Volume 105 · 1107
Public Law 102–170
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes.
Approved November 26, 1991
Statutory text
An Act
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, 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
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992.
Department of Appropriations Act, 1992.
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration program administration For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $73,980,000, together with not to exceed $56,952,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. training and employment services For expenses necessary to carry into effect the Job Training Partnership Act, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act, $3,861,338,000, plus reimbursements, to be available for obligation for the period July 1, 1992, through June 30, 1993, of which $63,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 401, $77,644,000 shall be for carrying out section 402, $9,120,000 shall be for carrying out section 441, $1,848,000 shall be for the National Commission for Employment Policy, $5,400,000 shall be for all activities conducted by and through the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee under the Job Training Partnership Act, and $3,900,000 shall be for service delivery areas under section 101(a)(4)(A)(iii) of the Job Training Partnership Act in addition to amounts otherwise provided under sections 202 and 251(b) of the Act; and, in addition, $187,700,000 is appropriated for part B of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended, in addition to amounts otherwise provided herein for part B of title II, to be available for obligation for the period October 1, 1992 through June 30, 1993; and, in addition, $73,000,000 is appropriated for necessary expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers, as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act, in addition to amounts otherwise provided herein for the Job Corps, to be available for obligation for the period July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1995; and, in addition, $50,000,000 is appropriated for Clean Air Employment Transition Assistance under part B of title III of the Job Training Partnership Act, to be available for obligation for the period October 1, 1991 through June 30, 1993; and, in addition, $9,312,000 is appropriated for activities authorized by title VII, subtitle C of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 100–436 to continue acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of six new Job Corps centers shall be available for obligation through June 30, 1993. community service employment for older americans To carry out the activities for national grants or contracts with public agencies and public or private nonprofit organizations under paragraph (1)(A) of section 506(a) of title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, $308,241,000. To carry out the activities for grants to States under paragraph (3) of section 506(a) of title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, $86,940,000. federal unemployment benefits and allowances For payments during the current fiscal year of benefits and payments as authorized by title II of Public Law 95–250, as amended, and of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I, and for training, for allowances for job search and relocation, and for related State administrative expenses under part II, subchapter B, chapter 2, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, $226,250,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15 of the current year: Provided, That amounts received or recovered pursuant to section 208(e) of Public Law 95–250 shall be available for payments. state unemployment insurance and employment service operations For activities authorized by the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49–491–1; 39 U.S.C. 3202(a)(1)(E)); title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502–504); necessary administrative expenses for carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and sections 225, 231–235 and 243–244, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended; as authorized by section 7c of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, necessary administrative expenses under sections 101(a)(15)(H), 212 (a), (5)(A), (m) (2) and (3), (n)(1), and 218(g) (1), (2), and (3), and 258(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); necessary administrative expenses to carry out the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and section 221(a) of the Immigration Act of 1990, $24,038,000 together with not to exceed $3,148,655,000 (including not to exceed $2,080,000 which may be used for amortization payments to States which had independent retirement plans in their State employment service agencies prior to 1980), which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Un-employment Trust Fund, and of which the sums available in the allocation for activities authorized by title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502–504), and the sums available in the allocation for necessary administrative expenses for carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 1992, and of which $18,427,000 of the amount which may be expended from said trust fund shall be available for obligation for the period April 1, 1992, through December 31, 1992, for automation of the State activities under title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502–504 and 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523), and of which $21,838,000 together with not to exceed $799,770,000 of the amount which may be expended from said trust fund shall be available for obligation for the period July 1, 1992, through June 30, 1993, to fund activities under section 6 of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, including the cost of penalty mail made available to States in lieu of allotments for such purpose, and of which $12,500,000 of the amount which may be expended from said trust fund shall be available for obligation for the period September 30, 1992, through June 30, 1993, for automation of the State activities under section 6 of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, and of which $440,703,000 shall be available only to the extent necessary for additional State allocations to administer unemployment compensation laws to finance increases in the number of unemployment insurance claims filed and claims paid or changes in a State law: Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year 1992 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed the 3.24 million level assumed in the President’s fiscal year 1992 Budget Request, based on the Administration’s December 1990 economic assumptions, an additional $30,000,000 shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund. The Appropriations Committees shall be notified immediately of any request by the Department to the Office of Management and Budget to apportion any of these funds. advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by section 8509 of title 5, United States Code, and to the “Federal unemployment benefits and allowances” account, to remain available until September 30, 1993, $236,990,000.
Labor-Management Services salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for Labor-Management Services, $95,340,000.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pension benefit guaranty corporation fund The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96–364, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program through September 30, 1992, for such Corporation: Provided, That not to exceed $47,787,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Corporation: Provided further, That expenses of such Corporation in connection with the termination of pension plans, for the acquisition, protection or management, and investment of trust assets, and for benefits administration services shall be considered as non-administrative expenses for the purposes hereof, and excluded from the above limitation.
