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                                                       Calendar No. 109
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2620


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2001

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
   Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
  Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
  boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Departments of Veteran Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized 
by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61); 
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 
U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial 
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial 
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of article IV 
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 
540 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. 
App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), 
$24,944,288,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
to exceed $17,940,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be reimbursed to ``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical 
care'' for necessary expenses in implementing those provisions 
authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the 
Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, and 55), the 
funding source for which is specifically provided as the ``Compensation 
and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That such sums as may 
be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 
``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the funding of 
individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to 
pensioners as authorized.

                         readjustment benefits

    For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or 
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 
31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $2,135,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation 
program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to 
provide under section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, other 
than under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5) and (11) of that section, shall 
be charged to this account.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

    For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and 
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 
70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $26,200,000, to remain available until 
expended.

         veterans housing benefit program fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 2002, within the resources available, not to exceed 
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
specially adapted housing loans.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $164,497,000, which may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                  education loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,400.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $64,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $72,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
exceed $3,301,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $274,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, $544,000, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
``General operating expenses''.

  guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program 
                                account

    For the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
transitional housing loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, 
subchapter VI, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by 
this Act for ``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' may be 
expended.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                              medical care

    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the department; 
and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; 
funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the department; administrative expenses 
in support of planning, design, project management, real property 
acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of any 
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department; 
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to 
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in 
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the 
department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
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hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State 
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
expenses of the department for collecting and recovering amounts owed 
the department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the 
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq., 
$21,281,587,000 (increased by $1,000,000), plus reimbursements: 
Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$900,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures object 
classifications only, which amount shall not become available for 
obligation until August 1, 2002, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2003: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2003: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000,000 shall be available for 
operations and maintenance expenses of medical facilities: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct by 
contract a program of recovery audits for the fee basis and other 
medical services contracts with respect to payments for hospital care; 
and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts collected, by setoff or 
otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be available, without 
fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which funds are 
appropriated under this heading and the purposes of paying a contractor 
a percent of the amount collected as a result of an audit carried out 
by the contractor: Provided further, That all amounts so collected 
under the preceding proviso with respect to a designated health care 
region (as that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2)) shall be 
allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that region.

                     medical care collections fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Amounts deposited during the current fiscal year in the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund under section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code, shall be transferred to ``Medical 
care'', to remain available until expended.

                    medical and prosthetic research

    For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and 
prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
73, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2003, 
$371,000,000, plus reimbursements.

      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses

    For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research 
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of 
capital policy activities, $66,731,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, 
That technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities 
Management Field Service, including project management and real 
property administration (including leases, site acquisition and 
disposal activities directly supporting projects), shall be provided to 
Department of Veterans Affairs components only on a reimbursable basis.

                      Departmental Administration

                       general operating expenses

    For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses 
in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy 
activities, uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
security guard services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of 
overseas employee mail, $1,195,728,000: Provided, That expenses for 
services and assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), 
(5), and (11) that the Secretary determines are necessary to enable 
entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become 
employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to 
achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this 
account: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, not to exceed $60,000,000 shall be available for obligation 
until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That from the funds made 
available under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration may 
purchase up to four passenger motor vehicles for use in operations of 
that Administration in Manila, Philippines: Provided further, That 
travel expenses for this account shall not exceed $15,665,000.

                    national cemetery administration

    For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for 
operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by 
law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial 
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $121,169,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$52,308,000.

                      construction, major projects

    For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, 
United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of 
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction 
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made available in 
a previous major project appropriation, $183,180,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
for costs associated with land acquisitions for national cemeteries in 
the vicinity of Sacramento, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and 
Detroit, Michigan: Provided, That except for advance planning 
activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to 
capital investments, and other capital asset management related 
activities, such as portfolio development and management activities, 
and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning 
fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design 
fund and CARES funds, including needs assessments which may or may not 
lead to capital investments, none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by 
the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds 
provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 2002, for each approved 
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction 
documents contract by September 30, 2002; and (2) by the awarding of a 
construction contract by September 30, 2003: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly report in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations any approved major construction project 
for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations 
established under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That no 
funds from any other account except the ``Parking revolving fund'', may 
be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a 
project which was approved in the budget process and funded in this 
account until 1 year after substantial completion and beneficial 
occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the project or any 
part thereof with respect to that part only.

                      facility rehabilitation fund

    For altering, improving, or rehabilitating facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Department 
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remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading $30,000,000 shall be only for projects 
authorized pursuant to section 2(b)(5) of H.R. 811 as passed by the 
House of Representatives on March 27, 2001; and $270,000,000 shall be 
only for projects achieving the purposes authorized in sections 
2(c)(1), (2), and (3) of H.R. 811 as passed by the House of 
Representatives on March 27, 2001: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be used for the construction of a new 
building unless a credible assessment, approved by the Secretary, 
demonstrates new construction would be more cost-effective than 
rehabilitating the existing building.

                      construction, minor projects

    For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may 
lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, 
maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with 
equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims 
analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, 
and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of 
title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is 
less than $4,000,000, $178,900,000, to remain available until expended, 
along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, minor 
projects'' appropriations which are hereby made available for any 
project where the estimated cost is less than $4,000,000, of which 
$25,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
Services (CARES) activities: Provided, That from amounts appropriated 
under this heading, additional amounts may be used for CARES activities 
upon notification of and approval by the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That funds in this account shall be available for: 
(1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction 
or for the use of the department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary 
measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such 
causes.

                         parking revolving fund

    For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109, 
income from fees collected and $4,000,000 from the General Fund, both 
to remain available until expended, which shall be available for all 
authorized expenses except operations and maintenance costs, which will 
be funded from ``Medical care''.

