S.1282 - Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] (Introduced 06/24/1999) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Appropriations |
| Committee Reports: | S. Rept. 106-87 |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 07/19/1999 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8811) (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 2 roll call votes |
| Notes: | The Senate subsequently passed H.R. 2490 after incorporating S. 1232 as an amendment. H.R. 2490 became Public Law 106-58. |
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Placed on Calendar Senate (06/24/1999)
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1282 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 169
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1282
[Report No. 106-87]
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 1999
Mr. Campbell, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of,
and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties
leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of
official business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel
expenses; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended
under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be
accounted for solely on his certificate, $133,168,000.
Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services for the Department of the Treasury,
$35,561,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That these
funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to
satisfy the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and
other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority
shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated shall be
used to support or supplement the Internal Revenue Service
appropriations for Information Systems.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel expenses;
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000
for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated
and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the
Treasury, $30,483,000.
Inspector General for Tax Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, including purchase (not to exceed 150 for replacement only for
police-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.
1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as
may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; not
to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; not to exceed
$500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be
allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for
Tax Administration, $111,340,000.
Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury
Building and Annex, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel expenses of non-
Federal law enforcement personnel to attend meetings concerned with
financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial
regulation; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $27,681,000: Provided, That
funds appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal
services contracts.
Violent Crime Reduction Programs
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, to remain
available until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
(1) As authorized by section 190001(e), $181,000,000; of
which $17,847,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, including $3,000,000 for administering
the Gang Resistance Education and Training program, $1,608,000
for an explosives repository clearinghouse, $12,600,000 for the
integrated violence reduction strategy, and $639,000 for
building security; of which $21,950,000 shall be available to
the United States Secret Service, including $5,854,000 for the
protective program, $2,014,000 for the protective research
program, $5,886,000 for the workspace program, $5,000,000 for
counterfeiting investigations, and $3,196,000 for forensic and
related support of investigations of missing and exploited
children, of which $1,196,000 shall be available as a grant for
activities related to the investigations of exploited children
and shall remain available until expended; of which $52,774,000
shall be available for the United States Customs Service,
including $4,300,000 for conducting pre-hiring polygraph
examinations, $2,000,000 for technology for the detection of
undeclared outbound currency, $9,000,000 for non-intrusive
mobile personal inspection technology, $4,952,000 for land
border automation equipment, $8,000,000 for agent and inspector
relocation: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall not be available
for obligation until September 30, 2000, $5,735,000 for
laboratory modernization, $2,400,000 for cybersmuggling,
$5,430,000 for Hardline/Gateway equipment, $2,500,000 for the
training program, $3,640,000 to maintain fiscal year 1998
equipment, and $4,817,000 for investigative counter-narcotics
and money laundering operations; of which $28,366,000 shall be
available for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement; of which
$1,863,000 shall be available for the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network, including $600,000 for GATEWAY, $300,000
to expand data mining technology, $500,000 to continue the
magnitude of money laundering study, $200,000 to enhance
electronic filing of SARS and other BSA databases, and $263,000
for technical advances for GATEWAY; of which $9,200,000 shall
be available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for
construction of two firearms ranges at the Artesia Center:
Provided, That these funds shall not be available for
obligation until September 30, 2000; and of which $49,000,000
shall be available to the Office of National Drug Control
Policy Special Forfeiture Fund to support a national media
campaign, as authorized in the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of
1998: Provided further, That these funds shall not be available
for obligation until September 30, 2000;
(2) As authorized by section 32401, $13,000,000 to the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for disbursement
through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to local
governments for Gang Resistance Education and Training:
Provided, That notwithstanding sections 32401 and 310001, such
funds shall be allocated to State and local law enforcement and
prevention organizations.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, as a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, including
materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training;
purchase (not to exceed 52 for police-type use, without regard to the
general purchase price limitation) and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; for expenses for student athletic and related activities;
uniforms without regard to the general purchase price limitation for
the current fiscal year; the conducting of and participating in
firearms matches and presentation of awards; for public awareness and
enhancing community support of law enforcement training; not to exceed
$9,500 for official reception and representation expenses; room and
board for student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$80,114,000, of which up to $16,511,000 for materials and support costs
of Federal law enforcement basic training shall remain available until
September 30, 2002: Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept
and use gifts of property, both real and personal, and to accept
services, for authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of
intrinsic value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the
Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic training
program at the Center during the previous fiscal year, which shall be
funded only by gifts received through the Center's gift authority:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
students attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided housing,
insofar as available and in accordance with Center policy: Provided
further, That funds appropriated in this account shall be available, at
the discretion of the Director, for the following: training United
States Postal Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police
officers; State and local government law enforcement training on a
space-available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials on
a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this
appropriation, except that reimbursement may be waived by the Secretary
for law enforcement training activities in foreign countries undertaken
pursuant to section 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996, Public Law 104-32; training of private sector
security officials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of
actual costs to this appropriation; and travel expenses of non-Federal
personnel to attend course development meetings and training sponsored
by the Center: Provided further, That the Center is authorized to
obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies
receiving training sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center is authorized to provide training for the Gang
Resistance Education and Training program to Federal and non-Federal
personnel at any facility in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms: Provided further, That the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to provide short-term medical
services for students undergoing training at the Center.
acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, for
acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, and
for ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses,
$21,611,000, to remain available until expended.