Employment Standards Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $231,326,000, together with $1,035,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c) and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. special benefits (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, chapter 81 of the United States Code; continuation of benefits as provided for under the head “Civilian War Benefits” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; and sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 per centum of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, $192,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided, That such sums as are necessary may be used for a demonstration project under section 8104 of title 5, United States Code, in which the Secretary may reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursements from Federal Government agencies unobligated on September 30, 1991, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That in addition there shall be transferred from the Postal Service fund to this appropriation such sums as the Secretary of Labor determines to be the cost of administration for Postal Service employees through September 30, 1992. BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND (including transfer of funds) For payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, $917,192,000, of which $861,135,000, shall be available until September 30, 1993, for payment of all benefits as authorized by section 9501(d) (1), (2), (4), and (7), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and interest on advances as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act, and of which $30,145,000 shall be available for transfer to Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, and $25,579,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses, and $333,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Office of Inspector General, for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program as authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(A) of that Act: Provided, That in addition, such amounts as may be necessary may be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation, interest, or other benefits for any period subsequent to June 15 of the current year: Provided further, That in addition such amounts shall be paid from this fund into miscellaneous receipts as the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be the administrative expenses of the Department of the Treasury for administering the fund during the current fiscal year, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(B) of that Act.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $304,157,000, including $66,344,000, which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which grants shall be no less than fifty percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs ten or fewer employees: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, order or administrative action under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 affecting any work activity by reason of recreational hunting, shooting, or fishing: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to any employer of ten or fewer employees who is included within a category having an occupational injury lost work day case rate, at the most precise Standard Industrial Classification Code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except— (1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found; (3) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to imminent dangers; (4) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to health hazards; (5) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by such Act; and (6) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under such Act: Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs ten or fewer employees.
Mine Safety and Health Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $185,364,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private; the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations; and any funds available to the Department may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of major disaster: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to carry out section 115 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 or to carry out that portion of section 104(g)(1) of such Act relating to the enforcement of any training requirements, with respect to shell dredging, or with respect to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface limestone mine.
Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $256,924,000, together with not to exceed $50,399,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
Departmental Management salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of 5 sedans, and including $4,409,000 for the President’s Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities, $141,053,000, together with not to exceed $332,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. working capital fund Funds received for services rendered to any entity or person for use of Departmental facilities, including associated utilities and security services, shall be credited to and merged with this fund. assistant secretary for veterans employment and training Not to exceed $174,759,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 2001–10 and 2021–26. office of inspector general For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $46,320,000, together with not to exceed $4,357,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 100. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or before December 1, 1991, the Secretary of Labor, acting under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, shall promulgate a final occupational health standard concerning occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The final standard shall be based on the proposed standard as published in the Federal Register on May 30, 1989 (54 FR 23042), concerning occupational exposures to the hepatitis B virus, the human immunodeficiency virus and other bloodborne pathogens. (b) In the event that the final standard referred to in subsection (a) is not promulgated by the date required under such subsection, the proposed standard on occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens as published in the Federal Register on May 30, 1989 (54 FR 23042) shall become effective as if such proposed standard had been promulgated as a final standard by the Secretary of Labor, and remain in effect until the date on which such Secretary promulgates the final standard referred to in subsection (a). (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the Secretary of Labor (acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) to revise the employment accident reporting regulations published at 29 C.F.R. 1904.8. Sec. 101. Appropriations in this Act available for salaries and expenses shall be available for supplies, services, and rental of conference space within the District of Columbia, as the Secretary of Labor shall deem necessary for settlement of labor-management disputes. Sec. 102. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to grant variances, interim orders or letters of clarification to employers which will allow exposure of workers to chemicals or other workplace hazards in excess of existing Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for the purpose of conducting experiments on workers health or safety. Sec. 103. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated by this Act may be used to execute or carry out any contract with a non-governmental entity to administer or manage a Civilian Conservation Center of the Job Corps. Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used by the Job Corps program to pay the expenses of legal counsel or representation in any criminal case or proceeding for a Job Corps participant, unless certified to and approved by the Secretary of Labor that a public defender is not available. This title may be cited as the “Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1992”.
TITLE II— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration health resources and services For carrying out titles HI, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIX, XXVI, and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V of the Social Security Act, the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, as amended, Public Law 101–527, Public Law 100–579, and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $2,360,841,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until expended for interest subsidies on loan guarantees made prior to fiscal year 1981 under part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $125,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Start program, shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That when the Department of Health and Human Services administers or operates an employee health program for any Federal department or agency, payment for the full estimated cost shall be made by way of reimbursement or in advance to this appropriation: Provided further, That user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701 may be credited to appropriations under this heading, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302. medical facilities guarantee and loan fund federal interest subsidies for medical facilities For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1602 of the Public Health Service Act, $19,000,000, together with any amounts received by the Secretary in connection with loans and loan guarantees under title VI of the Public Health Service Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation for the payment of interest subsidies. During the fiscal year, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees shall be made. health education assistance loans program For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of guaranteed loans authorized by title VII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the total loan principal any part of which is to be guaranteed at not to exceed $290,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,500,000. vaccine injury compensation For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. For compensation of claims resolved by the United States Claims Court related to the administration of vaccines before October 1, 1988, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Centers for Disease Control disease control, research, and training To carry out titles III, section 794 of title VII, XV, XVII, XIX, and section 1102 of the Public Health Service Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, and 203 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $1,504,924,000, of which $25,600,000 shall remain available until expended for equipment and construction and renovation of facilities: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $134,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That training of private persons shall be made subject to reimbursement or advances to this appropriation for not in excess of the full cost of such training: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for payment of the costs of medical care, related expenses, and burial expenses hereafter incurred by or on behalf of any person who had participated in the study of untreated syphilis initiated in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1932, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and for payment, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions, of such costs and expenses hereafter incurred by or on behalf of such person’s wife or offspring determined by the Secretary to have suffered injury or disease from syphilis contracted from such person: Provided further, That collections from user fees may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That amounts received by the National Center for Health Statistics from reimbursable and interagency agreements and the sale of data tapes may be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein, up to $29,400,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 2711 of the Public Health Service Act, to carry out the National Center for Health Statistics surveys: Provided further, That employees of the Public Health Service, both civilian and Commissioned Officer, detailed to States or municipalities as assignees under authority of section 214 of the Public Health Service Act in the instance where in excess of 50 percent of salaries and benefits of the assignee is paid directly or indirectly by the State or municipality, and employees of the National Center for Health Statistics, who are assisting other Federal organizations on data collection and analysis and whose salaries are fully reimbursed by the organizations requesting the services, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only.