       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

    For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing 
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-
8137, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.

          grants for construction of state veterans cemeteries

    For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving 
State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2002 for ``Compensation 
and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and 
indemnities'' may be transferred to any other of the mentioned 
appropriations.
    Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2002 for salaries and expenses shall be 
available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, major 
projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking 
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for 
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
    Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or examination 
of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing 
such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 5 
U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost 
is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2002 for ``Compensation and pensions'', 
``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' 
shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations 
required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2001.
    Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 shall be available to pay prior 
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts 
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public 
Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
accounts they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
    Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
year 2002, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National 
Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special 
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government 
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating 
expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the insurance 
programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement 
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in an 
insurance program in fiscal year 2002, that are available for dividends 
in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined 
reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus 
earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only 
to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
2002, which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance 
program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance 
included in such insurance program.
    Sec. 108. (a)(1) Section 1729B of title 38, United States Code, is 
repealed. Any balance as of the date of the enactment of this Act in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund 
established under such section shall be transferred to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund established under 
section 1729A of title 38, United States Code.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1729B.
    (b) Section 1729A(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(7) Section 8165(a) of this title.
            ``(8) Section 113 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care 
        and Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; 38 U.S.C. 8111 note).''.
    (c)(1) Section 1722A(c) of such title is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``under subsection 
        (a)'' and inserting ``under this section''; and
            (B) by striking the second sentence.
    (2) Section 8165(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
``Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund 
established under section 1729B of this title'' and inserting 
``Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Ca
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established under section 1729A of this title''.
    (3) Section 113(b) of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and 
Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; 38 U.S.C. 8111 note) is amended by 
striking ``Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement 
Fund established under section 1729B of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by section 202'' and inserting ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund established under section 1729A 
of title 38, United States Code''.
    Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the Franchise Fund pilot 
program authorized to be established by section 403 of Public Law 103-
356 until October 1, 2002: Provided, That the Franchise Fund, 
established by title I of Public Law 104-204 to finance the operations 
of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall continue until October 1, 
2002.
    Sec. 110. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to 
reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a 
prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be 
obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.
    Sec. 111. Funds available in any Department of Veterans Affairs 
appropriation for fiscal year 2002 or funds for salaries and other 
administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office 
of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination 
Complaint Adjudication for all services provided at rates which will 
recover actual costs but not exceed $28,555,000 for the Office of 
Resolution Management and $2,383,000 for the Office of Employment and 
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be 
made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: 
Provided further, that amounts received shall be credited to ``General 
operating expenses'' for use by the office that provided the service.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing

                        housing certificate fund

              (including transfer and rescission of funds)

    For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the disabled 
because of the loss of affordable housing stock, expiration of subsidy 
contracts (other than contracts for which amounts are provided under 
another heading in this Act) or expiration of use restrictions, or 
other changes in housing assistance arrangements, and for other 
purposes, $16,334,242,000, of which $640,000,000 shall be from 
unobligated balances from amounts recaptured from fiscal year 2000 and 
prior years pursuant to a reduction in the amounts provided for Annual 
Contributions Contract Reserve Accounts, and amounts that are 
recaptured in this account to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not later than October 1, 2001, the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development shall reduce from 60 days to 30 days the 
amount of reserve funds made available to public housing authorities: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$16,125,241,000, of which $11,285,241,000 and the aforementioned 
recaptures shall be available on October 1, 2001 and $4,200,000,000 
shall be available on October 1, 2002, shall be for assistance under 
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (``the Act'' herein) 
(42 U.S.C. 1437): Provided further, That the foregoing amounts shall be 
for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy 
contracts, for amendments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced 
vouchers (including amendments and renewals) under any provision of law 
authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)), contract administrators, and contracts entered into pursuant 
to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act: Provided 
further, That amounts available under the first proviso under this 
heading shall be available for section 8 rental assistance under the 
Act: (1) for the relocation and replacement of housing units that are 
demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated 
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134; Stat. 
1321-269); (2) for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance 
under section 8; (3) for funds to carry out the family unification 
program; (4) for the relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts 
to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 
from a law enforcement or prosecution agency; (5) for tenant protection 
assistance, including replacement and relocation assistance; and (6) 
for the 1-year renewal of section 8 contracts for units in a project 
that is subject to an approved plan of action under the Emergency Low 
Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing 
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading, no less than 
$11,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the 
development and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to 
$197,246,000 shall be made available for incremental vouchers under 
section 8 of the Act, of which $157,334,000 shall be made available on 
a fair share basis to those public housing agencies that have a 97 
percent occupancy rate; and of which $39,912,000 shall be made 
available to nonelderly disabled families affected by the designation 
of a public housing development under section 7 of the Act, the 
establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611), or the 
restriction of occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 
658 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13618), and to the extent the Secretary 
determines that such amount is not needed to fund applications for such 
affected families, to other nonelderly disabled families: Provided 
further, That up to $195,600,730 from amounts available under this 
heading may be made available for administrative fees and other 
expenses to cover the cost of administering rental assistance programs 
under section 8 of the Act: Provided further, That the fee otherwise 
authorized under section 8(q) of such Act shall be determined in 
accordance with section 8(q), as in effect immediately before the 
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998: 
Provided further, That $886,000,000 is rescinded from unobligated 
balances remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under this heading or the heading ``Annual 
contributions for assisted housing'' or any other heading for fiscal 
year 2001 and prior years: Provided further, That any such balances 
governed by reallocation provisions under the statute authorizing the 
program for which the funds were originally appropriated shall not be 
available for this rescission: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall have until September 30, 2002, to meet the rescission in the 
proviso preceding the immediately preceding proviso: Provided further, 
That any obligated balances of contract authority that have been 
terminated shall be canceled.

