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Corps shall be used to pay the compensation of an individual, either as
direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess
of $125,000.
(transfer of funds)

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TITLE I

-DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as
amended) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations
Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least fifteen
days in advance of any transfer.

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the Job Training Partnership Act, notwithstanding section 427(c) of
that Act, if a Job Corps center fails to meet national performance
standards established by the Secretary.

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by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate or
issue any proposed or final standard regarding ergonomic protection
before September 30, 1998: Provided, That nothing in this section shall
be construed to limit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
from issuing voluntary guidelines on ergonomic protection or from
developing a proposed standard regarding ergonomic protection: Provided
further, That no funds made available in this Act may be used by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration to enforce voluntary
ergonomics guidelines through section 5 (the general duty clause) of
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 654).

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not to exceed $37,000 for official reception and representation
expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary.

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TITLE IV

E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal

more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child
survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds
provided by the Agency for International Development, the United
Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health
Organization.

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to implement section 399L(b) of the Public Health Service Act or
section 1503 of the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of
1993, Public Law 103-43.

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National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an
individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in
excess of $125,000 per year.

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expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service Act,
except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other
taps and assessments made by any office located in the Department of
Health and Human Services, prior to the Secretary's preparation and
submission of a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and of the House detailing the planned uses of such funds.

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obligated or expended for the Federal Council on Aging under the Older
Americans Act or the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect under
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
(transfer of funds)

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(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as
amended) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Health and Human Services in this Act may be transferred
between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the
Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at
least fifteen days in advance of any transfer.

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jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer
up to 3 percent among institutes, centers, and divisions from the total
amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research
pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the
Congress is promptly notified of the transfer.

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National Institutes of Health, the amount for research related to the
human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of
NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made
available to the ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. The Director of
the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts
necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service
Act.

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Institutes of Health may be used to provide transit subsidies in
amounts consistent with the transportation subsidy programs authorized
under section 629 of Public Law 101-509 to non-FTE bearing positions
including trainees, visiting fellows and volunteers.

