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[Congressional Record: December 15, 2000 (House)]
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[[pp. H12304-H12354]] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4577, DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001
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a library from limiting Internet access to or otherwise
protecting against materials other than those referred to in
subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of paragraph (1)(A)(i).
``(3) Disabling during certain use.--An administrator,
supervisor, or other authority may disable a technology
protection measure under paragraph (1) to enable access for
bona fide research or other lawful purposes.
``(4) Timing and applicability of implementation.--
``(A) In general.--A library covered by paragraph (1) shall
certify the compliance of such library with the requirements
of paragraph (1) as part of the application process for the
next program funding year under this Act following the
effective date of this subsection, and for each subsequent
program funding year thereafter.
``(B) Process.--
``(i) Libraries with internet safety policies and
technology protection measures in place.--A library covered
by paragraph (1) that has in place an Internet safety policy
meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) shall certify its
compliance with paragraph (1) during each annual program
application cycle under this Act.
``(ii) Libraries without internet safety policies and
technology protection measures in place.--A library covered
by paragraph (1) that does not have in place an Internet
safety policy meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)--
``(I) for the first program year after the effective date
of this subsection in which the library applies for funds
under this Act, shall certify that it is undertaking such
actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to
put in place an Internet safety policy that meets such
requirements; and
``(II) for the second program year after the effective date
of this subsection in which the library applies for funds
under this Act, shall certify that such library is in
compliance with such requirements.
Any library covered by paragraph (1) that is unable to
certify compliance with such requirements in such second
program year shall be ineligible for all funding under this
Act for such second program year and all subsequent program
years until such time as such library comes into
compliance with such requirements.
``(iii) Waivers.--Any library subject to a certification
under clause (ii)(II) that cannot make the certification
otherwise required by that clause may seek a waiver of that
clause if State or local procurement rules or regulations or
competitive bidding requirements prevent the making of the
certification otherwise required by that clause. The library
shall notify the Director of the Institute of Museum and
Library Services of the applicability of that clause to the
library. Such notice shall certify that the library will
comply with the requirements in paragraph (1) before the
start of the third program year after the effective date of
this subsection for which the library is applying for funds
under this Act.
``(5) Noncompliance.--
``(A) Use of general education provisions act remedies.--
Whenever the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library
Services has reason to believe that any recipient of funds
this Act is failing to comply substantially with the
requirements of this subsection, the Director may--
``(i) withhold further payments to the recipient under this
Act,
``(ii) issue a complaint to compel compliance of the
recipient through a cease and desist order, or
``(iii) enter into a compliance agreement with a recipient
to bring it into compliance with such requirements.
``(B) Recovery of funds prohibited.--The actions authorized
by subparagraph (A) are the exclusive remedies available with
respect to the failure of a library to comply substantially
with a provision of this subsection, and the Director shall
not seek a recovery of funds from the recipient for such
failure.
``(C) Recommencement of payments.--Whenever the Director
determines (whether by certification or other appropriate
evidence) that a recipient of funds who is subject to the
withholding of payments under subparagraph (A)(i) has cured
the failure providing the basis for the withholding of
payments, the Director shall cease the withholding of
payments to the recipient under that subparagraph.
``(6) Separability.--If any provision of this subsection is
held invalid, the remainder of this subsection shall not be
affected thereby.
``(7) Definitions.--In this section:
``(A) Child pornography.--The term `child pornography' has
the meaning given such term in section 2256 of title 18,
United States Code.
``(B) Harmful to minors.--The term `harmful to minors'
means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual
depiction that--
``(i) taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals
to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion;
``(ii) depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently
offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an
actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or
simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a lewd
exhibition of the genitals; and
``(iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic,
political, or scientific value as to minors.
``(C) Minor.--The term `minor' means an individual who has
not attained the age of 17.
``(D) Obscene.--The term `obscene' has the meaning given
such term in section 1460 of title 18, United States Code.
``(E) Sexual act; sexual contact.--The terms `sexual act'
and `sexual contact' have the meanings given such terms in
section 2246 of title 18, United States Code.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Subtitle B--Universal Service Discounts
SEC. 1721. REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES TO ENFORCE
INTERNET SAFETY POLICIES WITH TECHNOLOGY
PROTECTION MEASURES FOR COMPUTERS WITH INTERNET
ACCESS AS CONDITION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE
DISCOUNTS.
(a) Schools.--Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) Requirements for certain schools with computers
having internet access.--
``(A) Internet safety.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), an
elementary or secondary school having computers with Internet
access may not receive services at discount rates under
paragraph (1)(B) unless the school, school board, local
educational agency, or other authority with responsibility
for administration of the school--
``(I) submits to the Commission the certifications
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C);
``(II) submits to the Commission a certification that an
Internet safety policy has been adopted and implemented for
the school under subsection (l); and
``(III) ensures the use of such computers in accordance
with the certifications.
``(ii) Applicability.--The prohibition in clause (i) shall
not apply with respect to a school that receives services at
discount rates under paragraph (1)(B) only for purposes other
than the provision of Internet access, Internet service, or
internal connections.
``(iii) Public notice; hearing.--An elementary or secondary
school described in clause (i), or the school board, local
educational agency, or other authority with responsibility
for administration of the school, shall provide reasonable
public notice and hold at least 1 public hearing or meeting
to address the proposed Internet safety policy. In the case
of an elementary or secondary school other than an elementary
or secondary school as defined in section 14101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8801), the notice and hearing required by this clause may be
limited to those members of the public with a relationship to
the school.
``(B) Certification with respect to minors.--A
certification under this subparagraph is a certification that
the school, school board, local educational agency, or other
authority with responsibility for administration of the
school--
``(i) is enforcing a policy of Internet safety for minors
that includes monitoring the online activities of minors and
the operation of a technology protection measure with respect
to any of its computers with Internet access that protects
against access through such computers to visual depictions
that are--
``(I) obscene;
``(II) child pornography; or
``(III) harmful to minors; and
``(ii) is enforcing the operation of such technology
protection measure during any use of such computers by
minors.
``(C) Certification with respect to adults.--A
certification under this paragraph is a certification that
the school, school board, local educational agency, or other
authority with responsibility for administration of the
school--
``(i) is enforcing a policy of Internet safety that
includes the operation of a technology protection measure
with respect to any of its computers with Internet access
that protects against access through such computers to visual
depictions that are--
``(I) obscene; or
``(II) child pornography; and
``(ii) is enforcing the operation of such technology
protection measure during any use of such computers.
``(D) Disabling during adult use.--An administrator,
supervisor, or other person authorized by the certifying
authority under subparagraph (A)(i) may disable the
technology protection measure concerned, during use by an
adult, to enable access for bona fide research or other
lawful purpose.
``(E) Timing of implementation.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) in the case of
any school covered by this paragraph as of the effective date
of this paragraph under section 1721(h) of the Children's
Internet Protection Act, the certification under
subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall be made--
``(I) with respect to the first program funding year under
this subsection following such effective date, not later than
120 days after the beginning of such program funding year;
and
``(II) with respect to any subsequent program funding year,
as part of the application process for such program funding
year.
``(ii) Process.--
``(I) Schools with internet safety policy and technology
protection measures in place.--A school covered by clause (i)
that has in place an Internet safety policy and technology
protection measures meeting the requirements necessary for
certification under subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall certify
its compliance with subparagraphs (B) and (C) during each
annual program application cycle under this subsection,
except that with respect to the first program funding year
after the effective date of this paragraph under section
1721(h) of the Children's Internet Protection Act, the
certifications shall be made not later than 120 days after
the beginning of such first program funding year.
``(II) Schools without internet safety policy and
technology protection measures in
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place.--A school covered by clause (i) that does not have in
place an Internet safety policy and technology protection
measures meeting the requirements necessary for certification
under subparagraphs (B) and (C)--
``(aa) for the first program year after the effective date
of this subsection in which it is applying for funds under
this subsection, shall certify that it is undertaking such
actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to
put in place an Internet safety policy and technology
protection measures meeting the requirements necessary for
certification under subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
``(bb) for the second program year after the effective date
of this subsection in which it is applying for funds under
this subsection, shall certify that it is in compliance with
subparagraphs (B) and (C).
Any school that is unable to certify compliance with such
requirements in such second program year shall be ineligible
for services at discount rates or funding in lieu of services
at such rates under this subsection for such second year and
all subsequent program years under this subsection, until
such time as such school comes into compliance with this
paragraph.
