§ 6102. Expense allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate; expense allowance of Majority and Minority Whips; methods of payment; taxability

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1977

   Pub. L. 95–26 title I · 91 Stat. 61

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

   Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 79

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   Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 79

   Enacted provision · exact public law
   TITLE I CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for “Office of the Inspector General”, $396,000. Office of the General Counsel For an additional amount for “Office of the General Counsel”, $156,000. Federal Grain Inspection Service salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended, and the standardization activities related to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; $1,397,000: Provided,That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but, unless otherwise provided, the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per centum of the current replacement value of the building. (7 U.S.C. 71, 74–79, 84—87h, 1621–1627.) inspection and weighing services For expenses necessary to capitalize the revolving fund under the provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 71, 74–79, 84–87h), $11,307,000. Agricultural Research Service For an additional amount for “Agricultural Research Service”, $1,320,000. animal and plant health inspection service For an additional amount for “Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service”, $6,162,000. cooperative state research service For an additional amount for “Cooperative State Research Service”, $2,257,000, including $1,810,000 for contracts and grants for scientific research under the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i). extension service For “Payments for the Pesticide Impact Assessment Program under section 3(d) of the Act”, $735,000; for payments under section 5 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976, $500,000; and for additional amounts for “Federal Administration and Coordination”, $176,000. statistical reporting service For an additional amount for “Statistical Reporting Service”, $627,000. economic research service For an additional amount for “Economic Research Service”, $720,000. packers and stockyards administration For an additional amount for “Packers and Stockyards Administration”, $619,000. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation limitation on administrative and operating expenses An additional amount not to exceed $750,000 for administrative and operating expenses may be paid from premium income. subscription to capital stock To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe and pay for capital stock of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, as provided in section 504 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1504), $60,000,000: Provided, That $50,000,000 shall be made available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. Commodity Credit Corporation reimbursement for net realized losses For an additional amount for “Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses”, $710,000,000. Farmers Home Administration rural water and waste disposal grants For an additional amount for “Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants”, $75,000,000. rural development insurance fund For an additional amount for the “Rural Development Insurance Fund” for “water and sewer facility loans”, $150,000,000. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service agricultural conservation program For an additional amount to carry out the Agricultural Conservation Program, $100,000,000, to incur obligations for the period ending September 30, 1977, and to liquidate such obligations for soil and water conserving practices in major drought or flood damaged areas as designated by the President or the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per centum of the amount herein may lie withheld with the approval of the State committee and allotted to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in the designated drought or flood damaged areas. Food and Nutrition Service food donations program For an additional amount for “Food Donations Program”, $3,943,000. food stamp program For necessary expenses of the Food Stamp Program pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1964, $720,000,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER II DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY Military Personnel military personnel, army For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Army”, $1,167,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1978. military personnel, navy For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Navy”, $888,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1978. military personnel, air force For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Air Force”, $910,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1978. Operation and Maintenance operation and maintenance, army For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Army”, $24,900,000. operation and maintenance, navy For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Navy”, $24,700,000. operation and maintenance, marine corps For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps”, $5,000,000. operation and maintenance, air force For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Air Force”, $27,000,000. operation and maintenance, defense agencies For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Defense Agencies”, $10,700,000, of which $9,500,000 shall be available only for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, this $9,500,000 to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1978. operation and maintenance, army reserve For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Army Reserve”, $1,900,000. operation and maintenance, navy reserve For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Navy Reserve”, $800,000. operation and maintenance, marine corps reserve For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve”, $300,000. Administrative Provision The limitation on the use of funds for legislative liaison activities of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1977 contained in section 728 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1977, is hereby increased from $5,000,000 to $7,400,000. RELATED AGENCIES Intelligence Community Oversight For an additional amount for “Intelligence Community Oversight”, $2,913,000. CHAPTER III TEMPORARY COMMISSION ON FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act creating the Temporary Commission on Financial Oversight of the District of Columbia (Public Law 94–399), $1,500,000, which shall be available until expended: Provided, That all expenditures shall be approved by the Chairman of the Commission. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Federal Funds federal payment to the district of columbia For an additional amount for “Federal payment to the District of Columbia”, for the general fund of the District of Columbia, $16,202,600. For “Inaugural expenses”, $650,000. District of Columbia Funds public safety For an additional amount for “Public safety”, $547,400. human resources For an additional amount for “Human resources”, $6,200,000. transportation For an additional amount to enable the District of Columbia to meet its share of any operating deficit incurred in connection with the operation of the Phase I segment of the Metrorail system covering the period January 1, 1977, to June 30, 1977, $846,000, except that no such amount, or part thereof, shall be obligated until commitments have been made for the total operating deficit associated with the Phase I segment. personal services For an additional amount for “Personal services”, $31,833,400, of which $1,866,000 shall be payable from the revenue sharing trust fund, and $4,000,000 shall be payable from funds to be received under Title II, Public Works Employment Act (Public Law 94–369), for pay increases and related costs, to be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1977 from which employees are properly payable. settlement of claims and suits For an additional amount for “Settlement of claims and suits”, $67,500. inaugural expenses For “Inaugural expenses”, $650,000. division of expenses The sums appropriated herein for the District of Columbia shall be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided. administrative provisions Authorization is hereby provided to the Government of the District of Columbia to make retroactive cost of living payments out of funds heretofore appropriated to such Government, to day care providers under contract to the city during the period July 1, 1975, to September 30, 1976, but not to exceed the amount of $855,000. CHAPTER IV FOREIGN OPERATIONS Funds Appropriated to the President economic assistance international organizations and programs For an additional amount for “International organizations and programs”, $31,000,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, $3,000,000 shall be allocated for a contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency to strengthen the Agency’s safeguards program, and $28,000,000 shall be allocated for a contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund”, $4,570,000. israel-united states binational industrial research and development foundation For necessary expenses as authorized by section 104(b)(3) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, $30,000,000, for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the equivalent of $30,000,000 Israeli pounds to be obtained by the prepayment of a portion of Israel’s local currency debt to the United States, as the United States share of the endowment of the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, to remain available until expended. military assistance For necessary expenses to carry out military assistance to Portugal, $17,250,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be made available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. Independent Agency Action—International Programs peace corps The first proviso under this heading of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1977, Public Law 94–441, is amended by striking out “$49,563,000” and substituting in lieu thereof “$48,907,000”. Department of State migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for “Migration and refugee assistance”, $18,725,000, to remain available until December 31, 1977: Provided,That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, $3,000,000 shall be allocated for reception and placement of refugees in the United States: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be made available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund For an additional amount for “United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund”, $3,660,000, to remain available until expended. Funds Appropriated to the President International Financial Institutions investment in asian development bank For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States share of the initial resource mobilization of the Asian Development Fund, authorized by the Asian Development Bank Act of December 22, 1974 (Public Law 93–537), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. investment in interamerican development bank For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States share of the increase in subscription to capital stock and in the resources of the Fund for Special Operations, as authorized by the Inter-American Development Bank Act of May 31, 1976 (Public Law 94–302), $316,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not more than $36,000,000 shall be available for paid-in capital stock, not more than $120,000,000 shall be available for callable capital stock, and not more than $160,000,000 shall be available for the Fund for Special Operations. investment in international development association For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the remaining portion of the first installment of the United States contribution to the fourth replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association, as authorized by the International Development Association Act of August 14, 1974 (Public Law 93–373), $55,000,000, to remain available until expended. operating expenses of the agency for international development None of the funds made available for Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development in fiscal year 1977 shall be available for leasing, purchasing, renovating, or furnishing of housing or office space in Cairo, Egypt, except through the Foreign Building Operations of the Department of State. CHAPTER V DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing Programs annual contributions for assisted housing The additional amount of contracts for annual contributions provided under this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1977 (Public Law 94–378), is hereby increased, subject to the limitations contained therein, by $413,143,000: Provided, That the total new budget authority provided under this heading in said Act is hereby increased by $13,112,405,000: Provided further, That $3,489,390,000 of such amount shall become available upon enactment into law of necessary authorizing legislation increasing the term of contracts permissible under said Act. housing for the elderly or handicapped The limitation on the aggregate loans that may be made under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 from the fund authorized by subsection (a) (4) of such section for the fiscal year 1977 is hereby increased by $100,000,000. housing payments For an additional amount for “Housing payments”, $411,500,000. payments for operation of low-income housing projects For an additional amount for “Payments for operation of low-income housing projects”, $20,000,000. federal housing administration fund For an additional amount for Federal Housing Administration Fund, $1,801,344,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,That $15,000,000 shall be available for reimbursement to the Federal Housing Administration Funds for losses incurred under the urban homesteading program (12 U.S.C. 1706e). emergency homeowners’ relief fund For emergency mortgage relief payments and for other expenses authorized by title I of the Emergency Housing Act of 1975 (Public Law 94–50), $1,000,000. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Environmental Protection Agency abatement and control For an additional amount for “Abatement and control”, $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1978. construction grants For necessary expenses to carry out Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, other than sections 206, 208, and 209, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,That the funds shall be allotted in accordance with the table on page 16 of Senate Report Number 95–38, adjusted proportionally in accordance with the above appropriation: Provided further, That the funds shall not be subject to the reallotment provisions of section 205(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, until three years from the date of enactment of this provision. Selective Service System salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $870,000. Department of the Treasury office of revenue sharing, salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $350,000. Veterans Administration compensation and pensions transfer of unexpended balances For an additional amount for “Compensation and pensions”, $588,450,000, to be derived by transfer from the unobligated balance available in “Readjustment benefits”, to remain available until expended. medical care For an additional amount for “Medical care”, $27,192,000. general operating expenses For an additional amount for “General operating expenses”, $1,750,000, including reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail. assistance for health manpower training institutions For an additional amount for “Assistance for health manpower training institutions”, $10,045,000, which shall be available for sub-chapter II, III and IV programs pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 5082, to remain available until September 30, 1983. CHAPTER VI DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management management of lands and resources For an additional amount for “Management of lands and resources”, $44,495,000, of which $3,500,000 is for range betterment activities in accordance with section 401 (b)(1) Public Law 94–579. construction and maintenance For an additional amount for “Construction and maintenance”, $600,000, to remain available until expended. payments in lieu of taxes For expenses necessary to implement Public Law 94–565, $100,000,000, of which not to exceed $200,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. service charges, deposits, and forfeitures For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under sections 304(a), 304(b), 305(a), and 504(g) of the Act approved October 21, 1976, Public Law 94–579, to remain available until expended. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $800,000. land and water conservation fund For an additional amount to be derived from the “Land and Water Conservation Fund”, $140,743,000, to remain available until expended, of which no more than $108,693,000 shall be available to the National Park Service and no more than $13,250,000 shall be available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and no more than $18,800,000 shall be available to the United States Forest Service. United States Fish and Wildlife Service resource management For an additional amount for “Resource management”, $15,475,000, including the purchase of not to exceed 110 passenger motor vehicles and 1 additional aircraft, of which $4,025,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1978. construction and anadromous fish For an additional amount for “Construction and anadromous fish”, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. migratory bird conservation account For an additional amount for “migratory bird conservation account”, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Park Service operation of the national park system For an additional amount for “Operation of the national park system”, $10,000,000. planning and construction For an additional amount for “Planning and construction”, $90,855,000, to remain available until expended. preservation of historic properties For an additional amount for “Preservation of historic properties”, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. john f. kennedy center for the performing arts For an additional amount for “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds shall be available only upon enactment of S. 521, Ninety-fifth Congress, or similar legislation. Geological Survey survey, investigation and research For an additional amount for “Survey, Investigation and Research” $5,000,000: Provided, That this amount shall be available only with cooperation of the states or municipalities for water resources investigations. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,388,000. Bureau of Mines mines and minerals For an additional amount for “Mines and minerals”, $10,800,000. construction of metallurgy research center To establish, equip, operate, and maintain a metallurgy research center on the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah, $9,259,000, notwithstanding section 2 of the Act of May 1, 1972 (Public Law 92–287), to remain available until expended. Bureau of Indian Affairs operation of indian programs For an additional amount for “Operation of Indian programs”, $10,140,000. Territorial Affairs administration of territories For an additional amount for “Administration of territories”, $34,200,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be available only upon enactment of authorizing legislation, to remain available until expended, including $8,500,000 for grants to the Virgin Islands and $25,700,000. of which $15,000,000 shall be available only upon enactment of authorizing legislation for grants to Guam. trust territory of the pacific islands For an additional amount for “Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands”, $22,460,000. to remain available until expended, including not to exceed $10,000,000 to offset losses in Federal grants-in-aid as authorized by Public Law 94–255: Provided, That $4,000,000 for grants for the rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands shall be available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. Office of the Secretary departmental operations For an additional amount for “Departmental operations”, $450,000. RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service forest protection and utilization For an additional amount for “Forest protection and utilization”, $233,005,000. construction and land acquisition For an additional amount for “Construction and land acquisition”, $21,873,000, to remain available until expended. youth conservation corps For an additional amount for “Youth Conservation Corps”, $29,650,000, to remain available until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which appropriated: Provided, That $14,825,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior and $14,825,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture. forest roads For an additional amount for “Forest Roads”, $33,800,000. timber salvage sales For design, engineering, and supervision of construction of roads for salvage timber sales and for sale preparation and supervision of harvesting of such timber, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be merged with and made a part of the designated fund authorized by section 14(h) of Public Law 94–588, October 22, 1976. forest roads and trails For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of 16 U.S.C. 528–538 and 551, relating to the construction and maintenance of forest development roads and trails $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Energy Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $58,301,000, of which $39,500,000 shall remain available for obligation until December 31, 1977. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Health Services Administration indian health services For an additional amount for “Indian health services”, $1,000,000. indian health facilities For an additional amount for “Indian health facilities”, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended. Office of Education indian education For an additional amount for “Indian Education”, $12,200,000, including $12,000,000 for part A and $200,000 for part C of the Indian Education Act. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education institute of museum services For carrying out title II of the Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Affairs Act of 1976, $100,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the compensation of Executive Level V or higher positions. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities salaries and expenses For an additional amount for administering the provisions of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $203,000. matching grants To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. as amended, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $9,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for purposes of section 5(1) and $9,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property accepted by the Chairman of each Endowment under the provisions of section 10(a) (2) during the current fiscal year. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $200,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the compensation of Executive Level V or higher positions. Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation land acquisition and development The Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation is authorized to borrow from the Treasury of the United States $25,000,000 pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in paragraph 10, section 6, of Public Law 92–578. public development For public development activities and projects in accordance with the development plan as authorized by Public Law 94–388, $4,081,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1990. CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Labor-Management Services Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $892,000. Employment Standards Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,053,000. special benefits For an additional amount for “Special benefits”, $19,131,000. Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries and expenses The appropriation under this heading in Public Law 94–439 for fiscal year 1977 is hereby amended by striking out “of which $5,614,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “of which $7,014,000”. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Health Services Administration health services For an additional amount for “Health services” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles III and XII of the Public Health Service Act and title VI of Public Law 94–63, $68,479,000. Center for Disease Control preventive health services (transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Preventive health services” for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, sections 317(g)(1) (A), and 318(d) (2) of the Public Health Service Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, $12,000,000 to lie derived by transfer from amounts appropriated in Public Law 94–266 for a comprehensive nationwide influenza immunization program. National Institutes of Health national institute of arthritis, metabolism and digestive diseases For an additional amount for “National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases”, $10,600,000. national institute of environmental health sciences For an additional amount for “National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences”, $2,000,000. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health For an additional amount for “Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health”, $120,949,000: Provided, That allotments to each State under section 302 of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act shall not be less than the allotments made to such States in fiscal year 1976. Health Resources Administration health resources For an additional amount for “Health resources” for carrying out sections 222, 225, 301, 312, 313, and titles VII and XV of the Public Health Service Act and the District of Columbia Medical and Dental Manpower Act of 1970, as amended, $414,846,000. Education Division Office of Education elementary and secondary education For an additional amount for “Elementary and secondary education”, $18,500,000 for carrying out title II of the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–405): Provided, That funds appropriated in Public Law 93–554 for title IV, part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, shall be available, for the Territory of Guam without regard to section 403(a) (11) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. emergency school aid For an additional amount for “Emergency school aid”, $17,500,000 of which $7,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 707(a) (13) through 707(a) (15) of the Emergency School Aid Act and $10,000,000 shall be for activities under section 708(a) of said Act, notwithstanding any other provision of said Act, to provide assistance to school districts for which section 706(a) funding is insufficient to meet their needs and which are implementing voluntary plans to eliminate or reduce minority group isolation. education for the handicapped For an additional amount for “Education for the handicapped”, $1,735,000. occupational, vocational, and adult education For an additional amount for “Occupational, vocational, and adult education”, $221,855,000, of which $10,250,000 shall be for title III of the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–405) and $114,596,000 shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1977 and shall remain available until September 30, 1978: Provided, That funds appropriated herein and under this head in Public Law 94–439, to become available for obligation on July 1, 1977, shall be obligated according to the provisions of section 202 of Public Law 94–482, which shall become effective on July 1, 1977: Provided further, That 50 per centum of the funds provided for exemplary programs under part D of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 for fiscal year 1977 shall remain available until expended and 50 per centum shall remain available through September 30, 1978: Provided further, That for fiscal year 1978, funds appropriated for part B, subpart 2 of the Vocational Education Act shall remain available until expended. higher education For an additional amount for “Higher education”, for carrying out the Higher Education Act and the National Defense Education Act, $3,187,168,000 of which $1,903,900,000 shall be for the basic educational opportunity grant program (including $19,200,000 for administrative expenses): Provided, That funds contained herein for basic educational opportunity grants and incentive grants shall remain available through September 30, 1978: Provided further, That funds contained herein for work-study grants shall remain available through September 30, 1979: Provided further, That $5,960,000 shall be available for payments authorized by section 421(b)(5) of the Higher Education Act to the extent that funds are available under this heading during the current fiscal year: Provided further, That funds contained in Public Law 94–94 under this head for work study grants shall remain available through September 30, 1978. library resources For an additional amount for “Library resources”, for carrying out titles II, parts A and B, and VI, part A, of the Higher Education Act, and title III, part D, of the Education Amendments of 1976, $23,475,000. special projects and training For an additional amount for “Special projects and training”, $37,500,000 for carrying out part A of the Education Professions Development Act. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $4,145,000. student loan insurance fund For an additional amount for “Student Loan Insurance Fund”, $32,312,000 to remain available until expended. National Institute of Education national institute of education For carrying out section 405 of the General Education Provisions Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $70,000,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $12,930,000, of which $11,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 404 of the General Education Provisions Act. Social and Rehabilitation Service public assistance For an additional amount for “Public assistance”, $1,225,197,000. program administration For an additional amount for “Program administration”, $1,334,000. Social Security Administration special benefits for disabled coal miners For an additional amount for “Special benefits for disabled coal miners”, $48,068,000. Special Institutions gallaudet college For an additional amount for “Gallaudet College”, $958,000. howard university For an additional amount for “Howard University”, $5,684,000. Assistant Secretary for Human Development human development For an additional amount for “Human development”, $9,750,000, of which $2,700,000 shall be for section 308 of the Older Americans Act, and $1,300,000 shall be for section 304(b) (3), $250,000 for section 301, and $5,500,000 for section 203 of the Rehabilitation Act. Departmental Management general department management For an additional amount for “General departmental management”, $3,040,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 1978. RELATED AGENCIES Community Services Administration community services program For an additional amount for “Community services program”, $282,500,000: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to carry out the Crisis Intervention Program administered by the Community Services Administration as part of its Emergency Energy Conservation Services Program: Provided further,That no part of the $200,000,000 appropriated in this paragraph may be expended for administrative costs for the Crisis Intervention Program. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” for the White House Conference on Library and Information Services, established by the Act of December 31, 1974 (Public Law 93–568), $3,500,000, to remain available until expended. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $177,000. Railroad Retirement Board regional rail, transportation protective account For an additional amount for payment of benefits under section 509 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, to remain available until expended, $25,000,000, including not to exceed $25,000 for payment to the Railroad Retirement Board for administrative expenses. CHAPTER VIII LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress For payment to Jane B. Hart, widow of Philip A. Hart, late a Senator from the State of Michigan, $44,600. Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators and Expense Allowances of the Vice President, the Leaders, and Whips of the Senate compensation and mileage of the vice president and senators For an additional amount for “Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators”, $2,900: Provided, That, effective January 5, 1977, the compensation of a Deputy President pro tempore of the Senate shall be at a rate equal to the rate of annual compensation of the President pro tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate. expense allowances of the vice president, majority and minority leaders and majority and minority whips For an additional amount for “Expense Allowances of the Vice President, Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips”, $6,500: Provided, That, effective with fiscal year 1977 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each Leader: Provided further, That, effective April 1, 1977, there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate which shall not exceed $2,500 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That, during the period beginning on January 3, 1977, and ending September 30, 1977, and during each fiscal year thereafter, the Vice President, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the Minority Whip may receive the expense allowance (a) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the Vice President, the respective Leader or the respective Whip, or (b) in equal monthly payments. Salaries, Officers and Employees office of the president pro tempore For Office of the President Pro Tempore, $51,400: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the President pro tempore is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of an Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $47,595 per annum; a Legislative Assistant at not to exceed $40,080 per annum, and an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,380 per annum. office of deputy president pro tempore For Office of the Deputy President Pro Tempore, $51,400: Provided,That, effective April 1, 1977, the Deputy President pro tempore is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of an Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $47,595 per annum; a Legislative Assistant at not to exceed $40,080 per annum, and an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,380 per annum. offices of the majority and minority leaders For an additional amount for “Offices of the Majority and Minority leaders”, $45,900: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: Provided further, That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $191,700 each fiscal year for each Leader: Provided further, That the positions established by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970, for the Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders are abolished effective April 1, 1977. floor assistants to the majority and minority leaders For Floor Assistants to the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. $42,600: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader may appoint an Assistant to the Majority leader for Floor Operations and an Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, respectively, and fix the compensation of such assistants at a rate of compensation not to exceed the maximum annual rate of gross compensation of the Assistant Secretary of the Senate. offices of the majority and minority whips Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: Provided further, That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $111,100 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That the positions established by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976, for the Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips are abolished effective April 1, 1977. offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority For offices of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority. $58,200: Provided,That, effective April 1, 1977, the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority and the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority may each appoint and fix the compensation of an Executive Assistant at not to exceed $45,758 per annum and a Secretary at not to exceed $17,869 per annum. office of the chaplain For an additional amount for “Office of the Chaplain”, $2,000: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the compensation of the Chaplain shall be $22,044 per annum in lieu of $18,704 per annum. office of the secretary Effective April 1, 1977, the positions of Assistant to the Majority and Assistant to the Minority established by the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, are hereby abolished. administrative and clerical assistants to senators For an additional amount for “Administrative and Clerical Assist-ants to Senators”, $33,000: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the clerk hire allowance of each Senator from the State of Virginia shall be increased to that allowed Senators from States having a population of five million but less than seven million, the population of said State having exceeded five million inhabitants. office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For an additional amount for “Office of Sergeant at Arms and Door-keeper”, $27,800: Provided, That, effective April 1, 1977, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper may appoint and fix the compensation of a Special Assistant at not to exceed $28,724 per annum in lieu of not to exceed $23,714 per annum; a Chief Clerk at not to exceed $26,219 per annum in lieu of a Clerk at not to exceed $23,714 per annum; an Executive Secretary to the Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $26,219 per annum in lieu of an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,714 per annum; a Secretary to the Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $16,199 per annum and a Secretary at not to exceed $14,696 per annum in lieu of two Secretaries at not to exceed $14,696 per annum each; a Secretary for Personnel Administration at not to exceed $20,708 per annum in lieu of a Secretary to the Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $18,704 per annum; a Secretary to the Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $15,531 per annum and two Assistant Chief Telephone Opera-tors at not to exceed $14,028 per annum each in lieu of three Assistant Chief Telephone Operators at not to exceed $14,028 per annum each; a Secretary to the Special Assistant at not to exceed $12,191 per annum in lieu of a Secretary at not to exceed $11,022 per annum; a Receptionist at not to exceed $12,191 per annum and nineteen Telephone Operators at not to exceed $11,022 per annum each in lieu of twenty-one Telephone Operators at not to exceed $11,022 per annum each; thirteen Messengers at not to exceed $9,686 per annum each in lieu of fourteen Messengers at not to exceed $9,686 per annum each; a Laborer at not to exceed $9,018 per annum in lieu of two Laborers at not to exceed $9,018 per annum each; three Laborers at not to exceed $5,010 per annum each in lieu of five Laborers at not to exceed $5,010 per annum each: a Chief Barber at not to exceed $17,535 per annum in lieu of not to exceed $11,523 per annum; an Assistant Chief Barber at not to exceed $15,865 per annum in lieu of a Chief Barber at not to exceed $12,692 per annum; five Barbers at not to exceed $14,696 per annum each in lieu of two Barbers at not to exceed $11,690 per annum each and three Barbers at not to exceed $9,853 per annum each; two Barber Shop Attendants at not to exceed $10,855 per annum each in lieu of a Barber Shop Attendant at not to exceed $9,686 per annum and a Barber Shop Attendant at not to exceed $4,342 per annum; a Secretary to the Deputy Sergeant at Arms at not to exceed $22,044 per annum: a Driver-Messenger, Deputy President pro tempore, at not to exceed $15,364 per annum; and a Deputy Chief. Police Force, at not to exceed $33,901 per annum. agency contributions and longevity compensation For an additional amount for “Agency Contributions and Longevity Compensation”, $800,000. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For an additional amount for “Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate”, $5,500. Contingent Expenses of the Senate senate policy committees For an additional amount for “Senate Policy Committees”, $6,000. inquiries and investigations For an additional amount for “Inquiries and Investigations”, fiscal year 1976, $375,000. miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous Items”, fiscal year 1976, $650,000. Sec. 101. administrative provisions Effective April 1, 1977, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than two individual consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate. The provisions of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any individual serving in a Contingent fund. position under this authority. Expenditures under this authority shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, respectively. Sec. 102. (a) Effective April 1, 1977, the second sentence of section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (89 Stat. 2 USC 61g. 275) is amended by striking out “July 1, 1975” and inserting in lieu thereof “April 1, 1977”. (b) The Majority Leader of the Senate is authorized to fix the compensation of the Secretary for the Majority so long as the position is held by the incumbent holding such position on April 1, 1977. Sec. 103. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the proviso in the paragraph under the headings “Contingent Expenses of the Senate”, “miscellaneous items” in the Second Supplemental 89 Stat. 182. 2 USC 123c. Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 94–32) is amended to read as follows: “Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, is hereafter authorized to enter into multi-year contracts for data processing equipment, software, and services.” Sec. 104. The second paragraph under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959 (72 Stat. 442; 2 U.S.C. 65b), is amended by striking out “during any fiscal year”. Sec. 105. Effective April 1, 1977, section 3(f) under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)), is amended by striking out “quarterly” in paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof “monthly”. Sec. 106. (a) In accordance with subsection (g) of section 705 of 2 USC 72a–1d. Senate Resolution 4, 95th Congress, agreed to February 4 (legislative day, February 1), 1977, each Senator shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, receive each fiscal year an amount equal to three times the amount referred to in section 105(e) (1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified. Such 2 USC 61–1. amount may be used by a Senator only to employ individuals for the purpose of assisting him in connection with his membership on commit-tees of the Senate. Each Senator shall designate the committee with respect to which any individual is so employed to assist him. (b) (1) In the case of a Senator who is the chairman or ranking minority member of any committee, or of any subcommittee that receives funding to employ staff assistance separately from the funding authority for staff of the full committee, the amount referred to in subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount referred to in section 105(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified, for each such committee or subcommittee. (2) In the case of a Senator who is authorized by a committee, a subcommittee thereof, or the chairman of a committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, to recommend or approve the appointment to the staff of such committee or subcommittee of one or more individuals for the purpose of assisting such Senator in his duties as a member of such committee or subcommittee, the amount referred to in subsection (a) shall be reduced, for each such committee or subcommittee, by an amount equal to (A) the aggregate annual gross rates of compensation of all staff employees of that committee or subcommittee (i) whose appointment is made, approved, or recommended and (ii) whose continued employment is not disapproved by such Senator, if such employees are employed for the purpose of assisting such Senator in his duties as a member of such committee or subcommittee thereof as the case may be, or (B) the amount referred to in section 105(e) (1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified whichever is less. (3) In the case of a Senator who is serving on more than three committees, one of the committees on which he is serving, as selected by him, shall not lie taken into account for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such Senator shall notify the Secretary of the Senate of the committee selected by him under this paragraph. (4) In the case of a Senator who is the chairman or ranking minority member of a subcommittee that receives funding to employ staff assistance separately from the funding authority for the full committee, if the amount of funds made available to him to employ staff assistance is less than the amount referred to in section 105(e) (1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified, then paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to such subcommittee during the period March 1, 1977, through September 30, 1977. (c) (1) An employee appointed under this section shall be designated as such and certified by the Senator who appoints him to the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee designated by such Senator and shall be accorded all privileges of a professional staff member (whether permanent or investigatory) of such committee including access to all committee sessions and files, except that any such committee may restrict access to its sessions to one staff member per Senator at a time and require, if classified material is being handled or discussed, that any staff member possess the appropriate security clearance before being allowed access to such material or to discussion of it. (2) If (A) a Senator’s service on a committee terminates (other than by reason of his ceasing to be a Member of the Senate) or a Senator’s status on a committee as the chairman or ranking minority member of such committee or a subcommittee thereof changes, and (B) the appointment of an employee appointed under this section and designated to such committee by such Senator would (but for this paragraph) thereby terminate, such employee shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (e), be continued as an employee appointed by such Senator under this section until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the close of the tenth day following the day on which such Senator’s service on such committee terminates or his status on such committee changes or (2) the effective date on which such Senator notifies the Secretary of the Senate, in writing, that such employee, is no longer to be continued as an employee appointed under this section. An employee whose appointment is continued under this paragraph shall perform such duties as the Senator who appointed him may assign. (d) An employee appointed under this section shall not receive compensation in excess of that provided for an employee under section 105(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified. (e) The aggregate of payments of gross compensation made to employees under this section during each fiscal year shall not exceed at any time during such fiscal year one-twelfth of the total amount to which the Senator is entitled under this section (after application of the reductions required under subsection (b)) multiplied by the number of months (counting a fraction of a month as a month) elapsing from the first month in that fiscal year in which the Senator holds the office of Senator through the end of the current month for which the payment of gross compensation is to be made. In any fiscal year in which a Senator does not hold the office of Senator at least part of each month of that year, the aggregate amount available for gross compensation of employees under this section shall be the total amount to which the Senator is entitled under this section (after application of the reductions required under subsection (b)) divided by twelve, and multiplied by the number of months the Senator holds such office during that fiscal year, counting any fraction of a month as a full month. (f) Section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 72alc), is repealed. (g) (1) This section shall take effect on March 1, 1977. (2) Any designation, or change of designation, made by a Senator before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 705 of Senate Resolution 4, 95th Congress, agreed to February 4 (legislative day, February 1), 1977, shall be treated as a designation or change made under this section. (3) The amount of any accrued surplus available to any Senator under section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976, at the close of February 28, 1977, shall be available to that Senator during the period beginning on March 1, 1977, and ending on September 30, 1977, for the purpose of this section. (4) The aggregate amount available to a Senator for gross compensation of employees appointed under this section during the period beginning on March 1, 1977, and ending on September 30, 1977 (other than any amount available under paragraph (3)), shall be seven--twelfths of the total amount to which the Senator is entitled under this section (after application of the reductions required by subsection (b)) for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1977. Sec. 107. (a) Section 106 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977, is amended to read as follows: 2 USC 121a. Senate Barber Shops Revolving Fund. “Sec. 106. (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate to be known as the Senate Barber Shops Revolving Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘revolving fund’). “(b) All moneys received by the Senate barber shops from fees for services or from any other source shall be deposited to the credit of the revolving fund. Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate for necessary supplies and expenses of the Senate barber shops. “(c) On or before December 31 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw from the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in excess of $10,000 in the revolving fund at the close of the preceding fiscal year. “(d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. “(e) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.”. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on Effective date. 2 USC 121a note. April 1, 1977. Sec. 108. Hereafter, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to Transfer of funds. 2 USC 64–2. make such transfers between appropriations or funds available for disbursement by him for a fiscal year as may be approved by a resolution of the Senate (reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate), and, to the extent necessary, to reimburse, out of funds thereafter made available for disbursement by him for such fiscal year, any appropriation or fund for any amount so transferred from it. Sec. 109. Any funds appropriated under the heading “Senate” in any appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 1978, for the same purposes for which appropriated. Sec. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to the provisions of subsection Additional staff member. (b), the Committee on Govern-mental Affairs is authorized, effective April 1, 1977, and during the remainder of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, to pay one additional staff member at a per annum rate not to exceed the rate provided for the two staff members referred to in section 105(e) (3) (A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, as amended and modified. 2 USC 61–1. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall cease to be effective when and if the individual who was transferred from the staff of the Committee on the District of Columbia to the staff of the Committee on Governmental Affairs under section 703 of Senate Resolution 4, 95th Congress, and who was paid by the Committee on the District of Columbia at the per annum rate referred to in subsection (a), ceases to be a member of the staff of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, or of a subcommittee thereof, and paid at such rate. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House Leadership Offices For an additional amount for “House leadership offices”, as authorized by law, $14,850, including: Office of the Speaker, $4,950; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,300; Minority Floor Leader, $3,300; Majority Whip, $1,650; and Minority Whip, $1,650. Contingent Expenses of the House allowances and expenses For an additional amount for “Allowances and expenses”, as authorized by House resolution or law, $1,229,000, including: Equipment (purchase, lease, and maintenance), $659,000; and salaries authorized by House resolutions, $570,000. JOINT ITEMS Contingent Expenses of the Senate joint economic committee For an additional amount for “Joint Economic Committee”, $11,500. joint committee on atomic energy For an additional amount for “Joint Committee on Atomic Energy”, $14,100. joint committee on printing For an additional amount for “Joint Committee on Printing”, $6,000. american indian policy review commission For an additional amount for “American Indian Policy Review Commission”, $100,000. Contingent Expenses of the House joint committee on congressional operations For an additional amount for “Joint Committee on Congressional Operations”, $50,000. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, including rental of space in the District of Columbia, $569,050, to remain available until September 30, 1978. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Office of the Architect of the Capitol contingent expenses For an additional amount for “contingent expenses”, $90,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 2 USC 64–3. of the Senate is authorized to receive moneys from the Department of the Treasury as reimbursements for salaries paid by the United States Senate in connection with certain officers and members of the United States Capitol Police serving as instructors at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Moneys so received shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. 112. The provisions of section 1824 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (40 U.S.C. 210), are amended by deleting “at a cost not to exceed twenty dollars per man,”. Sec. 113. The Chairman of the Capitol Police Board is authorized, Police motor vehicle, assignment. 40 USC 212a note. subject to such conditions as he may impose, to authorize the assignment of a police motor vehicle for use by instructor personnel of the Capitol Police Force while assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. CHAPTER IX MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Military Construction, Army For an additional amount for Military construction, Army, $16,796,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds may be obligated other than for energy conservation, fuel conversion, or pollution abatement projects authorized in a subsequently enacted military construction authorization act. Military Construction, Navy For an additional amount for Military construction, Navy, $20,330,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds may be obligated other than for energy conservation or pollution abatement projects authorized in a subsequently enacted military construction authorization act. Military Construction, Air Force For an additional amount for Military construction, Air Force, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds may be obligated other than for energy conservation or pollution abatement projects authorized in a subsequetly enacted military construction authorization act. Family Housing, Defense For an additional amount for Family housing, Defense, $60,000,000 (and an increase of $35,000,000 in the limitation on Department of Defense, operation, maintenance; an increase of $15,000,000 in the limitation on Construction, Army; an increase of $5,000,000 in the limitation on Construction, Navy and Marine Corps; and an increase of $10,000,000 in the limitation on Construction, Air Force): Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be obligated until authorization for this appropriation is enacted. CHAPTER X DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation emergency fund For an additional amount for the “Emergency fund”, to remain available until expended, $30,000,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund. drought emergency assistance For necessary expenses for activities to mitigate the impact of the 1976–1977 drought, $100,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. Southwestern Power Administration operation and maintenance For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance”, $13,800,000. Administrative Provisions Appropriations made to the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $75,000. Appropriations made to the Bureau of Reclamation, Southeastern Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, and Alaska Power Administration for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles: purchase of reprints; payment for telephone services in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary: and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. CHAPTER XI DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,500,000. acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad (special foreign currency program) For an additional amount for “Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad (Special Foreign Currency Program)”, to remain available until expended, $24,700,000. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund”, $17,794,000. International Organizations and Conferences contributions to international organizations For an additional amount for “Contributions to international organizations”, $48,297,749: Provided, That $43,115,039 shall be made available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. international conferences and contingencies For an additional amount for “International Conferences and Contingencies”, $1,625,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $24,500 may be expended for representation allowances as authorized by section 901 of the Act of August 31, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131), and for official entertainment. Other eighth pan american games For expenses necessary to carry out the Eighth Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1979, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,435,000. working capital fund For capitalization and initial operating expenses of the “Working Capital Fund”, $2,238,000, to remain available until expended. Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, general legal activities”, $4,959,000. salaries and expenses, antitrust division For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division”, $1,670,000. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys and marshals For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and marshals”, $857,000. Immigration And Naturalization Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,000,000. Federal Prison System salaries and expenses, bureau of prisons For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons”, $3,090,000. buildings and facilities For an additional amount for “Buildings and facilities”, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended. support of united states prisoners For an additional amount for “Support of United States prisoners”, $10,000,000. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration salaries and expenses Amounts currently appropriated under this head may be used for the purpose of paying benefits authorized by the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act of 1976 and for the necessary administrative expenses thereof. Drug Enforcement Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,000,000. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE General Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $100,000. Economic Development Administration economic development assistance programs For an additional amount for “Economic Development Assistance Programs”, $30,100,000. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, research, and facilities”, $1,680,000, to remain available until expended. coastal zone management For an additional amount for “Coastal zone management”, $19,595,000, to remain available until expended. coastal energy impact fund For payment to the fund for the purposes of carrying out the pro-visions of section 308 (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (k) of the Act of October 27, 1972, as amended (90 Stat. 1019), $115,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That obligations for payments pursuant to subsections (c), (d), and (f) shall not exceed $115,000,000. National Fire Prevention and Control Administration facilities For purchase and renovation of facilities as authorized by the Act of October 29, 1974 (88 Stat. 1535–1549), $2,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 1979. THE JUDICIARY Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services fees of jurors For an additional amount for “Fees of jurors”, $2,150,000, to remain available until expended. judicial survivors’ annuity program For deposit to the credit of “The Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund”, the amount of the actuarial deficiency as of January 1, 1977, pursuant to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Reform Act, Public Law 94–554, approved October 19, 1976, $31,100,000. RELATED AGENCIES Commission on Civil Rights salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $328,000. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $75,000. International Trade Commission salaries and expenses The limitation on expenses of travel under this head in the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1977, is increased to $300,000. Office of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $266,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,800 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Securities and Exchange Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $880,000. CHAPTER XII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard pollution fund For the “Pollution fund”, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration traffic and highway safety For an additional amount for “Traffic and highway safety”, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Railroad Administration grants to the national railroad passenger corporation For an additional amount for “Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. rail bank (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of Transportation to establish a rail bank as authorized by section 810 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976; $2,000,000, to be derived from the appropriation for “Retired Pay” and to remain available until expended. RELATED AGENCIES Interstate Commerce Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,500,000. National Transportation Policy Study Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for the National Transportation Policy Study Commission; $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER XIII DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Federal Law Enforcement Training Center salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,000,000. United States Customs Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $6,319,000. Internal Revenue Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,488,000. accounts, collection and taxpayer service For an additional amount for “Accounts, collection and taxpayer service”, $28,804,000. compliance For an additional amount for “Compliance”, $34,189,000. POSTAL SERVICE Payment to the Postal Service Fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Postal Service Fund”, $500,000,000. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Official Residence of the Vice President operating expenses For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $30,000: Provided, That $30,000 shall be made available for official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate. Council of Economic Advisers salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $155,000. Council on Wage and Price Stability salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $241,000. Office of Drug Abuse Policy salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, $1,100,000. Office of Management and Budget salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,600,000: Provided, That the Director may place a total of five (5) positions, in GS–16, 17, and 18 and that such positions are in addition to total number of positions authorized to be placed in such grades by section 5108 of title 5. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $99,000. Civil Service Commission (including transfer of funds) salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $775,000 together with an additional amount of $1,148,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined by the Commission without regard to other statutes. payment to civil service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to Civil Service retirement and disability fund”, $232,643,000. Commission on Federal Paperwork salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. General Services Administration Federal Buildings Fund limitations on availability of revenue In addition to the aggregate amount made available for Real Property Management and related activities under this heading in the “Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1977”, $4,401,000 shall remain available until expended for construction of buildings in addition to the amounts previously specified in other appropriation acts as available until expended (including funds for sites and expenses) and the limitation on the amount available for construction of buildings is increased to $32,801,000 by additions as follows: New construction: Alabama: Mobile, Federal Office Building, $100,000; Hawaii: Honolulu, Prince J. Kalanianaole Federal Building and Courthouse, $1,500,000; New York: New York, Customs Court and Federal Office Building Annex, $2,801,000: Provided, That the immediately foregoing limits of costs may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but by not to exceed 10 per centum. Federal Buildings Fund alterations and major repairs For necessary expenses for “Alterations and Major Repairs” as authorized by law, $125,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition to the aggregate amount made available in the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1977, for alterations and major repairs, this appropriation of $125,000,000 shall be available for such purposes and the limitation on the amount made available for alterations and major repairs is increased to $185,700,000: Provided further, That the amount provided in the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1977 in excess of which revenues, collections, and other sums accruing to the fund (excluding reimbursements pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) shall be deposited in miscellaneous receipts is increased to $1,281,018,000: Provided further,That appropriations hereby made to the Federal Buildings Fund shall not be subject to the provisions of section 210(f)(4) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(4)) requiring repayment with interest. National Archives and Records Service operating expenses For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $450,000. Federal Telecommunications Fund To increase the capital of the “Federal telecommunications fund”, established by section 110 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 757), $20,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents For an additional amount for “Allowances and office staff for former Presidents”, $107,000. National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers salaries and expenses Of the amount provided under this head in the “Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1977”, $135,000 shall be available for expenses of travel, notwithstanding the provisions of section 501 of the Act. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency operation and maintenance For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance”, $2,000,000, which shall be available for allocation under section 205 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended. research, shelter survey, and marking For an additional amount for “Research, Shelter Survey, and Marking”, $2,000,000, which shall be available for financial contributions to the States under section 201(i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act, which shall be equally matched, for emergency operating centers and civil defense equipment. CHAPTER XIV CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS For payment of claims settled and determined by departments and agencies in accord with law and judgments rendered against the United States by the United States Court of Claims and the United States District Courts, as set forth in House Documents numbered 95–89, 95–93, and 95–97, Ninety-fifth Congress, $40,817,081, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such judgment or provided by law) and such additional sums due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in foreign currency: Provided, That no judgment herein appropriated for shall be paid until it shall become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise: Provided further, That unless otherwise specifically required by law or by judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated for herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of the Act. Section 1302 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (70 Stat. 694–95, as amended, 31 U.S.C. § 724a (1970)), is amended to read as follows: “There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the payment, not otherwise provided for, as certified by the Comptroller General, of final judgments, awards, and compromise settlements, which are payable in accordance with the terms of section 2414, 2517, 2672, or 2677 of Title 28, together with such interest and costs as may be specified in such judgments or otherwise authorized by law: Provided, That interest on a judgment of a district court to which the provisions of section 2411(b) of Title 28 apply, payable from this appropriation, shall be paid only when such judgment becomes final after review on appeal or petition by the United States, and then only from the date of the filing of the transcript thereof in the General Accounting Office to the date of the mandate of affirmance (except that in cases reviewed by the Supreme Court interest shall not be allowed beyond the term of the Court at which the judgment was affirmed): Provided further, That interest on a judgment rendered by the Court of Claims, payable from this appropriation, in accordance with subsection 2516(b) of Title 28, shall be computed from the date of the filing of the transcript thereof in the General Accounting Office: Provided further, That any judgment or compromise settlement against the United States arising out of an express or implied contract entered into by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchanges, Marine Corps Exchanges, Coast Guard Exchanges, or Exchange Councils of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall be paid in accordance with this section and sections 2414, 2517, and 2518 of Title 28, United States Code, and such instrumentality shall reimburse the United States for a judgment or compromise settlement paid by the United States. Judgments against the United States arising out of activities of the United States Postal Service shall be paid by the Postal Service out of any funds available to it.”

