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available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon
the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.

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TITLE I

-DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are trained
in taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously with the taxpayers, and in
cross-cultural relations.

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Service shall be used to provide, as a minimum, the fiscal year 1995
level of service, staffing, and funding for Taxpayer Services.

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used in connection with the collection of any underpayment of any tax
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless the conduct of
officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service in connection
with such collection, including any private sector employees under
contract to the Internal Revenue Service, complies with subsection (a)
of section 805 (relating to communications in connection with debt
collection), and section 806 (relating to harassment or abuse), of the
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692.)

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policies and procedures which will safeguard the confidentiality of
taxpayer information.

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Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and
increased manpower to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement
of the IRS 1-800 help line service a priority and allocate resources
necessary to increase phone lines and staff to improve the IRS 1-800
help line service.

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Internal Revenue Service shall be undertaken in Aberdeen, South Dakota
until the Internal Revenue Service toll-free help phone line assistance
program reaches at least an 80 percent service level. The Commissioner
shall submit to Congress a report and the GAO shall certify to Congress
that the 80 percent service level has been met.

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reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal Revenue
Service Criminal Investigation division will result in a reduction of
criminal investigators in Wisconsin from the 1996 level.

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hereinafter enacted may be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to
collect a tax liability by levy upon a limited entry commercial fishing
permit issued by a State unless the Secretary first determines in
writing and by clear and convincing evidence that such levy will
facilitate the full collection of such tax liability.
United States Secret Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service,
including purchase (not to exceed 705 vehicles for police-type use, of
which 675 shall be for replacement only), and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State
and local governments, which may be provided without reimbursement;
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the
Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing,
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to
perform protective functions; for payment of per diem and/or
subsistence allowances to employees where a protective assignment
during the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee require an
employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her
post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms matches;
presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service employees on
protective missions without regard to the limitations on such
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in
advance from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; for
repairs, alterations, and minor construction at the James J. Rowley
Secret Service Training Center; for research and development; for
making grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protective
research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception
and representation expenses; for sponsorship of a conference for the
Women in Federal Law Enforcement, to be held during fiscal year 1998;
not to exceed $50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to
foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations;
for payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be
necessary to perform protective functions; and for uniforms without
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal
year; not to exceed $6,568,000 for continued White House security
enhancements; not to exceed $1,623,000 for fixed site and security
maintenance; not to exceed $2,830,000 for LAN replacement; not to
exceed $1,000,000 for year 2000 date conversion; not to exceed
$6,100,000 for FLEWUG/SNET which shall remain available until expended;
not to exceed $6,700,000 for vehicle replacement; and not to exceed
$1,460,000 to provide technical assistance and to assess the
effectiveness of new technology intended to combat identity-based
crimes; $570,809,000.
acquisition, construction, improvement, and related expenses
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and
improvement of facilities, $9,176,000, to remain available until
expended for the Secret Service's Headquarters Building and the James
J. Rowley Training Center.
General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

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connection with law enforcement activities of a Federal agency or a
Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization in accordance
with 31 U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining in the
Fund on September 30, 1998, shall be made in compliance with the
reprogramming guidelines contained in the Senate report accompanying
this Act.

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shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning;
purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general
purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for
the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of
State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees
and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

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Firearms for fiscal year 1998 in this Act for the enforcement of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall be expended in a manner so as
not to diminish enforcement efforts with respect to section 105 of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act.

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made available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, U.S. Customs Service, and U.S. Secret Service may be
transferred between such appropriations. No transfer may increase or
decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent and notice of
any such transfer shall be approved by the Committees on Appropriations
of the House and Senate.

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made available to the Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector
General, Financial Management Service, and Bureau of the Public Debt,
may be transferred between such appropriations. No transfer may
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent and
notice of any such transfer shall be transmitted in advance to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.

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transferred to the ``Departmental Offices'' appropriation, up to
$16,695 to reimburse Secret Service personnel for any attorney fees and
costs they incurred with respect to investigation by the Department of
the Treasury Inspector General concerning testimony provided to
Congress: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay an
individual in full upon submission by the individual of documentation
verifying the attorney fees and costs: Provided further, That the
liability of the United States shall not be inferred from enactment of
or payment under this provision: Provided further, That the Secretary
of the Treasury shall not pay any claim filed under this section that
is filed later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That payment under this provision, when accepted,
shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of, or on behalf of, the
individual Secret Service agent who was the subject of said
investigation.

