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TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
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Public Law 106-58
106th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and
for other purposes. <<NOTE: Sept. 29, 1999 - [H.R. 2490]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2000.>> That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE <<NOTE: Treasury Department Appropriations
Act, 2000.>> TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and
purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business;
not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel expenses; not to exceed
$150,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to
exceed $258,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to
be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate,
$134,034,000.
Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services for the Department of the Treasury,
$43,961,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That these
funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to
satisfy the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated shall be used to
support or supplement the Internal Revenue Service appropriations for
Information Systems.
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Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel expenses,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000
for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and
expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury,
$30,716,000.
Inspector General for Tax Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, including purchase (not to exceed 150 for replacement only for
police-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.
1343(b)); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; not to
exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; and not to exceed
$500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be
allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for
Tax Administration, $112,207,000.
Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury Building
and Annex, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel expenses of non-
Federal law enforcement personnel to attend meetings concerned with
financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial
regulation; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $27,818,000, of which not to
exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2002:
Provided, That funds appropriated in this account may be used to procure
personal services contracts.
Violent Crime Reduction Programs
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, to remain available
until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction
Trust Fund, as follows:
(1) As authorized by section 190001(e), $119,000,000; of
which $27,920,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, including $3,000,000 for administering the
Gang Resistance Education and Training program; of which
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$4,200,000 shall be available to the United States Secret
Service for forensic and related support of investigations of
missing and exploited children, of which $2,200,000 shall be
available as a grant for activities related to the
investigations of exploited children and shall remain available
until expended; of which $61,000,000 shall be available for the
United States Customs Service; of which $1,863,000 shall be
available for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; of which
$9,200,000 shall be available to the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center; and of which $14,817,000 shall be available for
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement.
(2) As authorized by section 32401, $13,000,000 to the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for disbursement through
grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to local
governments for Gang Resistance Education and Training:
Provided, That notwithstanding sections 32401 and 310001, such
funds shall be allocated to State and local law enforcement and
prevention organizations.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, as a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, including
materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training;
purchase (not to exceed 52 for police-type use, without regard to the
general purchase price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
for expenses for student athletic and related activities; uniforms
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current
fiscal year; the conducting of and participating in firearms matches and
presentation of awards; for public awareness and enhancing community
support of law enforcement training; not to exceed $9,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; room and board for student
interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $84,027,000, of
which up to $16,511,000 for materials and support costs of Federal law
enforcement basic training shall remain available until September 30,
2002: Provided, That <<NOTE: 42 USC 3771 note.>> the Center is
authorized to accept and use gifts of property, both real and personal,
and to accept services, for authorized purposes, including funding of a
gift of intrinsic value which shall be awarded annually by the Director
of the Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic
training program at the Center during the previous fiscal year, which
shall be funded only by gifts received through the Center's gift
authority: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, students attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided housing,
insofar as available and in accordance with Center policy: Provided
further, That funds appropriated in this account shall be available, at
the discretion of the Director, for the following: training United
States Postal Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police
officers; State and local government law enforcement training on a
space-available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials on
a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this
appropriation, except that reimbursement may be waived by the Secretary
for law enforcement
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training activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to section
801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Public
Law 104-32; training of private sector security officials on a space-
available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this
appropriation; and travel expenses of non-Federal personnel to attend
course development meetings and training sponsored by the Center:
Provided further, That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in
anticipation of reimbursements from agencies receiving training
sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, except that
total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total
budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided
further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized
to provide training for the Gang Resistance Education and Training
program to Federal and non-Federal personnel at any facility in
partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Provided
further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized
to provide short-term medical services for students undergoing training
at the Center.
acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, for
acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, and
for ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses,
$21,611,000, to remain available until expended.
Interagency Law Enforcement
interagency crime and drug enforcement
For expenses necessary for the detection and investigation of
individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, including
cooperative efforts with State and local law enforcement, $61,083,000,
of which $7,827,000 shall remain available until expended.
Financial Management Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service,
$201,320,000, of which not to exceed $10,635,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2002, for information systems modernization
initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 812 vehicles for police-
type use, of which 650 shall be for replacement only, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses
at such rates as may be determined by the Director; for payment of per
diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where an assignment to
the National Response Team during the
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investigation of a bombing or arson incident requires an employee to
work 16 hours or more per day or to remain overnight at his or her post
of duty; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with
or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the
training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants
detection; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $565,959,000, of which
$39,000,000 may be used for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative;
of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of
attorneys' fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and of which
$1,000,000 shall be available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle,
equipment, or aircraft available for official use by a State or local
law enforcement agency if the conveyance will be used in joint law
enforcement operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
and for the payment of overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training,
equipment, supplies, and other similar costs of State and local law
enforcement personnel, including sworn officers and support personnel,
that are incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms: Provided, That no funds made available by this or
any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or
activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to other
agencies or Departments in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That no
funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or
administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or
centralizing, within the Department of the Treasury, the records, or any
portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained
by Federal firearms licensees: Provided further, That no funds
appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the
compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to
implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the
definition of ``Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item
from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available
to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms
disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds
shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by
corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18
U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That no funds in this Act may be used
to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any one installation or site
of a State or local authority who has obtained similar equipment through
a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State or local authority agrees in
writing to the original grantor to return that equipment or to repay
that grant or subsidy to the Federal Government: Provided further, That
no funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve
information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any
personal identification code.
United States Customs Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service,
including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor vehicles of which 550
are for replacement only and of which 1,030 are for
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police-type use and commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles;
contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; not to exceed
$40,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and awards
of compensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the
United States Customs Service, $1,705,364,000, of which such sums as
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to
section 13031(f )(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f )(3)), shall be derived from
that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall be available
for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance operations;
not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for research,
of which $725,000 shall be provided to a northern plains agricultural
economics program in North and/or South Dakota to conduct a research
program on the bilateral United States/Canadian bilateral trade of
agricultural commodities and products; of which not less than $100,000
shall be available to promote public awareness of the child pornography
tipline; of which not less than $200,000 shall be available for Project
Alert; not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for
conducting special operations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081; not to exceed
$8,000,000 shall be available until expended for the procurement of
automation infrastructure items, including hardware, software, and
installation; and not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until
expended for repairs to Customs facilities: Provided, That uniforms may
be purchased without regard to the general purchase price limitation for
the current fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation
prescribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19
U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be $30,000.
harbor maintenance fee collection
(including transfer of funds)
For administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor
Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, $3,000,000, to be
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to be transferred to
and merged with the Customs ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such
purposes.
operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction
programs
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other related
equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, including operational training
and mission-related travel, and rental payments for facilities occupied
by the air or marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the
operations of which include the following: the interdiction of narcotics
and other goods; the provision of support to Customs and other Federal,
State, and local agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws
enforced by the Customs Service; and, at the discretion of the
Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance to Federal, State,
and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian
efforts,
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$108,688,000, which shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That no aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of
aircraft which is one of a kind and has been identified as excess to
Customs requirements and aircraft which has been damaged beyond repair,
shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office
outside of the Department of the Treasury, during fiscal year 2000
without the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
Bureau of the Public Debt
administering the public debt
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the
United States, $182,219,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses, and of
which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
systems modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein from
the General Fund for fiscal year 2000 shall be reduced by not more than
$4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees and Treasury Direct
Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at
$177,819,000, and in addition, $20,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and
personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized
by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.
Internal Revenue Service
processing, assistance, and management
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for tax
returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and account assistance
to taxpayers by telephone and correspondence; programs to match
information returns and tax returns; management services; rent and
utilities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as
may be determined by the Commissioner, $3,312,535,000, of which up to
$3,950,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, and
of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and
representation expenses.
tax law enforcement
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing litigation
support; issuing technical rulings; examining employee plans and exempt
organizations; conducting criminal investigation and enforcement
activities; securing unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts;
compiling statistics of income and conducting compliance research;
purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger
motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner,
$3,336,838,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2002, for research, and of which not to exceed
$150,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses
associated with hosting the Inter-American Center of Tax Administration
(CIAT) 2000 Conference.
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earned income tax credit compliance initiative
For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance and error
reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), $144,000,000, of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 may be used to reimburse the Social Security Administration
for the costs of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997.
information systems
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
information systems and telecommunications support, including
developmental information systems and operational information systems;
the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by
the Commissioner, $1,455,401,000 which shall remain available until
September 30, 2001.
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred
to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance
approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 102. <<NOTE: 26 USC 7803 note.>> The Internal Revenue Service
shall maintain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue
Service employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing
courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural relations.
Sec. 103. <<NOTE: Confidentiality. 26 USC 6103 note.>> The Internal
Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that
will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information.
