• PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 • DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT INDEPENDENT AGENCIE·s APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1989 • 19-139 0 - 88 (404) 1 2 T. 1 1 1 . 1 1 portment of Housing ond Urban Dev lopment- lndependent • g DCie& Appropriations Act, 1919. ublic L 1 0 h k1ng oppropriotion for the Dcpnrtm nt of H~ouaing and Urban lopm nt, for undry ind pendent og~enci . boaro , commi i corporatio , ond for the li ol ycnr ending ptembcr !JO, 19 9, and for oth r pu . Be it enacted b. • the nate and House of Representati es of the United tales of America in Congress assembled, Th t th · following um ar appropriated, out of any money in th Tr asury not oth, rwi appropriat d, for the Department of Hou' ing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commis- i ~on , corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 19 9, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I DEPARTMEN'T OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HousiNG PROGRAMS ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING (INCLUDING RESCISSION) For assistance under the United States Housi Act of 1987, as amended ("the Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not ot erwise rovided for, $7 ,53' ,765,000, to remain available until expended: vided, That of the new budget authority provided herein, $89,350,788 shall be for the development or acquisition cost of public housing for Indian families, including amounts for housing under the mutual help homeownership opportunity program (section 202 of the Act, as amended by section 2 of Public Law 100-358, approved June 29, 1988); $343,347,300 shall be for the development or acquisition cost of public housing, including major reconstruction of obsolete public housing projects, other than for Indian families; $1,646,948,200 shall be for modernization of existin ublic housin rojects ursuant to section 14 of the Act (42 U. . . 14371); $96 , 70,000 s all be for assistance under section 8 of the Act for projects developed for the elderly under section 202 of the Housin Act of 1959, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q); $572,059,890 shall be fort e section 8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 14370; $368,473,610 shall be for the section 8 moderate rehabilitation p (42 U.S.C. 14370, of which $45,000,000 is to be used to assist omeless individuals pursu- ant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77); up to $307,430,000 shall be for section 8 assistance for property disposition; and $1,354,937,780 shall be avail- able for the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)): Provided further, That of that portion of such budget authority under section 8(o) to be used to achieve a net increase in the number of dwelling units for assisted families, highest priority shall be given to assisting families who as a .result of PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1015 • rental rehabilitation actions are involuntarily displaced or who are or would be displaced in consequence of increased rents (wherever the level of such rents exceeds 35 percent of the adjusted income of such fa1nilies, as defined in regulations promulgated by the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development): Provided further, That up to $145,462,500 shall be for loan management under section 8 and that any arnounts of budget authority provided herein that are used for loan management activities under section 8(bX1) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(bX1)) shall not be obligated for a contract term that exceeds five years, notwithstanding the specification in section 8(v) of the Act that such terrn shall be 180 months: Provided further, That those portions of the fees for the costs incurred in administering incremental units assisted in the certificate and housing voucher prograrns under sections 8(b) and 8(o), respectively, shall be estab- lished or increased in accordance with the authorization for such fees in section 8(q) of the Act: Provided further, That of the $7,538,765,000 provided herein, $355,509,000 shall be used to assist handicapped fa1nilies in accordance with section 202(h) (2), t3) and (4) of the Housing Act of 1959, as arnended (12 U .S.C. 1701q), and $20,000,000 shall be for assistance under the Nehemiah housing opport•1nity progra1n pursuant to section 612 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-242) and the i1n1nediately aforementioned $20,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until July 1, 1989, and pursuant to section 202(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987, this action is a nee (but secondary) result of a significant policy change: Provided further, That a1nounts equal to · all a1nounts of budget authority (and contract authority) reserved or obligated for the development or acquisition cost of public housing (excluding public housing for Indian farnilies), for moder11ization of existing public housing projects (excluding such projects for Indian fa111ilies), and for prograrns under section 8 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 14370, which are recaptured during fiscal year 1989, shall be re- scinded: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 20 percent lirnitation under section 5(jX2) of the Act, any part of the new budget authority for the development or acquisition costs of public housing other than for Indian fa1nilies may, in the discretion of the Sec- retary, based on applications submitted by public housing authori- ties, be used for new construction or major reconstruction of obsolete public housing projects other than for Indian farnilies: Provided Grants. further, That a1nounts equal to recaptured arnounts for housing development grants shall be made available during 1989 on the tertns specified in the sixth proviso under this head in the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development appropriation for 1987 (section 101(g) of Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, 100 Stat. 1783, 1783-242, and 3341, 3341-242). RENTAL REHABII.I'tATION GRANTS For the rental rehabilitation grants prograrn, pursuant to section 17(aX1XA) of the Housing Act of 1937, as a1nended (42 U.S.C. 1437o), $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1991. • 0 0 • , to remain ' • .J • .. . ., ' . . . .... • ' ·l· ' . . PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1017 • HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, for providing counseling and advice to tenants and home- owners both current and prospective with respect to property maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership, including provisions for training and for support of voluntary agencies and services as authorized by section 106(aX1)(iii), section 106(a)(2), and section 106(c) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $3,500,000. FI,EXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND For assistance to owners of eligible multifamily housing projects insured, or formerly insured, under the National Housing Act, as amended, or which are otherwise eligible for assistance under sec- tion 201(c) of the Housing and Community Development Amend- ments of 1978, as a1t1ended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-la), in the progratn of assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, all uncommitted balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1988, and any collections and other arnounts in the fund authorized under section 20l(j) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, during fiscal year 1989, to remain available until expended: Provided, That assistance to an owner of a multifattlily housing project assisted, but not insured, under the National Housing Act may be made if the project owner and the mortgagee have provided or agreed to provide assist- ance to the project in a manner as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM For the emergency shelter grants program, as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist- ance Act (Public Law 100-77, 101 Stat. 482, 495), $46)500,000, to remain available until expended. TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM For the transitional and supportive housing demonstration pro- grain, as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77, 101 Stat. 482, 498), $80,000,000, to remain available until expended. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 'rHE HOMELESS For necessary expenses of the Interagency Council on the Home- less, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title II of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311- 11319), $1,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Council shall carry out its duties in the 10 standard Federal regions under section 203(a)(4) of such Act only through 42 usc 11313 detail, on a non-reimbursable basis, of employees of the departments note. and agencies represented on the Council pursuant to section 202(a) of such Act. • .... _ iij .... Duri11g fi8C81 loans to car ou aa11ended, h not a · r1SC81 1989, gt*OIS o 08,8 000 are au · 230( ) of he a ional ousing c , fund chargeable for benefits on he ortg_q to hich h payments made late, a i h uch obJig ions are hereby approved. ONPROFIT SPO SOR During fiScal year 1989, within the reaot•rees a able, g1'088 obli ations for he principal of oans not e ceed $96 ,000. au OJP IIOR'IOAOB-BA During fiScal year 1989, new comanitmenta to issue carry out the urposes of section 306 of the ational Act, arnended (12 .S.C. 172lg), shall not $144,000,000, of principal. GAND GRANTS (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OJP ) For ts to States and 'lnita of general local gover111Dent and fo rela expenses, not · provided for, for out a coananunity development grants as authoriud I of the Housing and Coananunity Act of 1 4, aanended (42 U.S.C. 5301), $3,000,000,000, to reanain .&&A. September 30, 1991, of which $200,000,000 shall be derived by trans- fer from the unobljgated balances in the "Rehabilitation loan d ' and $150,000,000 sliall be derived by transfer from the balances in the ''Flexible subsidy fund'': Provided,T .... hat not e ceed 20 per cent'IID of any 1nade wit funds herein (otlier than a gtant funds set uide in tile proviso) shall be expended for ' and ment" and "Adaninistration" as in regulations by the Departuaent of · and Urban Development: ~rther, That $5,000,000 shall made available frOm the $8,000,000,000 to carry out a child care · under 222 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1 PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1019 amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-6 note): Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be made available from the foregoing $3,000,000,000 to carry out a neighborhood development demonstration under section 123 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-181). During fiscal year 1989, total commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Develop- ment Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), shall not exceed $144,000,000 of contingent liability for loan principal. For purposes of administering its community development block Pennsylvania. grant program for nonentitlement areas under section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)), the State of Pennsylvania may, with respect to funds provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal years 1987 and 1988, continue to utilize the data on low and moderate ineome populatiens that were utilized by the State with respect to funds provided in appropriations Acts for fiSCal year 1986. Section 105(c)(2)(A) of the Housing and Community Developtnent Act of 197 4 is a1nended by striking out "or" immediately before 42 usc 5305. "(ii)" and inserting at the end thereof before the period the following: "; or (iii) the assistance for such activity is li•nited to paying Real property. assessments (including any c e made as a condition of obtaining access) levied against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate incoine to r-ecover the capital cost for a public improvement". REHABILITATION LOAN FUND During fiscal year 1989, collections, unexpended balances of prior appropriations (including any reeoveries of prior reservations) and any other amounts in the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964, as a1nended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), after September 30, 1988, are available and may be used for commit- ments for loans and operating costs and the capitalization of delin- quent interest on delinquent or defaulted loans notwithstanding section 312(h) of such Act: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be used to sell any loan asset that the Secretary holds as evidence of indebtedness under such section 312. URBAN HOMESTEADING For reimbursement to the Federal Housing Administration Fund or the Rehabilitation Loan Fund for losses incurred under the urban homesteading program (12 U.S.C. 1706e), and for reirnbursement to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Agri- culture for properties conveyed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, for use in connection with an urban homesteading progra1n approved by the Secretary of !lousing and Urban Development pursuant to section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, $13,200,000, to remain available until expended. ASSISTANCE FOR SOLAR AND CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS All funds recaptured from the amount appropriated under this head in the Department of Housing and Urban Development- Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (section 101(0, • , • 2 531 . rant . rban areas. - u li I - t~ r n . in ' il h I li li.JOJi r 111 i. 1 I il · bl t th· ~ ... t Ja-1 ' ' Jopn r t ~ r obli, ior un il 1 ~ u n H IL.Jt::.p'l n p _rtn n of pt n t or con · r .c · , _ n , 11d n~ , r n f p n1 f 'v.;Jv~ rch nd udi~ - r I · in to hou in rid ur~. n pr b 01 , not pro~ i.d· · for . u hori2 by ti l f th - u i11 I nd · rb 11 D v J pn n · . ct of 1 7 . n nd 12 . 1 • • 171 1 z- 1 t . includin· . rrying ut · ~ h func i n of h r _ · r , und r c ~ i ~on 1 1 · of R or .niz . ion . l n . o. · of 1. , . 17,2 · , of \Yhich not }, h· n ' f 1,2 0 0 sh· 11 vail_ bJ, for J ~ nd-ba d p int I udi s \Vi h I U fu11d to r n1air1 v il bJ.e until : p rnb r : , 1 .. . FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL 0PPORT NITY FAIR HOUSJ . ACTIVITI For contr< c · , g r n , nd otl;1 r _ si tanc • not h· r\\ri provid d for .· .· u horiz d by t,itle VIII of th·e ivil Ri hts Act of 19 · , a an1 11d d, nd ction 5 '1 of the Hou ing a11d Community D -v lop- nl nt Act of 1'9 7, '10,000,000, to r main availabl·e until S pt mb r 30, 1! 90: Prou.ided. That not 1 t h · n $5,000,1 00 hall b av ilabl~ to carry out activit.i pur uant to ection .5 )1 of th Iiou ing nd omntunity D v ]opment Act of 19 7. MANAGEMENT AND A .DMINISTRATION SALARIES A.ND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For n c .. ssary administrative and nonadmini trative exp nses of the Depart ent of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwi·se provided for, including not to exceed '4,000 for official reception and r~epr sentatio expenses, $716,609,000, of whic.h , 381,528,000 hall be provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administra- tion: Provided) That during fiscal year 1989, notwithst ndin any other provision of law, the Department of Housing and rban Development shall maintain an average employment of at least 1 365 for Public and Indian Housing Programs. ADM.INISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Sec ion 11'9(d)(5) of the Housing a nd Community Development Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the follo,ving: "(C) Not\vith '"" a nding any other provis'on of this section, in each competition for grants under this section, no city or urban count)' may be a'varded a grant or grants in an amount in excess of 10,000 000 until all cities and urban counties ·which submitted fundable applications have been awarded a grant. If funds are available tor additional grants after each city and urban cou11ty submitting a fundable application is awarded one or more grants under the pre.ced·ng se·ntence, then additional grants shall be made so that each ci y or urban county that has PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1021 • submitted multiple applications is awarded one additional grant in order of ranking, with no single city or urban county receiv- ing more than one grant approval in any subsequent series of grant determinations within the saine competition. "(D) All grants under this section, including grants to cities and urban counties described in subsection (b)(2), shall be awarded in accordance with subparagraph (C) so that all grants under this section are made in order of ranking.''. None of the funds provided in this Act or heretofore provided may 42 usc 4822 be used to implement or enforce the regulations promulgated by the note. Department of Housing and Urban Development on June 6, 1988, with respect to the testing and abatement of lead-based paint in public housing until the Secretary develops comprehensive technical guidelines on reliable testing protocols, safe and effective abatement techniques, cleanup methods, and acceptable post-abatement lead dust levels. TITLE II INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Amer- ican Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insur- ance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries; $15,085,000, of which $829,000 shall be depos- ited in the account known as the "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, American Battle Monuments Commission Account'', authorized by section 345, Public Law 100-322: Provided, That where station 36 usc 121b. allowance has been authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the saine foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such allowance: Provided further, That when traveling 36 usc 122. on business of the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided further, That the Commission shall reimburse other 36 usc 122a. Government agencies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned to it: Provided further, That section 409 of the general provisions carried in title IV of this Act shall not apply to the funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That not more than $125,000 of the private contributions to the Korean War Memorial Fund may be used for administrative support of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board including travel by members of the board authorized by the Commis- sion, travel allowances to conform to those provided by Federal Travel regulations. • PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1023 • ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE For abatement, control, and compliance activities, $715,625,000, to remain available until September 30, 1990: Provided, That not more than $2,500,000 shall be available for administrative expenses to carry out the Asbestos School Hazards Abatement Act of 1984, as atnended: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this head shall be available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to section 118(h)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided further, That none of these funds may be expended for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels established under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as arnended (42 U.S.C. 6913), or for support to State, regional, local and interstate agencies in accordance with subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as an1ended, other than section 4008(a)(2) or 4009 (42 U.S.C. 6948, 6949). BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fiXed equipment for facilities of, or use by, the Environ- mental Protection Agency, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND For rtecessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environ- mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111 (c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), $1,425,000,000, to be derived from the Hazard- ous Substance Superfund, consisting of $1,275,000,000 as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza- tion Act of 1986 (SARA) and $150,000,000 as a payrnent from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, with all of such funds to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- ing may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA, as amended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA, as an1ended, or any other provision of law, not to exceed $44,500,000 of the funds appro- priated under this heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to carry out activities described in sections 104(i), 111(cX4), and 111(cX14) of CERCLA and section 118(0 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursu- ant to section 104(i) of CERCLA, as amended, during fiScal year 1989: Provided further, That no more than $190,000,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative expenses. LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than $5,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. • • "' ,,, r· '""· #: - - ~or n ~ _ .ry 1 n · -_ rry u · h purpo of th In I r I \ ' . · r ~oJI u ion ntrol - 8 ' m nd , nd th r u li y . 1 I f 1. -7 1, I , , 0 , o r m in v~ail bl ~ until ~ nd d, of '''hich , h ,_ 11 b for i le II (o h r th n · ction II 1 rn 2 . n , 2 , 2 , and :2 . of the F d r 1 · . · r oil u- ti n ontr l c · am nd d· . 41,000, 0 ah ll b forti 'l I of th F d r 1 - · r Pollution ~Control Act, a am nd d:; nd , OQ , 00 h II b for titl V of the W - r Quality Ac of 19 7, 011 i tin of . · , , for _ -c ion 510, '$3,000,000 for ection 512, :..5,000,00 for I ction 51 , nd -20,000,000 for s ction 515. AD tlNI TRATIVE PROVISION Non of the fu·nds in this Act shall be available for any ind mnity p yment und r s ction 15 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicid • and Rod nticid Act. ExECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 'PRESIDENT OUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUAUTY For neces ary expenses of the Council on Environmental Quality .nd the Office of Environmental Quality, in carrying out their functions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( ublic Law 91-190), the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-224), and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, including not to exceed $500 for official reception and representa ... tion expenses, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $850,000: Pro· uided, That not to exceed $290,000 of these funds shall be available for obligation in the first four months of fiscal year 1989. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POUCY For nee ~sary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $1,500 for official receP"' tion and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $1,587,000: Provided, That the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall reimburse other agencies for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs of individ- uals detailed to it: Provided further, That not to exceed $400,000 of these funds shall be available for obligation in the first four months of fiscal year 1989. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DISASTER REUEF For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the Disas- ter Relief Act of 1974, as atnended (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), ·1 00,000,000, to remain available until expended. PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1025 • SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire and purchase of motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343); uniforrns, or allow- ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902· services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; transportation in connection with the continuity of Government program to the same extent and in the same manner as pertnitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $137,274,000. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as a1nended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as atnended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Preven- tion and Control Act of 1974, as at11ended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2251 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as a1nended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), section 103 of the National Security Act (50 U.S.C. 404), and Reorganization Plan No.3 of 1978, $282,438,000. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND (TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) Of the funds available from the National Flood Insurance Fund for activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, $10,178,000 shall, upon enactment of this Act, be transferred to the "Salaries and expenses" appropriation for administrative costs of the insurance and flood plain management programs and $43,200,000 shall, upon enactment of this Act, be transferred to the "Emergency management planning and assistance" appropriation for flood plain management activities, including $2,720,000 for expenses under section 1362 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4103, 4127), which amount shall be available until September 30, 1990. In fiscal year 1989, no funds in excess of (1) $36,000,000 for operating ex- penses, (2) $169,003,000 for agents' commissions and taxes, and (3) $3,500,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations. EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM There is hereby appropriated $114,000,000 to the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency to carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant to title III of Public Law 100-77: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed three and one-half per centum of the total appropriation. • \ 1 • I • n r. , ·1 n · f ·11 n u n1 r l n ~ r nl, i n 1- i J'l I u i n rv i _ u h o · i z d .. r.: • • • • 1 , , l, · I 1 i in t h n ur11 r Inforrn i n n _ r · und: 1 ro id ... . _,. 1 h _. h pp ·opr} · i n , r v nu nd · ll i ll' d i d int th funl h n ' \' al bll for n r 'P ll of n Ulll r In~ rnl ... ·ion n r . ti i i in h ,. .t , 111 un of F, . 0, . dr1i11i r, iv pp n f h ' - n un1 r Inforn1~ tion n' r in fi c l .. ' r ]. . h n not ·.c ·d 1.,7' I ' . A.ppropri, i n r nu nd coJI - ion cruin to thi fund durin . fi 1 ,, r , , in of .. ,.2 , h ll r rn in in th fun nd h,.ll no · , - il hi for 'P ndjtur, xc pt u horiz d in · ppropri . ion For n c c r .. ' x.p .. n of th Offic of on urn r AfC ir , includ- in rvic · uthoriz d by f U.S .. 3109 '1,70 00 . RE Jt:ARCH AND DEVELOPM.ENT ( INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) For n c ary xp n s, not otherwis provided for, inc] uding r arch, d velopm nt, operation , ervice , minor con truction, 1n int n · nc -, r pair, reh· bilitation and modification of r -al and p r onal property; purcha e hire, maintenance, and operation of other ·han adn1ini tra ive aircraft, n cessary for the conduct and upport of aeronautical and space research and development activi- ti of the tional Aeronautics and Space Administr tion; ·4 191 70 0, to remain available until September 30, 1990, of '''hich . ·. 0, 0 000 is for the space station program only: Prouided, That . '515,00 ,000 of the tt 900,000 000 for the space station rogram hall not b come vailable for obligation until May 15, 1 89, and pur uant to ction 202(b of the B lanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987, this action is a n cessary but condary result of a ignificant policy change: Provided fur- ther. That th aforen1 ntioned ,'515,000,000 shall become available unl the Pre ident ubmits a special message after February 1, 19 . , notifying the ongress that such funds will not be made available for the pace station program. Of the fund appropriated under this head in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Independent Agencies Appro- priations Act, 1. tH.R. 27 3 , as enacted u der the provision of section 101(0 of Publie Law 100-202, an Act making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, 25,000,000 are rescinded. SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; in support of space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities of the • PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1027 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including oper- ations, production, services, minor construction, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal prop- erty; tracking and data relay satellite services as authorized by law; purchase, hire, maintenance and operation of other than adminis- trative aircraft; $4,364,200,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, not to exceed $100,000,000 may be transferred to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in fiscal year 1989 from any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense and suen funds may onl:y be transferred to the "Space flight, control and data communications" appropriation for space shuttle opei·ations: Provided further, That the transfer limitation in the immediately preceding proviso shall not apply to funds trans- ferred for advanced launch systems or under existing reimburse- ment arrangements: Provided fu~rther, That the funds appropriated under this heading are, together witfi funds permitted to be trans- ferred hereunder, to ren>ai11 available until September 30, 1990. CONSTRUCTION OF FACI!JTIE-S For construction, repair, rehabilitation and modification of facili- ties, minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and for facility planning and design not otherwise pro- vided, for the National Aeronauti~s and Space Administration, and for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, $270,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 1991: Provided, That, notwithstanding the limitation on. the availability of funds appropriated under this heading by this appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations therefor, the amount available for such activity shall remain avail- able until expended, except that this provision shall not apply to the a1nounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and modification of facilities, rninor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and facility plan- ning and design: Provided further, That no aiilount appropriated Contracts. pursuant to this or any oth~r Act may be used for the lease or construction of a new contractor-funded facility for exclusive use in support of a contract or contracts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under which the Administration would be required to substa11tially amortize through payment or re- imbursement such contractor investment, tmless an appropriations Act specifies the lease or contract purs11ant to which such facilities are to be constructed or leased or such facility is otherwise identified in such Act: Provided further, That the Administrator may au- thorize such facility lease or construction, if he detertnines, in consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that deferral of such action until the enactment of the next appropriations Act would be inconsistent with the interest of the Nation in aeronautical and space activities: Provided further, That in addition to sums otherwise provided by this paragraph, an additional $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That up to $30,000,000 of the funds provided by this paragraph may be trans- ferred to and merged with sums appropriated for "Research and development" and/ or "Researcl1 and prograrn management" . • 2 • 2467 rants. Reports. Contracts. • p h ~- tary sh • • u ~u a to he rus d on a qnaa terly availabl ror the purpose of a improving science, space and ta : Provided urther, he of Aeronau i and pace dministra ion, Di1 ector of the a ional Science tion for such grants and dete · · o available funds on a competitive basis: further, grants shall be made available to only to • that said awardee provides ma funds from sources to carry out the rograan for w · grants from · Fund are made: Provide urther, That of the funds made a •a' by this Trust Fund, $2 ,000 shall be disbuned each uarter for a ten-year period to the Center fo ience Education: Provided further, That the · ,.,. ational Aeronautics and Space Administration shall sub · Cong1·E!88 an annual report on the grants made pu uant to paragraph. RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MAN For n ry expenses of research in Govern1nent ..... management of programs and other activities of the National e nautics and Space Ad1ninistration, not otherwise provided o incl · unifor1ns or allowances therefor, as authoriZed by Ia U.S.C. 01-5902); awards; lease, hire, purchase of one aircraft fo replacement only (for which partial payment tnay be 1nade exchange of at least one existing administrative and other existing aircraft as may be considered a propriate), nance and operation of ad1ninistrative aircr, ; ~urchase ( o to exceed thirty-three for replacement only) and hire of motor vehicles; and maintenance and repair of real property, and not in excess of$100,000 per ro·eet for constructio o new facilities and additions to existing ac· ities, re airs, and habilitation and modification of facilities; $1,855,000, 00: Provided, That contracts may be entered into under this appropriatio fo maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next f1SC81 year: Provided urther, That not to exceed $35,000 of the foregoing aanount shall available for sci· entific consultations or extraordinar·y expense, to be expended upon the a proval or authority of the Ad1ninistrator and his deterantD&· tion s all be fmal and conclusive. CE LIQUIDITY FACILITY During fiSCal year 1989, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility for the principal a1nount of new direct loans to membe credit unions as authorized by the National Credit Union Central PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1029 Liqu~dity Facility Ac~ (~2 U.~.C. 1795) sha 1 not exceed $600,000,000: Prov£ded, That admm1Strat1ve expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in fiScal year 1989 shall not exceed $880,000. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH AND RELATED AC'I'IVITIES For necessary expenses in carrying out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); services as authorized· by 5 U.S.C. 3109; mainte- nance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of one aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to e~ceed $2,500 for official reception and representa- tion expenses; untforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference rooms in. the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administra- tion for security guard services; $1,583,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1990: Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this Act, $900,000 shall be available only for the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, and that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director may choose not to obligate these funds for that purpose: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this Act, or from funds appropriated previously to the Foundation, not more than $90,550,000 shall be available for program development and management in fiScal year 1989: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used, directly or through grants, contracts, or other awards mecha- nisms, for agreen1ents executed after enactment of this Act, to pay or to provide reimbursement for the Federal portion of the salary of any individual functioning as a Federal employee at more than the daily equivalent of the maximum rate paid for ES-6 for assignments to Senior Executive Service positions, unless specifically authorized by law: Provided further, That notwithstanding the preceding pro- viso, none of th.e funds appropriated in this Act may be used to pay the salary of any individual functioning as a Federal employee, or any other individual, through a grant or grants at a rate in excess of $95,000 per year: Provided further, That contracts may be entered Contracts. into under the progratn development and management limitation in fiscal year 1989 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next fiScal year: Provided further, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this Act, not more than $73,480,000 shall be available for ad- vanced scientific computing, networking and communications re- search and infrastructure: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available for a new academic research facilities program: Provided further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than the total amount au- thorized to be appropriated for included progratn activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those progratn activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally. • I - • • v 'w r -' I , Ill I rr ' Ill ~~ . . rt ~ r I h nit -t t ~es i n I i nc ou 1d t i n I t . .,.. . , , 1-l " . · • 1 in t n" nc I n , .. h f n i ht fo . r rch 11 1 1-""._--, • f r r h hip nd tion upp rt · hir, f p 1 • ~or offi i., J r ption 1 d r~ r~"""~~ , r 1n, in - il bl un H nd ....,_ ·--· ip ~ for upport rvi~c nd n1 ri I pr a· 1 n- tivi i ~ - n1 y r i o thi PI r pri ion: Pro- id d furth r Th t no ~unds in this account h" Jl u ~ d for h 1 ur, h· of , ir r ft oth r th, n on tr n ~ rr· d from th r d r I ., 1 n i : Pro id ,d furth r. Th t no fund in thi ct h II u d t c uir or 1 _ r - rch v I with ice-br aki11 ~c p bi)it. built I . , _ hip:, rd Jo ted in a foreign country if such a v~ I of n i d ta~ s origin an. be obtained at a cost no mor - than 50 r c n un1 it v th t of th 1 a t expensive technj~cally ace pt bl ~ r ign v -} bid: P~ovided further, That, in determining the co t of uch v l uch co t be increased by the amount ot any u idi or fin ncin provid~ by a for ign government or instrun1 nt lit .. • th~ r of) to u h v l's construction: Provr:ded further, That · n, w comp tjtjv, solicitation for such vessel shall be conducted: Pn-o,r ,ided furt.h r Tha if th vessel contracted for pur uant to th for goin i not . v· il· bJ, for the 19 9-1990 austral summer Ant' rctic on* I of · 11y origin may be leased for a period of not to x.c' 1 ~ .. d y for that , ea~ on and each season ther after until d liv ry f th · n Y.l v 1: Prol ided further. That the precedin,g four provi o hall not apply o appropriated funds used for the lease of th v I POL .. R DUKE. SCIEN E EDU ATION ACTIVITIES For n~e e sa ry expenses in ca1·rying out science and ngine rin r.r education progran1s nd activities pursuant to the purposes of t h ~ ~ tional Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S. . 