commission
Act of 1998, modified to include a contingent emergency
declaration. The House had no similar provision.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
salaries and expenses
enforcement and border affairs
The conference agreement includes $80,000,000, as an
emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, as
proposed in the House bill, for 2,945 additional detention beds
for the detention of criminal aliens from Central America and
illegal aliens from Central America apprehended at or near the
border. The conferees understand that these funds are necessary
to prevent criminal aliens from Central America from being
released into the community while awaiting deportation and to
provide for detention space at or near the border for
apprehended illegal aliens from Central America and direct the
Attorney General to administer these funds. The detention of
aliens along the Southwest border serves as a major deterrent
to potential illegal border crossings and is necessary to
prevent large numbers of Central Americans from traveling north
and illegally entering the U.S.
The conferees share the concerns raised in the House and
Senate reports and strongly urge INS to address its management
failures to adequately identify its detention needs, to request
the necessary funds to prevent criminal aliens from being
released, and to support the border enforcement strategy. The
conferees recognize that the fiscal year 1999 budget request
from INS only included minimal contract and State and local
beds, approximately 100, necessitating the resource requirement
that this supplemental attempts to address.
The conferees direct the INS to promptly deliver all
previously requested and overdue reports.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999.--The
Conference agreement deleted, without prejudice, the emergency
steel loan guarantee program, as proposed by the Senate. No
similar provision was included in the House bill.
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act.--The
Conference agreement deleted, without prejudice, the emergency
oil and gas guaranteed loan program, as proposed by the Senate.
No similar provision was included in the House bill.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
Chapter 3 of the conference agreement recommends a total
of $215,900,000 in new budget authority for the Department of
Defense, instead of $194,900,000 as proposed by the House and
$209,700,000 as proposed by the Senate, for disaster relief
efforts resulting from Hurricanes Mitch and Georges in Central
America.
The conferees agree to retain and amend language, as
requested by the President and proposed by the House, which
designates all appropriations as emergency requirements.
The following table provides details of the emergency
supplemental appropriations in this chapter for disaster
assistance related to Hurricanes Mitch and Georges.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Military Personnel:
Army Reserve............................................ 2,900 8,000 2,900 8,000
Army National Guard..................................... 6,000 7,300 7,300 7,300
Air National Guard...................................... 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
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Total................................................. 9,900 16,300 11,200 16,300
Operation and Maintenance:
Army.................................................... 69,500 69,500 50,000 50,000
Navy.................................................... 16,000 16,000 16,000 13,900
Marine Corps............................................ 300 300 0 2,400
Air Force............................................... 8,800 8,800 8,000 8,800
Defense-Wide............................................ 46,500 46,500 21,000 21,000
Army National Guard..................................... 0 0 20,000 20,000
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.......... 37,500 37,500 37,500 37,500
New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund..................... 0 0 46,000 46,000
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Total................................................. 178,600 178,600 198,500 199,600
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Grand Total........................................... 188,500 194,900 209,700 215,900
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Military Personnel
The conferees recommend $16,300,000 as proposed by the
House, instead of $11,200,000 as proposed by the Senate, to
support National Guard and Reserve participation in the
Enhanced New Horizons readiness training exercises in Central
America. In addition, the conferees agree to retain House
language which would make certain appropriations available to
the Guard and Reserve subject to receipt of an emergency budget
request by the President to the Congress.
Operation and Maintenance
The conferees agree to provide $199,600,000 for Operation
and Maintenance costs associated with hurricane relief efforts
in Central America, instead of $178,600,000 as proposed by the
House and $198,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
New Horizons Transfer Fund.--The conferees agree to
provide $46,000,000 for the ``New Horizons Exercise Transfer
Fund'', a new appropriations account proposed by the Senate.
The conferees direct that the Department of Defense provide a
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not
later than June 30, 1999, which describes the allocation of
funding from this account to the military services and defense-
wide activities, and explains the specific projects and
programs supported by this funding.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.--The conferees
agree to provide $2,400,000. This amount reflects a technical
correction needed to properly distribute funding which was
originally requested for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy''.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.--The conferees
agree to retain language proposed by the Senate which directs
that $20,000,000 within this appropriation is only for the CINC
Initiative Fund. The conferees also agree to delete language
proposed by the Senate which rescinds $217,000,000 due to
changes in the price of bulk fuel.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
The conferees agree to delete language proposed by the
Senate which earmarks funds previously appropriated to the
Department of Defense.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 301, as
proposed by the Senate, which waives the requirement for
reimbursement of expenses for five additional foreign students
at the military service academies.
The conferees agree to delete language proposed by the
Senate which earmarks funds for the settlement of claims
arising from the U.S. Marine Corps accident near Cavalese,
Italy.
The conferees agree to retain section 302, as proposed by
the Senate, which would allow military technicians to receive a
per diem expense while deployed on active duty.
The conferees agree to delete language proposed by the
Senate which authorizes the Department to obtain operational
support aircraft through a multiyear lease.
The conferees agree to retain section 303, as proposed by
the Senate, which authorizes the sale of 17,383 tons of
zirconium ore.
The conferees agree to include section 304, which allows
the Joint STARS program to use current year funds to adjust,
record, and liquidate obligations associated with aircraft
procured in fiscal years 1995 and 1996. The Joint STARS program
refurbishes used aircraft before installing the new mission
electronics. Unfortunately, these aircraft have been more
difficult to refurbish than originally anticipated. Since the
capability offered by Joint STARS is urgently needed to support
military operations, disruptions to the delivery schedule
through lack of funds would be detrimental to U.S. military
capabilities. The general provision caps the authority to use
previously appropriated funds at $50,700,000, and requires the
Air Force to notify the congressional defense committees of the
specific sources to be used for Joint STARS obligations. The
provision further requires the Air Force to follow all normal
reprogramming procedures.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Agency for International Development
international disaster assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $25,000,000 for the
International Disaster Assistance account as proposed by the
House. The Senate proposed $35,000,000.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
economic support fund
The conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 in the
Economic Support Fund for Jordan, the same amount as proposed
by both the House and the Senate.
Central America and the Caribbean Emergency
disaster recovery fund
The conference agreement appropriates $621,000,000 for
the Central America and the Caribbean Emergency Disaster
Recovery Fund (CACEDRF), the same amount proposed by the House.
The Senate proposed $611,000,000 for the CACEDRF. The
conference agreement includes language requiring the President
to submit to Congress a specific budget request designating the
entire amount as an emergency. The funds are to remain
available until September 30, 2000.
The conference agreement provides transfer authority from
the CACEDRF to several other accounts for the administrative
and oversight costs of implementing the emergency recovery
program in the region. For Operating Expenses of the Agency for
International Development, the conference agreement
appropriates up to $5,500,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2000. The House provided $5,000,000 and the
Senate provided $6,000,000.
For Operating Expenses of the AID Inspector General, the
conference agreement appropriates up to $1,500,000, as proposed
by the Senate, to be used for costs of audits, inspections, and
other activities associated with the use of funds in the
CACEDRF. The House proposed up to $2,000,000. The conference
agreement provides up to $500,000 for the General Accounting
Office to audit and monitor the use of CACEDRF funds, as
proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no provision
on this matter.
The conferees continue to seek to prevent any misuse of
U.S. foreign aid and have, therefore, made available funds from
this account for the AID Inspector General and the General
Accounting Office. In addition, the conferees believe that AID
and GAO should help recipient governments play a central role
in ensuring that this emergency assistance is utilized
properly. The conferees encourage AID to support the efforts of
recipient governments to engage independent private sector
organizations to help improve institutional capability to
resist corrupt practices and to report on the possible misuse
of funds.
The conference agreement provides that not less than
$2,000,000 from within the CACEDRF should be used for landmine
clearing and the removal of unexploded ordinance in Nicaragua
and Honduras as proposed by the Senate amendment. The House
bill contained no provision on this matter.
The conference agreement prohibits the use of non-project
assistance from this account as proposed by the House. The
Senate allowed non-project assistance subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Appropriations Committee.
The managers concur with report language under this
heading in both the Senate and House reports, and encourage OMB
and AID to regularly consult with the Committees on
implementation of recommendations and directives contained in
the reports.
The Senate included bill language encouraging AID to
promote reforestation and energy conservation. The House bill
contained no similar provision. The conference report contains
no bill language specifically related to these two issues, but
the managers agree on the importance of energy and
reforestation and believe that these priorities should be
integrated into AID's overall relief and reconstruction efforts
in the region. The conferees support funding to promote the
critical energy sector through the use of energy-efficient
services and technologies and, where feasible, renewable energy
such as biomass. Prompt and full restoration of power
generation facilities at the El Cajon Dam in Honduras is of
special interest to the Conferees because of the foreign
exchange and environmental costs of alternative sources. The
managers expect that AID will undertake efforts to promote
reforestation, with careful attention to the choice, placement,
and management of species of trees consistent with watershed
management objectives designed to minimize future storm damage.
Further, the managers agree on the importance of technology
transfers in support of reforestation and agro-forestry.
The Senate included bill language providing up to
$10,000,000 from within the CACEDRF to establish a scholarship
fund at Zamorano Agricultural University in Honduras for low-
to-middle income students. The House bill contained no
provision on this matter. The managers believe greater access
to education is essential to long-term development in Central
America and encourage AID to assist Central American
governments in increasing lower income student enrollment in
the region's colleges and universities, especially at Zamorano
University.