Financial Management Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service,
$200,054,000, of which not to exceed $10,635,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2002, for information systems modernization
initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 812 vehicles for police-
type use, of which 650 shall be for replacement only, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; services of expert
witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director; for
payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where an
assignment to the National Response Team during the investigation of a
bombing or arson incident requires an employee to work 16 hours or more
per day or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; not to
exceed $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for
training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without
reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and
acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection;
and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies,
with or without reimbursement, $569,225,000, of which $38,200,000 may
be used for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative; of which not
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys'
fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and of which $1,000,000 shall
be available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, equipment, or
aircraft available for official use by a State or local law enforcement
agency if the conveyance will be used in joint law enforcement
operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for the
payment of overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training, equipment,
supplies, and other similar costs of State and local law enforcement
personnel, including sworn officers and support personnel, that are
incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms: Provided, That no funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to other agencies or
Departments in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That no funds
appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative
expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the
Department of the Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of
acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms
licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be
used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer
or employee of the United States to implement an amendment or
amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of ``Curios or
relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication
5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or
act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities
under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be
available to investigate and act upon applications filed by
corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18
U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That no funds in this Act may be used
to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any State or local authority
who has obtained similar equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy
unless the State or local authority agrees to return that equipment or
to repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Government: Provided
further, That no funds under this Act may be used to electronically
retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name
or any personal identification code.
United States Customs Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service,
including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor vehicles of which 550
are for replacement only and of which 1,030 are for police-type use and
commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles; contracting with
individuals for personal services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and awards of
compensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the
United States Customs Service, $1,670,747,000, of which such sums as
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject
to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be
derived from that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall
be available for payment for rental space in connection with
preclearance operations; not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available
until expended for research, of which $900,000 shall be provided to a
land grant university in North and/or South Dakota to conduct a
research program on the bilateral United States/Canadian bilateral
trade of agricultural commodities and products; of which $100,000 shall
be provided for the child pornography tipline; of which $200,000 shall
be for Project Alert; not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until
expended for conducting special operations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081,
and; up to $8,000,000 shall be available until expended for the
procurement of automation infrastructure items, including hardware,
software, and installation; up to $5,400,000, to be available until
expended, may be transferred to the Treasury-wide Systems and Capital
Investments Programs account for an international trade data system;
and up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for repairs
to Customs facilities: Provided, That uniforms may be purchased without
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal
year: Provided further, That the Hector International Airport in Fargo,
North Dakota shall be designated an International Port of Entry:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation prescribed in subsection
5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall
be $30,000.
harbor maintenance fee collection
(including transfer authority)
For Administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor
Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, $3,000,000, to be
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to be transferred to
and merged with the Customs ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such
purposes.
operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction
programs
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other
related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, including operational
training and mission-related travel, and rental payments for facilities
occupied by the air or marine interdiction and demand reduction
programs, the operations of which include the following: the
interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to
Customs and other Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement
or administration of laws enforced by the Customs Service; and, at the
discretion of the Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance
to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and
emergency humanitarian efforts, $108,688,000, which shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related
equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is one of a kind and
has been identified as excess to Customs requirements and aircraft
which has been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Department of the
Treasury, during fiscal year 2000 without the prior approval of the
Committees on Appropriations.
Bureau of the Public Debt
administering the public debt
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the
United States, $181,383,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses, and of
which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended
for systems modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein
from the General Fund for fiscal year 2000 shall be reduced by not more
than $4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees and Treasury Direct
Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at
$176,983,000, and in addition, $20,000, to be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative
and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as
authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.
Internal Revenue Service
processing, assistance, and management
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for tax
returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and account assistance
to taxpayers by telephone and correspondence; programs to match
information returns and tax returns; management services; rent and
utilities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates
as may be determined by the Commissioner, $3,291,945,000, of which up
to $3,950,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program,
and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and
representation expenses.
tax law enforcement
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing litigation
support; issuing technical rulings; examining employee plans and exempt
organizations; conducting criminal investigation and enforcement
activities; securing unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts;
compiling statistics of income and conducting compliance research;
purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger
motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner,
$3,305,090,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2002, for research and, of which not to
exceed $150,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses associated with hosting the Inter-American Center of Tax
Administration (CIAT) 2000 Conference.
earned income tax credit compliance initiative
For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance and error
reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), $144,000,000, of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 may be used to reimburse the Social Security Administration
for the costs of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act
of 1997.
information systems
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
information systems and telecommunications support, including
developmental information systems and operational information systems;
the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by
the Commissioner, $1,450,100,000.
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a training
program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are trained
in taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously with the taxpayers, and in
cross-cultural relations.
Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce
policies and procedures which will safeguard the confidentiality of
taxpayer information.
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and
increased manpower to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make the
improvement of the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a
priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and
staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service.
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal Revenue
Service Criminal Investigation Division will result in a reduction of
criminal investigators in Wisconsin and South Dakota from the 1996
level.
United States Secret Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service,
including purchase of not to exceed 739 vehicles for police-type use,
of which 675 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State
and local governments, which may be provided without reimbursement;
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the
Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing,
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to
perform protective functions; for payment of per diem and/or
subsistence allowances to employees where a protective assignment
during the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee require an
employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her
post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms matches;
presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service employees on
protective missions without regard to the limitations on such
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in
advance from the Committees on Appropriations; for research and
development; for making grants to conduct behavioral research in
support of protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000
for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed
$50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law
enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; for payment in
advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform
protective functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, $638,816,000.
acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and
improvement of facilities, $4,923,000, to remain available until
expended.