                      public housing capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital 
and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized 
under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,555,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2003: Provided, That, hereafter, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law or any failure of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to issue regulations to carry out section 9(j) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)), such section is 
deemed to have taken effect on October 1, 1998, and, except as 
otherwise provided in
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 this heading, shall apply to all assistance made 
available under this same heading on or after such date: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, in 
addition to amounts otherwise allocated under this heading, 
$262,000,000 shall be allocated for such capital and management 
activities only among public housing agencies that have obligated all 
assistance for the agency for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 made available 
under this same heading in accordance with the requirements under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 9(j) of such Act (except that the 
provisions of section 9(j)(4) shall not apply to such amounts): 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
regulation, the Secretary may not delegate to any Department official 
other than the Deputy Secretary any authority under paragraph (2) of 
such section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under 
such section for obligation of amounts made available for fiscal year 
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the first proviso and paragraphs (3) and (5)(B) of such section 9(j), 
if at any time before the effectiveness of final regulations issued by 
the Secretary under section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)) providing for assessment of public housing 
agencies and designation of high-performing agencies, any amounts made 
available under the public housing Capital Fund for fiscal year 1999, 
2000, 2001, or 2002 remain unobligated in violation of paragraph (1) of 
such section 9(j) or unexpended in violation of paragraph (5)(A) of 
such section 9(j), the Secretary shall immediately recapture any such 
amounts and reallocate such amounts among public housing agencies that, 
at the time of such reallocation, are not in violation of any 
requirement under paragraph (1) or (5)(A) of such section: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this heading, the term ``obligate'' 
means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
binding agreement that will result in outlays immediately or in the 
future: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, up to $51,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under 
section 9(h) of such Act, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be for the 
provision of remediation services to public housing agencies identified 
as ``troubled'' under the Section 8 Management Assessment Program: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
up to $500,000 shall be for lease adjustments to section 23 projects, 
and no less than $43,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information 
technology systems: Provided further, That no funds may be used under 
this heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, up to $75,000,000 shall be 
available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make 
grants to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs resulting 
from emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal year 2002.

                     public housing operating fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For payments to public housing agencies for the operation and 
management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 
$3,494,868,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall 
be provided to the Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe Home: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$10,000,000 shall be for programs, as determined appropriate by the 
Attorney General, which assist in the investigation, prosecution, and 
prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses in public and federally-
assisted low-income housing: Provided further, That funds made 
available in the previous proviso shall be administered by the 
Department of Justice through a reimbursable agreement with the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That no 
funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified in 
section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.

     revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)

    For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site 
revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants 
to projects as authorized by section 24 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, as amended, $573,735,000 to remain available until 
September 30, 2003, of which the Secretary may use up to $5,000,000 for 
technical assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly or 
indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including 
training and cost of necessary travel for participants in such 
training, by or to officials and employees of the department and of 
public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That none of such 
funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive 
advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless 
expressly permitted herein.

                  native american housing block grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 411 et seq.), 
$648,570,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,200,000 
shall be contracted through the Secretary as technical assistance and 
capacity building to be used by the National American Indian Housing 
Council in support of the implementation of NAHASDA; of which 
$5,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, 
contract expertise, and technical assistance in the training, 
oversight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-based 
assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel; and of which 
no less than $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development and maintenance of information technology 
systems: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$5,987,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and 
other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided 
further, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes 
and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of 
any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
not to exceed $52,726,000: Provided further, That for administrative 
expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from 
amounts in the first proviso, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only 
for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
13a), $5,987,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $234,283,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from amounts in the first 
paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only for the 
administrative costs of these guarantees
2000
.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

    For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 
program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12901), $277,432,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
Provided, That the Secretary may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds 
under this heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance 
activities.

                       community development fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other 
entities, for economic and community development activities, and for 
other purposes, $4,801,993,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That of the amount 
provided, $4,399,300,000 is for carrying out the community development 
block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 
5301): Provided further, That $69,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,300,000 shall 
be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; $2,794,000 
shall be available as a grant to the National American Indian Housing 
Council; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National 
Housing Development Corporation, for operating expenses not to exceed 
$2,000,000 and for a program of affordable housing acquisition and 
rehabilitation; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
National Council of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for 
technical assistance and fund management, and $4,500,000 is for 
investments in the HOPE Fund and financing to affiliated organizations; 
and $34,424,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act: 
Provided further, That no less than $15,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
information technology systems: Provided further, That $21,956,000 
shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help Housing Opportunity 
Program: Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with funds appropriated under this heading (other than a grant 
made available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council or 
the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant using funds 
under section 107(b)(3) of the Act) shall be expended for ``Planning 
and Management Development'' and ``Administration'' as defined in 
regulations promulgated by the Department.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, $29,387,000 shall 
be made available for capacity building, of which $24,945,000 shall be 
made available for ``Capacity Building for Community Development and 
Affordable Housing'' for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for 
activities as authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in effect immediately before June 12, 
1997, with not less than $4,989,000 of the funding to be used in rural 
areas, including tribal areas, and of which $4,442,000 shall be for 
capacity building activities administered by Habitat for Humanity 
International.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may use up to $54,879,000 for supportive 
services for public housing residents, as authorized by section 34 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and for residents of 
housing assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) and for grants for service 
coordinators and congregate services for the elderly and disabled 
residents of public and assisted housing and housing assisted under 
NAHASDA.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall 
be available for neighborhood initiatives that are utilized to improve 
the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to 
stimulate investment, economic diversification, and community 
revitalization in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or 
declining economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits can 
be integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives: 
Provided, that any unobligated balances of amounts set aside for 
neighborhood initiatives in fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 may 
be utilized for any of the foregoing purposes.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $59,868,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 
shall be available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by 
subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall be an eligible 
activity with respect to any funds made available under this heading: 
Provided, That local YouthBuild programs that demonstrate an ability to 
leverage private and nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for 
YouthBuild funding: Provided further, That no more than 10 percent of 
any grant award may be used for administrative costs: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall be 
set aside and made available for a grant to YouthBuild USA for capacity 
building for community development and affordable housing activities as 
specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, as 
amended.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, $77,000,000 shall 
be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) 
to finance a variety of economic development efforts.

         community development loan guarantees program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, $14,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2003, as authorized by section 108 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$608,696,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding 
obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That in 
addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''.

                       brownfields redevelopment

    For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 108(q) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for 
Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall make these grants available on a competitive 
basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.