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paragraph (2), the compensation and other emoluments attached to the
Office of Secretary of the Treasury shall be those that would then
apply if Public Law 103-2 (107 Stat. 4; 31 U.S.C. 301 note) had never
been enacted.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall become effective on the later of--
(A) the day after the date on which the individual holding
the Office of Secretary of the Treasury on January 1, 1997,
ceases to hold that office; or
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to affect the
compensation or emoluments due to any individual in connection with any
period preceding the date determined under paragraph (2).
(b) Subsection (b) of the first section of the public law referred
to in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall not apply in the case of
any appointment the consent of the Senate to which occurs on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) This section shall not be limited (for purposes of determining
whether a provision of this section applies or continues to apply) to
fiscal year 1998.
rates of basic pay for the united states secret service uniformed
division.

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of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958, (District of
Columbia Code, section 4-416), is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Interior'' and all
that follows through ``Treasury,'' and inserting ``Interior'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b)(3);
(3) in subsection (b)(3) (as redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``or to officers and members of the
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division''; and
(B) by striking ``subsection (b) of this section''
and inserting ``this subsection''; and
(4) by adding after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c)(1) The annual rates of basic compensation of officers and
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, serving
in classes corresponding or similar to those in the salary schedule in
section 101 (District of Columbia Code, section 4-406), shall be fixed
in accordance with the following schedule of rates:
``SALARY SCHEDULE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Service steps
Salary class and title       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1             2             3      4      5      6      7      8      9
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Class 1: Private                     29,21   30,088              31,55  33,00  35,33  37,68  39,12  40,59  42,05
5                           9      9      1      1      8      3      2
Class 4: Sergeant                    39,76   41,747              43,72  45,71  47,71  49,71
9                           8      8      5      3
Class 5: Lieutenant                  45,14   47,411              49,66  51,92  54,18
8                           3      4      0
Class 7: Captain                     52,52   55,155              57,78  60,38
3                           8      8
Class 8: Inspector                   60,88   63,918              66,97  70,02
6                           7      9
Class 9: Deputy Chief                71,43   76,260              81,11  85,95
3                           3      0
Class 10: Assistant Chief            84,69   90,324              95,96
4                           7
Class 11: Chief of the United        98,38  104,923
States Secret Service Uniformed         3
Division
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``(2) Effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period
commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an
adjustment takes effect under section 5303 of title 5, United States
Code (or any subsequent similar provision of law), in the rates of pay
under the General Schedule (or any pay system that may supersede such
schedule), the annual rates of basic compensation of officers and
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall be
adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury by an amount equal to the
percentage of such annual rate of pay which corresponds to the overall
percentage of the adjustment made in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule.
``(3) Locality-based comparability payments authorized under
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be applicable to the
basic pay under this section, except locality-based comparability
payments may not be paid at a rate which, when added to the rate of
basic pay otherwise payable to the officer or member, would cause the
total to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the
Executive Schedule.
``(4) Pay may not be paid, by reason of any provision of this
subsection (disregarding any comparability payment payable under
Federal law), at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for
level V of the Executive Schedule contained in subchapter II of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code.
``(5) Any reference in any law to the salary schedule in section
101 (District of Columbia Code, section 4-406) with respect to officers
and members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
shall be considered to be a reference to the salary schedule in
paragraph (1) of this subsection as adjusted in accordance with this
subsection.
``(6)(A) Except as otherwise permitted by or under law, no
allowance, differential, bonus, award, or other similar cash payment
under this title or under title 5, United States Code, may be paid to
an officer or member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed
Division in a calendar year if, or to the extent that, when added to
the total basic pay paid or payable to such officer or member for
service performed in such calendar year as an officer or member, such
payment would cause the total to exceed the annual rate of basic pay
payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, as of the end of such
calendar year.
``(B) This paragraph shall not apply to any payment under the
following provisions of title 5, United States Code:
``(i) Subchapter III or VII of chapter 55, or section 5596.
``(ii) Chapter 57 (other than section 5753, 5754, or 5755).
``(iii) Chapter 59 (other than section 5928).
``(7)(A) Any amount which is not paid to an officer or member of
the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division in a calendar year
because of the limitation under paragraph (6) shall be paid to such
officer or member in a lump sum at the beginning of the following
calendar year.
``(B) Any amount paid under this paragraph in a calendar year shall
be taken into account for purposes of applying the limitations under
