S.544 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] (Introduced 03/04/1999) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Appropriations |
| Committee Reports: | S. Rept. 106-8 |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 03/25/1999 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 28. (consideration: CR S3327) (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 5 roll call votes |
| Notes: | The Senate incorporated S. 544 in H.R. 1141 as an amendment. H.R. 1141 became Public Law 106-31. |
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Placed on Calendar Senate (03/04/1999)
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 544 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 28
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 544
[Report No. 106-8]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions for
recovery from natural disasters and foreign assistance, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Rule___________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 4, 1999
Mr. Stevens, 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 emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions for
recovery from natural disasters and foreign assistance, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999, 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 fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers
For emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal
farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5177a), $20,000,000: Provided, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $20,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$42,753,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
For additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as
follows: farm ownership loans, $550,000,000, of which $350,000,000
shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $370,000,000, of which
$185,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for
emergency insured loans, $175,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from
natural disasters.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain available until expended,
as follows: farm ownership loans, $35,505,000, of which $5,565,000
shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $28,804,000, of which
$16,169,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for emergency
insured loans, $41,300,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural
disasters; and for additional administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That the
entire amounts are designated by the Congress as emergency requirements
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
emergency conservation program
For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation Program''
for expenses resulting from natural disasters, $30,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget request for
$30,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the
request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
livestock indemnity program
An amount of $3,000,000 is provided to implement a livestock
indemnity program as established in Public Law 105-18: Provided, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $3,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
watershed and flood prevention operations
For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways and watersheds
resulting from natural disasters, $100,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for $100,000,000,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an
emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Rural Housing Service
rural housing insurance fund program account
For additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of
1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund to
meet needs resulting from natural disasters, as follows: $10,000,000
for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary; and
$1,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain available until expended,
$1,534,000, as follows: section 502 loans, $1,182,000; and section 504
housing repair loans, $352,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall
be available only to the extent that an official budget request for
$1,534,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the
request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
rural housing assistance grants
For an additional amount for grants for very low-income housing
repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to meet needs resulting from
natural disasters, $1,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall
be available only to the extent that an official budget request for
$1,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the
request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
CHAPTER 2
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Agency for International Development
central america and the caribbean emergency disaster recovery fund
(including transfers of funds)
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for necessary
expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in Central America and
the Caribbean and the earthquake in Colombia, $611,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the provisions of
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
and, except for section 558, the provisions of title V of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Act, 1999 (as
contained in Division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)):
Provided further, That such assistance may be made available
notwithstanding such provisions of law regulating the making,
performance, amendment, or modification of contracts as the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) may specify: Provided further, That at least five days prior to
any use of the authority in the preceding proviso the Administrator of
USAID shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of
his intent to exercise such authority: Provided further, That up to
$6,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be
transferred to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International
Development'', to remain available until September 30, 2000, to be used
for administrative costs of USAID in addressing the effects of those
hurricanes, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to contract directly
for the personal services of individuals in the United States: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, not less
than $2,000,000 should be made available to support the clearance of
landmines and other unexploded ordnance in Nicaragua and Honduras:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
obligated and expended subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $611,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
international disaster assistance
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an additional
amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'' for necessary expenses
for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
assistance, pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
that an official budget request for $35,000,000, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
other bilateral economic assistance
economic support fund
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out chapter
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: to provide
assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001: Provided, That the entire amount made available for fiscal
year 1999 herein is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
foreign military financing program
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry
out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes, $50,000,000, to become available
upon enactment of this Act and to remain available until September 30,
2001, which shall be for grants only for Jordan: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be nonrepayable, notwithstanding
section 23(b) and section 23(c) of the Arms Export Control Act:
Provided further, That the entire amount made available for fiscal year
1999 herein is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
debt restructuring
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for an additional
amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', $41,000,000, to remain available
until expended and subject to the terms and conditions under the same
heading in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law 105-277,
section 101(d): Provided, That up to $25,000,000 may be used for a
contribution to the Central America Emergency Trust Fund, administered
by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Provided
further, That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER
The value of articles, services, and military education and
training authorized as of November 15, 1998, to be drawn down by the
President under the authority of section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, shall not be counted against the
ceiling limitation of that section.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
construction
For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $12,612,000, to
remain available until expended, to repair damage due to rain, winds,
ice, snow, and other acts of nature: Provided, That the entire amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the amount
provided shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request that includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
holocaust memorial council
For an additional amount for ``Holocaust Memorial Council'',
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Holocaust
Museum to address security needs: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the amount
provided shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request that includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress.