General Provisions--Department of the Treasury
Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of the
Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of a Federal
agency or a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization in
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances
remaining in the Fund on September 30, 2000, shall be made in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services
to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms for fiscal year 2000 in this Act for the enforcement of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall be expended in a manner so as
not to diminish enforcement efforts with respect to section 105 of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this
Act made available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, United States Customs Service, and United States Secret
Service may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance
approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase
or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act
made available to the Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector
General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Financial
Management Service, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred
between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees
on Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 115. Of the funds available for the purchase of law
enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the Secretary of
the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the respective Treasury
bureau is consistent with Departmental vehicle management principles:
Provided, That the Secretary may delegate this authority to the
Assistant Secretary for Management.
Sec. 116. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees of
the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
During the period from October 1, 1999 through January 1, 2003, the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is authorized to
offer voluntary separation incentives in order to provide the necessary
flexibility to carry out the plan to establish and reorganize the
Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (``the
Office'' hereafter).
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' means an
employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is employed by the Office
serving under an appointment without time limitation, and has been
currently employed by the Office or the Internal Revenue Service or the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury for a
continuous period of at least 3 years, but does not include--
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system;
(2) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under the applicable retirement system referred to in paragraph
(1);
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment by the Federal Government under
this section or any other authority and has not repaid such
payment;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights
who is on transfer to another organization; or
(6) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding
the date of separation, has received a recruitment or
relocation bonus under 5 U.S.C. 5753 or who, within the 12-
month period preceding the date of separation, received a
retention allowance under 5 U.S.C. 5754.
(b) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
(1) In general.--The Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration may pay voluntary separation incentive payments
under this section to any employee to the extent necessary to
organize the Office so as to perform the duties specified in
the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of
1998, Pub. L. 105-206.
(2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary
separation incentive payment--
(A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the
employee's separation;
(B) shall be paid from appropriations available for
the payment of the basic pay of the employees of the
Office;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(i) an amount equal to the amount the
employee would be entitled to receive under 5
U.S.C. 5595(c); or
(ii) an amount determined by the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration, not
to exceed $25,000;
(D) may not be made except in the case of any
qualifying employee who voluntarily separates (whether
by retirement or resignation) before January 1, 2003;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation, of any other type of
Government benefit; and
(F) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under 5 U.S.C. 5595 based on any other
separation.
(c) Additional Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it
is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the Office shall
remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15
percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is covered
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive
has been paid under this section.
(2) Definition.--In paragraph (1), the term ``final basic
pay'', with respect to an employee, means the total amount of
basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such
employee, computed using the employee's final rate of basic
pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-time basis, with
appropriate adjustment therefor.
(d) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--An
individual who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section and accepts any employment for compensation with the
Government of the United States, or who works for any agency of the
United States Government through a personal services contract, within 5
years after the date of the separation on which the payment is based,
shall be required to pay, prior to the individual's first day of
employment, the entire amount of the incentive payment to the Office.
(e) Effect on Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration Employment Levels.--
(1) Intended effect.--Voluntary separations under this
section are not intended to necessarily reduce the total number
of full-time equivalent positions in the Office.
(2) Use of voluntary separations.--The Office may redeploy
or use the full-time equivalent positions vacated by voluntary
separations under this section to make other positions
available to more critical locations or more critical
occupations.
Sec. 117. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees of
the Chicago Financial Center of the Financial Management Service. (a)
Authority.--During the period from October 1, 1999 through January 31,
2000, the Commissioner of the Financial Management Service (FMS) of the
Department of the Treasury is authorized to offer voluntary separation
incentives in order to provide the necessary flexibility to carry out
the closure of the Chicago Financial Center (CFC) in a manner which the
Commissioner shall deem most efficient, equitable to employees, and
cost effective to the Government.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' means an
employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is employed by FMS at CFC
under an appointment without time limitation, and has been so employed
continuously for a period of at least 3 years, but does not include--
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system;
(2) an employee with a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under the retirement systems referred to in paragraph (1) or
another retirement system for employees of the Government;
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment from an agency or instrumentality
of the Government of the United States under any authority and
has not repaid such payment;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights
who is on transfer to another organization; or
(6) an employee who during the 24 month period preceding
the date of separation has received and not repaid a
recruitment or relocation bonus under section 5753 of Title 5,
United States Code, or who, within the twelve month period
preceding the date of separation, has received and not repaid a
retention allowance under section 5754 of that Title.
(c) Agency Plan; Approval.--
(1) The Secretary, Department of the Treasury, prior to
obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive
payments, shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget a
strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive
payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency
once such incentive payments have been completed.
(2) The agency's plan under subsection (1) shall include--
(A) the specific positions and functions to be
reduced or eliminated;
(B) a proposed coverage for offers of incentives;
(C) the time period during which incentives may be
paid;
(D) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(E) a description of how the agency will operate
without the eliminated positions and functions.
(3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall review the agency's plan and approve or disapprove such
plan, and may make appropriate modifications in the plan
including waivers of the reduction in agency employment levels
required by this Act.
(d) Authority to Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
(1) A voluntary separation incentive payment under this Act
may be paid by the agency head to an employee only in
accordance with the strategic plan under section (c).