National Institutes of Health national cancer institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to cancer, $1,989,278,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $223,446,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That the Director of the National Institutes of Health, within thirty days of enactment of this Act, may transfer such portion of $160,000,000 which becomes available on September 30, 1992 as she deems appropriate to other Institutes for research directly related to the prevention, treatment or cure of cancer: Provided further, That within the funds provided under this heading the Institute shall establish a Matsunaga-Conte Prostate Cancer Research Center. national heart, lung, and blood institute For carrying out sections 301 and 1105 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $1,199,398,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $54,555,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of dental research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to dental disease, $160,493,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,903,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases, $664,080,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $28,457,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of neurological disorders and stroke For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $583,378,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $27,357,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $971,111,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $45,627,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of general medical sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to general medical sciences, $818,910,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $48,104,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of child health and human development For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to child health and human development, $524,452,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $27,368,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading shall not be used to conduct the SHARP survey of adult sexual behavior and the American Teenage Survey of adolescent sexual behavior. national eye institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $271,002,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $12,504,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute of environmental health sciences For carrying out sections 301 and 311, and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $253,902,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $8,846,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute on aging For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to aging, $387,014,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $31,308,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That the Director of the National Institutes of Health, within thirty days of enactment of this Act, may transfer such portion of $15,000,000 which becomes available on September 30, 1992 as she deems appropriate to other Institutes for research directly related to Alzheimer’s disease. national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to arthritis, and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $204,502,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,593,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national institute on deafness and other communication disorders For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $149,830,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,486,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national center for research resources For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to research resources and general research support grants, $315,220,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national center for nursing research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to nursing research, $45,196,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $2,646,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national center for human genome research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to human genome research, $105,261,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. john e. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty International Center, $19,922,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $800,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. national library of medicine For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to health information communications, $100,303,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. office of the director For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, $143,313,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for the support of the women’s health study and shall remain available until September 30, 1993: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $12,500,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; Provided further, That $7,500,000 of this amount shall be available for extra-mural facilities construction grants if awarded competitively: Provided further, That the Director may direct up to 1 percent of the total amount made available in this Act to all National Institutes of Health appropriations to emergency activities the Director may so designate: Provided further, That no such appropriation shall be increased or decreased by more than 1 percent by any such transfers and that the Congress is promptly notified of the transfer. buildings and facilities For construction of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by the National Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of real property, $103,840,000 to remain available until expended.
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health For carrying out the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and alcoholism, section 3521 of Public Law 100–690, section 612 of Public Law 100–77, and the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, $3,081,119,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $164,100,000 shall not become available until September 30, 1992, of which $5,000,000 for renovation of government owned or leased intramural research facilities shall remain available until expended.
Assistant Secretary for Health office of the assistant secretary for health For the expenses necessary for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XX, and XXI of the Public Health Service Act, $66,035,000, and, in addition, amounts received by the Public Health Service from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements and the sale of data tapes shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended. retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, and for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), and for payments pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research health care policy and research For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, $101,870,000 together with not to exceed $4,880,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized by section 1142 of the Social Security Act and not to exceed $1,012,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; and, in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data tapes shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount made available pursuant to section 926(b) of the Public Health Service Act shall not exceed $13,444,000.
Health Care Financing Administration grants to states for medicaid For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $46,399,149,000, to remain available until expended. For making, after May 31, 1992, payments to States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 1992 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making payments to States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 1993, $17,100,000,000, to remain available until expended. Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. payments to health care trust funds For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as provided under sections 217(g) and 1844 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $39,421,485,000. program management For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act, title XIII of the Public Health Service Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, section 4360 of Public Law 101–508, and section 4005(e) of Public Law 100–203, not to exceed $2,274,055,000 to be transferred to this appropriation as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds: Provided, That $257,000,000 of said trust funds shall be expended only to the extent necessary to meet unanticipated costs of agencies or organizations with which agreements have been made to participate in the administration of title XVIII and after maximum absorption of such costs within the remainder of the existing limitation has been achieved: Provided further, That the use of the term “unanticipated costs” in the foregoing proviso refers only to costs associated with unanticipated workloads: Provided further, That the Secretary shall make a recommendation upon enactment of this Act and thereafter prior to the first day of each following quarter of the fiscal year, about the extent to which contingency funds may be necessary to be expended: Provided further, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the Public Health Service Act are to be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the Public Health Service Act are to be credited to this appropriation to remain available until expended.