CHAPTER 4
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster assistance for unmet needs
For ``Disaster Assistance for Unmet Needs'', $313,600,000, which
shall remain available until September 30, 2001, for use by the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Director) only for
disaster relief, buyout assistance, long-term recovery, and mitigation
in communities affected by Presidentially-declared natural disasters
designated during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, only to the extent those
activities are not reimbursable by or for which funds are not made
available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (under its
``Disaster Relief'' program), the Small Business Administration, or the
Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That in administering these funds
the Director shall allocate these funds to States to be administered by
each State in conjunction with its Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disaster Relief program: Provided further, That each State shall
provide not less than 25 percent in non-Federal public matching funds
or its equivalent value (other than administrative costs) for any funds
allocated to the State under this heading: Provided further, That the
Director shall allocate these funds based on the unmet needs arising
from a Presidentially-declared disaster as identified by the Director
as those which have not or will not be addressed by other Federal
disaster assistance programs and for which it is deemed appropriate to
supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local
governments and disaster relief organizations: Provided further, That
the Director shall establish review groups within FEMA to review each
request by a State of its unmet needs and certify as to the actual
costs associated with the unmet needs as well as the commitment and
ability of each state to provide its match requirement: Provided
further, That the Director shall implement all mitigation and buyout
efforts in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 404 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act:
Provided further, That the Director shall publish a notice in the
Federal Register governing the allocation and use of the funds under
this heading, including provisions for ensuring the compliance of the
states with the requirements of this program: Provided further, That 10
days prior to distribution of funds, the Director shall submit a list
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, setting forth the
proposed uses of funds and the most recent estimates of unmet needs:
Provided further, That the Director shall submit quarterly reports to
the Committees regarding the actual projects and needs for which funds
have been provided under this heading: Provided further, That to the
extent any funds under this heading are used in a manner inconsistent
with the requirements of the program established under this heading and
any rules issued pursuant thereto, the Director shall recapture an
equivalent amount of funds from the State from any existing funds or
future funds awarded to the State under this heading or any other
program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent an official budget request, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined by
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS TITLE
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program. (a) Short Title.--This
section may be cited as the ``Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of
1999''.
(b) Congressional Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States steel industry has been severely
harmed by a record surge of more than 40,000,000 tons of steel
imports into the United States in 1998, caused by the world
financial crisis;
(2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of more than
10,000 steel worker jobs in 1998, and was the imminent cause of
3 bankruptcies by medium-sized steel companies, Acme Steel,
Laclede Steel, and Geneva Steel;
(3) the crisis also forced almost all United States steel
companies into reduced volume, lower prices, financial losses,
and an inability to obtain credit for continued operations and
reinvestment in facilities;
(4) these steel bankruptcies, job losses, and financial
losses are also having serious negative effects on the tax base
of cities, counties, and States, and on the essential health,
education, and municipal services that these government
entities provide to their citizens; and
(5) a strong steel industry is necessary to the adequate
defense preparedness of the United States in order to have
sufficient steel available to build the ships, tanks, planes,
and armaments necessary for the national defense.
(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ``Board'' means the Loan Guarantee Board
established under subsection (e);
(2) the term ``Program'' means the Emergency Steel
Guaranteed Loan Program established under subsection (d); and
(3) the term ``qualified steel company'' means any company
that--
(A) is incorporated under the laws of any State;
(B) is engaged in the production and manufacture of
a product defined by the American Iron and Steel
Institute as a basic steel mill product, including
ingots, slab and billets, plates, flat-rolled steel,
sections and structural products, bars, rail type
products, pipe and tube, and wire rod; and
(C) has experienced layoffs, production losses, or
financial losses since the beginning of the steel
import crisis, after January 1, 1998.
(d) Establishment of Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program.--
There is established the Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program, to be
administered by the Board, the purpose of which is to provide loan
guarantees to qualified steel companies in accordance with this
section.
(e) Loan Guarantee Board Membership.--There is established a Loan
Guarantee Board, which shall be composed of--
(1) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall serve as Chairman
of the Board;
(2) the Secretary of Labor;
(3) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(4) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System; and
(5) the Comptroller General of the United States.
