Public Law 97–272

TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Housing Programs housing payments For the payment of annual contributions, not otherwise provided for, in accordance with section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c); for payments authorized by title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.); for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701s); and for payments as authorized by sections 235 and 236 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z, 1715z–1), $9,538,000,000. housing for the elderly or handicapped fund In 1983, $453,000,000 of direct loan obligations may be made under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q), utilizing the resources of the fund authorized by subsection (a)(4) of such section, in accordance with paragraph (C) of such subsection: Provided, That such commitments shall be available only to qualified nonprofit sponsors for the purpose of providing 100 per centum loans for the development of housing for the elderly or handicapped, with any cash equity or other financial commitments imposed as a condition of loan approval to be returned to the sponsor if sustaining occupancy is achieved in a reasonable period of time: Provided further, That the full amount shall be available for permanent financing (including construction financing) for housing projects for the elderly or handicapped: Provided further, That the Secretary may borrow from the Secretary of the Treasury in such amounts as are necessary to provide the loans authorized herein: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements of the aforesaid fund shall be included in the totals of the Budget of the United States Government. congregate services For contracts with and payments to public housing agencies and nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs authorized under the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. payments for operation of low-income housing projects For payments to public housing agencies for operating subsidies for low-income housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $1,350,000,000: Provided, That the amount payable to each public housing agency shall be obligated at least forty-five days prior to the beginning of the public housing agency’s fiscal year: Provided further, That payments made as a result of the amounts so obligated will begin during the first month of the public housing agency’s fiscal year, and shall be made in a lump sum payment to public housing agencies receiving $15,000 or less, shall be made quarterly to public housing agencies receiving payments over $15,000 and less than $60,000, and shall be made monthly to public housing agencies receiving payments of $60,000 or more: Provided further, That funds heretofore provided under this heading in Public Law 97–101 shall remain available for obligation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and shall be used by the Secretary for fiscal year 1983 requirements in accordance with section 9(a), notwithstanding section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. troubled projects operating subsidy For assistance payments to owners of eligible multifamily housing projects insured, or formerly insured, under the National Housing Act, as amended, in the program of operating subsidies for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, all unobligated balances of excess rental charges and any collections after September 30, 1982, to remain available until September 30, 1984: Provided, That assistance payments to an owner of a multifamily housing project assisted, but not insured, under the National Housing Act may be made if the project owner and the mortgagee have provided or agreed to provide assistance to the project in a manner as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. housing counseling assistance For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners—both current and prospective—with respect to property maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership, including provisions for training and for support of voluntary agencies and services as authorized by section 106(a)(1)(iii) and section 106(a)(2) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $3,500,000. federal housing administration fund For payment to cover losses, not otherwise provided for, sustained by the Special Risk Insurance Fund and General Insurance Fund as authorized by the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3(b) and 1735c(f)), $240,022,000, to remain available until expended. During 1983, within the resources available, gross obligations for direct loans are authorized in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Housing Act, as amended. During 1983, additional commitments to guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $39,800,000,000 of loan principal. During fiscal year 1983, gross obligations for direct loans of not to exceed $45,000,000 are authorized for payments under section 230(a) of the National Housing Act, as amended, from the insurance fund chargeable for benefits on the mortgage covering the property to which the payments made relate, and payments in connection with such obligations are hereby approved. nonprofit sponsor assistance During 1983, within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal amounts of direct loans shall not exceed $1,790,000.

Government National Mortgage Association payment of participation sales insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (including the Government National Mortgage Association) authorized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717), $2,726,000. emergency mortgage purchase assistance During 1983, within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal amounts of direct loans are authorized in such amounts as are necessary for increases to prior year commitment contracts. guarantees of mortgage-backed securities During 1983, new commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721g), shall not exceed $68,250,000,000 of loan principal.

Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank assistance for solar and conservation improvements For financial assistance and other expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out the provisions of the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act of 1980 (12 U.S.C. 3601), $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984.

Community Planning and Development community development grants For grants to States and units of general local government and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out a community development grant program as authorized by title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), $3,456,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985: Provided, That not to exceed 20 per centum of any grant made with funds appropriated herein shall be expended for “Planning and Management Development” and “Administration” as defined in regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. During 1983, total commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 108 of the aforementioned Act, shall not exceed $225,000,000 of contingent liability for loan principal. urban development action grants For grants to carry out urban development action grant programs authorized in section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), pursuant to section 103 of that Act, $440,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1986. rehabilitation loan fund During 1983, collections, unexpended balances of prior appropriations (including any recoveries of prior reservations) and any other amounts in the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), after September 30, 1982, are available for commitments for loans and operating costs and the capitalization of delinquent interest on delinquent or defaulted loans. urban homesteading For reimbursement to the Federal Housing Administration Fund for losses incurred under the urban homesteading program (12 U.S.C. 1706e), and for reimbursement to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Agriculture for properties conveyed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, for use in connection with an urban homesteading program approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.