paragraph (6) with respect to such calendar year.
``(8) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe
regulations as may be necessary (consistent with section 5582 of title
5, United States Code) concerning how a lump-sum payment under
paragraph (7) shall be made with respect to any employee who dies
before an amount payable to such employee under paragraph (7) is
made.''.
(b) Conversion to New Salary Schedule.--
(1)(A) Effective on the first day of the first pay period
beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall fix the rates of basic pay for
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
in accordance with this paragraph.
(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), each officer and member
receiving basic compensation, immediately prior to the
effective date of this section, at one of the scheduled rates
in the salary schedule in section 101 of the District of
Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958, as adjusted
by law and as in effect prior to the effective date of this
section, shall be placed in and receive basic compensation at
the corresponding scheduled service step of the salary schedule
under subsection (a)(4).
(C)(i) The Assistant Chief and the Chief of the United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall be placed in and
receive basic compensation in salary class 10 and salary class
11, respectively, in the appropriate service step in the new
salary class in accordance with section 304 of the District of
Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act 1958 (District of
Columbia Code, section 4-413).
(ii) Each member whose position is to be converted to the
salary schedule under section 501(c) of the District of
Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (District of
Columbia Code, section 4-416(c)) as amended by this section, in
accordance with subsection (a) of this section, and who, prior
to the effective date of this section has earned, but has not
been credited with, an increase in his or her rate of pay shall
be afforded that increase before such member is placed in the
corresponding service step in the salary schedule under section
501(c).
(2) Except in the cases of the Assistant Chief and the
Chief of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division,
the conversion of positions and individuals to appropriate
classes of the salary schedule under section 501(c) of the
District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958
(District of Columbia Code, section 4-416(c)) as amended by
this section, and the initial adjustments of rates of basic pay
of those positions and individuals, in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall not be considered to be
transfers or promotions within the meaning of section 304 of
the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of
1958 (District of Columbia Code, section 4-413).
(3) Each member whose position is converted to the salary
schedule under section 501(c) of the District of Columbia
Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (District of Columbia
Code, section 4-416(c)) as amended by this section, in
accordance with subsection (a) of this section, shall be
granted credit for purposes of such member's first service step
adjustment under the salary schedule in such section 510(c) for
all satisfactory service performed by the member since the
member's last increase in basic pay prior to the adjustment
under that section.
(c) Limitation on Pay Period Earnings.--The Act of August 15, 1950
(64 Stat. 477), (District of Columbia Code, section 4-1104), is
amended--
(1) in subsection (h), by striking ``any officer or
member'' each place it appears and inserting ``an officer or
member of the Metropolitan Police force, of the Fire Department
of the District of Columbia, or of the United States Park
Police'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (h)(3) as subsection (i);
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3)(A) no premium pay provided by this section shall be
paid to, and no compensatory time is authorized for, any
officer or member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed
Division whose rate of basic pay, combined with any applicable
locality-based comparability payment, equals or exceeds the
lesser of--
``(i) 150 percent of the minimum rate payable for
grade GS-15 of the General Schedule (including any
applicable locality-based comparability payment under
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code or any
similar provision of law, and any applicable special
rate of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United
States Code or any similar provision of law); or
``(ii) the rate payable for level V of the
Executive Schedule contained in subchapter II of
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
``(B) In the case of any officer or member of the United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division whose rate of basic
pay, combined with any applicable locality-based comparability
payment, is less than the lesser of--
``(i) 150 percent of the minimum rate payable for
grade GS-15 of the General Schedule (including any
applicable locality-based comparability payment under
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code or any
similar provision of law, and any applicable special
rate of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United
States Code or any similar provision of law); or
``(ii) the rate payable for level V of the
Executive Schedule contained in subchapter II of
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
such premium pay may be paid only to the extent that such
payment would not cause such officer or member's aggregate rate
of compensation to exceed such lesser amount with respect to
any pay period.''.
(d) Savings Provision.--On the effective date of this section, any
existing special salary rates authorized for members of the United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division under section 5305 of title 5,
United States Code (or any previous similar provision of law) and any
special rates of pay or special pay adjustments under section 403, 404,
or 405 of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 applicable
to members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall
be rendered inapplicable.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--The Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform
Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 1466) is amended by striking subsections (b)(1)
and (c)(1) of section 405.
(f) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall become
effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning after the
date of enactment of this Act.