Social Security Administration payments to social security trust funds For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, and section 274A(d)(3)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, $40,968,000. special benefits for disabled coal miners For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, including the payment of travel expenses on an actual cost or commuted basis, to an individual, for travel incident to medical examinations, and when travel of more than 75 miles is required, to parties, their representatives, and all reasonably necessary witnesses for travel within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, to reconsideration interviews and to proceedings before administrative law judges, $617,336,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That monthly benefit payments shall be paid consistent with section 215(g) of the Social Security Act. For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of fiscal year 1993, $198,000,000, to remain available until expended. supplemental security income program For carrying out the Supplemental Security Income Program, title XI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $13,929,491,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That for fiscal year 1992 and thereafter, all collections from repayments of overpayments shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For carrying out the Supplemental Security Income Program for the first quarter of fiscal year 1993, $5,240,000,000, to remain available until expended. limitation on administrative expenses For necessary expenses, not more than $4,582,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That travel expense payments under section 1631(h) of such Act for travel to hearings may be made only when travel of more than seventy-five miles is required: Provided further, That $100,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be apportioned for use only to the extent necessary to process workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates, for automation projects and their impact on the work force, and to meet mandatory increases in costs of agencies or organizations with which agreements have been made to participate in the administration of titles XVI and XVIII and section 221 of the Social Security Act, and after maximum absorption of such costs within the remainder of the existing limitation has been achieved: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, $80,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 19, 1992.
Administration for Children and Families family support payments to states For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities, except as otherwise provided, under titles I, IV-A and -D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act, and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), $11,901,046,000, to remain available until expended. For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States or other non-Federal entities under titles I, IV-A and -D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act, for the last three months of the current year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities under titles I, IV-A and -D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9) for the first quarter of fiscal year 1993, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. payments to states for afdc work programs For carrying out aid to families with dependent children work programs, as authorized by part F of title IV of the Social Security Act, $1,000,000,000. low income home energy assistance For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,500,000,000, of which $80,000,000 is hereby designated by Congress to be an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and of which $405,607,000 shall become available for making payments on September 30, 1992. For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, an additional $300,000,000: Provided, That all funds available under this paragraph are hereby designated by Congress to be emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That these funds shall be made available only after submission to Congress of a formal budget request by the President 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. refugee and entrant assistance For making payments for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422), $410,630,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading for State cash and medical assistance, $116,616,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That when sufficient funds have been made available to reimburse all allowable fiscal year 1991 claims for refugee cash assistance, refugee medical assistance, unaccompanied minors, and State and local administrative costs, fiscal year 1991 funds appropriated for cash and medical assistance may be used to supplement insufficient fiscal year 1990 grants to States for the programs of refugee cash assistance and refugee medical assistance. interim assistance to states for legalization Section 204(a)(1)(C) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 is amended by striking “1992” and inserting in its place “1993”. Section 204(b) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 is amended by adding the following paragraph: “(5) For fiscal year 1993, the Secretary shall make allotments to States under paragraph (1) no later than October 15, 1992.”
community services block grant For making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $437,418,000, of which $41,368,000 shall be for carrying out section 681(a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, $4,050,000 shall be for carrying out section 408 of Public Law 99–425, and of which $7,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 681A of said Act with respect to the community food and nutrition program: Provided, That $29,124,000 made available under this heading shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992. payments to states for child care assistance For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, $825,000,000, which shall not become available for obligation until September 19, 1992. For carrying out section 402(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, no funds are provided for fiscal year 1992. program administration For necessary administrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, section 204 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, Public Law 100–77, and section 126 and titles IV and V of Public Law 100–485, $92,500,000, together with such sums as may be collected, which shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, from fees authorized under section 453 of the Social Security Act: Provided, That of the funds appropriated in Public Law 101–166 for the Commission on Interstate Child Support, $400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 1992. social services block grant For monthly payments to States for carrying out the Social Services Block Grant Act, $2,800,000,000. human development services For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act, the Head Start Act, the Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, chapters 1 and 2 of subtitle B of title III of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of Public Law 95–266 (adoption opportunities), the Temporary Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986, the Comprehensive Child Development Act, the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, section 10404 of Public Law 101–239 (volunteer senior aides demonstration) and part B of title IV and section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $3,537,562,000, of which up to $6,225,000 shall remain available until expended for information resources management: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading for carrying out the Older Americans Act of 1965, $25,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading $2,000,000 shall be for the White House Conference on Aging, which shall only become available for obligation upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation and shall remain available until expended. payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance For carrying out part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, $2,614,005,000, of which $118,476,000 shall be for payment of prior years’ claims.