                  home investment partnerships program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as 
amended, $1,996,040,000 to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$200,000,000 shall be available for the Downpayment Assistance 
Initiative, subject to the enactment of subsequent legislation 
authorizing such initiative: Provided further, That should legislation 
authorizing such initiative not be enacted by June 30, 2002, amounts 
designated in the previous proviso shall become available for any such 
purpose authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, up to $20,000,000 shall be 
available for Housing Couns
2000
eling under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968; and no less than $17,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development and 
maintenance of information technology systems.

                       homeless assistance grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 
as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized under subtitle 
C of title IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single 
room occupancy program as authorized under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to 
section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the 
shelter plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of 
such Act, $1,027,745,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
Provided, That not less than 35 percent of these funds shall be used 
for permanent housing, and all funding for services must be matched by 
25 percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That all 
awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate 
and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social 
services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be 
eligible, including Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and 
services funding through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block 
Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: 
Provided further, That no less than $14,200,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading is transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund to be used for technical assistance for management information 
systems and to develop an automated, client-level Annual Performance 
Report System: Provided further, That $500,000 shall be made available 
to the Interagency Council on the Homeless for administrative needs.

                            Housing Programs

                    housing for special populations

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or 
development of additional public and subsidized housing units for low 
income families not otherwise provided for, $1,024,151,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That $783,286,000 shall 
be for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 
contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance 
for the elderly under such section 202(c)(2), including amendments to 
contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for 
such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services 
associated with the housing, of which amount $49,890,000 shall be for 
service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate 
service grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and of which 
amount $49,890,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for conversion of eligible 
projects under such section to assisted living or related use: Provided 
further, That of the amount under this heading, $240,865,000 shall be 
for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 
contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act, for project rental assistance for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities under such section 811(d)(2), including 
amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring 
contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for 
supportive services associated with the housing for persons with 
disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act, and for tenant-
based rental assistance contracts entered into pursuant to section 811 
of such Act: Provided further, That no less than $1,000,000, to be 
divided evenly between the appropriations for the section 202 and 
section 811 programs, shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
for the development and maintenance of information technology systems: 
Provided further, That, in addition to amounts made available for 
renewal of tenant-based rental assistance contracts pursuant to the 
second proviso of this paragraph, the Secretary may designate up to 25 
percent of the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for section 811 
of such Act for tenant-based assistance, as authorized under that 
section, including such authority as may be waived under the next 
proviso, which assistance is 5 years in duration: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may waive any provision of such section 202 and such 
section 811 (including the provisions governing the terms and 
conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based assistance) 
that the Secretary determines is not necessary to achieve the 
objectives of these programs, or that otherwise impedes the ability to 
develop, operate, or administer projects assisted under these programs, 
and may make provision for alternative conditions or terms where 
appropriate.

                         flexible subsidy fund

                          (transfer of funds)

    From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted balances 
of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2001, and any collections 
made during fiscal year 2002, shall be transferred to the Flexible 
Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended.

                  manufactured housing fees trust fund

    For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), $13,566,000, to remain available until expended, 
to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, 
That the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary 
to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided 
further, That the amount made available under this heading from the 
general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during 
fiscal year 2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0 and 
fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to 
ensure such a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation.

                     Federal Housing Administration

               mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    During fiscal year 2002, commitments to guarantee loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, as 
amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of $160,000,000,000.
    During fiscal year 2002, obligations to make direct loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as 
amended, shall not exceed $250,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing 
amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in 
connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the 
Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance 
Fund.
    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of which not to exceed 
$326,866,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for ``Salaries 
and expenses''; and not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to 
the appropriation for ``Office of Inspector General''. In addition, for 
administrative contract expenses, $145,000,000, of which not less than 
$96,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the 
development and maintenance of information technology systems.

                general and special risk program account

                     (in
2000
cluding transfers of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 and 
519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c), 
including the cost of loan guarantee modifications as that term is 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $21,000,000,000: Provided 
further, That any amounts made available in any prior appropriations 
Act for the cost (as such term is defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans that are 
obligations of the funds established under section 238 or 519 of the 
National Housing Act that have not been obligated or that are 
deobligated shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development in connection with the making of such guarantees and shall 
remain available until expended, notwithstanding the expiration of any 
period of availability otherwise applicable to such amounts.
    Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as 
authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National 
Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the sale 
of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly 
insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the 
sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
formerly insured under such Act.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000, of which 
$193,134,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation for ``Salaries 
and expenses''; and of which $18,321,000 shall be transferred to the 
appropriation for ``Office of Inspector General''. In addition, for 
administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
and direct loan programs, $139,000,000, of which no less than 
$33,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the 
development and maintenance of information technology systems.

            Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of 
section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)), shall not exceed $200,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2003.
    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000 to be derived from the 
GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt 
account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred to the 
appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

    For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $46,900,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be 
for necessary expenses of the Millennial Housing Commission, as 
authorized by section 206 of Public Law 106-74: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be 
for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) 
Initiative.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

    For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided 
for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as 
amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$45,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which 
$19,449,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
561: Provided, That no funds made available under this heading shall be 
used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 
Government in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.

                     Office of Lead Hazard Control

                         lead hazard reduction

    For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by sections 
1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of 
1992, $109,758,000 to remain available until September 30, 2003, of 
which $10,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant 
to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration 
efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint 
poisoning and other housing-related environmental childhood diseases 
and hazards.

                     Management and Administration

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided 
for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $1,086,800,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), of 
which $520,000,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the 
Federal Housing Administration, $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds 
of the Government National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be 
provided from the ``Community development fund'' account, $150,000 
shall be provided by transfer from the ``Title VI Indian federal 
guarantees program'' account, and $200,000 shall be provided by 
transfer from the ``Indian housing loan guarantee fund program'' 
account: Provided, That no less than $85,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
Information Technology Systems: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS-14 and GS-15 levels until 
the total number of GS-14 and GS-15 positions in the Department has 
been reduced from the number of GS-14 and GS-15 positions on the date 
of enactment of Public Law 106-377 by 2\1/2\ percent: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall submit a staffing plan for the Department by 
November 1, 2001.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$93,898,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the various 
funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $10,000,000 shall be 
provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the 
appropriation for the ``Public housing operating fund'': Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all 
personnel issues within the Office of Inspector General.

