[House Report 107-272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 107-272
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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, 2002, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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November 6, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Walsh, from the committee of conference, submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2620]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
2620) ``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, 2002, and for
other purposes'', having met, after full and free conference,
have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective
Houses as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an
amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert:
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, 2002, and
for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
compensation and pensions
(including transfer 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 (50
U.S.C. App. 540 et seq.) 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), $24,944,288,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,940,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading 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 law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61),
$2,135,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That expenses for rehabilitation program services and
assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under
section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, other than
under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5) and (11) of that section,
shall be charged to this account.
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,
$26,200,000, 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 2002, within
the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross
obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially
adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $164,497,000, 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 $3,400.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct loan program, $64,000, 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, $72,000, 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 funds made available under this
heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,301,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct loan program, $274,000, 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, $544,000, which may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program
account
For the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed
transitional housing loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C.
chapter 37, subchapter VI, not to exceed $750,000 of the
amounts appropriated by this Act for ``General operating
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' may be expended.
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., $21,331,164,000,
plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $675,000,000 is for the equipment and land
and structures object classifications only, which amount shall
not become available for obligation until August 1, 2002, and
shall remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be available until September
30, 2003: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading for non-recurring maintenance and repair
(NRM) activities, $15,000,000 shall be available without fiscal
year limitation to support the NRM activities necessary to
implement Capital AssetRealignment for Enhanced Services
(CARES) activities: Provided further, That from amounts appropriated
under this heading, additional amounts, as designated by the Secretary
no later than September 30, 2002, may be used for CARES activities
without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall conduct by contract a program of recovery audits
for the fee basis and other medical services contracts with respect to
payments for hospital care; and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b),
amounts collected, by setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits
shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes
for which funds are appropriated under this heading and the purposes of
paying a contractor a percent of the amount collected as a result of an
audit carried out by the contractor: Provided further, That all amounts
so collected under the preceding proviso with respect to a designated
health care region (as that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2))
shall be allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that region.
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,
2003, $371,000,000, plus reimbursements.
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 capital policy
activities, $66,731,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities
Management Field Service, including project management and real
property administration (including leases, site acquisition and
disposal activities directly supporting projects), shall be
provided to Department of Veterans Affairs components only on a
reimbursable basis, and such amounts will remain available
until September 30, 2002.
Departmental Administration
general operating expenses
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital
planning, management and policy activities, 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,
$1,195,728,000: Provided, That expenses for services and
assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5), and
(11) that the Secretary determines are necessary to enable
entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to
become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable
employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily
living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading, not to
exceed $60,000,000 shall be available for obligation until
September 30, 2003: Provided further, That from the funds made
available under this heading, the Veterans Benefits
Administration may purchase up to four passenger motor vehicles
for use in operations of that Administration in Manila,
Philippines: Provided further, That travel expenses for this
account shall not exceed $15,665,000.
national cemetery administration
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery
Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one
passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $121,169,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$52,308,000.
construction, major projects
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, $183,180,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $60,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities; and of
whichnot to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for costs associated
with land acquisitions for national cemeteries in the vicinity of
Sacramento, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Detroit,
Michigan: Provided, That of the amount made available under this
heading for CARES activities, up to $40,000,000 shall be for
construction of a blind and spinal cord injury center at the Hines
Veterans Affairs Medical Center pursuant to the Veterans Integrated
Service Network (VISN) 12 CARES study, and construction of such center
is hereby deemed authorized pursuant to title 38, United States Code:
Provided further, That the amounts designated in the previous proviso
shall be available for obligation only after the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs has initiated all actions necessary to implement fully Option B
of the July 19, 2001 VISN 12 Service Delivery Options after consulting
with interested and affected parties, and has initiated Phase II of the
CARES process: Provided further, That except for advance planning
activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to
capital investments, and other capital asset management related
activities, such as portfolio development and management activities,
and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning
fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design
fund and CARES funds, including needs assessments which may or may not
lead to capital investments, none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by
the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds
provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 2002, for each approved
project (except those for CARES activities and the three land
acquisitions referenced above) shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding
of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2002; and (2) by
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2003: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 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.
