[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4194 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4194
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
eight
An Act
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards,
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, namely:
Veterans Benefits Administration
compensation and pensions
(including transfers of funds)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized
by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61);
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38
U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat.
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $21,857,058,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $24,534,000 of
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in implementing
those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51,
53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as
the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall
be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized.
readjustment benefits
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or
on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31,
34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, $1,175,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement arising from
litigation involving the vocational training program authorized by
section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.
veterans insurance and indemnities
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance,
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19;
70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $46,450,000, to remain available until
expended.
veterans housing benefit program fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
during fiscal year 1999, within the resources available, not to exceed
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for
specially adapted housing loans: Provided further, That during 1999 any
moneys that would be otherwise deposited into or paid from the Loan
Guaranty Revolving Fund, the Guaranty and Indemnity Fund, or the Direct
Loan Revolving Fund shall be deposited into or paid from the Veterans
Housing Benefit Program Fund: Provided further, That any balances in
the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund, the Guaranty and Indemnity Fund, or
the Direct Loan Revolving Fund on the effective date of this Act may be
transferred to and merged with the Veterans Housing Benefit Program
Fund.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, $159,121,000, which may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
education loan fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $206,000, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
vocational rehabilitation loans program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $55,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,401,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $400,000, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account
(including transfer of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, $515,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``General operating expenses''.
Veterans Health Administration
medical care
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing,
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including care and
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department;
and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment;
funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; administrative expenses
in support of planning, design, project management, real property
acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of any
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the
Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed
the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to
exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38
U.S.C. 8110(a)(5), $17,306,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading, $778,000,000 is for the
equipment and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 1999,
and shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed
$27,420,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``General operating expenses'': Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 shall be for
implementation of the Primary Care Providers Incentive Act, contingent
upon enactment of authorizing legislation.
In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 establishing the
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund, such sums
as may be deposited to such Fund pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be
transferred to this account, to remain available until expended for the
purposes of this account.
medical and prosthetic research
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
73, to remain available until September 30, 2000, $316,000,000, plus
reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made available under this
heading, $6,000,000 is for the Musculoskeletal Disease Center, which
amount shall remain available for obligation until expended.
medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical,
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of
planning, design, project management, architectural, engineering, real
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; engineering and
architectural activities not charged to project cost; and research and
development in building construction technology, $63,000,000, plus
reimbursements.
general post fund, national homes
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public Law
102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the ``General post
fund'': Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the ``General
post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8.
Departmental Administration
general operating expenses
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances
therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard
services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas
employee mail, $855,661,000: Provided, That funds under this heading
shall be available to administer the Service Members Occupational
Conversion and Training Act.
national cemetery system
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of the
National Cemetery System, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by
law; purchase of six passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $92,006,000:
Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, not to
exceed $90,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ``General operating expenses''.
office of inspector general
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$36,000,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under this
heading, not to exceed $30,000 may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
Construction, Major Projects
(including transfer of funds)
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made available in
a previous major project appropriation, $142,300,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That except for advance planning of
projects funded through the advance planning fund and the design of
projects funded through the design fund, none of these funds shall be
used for any project which has not been considered and approved by the
Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds
provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 1999, for each approved
project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction
documents contract by September 30, 1999; and (2) by the awarding of a
construction contract by September 30, 2000: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall promptly report in writing to the Committees on
Appropriations any approved major construction project in which
obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established
above: Provided further, That no funds from any other account except
the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for constructing,
altering, extending, or improving a project which was approved in the
budget process and funded in this account until one year after
substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department of
Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to
that part only: Provided further, That not to exceed $125,000 may be
transferred to the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund, codified at section
493(d) of title 36, United States Code: Provided further, That during
fiscal year 1999, or in subsequent fiscal years, the ``Construction,
major projects'' account shall be reimbursed, in the amount
transferred, from other funds as they become part of the Pershing Hall
Revolving Fund.
construction, minor projects
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineering
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction
costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in
sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122
of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project
is less than $4,000,000, $175,000,000, to remain available until
expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction,
minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made available for any
project where the estimated cost is less than $4,000,000: Provided,
That funds in this account shall be available for: (1) repairs to any
of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of
the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by
any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures
necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
parking revolving fund
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109,
income from fees collected, to remain available until expended, which
shall be available for all authorized expenses except operations and
maintenance costs, which will be funded from ``Medical care''.
grants for construction of state extended care facilities
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-
8137, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.
grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving
State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408, $10,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
administrative provisions
(including transfer of funds)

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and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and
indemnities'' may be transferred to any other of the mentioned
appropriations.

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TITLE I

-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Affairs for fiscal year 1999 for salaries and expenses shall be
available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

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Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, major
projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.

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Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or examination
of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing
such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 5
U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost
is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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Affairs for fiscal year 1999 for ``Compensation and pensions'',
``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and indemnities''
shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations
required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1998.

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Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999 shall be available to pay prior
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public
Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust fund
accounts they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.

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year 1999, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National
Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating
expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the insurance
programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in an
insurance program in fiscal year 1999, that are available for dividends
in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined
reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of
administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus
earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only
to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year
1999, which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance
program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance
included in such insurance program.

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States Code, the following obligated balances shall be exempt from
subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and shall remain available
for expenditure without fiscal year limitation: (1) funds obligated by
the Department of Veterans Affairs for lease numbers 084B-05-94, 084B-
07-94, and 084B-027-94 from funds made available in the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-124) under the
heading ``Medical care''; and (2) funds obligated by the Department of
Veterans Affairs for lease number 084B-002-96 from funds made available
in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public
Law 103-327) under the heading ``Medical care''.