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accordance with this section provide for the relocation of the Federal
facility known as the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center (located
in the vicinity of Carville, in the State of Louisiana), including the
relocation of the patients of the Center.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in relocating the Center the
Secretary may on behalf of the United States transfer to the State of
Louisiana, without charge, title to the real property and improvements
that as of the date of the enactment of this Act constitute the Center.
Such real property is a parcel consisting of approximately 330 acres.
The exact acreage and legal description used for purposes of the
transfer shall be in accordance with a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary.
(2) Any conveyance under paragraph (1) is not effective unless the
deed or other instrument of conveyance contains the conditions
specified in subsection (d); the instrument specifies that the United
States and the State of Louisiana agree to such conditions; and the
instrument specifies that, if the State engages in a material breach of
the conditions, title to the real property and improvements involved
reverts to the United States at the election of the Secretary.
(c)(1) With respect to Federal equipment and other items of Federal
personal property that are in use at the Center as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary may, subject to paragraph (2),
transfer to the State such items as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, if the Secretary makes the transfer under subsection (b).
(2) A transfer of equipment or other items may be made under
paragraph (1) only if the State agrees that, during the 30-year period
beginning on the date on which the transfer under subsection (b) is
made, the items will be used exclusively for purposes that promote the
health or education of the public, except that the Secretary may
authorize such exceptions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(d) For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the conditions specified in
this subsection with respect to a transfer of title are the following:
(1) During the 30-year period beginning on the date on which
the transfer is made, the real property and improvements referred
to in subsection (b)(1) (referred to in this subsection as the
``transferred property'') will be used exclusively for purposes
that promote the health or education of the public, with such
incidental exceptions as the Secretary may approve.
(2) For purposes of monitoring the extent to which the
transferred property is being used in accordance with paragraph
(1), the Secretary will have access to such documents as the
Secretary determines to be necessary, and the Secretary may require
the advance approval of the Secretary for such contracts,
conveyances of real or personal property, or other transactions as
the Secretary determines to be necessary.
(3) The relocation of patients from the transferred property
will be completed not later than 3 years after the date on which
the transfer is made, except to the extent the Secretary determines
that relocating particular patients is not feasible. During the
period of relocation, the Secretary will have unrestricted access
to the transferred property, and after such period will have such
access as may be necessary with respect to the patients who
pursuant to the preceding sentence are not relocated.
(4)(A) With respect to projects to make repairs and energy-
related improvements at the transferred property, the Secretary
will provide for the completion of all such projects for which
contracts have been awarded and appropriations have been made as of
the date on which the transfer is made.
(B) If upon completion of the projects referred to in
subparagraph (A) there are any unobligated balances of amounts
appropriated for the projects, and the sum of such balances is in
excess of $100,000--
(i) the Secretary will transfer the amount of such excess
to the State; and
(ii) the State will expend such amount for the purposes
referred to in paragraph (1), which may include the renovation
of facilities at the transferred property.
(5)(A) The State will maintain the cemetery located on the
transferred property, will permit individuals who were long-term-
care patients of the Center to be buried at the cemetery, and will
permit members of the public to visit the cemetery.
(B) The State will permit the Center to maintain a museum on
the transferred property, and will permit members of the public to
visit the museum.
(C) In the case of any waste products stored at the transferred
property as of the date of the transfer, the Federal Government
will after the transfer retain title to and responsibility for the
products, and the State will not require that the Federal
Government remove the products from the transferred property.
(6) In the case of each individual who as of the date of the
enactment of this Act is a Federal employee at the transferred
property with facilities management or dietary duties:
(A) The State will offer the individual an employment
position with the State, the position with the State will have
duties similar to the duties the individual performed in his or
her most recent position at the transferred property, and the
position with the State will provide compensation and benefits
that are similar to the compensation and benefits provided for
such most recent position, subject to the concurrence of the
Governor of the State.
(B) If the individual becomes an employee of the State
pursuant to subparagraph (A), the State will make payments in
accordance with subsection (e)(2)(B) (relating to disability),
as applicable with respect to the individual.
(7) The Federal Government may, consistent with the intended
uses by the State of the transferred property, carry out at such
property activities regarding at-risk youth.
(8) Such additional conditions as the Secretary determines to
be necessary to protect the interests of the United States.
(e)(1) This subsection applies if the transfer under subsection (b)
is made.
(2) In the case of each individual who as of the date of the
enactment of this Act is a Federal employee at the Center with
facilities management or dietary duties, and who becomes an employee of
the State pursuant to subsection (d)(6)(A):
(A) The provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5,
United States Code, or of chapter 84 of such title, whichever are
applicable, that relate to disability shall be considered to remain
in effect with respect to the individual (subject to subparagraph
(C)) until the earlier of--
(i) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the
date on which the transfer under subsection (b) is made; or
(ii) the date on which the individual first meets all
conditions for coverage under a State program for payments
during retirement by reason of disability.
(B) The payments to be made by the State pursuant to subsection
(d)(6)(B) with respect to the individual are payments to the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, if the individual is
receiving Federal disability coverage pursuant to subparagraph (A).
Such payments are to be made in a total amount equal to that
portion of the normal-cost percentage (determined through the use
of dynamic assumptions) of the basic pay of the individual that is
allocable to such coverage and is paid for service performed during
the period for which such coverage is in effect. Such amount is to
be determined in accordance with chapter 84 of such title 5, is to
be paid at such time and in such manner as mutually agreed by the
State and the Office of Personnel Management, and is in lieu of
individual or agency contributions otherwise required.
(C) In the determination pursuant to subparagraph (A) of
whether the individual is eligible for Federal disability coverage
(during the applicable period of time under such subparagraph),
service as an employee of the State after the date of the transfer
under subsection (b) shall be counted toward the service
requirement specified in the first sentence of section 8337(a) or
8451(a)(1)(A) of such title 5 (whichever is applicable).
(3) In the case of each individual who as of the date of the
enactment of this Act is a Federal employee with a position at the
Center and is, for duty at the Center, receiving the pay differential
under section 208(e) of the Public Health Service Act or under section
5545(d) of title 5, United States Code:
(A) If as of the date of the transfer under subsection (b) the
individual is eligible for an annuity under section 8336 or 8412 of
title 5, United States Code, then once the individual separates
from the service and thereby becomes entitled to receive the
annuity, the pay differential shall be included in the computation
of the annuity if the individual separated from the service not
later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the
date of the transfer.
(B) If the individual is not eligible for such an annuity as of
the date of the transfer under subsection (b) but subsequently does
become eligible, then once the individual separates from the
service and thereby becomes entitled to receive the annuity, the
pay differential shall be included in the computation of the
annuity if the individual separated from the service not later than
the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which
the individual first became eligible for the annuity.
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the individual is eligible
for the annuity if the individual meets all conditions under such
section 8336 or 8412 to be entitled to the annuity, except the
condition that the individual be separated from the service.
(4) With respect to individuals who as of the date of the enactment
of this Act are Federal employees with positions at the Center and are
not, for duty at the center, receiving the pay differential under
section 208(e) of the Public Health Service Act or under section
5545(d) of title 5, United States Code:
(A) During the calendar years 1997 and 1998, the Secretary may
in accordance with this paragraph provide to any such individual a
voluntary separation incentive payment. The purpose of such
payments is to avoid or minimize the need for involuntary
separations under a reduction in force with respect to the Center.
(B) During calendar year 1997, any payment under subparagraph
(A) shall be made under section 663 of the Treasury, Postal
Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (as
contained in section 101(f) of division A of Public Law 104-208),
except that, for purposes of this subparagraph, subsection (b) of
such section 663 does not apply.
(C) During calendar year 1998, such section 663 applies with
respect to payments under subparagraph (A) to the same extent and
in the same manner as such section applied with respect to the
payments during fiscal year 1997, and for purposes of this
subparagraph, the reference in subsection (c)(2)(D) of such section
663 to December 31, 1997, is deemed to be a reference to December
31, 1998.
(f) The following provisions apply if under subsection (a) the
Secretary makes the decision to relocate the Center:
(1) The site to which the Center is relocated shall be in the
vicinity of Baton Rouge, in the State of Louisiana.
(2) The facility involved shall continue to be designated as
the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center.
(3) The Secretary shall make reasonable efforts to inform the
patients of the Center with respect to the planning and carrying
out of the relocation.
(4) In the case of each individual who as of October 1, 1996,
was a patient of the Center and is considered by the Director of
the Center to be a long-term-care patient (referred to in this
subsection as an ``eligible patient''), the Secretary shall
continue to provide for the long-term care of the eligible patient,
without charge, for the remainder of the life of the patient.
(5)(A) For purposes of paragraph (4), an eligible patient who
is legally competent has the following options with respect to
support and maintenance and other nonmedical expenses:
(i) For the remainder of his or her life, the patient may
reside at the Center.
(ii) For the remainder of his or her life, the patient may
receive payments each year at an annual rate of $33,000
(adjusted in accordance with subparagraphs (C) and (D)), and
may not reside at the Center. Payments under this clause are in
complete discharge of the obligation of the Federal Government
under paragraph (4) for support and maintenance and other
nonmedical expenses of the patient.
(B) The choice by an eligible patient of the option under
clause (i) of subparagraph (A) may at any time be revoked by the
patient, and the patient may instead choose the option under clause
(ii) of such subparagraph. The choice by an eligible patient of the
option under such clause (ii) is irrevocable.
(C) Payments under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be made on a
monthly basis, and shall be pro rated as applicable. In 1999 and
each subsequent year, the monthly amount of such payments shall be
increased by a percentage equal to any percentage increase taking
effect under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (relating to
a cost-of-living increase) for benefits under title II of such Act
(relating to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
benefits). Any such percentage increase in monthly payments under
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall take effect in the same month as the
percentage increase under such section 215(i) takes effect.
(D) With respect to the provision of outpatient and inpatient
medical care for Hansen's disease and related complications to an
eligible patient:
(i) The choice the patient makes under subparagraph (A)
does not affect the responsibility of the Secretary for
providing to the patient such care at or through the Center.
(ii) If the patient chooses the option under subparagraph
(A)(ii) and receives inpatient care at or through the Center,
the Secretary may reduce the amount of payments under such
subparagraph, except to the extent that reimbursement for the
expenses of such care is available to the provider of the care
through the program under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act or the program under title XIX of such Act. Any such
reduction shall be made on the basis of the number of days for
which the patient received the inpatient care.
(6) The Secretary shall provide to each eligible patient such
information and time as may be necessary for the patient to make an
informed decision regarding the options under paragraph (5)(A).
(7) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Center may
not provide long-term care for any individual who as of such date
was not receiving such care as a patient of the Center.
(8) If upon completion of the projects referred to in
subsection (d)(4)(A) there are unobligated balances of amounts
appropriated for the projects, such balances are available to the
Secretary for expenses relating to the relocation of the Center,
except that, if the sum of such balances is in excess of $100,000,
such excess is available to the State in accordance with subsection
(d)(4)(B). The amounts available to the Secretary pursuant to the
preceding sentence are available until expended.
(g) For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``Center'' means the Gillis W. Long Hansen's
Disease Center.
(2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(3) The term ``State'' means the State of Louisiana.
(h) Section 320 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247e)
is amended by striking the section designation and all that follows and
inserting the following:
``Sec. 320. (a)(1) At or through the Gillis W. Long Hansen's
Disease Center (located in the State of Louisiana), the Secretary shall
without charge provide short-term care and treatment, including
outpatient care, for Hansen's disease and related complications to any
person determined by the Secretary to be in need of such care and
treatment. The Secretary may not at or through such Center provide
long-term care for any such disease or complication.
``(2) The Center referred to in paragraph (1) shall conduct
training in the diagnosis and management of Hansen's disease and
related complications, and shall conduct and promote the coordination
of research (including clinical research), investigations,
demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis,
treatment, control, and prevention of Hansen's disease and other
mycobacterial diseases and complications related to such diseases.
``(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to section 211 of the Department of
Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1998.
``(b) In addition to the Center referred to in subsection (a), the
Secretary may establish sites regarding persons with Hansen's disease.
Each such site shall provide for the outpatient care and treatment for
Hansen's disease and related complications to any person determined by
the Secretary to be in need of such care and treatment.
``(c) The Secretary shall carry out subsections (a) and (b) acting
through an agency of the Service. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the agency designated by the Secretary shall carry out both
activities relating to the provision of health services and activities
relating to the conduct of research.
``(d) The Secretary shall make payments to the Board of Health of
the State of Hawaii for the care and treatment (including outpatient
care) in its facilities of persons suffering from Hansen's disease at a
rate determined by the Secretary. The rate shall be approximately equal
to the operating cost per patient of such facilities, except that the
rate may not exceed the comparable costs per patient with Hansen's
disease for care and treatment provided by the Center referred to in
subsection (a). Payments under this subsection are subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose.''.

