H.R. 5659 (ih) To amend title II of the Social Security Act provide for personal Social Security accounts and to maintain the solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program. [Introduced in House] ...

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    For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, 
including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor vehicles of which 550 
are for replacement only and of which 1,030 are for police-type use and 
commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles; contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and awards of 
compensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the 
United States Customs Service, $1,863,765,000, of which such sums as 
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject 
to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be 
derived from that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall 
be available for payment for rental space in connection with 
preclearance operations; not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available 
until expended for research; of which not less than $100,000 shall be 
available to promote public awareness of the child pornography tipline; 
of which not less than $200,000 shall be available for Project Alert; 
not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
conducting special operations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081; not to exceed 
$8,000,000 shall be available until expended for the procurement of 
automation infrastructure items, including hardware, software, and 
installation; and not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for repairs to Customs facilities: Provided, That uniforms may 
be purchased without regard to the general purchase price limitation 
for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation 
prescribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 
U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be $30,000.

                   harbor maintenance fee collection

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor 
Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, $3,000,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to be transferred to 
and merged with the Customs ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such 
purposes.

  operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction 
                                programs

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other 
related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, including operational 
training and mission-related travel, and rental payments for facilities 
occupied by the air or marine interdiction and demand reduction 
programs, the operations of which include the following: the 
interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to 
Customs and other Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement 
or administration of laws enforced by the Customs Service; and, at the 
discretion of the Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance 
to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and 
emergency humanitarian efforts, $133,228,000, which shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related 
equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is one of a kind and 
has been identified as excess to Customs requirements and aircraft 
which has been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other 
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Department of the 
Treasury, during fiscal year 2001 without the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations.

                        automation modernization

    For expenses not otherwise provided for Customs automated systems, 
$258,400,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,400,000 
shall be for the International Trade Data System, and not less than 
$130,000,000 shall be for the development of the Automated Commercial 
Environment: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading may be obligated for the Automated Commercial Environment until 
the United States Customs Service prepares and submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations a final plan for expenditure that: (1) 
meets the capital planning and investment control review requirements 
established by the Office of Management and Budget, including OMB 
Circular A-11, part 3; (2) complies with the United States Customs 
Service's Enterprise Information Systems Architecture; (3) complies 
with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems 
acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; (4) is 
reviewed and approved by the Customs Investment Review Board, the 
Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget; 
and (5) is reviewed by the General Accounting Office: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated 
for the Automated Commercial Environment until that final expenditure 
plan has been approved by the Committees on Appropriations.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt

                     administering the public debt

    For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the 
United States, $187,301,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses, and of 
which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for systems modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein 
from the General Fund for fiscal year 2001 shall be reduced by not more 
than $4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees and Treasury Direct 
Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2001 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 
$182,901,000. In addition, $23,600, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and 
personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized 
by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380; and in addition, to be 
appropriated from the General Fund, such sums as may be necessary for 
administrative expenses in association with the South Dakota Trust Fund 
and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife Restoration and 
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Restoration Trust Fund, as 
authorized by sections 603(f) and 604(f) of Public Law 106-53.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                 processing, assistance, and management

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for tax 
returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and account assistance 
to taxpayers by telephone and correspondence; providing an independent 
taxpayer advocate within the Service; programs to match information 
returns and tax returns; management services; rent and utilities; and 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
determined by the Commissioner, $3,567,001,000, of which up to 
$3,950,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, and 
of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses.

                          tax law enforcement

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing litigation 
support; issuing technical rulings; providing service to tax exempt 
customers, including employee plans, tax exempt organizations, and 
government entities; examining employee plans and exempt organizations; 
conducting criminal investigation and enforcement activities; securing 
unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; compiling statistics 
of income and conducting compliance research; purchase (for police-type 
use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 
may be determined by the Commissioner, $3,382,402,000, of which not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2003, for 
research.

             earned income tax credit compliance initiative

    For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance and error 
reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), $145,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 may be used to reimburse the Social Security Administration 
for the costs of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
of 1997.

                          information systems

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
information systems and telecommunications support, including 
developmental information systems and operational information systems; 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by 
the Commissioner, $1,545,090,000 which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2002.

          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

    Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
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 Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a training 
program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are trained 
in taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously with the taxpayers, and in 
cross-cultural relations.
    Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce 
policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of 
taxpayer information.
    Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and 
increased manpower to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line 
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make the 
improvement of the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a 
priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and 
staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase of not to exceed 844 vehicles for police-type use, 
of which 541 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; purchase of American-made side-car compatible motorcycles; 
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 Committees on 
Appropriations; for research and development; for making grants to 
conduct behavioral research in support of protective research and 
operations; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; not to exceed $100,000 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, $823,800,000, of which $3,633,000 shall be 
available as a grant for activities related to the investigations of 
exploited children and shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That up to $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain 
available until September 30, 2002.

     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and 
improvement of facilities, $8,941,000, to remain available until 
expended.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

    Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of the 
Treasury in 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, 2001, shall be made in 
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
    Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this 
Act 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.
    Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms for fiscal year 2001 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.
    Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act 
made available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms, United States Customs Service, and United States Secret 
Service may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase 
or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act 
made available to the Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector 
General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Financial 
Management Service, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred 
between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such 
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be 
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's 
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such 
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 116. Of the funds available for the purchase of law 
enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the Secretary of 
the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the respective Treasury 
bureau is consistent with Departmental vehicle management principles: 
Provided, That the Secretary may delegate this authority to the 
Assistant Secretary for Management.
    Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise 
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
    Sec. 118. Hereafter, funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to pay premium pay for protective services authorized by 
section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, without regard to the 
limitation on the rate of pay payable during a pay period contained in 
section 5547(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, except that such 
premium pay shall not be payable to an employee to the extent that the 
aggregate of the employee's basic and premium pay for the year would 
otherwise exceed the annual equivalent of that limitation. The term 
premium pay refers to the provisions of law cited in the first sentence 
of section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code. Payment of 
additional premium pay payable under this section may be made in a lump 
sum on the last payday of the calendar year.
    Sec. 119. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from 
``Salaries and Expenses'', Financial Management Service, to the Debt 
Services Account as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: 
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such Salaries and 
Expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Services 
Account.
    Sec. 120. Under the heading of Treasury Franchise Fund in Public 
Law 104-208, delete the following: the phrases ``pilot, as authorized 
by section 403 of Public Law 103-356,''; and ``as provided in such 
section''; and the final proviso. After the phrase ``to be available'', 
insert ``without fiscal year limitation,''. After the phrase, 
``established in the Treasury a franchise fund'', insert, ``until 
October 1, 2002''.
    Sec. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
reorganization of the field operations of the United States Customs 

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