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106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5666
Making miscellaneous appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 15, 2000
Mr. Young of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
Making miscellaneous appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, 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 fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for
other purposes, namely:
DIVISION A
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 101. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, is
amended--
(1) In title III, under the heading ``Rural Utilities
Service, Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans
Program Account'', after ``per year'' insert ``: Provided
further, That not more than $100,000 shall be available for
guarantees of private sector loans''.
(2) In title III, at the end of the first proviso under the
``Rural Housing Assistance Grants'' account, insert ``in
Mississippi and Alaska''.
(3) In section 724, by striking ``to Hispanic-serving
institutions'' and all that follows through ``maintained by
such institutions'' and inserting ``to eligible grantees
specified in subsection (d)(3) of that section'';
(4) In title VIII, under the heading ``Rural Community
Advancement Program'', by striking ``January 1, 2001'' and
inserting ``January 1, 2000'';
(5) In section 806, by inserting ``: Provided further, That
of the funds made available by this section, the Secretary
shall transfer $5,000,000 to the State of Alabama to be used in
conjunction with the program administered by the Alabama
Department of Agriculture and Industries: Provided further,
That of the funds made available by this section, the Secretary
shall transfer not more than $300,000 to the State of Montana
for transportation needs associated with emergency haying and
feeding: Provided further, That of the funds made available by
this section, the Secretary shall use not more than $2,000,000
to carry out a program for income losses sustained before April
30, 2001, by individuals who raise poultry owned by other
individuals as a result of Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome
control programs, as determined by the Secretary'' after
``American Indian Livestock Feed Program'';
(6) In section 815(d)(3), by inserting ``affected'' after
``all'';
(7) In section 830, by striking ``section 401'' and
inserting ``title IV''.
(8) In section 843, by striking ``were unable to market the
crops'' and all that follows through ``in this section:'' and
inserting ``suffered a loss because of the insolvency of an
agriculture cooperative in the State of California: Provided,
That the amount of a payment made to a producer under this
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the loss referred to in
this section:'';
(9) In section 844--
(A) in the section heading, by inserting ``, FLUE-
CURED, AND CIGAR BINDER TYPE 54-55'' after ``BURLEY'';
and
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by inserting ``, without
further cost to the association,''
after ``settle''; and
(II) by inserting ``, Flue-cured,
or Cigar Binder Type 54-55'' after
``Burley'' each place it appears;
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``,
Flue-cured, Cigar Binder Type 54-55,'' after
``Burley''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
``(A) counted for the purpose of determining the
Burley, Flue-cured, or Cigar Binder Type 54-55 tobacco
quota or allotment for any year under part I of
subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); or'';
(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
204(b)(10)(B) of Public Law 106-224 shall not be effective
until July 1, 2001; and
(11) The effective date of this section is the date of
enactment of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001.
Sec. 102. The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended by striking ``1990 decennial census''
and inserting ``1990 or 2000 decennial census'', and by striking ``year
2000'' and inserting ``year 2010''.
Sec. 103. The Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration with the
Secretaries of Energy and Interior, shall undertake a study of the
feasibility of including ethanol, biodiesel, and other bio-based fuels
as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This study shall include a
review of legislative and regulatory changes needed to allow this
inclusion, and those elements necessary to design and implement such a
program, including cost. The Secretary shall provide this study to the
House and Senate Appropriations Committees by February 15, 2001.
Sec. 104. Notwithstanding section 730 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-78), the City of Wilson, North
Carolina, shall be eligible in fiscal year 2001 for the community
facility loan guarantee program under section 306(a)(1) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Sec. 105. Title VIII of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001,
is amended by inserting at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 778. Notwithstanding section 723 of this Act or any other
provision of law, there are hereby appropriated $26,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for the program authorized under section 334
of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
an official budget request for $26,000,000, that includes designation
of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such
Act.''.