New Community Development Corporation new communities fund For the redemption of new community debentures and related expenses, authorized by section 713, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4514), and section 403, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3902), such sums as may be necessary, to be financed as provided by section 717, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4518).

Policy Development and Research research and technology For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $18,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity fair housing assistance For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, $5,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984.

Management and Administration salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary administrative and nonadministrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $575,223,000, of which $267,723,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration: Provided, That none of the funds made available in this paragraph may be used prior to January 1, 1983, to plan, design, implement or administer any reorganization of the Department without the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE II INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

American Battle Monuments Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such countries; $10,669,000: Provided, That where station allowance has been authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on business of the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided further, That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned to it.

Consumer Product Safety Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including rent in the District of Columbia, hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18, and not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses, $33,508,000: Provided, That funds provided by this appropriation for laboratories shall be available only for the acquisition or conversion of existing laboratories.

Department of Defense—Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $6,682,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That reimbursement shall be made to the applicable military appropriation for the pay and allowances of any military personnel performing services primarily for the purposes of this appropriation.

Environmental Protection Agency salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; and not to exceed $3,000 for offical reception and representation expenses; $548,613,200: Provided, That none of these funds may be expended for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels established under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913). research and development For research and development activities, $119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984. abatement, control and compliance For abatement, control and compliance activities, $369,075,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984: Provided, That none of these funds may be expended for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels established under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913) or for support to State, regional, local and interstate agencies in accordance with subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, other than section 4008(a)(2) or 4009: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, Inverness, Mississippi shall be reimbursed for the costs incurred for the construction of a hydrological control release lagoon. buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment for facilities of, or used by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. payment to the hazardous substance response trust fund For payment to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund as authorized by Public Law 96–510, $40,000,000. hazardous substance response trust fund For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, including sections 111 (c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4), $210,000,000, to be derived from the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $37,380,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Funds appropriated under this account may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of Public Law 96–510: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this head, $8,000,000 shall be made available to the Department of Health and Human Services, upon enactment, and up to an additional $2,000,000 may be made available by the Administrator to the Department for the performance of specific activities in accordance with section lll(c)(4) of Public Law 96–510, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980: Provided further, That management of all funds made available to the Department shall be consistent with the responsibilities of the Trustee of the Fund, as outlined in section 223(b) of the Act: Provided further, That the administrative expenses contained in the first proviso are increased by $4,708,000: Provided further, That for purposes of carrying out section 3012 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6933), as added by Public Law 96–482, $10,000,000, from the funds provided under this head, to remain available until September 30, 1984. construction grants For necessary expenses to carry out title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, including sections 201(n)(2) and 201(m)(3), other than sections 206, 208, and 209, $2,430,000,000, to remain available until expended. administrative provision With funds appropriated by this Act the Administrator shall cancel, deny, or take any other necessary action to cancel or deny, the registration of any pesticide product containing toxaphene: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the purpose of granting any registration of any pesticide product containing toxaphene, or for the purpose of approving any amendment to such a registration which would allow the use of such a product: Provided further, That this provision shall not apply to the use of toxaphene for the treatment of nondairy cattle scabies by topical application on an individual basis, as approved by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, until existing stocks are depleted or for a period of three years after enactment of this Act, whichever comes first: Provided further, That the foregoing provisos shall only take effect if the Environmental Protection Agency fails to promulgate a notice of intent to cancel or restrict registration of toxaphene within sixty days after enactment of this Act.

Executive Office of the President council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality For necessary expenses of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Environmental Quality, in carrying out their functions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91–190), the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–224), and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, including not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $926,000. office of science and technology policy For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $1,500 for official recep-tion and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $1,839,000.