``(III) Waivers.--Any school subject to subclause (II) that
cannot come into compliance with subparagraphs (B) and (C) in
such second year program may seek a waiver of subclause
(II)(bb) if State or local procurement rules or regulations
or competitive bidding requirements prevent the making of the
certification otherwise required by such subclause. A school,
school board, local educational agency, or other authority
with responsibility for administration of the school shall
notify the Commission of the applicability of such subclause
to the school. Such notice shall certify that the school in
question will be brought into compliance before the start of
the third program year after the effective date of this
subsection in which the school is applying for funds under
this subsection.
``(F) Noncompliance.--
``(i) Failure to submit certification.--Any school that
knowingly fails to comply with the application guidelines
regarding the annual submission of certification required
by this paragraph shall not be eligible for services at
discount rates or funding in lieu of services at such
rates under this subsection.
``(ii) Failure to comply with certification.--Any school
that knowingly fails to ensure the use of its computers in
accordance with a certification under subparagraphs (B) and
(C) shall reimburse any funds and discounts received under
this subsection for the period covered by such certification.
``(iii) Remedy of noncompliance.--
``(I) Failure to submit.--A school that has failed to
submit a certification under clause (i) may remedy the
failure by submitting the certification to which the failure
relates. Upon submittal of such certification, the school
shall be eligible for services at discount rates under this
subsection.
``(II) Failure to comply.--A school that has failed to
comply with a certification as described in clause (ii) may
remedy the failure by ensuring the use of its computers in
accordance with such certification. Upon submittal to the
Commission of a certification or other appropriate evidence
of such remedy, the school shall be eligible for services at
discount rates under this subsection.''.
(b) Libraries.--Such section 254(h) is further amended by
inserting after paragraph (5), as amended by subsection (a)
of this section, the following new paragraph:
``(6) Requirements for certain libraries with computers
having internet access.--
``(A) Internet safety.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a
library having one or more computers with Internet access may
not receive services at discount rates under paragraph (1)(B)
unless the library--
``(I) submits to the Commission the certifications
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
``(II) submits to the Commission a certification that an
Internet safety policy has been adopted and implemented for
the library under subsection (l); and
``(III) ensures the use of such computers in accordance
with the certifications.
``(ii) Applicability.--The prohibition in clause (i) shall
not apply with respect to a library that receives services at
discount rates under paragraph (1)(B) only for purposes other
than the provision of Internet access, Internet service, or
internal connections.
``(iii) Public notice; hearing.--A library described in
clause (i) shall provide reasonable public notice and hold at
least 1 public hearing or meeting to address the proposed
Internet safety policy.
``(B) Certification with respect to minors.--A
certification under this subparagraph is a certification that
the library--
``(i) is enforcing a policy of Internet safety that
includes the operation of a technology protection measure
with respect to any of its computers with Internet access
that protects against access through such computers to visual
depictions that are--
``(I) obscene;
``(II) child pornography; or
``(III) harmful to minors; and
``(ii) is enforcing the operation of such technology
protection measure during any use of such computers by
minors.
``(C) Certification with respect to adults.--A
certification under this paragraph is a certification that
the library--
``(i) is enforcing a policy of Internet safety that
includes the operation of a technology protection measure
with respect to any of its computers with Internet access
that protects against access through such computers to visual
depictions that are--
``(I) obscene; or
``(II) child pornography; and
``(ii) is enforcing the operation of such technology
protection measure during any use of such computers.
``(D) Disabling during adult use.--An administrator,
supervisor, or other person authorized by the certifying
authority under subparagraph (A)(i) may disable the
technology protection measure concerned, during use by an
adult, to enable access for bona fide research or other
lawful purpose.
``(E) Timing of implementation.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) in the case of
any library covered by this paragraph as of the effective
date of this paragraph under section 1721(h) of the
Children's Internet Protection Act, the certification under
subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall be made--
``(I) with respect to the first program funding year under
this subsection following such effective date, not later than
120 days after the beginning of such program funding year;
and
``(II) with respect to any subsequent program funding year,
as part of the application process for such program funding
year.
``(ii) Process.--
``(I) Libraries with internet safety policy and technology
protection measures in place.--A library covered by clause
(i) that has in place an Internet safety policy and
technology protection measures meeting the requirements
necessary for certification under subparagraphs (B) and (C)
shall certify its compliance with subparagraphs (B) and (C)
during each annual program application cycle under this
subsection, except that with respect to the first program
funding year after the effective date of this paragraph under
section 1721(h) of the Children's Internet Protection Act,
the certifications shall be made not later than 120 days
after the beginning of such first program funding year.
``(II) Libraries without internet safety policy and
technology protection measures in place.--A library covered
by clause (i) that does not have in place an Internet safety
policy and technology protection measures meeting the
requirements necessary for certification under subparagraphs
(B) and (C)--
``(aa) for the first program year after the effective date
of this subsection in which it is applying for funds under
this subsection, shall certify that it is undertaking such
actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to
put in place an Internet safety policy and technology
protection measures meeting the requirements necessary for
certification under subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
``(bb) for the second program year after the effective date
of this subsection in which it is applying for funds under
this subsection, shall certify that it is in compliance with
subparagraphs (B) and (C).
Any library that is unable to certify compliance with such
requirements in such second program year shall be ineligible
for services at discount rates or funding in lieu of services
at such rates under this subsection for such second year and
all subsequent program years under this subsection, until
such time as such library comes into compliance with this
paragraph.
``(III) Waivers.--Any library subject to subclause (II)
that cannot come into compliance with subparagraphs (B) and
(C) in such second year may seek a waiver of subclause
(II)(bb) if State or local procurement rules or regulations
or competitive bidding requirements prevent the making of the
certification otherwise required by such subclause. A
library, library board, or other authority with
responsibility for administration of the library shall
notify the Commission of the applicability of such
subclause to the library. Such notice shall certify that
the library in question will be brought into compliance
before the start of the third program year after the
effective date of this subsection in which the library is
applying for funds under this subsection.
``(F) Noncompliance.--
``(i) Failure to submit certification.--Any library that
knowingly fails to comply with the application guidelines
regarding the annual submission of certification required by
this paragraph shall not be eligible for services at discount
rates or funding in lieu of services at such rates under this
subsection.
``(ii) Failure to comply with certification.--Any library
that knowingly fails to ensure the use of its computers in
accordance with a certification under subparagraphs (B) and
(C) shall reimburse all funds and discounts received under
this subsection for the period covered by such certification.
``(iii) Remedy of noncompliance.--
``(I) Failure to submit.--A library that has failed to
submit a certification under clause (i) may remedy the
failure by submitting the certification to which the failure
relates. Upon submittal of such certification, the library
shall be eligible for services at discount rates under this
subsection.
``(II) Failure to comply.--A library that has failed to
comply with a certification as described in clause (ii) may
remedy the failure by ensuring the use of its computers in
accordance with such certification. Upon submittal to the
Commission of a certification or other appropriate evidence
of such remedy, the library shall be eligible for services at
discount rates under this subsection.''.
(c) Definitions.--Paragraph (7) of such section, as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Minor.--The term `minor' means any individual who has
not attained the age of 17 years.
``(E) Obscene.--The term `obscene' has the meaning given
such term in section 1460 of title 18, United States Code.
``(F) Child pornography.--The term `child pornography' has
the meaning given such term in section 2256 of title 18,
United States Code.
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``(G) Harmful to minors.--The term `harmful to minors'
means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual
depiction that--
``(i) taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals
to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion;
``(ii) depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently
offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an
actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or
simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a lewd
exhibition of the genitals; and
``(iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic,
political, or scientific value as to minors.
``(H) Sexual act; sexual contact.--The terms `sexual act'
and `sexual contact' have the meanings given such terms in
section 2246 of title 18, United States Code.
``(I) Technology protection measure.--The term `technology
protection measure' means a specific technology that blocks
or filters Internet access to the material covered by a
certification under paragraph (5) or (6) to which such
certification relates.''.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (4) of such section is
amended by striking ``paragraph (5)(A)'' and inserting
``paragraph (7)(A)''.
(e) Separability.--If any provision of paragraph (5) or (6)
of section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended by this section, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of such
paragraph and the application of such paragraph to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(f) Regulations.--
(1) Requirement.--The Federal Communications Commission
shall prescribe regulations for purposes of administering the
provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 254(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended by this section.
(2) Deadline.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Commission shall prescribe regulations under paragraph
(1) so as to ensure that such regulations take effect 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) Availability of Certain Funds for Acquisition of
Technology Protection Measures.