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Salisbury, North Carolina, is hereby designated as the ``W.G. (Bill)
Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''. Any
reference to such center in any law, regulation, map, document, record
or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a
reference to the ``W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) are effective on the latter of
the first day of the 106th Congress or January 3, 1999.

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(a) Conveyance.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may convey, without
consideration, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, described
in subsection (b).
(b) Covered Parcel.--The parcel of real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) is the following: A parcel of property lying in
the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, section 28, township 21
south, range 9 west, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, lying along and
adjacent to Ridgecrest (Brewer's Porch) Children's Center being more
particularly described as follows: As a point of commencement start at
the southeast corner of the north half of the southwest quarter run in
an easterly direction along an easterly projection of the north
boundary of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter for a
distance of 888.52 feet to a point; thence with a deflection angle to
the left of 134 degrees 41 minutes run in a northwesterly direction for
a distance of 1164.38 feet to an iron pipe; thence with a deflection
angle to the left of 75 degrees 03 minutes run in a southwesterly
direction for a distance of 37.13 feet to the point of beginning of
this parcel of property; thence continue in this same southwesterly
direction along the projection of the chainlink fence for a distance of
169.68 feet to a point; thence with an interior angle to the left of 63
degrees 16 minutes run in a northerly direction for a distance of
233.70 feet to a point; thence with an interior angle to the left of 43
degrees 55 minutes run in a southeasterly direction for a distance of
218.48 feet to the point of beginning, said parcel having an interior
angle of closure of 72 degrees 49 minutes, said parcel containing 0.40
acres more or less, said parcel of property is also subject to all
rights-of-way, easements, and conveyances heretofore given for this
parcel of property.
(c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.

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and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437l note), is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Applicability.--Section 14(q) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 shall be effective only with respect to
assistance provided from funds made available for fiscal year 1999
or any preceding fiscal year, except that the authority in the
first sentence of section 14(q)(1) to use up to 10 percent of the
allocation of certain funds for any operating subsidy purpose shall
not apply to amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and
1999.''.
gse default loss protection

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TITLE II

-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Corporation Act is amended in the first sentence by--
(1) striking ``or'' at the end of clause (B);
(2) striking the period at the end of the first sentence and
inserting: ``; or (D) the mortgage is subject to default loss
protection that the Corporation determines is financially equal or
superior, on an individual or pooled basis, to the protection
provided by clause (C) of this sentence: Provided, That if the
Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
subsequently finds that such default loss protection determined by
the Corporation does not provide such equal or superior protection,
the Corporation shall provide such additional default loss
protection for such mortgage, as approved by the Director of the
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, necessary to
provide such equal or superior protection.''.
(b) Section 1313(b) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Housing Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 is amended by redesignating
paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12),
respectively, and inserting the following new paragraph (9):
``(9) default loss protection levels under section 305(a)(2)(D)
of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act;''.
Financing Adjustment Factors

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lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget
authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section
1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act
of 1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded,
or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or
remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance
agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects
approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which
settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such
section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award
up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with
incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
Fair Housing and Free Speech

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used during fiscal year 1999 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more
persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal
action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or
preventing action by a government official or entity, or a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Brownfields as Eligible CDBG Activity

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thereafter, States and entitlement communities may use funds allocated
under the community development block grants program under title I of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for environmental
cleanup and economic development activities related to Brownfields
projects in conjunction with the appropriate environmental regulatory
agencies, as if such activities were eligible under section 105(a) of
such Act.
Enhanced Disposition Authority

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Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997, is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998'' and
inserting ``fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999''.
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Grants

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the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any
amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 1999 that are
allocated under such section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined
under subsection (b), for any State that--
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under clause
(ii) of such section; and
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal year
1999 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State outside
of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i)
in fiscal year 1999 do not have the number of cases of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome required under such clause.
(b) Amount.--The amount of the allocation and grant for any State
described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the cumulative
number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are outside of
metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) of such
section 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 1999 in proportion to AIDS cases
among cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such
section and States deemed eligible under subsection (a).
(c) Environmental Review.--For purposes of environmental review,
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other
provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under
the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.) from amounts
provided under this or prior Acts shall be treated as assistance for a
special project that is subject to section 305(c) of the Multifamily
Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547), and
shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to
implement such section. Where the grantee under the AIDS Housing
Opportunity Act is a nonprofit organization and the activity is
proposed to be carried out within the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe
or the community of an Alaska native village, the role of the State or
unit of general local government under sections 305(c)(1)-(3) of such
Act may be carried out by the Indian tribe or Alaska native village
instead.
Drawdown of Funds

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(42 U.S.C. 1437l(q)(1)) is amended by inserting after the first
sentence the following sentence: ``Such assistance may involve the
drawdown of funds on a schedule commensurate with construction draws
for deposit into an interest earning escrow account to serve as
collateral or credit enhancement for bonds issued by a public agency
for the construction or rehabilitation of the development.''.
Elimination of Shopping Incentive for Voucher Families Who Remain in
Same Unit Upon Initial Receipt of Assistance