The conferees encourage the use of the Pan American
Health Organization for the implementation and coordination of
regional infectious disease prevention programs funded in this
account.
The conference agreement includes language waiving
certain laws relating to expenditure of funds by AID. The
Senate bill provided broad authority to waive existing laws
related to contracts, subject to AID reporting to Congress. The
House contained no similar provision. While the conference
agreement contains no waiver for AID contracting authority, the
conferees believe that existing AID contracting and procurement
regulations already permit AID to exercise significant latitude
in making and amending contracts in urgent and compelling
situations. The assistance provided in this account is to
respond to urgent and compelling needs in the region, and,
therefore, AID should exercise its contracting waivers to help
reduce delays in AID's procurement processes so that these
supplemental funds can reach those in need more rapidly. The
managers expect AID to keep the Committees on Appropriations
informed of the use of contract and procurement waivers for
projects funded from CACEDRF funds. The conference agreement
allows AID to charge to the CACEDRF certain financial
obligations made from other AID development accounts after
April 30, 1999. The managers expect that, to the extent
practicable, contracts and grants should be awarded to U.S.
private organizations and individuals, including those linked
with indigenous Central American counterparts, provided that
such a preference does not delay or hinder the delivery of
assistance. The conferees encourage the use of the private
sector, especially in such technical areas as mapping, to the
maximum extent possible. New base maps that identify future
flood hazards are urgently needed to help mitigate risks
associated with proposed reconstruction efforts.
At the request of the Administration, the agreement also
includes bill language making inapplicable section 110 of the
Foreign Assistance Act regarding host country contributions to
certain U.S. development projects. The managers are aware that
the governments of the affected nations bear the primary
responsibility for their nations' reconstruction and have
already dedicated enormous resources to relief and
reconstruction efforts. These nations are expected to spend a
considerable percentage of their annual government budget on
reconstruction projects in upcoming years, making the need for
section 110 cost sharing requirements unnecessary.
The conference agreement reiterates that all funds in the
CACEDRF as well as funds appropriated in this Act which are in
addition to funds made available under title II of the 1999
Foreign Operations Act, be subject to section 580 of the 1999
Foreign Operations Act, regarding the ceiling on overall
population planning assistance. This is similar to the
provision recommended by the House. The Senate bill contained
no similar provision.
The conferees encourage AID to consider Costa Rica among
those nations eligible for funds from this account as a result
of the costs assumed by Costa Rica in providing refuge to
hurricane victims from neighboring Central American nations.
The conference agreement also includes technical language
to permit any transfer of funds to the Export-Import Bank to be
used as subsidy credit authority under the Credit Reform Act of
1990.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
The conference agreement appropriates $23,000,000 for
anti-narcotics drug research and development programs as
proposed by the Senate. Further, the conference agreement makes
the funds available only after the President transmits to
Congress a budget request that includes a designation of the
funds as an emergency need. The House bill contained no similar
provisions. The conferees expect that any future funding for
drug research programs will be funded through the Office of
National Drug Control Policy.
The conferees are aware that Central American and
Caribbean nations are facing budget shortfalls in government
anti-narcotics and drug interdiction programs created due to
the redirection of funding to urgent reconstruction efforts.
Since these supplemental funds will increase the overall
resources available for the State Department narcotics control
programs for fiscal year 1999, the conferees encourage the
State Department to consider dedicating additional anti-
narcotics resources to nations affected by the hurricanes.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Debt Restructuring
The conference agreement appropriates $41,000,000 for
debt restructuring as provided by both the House and the
Senate. The conference agreement requires that all funds for
the Central America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the
World Bank, are subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Foreign Military Financing Program
The conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 for
Foreign Military Financing grants for Jordan, as provided by
the House and Senate.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
The conference agreement includes a general provision
designating funds in this chapter as an emergency under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
providing a supplemental appropriation of $6,500,000 for the
Economic Support Fund for election monitoring and related
activities for East Timor.
The conference agreement includes a general provision,
similar to a provision in the Senate amendment, that transfers
responsibility for certain counternarcotics research and
development activities from the Department of Agriculture to
the Department of State.
CHAPTER 5
The managers understand that the estimates, which form
the basis for the emergency construction appropriations herein,
are based on preliminary damage determinations. Refinements and
re-estimates, that result in allocations different from
preliminary projections, may be necessary. The managers expect
funds to be provided consistent with established priorities.
Before proceeding with final allocations to the field, the
managers expect the agencies to provide a report that
identifies all of the projects considered for funding,
including any changes from earlier estimates.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Construction
The managers have provided $12,612,000 for construction,
contingent on a Presidential declaration of emergency, as
proposed by the Senate instead of no funding as proposed by the
House. The amount included herein provides funds for emergency
repairs associated with Federally-declared emergencies in the
Pacific Northwest and for the full cost of emergency
replacement of generating equipment at Midway Atoll National
Wildlife Refuge.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
reconstruction and construction
The managers have provided $5,611,000, contingent on a
Presidential declaration of emergency, for reconstruction and
construc-
tion to address damages from Hurricane Georges and other
natural disasters in Puerto Rico as proposed by the House
instead of no funding as proposed by the Senate.
OTHER RELATED AGENCY
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
Holocaust Memorial Council
The managers have provided $2,000,000, contingent on a
Presidential declaration of emergency, for the Holocaust
Memorial Council to address security needs as proposed by the
Senate instead of no funding as proposed by the House.
GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER
Section 501.--The managers have modified language
proposed by the Senate (section 2319) dealing with compensation
for Dungeness crab fishermen in Glacier Bay, Alaska and
deferring National Park Service Construction funding. The
deferral proposed by the Senate has been deleted. The
modification to the compensation language is described below.
The managers have agreed to revisions to the Senate
provision expanding the compensation program for those
negatively affected by restrictions on commercial fishing. In
addition, full funding of $26,000,000, contingent on a
Presidential declaration of emergency, is provided to implement
the compensation program. To provide a transition period for
fishermen, crew, fish processors, communities, and others
negatively affected, the managers have agreed to suspend the
ban on commercial fishing through the upcoming fishing season
to provide fishermen an additional season to fish. During the
fishing season, the managers expect the Department of the
Interior, after consulting fully with the State of Alaska, to
expedite development of the compensation program so that
compensation can be distributed no later than the end of the
fishing season.
The managers have not included language as proposed by
the Senate (section 1403) providing royalty reductions for oil
and gas producers. The House had no similar provision.
CHAPTER 6
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
science and technology
Deletes language proposed by the Senate which would have
rescinded $10,000,000 for research through the Climate Change
Technology Initiative.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster relief
The conferees have agreed to provide $900,000,000 for
disaster relief, instead of $372,000,000 as requested by the
President in a letter dated May 10, 1999. This issue was not
addressed by either the House or the Senate. Included in this
amount are funds needed to allow FEMA to respond to the
tornado-related damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and
Tennessee, including the repair and replacement of public
buildings such as schools and public libraries. In addition,
the amount provided should be sufficient to meet the immediate
needs associated with any disaster events which occur in the
remaining months of this fiscal year. The conferees are very
troubled that the Congress was not notified in a timely manner
of the fact that disaster close-out activities were resulting
in a rate of obligation much faster than normal, which would
have resulted in a year-end shortfall in the disaster relief
fund absent supplemental appropriations. It is expected that
the administration will monitor closely the obligation rate and
provide timely and accurate data on the status of the disaster
relief fund in the future. The amount provided is available
only to the extent that an official budget request for a
specific amount, which includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
disaster assistance for unmet needs
The conferees have provided $230,000,000 for disaster
assistance for unmet needs instead of $313,600,000 as proposed
by the Senate and no funds as proposed by the House. The
conferees have included bill language intended to give the
Director of theFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
sufficient flexibility to respond to the unmet needs of Presidentially-
declared disasters occurring during fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
Appropriations totaling $313,600,000 had previously been
made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
in order to address such unmet needs. However, the conferees
are concerned with HUD's inability to move aggressively to
implement an effective disaster relief program for such needs
and have concluded that FEMA is the appropriate Federal agency
to carry out this program. Accordingly, FEMA should make every
effort to move expeditiously to provide for these unmet needs
to the greatest extent possible.
In this regard, the conferees have provided flexibility
beyond that normally available to FEMA to respond to
Presidentially-declared events occurring during 1998 and 1999.
Among these is the 1998 Northeast ice storm, which
significantly damaged large areas of New York, Vermont, New
Hampshire, and Maine. Except for Maine, the Director is urged
to review promptly and respond to the needs of this area. In
particular, the conferees are aware of the unprecedented impact
of this storm on the electrical infrastructure of the region,
and that the costs associated with restoring essential electric
service constitutes the largest single unmet need.
In addition, FEMA is expected to work with Puerto Rico
regarding the damage caused by Hurricane Georges, as well as
the States of Mississippi and Kansas to address the damage
resulting from recent floods in those states. The conferees
understand that damage estimates provided by Mississippi total
some $66,000,000 for buy-outs and other assistance. Similarly,
the conferees note the devastation caused by the 1998 Halloween
flood in Kansas, and strongly urge FEMA to provide sufficient
funds for buy-out assistance and appropriate compensation for
homeowners and businesses in Butler, Cowley, and Sedgwick
counties. Such buy-out requirements have been estimated to be
$20,000.000.
Finally, the conferees urge FEMA to respond promptly to
the appropriate disaster needs of the City of Kelso,
Washington.