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Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of
division A of Public Law 104-208) is hereby repealed.

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of the Treasury shall establish the port of Kodiak, Alaska as a port of
entry and United States Customs Service personnel in Anchorage, Alaska
shall serve such port of entry. There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as necessary to cover the costs associated with the
performance of customs functions using such United States Customs
Service personnel.

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General Services Administration shall be credited with the cost of
operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement,
included as part of rentals received from Government corporations
pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).

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TITLE IV

-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.

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fiscal year 1998 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to
meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall
be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and Senate.

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transmit a fiscal year 1999 request for United States Courthouse
construction that (1) does not meet the design guide standards for
construction as established and approved by the General Services
Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the
Office of Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the
priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out
in its approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal
year 1999 request must be accompanied by a standardized courtroom
utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or
expanded.

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increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency which does not pay
the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as
determined by the General Services Administration in compliance with
the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).

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Provisions, Public Law 100-440, is hereby repealed.

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Information Technology Fund, GSA, under 40 U.S.C. 757 and sections
5124(b) and 5128 of Public Law 104-106, Information Technology
Management Reform Act of 1996, for performance of pilot information
technology projects which have potential for Government-wide benefits
and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from any savings actually
incurred by these projects or other funding, to the extent feasible.

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ensure that the materials used for the facade on the United States
Courthouse Annex, Savannah, Georgia project are compatible with the
existing Savannah Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse facade, in order to
ensure compatibility of this new facility with the Savannah historic
district and to ensure that the Annex will not endanger the National
Landmark status of the Savannah historic district.

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Law 85-745; 3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended by striking section 2.
(b) Section 3214 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a) Subject to
subsection (b), a'' and inserting ``A''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).

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Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481) as amended to read as follows:
``(b) The Administrator shall as far as practicable provide any of
the services specified in subsection (a) of this section to any other
Federal agency, mixed ownership corporation (as defined in chapter 91
of title 31, United States Code), or the District of Columbia, upon its
request.''.
John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board
For the necessary expenses to carry out the John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, $1,600,000: Provided,
That $100,000 shall be available only for the purposes of the prompt
and orderly termination of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records
Review Board, to be concluded no later than September 30, 1998.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct
procurement of survey printing, $24,810,000, together with not to
exceed $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement
appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection
Board.
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
National Archives (including the Information Security Oversight Office)
and records and related activities, as provided by law, and for
expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents,
and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $206,479,000: Provided,
That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to use any excess
funds available from the amount borrowed for construction of the
National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide adequate
storage for holdings.
archives facilities and presidential libraries repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities
and presidential libraries, and to provide adequate storage for
holdings, $13,650,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$4,000,000 is for repairs and restoration of the Truman Library in
Independence, Missouri, and of which $3,000,000 is for internal repairs
to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library located at the
University of Texas at Austin.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
grants program
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as amended,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as
amended by Public Law 100-598, and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989,
Public Law 101-194, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; $8,265,000.
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable
funds of the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 10422 of
January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence
allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an
employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; $85,350,000;
and in addition $91,236,000 for administrative expenses, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel
Management without regard to other statutes, including direct
procurement of printed materials for the retirement and insurance
programs: Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not
affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by
section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further,
That, except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(1) and (i), no
payment may be made from the Employees Health Benefits Fund to any
physician, hospital, or other provider of health care services or
supplies who is, at the time such services or supplies are provided to
an individual covered under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
excluded, pursuant to section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-7-1320a-7a), from participation in any program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.):
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available
for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of
Personnel Management established pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of
July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further,
That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by
Executive Order 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1998, accept donations of money, property, and
personal services in connection with the development of a publicity
brochure to provide information about the White House Fellows, except
that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of
travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as amended,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $960,000; and in addition, not to exceed $8,645,000 for
administrative expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management's
retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as
determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the Inspector
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere.
government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits
For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849),
as amended, such sums as may be necessary.
government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance
For payment of Government contributions with respect to employees
retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5,
United States Code, such sums as may be necessary.
payment to civil service retirement and disability fund
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special Acts to be credited to
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may be
necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29,
1944, as amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C.
771-75), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454), the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law
103-353), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of
fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; $8,450,000.
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,293,000: Provided, That
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written
certificate of the judge.
This Act

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

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TITLE V

-GENERAL PROVISIONS

any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.

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available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation,
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930.