Office of the Secretary general departmental management For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six medium sedans, $91,673,000, together with $31,001,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. office of the inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $60,794,000, together with not to exceed $37,833,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That funds appropriated for the Office of the Inspector General are further reduced by an additional $2,603,000. office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $18,524,000, together with not to exceed $4,000,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. policy research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $5,037,000
GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 201. None of the funds made available by this Act for the National Institutes of Health, except for those appropriated to the “Office of the Director”, may be used to provide forward funding or multiyear funding of research project grants except in those cases where the Director of the National Institutes of Health has determined that such funding is specifically required because of the scientific requirements of a particular research project grant. Sec. 202. Appropriations in this or any other Act shall be available for expenses for active commissioned officers in the Public Health Service Reserve Corps and for not to exceed 2,400 commissioned officers in the Regular Corps; expenses incident to the dissemination of health information in foreign countries through exhibits and other appropriate means; advances of funds for compensation, travel, and subsistence expenses (or per diem in lieu thereof) for persons coming from abroad to participate in health or scientific activities of the Department pursuant to law; expenses of primary and secondary schooling of dependents in foreign countries, of Public Health Service commissioned officers stationed in foreign countries, at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and for the transportation of such dependents between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; expenses for medical care for civilian and commissioned employees of the Public Health Service and their dependents assigned abroad on a permanent basis in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may provide; rental or lease of living quarters (for periods not exceeding five years), and provision of heat, fuel, and light and maintenance, improvement, and repair of such quarters, and advance payments therefor, for civilian officers and employees of the Public Health Service who are United States citizens and who have a permanent station in a foreign country; purchase, erection, and maintenance of temporary or portable structures; and for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207(f) or section 207(g) of the Public Health Service Act, at rates established by the Assistant Secretary for Health, or the Secretary where such action is required by statute, not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376. Sec. 203. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. Sec. 204. Funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health Management Fund from appropriations in this Act shall be available for the expenses of sharing medical care facilities and resources pursuant to section 327A of the Public Health Service Act. Sec. 205. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. Sec. 206. Amounts received from employees of the Department in payment for room and board may be credited to the appropriation accounts which finance the activities of the Public Health Service. Sec. 207. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to provide special retention pay (bonuses) under paragraph (4) of 37 U.S.C. 302(a) to any regular or reserve medical officer of the Public Health Service for any period during which the officer is assigned to the clinical, research, or staff associate program administered by the National Institutes of Health or the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. Sec. 208. Funds provided in this Act may be used for one-year contracts which are to be performed in two fiscal years, so long as the total amount for such contracts is obligated in the year for which the funds are appropriated. Sec. 209. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. Sec. 210. For the purpose of insuring proper management of federally supported computer systems and data bases, funds appropriated by this Act are available for the purchase of dedicated telephone service between the private residences of employees assigned to computer centers funded under this Act, and the computer centers to which such employees are assigned. Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be used to pay for any research program or project or any program, project, or course which is of an experimental nature, or any other activity involving human participants, which is determined by the Secretary or a court of competent jurisdiction to present a danger to the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of a participant or subject of such program, project, or course, without the written, informed consent of each participant or subject, or a participant’s parents or legal guardian, if such participant or subject is under eighteen years of age. The Secretary shall adopt appropriate regulations respecting this section. Sec. 212. None of the funds appropriated in this title for the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of $125,000 per year. Sec. 213. No funds appropriated under this Act shall be used by the National Institutes of Health, or any other Federal agency, or recipient of Federal funds on any project that entails the capture or procurement of chimpanzees obtained from the wild. For purposes of this section, the term “recipient of Federal funds” includes private citizens, corporations, or other research institutions located outside of the United States that are recipients of Federal funds. Sec. 214. Travel expenses of the Department of Health and Human Services are hereby reduced by $9,492,000: Provided, That the reduction for travel costs shall be from the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations. Sec. 215. During the twelve-month period beginning October 1, 1991, none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to impose any reductions in payment, or to seek repayment from or to withhold any payment to any State under part B or part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, by reason of a determination made in connection with any review of State compliance with the foster care protections of section 427 of such Act for any Federal fiscal year preceding fiscal year 1992. Sec. 216. Section 499A(c)(1)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289i(c)(1)(C) is amended— (1) by striking out “9” in the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof “11”; and (2) by striking out “3” in clause (iii) and inserting in lieu thereof“5”. This title may be cited as the “Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1992”.
TITLE III— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
compensatory education for the disadvantaged For carrying out the activities authorized by chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, and by section 418A of the Higher Education Act, $6,707,014,000, of which $152,000,000 shall become available on September 30, 1992 and shall remain available through September 30, 1993 and $6,524,351,000 shall become available on July 1, 1992 and shall remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That $5,525,000,000 shall be available for basic grants under section 1005, $610,000,000 shall be available for concentration grants under section 1006, $70,000,000 shall be available for the Even Start program under part B, of which not to exceed 2 percent shall be available for a national evaluation and not to exceed 5 percent shall be available for State administration, $308,298,000 shall be available for migrant education activities under subpart 1 of part D, $36,054,000 shall be available for delinquent and neglected education activities under subpart 3 of part D, $61,820,000 shall be for State administration under section 1404, and $25,125,000 shall be for program improvement activities under section 1405: Provided further, That no State shall receive less than $340,000 from the amounts made available under this appropriation for concentration grants under section 1006: Provided further, That no State shall receive less than $375,000 from the amounts made available under this appropriation for State administration grants under section 1404.
impact aid For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools as authorized by Public Laws 81–815 and 81–874, as amended, $771,708,000, of which $588,540,000 shall be for payments under section 3(a), $136,626,000 shall be for payments under section 3(b), $16,590,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 2, $1,952,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for payments for decreases in Federal activities under section 3(e), $2,000,000 for section 10, which shall become available on September 30, 1992 and remain available until expended, and $26,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for construction and renovation of school facilities including $10,000,000 for awards under section 10, $10,000,000 for awards under sections 14(a) and 14(b), and $6,000,000 for awards under sections 5 and 14(c): Provided, That none of the funds available for section 3 shall be used for payments under section 5(b)(2): Provided further, That funds available for section 2 may be used for payments under section 5(b)(2) of 50 percent of a local educational agency’s payment for the prior fiscal year based on its entitlement established under section 2: Provided further, That all payments under section 3 shall be based on the number of children who, during the prior fiscal year, were in average daily attendance at the schools of a local educational agency and for whom such agency provided free public education: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(d)(3)(A), aggregate current expenditure and average daily attendance data for the third preceding fiscal year shall be used to compute local contribution rates: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3(d)(2)(B), 3(d)(3)(B)(ii), and 3(h)(2), eligibility and entitlement determinations for those sections shall be computed on the basis of data from the fiscal year preceding each fiscal year described in those respective sections for fiscal year 1991: Provided further, That none of the previous provisos related to revisions in the use of prior year data in determining payment amounts provided for under this account or related to preliminary payments shall be effective for fiscal year 1992 and preliminary payments shall be authorized on the same basis as provided for prior to the enactment of Public Law 102–103.