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available to any entity under title X of the Public Health Service Act
unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it
encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek
family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on
how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual
activities.
comprehensive independent study of nih research priority setting

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transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of
equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial
imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of
students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such
transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of
any school or school system.

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TITLE III

-DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a
school other than the school which is nearest the student's home,
except for a student requiring special education, to the school
offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an
indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the
transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the
reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of
schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade
restructuring, pairing or clustering. The prohibition described in this
section does not include the establishment of magnet schools.

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prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and
meditation in the public schools.
(transfer of funds)

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(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as
amended) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this
Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such
transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses
of Congress are notified at least fifteen days in advance of any
transfer.

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no funds provided to the Department of Education or to an applicable
program (as defined in section 400(c)(1) of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221(c)(1))), in this Act or in any other Act
in fiscal year 1998, may be used to field test, pilot test, implement,
administer or distribute in any way, any national tests.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the Third
International Math and Science Study or the National Assessment of
Educational Progress.

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consultation with the National Governors Association, the National
Conference of State Legislatures, the White House, the National
Assessment Governing Board, and the Congress, shall conduct a
feasibility study to determine if an equivalency scale can be developed
that would allow test scores from commercially available standardized
tests and State assessments to be compared with each other and the
National Assessment of Educational Progress.
(b) Report of Findings to Congress.--(1) The National Academy of
Sciences shall submit a written report to the White House, the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than September 1, 1998.
(2) The National Academy of Sciences shall submit an interim report
no later than June 15, 1998.
National Assessment Governing Board
Sec. 307 (a). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
exclusive authority over all policies, direction, and guidelines for
developing voluntary national tests pursuant to contract RJ97153001
previously entered into between the Department of Education and the
American Institutes for Research and executed on August 15, 1997, shall
be vested in the National Assessment Governing Board established under
section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
9011); Provided, That within 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Board shall review the national test development contract
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and modify the contract
as the Board determines necessary and not inconsistent with this Act or
applicable laws: Provided further, That if the contract cannot be
modified to the extent determined necessary by the Board, the contract
shall be terminated and the Board shall negotiate a new contract, under
the Board's exclusive control, for the tests, not inconsistent with
this Act or applicable laws.
(b) In carrying out its exclusive authority for developing
voluntary national tests pursuant to contract RJ97153001, any
subsequent contract related thereto, or any contract modification
pursuant to subsection (a), the National Assessment Governing Board
shall determine--
(1) the extent to which test items selected for use on the
tests are free from racial, cultural or gender bias;
(2) whether the test development process and test items
adequately assess student reading and mathematics comprehension in
the form most likely to yield accurate information regarding
student achievement in reading and mathematics;
(3) whether the test development process and test items take
into account the needs of disadvantaged, limited English proficient
and disabled students; and
(4) whether the test development process takes into account how
parents, guardians, and students will appropriately be informed
about testing content, purpose and uses.