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available in fiscal year 1998, for the purpose of transferring control
over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located at Glynco,
Georgia, and Artesia, New Mexico, out of the Treasury Department.

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be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States
not heretofore authorized by the Congress.

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be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee
of the United States Postal Service, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to
prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the
United States Postal Service from having any direct oral or
written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter
pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the United States Postal Service of such other
officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other
officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of
efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns,
transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or
condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of
the United States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other
officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact
of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee,
or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).

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year ending September 30, 1998, and hereafter, accept donations of
supplies, services, land, and equipment for the Federal Executive
Institute and Management Development Centers to assist in enhancing the
quality of Federal management.

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be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to
enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily
completed his period of active military or naval service and has within
90 days after his release from such service or from hospitalization
continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year made
application for restoration to his former position and has been
certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to
perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored
thereto.

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expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act
of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ``Buy
American Act'').

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the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be
purchased with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should,
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide
to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

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agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made
in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to
any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in
the United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any
contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.

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exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 1998 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 1998 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 1999, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the
expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall
be made in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines contained in
the House and Senate reports accompanying this Act.

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by the Executive Office of the President to request from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation any official background investigation report on
any individual, except when it is made known to the Federal official
having authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
(1) such individual has given his or her express written
consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the
date of such request and during the same presidential
administration; or
(2) such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.

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under the heading ``Office of Personnel Management'' under title IV of
the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act,
1992 (Public Law 102-141; 105 Stat. 861; 5 U.S.C. 5941 note), as
amended by section 532 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-329; 108 Stat.
2413), and by section 5 under the heading ``General Provisions--Office
of Personnel Management'' under title IV of the Treasury, Postal
Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law
104-52; 109 Stat. 490), is further amended by striking ``1998'' both
places it appears and inserting ``2000''.

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United States Code, the Office of Personnel Management shall enter into
a contract with the National Association of Postmasters of the United
States (hereafter referred to as the ``Association'') under section
8902 of such title, if--
(1) the Association fulfills all terms and conditions (not
related to such withdrawal from participation) of a qualified
carrier under such chapter;
(2) the plan offered by the Association fulfills all terms
and conditions (not related to such withdrawal from
participation) of an approved health benefits plan;
(3) prior to May 31, 1998, the Association submits a plan
to the Office of Personnel Management for approval as an
approved health benefits plan; and
(4) the Association enters into an agreement with an
underwriting subcontractor licensed to issue group health
insurance.
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

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to pay travel to the United States for the immediate family of
employees serving abroad in cases of death or life threatening illness
of said employee.

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TITLE VI

States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 1998 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act) by the officers and employees of such department,
agency, or instrumentality.

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or instrumentality of the United States which provides or proposes to
provide child care services for Federal employees may reimburse any
Federal employee or any person employed to provide such services for
travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses incurred for training
classes, conferences, or other meetings in connection with the
provision of such services: Provided, That any per diem allowance made
pursuant to this section shall not exceed the rate specified in
regulations prescribed pursuant to section 5707 of title 5, United
States Code.

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amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the
purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses,
ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is
hereby fixed at $8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum
shall be $9,100: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to
exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for
special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for
electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the
provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development,
and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean
alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over
the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.

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independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-24.

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year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the
Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of
the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States)
whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such
person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the
service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act who,
being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to
become a citizen of the United States prior to such date and is
actually residing in the United States, (3) is a person who owes
allegiance to the United States, (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland,
South Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the Baltic
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence, (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee
paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975, or (6) is a
national of the People's Republic of China who qualifies for adjustment
of status pursuant to the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992:
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by
any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the
requirements of this section with respect to his or her status have
been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or
both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in
addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of
existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be
recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not
apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the
Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the United
States in a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters
employed by the United States Information Agency, or to temporary
employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field
service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.

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during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.

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all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order 12873
(October 20, 1993), including any such programs adopted prior
to the effective date of the Executive Order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.

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administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by
which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.

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contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person.

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other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees,
or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which
do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.

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Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available for employment
of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the Postal
Service and under the charge and control of the Postal Service, and
such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers of
special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1,
1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to property
owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may
take the same actions as the Administrator of General Services may take
under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as
amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a, 318b), attaching thereto penal
consequences under the authority and within the limits provided in
section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40
U.S.C. 318c).

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provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or
enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a
resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.