(2) A voluntary incentive payment--
(A) shall be offered to agency employees on the
basis of organizational unit, occupational series or
level, geographic location, other nonpersonal factors,
or an appropriate combination of such factors;
(B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the
employee's separation;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(i) an amount equal to the amount the
employee would be entitled to receive under
section 5595(c) of title 5, United States Code,
if the employee were entitled to payment under
such section (without adjustment for any
previous payment made); or
(ii) an amount determined by the agency
head, not to exceed $25,000;
(D) may be made only in the case of an employee who
voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or
resignation) under the provisions of this Act;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation of any other type of
Government benefit;
(F) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United
States Code, based on any other separation; and
(G) shall be paid from appropriations or funds
available for the payment of the basic pay of the
employee.
(e) Eligibility for Payments.--Payments under this section may be
made to any qualifying employee who voluntarily separates, whether by
retirement or resignation, between October 1, 1999 and January 31,
2000.
(f) Effect on Subsequent Employment With the Government.--An
individual who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section and accepts any employment for compensation with any
agency or instrumentality of the Government of the United States within
5 years after the date of the separation on which the payment is based
shall be required to pay, prior to the individual's first day of
employment, the entire amount of the incentive payment to FMS.
(g) Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In addition to any other payments which it is required
to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code, FMS shall remit to the office of
Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury to the credit
of Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal
to 15 percent of the final annual basic pay for each employee
covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5 United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation
incentive has been paid under this section.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term ``final
basic pay'' with respect to an employee, means the total amount
of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by
such employee, computed using the employee's final rate of
basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-time
basis, with appropriate adjustment therefor.
(h) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
(1) The total number of funded employee positions in the
agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy
created by the separation of any employee who has received, or
is due to receive, a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection, positions
shall be counted on a full-time equivalent basis.
(2) The President, through the Office of Management and
Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any action necessary
to ensure that the requirement of this section are met.
(3) At the request of the Secretary, Department of the
Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget may waive the
reduction in total number of funded employee positions required
by subsection (1) if it believes the agency plan required by
section (c) satisfactorily demonstrates that the positions
would better be used to reallocate occupations or reshape the
workforce and to produce a more cost-effective result.
Sec. 118. Enforcement of Certain Anti-Terrorism Judgments. (a)
Definition.--
(1) In general.--Section 1603(b) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon and ``and'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
(C) by striking ``(b)'' through ``entity--'' and
inserting the following:
``(b) An `agency or instrumentality of a foreign state' means--
``(1) any entity--''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) for purposes of sections 1605(a)(7) and 1610 (a)(7)
and (f), any entity as defined under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of paragraph (1), and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall
not apply.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 1391(f)(3)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``1603(b)'' and inserting ``1603(b)(1)''.
(b) Enforcement of Judgments.--Section 1610(f) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``(including
any agency or instrumentality or such state)'' and
inserting ``(including any agency or instrumentality of
such state)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys due from
or payable by the United States (including any agency, subdivision or
instrumentality thereof) to any state against which a judgment is
pending under section 1605(a)(7) shall be subject to attachment and
execution, in like manner and to the same extent as if the United
States were a private person.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), upon determining on an asset-
by-asset basis that a waiver is necessary in the national security
interest, the President may waive this subsection in connection with
(and prior to the enforcement of) any judicial order directing
attachment in aid of execution or execution against the principal
office of a foreign mission to the United States used for diplomatic or
related purposes, or any funds held by or in the name of such foreign
mission determined by the President to be necessary to satisfy actual
operating expenses of such principal office.
``(B) A waiver under this paragraph shall not apply to--
``(i) the principal office of a foreign mission if such
office has been used for any nondiplomatic purpose (including
as commercial rental property) by either the foreign state or
by the United States, or to the proceeds of such nondiplomatic
purpose; or
``(ii) if any asset of such principal office is sold or
otherwise transferred for value to a third party, the proceeds
of such sale or transfer.''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 117(d) of the
Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112
Stat. 2681-492) is repealed.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any claim for which a foreign state is not immune under
section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, arising before, on,
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE
Payment to the Postal Service Fund
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $93,436,000, of which $64,436,000
shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2000: Provided,
That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to
be free: Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of
mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act
shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging
any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of
child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none
of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close
small rural and other small post offices in the fiscal year ending on
September 30, 2000.
This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service Appropriations Act,
2000''.
TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO
THE PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President and the White House Office
compensation of the president
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance
at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102;
$250,000: Provided, That none of the funds made available for official
expenses shall be expended for any other purpose and any unused amount
shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31,
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the
President.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law,
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers,
periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000
to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); not to
exceed $19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be available for
allocation within the Executive Office of the President, $52,444,000.
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing,
improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and
fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and official
entertainment expenses of the President, $9,260,000, to be expended and
accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount
for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of
the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that
such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such
notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge
interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest
and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United
States Government claim under section 3717 of title 31, United States
Code: Provided further, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and
any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal
year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable
operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding
fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of
such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial
events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable
political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been
reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of
expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence
that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as
political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of
title 31, United States Code.
white house repair and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House, $810,000, to remain available until
expended for required maintenance, safety and health issues, and
continued preventative maintenance.
Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the
Vice President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
functions, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles; $3,617,000.
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, heating and
lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official
residence of the Vice President, the hire of passenger motor vehicles,
and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the
Vice President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate;
$345,000: Provided, That advances or repayments or transfers from this
appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of
carrying out such activities.
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $3,840,000.
Office of Policy Development
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107;
$4,032,000.
National Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,997,000.