Federal Emergency Management Agency funds appropriated to the president, disaster relief For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4401), and the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $130,000,000 to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; transportation in connection with the continuity of government program to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses, $111,300,000. state and local assistance For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out activities under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2251 et seq.), the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), $154,591,000. emergency planning and assistance For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the National Insurance Development Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 1749bbb et seq.), the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 278f and 2201 et seq.), the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2251 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), section 103 of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 404), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $154,007,000. national flood insurance fund For repayment under notes dated April 17, 1979, and September 28, 1979, issued by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 15(e) of the Federal Flood Insurance Act of 1956, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2414(e)), $39,159,000. In fiscal year 1983, not to exceed (1) $32,341,000 for operating expenses, (2) $38,746,000 for agents’ commissions and taxes, and (3) $13,889,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

General Services Administration consumer information center For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,351,000.

Department of Health and Human Services office of consumer affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of Consumer Affairs, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,947,000.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration research and development For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including research, development, operations, services, minor construction, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and personal property; tracking and data relay satellite services as authorized by law; purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of other than administrative aircraft, necessary for the conduct and support of aeronautical and space research and development activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and including not to exceed (1) $1,769,000,000 for Space Shuttle, (2) $1,796,000,000: Provided, That the amount available for obligation or expenditure shall be reduced to the extent subsequent authorizations provide for transfers for Space Flight Operations, (3) $115,000,000 for Space Transportation Systems—Upper Stages, (4) $88,000,000 for Space Transportation Systems Operations—Upper Stages, (5) $137,500,000 for the Space Telescope, (6) $34,500,000 for the Gamma Ray Observatory, (7) $92,600,000 for Project Galileo, (8) $4,000,000 for a Space Station, (9) $55,000,000 for Performance Augmentation, without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations, $5,542,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984: Provided, That $280,000,000 shall be made available for aeronautical research and technology, that $192,000,000 shall be made available for design, development, procurement, and other related requirements of liquid hydrogen-liquid oxygen upper stages (Centaur): Provided further, That none of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used for the development of a fifth space shuttle orbiter without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. construction of facilities For construction, repair, rehabilitation and modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and for facility planning and design not otherwise provided, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, $97,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985: Provided, That, notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds appropriated under this head by this appropriation Act, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations therefor, the amount available for such activity shall remain available until expended, except that this provision shall not apply to the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and design. research and program management For necessary expenses of research in government laboratories, management of programs and other activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); awards; purchase (for replacement only, of two aircraft, for which partial payment may be made by exchange of at least one existing administrative aircraft and such other existing aircraft as may be considered appropriate), hire, maintenance and operation of administrative aircraft; purchase (not to exceed seventeen for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and maintenance and repair of real and personal property, and not in excess of $75,000 per project for construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, repairs, and rehabilitation and modification of facilities; $1,168,900,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into under this appropriation for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available for scientific consultations or extraordinary expense, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Administrator and his determination shall be final and conclusive.

National Credit Union Administration central liquidity facility The amount which may be borrowed, from the public or any other source except the Secretary of the Treasury, by the Central Liquidity Facility as authorized by the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 1983 shall not exceed $1,368,000.

National Science Foundation research and related activities For necessary expenses in carrying out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 1876–1879), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; lease of one aircraft with option to purchase and purchase; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $62,381,000 for program development and management; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $1,060,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984: Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this Act or in funds appropriated previously to the Foundation, not less than $9,000,000 shall be available for the United States Antarctic Research Program and not more than $73,400,000 shall be available for the United States Antarctic Program operations and support: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act or in funds previously appropriated to the Foundation shall be available for the advanced ocean drilling program without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations and not in excess of $12,000,000 shall be available for the deep sea drilling project without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. science education activities For necessary expenses in carrying out science education programs and activities pursuant to the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), including award of graduate fellowships, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984: Provided, That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally. scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for scientific activities, as authorized by law, $2,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other appropriations to the National Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing currencies.

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $15,512,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provisions of this or any other Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the National Credit Union Administration or any other department, agency or other instrumentality of the Federal Government may provide to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation such funds, services, and facilities as they deem appropriate, with or without reimbursement, to achieve the objectives and to carry out the purposes of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act, with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

Selective Service System salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101–4118) for civilian employees; and not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,700,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.

Department of the Treasury payments to state and local government fiscal assistance trust fund For payments to the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund, as authorized by the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1221–1263), $4,566,700,000. office of revenue sharing, salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Revenue Sharing, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,612,000. office of the secretary, salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $310,000.