TITLE II--EMERGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
Department of Agriculture
public law 480 program and grant accounts
The conference agreement provides an additional
$149,200,000 for assistance under title II of Public Law 480
for humanitarian food aid in the Balkans and other regions of
need. The House and the Senate had no similar provision.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administrative of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
The conference agreement includes $17,071,000, as an
emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, as
proposed in the House bill. This amount provides for the costs
of diplomatic efforts related to the Kosovo crisis, including
the costs of shutting down embassy operations in Belgrade and
enhancing security at posts in the region.
security and maintenance of United States missions
The conference agreement includes $50,500,000, as an
emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, as
provided in the House bill. Of this amount, $45,500,000 is
provided above the request, and release of any portion of this
funding is contingent upon a Presidential emergency
designation. The amount above the request is provided for the
costs of constructing fully secure State Department facilities
in the Kosovo region, including, if applicable, costs of
constructing Marine Security Guard quarters. Prior to the
expenditure of any portion of the funds provided above the
request, the Department is directed to submit a notification to
the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations containing
project spending plans. The conferees agree that any such
spending plans shall address the highest priority security
construction needs in the region and result in at least one
embassy facility in the region that fully meets existing State
Department security standards.
emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
The conference agreement includes $2,929,000, as an
emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, as
proposed in the House bill. The conference agreement includes
language transferring $500,000 to the Peace Corps and $450,000
to the U.S. Information Agency for the costs of evacuating
personnel and dependents of those agencies.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
Chapter 3 of the conference agreement recommends a total
of $10,196,495,000 in new budget authority for the Department
of Defense, for costs resulting from ongoing contingency
operations in Southwest Asia and Kosovo, as well as other
urgent high priority military readiness matters.
The following table provides details of the emergency
supplemental appropriations in this Chapter for contingency
operations and military readiness.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Military Personnel:
Army........................................................ 2,920 2,920 2,920
Navy........................................................ 7,660 7,660 7,660
Marine Corps................................................ 1,586 1,586 1,586
Air Force................................................... 4,303 4,303 4,303
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Total..................................................... 16,469 16,469 16,469
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Operation and Maintenance:
Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund:
Readiness............................................... 3,907,300 3,907,300 3,907,300
Munitions............................................... 684,300 .............. ..............
Readiness/Munitions..................................... 850,000 1,311,800 1,100,000
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Total................................................. 5,441,600 5,219,100 5,007,300
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Procurement:
Weapons Procurement, Navy (Tomahawk)........................ .............. 431,100 431,100
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (ALE-50).................... .............. 40,000 40,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force (CALCM)...................... .............. 178,200 178,200
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force (JDAM)................. .............. 35,000 35,000
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Subtotal.................................................. .............. 684,300 684,300
Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund.................... .............. 400,000 300,000
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Total..................................................... .............. 1,084,300 984,300
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General Provisions:
Sec. 2007 (Spare Parts)..................................... .............. 1,339,200 1,124,900
Sec. 2008 (Depot Maintenance)............................... .............. 927,300 742,500
Sec. 2009 (Recruiting)...................................... .............. 156,400 100,000
Sec. 2010 (Readiness Training/OPTEMPO)...................... .............. 307,300 200,200
Sec. 2011 (Base Operations)................................. .............. 351,500 182,400
Sec. 2012 (Personnel Programs).............................. .............. 1,838,426 1,838,426
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Total..................................................... .............. 4,920,126 4,188,426
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Grand Total............................................... 5,458,069 11,239,995 10,196,495
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The conferees note that the funding provided in the
conference agreement for Operation Allied Force will increase
the deficit for fiscal year 1999 excluding the surpluses
generated by the Social Security trust funds. The conferees
urge the committees of jurisdiction to develop legislation that
will provide that the first claim on any surplus generated by
the Federal government excluding the Social Security trust
funds in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 be used to cover the fiscal
year 1999 outlays resulting from the conference agreement for
the cost of Operation Allied Force.
reporting requirements
The conferees agree to the reporting requirements
directed in House Report 106-125 regarding obligation of funds
provided in this chapter.
military personnel
The conferees agrees to provide $16,469,000, as
recommended in the budget request and proposed by the House,
for additional military personnel pay and allowances in support
of contingency operations in Southwest Asia.
overseas contingency operations transfer fund
The conferees agree to provide $5,007,300,000, instead of
$5,219,100,000 as proposed by the House, for the ``Overseas
Contingency Operations Transfer Fund'' for costs relating to
Operation Allied Force and related NATO activities concerning
Kosovo, and operations in Southwest Asia. Of this amount,
$3,907,300,000 is provided for personnel and operations costs
stemming from these operations. An additional $1,100,000,000 is
provided on a contingent emergency basis to meet expected
munitions and readiness-related Kosovo expenses, and will be
made available only to the extent funds are requested in a
subsequent budget request by the President.
procurement
The conferees agree to provide $984,300,000 instead of
$1,084,300,000 as proposed by the House, for requirements
associated with operations in Kosovo and Southwest Asia. Of
this amount, the conferees agree to provide $684,300,000 to
various procurement accounts, for programs specified in the
President's request to Congress, to replenish inventories of
munitions used during the conduct of these operations. An
additional $300,000,000 is provided in a new account, the
``Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund'', instead of
$400,000,000 as proposed by the House.
readiness enhancements
The conferees agree to provide $2,350,000,000 in
contingent emergency appropriations, instead of $3,081,700,000
as proposed by the House, to rectify emerging readiness
concerns. This funding includes: $1,124,900,000 for spare parts
and associated logistical support needed to improve the mission
capable rates of various weapons systems: $742,500,000 for
unfunded depot maintenance requirements; $100,000,000 necessary
for recruiting initiatives; $200,200,000 for readiness related
training programs; and $182,400,000 for unfunded expenses
related to base operations support.
With respect to the funding provided for spare parts and
logistics, depot maintenance, and readiness-related training
programs, the conference agreement provides that these funds
shall be allocated by the Secretary of Defense and is subject
to prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
The conferees are aware that out of area operations have caused
our regional commanders to experience significant shortages and
dislocations. The conferees expect the Secretary to give
priority to meeting the unfunded requirements of the regional
commanders in chief in allocating these amounts. The conferees
recognize the dynamic nature of requirements in these areas,
and believe it prudent to provide the Secretary with sufficient
flexibility to meet time-urgent demands in order to ensure that
overall readiness is not degraded. The conference agreement
provides funding for these areas with authority to transfer the
funds as required to the appropriate accounts. The conferees
direct that the Secretary of Defense provide written
notification to the congressional defense committees 15 days
prior to the transfer of any funds provided by these sections.
Personnel Programs
The conference agreement includes $1,838,426,000 for the
military personnel accounts for military pay and retirement
costs, as proposed by the House. The obligation of these funds
would be subject to the enactment of subsequent authorizing
legislation and the designation of the funds as an emergency
appropriation by the President.
Classified Programs
The conference agreement concerning classified activities
is contained in a classified annex to this statement of
managers.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2001, as
proposed by the House, which provides for an increase in the
fiscal year 1999 transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense.
The conferees agree to retain section 2002, as proposed
by the House, which provides that $10,000,000 of the funds
provided in this Act may be available to the common funded
budgets of NATO.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2003, as
proposed by the House which provides authorization for funds
for intelligence activities.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2004, as
proposed by the House, which extends special authorities for
contracts awarded or modified for the Joint Direct Attack
Munition (JDAM) program.
The conferees agree to retain section 2005, as proposed
by the House, which requires the President to seek an equitable
reimbursement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO), member nations of NATO, and other appropriate
organizations and nations for the costs incurred by the United
States government in connection with Operation Allied Force.
The conferees agree to retain section 2006, as proposed
by the House, which directs that within thirty days of
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress
a report, in both classified and unclassified format, on
current United States government operations involving Kosovo.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2007, as
proposed by the House, which appropriates $1,124,900,000,
designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for
urgent shortfalls in Department of Defense spare and repair
parts and associated logistical support.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2008, as
proposed by the House, which appropriates $742,500,000,
designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for
urgent shortfalls in the depot level maintenance and repair
requirements of the Department of Defense.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2009, as
proposed by the House which appropriates $100,000,000,
designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for
urgent shortfalls in Department of Defense recruiting programs.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2010, as
proposed by the House which appropriates $200,200,000,
designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for
urgent readiness related training and operations tempo
requirements of the Department of Defense.
The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2011, as
proposed by the House which appropriates $182,400,000,
designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for
urgent base operations support requirements of the Department
of Defense.
The conferees agree to retain section 2012, as proposed
by the House which appropriates $1,838,426,000, designated as
contingent emergency appropriations, for the military personnel
accounts, only for military pay and retirement costs.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Agency for International Development
international disaster assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $163,000,000, as
proposed by the House, for ``International Disaster
Assistance'', to remain available until expended. The entire
amount shall be available only to the extent that 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, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress. The Senate amendment did not address
this matter.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
economic support fund
The conference agreement appropriates $105,000,000, as
proposed by the House, for ``Economic Support Fund'', to remain
available until September 30, 2000, for assistance for Albania,
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and
Romania, and for investigations and related activities in
Kosovo and in adjacent entities and countries regarding war
crimes. These funds shall be available notwithstanding any
other provision of law except section 533 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division A, section
101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)). In addition,
the requirement for a notification through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations
contained in subsection (b)(3) of section 533 shall be deemed
to be satisfied if the Committees on Appropriations are
notified at least 10 days prior to the obligation of such
funds.
The House bill included the same language, except that
the requirement for a notification was reduced to 5 days. The
Senate amendment did not address this matter.
war crimes
The conference agreement includes authority to provide
funding to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia for investigations and prosecutions of war crimes in
Kosovo, and for related activities. The managers note that the
number of victims of war crimes in Kosovo may far exceed what
is currently known. The managers believe the Administration's
request of $5,000,000 for the War Crimes Tribunal is
inadequate, and strongly recommend that up to an additional
$13,000,000 be made available to meet the full request of the
Tribunal, in consultation and coordination with other donors.
In addition, the managers strongly recommend that $10,000,000
be provided to the State Department's Human Rights and
Democracy Fund, to promptly obtain information from fleeing
refugee victims and witnesses, to assist in providing identity
documents to refugees whose papers and property titles have
been confiscated, to provide counseling to rape victims, and
for related purposes. Funds for these purposes may be derived
from other appropriation accounts provided under this chapter.
Assistance for eastern Europe and the Baltic states
The conference agreement appropriates $120,000,000 for
``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', to
remain available until September 30, 2000, of which up to
$1,000,000 may be used for administrative costs of the U.S.
Agency for International Development. Funds appropriated under
this heading are subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
The House bill included the same language, but
appropriated $75,000,000. The Senate amendment did not address
this matter.
long-term development and reconstruction
The managers agree that none of the funds appropriated
under this heading or in this chapter are to be used to
implement a long-term, regional program of development or
reconstruction in Southeastern Europe. These funds are
appropriated for emergency support of refugees and displaced
persons and the local communities directly affected by the
influx of refugees. The appropriation for the Economic Support
Fund is intended for short-term, emergency balance of payments
support for the countries listed in the bill language, and for
investigations of war crimes.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Migration and Refugee Assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $266,000,000 for
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', to remain available until
September 30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000 is for
administrative expenses. The entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that 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,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress. In
addition, funds made available for the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) are subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, but the regular requirement for a 15 day
notification prior to the obligation of funds is reduced to 10
days. The managers' intent is that the notification requirement
applies only to funds appropriated in this account by this Act.
The House bill included $195,000,000 for this account.
The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
The conference agreement appropriates $165,000,000 for
``United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance
Fund''. The entire amount shall be available only to the extent
that 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, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
The House bill included $95,000,000 for this account. The
Senate amendment did not address this matter.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
The conference agreement includes a general provision
designating funds in this chapter as an emergency under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
proposed by the House that provides that the value of
commodities and services authorized by the President through
March 31, 1999, to be drawn down under the authority of section
552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support
international relief efforts relating to the Kosovo conflict
shall not be counted against the ceiling limitation of that
section. In addition, such assistance may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
The managers note that funds provided in this Act as
supplemental appropriations for the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, are
subject to section 526 of said Act.
donated equipment
The conferees are aware that a large number of computers
and computer equipment have been donated to various
international agencies and non-governmental organizations to
assist with the refugee crisis in the Balkans. The conferees
support the use of emergency supplemental funds to assist
organizations such as the National Technology Alliance for on-
site computer network development, hardware and software
integration, and to assess the urgent on-site computer needs of
organizations assisting refugees. In addition, the conferees
encourage the use of these funds for the development and
implementation of reliable systems to register refugees and
provide identification cards and other document processing.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
refugee and entrant assistance
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of not
to exceed $100,000,000 for costs related to assisting in the
temporary resettlement of displaced Kosovar Albanians who have
recently come to this country. The agreement provides that the
appropriation is designated an emergency requirement under the
Budget Act. No funds were included for this in either the House
or Senate bills. The conferees have included these funds in
response to an unofficial request from the Administration to
address the refugee emergency that has arisen as a result of
the conflict in the Balkans.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
The conferees have established a ``Military Construction
Transfer Fund'' in the amount of $475,000,000, contingent on
the Presidential declaration of an emergency. This fund is to
be used for construction of mission, readiness and force
protection items in relation to the conflict in the Balkans,
and other contingencies throughout the region. The Secretary of
Defense is given the authority to determine the individual
items to be provided by this appropriation and to transfer
these funds only to the appropriate military construction
accounts. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is
directed to submit an after the fact notification of transfers
from this fund and the individual projects to be provided to
the appropriate committees of Congress.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
operating expenses
The conference agreement provides an emergency
appropriation of $200,000,000 for Coast Guard ``Operating
expenses'', to address ongoing readiness requirements. The
conferees expect the Coast Guard to use these funds for
activities such as the military pay raise, compensation parity
(basic allowance for housing), DOD authorization act
entitlements, military health care, recruiting, workforce
readiness tools, DOD parity, intermediate and depot-level
maintenance, and additional staffing. These funds are made
available until September 30, 2000, and are only available upon
designation by the President of an emergency requirement. The
conferees direct that requests to obligate these funds be
submitted to the Congress under the normal reprogramming
procedures. The House and Senate bills proposed no similar
appropriation.
TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
counterterrorism fund
TOPOFF Exercise.--The conferees understand the need for
clarification of how the TOPOFF exercise should occur. In
addition to the direction provided in previous Committee
reports, contracting for this effort should be done with those
organizations who have a known track record with Weapons of
Mass Destruction (WMD) exercises. This exercise should be co-
chaired and administered without notice by the Attorney General
and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). The no-notice feature of this exercise should be
modeled on the manner in which such exercises have been
conducted by the Department of Defense. In order to fairly and
accurately represent an actual event, both the FBI and the
Office of Justice Programs should have one representative
participating in the planning of the exercise. This planning
will not include the time and date of the exercise.
National Domestic Preparedness Office.--The effects of
terrorism are felt at the local level. Local law enforcement
and emergency first responders will be the first on the scene
of any domestic terrorist event. The conferees are aware of the
need expressed by State and local first responders to have a
coordinated Federal preparedness effort to eliminate confusion,
overlap and duplication among Federal programs. To address this
need, the Department of Justice has proposed to create a new
office, the National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO), to
serve as the entity to coordinate the Federal efforts for
assisting emergency responders in domestic preparedness. The
NDPO is proposed to include representatives from the Department
of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Departments
of Defense, Health and Human Services, Energy and
Transportation, FEMA, and the Environmental Protection Agency,
as well as representatives of State and local government. The
conferees believe that full participation among all Federal,
State and local entities is critical, and that the NDPO must
recognize and build upon, rather than re-invest, existing
programs, structures and capabilities.
While the conferees commend the Attorney General for her
leadership on this matter and support the creation of a single
office to coordinate interagency activities to maximize
domestic preparedness efforts and eliminate duplication, the
conferees are aware that some confusion and concerns exist
regarding the functions and responsibilities of this office,
particularly in relation to ongoing efforts at the Federal,
State and local levels. The conferees note that final approval
has not yet been given for the creation of the NDPO, and
believe it is important that these issues be resolved.
Therefore, the conferees direct the Attorney General to submit
a final blueprint for the NDPO, developed in coordination with
all other Federal, State and local participants, to the
Committees on Appropriations no later than June 15, which
clearly defines the roles of all agency participants in the
office. In particular, the final blueprint shall include, but
not be limited to, the following: (1) a detailed plan for
consultation with the States in the development and
implementation of a national strategy for domestic preparedness
which builds on the existing all-hazard emergency management
capabilities of local, State and Federal agencies, including
designation of a single point of contact from each State and
territory to interact with the NDPO; (2) establishment of a
State and Local Advisory Group to provide input into program
strategy and development which represents the various State and
local disciplines involved in domestic terrorism response,
including fire and rescue, HAZMAT, emergency medical and health
services, emergency management, and State and local
governments; and (3) a detailed plan outlining each Federal
agency's role in the development and delivery of training and
technical assistance, and their relationship to the NDPO. Such
plan should fully utilize existing resources, programs and
standards, including the National Domestic Preparedness
Consortium, whenever possible. The conferees direct no further
action be taken to augment the NDPO until approval has been
given subject to standard reprogramming procedures.
State and local preparedness.--The consequences of
terrorist acts, especially those involving chemical,
biological, or unconventional explosive devices, may spread
beyond the local community or city where the event occurred. A
successful response to such an incident will depend upon the
development of a closely coordinated and balanced local-State-
Federal partnership. The conferees recognize the need for
enhanced State-level involvement in consequence management and
training preparedness activities, and urge that all Federally-
funded activities be coordinated at both the local and State
levels. To ensure effective coordination, the conferees expect
the Attorney General to request that the Governor of each State
designate a lead state agency or other entity to develop and
coordinate a comprehensive State-level domestic preparedness
plan that is consistent with the national strategy. Such State
strategies should be developed with input from the State and
local emergency management, fire, law enforcement, emergency
medical services and public health disciplines. To ensure
maximum coordination and use of resources, the conferees expect
each such State to be based on a State-level needs assessment
which both identifies the needs of local and State first
responders, and assesses the resources currently available at
the local, State, and Federal level.