Sec. 104. <<NOTE: Communications and tele- communications.>> Funds
made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service
shall be available for improved facilities and increased manpower to
provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers.
The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the Internal
Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and allocate
resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff to improve the
Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service.
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal Revenue
Service Criminal Investigation Division will result in a reduction of
criminal investigators in Wisconsin and South Dakota from the 1996
level.
United States Secret Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service,
including purchase of not to exceed 777 vehicles for police-type use, of
which 739 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State
and local governments, which may be provided without reimbursement;
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the
Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing,
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership
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or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; for
payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a
protective assignment during the actual day or days of the visit of a
protectee require an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain
overnight at his or her post of duty; the conducting of and
participating in firearms matches; presentation of awards; for travel of
Secret Service employees on protective missions without regard to the
limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is
obtained in advance from the Committees on Appropriations; for research
and development; for making grants to conduct behavioral research in
support of protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 to
provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement
organizations in counterfeit investigations; for payment in advance for
commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective
functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general purchase price
limitation for the current fiscal year, $667,312,000: Provided, That up
to $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain available
until September 30, 2001.
acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and
improvement of facilities, $4,923,000, to remain available until
expended.
General Provisions--Department of the Treasury
Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of the
Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of a Federal
agency or a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization in
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances
remaining in the Fund on September 30, 2000, shall be made in compliance
with reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 111. <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Appropriations to the Department of
the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance,
repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles
operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard
to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and
used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with
the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical
services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries;
and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms for fiscal year 2000 in this Act for the enforcement of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall be expended in a manner so as
not to diminish enforcement efforts with respect to section 105 of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act
made available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
United States Customs Service, and United
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States Secret Service may be transferred between such appropriations
upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No
transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2
percent.
Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act
made available to the Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector General,
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Financial Management
Service, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred between such
appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 115. Of the funds available for the purchase of law enforcement
vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the Secretary of the Treasury
certifies that the purchase by the respective Treasury bureau is
consistent with Departmental vehicle management principles: Provided,
That the Secretary may delegate this authority to the Assistant
Secretary for Management.
Sec. 116. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5597 note.>> (a) Voluntary Separation
Incentive Payments for Employees of the Office of the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration.--During the period from October 1, 1999
through January 1, 2003, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration is authorized to offer voluntary separation incentives in
order to provide the necessary flexibility to carry out the plan to
establish and reorganize the Office of the Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration (referred to in this section as the ``Office'').
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' means an
employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is employed by the Office
serving under an appointment without time limitation, and has been
currently employed by the Office or the Internal Revenue Service or the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury for a
continuous period of at least 3 years, but does not include--
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system;
(2) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under the applicable retirement system referred to in paragraph
(1);
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment by the Federal Government under
this section or any other authority and has not repaid such
payment;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who
is on transfer to another organization; or
(6) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding
the date of separation, has received a recruitment or relocation
bonus under 5 U.S.C. 5753 or who, within the 12-month period
preceding the date of separation, received a retention allowance
under 5 U.S.C. 5754.
(c) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
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(1) In general.--The Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration may pay voluntary separation incentive payments
under this section to any employee to the extent necessary to
organize the Office so as to perform the duties specified in the
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
(Public Law 105-206).
(2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary
separation incentive payment--
(A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's
separation;
(B) shall be paid from appropriations available for
the payment of the basic pay of the employees of the
Office;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(i) an amount equal to the amount the employee
would be entitled to receive under 5 U.S.C.
5595(c); or
(ii) an amount determined by the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration, not to
exceed $25,000;
(D) may not be made except in the case of any
qualifying employee who voluntarily separates (whether
by retirement or resignation) before January 1, 2003;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation, of any other type of
Government benefit; and
(F) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under 5 U.S.C. 5595 based on any other
separation.
(d) Additional Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it
is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the Office shall
remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of
the final basic pay of each employee who is covered under
subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been
paid under this section.
(2) Definition.--In paragraph (1), the term ``final basic
pay'', with respect to an employee, means the total amount of
basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such
employee, computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay,
and, if last serving on other than a full-time basis, with
appropriate adjustment therefor.
(e) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--An
individual who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section and accepts any employment for compensation with the
United States Government, or who works for any agency of the United
States Government through a personal services contract, within 5 years
after the date of the separation on which the payment is based, shall be
required to pay, prior
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to the individual's first day of employment, the entire amount of the
incentive payment to the Office.
(f ) Effect on Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration Employment Levels.--
(1) Intended effect.--Voluntary separations under this
section are not intended to necessarily reduce the total number
of full-time equivalent positions in the Office.
(2) Use of voluntary separations.--The Office may redeploy
or use the full-time equivalent positions vacated by voluntary
separations under this section to make other positions available
to more critical locations or more critical occupations.
Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 118. Funds made available by this or any other Act may be used
to pay premium pay for protective services authorized by section 3056(a)
of title 18, United States Code, without regard to the limitation on the
rate of pay payable during a pay period contained in section 5547(c)(2)
of title 5, United States Code, except that such premium pay shall not
be payable to an employee to the extent that the aggregate of the
employee's basic and premium pay for the year would otherwise exceed the
annual equivalent of that limitation. The term premium pay refers to the
provisions of law cited in the first sentence of section 5547(a) of
title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 119. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5597 note.>> (a) Voluntary Separation
Incentive payments for Employees of the Chicago Financial Center of the
Financial Management Service.--During the period from October 1, 1999,
through January 31, 2000, the Commissioner of the Financial Management
Service (FMS) of the Department of the Treasury is authorized to offer
voluntary separation incentives in order to provide the necessary
flexibility to carry out the closure of the Chicago Financial Center
(CFC) in a manner which the Commissioner shall deem most efficient,
equitable to employees, and cost effective to the Government.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' means an
employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is employed by FMS at CFC
under an appointment without time limitation, and has been so employed
continuously for a period of at least 3 years, but does not include--
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system;
(2) an employee with a disability on the basis of which such
employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under
the retirement systems referred to in paragraph (1) or another
retirement system for employees of the Government;
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment from an agency or instrumentality
of the Government of the United States under any authority and
has not repaid such payment;
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(5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who
is on transfer to another organization; or
(6) an employee who during the 24-month period preceding the
date of separation has received and not repaid a recruitment or
relocation bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States
Code, or who, within the 12-month period preceding the date of
separation, has received and not repaid a retention allowance
under section 5754 of that title.
(c) Agency Plan; Approval.--
(1) The Secretary, Department of the Treasury, prior to
obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive
payments, shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget a
strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive
payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once
such incentive payments have been completed.
(2) The agency's plan under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) the specific positions and functions to be
reduced or eliminated;
(B) a proposed coverage for offers of incentives;
(C) the time period during which incentives may be
paid;
(D) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(E) a description of how the agency will operate
without the eliminated positions and functions.
(3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall review the agency's plan and approve or disapprove such
plan, and may make appropriate modifications in the plan
including waivers of the reduction in agency employment levels
required by this Act.
(d) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
(1) A voluntary separation incentive payment under this Act
may be paid by the agency head to an employee only in accordance
with the strategic plan under subsection (c).
(2) A voluntary incentive payment--
(A) shall be offered to agency employees on the
basis of organizational unit, occupational series or
level, geographic location, other nonpersonal factors,
or an appropriate combination of such factors;
(B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's
separation;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(i) an amount equal to the amount the employee
would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c)
of title 5, United States Code, if the employee
were entitled to payment under such section
(without adjustment for any previous payment
made); or
(ii) an amount determined by the agency head,
not to exceed $25,000;
(D) may be made only in the case of an employee who
voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or
resignation) under the provisions of this Act;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation of any other type of
Government benefit;
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(F) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United
States Code, based on any other separation; and
(G) shall be paid from appropriations or funds
available for the payment of the basic pay of the
employee.
(e) Eligibility for Payments.--Payments under this section may be
made to any qualifying employee who voluntarily separates, whether by
retirement or resignation, between October 1, 1999, and January 31,
2000.
(f ) Effect on Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
(1) An individual who has received a voluntary separation
incentive payment under this section and accepts any employment
for compensation with any agency or instrumentality of the
Government of the United States, or who works for an agency of
the United States Government through a personal services
contract, within 5 years after the date of the separation on
which the payment is based shall be required to pay, prior to
the individual's first day of employment, the entire amount of
the incentive payment to FMS.
(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may,
at the request of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury,
waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique
abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the
position.
(g) Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In addition to any other payments which it is required
to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code, FMS shall remit to the Office of
Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury to the credit
of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to 15 percent of the final annual basic pay for each
employee covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary
separation incentive has been paid under this section.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term ``final basic
pay'' with respect to an employee, means the total amount of
basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such
employee, computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay,
and, if last serving on other than a full-time basis, with
appropriate adjustment therefor.