Veterans Administration compensation and pensions For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allowances, including burial awards, plot allowances, burial flags, headstones and grave markers, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, and other benefits as authorized by law; and for payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of article IV of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, $13,430,800,000, to remain available until expended. readjustment benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21,31, 34–36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $1,665,800,000, to remain available until expended. veterans insurance and indemnities For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $6,400,000, to remain available until expended. medical care For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and equipment; funeral, burial and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Veterans Administration facilities; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); aid to State homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641); and not to exceed $2,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 5010(a)(5); $7,510,606,000, plus reimbursements. medical and prosthetic research For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain available until September 30, 1984, $152,665,000, plus reimbursements. medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education and training activities, as authorized by law, $55,807,000, plus reimbursements. general operating expenses For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of eight passenger motor vehicles, for use in cemeterial operations, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $689,000,000. construction, major projects For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1004, 1006, 5002, 5003, 5006, 5008, 5009, and 5010 of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is $2,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $407,392,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, except for advance planning of projects funded through the Advance Planning Fund, none of these funds shall be used for any project which has not been considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process. construction, minor projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1004, 1006, 5002, 5006, 5008, 5009, and 5010 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than $2,000,000, $141,748,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous Construction, minor projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is less than $2,000,000: Provided, That not more than $32,865,000 shall be available for expenses of the Office of Construction. grants for construction of state extended care facilities For grants to assist the several States to construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 5031–5037), $18,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985. grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding or improving State veterans’ cemeteries as authorized by law (Public Law 95–476, sec. 202), $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985. grants to the republic of the philippines For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 632), for assisting in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984. loan guaranty revolving fund During 1983, the Loan guaranty revolving fund shall be available for expenses for property acquisitions, payment of participation sales insufficiencies, and other loan guaranty and insurance operations, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 37, except administrative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title): Provided, That the unobligated balances, including retained earnings of the Direct loan revolving fund, shall be available, during 1983, for transfer to the Loan guaranty revolving fund in such amounts as may be necessary to provide for the timely payment of obligations of such fund, and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall not be required to pay interest on amounts so transferred after the time of such transfer. During 1983, within the resources available, gross obligations for direct loans and total commitments to guarantee loans are authorized in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the “Loan guaranty revolving fund”. direct loan revolving fund During 1983, within the resources available, gross obligations for direct loans are authorized only for specially adapted housing loans and obligations for such loans shall not exceed $1,000,000 (38 U.S.C. chapter 37). administrative provisions Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for 1983, for “Compensation and pensions”, “Readjustment benefits”, and “Veterans insurance and indemnities” may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 per centum of the appropriations so augmented. Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for 1983, for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Administration (except the appropriations for “Construction, major projects” and “Construction, minor projects”) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. Not to exceed $35,000,000 of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for medical automatic data processing services as set forth in the budget justifications without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE III

CORPORATIONS Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency 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 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 1983 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriation Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.

Federal Home Loan Bank Board limitation on administrative and nonadministrative EXPENSES, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD Not to exceed a total of $65,040,000 shall be available for expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which amount shall include nonadministrative expenses for the examination and supervision of Federal and State-chartered institutions in an amount not to exceed $40,680,000, including $500,000 which shall be available only for purposes of training State examiners, and administrative expenses in an amount not to exceed $24,360,000, and said total amount shall be available for procurement of services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and contracts for such services with one organization may be renewed annually, and uniforms or allowances therefor in accord-ance with law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), and said amount shall be derived from funds available to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, including those in the Federal Home Loan Bank Board revolving fund and receipts of the Board for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, and the Board may utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Reserve Banks, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and other agencies of the Government (including payment for office space): Provided, That expenses for special examinations of Federal and State-chartered institutions determined by the Board to be necessary, all necessary expenses in connection with the conservatorship or liquidation of institutions insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from such insured institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of such insured institutions, or activities relating to section 5A(D or 6(i) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, section 5(d) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933, section 12(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act and all necessary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the handling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of securities on behalf of Federal home loan banks, and the sale, issuance, and retirement of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the above limitations: Provided further, That members and alternates of the Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Board as approved by the Board for transportation expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of or concerned with the work of such Council and may be paid in lieu of subsistence per diem not to exceed the dollar amount set forth in 5 U.S.C. 5703: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the expenses and other obligations of the Board shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of July 22, 1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421–1449). limitation on administrative expenses, federal savings and loan insurance corporation Not to exceed $1,120,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, expenses in connection with liquidation of insured institutions or activities relating to section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from insured institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of insured institutions, legal fees and expenses and payments for expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board determined by said Board to be properly allocable to said Corporation, and said Corporation may utilize and may make payments for services and facilities of the Federal home loan banks, the Federal Reserve Banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and other agencies of the Government: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of said Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with title IV of the Act of June 27, 1934, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1724–1730f).

TITLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS