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HR 3908 RFS
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3908
IN THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
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AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2000, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
COUNTERNARCOTICS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement
Administration
SALARIES AND
EXPENSES
For an additional
amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $299,698,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $282,500,000 shall be
deposited in the Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund:
Provided, That of such amount, $293,048,000 shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for a
specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Office of Justice
Programs
community oriented
policing services
Of the unobligated
balances available in the program under this heading,
$15,000,000 shall be used for policing initiatives to combat
methamphetamine production and trafficking.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE--MILITARY
OTHER DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Drug Interdiction
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
(INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional
amount for `Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities,
Defense', $185,800,000, to remain available for obligation until
expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense may transfer the funds provided herein only
to appropriations for military personnel; operation and
maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and
evaluation; the Defense Health Program; and working capital
funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be
merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for
the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred:
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under
this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 1201. (a)
AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT- Of the amount appropriated in this
Act for the Department of Defense, not to exceed $50,000,000
shall be available for the provision of support for counter-drug
activities of the Government of Colombia. The support provided
under this section shall be in addition to support provided for
counter-drug activities of the Government of Colombia under any
other provision of law.
(b) TYPES OF
SUPPORT- The support that may be provided using this section
shall be limited to the types of support specified in section
1033(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1882). In addition,
using unobligated balances from the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 106-79), the Secretary of
Defense may transfer one light observation aircraft to Colombia
for counter-drug activities.
(c) CONDITIONS ON
PROVISION OF SUPPORT- (1) The Secretary of Defense may not
obligate or expend funds appropriated in this Act to provide
support under this section for counter-drug activities of the
Government of Colombia until the end of the 15-day period
beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits the written
certification for fiscal year 2000 pursuant to section
1033(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1882).
(2) The elements
of the written certification submitted for fiscal year 2000
described in section 1033(g) of that Act shall apply to, and the
written certification shall address, the support provided under
this section for counter-drug activities of the Government of
Colombia.
CHAPTER 3
BILATERAL ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated
to the President
Department of
State
Assistance for
Plan Colombia and for Andean Regional Counternarcotics
Activities
For necessary
expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 to support Plan Colombia and for Andean regional
counternarcotics activities, $1,099,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, not less than $57,000,000 shall be made available
for assistance for Bolivia, of which not less than $49,000,000
shall be made available for alternative economic development
activities: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Ecuador, of which not less than
$8,000,000 shall be made available for alternative economic
development and similar activities: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $42,000,000
shall be made available for assistance for Peru: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not
less than $18,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
other countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean
which are cooperating with United States counternarcotics
objectives: Provided further, That funds under this heading
shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated
under this heading: Provided further, That for purposes of
supporting Plan Colombia and for Andean regional
counternarcotics activities, any agency of the United States
Government to which funds are transferred or allocated under any
authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize, in
addition to any authorities available for carrying out section
481, any authorities available to that agency for carrying out
related activities, including utilization of such funds for
administrative expenses: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be utilized for the
procurement of and support for two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters
for use by the Colombian National Police which shall be utilized
only for counternarcotics operations in southern Colombia:
Provided further, That procurement of UH-60 Blackhawk
helicopters from funds made available under this heading shall
be managed by the United States Defense Security Cooperation
Agency: Provided further, That the President shall ensure that
if any helicopter procured with funds under this heading is used
to aid or abet the operations of an illegal self-defense group
or security cooperative, then such helicopter shall be
immediately returned to the United States: Provided further,
That funds obligated after February 6, 2000, and prior to the
date of the enactment of this Act for administrative expenses in
support of Plan Colombia and for Andean regional
counternarcotics activities may be finally charged to funds made
available for such purposes by this Act: Provided further, That
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall provide to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act and prior to the initial obligation of any funds
appropriated under this heading, a report on the proposed uses
of all funds under this heading on a country-by-country basis
for each proposed program, project or activity: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the entire amount provided shall be available only to the extent
an official budget request that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available
for assistance for internally displaced persons in Colombia.
CHAPTER 4
MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
Not withstanding
any other provision of law, for an additional amount for
`Military Construction, Defense-Wide', $116,523,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent that an official budget request for $116,523,000, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an
emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL
PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
SEC. 1501. (a)
CONDITIONS ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR COLOMBIA-
(1) CERTIFICATION-
None of the funds appropriated in this title for military
assistance may be made available to the Government of Colombia
until the President submits to the Congress a certification
that--
(A) the Government
of Colombia has agreed to and is implementing a strategy to
eliminate Colombia's total coca and opium poppy production by
2005 through a mix of alternative development programs; manual
eradication; aerial spraying of chemical herbicides; tested,
environmentally safe mycoherbicides; and the destruction of
illicit narcotics laboratories on Colombian territory;
(B) the head of
the Colombian Armed Forces has been granted and is exercising
authority that is identical to that held by the head of the
Colombian National Police to summarily dismiss Colombian Armed
Forces personnel for gross violations of human rights;
(C) the Colombian
Armed Forces are cooperating with civilian authorities in
investigating Colombian Armed Forces personnel where credible
evidence exists of gross violations of human rights, and, if
those investigations result in indictments, the Colombian Armed
Forces are cooperating with civilian authorities in prosecuting
and punishing such personnel in the civilian courts; and
(D) the Colombian
Armed Forces are developing and deploying in their field units a
Judge Advocate General Corps to investigate Colombian Armed
Forces personnel for gross violations of human rights.
(2) WAIVER- The
President may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) if the
President determines that the waiver is required by
extraordinary circumstances.
(b) MONITORING- Of
the funds made available under this title--
(1) up to
$1,500,000 shall be made available to provide comprehensive law
of war training and to support the development of a judge
advocate general corps to investigate Colombian Armed Forces
personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross
violations of human rights;
(2) up to $250,000
shall be made available to enhance the United States Embassy's
capabilities to monitor the use of United States assistance to
Colombian Armed Forces to investigate reports of gross
violations of human rights involving United States assistance;
and
(3) up to $250,000
shall be made available to enhance the United States Embassy's
capabilities to monitor the role of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN),
or the United Colombian Self Defense organization (AUC) in
criminal acts against American citizens and property, including,
but not limited to, kidnapping, extortion, murder, and terrorist
acts.
SEC. 1502. (a)
DENIAL OF VISAS FOR PERSONS CREDIBLY ALLEGED TO HAVE AIDED AND
ABETTED COLOMBIAN INSURGENT AND PARAMILITARY GROUPS- None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any
other Act for any fiscal year for the Department of State may be
used to issue visas to any person who has been credibly alleged
to have provided direct or indirect support to the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN),
or the United Colombian Self Defense organization (AUC),
including conspiracy to allow, facilitate, or promote the
illegal activities of such groups.
(b) EXEMPTION-
Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of State finds,
on a case-by-case basis, that the entry into the United States
of a person who would otherwise be excluded under this section
is necessary for medical reasons, or to permit the prosecution
of such person in the United States, or the person has
cooperated fully with the investigation of crimes committed by
individuals associated with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), or the
United Colombian Self Defense organization (AUC).
(c) WAIVER- The
President may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the
President determines that the waiver is in the national
interest.
TITLE II
PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS IN KOSOVO AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
SECURITY AND
MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES MISSIONS
Notwithstanding
section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956, an additional amount for `Security and Maintenance of
United States Missions', $104,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE--MILITARY
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
Operation and
Maintenance, Army
For an additional
amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Army', $19,532,000:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
Operation and
Maintenance, Navy
For an additional
amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Navy', $20,565,000:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps
For an additional
amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps',
$37,155,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional
amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Air Force', $30,065,000:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary
expenses to provide assistance to Vieques, Puerto Rico,
including a study of the health of Vieques residents;
fire-fighting related equipment and facilities at Antonio Rivera
Rodriguez Airport; construction or refurbishment of a commercial
ferry pier and terminal and associated navigational
improvements; establishment and construction of an artificial
reef; reef conservation, restoration, and management activities;
payments to registered Vieques commercial fishermen of an amount
determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service for each day
they are unable to use existing waters because the Navy is
conducting training; expansion and improvement of major
cross-island roadways and bridges; an apprenticeship/training
program for young adults; preservation and protection of natural
resources; an economic development office and economic
development activities; and conducting a referendum among the
residents of Vieques regarding further use of the island for
military training programs, $40,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That such funds shall be in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer
funds provided under this heading to any agency or office of the
United States Government in order to implement the projects for
which funds are provided: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided under this heading is in addition to any
other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
Provided further, That for purposes of providing assistance to
Vieques, any agency or office of the United States Government to
which these funds are transferred may utilize, in addition to
any authorities available under this heading, any authorities
available to that agency or office for carrying out related
activities, including utilization of such funds for
administrative expenses: Provided further, That any amounts
transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
`Community development block grants', shall be available only
for assistance to Vieques, notwithstanding section 106 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided further,
That funds made available under this heading may be used to make
direct payments to registered Vieques commercial fishermen:
Provided further, That the Department of the Navy may provide
fire-fighting training and funds provided under this heading may
be used to provide fire-fighting related facilities at the
Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport: Provided further, That funds
made available under this heading may be used to construct or
modify a commercial ferry pier and terminal and associated
navigational improvements: Provided further, That except for
amounts provided for the health study, fire-fighting related
equipment and facilities, and certain activities in furtherance
of the preservation and protection of natural resources, funds
provided in this paragraph shall not become available until the
Secretary of the Navy has certified to the Director, Office of
Management and Budget, that the integrity and accessibility of
the training range is uninterrupted, and trespassing and other
intrusions on the range have ceased: Provided further, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and
Maintenance, Army Reserve
For an additional
amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve',
$2,174,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Operation and
Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional
amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard',
$2,851,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Overseas
Contingency Operations Transfer Fund
(INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional
amount for the `Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund',
$2,050,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may
transfer the funds provided herein only to appropriations for
military personnel; operation and maintenance, including
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement;
research, development, test and evaluation; the Defense Health
Program; and working capital funds: Provided further, That the
funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available
for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the
appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to
any other transfer authority available to the Department of
Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation.
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force
For an additional
amount for `Aircraft Procurement, Air Force', $73,000,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
OTHER DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health
Program
For an additional
amount for `Defense Health Program', $3,533,000: Provided, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 2201. (a)
MINIMUM RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES- During the period beginning on January 1,
2000, and ending on September 30, 2001 (or such earlier date as
the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate), a member of the
uniformed services entitled to a basic allowance for housing for
a military housing area in the United States shall be paid the
allowance at a monthly rate not less than the rate in effect on
December 31, 1999, in that area for members serving in the same
pay grade and with the same dependency status as the member.
(b) ANNUAL
LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE- In light of the rates for the basic
allowance for housing authorized by subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense may exceed the limitation on the total
amount paid during fiscal year 2000 and 2001 for the basic
allowance for housing in the United States otherwise applicable
under section 403(b)(3) of title 37, United States Code.
(c) SENSE OF THE
CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY FAMILIES ON FOOD STAMPS- It is the
sense of the Congress that members of the Armed Forces and their
dependents should not have to rely on the food stamp program,
and the President and the Congress should take action to ensure
that the income level of members of the Armed Forces is
sufficient so that no member meets the income standards of
eligibility in effect under the food stamp program.
(INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 2202. In
addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
elsewhere in this Act for the Department of Defense or in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law
106-79), $1,556,200,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department
of Defense for the `Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund' and shall
remain available until expended, for price increases resulting
from worldwide increases in the price of petroleum: Provided,
That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer $1,556,200,000 in
excess collections from the `Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund'
not later than September 30, 2001 to the operation and
maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and
working capital funds: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided in this section is in addition to the
transfer authority provided to the Department of Defense in this
Act or any other Act: Provided further, That the entire amount
made available in this section is designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
(TRANSFER OF
FUNDS)
SEC. 2203. (a) The
Secretary of Defense may transfer up to $90,000,000 to the
account `Aircraft Procurement, Air Force 2000/2002', from funds
specified in subsection (b). Amounts so transferred shall be
merged with, and shall be available for obligation for the same
period as, the account to which transferred.
(b) Amounts which
may be transferred under this section are unobligated amounts
that would otherwise expire for obligation on September 30,
2000, that were appropriated for Air Force or Defense-Wide
accounts in the following provisions of law:
(1) Titles I and
II of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public
Law 106-79).
(2) Title IV of
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-262).
(3) Title III of
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law
105-56).
(TRANSFER OF
FUNDS)
SEC. 2204. The
Secretary of Defense shall transfer $125,000,000 from
unobligated funds in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction
Fund to `Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army 2000/2002' only for procurement, advance procurement, or
economic order quantity procurement of Abrams M1A2 SEP Upgrades
under multiyear contract authority provided under section 8008
of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000: Provided,
That amounts so transferred shall be merged with, and shall be
available for obligation for the same period as, the account to
which transferred: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available under this section shall be obligated until the
Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense
committees that these funds will be used to upgrade vehicles for
an average unit cost (for 307 vehicles) that does not exceed
$5,900,000.
SEC. 2205. In
addition to the amounts provided in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79), $854,500,000 is
hereby appropriated for `Defense Health Program', to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That such funds shall be available only for the purposes
described and in accordance with section 2206 of this chapter:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
SEC. 2206. (a) Of
the amounts provided in section 2205 of this chapter for
`Defense Health Program'--
(1) not to exceed
$90,300,000 shall be available for obligations and adjustments
to obligations required to cover unanticipated increases in
TRICARE contract costs that (but for insufficient funds) would
have been properly chargeable to the Defense Health Program
account for fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999; and
(2) not to exceed
$764,200,000 shall be available for obligations and adjustments
to obligations required to cover unanticipated increases in
TRICARE contract costs that are properly chargeable to the
Defense Health Program account for fiscal year 2000 or fiscal
year 2001.
(b) The Secretary
of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees
before charging an obligation or an adjustment to obligations
under this section.
(c) The Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on obligations made under this section no later than 30
days after the end of fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 2207. (a)
QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS- In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense elsewhere
in this Act or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2000 (Public Law 106-79), there is hereby appropriated to the
Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2001, $231,000,000, of which--
(1) $221,000,000
is available only for the Basic Allowance for Housing program,
as follows:
`Military
Personnel, Army', $70,000,000;
`Military
Personnel, Navy', $56,000,000;
`Military
Personnel, Marine Corps', $17,100,000;
`Military
Personnel, Air Force', $58,600,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Army', $4,100,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Navy', $4,000,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Marine Corps', $600,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Air Force', $300,000;
`National Guard
Personnel, Army', $6,900,000; and
`National Guard
Personnel, Air Force', $3,400,000; and
(2) $10,000,000 is
available only for `Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide',
for the overseas special supplemental food program established
under section 1060a of title 10, United States Code.
(b) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION- The entire amount made available in this section is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
SEC. 2208. (a)
MILITARY RECRUITING, ADVERTISING, AND RETENTION PROGRAMS- In
addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for
the Department of Defense elsewhere in this Act or in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law
106-79), there is hereby appropriated to the Department of
Defense, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2001, and to be available only for military personnel
recruiting, advertising, and retention programs, $600,600,000,
as follows:
(1) For military
personnel accounts, $450,600,000, as follows:
`Military
Personnel, Army', $76,400,000;
`Military
Personnel, Navy', $69,100,000;
`Military
Personnel, Marine Corps', $6,000,000;
`Military
Personnel, Air Force', $108,800,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Army', $47,500,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Navy', $14,100,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Marine Corps', $1,000,000;
`Reserve
Personnel, Air Force', $11,700,000;
`National Guard
Personnel, Army', $103,300,000; and
`National Guard
Personnel, Air Force', $12,700,000.
(2) For operation
and maintenance accounts, $150,000,000, as follows:
`Operation and
Maintenance, Army', $45,900,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Navy', $26,200,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps', $14,700,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force', $21,600,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide', $8,800,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Army Reserve', $11,900,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Navy Reserve', $1,600,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve', $1,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force Reserve', $2,100,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Army National Guard', $14,000,000; and
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air National Guard', $2,200,000.
(b) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION- The entire amount made available in this section is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
SEC. 2209. (a)
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM- In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense elsewhere
in this Act or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2000 (Public Law 106-79), there is hereby appropriated, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001,
$750,000,000 for `Defense Health Program'.
(b) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION- The entire amount made available in this section is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
SEC. 2210. (a)
DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR- In addition to amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of
Defense elsewhere in this Act or in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79), there is hereby
appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2001, and to be available
only for depot-level maintenance and repair, $1,205,600,000, as
follows:
`Operation and
Maintenance, Army', $200,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Navy', $538,800,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps', $50,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force', $250,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Navy Reserve', $33,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve', $5,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force Reserve', $37,200,000; and
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air National Guard', $91,600,000.
(b) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION- The entire amount made available in this section is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
SEC. 2211. (a)
HIGH PRIORITY SUPPORT TO DEPLOYED FORCES- In addition to amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of
Defense elsewhere in this Act or in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-79), there is hereby
appropriated to the Department of Defense, for the support of
deployed forces as specified in subsection (b), $1,212,700,000,
as follows:
(1) For operation
and maintenance accounts, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2001, $738,900,000, as follows:
`Operation and
Maintenance, Army', $200,000,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Navy', $310,300,000;
`Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force', $197,000,000; and
`Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide', $31,600,000.
(2) For
procurement accounts, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2002, $405,800,000, as follows:
`Aircraft
Procurement, Army', $50,000,000, to be available only for Apache
helicopter safety and reliability modifications;
`Missile
Procurement, Army', $50,000,000, to be available only for the
Patriot missile reliability enhancement program;
`Aircraft
Procurement, Navy', $52,800,000, of which $27,000,000 is
available only for CH-46 helicopter engine safety procurement
and $25,800,000 is available only for EP-3 sensor improvements
and modifications;
`Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force', $209,700,000, of which $111,600,000 is
available only for U-2 reconnaissance aircraft sensor
modifications and $98,100,000 is available only for flight
training simulators;
`Other
Procurement, Air Force', $30,300,000; and
`Procurement,
Defense-Wide', $13,000,000.
(3) For research,
development, test and evaluation accounts, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2001, $68,000,000, as
follows:
`Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force', $10,000,000, to be
available only for a JSTARS aircraft mission trainer; and
`Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide', $58,000,000.
(b) SPECIFIED
PURPOSES- Amounts appropriated in this section are available
only for the provision to deployed United States forces of--
(1) equipment
safety and reliability enhancements;
(2) improved
materiel and logistics support; and
(3) upgraded
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
capabilities.
(c) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION- The entire amount made available in this section is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 3
BILATERAL ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated
to the President
OPERATING EXPENSES
OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For an additional
amount for `Operating Expenses of the Agency for International
Development', $13,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Other Bilateral
Economic Assistance
ASSISTANCE FOR
EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
For an additional
amount for `Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic
States', $95,825,000, to remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That this amount shall only be available for
assistance for Montenegro and Croatia, assistance to promote
democratization in Serbia including support for nongovernmental
organizations and independent media, and not to exceed
$12,400,000 for assistance for Kosovo: Provided further, That
the amount specified in the previous proviso for assistance for
Kosovo may be made available only for police activities:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated
to the President
INTERNATIONAL
MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
For an additional
amount for `International Military Education and Training',
$2,875,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, for
grants to countries of the Balkans and southeast Europe:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
FOREIGN MILITARY
FINANCING PROGRAM
For an additional
amount for `Foreign Military Financing Program', to enable the
President to carry out section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act, $31,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001,
for grants to countries of the Balkans and southeast Europe:
Provided, That these funds shall be nonrepayable,
notwithstanding sections 23(b) and 23(c) of the Act: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
CHAPTER 4
Military
Construction, Defense-Wide
SEC. 2401. In
addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in
the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2000, $6,700,000
is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to cover
incremental Operation and Maintenance costs to family housing,
as authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
as follows:
`Family Housing,
Army', $2,000,000;
`Family Housing,
Navy and Marine Corps', $3,000,000; and
`Family Housing,
Air Force', $1,700,000:
Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only
to the extent that an official budget request for $6,700,000,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
SEC. 2402.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the
Navy is authorized to use funds received pursuant to section
2601 of title 10, United States Code, for the construction,
improvement, repair, and maintenance of Quarters Number 6,
located at Marine Corps Barracks, 8th and I Street, Washington,
D.C.: Provided, That the Secretary notifies the appropriate
committees of Congress 30 days in advance of the intended use of
such funds.
BROOKS AIR FORCE
BASE DEVELOPMENT
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT
SEC. 2403. (a)
PURPOSE- The purpose of this section is to evaluate and
demonstrate methods for more efficient operation of military
installations through improved capital asset management and
greater reliance on the public or private sector for less-costly
base support services, where available. The section supersedes,
and shall be used in lieu of the authority provided in, section
8168 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000
(Public Law 106-79; 113 Stat. 1277).
(b) AUTHORITY- (1)
Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Air Force may
carry out at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, a demonstration
project to be known as the `Base Efficiency Project' to improve
mission effectiveness and reduce the cost of providing quality
installation support at Brooks Air Force Base.
(2) The Secretary
may carry out the Project in consultation with the Community to
the extent the Secretary determines such consultation is
necessary and appropriate.
(3) The authority
provided in this section is in addition to any other authority
vested in or delegated to the Secretary, and the Secretary may
exercise any authority or combination of authorities provided
under this section or elsewhere to carry out the purposes of the
Project.
(4) The Secretary
may not exercise any authority under this section until after
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the Secretary
submits to the appropriate committees of the Congress a master
plan for the development of the Base.
(c) EFFICIENT
PRACTICES- (1) The Secretary may convert services at or for the
benefit of the Base from accomplishment by military personnel or
by Departmental civilian employees (appropriated fund or
non-appropriated fund), to services performed by contract or
provided as consideration for the lease, sale, or other
conveyance or transfer of property.
(2)
Notwithstanding section 2462 of title 10, United States Code, a
contract for services may be awarded based on `best value' if
the Secretary determines that the award will advance the
purposes of a joint activity conducted under the project and is
in the best interest of the Department.
(3)
Notwithstanding that such services are generally funded by local
and State taxes and provided without specific charge to the
public at large, the Secretary may contract for public services
at or for the benefit of the Base in exchange for such
consideration, if any, the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(4)(A) The
Secretary may conduct joint activities with the Community, the
State, and any private parties or entities on or for the benefit
of the Base.
(B) Payments or
reimbursements received from participants for their share of
direct and indirect costs of joint activities, including the
costs of providing, operating, and maintaining facilities, shall
be in an amount and type determined to be adequate and
appropriate by the Secretary.
(C) Such payments
or reimbursements received by the Department shall be deposited
into the Project Fund.
(d) LEASE
AUTHORITY- (1) The Secretary may lease real or personal property
located on the Base and not required at other Air Force
installations to any lessee upon such terms and conditions as
the Secretary considers appropriate and in the interest of the
United States, if the Secretary determines that the lease would
facilitate the purposes of the Project.
(2) Consideration
for a lease under this subsection shall be determined in
accordance with subsection (g).
(3) A lease under
this subsection--
(A) may be for
such period as the Secretary determines is necessary to
accomplish the goals of the Project; and
(B) may give the
lessee the first right to purchase the property at fair market
value if the lease is terminated to allow the United States to
sell the property under any other provision of law.
(4)(A) The
interest of a lessee of property leased under this subsection
may be taxed by the State or the Community.
(B) A lease under
this subsection shall provide that, if and to the extent that
the leased property is later made taxable by State governments
or local governments under Federal law, the lease shall be
renegotiated.
(5) The Department
may furnish a lessee with utilities, custodial services, and
other base operation, maintenance, or support services performed
by Department civilian or contract employees, in exchange for
such consideration, payment, or reimbursement as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(6) All amounts
received from leases under this subsection shall be deposited
into the Project Fund.
(7) A lease under
this subsection shall not be subject to the following provisions
of law:
(A) Section 2667
of title 10, United States Code, other than subsection (b)(1) of
that section.
(B) Section 321 of
the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b).
(C) The Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471
et seq.).
(e) PROPERTY
DISPOSAL- (1) The Secretary may sell or otherwise convey or
transfer real and personal property located at the Base to the
Community or to another public or private party during the
Project, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary
considers appropriate for purposes of the Project.
(2) Consideration
for a sale or other conveyance or transfer of property under
this subsection shall be determined in accordance with
subsection (g).
(3) The sale or
other conveyance or transfer of property under this subsection
shall not be subject to the following provisions of law:
(A) Section 2693
of title 10, United States Code.
(B) The Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471
et seq.).
(4) Cash payments
received as consideration for the sale or other conveyance or
transfer of property under this subsection shall be deposited
into the Project Fund.