(h) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
(1) The total number of funded employee positions in the
agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy created
by the separation of any employee who has received, or is due to
receive, a voluntary separation incentive payment under this
Act. For the purposes of this subsection, positions shall be
counted on a full-time equivalent basis.
(2) <<NOTE: President.>> The President, through the Office
of Management and Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any
action necessary to ensure that the requirements of this
subsection are met.
(3) At the request of the Secretary, Department of the
Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget may waive the
reduction in total number of funded employee positions required
by paragraph (1) if it believes the agency plan required
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by subsection (c) satisfactorily demonstrates that the positions
would better be used to reallocate occupations or reshape the
workforce and to produce a more cost-effective result.
This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
TITLE II--POSTAL <<NOTE: Postal Service Appropriations Act,
2000.>> SERVICE
Payment to the Postal Service Fund
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $93,436,000, of which $64,436,000
shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2000: Provided,
That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to
be <<NOTE: 39 USC 403 note.>> free: Provided further, That 6-day
delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the
1983 level: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to
the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule,
regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State
or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual
participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement,
a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a
postal customer: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in
this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other
small post offices in fiscal year 2000.
This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service Appropriations Act,
2000''.
TITLE III--EXECUTIVE <<NOTE: Executive Office Appropriations Act,
2000.>> OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President and the White House Office
compensation of the president
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance at
the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, $250,000:
Provided, <<NOTE: 3 USC 102 note.>> That none of the funds made
available for official expenses shall be expended for any other purpose
and any unused amount shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section
1552 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That none of the
funds made available for official expenses shall be considered as
taxable to the President.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law,
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals,
teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended
and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed
$19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be available for
allocation within the Executive Office of the President, $52,444,000:
Provided, That $10,313,000
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of the funds appropriated shall be available for reimbursements to the
White House Communications Agency.
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing,
improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and
fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and official
entertainment expenses of the President, $9,260,000, to be expended and
accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made
in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for
reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the
Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during
such <<NOTE: Notice. Deadlines.>> fiscal year: Provided further, That
the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount
owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is
submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such
expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days
after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other
charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days,
in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an
outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717
of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each such amount
that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be
deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided
further, <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> That the Executive Residence shall
prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later
than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a
report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the
Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the
total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total
that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each
such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:
Provided further, <<NOTE: Records.>> That the Executive Residence shall
maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable
events within the Executive Residence that
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includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as
political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of
title 31, United States Code.
white house repair and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House, $810,000, to remain available until
expended for required maintenance, safety and health issues, and
continued preventative maintenance.
Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the
Vice President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $3,617,000.
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, heating and
lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official
residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the
Vice President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $345,000:
Provided, That advances or repayments or transfers from this
appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of
carrying out such activities.
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisors in
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1021), $3,840,000.
Office of Policy Development
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107,
$4,032,000.
National Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,997,000.
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Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $39,198,000, of which $8,806,000 shall be
available for a capital investment plan which provides for the continued
modernization of the information technology infrastructure.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, $63,495,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be
available to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a),
appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which
appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office
of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any
agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the
provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C.
601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made available
for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for
the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except
for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget,
before the Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs or their subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding
shall not apply to printed hearings released by the Committees on
Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' Affairs.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (title VII of division C of
Public Law 105-277); not to exceed $8,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in
the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit,
research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $22,951,000, of which $1,100,000 shall be available for
policy research and evaluation, of which $1,000,000 shall be available
for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws, and of which up to
$600,000 shall be available for the evaluation of the Drug-
Free <<NOTE: 21 USC 1702 note.>> Communities Act: Provided, That the
Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts,
both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year
limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of
the <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Office: Provided further, That of the amounts
appropriated
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for salaries and expenses, $125,000 shall be transferred to the General
Accounting Office for the sole purpose of entering into a contract with
the private sector for a management review of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy.
counterdrug technology assessment center
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology Assessment
Center for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (title VII of Division C of
Public Law 105-277), $29,250,000, which shall remain available until
expended, consisting of $16,000,000 for counternarcotics research and
development projects, and $13,250,000 for the continued operation of the
technology transfer program: Provided, That the $16,000,000 for
counternarcotics research and development projects shall be available
for transfer to other Federal departments or agencies.
Federal Drug Control Programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $192,000,000 for
drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each
of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no
less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities
for drug control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 days of
the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent
may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a rate to be
determined by the Director: Provided further, That, of this latter
amount, $1,800,000 shall be used for auditing <<NOTE: 21 USC 1706
note.>> services: Provided further, That, hereafter, of the amount
appropriated for fiscal year 2000 or any succeeding fiscal year for the
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, the funds to be obligated
or expended during such fiscal year for programs addressing the
treatment or prevention of drug use as part of the approved strategy for
a designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) shall not be
less than the funds obligated or expended for such programs during
fiscal year 1999 for each designated HIDTA without the prior approval of
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds shall be
provided for existing High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas at no less
than the total fiscal year 1999 level.
special forfeiture fund
(including transfer of funds)
For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for youth,
and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 105-277, $216,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds may be
transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such
activities: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $185,000,000
shall be to support a national
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media campaign, as authorized in the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of
1998: Provided further, That of the amounts provided for the Drug-Free
Media Campaign, 10 percent shall not be available for obligation until
ONDCP submits a corporate sponsorship plan to the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds provided,
$30,000,000 shall be to continue a program of matching grants to drug-
free communities, as authorized in the Drug-Free Communities Act of
1997: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $1,000,000 shall be
available to the Director for transfer as grants to State and local
agencies or non-profit organizations for the National Drug Court
Institute.
Unanticipated Needs
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated
needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense
which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as
authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $1,000,000.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT <<NOTE: Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
2000.>> AGENCIES
Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From People Who
Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the Act of June 23, 1971,
Public Law 92-28, $2,674,000.
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, $38,152,000, of which no less
than $4,866,500 shall be available for internal automated data
processing systems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available
for reception and representation expenses.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978,
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, including hire of experts and consultants, hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, $23,828,000: Provided, That public members of
the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per
diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for
persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and
compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-
Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences
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shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available
without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these
conferences.
General Services Administration
federal buildings fund
limitations on availability of revenue
(including rescission of funds)
To carry out the purpose of the Fund established pursuant to section
210(f ) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f )), the revenues and collections deposited
into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property
management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including
operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased
buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration
of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection
with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual
services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair
and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds,
approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites;
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and
sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise;
construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings);
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public
buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the
aggregate amount of $5,342,416,000, of which: (1) $74,979,000 shall
remain available until expended for construction of additional projects
at locations and at maximum construction improvement costs (including
funds for sites and expenses and associated design and construction
services) as follows:
New construction:
Maryland:
Montgomery County, FDA Consolidation, $35,000,000
Michigan:
Sault Sainte Marie, Border Station, $8,263,000
Montana:
Roosville, Border Station, $753,000
Sweetgrass, Border Station, $11,480,000
Texas:
Fort Hancock, Border Station, $277,000
Washington:
Oroville, Border Station, $11,206,000
Nationwide:
Non-prospectus, $8,000,000:
Provided, That each of the immediately foregoing limits of costs on new
construction projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings
effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent unless
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a
greater amount: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Expiration date.>> all
funds
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for direct construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2001, and
remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for funds for projects as to
which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in
part prior to such date: Provided further, That of the amount provided
under this heading in Public Law 104-208, $20,782,000 are rescinded and
shall remain in the Fund; (2) $598,674,000 shall remain available until
expended for repairs and alterations which includes associated design
and construction services, of which $333,000,000 shall be available for
basic repairs and alterations: Provided further, That funds made
available in any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs
and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount
identified for each project, except each project in any previous Act may
be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater
amount: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior
Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated
with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet
the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in
compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate
Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the
difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects
in this or any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'',
may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund
authorized increases in prospectus <<NOTE: Expiration date.>> projects:
Provided further, That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus
projects shall expire on September 30, 2001, and remain in the Federal
Buildings Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for design or
other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date:
Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the
Government arising from any projects under the heading ``Repairs and
Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus
projects: Provided further, That the General Services Administration is
directed to use funds available for Repairs and Alterations to undertake
the first construction phase of the project to renovate the Department
of the Interior Headquarters Building located in Washington, D.C.; (3)
$205,668,000 for installment acquisition payments including payments on
purchase contracts which shall remain available until expended; (4)
$2,782,186,000 for rental of space which shall remain available until
expended; and (5) $1,580,909,000 for building operations which shall
remain available until expended, of which $475,000 shall be available
for the Plains States De-population Symposium and of which $1,974,000
shall be available until expended for acquisition, lease, construction,
and equipping of flexiplace telecommuting centers: Provided further,
That funds available to the General Services Administration shall not be
available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and
acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by the Public
Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been approved, except that
necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses
for the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further, That
funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for
emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees
on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts necessary
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to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under section
210(f )(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f )(6)) and amounts to provide such
reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on
private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may
be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its
protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from
such revenues and collections: Provided further, That revenues and
collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year
2000, excluding reimbursements under section 210(f )(6) of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f )(6))
in excess of $5,342,416,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
policy and operations
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide policy and oversight activities associated with asset
management activities; utilization and donation of surplus personal
property; transportation; procurement and supply; Government-wide
responsibilities relating to automated data management,
telecommunications, information resources management, and related
technology activities; utilization survey, deed compliance inspection,
appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, and land use planning
functions pertaining to excess and surplus real property; agency-wide
policy direction; Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records
management, and other support services incident to adjudication of
Indian Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Federal Claims;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $116,223,000, of which
$12,758,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated from this Act shall be available to convert
the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest Washington,
D.C., from office use to any other use until a comprehensive plan, which
shall include street-level retail use, has been approved by the Senate
Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public
Works: Provided further, That no funds from this Act shall be available
to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise the leasehold rights
of the existing lease with private parties at the Old Post Office prior
to the approval of the comprehensive plan by the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $33,317,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for information and
detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for
recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of
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efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector
General effectiveness.