2. 1978

   Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978

   Pub. L. 95–355 title I · 92 Stat. 523

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

   Pub. L. 95–355 substituted provisions increasing allowances for each leader to $10,000 each fiscal year, effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, for provisions authorizing not to exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each leader, effective with fiscal year 1977 and each fiscal year thereafter

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–355 substituted provisions increasing allowances for each leader to $10,000 each fiscal year, effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, for provisions authorizing not to exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each leader, effective with fiscal year 1977 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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   TITLE I CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE animal and plant health inspection service For an additional amount for “Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service”, $2,000,000. economic research service For an additional amount for “Economic Research Service”, $950,000. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation subscription to capital stock To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe and pay for capital stock of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, as provided in section 504 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1504), $20,000,000. Farmers Home Administration rural water and waste disposal grants For an additional amount for grants pursuant to sections 306(a)(2) and 306(a)(6) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), $50,000,000 to remain available until expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of the above Act. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $1,000,000. Soil Conservation Service conservation operations For an additional amount for “Conservation Operations”, $7,700,000, to remain available until expended. watershed and flood prevention operations For an additional amount for emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention, as provided by section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 701b–1) in addition to funds provided elsewhere, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service emergency conservation measures For an additional amount for emergency conservation measures, to be used for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as funds appropriated under this head in the Third Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1957, $20,000,000, with which shall be merged the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated for emergency conservation measures. RELATED AGENCIES Commodity Futures Trading Commission For an additional amount for “Commodity Futures Trading Commission”, $121,000. CHAPTER II FOREIGN OPERATIONS Funds Appropriated to the President economic assistance international organizations and programs For an additional amount for “International organizations and programs”, $9,000,000. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund”, $2,770,000. INDEPENDENT AGENCY Action—International Programs peace corps For an additional amount for “Operating expenses, international programs”, $2,265,000. DEPARTMENT OF STATE migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for “Migration and refugee assistance”, $7,480,000. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund For an additional amount for “United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund”, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER III DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing Programs rent supplement program The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that may be required by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) is increased by $24,300,000: Provided, That budget authority obligated under such contracts shall be limited to $24,300,000. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Environmental Protection Agency research and development For an additional amount for “Research and development”, $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 1979. abatement and control For an additional amount for “Abatement and control”, $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1979. Executive Office of the President office of science and technology policy The limitation on travel expenses for the Office of Science and Technology Policy for fiscal year 1978 is increased by $27,000. National Commission on Air Quality salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Commission on Air Quality as authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7623 and 7626), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $500,000. Veterans Administration compensation and pensions For an additional amount for “Compensation and pensions”, $489,600,000, to remain available until expended. veterans insurance and indemnities For an additional amount for “Veterans Insurance and Indemnities”, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. medical care For an additional amount for “Medical care”, $4,000,000. general operating expenses For an additional amount for “General operating expenses”, $6,800,000. assistance for health manpower training institutions For an additional amount for “Assistance for health manpower training institutions”, $3,953,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984. CHAPTER IV DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management management of lands and resources For an additional amount for “Management of lands and resources”, $53,000,000. payments in lieu of taxes Appropriations made under this head in Public Law 95–74 may be used to correct underpayments in the previous fiscal year to achieve equity among all qualified recipients. United States Fish and Wildlife Service resource management For an additional amount for “Resource management”, $1,583,000. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service land and water conservation fund For an additional amount, to be derived from the “Land and Water Conservation Fund”, $205,000,000, to remain available until expended, to the National Park Service for expenses for the Redwood National Park expansion authorized by Public Law 95–250, including $200,000,000 for compensation to be paid pursuant thereto: Provided, That $205,000,000 of the funds appropriated in Public Law 95–74 for the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, from the Land and Water Conservation Fund shall be derived from the authorization provided by the 1977 amend-ment (Public Law 95–42) to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended. National Park Service operation of the national park system For an additional amount for “Operation of the National Park System”, $2,750,000. Bureau of Indian Affairs operation of indian programs For an additional amount for “Operation of Indian Programs”, $20,817,000. construction For an additional amount for “Construction”, $825,000, to remain available until expended. Office of Territorial Affairs administration of territories For an additional amount for “Administration of Territories”, $49,000,000, of which $35,000,000 is for grants to Guam and $14,000,000 is for grants to the Virgin Islands, to remain available until expended. trust territory of the pacific islands For an additional amount for “Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands”, $7,009,000, to remain available until expended. RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service forest protection and utilization For an additional amount for “Forest protection and utilization”, $194,000,000. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY fossil energy research and development For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. economic regulatory administration For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the Economic Regulatory Administration, $6,000,000. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Health Services Administration indian health services For an additional amount for “Indian Health Services”, $2,241,000. indian health facilities Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts collected, during fiscal years 1977 and 1978, by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be available until September 30, 1979 for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (exclusive of planning, design, construction, or major renovation of Indian Health Service facilities). Indian Claims Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $200,000. Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $123,000. Smithsonian Institution salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $580,000. salaries and expenses, national gallery of art For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art”, $500,000. CHAPTER V DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration employment and training assistance Funds provided under this head shall be available for carrying out sections 210, 211, and 212 of Public Law 95–250: Provided, That $120,000,000 appropriated under this heading in the Economic Stimulus Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1977 (P.L. 95–29), shall remain available until September 30, 1979 for employment and training services for veterans. community service employment for older americans For an additional amount for “Community service employment for older Americans”, $21,300,000, of which $17,040,000 shall be for section 906(a)(1). federal unemployment benefits and allowances Funds provided under this head shall be available for the payment of benefits and payments as authorized by title II of Public Law 95–250, and amounts received or recovered pursuant to section 208(e) shall be available for such payments. Employment Standards Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $165,000. Occupational Safety and Health Administration salaries and expenses Of the amount appropriated under this head for fiscal year 1978, the restriction on the amount which shall be available for reimbursement to States under section 7(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656(c)(1)) for furnishing consultation services to employers under section 21(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 670(c)) is increased by $2,000,000. Mine Safety and Health Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $3,000,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: Provided, That 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: Provided further, That 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: Provided further, That 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 disasters. Departmental Management salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,900,000. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Center for Disease Control For an additional amount for design and engineering for construction of an addition to the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health, $1,500,000. For an additional amount for influenza vaccination, $8,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 1978. Health Services Administration For an additional amount for the Rural Health Initiative program, authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, $6,000,000. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration construction and renovation, saint elizabeths hospital For an additional amount for “Construction and renovation, Saint Elizabeths Hospital”, $52,200,000 to remain available until expended. Health Resources Administration health resources For an additional amount for “Health resources”, $500,000. Funds appropriated under this head in Public Law 94–206, as amended by Public Law 94–303, to carry out Title XVI of the Public Health Service Act shall remain available until September 30, 1979, and shall be available for carrying out section 1625(a) of the Public Health Service Act. Health Care Financing Administration limitation on administrative expenses For an additional amount for “Limitation on administrative expenses”, $8,800,000; Provided, That $5,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665) only to the extent necessary to process workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and to meet mandatory increases in costs of agencies or organizations with which agreements have been made to participate in the administration of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and after maximum absorption of such costs within the remainder of the existing limitation has been achieved. Office of Education school assistance in federally affected areas For an additional amount for “School assistance in federally affected areas” to carry out section 7 of the Act of September 30, 1950, $5,000,000. education for the handicapped For an additional amount for “Education for the handicapped” to carry out part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act, $37,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 1979. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,300,000. student loan insurance fund For an additional amount for the “Student Loan Insurance Fund”, $223,939,000, to remain available until expended. Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services human development For an additional amount for “Human development” for Section 301 and Section 304 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $5,300,000, to remain available until expended. Special Institutions Hereafter, Gallaudet College, Howard University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and the American Printing House for the Blind are authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration. Departmental Management office for civil rights For an additional amount for “Office for Civil Rights”, $6,900,000. office of inspector general For an additional amount for “Office of Inspector General”, $1,500,000. RELATED AGENCIES Action operating expenses, domestic programs For an additional amount for “Operating expenses, domestic programs”, $217,000. Corporation for Public Broadcasting public broadcasting fund For an additional amount for “Public Broadcasting Fund”, $12,050,000: Provided, That no funds made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties and 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 excluding from participation in, denying the benefits of, or discriminating against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $193,000. CHAPTER VI LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress For payment to Maryon Pittman Allen, widow of James B. Allen, late a Senator from the State of Alabama, $57,500. Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators and Expense Allowances of the Vice President, President Pro Tempore, the Leaders, and Whips of the Senate expense allowances of the vice president, president pro tempore, majority and minority leaders and majority and minority whips For an additional amount for “Expense Allowances of the Vice President, President Pro Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips”, $10,000 for the President Pro Tempore, $10,000 for the Majority Leader, and $10,000 for the Minority Leader; in all $30,000: Provided, That these funds shall remain available for such respective allowances through September 30, 1979. Effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are increased to $10,000 each fiscal year for each leader. Effective with fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the President Pro Tempore which shall not exceed $10,000 each fiscal year. The President Pro Tempore may receive the expense allowance (1) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the President Pro Tempore, or (2) in equal monthly payments. Such amounts paid to the President Pro Tempore as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation pursuant to this provision, shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. salaries, Officers and Employees offices of the majority and minority leaders For an additional amount for “Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders”, $110,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1979: Provided, That the amount authorized for the offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders is increased by $50,000 each fiscal year for each Leader. Contingent Expenses of the Senate postage stamps For an additional amount for “Postage Stamps”, $2,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1979: Provided, That effective with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, the allocation for air mail and special delivery postage for the Office of the Secretary is increased to $4,625 each fiscal year. administrative provisions Sec. 101. Effective with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, the first sentence of section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 61a–9a), as amended, is amended by striking out “$5,500” and inserting in lieu thereof “$7,500”. Sec. 102. Any funds made available for the purposes specified in section 109 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, shall be transferred to and merged with the funds appropriated for such purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. Sec. 103. The seventh paragraph under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the Senate appropriation in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 68b), as amended, is amended by striking out “$35 per day;” and inserting in lieu thereof “the rates in effect under section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of agencies;”, and by striking out “$50 per day” and inserting in lieu thereof “the daily rate in effect under section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of agencies”. Sec. 104. (a) Effective November 1, 1978, in lieu of the seventeen statutory positions designated for the Stationery Room, the Secretary of the Senate may establish such number of positions in the Stationery Room (but not less than fifteen), as he determines necessary for the proper and efficient discharge of its functions, and to designate the titles and fix the compensation of such positions: Provided, That upon implementation of the authority contained in this subsection, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer to the positions so established those individuals employed in the Stationery Room on October 31, 1978, and may appoint individuals to any remaining positions so established or to any position which is established after November 1, 1978, or becomes vacant after that date. (b)(1) The aggregate annual gross compensation (other than longevity and merit compensation) paid to employees appointed to the positions established under subsection (a) shall not exceed for any fiscal year $287,474 (A) increased by the percentage specified for positions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate in the last Order of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issued before November 1, 1978, under authority of section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, and adjusted to the next higher multiple specified in such Order, and (B) increased and adjusted as provided in Orders of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate issued after November 1, 1978, under authority of such section. (2) The aggregate of payments of gross compensation (other than longevity and merit compensation) paid to employees appointed to positions established under subsection (a) shall not exceed at any time during each fiscal year one-twelfth of the amount specified in paragraph (1) multiplied by the number of months (counting a fraction of a month as a month) which have elapsed during that fiscal year. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as abolishing the seventeen statutory positions designated for the Stationery Room, but in no event shall such positions be available during a period in which the Secretary is utilizing his authority under subsection (a) of this section. Sec. 105. (a) Upon the recommendation of a Senator-elect (other than an incumbent Senator or a Senator elected to fill a vacancy), the Secretary of the Senate shall appoint two employees to assist such Senator-elect. Any employee so appointed shall serve through the day before the date on which the Senator-elect recommending his appointment commences his service as a Senator, except that his employment may be terminated before such day upon recommendation of such Senator-elect. (b)(1) Salaries of employees appointed under subsection (a) shall be paid from the appropriation for “Administrative, Clerical, and Legislative Assistance to Senators”. (2) Salaries paid to employees appointed upon recommendation of a Senator-elect under subsection (a) shall be charged against the amount of compensation which may be paid to employees in his office under section 105(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968, as amended and modified (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)) (hereinafter referred to as the “clerk-hire allowance”), for the fiscal year in which his service as a Senator commences. The total amount of salaries paid to employees so appointed upon recommendation of a Senator-elect shall be charged against his clerk-hire allowance for each month in such fiscal year beginning with the month in which his service as a Senator commences (until the total amount has been charged) by whichever of the following amounts is greater: (1) one-ninth of the amount of salaries so paid, or (2) the amount by which the aggregate amount of his clerk-hire allowance which may be paid as of the close of such month under section 105(d)(1)(B) of such Act exceeds the aggregate amount of his clerk-hire allowance actually paid as of the close of such month. (c) Each Senator-elect and each employee appointed under subsection (a) is authorized one round trip from the home State of the Senator-elect to Washington, D.C., and return, for the purposes of attending conferences, caucuses, or organizational meetings, or for any other official business connected with the impending Congress. In addition, each Senator-elect and each such employee is authorized per diem for not more than seven days while en route to and from Washington, D.C., and while in Washington, D.C. Such transportation and per diem expenses shall be in the same amounts as are payable to Senators and employees in the office of a Senator under section 506(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58), and shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon itemized vouchers certified by the Senator-elect concerned and approved by the Secretary of the Senate. (d)(1) Each Senator-elect is authorized to be reimbursed for expenses incurred for telegrams and telephone services related to his position as a Senator-elect in an amount not exceeding one-twelfth of the total amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on behalf of a Senator from the State which he will represent under section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973. Reimbursement to a Senator-elect under this subsection shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon itemized vouchers certified by such Senator-elect and approved by the Secretary of the Senate. (2) Amounts reimbursed to a Senator-elect under this subsection shall be charged against the amount of expenses which are authorized to be paid to him or on his behalf under section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, for each of the twelve months beginning with the month in which his service as a Senator commences (until all of such amounts have been charged) by whichever of the following amounts is greater: (1) one-twelfth of the amounts so reimbursed, or (2) the amount by which the aggregate amount authorized to be so paid under section 506(c) of such Act as of the close of such month exceeds the aggregate amount actually paid under such section 506 as of the close of such month. (e) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1978. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Oayments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress For payment to Nancy Louise Allen, widow of Clifford R. Allen, late a Representative from the State of Tennessee, $57,500. For payment to Lola H. Ketchum, widow of William M. Ketchum, late a Representative from the State of California, $57,500. Salaries, Officers and Employees (including transfer of funds) Effective upon enactment of this Act, the unexpended balances of the appropriations granted under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees, Official Reporters of Debates and Official Reporters to Committees” for the current fiscal year, shall be transferred to “Salaries, Officers and Employees, Office of the Clerk.” Contingent Expenses of the House allowances and expenses For an additional amount for allowances and expenses for equipment (purchase, lease and maintenance), $584,250. stationery (revolving fund) Any amount appropriated in Public Law 94–440, 1978, Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, under the heading “Stationery Revolving Fund,” that remains available on September 30, 1978, shall become working capital of the Stationery Revolving Fund. special and select committees For an additional amount for “Special and Select Committees”, $5,500,000. JOINT ITEMS Contingent Expenses of the House joint committee on taxation For an additional amount for “Joint Committee on Taxation”, $252,800. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Salaries and Expenses For the comprehensive evaluation of energy policy alternatives, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, and for ten staff employees to be available for the life of the project, notwithstanding any limitation currently or hereafter imposed by law. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Office of the Architect of the Capitol contingent expenses For an additional amount for “Contingent expenses”, $90,000, to remain available until expended. Capitol Buildings and Grounds capitol buildings For an additional amount for “Capitol Buildings”, $655,000, of which $635,000 shall remain available until expended. capitol grounds For an additional amount for “Capitol Grounds”, $415,000, of which $375,000 shall remain available until expended. master plan for future development of the capitol grounds and related areas For an additional amount for “Master Plan for future development of the Capitol Grounds and related areas”, $100,000, to remain available until expended. senate office buildings For an additional amount for “Senate Office Buildings”, $1,110,000, to remain available until expended. house office buildings For an additional amount for “House Office Buildings”, $811,000, to remain available until expended. capitol power plant For an additional amount for “Capitol Power Plant”, $600,000. Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building For an additional amount for “Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building”, $7,675,000, to remain available until expended. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Congressional Research Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $50,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1979. Copyright Office salaries and expenses The proviso in the paragraph under this heading in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–94), is amended by striking out “$3,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$3,500,000”. CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy For an additional amount for “Energy”, $3,000,000, for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers, Civil general investigations For an additional amount for “General Investigations”, $100,000, to remain available until expended. construction, general For an additional amount for “Construction, general”, to remain available until expended, $2,000,000, for the Montgomery to Gadsden Coosa River Channel, Alabama project. general provision The period of July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976 shall be treated as a fiscal year for the purposes of section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701c–3). NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,600,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER VIII DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,450,000. acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad For an additional amount for “Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad”, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund”, $11,008,000. International Organizations and Conferences contributions to international organizations For an additional amount for “Contributions to international organizations”, $64,127,000. contributions for international peacekeeping activities For an additional amount for “Contributions for international peacekeeping activities”, $20,400,000. missions to international organizations For an additional amount for “Missions to international organizations”, $727,000. international trade negotiations For an additional amount for “International trade negotiations”, $412,000. International Commissions international fisheries commissions For an additional amount for “International fisheries commissions”, $500,000. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, general administration”, $368,000 of which $98,000 is for the United States Parole Commission. Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, general legal activities”, $400,000. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys and marshals For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and marshals”, $4,495,000, of which $3,050,000 shall be available for payments to United States Deputy Marshals for overtime duties performed between 1972 and 1978. Immigration and Naturalization Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,750,000. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census periodic censuses and programs For an additional amount for “Periodic censuses and programs”, $2,180,000, to remain available until expended. Economic Development Administration economic development assistance programs For an additional amount for “Economic development assistance programs”, $111,500,000. administration of economic development assistance programs For an additional amount for “Administration of economic development assistance programs”, $40,000. Industry and Trade Administration operations and administration For an additional amount for “Operations and Administration”, $2,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,565,000 shall be available to liquidate obligations incurred in prior fiscal years. Minority Business Enterprise minority business development The amount made available in the appropriation under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1978, for program development and management is increased by $100,000 and the amount to remain available until expended is decreased by $100,000. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, research, and facilities”, $1,238,000, to remain available until expended. National Fire Prevention and Control Administration facilities For facilities as authorized by the Act of October 29, 1974 (88 Stat. 1535–1549), $6,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 1980. Science and Technical Research scientific and technical research and services For an additional amount for “Scientific and technical research and services”, $900,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $485,000 may be transferred to the “Working Capital Fund”, National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital: Provided, That not to exceed $200,000 shall be available from existing appropriations made under this heading to be used for construction and installation of improvements to existing National Bureau of Standards buildings. National Telecommunications and Information Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $3,110,000, to remain available until expended. THE JUDICIARY Supreme Court of the United States care of the building and grounds For an additional amount for “Care of the building and grounds”, $750,000, to remain available until expended. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services special rail reorganization court For salaries and expenses of the special court established by the Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Judicial Center salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $55,000. RELATED AGENCIES Arms Control and Disarmament Agency arms control and disarmament activities For an additional amount for “Arms control and disarmament activities”, $2,370,000, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses. Board for International Broadcasting grants and expenses For an additional amount for “Grants and Expenses”, $10,000,000 of which $3,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available only for fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973, as amended. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $7,500,000, including $3,000,000 for payments to State and local agencies for services to the Commission pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Federal Communications Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $150,000, and in addition $750,000 shall be available from existing fiscal year 1978 appropriations made under this heading to liquidate obligations incurred in fiscal year 1976. International Communication Agency salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,500,000. Securities and Exchange Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,375,000. Small Business Administration disaster loan fund For an additional amount for the “Disaster Loan Fund”, $378,000,000: Provided, That $375,000,000 of such amount shall remain available without fiscal year limitation and $3,000,000 shall be transferred to “Salaries and expenses”. United States Metric Board salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205), $275,000. CHAPTER IX DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary working capital fund (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary to purchase replacement equipment for the Transportation Computer Center, not to exceed $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived by transfer from unobligated balances available in the appropriation, “Transportation Planning, Research, and Development.” Coast Guard operating expenses For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $12,370,000. acquisition, construction, and improvements For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; $20,000,000 to remain available until expended. retired pay For an additional amount for “Retired pay”, $2,000,000. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration state and community highway safety For necessary expenses for incentive grants, $524,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Railroad Administration office of the administrator For an additional amount for “Office of the Administrator”, $150,000. rail service assistance For an additional amount for “Rail service assistance”, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended. grants to the national railroad passenger corporation For an additional amount for grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation $51,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not more than $29,500,000 shall be available for operating losses and not more than $22,000,000 shall be available for capital improvements. Urban Mass Transportation Administration The limitation on commitments for the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, contained in section 305 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1978, is increased to $2,406,000,000. RELATED AGENCIES Civil Aeronautics Board salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $700,000. payments to air carriers (liquidation of contract authorization) For an additional amount for “Payments to air carriers”, $9,940,000, to remain available until expended. Interstate Commerce Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $2,300,000. CHAPTER X DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Federal Law Enforcement Training Center salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,000,000. Bureau of Government Financial Operations salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $6,750,000. payments to the government of guam For payment, in accordance with section 407 of the Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1977, to the Government of Guam, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. Internal Revenue Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $400,000. accounts, collection and taxpayer service For an additional amount for “Accounts, collection and taxpayer service”, $9,900,000. compliance For an additional amount for “Compliance”, $1,600,000. United States Secret Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $5,000,000. POSTAL SERVICE payment to the postal service fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Postal Service Fund”, $91,748,000. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT National Security Council salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $160,000. Office of Management and Budget salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,512,000. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Civil Service Commission salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $872,000, together with an additional amount of $1,027,000 for current fiscal year administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance programs to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Commission in amounts determined by the Commission without regard to other statutes. payment to civil service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund”, $428,758,000. General Services Administration national archives and records service operating expenses For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $400,000. refunds under renegotiation act For necessary expenses to carry out Section 201(f) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951, 50 U.S.C. App. 1231(f), for the fiscal year 1978, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. general services administration general provision The construction limitation in the Federal Buildings Fund shall be increased by $263,047 for payments in final settlement of claims arising in connection with construction projects specified in Public Law 93–381 under the heading “Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue”. CHAPTER XI DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY Military Personnel military personnel, army For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Army”, $17,800,000. military personnel, navy For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Navy”, $16,900,000. military personnel, marine corps For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Marine Corps”, $4,536,000. military personnel, air force For an additional amount for “Military personnel, Air Force”, $9,300,000. Retired Military Personnel retired pay, defense For an additional amount for “Retired pay, Defense”, $169,600,000. Operation and Maintenance operation and maintenance, army For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Army”, $69,487,000, and in addition, $100,000,000 which shall be derived by transfer from “Secretary of Defense Readiness Fund, 1978”. operation and maintenance, navy For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Navy”, $66,400,000. operation and maintenance, marine corps For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps”, $22,798,000. operation and maintenance, air force For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Air Force”, $61,800,000. operation and maintenance, defense agencies For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Defense Agencies”, $17,445,000. Procurement weapons procurement, navy For an additional amount for “Weapons procurement, Navy”, $58,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 1980. CHAPTER XII Military Construction military construction, navy For an additional amount for highways in Washington State under the defense access roads program of the Department of Defense, $8,500,000, to remain available until expended.

3. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–63 title I · 97 Stat. 301

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

   Pub. L. 98–63 substituted provisions increasing allowances for each Whip to $5,000 each fiscal year, effective fiscal year 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, for provisions authorizing not to exceed $2,500 each fiscal year for each Whip, effective Apr. 1, 1977

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–63 substituted provisions increasing allowances for each Whip to $5,000 each fiscal year, effective fiscal year 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, for provisions authorizing not to exceed $2,500 each fiscal year for each Whip, effective Apr. 1, 1977.