                         consolidated fee fund

                              (rescission)

    Of the balances remaining available from fees and charges under 
section 7(j) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, 
$6,700,000 is rescinded.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $23,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise 
Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such amount shall be 
available from
2000
 the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary 
to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the general fund amount 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $0.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in 
lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget 
authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 
1012(a) of the Stuart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, 
shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority 
or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall 
be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local 
housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, 
in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or 
cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to 
provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a 
lower interest rate.
    Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be 
used during fiscal year 2002 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more 
persons, including the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal 
action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
    Sec. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts 
made available under this title for fiscal year 2002 that are allocated 
under such section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under 
subsection (b), for any State that--
            (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under 
        clause (ii) of such section; and
            (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal 
        year 2002 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State 
        outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify 
        under clause (i) in fiscal year 2002 do not have the number of 
        cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required 
        under such clause.
    (b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any State described 
in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the cumulative number of 
AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are outside of metropolitan 
statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2002, in proportion to AIDS cases among 
cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such 
section and States deemed eligible under subsection (a).
    Sec. 204. Section 225(a) of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2000, Public Law 106-74 (113 Stat. 1076), is amended by inserting 
``and fiscal year 2002'' after ``fiscal year 2001''.
    Sec. 205. Section 251 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
16) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``issue regulations'' 
        and all that follows and inserting the following: ``require 
        that the mortgagee make available to the mortgagor, at the time 
        of loan application, a written explanation of the features of 
        an adjustable rate mortgage consistent with the disclosure 
        requirements applicable to variable rate mortgages secured by a 
        principal dwelling under the Truth in Lending Act.''; and
            (2) by adding the following new subsection at the end:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary may insure under this subsection a mortgage 
that meets the requirements of subsection (a), except that the 
effective rate of interest--
            ``(A) shall be fixed for a period of not less than the 
        first 3 years of the mortgage term;
            ``(B) shall be adjusted by the mortgagee initially upon the 
        expiration of such period and annually thereafter; and
            ``(C) in the case of the initial interest rate adjustment, 
        is subject to the 1 percent limitation only if the interest 
        rate remained fixed for five or fewer years.
    ``(2) The disclosure required under subsection (b) shall be 
required for a mortgage insured under this subsection.''.
    Sec. 206. (a) Section 203(c) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (k)'' and ``or 
        (k)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting immediately after ``subsection 
                (v),'' the following: ``and each mortgage that is 
                insured under subsection (k) or section 234(c),''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and executed on or after October 
                1, 1994,''.
    (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) apply only to mortgages that are executed on or after 
        the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) be implemented in advance of any necessary conforming 
        changes to regulations.
    Sec. 207. (a) During fiscal year 2002, in the provision of rental 
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in connection with a program to demonstrate the 
economy and effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in 
assisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties of the 
State of Michigan specified in subsection (b) of this section, 
notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a 
family residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on 
behalf of which a public housing agency provides assistance pursuant to 
section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, at the time the family 
initially receives such assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 
40 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the family by such a 
percentage or amount as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
determines to be appropriate.
    (b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oakland County, 
Macomb County, Wayne County, and Washtenaw County, in the State of 
Michigan.

                    TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American 
Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or 
interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms 
for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the 
United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and 
garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, 
$30,466,000, to remain available until expended.
    For the partial cost of construction of a new interpretive and 
visitor center at the American Cemetery in Normandy, France, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Commission shall ensure that the placement, scope and character of this 
new center protect the solemnity of the site and the sensitivity of 
interested parties including families of servicemen interred at the 
cemetery, the host country and Allied forces who participated in the 
invasion and ensuing battle: Provided further, That not more than 
$1,000,000 shall be for non-construction related costs including 
initial consultations with interested partie
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s and the conceptual study 
and design of the new center.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, including hire of 
passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the 
maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
$8,000,000, $5,500,000 of which to remain available until September 30, 
2002 and $2,500,000 of which to remain available until September 30, 
2003: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 
shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service 
positions: Provided further, That, hereafter, there shall be an 
Inspector General at the Board who shall have the duties, 
responsibilities, and authorities specified in the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended: Provided further, That an individual appointed 
to the position of Inspector General of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also 
hold the position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the 
Office of Inspector General of FEMA in performing the duties of the 
Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals 
to positions within the Board.

                       Department of the Treasury

              Community Development Financial Institutions

              community development financial institutions

                          fund program account

    To carry out the Community Development Banking and Financial 
Institutions Act of 1994, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the rate for ES-3, $80,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2003, of which $500,000 shall be for technical assistance 
and training programs designed to benefit Native American communities, 
and up to $8,948,000 may be used for administrative expenses, including 
administration of the New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000 may be 
used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000 may be used for 
administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, 
That the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans not to exceed $15,000,000.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' 
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $54,200,000.

             Corporation for National and Community Service

                national and community service programs

                           operating expenses

    Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 106-377, 
the Corporation for National and Community Service shall use such 
amounts of such funds as may be necessary to carry out the programs, 
activities, and initiatives under the National Community Service Act of 
1990 (Public Law 103-82) and the Corporation.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,000,000, 
which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2003.