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles $39,198,000, of which $8,806,000 shall be
available for a capital investment plan which provides for the
continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $63,495,000, of which not to exceed
$5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of chapter 35
of title 44, United States Code: Provided, That, as provided in 31
U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for
which appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for
the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of
reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or
regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That
none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and
Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript
of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of
the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on
Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' Affairs or their
subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding shall not apply to
printed hearings released by the Committees on Appropriations or the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs: Provided further, That from within
existing funds provided under this heading, the President may establish
a National Intellectual Property Coordination Center.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to Division C, title VII, of
Public Law 105-277; not to exceed $8,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in
the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit,
research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without
reimbursement; $21,963,000, of which up to $600,000 shall be available
for the evaluation of the Drug-Free Communities Act: Provided, That the
Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts,
both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year
limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Office.
counterdrug technology assessment center
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology Assessment
Center, $31,100,000, which shall remain available until expended,
consisting of $2,100,000 for policy research and evaluation,
$16,000,000 for counternarcotics research and development projects, and
$13,000,000 for the continued operation of the technology transfer
program: Provided, That the $16,000,000 for counternarcotics research
and development projects shall be available for transfer to other
Federal departments or agencies.
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, $188,277,000
for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for
each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which
no less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local
entities for drug control activities, which shall be obligated within
120 days of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49
percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a
rate to be determined by the Director: Provided further, That of this
latter amount, $1,800,000 shall be used for auditing services: Provided
further, That, hereafter, of the amount appropriated for fiscal year
2000 or any succeeding fiscal year for the High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area Program, the funds to be obligated or expended during
such fiscal year for programs addressing the treatment or prevention of
drug use as part of the approved strategy for a designated High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) shall not be less than the
funds obligated or expended for such programs during fiscal year 1999
for each designated HIDTA.
special forfeiture fund
(including transfer of funds)
For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for youth,
and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 105-277, $127,500,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds may be
transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such
activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $96,500,000
shall be to support a national media campaign, as authorized in the
Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided for the support of the national media campaign may
be obligated until ONDCP has submitted for written approval to the
Committee on Appropriations the evaluation and results of phase II of
the campaign: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $30,000,000
shall be to continue a program of matching grants to drug-free
communities, as authorized in the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997:
Provided further, That of the funds provided, $1,000,000 shall be
available to the Director for transfer as grants to State and local
agencies or non-profit organizations for the National Drug Court
Institute.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the Act of June 23,
1971, Public Law 92-28, $2,657,000.
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, $38,175,000, of which no
less than $4,866,500 shall be available for internal automated data
processing systems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be
available for reception and representation expenses.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of
1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, including hire of experts and consultants,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $23,681,000: Provided, That public
members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel
expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5
U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government
service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be
available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out
these conferences.
General Services Administration
federal buildings fund
limitations on availability of revenue
To carry out the purpose of the Fund established pursuant to
section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), the revenues and collections
deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of
real property management and related activities not otherwise provided
for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally
owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of
Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies
(including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation
expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of
space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing
buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned
buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and
safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and
equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase,
condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options
to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally
owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by
contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including
equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and
any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment
purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of
$5,140,000,000, of which: (1) $76,979,000 shall remain available until
expended for construction of additional projects at locations and at
maximum construction improvement costs (including funds for sites and
expenses and associated design and construction services) as follows:
New construction:
Maryland:
Montgomery County, FDA Consolidation, $35,000,000
Michigan:
Sault Sainte Marie, Border Station, $8,263,000
Montana:
Roosville, Border Station, $753,000
Sweetgrass, Border Station, $11,480,000
Texas:
Fort Hancock, Border Station, $277,000
Washington:
Oroville, Border Station, $11,206,000
Nationwide:
Non-prospectus, $10,000,000:
Provided, That each of the immediately foregoing limits of costs on new
construction projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings
effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent unless
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a
greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for direct
construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2001, and remain in
the Federal Buildings Fund except for funds for projects as to which
funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part
prior to such date: Provided further, That of the funds provided for
non-prospectus construction, $1,974,000 shall be available until
expended for acquisition, lease, construction, and equipping of
flexiplace telecommuting centers: Provided further, That of the amount
provided under this heading in Public Law 104-208, $20,782,000 are
rescinded; (2) $624,869,000 shall remain available until expended, for
repairs and alterations which includes associated design and
construction services: Provided, That funds made available in this Act
or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and
Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount by
project as follows, except each project may be increased by an amount
not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the
Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:
Repairs and alterations:
Alabama:
Montgomery, Frank M. Johnson, Jr., Federal
Building--U.S. Courthouse, $11,606,000
Alaska:
Anchorage, Federal Building--U.S. Courthouse Annex,
$21,098,000
California:
Menlo Park, USGS Building 1, $6,831,000
Menlo Park, USGS Building 2, $5,284,000
Sacramento, Moss Federal Building--U.S. Courthouse,
$7,948,000
District of Columbia:
Interior Building (Phase 1) $1,100,000
Main Justice Building (Phase 2), $47,226,000
State Department Building (Phase 2), $10,511,000
Maryland:
Baltimore, Metro West Building, $36,705,000
Woodlawn, Social Security Administration Annex,
$25,890,000
Minnesota:
Ft. Snelling, Bishop H. Whipple Federal Building,
$10,989,000
New Mexico:
Albuquerque, Federal Building--500 Gold Avenue,
$8,537,000
Ohio:
Cleveland, Celebrezze Federal Building, $7,234,000
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $16,000,000
Energy Program, $16,000,000
Design Program, $17,715,000
Elevators--Various Buildings, $24,195,000
Basic Repairs and Alterations, $350,000,000:
Provided further, That additional projects for which prospectuses have
been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for
``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with
implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the
minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in
compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate
Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the
difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects
in this or any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and
Alterations'', may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided
further, That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects
shall expire on September 30, 2001, and remain in the Federal Buildings
Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for design or other
funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date:
Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the
Government arising from any projects under the heading ``Repairs and
Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus
projects and $1,600,000 shall be available for the repairs and
alterations of the Kansas City Federal Courthouse at 811 Grand Avenue,
Kansas City, Missouri; (3) $205,668,000 for installment acquisition
payments including payments on purchase contracts which shall remain
available until expended; (4) $2,782,186,000 for rental of space which
shall remain available until expended; and (5) $1,590,183,000 for
building operations which shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That funds available to the General Services
Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction,
repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if
required by the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project
for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus:
Provided further, That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund
may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained
from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts
necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies
under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) and amounts to
provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other
facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or
control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret
Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056,
shall be available from such revenues and collections: Provided
further, That of the amount provided, $475,000 shall be available for
the Plains States De-population Symposium: Provided further, That
revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund
during fiscal year 2000, excluding reimbursements under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) in excess of $5,140,000,000 shall remain in
the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as
authorized in appropriations Acts.