school improvement programs For carrying out the activities authorized by chapter 2 of title I and titles II, III, IV, V, without regard to sections 5112(a) and 5112(c)(2)(A), and VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; title V of the Higher Education Act, as amended; title IV of Public Law 100–297; title II of Public Law 102–62; and the Follow Through Act, $1,578,195,000, of which $1,236,963,000 shall become available on July 1, 1992, and remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, $24,600,000 shall be for national programs under part B of chapter 2 of title I, $3,800,000 shall be for civic education programs under section 4609, $30,304,000 shall be for emergency grants under section 5136, up to $2,000,000 shall be available for the national evaluation of the dropout prevention demonstration program under title VI, and $240,000,000 shall be for State grants for mathematics and science education under part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
educational excellence (including transfer of funds) For carrying out educational improvement activities authorized in law, including activities under the Head Start Act, sections 329 and 330 of the Public Health Service Act (Migrant and Community Health Centers), and section 670T of the Comprehensive Child Development Act, $425,000,000 which shall become available on July 1, 1992, and remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That the allocation of these funds, which may be transferred as necessary to other Department of Education accounts, shall be determined by the Secretary of Education in consultation with the Congress based on authorizing legislation enacted into law as of December 31, 1991: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be allocated to initiate programs proposed by the President in his budget amendments of June 7, 1991 unless these activities shall be specifically authorized during 1991: Provided further, That not less than $250,000,000 of these funds shall be transferred to the Head Start program, not less than $55,000,000 of these funds shall be transferred to the (Community and Migrant Health Centers programs, not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the Comprehensive Child Development Centers and $100,000,000 shall be for new America 2000 educational excellence activities, if enacted into law: Provided further, That the December 31, 1991 deadline for enacting new authorizations for the America 2000 initiatives may be delayed by the Secretary until April 1, 1992 if he determines that sufficient progress is being made towards final approval of such legislation except that this delay shall not apply to programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
bilingual and immigrant education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII and part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, $225,407,000, of which $36,000,000 shall be for training activities under part C of title VII.
special education For canning out the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and title I, chapter 1, part D, subpart 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $2,854,895,000, of which $1,976,095,000 for section 611, $320,000,000 for section 619, $175,000,000 for section 685 and $143,000,000 for title I, chapter 1, part D, subpart 2 shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1992, and shall remain available through September 30, 1993.
rehabilitation services and disability research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 100–407, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended, $2,077,158,000, of which $31,103,000 shall be for special demonstration programs under sections 311 (a), (b), and (c), including $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to a hearing research center to support applied and basic research activities, which shall be awarded competitively, and $6,000,000 for grants to establish regional comprehensive head injury prevention and rehabilitation centers, which shall be awarded competitively: Provided, That, until October 1, 1992, the funds appropriated to carry out section 711 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796e) shall be used to support entities currently receiving grants under the section.
Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities american printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $5,900,000. national technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles II and TV of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $39,439,000, of which $342,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 408 and shall be available until expended. gallaudet university For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and IV of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $76,540,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 407 and shall be available until expended, and $2,500,000 shall be for construction and shall be available until expended. vocational and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $1,429,760,000 of which $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the national assessment of vocational education, $2,500,000 shall become available on October 1, 1991, for tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions under title III, part H, and $60,000,000 shall become available on September 30, 1992 and remain available through September 30, 1993 and the remainder shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1992 and shall remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That of the amounts made available under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, $29,000,000 shall be for national programs under title IV, including $12,000,000 for research, of which $6,000,000 shall be for the National Center for Research on Vocational Education and $2,000,000 shall be for technical assistance under section 404(d); $14,000,000 for demonstrations and $5,000,000 for data collection: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under the Adult Education Act, $1,000,000 shall be available only for demonstration programs under section 372(d), $4,000,000 shall be for national programs under section 383, $5,000,000 shall be for literacy clearinghouse activities under section 384, $5,000,000 shall be for State Literacy Resource Centers under the National Literacy Act of 1991, and $5,000,000 shall be for prison literacy activities as authorized under section 601 of the National Literacy Act of 1991, as amended by Public Law 102–103. student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part A and parts C, D, and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $62,000,000, which shall become available on September 30, 1992 and remain available through September 30, 1993, together with $6,822,880,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 1993, and of which $100,000,000 shall only be available if such funds are necessary to pay a maximum grant of $2,400 during the 1992–1993 program year, which shall be the maximum Pell grant that a student may receive: Provided, That notwithstanding section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, student financial aid administrators shall be authorized, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make necessary adjustments to the cost of attendance and the expected student or parent contribution (or both) and to use supplementary information about the financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants only for purposes of selecting recipients and determining the amount of awards under subpart 2 of part A, and parts B, C, and E of title IV of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 411F(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the term “annual adjusted family income” shall, under special circumstances prescribed by the Secretary, mean the sum received in the first calendar year of the award year from the sources described in that section: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 411(b)(6) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, no