allowances and office staff for former presidents
(including transfer of funds)
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $2,241,000:
Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer to
the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of such Acts.
General Services Administration--General Provisions
Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the
General Services Administration shall be credited with the cost of
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement,
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services Administration
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for
fiscal year 2000 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet
program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be
approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used to
transmit a fiscal year 2001 request for United States Courthouse
construction that: (1) does not meet the design guide standards for
construction as established and approved by the General Services
Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the
Office of Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the priorities
of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its
approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal year 2001
request must be accompanied by a standardized courtroom utilization
study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by
the General Services Administration in compliance with the Public
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by the
Information Technology Fund, General Services Administration, under 40
U.S.C. 757 and sections 5124(b) and 5128 of Public Law 104-106,
Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, for performance of
pilot information technology projects which have potential for
Government-wide benefits and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from
any savings actually incurred by these projects or other funding, to the
extent feasible.
Sec. 407. From funds made available under the heading ``Federal
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue'', claims against
the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct
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construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated
from savings effected in other construction projects with prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 408. Funds made available for new construction projects under
the heading ``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of
Revenue'' in Public Law 104-208 shall remain available until expended so
long as funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or
in part prior to September 30, 1999.
Sec. 409. <<NOTE: Federal buildings and facilities.>> The Federal
building located at 220 East Rosser Avenue in Bismarck, North Dakota, is
hereby designated as the ``William L. Guy Federal Building, Post Office
and United States Courthouse''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper or other record of the United States to the Federal
building herein referred to shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``William L. Guy Federal Building, Post Office and United States
Courthouse''.
Sec. 410. Conveyance <<NOTE: District of Columbia. Notice.>> of Land
to the Columbia Hospital For Women. (a) Administrator of General
Services.--Upon receipt of written notice and the consideration
specified herein from the Columbia Hospital for Women (formerly Columbia
Hospital for Women and Lying-In Asylum, located in Washington, District
of Columbia; in this section referred to as ``Columbia Hospital''),
subject to subsection (f ) and such other terms and conditions as the
Administrator of General Services (in this section referred to as the
``Administrator'') shall require, the Administrator shall convey to
Columbia Hospital, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to those pieces or parcels of land in the District of Columbia,
described in subsection (b), together with all improvements thereon and
appurtenances thereto (in this section referred to as ``the Property'').
The purchase price for the Property shall be $14,000,000 (not including
any accrued interest) to be paid in accordance with the terms set forth
in subsection (d). The purpose of this conveyance is to provide
hospital, medical and healthcare services and related uses, including
but not limited to the expansion by Columbia Hospital of its Ambulatory
Care Center, Betty Ford Breast Center, and the Columbia Hospital Center
for Teen Health and Reproductive Toxicology Center.
(b) Property Description.--
(1) In general.--The land referred to in subsection (a) was
conveyed to the United States of America by deed dated May 2,
1888, from David Fergusson, widower, recorded in liber 1314,
folio 102, of the land records of the District of Columbia, and
is that portion of square numbered 25 in the city of Washington
in the District of Columbia which was not previously conveyed to
such hospital by the Act of June 28, 1952 (66 Stat. 287; chapter
486).
(2) Particular description.--The Property is more
particularly described as square 25, lot 803, or as follows: all
that piece or parcel of land situated and lying in the city of
Washington in the District of Columbia and known as part of
square numbered 25, as laid down and distinguished on the plat
or plan of said city as follows: beginning for the same at the
northeast corner of the square being the corner formed by the
intersection of the west line of Twenty-fourth Street Northwest,
with the south line of north M Street Northwest and running
thence south with the line of said Twenty-fourth Street
Northwest for the distance of two hundred and thirty-one feet
ten inches, thence running west and parallel
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with said M Street Northwest for the distance of two hundred and
thirty feet six inches and running thence north and parallel
with the line of said Twenty-fourth Street Northwest for the
distance of two hundred and thirty-one feet ten inches to the
line of said M Street Northwest and running thence east with the
line of said M Street Northwest to the place of beginning two
hundred and thirty feet and six inches together with all the
improvements, ways, easements, rights, privileges, and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining.
(c) Date of Conveyance.--
(1) Date.--The date of the conveyance of the Property shall
be no later than 90 days from the date upon which the
Administrator receives from Columbia Hospital written notice of
its intent to purchase the Property during which time the
parties shall execute all necessary purchase and sale documents,
and shall pay the initial cash consideration in an amount at
minimum equal to the first of 30 equal annual installment
payments of the purchase price as contemplated in subsection
(d)(2) hereinbelow.
(2) Deadline for conveyance of the property.--Written
notification and payment of the consideration set forth under
subsection (c)(1) from Columbia Hospital shall be ineffective,
and all rights granted Columbia Hospital under this section to
purchase the Property shall lapse, and become void and of no
further force and effect, if that written notification and
installment payment are not received by the Administrator before
the date which is one (1) year after the date of the enactment
of this section.
(3) Quitclaim deed.--Any conveyance of the Property to
Columbia Hospital under this section shall be by quitclaim deed.
(d) Conveyance Terms.--
(1) In general.--The conveyance of the Property shall be
consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this
section and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator
deems to be in the interest of the United States, including but
not limited to--
(A) credit and payment provisions, including the
provision for the prepayment of the full purchase price
if mutually acceptable to the parties;
(B) restrictions on the use of the Property for the
purposes set forth in subsection (a);
(C) conditions under which the Property or interests
therein may be sold, mortgaged, assigned, or otherwise
conveyed in order to facilitate financing to fulfill its
intended use; and
(D) consequences in the event of default by Columbia
Hospital for failing to pay all installments payments
toward the total purchase price when due, including
reversion of the described property to the United
States.
(2) Payment of purchase price.--Columbia Hospital shall pay
the total purchase price of $14,000,000.00 for the Property. The
terms and conditions of the sale shall be as deemed by the
Administrator to be in the best interests of the United States.
Such terms may include financing the payment of the purchase
price in annual installments for a term not to exceed
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30 years with interest on the unpaid balance not to exceed four
and five-tenths percent (4.5%) per annum (except during periods
of default or upon entry of a final judgment amount).
(3) The Administrator shall have full authority to
administer the credit granted to Columbia Hospital in accordance
with this section including, without limitation, the authority
to adjust, settle, or compromise the amounts specified in this
section or in the documents of conveyance.
(4) Execution of documents.--The Columbia Hospital shall
execute and provide to the Administrator such written
instruments including but not limited to contracts for purchase
and sale, notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, restrictive
covenants, indenture deeds, and assurances as the Administrator
may reasonably request to effect this transaction and to protect
the interests of the United States under this section.
(e) Treatment of Amounts Received.--Amounts received by the United
States as payments under this section shall be paid into the fund
established by section 210(f ) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f )), and may be
expended by the Administrator for real property management and related
activities not otherwise provided for, without further authorization.
(f ) Reversionary Interest.--
(1) In general.--The Property, once conveyed as authorized
under subsection (a), shall revert to the United States,
together with any improvements thereon--
(A) One (1) year from the date on which Columbia
Hospital defaults in paying to the United States any
amount when due; or
(B) immediately, upon any attempt by Columbia
Hospital to assign, sell, mortgage, or convey the
Property without the Administrator's prior written
consent before the United States has received full
purchase price, plus accrued interest.