The conferees note that the fiscal year 1999 Department
of Justice Appropriations Act included significant new funding
to assist State and local first responders in becoming equipped
and trained. To ensure that these resources meet the needs of
the maximum number of communities possible and to ensure no
duplication of effort, funding also was provided to conduct a
comprehensive needs assessment. This needs assessment has not
yet been completed. The conferees reiterate the importance of
this needs assessment, and urge the Department to continue its
activities in this area. In the interim, the conferees expect
the Office of Justice Programs to submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, no later than June 1, 1999, a plan for the
distribution of funding provided in fiscal year 1999 to provide
the maximum number of communities with a basic defensive (Tier
One) capability to respond to domestic terrorist incidents.
Such plan shall, at a minimum, require that in order to qualify
to receive equipment funds, a grant applicant must certify
that: (1) their application has been coordinated and developed
in consultation with the fire, EMS, HAZMAT and law enforcement
agencies operating within the jurisdiction; and (2) equipment
purchased with grant funds will be deployed consistent with all
mutual aid agreements.
Federal Prison System
buildings and facilities
It is the intent of the conferees that unobligated
funding available from fiscal year 1999 and prior year
appropriations not required for current construction projects
shall be used for partial site and planning for three
facilities to house non-returnable criminal aliens being
transferred from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It
is expected that one of these facilities will be located in a
state in the Mid-Atlantic region.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCIES
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
The conference agreement includes $1,300,000 for costs of
the World Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting to be held in
Seattle, Washington, from November 30-December 3, 1999. The
House and Senate bills did not include this funding.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
periodic censuses and programs
In response to a request, not formally transmitted, from
the Administration, the conference agreement includes
$44,900,000 for additional activities necessary to ensure that
the Bureau is fully prepared to implement a full enumeration in
the 2000 Census as mandated by the recent Supreme Court
decision. The conference agreement designates funds to be
provided for the following purposes: $10,900,000 is for
additional costs to establish 520 Local Census Offices;
$4,200,000 is for preparation of training and field deployment
kits for census enumerators; $2,000,000 is for additional
contract support and infrastructure costs for the Telephone
Questionnaire Assistance program; $9,100,000 is for automated
data processing and telecommunications to support increased
field enumeration; $3,700,000 is for administrative systems to
support additional field enumeration activities; and
$15,000,000 is for increased advertising and promotion
programs. Language is also included requiring the President to
submit a revised budget for the fiscal year 2000 costs
associated with the completion of the 2000 Census. The
conferees continue to be concerned with the adequacy and
timeliness of the budget justification materials previously
provided by the Bureau to support their budget submissions for
the decennial census. Therefore, the conferees expect the
revised budget submission for fiscal year 2000 submitted by
June 1, 1999, to contain the detailed justification necessary
to support the revised submission.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
The conference agreement includes $1,880,000 to support
research, management and enforcement of new regulations in the
Northeast Multispecies fishery, instead of $3,880,000 as
proposed by the Senate, of which $1,880,000 was for this
activity and $2,000,000 was for the acquisition of shoreline
data, and instead of no funding as proposed by the House.
The conference agreement does not include bill language
designating $2,000,000 for a regional applications program,
which was proposed in the Senate bill. The House bill did not
contain a similar provision.
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
The conference agreement includes $921,000 to enhance the
capacity of the Supreme Court Police, as proposed in both the
House and Senate bills.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
The conferees reiterate that, of the total amount
provided under this heading in Public Law 105-277, $2,000,000
shall be for the Office of Defense Trade Controls, as
previously stated in the Statement of Managers accompanying
that Act. As provided in that Statement of Managers, this
funding shall support the hiring of additional senior personnel
(GS-13 through GS-15) and support staff to improve scrutiny of
export license applications.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
construction, general
The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the
Senate appropriating $500,000 for technical assistance related
to shoreline erosion at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the
Senate rescinding $5,500,000 from the Lackawanna River,
Scranton, Pennsylvania, project.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
water and related resources
The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the
Senate appropriating $5,000,000 for repairs to the Headgate
Rock Hydroelectric Project.
The conference agreement includes language appropriating
$1,500,000 for the purchase of water to restore water levels at
the San Carlos Lake in Arizona.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
National Commission on Terrorism
The conference agreement appropriates $839,500 for
necessary expenses of the National Commission on Terrorism as
authorized in the fiscal year 1999 Foreign Operations Act.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
The conference agreement appropriates $3,000,000 for
necessary expenses of the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom as authorized by the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
292).
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
International Affairs Technical Assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $1,500,000 for the
operation and expenses of the International Financial
Institution Advisory Commission and the International Monetary
Fund Advisory Committee as authorized in the fiscal year 1999
Foreign Operations Act. The funds are to remain available until
September 30, 2000.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Management of Lands and Resources
The managers have agreed to a modification of the Senate
language providing for the use of $1,000,000 in previously
appropriated funds for management of lands and resources for
the processing of permits in the Powder River Basin for coalbed
methane activities. The modification requires a written
agreement between the coal mine operator and the gas producer
prior to permit issuance if the permitted activity is in an
area where there is a conflict between coal mining operations
and coalbed methane production. The House had no similar
provision.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Operation of Indian Programs
(Transfer of Funds)
The managers have agreed to the transfer of $1,136,000
for operation of Indian programs for spruce bark beetle control
in Washington State as proposed by the Senate but have
identified a different funding source. The source of these
funds is the Forest Service National Forest System account
instead of the Forest Service Wildland Fire Management account
as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.
The managers expect that these funds will be deducted
from appropriations otherwise available for the Forest
Service's Washington, DC headquarters general administration
activity. The specific reductions must be approved, in advance,
by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The managers
suggest that the reduction should come from the recently
proposed headquarters staffing increases in the office of
communications and the financial analysis office.
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
Federal Trust Programs
The managers have provided $21,800,000 for Federal trust
programs as proposed by the House instead of $6,800,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Wildland Fire Management
The managers have agreed to the use of $100,000,000 in
fiscal year 1998 unobligated carryover funds from the Wildland
Fire Management account to repay funds previously advanced from
the Knutson-Vandenberg (KV) fund for firefighting emergencies.
The balance owed to the KV fund for prior year borrowing will
still be $393,000,000 after this partial repayment. The
managers believe that the Administration should regularly
transfer carryover funds from the wildland fire management
account to the KV fund until the previously borrowed funds have
been repaid in full.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
Section 3001.--The managers have modified language as
proposed by the Senate authorizing the transfer of previously
appropriated funds to Auburn University in Alabama for
construction of a new forestry research facility. This language
is a clarification of the fiscal year 1999 Forest Service
reconstruction and construction appropriation. The modification
removes the proviso that only $4,000,000 be transferred during
fiscal year 1999. The House had no similar provision.
Section 3002.--The managers have included language as
proposed by the Senate restricting the issuance of a final rule
on hardrock mining on Federal lands pending completion of a
study being conducted by the National Academy of Sciences and
an ensuing period for public comment on the rule. The House had
no similar provision.
Section 3003.--The managers have included language as
proposed by the Senate extending the moratorium on the issuance
of a final rulemaking on crude oil valuation until October 1,
1999 or until there is a negotiated agreement, whichever comes
first. The House had no similar provision.
The managers have not included language as proposed by
the Senate (section 2307) prohibiting implementation of a
reorganization in the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians for the balance of fiscal year 1999. The House
had no similar provision.
The managers are concerned that the Department of the
Interior may have strayed from the vision of the American
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, P.L. 103-412
(1994 Act) in a number of areas. The 1994 Act created the
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in order to
establish an ``entity with the knowledge and authority to
ensure that reform takes place and coordiantes that action.''
On March 3, 1999, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a
joint hearing on trust management practices in the Department
and the reorganization of the Office of the Special Trustee by
the Secretary of the Interior without consultation with the
Special Trustee.
The managers are also concerned with the lack of
consultation with individuals and Indian tribal account holders
who were assured that the Special Trustee would provide an
authoritative and independent voice representing their concerns
within the Department.
The General Accounting Office (GAO) recently expressed
strong concerns that the Department has also failed to
accomplish one of the Act's goals: the creation of a
``strategic plan for all phases of trust management to ensure
the Secretary's trust responsibilities are properly
discharged.'' Although the Secretary has indicated that the
Department's July 1998 High Level Implementation Plan provides
such a strategic plan, numerous individuals and entities have
expressed strong reservations about the Plan.
Based on these concerns, the Chairman of the Committee on
Indian Affairs has indicated that he intends to make continued
monitoring and compliance with the 1994 Act a significant part
of the Committee's oversight efforts. The managers, therefore,
are reserving judgment on futures appropriations. The managers
expect the Department to ensure that the resources dedicated
for purposes of trust improvements are indeed well spent in
compliance with the 1994 Act.
Section 3004.--The managers have included language as
proposed by the Senate clarifying that the fiscal year 1999
moratorium on new and expanded self-determination contracts
applies only to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian
Health Service. The House had no similar provision.
The managers have not included language as proposed by
the Senate (section 2323) regarding Class III Indian gaming.
The House had no similar provision.
Section 3005.--The managers have included language as
proposed by the Senate which requires that funds provided in
fiscal year 1999 for the Borough of Ketchikan to participate in
a cooperative study on the feasibility and dynamics of
manufacturing veneer products in Southeast Alaska, including
the establishment of a veneer operation in Ketchikan, shall be
paid in lump sum and be considered adirect payment for the
purposes of all applicable laws, but may not be used for lobbying. This
section also includes language proposed by the Senate similarly
treating payments to the City of Colorado Springs using funds
previously appropriated for reconstruction of the Pike's Peak Summit
House in Colorado. The House had no similar provisions.