(f) Loan Guarantee Program.--
(1) Authority.--The Program may guarantee loans provided to
qualified steel companies by private banking and investment
institutions in accordance with the procedures, rules, and
regulations established by the Board.
(2) Total guarantee limit.--The aggregate amount of loans
guaranteed and outstanding at any 1 time under this section may
not exceed $1,000,000,000.
(3) Individual guarantee limit.--The aggregate amount of
loans guaranteed under this section with respect to a single
qualified steel company may not exceed $250,000,000.
(4) Minimum guarantee amount.--No single loan in an amount
that is less than $25,000,000 may be guaranteed under this
section.
(5) Timelines.--The Board shall approve or deny each
application for a guarantee under this section as soon as
possible after receipt of such application.
(g) Requirements for Loan Guarantees.--A loan guarantee may be
issued under this section upon application to the Board by a qualified
steel company pursuant to an agreement to provide a loan to that
qualified steel company by a private bank or investment company, if the
Board determines that--
(1) credit is not otherwise available to that company under
reasonable terms or conditions sufficient to meet its financing
needs, as reflected in the financial and business plans of that
company;
(2) the prospective earning power of that company, together
with the character and value of the security pledged, furnish
reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan to be guaranteed
in accordance with its terms;
(3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a rate
determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking into account
the current average yield on outstanding obligations of the
United States with remaining periods of maturity comparable to
the maturity of such loan; and
(4) the company has agreed to an audit by the Department of
the Treasury or the General Accounting Office, as determined by
the Board, prior to the issuance of the loan guarantee and
annually while any such guaranteed loan is outstanding.
(h) Terms and Conditions of Loan Guarantees.--
(1) Loan duration.--All loans guaranteed under this section
shall be payable in full not later than December 31, 2005, and
the terms and conditions of each such loan shall provide that
the loan may not be amended, or any provision thereof waived,
without the consent of the Board.
(2) Loan security.--Any commitment to issue a loan
guarantee under this section shall contain such affirmative and
negative covenants and other protective provisions that the
Board determines are appropriate. The Board shall require
security for the loans to be guaranteed under this section at
the time at which the commitment is made.
(3) Administrative fees.--A qualified steel company
receiving a guarantee under this section shall pay an
administrative fee in an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the
outstanding principal balance of the guaranteed loan to the
Department of the Treasury, to be used to offset the
administrative costs of the Program.
(i) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
Congress annually, a full report of the activities of the Board under
this section during fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and annually
thereafter, during such period as any loan guaranteed under this
section is outstanding.
(j) Salaries and Administrative Expenses.--For necessary expenses
to administer the Program, $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department
of Commerce, to remain available until expended, which may be
transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade
Development of the International Trade Administration.
(k) Termination of Guarantee Authority.--The authority of the Board
to make commitments to guarantee any loan under this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2001.
(l) Regulatory Action.--The Board shall issue such final
procedures, rules, and regulations as may be necessary to carry out
this section not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(m) Emergency Designation.--The entire amount made available to
carry out this section--
(1) is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A));
and
(2) shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire amount
of the request as an emergency requirement (as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) is
transmitted by the President to Congress.
TITLE II--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
salaries and expenses
enforcement and border affairs
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, Enforcement
and Border Affairs'' to support increased detention requirements for
criminal and illegal aliens, $80,000,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2000.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
For the necessary expenses of additional research, management, and
enforcement activities in the Northeast Multispecies fishery, and for
the acquisition of shoreline data for nautical charts, $3,880,000, to
remain available until expended.
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses,'' $921,000,
to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Reserve Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'',
$2,900,000.
National Guard Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Army'',
$7,300,000.
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, Air
Force'', $1,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'',
$50,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'',
$16,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force'', $8,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide'', $21,000,000, of which $20,000,000 is available only for the
CINC initiative fund.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
National Guard'', $20,000,000.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid
For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
Civic Aid'', $37,500,000.