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1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(2)) is amended by inserting the following new
sentence at the end: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for
families being admitted to the voucher program who remain in the same
unit or complex, where the rent (including the amount allowed for
utilities) does not exceed the payment standard, the monthly assistance
payment for any family shall be the amount by which such rent exceeds
the greater of 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income or 10
percent of the family's monthly income.''.
(b) This section shall take effect 60 days after the later of
October 1, 1998 or the date of the enactment of this Act.
renegotiation of performance funding system

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1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
(1) by inserting after the third sentence the following new
sentence to read as follows:
``Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, the Secretary may revise the
performance funding system in a manner that takes into account equity
among public housing agencies and that includes appropriate incentives
for sound management.''; and
(2) in the last sentence, by inserting after ``vacant public
housing units'' the following: ``, or any substantial change under
the preceding sentence,''.
FHA Multifamily Mortgage Credit Demonstrations

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of 1992 is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(5) by adding before the period at the end
of the first sentence ``, and not more than an additional 25,000
units during fiscal year 1999'', and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) by striking
``1996 and'' and inserting ``1996,'' and by inserting after
``fiscal year 1997'' the following: ``and not more than an
additional 25,000 units during fiscal year 1999''.
Calculation of Downpayment

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by--
(1) striking out ``Alaska and Hawaii'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Calculation of Downpayment''; and
(2) striking out in subparagraph (A) ``originated in the State
of Alaska or the State of Hawaii and endorsed for insurance in
fiscal years 1997 and 1998,'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``executed for insurance in fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.
State CDBG IDIS Funding

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under section 106(d)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 for distribution in nonentitlement areas, the State may deduct an
amount, not to exceed the greater of 0.25 percent of the amount so
received or $50,000, for implementation of the integrated disbursement
and information system established by the Secretary, in addition to any
amounts used for this purpose from amounts retained by the State for
administrative expenses under section 106(d)(3)(A).
Nursing Home Lease Terms

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of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended by striking out ``fifty
years from the date'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fifty years to
run from the date''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be
construed to have taken effect on October 27, 1997.
Technical for Emergency CDBG Program

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``Community Development Block Grants'' in the 1998 Supplemental
Appropriations and Rescissions Act (Public Law 105-174; May 1, 1998)
the term ``States'' shall be deemed to include ``Indian tribes'' as
defined under section 102(a)(17) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 and Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Virgin Islands, and American Samoa: Provided, That amounts made
available by this section are designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Use of Home Funds for Public Housing Modernization

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Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, amounts made available to the
City of Bismarck, North Dakota, under subtitle A of title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act for fiscal years
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 or 2002, may be used to carry out activities
authorized under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 14371) for the purpose of modernizing the Crescent Manor
public housing project located at 107 East Bowen Avenue, in Bismarck,
North Dakota, if--
(1) the Burleigh County Housing Authority (or any successor
public housing agency that owns or operates the Crescent Manor
public housing project) has obligated all other Federal assistance
made available to that public housing agency for that fiscal year;
or
(2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development authorizes
the use of those amounts for the purpose of modernizing that public
housing project, which authorization may be made with respect to
one or more of those fiscal years.
cdbg and home exemption

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to the City under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 and under subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act to reimburse the city for its cost in
purchasing 19.89 acres of land, more or less, located at the northwest
corner of Lombard Street and Camino del Sol in the city, on the north
side of the 2100 block of Camino del Sol, for the purpose of providing
affordable housing. The procedures set forth in sections 104(g)(2) and
(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and sections
288(b) and (c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
shall not apply to any release of funds for such reimbursement.
CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES CAP

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Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is amended by striking
``1998'' and inserting ``1999''.
Clarification of Owner's Right to Prepay

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Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 or section 221 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (as in effect pursuant to
section 604(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act), subject to subsection (b), with respect to any project that is
eligible low-income housing (as that term is defined in section 229 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987)--
(1) the owner of the project may prepay, and the mortgagee may
accept prepayment of, the mortgage on the project, and
(2) the owner may request voluntary termination of a mortgage
insurance contract with respect to such project and the contract
may be terminated notwithstanding any requirements under sections
229 and 250 of the National Housing Act.
(b) Conditions.--Any prepayment of a mortgage or termination of an
insurance contract authorized under subsection (a) may be made--
(1) only to the extent that such prepayment or termination is
consistent with the terms and conditions of the mortgage on or
mortgage insurance contract for the project;
(2) only if the owner of the project involved agrees not to
increase the rent charges for any dwelling unit in the project
during the 60-day period beginning upon such prepayment or
termination; and
(3) only if the owner of the project provides notice of intent
to prepay or terminate, in such form as the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may prescribe, to each tenant of the housing,
the Secretary, and the chief executive officer of the appropriate
State or local government for the jurisdiction within which the
housing is located, not less than 150 days, but not more than 270
days, before such prepayment or termination, except that such
requirement shall not apply to a prepayment or termination that--
(A) occurs during the 150-day period immediately following
the date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) is necessary to effect conversion to ownership by a
priority purchaser (as defined in section 231(a) of the Low-
Income Housing Preservation and Resident Ownership Act of 1990
(12 U.S.C. 4120(a)), or
(C) will otherwise ensure that the project will continue to
operate, at least until the maturity date of the loan or
mortgage, in a manner that will provide rental housing on terms
at least as advantageous to existing and future tenants as the
terms required by the program under which the loan or mortgage
was made or insured prior to the proposed prepayment or
termination.
Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act