               U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court 
of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7251-7298, 
$13,221,000, of which $895,000 shall be available for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the 
process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in 
Public Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' 
and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase of two 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $22,537,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                Department of Health and Human Services

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

    For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, $70,228,000.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in 
sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended; and section 3019 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, $78,235,000, to be derived from 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to section 517(a) 
of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under 
section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited health care 
providers: Provided further, That in performing any such health 
assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator 
of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 
toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during 
fiscal year 2002, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                         science and technology

    For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level 
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory equipment and 
supplies; other operating expenses in support of research and 
development; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$680,410,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2003.

                 environmental programs and mana
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gement

    For environmental programs and management, including necessary 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 
5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in 
societies or associations which issue publications to members only or 
at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $2,014,799,000 
(reduced by $7,200,000) (reduced by $3,000,000), which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2003.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$34,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                        buildings and facilities

    For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $25,318,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                     hazardous substance superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 
including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
$1,270,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become available until 
September 1, 2002) to remain available until expended, consisting of 
$635,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public 
Law 101-508, and $635,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 
517(b) of SARA, as amended: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance 
with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $11,867,000 shall be transferred to 
the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2003, and $36,891,000 shall be transferred to the 
``Science and technology'' appropriation to remain available until 
September 30, 2003.

              leaking underground storage tank trust fund

    For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage 
tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not 
to exceed $75,000 per project, $72,000,000 (increased by $7,200,000), 
to remain available until expended.

                           oil spill response

    For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection 
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to 
remain available until expended.

                   state and tribal assistance grants

    For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including 
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance 
partnership grants, $3,433,899,000 (increased by $3,000,000), to remain 
available until expended, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for making 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (the 
``Act''); $850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, as amended; $75,000,000 shall be for architectural, 
engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in 
connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater 
facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after 
consultation with the appropriate border commission; $30,000,000 shall 
be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and 
wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; 
$200,000,000 shall be for making grants for the construction of 
wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater protection 
infrastructure in accordance with the terms and conditions specified 
for such grants in the report accompanying this Act; and $1,078,899,000 
(increased by $3,000,000) shall be for grants, including associated 
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, 
interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control 
agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control 
and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to 
the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and 
for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for 
particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities of which 
and subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, 
$25,000,000 shall be for making grants for enforcement and related 
activities (in addition to other grants funded under this heading), and 
$25,000,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network 
grants, including associated program support costs: Provided, That for 
fiscal year 2002 and hereafter, State authority under section 302(a) of 
Public Law 104-182 shall remain in effect: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Act, the limitation on the 
amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be 
used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts 
included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2002 
and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the 
fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by 
the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the 
fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including 
administration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2002, and 
notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Act, the Administrator is 
authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under 
section 319 of that Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to 
section 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 
518(c) of the Act, up to a total of 1\1/2\ percent of the funds 
appropriated for State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Act may be 
reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such 
Act: Provided further, That no funds provided by this legislation to 
address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs 
of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico 
border shall be made available to a county or municipal government 
unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, 
or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the 
development within an existing colonia the construction of any new 
home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or 
other necessary infrastructure.

                       administrative provisions

    For fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
6305(1), the Administrator of the Environm
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ental Protection Agency, in 
carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal 
environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of 
an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to 
federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
authorized by their member Tribes, to assist the Administrator in 
implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian Tribes required 
or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be 
awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements.
    Section 136a-1 of title 7, U.S.C. is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)(5)(C)(i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' 
        and inserting ``$20,000,000''; and, by striking ``each'' and 
        inserting ``2002'' after ``fiscal year'';
            (2) in subsection (i)(5)(H) by striking ``2001'' and 
        inserting ``2002'';
            (3) in subsection (i)(6) by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
        ``2002''; and
            (4) in subsection (k)(3)(A) by striking ``2001'' and 
        inserting ``2002''; and, by striking ``\1/7\'' and inserting 
        ``\1/10\''.

                   Executive Office of the President

                office of science and technology policy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, $5,267,000.

  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

    For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan 
No. 1 of 1977, $2,974,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 202 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall 
consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising 
all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $33,660,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$1,369,399,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $2,900,000 may be 
transferred to ``Emergency management planning and assistance'' for the 
consolidated emergency management performance grant program; up to 
$15,000,000 may be obligated for flood map modernization activities 
following disaster declarations; and $21,577,000 may be used by the 
Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations.
    In addition, for the purposes under this heading, $1,300,000,000: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That such amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
budget request, that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the 
President to the Congress.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

    For the cost of direct loans, $405,000, as authorized by section 
319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000. In addition, for administrative 
expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $543,000.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire 
and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343; 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; expenses of attendance 
of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the 
work of emergency preparedness; transportation in connection with the 
continuity of Government programs to the same extent and in the same 
manner as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 
U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $227,900,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$10,303,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
also serve as the Inspector General of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board.

              emergency management planning and assistance

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 
1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, $404,623,000.

                radiological emergency preparedness fund

    The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2002, as 
authorized by Public Law 106-377, shall not be less than 100 percent of 
the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its radiological 
emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal year. The 
methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and 
equitable; and shall reflect costs of providing such services, 
including administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received 
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fund as offsetting 
collections and will become available for authorized purposes on 
October 1, 2002, and remain available until expended.

                   emergency food and shelter program

    To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant to 
title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $140,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That total administrative costs 
shall not exceed 3\1/2\ percent of the total appropriation.

                     national flood insurance fund

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(``the Act''), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 
not to exceed $28,798,000 for salaries and expenses associated with 
flood mitigation and flood insuran
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ce operations, and not to exceed 
$76,381,000 for flood mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for 
expenses under section 1366 of the Act, which amount shall be available 
for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30, 
2003. In fiscal year 2002, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for 
operating expenses; (2) $536,750,000 for agents' commissions and taxes; 
and (3) $30,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be 
available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice 
to the Committees on Appropriations.
    In addition, up to $7,000,000 in fees collected but unexpended 
during fiscal years 2000 through 2001 shall be transferred to the Flood 
Map Modernization Fund and available for expenditure in fiscal year 
2002.
    Section 1309(a)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended, 
is further amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2002''.
    Section 1319 of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is amended by 
striking ``after'' and all that follows and inserting ``after September 
30, 2001.''.
    Section 1336(a) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056(a)), is 
amended by striking ``ending'' and all that follows through the second 
comma thereafter and inserting ``ending September 30, 2001,''.
    Section 1376(c) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2002''.

                     national flood mitigation fund

    Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)-(C) and 1366(f) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, $20,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2003, for activities designed to 
reduce the risk of flood damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood Insurance 
Fund. Of the amount provided, $2,500,000 is to be used for the purchase 
of flood-prone properties in the city of Austin, Minnesota, and any 
cost-share is waived.