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds available under section 3134 or part A of title VI
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or
under section 231 of the Library Services and Technology Act,
may be used for the purchase or acquisition of technology
protection measures that are necessary to meet the
requirements of this title and the amendments made by this
title. No other sources of funds for the purchase or
acquisition of such measures are authorized by this title, or
the amendments made by this title.
(2) Technology protection measure defined.--In this
section, the term ``technology protection measure'' has the
meaning given that term in section 1703.
(h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Subtitle C--Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection
SEC. 1731. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Children's
Internet Protection Act''.
SEC. 1732. INTERNET SAFETY POLICY REQUIRED.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
254) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Internet Safety Policy Requirement for Schools and
Libraries.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out its responsibilities
under subsection (h), each school or library to which
subsection (h) applies shall--
``(A) adopt and implement an Internet safety policy that
addresses--
``(i) access by minors to inappropriate matter on the
Internet and World Wide Web;
``(ii) the safety and security of minors when using
electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct
electronic communications;
``(iii) unauthorized access, including so-called `hacking',
and other unlawful activities by minors online;
``(iv) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of
personal identification information regarding minors; and
``(v) measures designed to restrict minors' access to
materials harmful to minors; and
``(B) provide reasonable public notice and hold at least
one public hearing or meeting to address the proposed
Internet safety policy.
``(2) Local determination of content.--A determination
regarding what matter is inappropriate for minors shall be
made by the school board, local educational agency, library,
or other authority responsible for making the determination.
No agency or instrumentality of the United States Government
may--
``(A) establish criteria for making such determination;
``(B) review the determination made by the certifying
school, school board, local educational agency, library, or
other authority; or
``(C) consider the criteria employed by the certifying
school, school board, local educational agency, library, or
other authority in the administration of subsection
(h)(1)(B).
``(3) Availability for review.--Each Internet safety policy
adopted under this subsection shall be made available to the
Commission, upon request of the Commission, by the school,
school board, local educational agency, library, or other
authority responsible for adopting such Internet safety
policy for purposes of the review of such Internet safety
policy by the Commission.
``(4) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with
respect to schools and libraries on or after the date that is
120 days after the date of the enactment of the Children's
Internet Protection Act.''.
SEC. 1733. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe
regulations for purposes of section 254(l) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 1732 of this
Act.
Subtitle D--Expedited Review
SEC. 1741. EXPEDITED REVIEW.
(a) Three-Judge District Court Hearing.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any civil action challenging the
constitutionality, on its face, of this title or any
amendment made by this title, or any provision thereof, shall
be heard by a district court of 3 judges convened pursuant to
the provisions of section 2284 of title 28, United States
Code.
(b) Appellate Review.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, an interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order
of the court of 3 judges in an action under subsection (a)
holding this title or an amendment made by this title, or any
provision thereof, unconstitutional shall be reviewable as a
matter of right by direct appeal to the Supreme Court. Any
such appeal shall be filed not more than 20 days after entry
of such judgment, decree, or order.
This Act may be cited as the ``Miscellaneous Appropriations
Act, 2001''.
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
Following is explanatory language on H.R. 5666, as
introduced on December 15, 2000.
The conferees on H.R. 4577 agree with the matter included
in H.R. 5666 and enacted in this conference report by
reference and the following description of it.
DIVISION A
CHAPTER 1
General Provisions--This Chapter
The conference agreement includes language which: provides
that not more than $100,000 shall be available for guarantees
of private sector rural electrification and
telecommunications loans; clarifies that a housing
demonstration program is to be carried out in Mississippi and
Alaska; clarifies that the Initiative for Future Agriculture
and Food Systems shall be used to make grants only to
colleges, universities, or research foundations maintained by
a college or university; makes a technical correction to the
Rural Community Advancement Program to specify that funds may
be used in counties which have received an emergency
designation after January 1, 2000; provides certain transfers
under the livestock assistance program; clarifies eligibility
for quality losses; clarifies that Emergency Conservation
Program funds previously appropriated for the Cerro Grande
fire can be made available for drought benefits; clarifies a
provision regarding payments to producers that suffered
losses because of the insolvency of an agriculture
cooperative in the State of California; provides that Burley,
Flue-cured, and Cigar Binder Type 54-55 tobacco will be
treated identically for loan forfeiture purposes; and
establishes an effective date for a provision of the
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 regarding
limitations on Burley tobacco quota adjustments. The
effective date of these provisions is the date of enactment
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001.
The conference agreement includes a section maintaining the
eligibility of certain rural areas for U.S. Department of
Agriculture rural housing programs.
The conference agreement includes a section that authorizes
a study on the feasibility of including ethanol, biodiesel,
and other bio-based fuels as part of the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve.
The conference agreement includes a section that makes the
City of Wilson, NC, eligible for certain U.S. Department of
Agriculture rural development programs.
The conference agreement includes a section that provides
$26,000,000 for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
The conference agreement includes a section regarding the
operation of the ongoing bovine tuberculosis eradication
program. The intent of the conferees is that funding for this
program, which is financed through the Commodity Credit
Corporation, shall provide a total of not less than
$60,259,000.
The conferees expect that, in developing any consumer
guidance regarding mercury exposure from seafood consumption,
the Department of Health and Human Services will rely upon
the results of more than one relevant study. The Secretary is
directed to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations by February 28, 2001, on any actions regarding
a consumer advisory on this subject.
The conferees urge USDA's Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) to uphold approved sanitary and
phytosanitary measures in relation to shipping and cargo
materials returning to the United States as a result of trade
with Cuba. The conferees urge APHIS to exercise vigilance in
the adoption of internal measures to insure that returning
containers and shipping materials do not present sanitary or
phytosanitary risks to American agriculture or the
environment, and to explore the formation of a bilateral
cooperative agreement with Cuba to provide for pre-departure
inspections of containers leaving Cuba. The conferees also
encourage APHIS to work in cooperation with the Departments
of Agriculture of the states which will serve as the ports of
reentry for these shipping materials and containers.
The conference agreement includes a section that makes
funding provided in Section
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211(b) of the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L.
106-224) available for the Farmland Protection Program.
The conference agreement provides an additional $500,000 to
hire additional attorneys for the Trade Practices Division of
the Office of the General Counsel to enforce the Packers and
Stockyards Act.
The conference agreement provides an additional $200,000
for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration to establish a hog contract library.
The conference agreement includes language making available
funds of the Emergency Watershed Program to accelerate
completion of the Hamakua Ditch project in Hawaii.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Prison System
Salaries and Expenses
The conference agreement includes $500,000 for the National
Institute of Corrections (NIC) for a comprehensive assessment
of medical care and incidents of inmate mortality in the
Wisconsin State Prison System.
Office of Justice Programs
Justice Assistance
The conference agreement includes $300,000 to expand the
collection of data on prisoner deaths while in law
enforcement custody.
Community Oriented Policing Services
The conference agreement includes $3,080,000 under this
heading, of which $1,880,000 is for a grant to the Pasadena,
California, Police Department for equipment; $200,000 is for
a grant to the City of Signal Hill, California, for equipment
and technology for an emergency operations center; and of
which $1,000,000 is for a grant to the State of Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences for equipment.
Juvenile Justice Programs
The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for a grant to
Mobile County, Alabama, for a juvenile court network program.
General Provisions
Sec. 201. The conference agreement includes a provision
making technical changes to Chapter 2 of title II of division
B of Public Law 106-246.
Sec. 202. The conference agreement includes a provision
appropriating $10,000,000 to the State of Texas and
$2,000,000 to the State of Arizona to reimburse county and
municipal governments only for Federal costs associated with
the handling and processing of illegal immigration and drug
and alien smuggling cases.
Sec. 203. The conference agreement includes $9,000,000 to
establishment of the Strom Thurmond Boy & Girls Club National
Training Center.
Sec. 204. The conference agreement includes $500,000 for
the New Hampshire Department of Safety to investigate and
support the prosecution of violations of federal trucking
laws.
Sec. 205. The conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for
the State of South Dakota to establish a regional radio
system.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
The conference agreement includes $200,000 for the
establishment of satellite accounts for the travel and
tourism industry.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
The conference agreement includes $750,000 for a study by
the National Academy of Sciences pursuant to H.R. 2090, as
passed by the House of Representatives on September 12, 2000.
In addition, the conferees encourage the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal
Maritime Administration (FMA) to work collaboratively with
the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio in support
of its Great Lakes Tour simulator and related education
programming.