New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund
(including transfer of funds)
For emergency expenses incurred by United States military forces to
participate in the New Horizons Exercise programs to undertake relief,
rehabilitation, and restoration operations and training activities in
response to disasters within the United States Southern Command area of
responsibility; $46,000,000, to remain available for transfer until
September 30, 1999: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may
transfer these funds to operation and maintenance accounts: Provided
further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be
available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the
appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other
transfer authority contained in Public Law 105-262.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 201. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-
262) for ``Operation and maintenance, defense-wide'', up to $8,000,000
may be made available for the award of a grant to a consortium of non-
profit, higher education institutions for the purpose of creating a
computer network among such institutions to enhance teaching and
learning opportunities in science, technology and communications.
Sec. 202. (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b)(3)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``five
persons'' and inserting ``10 persons''.
(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b)(3) of such title
is amended by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``10 persons''.
(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b)(3) of such
title is amended by striking ``five persons'' and inserting ``10
persons''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to students from a foreign country entering the
United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the
United States Air Force Academy on or after May 1, 1999.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
operation of indian programs
(transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian Programs'',
$1,136,000, to remain available until expended for suppression of
western spruce budworm: Provided, That such funds shall be derived by
transfer of funds provided in previous appropriations acts under the
heading ``Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management''.
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
Of the funds provided under this heading in prior Appropriations
Acts for the Automated Land and Mineral Record System, $1,000,000 shall
be available until expended to meet increased workload requirements
stemming from the anticipated higher volume of Applications for Permits
to Drill in the Powder River Basin: Provided, That unless there is an
agreement in place between the coal mining operator and the gas
producer, the funds made available herein shall not be used to approve
Applications for Permits to Drill for well sites that are located
within an area covered by: (1) an existing coal lease, or (2) an
existing coal mining permit, or (3) an existing Lease by Application
for a coal mining lease, or (4) a future Lease by Application for an
area adjacent to and within one mile of an area covered by (1), (2), or
(3) above. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed or operate as a
restriction on current resources appropriated to the Department of the
Interior.
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
federal trust programs
For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs'',
$6,800,000, to remain available until expended for activities pursuant
to the Trust Management Improvement Project High Level Implementation
Plan.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
wildland fire management
Of the funds made available under this heading for fire operations
in previous Acts of Appropriation (exclusive of amounts for hazardous
fuels reduction), $100,000,000 shall be transferred to the Knutson-
Vandenberg fund established pursuant to Section 3 of Public Law 71-319
(16 U.S.C. 576 et. seq.) within 10 days of passage of this Act.
CHAPTER 4
RELATED AGENCY
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
For an additional amount for the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, to remain available until expended, $18,000,000:
Provided, That such funds be made available to National Public Radio,
as the designated manager of the Public Radio Satellite System, for
acquisition of satellite capacity.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army National
Guard'' to cover the incremental costs arising from the consequences of
Hurricane Georges, $11,300,000, as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to
remain available until September 30, 2003.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Management and Administration
office of inspector general
Under this heading in Public Law 105-276, add the words, ``to
remain available until September 30, 2000,'' after ``$81,910,000,''.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE
Sec. 2001. The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division A, section 101(e) of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended under the heading ``Forest
Service, Reconstruction and Construction'' by inserting before the
final period the following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, funds appropriated for Forest Service
construction of a new forestry research facility at Auburn University,
Auburn, Alabama, shall be available for a direct payment to Auburn
University for this purpose, but no more than $4,000,000 shall be
available for such payment prior to October 1, 1999: Provided further,
That if within the life of the facility the USDA Forest Service needs
additional space for collaborative laboratory activities on the Auburn
University campus, Auburn University shall provide such laboratory
space within the new facility constructed with these funds, free of any
charge for rent''.
Sec. 2002. None of the funds made available under this or any other
Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to issue and finalize
the rule to revise 43 C.F.R. Part 3809, published on February 9, 1999
at 64 Fed. Reg. 6421 or the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on
Surface Management Regulations for Locatable Mineral Operations,
published in February, 1999, unless the Secretary has provided a period
of not less than 120 days for accepting public comment on the proposed
rule after the report of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on
Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands, authorized and required by the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (as contained in Division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277)) is submitted to the appropriate federal agencies,
the Congress, and the Governors of the affected states in accordance
with the requirements of that Act.
Sec. 2003. Civil Liberties Public Education Fund.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law and in addition to any funds appropriated
for this purpose, the Attorney General may transfer from any funds
available to the Department of Justice not more than $4,300,000 to the
Fund established under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (50 U.S.C. App.