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than September 1, 1998, submit a written report to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate that evaluates all
test items developed or funded by the Department of Education or any
other agency of the Federal Government pursuant to contract RJ97153001,
any subsequent contract related thereto, or any contract modification
by the National Assessment Governing Board pursuant to section 307 of
this Act, for--
(1) the technical quality of any test items for 4th grade
reading and 8th grade mathematics;
(2) the validity, reliability, and adequacy of developed test
items;
(3) the validity of any developed design which links test
results to student performance;
(4) the degree to which any developed test items provide valid
and useful information to the public;
(5) whether the test items are free from racial, cultural, or
gender bias;
(6) whether the test items address the needs of disadvantaged,
limited English proficient and disabled students; and
(7) whether the test items can be used for tracking, graduation
or promotion of students.

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conduct a study and make written recommendations on appropriate
methods, practices, and safeguards to ensure that--
(1) existing and new tests that are used to assess student
performance are not used in a discriminatory manner or
inappropriately for student promotion, tracking or graduation; and
(2) existing and new tests adequately assess student reading
and mathematics comprehension in the form most likely to yield
accurate information regarding student achievement of reading and
mathematics skills.
(b) Report to Congress.--The National Academy of Sciences shall
submit a written report to the White House, the National Assessment
Governing Board, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of
the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate not later than September 1, 1998.

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local educational agency or school to administer or implement any pilot
or field test in any subject or grade, nor shall the Federal Government
require any student to take any national test in any subject or grade.
(b) Nothing in section 309(a) shall be construed as affecting the
National Assessment of Educational Progress or the Third International
Math and Science Study.

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any private or parochial school student, or home-schooled individual,
to take any pilot or field test developed under this Act, contract
RJ97153001, or any contract related thereto, without the written
consent of the parents or legal guardians of the student or individual.

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institution of higher education which receives funds under title III of
the Higher Education Act, except for grants made under section 326, may
use up to 20 percent of its award under part A or part B of the Act for
endowment building purposes authorized under section 331. Any
institution seeking to use part A or part B funds for endowment
building purposes shall indicate such intention in its application to
the Secretary and shall abide by departmental regulations governing the
endowment challenge grant program.
(transfer of funds)

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Education Act, $280,000,000 of the balances of returned reserves,
formerly held by the Higher Education Assistance Foundation, that are
currently held in Higher Education Assistance Claims Reserves, Treasury
account number 91X6192, shall be transferred to Miscellaneous Receipts
of the Treasury, within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
impact aid

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section 3(d)(2)(B) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874,
81st Congress) for fiscal year 1994 that remain after making 100
percent of the payments local educational agencies are eligible to
receive under such section for such fiscal year, the Secretary of
Education shall make payments to applicants for fiscal year 1996
pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) Award Basis.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Education shall make a payment to each applicant in an
amount that bears the same relation to the total amount of
remaining funds described in subsection (a) as the number of
children who were in average daily attendance in the schools served
by the applicant for fiscal year 1996 bears to the total number of
all such children in the schools served by all applicants for such
year.
(2) Special rule.--Any applicant that had less than 200
children in average daily attendance in the schools served by the
applicant for fiscal year 1996 shall receive a payment under this
section for fiscal year 1996 in an amount equal to not less than
$175,000.
(3) Data.--For purposes of computing payments under this
section, the Secretary of Education shall use data that--
(A) was included in each applicant's application for
assistance under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) for fiscal year 1996;
and
(B) is verified by the Secretary.
(c) Definition of Applicant.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``applicant'' means an applicant for assistance under section 8003
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year
1996 having 1 of the following applicant numbers for such year:
(1) 51-0904.
(2) 51-4203.
(3) 51-1903.
(4) 51-0010.
(5) 51-0811.
(6) 51-2101.