(2) Release of reversionary interest.--The Administrator may
release, upon request, any restriction imposed on the use of the
Property authorized in subsection (d)(1)(B) for the purposes set
forth in subsection (a), and release any reversionary interest
of the United States in the Property upon receipt by the United
States of full payment of the purchase price, including any
accrued interest, specified under subsection (d)(2), or such
other terms and conditions as may be determined by the
Administrator to be in the best interests of the United States
as set forth in subsection (d).
(3) Property returned to the general services
administration.--Any portion of the Property that reverts to the
United States under this subsection shall be under the
jurisdiction, custody and control of the General Services
Administration and shall be available for use or disposition by
the Administrator in accordance with applicable Federal law.
Sec. 411. Voluntary <<NOTE: 5 USC 5597 note.>> Separation Incentive
Payment for Employees of the General Services Administration. (a)
Authority.--During the period October 1, 1999, through April 30, 2001,
the Administrator of General Services is authorized to offer a voluntary
separation incentive in order to provide the necessary flexibility to
carry out the closing of the Federal Supply
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Service distribution centers, forward supply points, and associated
programs in a manner which the Administrator shall deem most efficient,
equitable to all employees, and cost effective for the Government.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``employee'' means an
employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is employed by GSA under an
appointment without time limitation, and has been so employed
continuously for a period of at least 3 years, but does not include--
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system;
(2) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under the retirement systems referred to in paragraph (1) or
another retirement system for employees of the Government;
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment from an agency or instrumentality
of the Government of the United States under any authority;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who
is on transfer to another organization; or
(6) an employee who during the 24 month period preceding the
date of separation, has received a recruitment or relocation
bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, or who,
within the 12 month period preceding the date of separation, has
received and not repaid a retention allowance under section 5754
of that title.
(c) Agency Strategic Plan.--The Administrator of General Services,
prior to obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive
payments, shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget a
strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive payments and
a proposed organizational chart for the agency once such incentive
payments have been completed.
(1) The agency's plan shall include:
(A) the specific positions and functions to be
reduced or eliminated;
(B) a proposed coverage for offers of incentives;
(C) the time period during which incentives may be
paid;
(D) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(E) a description of how the agency will operate
without the eliminated positions and functions.
(2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall review the agency's plan and approve or disapprove such
plan, and may make any appropriate modifications in the plan.
(d) Authority to Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
(1) The agency head may pay a voluntary separation incentive
payment under this section to an employee only in accordance
with the strategic plan under subsection (c).
(2) A voluntary separation incentive payment--
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(A) shall be offered to agency employees on the
basis of organizational unit, occupational series or
level, geographic location, other nonpersonal factors,
or an appropriate combination of such factors;
(B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's
separation;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(i) an amount equal to the amount the employee
would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c)
of title 5, United States Code; if the employee
were entitled to payment under such section
(without adjustment for any previous payment
made); or
(ii) an amount determined by the agency head,
not to exceed $25,000.
(D) may be made only in the case of an employee who
voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or
resignation) under the provisions of this section;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation of any other type of
Government benefit;
(F) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United
States Code, based on any other separation; and
(G) shall be paid from appropriations or funds
available for the payment of the basic pay of the
employee.
(e) Eligibility for Payments.--Payments under this section may be
made to any qualifying employee who voluntarily separates, whether by
retirement or resignation, between October 1, 1999 through April 30,
2001.
(f ) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
(1) An individual who has received a voluntary separation
incentive payment under this section and accepts any employment
for compensation with the Government of the United States within
5 years after the date of the separation on which the payment is
based shall be required to pay, prior to the individual's first
day of employment, the entire amount of the incentive payment to
the agency that paid the incentive payment.
(2)(A) If the employment under this subsection is with an
Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United
States Code, but excluding the General Accounting Office), the
United States Postal Service, or the Postal Rate Commission, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the
request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only
qualified applicant available for the position.
(B) If the employment under this subsection is with an
entity in the Legislative Branch, the head of the entity or the
appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual
involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified
applicant available for the position.
(C) If the employment under this subsection is with the
Judicial Branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the
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individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only
qualified applicant available for the position.
(D) Employment under a personal services contract with the
Government of the United States shall be included in the term
``employment'' with respect to paragraph (1), but shall be
excluded with respect to paragraph (2).
(g) Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In addition to any other payments which it is required
to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code, the General Services Administration
shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in
the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final
annual basic pay for each employee covered under subchapter III
of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to
whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this
section.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term ``final basic
pay'' with respect to an employee, means the total amount of
basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such
employee, computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay,
and, if last serving on other than a full-time basis, with
appropriate adjustment therefor.
(h) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
(1) The total number of funded employee positions in the
agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy created
by the separation of any employee who has received, or is due to
receive, a voluntary separation incentive payment under this
section. For the purposes of this subsection positions shall be
counted on a full-time equivalent basis.
(2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall monitor the agency and take any action necessary to ensure
that the requirement of this subsection is met.
(3) At the request of the Administrator of General Services,
the Office of Management and Budget may waive the application of
paragraph (1) if he or she determines that the plan required by
subsection (c) satisfactorily demonstrates downsizing or other
restructuring within GSA that would produce a cost-effective
result.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia
and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct procurement
of survey printing, $27,586,000 together with not to exceed $2,430,000
for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be
transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in
amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Policy Foundation
For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Trust Fund, to be available for the purposes of
Public Law 102-252, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict
Resolution Act of 1998, $1,250,000, to remain available until expended.
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
National Archives (including the Information Security Oversight Office)
and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law,
and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of
documents, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $180,398,000:
Provided, That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to use
any excess funds available from the amount borrowed for construction of
the National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide
adequate storage for holdings.
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities,
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $22,418,000, to remain
available until expended.
records center revolving <<NOTE: 44 usc 2901 note.>> fund
(a) Establishment of Fund.--There is hereby established in the
Treasury a revolving fund to be available for expenses and equipment
necessary to provide for storage and related services for all temporary
and pre-archival Federal records, which are to be stored or stored at
Federal National and Regional Records Centers by agencies and other
instrumentalities of the Federal Government. The Fund shall be available
without fiscal year limitation for expenses necessary for operation of
these activities.
(b) Start-Up Capital.--
(1) There is appropriated $22,000,000 as initial
capitalization of the Fund.
(2) In addition, the initial capital of the Fund shall
include the fair and reasonable value at the Fund's inception of
the inventories, equipment, receivables, and other assets, less
the liabilities, transferred to the Fund. The Archivist of the
United States is authorized to accept inventories, equipment,
receivables and other assets from other Federal entities that
were used to provide for storage and related services for
temporary and pre-archival Federal records.
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(c) User Charges.--The Fund shall be credited with user charges
received from other Federal Government accounts as payment for providing
personnel, storage, materials, supplies, equipment, and services as
authorized by subsection (a). Such payments may be made in advance or by
way of reimbursement. The rates charged will return in full the expenses
of operation, including reserves for accrued annual leave, worker's
compensation, depreciation of capitalized equipment and shelving, and
amortization of information technology software and systems.
(d) Funds Returned to Miscellaneous Receipts of the Department of
the Treasury.--
(1) In addition to funds appropriated to and assets
transferred to the Fund in subsection (b), an amount not to
exceed 4 percent of the total annual income may be retained in
the Fund as an operating reserve or for the replacement or
acquisition of capital equipment, including shelving, and the
improvement and implementation of the financial management,
information technology, and other support systems of the
National Archives and Records Administration.
(2) Funds in excess of the 4 percent at the close of each
fiscal year shall be returned to the Treasury of the United
States as miscellaneous receipts.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--The National Archives and Records
Administration shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
Appropriations and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives on the operation of the Records Center Revolving Fund.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
grants program
(including rescission of funds)
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as amended,
$6,250,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-277, $2,000,000
are rescinded: Provided further, That the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section
101(h), of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended in title IV,
under the heading ``National Historical Publications and Records
Commission, Grants <<NOTE: 112 Stat. 2681-508.>> Program'' by striking
the proviso.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as
amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to
exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses,
$9,114,000.
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Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans
by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses;
advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of the Office of
Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as
amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to
employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to
remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $90,584,000; and in
addition $95,486,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from
the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management
without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of
printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs, of which
$4,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the cost of
automating the retirement recordkeeping systems: Provided, That the
provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use
applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B) and 8909(g)
of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of this
appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal
Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel Management established
pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor
unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the President's Commission
on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of
October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2000, accept donations of
money, property, and personal services in connection with the
development of a publicity brochure to provide information about the
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for
travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of
employees of such Commission.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as amended,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $960,000; and in addition, not to exceed $9,645,000 for
administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other
oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and
insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds
of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
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government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as
amended, such sums as may be necessary.
government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance
For payment of Government contributions with respect to employees
retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5,
United States Code, such sums as may be necessary.
payment to civil service retirement and disability fund
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special Acts to be credited to the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may
be <<NOTE: 33 USC 776.>> necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized
by the Act of May 29, 1944, as amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950,
as amended (33 U.S.C. 771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454), the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law
103-353), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of
fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $9,740,000.