1989b et seq.) for the purpose of paying restitution to individuals (1)
who are eligible for restitution under such Act and have filed timely
claims for the restitution, or (2) who are found eligible under the
settlement agreement in the case of Carmen Mochizuki et al. vs. United
States (Case No. 97-294C, United States Court of Federal Claims) and
filed timely claims covered by the agreement.
Sec. 2004. Division A, Section 101(a), Title XI, Section 1122(c) is
amended by inserting after ``basis'' ``: Provided, That no
administrative costs shall be charged against this program which would
have been incurred otherwise''.
Sec. 2005. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used
to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to the valuation of
crude oil for royalty purposes, including a rulemaking derived from
proposed rules published in 63 Federal Register 6113 (1998), 62 Federal
Register 36030, and 62 Federal Register 3742 (1997) until October 1,
1999, or until there is a negotiated agreement on the rule.
Sec. 2006. Of the $2,200,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-276 in
accordance with H.R. Conference Report No. 105-769 to meet sewer
infrastructure needs associated with the 2002 Winter Olympic Games
shall be awarded to Wasatch County, UT, for both water and sewer.
Sec. 2007. For the remainder of fiscal year 1999, no funds may be
used by the Department of the Interior to implement Secretarial Order
3208, issued January 5, 1999, regarding the ``Reorganization of the
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians''. Fiscal year 1999
funds appropriated for purposes of reforming trust funds management
practices shall continue to be administered as if the Order had not
been issued.
Sec. 2008. Extension of Airport Improvement Program. (a)
Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 of title 49, United
States Code, as amended by section 110(b)(1) of title I of division C
of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), is amended by striking
``$1,205,000,000'' and all that follows through ``October 1, 1998''and
inserting ``$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period beginning October 1,
1998.''.
(b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) of title 49, United
States Code, as amended by section 110(b)(2) of title I of division C
of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), is amended by striking ``March 31,
1999'' and inserting ``May 31, 1999''.
(c) Liquidation of Contract Authorization.--The Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as
enacted in section 101(g) of Public Law 105-277, is amended as follows:
Under the heading ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports, (Liquidation of
Contract Authorization), (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)'', delete the
last proviso, and insert the following in lieu thereof: ``: Provided
further, That not more than $1,300,000,000 of funds limited under this
heading may be obligated before the enactment of a bill extending
contract authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for airports program
beyond May 31, 1999.''.
Sec. 2009. (a) Section (a) of section 149, Division C of Pubic Law
105-277 is amended by striking ``April 1, 1999'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
(b) Section (b) of section 149, Division C of Public Law 105-277 is
amended by striking ``April 1, 1999'' each time it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
Sec. 2010. (a) Section 339(b)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1989(b)(3) is amended--
(1) by striking the comma and the remainder of paragraph
(3) following the comma; and
(2) by inserting a period after ``(1)''.
(b) Section 353(c)(3)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(c)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``100
percent'' and inserting ``110 percent''.
Sec. 2011. Prohibition on Treating Any Funds Recovered From Tobacco
Companies as an Overpayment for Purposes of Medicaid. (a) Amendment to
Social Security Act.--Section 1903(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(d)(3)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)(B) shall not
apply to any amount recovered or paid to a State as part of the
comprehensive settlement of November 1998 between manufacturers
of tobacco products, as defined in section 5702(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and State Attorneys General, or
as part of any individual State settlement or judgment reached
in litigation initiated or pursued by a State against one or
more such manufacturers.
``(ii) Except as provided in subsection (i)(19), a State
may use amounts recovered or paid to the State as part of a
comprehensive or individual settlement, or a judgment,
described in clause (i) for any expenditures determined
appropriate by the State.''.
(b) Prohibition on Payment for Administrative Expenses Incurred in
Pursuing Tobacco Litigation.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new
paragraph:
``(19) with respect to any amount expended on
administrative costs to initiate or pursue litigation described
in subsection (d)(3)(B).''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall apply to amounts paid to a State prior to, on, or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE III--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
food stamp program
(rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Division A,
Section 101(a), Title IV of Public Law 105-277, $285,000,000 are
rescinded.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Inspector General
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$5,000,000 are rescinded.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
salaries and expenses
enforcement and border affairs
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, excluding
funds appropriated for equipment and facilities, $40,000,000 are
rescinded.
citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program direction
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, excluding
funds appropriated for equipment and facilities, $25,000,000 are
rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research and facilities
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$2,000,000 are rescinded.
procurement, acquisition, and construction
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$2,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
International Organizations and Conferences
contributions to international organizations
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, excluding
funds appropriated for arrearages, $22,000,000 are rescinded.
contributions for international peacekeeping activities
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, excluding
funds appropriated for arrearages, $21,000,000 are rescinded.
international broadcasting operations
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$1,000,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(rescission)
Of the funds provided in Public Law 105-262, the following funds
are hereby rescinded as of the date of enactment of this Act from the
following account: Under the heading, ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'', $209,700,000.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
other bilateral assistance
economic support fund
(rescission)
Of the funds made available for Haiti under this heading in Public
Law 105-118 and in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), $10,000,000 are
rescinded.
assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states
(rescission)
Of the funds made available for Bosnia and Herzegovina under this
heading in Public Law 105-118 and in the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277),
$10,000,000 are rescinded.
assistance for the new independent states of the former soviet union
(rescission)
Of the funds made available for Russia under this heading in Public
Law 103-306, Public Law 105-118 and in the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277),
$10,000,000 are rescinded.
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international financial institutions
contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and
development
global environment facility
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277), $60,000,000 are rescinded.
international organizations and programs
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277), $10,000,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
management of lands and resources
(rescission)
Of the amounts appropriated under this heading in previous
appropriations acts, $6,800,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
state unemployment insurance and employment service operations
Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law 105-277, delete
``$3,132,076,000'' and insert ``$3,116,076,000''; and delete
``$180,933,000'' and insert ``$164,933,000''.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
temporary assistance for needy families
(deferral)
Of the funds made available for grants to States for Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families under section 403(a)(1) of the Social
Security Act, $350,000,000 shall not become available for obligation
until October 1, 2001, in amounts bearing the same proportion to
$350,000,000 as such unobligated balance for such State bears to the
sum of such unobligated balances for all States.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in section 101(f) of
Public Law 105-277, $8,000,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 105-
237, $11,300,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
community development block grants
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading in the
1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act (Public Law 105-
174), $63,600,000 are rescinded.
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading in
Division B, of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), $250,000,000 are rescinded.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
science and technology
(rescission)
Of the funds made available in Public Law 105-277, $10,000,000 for
research associated with the Climate Change Technology Initiative are
rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE
Sec. 3001. Division B, Title V, Chapter 1 of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277) is repealed.
Sec. 3002. Of the funds appropriated with an emergency designation
in Division B of Public Law 105-277, other than those appropriated to
the Department of Defense--Military, $343,000,000 are rescinded:
Provided, That these reductions shall be applied proportionally to each
appropriation account and budget activity being reduced by this
section: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations a listing of the amounts by account
of the reductions made pursuant to this section.
Sec. 3003. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
for fiscal year 1999 for the non-defense discretionary category,
$100,000,000 are rescinded as a result of revised economic assumptions
from inflation adjusted accounts: Provided, That within 30 days of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a listing of
the amounts by account of the reductions made pursuant to this section.
Sec. 3004. GAO and Inspector General Audit.--The Inspector General
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development to assess the extent the Department
has been in compliance with the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Reform Act of 1989 over the last two years. The Inspector
General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a preliminary
report to the Congress on this assessment within 6 months and a final
report within 12 months.
TITLE IV--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
Sec. 4001. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as
contained in Division A, section 101(a) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277))
is amended:
(a) in Title III, under the heading ``Rural Community
Advancement Program (Including Transfer of Funds)'', by
inserting ``1926d,'' after ``1926c,''; by inserting ``,
306(a)(2), and 306D'' after ``381E(d)(2)'' the first time it
appears in the paragraph; and by striking ``, as provided in 7
U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C'',
(b) in Title VII, in section 718 by striking ``this Act''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``annual appropriations Acts'',
(c) in Title VII, in section 747 by striking ``302'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``203'', and
(d) in Title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking
``section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``section 116(a) of Public Law 104-297''.
Sec. 4002. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division A, section
101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended:
(a) in Title II under the heading ``Burma'' by striking
`headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and' and inserting in lieu
thereof `headings ``Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund'',
``Economic Support Fund'', and',
(b) in Title V in section 587 by striking ``199-339'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``99-399'',
(c) in Title V in subsection 594(a) by striking
``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection
(c)'',
(d) in Title V in subsection 594(b) by striking
``subparagraph (a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection
(a)'', and
(e) in Title V in subsection 594(c) by striking ``521 of
the annual appropriations Act for Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``520 of this Act''.