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Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Tribally Controlled Schools.--Each State that receives a
grant under this part and designates a tribally controlled school as a
charter school shall not consider payments to a school under the
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2507) in
determining--
``(1) the eligibility of the school to receive any other
Federal, State, or local aid; or
``(2) the amount of such aid.''.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education
Appropriations Act, 1998''.
Armed Forces Retirement Home
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to
operate and maintain the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and
the United States Naval Home, to be paid from funds available in the
Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $68,669,000, of which
$13,217,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and
renovation of the physical plants at the United States Soldiers' and
Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single contract or
related contracts for the development and construction at the United
States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, to include renovation of the
Sheridan building, may be employed which collectively include the full
scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and
contract shall contain the clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48
CFR 52.232-18 and 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government Obligation.
Corporation for National and Community Service
domestic volunteer service programs, operating expenses
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and
Community Service to carry out the provisions of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973, as amended, $256,604,000.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as
authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be
available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year
2000, $300,000,000: Provided, That no funds made available to the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay
for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for
Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the
funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used to aid or
support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or
is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race,
color, national origin, religion, or sex.
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor Management
Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171-180, 182-183), including hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and for expenses necessary for the Labor-
Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses
necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by
the Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95-454 (5 U.S.C. ch. 71),
$33,481,000, including $1,500,000, to remain available through
September 30, 1999, for activities authorized by the Labor-Management
Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): Provided, That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery,
for special training activities and for arbitration services shall be
credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration services
shall be available only for education, training, and professional
development of the agency workforce: Provided further, That the
Director of the Service is authorized to accept on behalf of the United
States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the
aid of any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction.
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), $6,060,000.
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science, established by the Act of July 20, 1970 (Public
Law 91-345, as amended by Public Law 102-95), $1,000,000.
National Council on Disability
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as
authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
$1,793,000.
National Education Goals Panel
For expenses necessary for the National Education Goals Panel, as
authorized by title II, part A of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act,
$2,000,000.
National Labor Relations Board
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to
carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations
Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-167), and other laws,
$174,661,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be
available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or
used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders
concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as
referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152),
and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended,
and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C.
203), and including in said definition employees engaged in the
maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways
when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least
95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming
purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by
this Act shall be used in any way to promulgate a final rule (altering
29 CFR part 103) regarding single location bargaining units in
representation cases.
National Mediation Board
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway
Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including emergency boards
appointed by the President, $8,600,000: Provided, That unobligated
balances at the end of fiscal year 1998 not needed for emergency boards
shall remain available for other statutory purposes through September
30, 1999.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $7,900,000.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Salaries and Expenses
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social
Security Act, $7,015,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from
the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical
Insurance Trust Funds.
Railroad Retirement Board
dual benefits payments account
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under
section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $205,500,000,
which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 1998
pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition,
an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall
be available proportional to the amount by which the product of
recipients and the average benefit received exceeds $205,500,000:
Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12
approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the
fiscal year.
federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the
payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest
earned on unnegotiated checks, $50,000, to remain available through
September 30, 1999, which shall be the maximum amount available for
payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98-76.
limitation on administration
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board for
administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, $87,228,000, to be derived in such amounts
as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and
from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance
administration fund.
limitation on the office of inspector general
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for
audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more than $5,794,000, to
be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad
unemployment insurance account: Provided, That none of the funds made
available in any other paragraph of this Act may be transferred to the
Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to provide any office
space, equipment, office supplies, communications facilities or
services, maintenance services, or administrative services for the
Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for any personnel of
the Office; used to pay any other operating expense of the Office; or
used to reimburse the Office for any service provided, or expense
incurred, by the Office: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available in this paragraph may be used for any audit, investigation,
or review of the Medicare Program.
Social Security Administration
payments to social security trust funds
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the
Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided under sections
201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $20,308,000.
special benefits for disabled coal miners
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
of 1977, $426,090,000, to remain available until expended.
For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit
payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such
amounts as may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of fiscal year
1999, $160,000,000, to remain available until expended.
supplemental security income program
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act,
section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public Law 93-66, as
amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, including payment to the
Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred
pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act,
$16,160,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any
portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and
not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the
Treasury.
From funds provided under the previous paragraph, not less than
$100,000,000 shall be available for payment to the Social Security
trust funds for administrative expenses for conducting continuing
disability reviews.
In addition, $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999, for payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative
expenses for continuing disability reviews as authorized by section 103
of Public Law 104-121 and Supplemental Security Income administrative
work as authorized by Public Law 104-193. The term ``continuing
disability reviews'' means reviews and redeterminations as defined
under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as amended, and
reviews and redeterminations authorized under section 211 of Public Law
104-193.
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit
payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for
unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as
may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security
Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 1999, $8,680,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
limitation on administrative expenses
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor
vehicles, and not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, not more than $5,894,040,000 may be expended,
as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any
one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not
less than $1,600,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board:
Provided further, That unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year
1998 not needed for fiscal year 1998 shall remain available until
expended for a state-of-the-art computing network, including related
equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely
with this network: Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust
funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for
employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to section
7131 of title 5, United States Code, and for facilities or support
services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or
procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made
by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the
general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such
expenditures are made.
From funds provided under the previous paragraph, notwithstanding
the provision under this heading in Public Law 104-208 regarding
unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 1997 not needed for such
fiscal year, an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 from such unobligated
balances shall, in addition to funding already available under this
heading for fiscal year 1998, be available for necessary expenses.
From funds provided under the first paragraph, not less than
$200,000,000 shall be available for conducting continuing disability
reviews.
In addition to funding already available under this heading, and
subject to the same terms and conditions, $290,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1999, for continuing disability reviews
as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104-121, section 10203 of
Public Law 105-33 and Supplemental Security Income administrative work
as authorized by Public Law 104-193. The term ``continuing disability
reviews'' means reviews and redeterminations as defined under section
201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act as amended, and reviews and
redeterminations authorized under section 211 of Public Law 104-193.
In addition to funding already available under this heading, and
subject to the same terms and conditions, $190,000,000, which shall
remain available until expended, to invest in a state-of-the-art
computing network, including related equipment and non-payroll
administrative expenses associated solely with this network, for the
Social Security Administration and the State Disability Determination
Services, may be expended from any or all of the trust funds as
authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act.
In addition, $35,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in
excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section
1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law
93-66, which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that
the amounts collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in
fiscal year 1998 exceed $35,000,000, the amounts shall be available in
fiscal year 1999 only to the extent provided in advance in
appropriations Acts.
office of inspector general
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $10,164,000, together with not to exceed $38,260,000, to be
transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total
provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ``Limitation
on Administrative Expenses'', Social Security Administration, to be
merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for
which this account is available: Provided, That notice of such
transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and Senate.
United States Institute of Peace
operating expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace as
authorized in the United States Institute of Peace Act, $11,160,000.

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Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior
appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations
provided in this Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used
for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they
were originally appropriated.

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TITLE V

-GENERAL PROVISIONS

remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.