(f) LEASEBACK OF
PROPERTY LEASED OR DISPOSED- (1) The Secretary may lease, sell,
or otherwise convey or transfer real property at the Base under
subsections (b) and (e), as applicable, which will be retained
for use by the Department or by another military department or
other Federal agency, if the lessee, purchaser, or other grantee
or transferee of the property agrees to enter into a leaseback
to the Department in connection with the lease, sale, or other
conveyance or transfer of one or more portions or all of the
property leased, sold, or otherwise conveyed or transferred, as
applicable.
(2) A leaseback of
real property under this subsection shall be an operating lease
for no more than 20 years unless the Secretary of the Air Force
determines that a longer term is appropriate.
(3)(A)
Consideration, if any, for real property leased under a
leaseback entered into under this subsection shall be in such
form and amount as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(B) The Secretary
may use funds in the Project Fund or other funds appropriated or
otherwise available to the Department for use at the Base for
payment of any such cash rent.
(4)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department or
other military department or other Federal agency using the real
property leased under a leaseback entered into under this
subsection may construct and erect facilities on or otherwise
improve the leased property using funds appropriated or
otherwise available to the Department or other military
department or other Federal agency for such purpose.
(g) CONSIDERATION-
(1) The Secretary shall determine the nature, value, and
adequacy of consideration required or offered in exchange for a
lease, sale, or other conveyance or transfer of real or personal
property or for other actions taken under the Project.
(2) Consideration
may be in cash or in-kind or any combination thereof. In-kind
consideration may include the following:
(A) Real property.
(B) Personal
property.
(C) Goods or
services, including operation, maintenance, protection, repair,
or restoration (including environmental restoration) of any
property or facilities (including non-appropriated fund
facilities).
(D) Base operating
support services.
(E) Improvement of
Department facilities.
(F) Provision of
facilities, including office, storage, or other usable space,
for use by the Department on or off the Base.
(G) Public
services.
(3) Consideration
may not be for less than the fair market value.
(h) PROJECT FUND-
(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury a fund to
be known as the `Base Efficiency Project Fund' into which all
cash rents, proceeds, payments, reimbursements, and other
amounts from leases, sales, or other conveyances or transfers,
joint activities, and all other actions taken under the Project
shall be deposited. Subject to paragraph (2), amounts deposited
into the Project Fund shall be available without fiscal year
limitation.
(2) To the extent
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, amounts in the
Project Fund shall be available to the Secretary for use at the
base only for operation, base operating support services,
maintenance, repair, or improvement of Department facilities,
payment of consideration for acquisitions of interests in real
property (including payment of rentals for leasebacks), and
environmental protection or restoration. The use of such amounts
may be in addition to or in combination with other amounts
appropriated for these purposes.
(3) Subject to
generally prescribed financial management regulations, the
Secretary shall establish the structure of the Project Fund and
such administrative policies and procedures as the Secretary
considers necessary to account for and control deposits into and
disbursements from the Project Fund effectively.
(i) FEDERAL
AGENCIES- (1)(A) Any Federal agency, its contractors, or its
grantees shall pay rent, in cash or services, for the use of
facilities or property at the Base, in an amount and type
determined to be adequate by the Secretary.
(B) Such rent
shall generally be the fair market rental of the property
provided, but in any case shall be sufficient to compensate the
Base for the direct and overhead costs incurred by the Base due
to the presence of the tenant agency on the Base.
(2) Transfers of
real or personal property at the Base to other Federal agencies
shall be at fair market value consideration. Such consideration
may be paid in cash, by appropriation transfer, or in property,
goods, or services.
(3) Amounts
received from other Federal agencies, their contractors, or
grantees, including any amounts paid by appropriation transfer,
shall be deposited in the Project Fund.
(j) REPORTS TO
CONGRESS- Section 2662 of title 10, United States Code, shall
apply to transactions at the Base during the Project.
(k) LIMITATION-
None of the authorities in this section shall create any legal
rights in any person or entity except rights embodied in leases,
deeds, or contracts.
(l) EXPIRATION OF
AUTHORITY- The authority to enter into a lease, deed, permit,
license, contract, or other agreement under this section shall
expire on September 30, 2004.
(m) DEFINITIONS-
In this section:
(1) The term
`Project' means the Base Efficiency Project authorized by this
section.