The conferees also direct the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a plan to
establish a program for migrating the 8 mm NEXRAD Level II
data archives onto a modern retrievable media, and to report
back to the Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 2001.
Sec. 206. The conference agreement includes a technical
change to funding provided to the National Marine Fisheries
Management Service regarding Stellar sea lion related
funding.
Sec. 207. The conference agreement includes $7,500,000 for
assistance to certain Alaska fisheries.
Sec. 208. The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for
assistance to certain Hawaii fisheries.
Sec. 209. The conference agreement includes a provision
regarding the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island and Gulf of Alaska
fisheries.
Sec. 210. The conference agreement includes $500,000 for
the Irish Institute.
Sec. 211. The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 to
increase coverage and hours of Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty (RFE/RL) and Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts to
Russia and surrounding areas affected by the recent
restrictions on media instituted by the Putin regime. In
addition, the conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for
Radio Free Asia and the Voice of America to increase both the
quantity and quality of their broadcasts to China, in
accordance with authorization contained in the China PNTR
enacting legislation, Section 701(b)(2) of H.R. 4444.
Before using any of the transfer authority provided in this
section and within sixty days of enactment of this act, the
Broadcasting Board of Governors shall provide to the
Committees on Appropriations a spending plan for the total
amount provided. This plan should emphasize new RL and VOA
Russian and related broadcasts in specific areas most
impacted by the recent media restrictions. Also included in
the spending plan should be a projection concerning shortwave
and medium wave technology needs in this newly closed
environment. Amounts proposed for transfer to the
Broadcasting Capital Improvements account should be based
solely on increased broadcasting to Russia and surrounding
areas and to China.
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Online Child Protection
The conference agreement includes $750,000 for the
Commission on Online Child Protection.
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for a grant to
establish an electronic commerce technology distribution
center in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 212. The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for
the National Museum of Jazz.
General Provision--This Chapter
Sec. 213. The conference agreement includes a provision
striking sections 406, 635 and 636, and making technical
changes to H.R. 5548.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Indirect Airfreight Carriers
The conferees urge the Air Mobility Command (AMC) to ensure
that military air freight is moved in the most time efficient
manner possible. In furtherance of that goal, the conferees
believe that the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program
should admit and encourage indirect airfreight carriers which
have demonstrated ability to provide efficient, cost
effective service.
Distributive Training Technology Program
Public Law 106-259 provided $29,100,000 in ``Other
Procurement, Army'' and $65,700,000 in ``Operation and
Maintenance, Army National Guard'' for the National Guard
Distance Learning Program. It is the conferees' intention
that the funds appropriated for this program shall also be
available for courseware development and commercial off-the-
shelf (COTS) management system software and hardware.
Biological Warfare Defense
The conferees direct that of the funds appropriated in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106-259) for the Biological Warfare Defense program, under
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'',
$2,000,000 shall be used only for sensor development in the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Standoff/Bioagent
Pathogen Detector System program.
Cancer Research
The conferees direct that, using funds appropriated in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 for medical
research programs, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) conduct a study on whether environmental factors,
such as air pollutants and electromagnetic radiation,
contribute to a higher than usual rate of incidence of breast
cancer in large populations.
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
In the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001
(Public Law 106-259), the Congress provided additional funds
for National Missile Defense risk reduction activities. The
Defense Department is reviewing carefully potential
enhancements to the NMD test program, including the addition
of flight tests as well as the collection of data on various
targets and countermeasures. To support these flight test
program enhancements, the conferees direct that $3,000,000 of
the NMD risk reduction increase be allocated to sensor
enhancements and flight test activities outlined in the
Arctic Missile Signature Measurement Program (AMSP).
General Provisions--This Chapter
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 301) allowing obligation of a portion of the fiscal
year 2001 procurement funds for the F-22 aircraft, under
specified circumstances.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 302) which transfers primary jurisdiction over
Shemya Island.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 303) requiring the Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization to purchase no less than 40 PAC-3 missiles, the
budgeted quantity, with fiscal year 2001 appropriated funds.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 304) which amends section 8133 of the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259),
regarding the amount of transfer authority available to the
Secretary of the Navy for ship cost changes.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 305) which provides
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the Secretary of a military department with authority to
transfer funds in support of Fisher Houses and Fisher Suites.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 306) providing such sums as required to the Defense
Vessel Transfer Program Account for the costs of the lease-
sale transfers authorized by the National Defense
Authorization Act, 2001.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 307) clarifying congressional intent concerning a
Gulf War illness research program.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 308) providing $150,000,000 in emergency
appropriations to the Department of Defense, for ``Operation
and Maintenance, Navy'', for the repair of the U.S.S. Cole,
which was severely damaged in a terrorist attack in the port
of Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000. These funds are in
addition to any amounts appropriated in the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259), and
are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. In addition to the
repair, the Navy may expend necessary amounts from these
funds for the necessary stabilization of the vessel and its
transportation to the United States.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 309) making technical corrections to Section 1092 of
the National Defense Authorization Act, 2001, regarding the
establishment of an Aerospace Commission.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 310) which provides $2,000,000 only for planning and
National Environmental Protection Act documentation for the
proposed airfield and heliport at the Marine Corps Air Ground
Task Training Command.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 311) which transfers $5,000,000 to carry out the
provisions of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-115; 113 Stat.
1540).
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 312) providing the Secretary of the Air Force with
authority to transfer certain excess property.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 313) providing $100,000,000 in emergency
appropriations for the Overseas Contingency Operations
Transfer Fund, to meet classified requirements requested by
the Administration. Further details are provided in a
classified annex to the Statement of Managers.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 314) providing for the use of up to $3,000,000 for
Marine Corps research into nanotechnology for consequence
management.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 315) specifying the use of funds made available in
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000, for
certain defense medical initiatives.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 316) providing for the acquisition of certain real
property by the Secretary of the Navy.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 317) regarding the establishment of Marine Fire
Training Centers.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 318) providing the Navy authority to use funds
provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2001, for the repair of the ex-Turner Joy.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 319) providing funds to accelerate transition of the
information technology and information services outsourcing
activity within the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 320) restricting the use of funds provided in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 for Air Force
radar operations maintenance and support programs or
contracts.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 321) providing $1,000,000 for ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', to develop
rapid diagnostic and fingerprinting techniques along with
molecular monitoring systems for the detection of nosocomial
infections.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 322), making technical adjustments associated with
funding provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2001 for the C3RP initiative.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(section 323) which establishes procedures under which the
Departments of Defense and Interior shall provide the
Congress with a comprehensive plan and proposed legislation
for expansion of the U.S. Army's National Training Center at
Fort Irwin, California. These procedures, including specific
timelines for developing and implementing a proposed
expansion plan and meeting the requirements of the Endangered
Species and National Environmental Policy Acts, are the joint
recommendations of the Secretaries of Defense and Interior to
the Congress.
The Secretaries have informed the Congress that, given the
urgency of the national security considerations involved and
the significant amount of research and analysis which has
already been conducted, their Departments can expedite the
various substantive and procedural reviews required to
implement this expansion. The conferees commend the
Secretaries of Defense and Interior for the considerable
progress made in recent months amongst the various executive
branch agencies involved in this process, and for committing
their Departments to meet the specific objectives contained
in the general provision.
CHAPTER 4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL FUNDS
Federal Payment of the District of Columbia Courts
The conference agreement appropriates $400,000 in Federal
funds to the District of Columbia courts to cover the costs
of a fire that broke out on November 22, 2000, in the H. Carl
Moultrie I Courthouse. The appropriation includes $350,000
for capital repairs and $50,000 for miscellaneous operating
expenses in connection with the fire damage. The conference
agreement also includes language that allows the courts to
reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of funds already
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 in the event the $400,000
is not sufficient to cover the costs. The fire caused
extensive damage to the Superior Court's Family Division
Quality Control Office and less severe damage to six adjacent
judges' chambers, electrical damage to the court's cell block
area, and damage to electrical and communications wiring.
General Provisions--This Chapter
Sec. 401. The conference agreement inserts a new section
concerning water and sewer payments by Federal agencies to
the District of Columbia and requires the inspector general
of each Federal entity to submit quarterly reports to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the
promptness of payment by the agency for water and sewer
services furnished by the District.
Sec. 402. The conference agreement inserts a new section as
requested by District officials that repeals a Federal
statute enacted in 1866 to convey certain parcels of land to
the District to be used solely for schools. The property is
at 12th and E Streets, N.E., in the North Lincoln Park
neighborhood of Capitol Hill and is the site of the Lovejoy
School which ceased being used as a school in 1984, 118 years
after the land was conveyed. The DC public school system is
under contract to sell the property and although the City
Council has passed local legislation to repeal the 1866 law,
Federal legislation in necessary because the District
government does not have the authority to pass legislation
affecting a Federal land interest.