Pell grant for award year 1992–1993 shall be awarded to any student who is attending an institution of higher education on a less than half-time basis. guaranteed student loans (liquidation of contract authority) For payment of obligations incurred under contract authority entered into pursuant to title IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $3,105,711,000. guaranteed student loans program (including transfer of funds) For the cost of guaranteed loans, including administrative costs other than Federal administrative costs, as authorized by title IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the program: Provided, That such costs, including costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $45,000,000. In addition to amounts appropriated in this Act for liquidation of contract authority in the “Guaranteed Student Loans (Liquidation)” account, there is also provided for payment of obligations incurred under contract authority entered into pursuant to title IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $1,114,748,000 which shall be transferred to the Guaranteed Student Loans (Liquidation) account. higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI-B, and XII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, the Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education Act of 1990, and title XIII, part H, subpart 1 of the Education Amendments of 1980, and section 140(a) of Public Law 100–202, $827,523,000 of which $24,000,000 shall become available on September 30, 1992 and of which $7,500,000 for endowment activities under section 332 of part C of title III of the Higher Education Act, $2,000,000 for section 140(a) of Public Law 100–202, and $19,412,000 for interest subsidies under part D of title VII of the Higher Education Act shall remain available until expended and $300,000 shall be for section 775, part G, title VII: Provided, That $9,642,000 provided herein for carrying out subpart 6 of part A of title IV shall be available notwithstanding sections 419G(b) and 4191(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–37(b) and 1070d–39(a)): Provided further, That $1,450,000 of the amount provided herein for subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act shall be for an evaluation of Special Programs for the Disadvantaged to examine the effectiveness of current programs and to identify program improvements: Provided further, That funds appropriated for Special Programs for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds may be allocated notwithstanding section 417D(d)(6)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1070d) to the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. howard university For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $212,360,000, of which $2,928,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for a matching endowment grant to be administered in accordance with the Howard University Endowment Act (Public Law 98–480), and $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency construction needs. higher education facilities loans The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available under this heading and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitation, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year. For the fiscal year 1992, no new commitments for loans may be made from the fund established pursuant to title VII, section 733 of the Higher Education Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1132d–2). college housing and academic facilities loans (liquidating) Pursuant to title VII, part F of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing and academic facilities loans program, the Secretary shall make expenditures, contracts, and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitation. college housing and academic facilities loans program For the costs of direct loans, as authorized by title VII, part F, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $7,539,000: Provided, That such costs, including costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and that these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans of not to exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That obligated balances of these appropriations will remain available until expended, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), as amended by Public Law 101–510. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $566,000. college housing loans Pursuant to title VII, part F of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing loans program, previously carried out under title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, the Secretary shall make expenditures and enter into contracts without regard to fiscal year limitation using loan repayments and other resources available to this account. Any unobligated balances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this account pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment of costs for inspections and site visits, shall be available for the operating expenses of this account. education research, statistics, and improvement For carrying out the activities authorized by section 405 and section 406 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended; section 1562, section 2012, section 2016, and title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended; part B of title III of Public Law 100–297; title V of the Higher Education Act, as amended; title IX of the Education for Economic Security Act; and section 6041 of Public Law 100–418, $258,684,000, of which $25,300,000 shall be for research centers; $35,049,000 shall be for regional laboratories including $10,000,000 for rural initiatives; $7,175,000 shall be for the Educational Resources Information Center; $976,000 shall be for field-initiated studies; $47,313,000 shall be for education statistics; $29,900,000 shall be for national assessment activities; $24,000,000 shall be for activities under the Fund for Innovation in Education, including $6,000,000 for a high technology demonstration grant, including equipment, which shall be awarded competitively; $5,495,000 shall be for Grants for Schools and Teachers under subpart 1, and $3,755,000 shall be for Family School Partnerships under subpart 2 of part B of title III of Public Law 100–297; $14,700,000 shall be for national diffusion activities under section 1562; $16,000,000 shall be for national programs under section 2012, including $3,500,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics under section 2012(d); $12,000,000 shall be for regional consortia under section 2016; $9,732,000 shall be for Javits gifted and talented students education; $18,417,000 shall be for star schools, of which $1,000,000 shall become available for obligation on September 30, 1992, and of which $4,000,000 shall be to establish a demonstration of a statewide, two-way interactive fiber optic telecommunications network, carrying voice, video, and data transmissions, and housing a point of presence in every county, which shall be awarded competitively; $4,233,000 shall be for educational partnerships; $1,769,000 shall be for territorial teacher training; and $370,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 1993, shall be for Leadership in Educational Administration. In addition to these amounts $4,880,000 shall be available for teaching standards activities under the same terms, conditions and limitations applicable to funding made available for this purpose in fiscal year 1991. libraries For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. ch. 16), and titles II and VI of the Higher Education Act, $147,747,000 of which $2,500,000 shall be for a biotechnology information education demonstration project under the Higher Education Act, title II, part D, $16,718,000 shall be used to carry out the provisions of title U of the Library Services and Construction Act and shall remain available until expended, and $5,000,000 shall be for section 222 and $325,000 shall be for section 223 of the Higher Education Act.