   Enacted provision · exact public law
   TITLE I CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service scientific activities overseas (foreign currency program) For an additional amount for Scientific Activities Overseas (Foreign Currency Program), $2,000,000. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, $3,600,000. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service payment-in-kind program All land rented or leased, and in production for crop year 1982, if now rented or leased by the same individual, partnership, or corporation, and eligible for acreage reduction shall qualify for designation under the payment-in-kind program for crop year 1983, the same as land owned by the producer. Until such time as additional legislation to the contrary may be enacted, it is provided: that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to acquire a sufficient amount of upland cotton to carry out the payment-in-kind program for the 1983 crop of upland cotton, the Secretary of Agriculture shall solicit bids from cotton producers, for sale to the Commodity Credit Corporation of 1980, 1981, and 1982 crop cotton pledged by such producers as security for nonrecourse loans made under section 103(g)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444(g)(1)). Until sufficient cotton to carry out the payment-in-kind program for the 1983 crop of upland cotton is acquired under this procedure, or until a reasonable bid period opportunity has been determined and made available by the Secretary, but in no event less than two weeks, no bid for 1982 crop cotton shall be rejected unless it exceeds (on a percentage basis) the amount of the highest bid received and accepted under the same procedure for feed grains. The Secretary shall also give any producer who has previously submitted a bid the opportunity to nullify such bid if the producer agrees to submit another bid under the provisions of this Act. Farmers Home Administration agricultural credit insurance fund For an additional amount for guaranteed operating loans, $50,000,000; and for insured real estate loans, $25,000,000. rural water and waste disposal grants For additional grants pursuant to sections 306(a)(2) and 306(a)(6) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of the above Act. general provision None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to relocate the Hawaii State office of the Farmers Home Administration from Hilo, Hawaii, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Food and Nutrition Service commodity supplemental food program (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for the commodity supplemental food program, $750,000: Provided, That an additional $585,000 shall be paid from Commodity Credit Corporation funds for administrative expenses for the commodity supplemental food program, based on commodities donated by the Commodity Credit Corporation during fiscal year 1982. food stamp program For an additional amount for the food stamp program, $1,189,484,000: Provided, That $160,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall be available only to the extent necessary after the Secretary has employed the regulatory and administrative methods available to him under the law to curtail fraud, waste, and abuse in the program. food donations programs For an additional amount for the elderly feeding program for fiscal year 1983, $16,000,000: Provided, That, upon enactment of this bill, for fiscal year 1983 only final reimbursement claims for service of meals submitted within ninety days following the month for which the reimbursement is claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds appropriated under this Act: Provided further, That funds provided for the food donations programs in Public Law 97–370 shall remain available until September 30, 1984. child nutrition programs For an additional amount for the “Child nutrition programs”, $118,000,000. soil conservation service Of the funds provided for watershed and flood prevention operations in Public Law 98–8 to assist in installing works of improvement and rehabilitation of existing works. $17,000,000 shall be available for rehabilitation of existing small watersheds, as authorized by law. For an additional amount for emergency measures to repair flood damage as authorized by sections 403–405 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203–2205), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for the Food and Drug Administration, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to become available only to the extent necessary to meet unanticipated costs of emergency activities not provided for in budget estimates. standard level user charges (transfer of funds) For an additional amount for payment of standard level user charges of the Food and Drug Administration, $500,000, which shall be derived by transfer from “Salaries and expenses”. Commodity Futures Trading Commission For an additional amount for necessary expenses for the “Commodity Futures Trading Commission”, $965,000, for investigations, registration, litigation travel, agricultural options development, and automated data processing. CHAPTER II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE General Administration special foreign currency program For payments in foreign currencies which the Department of the Treasury determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, as authorized by law, $500,000, to remain available until expended. white house conference on productivity In the appropriation language of section 158 in Public Law 97–377, insert “to remain available until January 31, 1984” immediately after “$1,500,000”. Economic Development Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,800,000. International Trade Administration operations and administration In the appropriation language under the above heading in Public Law 97–377, insert “and motor vehicles for law enforcement use” immediately after “official use abroad”. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, research, and facilities”, $48,873,000, to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 shall be for the establishment of a fund for the residents of the Pribilof Islands: Provided, That such sum shall be available only upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation: Provided further, That no additional Federal funds shall be made available for this purpose. RELATED AGENCIES Office of the United States Trade Representative salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $130,000. Small Business Administration business loan and investment fund For additional capital for the “Business loan and investment fund”, authorized by the Small Business Act, as amended, $152,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Administration working capital fund For additional requirements of the “Working capital fund”, $900,000, to be derived from current operating income. Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, General Legal Activities”, $4,600,000, of which not to exceed $3,800,000 for asbestos litigation support contracts shall remain available until September 30, 1984. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys and marshals For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses. United States Attorneys and Marshals”, $5,800,000. support of united states prisoners For an additional amount for “Support of United States Prisoners”, $1,500,000. salaries and expenses, community relations service Funds advanced to “Salaries and expenses, Community Relations Service” shall be made available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts, and reimbursable agreements and other expenses necessary under section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, Public Law 96–422, for the processing, care, maintenance, security, transportation and reception and placement in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants. Interagency Law Enforcement organized crime drug enforcement Of funds available under the above heading, $9,619,000, for undercover operations, and $14,000,000 for purchase of automated data processing and telecommunications equipment shall remain available until September 30, 1984. Federal Bureau of Investigation salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,000,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 1983 there is authorized to be purchased for police-type use (not to exceed one thousand six hundred and twenty of which thirteen hundred are for replacement only) passenger motor vehicles. Immigration and Naturalization Service salaries and expenses Of funds available under this heading, $27,177,000, for work under section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act shall remain available until expended. Federal Prison System salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, Federal Prison System”, $3,734,000. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $7,985,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984. acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad For an additional amount for “Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad”, $22,256,000, to remain available until expended. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund”, $4,658,000. OTHER the asia foundation For an additional amount for “The Asia Foundation”, $2,900,000, to remain available until expended. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians salaries and expenses Funds appropriated under the heading of “Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians” in Public Law 97–377 (96 Stat. 1877) shall remain available until September 30, 1983. RELATED AGENCIES Arms Control and Disarmament Agency For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $564,000. Board for International Broadcasting grants and expenses For an additional amount for the Board for International Broadcasting, “Grants and Expenses”, $8,017,000 exclusively for grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of which $4,900,000 shall be for the purposes of (1) upgrading pensions and benefits for the Members of the Society of International Broadcasters, who are pre-1976 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty retirees, and (2) the RFE/RL Special Widows Project; and, in addition, there shall be available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation, the sum of $13,283,000 which shall be exclusively for grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. United States Information Agency salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $9,000,000, and, in addition there shall be available the sum of $4,000,000. acquisition and construction of radio facilities For an additional amount for “Acquisition and construction of radio facilities”, $10,800,000. THE JUDICIARY Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services salaries of judges For an additional amount for “Salaries of Judges”, $1,400,000. defender services For an additional amount for “Defender Services”, $1,400,000, to remain available until expended. bankruptcy courts, salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Bankruptcy Courts, Salaries and expenses”, $2,500,000. general provisions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, is prohibited from restricting solely to staff of the Clerks of United States Bankruptcy Courts the issuance of notices to creditors and other interested parties. The Administrative Office shall permit and encourage the preparation and mailing of such notices to be performed by or at the expense of the debtors, trustees or such other interested parties as the Court may direct and approve. The Administrator of the United States Courts shall make appropriate provisons for the use of and account-ing for any postage required pursuant to such directives. The provisions of this paragraph shall terminate on October 1, 1983. CHAPTER III DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY Operation and Maintenance operation and maintenance, army For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Army”, $6,190,000. operation and maintenance, navy For liquidation of contract authority in “Operation and maintenance, Navy”, for fiscal year 1980, $25,000,000. Obligations incurred or to be incurred hereafter for termination liability in connection with the TAKX and T-5 programs, for which the Navy has already entered into agreements to charter (including conversion or construction related to such agreements or charters) shall, so long as the Government remains liable for termination costs, be considered as obligations in the current Operation and Maintenance, Navy, appropriation account, to be held in reserve in the event such termination liability is incurred, for the purposes of title 31, United States Code, in an amount equal to 10 percent of the outstanding gross termination liability. operation and maintenance, air force For an additional amount for “Operation and maintenance, Air Force”, $310,000. Procurement missile procurement, army For an additional amount for “Missile procurement, Army”, $453,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985. other procurement, army For an additional amount for “Other procurement, Army”, $4,960,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985. aircraft procurement, air force For an additional amount for “Aircraft Procurement, Air Force”, $185,000,000, to be available until September 30, 1985, for long lead procurement of engine, defensive and offensive avionics, and airframe components, in quantities which will be required if Congress approves multiyear procurement of the B-1B pursuant to section 2306(h), title 10, United States Code: Provided, That $185,000,000 appropriated under this head for the B-1B in Public Law 97–377 is rescinded: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to approve multiyear procurement of the B-1B. other procurement, air force For an additional amount for “Other procurement, Air Force", $3,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 1985: Provided, That funds available under this heading in Public Law 97–377 may be used for the purchase of six vehicles for physical security of overseas personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles, but not to exceed $100,000 per vehicle Research, Development, Test and Evaluation research, development, test and evaluation, navy For an additional amount for “Research, development, test and evaluation, Navy”, $1,500,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1984. General Provisions Section 723 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983, as enacted in Public Law 97–377, is amended by striking out the first proviso and inserting in lieu thereof: “Provided, That nothing herein shall preclude the procurement of specialty metals or chemical warfare protective clothing produced outside the United States or its possessions when such procurement is necessary to comply with agreements with foreign governments requiring the United States to purchase supplies from foreign sources for the purposes of offsetting sales made by the United States Government or United States firms under approved programs serving defense requirements or where such procurement is necessary in furtherance of the standardization and interoperability of equipment requirements within NATO so long as such agreements with foreign governments comply, where applicable, with the requirements of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act and with section 2457 of title 10, United States Code:”. Funds available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year may not be obligated to acquire (by lease or purchase) a replacement aircraft for the CT-39 aircraft from other than a United States firm and such replacement aircraft must be assembled in the United States and utilize an airframe manufactured in the United States. No funds available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year may be used to enter into any contract with a term of three years or more, inclusive of any option for contract extension or renewal, for any vessels, aircraft or vehicles, through a lease, charter, or similar agreement, that imposes an estimated termination liability (excluding the estimated value of the leased item at the time of termination) on the Government exceeding 50 percent of the original purchase value of the vessel, aircraft, or vehicle involved for which the Congress has not specifically provided authority in an appropriation Act for the obligation of 10 percent of such termination liability. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to formulate or to carry out any requirement that, in order to be eligible to submit a bid or an offer on a Department of Defense contract to be let for the supply of commercial or commercial-type products, a small business concern (as defined pursuant to section 3 of the Small Business Act) must (1) demonstrate that its product is accepted in the commercial market (except to the extent that may be required to evidence compliance with the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act), or (2) satisfy any other prequalification to submitting a bid or an offer for the supply of any such product. The amount that may be transferred pursuant to section 732 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983, is hereby increased to $1,700,000,000. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended in any way for the purpose of the sale, lease, rental, or excessing of any portion of land currently identified as Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii. CHAPTER IV DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers—Civil general investigations For an additional amount for “General Investigations”, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. flood control and coastal emergencies For an additional amount for “Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. general provisions The project for flood protection on the Lower San Joaquin River, California, authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, as amended, is hereby further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to perform clearing and snagging on the San Joaquin River from Stockton, California, to Friant Dam, at an estimated cost of $5,000,000. Prior to initiation of construction, a non-Federal entity shall provide adequate assurance for providing all lands, easements, rights-of-way and utility relocations at no expense to the Federal Government; execute a written agreement pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 91–611; agree to operate and maintain the project works upon completion of construction in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Department of the Army; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction, operation, and maintenance of the project, not including damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors. Funds for the Wister Lake project, Oklahoma, authorized pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1218) shall be used to reduce sedimentation impacts by raising the level of the conservation pool permanently by 3 feet and seasonably by an additional 3.4 feet and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is hereby authorized to take such measures as are necessary to carry out this directive. Contracts for architect and engineering services, and surveying and mapping services, shall be awarded in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.). The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized and directed to include in the survey report on Three- mile Creek, Mobile, Alabama, the costs and benefits of local improvements initiated subsequent to January 1, 1982, by the city of Mobile for flood damage reduction measures which the Chief of Engineers determines are compatible with and constitute an integral part of his recommended plan. In determining the appropriate non-Federal share for such plan, the Chief of Engineers shall give recognition to costs incurred by non-Federal interests in carrying out such local improvements. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is hereby authorized to prepare a comprehensive study and recommendations for the development and efficient utilization of the water and related resources of southcentral and southeast Oklahoma and to prepare a similar comprehensive study and recommendations for the Red River and its tributaries in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Funds herein or hereafter provided for the Beverly Shores, Indiana, project may be used to operate and maintain the emergency shore protection measures constructed pursuant to section 103 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1982 (95 Stat. 1137). Not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for removal of obstructive shoals within the project limits of the Kawkawlin River, MI, project. Section 107 of Public Law 97–88 pertaining to maintenance and operation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal of the Illinois Waterway in the interest of navigation includes the Control Structure and Lock in the Chicago River, and other facilities as are necessary to sustain through navigation from Chicago Harbor on Lake Michigan to Lockport on the Des Plaines River. Not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for channel clearing of Bayou Rigolette as determined advisable by the Chief of Engineers in the Project Aloha-Rigolette Area, Grant and Rapides Parishes, Louisiana, authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. The Wallisville Reservoir, Texas, project, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874), is hereby modified with respect to its physical elements and planned operation as recommended in the Wallisville Lake, Texas, Post-Authorization Change Report, July 1981, as supplemented, July 1982. Notwithstanding the above modifications, provisions of the Contract for Water Storage, Salinity Control, and Recreation in Wallisville Reservoir (Contract Numbered DACW64–67–C–0108 signed by the Secretary of the Army, February 2, 1968) between the United States Government and the city of Houston, the Trinity River Authority of Texas, and the Chambers Liberty Counties Navigation District, shall govern non-Federal participation: Provided, That total project cost as cited in said contract shall be understood to consist of (1) costs, exclusive of land costs, actually incurred by the United States in connection with construction of elements currently in place and to be used in the modified plan, including interest during construction; (2) the actual cost of lands used in the modified plan; and (3) completion costs of the modified plan, including interest during construction. The Secretary of the Army is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to widen, as necessary for safe passage, the navigation opening of Franklin Ferry Bridge, Jefferson County, Alabama. The work herein authorized shall be accomplished at Federal expense; however, no construction to widen the navigation opening shall begin nor contract for alteration of the bridge may be awarded until the owner shall agree that upon completion of the alteration to thereafter operate and maintain the Franklin Ferry Bridge as altered. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $4,000,000, which includes $1,000,000 previously appropriated, to carry out this section. Amounts authorized by this subsection shall be available until expended. The Ventura Marina project authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–483), as modified, is hereby amended to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers to reimburse the Ventura Port District from available Operation and Maintenance, General funds for work performed by the Port just prior to February 25, 1983, in the area normally maintained by the Corps of Engineers. None of the funds appropriated in this or any future Act for the Ventura Marina, California, project may be used to reimburse local interests for any work performed unless such work has the prior approval of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Appropriations Committees. Section 164 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–587) as amended by section 3 of Public Law 97–140, is further amended— (1) by inserting the following after the first sentence: “The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall construct an approach roadway from the end of the Washington State Route 129 overpass of such bridge to Sixteenth Avenue in the City of Clarkston, Asotin County, Washington,”; and (2) in the last sentence, by striking out “$23,200,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$24,000,000”. The authorization for the Sardis Lake project contained in section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874) as amended by section 108 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–88) is hereby amended to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to plan, design, and construct a water intake structure at an estimated Federal cost of $500,000. The project for navigation at Moriches and Shinnecock Inlets, New York, authorized in section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (Public Law 86–645), and the items of local cooperation pertaining thereto, are hereby modified to the extent necessary to require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide for the construction of the Navigation feature independent of other features. Notwithstanding subsection 5901(a) of title 5, United States Code (80 Stat. 508), as amended, the uniform allowance for uniformed civilian employees of the United States Army Corps of Engineers may be up to $400 annually. The United States Army Chief of Engineers may accept the services of volunteers and provide for their incidental expenses to carry out any activity of the Army Corps of Engineers except policymaking or law or regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be employees of the United States Government except for the purposes of (1) chapter 171 of title 28 of the United States Code, relating to tort claims, and (2) chapter 81 of title 5 of the United States Code, relating to compensation for work injuries. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law or of this Act, appropriations for the Yatesville Lake construction project made available by Public Law 97–257, chapter V and Public Law 97–377, title I, section 140 (96 Stat. 1916) shall be obligated to construct the Yatesville Lake project. Section 104(b) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958, Public Law 85–500, as amended by section 302 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965, Public Law 89–298, is further amended by striking out “$5,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$10,000,000”. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized and directed to prepare and submit to Congress a feasibility report on the water resource needs in the vicinity of the Homochitto and Buffalo Rivers, Saint Catherine and Coles Creeks, Bayou Pierre, and other major tributaries draining into the Mississippi River between Bayou Pierre and the Buffalo River, Mississippi, to recommend remedial measures for flood control, bank stabilization, sedimentation, and related purposes. The Columbia River at the mouth, Oregon and Washington, project authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, as amended, is modified to provide for deepening of the northermost 2,000 feet of the channel cross section to 55 feet at Federal expense: Provided, That $5,300,000 of “Construction, general” funds shall be made available to undertake this project modification. Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “any civilian official or employee of the Army Corps of Engineers assigned to perform investigations, inspections, law or regulatory enforcement functions, or field-level real estate functions,” immediately after “National Park Service,”. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized and directed to design and construct and undertake measures necessary to provide a level of protection as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary to prevent recurring flood damages along the Pearl River in the vicinity of Jackson, Mississippi, substantially in accordance with preliminary plans developed by the Mobile District Engineer, at a currently estimated cost of $26,500,000, including $2,300,000 made available in this appropriation for advanced engineering and design. Expenditures by the Pearl River Basin Development District in constructing improvements at the Mississippi Highway 25 Bridge, an integral part of the plan authorized herein, shall be credited toward the local share of the project costs. Prior to implementation of the work authorized herein, non-Federal interests must agree to provide the requirements prescribed in section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1936, as amended. The Secretary of Army acting through the Chief of Engineers is directed to start construction of the Crater Lake phase of the Snettisham hydroelectric project authorized by the 1962 Flood Control Act with funds appropriated in fiscal years 1982 and 1983. To assure adequate flood protection for developed areas in the vicinity of the Cowlitz and Toutle Rivers, Washington, and to improve navigation in the Columbia River, the navigation project on the Cowlitz River, Washington, authorized by the first section of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 665), is hereby modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement and maintain flood control measures on the Cowlitz and Toutle Rivers by dredging or other means determined by the Secretary to be necessary to assure flood protection for developed areas in the vicinity of such rivers against a one-hundred-year flood on the lower Cowlitz River and to reduce sedimentation flow and the chance of blockage on the Columbia River. The authorization provided in this paragraph shall remain in effect until such time as permanent solutions and measures for flood control and navigation as identified in the Chief of Engineers’ Cowlitz and Toutle Rivers final feasibility report, to be submitted to the President and the Congress by the Secretary of the Army, are fully implemented. The project for Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1968, Public Law 90–483, approved August 13, 1968, is hereby modified to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to install a closure structure in the diversion canal between Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie and to construct such measures as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary to improve the seismic stability of the Pinopolis West Dam on the Cooper River, at an estimated cost of $22,000,000: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall waive any requirements under the Federal Power Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 847): Provided further, That in addition to such sums as are otherwise appropriated by this Act there are appropriated an additional $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for “Construction, general, Corps of Engineers—Civil”, for engineering and design studies in connection with the project authorized by this paragraph. No amount appropriated under this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army (or his delegate) or by any other agency or instrumentality of the United States to acquire any land or interest in land within the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge under the power of condemnation. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any land or interest in land owned, as of May 25, 1983, by the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation general provisions The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to engage in a feasibility study for the Prairie Bend unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, located in Dawson, Buffalo, and Hall Counties in Nebraska for irrigation, stabilization of ground-water levels, enhancement of water quality, small community and rural domestic water supplies, management of fish and wildlife habitat, public outdoor recreation, flood control, and other purposes determined to be appropriate. Such feasibility study shall include a detailed report on any effects the proposed project may have on wildlife habitat, including habitat of the sandhill crane and the endangered whoop-ing crane. Such feasibility study shall also develop alternative water management plans that are consistent with the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Before funds are expended for the feasibility study, the State of Nebraska, or other non-Federal entity, shall agree to participate in the study and to share in the cost of the study. The non-Federal share of the costs may be partly or wholly in the form of services directly related to the conduct of the study. In accordance with the repayment contract for the Dallas Creek participating project of the Upper Colorado River storage project, entered into January 14, 1977, and entitled “Repayment Contract Between the United States of America and the Tri-County Water Conservancy District”, the portion of the costs of such project, including interest on construction costs, allocated to municipal and industrial use which exceeds $38,000,000 shall not be reimbursable. To provide adequate access to the McGee Creek recreation areas, Wildlife Management Area, and Natural Scenic Recreation Area for use and enjoyment by the general public of those facilities, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to secure right-of-way, design and construct or otherwise improve two existing county access roads (1) westside road beginning at the existing county road extending from Oklahoma State Highway 3 near the community of Lane, Oklahoma, and extending adjacent to the McGee Creek Reservoir and terminating at the existing county road extending from Oklahoma State Highway 43 in the vicinity of Stringtown, Oklahoma, a distance of some 19 miles; (2) eastside road beginning at State Highways 3 and 7 near Center Point, Oklahoma, and extending northward to the upper end of McGee Creek Reservoir, a distance of some 11 miles. The westside road will be constructed with a 24-foot berm and 20-foot paved surface and the east side constructed with a 28-foot berm and 24-foot paved surface. Both roads will have a minimum 6-inch gravel base and be paved with all weather asphaltic surface. The cost for the facilities authorized by this Act shall be nonreimbursable. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, when he deems it appropriate, to defer over the remaining term of any repayment contract or for a period of five years, whichever is less, the 1983 water service and repayment contract obligations for capital and operation and maintenance costs associated with federally constructed or federally assisted projects to reflect the percentage of acreage removed from cultivation pursuant to the “Special program for Corn, Grain, Sorghum, Upland Cotton, and Rice” under title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 770, and any regulations supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof. Such deferment of payments shall not be deemed a “supplemental or additional benefit” within the meaning of section 203(a)(2) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to engage in feasibility studies of the following proposals: (1) Pilot Butte powerplant, Riverton unit, located in Fremont County, Wyoming; (2) Siletz River Basin project, located in Lincoln and Polk Counties, Oregon; (3) Water conservation and efficient use program, All-American Canal relocation project, located in Imperial County, California; and (4) Gibson Dam powerplant, located on the Sun River in Lewis and Clark Counties, Montana. The Secretary of the Interior shall, under the general investigations authority, engage in a joint. State-led study with the State of Nebraska, which will consult with its appropriate subdivisions, of cost-effective alternatives to the Norden Dam, O’Neill unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, Nebraska; and shall use available funds to initiate such study. The study period shall not exceed 18 months, starting with enactment of this Act. No funds shall be expended for any construction activity for the Norden Dam, O’Neill unit prior to the completion of this study DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities operating expenses For an additional amount of $500,000 for “Operating Expenses, Energy Supply, Research and Development” to remain available until expended. Atomic Energy Defense Activities plant and capital equipment For an additional amount for “Plant and Capital Equipment, Atomic Energy Defense Activities”, for Project 83-D-200, $18,300,000, to remain available until expended. Western Area Power Administration construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance To accelerate the completion of projects which will provide additional power benefits, an additional $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, is hereby appropriated for “Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount of $3,488,000, for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Provided, That $500,000 shall be available only for continuation of the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS) case. general provision Appropriations made by this Act and those appropriations made available by Public Law 97–377 for activities provided for in Public Law 97–88 shall be available until expended under the same terms and conditions as was provided under the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1982, Public Law 97–88: Provided, That not to exceed 10 per centum of “Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities”, “Operating Expenses” and “Plant and Capital Equipment”, and “General Science and Research Activities", “Operating Expenses” and “Plant and Capital Equipment”, of the appropriations made available for fiscal year 1983 for Department of Energy activities provided for in Public Law 97–88 may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise provided, shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 per centum by any such transfers, and any such proposed transfers shall be submitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. CHAPTER V MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE funds appropriated to the president International Financial Institutions International Development Assistance contribution to the international development association For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $245,000,000, for the United States contribution to the sixth replenishment, to remain available until expended. international organizations and programs For an additional amount for “International organizations and programs” $20,500,000, of which $4,500,000 is available only for payment to the International Atomic Energy Agency and $16,000,000 is available only for payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development. BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President Agency for International Development Agriculture, Rural Development, and Nutrition For an additional amount for “Agriculture, rural development, and nutrition, Development Assistance”, $5,000,000: Provided, That these funds are available only for Belize. payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund”, $1,134,000. economic support fund For an additional amount for the “Economic Support Fund”, $301,250,000: Provided, That $150,000,000 of this amount shall be available only for Lebanon, to remain available until expended. Overseas Private Investment Corporation The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law (including not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses), and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, 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 set forth in the budget for fiscal year 1983. Department of State migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for “International disaster assistance”, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984, which shall be derived by transfer from “Migration and Refugee Assistance”: Provided, That this sum shall be available only for resettlement services and facilities for refugees and displaced persons in Africa. For an additional amount for the “Economic Support Fund”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984, which shall be derived by transfer from “Migration and Refugee Assistance”: Provided, That this sum shall be available only for assistance to combat piracy in the Gulf of Thailand. MILITARY ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President military assistance program For an additional amount for “Military Assistance”, $93,325,000. foreign military sales credit During fiscal year 1983, for an additional amount for “Foreign Military Credit Sales”, for commitments to guarantee loans, $293,500,000 of contingent liability for loan principal: Provided, That of this sum $100,000,000 shall be available only for assistance to Lebanon. international military education and training For an additional amount for “International military education and training”, $1,000,000. None of the funds in this chapter may be used to provide assistance to Guatemala, except for development projects funded through private voluntary organizations. Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 funds in this chapter may not be obligated until the enactment of authorizing legislation or until September 30, 1983, whichever comes first. CHAPTER VI DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing Programs annual contributions for assisted housing In executing the program for which obligations may be made as authorized by section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c), and approved in appropriation Acts for fiscal year 1983, the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, with the approval of the Committees on Appropriations, have the authority to reprogram contract authority and the related budget authority among the various activities which may be undertaken under the authority of such section 5, in the budget program set forth in title I of Public Law 98–8 (approved March 24, 1983) under the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing (Disapproval of Deferral) (97 Stat. 13, 16, 17): Provided, That in addition to the above, the budget program set forth in the first proviso under the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing (Disapproval of Deferral) in Public Law 98–8 (97 Stat. 13, 16, 17) is hereby amended to provide for assistance under section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c), for additional section 8 housing of up to six thousand units under loan management, up to seven thousand units under property disposition, and up to nine hundred new or substantial rehabilitation units to be made available to satisfy an existing consent decree, settlement agreement, and set-aside pursuant to court order, respectively, in litigation in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a party; for up to one hundred additional public housing units for conversions from assistance under section 23 of such Act as it existed immediately before enactment of Public Law 93–383 (88 Stat. 633); and for amendments, $24,500,000 of contract authority and $245,000,000 of budget authority for existing units: Provided further, That such budget program is hereby amended further to reduce the budget authority to be made available for interest rate adjustments by $340,000,000, section 23 conversions by $63,450,000, public housing amendments by $62,000,000, and amendments for section 8 new construction/substantial rehabilitation by $198,000,000, and the budget authority made available by the foregoing reductions shall be used for the purposes and up to the amounts set forth in the immediately preceding proviso: Provided further, That notwithstanding the limitation on the use of recaptured budget authority in the third proviso under this heading in Public Law 97–377 (96 Stat. 1830, 1907), any budget authority authorized by such section 5 which is recaptured in fiscal year 1983 and exceeds $2,400,000,000 shall also, with the amounts of budget authority which become available as a result of the reductions set forth in the preceding proviso, be made available to satisfy the budget authority requirements of the amendments to such budget program set forth in the first proviso hereof, and such recaptured amounts exceeding the amount of the budget authority necessary to satisfy the requirements of such first proviso shall then be used in accordance with the third proviso under this heading in Public Law 97–377 (96 Stat. 1830, 1907). rent supplement (including transfer of funds and rescission) Of the not more than $105,160,000 in uncommitted balances of authorizations provided in appropriation Acts for the maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) which may be reduced pursuant to the further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1983, Public Law 97–377 (96 Stat. 1830, 1908), such reduction shall not be made to the extent that such balances would otherwise be available as a result of conversions of contracts under such section 101 to assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 14370, and are made available to amend contracts for payments authorized under such section 101 on behalf of qualified tenants, to provide for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants: Provided, That any part of the foregoing balances may be transferred, added to and merged with balances of authority, including balances of authority available as a result of conversions of contracts, which otherwise may be made available for amendments to contracts for rental assistance payments pursuant to section 236(0(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) on behalf of qualified tenants, to provide for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants: Provided further, That up to $50,828,000 in authority under such section 101 and up to $63,365,000 in merged authority under such section 236(f)(2), respectively, shall be available until obligated for amendments to contracts under those provisions in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects: Provided further, That such amendments shall be for the term of the respective contracts, and the amount of such amendments shall equal 90 per centum of the amount of respective authorities needed for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants under such contract: Provided further, That of the amounts of authority not required for State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects under such sections 101 and 236(f)(2), up to $23,000,000 and up to $8,429,000, respectively, shall be available until obligated for amendments to contracts under such sections for rental housing projects other than State-aided, noninsured projects, to provide for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants for less than the term of the contracts under the respective sections: Provided further, That upon the expiration of each contract under such sections 101 or 236(f)(2) on behalf of qualified tenants on a State-aided, noninsured rental housing project, the balance of the authorization provided in appropriation Acts for such contract shall be rescinded: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law the 90 per centum limitation contained in the third proviso shall be implemented on October 1, 1983 and remain in effect thereafter. payments for operation of low-income housing projects (deferral) Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act (Public Law 97–272), $69,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until October 1, 1983, and shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1984: Provided, That funds heretofore provided under this heading in Public Law 97–272 shall remain available for obligation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and shall be used by the Secretary for fiscal year 1984 requirements in accordance with section 9(a), notwithstanding section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. federal housing administration fund For an additional amount for commitments to guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of the National Housing Act, as amended, $5,000,000,000. Section 203(h) Limit Section 203(h) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out “$14,400” and inserting in lieu thereof “the applicable maximum dollar limit under subsection (b)”. Community Planning and Development urban renewal programs For grants for urban renewal, as an additional amount for urban renewal programs, as authorized by title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of any appropriation in this or any other Act shall be used for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for grants aggregating more than the total of amounts available in the current year from the amounts authorized for making such commitments through June 30, 1967, plus the additional amounts appropriated therefor. Environmental Protection Agency salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $9,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be transferred to "Research and development” to remain available until September 30, 1984 and shall only be used for establishing a center for hazardous waste management. hazardous substance response trust fund The limitation on administrative expenses of the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund is increased by $2,000,000: Provided, That the amount available in the current fiscal year for expenses of travel is increased by $500,000. Consumer Information Center Fund Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a Consumer Information Center Fund, General Services Administration, for the purpose of disseminating Federal Government consumer information to the public and for other related purposes. There shall be deposited into the fund for fiscal year 1983 and subsequent fiscal years: (A) Appropriations from the general funds of the Treasury for Consumer Information Center activities; (B) User fees from the public; (C) Reimbursements from other Federal agencies for costs of distributing publications; and (D) Any other income incident to Consumer Information Center activities. Moneys deposited into the fund shall be available for expenditure for Consumer Information Center activities in such amounts as are specified in appropriation Acts. Any unobligated balances at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall be available for authorization in appropriation Acts for subsequent fiscal years. This fund shall assume all the liabilities, obligations, and commitments of the said Consumer Information Center account. The revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center activities in the amount of $5,415,000 during fiscal year 1983. Administrative expenses of the Consumer Information Center in fiscal year 1983 shall not exceed $1,382,000. For the purposes of the fund, administrative expenses shall be defined as those expenses previously paid from appropriations to the Consumer Information Center. Revenues and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1983 in excess of $6,797,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriation Acts. The Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 (Public Law 98–45), is hereby amended by deleting “other than administrative expenses” from the first proviso under the heading “General Services Administration, Consumer Information Center”. Veterans Administration medical care For an additional amount for “Medical care”, $2,280,000. construction, major projects For an additional amount for “Construction, major projects”, $263,400,000, to remain available until expended. Section 1. general provision (a) Subject to valid existing rights, administration of the following described lands is hereby transferred to the Veterans Administration for use as an addition to the Sitka National Cemetery: That tract of unimproved land lying easterly of existing structures which is a portion of the lands described in Public Land Order 23 FR 6182. Survey. numbered 1707 of August 6, 1958: Provided, That the actual description of the lands to be administered by the Veterans Administration shall be determined by a survey made and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Secretary of Publication in Federal Register. Agriculture. The actual description shall be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior as a Public Land Order. (b) The lands described in subsection (a) of this section are a portion of the lands reserved by Executive Order numbered 8854 of 3 CFR, 1938–1943 Comp., p. 984. August 16, 1941, for use of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as a magnetic and seismological observatory site. Subsequently, a portion of the lands described in Executive Order numbered 8854 was transferred by Public Land Order numbered 1707 of August 6, 1958, to the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture for use as an administrative site in connection with the administration of the Tongass National Forest. Lands described in subsection (a) of this section are hereby deleted from Executive Order numbered 8854 and Public Land Order numbered 1707. Sec. 2. (a) Subject to valid existing rights and subsection (c) of this 3 CFR, 1938–1943 Comp., p. 984. 23 FR 6182. section: Provided, That the National Park Service shall be permitted to continue to use the residence and other improvements on the lands described in this section for a period of not less than three years from the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with terms mutually agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Veterans Administration: Provided further, That the National Park Service shall pay no more for the use of the residence and other improvements than the money actually expended to maintain the same by the Veterans Administration, administration of the following described public lands is hereby transferred to the Veterans Administration for use as an addition to the Sitka National Cemetery: The lands described as tract numbered 2 of Presidential Proclamation 2965 of February 25, 1952: 3 CFR, 1949–1953 Comp., p. 150. Provided further, That the actual description of the lands to be administered by the Veterans Administration shall be determined by a survey made and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The Publication in Federal Register. actual description shall be published in the Federal Register as a Public Land Order. (b) The lands described in subsection (a) of this section were reserved by Presidential Proclamation 2965 on February 25, 1952, as an administrative site for the Sitka National Monument. Lands described in subsection (a) of this section are hereby deleted from Presidential Proclamation 2965. (c) In the event that the Administrator of the Veterans Administration determines that all or any part of the lands described in subsection (a) of this section are no longer needed for National Cemetery purposes, those lands no longer needed shall be returned to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 3. These provisions may be cited as the “Sitka National Cemetery Transfer Act of 1983”. CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management payments in lieu of taxes Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) 31 U.S.C. 6901(2) is amended to read as follows: “(2) ‘unit of general local government’ means: “(A) a county (or parish), township, borough existing in Alaska on October 20, 1976, or city where the city is independent of any other unit of general local government, that: (i) is within the class or classes of such political subdivisions in a State that the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, determines to be the principal provider or providers of governmental services within the State; and (ii) is a unit of general government as determined by the Secretary of the Interior on the basis of the same principles as were used on January 1, 1983, by the Secretary of Commerce for general statistical purposes. The term ‘governmental services’ includes, but is not limited to, those services that relate to public safety, environment, housing, social services, transportation, and governmental administration; “(B) the District of Columbia; “(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; “(D) Guam; and “(E) the Virgin Islands.”