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $35,179,000: Provided,
That <<NOTE: 26 USC 7443 note.>> travel expenses of the judges shall be
paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
This Act
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
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Sec. 502. <<NOTE: Contracts. Public information.>> The expenditure
of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through
procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or
policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff
Act of 1930.
Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available in fiscal year 2000 for the purpose of transferring control
over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located at Glynco,
Georgia, and Artesia, New Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to
enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily
completed his period of active military or naval service, and has within
90 days after his release from such service or from hospitalization
continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made
application for restoration to his former position and has been
certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to
perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored
thereto.
Sec. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended
by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance
the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3,
1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
Sec. 507. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In
the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be
purchased with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide
to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
Sec. 508. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 509. <<NOTE: Abortion.>> No funds appropriated by this Act
shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative
expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees
health benefit program which provides any benefits or coverage for
abortions.
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Sec. 510. The provision of section 509 shall not apply where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 511. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end
of fiscal year 2000 from appropriations made available for salaries and
expenses for fiscal year 2000 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2001, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Executive Office of the President to request from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation any official background investigation report on
any individual, except when--
(1) such individual has given his or her express written
consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the
date of such request and during the same presidential
administration; or
(2) such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 513. Notwithstanding section 515 of Public Law 104-208, 50
percent of the unobligated balances available to the White House Office,
Salaries and Expenses appropriations in fiscal year 1997, shall remain
available through September 30, 2000, for the purposes of satisfying the
conditions of section 515 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999.
Sec. 514. The cost accounting standards promulgated under section 26
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (Public Law 93-400; 41
U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title
5, United States Code.
Sec. 515. Inventory of Federal Grant Programs. The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall prepare an inventory of existing
Federal grant programs after consulting each agency that administers
Federal grant programs including formula funds, competitive grant funds,
block grant funds, and direct payments. The inventory shall include the
name of the program, a copy of relevant statutory and regulatory
guidelines, the funding level in fiscal year 1999, a list of the
eligibility criteria both statutory and regulatory, and a copy of the
application form. The <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Director shall submit the
inventory no later than 6 months after enactment to the Committees on
Appropriations and relevant authorizing committees.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to
pay travel to the United States for the immediate family of employees
serving abroad in cases of death or life threatening illness of said
employee.
Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other
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Act for fiscal year 2000 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless
such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will
continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to
ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use,
possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the
Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of such
department, agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 603. <<NOTE: 31 USC 1343 note.>> Unless otherwise specifically
provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in
accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810),
for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses,
ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is
hereby fixed at $8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum shall
be $9,100: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed
$3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special
heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this
section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or
hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may
be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles
acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of comparable
conventionally fueled vehicles.
Sec. 604. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 605. <<NOTE: 5 USC 3101 note.>> Unless otherwise specified
during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained
in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any
officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including
any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government
of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United
States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is
a person in the service of the United States on the date of the
enactment of this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a
declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States prior
to such date and is actually residing in the United States; (3) is a
person who owes allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien from
Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union,
or the Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian
refugee paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6) is a
national of the People's Republic of China who qualifies for adjustment
of status pursuant to the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992:
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by
any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the
requirements of this section with respect to his or her status have been
complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or
both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition
to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:
Provided further, That any payment
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made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this
section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This
section shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic
of the Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the
United States in a current defense effort, or to international
broadcasters employed by the United States Information Agency, or to
temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the
field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
Sec. 606. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 607. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13101
(September 14, 1998), including any such programs adopted prior
to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 608. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure
of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are
made available: Provided, That in the event any functions budgeted as
administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from
other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be
correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 609. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after the
Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person.
Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except
Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar
groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have
a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support
from more than one agency or instrumentality.
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Sec. 611. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available for employment
of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the Postal
Service and under the charge and control of the Postal Service, and such
guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers of special
policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 1948, as
amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to property owned or
occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the same
actions as the Administrator of General Services may take under the
provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended
(62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a and 318b), attaching thereto penal
consequences under the authority and within the limits provided in
section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40
U.S.C. 318c).
Sec. 612. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or
enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a
resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable
law of the United States.
Sec. 613. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5343 note.>> (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no
part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000, by this or
any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described
in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(1) during the period from the date of expiration of the
limitation imposed by section 614 of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999, until the normal effective
date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take
effect in fiscal year 2000, in an amount that exceeds the rate
payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage
schedule in accordance with such section 614; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
year 2000, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by more
than the sum of--
(A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
fiscal year 2000 under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule; and
(B) the difference between the overall average
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
taking effect in fiscal year 2000 under section 5304 of
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the
overall average percentage of such payments which was
effective in fiscal year 1999 under such section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
such title, may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.
(c) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> For the purposes of this section, the
rates payable to an employee who is covered by this section and who is
paid from
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a schedule not in existence on September 30, 1999, shall be determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay
for employees subject to this section may not be changed from the rates
in effect on September 30, 1999, except to the extent determined by the
Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this
section.
(e) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall apply with respect
to pay for service performed after September 30, 1999.
(f ) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement,
life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any
deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation
on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or
basic pay payable after the application of this section shall be treated
as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit or require
the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate in excess
of the rate that would be payable were this section not in effect.
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to
the limitations imposed by this section if the Office determines that
such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of
qualified employees.
Sec. 614. During the period in which the head of any department or
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Government
appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds
may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or
redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or
employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such
office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is
expressly approved by the Committees on Appropriations. For the purposes
of this section, the word ``office'' shall include the entire suite of
offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used
primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled
by the individual.
Sec. 615. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations, except
that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain
the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other
agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center
facilities.
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States
Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available for fiscal year
2000 by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency
funding of national security and emergency preparedness
telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal
departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No.
12472 (April 3, 1984).
Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal department, agency, or
other instrumentality for the salaries or expenses of any employee
appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-
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determining character excepted from the competitive service pursuant to
section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, without a certification to
the Office of Personnel Management from the head of the Federal
department, agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C
appointee that the Schedule C position was not created solely or
primarily in order to detail the employee to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed services detailed to or from--
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the
collection of specialized national foreign intelligence through
reconnaissance programs;
(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the
Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of
Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the
Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing intelligence
functions; and
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
Sec. 618. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2000 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual harassment
and that all of its workplaces are not in violation of title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Sec. 619. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act may be
used to pay for the expenses of travel of employees, including employees
of the Executive Office of the President, not directly responsible for
the discharge of official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That
this restriction shall not apply to the family of the President, Members
of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State of a foreign country or
their designees, persons providing assistance to the President for
official purposes, or other individuals so designated by the President.
Sec. 620. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act
shall be used to acquire information technologies which do not comply
with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, unless an agency's Chief Information Officer determines that
noncompliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the function and
operation of the requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a
signed contract with the agency in effect before the date of the
enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief Information
Officer shall be reported to the Office of Management and Budget, and
copies shall be provided to Congress.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
United States Customs Service may be used to allow the importation into
the United States of any good, ware, article, or
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merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured
child labor, as determined pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
Sec. 622. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to
prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government from having any direct oral or written
communication or contact with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter
pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer
or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other
officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of
efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns,
transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or
condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of
the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such
other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
Sec. 623. <<NOTE: 28 USC 2671 note.>> Section 627(b) of the Treasury
and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section
101(h) of division A of Public Law 105-277) <<NOTE: 112 Stat. 2681-
519.>> is amended by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following: ``Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act and
thereafter, and notwithstanding''.
Sec. 624. <<NOTE: President. Certification. 5 USC 7301
note.>> Notwithstanding any provision of law, the President, or his
designee, must certify to Congress, annually, that no person or persons
with direct or indirect responsibility for administering the Executive
Office of the President's Drug-Free Workplace Plan are themselves
subject to a program of individual random drug testing.
Sec. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the
content and methods to be used in the training and written end
of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
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(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 626. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act for fiscal
year 2000 may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard
Forms 312 and 4355 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy,
form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain
the following provisions: ``These restrictions are consistent with and
do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee
obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive Order No.
12958; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (governing
disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code,
as amended by the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing
disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8)
of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower
Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse
or public health or safety threats); the Intelligence Identities
Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures
that could expose confidential Government agents); and the statutes
which protect against disclosure that may compromise the national
security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18,
United States Code, and section 4(b) of the Subversive Activities Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obligations,
rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by said Executive order and
listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are
controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding paragraph,
a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a
person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-
related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States
Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular
activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement
shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any
classified information received in the course of such activity unless
specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such
nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar
disclosures to Congress or to an authorized official of an executive
agency or the Department of Justice that are essential to reporting a
substantial violation of law.