Sec. 4003. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the International
Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-262r-2), as added by section
614 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking ``June 30'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30''.
Sec. 4004. The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division A, section 101(e) of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended:
(a) in the last proviso under the heading ``United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, Administrative Provisions'' by
striking ``section 104(c)(50)(B) of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``section 104(c)(5)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)''.
(b) under the heading ``Bureau of Indian Affairs, Operation
of Indian Programs'', by striking ``$94,010,000'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``$94,046,000'', by striking ``$114,871,000''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``$114,891,000'', by striking
``$387,365,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``$389,307,000'', and by striking ``$52,889,000'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``$53,039,000''.
(c) in section 354(a) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 544(a)(2))''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2))''.
(d) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of
this section shall take effect as if included in Public Law
105-277 on the date of its enactment.
Sec. 4005. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained
in Division A, section 101(f) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended:
(a) in Title I, under the heading ``Federal Unemployment
Benefits and Allowances'', by striking ``during the current
fiscal year'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``from October 1,
1998, through September 30, 1999'';
(b) in Title II under the heading ``Office of the
Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by striking
``$180,051,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``$188,051,000'';
(c) in Title II under the heading ``Children and Families
Services Programs, (Including Rescissions)'' by striking
``notwithstanding section 640(a)(6), of the funds made
available for the Head Start Act, $337,500,000 shall be set
aside for the Head Start Program for Families with Infants and
Toddlers (Early Head Start): Provided further, That'';
(d) in Title II under the heading ``Office of the
Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by inserting after
the first proviso the following: ``Provided further, That of
the funds made available under this heading for carrying out
title XX of the Public Health Service Act, $10,831,000 shall be
for activities specified under section 2003(b)(2), of which
$9,131,000 shall be for prevention service demonstration grants
under section 510(b)(2) of title V of the Social Security Act,
as amended, without application of the limitation of section
2010(c) of said title XX:'';
(e) in Title III under the heading ``Special Education'' by
inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the
following: ``: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for
the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105-78 under
section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information on
diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children
with disabilities'';
(f) in Title II under the heading ``Public Health and
Social Services Emergency Fund'' by striking ``$322,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$180,000'';
(g) in Title III under the heading ``Education Reform'' by
striking ``$491,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``$459,500,000'';
(h) in Title III under the heading ``Vocational and Adult
Education'' by striking ``$6,000,000'' the first time that it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``$14,000,000'', and by
inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the
following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available for the Perkins Act, $4,100,000 shall be for tribally
controlled postsecondary vocational institutions under section
117'';
(i) in Title III under the heading ``Higher Education'' by
inserting after the first proviso the following: ``Provided
further, That funds available for part A, subpart 2 of title
VII of the Higher Education Act shall be available to fund
awards for academic year 1999-2000 for fellowships under part
A, subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and
conditions of part A, subpart 1:'';
(j) in Title III under the heading ``Education Research,
Statistics, and Improvement'' by inserting after the third
proviso the following: ``Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000
shall be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstration
program: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
section 10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $50,000 shall be awarded to
the Center for Educational Technologies to conduct a
feasibility study and initial planning and design of an
effective CD ROM product that would complement the book, We the
People: The Citizen and the Constitution:'';
(k) in Title III under the heading ``Reading Excellence''
by inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the
following: ``: Provided, That up to one percent of the amount
appropriated shall be available October 1, 1998 for peer review
of applications'';
(l) in Title V in section 510(3) by inserting after ``Act''
the following: ``or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Acts''; and
(m)(1) in Title VIII in section 405 by striking subsection
(e) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
``(e) Other References to Title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act.--The table of contents of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended--
``(1) by striking the items relating to title VII of such
Act, except the item relating to the title heading and the
items relating to subtitles B and C of such title; and
``(2) by striking the item relating to the title heading
for title VII and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
``TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND TRAINING''.
(2) The amendments made by subsection (m)(1) of this
section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 105-277
on the date of its enactment.
Sec. 4006. The last sentence of section 5595(b) of title 5, United
States Code (as added by section 309(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-275) is amended by striking
``(a)(1)(G)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(a)(1)(C)''.