(2) The term
`Base' means Brooks Air Force Base, Texas.
(3) The term
`Community' means the City of San Antonio, Texas.
(4) The term
`Department' means the Department of the Air Force.
(5) The term
`facility' means a building, structure, or other improvement to
real property (except a military family housing unit as that
term is used in subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United
States Code).
(6) The term
`joint activity' means an activity conducted on or for the
benefit of the Base by the Department, jointly with the
Community, the State, or any private entity, or any combination
thereof.
(7) The term
`Project Fund' means the Base Efficiency Project Fund
established by subsection (h).
(8) The term
`public services' means public services (except public schools,
fire protection, and police protection) that are funded by local
and State taxes and provided without specific charge to the
public at large.
(9) The term
`Secretary' means the Secretary of the Air Force or the
Secretary's designee, who shall be a civilian official of the
Department appointed by the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(10) The term
`State' means the State of Texas.
Military
Construction, Army Reserve
For an additional
amount for `Military Construction, Army Reserve' to cover the
incremental costs arising from the consequences of Hurricane
Floyd, $12,348,000, as authorized by section 2854 of title 10,
United States Code, to remain available until September 30,
2004: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent an official budget request for
$12,348,000 that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
TITLE III
NATURAL DISASTER
ASSISTANCE AND OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Office of the
Inspector General
For an additional
amount for `Office of the Inspector General', $2,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only
to the extent an official budget request, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service
SALARIES AND
EXPENSES
For an additional
amount for `Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Salaries
and Expenses', $7,140,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an
official budget request, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
Farm Service
Agency
SALARIES AND
EXPENSES
For an additional
amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $77,560,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an
official budget request, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
EMERGENCY
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Unobligated
balances previously provided under this heading may be used to
repair and reconstruct essential farm structures and equipment
that have been damaged or destroyed, after a finding by the
Secretary of Agriculture that: (1) the damage or destruction is
the result of a natural disaster declared by the Secretary or
the President for losses due to Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or
Irene; and (2) insurance against the damage or destruction was
not available to the grantee or the grantee lacked the financial
resources to obtain the insurance: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the
extent an official budget request that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
CORPORATIONS
FEDERAL CROP
INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
For an additional
amount for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund, up to
$13,000,000, to provide premium discounts to purchasers of crop
insurance reinsured by the Corporation (except for catastrophic
risk protection coverage), as authorized under section
1102(g)(2) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277): Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Commodity Credit
Corporation Fund
The Secretary of
Agriculture shall reduce the amount of any principal due on a
loan made by the Department to a marketing association for the
1999 crop of an agricultural commodity by up to 75 percent if
the marketing association suffered losses to the agricultural
commodity in a county with respect to which a natural disaster
was declared by the Secretary or the President for losses due to
Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene.
If the Secretary
assigns a grade quality for the 1999 crop of an agricultural
commodity marketed by an association described in the preceding
paragraph that is below the base quality of the agricultural
commodity, and the reduction in grade quality is the result of
damage sustained from Hurricane Dennis, Floyd, or Irene, the
Secretary shall compensate the association for losses incurred
by the association as a result of the reduction in grade
quality.
Up to $81,000,000
of the resources of the Commodity Credit Corporation may be used
for the cost of this provision: Provided, That the entire amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
RURAL ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
RURAL COMMUNITY
ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
For the additional
cost of water and waste grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(2), to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters,
$28,000,000 to remain available until expended; and for an
additional amount for community facilities grants pursuant to
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(1)) for emergency needs,
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only
to the extent an official budget request, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
Rural Housing
Service
RURAL HOUSING
INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the additional
cost of direct loans, as authorized by title V of the Housing
Act of 1949, $15,872,000 from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund
for section 515 rental housing, to remain available until
expended, to address emergency needs resulting from Hurricane
Dennis, Floyd, or Irene: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations
for the principal amount of direct loans estimated to be
$40,000,000: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
For additional
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans as
authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to be available
from funds in the rural housing insurance fund to meet the needs
resulting from natural disasters, as follows: $296,000,000 for
loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary
and $13,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
For the additional
cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters, to remain
available until expended, as follows: section 502 loans,
$25,000,000 and section 504 loans, $4,000,000: Provided, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only
to the extent an official budget request, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
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