Departmental Management program administration For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $299,000,000. office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $55,000,000. office of the inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $26,932,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act to the American Printing House for the Blind, Howard University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University shall be subject to financial and program audit by the Secretary of Education and the Secretary may withhold all or any portion of these appropriations if he determines that an institution has not cooperated fully in the conduct of such audits. Sec. 302. No part of the funds contained in this title may be used to force any school or school district which is desegregated as that term is defined in title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 88–352, to take any action to force the busing of students; to force on account of race, creed or color the abolishment of any school so desegregated; or to force the transfer or assignment of any student attending any elementary or secondary school so desegregated to or from a particular school over the protest of his or her parents or parent. Sec. 303. (a) No part of the funds contained in this title shall be used to force any school or school district which is desegregated as that term is defined in title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 88–352, to take any action to force the busing of students; to require the abolishment of any school so desegregated; or to force on account of race, creed or color the transfer of students to or from a particular school so desegregated as a condition precedent to obtaining Federal funds otherwise available to any State, school district or school. (b) No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equip-ment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. Sec. 304. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. Sec. 305. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. Sec. 306. Subsection (e) of section 1321 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1221–1(e)) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(7) Gifts and donations.— The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of money, gifts or donations of services or property.”.
This title may be cited as the “Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1992”.
TITLE IV— RELATED AGENCIES
Action operating expenses For expenses necessary for Action to carry out the provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, $198,592,000: Provided, That $32,688,000 shall be available for title I, section 102, and $1,225,000 shall be available for title I, part C.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 1994, $275,000,000: Provided, That no funds made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95–454 (5 U.S.C. chapter 71), $28,118,000.
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), $4,357,000.
National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome For expenses necessary for the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome as authorized by subtitle D of title II of Public Law 100–607, $1,750,000.
National Commission on Children salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Commission on Children, as established by section 9136 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100–203, $950,000 to remain available through December 31, 1992.
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, established by the Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–845), $831,000.
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality For necessary expenses of the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, established by section 203 of the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Act of 1986, Public Law 99–660, $440,000, which shall remain available until expended.
National Council on Disability salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $1,569,000.
National Labor Relations Board salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $162,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.
National Mediation Board salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188), including emergency boards appointed by the President, $6,775,000.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission salaries and expenses For the expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $6,497,000.
Physician Payment Review Commission salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1845(a) of the Social Security Act, $4,398,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1886(e) of the Social Security Act, $4,030,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Railroad Retirement Board dual benefits payments account For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $319,100,000 which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 1992 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76: Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $400,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76. special management improvement fund To effect management improvements, including the reduction of backlogs, accuracy of taxation accounting, and debt collection, $3,264,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: Provided, That these funds shall supplement, not supplant, existing resources devoted to such operations and improvements. limitation on administration For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board, $72,287,000 to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts: Provided, That $200,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available only to the extent necessary to process workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and after maximum absorption of the costs of such workloads within the remainder of the existing limitation has been achieved: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no portion of this limitation shall be available for payments of standard level user charges pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(j); 45 U.S.C. 231–231u). limitation on railroad unemployment insurance administration fund For further expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, for administration of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, not less than $17,263,000 shall be apportioned for fiscal year 1992 from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund. limitation on the office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more than $6,395,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account.
Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home operation and maintenance For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home, to be paid from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $41,352,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army upon recommendation of the Board of Commissioners and the Surgeon General of the Army. capital outlay For construction and renovation of the physical plant, to be paid from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $4,220,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Institute of Peace operating expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace Act, $11,000,000.
United States Naval Home operation and maintenance For operation and maintenance of the United States Naval Home, to be paid from funds available to the Naval Home in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $10,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 1993. capital program For construction and renovation of the physical plant to be paid from funds available to the Naval Home in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $1,253,000, to remain available until expended.
TITLE V— GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501.
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. 502.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be expended by an executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), pursuant to any obligation for services by contract, unless such executive agency has awarded and entered into such contract in full compliance with such Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Sec. 503.
Appropriations contained in this Act, available for salaries and expenses, shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376.
Sec. 504.
Appropriations contained in this Act, available for salaries and expenses, shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
Sec. 505.
Appropriations contained in this Act, available for salaries and expenses, shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities.
Sec. 506.
No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to provide a loan, guarantee of a loan, a grant, the salary of or any remuneration whatever to any individual applying for admission, attending, employed by, teaching at, or doing research at an institution of higher education who has engaged in conduct on or after August 1, 1969, which involves the use of (or the assistance to others in the use of) force or the threat of force or the seizure of property under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or prevent the availability of certain curricula, or to prevent the faculty, administrative officials, or students in such institution from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies at such institution.
Sec. 507.
The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated.
Sec. 508.
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. 509.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, 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.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress.
Sec. 510.
The Secretaries of Labor and Education are each authorized to make available not to exceed $7,500 from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and HI, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from the funds available for “Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service”; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from funds available for “Salaries and expenses, National Mediation Board”.
Sec. 511.
When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds, including but not limited to State and local governments, shall clearly state (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money, (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program, and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.
Sec. 512.
Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 513.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Department of Labor are hereby reduced by $31,991,000; salaries and expenses of the Department of Education are hereby reduced by $10,660,000; and salaries and expenses of the Department of Health and Human Services are hereby reduced by $142,349,000, including $8,000,000 of funds appropriated in this Act for travel costs of the Public Health Service: Provided, That the reduction for travel costs shall be from the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there are hereby appropriated an additional $214,000 for “Salaries and expenses, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission” and an additional $786,000 for “Salaries and expenses, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission”.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, appropriations in this Act for carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1992.
This Act may be cited as the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992”.
Approved November 26, 1991.