1 61-1 7-: including services as authorized by 5 U.S. ,. :3109 and rent 1 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, . ·171 ,00 , , to ren1ain available until September 30, 1990: Prouidecl That to th xt nt that the an1ount of this appropriation is less than the total a1nount authorized to be appropriated for included program activi- ti ~es, all amounts, includi·ng floors and ceilings, specified in th~ authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities hall be reduced proportionally. NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by th Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), 19,494,000. PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1031 • SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of a.ttendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $26,313,000: Provided, That during the current fiScal year, the Presi- dent may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national d~fense: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- priated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as au- thorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 412, 777, and 806, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $14,759,100,000, to remain available until expended. READJUSTMENT BENEFITS For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34-36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $597,600,000, to remain available until expended. • VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's indenmities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, as autl1orized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $H,220,000, to remain available until expended. MEDICAL CARE For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and equipment; funeral, burial and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Veterans Administration facilities; repairing, altering, improving or pro\tiding facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Adminis- . 1 32 ion, not • of mpo mp llo n for, u ta hom as au orinvl by 2,000,000 to fund cos com · fo 5010( 5); 10,542 ,000, pl $13,252,000 of he · o Pro . p of comm,•ni fo teal mentally ill d o he · Provided furl durin f18cal 19 9 j ex 88, for · · a ppo • further. notwit ding any other pro • io · · budget ues may be · to mandated 1 this Act. MEDICAL AND For n expenses in carrying ou progJ~a•ns of prosthetic research and as a ho iqd b remain available until 30, 1990, $210,24 ,000 reimbursements. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND 0 For expeases in the administration of h hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, s pply, search activities, as authorized by law, $47,909,000, pi · ments. For necessa1zy operating expenses of the Vetsrans · · not otherwise provided for, including uniforans or allowances.,., for, as authorized by law; not to exceed $3,000 for official recep ion and representation expenses; cemeterial expenses as authorized y law; purchase of six motor vehicles, for use in cemete · 1 operations, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and · ment of the General 8ervices Adaninistration for secu 'ty services, and the Department of Defense for the coat of employee mail; $774,316,000, including $512,359,000 for he ment of Veterans Benefits: Provided, That, during year , jurisdictional emp shall not be less than 12,898 for the Department of eterans ts. CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PRO.JBCTS For constructing, altering, extending and · · any of facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of V Administration, or for an of the pu set fort in sections 1004. 1006, 5002, 5003, 5006, 8, 5009, 5010 of title 38, United Code, including · , architect•1ral and · maintenance or guarantee period · costs equipment guarantees provided under the pro·eet, • tion, where the esti1nated cost of a project is 2,000,000 or where funds for a project were made · in a · project a propriation, $363,048,000, to re•••ain a until pended: videtl, That, except for advance planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund and the desip of projects funded through the design fund, none of these nds shall PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1033 • be used for any p~oject which has not been considered and approved by the Co~gres~ In the budgetary process: Provided further, That Contracts. funds proVIded In the appropriation "Con.struction, major projects" for fiscal year 1989, for each approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a working drawings contract by September 30, 1989, and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by Septem- ber 30, 1990: Provided further, That the Administrator shall Reports. promptly report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major construction project in which obligations are not incurred within the time litnita- tions established above; and the Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance with the procedures established by section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): Provided further, That no funds from any other account, except the "Parking garage revolving fund", may be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project which was approved in the budget process and funded in this account until one year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the Veterans Administration of the project or any part thereof with respect to that part only: Provided further, That prior to the issu- Contracts. ance of a bidding document for any construction contract for a project approved under this heading (excluding completion items), the director of the affected Veterans Administration medical facility must certify that the design of such project is acceptable from a atient care standpoint: Provided further, That not to exceed 8,000,000 of the funds available shall be used for the settlement of contractors' claims arising from the construction of a replacement hospital at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New y·ork: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,600,000 of the funds available shall be used for the payment of sales and use tax to the State of Washington due on prior construction projects funded by this and other accounts, in lieu of payment to contractors of these tax costs which were not included in the contracts for these projects: Provided further, That the Veterans Administration shall, from funds previously appropriated for the replacement and moderniza- tion of the hospital at Allen Park, Michigan, immediately proceed with the planning, site acquisition, site preparation, and design of a new hospital in downtown Detroit, Michigan, which contains not less than 503 hospital beds. CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1004, 1006, 5002, 5003, 5006, 5008, 5009, and 5010 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than $2,000,000, $111,596,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobli- gated balances of previous ''Construction, minor projects" appro- priations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is less than $2,000,000: Provided, That not more than $41,731 000 shall be available for expenses of the Office of Facilities, includi~g research and development ~n bu.ilding construction tec!:t- nology: Provided further, That funds In thiS account shall be ava1l- • . 1 • h of or ropb , d (2) to minimize fu b r G 0 or he ar · ol · g fund U- U. . . 