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1990 is amended--
(1) in section 5123, by inserting ``Indian tribes'' before
``and private'';
(2) in section 5124(a)(7), by inserting ``, an Indian tribe,''
before ``or tribally designated'';
(3) in section 5125, by inserting ``an Indian tribe'' before
``a tribally designated''; and
(4) in section 5126, by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the meaning
given the term in section 4(12) of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996, 25 U.S.C.
4103(12).''.
Multifamily Housing Institute

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may, from time to time, as determined necessary to assist the
Department in managing its multifamily assets including analyzing,
tracking and evaluating its portfolio of FHA-insured and other
mortgages and properties and assisting the Department in understanding
and reducing the risk involved in its mortgage restructuring, insuring
and guaranteeing activities, provide data to, and purchase data from,
any nonprofit, industry supported, on-line provider of nationwide,
multifamily housing loan and property data services.
Multifamily Mortgage Auctions

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amended--
(1) in the first sentence of clause (viii), by striking
``September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ix) The authority of the Secretary to conduct
multifamily auctions under this paragraph shall be
effective for any fiscal year only to the extent and in
such amounts as are approved in appropriations Acts for the
costs of loan guarantees (as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974), including the cost of
modifying loans.''.
Funding Correction

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$1,250,000 made available pursuant to Public Law 102-389 for economic
revitalization and infrastructure repair in Montpelier, Vermont,
$250,000 is available for the Central Vermont Revolving Loan Fund
administered by the Central Vermont Community Action Council.
Annual Report on Management Deficiencies
Sec. 224.(a) In General.--Section 203 of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(x) Management Deficiencies Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the plan of the
Secretary to address each material weakness, reportable condition,
and noncompliance with an applicable law or regulation (as defined
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) identified
in the most recent audited financial statement of the Federal
Housing Administration submitted under section 3515 of title 31,
United States Code.
``(2) Contents of annual report.--Each report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) an estimate of the resources, including staff,
information systems, and contract assistance, required to
address each material weakness, reportable condition, and
noncompliance with an applicable law or regulation described in
paragraph (1), and the costs associated with those resources;
``(B) an estimated timetable for addressing each material
weakness, reportable condition, and noncompliance with an
applicable law or regulation described in paragraph (1); and
``(C) the progress of the Secretary in implementing the
plan of the Secretary included in the report submitted under
paragraph (1) for the preceding year, except that this
subparagraph does not apply to the initial report submitted
under paragraph (1).''.

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National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``In conjunction with any loan insured under this section, an
original lender shall provide to each prospective borrower a
disclosure notice that provides a one page analysis of mortgage
products offered by that lender and for which the borrower would
qualify. This notice shall include: (i) a generic analysis
comparing the note rate (and associated interest payments),
insurance premiums, and other costs and fees that would be due over
the life of the loan for a loan insured by the Secretary under this
subsection with the note rates, insurance premiums (if applicable),
and other costs and fees that would be expected to be due if the
mortgagor obtained instead other mortgage products offered by the
lender and for which the borrower would qualify with a similar
loan-to-value ratio in connection with a conventional mortgage (as
that term is used in section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)) or section
302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act
(12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)), as applicable), assuming prevailing
interest rates; and (ii) a statement regarding when the mortgagor's
requirement to pay the mortgage insurance premiums for a mortgage
insured under this section would terminate or a statement that the
requirement will terminate only if the mortgage is refinanced, paid
off, or otherwise terminated.''.
(b) Regulation.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall develop the disclosure notice under subsection (a) within 150
days of the enactment through notice and comment rulemaking.

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other provision of law, no funds in this Act or any other Act may
hereafter be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
determine allocations or provide assistance for operating subsidies or
modernization for certain State and city funded and locally developed
public housing units, as defined for purposes of a statutory paragraph,
notwithstanding the deeming by statute of such units to be public
housing units developed under the United States Housing Act of 1937,
unless such unit was so assisted before October 1, 1998.
Section 236 Program Reform

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section 221(c) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997,
is amended to read as follows:
``(g) The project owner shall, as required by the Secretary,
accumulate, safeguard, and periodically pay the Secretary or such other
entity as determined by the Secretary and upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, all rental charges
collected on a unit-by-unit basis in excess of the basic rental
charges. Unless otherwise directed by the Secretary, such excess
charges shall be credited to a reserve used by the Secretary to make
additional assistance payments as provided in paragraph (3) of
subsection (f). Notwithstanding any other requirements of this
subsection, an owner of a project with a mortgage insured under this
section, or a project previously assisted under subsection (b) but
without a mortgage insured under this section if the project mortgage
was insured under section 207 of this Act before July 30, 1998 pursuant
to section 223(f) of this Act and assisted under subsection (b), may
retain some or all of such excess charges for project use if authorized
by the Secretary and upon such terms and conditions as established by
the Secretary.''.
fha mortgage insurance increase

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Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking clause
(ii) and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and
inserting the following:
``(ii) 87 percent of the dollar amount limitation
determined under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation Act for a residence of the applicable
size; except that the dollar amount limitation in effect
for any area under this subparagraph may not be less than
48 percent of the dollar limitation determined under
section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation Act for a residence of the applicable size;
and''.
(b) The first sentence in the matter following section
203(b)(2)(B)(iii) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1709(b)(2)(B)(iii) is amended to read as follows: ``For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the term `area' means a metropolitan statistical
area as established by the Office of Management and Budget; and the
median 1-family house price for an area shall be equal to the median 1-
family house price of the county within the area that has the highest
such median price.''.
HOPE VI Grant for Hollander Ridge