Sec. 106. In carrying out the bovine tuberculosis eradication
program covered by the Secretary of Agriculture's emergency declaration
effective as of October 11, 2000, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
pay 100 percent of the amounts of approved claims for materials
affected by or exposed to bovine tuberculosis, and of approved claims
growing out of the destruction of animals: Provided, That in
calculating the net present value of the future income portion of any
claim, the Secretary shall use a discount rate of 7 percent: Provided
further, That the entire amount necessary to carry out this section
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request
for the entire amount, that includes designation of the entire amount
of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Sec. 107. Section 820(b) of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001, is amended by striking ``of 1996'' and inserting the following:
``of 1996, and for the Farmland Protection Program established under
section 388 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
1996''.
Sec. 108. For an additional amount for the United States Department
of Agriculture, Office of the General Counsel, $500,000: Provided, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $500,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Sec. 109. For an additional amount for Grain Inspection, Packers
and Stockyards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, $200,000:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
an official budget request for $200,000, that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined
in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
Sec. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service may provide financial and technical
assistance to the Hamakua Ditch project in Hawaii from funds available
for the Emergency Watershed Program, not to exceed $3,000,000.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $500,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds are to
be expended by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) for a
comprehensive assessment of medical care and incidents of inmate
mortality in the Wisconsin State Prison System.
Office of Justice Programs
justice assistance
For an additional amount for ``Justice Assistance'', $300,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds are to be
expended to expand the collection of data on prisoner deaths while in
law enforcement custody.
community oriented policing services
For an additional amount for ``Community Oriented Policing
Services'', $3,080,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$1,880,000 shall be for a grant to the Pasadena, California, Police
Department for equipment; of which $200,000 shall be for a grant to the
City of Signal Hill, California, for equipment and technology for an
emergency operations center; and of which $1,000,000 shall be for a
grant to the State of Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for
equipment.
juvenile justice programs
For an additional amount for ``Juvenile Justice Programs'',
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to Mobile
County, Alabama, for a juvenile court network program.
General Provisions
Sec. 201. Chapter 2 of title II of division B of Public Law 106-246
(114 Stat. 542) is amended in the matter immediately under the first
heading--
(1) by inserting, ``(or the State, in the case of New Mexico)''
before ``only''; and
(2) by inserting, ``detention costs,'' after ``court costs,''.
Sec. 202. For an additional amount under the heading ``United
States Attorneys, Salaries and Expenses'' in the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, $10,000,000 for the State of Texas and
$2,000,000 for the State of Arizona, to reimburse county and municipal
governments only for Federal costs associated with the handling and
processing of illegal immigration and drug and alien smuggling cases,
such reimbursements being limited to court costs, detention costs,
courtroom technology, the building of holding spaces, administrative
staff, and indigent defense costs.
Sec. 203. In addition to amounts appropriated under the heading
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, Office of Justice
Programs'' in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, $9,000,000 is
for an award to the Alliance of Boys & Girls of South Carolina for the
establishment of the Strom Thurmond Boys & Girls Club National Training
Center.
Sec. 204. In addition to any amounts made available for ``State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' within the Department of Justice,
$500,000 shall be made available only for the New Hampshire Department
of Safety to investigate and support the prosecution of violations of
Federal trucking laws.
Sec. 205. In addition to other amounts made available for the COPS
technology program of the Department of Justice, $4,000,000 shall be
available to the State of South Dakota to establish a regional radio
system to facilitate communications between Federal, State, and local
law enforcement agencies, firefighting agencies, and other emergency
services agencies.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $200,000,
to remain available until expended, for the establishment of satellite
accounts for the travel and tourism industry.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and
Facilities'', $750,000, to remain available until expended, for a study
by the National Academy of Sciences pursuant to H.R. 2090, as passed by
the House of Representatives on September 12, 2000.
General Provisions
Sec. 206. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted by
section 1(a)(2) of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for
the government of the District of Columbia and other activities
chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes'' is
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