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 and
assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments,
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, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United
States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than
$4,000,000, $210,900,000, 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, of which $25,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided,
That from amounts appropriated under this heading, additional
amounts may be used for CARES activities upon notification of
and approval by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, 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 and $4,000,000 from the
General Fund, both 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, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
grants for construction of state veterans cemeteries
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or
improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
2408, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Administrative Provisions
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2002 for
``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and
``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to
any other of the mentioned appropriations.
Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 for salaries and expenses
shall be available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
of 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.
Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
of 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.
Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 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 2001.
Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 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''.
Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during fiscal year 2002, 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 2002, 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 2002, 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.
Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the Franchise
Fund pilot program authorized to be established by section 403
of Public Law 103-356 until October 1, 2002: Provided, That the
Franchise Fund, established by Title I of Public Law 104-204 to
finance the operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program,
shall continue until October 1, 2002.
Sec. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds
to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account
during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease
services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the
proceeds are received.
Sec. 110. Funds available in any Department of Veterans
Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2002 or funds for
salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be
available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and
the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
for all services provided at rates which will recover actual
costs but not exceed $28,555,000 for the Office of Resolution
Management and $2,383,000 for the Office of Employment and
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments
may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on
estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall
be credited to ``General operating expenses'' for use by the
office that provided the service.
Sec. 111. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat the
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, North Dakota, as a
veterans cemetery owned by the State of North Dakota for
purposes of making grants to States in expanding or improving
veterans cemeteries under section 2408 of title 38, United
States Code. This section shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to grants
under section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, that occur
on or after that date.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Public and Indian Housing
housing certificate fund
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the
disabled because of the loss of affordable housing stock,
expiration of subsidy contracts (other than contracts for which
amounts are provided under another heading in this Act) or
expiration of use restrictions, or other changes in housing
assistance arrangements, and for other purposes,
$16,280,975,000, of which $640,000,000 shall be from
unobligated balances from amounts recaptured from fiscal year
2000 and prior years pursuant to a reduction in the amounts
provided for Annual Contributions Contract Reserve Accounts,
and amounts that are recaptured in this account to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not later than October
1, 2001, the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall
reduce from 60 days to 30 days the amount of reserve funds made
available to public housing authorities: Provided further, That
of the total amount provided under this heading,
$16,071,975,000, of which $11,231,975,000 and the
aforementioned recaptures shall be available on October 1, 2001
and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2002, shall
be for assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.):
Provided further, That the foregoing amounts shall be for use
in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy
contracts, for amendments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for
enhanced vouchers (including amendments and renewals) under any
provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t)
of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), contract administrators, and
contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act: Provided further, That amounts
available under the second proviso under this heading shall be
available for section 8 rental assistance under the Act: (1)
for the relocation and replacement of housing units that are
demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134;
Stat. 1321-269); (2) for the conversion of section 23 projects
to assistance under section 8; (3) for funds to carry out the
family unification program; (4) for the relocation of witnesses
in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and
assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement
or prosecution agency; (5) for tenant protection assistance,
including replacement and relocation assistance; and (6) for
the 1-year renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects
that are subject to approved plans of action under the
Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act
of 1990: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
under this heading, no less than $13,400,000 shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development and
maintenance of information technology systems: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading,
$143,979,000 shall be made available for incremental vouchers
under section 8 of the Act, of which $103,979,000 shall be made
available on a fair share basis to those public housing
agencies that have no less than a 97 percent occupancy rate;
and of which $40,000,000 shall be made available to nonelderly
disabled families affected by the designation of a public
housing development under section 7 of the Act, the
establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13611), or the restriction of occupancy to elderly families in
accordance with section 658 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13618), and
to the extent the Secretary determines that such amount is not
needed to fund applications for such affected families, to
other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further, That up
to $195,601,000 from amounts made available under this heading
may be made available for contract administrators: Provided
further, That amounts available under this heading may be made
available for administrative fees and other expenses to cover
the cost of administering rental assistance programs under
section 8 of the Act: Provided further, That the fee otherwise
authorized under section 8(q) of the Act shall be determined in
accordance with section 8(q), as in effect immediately before
the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility
Act of 1998: Provided further, That $1,200,000,000 is rescinded
from unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated to
the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this
heading or the heading ``Annual contributions for assisted
housing'' or any other heading for fiscal year 2001 and prior
years: Provided further, That any such balances governed by
reallocation provisions under the statute authorizing the
program for which the funds were originally appropriated shall
not be available for this rescission: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall have until September 30, 2002, to meet the
rescission in the proviso preceding the immediately preceding
proviso: Provided further, That any obligated balances of
contract authority that have been terminated shall be canceled.