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except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the
funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1998, by
this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee
described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(1) during the period from the date of expiration of the
limitation imposed by section 616 of the Treasury, Postal
Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997, until
the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey
adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 1998, in an
amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade
and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with
such section 616; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
year 1998, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by more
than the sum of--
(A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
fiscal year 1998 under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule; and
(B) the difference between the overall average
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
taking effect in fiscal year 1998 under section 5304 of
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and
the overall average percentage of such payments which
was effective in fiscal year 1997 under such section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
such title, may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to an
employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a schedule
not in existence on September 30, 1997, shall be determined under
regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium
pay for employees subject to this section may not be changed from the
rates in effect on September 30, 1997, except to the extent determined
by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose
of this section.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for service
performed after September 30, 1997.
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including section 8431 of title 5, United States Code, and any rule or
regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or
any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or
contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay
payable after the application of this section shall be treated as the
rate of salary or basic pay.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit or
require the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate
in excess of the rate that would be payable were this section not in
effect.
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions
to the limitations imposed by this section if the Office determines
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or
retention of qualified employees.

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agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Government
appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds
may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or
redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or
employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such
office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is
expressly approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate. For the purposes of this section, the word ``office'' shall
include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well
as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which
is directly controlled by the individual.

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branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.

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Code, or section 611 of this Act, funds made available for fiscal year
1998 by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency
funding of national security and emergency preparedness
telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal
departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order
Numbered 12472 (April 3, 1984).

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Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal department, agency, or
other instrumentality for the salaries or expenses of any employee
appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining
character excepted from the competitive service pursuant to section
3302 of title 5, United States Code, without a certification to the
Office of Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department,
agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C appointee
that the Schedule C position was not created solely or primarily in
order to detail the employee to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed services detailed to or from--
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the
collection of specialized national foreign intelligence through
reconnaissance programs;
(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the
Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of
Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of
the Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing
intelligence functions; and
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence.

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States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 1998 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual
harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in violation of title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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used to pay for the expenses of travel of employees, including
employees of the Executive Office of the President, not directly
responsible for the discharge of official governmental tasks and
duties: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the family
of the President, Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State
of a foreign country or their designees, persons providing assistance
to the President for official purposes, or other individuals so
designated by the President.

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his designee, must certify to Congress, annually, that no person or
persons with direct or indirect responsibility for administering the
Executive Office of the President's Drug-Free Workplace Plan are
themselves subject to a program of individual random drug testing.

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other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training when
it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate
or expend such funds that such employee training--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the
content and methods to be used in the training and written end
of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988;
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace; or
(6) includes content related to human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than
that necessary to make employees more aware of the medical
ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV-
positive employees.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties.

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year 1998 may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in
Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the Government or any other
nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or
agreement does not contain the following provisions: ``These
restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with,
or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities
created by Executive Order 12356; section 7211 of title 5, United
States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title
10, United States Code, as amended by the Military Whistleblower
Protection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the
military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as
amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of
illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats);
the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et
seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose confidential Government
agents); and the statutes which protect against disclosure that may
compromise the national security, including sections 641, 793, 794,
798, and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the
Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)). The
definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and
liabilities created by said Executive Order and listed statutes are
incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.'': Provided, That
notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or
agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
require that the person will not disclose any classified information
received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized
to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms
shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress
or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department
of Justice that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of
law.

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Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for
publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or
film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.

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Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the
Congress a report that provides--
(1) estimates of the total annual costs and benefits of
Federal regulatory programs, including quantitative and
nonquantitative measures of regulatory costs and benefits;
(2) estimates of the costs and benefits (including
quantitative and nonquantitative measures) of each rule that is
likely to have a gross annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more in increased costs;
(3) an assessment of the direct and indirect impacts of
Federal rules on the private sector, State and local
government, and the Federal Government; and
(4) recommendations from the Director and a description of
significant public comments to reform or eliminate any Federal
regulatory program or program element that is inefficient,
ineffective, or is not a sound use of the Nation's resources.
(b) Notice.--The Director shall provide public notice and an
opportunity to comment on the report under subsection (a) before the
report is issued in final form.

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Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home
address to any labor organization except when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that
the employee has authorized such disclosure or that such disclosure has
been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing
or telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the
Federal Government without the approval of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.

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other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the
United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress.