                    General Services Administration

                federal consumer information center fund

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,276,000, to be 
deposited into the Federal Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, 
That the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited into the 
Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Federal Consumer 
Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of $12,000,000. 
Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this Fund during 
fiscal year 2002 in excess of $12,000,000 shall remain in the Fund and 
shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in 
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the Federal Consumer 
Information Center (FCIC) may not undertake any action that affects its 
organization, administrative location, or in any way alters its current 
function or mission mandate without first submitting a proposal to the 
Committees on Appropriations for approval: Provided further, That such 
proposal shall include the justification for such action, a description 
of all planned organizational realignments, the anticipated staffing or 
personnel changes, an assessment of the effect on the current 
operations of FCIC, and estimates of the proposed changes on future 
funding needs.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                           human space flight

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of human space flight research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
rehabilitation, revitalization and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration, 
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$7,047,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which 
amounts as determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; 
training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; information 
technology services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing 
services; and other administrative services may be transferred to the 
Science, Aeronautics and Technology account in accordance with section 
312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by 
Public Law 106-377.
    For an additional amount for ``Human space flight'', for the 
development of a crew return vehicle with capacity for no less than six 
persons, for use with the international space station, $275,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided under this paragraph may be obligated prior to August 1, 
2002: Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
paragraph shall be rescinded on July 15, 2002, unless the President 
requests at least $200,000,000 in the fiscal year 2003 budget request 
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for continuation 
of the crew return vehicle program.

                  science, aeronautics and technology

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of science, aeronautics and technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, operations, 
support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration, 
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$7,605,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which 
amounts as determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; 
training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; information 
technology services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing 
services; and other administrative services may be transferred to the 
Human Space Flight account in accordance with section 312(b) of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 
106-377.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$23,700,000.

                       administrative provisions

    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', or ``Science, aeronautics and 
technology'' by this appropriations Act, when any activity has been 
initiated by the incurrence of obligations for construction of 
facilities as authorized by law, such amount available for such 
activity shall remain available until expended. This provision does not 
apply to the amounts appropriated for institutional minor 
revitalization and construction of facilities, and institutional 
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facility planning and design.
    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', or ``Science, aeronautics and 
technology'' by this appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for 
construction of facilities shall remain available until September 30, 
2004.
    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Office of Inspector General'', amounts made 
available by this Act for personnel and related costs and travel 
expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 
remain available until September 30, 2002 and may be used to enter into 
contracts for training, investigations, costs associated with personnel 
relocation, and for other services, to be provided during the next 
fiscal year. Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall 
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is 
claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
    No funds in this or any other Appropriations Act may be used to 
finalize an agreement prior to December 1, 2002 between NASA and a 
nongovernment organization to conduct research utilization and 
commercialization management activities of the International Space 
Station.

                  National Credit Union Administration

                       central liquidity facility

                     (including transfer of funds)

    During fiscal year 2002, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity 
Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit 
unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed 
$1,500,000,000: Provided, That administrative expenses of the Central 
Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $309,000: Provided further, That 
$1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Community Development Revolving 
Loan Fund.

                      National Science Foundation

                    research and related activities

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and the Act 
to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; authorized travel; maintenance 
and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research 
support; acquisition of aircraft; $3,642,340,000, of which not to 
exceed $306,230,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar 
research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other 
related activities for the United States Antarctic program; the balance 
to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National 
Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported 
research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than 
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in 
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities 
shall be reduced proportionally.

          major research facilities construction and equipment

    For necessary expenses of major construction projects pursuant to 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including 
authorized travel, $135,300,000, to remain available until expended.

                     education and human resources

    For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-
1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized 
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$885,720,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, 
That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than 
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in 
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities 
shall be reduced proportionally.

                         salaries and expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services; $170,040,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into 
under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2002 for maintenance and 
operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during 
the next fiscal year.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$6,760,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