public housing capital fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out
capital and management activities for public housing agencies,
as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,843,400,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That,
hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
failure of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
issue regulations to carry out section 9(j) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)), such section
is deemed to have taken effect on October 1, 1998, and, except
as otherwise provided in this heading, shall apply to all
assistance made available under this same heading on or after
such date: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise allocated
under this heading, $550,000,000 shall be allocated for such
capital and management activities only among public housing
agencies that have obligated all assistance for the agency for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 made available under this same
heading in accordance with the requirements under paragraphs
(1) and (2) of section 9(j) of such Act: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation,
during fiscal year 2002, the Secretary may not delegate to any
Department official other than the Deputy Secretary any
authority under paragraph (2) of such section 9(j) regarding
the extension of the time periods under such section for
obligation of amounts made available for fiscal year 1998,
1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002: Provided further, That
notwithstanding the first proviso and paragraphs (3) and (5)(B)
of such section 9(j), if at any time before the effectiveness
of final regulations issued by the Secretary under section 6(j)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j))
providing for assessment of public housing agencies and
designation of high-performing agencies, any amounts made
available under the public housing Capital Fund for fiscal year
1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 remain unobligated in violation of
paragraph (1) of such section 9(j) or unexpended in violation
of paragraph (5)(A) of such section 9(j), the Secretary shall
recapture any such amounts and reallocate such amounts among
public housing agencies that, at the time of such reallocation,
are not in violation of any requirement under paragraph (1) or
(5)(A) of such section: Provided further, That for purposes of
this heading, the term ``obligate'' means, with respect to
amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement
that will result in outlays immediately or in the future:
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this
heading, up to $51,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities
under section 9(h) of such Act, of which up to $10,000,000
shall be for the provision of remediation services to public
housing agencies identified as ``troubled'' under the Section 8
Management Assessment Program: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided under this heading, up to $500,000 shall
be for lease adjustments to section 23 projects, and no less
than $52,700,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital
Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems: Provided further, That no funds may be used
under this heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading,
up to $75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development to make grants to public housing
agencies for emergency capital needs resulting from emergencies
and natural disasters in fiscal year 2002: Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this heading,
$15,000,000 shall be for a Neighborhood Networks initiative for
activities authorized in section 9(d)(1)(E) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made
available in the previous proviso shall be awarded to public
housing agencies on a competitive basis as provided in section
102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
Act of 1989.
public housing operating fund
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
For payments to public housing agencies for the operation
and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437g(e)), $3,494,868,000, to remain available until September
30, 2003: Provided, That of the total amount provided under
this heading, $5,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of
Inspector General: Provided further, That of the total amount
provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for programs,
as determined appropriate by the Attorney General, which assist
in the investigation, prosecution, and prevention of violent
crimes and drug offenses in public and federally-assisted low-
income housing, including Indian housing: Provided further,
That funds made available in the previous proviso shall be
administered by the Department of Justice through a
reimbursable agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban
Development: Provided further, That no funds may be used under
this heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided
further, That of the unobligated balances remaining from funds
appropriated in fiscal year 2001 and prior yearsunder the
heading ``Drug elimination grants for low-income housing'' for
activities related to the Operation Safe Home Program, $11,000,000 is
hereby rescinded.
revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site
revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, $573,735,000
to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which the
Secretary may use up to $6,250,000 for technical assistance and
contract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including training
and cost of necessary travel for participants in such training,
by or to officials and employees of the department and of
public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That none
of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting
competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay
judgments, unless expressly permitted herein: Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this heading,
$5,000,000 shall be for a Neighborhood Networks initiative for
activities authorized in section 24(d)(1)(G) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made
available in the previous proviso shall be awarded to public
housing agencies on a competitive basis as provided in section
102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
Act of 1989.
native american housing block grants
(including transfers of funds)
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $648,570,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $2,200,000 shall be contracted through the
Secretary as technical assistance and capacity building to be
used by the National American Indian Housing Council in support
of the implementation of NAHASDA; of which $5,000,000 shall be
to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract
expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training,
oversight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-based
assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel; and of
which no less than $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of
information technology systems: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $5,987,000 shall be made available
for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as
authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such
costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other
obligations, 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 the total principal
amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $52,726,000: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may provide
technical and financial assistance to Indian tribes and their
tribally-designated housing entities in accordance with the
provisions of NAHASDA for emergency housing, housing
assistance, and other assistance to address the problem of
mold: Provided further, That for administrative expenses to
carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from
amounts in the first proviso, which shall be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to
be used only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.
indian housing loan guarantee fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $5,987,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs 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 total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$234,283,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from amounts in the
first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used
only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.
native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section
184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
U.S.C. 1715z-13b), $1,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs 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 total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$40,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from amounts in the
first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``Salaries andexpenses'', to be used only
for the administrative costs of these guarantees.
Community Planning and Development
housing opportunities for persons with aids
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with
AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act
(42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $277,432,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary shall
renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing
that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet
all program requirements before awarding funds for new
contracts and activities authorized under this section:
Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to $2,000,000
of the funds under this heading for training, oversight, and
technical assistance activities.
rural housing and economic development
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000 to
remain available until expended, which amount shall be awarded
by June 1, 2002, to Indian tribes, State housing finance
agencies, State community and/or economic development agencies,
local rural nonprofits and community development corporations
to support innovative housing and economic development
activities in rural areas: Provided, That all grants shall be
awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of
1989.
empowerment zones/enterprise communities
For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment
zones and enterprise communities, $45,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for ``Urban Empowerment Zones'', as
authorized in section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (26 U.S.C. 1391(g)), including $3,000,000 for each
empowerment zone for use in conjunction with economic
development activities consistent with the strategic plan of
each empowerment zone.
community development fund
(including transfers of funds)
For assistance to units of State and local government, and
to other entities, for economic and community development
activities, and for other purposes, $5,000,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the
amount provided, $4,341,000,000 is for carrying out the
community development block grant program under title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the
``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further,
That $70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,300,000 shall
be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council;
$2,600,000 shall be available as a grant to the National
American Indian Housing Council; $5,000,000 shall be available
as a grant to the National Housing Development Corporation, for
operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and for a program
of affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation;
$5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National
Council of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for
technical assistance and fund management, and $4,500,000 is for
investments in the HOPE Fund and financing to affiliated
organizations; and $42,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to
section 107 of the Act of which $4,000,000 shall be made
available to support Alaska Native serving institutions and
Native Hawaiian serving institutions as defined under the
Higher Education Act, as amended, and of which $3,000,000 shall
be made available to tribal colleges and universities to build,
expand, renovate and equip their facilities: Provided further,
That $9,600,000 shall be made available to the Department of
Hawaiian Homelands to provide assistance as authorized under
title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.) (with no
more than 5 percent of such funds being available for
administrative costs): Provided further, That no less than
$13,800,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund
for the development and maintenance of information technology
systems: Provided further, That $22,000,000 shall be for grants
pursuant to the Self Help Housing Opportunity Program: Provided
further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with
funds appropriated under this heading (other than a grant made
available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council
or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant
using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Act) shall be
expended for ``Planning and Management Development'' and
``Administration'', as defined in regulations promulgated by
the Department.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
$29,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building, of
which $25,000,000 shall be made available for Capacity Building
for Community Development and Affordable Housing for LISC and
the Enterprise Foundation for activities as authorized by
section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816
note), as in effect immediately before June 12, 1997, with not
less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural areas,
including tribal areas, and of which $4,000,000 shall be
forcapacity building activities administered by Habitat for Humanity
International.