Sec. 403. The conference agreement inserts a new section
that amends language in section 160 of the FY 2000 DC
Appropriations Act concerning the Victims of Violent Crime
Compensation Act of 1996 that would have required any
unobligated balance in excess of $250,000 to be transferred
to miscellaneous receipts of the U.S. Treasury. The new
section allows the use of $250,000 at the discretion of
District officials and requires that amounts in excess of
$250,000 be used in accordance with a plan developed by the
District and approved by the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, the House Committee on Government Reform, and
the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. The language
also requires that not less than 80 percent of the amounts in
excess of $250,000 be used for direct compensation payments
to crime victims.
Sec. 404. The conference agreement includes a new section
concerning the Reserve Fund for the District of Columbia
established pursuant to the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-522, approved
November 22, 2000).
Sec. 405. The conference agreement includes a new section
that conforms the enrollment count of the District of
Columbia charter schools with existing District of Columbia
law.
Sec. 406. The conference agreement amends H.R. 4942 by
repealing the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001,
as contained therein. Since this appropriations Act has
already been enacted in H.R. 5633 (Public Law 106-428)
including it in H.R. 4942 is no longer necessary.
CHAPTER 5
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
General Investigations
The conference agreement includes an additional $900,000
for General Investigations. Of the funds provided, $100,000
is for a reconnaissance study of shore protection needs at
North Topsail Beach, North Carolina; $100,000 is for a
reconnaissance study for a water infrastructure project in
Passaic County, New Jersey; $100,000 is for a reconnaissance
study of flooding, drainage, and other related problems in
the Cayuga Creek Watershed, New York; and $600,000 is for a
cost-shared feasibility study of the restoration of the lower
St. Anthony's Falls natural rapids in Minnesota.
Construction, General
The conference agreement includes an additional $2,750,000
for Construction, General. Of the funds provided, $75,000
shall be available for planning and design of a project to
provide for floodplain evacuation in the watershed of Pond
Creek, Kentucky; $100,000 shall be available for the design
of recreation
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and access features at the Louisville Waterfront Park in
Kentucky; $75,000 shall be available for research on the
eradication of Eurasian water milfoil in Houghton Lake,
Michigan; and $500,000 shall be available for a Limited
Reevaluation Report for the Central Boca Raton segment of the
Palm Beach County, Florida, shore protection project. The
conferees are concerned that the utter lack of sand on some
stretches of beach in Boca Raton is negatively impacting the
local economy that is dependent on tourism. Therefore, the
conferees recommend that the Corps of Engineers proceed as
expeditiously as possible to renourish the beach in Boca
Raton.
In addition, $2,000,000 of the funds provided shall be
available to initiate design and construction of the Hawaii
Water Management Project, including Waiahole Ditch on Oahu,
Kau Ditch on Maui, Pioneer Mill Ditch on Hawaii, and the
complex system on the west side of Kauai.
In addition, language has been included which provides that
the Secretary of the Army may use up to $5,000,000 of
previously appropriated funds to carry out the Abandoned and
Inactive Noncoal Mine Restoration program authorized by
section 560 of Public Law 106-53.
Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
The conference agreement includes an additional $3,500,000
for Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries to be
used for the repair, restoration or maintenance of
Mississippi River levees and for the correction of
deficiencies in the mainline Mississippi River levees.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Water and Related Resources
The conference agreement includes an additional $2,000,000
for Water and Related Resources for construction of the Mid-
Dakota Rural Water System project in South Dakota.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Programs
Energy Supply
The conference agreement includes an additional $800,000
for Energy Supply for the Prime, LLC, of central South
Dakota, for final engineering and project development of the
integrated ethanol complex, including an ethanol unit, waste
treatment system, and enclosed cattle feed lot.
Science
The conference agreement includes an additional $1,000,000
for Science for high temperature superconducting research and
development at Boston College.
CHATPER 6
General Provisions--This Chapter
Sec. 601. The conference agreement mandates that not less
than $1,350,000 from funds appropriated under this heading in
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, shall be available only
for the Protection Project to continue its study of
international trafficking, prostitution, slavery, debt
bondage and other abuses of women and children.
Sec. 602. Embassy Compensation Authority.--The conference
agreement contains language that authorizes the use of funds
appropriated to the account ``Economic Support Fund'' in
Public Law 106-429 for payment to the government of the
People's Republic of China for property loss and damage
arising out of the May 7, 1999 incident in Belgrade, Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia. These funds may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Land Acquisition
The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for land
exchanges authorized by Title VI of the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection Act.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
resource management
The conference agreement provides $500,000 for a grant to
the Center for Reproductive Biology at Washington State
University for basic research on reproduction abnormalities
that could be causing reductions in salmon in the Columbia/
Snake River system due to presence of high estrogen levels in
the water. The research may also be beneficial to human
health conditions affected by the same water borne chemicals.
multinational species conservation fund
The conference agreement provides $750,000 for recently
authorized Great Ape conservation activities.
National Park Service
operation of the national park system
The conference agreement provides $100,000 for the National
Capital Region to complete a feasibility study and select a
preferred alternative site for constructing a boathouse in
Arlington County, Virginia.
The Department of Justice, in cooperation with the City of
Alexandria and the National Park Service, is encouraged to
seek expeditious settlement with the remaining six landowners
on the Alexandria, Virginia waterfront to achieve the urban
land use and design objectives of the city and the National
Park Service in bringing this longstanding lawsuit to
resolution. In settling these claims, the Justice Department
should use, to the extent authorized by law, the permanent
judgment appropriation established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1304
as the source of any compensation to the landowners that may
be required.
national recreation and preservation
The conference agreement provides $1,600,000 for National
Recreation and Preservation. Within the statutory aid
account, $500,000 is specifically for continued activities at
the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The remaining $1,100,000 is for a grant to the
Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission for acquisition
of land immediately adjacent to the Historic New Bridge
Landing, which is a site listed on the National Register of
Historic Places and is a site of historic significance in the
revolutionary war.
historic preservation fund
The conference agreement provides $100,000 to be provided
to the Massillon Heritage Foundation, Inc. in Massillon,
Ohio. The Secretary is directed to provide this grant as soon
as possible for critical repair and replacement needs.
construction
The conference agreement provides $3,500,000 for
construction. Within that amount $1,500,000 is for
reconstruction and renovation at the Stones River National
Battlefield and $2,000,000 is for the Millennium Cultural
Cooperative Park in Ohio.
Department of Energy
energy conservation
The conference agreement provides $300,000 for a grant to
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Nevada Test Site
Development Corporation. These funds will be used to develop
cooling, refrigeration, and thermal energy management
equipment capable of using natural gas or hydrogen fuels, and
to improve the reliability of heat-activated cooling,
refrigeration, and thermal energy management equipment used
in combined heating, cooling, and power applications.
RELATED AGENCY
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
payment to endowment fund
The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for the
endowment fund of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars.
General Provision--This Chapter
Section 701 appropriates $30 million to the Indian Health
Service, of which $15 million is for Alaska Native alcohol
control and sobriety programs and $15 million is for drug and
alcohol prevention and treatment for non-Alaska tribes.
CHAPTER 8
General Provisions--This Chapter
The conference agreement provides funding to the Health
Resources and Services Administration in the Department of
Health and Human Services, for the construction of the
Christian Nurses Hospice in Brentwood, New York ($400,000).
The conference agreement provides funding to the Institute
of Museum and Library Services, for expansion of the marine
biology program at the Long Island Maritime Museum
($250,000).
CHAPTER 9
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
House of Representatives
payments to widows and heirs of decreased members of congress
The conference agreement includes the traditional death
gratuity for the widow of Herbert H. Bateman, late a
Representative from the State of Virginia, the widow of Bruce
F. Vento, late a Representative from the State of Minnesota,
and the widow of Julian C. Dixon, late a Representative from
the State of California.
Archtect of the Capitol
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
salaries and expenses
An amount of $1,033,000 is provided to construct an
emergency egress stair from the fourth floor of the Capitol.
These funds are designated as an emergency requirement.
Library of Congress
salaries and expenses
The agreement provides $100,000,000 to the Library of
Congress to establish a national digital information
infrastructure and preservation program. Of this amount,
$25,000,000 is provided immediately and remains available
until expended. An additional amount up to $75,000,000 is
provided to match dollar-for-dollar any non-federal
contributions to this program, including in-kind
contributions, that are received before March 31, 2003. The
information and technology industry that has created this new
medium should be a contributing partner in addressing digital
access and preservation issues inherent in the new digital
information environment. This program is a major undertaking
to develop standards and a nationwide collecting strategy to
build a national repository of digital materials.
The Library is directed to develop a phased implementation
plan for this program jointly with Federal entities with
expertise in
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telecommunications technology and electronic commerce policy
and with participation of other Federal and non-Federal
entities. After consultation with the Joint Committee on the
Library, membership of which is changed to include the chair
of the Legislative Subcommittee of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Library
shall seek approval of the program plan from the Committee on
House Administration, the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate. The Library of Congress is authorized to expend up to
$5,000,000, before approval of the plan, for the development
of the plan and for collecting or preserving digital
information that may otherwise vanish during the plan
development and approval cycle.
The overall plan should set forth a strategy for the
Library of Congress, in collaboration with other Federal and
non-Federal entities, to identify a national network of
libraries and other organizations with responsibilities for
collecting digital materials that will provide access to and
maintain those materials. In addition to developing this
strategy, the plan shall set forth, in concert with the
Copyright Office, the policies, protocols, and strategies for
the long-term preservation of such materials, including the
technological infrastructure required at the Library of
Congress. In developing the plan, the Library should be
mindful of the conclusions drawn in a recent National Academy
of Sciences report concerning the Library's trend toward
insularity and isolation from its clients and peers in the
transition toward digital content.
General Provisions--This Chapter
The conference agreement includes a section concerning the
Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees
Retirement System. Under current law, certain service as an
employee of a congressional campaign committee performed
before December 12, 1980 is creditable under the Civil
Service Retirement System (CSRS), provided that the applicant
makes the required employee contributions to the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund. The conference report
extends the date of eligible service to December 31, 1990 and
allows service that began after 1983 to be creditable under
the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The provision
also permits an employee of a legislative service
organization of the House of Representatives to have such
service credited under CSRS or FERS (as applicable), upon
payment of the required employee contributions to the
retirement fund.
The conference agreement amends, at the request of the
managers on the part of the Senate, the amount provided for
Senate ``miscellaneous items'' in the 2001 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act by striking ``$8,655,000'' and inserting
``$25,155,000''. The managers on the part of the House have
receded to the request of the Senate.
The conferees have included a new provision relating to the
application of Senate procedure to conference reports.
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
The conferees provide a total of $443,500,000 to the
Department of Defense for Planning and Design, Military
Construction, and Family Housing. These amounts are provided
as follows:
Account/location/facility Amount
Military Construction, Army:
Planning and Design for Efficient Basing in Europe........$25,000,000
Presido of Monterey: Information Management Computer Center.2,000,000
Military Construction, Air Force: MacDill AFB, Florida: Runway
Improvements...............................................12,000,000
Military Construction, Army National Guard:
Helena, Montana: Fixed Wing Parking Apron...................3,000,000
Fort Lewis, Washington: Planning and Design for 66th Aviation Brigade
Readiness Center..........................................1,500,000
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Total....................................................43,500,000
land transfers
The conferees include two provisions, sections 1002 and
1003 which direct the Department of Interior to transfer,
without consideration, parcels of public domain land to the
Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force.
Section 1003 transfers land surrounding the Yakima Training
Center in Washington to the Department of the Army, and
section transfers land located near Cannon AFB in New Mexico
to the Department of the Air Force. Both transfers will
facilitate military training exercises.
CHAPTER 11
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
General Provisions--This Chapter
The conference agreement includes a provision that
clarifies that the Dulles corridor project shall include a
rail extension from the West Falls Church, Virginia metrorail
station to Tysons Corner, Virginia.
The conference agreement includes a provision that amends
item 630 of section 1602 of Public Law 105-178 regarding a
highway project in Buffalo, New York.
The conference agreement directs the Secretary of
Transportation to credit the State of Arkansas with the fair
market value of land in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, incorporated
as right of way on the U.S. 71 relocation project, for the
state share of the relocation project.
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of
$2,500,000 from the airport and airway trust fund for various
airport improvements at the Huntsville International Airport
in Alabama.
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of
$1,000,000 from the mass transit account of the highway trust
fund for the Southeast Corridor light rail project in Dallas,
Texas.
The conference agreement includes a provision that would
designate the Ports-to-Plains corridor within the State of
Texas if the Texas Transportation Commission does not
designate that corridor within the State of Texas by June 30,
2001. The Federal Highway Administration is expected to
submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and the
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee a
recommendation for the remaining elements of the Ports-to-
Plains corridor by September 30, 2001 should the states of
New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas not reach a unified
consensus on the designation of the Ports-to-Plains corridor
from Dumas, Texas to Denver, Colorado. The Federal Highway
Administration's recommendation shall also include the basis
for its recommendation.
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of
$3,000,000 from the mass transit account of the highway trust
fund for the Newark-Elizabeth rail link project in New
Jersey.
The conference agreement includes a provision that waives
the requirements of section 5309(m)(3)(C) of title 49, United
States Code, for the capital investment grants made available
in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-346). The provision
also makes eligible for highway bridge replacement and
rehabilitation program funds in fiscal year 2001 those
projects specified in House report 106-940, the conference
report accompanying the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-
346). The provision also amends section 378 of the Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001 by inserting after ``U.S. 101'' the following: ``and
Interstate 5 Trade Corridor''.
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of
$4,000,000 from the highway trust fund for commercial remote
sensing products and spatial information technologies
authorized in section 5113 of Public Law 105-178, as amended.
The conference agreement includes a provision that permits
Amtrak to continue leasing vehicles from the General Services
Administration's interagency fleet management system in
fiscal year 2001 and for each fiscal year thereafter that
Amtrak continues to receive a federal operating grant.
The conference agreement includes a provision which
clarifies financial and project management authority for a
project funded in the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001. The agreement
requires the Secretary of Transportation to transfer to the
City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin the $575,000 previously
appropriated for removal of the Fox River Bridge, and to
assume no management responsibility for this project.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of
documentation with endorsement for employment in the
coastwise trade for the M/V Wells Gray and the Annandale.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the Administrator of the General Services Administration to
convey Coast Guard property in Middletown, California to Lake
County, California.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the Administrator of the General Services Administration or
the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard to convey to the Town
of Nantucket, Massachusetts part of U.S. Coast Guard LORAN
Station Nantucket and additional land located in Nantucket.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the Administrator of the General Services Administration or
the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard to convey to the City
of Newburyport, Massachusetts the Plum Island Boat House and
the Plum Island Lighthouse, located in Essex County,
Massachusetts.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the Administrator of General Services Administration to
transfer to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration the property known as Coast Guard Station
Scituate in Massachusetts, contingent upon the relocation of
Coast Guard Station Scituate to a suitable site.
The conference agreement includes a provision which extends
from 2002 to 2004 the Coast Guard's current practice relating
to the disposal of dry bulk cargo residue on the Great Lakes;
requires a study on the effectiveness of the current
practice; and authorizes the promulgation of regulations to
regulate incidental discharges of such cargo into the Great
Lakes, taking into account the findings of the study required
in this section.
The conference agreement includes a provision that amends
the appointment process
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and qualifications for individuals serving on the Great Lakes
Pilotage Advisory Committee.
The conference agreement includes a provision that requires
only a vessel of the United States may perform certain
specified escort operations and towing assistance, except for
a vessel in distress.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the expenditure of $100,000 in fiscal year 2001 funding for
Coast Guard environmental compliance and restoration to
reimburse the owner of the former Coast Guard lighthouse
facility in Cape May, New Jersey for costs incurred for
cleanup of lead contaminated soil. The Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
included $100,000 for this purpose.
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of
$2,400,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, for the
planning, development and construction of rural farm-to-
market roads in Tulare County, California. The non-federal
share of such improvements shall be 20 percent.
The Department of Transportation is instructed that the
grantee for the Nashua, New Hampshire project identified in
section 378 of Public Law 106-346 shall be the City of
Nashua, New Hampshire.
The conference agreement includes a provision authorizing
the Coast Guard to transfer not to exceed $200,000 to the
Traverse City Area Public School District for the demolition
and removal of Building 402 at former Coast Guard property in
Traverse City, Michigan. The provision makes the transfer
contingent upon receipt by the Coast Guard of a detailed,
fixed price estimate for this work. Funding in the amount of
$200,000 was appropriated for this purpose in the Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001.