500 ), 26, togeth r · h in co·..... fro to remain availabl un il pended. of .,_ available for all pe es au horized by S oper tions nnd main n ce cos hich · fund cal care". GRANTS FOR CO STRUCTIO 0 STATB For grants to assist the several Sta to acq · o State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home d do facilities in tate homes, for furnishin care to vete thorized by law (38 U.S.C. 6081-5087), $ 2,000,000, to rem · a able until September 30, 1991. GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OP THE PHIIJPPINBS For payment to the Re ublic of the Philippines of gl'&D authorized by law (38 U.S .. 682), for assisting in the repla e and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the and facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, remain available until September 30, 1990. GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUC'110N OP STATB • • For grants to aid States in State veterans cemeteries as au.,.. ·- $9,000,000, to remain available until DIRECT LOAN REVOLVING PUND During 1989, within the resources available, not to e ceed $1,000,000 in gross obligations for · loans are authoriled for specially adapted housing loans (88 U.S.C. chapter 37). LOAN GU (INCLUDING REVOLVING FUND OP ) For expenses necessary to carry out loan anty and · urance operations, as authorized by law (38 U .. C. 3'1, administrative expenses, as authorized by section of such $668,000,000, to reanain available tlntil During 1989, the resources of the loan guaranty revol · shall be available for expenses for property acq•1isitions loan guaranty and insurance operations, as authorized f law (88 U.S.C. cha ter 37, exce t adaninistrative as by · 18 of such tit e): ... O,ovided, That VA&~ including retained ear11ings of the direct loan fuad, be available, d•1ring 1989, for transfer to the loan gnaranty revol • PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 102 STAT. 1035 ing fund in such atnounts as may be necessary to provide for the timely payment of obligations of such f11nd, and the Administrator of Veterans Mfairs shall not be required to pay interest on amounts so transferred after the ti1ne of such transfer. During 1989, with the resources available, gross obligations for direct loans and total com1t1itments to guarantee loans are au- thorized in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the "Loan guaranty revolving fund". ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Any appropriation for 1989 for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment benefits", "Veterans insurance and indemnities", and the "Loan guaranty revolving fund" may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations. Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for 1989 for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as au- thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Administration (except the appropriations for ''Construction, major projects" and "Construction, minor projects") shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for fiscal year 1989 for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment bene- fits", "Veterans insurance and indemnities'' , and the "Loan guar- anty revolving fund" shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the aforen1ei1tioned accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1988. TITLE III CORPORATIONS • Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Contracts. Urban Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiScal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 1989 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, Loans. That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropria- tions Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where • PUBLIC LAW 100-404 AUG. 19, 1988 • TIT'LE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS 102 STAT. 1037 SEC'I'ION 401. Where appropriations in titles I and II of this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to travel perfortned by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration; to travel performed in connection with major disasters or emergencies declared or deter- mined by the President under the provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 197 4; to site-related travel performed in connection with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil- ity Act of 1980, as amended; to site-related travel under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended; or to payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I and II exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may correspondingly exceed the amounts therefor set forth in the estimates in the same proportion. SEc. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administra- tive expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment and the Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. · SEc. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel- opment subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal serv- ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, Governn1ent National Mortgage Association, FederaJ Home Loan l\Iortgage Corporatio11, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal home loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). SEc. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so pt ovided herein. SEc. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended- (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee of the United States Ullless- (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees and the items or services for which such expenditure is being made, or . (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to suc.h cert~fi­ cation, and without such a voucher or abstract, IS specifi- cally authorized by law; and • r 1 ublic inforn1ation. -vntr cts. R ports. • 0 . l • 1 011 f h fu 1d p1·o id ~ d i1 t t i n n 1 1 , ·p nd d for h r n~. ,.., ffi I • 1 1p I • , f u h d~ r 1 1 t · . ~mi H ~ n hi 1 1 c f n1plo 111 ~ · ith , .. ~~ r ~r , f h rt 1 n t of ~ .ou i n~ ..... b~o U11d ~ r 1 i 1 ~ r:, d ioa u h Hmi ion . ...... 7. I n of th ~unds provid d in hi n ~ u ~- p~ yn1 n . thr·ou h gr n or contr c I r cipi~ n th, d n h r in " h~ c~ t of ondu 1 ing r r h r ull in fron1 pr . 1 1 •. ,... I • cificially olici · d by he o rnn1 nt: 1 ro i d Th t th xt nt of co t h ~rin by th, r ipi nt h H r fl ct I l1 mul u · li y of in- r . t of th g · n or contractor nd th ov rn111 nt in h r ar h. --~· 40 . Non ~ of the funds provid d in hi· A~ct m y b u · , dir tly < r through grants, to pay or to provid r irnbur · 111 nt for paym nt of the · 1 ry of a consultant (wh ther r tain d by th · F d r~ l ov~ernment or a grantee at mor th n th daily uiv~ I n of the m~ imurn rate paid for GS-1 , unle s specifically u horizPn by law. SFJC. 409. No part of any appropriation con ain~ed in hi· Ac for p rsonr1