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Sec. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act
of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ``Buy
American Act'').
Sec. 507. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In
the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be
purchased with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should,
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide
to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
Sec. 508. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made
in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to
any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in
the United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any
contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.
Sec. 509. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefit program
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 510. The provision of section 509 shall not apply where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 511. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 2001 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 2001 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2002, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Executive Office of the President to request from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation any official background investigation report on
any individual, except when--
(1) such individual has given his or her express written
consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the
date of such request and during the same presidential
administration; or
(2) such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 513. The cost accounting standards promulgated under section
26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (Public Law 93-400;
41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with respect to a contract under the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 514. (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall
transfer to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, as trustee, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately
2.3 acres of land located within Grand Rapids, Michigan, and further
described in subsection (b), such grant to be in trust, with the
beneficiary being the National Archives and Records Administration, for
the purpose of supporting the facilities and programs of the Gerald R.
Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Gerald R. Ford Library
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in accordance with a trust agreement to be
agreed upon by the Archivist and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation.
(b) Land Description.--The land to be transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) is described as follows:
The following premises in the City of Grand Rapids, County of Kent,
State of Michigan, described as:
That part of Block 2, Converse Plat, and that part of Block 2 of
J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, and that part of Government Lot 1 of
Section 25, T7N, R12W, City of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan,
described as: BEGINNING at the NE corner of Lot 1 of Block 2 of
Converse Plat; thence East 245.0 feet along the South line of Bridge
Street; thence South 230.0 feet along a line which is parallel with and
170 feet East from the East line of Front Avenue as originally platted;
thence West 207.5 feet parallel with the South line of Bridge Street;
thence South along the centerline of vacated Front Avenue 109 feet more
or less to the extended centerline of vacated Douglas Street; thence
West along the centerline of vacated Douglas Street 237.5 feet more or
less to the East line of Scribner Avenue; thence North along the East
line of Scribner Avenue 327 feet more or less to a point which is 7.0
feet South from the NW corner of Lot 8 of Block 2 of Converse Plat;
thence Easterly 200 feet more or less to the place of beginning, also
described as:
Parcel A--Lots 9 & 10, Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the
subdivision of Government Lots 1 & 2, Section 25, T7N, R12W; also Lots
11-24, Block 2 of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition; also part of N \1/
2\ of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at SE corner Lot 24, Block 2 of
J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, thence N to NE corner of Lot 9 of
Converse Plat, thence E 16 feet, thence S to SW corner of Lot 23 of
J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, thence W 16 feet to beginning.
Parcel B--Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing on S line of
Bridge Street 50 feet E of E line of Front Avenue, thence S 107.85
feet, thence 77 feet, thence N to a point on S line of said street
which is 80 feet E of beginning, thence W to beginning.
Parcel C--Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at SE corner
Bridge Street & Front Avenue, thence E 50 feet, thence S 107.85 feet to
alley, thence W 50 feet to E line Front Avenue, thence N 106.81 feet to
beginning.
Parcel D--Part of Government Lot 1, Section 25, T7N, R12W,
commencing at a point on S line of Bridge Street (66' wide) 170 feet E
of E line of Front Avenue (75' wide), thence S 230 feet parallel with
Front Avenue, thence W 170 feet parallel with Bridge Street to E line
of Front Avenue, thence N along said line to a point 106.81 feet S of
intersection of said line with extension of N & S line of Bridge
Street, thence E 127 feet, thence northerly to a point on S line of
Bridge Street 130 feet E of E line of Front Avenue, thence E along S
line of Bridge Street to beginning.
Parcel E--Lots 1 through 8 of Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the
subdivision of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 25, T7N, R12W.
Also part of N \1/2\ of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at NW
corner of Lot 9, Block 2 of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition; thence N
15 feet to SW corner of Lot 8; thence E 200 feet to SE corner Lot 1;
thence S 15 feet to NE corner of Lot 10; thence W 200 feet to
beginning.
Together with any portion of vacated streets and alleys that have
become part of the above property.
(c) Terms and Conditions.--
(1) Compensation.--The land transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be transferred without compensation to the
United States.
(2) Appointment of successor trustee.--In the event that
the Gerald R. Ford Foundation for any reason is unable or
unwilling to continue to serve as trustee, the Archivist of the
United States is authorized to appoint a successor trustee.
(3) Reversionary interest.--If the Archivist of the United
States determines that the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (or a
successor trustee appointed under paragraph (2)) has breached
its fiduciary duty under the trust agreement entered into
pursuant to this section, the land transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) shall revert to the United States under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Archivist.
Sec. 515. (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall, by not later than September 30, 2001, and with public
and Federal agency involvement, issue guidelines under sections
3504(d)(1) and 3516 of title 44, United States Code, that provide
policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and
maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of
information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal
agencies in fulfillment of the purposes and provisions of chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
(b) Content of Guidelines.--The guidelines under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) apply to the sharing by Federal agencies of, and access
to, information disseminated by Federal agencies; and
(2) require that each Federal agency to which the
guidelines apply--
(A) issue guidelines ensuring and maximizing the
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of
information (including statistical information)
disseminated by the agency, by not later than 1 year
after the date of issuance of the guidelines under
subsection (a);
(B) establish administrative mechanisms allowing
affected persons to seek and obtain correction of
information maintained and disseminated by the agency
that does not comply with the guidelines issued under
subsection (a); and
(C) report periodically to the Director--
(i) the number and nature of complaints
received by the agency regarding the accuracy
of information disseminated by the agency; and
(ii) how such complaints were handled by
the agency.
Sec. 516. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the
Office pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 517. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used
to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the
purpose of implementation, or in preparation for implementation, of the
Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto,
Japan, at the Third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, which has not been submitted to
the Senate for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article
II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and which
has not entered into force pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol.
Sec. 518. Not later than July 1, 2001, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives that: (1) evaluates, for each
agency, the extent to which implementation of chapter 35 of title 31,
United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Public Law 104-13), has reduced burden imposed by rules issued by the
agency, including the burden imposed by each major rule issued by the
agency; (2) includes a determination, based on such evaluation, of the
need for additional procedures to ensure achievement of the purposes of
that chapter, as set forth in section 3501 of title 31, United States
Code, and evaluates the burden imposed by each major rule that imposes
more than 10,000,000 hours of burden, and identifies specific
reductions expected to be achieved in each of fiscal years 2001 and
2002 in the burden imposed by all rules issued by each agency that
issued such a major rule.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used
to pay travel to the United States for the immediate family of
employees serving abroad in cases of death or life threatening illness
of said employee.
Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2001 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act) by the officers and employees of such department,
agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 603. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the
purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses,
ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is
hereby fixed at $8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum
shall be $9,100: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to
exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for
special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for
electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the
provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development,
and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean
alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over
the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
Sec. 604. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 605. Unless otherwise specified during the current fiscal
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the
Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of
the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States)
whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such
person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the
service of the United States on the date of the enactment of this Act
who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of
intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date
and is actually residing in the United States; (3) is a person who owes
allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland,
South Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the Baltic
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee
paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6) is a
national of the People's Republic of China who qualifies for adjustment
of status pursuant to the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992:
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by
any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the
requirements of this section with respect to his or her status have
been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or
both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in
addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of
existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be
recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not
apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the
Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the United
States in a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters
employed by the United States Information Agency, or to temporary
employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field
service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
Sec. 606. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 607. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13101
(September 14, 1998), including any such programs adopted prior
to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 608. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
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