policy and operations
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide policy and oversight activities associated with asset
management activities; utilization and donation of surplus personal
property; transportation; procurement and supply; Government-wide
responsibilities relating to automated data management,
telecommunications, information resources management, and related
technology activities; utilization survey, deed compliance inspection,
appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, and land use planning
functions pertaining to excess and surplus real property; agency-wide
policy direction; Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records
management, and other support services incident to adjudication of
Indian Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Federal Claims;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $120,198,000, of which
$12,758,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the funds provided, $2,750,000 shall be available for GSA to enter into
a memorandum of understanding with the North Dakota State University to
establish a Virtual Archive Storage Terminal.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $33,858,000: Provided, That not
to exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for information and
detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for
recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and
initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General
effectiveness.
allowances and office staff for former presidents
(including transfer of funds)
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $2,241,000:
Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer to
the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of such Acts.
general services administration--general provisions
Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the
General Services Administration shall be credited with the cost of
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement,
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services Administration
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for
fiscal year 2000 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to
meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall
be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used to
transmit a fiscal year 2001 request for United States Courthouse
construction that: (1) does not meet the design guide standards for
construction as established and approved by the General Services
Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the
Office of Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the
priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out
in its approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal
year 2001 request must be accompanied by a standardized courtroom
utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or
expanded.
Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency which does not pay
the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as
determined by the General Services Administration in compliance with
the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by the
Information Technology Fund, General Services Administration, under 40
U.S.C. 757 and sections 5124(b) and 5128 of Public Law 104-106,
Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, for performance
of pilot information technology projects which have potential for
Government-wide benefits and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from
any savings actually incurred by these projects or other funding, to
the extent feasible.
Sec. 407. From funds made available under the heading ``Federal
Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue'', claims against the Government
of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and
acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in
other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees
on Appropriations.
Sec. 408. Funds made available for new construction projects under
the heading ``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of
Revenue'' in Public Law 104-208 shall remain available until expended
so long as funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole
or in part prior to September 30, 1999.
Sec. 409. The Federal building located at 220 East Rosser Avenue in
Bismarck, North Dakota, is hereby designated as the ``William L. Guy
Federal Building, Post Office and United States Courthouse''. Any
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper or other record of
the United States to the Federal building herein referred to shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``William L. Guy Federal Building, Post
Office and United States Courthouse''.
Sec. 410. From the funds made available under the heading ``Federal
Buildings Fund Limitations on Availability of Revenue'', $59,203,500
shall not be available for rental of space and $59,203,500 shall not be
available for building operations.
Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Policy Foundation
For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Trust Fund, to be available for the purposes of
Public Law 102-252, $1,494,000, to remain available until expended.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct
procurement of survey printing, $27,422,000 together with not to exceed
$2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals
to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
National Archives (including the Information Security Oversight Office)
and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by
law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of
documents, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $179,738,000:
Provided, That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to use
any excess funds available from the amount borrowed for construction of
the National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide
adequate storage for holdings.
archives facilities repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities,
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $21,518,000, to remain
available until expended.
records center revolving fund
(a) There is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving fund to
be available for expenses and equipment necessary to provide for
storage and related services for all temporary and pre-archival Federal
records, which are to be stored or stored at Federal National and
Regional Records Centers by agencies and other instrumentalities of the
Federal government. The Fund shall be available without fiscal year
limitation for expenses necessary for operation of these activities.
(b) Start-Up Capital.--
(1) There is appropriated $22,000,000 as initial
capitalization of the Fund.
(2) In addition, the initial capital of the Fund shall
include the fair and reasonable value at the Fund's inception
of the inventories, equipment, receivables, and other assets,
less the liabilities, transferred to the Fund. The Archivist of
the United States is authorized to accept inventories,
equipment, receivables and other assets from other Federal
entities that were used to provide for storage and related
services for temporary and pre-archival Federal records.
(c) User Charges.--The Fund shall be credited with user charges
received from other Federal government accounts as payment for
providing personnel, storage, materials, supplies, equipment, and
services as authorized by subsection (a). Such payments may be made in
advance or by way of reimbursement. The rates charged will return in
full the expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued annual
leave, worker's compensation, depreciation of capitalized equipment and
shelving, and amortization of information technology software and
systems.