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made to the Housing Authority of Baltimore City for development efforts
at Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, Maryland, involving funds appropriated
for fiscal year 1996 under the heading ``Public Housing Demolition,
Site Revitalization, and Replacement Housing Grants'', all of the
rescinded grant amount shall be recaptured by the Secretary and added
to the amounts otherwise available under this heading. If, after the
date of any such recapture, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City
applies in response to a Notice of Funding Availability issued by the
Secretary for a grant from funds available under this heading (not to
exceed the amount recaptured) for development efforts at Hollander
Ridge, then the Secretary shall grant priority status to such
application and approve the grant award if the application meets the
terms and criteria stated in the Notice of Funding Availability.
Debt Forgiveness

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cancel the indebtedness of the Town of Hobson City, Alabama, relating
to a public facilities loan under title II of the Housing Amendments of
1955, issued July 1, 1969 (Project No. ALA-01-PFL0139). The Town of
Hobson City hereby is relieved of all liability to the Federal
Government for the outstanding principal balance on such loan, for the
amount of accrued interest on such loan, and for any other fees and
charges payable in connection with such loan.
Consideration of Homeless Grant Application

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application submitted August 5, 1998 by the City of Wichita and
Sedgwick County, Kansas for assistance under the Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance program pursuant to the Notice at 63 Federal
Register 23988, 23999 (April 30, 1998) notwithstanding the August 4,
1998 due date for such application, notwithstanding any provision that
may be to the contrary in section 102 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
CDBG Service Cap for Miami

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are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been
placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not
exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does
not apply to accounts that do not contain an object classification for
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I,
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates
in the same proportion.

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TITLE IV

-GENERAL PROVISIONS

expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year
for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

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subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the
Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a
contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for
services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association,
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any
member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within
the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).

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

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(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee of
the United States unless--
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a
voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees and the
items or services for which such expenditure is being made; or
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such
certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, is
specifically authorized by law; and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the General
Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from such audit.

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or agency may be expended for the transportation of any officer or
employee of such department or agency between their domicile and their
place of employment, with the exception of any officer or employee
authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.

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payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals not
specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of
cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest
of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.

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through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for payment of the
salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal Government or a
grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level
IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by law.

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pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein
affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
2056 et seq.).

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an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing law, the
obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts
which are: (1) a matter of public record and available for public
inspection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of
all contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the date
on which the list is made available to the public and of all contracts
on which performance has not been completed by such date. The list
required by the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall
include a narrative description of the work to be performed under each
such contract.

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appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for
services unless such executive agency: (1) has awarded and entered into
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to
such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the contract
pursuant to which the report was prepared; and (B) the contractor who
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.

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funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other
personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or
agency.

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or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles
per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.

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shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if the
estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on
which the report is received by the Committees on Appropriations.

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extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds
made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) 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.

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implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect costs,
except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21.

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raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act.

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for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
rights, or unfunded mandates.

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and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 1999
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:
Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be
used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent
expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of
other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest
of the United States Government.

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Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available
pursuant to authorization under such section for fiscal year 1999 and
prior fiscal years may be used for implementing comprehensive
conservation and management plans.

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``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service education
awards shall mean any loan made directly to a student by the Alaska
Commission on Postsecondary Education, in addition to other meanings
under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.

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this or any other Act or previous Acts for the United States/Mexico
Foundation for Science may be used for the endowment of such
Foundation.

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Consumer Product Safety Commission shall make all necessary
arrangements for the Committee on Toxicology of the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) to conduct an independent 12-month study of the
potential toxicologic risks of all flame-retardant chemicals identified
by the NAS and the Commission as likely candidates for use in
residential upholstered furniture for the purpose of meeting
regulations proposed by the Commission for flame resistance of
residential upholstered furniture.
(b) Upon completion of its report, the Academy shall send the
report to the Commission, which shall provide it to the Congress.
(c) The Commission, before promulgating any notice of proposed
rulemaking or final rulemaking setting flammability standards for
residential upholstered furniture, shall consider fully the findings
and conclusions of the Academy.

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for researching methods to reduce methane emissions from cows, sheep,
or any other ruminant livestock.

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appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall
be available for any activity in excess of amounts set forth in the
budget estimates submitted for the appropriations.

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Establishment and Purposes.--Section 202 of the National Fallen
Firefighters Foundation Act (36 U.S.C. 5201) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) primarily--
``(A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of
property for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters'
Memorial and the annual memorial service associated with the
memorial; and
``(B) to, in coordination with the Federal Government and
fire services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2203)), plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred
to in subparagraph (A) and related activities;'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and Federal'' after ``non-
Federal'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``State and local'' and inserting
``Federal, State, and local''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) to provide for a national program to assist families of
fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with line-of-
duty deaths of those firefighters; and
``(6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to
increase public awareness of fire and life safety.''.
(b) Board of Directors of Foundation.--Section 203(g)(1) of the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act (36 U.S.C. 5202(g)(1)) is
amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
``(A) appointing officers or employees;''.
(c) Administrative Services and Support.--Section 205 of the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act (36 U.S.C. 5204) is amended
to read as follows:
``SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.
``(a) In General.--During the 10-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999,
the Administrator may--
``(1) provide personnel, facilities, and other required
services for the operation of the Foundation; and
``(2) accept reimbursement for the assistance provided under
paragraph (1).
``(b) Reimbursement.--Any amounts received under subsection (a)(2)
as reimbursement for assistance shall be deposited in the Treasury to
the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the
cost of providing that assistance.
``(c) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
Federal personnel or stationery may be used to solicit funding for the
Foundation.''.