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shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-
legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,
publication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to
support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State
legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any State
legislature itself.
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be
used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient,
or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to
influence legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress or
any State legislature.

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authorized to make available not to exceed $15,000 from funds available
for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for
official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make
available for official reception and representation expenses not to
exceed $2,500 from the funds available for ``Salaries and expenses,
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service''; and the Chairman of the
National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official
reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from funds
available for ``Salaries and expenses, National Mediation Board''.

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appropriated under this Act shall be used to carry out any program of
distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection
of any illegal drug.

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31, 1998, a program for exchanging such needles and syringes for used
hypodermic needles and syringes (referred to in this section as an
``exchange project'') may be carried out in a community if--
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that
exchange projects are effective in preventing the spread of HIV and
do not encourage the use of illegal drugs; and
(2) the project is operated in accordance with criteria
established by such Secretary for preventing the spread of HIV and
for ensuring that the project does not encourage the use of illegal
drugs.

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is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable,
all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this
Act should be American-made.
(b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.

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proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or
programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees
receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited
to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research
grants, shall clearly state: (1) the percentage of the total costs of
the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2)
the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3)
percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or
program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.

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be expended for any abortion.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended
for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package of
services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to
a contract or other arrangement.

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shall not apply to an abortion--
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest;
or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder,
physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering
physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself,
that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger
of death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private
person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or
locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering
abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract
separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds
(other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching
funds).

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(1) no amount may be transferred from an appropriation account
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education except as authorized in this or any subsequent
appropriation Act, or in the Act establishing the program or
activity for which funds are contained in this Act;
(2) no department, agency, or other entity, other than the one
responsible for administering the program or activity for which an
appropriation is made in this Act, may exercise authority for the
timing of the obligation and expenditure of such appropriation, or
for the purpose for which it is obligated and expended, except to
the extent and in the manner otherwise provided in sections 1512
and 1513 of title 31, United States Code; and
(3) no funds provided under this Act shall be available for the
salary (or any part thereof) of an employee who is reassigned on a
temporary detail basis to another position in the employing agency
or department or in any other agency or department, unless the
detail is independently approved by the head of the employing
department or agency.

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to enforce the requirements of section 428(b)(1)(U)(iii) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 with respect to any lender when it is made known
to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such
funds that the lender has a loan portfolio under part B of title IV of
such Act that is equal to or less than $5,000,000.

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used for--
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research
purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed,
discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death
greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45
CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo or
embryos'' include any organism, not protected as a human subject under
45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived
by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one
or more human gametes or human diploid cells.

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Legalization of Controlled Substances.--None of the funds made
available in this Act may be used for any activity when it is made
known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that the activity promotes the legalization of any drug or
other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled
substances established by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 812).
(b) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to
obligate or expend such funds that there is significant medical
evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other
substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being
conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.

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obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity
when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to
obligate or expend such funds that--
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United
States and is subject to the requirement in section 4212(d) of
title 38, United States Code, regarding submission of an annual
report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain
veterans; and
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that
section for the most recent year for which such requirement was
applicable to such entity.

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Supplementary SSI Payments.--
(1) Optional state supplementary payments.--
(A) In general.--Section 1616(d)(2)(B) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(2)(B)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii); and
(ii) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the
following:
``(iv) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
``(v) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
``(vi) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
``(vii) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
``(viii) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
``(ix) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
``(x) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year--
``(I) the applicable rate in the preceding fiscal year,
increased by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer
Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year of the
increase exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June
of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the
increase, and rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
``(II) such different rate as the Commissioner determines
is appropriate for the State.''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1616(d)(2)(C) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
``(B)(iv)'' and inserting ``(B)(x)(II)''.
(2) Mandatory state supplementary payments.--
(A) In general.--Section 212(b)(3)(B)(ii) of Public Law 93-
66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (III);
and
(ii) by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the
following:
``(IV) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
``(V) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
``(VI) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
``(VII) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
``(VIII) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
``(IX) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
``(X) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year--
``(aa) the applicable rate in the preceding fiscal year,
increased by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer
Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year of the
increase exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June
of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the
increase, and rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
``(bb) such different rate as the Commissioner determines
is appropriate for the State.''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 212(b)(3)(B)(iii) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended by striking
``(ii)(IV)'' and inserting ``(ii)(X)(bb)''.
(b) Use of New Fees To Defray the Social Security Administration's
Administrative Expenses.--
(1) Credit to special fund for fiscal year 1998 and subsequent
years.--
(A) Optional state supplementary payment fees.--Section
1616(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(4))
is amended to read as follows:
``(4)(A) The first $5 of each administration fee assessed pursuant
to paragraph (2), upon collection, shall be deposited in the general
fund of the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
``(B) That portion of each administration fee in excess of $5, and
100 percent of each additional services fee charged pursuant to
paragraph (3), upon collection for fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent
fiscal year, shall be credited to a special fund established in the
Treasury of the United States for State supplementary payment fees. The
amounts so credited, to the extent and in the amounts provided in
advance in appropriations Acts, shall be available to defray expenses
incurred in carrying out this title and related laws.''.
(B) Mandatory state supplementary payment fees.--Section
212(b)(3)(D) of Public Law 93-66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is
amended to read as follows:
``(D)(i) The first $5 of each administration fee assessed pursuant
to subparagraph (B), upon collection, shall be deposited in the general
fund of the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
``(ii) The portion of each administration fee in excess of $5, and
100 percent of each additional services fee charged pursuant to
subparagraph (C), upon collection for fiscal year 1998 and each
subsequent fiscal year, shall be credited to a special fund established
in the Treasury of the United States for State supplementary payment
fees. The amounts so credited, to the extent and in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, shall be available to
defray expenses incurred in carrying out this section and title XVI of
the Social Security Act and related laws.''.
(2) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.--From
amounts credited pursuant to section 1616(d)(4)(B) of the Social
Security Act and section 212(b)(3)(D)(ii) of Public Law 93-66 to
the special fund established in the Treasury of the United States
for State supplementary payment fees, there is authorized to be
appropriated an amount not to exceed $35,000,000 for fiscal year
1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year
thereafter, for administrative expenses in carrying out the
supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social
Security Act and related laws.