(d) Funds Returned to Miscellaneous Receipts of the Department of
the Treasury.--
(1) In addition to funds appropriated to and assets
transferred to the Fund in subsection (b), an amount not to
exceed 4 percent of the total annual income may be retained in
the Fund as an operating reserve or for the replacement or
acquisition of capital equipment, including shelving, and the
improvement and implementation of NARA's financial management,
information technology, and other support systems.
(2) Funds in excess of the 4 percent at the close of each
fiscal year shall be returned to the Treasury of the United
States as miscellaneous receipts.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--The National Archives and Records
Administration shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
Appropriations and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives on the operation of the Records Center Revolving Fund.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
grants program
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as amended,
$6,250,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-277, $3,800,000
are rescinded: Provided further, That the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A,
section 101(h), of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended in Title IV,
under the heading ``National Historical Publications and Records
Commission, Grants Program'' by striking the proviso.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as
amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to
exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses,
$9,071,000.
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable
funds of the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of
January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence
allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an
employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $91,584,000;
and in addition $95,486,000 for administrative expenses, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel
Management without regard to other statutes, including direct
procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance
programs, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
the cost of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems: Provided,
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the
authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections
8348(a)(1)(B) and 8909(g) of title 5, United States Code: Provided
further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for
salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of
Personnel Management established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358
of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided
further, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows,
established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may,
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, accept donations of
money, property, and personal services in connection with the
development of a publicity brochure to provide information about the
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted
for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of
employees of such Commission.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as amended,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $960,000; and in addition, not to exceed $9,645,000 for
administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other
oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and
insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds
of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849),
as amended, such sums as may be necessary.
government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance
For payment of Government contributions with respect to employees
retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5,
United States Code, such sums as may be necessary.
payment to civil service retirement and disability fund
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special Acts to be credited to
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may be
necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29,
1944, as amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C.
771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454), the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law
103-353), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of
fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; $9,689,000.
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,179,000: Provided, That
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written
certificate of the judge.
This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
This Act
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 502. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation,
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930.
Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available in fiscal year 2000 for the purpose of transferring control
over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located at Glynco,
Georgia, and Artesia, New Mexico, out of the Department of the
Treasury.
Sec. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to
enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily
completed his period of active military or naval service, and has
within 90 days after his release from such service or from
hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more
than 1 year, made application for restoration to his former position
and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still
qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has not been
restored thereto.
Sec. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act
of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ``Buy
American Act'').
Sec. 507. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In
the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be
purchased with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should,
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide
to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
Sec. 508. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made
in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to
any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in
the United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any
contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.
Sec. 509. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 2000 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 2000 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2001, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Executive Office of the President to request from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation any official background investigation report on
any individual, except when it is made known to the Federal official
having authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
(1) such individual has given his or her express written
consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the
date of such request and during the same presidential
administration; or
(2) such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 511. Inventory of Federal Grant Programs. The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall prepare an inventory of existing
Federal grant programs after consulting each agency that administers
Federal grant programs including formula funds, competitive grant
funds, block grant funds, and direct payments. The inventory shall
include the name of the program, a copy of relevant statutory and
regulatory guidelines, the funding level in fiscal year 1999, a list of
the eligibility criteria both statutory and regulatory, and a copy of
the application form. The Director shall submit the inventory no later
than six months after enactment to the Committees on Appropriations and
relevant authorizing committees.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used
to pay travel to the United States for the immediate family of
employees serving abroad in cases of death or life threatening illness
of said employee.
Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2000 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act) by the officers and employees of such department,
agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 603. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the
purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses,
ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is
hereby fixed at $8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum
shall be $9,100: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to
exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for
special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for
electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the
provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development,
and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean
alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over
the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
Sec. 604. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 605. Unless otherwise specified during the current fiscal
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the
Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of
the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States)
whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such
person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the
service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act who,
being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to
become a citizen of the United States prior to such date and is
actually residing in the United States; (3) is a person who owes
allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland,
South Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the Baltic
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee
paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6) is a
national of the People's Republic of China who qualifies for adjustment
of status pursuant to the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992:
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by
any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the
requirements of this section with respect to his or her status have
been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or
both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in
addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of
existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be
recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not
apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the
Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the United
States in a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters
employed by the United States Information Agency, or to temporary
employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field
service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
Sec. 606. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 607. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13101
(September 14, 1998), including any such programs adopted prior
to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 608. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by
which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 609. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person.
Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees,
or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which
do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 611. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available for employment
of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the Postal
Service and under the charge and control of the Postal Service, and
such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers of
special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1,
1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to property
owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may
take the same actions as the Administrator of General Services may take
under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as
amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a and 318b), attaching thereto
penal consequences under the authority and within the limits provided
in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40
U.S.C. 318c).
Sec. 612. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or
enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a
resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 613. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000, by this or any other Act, may
be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(1) during the period from the date of expiration of the
limitation imposed by section 614 of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999, until the normal effective
date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take
effect in fiscal year 2000, in an amount that exceeds the rate
payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable
wage schedule in accordance with such section 614; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
year 2000, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by more
than the sum of--
(A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
fiscal year 2000 under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule; and
(B) the difference between the overall average
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
taking effect in fiscal year 2000 under section 5304 of
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and
the overall average percentage of such payments which
was effective in fiscal year 1999 under such section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
such title, may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to an
employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a schedule
not in existence on September 30, 1999, shall be determined under
regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium
pay for employees subject to this section may not be changed from the
rates in effect on September 30, 1999, except to the extent determined
by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose
of this section.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for service
performed after September 30, 1999.