The House managers have not agreed to language proposed
by the Senate (section 2328) banning implementation of
regulations restricting fishing in Glacier Bay National Park
pending the resolution of the State of Alaska's anticipated
lawsuit concerning ownership and jurisdiction relating to
Glacier Bay waters, so that provision has been deleted.
Section 3006.--The managers have included a provisions
restricting the implementation of the Department of the
Interior Solicitor's opinion of November 7, 1997 concerning
millsites under the general mining law with respect to the
Crown Jewel project and to patent applications and plans of
operation submitted prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
The managers are very concerned about the effect of the
Solicitor's opinion dealing with the implementation of the
Mining Law of 1872 in that it limits the number of millsites to
one five-acre millsite per patent. Executive Departments
typically implement laws through regulation. The regulatory
process allows all affected parties to express their views
through an open, public comment process. In the case of a
solicitor's opinion, there is no public comment or appeal
process before implementation.
This opinion is particularly troubling because both the
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service have been
approving patents with more than one five-acre millsite per
patent based on procedures outlined in their operations
manuals. To ascertain the impact of this opinion, the managers
direct the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to
provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations no later than August 31, 1999. The report should
detail by State all past, present and pending mining
operations, including all grandfathered mineral patent
applications and plans of operation, that could be impacted by
the Solicitor's opinion of November 7, 1997.
The managers considered but did not adopt a provision
that would have prohibited the listing of the Alabama sturgeon
under the Endangered Species Act and the designation of
critical habitat for the balance of fiscal year 1999. The
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has
assured the managers that neither she nor the Secretary of the
Interior will accelerate the decision process for this
candidate species. The managers understand, based on a letter
from the Director, that there are several other species ahead
of the Alabama sturgeon in the processing queue for listing
consideration and that a decision with the respect to the
Alabama sturgeon will not be made prior to March 2000. The
mangers expect the Secretary and the Service to live up to
those commitments and to work carefully with the State on
conservation planning efforts for the Alabama sturgeon.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
general departmental management
The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to reduce
the backlog of pending nursing home appeals before the
Departmental Appeals Board. The Senate bill included $1,400,000
for this purpose. The House did not include funding for this
activity in its bill and the President did not request funding.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Education for the Disadvantaged
The conference agreement includes $56,377,000 for
Concentration grants under the Title I program as a fiscal year
2000 advance appropriation to become available on October 1,
1999 for academic year 1999-2000.
The conferences understand that the Department of
Education has interpreted a ``hold harmless'' provision
included in the fiscal year 1999 appropriations bill to apply
only to school districts that first quality for Concentration
grants on the basis of the percentage or number of poor
children within the school district. Only after a school
district meets the eligibility criteria would the Department
apply the hold harmless and award the Concentration grant.
Under the Department's interpretation, over 1500 school
districts would lost their Title I Concentration grant in
academic year 1999-2000.
The conference agreement includes language that clarifies
the fiscal year 1999 appropriations law to direct the
Department of Education to hold harmless all school districts
that received Title I Concentration grants in fiscal year 1998.
The conference agreement further clarifies that the allocations
made through applying this hold harmless will not be taken into
account in determining allocations under other education
programs that use the Title I formula as a basis for funding
distribution. Neither the House nor the Senate bills contained
these provisions.
Higher Education
(transfer of funds)
The conference agreement transfers $1,500,000 from the
Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement account to the
Higher Education account to be used to provide funding for the
University of the District of Columbia. UDC has recently
qualified for funding under the Historically Black Colleges and
Universities program and this funding level is the amount they
are due under the HBCU funding formula.
RELATED AGENCY
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The conference agreement includes a total of $48,000,000
in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the same as the President's
request, to enable National Public Radio, through the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to proceed with contract
negotiations for replacement satellite services. The agreement
provides $30,700,000 in fiscal year 1999 and $17,300,000 in
2000.
The House bill provided $48,000,000 for the replacement
satellite, with $30,600,000 made available in fiscal year 1999
and the remainder in fiscal year 2000. The Senate provided
$18,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 and report language stating
that the balance of resources would be provided during the
regular fiscal year 2000 appropriations process.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER
white river school district, south dakota
The conference agreement includes bill language directing
the Secretary of Education to provide, from unobligated
balances in the Impact Aid program, not more than $239,000 to
the White River School District #47-1, White River, South
Dakota to repair damage caused by water infiltration at the
White River High School. This provision is the same as in the
Senate bill.
The House bill contains no similar provision and the
President did not request funding for this activity.
CHAPTER 6
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
salaries, officers and employees
(rescission)
The conferees have included a rescission of funds of
$3,521,000 and an appropriation of an identical amount to
remain available until expended. This action will provide
resources for replacing a House payroll system that cannot be
completed in FY 1999.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
House Office Buildings
house page dormitory
The conferees have included $3,760,000 for the House Page
Dormitory as contained in the House bill, amended to omit
designation of a special location. If locations other than 501
1st St., S.E., are taken under serious consideration, the
Architect of the Capitol is directed to inform the Committee on
Appropriations concerning cost and related considerations. It
is expected that, in addition to the House Office Building
Commission and the Page Board, the Architect of the Capitol
will consult with the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the
Committee on House Administration on matters within their
jurisdiction regarding the Page Dormitory project.
o'neill house office building
The conferees have provided $1,800,000 for life safety
renovations at the O'Neill House Office Building as contained
in the House bill.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The conferees have included two administrative provisions
as contained in the House bill. The conferees have added a
provision regarding certain lump sum House leadership
allowances.
In addition, the conferees have established a pilot
program in 1999 under the leadership of the Librarian of
Congress to bring up to 3,000 emerging Russian political
leaders to the United States for no more than 30 days each. The
Senate is transferring $10 million of its own funds to finance
the program during fiscal year 1999. The purpose of the program
is to give Russian leaders from all levels of government first
hand exposure to the American free market economic system and
operation of American democratic institutions. Various local
governments and organizations throughout the United States
would be hosts to the Russians.
The Librarian is given the authority to administer the
program in the first year to expedite the establishment of the
program. The President would designate an executive branch
agency to administer the program in subsequent years.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
The conferees have provided a total of $31,400,000 for
storm related damage to facilities and family housing
improvements. Offsets to cover the cost of these are included
in Title IV of this Act. The projects are as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Army National Guard: Tennessee, Jackson: Limited Army Aviation
Support Facility.......................................... $6,400
Family Housing, Army: Puerto Rico, Ft. Buchanan: Improve 215
units..................................................... 25,000
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
National Transportation Safety Board
salaries and expenses
The conference agreement provides $2,300,000 for the
National Transportation Safety Board for expenses resulting
from the crash of TWA Flight 800. These funds will cover rental
costs associated with the housing of the wreckage in Calverton,
New York. The conferees do not plan to continue funding rental
expenses at the Calverton facility in future fiscal years. The
House and the Senate proposed no similar provision.
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
salaries and expenses
The conferees agree to provide an appropriation of
$4,500,000 for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for
the expansion of the National Tracing Center, to remain
available until expended.
U.S. Postal Service
payments to the postal service fund
The conferees agree to provide an appropriation of
$29,000,000 for reimbursements to the Postal Service as
authorized by 39 U.S.C. 2401(d), as proposed by the House
instead of no appropriation, as proposed by the Senate.
Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the
President
federal drug control programs
high intensity drug trafficking programs
The conferees agree to provide an additional $2,500,000
for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, instead
of no appropriation, as proposed by the House and $1,250,000,
as proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct that these
funds be targeted as follows: $750,000 to the New Mexico HIDTA
for Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, and San Juan County,
New Mexico; $500,000 for national anti-methamphetamine efforts;
$750,000 for the Arizona HIDTA to be provided to the U.S.
Border Patrol for assistance in counterdrug efforts related to
illegal immigration along the border in southern Cochise
County, Arizona, subject to prior approval of the Committees on
Appropriations; and $500,000 for the Washington-Baltimore HIDTA
for support of the Cross-Border Initiative between Washington,
DC and Prince George's County, Maryland. The conferees
emphatically support linking funding to a program's
performance, and therefore support evaluation efforts underway
at ONDCP. Therefore, the conferees expect that the performance
of the HIDTAs funded through this appropriation will be subject
to the same performance standards and measures to be applied to
the HIDTA program overall.
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Public and Indian Housing
housing certificate fund
Deletes language proposed by the Senate delaying the
availability of $350,000,000 for expiring or terminating
section 8 contracts until October 1, 1999.
Community Planning and Development
community development block grants
Inserts language reallocating $3,446,000 of unobligated,
no-year funds in the CDBG account for which there is no
identified use. HUD is directed to provide these funds for
unfunded service coordinator programs that did not receive
funding in the original Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
Federal Housing Administration
fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account
Increases the commitment level for the Federal Housing
Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund from
$110,000,000,000 to $140,000,000,000. The additional authority
is needed because HUD projections indicate that the existing
limitation could be exceeded before the end of the fiscal year.
Government National Mortgage Association
guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
Increases the commitment authority for the Government
National Mortgage Association from $150,000,000,000 to
$200,000,000,000. The additional authority is needed because 78
percent of the existing authority has been committed, and HUD
projects that the existing limitation could be exceeded before
the end of the fiscal year.
Management and Administration
salaries and expenses
Deletes language proposed by the Senate rescinding
$3,400,000 from HUD's salaries and expenses account and
transferring it to the CDBG account for service coordinators
and congregate services.