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or Producing Methamphetamine for Certain Housing Assistance. Section 16
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Ineligibility of Individuals Convicted of Manufacturing or
Producing Methamphetamine On the Premises.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a public housing agency shall establish standards for
occupancy in public housing dwelling units and assistance under section
8 that--
``(1) permanently prohibit occupancy in any public housing
dwelling unit by, and assistance under section 8 for, any person
who has been convicted of manufacturing or otherwise producing
methamphetamine on the premises in violation of any Federal or
State law; and
``(2) immediately and permanently terminate the tenancy in any
public housing unit of, and the assistance under section 8 for, any
person who is convicted of manufacturing or otherwise producing
methamphetamine on the premises in violation of any Federal or
State law.''.

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enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall
propose for comment a revocation of the amendments to the standards for
the flammability of children's sleepwear sizes 0 through 6X (contained
in regulations published at 16 CFR part 1615) and 7 through 14
(contained in regulations published at 16 CFR part 1616) issued by the
Commission on September 9, 1996 (61 FR 47634), and any subsequent
amendments thereto.
(b) The General Accounting Office shall undertake a review of
children's burn incident data relating to burns from the ignition of
children's sleepwear from small open flame sources for the period July
1, 1997 through January 1, 1999. Such review shall be completed by
April 1, 1999 and shall be submitted to the Congress and to the
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(c) Not later than July 1, 1999, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission shall promulgate a final rule revoking, maintaining or
modifying the amendments issued by the Commission on September 9, 1996
(61 FR 47634) and any subsequent amendments thereto amending the
Flammable Fabrics Act standards for the flammability of children's
sleepwear, considering and substantively addressing the findings of the
General Accounting Office and other information available to the
Commission.
(d) None of the following shall apply with respect to the
promulgation of the amendment prescribed by subsection (a):
(1) The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.).
(2) The Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.).
(3) Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
(5) The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (Public Law 104-121).
(6) Any other statute or Executive order.

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Research. (a) Study.--The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, may enter into an agreement with the National
Academy of Sciences for the Academy to conduct a comprehensive study to
develop methods for evaluating federally-funded research and
development programs. This study shall--
(1) recommend processes to determine an acceptable level of
success for federally-funded research and development programs by--
(A) describing the research process in the various
scientific and engineering disciplines;
(B) describing in the different sciences what measures and
what criteria each community uses to evaluate the success or
failure of a program, and on what time scales these measures
are considered reliable--both for exploratory long-range work
and for short-range goals; and
(C) recommending how these measures may be adapted for use
by the Federal Government to evaluate federally-funded research
and development programs;
(2) assess the extent to which agencies incorporate independent
merit-based evaluation into the formulation of the strategic plans
of funding agencies and if the quantity or quality of this type of
input is unsatisfactory;
(3) recommend mechanisms for identifying federally-funded
research and development programs which are unsuccessful or
unproductive;
(4) evaluate the extent to which independent, merit-based
evaluation of federally-funded research and development programs
and projects achieves the goal of eliminating unsuccessful or
unproductive programs and projects; and
(5) investigate and report on the validity of using
quantitative performance goals for aspects of programs which relate
to administrative management of the program and for which such
goals would be appropriate, including aspects related to--
(A) administrative burden on contractors and recipients of
financial assistance awards;
(B) administrative burdens on external participants in
independent, merit-based evaluations;
(C) cost and schedule control for construction projects
funded by the program;
(D) the ratio of overhead costs of the program relative to
the amounts expended through the program for equipment and
direct funding of research; and
(E) the timeliness of program responses to requests for
funding, participation, or equipment use.
(b) Independent Merit-Based Evaluation Defined.--The term
``independent merit-based evaluation'' means review of the scientific
or technical quality of research or development, conducted by experts
who are chosen for their knowledge of scientific and technical fields
relevant to the evaluation and who--
(1) in the case of the review of a program activity, do not
derive long-term support from the program activity; or
(2) in the case of the review of a project proposal, are not
seeking funds in competition with the proposal.