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement
or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate
of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this section
shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit or
require the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate
in excess of the rate that would be payable were this section not in
effect.
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions
to the limitations imposed by this section if the Office determines
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or
retention of qualified employees.
Sec. 614. During the period in which the head of any department or
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Government
appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds
may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or
redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or
employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such
office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is
expressly approved by the Committees on Appropriations. For the
purposes of this section, the word ``office'' shall include the entire
suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space
used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly
controlled by the individual.
Sec. 615. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations,
except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized
to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease,
contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated
in existing Center facilities.
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States
Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available for fiscal year
2000 by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency
funding of national security and emergency preparedness
telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal
departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No.
12472 (April 3, 1984).
Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal department, agency, or
other instrumentality for the salaries or expenses of any employee
appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining
character excepted from the competitive service pursuant to section
3302 of title 5, United States Code, without a certification to the
Office of Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department,
agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C appointee
that the Schedule C position was not created solely or primarily in
order to detail the employee to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed services detailed to or from--
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the
collection of specialized national foreign intelligence through
reconnaissance programs;
(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the
Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of
Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of
the Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing
intelligence functions; and
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
Sec. 618. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2000 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual
harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in violation of title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Sec. 619. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act may be
used to pay for the expenses of travel of employees, including
employees of the Executive Office of the President, not directly
responsible for the discharge of official governmental tasks and
duties: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the family
of the President, Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State
of a foreign country or their designees, persons providing assistance
to the President for official purposes, or other individuals so
designated by the President.
Sec. 620. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act
shall be used to acquire information technologies which do not comply
with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, unless an agency's Chief Information Officer determines
that noncompliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the function and
operation of the requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a
signed contract with the agency in effect before the date of enactment
of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief Information Officer shall
be reported to the Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall be
provided to Congress.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
United States Customs Service may be used to allow the importation into
the United States of any good, ware, article, or merchandise mined,
produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, as
determined pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1307).
Sec. 622. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to
prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government from having any direct oral or written
communication or contact with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter
pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer
or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other
officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of
efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns,
transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or
condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of
the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any
of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such
other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
Sec. 623. Section 627(b) of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(h) of division A
of Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and
inserting the following: ``Effective on the date of the enactment of
this Act and thereafter, and notwithstanding''.
Sec. 624. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the President, or
his designee, must certify to Congress, annually, that no person or
persons with direct or indirect responsibility for administering the
Executive Office of the President's Drug-Free Workplace Plan are
themselves subject to a program of individual random drug testing.
Sec. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the
content and methods to be used in the training and written end
of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 626. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act for fiscal
year 2000 may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in
Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the Government or any other
nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or
agreement does not contain the following provisions: ``These
restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with,
or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities
created by Executive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United
States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title
10, United States Code, as amended by the Military Whistleblower
Protection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the
military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as
amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of
illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats);
the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et
seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose confidential Government
agents); and the statutes which protect against disclosure that may
compromise the national security, including sections 641, 793, 794,
798, and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the
Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The definitions,
requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created
by said Executive order and listed statutes are incorporated into this
agreement and are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the
preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is
to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an
intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee
or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions
appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be
used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the
person will not disclose any classified information received in the
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the
United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it
clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress or to an authorized
official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice that are
essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.
Sec. 627. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for
publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or
film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 628. (a) In General.--For calendar year 2001, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare and submit to
Congress, with the budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, an accounting statement and associated report
containing--
(1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits
(including quantifiable and nonquantifiable effects) of Federal
rules and paperwork, to the extent feasible--
(A) in the aggregate;
(B) by agency and agency program; and
(C) by major rule;
(2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on State,
local, and tribal government, small business, wages, and
economic growth; and
(3) recommendations for reform.
(b) Notice.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall provide public notice and an opportunity to comment on the
statement and report under subsection (a) before the statement and
report are submitted to Congress.
(c) Guidelines.--To implement this section, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to agencies to
standardize--
(1) measures of costs and benefits; and
(2) the format of accounting statements.
(d) Peer Review.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide for independent and external peer review of the
guidelines and each accounting statement and associated report under
this section. Such peer review shall not be subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
Sec. 629. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other
Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home
address to any labor organization except when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that
the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has
been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 630. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to establish
scientific certification standards for explosives detection canines,
and shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, for the certification of
explosives detection canines employed by Federal agencies, or other
agencies providing explosives detection services at airports in the
United States.
Sec. 631. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other
Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing
or telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the
Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations.
Sec. 632. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the
United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress.
Sec. 633. (a) In this section the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency as defined under section 105
of title 5, United States Code;
(2) includes a military department as defined under section
102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Rate
Commission; and
(3) shall not include the General Accounting Office.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee
exempted under section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an
obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of
such employee's time in the performance of official duties.
Sec. 634. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also
includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Providence Health Plan;
(B) Personal Care's HMO;
(C) Care Choices;
(D) OSF Health Plans, Inc.;
(E) Yellowstone Community Health Plan; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the plan objects to
such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe
contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the
individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage
of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 635. Federal Funds Identified. Any request for proposals,
solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or
other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall
indicate the agency providing the funds and the amount provided. This
provision shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants
received by a State receiving Federal funds.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
Calendar No. 169
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1282
[Report No. 106-87]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes.
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June 24, 1999
Read twice and placed on the calendar