Sec. 4007. Division B, Title II, Chapter 5 of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading ``Capitol Police
Board, Security Enhancements'' by inserting before the period at the
end of the paragraph ``: Provided further, That for purposes of
carrying out the plan or plans described under this heading and
consistent with the approval of such plan or plans pursuant to this
heading, the Capitol Police Board shall transfer the portion of the
funds made available under this heading which are to be used for
personnel and overtime increases for the United States Capitol Police
to the heading ``Capitol Police Board, Capitol Police, Salaries'' under
the Act making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal
year involved, and shall allocate such portion between the Sergeant at
Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate in such amounts as may be approved by the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate''.
Sec. 4008. Division B, Title 1, Chapter 3 of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading ``Family Housing,
Navy and Marine Corps'' by striking the word ``Hurricane'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Hurricanes Georges and''.
Sec. 4009. The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in Division A, section 101(g) of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277), is amended in Title I under the heading
``Capital Investment Grants (Including Transfer of Funds)'' within the
project description of project number 127, by inserting the words ``and
bus facilities'' after the word ``replacements'', and within the
project description of project number 261 by striking the words
``Multimodal Center'' and inserting ``buses and bus related
facilities''.
Sec. 4010. The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in Division A, section 101(g) of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277), is amended in Title I under the heading
``Federal-Aid Highways (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust
Fund)'' by striking ``not more than $38,000,000 shall be available for
the implementation and execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal
Facility Program'', and inserting in lieu thereof, ``not more than
$59,290,000 shall be available for the implementation and execution of
the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility Program''.
Sec. 4011. (a) American Fisheries Act.--The American Fisheries Act
(title II of division C of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
(1) in section 202(b) by inserting a comma after ``United
States Code'';
(2) in section 207(d)(1)(A) by striking ``Fishery
Conservation and Management'';
(3) in section 208(b)(1) by striking ``615085'' and
inserting ``633219'';
(4) in section 213(c)(1) by striking ``title'' and
inserting ``subtitle''; and
(5) in section 213(c)(2) by striking ``title'' and
inserting ``subtitle''.
(b) Title 46.--Section 12122(c) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by inserting a comma after ``statement or representations''.
Sec. 4012. Section 113 of the Department of Justice Appropriations
Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105-277) is
amended by striking ``section 102(2) of the Federally Recognized Indian
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a(2))'' and inserting ``section
4(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b(b))''.
Sec. 4013. Denali Commission.--The Denali Commission Act of 1998
(title III of division C of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
(1) in section 303(b)(1)(D) by striking in two instances
``Alaska Federation or Natives'' and inserting ``Alaska
Federation of Natives'';
(2) in section 303(c) by striking ``Members'' and inserting
``The Federal Cochairperson shall serve for a term of four
years and may be reappointed. All other members'';
(3) in section 306(a) by inserting after the first sentence
the following: ``The Federal Cochairperson shall be compensated
at the annual rate prescribed for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.'';
(4) in section 306(c)(2) by striking ``Chairman'' and
inserting ``Federal Cochairperson'';
(5) by inserting at the end of section 306 the following
new subsections:
``(g) Administrative Expenses and Records.--The Commission is
hereby prohibited from using more than 5 percent of the amounts
appropriated under the authority of this Act or transferred pursuant to
section 329 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(g) of division A of this Act) for
administrative expenses. The Commission and its grantees shall maintain
accurate and complete records which shall be available for audit and
examination by the Comptroller General of his or her designee.
``(h) Inspector General.--Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3, section 8G(a)(2)) is amended by inserting
`the Denali Commission,' after `the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting,'.''; and
(6) in section 307(b) by inserting immediately before ``The
Commission'' the following: ``Funds transferred to the
Commission pursuant to section 329 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
(section 101(g) of division A of this Act) shall be available
without further appropriation and until expended.''.
Sec. 4014. Section 3347(b) of title 5, United States Code, as added
by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, is amended by striking
``provision to which subsection (a)(2) applies'' and inserting
``provision to which subsection (a)(1) applies''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999''.
Calendar No. 28
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 544
[Report No. 106-8]
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A BILL
Making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions for
recovery from natural disasters and foreign assistance, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
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March 4, 1999
Read twice and placed on the calendar