    For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in 
neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $105,000,000, of 
which $10,000,000 shall be for a homeownership program that is used in 
conjunction with section 8 assistance under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, as amended.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $25,003,000: Provided, 
That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the 
President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national 
defense: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any 
person into the Armed Forces of the United States.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this Act 
are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been 
placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not 
exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted 
for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not apply to 
accounts that do not contain an object classification for travel: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel performed 
by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards of the 
Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in connection 
with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with major 
disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President under 
the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector General 
in connection with audits and investigations; or to payments to 
interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget 
schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I, II, 
and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially 
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may 
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefor set forth in the estimates 
only to the extent such an increase is approved by the Committees on 
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tions.
    Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year 
for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the 
Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the 
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a 
contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, 
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any 
member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within 
the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
    Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended--
            (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
        of the United States unless--
                    (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is 
                part of, a voucher or abstract which describes the 
                payee or payees and the items or services for which 
                such expenditure is being made; or
                    (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such 
                certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, 
                is specifically authorized by law; and
            (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
        General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from 
        such audit.
    Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department 
or agency may be expended for the transportation of any officer or 
employee of such department or agency between the domicile and the 
place of employment of the officer or employee, with the exception of 
an officer or employee authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 
1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
    Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for 
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share 
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals not 
specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of 
cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest 
of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
    Sec. 408. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used, 
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for 
payment of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal 
Government or a grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate 
paid for level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically 
authorized by law.
    Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to pay 
the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein 
affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2056 et seq.).
    Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing law, the 
obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts 
which are: (1) a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of 
all contracts entered into within 24 months prior to the date on which 
the list is made available to the public and of all contracts on which 
performance has not been completed by such date. The list required by 
the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a 
narrative description of the work to be performed under each such 
contract.
    Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any 
appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by 
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for 
services unless such executive agency: (1) has awarded and entered into 
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations 
promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant 
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and 
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially 
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to 
such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the contract 
pursuant to which the report was prepared; and (B) the contractor who 
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.
    Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none of the 
funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be 
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other 
personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or 
agency.
    Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department 
or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles 
per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
    Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act 
shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if the 
estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs submits a report which the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired 
following the date on which the report is received by the Committees on 
Appropriations.
    Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest 
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
made available in this Act should be American-made.
    (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any 
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the 
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall 
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
subsection (a) by the Congress.
    Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect costs, 
except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21.
    Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act.
    Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the 
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that 
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
rights, or unfunded mandates.
    Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation 
Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2002 
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: 
Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be 
used for new loan or mortgage purchase commit
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ments only to the extent 
expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of 
other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage 
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans 
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest 
of the United States Government.
    Sec. 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term 
``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service education 
awards shall mean any loan determined by an institution of higher 
education to be necessary to cover a student's cost of attendance at 
such institution and made directly to a student by a state agency, in 
addition to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and 
Community Service Act.
    Sec. 421. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a final regulation to 
implement changes in the payment of pesticide tolerance processing fees 
as proposed at 64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or any similar proposals. The 
Environmental Protection Agency may proceed with the development of 
such a rule.
    Sec. 422. The Environmental Protection Agency may not use any of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to 
implement the Registration Fee system codified at 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations Subpart U (sections 152.400 et seq.) if its authority to 
collect maintenance fees pursuant to FIFRA section 4(i)(5) is extended 
for at least 1 year beyond September 30, 2001.
    Sec. 423. Except in the case of entities that are funded solely 
with Federal funds or any natural persons that are funded under this 
Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or 
execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise 
compensate, non-Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to 
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive officer 
of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall certify that none of 
these funds have been used to engage in the lobbying of the Federal 
Government or in litigation against the United States unless authorized 
under existing law.
    Sec. 424. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and 
recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or 
propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film 
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before 
the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
    Sec. 425. All Departments and agencies funded under this Act are 
encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and 
funding, to expand their use of ``E-Commerce'' technologies and 
procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public 
service activities.
    Sec. 426. Section 104(n)(4) of the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act 
(Public Law 106-246) is amended by striking ``beginning not later than 
the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.'' and inserting ``within 120 days after the 
Director issues the report required by subsection (n) in 2002 and 
2003.''.
    Sec. 427. None of the funds provided by this Act may be used for 
the purpose of implementing any administrative proposal that would 
require military retirees to make an ``irrevocable choice'' for any 
specified period of time between Department of Veterans Affairs or 
military health care under the new TRICARE for Life plan authorized in 
the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (as enacted into law by Public 106-398).
    Sec. 428. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
delay the national primary drinking water regulation for Arsenic 
published on January 22, 2001, in the Federal Register (66 Fed. Reg. 
pages 6976 through 7066, amending parts 141 through 142 of title 40 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations) or to propose or finalize a rule to 
increase the levels of arsenic in drinking water permitted under that 
regulation.

         Minority Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Program

                        establishment of program

    Sec. 429. Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197-5197g) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 629. MINORITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall establish a minority 
emergency preparedness demonstration program to research and promote 
the capacity of minority communities to provide data, information, and 
awareness education by providing grants to or executing contracts or 
cooperative agreements with eligible nonprofit organizations to 
establish and conduct such programs.
    ``(b) Activities Supported.--An eligible nonprofit organization may 
use a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded under this 
section--
            ``(1) to conduct research into the status of emergency 
        preparedness and disaster response awareness in African 
        American and Hispanic households located in urban, suburban, 
        and rural communities, particularly in those States and regions 
        most impacted by natural and manmade disasters and emergencies; 
        and
            ``(2) to develop and promote awareness of emergency 
        preparedness education programs within minority communities, 
        including development and preparation of culturally competent 
        educational and awareness materials that can be used to 
        disseminate information to minority organizations and 
        institutions.
    ``(c) Eligible Organizations.--A nonprofit organization is eligible 
to be awarded a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
section with respect to a program if the organization is a nonprofit 
organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code, whose primary mission is to provide 
services to communities predominately populated by minority citizens, 
and that can demonstrate a partnership with a minority-owned business 
enterprise or minority business located in a HUBZone (as defined in 
section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))) with respect 
to the program.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement awarded under this section may only use the 
proceeds of the grant, contract, or agreement to--
            ``(1) acquire expert professional services necessary to 
        conduct research in communities predominately populated by 
        minority citizens, with a primary emphasis on African American 
        and Hispanic communities;
            ``(2) develop and prepare informational materials to 
        promote awareness among minority communities about emergency 
        preparedness and how to protect their households and 
        communities in advance of disasters;
            ``(3) establish consortia with minority national 
        organizations, minority institutions of higher education, and 
        faith-based institutions to disseminate information about 
        emergency preparedness to minority communities; and
            ``(4) implement a joint project with a minority serving 
        institution, including a part B institution (as defined in 
        section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1061(2))), an institution described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
        or (C) of section 326 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)(A), 
        (B), or (C)), and a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in 
        section 502(a)(5) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5))).
    ``(e) Application and Review Procedure.--To be eligible to receive 
a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an 
organization must submit an appl
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ication to the Director at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may 
reasonably require. The Director shall establish a procedure by which 
to accept such applications.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and such funds as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2007. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended.''.
    Sec. 430. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement any provision of the 
April 2001 report entitled ``Plan for the Development of a 25-Year 
General Use Plan for Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles 
Healthcare Center''.
    Sec. 431. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to implement or enforce the requirement under section 12(c) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j(c); relating to 
community service).
    Sec. 432. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been 
convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
    This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2002''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.




                                                       Calendar No. 109

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2620

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                                 AN ACT

   Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
  Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
  boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

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                             July 31, 2001

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar

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