. (2) Section 6903(a)(4) is repealed. (3) The United States shall not be subject to any cause of action or any liability for distribution of payments made prior to January 1, 1983, under the Act of October 20, 1976 (90 Stat. 2662), as amended, or regulations pursuant thereto. (4) A new section 6907 is added as follows: “(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a State may enact legislation which requires that any payments which would be made to units of general local government pursuant to this chapter be reallocated and redistributed in whole or part to other smaller units of general purpose government which (1) are located within the boundaries of the larger unit of general local government, (2) provide general governmental services and (3) contain entitlement lands within their boundaries. Such reallocation or redistribution shall generally reflect the level of services provided by, and the number of entitlement acres within, the smaller unit of general local government. “(b) Upon enactment of legislation by a State, described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make one payment to such State equaling the aggregate amount of payments which he otherwise would have made to units of general local government within such State pursuant to this chapter. It shall be the responsibility of such State to make any further distribution of the payment pursuant to subsection (a). Such redistribution shall be made within 30 days after receipt of such payment. No payment, or portion thereof, made by the Secretary shall be used by any State for the administration of this subsection or subsection (a). “(c) Appropriations made for payments in lieu of taxes for a fiscal year may be used to correct underpayments in the previous fiscal year to achieve equity among all qualified recipients.”. United States Fish and Wildlife Service construction and anadromous fish For an additional amount for “Construction and anadromous fish”, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Park Service operation of the national park system For an additional amount for “Operation of the national park system”, $500,000. construction (including deferral) For an additional amount for “Construction”, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $63,600,000 made available under this head in Public Law 97–394 and proposed for rescission as R83–16 is hereby deferred and shall not become available for obligation until enactment of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984. land and water conservation fund (rescission ) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 1983 by 16 U.S.C. 4601–10a is rescinded. land acquisition and state assistance For an additional amount for “Land acquisition and State assistance”, $68,200,000 to remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 is hereby transferred to “Land acquisition”. United States Fish and Wildlife Service for acquisition of lands within the boundaries of Mason Neck NWR, Virginia ($3,000,000), and Ash Meadows, Nevada ($5,000,000); and of which $6,200,000 is hereby transferred to “Land acquisition”. Forest Service for Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho ($4,000,000), and for payment to Pocahontas and Webster Counties, West Virginia ($2,200,000); $4,000,000 is for Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; $4,000,000 is for Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida; $6,000,000 is for Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas; $4,300,000 is for Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi; $327,000 is for Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia-Tennessee; $166,500 is for Lake Clark National Monument, Alaska; $220,500 is for Acadia National Park, Maine; $34,000,000 is for Redwoods National Park, California, and $986,000 for deficiencies. Geological Survey exploration of national petroleum reserve in alaska (transfer of funds) Of the unexpended balances available under this head, $24,000,000 are hereby transferred to “Surveys, Investigations, and Research”, Geological Survey to become available for obligation upon enactment of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1984. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement abandoned mine reclamation fund For an additional amount for “Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund”, $51,870,000, to remain available until expended. Bureau of Indian Affairs operation of indian programs For an additional amount for “Operation of Indian Programs”, $53,150,000: Provided, That $22,000,000 of such amount shall be available until expended for transfer to the State of Alaska on the condition that the State use the funds for the benefit of Alaska Native secondary students by either renovating the former Bureau of Indian Affairs Mount Edgecumbe Boarding School or constructing another non-Federal boarding school facility and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not expend any other funds for the operation of any secondary education program or facility in the State after June 30, 1983: Provided further, That while consultation concerning day school transfers to the State of Alaska will continue with affected villages, local concurrence is not required in this continuing effort to establish a single system of education envisioned by the State’s constitution: Provided further, That after June 30, 1984, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall fund no more than ten day schools in Alaska: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not fund any schools in Alaska after June 30, 1985: Provided further, That $9,350,000 of such amount shall be available until expended for transfer to the State of Alaska to assist in the rehabilitation or reconstruction of Bureau-owned schools which are transferred to the State: Provided further, That the $9,350,000 appropriated in Public Law 97–394 available to the State of Alaska to assist in the rehabilitation of Bureau-owned schools which are transferred to the State may also be used for reconstruction: Provided further, That when any Alaska day school operated by contract is transferred, the State shall assume any existing contract pertaining to the operation or maintenance of such school for a minimum of two years or until the expiration of the negotiated contract, whichever comes first: Provided further, That nothing in the foregoing shall preclude assistance otherwise available under the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596) as amended (25 U.S.C. 452 et seq), or any other Act to such schools on the same basis as other public schools: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare within one year after the date of this Act, an official survey by supplemental plat and convey to the State of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the United States, including all improvements situated thereon, in the following described lands: That portion of Japonski Island (U.S. Survey No. 1496, within protracted sections 34 and 35, T. 55 S., R. 63 E., sections 2 and 3, T. 56 S., R. 63 E., Copper River Meridian, State of Alaska), withdrawn from the public domain of the United States by Public Law 79–478 and Public Law 83–568 for use of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service, except the smallest practicable tract, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, enclosing land actually used in connection with the administration of the Indian Health Service hospital on the date of this Act (this IHS-used land comprising no more than 15.25 acres, excluding roads). The southwesterly boundary of these lands is common with lands withdrawn for use of the United States Coast Guard by public land order and with lands held by the State of Alaska, Division of Aviation. Such conveyance is conditioned upon the execution by the State of Alaska of an agreement to begin operating a Mount Edgecumbe school facility no later than September 1, 1984. The above-described lands reserved for the use of the Indian Health Service shall also be conveyed to the State of Alaska if at any time the Indian Health Service or any successor organization or agency ceases to operate a health care facility on said lands. Enactment of this statute has the full force and effect of an interim conveyance, as defined in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, to the State of Alaska, subject to the above condition. The force and effect of such an interim conveyance is to convey to and vest in the State of Alaska exactly the same right, title, and interest in and to the lands as the State would have received had it been issued a patent by the United States. Upon survey of lands covered by the interim conveyance a patent thereto shall be issued to the State of Alaska. The lands conveyed by this statute are not subject to acreage adjustment under section 6 of the Alaska Statehood Act. construction For an additional amount for “Construction”, $240,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be available for various activities associated with implementation of the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, as it applies to the Papago Indian Tribe in Arizona, may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation. papago trust fund For payment to the authorized governing body of the Papago Tribe of Indians, $15,000,000 to remain available until expended, for deposit in the Papago Trust Fund established by said governing body pursuant to Public Law 97–293 (96 Stat. 1283) which fund shall be held in trust for the benefit of such tribe pursuant to section 309 of that law. cooperative fund (papago) For deposit into the Cooperative Fund established for the benefit of the Papago Tribe of Indians pursuant to section 313, Public Law 97–293 (96 Stat. 1284), $5,250,000, to remain available until expended. Territorial and International Affairs administration of territories For an additional amount for “Administration of territories”, $12,058,000, to remain available until expended. Departmental Offices office of the solicitor For an additional amount for “Office of the Solicitor”, $484,000 for the diligent and immediate pursuance of alternative enforcement measures to enforce previously issued cessation orders against coal mine operators who have not abated the condition for which the cessation order was issued and to accelerate collection of amounts assessed for violation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 30 USC 1201 note. RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY administrative provisions, department of energy Notwithstanding section 303(3) of Public Law 97–257, funds provided for Economic Regulatory Administration by this or any other Act shall be used: (1) to maintain not less than three hundred and eighty full-time permanent Federal employees, of which not less than forty employees shall be assigned to the Office of Fuels Conversion, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983; and (2) to maintain not less than three hundred and five full-time equivalent Federal employees, of which not less than twenty-seven employees shall be assigned to the Office of Fuels Conversion, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the minimum employment level established in Public Law 97–257 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy is reduced to 715 with no further amendment to the suballocations therein. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Services Administration indian health services For an additional amount for “Indian health services”, $19,359,000. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION indian education For part C of the Indian Education Act and the General Education Provisions Act, an additional amount of $1,938,000, to remain available until expended. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The Secretary shall appoint a Commission to review the Department’s coal leasing procedures to ensure receipt of fair market value within 30 days after enactment of this Act, and said Commission shall make its recommendations within 6 months after enactment of this Act. No funds provided in this or any other Act to agencies funded by the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 (Public Law 97–394) may be expended to take actions related to termination of programs or closure of facilities proposed to be terminated or closed in the budget for fiscal year 1984 until enactment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 or through approved reprogramming procedures. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. In order to further the purposes of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and to provide for the public safety of the visitors to the recreation area and the citizens of the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania: (1) Highway 209, as a federally owned road within the boundaries of the recreation area, is hereby closed to all commercial vehicular traffic upon enactment of this law, except for those commercial vehicular operations which are based within the recreation area, or which have business facilities in Monroe and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania, operating, on the date of enactment, commercial vehicular traffic originating or terminating outside the recreation area, and except for those commercial vehicular operations which are necessary to provide services to businesses and persons located within or contiguous to the boundaries of the recreation area. (2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed, notwithstanding any other law, to establish a commercial operation fee for the use, in accordance with subsection (1), of highway 209 for all commercial vehicles, except for commercial vehicular operations serving businesses or persons located in or contiguous to the boundaries of the recreation area: Provided, That the fee schedule may not exceed $10 per trip: Provided further, That all fees received shall be set aside in a special account and are available, without further appropriation, for the management, operation, construction, and maintenance of highway 209 within the boundaries of the recreation area. (3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall terminate on December 31, 1983. The provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall terminate three years from the enactment of this section unless construction of the I-287 bypass in New Jersey or any other feasible, suitable alternative has been commenced. In the event construction has been commenced subsection (2) of this section will terminate ten years from the enactment of this section, or when construction of I-287 or any other feasible, suitable alternative is completed, which ever occurs first. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, procedural or substantive, 100 per centum Federal highway trust funds moneys are hereby allocated as part of the State's allocation, and are immediately available for obligation to the State of New Jersey for the construction of the 1–287 bypass in New Jersey or any other feasible, suitable alternative, such appropriation as may be made available by Congress from general appropriations to cover 100 per centum of the cost of the 1–287 bypass or the alternative route. The Congress finds that the Forest Service’s proposal of March 15, 1983, to consider six million acres of the national forest for possible sale has met with considerable opposition; and the national forests are an important part of the national heritage of the United States; and the national forests provide and protect important resources; and the national forests provide unique opportunities for recreation; and it is inconsistent with past management practices to dispose of large portions of our national forests. It is, therefore, the sense of the Congress that it is not in the national interest to grant the authority to sell significant acreage of the national forest until such time as the Forest Service specifically identifies the tracts which are no longer needed by the Federal Government; inventories the tracts as to their public benefit value; provides opportunities for public review and discussion of the tracts; and completes all necessary environmental assessments of such sales. CHAPTER VIII DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration employment and training assistance Funds appropriated under the heading “Employment and Training Assistance” in Public Law 97–257 shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1984. advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For an additional amount for “Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds”, including nonrepayable advances to the Revolving Fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, $615,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984. Employment Standards Administration black lung disability trust fund For an additional amount for payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, $186,000,000 which shall be available until September 30, 1984, for payment of all benefits and interest on advances. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control preventive health services For an additional amount for “Preventive health services”, $2,225,000. National Institutes of Health national cancer institute For an additional amount for “National Cancer Institute” to remain available until September 30, 1984, $3,300,000. national heart, lung, and blood institute For an additional amount for “National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute” to remain available until September 30, 1984, $1,030,000. national institute of neurological and communicative disorders and stroke For an additional amount for “National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke” to remain available until September 30, 1984, $545,000. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases For an additional amount for “National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases” to remain available until September 30, 1984, $4,500,000. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health For an additional amount for “Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health” to remain available until September 30, 1984, $400,000. Assistant Secretary for Health health maintenance organization loan and loan guarantee fund For an additional amount for “Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund”, $2,650,000 to be used solely for obligations resulting from defaulted loans guaranteed by this fund. Social Security Administration payments to social security trust funds For an additional amount for “Payments to Social Security Trust Funds” for expenses authorized by section 152 of Public Law 98–21, $1,300,000,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS From the Rural Development Loan Fund under the Community Economic Development Act of 1981, $10,000,000 in available appropriations shall be obligated in the form of loans only by December 31, 1983. From the Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund, the entire remaining balance of the Fund as of September 30, 1983, shall be obligated on or before December 31, 1983. No such obligations shall be made in the form of loan guarantees. Sums appropriated under section 101(e)(2) of Public Law 97–377 for health planning activities may be used for carrying out such activities for fiscal year 1983 under section 935(b) of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION education for the handicapped For an additional amount for section 611 of the Education of the Handicapped Act, $47,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984. There is appropriated $1,250,000 for section 621 of the Education of the Handicapped Act, relating to regional resource centers, which is an addition to the amounts otherwise available for that section for fiscal year 1983. rehabilitation services and handicapped research For an additional amount for centers for independent living under part B of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $2,120,000: Provided, That the amount appropriated under this paragraph shall be available for special projects under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that were reduced by reason of the first proviso under the heading “Rehabilitation Services and Handicapped Research, Department of Education”, contained in Public Law 93–377, if the condition of that proviso has been met. For an additional amount to the National Institute of Handicapped Research for the establishment and support of two research and training centers, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, one-half of which shall be available for the establishment and support of a research and training center in pediatric rehabilitation pursuant to section 204(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and one-half of which shall be available for a research and training center on the rehabilitation needs of the Pacific Basin. elementary and secondary education For an additional amount for subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, such sums as may be necessary but not to exceed $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1984, to be available for the payment of grants to local educational agencies located in a State in which the aggregate amount of grants determined for such agencies from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1983 prior to the date of enactment of this Act is less than 95 percent of the amount of the grants for that State from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1982 by reason of the application of the 1980 Census data in order to increase the amount for local educational agencies in each such State to the amount determined for that State for fiscal year 1982: Provided, That the amount of the increase in any grant which a local educational agency in any State shall be eligible to receive by reason of the application of this paragraph shall be determined on a pro rata basis. higher and continuing education For an additional amount for “Higher and continuing education”, $4,816,000. student financial assistance Notwithstanding section 413D(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and section 10 of the Student Financial Assistance Technical Amendments Act of 1982, funds appropriated under this heading and any funds appropriated for fiscal year 1983 for subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that are not obligated or committed for the fiscal year 1983 shall be allocated in a manner designed to ensure that all eligible institutions receive a minimum funding level based upon a uniform State percentage for such fiscal year. For fiscal year 1983, such sums as necessary shall be made available to compensate private debt collection agencies under contract with the Secretary, as provided for in the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–365), from amounts collected by these private agencies on loans defaulted under part E of the Higher Education Act, section 406 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–351), and under the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–510). Facilities Development Health Resources and Services Administration health resources and services For an additional amount for “Health resources and services” for the remodeling and expansion of an existing academic health center library under section 720(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, $14,500,000, to remain available until expended; and notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act, such amount shall be made available without regard to the provisions of sections 702(b) and 722(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. National Institutes of Health national library of medicine For an additional amount to carry out section 301 and parts I and J of title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to conducting research, development, and demonstration projects at an existing academic health center, $5,900,000, to remain available until expended. grants for construction of academic facilities For part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $22,500,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER IX LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Senate expense allowances of the vice president, the president pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, and majority and minority whips For an additional amount for “Expense allowances of the Vice President, the President Pro Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, and Majority and Minority Whips”, $2,500 for the Majority Whip and $2,500 for the Minority Whip; in all $5,000: Provided, That, effective with the fiscal year 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each Whip. Salaries, Officers and Employees administrative, clerical, and legislative assistance to senators For an additional amount for “Administrative, clerical, and legislative assistance to Senators”, $197,000. conference committees For an additional amount for the Conference of the Majority and Conference of the Minority, $50,000 for each such committee; in all $100,000. expense allowances of the secretary of the senate, sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, and secretaries for the majority and minority of the senate For an additional amount for “Expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate”, $1,000 for each such officer; in all $4,000: Provided, That, effective in the case of fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1982, the first sentence of section 119(a) of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 65c) is amended by striking out “$2,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$3,000”. Contingent Expenses of the Senate miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, $240,000. House of Representatives payments to widows and heirs of deceased members of congress For payment to Lila Rosenthal, widow of Benjamin S. Rosenthal, late a Representative from the State of New York, $69,800. For payment to Sala Burton, widow of Phillip Burton, late a Representative from the State of California, $69,800. allowances and expenses For an additional amount for “Allowances and expenses”, $7,946,000. Joint Items office of the attending physician An amount not to exceed $19,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation for the Office of the Attending Physician for the fiscal year 1982 shall remain available for obligations for fiscal year 1983. official mail costs For an additional amount for “Official mail costs”, $37,965,000. Office of Technology Assessment salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, Office of Technology Assessment, $165,000. Architect of the Capitol senate office buildings For an additional amount for “Senate office buildings”, $250,000, to remain available until expended. An additional amount not to exceed $210,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation for Senate Office Buildings for the fiscal year 1983 shall remain available until expended. house office buildings For an additional amount for “House office buildings ”, $275,000, to remain available until expended. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Commission on the West Central Front of the United States Capitol, to restore the West Central Front of the United States Capitol (without change of location or change of the present architectural appearance thereof) in substantial accordance with the “Restoration of the West Central Facade” report dated March 1978, $49,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of such Commission and without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, is authorized and directed to enter into such contracts, incur such obligations, and make such expenditures for personal and other services and other expenses as may be necessary to carry out this paragraph: Provided further, That any general construction contracts entered into under authority of this paragraph shall be for a firm fixed price, supported by standard performance and payment bonds, and shall be awarded competitively among selected responsible general contractors approved by such Commission and upon the approval by such Commission of the amount of the firm fixed price contracts: Provided further, That, the Commission on the West Central Front of the United States Capitol shall appoint, from among private individuals who are qualified, by reason of education, training, and experience, a consulting architect who shall assist the Commission in directing the Architect of the Capitol with respect to the restoration of the West Central Front of the United States Capitol: Provided further, That the Architect of the Capitol shall keep the consulting architect appointed under this paragraph fully and currently informed of the progress of the restoration of the West Central Front of the United States Capitol: Provided further, That the consulting architect for the restoration of the West Central Front of the United States Capitol appointed under this paragraph shall be paid for his services (out of the sum appropriated by this paragraph) at such rate of pay as the Commission considers appropriate, but not exceeding a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-18 under the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. Sec. 901. Administrative Provisions (a) Effective October 1, 1982, the allowance for administrative Effective date. 2 USC 61–1 note. and clerical assistance of each Senator from the State of Texas is increased to that allowed to Senators from States having a population of fifteen million but less than seventeen million, the population of said State having exceeded fifteen million inhabitants. (b) Effective October 1, 1982, the allowance for administrative and clerical assistance of each Senator from the State of Colorado is increased to that allowed to Senators from States having a population of three million but less than four million, the population of said State having exceeded three million inhabitants. Sec. 902. The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to withhold from the salary of each Senate page who resides in the page residence hall an amount equal to the charge imposed for lodging, meals, and related services, furnished to such page in such hall. The amounts so withheld shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Senate to the Clerk of the House of Representatives for deposit by such Clerk in the revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, for the page residence hall and page meal plan, as established by H. Res. 64, Ninety-eighth Congress. Sec. 903. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any contract which is entered into by any person and either the Administrator of General Services or a contracting officer of any executive agency and under which such person agrees to sell or lease to the Federal Government (or any one or more entities thereof any unit of property, supplies, or services at a specified price or under specified terms and conditions (or both), such person may sell or lease to the Congress the same type of such property, supplies, or services at a unit price or under terms and conditions (or both) which are different from those specified in such contract; and any such sale or lease of any unit or units of such property, supplies, or services to the Congress shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the price at which, or the terms and conditions under which, such person is obligated under such contract to sell or lease any unit of such property, supplies, or services to any entity of the Federal Government other than the Congress. For purposes of the preceding sentence, any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Senate (or any office or instrumentality thereof) or to the House of Representatives (or any office or instrumentality thereof) shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of such property, supplies, or services to the Congress. (b) The provisions of this section shall take effect with respect to sales or leases of property, supplies, or services to the Congress after the date of enactment of this section. Sec. 904. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) the compensation of the Librarian of Congress shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, and (2) the compensation of the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (b) The limitations contained in section 306 of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, as made applicable by section 101(e) of Public Law 5 USC 5318 note. 96 Stat. 1914. 97–276 (as amended by section 128(a) of Public Law 97–377) shall, after application of section 128(b) of Public Law 97–377, be applicable to the compensation of the Librarian of Congress and the Deputy Librarian of Congress, as fixed by subsection (a) of this section. (c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day Effective date. 2 USC 136a-2 note. of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 905. The annual rate of compensation for any individual employed under the provisions of H. Res. 690, Eighty-ninth Congress (enacted into permanent law by Public Law 89–545), shall not exceed the annual rate of basic pay of level V of the Executive Schedule of section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. Sec. 906. Section 101(e) of Public Law 97–276 is amended by 96 Stat. 1186. inserting the following before the paragraph relating to the Congressional Budget Office: “Funds appropriated under the heading ‘Joint Items’, ‘office of the attending physician’ shall include an allowance of $600 per month for a Senior Medical Officer while on duty in the Attending Physician’s Office;”. Sec. 907. None of the funds in this Act or any other Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, shall be available for any Office of Technology Assessment activity not initiated and approved in accordance with section 3(d) of Public Law 92–484, except that 2 USC 472. funds shall be available for the assessment required by Public Law 96–151. Sec. 908. (a) For the purposes of this section— (1) “charitable organization” means an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; (2) “honorarium” means a payment of money or anything of value to a Member for an appearance, speech, or article, by the Member; but there shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this section any actual and necessary travel expenses, incurred by the Member, and spouse or an aide to the extent that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, and the amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such expenses to the extent that such expenses are not paid or reimbursed; (3) “Member” means a United States Senator, a Member of the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Repre sentatives, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and (4) “travel expenses” means with respect to a Member, and spouse or an aide, the cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and meals while away from his or her residence or the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in paragraph (2), on and after January 1, 1984, a Member shall not accept honoraria which are attributable to any calendar year and total more than the amount that is equal to 30 percent of the aggregate salary paid to such Member for service as a Member during such calendar year. (2) An individual who becomes a Member on a date after the first day of a calendar year shall not accept honoraria which are attributable to the remaining portion of that calendar year on and after the date such individual becomes a Member and total more than the amount that is equal to 30 percent of the aggregate salary paid to the Member for service as a Member during such calendar year. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, an honorarium shall be attributable to the period or calendar year in which payment is received. (c) Any honorarium, or any part thereof, paid by or on behalf of a Member to a charitable organization shall be deemed not to be accepted for the purposes of subsection (b). (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a Member who is serving in the office or position of Senator, President pro tempore of the Senate, Majority Leader of the Senate, or Minority Leader of the Senate during a calendar year, the annual rate of pay that is paid to such Member for such service shall not be less than the annual rate of pay payable for such position on December 17, 1982, increased by 15 percent and rounded in accordance with section 5318 of title 5, United States Code. (e) The Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries shall include in the first report required to be submitted by it after the date of the enactment of this Act a recommendation for an appropriate salary for Members, which recommendation shall assume a prohibition on the receipt of honoraria by Members. (f) Subsection (d) of this section shall take effect with respect to service as a Member performed on or after July 1, 1983. (g) Subsection (b) of section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441i(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Any honorarium, or any part thereof, paid by or on behalf of an elected or appointed officer or employee of any branch of the Federal Government to a charitable organization shall be deemed not to be accepted for the purposes of this section.”. CHAPTER X DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard national recreational boating safety and facilities improvement fund (liquidation of contract authorization) For payment of obligations incurred for recreational boating safety assistance under Public Law 92–75, as amended, $7,500,000, to be derived from the National Recreational Boating Safety and Facilities Improvement Fund and to remain available until expended. During fiscal year 1983 obligations for recreational boating safety assistance pursuant to section 421 of Public Law 97–424 shall not exceed $7,500,000, and no obligation may be incurred for improvement of recreational boating facilities. Federal Aviation Administration operations For an additional amount for “Operations”, $44,000,000, for payments to lenders and other administrative expenses required as a consequence of any aircraft purchase loan guarantee executed pursuant to the Act of September 7, 1957, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note), to remain available until September 30, 1984. facilities and equipment Of the funds available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be available from existing appropriations for the Secretary of Transportation to enter into grant agreements with two universities or colleges to conduct demonstration projects in the development, advancement, or expansion of an airway science curriculum and such money, which shall remain available until expended, shall be made available, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe, to such universities or colleges for the purchase or lease of buildings and associated facilities, instructional materials, or equipment to be used in conjunction with the airway science curriculum. aircraft purchase loan guarantee program Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations may be issued to pay any necessary expenses excluding administrative personnel costs required pursuant to a guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note). The aggregate amount of such obligations shall not exceed $150,000,000 by September 30, 1983. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations authorized by this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter in force. The purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act are extended to include any purchase of notes or other obligations issued under this subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such obligations at such times and price and upon such terms and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Secretary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. Federal Highway Administration federal-aid highways (liquidation of contract authorization) (trust fund) For an additional amount for “Federal-aid highways”, $300,000,000, or so much as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes Appropriations under this heading for fiscal year 1981 shall remain available until September 30, 1984. highways crossing federal projects The period of availability of approximately $400,000 appropriated in Public Laws 94–387, 95–29, 95–85, 95–335, and 96–131 is hereby extended through September 30, 1984. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration state and community highway safety (liquidation of contract authorization) (trust fund) For an additional amount for “State and community highway safety” as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 402 and 408, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. highway safety education and information (liquidation of contract authorization) (trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 209 of Public Law 95–599, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. Federal Railroad Administration settlements of railroad litigation For liquidation of promissory notes pursuant to section 210(f) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–236), as amended, $18,499,000, to remain available until expended. railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing funds For an additional amount for “Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing funds”, $7,100,000, to remain available until expended, for payment to the Secretary of the Treasury for debt reduction. Urban Mass Transportation Administration urban discretionary grants Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the effective date of section 302(b) of Public Law 97–424 is October 1, 1983. mass transportation capital fund (liquidation of contract authorization) (trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out section 21 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), administered by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, $55,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 308 of Public Law 97–369 shall apply to any funds made available for obligation by section 21(a)(2)(A) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended. General Provision limitation on general operating expenses The limitation on general operating expenses of the Federal Highway Administration is increased by $1,750,000 for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 152 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 for a methane conversion study, to remain available until expended. acosta bridge Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 142 of Public Law 97–377, the funds made available by such subsection for the Dodge Island Bridge project in Miami, Florida, shall be available for the Acosta Bridge project in Jacksonville, Florida, in accordance with the provisions of section 144 of title 23, United States Code, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, obligations incurred under this section shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways. Notwithstanding section 144 of title 23, United States Code, and any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall make available, upon request of the State of Georgia, under such section 144, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, from funds appropriated in this Act or previous Acts, such sum to initiate the design and engineering phase of the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge replacement project in Savannah, Georgia. RELATED AGENCIES Motor Carrier Ratemaking Study Commission salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) Of the funds made available under the heading of Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses, for Fiscal Year 1983 for the Motor Carrier Ratemaking Study Commission, unobligated balances available as of September 30, 1983, shall remain available until expended. Panama Canal Commission operating expenses For payment to the Republic of Panama, pursuant to Article XIII, paragraph 4(c), of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, such amounts as may be necessary, but not to exceed $378,635, to be derived from the Panama Canal Commission Fund: Provided, That none of these funds may be expended prior to validation by an audit of the General Accounting Office. CHAPTER XI DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Secretary Of the sums appropriated for Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses, not to exceed $18,500 may be used for official reception and representation functions. Of the sums appropriated for International Affairs, not to exceed $66,500 may be used for official reception and representation functions. U.S. Customs Service For payment of claims against the United States Customs Service, $2,430. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Official Residence of the Vice President For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $141,000. Office of Management and Budget salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $669,000. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES General Services Administration federal buildings fund limitations on availability of revenue In addition to the aggregate amount heretofore made available for real property management and related activities in fiscal year 1983, $8,102,000 shall be made available for such purposes and shall remain available until expended for the construction and acquisition of facilities, as follows: Payment of Construction Claims: Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Courthouse and Federal Office Building and Parking Facility, $442,300. Georgia: Atlanta, Courthouse and Federal Office Building, $7,075,000. Mississippi: Hattiesburg, Courthouse and Federal Building, $213,100, Jackson, Federal Office Building, $125,600. South Carolina: Columbia, Federal Building and United States Courthouse, $246,000: Provided, That the immediately foregoing limits of costs may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects but by not to exceed 10 per centum: Provided further, That claims against the Government of less than $10,000 arising from direct construction projects, acquisition of buildings, and purchase contracts projects pursuant to Public Law 92–313 be liquidated with prior notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate to the extent savings are effected in other such projects: Provided further, That any revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1983, excluding reimbursements under section 210(f)(6) in excess of $2,057,748,500 shall remain in the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriation Acts. Office of Personnel Management payment to civil service retirement and disability fund For an additional amount for “Payment to Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund”, $342,269,000. revolving fund Pursuant to section 1304(e)1(i)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, costs for entertainment expenses of the President’s Commission on Executive Exchange shall not exceed $12,000. salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation funds. Merit Systems Protection Board salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $1,600,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be obligated or expended to implement, administer or enforce the proposed Office of Personnel Management regulations published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1983, at pages 13342–13377 and 13380–13381, unless and until the Comptroller General completes review pursuant to section 4304(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be used by the Internal Revenue Service— (1) to enforce any ruling which would subject to tax under subtitles A and C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 the value of campus lodging furnished by, or on behalf of, any educational institution described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code to any employee of such institution or any spouse or dependent (within the meaning of section 152 of such Code) of such employee, or (2) to conduct any other activity with respect to the assessment or collection of any such tax on such value. For purposes of applying section 44C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, paragraph (10) of section 44C(c) of such Code (relating to property financed by subsidized energy financing) shall not apply with respect to any financing for energy conservation or renewable energy source expenditures which was provided— (1) before January 1, 1983, (2) under a State program in existence before 1978, and (3) with respect to any residence the first mortgage on which is financed by the proceeds of any qualified veterans’ mortgage bond (within the meaning of section 103A(c)(3) of such Code). CHAPTER XII DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District of Columbia Funds governmental direction and support (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for “Governmental direction and support” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $2,759,000 are rescinded. economic development and regulation (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for “Economic development and regulation” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $2,538,800 are rescinded. public safety and justice For an additional amount for “Public safety and justice”, $9,130,600. public education system (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for “Public education system” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $1,871,100 are rescinded. human support services For an additional amount for “Human support services”, $2,087,400. transportation services and assistance (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for “Transportation services and assistance” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $544,600 are rescinded. environmental services and supply (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for “Environmental services and supply” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $5,504,500 are rescinded. personal services (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for “Personal services” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $8,748,800 are rescinded. energy adjustment For an additional amount for “Energy adjustment”, $2,078,500. unallocated general fund adjustment (rescission) Of the funds appropriated out of the “General fund” for fiscal year 1983 in Public Law 97–378, $15,183,600 are rescinded. washington convention center enterprise fund For an additional amount for “Washington convention center enterprise fund”, $830,700. lottery and charitable games enterprise fund For an additional amount for “Lottery and charitable games enterprise fund”, $1,000,000. general provision Title 11, section 11–1732(d) of the District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking out “1983” and inserting in lieu thereof “1984”.

4. 1986

   Tax Reform Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–514 § 2 · 100 Stat. 2085

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

   Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. (a) Redesignation of 1954 Code.— The Internal Revenue Title enacted August 16, 1954, as heretofore, hereby, or hereafter amended, may be cited as the “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”. (b) References in Laws, Etc.— Except when inappropriate, any reference in any law, Executive order, or other document— (1) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall include a reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and (2) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall include a reference to the provisions of law formerly known as the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

5. 2003

   Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003

   Pub. L. 108–7 div. H title I § 1(b)(1) · 117 Stat. 11

   1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

      Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$20,000” for “$10,000”

   2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

      Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “not exceed $10,000” for “not exceed $5,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$20,000” for “$10,000” and “not exceed $10,000” for “not exceed $5,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This joint resolution may be cited as the “Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003”.

6. 2004

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005

   Pub. L. 108–447 div. G title I § 13(a)(1) · 118 Stat. 2809

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6102

   Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “$40,000” for “$20,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “$40,000” for “$20,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the second sentence (2 U.S.C. 31a–1) (relating to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate) by striking “$20,000” and inserting “$40,000”; and

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 13(c), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3172, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section, section 6115 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 6115 of this title] shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

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