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The Administrator may provide liability insurance for, or
indemnification to, the developer of an experimental aerospace vehicle
developed or used in execution of an agreement between the
Administration and the developer.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the insurance and indemnification provided by the Administration
under subsection (a) to a developer shall be provided on the same
terms and conditions as insurance and indemnification is provided
by the Administration under section 308 of the National Aeronautics
and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2458b) to the user of a space
vehicle.
(2) Insurance.--
(A) In general.--A developer shall obtain liability
insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility in amounts to
compensate for the maximum probable loss from claims by--
(i) a third party for death, bodily injury, or property
damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried out in
connection with the development or use of an experimental
aerospace vehicle; and
(ii) the United States Government for damage or loss to
Government property resulting from such an activity.
(B) Maximum required.--The Administrator shall determine
the amount of insurance required, but, except as provided in
subparagraph (C), that amount shall not be greater than the
amount required under section 70112(a)(3) of title 49, United
States Code, for a launch. The Administrator shall publish
notice of the Administrator's determination and the applicable
amount or amounts in the Federal Register within 10 days after
making the determination.
(C) Increase in dollar amounts.--The Administrator may
increase the dollar amounts set forth in section 70112(a)(3)(A)
of title 49, United States Code, for the purpose of applying
that section under this section to a developer after
consultation with the Comptroller General and such experts and
consultants as may be appropriate, and after publishing notice
of the increase in the Federal Register not less than 180 days
before the increase goes into effect. The Administrator shall
make available for public inspection, not later than the date
of publication of such notice, a complete record of any
correspondence received by the Administration, and a transcript
of any meetings in which the Administration participated,
regarding the proposed increase.
(D) Safety review required before administrator provides
insurance.--The Administrator may not provide liability
insurance or indemnification under subsection (a) unless the
developer establishes to the satisfaction of the Administrator
that appropriate safety procedures and practices are being
followed in the development of the experimental aerospace
vehicle.
(3) No indemnification without cross-waiver.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the Administrator may not indemnify a developer of
an experimental aerospace vehicle under this section unless there
is an agreement between the Administration and the developer
described in subsection (c).
(4) Application of certain procedures.--If the Administrator
requests additional appropriations to make payments under this
section, like the payments that may be made under section 308(b) of
the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C.
2458b(b)), then the request for those appropriations shall be made
in accordance with the procedures established by subsections (d)
and (e) of section 70113 of title 49, United States Code.
(c) Cross-Waivers.--
(1) Administrator authorized to waive.--The Administrator, on
behalf of the United States, and its departments, agencies, and
related entities, may reciprocally waive claims with a developer
and with the related entities of that developer under which each
party to the waiver agrees to be responsible, and agrees to ensure
that its own related entities are responsible, for damage or loss
to its property for which it is responsible, or for losses
resulting from any injury or death sustained by its own employees
or agents, as a result of activities connected to the agreement or
use of the experimental aerospace vehicle.
(2) Limitations.--
(A) Claims.--A reciprocal waiver under paragraph (1) may
not preclude a claim by any natural person (including, but not
limited to, a natural person who is an employee of the United
States, the developer, or the developer's subcontractors) or
that natural person's estate, survivors, or subrogees for
injury or death, except with respect to a subrogee that is a
party to the waiver or has otherwise agreed to be bound by the
terms of the waiver.
(B) Liability for negligence.--A reciprocal waiver under
paragraph (1) may not absolve any party of liability to any
natural person (including, but not limited to, a natural person
who is an employee of the United States, the developer, or the
developer's subcontractors) or such a natural person's estate,
survivors, or subrogees for negligence, except with respect to
a subrogee that is a party to the waiver or has otherwise
agreed to be bound by the terms of the waiver.
(C) Indemnification for damages.--A reciprocal waiver under
paragraph (1) may not be used as the basis of a claim by the
Administration or the developer for indemnification against the
other for damages paid to a natural person, or that natural
person's estate, survivors, or subrogees, for injury or death
sustained by that natural person as a result of activities
connected to the agreement or use of the experimental aerospace
vehicle.
(3) Effect on previous waivers.--Subsection (c) applies to any
waiver of claims entered into by the Administration without regard
to whether it was entered into before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3) Common terms.--Any term used in this section that is
defined in the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42
U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) has the same meaning in this section as when
it is used in that Act.
(4) Developer.--The term ``developer'' means a United States
person (other than a natural person) who--
(A) is a party to an agreement that was in effect before
the date of the enactment of this Act with the Administration
for the purpose of developing new technology for an
experimental aerospace vehicle;
(B) owns or provides property to be flown or situated on
that vehicle; or
(C) employs a natural person to be flown on that vehicle.
(5) Experimental aerospace vehicle.--The term ``experimental
aerospace vehicle'' means an object intended to be flown in, or
launched into, suborbital flight for the purpose of demonstrating
technologies necessary for a reusable launch vehicle, developed
under an agreement between the Administration and a developer that
was in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) Related entity.--The term ``related entity'' includes a
contractor or subcontractor at any tier, a supplier, a grantee, and
an investigator or detailee.
(e) Relationship to Other Laws.--
(1) Section 308 of national aeronautics and space act of
1958.--This section does not apply to any object, transaction, or
operation to which section 308 of the National Aeronautics and
Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2458b) applies.
(2) Chapter 701 of title 49, united states code.--The
Administrator may not provide indemnification to a developer under
this section for launches subject to license under section
70117(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code.
(f) Termination.--
(1) In general.--The provisions of this section shall terminate
on December 31, 2002, except that the Administrator may extend the
termination date to a date not later than September 30, 2005, if
the Administrator determines that such an extension is necessary to
cover the operation of an experimental aerospace vehicle.
(2) Effect of termination on agreements.--The termination of
this section does not terminate or otherwise affect a cross-waiver
agreement, insurance agreement, indemnification agreement, or any
other agreement entered into under this section except as may be
provided in that agreement.