The conference agreement includes an appropriation of
$500,000 from the mass transit account of the highway trust
fund for buses and bus facilities at Alabama A&M University.
These funds are to be available until expended.
The conference agreement includes a provision which directs
the Federal Transit Administration to distribute $7,047,502
to an urbanized area over 200,000 in population which did not
receive fiscal year 1999, 2000 and 2001 fixed guideway
modernization funds to which it was lawfully entitled, prior
to the formula apportionment of ``Fixed guideway
modernization'' funds in fiscal year 2002.
The conference agreement includes a provision that requires
that airport improvement program formula changes provided
under Public Law 106-181 and defined in section 104 of that
Act shall be applied without regard to the overall funding
levels for the airport improvement program in fiscal year
2001.
The conference agreement includes a provision that amends
item number 473 contained in section 1602 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century relating to a
high priority project in Minnesota.
The conference agreement includes a provision that delays
the issuance of the final train horn rule until July 1, 2001.
This issue will not be addressed again in subsequent
legislation.
The conference agreement provides $8,700,000 for four
transportation projects in Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Colorado.
CHAPTER 12
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Real Property Activities
federal buildings fund
The conference agreement includes a new provision providing
$2,070,000 for the renovation and redevelopment of portions
of the historic Federal building in Terre Haute, Indiana. The
conferees direct the General Services Administration to
report to the Committees on Appropriations by March 15, 2001
on steps it will take to ensure long-term Federal occupancy
of this building.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Customs Service
operations, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction
programs
The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 for necessary
expenses related to the procurement of two aircraft and
related equipment expenses at the Customs National Aviation
Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The conference agreement
provides that none of the funds shall be available for
obligation until an expenditure plan is submitted for
approval to the Committees on Appropriations.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
tinton falls, new jersey
The conferees are aware that the Postal Service has
identified Tinton Falls, New Jersey as a town to receive a
new postal facility, but are concerned that this need for a
new postal facility is not being addressed in a timely
manner. The conferees urge the Postal Service to give this
project a high priority in its capital facility plan for the
next fiscal year.
CHAPTER 13
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Departmental Administration
construction, minor projects
The conferees have included $8,840,000 for Construction,
minor projects. Of this amount, $8,440,000 is recommended for
projects related to the integration of facilities at the
Boston VA Medical Center. These funds are to supplement
amounts previously provided for minor construction projects
in fiscal year 2001 in Veterans Integrated Service Network 1.
In addition, the conferees recommend $400,000 to be used
towards construction costs of a cover for the Riverside
National Cemetery amphitheater.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
empowerment zones/enterprise communities
Provides an additional $110,000,000 for urban empowerment
zones, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
community development fund
Language is included which makes a technical amendment to
an economic development initiative grant provided in Public
Law 106-377.
Language is included which transfers unobligated grant
funds from a specific city to a county in order to carry out
the purposes for which the grant was made.
The conferees have amended Public Law 106-377 to provide an
additional $66,128,000 for targeted Economic Development
Initiative grants under the terms and conditions as provided
in Public Law 106-377, as follows:
--$425,000 for Project Home, Allied-Dunn's Marsh
Neighborhood Center and Prairie Crossing low income housing
rehabilitation project in Wisconsin;
--$1,000,000 for F.E.A.T. for the establishment of the
Merle Travis Park in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky;
--$750,000 for the Washington County Commission for the
World Wildlife Educational Museum addition to the Dixie
Chapter in St. George, Utah;
--$250,000 for the Henry Ford Museum--Greefield Village in
Dearborn, Michigan for expenses related to the design,
planning and construction of the ``Great American Road
Exhibit'';
--$6,000,000 for Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West
Virginia for construction, related activities, and programs
at the Scarborough Library;
--$633,000 for the State of Nevada to establish a state-
wide computer database of utilities and infrastructure needs
for rural communities and Indian reservations;
--$850,000 for the University of South Carolina for the
operation of an historical archive at the University of South
Carolina, Department of Archives, South Carolina;
--$500,000 for the Idaho City Parks and Recreation
Commission for the Idaho City Mien Tailings Site Restoration
Project and Park in Idaho City, Idaho;
--$250,000 for the Swiss Center of North America, New
Glarus, Wisconsin;
--$750,000 for the City of Madison, Wisconsin for the Troy
Housing and Gardens Development;
--$750,000 for the City of New Loft, Wisconsin for
acquisition and restoration of a teen facility;
--$2,000,000 for the City of Pasadena, Texas for a Police
Academy driver training track;
--$1,300,000 for the City of Baytown, Texas for its
Emergency Operations Center;
--$750,000 for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada for downtown
development initiatives;
--$800,000 to support the Innovative Brownfields Site
Assessment and Remediation Technology Demonstration at the
Defense Fuel Support Point, in Lynn Haven, Florida;
--$200,000 for the Tri-County Agricultural Complex in
Calhoun, Gulf, and Liberty Counties, Florida
--$100,000 for the CCTV Central Coast partnership
(California) to promote environmentally friendly, sustainable
agriculture practices;
--$600,000 for the Central California Coast Research
Partnership;
--$500,000 for the Santa Barbara County, California Water
Agency for costs associated with emergency sediment removal
in the Twitchell Reservoir;
--$500,000 for the City of Paso Robles, California for the
Oak Parks Housing Project for modernization and
rehabilitation projects;
--$100,000 for the Cambridge, Massachusetts Redevelopment
Authority public spaces initiative;
--$1,000,000 for the Sidney R. Yates and Addie Yates
Exhibition Center at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois;
--$750,000 for the Greater Dwight Development Corporation
in New Haven, Connecticut for its child care center and
offices;
--$500,000 for methamphetamine site clean-up activities of
the Fresno, California Sheriff's Department;
--$3,000,000 to the Cross Valley Rail Corridor Joint Powers
Authority, California for rehabilitation of the San Joaquin
Railroad;
--$1,000,000 to the City of Monterrey, California to
upgrade 911 emergency response services;
--$2,035,000 for Eastern Connecticut University for upgrade
of its technology systems;
--$500,000 for the City of Vernon, Connecticut for
brownfields remediation activities;
--$1,000,000 for the Mystic Seaport Maritime Education and
Research Center in Mystic, Connecticut;
--$2,700,000 for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium
on Higher Education for a collaborative Math and Science
Institute;
--$900,000 for the Town of Towamencin, Pennsylvania for its
urban park and recreation recovery project;
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--$1,400,000 for Temple University, Pennsylvania for its
Center for a Sustainable Environment;
--$600,000 for the Township of Plainsboro, New Jersey for
its Nature and Education Center;
--$300,000 for the Saint Mary's County, Maryland River
Project;
--$450,000 for the Truitt Laboratory of the Chesapeake
Biological Laboratory for the Bayscapes Habitat
Reconstruction Project, Maryland;
--$800,000 for the Edmonds Community College Foundation,
Washington for a Center on Families;
--$400,000 for the Access Community Health Network in
Chicago, Illinois;
--$500,000 for the City of Seymour, Connecticut Police
Department for upgrades of law enforcement technology;
--$2,500,000 for the Town of Beacon Falls, Connecticut for
the Pinebridge Industrial Park;
--$150,000 for the City of Sacramento, California for the
Emerging Technology Institute;
--$200,000 for the Kansas City, Kansas foresics crime
laboratory;
--$700,000 for the Kansas City, Kansas Humane Society for
expenses associated with relocation of its facilities;
--$350,000 for the expansion of the Dunbar Community Center
in Springfield, Massachusetts;
--$500,000 to the West Virginia High Technology Consortium
Foundation, Inc. for high priority economic development
initiatives including land acquisition;
--$1,000,000 for the Medford Area School District,
Wisconsin for after-school programs;
--$300,000 for the North Central Wisconsin Workforce
Development Board for education, training, counseling,
emergency assistance and related services for displaced
workers and their families in central Wisconsin;
--$250,000 for the Portage County, Wisconsin Business
Council Foundation in Stevens Point for activities including
construction and training related to a business education and
training center and a regional training clearinghouse;
--$200,000 for the Development Association of Superior/
Douglas Counties, Wisconsin for a microenterprise loan and
technical assistance fund;
--$500,000 for the Chippewa County Economic Corporation in
Wisconsin for construction of a workforce development center;
--$365,000 for the City of Wausau, Wisconsin for
brownfields remediation in Marathon County;
--$1,000,000 for the Unity School District, Balsam Lake,
Wisconsin for after-school activities;
--$100,000 for the Marathon County, Wisconsin Sheriff's
Department for Central Wisconsin drug prevention initiatives;
--$500,000 for the Santa Ana, California Police Department
crime analysis unit;
--$1,300,000 for the City of Jackson, Mississippi for its
brownfields clean-up activities;
--$500,000 for Essex County, Massachusetts for its
wastewater and combined sewer overflow program;
--$500,000 for Pacific Union College, California for the
Napa Valley Resource in Napa County, California
--$400,000 for the establishment of the Wolfe Center for
teen substance abuse in Napa County, California;
--$500,000 for Dyer, Indiana for a water diversion project;