Sec. 627. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other 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. 628. <<NOTE: Records. Reports.>> (a) In General.--For calendar
year 2001, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
prepare and submit to Congress, with the budget submitted under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, an accounting statement and
associated report containing--
(1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits
(including quantifiable and nonquantifiable effects) of Federal
rules and paperwork, to the extent feasible--
(A) in the aggregate;
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(B) by agency and agency program; and
(C) by major rule;
(2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on State,
local, and tribal government, small business, wages, and
economic growth; and
(3) recommendations for reform.
(b) Notice.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall provide public notice and an opportunity to comment on the
statement and report under subsection (a) before the statement and
report are submitted to Congress.
(c) Guidelines.--To implement this section, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to agencies to
standardize--
(1) measures of costs and benefits; and
(2) the format of accounting statements.
(d) Peer Review.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide for independent and external peer review of the
guidelines and each accounting statement and associated report under
this section. Such peer review shall not be subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
Sec. 629. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other
Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home
address to any labor organization except when the employee has
authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 630. <<NOTE: 18 USC 846 note.>> The Secretary of the Treasury
is authorized to establish scientific certification standards for
explosives detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable
basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines employed by
Federal agencies, or other agencies providing explosives detection
services at airports in the United States.
Sec. 631. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other
Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing or
telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal
Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 632. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the
United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress.
Sec. 633. (a) In this section the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency as defined under section 105
of title 5, United States Code;
(2) includes a military department as defined under section
102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Rate
Commission; and
(3) shall not include the General Accounting Office.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee
exempted under section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an
obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of
such employee's time in the performance of official duties.
Sec. 634. <<NOTE: 18 USC 922 note.>> None of the funds made
available in this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year may
be used for any system to implement section 922(t) of title 18, United
States Code,
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unless the system allows, in connection with a person's delivery of a
firearm to a Federal firearms licensee as collateral for a loan, the
background check to be performed at the time the collateral is offered
for delivery to such licensee: Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That
the licensee notifies local law enforcement within 48 hours of the
licensee receiving a denial on the person offering the collateral:
Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the provisions of
section 922(t) shall apply at the time of the redemption of the firearm.
Sec. 635. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing
prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a
provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Providence Health Plan;
(B) Personal Care's HMO;
(C) Care Choices;
(D) OSF Health Plans, Inc.;
(E) Yellowstone Community Health Plan; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the plan objects to such
coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe
contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the
individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) <<NOTE: Abortion.>> Nothing in this section shall be construed
to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 636. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of this
Act, funds made available for fiscal year 2000 by this or any other Act
to any department or agency, which is a member of the Joint Financial
Management Improvement Program (JFMIP), shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of JFMIP administrative costs, as determined by the
JFMIP, but not to exceed a total of $800,000 including the salary of the
Executive Director and staff support.
Sec. 637. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of this
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to the ``Policy and Operations'' account, General
Services Administration, with the approval of the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, funds made available for fiscal year 2000 by
this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other
contracts. These funds shall be administered by the Administrator of
General Services to support Government-wide financial, information
technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives,
and activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency groups
designated by the Director (including the Chief Financial Officers
Council and the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program for
financial management initiatives and the Chief Information Officers
Council for information technology initiatives). The total funds
transferred shall not exceed $7,000,000. Such transfers may only be made
15 days following notification of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
[[Page 113 STAT. 475]]
Sec. 638. (a) In General.--Section 901 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c)(1) <<NOTE: Establishment. President.>> There shall be within
the Executive Office of the President a Chief Financial Officer, who
shall be designated or appointed by the President from among individuals
meeting the standards described in subsection (a)(3). The position of
Chief Financial Officer established under this paragraph may be so
established in any Office (including the Office of Administration) of
the Executive Office of the President.
``(2) The Chief Financial Officer designated or appointed under this
subsection shall, to the extent that the President determines
appropriate and in the interest of the United States, have the same
authority and perform the same functions as apply in the case of a Chief
Financial Officer of an agency described in subsection (b).
``(3) <<NOTE: Notification.>> The President shall submit to Congress
notification with respect to any provision of section 902 that the
President determines shall not apply to a Chief Financial Officer
designated or appointed under this subsection.
``(4) The President may designate an employee of the Executive
Office of the President (other than the Chief Financial Officer), who
shall be deemed `the head of the agency' for purposes of carrying out
section 902, with respect to the Executive Office of the President.''.
(b) Plan <<NOTE: Deadline. 31 USC 901 note.>> for Implementation.--
Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, the
President shall communicate in writing, to the Chairmen of the
Committees on Appropriations, the Chairman of the Committee on
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman of
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a plan for
implementation of the provisions of, and amendments made by, this
section.
(c) Deadline <<NOTE: 31 USC 901 note.>> for Appointment.--The Chief
Financial Officer designated or appointed under section 901(c) of title
31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be so
designated or appointed not later than 180 days after the effective date
of this section.
(d) Pay.--The <<NOTE: 31 USC 901 note.>> Chief Financial Officer
designated or appointed under such section shall receive basic pay at
the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Transfer <<NOTE: 31 USC 901 note.>> of Functions.--(1) The
President may transfer such offices, functions, powers, or duties
thereof, as the President determines are properly related to the
functions of the Chief Financial Officer under section 901(c) of title
31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(2) The personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from,
available or to be made available, of any office the functions, powers,
or duties of which are transferred under paragraph (1) shall also be so
transferred.
(f ) Separate Budget Request.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (30) the following
new paragraph:
``(31) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations
requested for the Chief Financial Officer in the Executive
Office of the President.''.
[[Page 113 STAT. 476]]
(g) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 503(a) of title
31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``respectively.'' and
inserting ``respectively (excluding any officer designated or
appointed under section 901(c)).''; and
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking ``Officers.'' and inserting
``Officers (excluding any officer designated or appointed under
section 901(c)).''.
(h) Effective <<NOTE: 31 USC 503 note.>> Date.--This section shall
take effect at noon on January 20, 2001.
Sec. 639. (a) Section 304(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and
inserting the following:
``(11)(A) <<NOTE: Regulations. Reports.>> The Commission shall
promulgate a regulation under which a person required to file a
designation, statement, or report under this Act--
``(i) is required to maintain and file a designation,
statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form
accessible by computers if the person has, or has reason to
expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in
excess of a threshold amount determined by the Commission; and
``(ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or
report in electronic form or an alternative form if not required
to do so under the regulation promulgated under clause (i).
``(B) <<NOTE: Notification. Public availability. Internet.>> The
Commission shall make a designation, statement, report, or notification
that is filed electronically with the Commission accessible to the
public on the Internet not later than 24 hours after the designation,
statement, report, or notification is received by the Commission.
``(C) <<NOTE: Verification.>> In promulgating a regulation under
this paragraph, the Commission shall provide methods (other than
requiring a signature on the document being filed) for verifying
designations, statements, and reports covered by the regulation. Any
document verified under any of the methods shall be treated for all
purposes (including penalties for perjury) in the same manner as a
document verified by signature.
``(D) As used in this paragraph, the term `report' means, with
respect to the Commission, a report, designation, or statement required
by this Act to be filed with the Commission.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 434 note.>> The amendments made by
this section shall be effective for reporting periods beginning after
December 31, 2000.
Sec. 640. (a) In General.--Section 309(a)(4) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and
inserting ``clauses (ii) and subparagraph (C)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of a
violation of any requirement of section 304(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C.
434(a)), the Commission may--
``(I) find that a person committed such a violation on the
basis of information obtained pursuant to the procedures
described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
``(II) based on such finding, require the person to pay a
civil money penalty in an amount determined under a schedule of
penalties which is established and published by the Commission
and which takes into account the amount of the violation
involved, the existence of previous violations
[[Page 113 STAT. 477]]
by the person, and such other factors as the Commission
considers appropriate.
``(ii) The Commission may not make any determination adverse to a
person under clause (i) until the person has been given written notice
and an opportunity to be heard before the Commission.
``(iii) Any person against whom an adverse determination is made
under this subparagraph may obtain a review of such determination in the
district court of the United States for the district in which the person
resides, or transacts business, by filing in such court (prior to the
expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date the person
receives notification of the determination) a written petition
requesting that the determination be modified or set aside.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 309(a)(6)(A) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 437g(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
(c) Effective <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 437g note.>> Date.--The
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to violations
occurring between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001.
Sec. 641. (a) Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2
U.S.C. 434(b)) is amended by inserting ``(or election cycle, in the case
of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office)'' after
``calendar year'' each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
(6), and (7).
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 434 note.>> The amendment made by
this section shall become effective with respect to reporting periods
beginning after December 31, 2000.