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Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end:
``OPEN SEASON FOR CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS FOR ALLOTMENTS
``Sec. 41. (a) In General.--(1) During the eighteen month period
following promulgation of implementing rules pursuant to subsection
(e), a person described in subsection (b) shall be eligible for an
allotment of not more than two parcels of federal land totaling 160
acres or less under the Act of May 17, 1906 (chapter 2469; 34 Stat.
197), as such Act was in effect before December 18, 1971.
``(2) Allotments may be selected only from lands that were vacant,
unappropriated, and unreserved on the date when the person eligible for
the allotment first used and occupied those lands.
``(3) The Secretary may not convey allotments containing any of the
following--
``(A) lands upon which a native or non-native campsite is
located, except for a campsite used primarily by the person
selecting the allotment;
``(B) lands selected by, but not conveyed to, the State of
Alaska pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act or any other provision
of law;
``(C) lands selected by, but not conveyed to, a Village or
Regional Corporation;
``(D) lands designated as wilderness by statute;
``(E) acquired lands;
``(F) lands containing a building, permanent structure, or
other development owned or controlled by the United States, another
unit of government, or a person other than the person selecting the
allotment;
``(G) lands withdrawn or reserved for national defense purposes
other than National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska;
``(H) National Forest Lands; and
``(I) lands selected or claimed, but not conveyed, under a
public land law, including but not limited to the following:
``(1) Lands within a recorded mining claim.
``(2) Home sites.
``(3) Trade and Manufacturing sites.
``(4) Reindeer sites and Reindeer headquarters sites.
``(5) Cemetery sites.
``(4) A person who qualifies for an allotment on lands prohibited
from conveyance by a provision of subsection (a)(3) may select an
alternative allotment from the following lands located within the
geographic boundaries of the same Regional Corporation as the excluded
allotment--
``(A) lands withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(1) of this Act
which were not selected, or were relinquished after selection;
``(B) lands contiguous to the outer boundary of lands withdrawn
pursuant to section 11(a)(1)(C) of this Act, except lands excluded
from selection by a provision of subsection (a)(3) and lands within
a National Park; and
``(C) vacant, unappropriated and unreserved lands.
``(5) After consultation with a person entitled to an allotment
within a Conservation System Unit, the Secretary may convey alternative
lands of equal acreage, including lands within a Conservation System
Unit, to that person if the Secretary determines that the allotment
would be incompatible with a purpose for which the Conservation System
Unit was established.
``(6) All conveyances under this section shall--
``(A) be subject to valid existing rights, including any right
of the United States to income derived, directly or indirectly,
from a lease, license, permit, right-of-way or easement; and
``(B) reserve to the United States deposits of oil, gas and
coal, together with the right to explore, mine, and remove these
minerals, on lands which the Secretary determines to be
prospectively valuable for development.
``(b) Eligible Person.--(1) A person is eligible to select an
allotment under this section if that person--
``(A) would have been eligible for an allotment under the Act
of May 17, 1906 (chapter 2469; 34 Stat. 197), as that Act was in
effect before December 18, 1971; and
``(B) is a veteran who served during the period between January
1, 1969 and December 31, 1971 and--
``(i) served at least 6 months between January 1, 1969 and
June 2, 1971; or
``(ii) enlisted or was drafted into military service after
June 2, 1971 but before December 3, 1971.
``(2) The personal representative of the estate of a decedent who
was eligible under subsection (b)(1) may, for the benefit of the heirs,
select an allotment if, during the period specified in subsection
(b)(1)(B), the decedent--
``(A) was killed in action;
``(B) was wounded in action and subsequently died as a direct
consequence of that wound, as determined by the Department of
Veterans Affairs; or
``(C) died while a prisoner of war.
``(3) No person who received an allotment or has a pending
allotment under the Act of May 17, 1906 may receive an allotment under
this section.
``(c) Study and Report.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall
conduct a study to identify and assess the circumstances of veterans of
the Vietnam era who--
``(A) served during a period other than that specified in
subsection (b)(1)(B);
``(B) were eligible for an allotment under the Act of May 17,
1906; and
``(C) did not apply for an allotment under that Act.
``(2) The Secretary shall, within one year of the enactment of this
section, issue a written report on the study, including findings and
recommendations, to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Resources in the House of
Representatives.
``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the terms
`veteran' and `Vietnam era' have the meanings given those terms by
paragraphs (2) and (29), respectively, of section 101 of title 38,
United States Code.
``(e) Regulations.--No later than 18 months after enactment of this
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate, after
consultation with Alaska Natives groups, rules to carry out this
section.''.

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Administration shall develop and deliver to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations, no later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, a study of alternative approaches whereby
NASA could contract with a Russian entity or entities for goods and
services related to the International Space Station. The study shall
evaluate, at a minimum, government-to-government, government-to-
industry, and industry-to-industry arrangements. The study shall
evaluate the pros and cons of each possible approach, addressing the
following requirements: (1) ensure that NASA receives value for each
dollar spent; (2) ensure that the funds provided can be audited; (3)
define appropriate milestones; and, (4) adhere to all relevant
technology transfer and export control laws.

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Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be redesignated as the
``National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn Research
Center at Lewis Field''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center in Ohio
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``National Aeronautics and
Space Administration John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field''.

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Plant, and Equipment (February 1998) (Amending Statements of Federal
Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 6 and 8, ``Accounting for Property,
Plant, and Equipment'' and ``Supplementary Stewardship Reporting'') may
be adopted without the prior notification and waiting period required
by section 307 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-576).

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(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Quality Housing
and Work Responsibility Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this title is as
follows:

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TITLE V

-PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE REFORM

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repeal of energy conservation provisions.

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Subtitle B--Public Housing
Part 1--Capital and Operating Assistance

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Part 2--Admissions and Occupancy Requirements

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Part 3--Management, Homeownership, and Demolition and Disposition

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tenant-based assistance grants for projects.

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Subtitle C--Section 8 Rental and Homeownership Assistance

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Subtitle D--Home Rule Flexible Grant Demonstration

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Subtitle E--Accountability and Oversight of Public Housing Agencies

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Subtitle F--Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing

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and alcohol abusers in federally assisted housing.

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Subtitle G--Repeals and Related Provisions

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Appropriations bill FY99, Veterans Affairs, HUD

Other Sections

TITLE I

TITLE II

TITLE IV

TITLE V

TITLE VI

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