Office of Inspector General
Deletes bill language as proposed by the Senate. The
conferees direct the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the
General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of HUD to
assess the extent that HUD has been in compliance with the
Department of Housing and Urban Reform Act of 1989 during the
last two years. The conferees direct the OIG and GAO to produce
a report on this matter within six months of enactment and a
final report within 12 months of enactment, and to transmit
them to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
National Credit Union Administration
central liquidity facility
Inserts new language requiring that during fiscal year
2000, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF)
for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit
unions shall not exceed the statutory limitation. The conferees
take this action only to deal with the unlikely scenario that
credit unions could experience excessive withdrawals as a
result of the millennium date change and may need additional
liquidity resources. Furthermore, the conferees intend that
prudent and appropriate administrative remedies should be
devised as quickly as possible by the National Credit Union
Administration, working with the Federal Reserve and the
Department of the Treasury, to guarantee that a strong safety
net is in place to deal with any potentially unusual Y2K
circumstances.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
Inserts language proposed by the House for targeted
economic initiatives to Project Restore and the Los Angeles
City Civic Center Trust. The conferees have agreed to include a
technical correction to language included in Public Law 105-276
whichclarifies that $250,000 is for the Los Angeles Civic
Center Public Partnership to revitalize the Civic Center neighborhood,
and that $100,000 is for the Southeast Rio Vista Family YMCA to develop
a child care center in Huntington Park, California. The Senate did not
include a similar provision.
Inserts new language clarifying that funds made available
in Public Law 105-276 shall be made available to the Maryland
Department of Housing and Community Development for work
associated with building Caritas House and with expanding the
St. Ann Adult Medical Day Care facility.
Inserts new language allowing retention of land
disposition proceeds associated with an Urban Renewal Project
in the Township of North Union, Pennsylvania.
Inserts language proposed by the Senate which clarifies
that funds appropriated in Public Law 105-276 under the
Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance
Grants to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the
2002 Winter Olympics shall be provided to Wasatch County, Utah,
for both water and sewer infrastructure needs.
Inserts language proposed by the Senate which transfers
$1,300,000 of funds appropriated in Public Law 105-276 under
the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Programs and
Management for Project SEARCH, to State and Tribal Assistance
Grants for Project SEARCH water and wastewater infrastructure
needs in the State of Idaho through the Region IV Development
Association in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Inserts new language which clarifies that funds
appropriated in Public Law 105-276 under the Environmental
Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants to meet
wastewater infrastructure needs for Grand Isle, Louisiana, may
also be used for drinking water supply needs.
CHAPTER 11
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
Senate Section 2304. The conference agreement includes
language proposed by the Senate clarifying administrative costs
in the honey program, with a technical correction to a
citation. The House had no similar provision.
Senate Section 2309. The conference agreement does not
include language to extend chapter 12 bankruptcy authorization
as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.
Similar language was enacted as part of Public Law 106-5.
Senate Section 2310. The conference agreement includes
language proposed by the Senate that amends the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act by deleting the statutory
reference to the capital replacement reserve requirement for
guaranteed farm loans, and by reinstating a statutory reference
for a ten percent cash flow margin for restructuring direct
farm loans. The House had no similar provision.
Senate Section 2318 and House Section 2002. The
conference agreement includes language proposed by both the
House and the Senate regarding loan deficiency payments for
club wheat producers.
Senate Section 2322. The conference agreement does not
include Section 2322, as proposed by the Senate, expressing the
Sense of the Senate regarding a pending sale of wheat to Iran.
The House had no similar provision. Recent actions by the
Administration have addressed sanctions policy on commercial
sales of agricultural commodities to certain countries,
including Iran.
Sec. 3021.--The conference agreement includes a
provision, modified from language proposed in the Senate bill,
allowing the Attorney General to transfer up to $4,300,000 from
funds available to the Department of Justice to pay the
remaining claims for restitution as required by the Civil
Liberties Act of 1988, and as pursuant to the court order
issued in the case of Carmen Mochizuki et al v. United States
(case No. 97-294C, United States Court of Federal Claims). The
conferees expect this provision to be implemented in accordance
with sections 107 and 605 of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999. The House bill did not address this
matter.
Sec. 3022.--The conference agreement includes a
provision, slightly modified from language included in the
Senate bill, to prohibit the taking of Cook Inlet beluga whales
under the Marine Mammal Protection Act prior to October 1,
2000, unless pursuant to a cooperative agreement between the
National Marine Fisheries Service and affected Alaska Native
organizations. The House bill did not contain a similar
provision.
Sec. 3023.--The conference agreement includes a provision
repealing Section 626 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1999 to provide full year availability for appropriations
provided in that Act. Neither the House nor Senate bills
addressed this matter.
Sec. 3024.--The conference agreement includes a provision
to allow the payment of available funds to facilitate the
payment of grants to victim service organizations and public
agencies that will provide emergency or ongoing assistance to
the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and their
families. The provision would include assistance to family
members for travel to the Netherlands for the trial of the
defendants in the bombing case. Neither the House nor Senate
bills addressed this matter.
Sec. 3025.--The conference agreement includes a
provision, not included in the House bill, to modify section
617 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, to
make permanent the moratorium on the entry of new factory
trawlers into the Atlantic herring and mackerel fishery until
certain actions are taken by the appropriate fishery management
councils.
The conference agreement includes a provision proposed in
the House bill, and not included in the Senate bill, amending
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, to extend the
availability of funds included for the Commission on Holocaust
Assets in the United States to September 30, 2000.
The conference agreement includes a provision, modified
from language proposed in the Senate bill, making technical
corrections to the American Fisheries Act (Title II, Division C
of Public Law 105-277).
The conference agreement includes a provision, modified
from language proposed in the Senate bill, which makes
corrections to section 113 of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999, relating to eligibility of Alaska
Native organizations for Department of Justice grants.
The conferees agree to retain section 3029, as proposed
by the Senate, which authorizes the use of funds received
pursuant to housing claims for construction of an access road
and for real property maintenance projects at Ellsworth Air
Force Base.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
Corps of Engineers
operation and maintenance, general
The conference agreement includes language proposed by
the Senate directing a statutory reprogramming of $800,000 for
preliminary work associated with a transfer of Federal lands to
certain tribes and the State of South Dakota and for cultural
resource protection activities, amended to delete language
proposed by the Senate providing funds to the Lower Brule Sioux
Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
PROHIBITION ON TREATING ANY FUNDS RECOVERED FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES AS
AN OVERPAYMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF MEDICAID
The conference agreement includes language proposed by
the Senate which amends section 1903(d)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(3)) to prohibit any Medicaid-
related funds recovered or paid to a State as part of a
settlement or judgment reached in litigation the State
initiated or pursued against one or more tobacco companies
being treated as an overpayment for purposes of the Medicaid
statute. The House bill contained no similar provision.
The conferees recognize that, absent Congressional
action, the issue of the Federal share of funds recovered under
such settlements or judgments would be subject to litigation
over the next several years, delaying the availability of these
funds and putting planned State uses on hold. The conferees
have adopted the Senate language in order to permit States
which are delaying their plans for the use of these funds the
certainty they need to plan their initiatives. The conferees
encourage the States to use a significant portion of any
tobacco settlement or judgment on smoking cessation and
prevention programs, as well as other critical public health
programs, such as expanding health care benefits to low income
children and adults.
Findings and Sense of Senate Regarding Sequential Billing Policy for
Home Health Payments Under the Medicare Program
The conference agreement does not contain a Sense of the
Senate provision regarding the sequential billing policy for
home health payments under Medicare as proposed by the Senate.
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 shifted funding for
certain home health visits under Medicare from part A (Hospital
Insurance) to part B (Medical Insurance). In a Sense of the
Senate resolution, included in the Senate bill, the Senate
indicated that certain Health Care Financing Administration
regulations and administrative decisions have slowed down
claims processing resulting in the financial hardship and
closing of home health agencies.
The House bill contained no similar provision.
Firefighters Pay
The conferees agree to include a provision making a
technical change to the treatment of firefighters under section
628(f) of the fiscal year 1999 Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, as proposed by the Senate, instead of no
provision, as proposed by the House.
Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building
The conferees agree to a provision designating a United
States Postal Service facility under construction at Tuscumbia,
Alabama as the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
San Joaquin, California
The conferees agree to include language which corrects
the terms of a land conveyance in San Joaquin, California that
was included in Public Law 105-277.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The conferees agree to direct the Administrator of the
General Services Administration to purchase from the Postal
Service the building in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. District Court sit.
TITLE IV--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
The conference agreement does not include language
proposed by the Senate rescinding $700,000 from amounts
appropriated under this heading. The House had no similar
provision.
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Stamp Program
(Rescission)
The conference agreement rescinds $1,250,000,000 of the
balance of food stamp funds projected to remain unspent at the
end of the fiscal year instead of $521,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate. The House had no similar provision.
Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Public Law 480 Program and Grant Accounts
The conference agreement does not include language
proposed by the House rescinding $30,000,000 from amounts
appropriated under this heading. The Senate had no similar
provision.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCIES
United States Information Agency
Buying Power Maintenance
(Rescission)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$20,000,000 from unobligated balances under this heading, as
proposed in the House bill. The balances in this account result
from exchange rate gains over the past several years, and
exceed the potential requirements on the fund prior to the
consolidation of the Agency into the Department of State on
October 1, 1999.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Other Defense Activities
The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the
House rescinding $150,000,000 of the funding provided to the
Department of Energy in Public Law 105-277 for Russian programs
relating to the disposal of excess plutonium and uranium from
nuclear weapons.