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and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997, is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1997''.

526e7b5a493c57246414efa7e11a85c21a1186371e755dfeadb5373840ea7cb3

to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed by a court to
oversee an election of any officer or trustee for the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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of 1997, as added by section 1604(f)(3) of the Taxpayer Relief of Act
of 1997, is repealed.

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Minnesota for fiscal year 1998, specified in the table under section
1923(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (as amended by section 4721(a)(1)
of Public Law 105-33) is deemed to be $33,000,000.

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TITLE VI

-OTHER PROVISIONS

Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(2)) (as amended by section 4721(a)(1) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 511)), the
amount of the DSH allotment for Wyoming for fiscal year 1998 is deemed
to be $67,000.
parkinson's disease research

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``Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1997''.
(b) Finding and Purpose.--
(1) Finding.--Congress finds that to take full advantage of the
tremendous potential for finding a cure or effective treatment, the
Federal investment in Parkinson's disease must be expanded, as well
as the coordination strengthened among the National Institutes of
Health research institutes.
(2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to provide for
the expansion and coordination of research regarding Parkinson's
disease, and to improve care and assistance for afflicted
individuals and their family caregivers.
(c) Parkinson's Disease Research.--Part B of title IV of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``parkinson's disease
``Sec. 409B. (a) In General.--The Director of NIH shall establish a
program for the conduct and support of research and training with
respect to Parkinson's disease (subject to the extent of amounts
appropriated under subsection (e)).
``(b) Inter-Institute Coordination.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH shall provide for the
coordination of the program established under subsection (a) among
all of the national research institutes conducting Parkinson's
disease research.
``(2) Conference.--Coordination under paragraph (1) shall
include the convening of a research planning conference not less
frequently than once every 2 years. Each such conference shall
prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce of the
House of Representatives a report concerning the conference.
``(c) Morris K. Udall Research Centers.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH is authorized to award
Core Center Grants to encourage the development of innovative
multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning
Parkinson's disease. The Director is authorized to award not more
than 10 Core Center Grants and designate each center funded under
such grants as a Morris K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's
Disease.
``(2) Requirements.--
``(A) In general.--With respect to Parkinson's disease,
each center assisted under this subsection shall--
``(i) use the facilities of a single institution or a
consortium of cooperating institutions, and meet such
qualifications as may be prescribed by the Director of the
NIH; and
``(ii) conduct basic and clinical research.
``(B) Discretionary requirements.--With respect to
Parkinson's disease, each center assisted under this subsection
may--
``(i) conduct training programs for scientists and
health professionals;
``(ii) conduct programs to provide information and
continuing education to health professionals;
``(iii) conduct programs for the dissemination of
information to the public;
``(iv) separately or in collaboration with other
centers, establish a nationwide data system derived from
patient populations with Parkinson's disease, and where
possible, comparing relevant data involving general
populations;
``(v) separately or in collaboration with other
centers, establish a Parkinson's Disease Information
Clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance knowledge and
understanding of Parkinson's disease; and
``(vi) separately or in collaboration with other
centers, establish a national education program that
fosters a national focus on Parkinson's disease and the
care of those with Parkinson's disease.
``(3) Stipends regarding training programs.--A center may use
funds provided under paragraph (1) to provide stipends for
scientists and health professionals enrolled in training programs
under paragraph (2)(B).
``(4) Duration of support.--Support of a center under this
subsection may be for a period not exceeding five years. Such
period may be extended by the Director of NIH for one or more
additional periods of not more than five years if the operations of
such center have been reviewed by an appropriate technical and
scientific peer review group established by the Director and if
such group has recommended to the Director that such period should
be extended.
``(d) Morris K. Udall Awards for Excellence in Parkinson's Disease
Research.--The Director of NIH is authorized to establish a grant
program to support investigators with a proven record of excellence and
innovation in Parkinson's disease research and who demonstrate
potential for significant future breakthroughs in the understanding of
the pathogensis, diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Grants under this subsection shall be available for a period of not to
exceed 5 years.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section and section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to research focused on Parkinson's disease,
there are authorized to be appropriated up to $100,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1999 and 2000.''.

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(8 U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1995, fiscal
year 1996, and fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years
1998 and 1999''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect October
1, 1997.

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Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13(a)(2)(B), (C)) are each amended
by striking ``employee'' and inserting ``employer, employee,''.

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payments described in subsection (b) shall not be considered income or
resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of benefits
under, a program or State plan under title XVI or XIX of the Social
Security Act.
(b) The payments described in this subsection are payments made by
the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 657 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110
Stat. 2584).

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payment of obligations in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5338(a), $50,000,000
shall remain available until expended and to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $50,000,000 shall be paid from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit
Administration's formula grants account: Provided further, That
subsection (c) of section 337 of the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 is amended by inserting after
``House and Senate Committees on Appropriations'', the following: ``and
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation''.