Sec. 642. (a) In General.--Section 636 of the Treasury Postal
Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (5 U.S.C. prec.
5941 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``may'' and
inserting ``shall''.
(b) Effective Date.--The <<NOTE: 5 USC note prec. 5941.>> amendment
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999, or the date
of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 643. (a) In General.--Upon promulgation of the regulations
required under subsection (c), an Executive agency which provides or
proposes to provide child care services for Federal employees may use
appropriated funds (otherwise available to such agency for salaries) to
provide child care, in a Federal or leased facility, or through
contract, for civilian employees of such agency.
(b) Affordability.--Amounts so provided with respect to any such
facility or contractor shall be applied to improve the affordability of
child care for lower income Federal employees using or seeking to use
the child care services offered by such facility or contractor.
(c) Regulations.--The <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Office of Personnel
Management shall, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, issue regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive
agency'' has the meaning given such term by section 105 of title 5,
United States Code, but does not include the General Accounting Office.
(e) Notification.--None of the funds made available in this or any
other Act may be used to implement the provisions of this section absent
advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
[[Page 113 STAT. 478]]
Sec. 644. (a) Increase in Annual Compensation.--Section 102 of title
3, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$200,000'' and inserting
``$400,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The <<NOTE: 3 USC 102 note.>> amendment made by
this section shall take effect at noon on January 20, 2001.
Sec. 645. <<NOTE: Effective date. Government
organization.>> Effective October 1, 1999, all personnel of the General
Accounting Office employed or maintained to carry out functions of the
Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be
transferred to the General Services Administration. The Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall provide to the General Services
Administration one permanent Senior Executive Service allocation for the
position of the Executive Director of the JFMIP. Personnel transferred
pursuant to this section shall not be separated or reduced in
classification or compensation for 1 year after any such transfer,
except for cause.
Sec. 646. <<NOTE: Pay increase. 5 USC 5303 note.>> (a) The
adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that
takes effect in fiscal year 2000 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title
5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 4.8 percent.
(b) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from
appropriations which are made to each applicable department or agency
for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 647. <<NOTE: Breastfeeding.>> Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a
Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are
otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
Sec. 648. Federal Funds Identified. Any request for proposals,
solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or
other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall
indicate the agency providing the funds and the amount
provided. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This provision shall apply to direct
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving
Federal funds.
Sec. 649. (a) Congress finds that--
(1) the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (in
this section referred to as the ``VFW''), which was formed by
veterans of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine
Insurrection to help secure rights and benefits for their
service, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1999;
(2) members of the VFW have fought, bled, and died in every
war, conflict, police action, and military intervention in which
the United States has engaged during this century;
(3) over its history, the VFW has ably represented the
interests of veterans in Congress and State Legislatures across
the Nation and established a network of trained service officers
who, at no charge, have helped millions of veterans and their
dependents to secure the education, disability compensation,
pension, and health care benefits they are rightfully entitled
to receive as a result of the military service performed by
those veterans;
(4) the VFW has also been deeply involved in national
education projects, awarding nearly $2,700,000 in scholarships
annually, as well as countless community projects initiated by
its 10,000 posts; and
(5) the United States Postal Service has issued
commemorative postage stamps honoring the VFW's 50th and 75th
anniversaries, respectively.
[[Page 113 STAT. 479]]
(b) Therefore, it is the sense of the Congress that the United
States Postal Service is encouraged to issue a commemorative postage
stamp in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Sec. 650. Itemized <<NOTE: Deadline. 26 USC 7801 note.>> Income Tax
Receipt. (a) In General.--Not later than April 15, 2000, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall establish an interactive program on an Internet
website where any taxpayer may generate an itemized receipt showing a
proportionate allocation (in money terms) of the taxpayer's total tax
payments among the major expenditure categories.
(b) Information Necessary To Generate Receipt.--For purposes of
generating an itemized receipt under subsection (a), the interactive
program--
(1) shall only require the input of the taxpayer's total tax
payments; and
(2) shall not require any identifying information relating
to the taxpayer.
(c) Total Tax Payments.--For purposes of this section, total tax
payments of an individual for any taxable year are--
(1) the tax imposed by subtitle A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 for such taxable year (as shown on his return); and
(2) the tax imposed by section 3101 of such Code on wages
received during such taxable year.
(d) Content of Tax Receipt.--
(1) Major expenditure categories.--For purposes of
subsection (a), the major expenditure categories are:
(A) National defense.
(B) International affairs.
(C) Medicaid.
(D) Medicare.
(E) Means-tested entitlements.
(F) Domestic discretionary.
(G) Social Security.
(H) Interest payments.
(I) All other.
(2) Other items on receipt.--
(A) In general.--In addition, the tax receipt shall
include selected examples of more specific expenditure
items, including the items listed in subparagraph (B),
either at the budget function, subfunction, or program,
project, or activity levels, along with any other
information deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget to enhance taxpayer understanding of the
Federal budget.
(B) Listed items.--The expenditure items listed in
this subparagraph are as follows:
(i) Public schools funding programs.
(ii) Student loans and college aid.
(iii) Low-income housing programs.
(iv) Food stamp and welfare programs.
(v) Law enforcement, including the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement grants to
the States, and other Federal law enforcement
personnel.
(vi) Infrastructure, including roads, bridges,
and mass transit.
(vii) Farm subsidies.
[[Page 113 STAT. 480]]
(viii) Congressional Member and staff
salaries.
(ix) Health research programs.
(x) Aid to the disabled.
(xi) Veterans health care and pension
programs.
(xii) Space programs.
(xiii) Environmental cleanup programs.
(xiv) United States embassies.
(xv) Military salaries.
(xvi) Foreign aid.
(xvii) Contributions to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
(xviii) Amtrak.
(xix) United States Postal Service.
(e) Cost.--No charge shall be imposed to cover any cost associated
with the production or distribution of the tax receipt.
(f ) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
Sec. 651. (a) Section 7001 of Public Law 105-174 (112 Stat.
91) <<NOTE: 5 USC 8336 note, 8414 note.>> is amended by striking each
place it appears ``for purposes of the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1999,'' and inserting
``May 1, 1998,''.
(b) <<NOTE: 5 USC 8336 and note, 8339, 8414, 8464.>> Section 1109 of
Public Law 105-261 (112 Stat. 2143) is repealed.
Sec. 652. <<NOTE: Postal Service. 40 USC 1003 note.>> (a) The
American Battle Monuments Commission and the World War II Memorial
Advisory Board (as referred to in Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003
note; 107 Stat. 90)) shall each be considered to qualify for the rates
of postage currently in effect under former section 4452 of title 39,
United States Code, for third-class mail matter mailed by a qualified
nonprofit organization.
(b) Rates of postage afforded by subsection (a) shall be available
only with respect to official mail sent for the furtherance of the
purpose of section 2(c)(1) or 3 of Public Law 103-32, as applicable.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 653. <<NOTE: Copyrights. 15 USC 1128.>> (a) Establishment.--
There is established the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement
Coordination Council (in this section referred to as the ``Council'').
The Council shall consist of the following members--
(1) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of
Patents and Trademarks, who shall serve as co-chair of the
Council.
(2) The Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, who
shall serve as co-chair of the Council.
(3) The Under Secretary of State for Economic and
Agricultural Affairs.
(4) The Ambassador, Deputy United States Trade
Representative.
(5) The Commissioner of Customs.
(6) The Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
(b) Duties.--The Council established in subsection (a) shall
coordinate domestic and international intellectual property law
enforcement among federal and foreign entities.
(c) Consultation Required.--The Council shall consult with the
Register of Copyrights on law enforcement matters relating to copyright
and related rights and matters.
[[Page 113 STAT. 481]]
(d) Non-derogation.--Nothing in this section shall derogate from the
duties of the Secretary of State or from the duties of the United States
Trade Representative as set forth in section 141 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171), or from the duties and functions of the Register
of Copyrights, or otherwise alter current authorities relating to
copyright matters.
(e) Report.--The Council shall report annually on its coordination
activities to the President, and to the Committees on Appropriations and
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(f ) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available for fiscal
year 2000 and hereafter by this or any other Act shall be available for
interagency funding of the National Intellectual Property Law
Enforcement Coordination Council.
Sec. 654. In addition to funds otherwise provided under the heading
``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' for ``Operations,
Research, and Facilities'' in Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-83),
$5,650,000 is appropriated for necessary retired pay expenses under the
Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plan, and
for payment for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents
under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55).
This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
Approved September 29, 1999.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2490 (S. 1282):
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 106-231 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 106-319
(Comm. of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-87 accompanying S. 1282 (Comm. on
Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999):
July 15, considered and passed House.
July 19, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of
S. 1282.
Sept. 15, House agreed to conference report.
Sept. 16, Senate agreed to conference report.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 35 (1999):
Sept. 29, Presidential statements.
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