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shall be used to acquire information technologies which do not comply
with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, unless an agency's Chief Information Officer determines
that non-compliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the function and
operation of the requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a
signed contract with the agency in effect before the date of enactment
of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief Information Officer shall
be reported to the Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall be
provided to Congress.

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amended by striking ``This paragraph shall'' and all that follows
through the end of the paragraph.

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create and implement no later than October 1, 1997 a budget object
classification which shall record obligations for the expenses of
employee relocation. All obligations incident to an employee's
relocation authorized under either chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, or section 901, title I, Public Law 96-465, as amended, shall be
classified to such object classification.

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any appropriation contained in this Act for any fiscal year shall be
available for paying Sunday premium pay to any employee unless such
employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such
premium pay.

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public a convenient way to contribute to funding for breast-cancer
research, the United States Postal Service shall establish a special
rate of postage for first-class mail under this section.
(b) Higher Rate.--The rate of postage established under this
section--
(1) shall be 1 cent higher than the rate that would
otherwise apply;
(2) may be established without regard to any procedures
under chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law; and
(3) shall be offered as an alternative to the rate that
would otherwise apply.
The use of the rate of postage established under this section shall be
voluntary on the part of postal patrons.
(c) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Payments.--The amounts attributable to the 1-
cent differential established under this section shall
be paid by the United States Postal Service to the
Department of Health and Human Services.
(B) Use.--Amounts paid under subparagraph (A) shall
be used for breast-cancer research and related
activities to carry out the purposes of this section.
(C) Frequency of payments.--Payments under
subparagraph (A) shall be paid to the Department of
Health and Human Services no less than twice in each
calendar year.
(2) Amounts attributable to the 1-cent differential.--For
purposes of this subsection, the term ``amounts attributable to
the 1-cent differential established under this section'' means,
as determined by the United States Postal Service under
regulations that it shall prescribe--
(A) the total amount of revenues received by the
United States Postal Service that it would not have
received but for the enactment of this section, reduced
by
(B) an amount sufficient to cover reasonable
administrative and other costs of the United States
Postal Service attributable to carrying out this
section.
(d) Special Postage Stamps.--The United States Postal Service may
provide for the design and sale of special postage stamps to carry out
this section.
(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) nothing in this section should directly or indirectly
cause a net decrease in total funds received by the Department
of Health and Human Services or any other agency or
instrumentality of the Government (or any component or other
aspect thereof) below the level that would otherwise have been
anticipated absent this section; and
(2) nothing in this section should affect regular first-
class rates or any other regular rate of postage.
(f) Annual Reports.--The Postmaster General shall include in each
annual report rendered under section 2402 of title 39, United States
Code, information concerning the operation of this section.

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Adjustments.--Section 461(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) Effective on the same date that the rates of basic pay under
the General Schedule are adjusted pursuant to section 5303 of title 5,
each salary rate which is subject to adjustment under this section
shall be adjusted by the same percentage amount as provided for under
section 5303 of title 5, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if
midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of
$100).''.
(b) Automatic Adjustments Without Congressional Action.--Section
140 of the resolution entitled ``A Joint Resolution making further
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, and for other
purposes.'', approved December 15, 1981 (Public Law 97-92; 95 Stat.
1200; 28 U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.

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Agencies to Furnish Commercially Available Property or Services to
Other Federal Agencies. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by the
Office of Management and Budget, or any other agency, to publish,
promulgate, or enforce any policy, regulation, or circular, or any rule
or authority in any other form, that would permit any Federal agency to
provide a commercially available property or service to any other
department or agency of Government unless the policy, regulation,
circular, or other rule or authority meets the requirements prescribed
under subsection (b).
(b)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
prescribe regulations applicable to any policy regulation, circular, or
other rule or authority referred to in subsection (a).
(2) the requirements prescribed under paragraph (1) shall include
the following--
(A) a requirement for a comparison between the cost of
providing the property or service concerned through the agency
concerned and the cost of providing such property or service
through the private sector;
(B) a requirement for cost and performance benchmarks
relating to the property or service provided relative to
comparable services provided by other Government agencies and
contractors in order to permit effective oversight of the cost
and provision of such property or service by the agency
concerned or the Office of Management and Budget;
(C) the regulation would not apply to contingency
operations associated with national security or a national
emergency; and
(D) the regulation would not apply if the goods are to be
produced or services are to be performed by a private sector
source at a Government-owned facility that is operated by the
private sector source.