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
International Financial Institutions
Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
(RESCISSION)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$25,000,000 from funds appropriated for the Global Environment
Facility in Public Law 105-277.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(RESCISSION)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$5,000,000 in funds appropriated to the Economic Support Fund
in Public Law 105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
(RESCISSION)
The managers have agreed to the rescission of $6,800,000
from management of lands and resources as proposed by both the
House and the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
state unemployment insurance and employment service operations
The conference agreement includes a reduction in this
account of $22,400,000, instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by
the House and $17,400,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The agreement includes a reduction of $17,400,000 from
the Unemployment Insurance Contingency Account, the same level
as the Senate. The House bill reduced this account by
$16,000,000 and the President requested a reduction of
$5,700,000.
The agreement also includes a reduction of $5,000,000
from the Unemployment Insurance Postage account, the same level
as in the House bill. The President did not request a reduction
in this account and the Senate did not include one in its bill.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
federal capital loan program for nursing
(rescission)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$2,800,000 from the Federal Capital Loan Program for Nursing,
the same level as in the House bill. The President requested no
rescission from this account and the Senate did not include a
rescission in its bill. The amounts rescinded are unobligated
balances in an account that has been inactive for more than
eight years.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Education Research, Statistics and Improvement
(rescission)
The conference agreement rescinds $6,500,000 from this
account, instead of $6,800,000 as proposed by the House and
$8,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The President proposed no
rescission for this account. The $6,500,000 will be taken from
funds which the Administration has indicated are in excess of
what is necessary for an evaluation of voluntary national test
development.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
(rescissions)
The conferees recommend rescissions totaling $31,400,000
in fiscal year 1999 funds. These reflect inflation and foreign
currency fluctuation savings of $25,000,000 and $6,400,000 from
the Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
payments to air carriers
(airport and airway trust fund)
(rescission of contract authorization)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$815,000 in contract authority provided for ``Small community
air service'' by Public Law 101-508 for fiscal years prior to
fiscal year 1998, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill
contained no similar rescission.
Federal Highway Administration
state infrastructure banks
(Rescission)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$6,500,000 from the state infrastructure bank program, as
proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar
rescission.
Federal Transit Administration
trust fund share of transit programs
(highway trust fund)
(Rescission of contract authorization)
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$665,000 in contract authority from the trust fund share of
transit programs provided in Public Law 102-240 under 49 U.S.C.
5338(a)(1), as proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained
no similar rescission.
interstate transfer grants--transit
The conference agreement includes a rescission of
$600,000 in unobligated balances of interstate transfer
grants--transit, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill
contained no similar rescission. The conferees direct the
Federal Transit Administration to reduce only those available
balances for projects for which funds were allocated before
fiscal year 1995.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
salaries and expenses
The conferees agree to a provision rescinding $4,500,000
from amounts previously made available under this heading in
Public Law 105-277 for the expansion of the National Tracing
Center.
Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the
President
unanticipated needs
The conferees agree to include a rescission of
$10,000,000 from amounts previously appropriated under this
heading in Public Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire
Emergency Supplemental to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters
of National Significance, as proposed by the House, instead of
no rescission, as proposed by the Senate.
Federal Drug Control Programs
special forfeiture fund
The conferees agree to include no rescission from the
Special Forfeiture Fund, as proposed by the House, instead of a
rescission of $1,250,000, as proposed by the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Public and Indian Housing
annual contributions for assisted housing
(rescission)
Inserts new language rescinding $350,000,000 in
unobligated and unexpended section 8 recaptures. Because the
section 8 renewal account was fully funded in fiscal year 1999,
these funds are not necessary during the current fiscal year.
In fiscal year 2000, section 8 renewal needs are
$13,522,000,000. As proposed by the President, these recaptured
funds could offset the fiscal year 2000 request, thereby
reducing the total appropriation for fiscal year 2000. Clearly,
the conferees understand that the section 8 renewal account
must be fully funded in order to protect the homes of those
families who rely on this assistance.
Community Planning and Development
community development block grants
(rescission)
Rescinds $230,000,000 of unobligated balances for
disaster relief instead of $313,600,000, as proposed by the
Senate. The House did not include a similar provision. The
conferees note that funds have been included in FEMA's account
to deal with issues relating to disaster relief. The Department
is directed to award the remaining funds in accordance with
announcements made heretofore by the Secretary, including
allocations made pursuant to the March 10, 1999 notice
published in the Federal Register, as expeditiously as
possible.
GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE
Senate Section 3001. The conference agreement does not
include language proposed by the Senate repealing Division B,
title V, chapter 1 of Public Law 105-277 providing emergency
appropriations to the Agricultural Research Service for
counter-narcotics research proposed by the Senate. The House
had no similar provision. The conference agreement rescinds
$22,466,000 of these funds, reflecting the obligation of
$534,000 of these monies. Additional provisions regarding
counter-narcotics research are included elsewhere in this
report.
TITLE V
Technical Corrections
The conference agreement includes four technical
corrections related to the Agriculture portion of Public Law
105-277 proposed by both the House and the Senate, with
modifications.
House Section 3002. The conference agreement does not
include language proposed by the House extending the
availability of counter-drug research funds. The Senate had no
similar provision.
The conference agreement includes four technical
corrections to the fiscal year 1999 Appropriations Act for the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies as proposed by
the Senate. The House had similar provisions for three of these
corrections. The Senate added a provision revising an earmark
in the Operation of Indian Programs account.
The conference agreement deletes a provision included in
both the House and Senate versions of the bill regarding design
of a CD ROM product.
The conferees have included two technical corrections as
contained in the House bill and the Senate amendment for the
Legislative Branch.
The conferees have included language, proposed by the
Senate, which makes a technical correction to the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277) under the heading ``Family Housing,
Navy and Marine Corps'' to include Hurricane George.
The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by
the Senate that clarifies the scope of certain bus and bus
facilities projects contained in the Federal Transit
Administration's capital investment grants program in fiscal
year 1999. The House bill contained no similar provision. The
conferees direct that funds provided for the Canton-Akron-
Cleveland commuter rail project in the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for
fiscal year 1999 shall be available for the purchase of rights-
of-way in addition to conducting a major investment study to
examine the feasibility of establishing commuter rail service.
The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by
the Senate that increases the obligation limitation for the
federal-aid highways ferry boat and terminal program in fiscal
year 1999 from $38,000,000 to $59,290,000 to reflect the sum of
both fiscal years 1998 and 1999 program funding levels. The
House bill contained no similar provision.
The conferees have agreed to include a technical
correction to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 as
proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT
The conference agreement includes provisions which extend
the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement
program (AIP) and war risk insurance program through August 6,
1999 at the same rate as included in the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
Under current law, the authorization for the AIP program will
expire on May 31, 1999.
It is the conferees' understanding that this provision
will cause no increase in fiscal year 1999 budget authority or
outlays. The conference agreement also includes provisions
releasing an additional $30,000,000 in passenger facility fee/
airport development project grant funding to the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority to continue the authority's
capital development programs. The Senate bill proposed to
extend the airport improvement program and the war risk
insurance program through May 31, 1999. The house bill
contained no similar provisions.
The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by
the Senate that extends the Secretary of Transportation's
authority to set Alaskan mail rates. The House bill contained
no similar provision.
The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by
the House that would have made funds available to continue the
national advanced driving simulator in fiscal year 1999 from
funds previously appropriated to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration. The Senate bill contained no similar
provision. The provision is no longer necessary as funding to
continue the national advanced driving simulator in fiscal year
1999 was addressed in a reprogramming recently approved by the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by
the House that re-designates a section number in the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The Senate bill
contained no similar provision.
The conferees agree to retain section 6004, as proposed
by the House, which expresses the sense of the Congress that
there be parity in the adjustments to compensation between
military personnel and civilian employees.
The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the
Senate providing relief to certain natural gas producers in
Kansas.
CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the
fiscal year 1999 recommended by the Committee of Conference,
with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 budget estimates, and
the House and Senate bills for 1999 follows:
(In thousands of dollars)
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 1999........................................... $7,796,524
House bill, fiscal year 1999............................ 13,221,669
Senate bill, fiscal year 1999........................... -2,424,691
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1999.................. 13,145,246
Conference agreement compared with:
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
fiscal year 1999.................................. +5,348,722
House bill, fiscal year 1999........................ -76,423
Senate bill, fiscal year 1999....................... +15,569,937
Bill Young,
Ralph Regula,
Jerry Lewis,
John Porter,
Harold Rogers,
Joe Skeen,
Frank R. Wolf,
Jim Kolbe,
Ron Packard,
Sonny Callahan,
James T. Walsh,
Charles H. Taylor,
David L. Hobson,
John P. Murtha,
Norman D. Dicks,
Allan B. Mollohan,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Ted Stevens,
Thad Cochran,
Arlen Specter,
Pete V. Domenici,
Christopher S. Bond,
Slade Gorton,
Mitch McConnell,
Conrad Burns,
Richard Shelby,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Larry Craig,
Kay Bailey Hutchison,
Jon Kyl,
Robert C. Byrd,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Ernest F. Hollings,
Patrick J. Leahy,
Frank R. Lautenberg,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Harry Reid,
Herb Kohl,
Dianne Feinstein,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.