--$500,000 for the Community and Family Resource Center
renovation project in Newberg, Oregon;
--$2,000,000 for the George Meany Center for Labor Studies
in Silver Spring, Maryland;
--$1,000,000 for the Rhode Island State Police for
technology upgrade initiatives;
--$2,000,000 for the War Memorial Museum in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin;
--$500,000 for the Mott Community College Workforce
Development Institute in Michigan;
--$1,000,000 for Maricopa County Community College for the
Achieving a College Education Initiative (ACE) in Arizona;
--$1,000,000 to Coffee County, Tennessee for the Coffee
County Industrial Park;
--$1,500,000 to the Tennessee Fire Services and Codes
Enforcement Academy in Bedford County, Tennessee;
--$600,000 to the 21st Century Council of Lawrence for the
Lawrence County Industrial Park in Tennessee;
--$350,000 to the Fayetteville-Lincoln County Library Board
in Tennessee for the Lincoln County Library;
--$150,000 to the University of Tennessee Center for
Business and Economic Research to study the economic impact
of alternative management policies of TVA-managed lakes in
rural East Tennessee;
--$2,500,000 to Winston-Salem University in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina for the reconstruction of St. Phillips Church
($2,000,000) and Atkins House ($500,000);
--$1,575,000 to Escambia County in Florida for development
costs for infrastructure of Central Commerce Park;
--$1,000,000 to Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio for
rehabilitation and expansion of the Kettering Science Center;
--$640,000 to Waukegan, Illinois for renovation of the
historic Genesee Theater;
--$1,155,000 to the Tampa Housing Authority in Tampa,
Florida for costs associated with the Tom Dyer Elderly
Housing Redevelopment Project.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions
community development financial institutions fund program account
Increases the cap on administrative expenses by $1,000,000,
in order to accommodate increased responsibilities assigned
to the Fund by the New Markets Initiative. The conferees
direct the CDFI Fund to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations within 60 days of enactment describing plans
for carrying out these responsibilities, including staffing
and resource requirements. The conferees would consider
supplemental appropriations for this purpose if CDFI
demonstrates that additional funds are needed.
Environmental Protection Agency
science and technology
Language is included which provides $1,000,000 in
additional appropriations for the continuation of the South
Bronx Air Pollution Study being conducted by New York
University.
environmental programs and management
Language is included which makes a technical correction to
a grant provided to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water
District in Public Law 106-377.
state and tribal assistance grants
Language is included which clarifies that funds
appropriated for infrastructure needs in the New York City
watershed shall be awarded under section 1443(d) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended.
Language is included which makes funds appropriated in
Public Law 106-377 for a specific project in Indiana
available for an alternative project.
The conferees have amended Public Law 106-377 to include an
additional $20,630,000 to communities or other entities for
construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Cost share requirements and all other terms and conditions
provided in Public Law 106-377 for these grants shall also
apply to these grants, distributed as follows:
1. $1,000,000 for combined sewer overflow infrastructure
improvements on the Connecticut River.
2. $7,280,000 to Grand Rapids, Michigan for combined sewer
overflow infrastructure improvements.
3. $3,000,000 for water delivery system infrastructure
improvements for the cities of Arcadia and Sierra Madre,
California.
4. $7,850,000 for wastewater facility, drinking water, and
water system delivery infrastructure improvements in Milton
Township ($5,000,000), the Village of McDonald ($350,000),
and the Village of Wellsville ($2,500,000), Ohio.
5. $1,000,000 for wastewater treatment infrastructure
improvements in Carmel, Indiana.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
emergency management planning and assistance
Language is included which provides $100,000,000 for new
fire fighting programs as authorized by the Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act, as amended.
CHAPTER 14
General Provisions--This Chapter
The conference agreement includes the adoption of H. Con.
Res. 234 by the Senate.
The conference agreement includes a new provision relating
to the application of the Federal Reports Elimination and
Sunset Act of 1995 to certain reports.
The conferees direct the Comptroller General of the United
States to (1) ascertain the ownership of the West Campus
Buildings of the Saint Elizabeth's Hospital complex in the
District of Columbia; (2) review and comment on existing cost
estimates for mothballing/stabilization, phase II
environmental mediation, phase II archaeological study,
environmental impact study, and land use study; (3) report on
any existing historic designations and corresponding
responsibilities; and (4) identify action required to
facilitate transfer of the property. The conferees request
that the report be completed and submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 45 days of the
enactment of this Act.
The conference agreement includes a new provisions
rescinding 0.22 percent of the discretionary budget authority
provided (or obligation limit imposed) for fiscal year 2001,
except for those programs, projects, and activities which are
specifically exempted. The provision exempts from rescission
the Military Personnel accounts of the of the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, and fiscal year 2001
amounts for activities funded in the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act.
DIVISION B
TITLE I
The conference agreement includes a section that provides
greater availability of food assistance in day care centers
by modifying eligibility criteria in the Child and Adult Care
Food Program.
The conference agreement includes a section to authorize a
pilot program through the Summer Food Service Program to
examine whether reducing burdensome paperwork would increase
the availability of food assistance for children during the
summer who, during the school year, have access to meals
through the School Lunch Program.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the
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Interior to conduct a feasibility study for a Sacramento
River, California, diversion project.
The conference agreement includes language which modifies
the authorization for the Saint Francis River Basin, Missouri
and Arkansas, project to expand the boundaries of the project
to include Ten- and Fifteen-Mile Bayous near West Memphis,
Arkansas.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agreement to
permit the City of Alton, Illinois, to construct recreational
facilities at the Melvin Price Lock and Dam.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with Washoe
County, Nevada, to participate in the planning, design, and
construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to widen and deepen the Alafia
Channel in Tampa Harbor, Florida.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
a number of environmental infrastructure projects.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to provide technical and financial
assistance to carry out projects to improve the water quality
in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
The conference agreement includes language to provide for
the restoration of the San Gabriel Basin in California.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to participate in studies and the
planning and design of projects which offer a long-term
solution to the problem of groundwater pollution caused by
perchlorates.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the construction of fish passage facilities at the New
Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam in Georgia and South Carolina.
The conference agreement includes language which provides
for the extinguishment of reversionary interests and use
restrictions at the Port of Umatilla, Oregon.
The conference agreement includes language which repeals
section 101(b)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of
2000.
The conference agreement includes language which directs
the Secretary of the Army to reimburse the East Bay Municipal
Water District for the Federal share of costs incurred by the
district for the Penn Mine, Calaveras County, California,
aquatic ecosystem restoration project.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to construct intake facilities at
Greer Ferry Lake, Arkansas, for the benefit of Lonoke and
White Counties in Arkansas.
The conference agreement includes language which authorizes
the Secretary of the Army to provide the non-Federal sponsor
of the Chehalis River and Tributaries, Washington, project
credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the
project for work carried out by the non-Federal sponsor
before the date of enactment of a project cooperation
agreement.
Section 119 includes a technical correction to permit the
National Park Service to issue a grant to the city of Ocean
Beach, New York.
Section 120 directs the National Park Service to work with
Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., the concessionaire at Fort Sumter
National Monument in South Carolina, on an amicable solution
to the current legal dispute. In addition, the Director shall
immediately extend the current contract through March 15,
2001, and for 180 days if the final settlement is agreed to
by both parties.
Section 121 amends title VIII of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 to
derive funding under that title from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund. This reference was inadvertently omitted
from the original legislation.
Section 122 amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to include
a reference to liquid fuels domestically produced from
natural gas.
Section 123 incorporates by reference the text of the bill
H.R. 4904, as passed by the House of Representatives on
September 26, 2000, expressing the policy of the United
States regarding the U.S. relationship with Native Hawaiians.
The text of H.R. 4904 is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled.
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Constitution vests Congress with the authority to
address the conditions of the indigenous, native people of
the United States.
(2) Native Hawaiians, the native people of the Hawaiian
archipelago which is now part of the United States, are
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