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1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' after ``Senator,''; and
(2) by inserting after ``candidate,'' the following: ``and
by the Republican and Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committees''.

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shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost-of-living adjustments for
Members of Congress) during fiscal year 1998.

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Retained in a Manner Inconsistent with Recommendations of the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. (a) It
is the sense of the Senate that the United States, as a signatory to
the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas,
should implement as fully as possible the recommendations of the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(ICCAT).
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that fish taken and retained in a
manner and under circumstances that are inconsistent with the
recommendations of the ICCAT made pursuant to article VIII of the
Convention and adopted by the Secretary of Commerce should be
prohibited entry into the United States.

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(1) Definitions.--In this section, ``agency'' means agency
as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Removal of existing computer game programs.--Not later
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of
each agency shall take such actions as necessary to remove any
computer game program not required for the official business of
the agency from any agency computer equipment.
(3) Prohibition of installation of computer game
programs.--The head of each agency shall prohibit the
installation of any computer game program not required for the
official business of the agency into any agency computer
equipment.
(4) Prohibition of agency acceptance of computer equipment
with computer game programs.--
(A) Title III of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 317. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
``(a) Definition.--In this section the term `information
technology' has the meaning given such term under section 5002(3) of
the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
``(b) In General.--The head of an executive agency may not accept
delivery of information technology that is loaded with game programs
not required for an official purpose under the terms of the contract
under which information technology is delivered.
``(c) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the
application of this section with respect to any particular procurement
of information technology, if the head of the agency--
``(1) conducts a cost-benefit analysis and determines that
the costs of compliance with this section outweighs the
benefits of compliance; and
``(2) submits a certification of such determination, with
supporting documentation to the Congress.''.
(B) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 316 the following:
``Sec. 317. Restrictions on certain information technology.''.
(C) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

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voluntary reporting by Members of Congress on the financial disclosure
reports filed under title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) on such Members' participation in--
(1) the Civil Service Retirement System under chapter 83 of
title 5, United States Code; and
(2) the Federal Employees Retirement System under chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) In this section, the terms ``congressional ethics committees''
and ``Members of Congress'' have the meanings given such terms under
section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(c) This section shall apply to fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal
year thereafter.

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and barred from reemployment in the Federal service, if--
(1) the employee is convicted of a violation or attempted
violation of section 201 of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) such violation or attempted violation related to
conduct prohibited under section 1010(a) of the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(a)).
(b) This section shall apply during fiscal year 1998 and each
fiscal year thereafter.

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Activities.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to
improve coordination, and eliminate unnecessary duplication, among the
counterdrug intelligence centers and counterdrug activities of the
Federal Government, including the centers and activities of the
following departments and agencies:
(A) The Department of Defense, including the Defense
Intelligence Agency.
(B) The Department of the Treasury, including the United
States Customs Service.
(C) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(D) The Coast Guard.
(E) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(F) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is to maximize the
effectiveness of the centers and activities referred to in that
paragraph in achieving the objectives of the national drug control
strategy. In order to maximize such effectiveness, the plan shall--
(A) articulate clear and specific mission statements for
each counterdrug intelligence center and activity, including
the manner in which responsibility for counterdrug intelligence
activities will be allocated among the counterdrug intelligence
centers;
(B) specify the relationship between such centers;
(C) specify the means by which proper oversight of such
centers will be assured;
(D) specify the means by which counterdrug intelligence
will be forwarded effectively to all levels of officials
responsible for United States counterdrug policy; and
(E) specify mechanisms to ensure that State and local law
enforcement agencies are apprised of counterdrug intelligence
in a manner which--
(i) facilitates effective counterdrug activities by
such agencies; and
(ii) provides such agencies with the information
necessary to ensure the safety of officials of such
agencies in their counterdrug activities.
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
(1) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
(2) The Committee on International Relations, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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General.--The United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall
initiate discussions with officials of the Governments of Mexico and
Canada to achieve parity in the duty-free personal allowance structure
of the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
(b) Report.--The United States Trade Representative and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress within 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act on the progress that is being made to
correct any disparity between the United States, Mexico, and Canada
with respect to duty-free personal allowances.
(c) Recommendations.--If parity with respect to duty-free personal
allowances between the United States, Mexico, and Canada is not
achieved within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall submit recommendations to Congress for appropriate legislation
and action.

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pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefit program
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.

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life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1998''.
Attest:
Secretary.
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2378
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