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the Social Security Act are amended by striking ``during the fiscal
year'' in each place it appears and inserting ``during the period
permitted under subparagraph (C)(vii) of this paragraph for the
expenditure of funds under the grant''.
Emergency Student Loan Consolidation

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as the ``Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997''. Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this section an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(b) Definition of Loans Eligible for Consolidation.--Section
428C(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(4)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs
(D) and (E), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) made under part D of this title, except that loans
made under such part shall be eligible student loans only for
consolidation loans for which the application is received by an
eligible lender during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of the Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of
1997 and ending on October 1, 1998;''.
(c) Terms of Consolidation Loans.--Section 428C(b)(4)(C)(ii) is
amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by inserting after ``consolidation loan''
the following: ``for which the application is received by an
eligible lender before the date of enactment of the Emergency
Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997, or on or after October 1,
1998,'';
(2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I);
(3) by inserting ``or (II)'' before the semicolon at the end of
subclause (II);
(4) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III); and
(5) by inserting after subclause (I) the following new
subclause:
``(II) by the Secretary, in the case of a consolidation
loan for which the application is received by an eligible
lender on or after the date of enactment of the Emergency
Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997 and before October
1, 1998, except that the Secretary shall pay such interest
only on that portion of the loan that repays Federal
Stafford Loans for which the student borrower received an
interest subsidy under section 428 or Federal Direct
Stafford Loans for which the borrower received an interest
subsidy under section 455; or''.
(d) Nondiscrimination in Loan Consolidation.--Section 428C(b) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Nondiscrimination in Loan Consolidation.--An eligible
lender that makes consolidation loans under this section shall not
discriminate against any borrower seeking such a loan--
``(A) based on the number or type of eligible student loans
the borrower seeks to consolidate;
``(B) based on the type or category of institution of
higher education that the borrower attended;
``(C) based on the interest rate to be charged to the
borrower with respect to the consolidation loan; or
``(D) with respect to the types of repayment schedules
offered to such borrower.''.
(e) Interest Rate.--Section 428C(c)(1) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking
``(B) or (C)'' and inserting ``(B), (C), or (D)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) A consolidation loan for which the application is
received by an eligible lender on or after the date of enactment of
the Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997 and before
October 1, 1998, shall bear interest at an annual rate on the
unpaid principal balance of the loan that is equal to the rate
specified in section 427A(f), except that the eligible lender may
continue to calculate interest on such a loan at the rate
previously in effect and defer, until not later than April 1, 1998,
the recalculation of the interest on such a loan at the rate
required by this subparagraph if the recalculation is applied
retroactively to the date on which the loan is made.''.
(f) Amendments Effective for Pending applicants.--The consolidation
loans authorized by the amendments made by this section shall be
available notwithstanding any pending application by a student for a
consolidation loan under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.), upon withdrawal of such application
by the student at any time prior to receipt of such a consolidation
loan.
(g) Family Contribution for Dependent Students.--
(1) Parents' available income.--Section 475(c)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1087oo(c)(1)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end of the following new subparagraph:
``(F) the amount of any tax credit taken by the parents
under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
(2) Student contribution from available income.--Section
475(g)(2) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the amount of any tax credit taken by the student
under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
(h) Family Contribution for Independent Students Without Dependents
Other Than a Spouse.--Section 476(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iv); and
(2) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
``(vi) the amount of any tax credit taken under section
25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and''.
(i) Family Contribution for Independent Students With Dependents
Other Than a Spouse.--Section 477(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087qq(b)(1)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) the amount of any tax credit taken under section 25A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
(j) Total Income.--Section 480(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(2)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``individual, and'' and inserting
``individual,''; and
(2) by inserting ``and no portion of any tax credit taken under
section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,'' before ``shall
be included''.
(k) Other Financial Assistance.--Section 480(j) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a tax credit taken under
section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not be treated
as estimated financial assistance for purposes of section 471(3).''.
(l) In General.--Section 458(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ``$532,000,000'' and inserting ``$507,000,000''.
(m) Construction.--Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this
Act shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of Education from
using funds that are returned or otherwise recovered by the Secretary
under section 422(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1072(g)) including the balances of returned reserve funds, formerly
held by the Higher Education Assistance Foundation, that are currently
held in Higher Education Assistance Foundation Claims Reserves,
Treasury account number 91X6192, for expenditure for expenses pursuant
to section 458 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087h).

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This title may be cited as the ``National Health Museum Development
Act''.

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TITLE VII

-NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM

FISCAL YEAR 1995.
Section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 176 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Site of
Facility'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period;
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(D) by striking ``Pathology--'' and all that follows
through ``shall'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``Pathology
shall''; and
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (e).

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(a) Site.--The facility known as the National Health Museum shall
be located on or near the Mall on land owned by the Federal Government
or the District of Columbia (or both) in the District of Columbia.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as limiting the authority or responsibilities of the National
Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``the Mall'' means--
(1) the land designated as ``Union Square'', United States
Reservation 6A; and
(2) the land designated as the ``Mall'', United States
Reservations 3, 4, 5, and 6.

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(a) Establishment of Commission.--There is established a commission
to be known as the National Health Museum Commission (hereafter
referred to in this title as the ``Commission'') that shall be
comprised of eight members.
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The members of the Commission shall be
appointed for the life of the Commission as follows:
(A) Two members shall be appointed by the President.
(B) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
(C) One member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives.
(D) Two members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader
of the Senate.
(E) One member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(2) Persons eligible.--The members of the Commission shall be
individuals who have knowledge or expertise in matters to be
studied by the Commission.
(3) Chairperson.--The President shall designate one member as
the Chairperson of the Commission.

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(a) Study.--It shall be the duty of the Commission to conduct a
comprehensive study of the appropriate Federal role in the planning and
operation of the National Health Museum, as well as any other issues
deemed appropriate to the development of the National Health Museum.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit to the President
and Congress a comprehensive report of the Commission's findings and
conclusions, together with any recommendations of the Commission.

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(a) Application of FACA.--The National Health Museum, Inc. shall be
responsible for administering all Commission activities in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(b) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

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There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$500,000 for fiscal year 1998, to remain available until expended.

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The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits
the report required under section 705(b).
This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1998''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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Education Department FY98 Appropriations bill

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