Of the amount made available under this heading, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use up to
$55,000,000 for supportive services for public housing
residents, as authorized by section 34 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and for residents of housing
assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) and for grants for service
coordinators and congregate services for the elderly and
disabled residents of public and assisted housing and housing
assisted under NAHASDA.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
$42,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and
blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment,
economic diversification, and community revitalization in areas
with population outmigration or a stagnating or declining
economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits can be
integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives:
Provided, That these grants shall be provided in accord with
the terms and conditions specified in the statement of managers
accompanying this conference report.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $65,000,000 shall
be available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by
subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall
be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made
available under this heading: Provided, That local YouthBuild
programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage private and
nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild
funding: Provided further, That no more than ten percent of any
grant award may be used for administrative costs: Provided
further, That not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for
grants to establish Youthbuild programs in underserved and
rural areas: Provided further, That of the amount provided
under this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall be set aside and made
available for a grant to YouthBuild USA for capacity building
for community development and affordable housing activities as
specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, as
amended.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
$294,200,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic
Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted
economic investments in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified in the statement of managers accompanying
this conference report.
community development loan guarantees program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $14,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2003, as authorized by section
108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 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 total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$608,696,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on
outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended:
Provided further, That in addition, for administrative expenses
to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``Salaries and expenses''.
brownfields redevelopment
For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make these
grants available on a competitive basis as specified in section
102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
Act of 1989.
home investment partnerships program
(including transfer of funds)
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act, as amended, $1,846,040,000 to remain available
until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the total amount
provided under this heading, $50,000,000 shall be available for
the Downpayment Assistance Initiative, subject to the enactment
of subsequent legislation authorizing such initiative: Provided
further, That should legislation authorizing such initiative
not be enacted by June 30, 2002, amounts designated in the
previous proviso shall become available for any such purpose
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, as amended: Provided further, That of
the total amount provided under this heading, up to $20,000,000
shall be available for housing counseling under section 106 of
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; and no less than
$17,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund
for thedevelopment and maintenance of information technology
systems.
homeless assistance grants
(including transfer of funds)
For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized
under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as
authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the
section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program
as authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter
plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of
such Act, $1,122,525,000, to remain available until September
30, 2004: Provided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made
available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under the
shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent housing:
Provided further, That all funds awarded for services shall be
matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall renew on an annual basis
expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the
shelter plus care program if the program is determined to be
needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets
appropriate program requirements and financial standards, as
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all awards
of assistance under this heading shall be required to
coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other
mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for
which homeless populations may be eligible, including Medicaid,
State Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services funding through
the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce
Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided
further, That $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be available for the national homeless data
analysis project: Provided further, That $6,600,000 of the
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for
technical assistance: Provided further, That no less than
$5,600,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall
be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further,
That $500,000 shall be made available to the Interagency
Council on the Homeless for administrative needs.
Housing Programs
housing for special populations
(including transfer of funds)
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition,
or development of additional public and subsidized housing
units for low income families not otherwise provided for,
$1,024,151,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004:
Provided, That $783,286,000 shall be for capital advances,
including amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing
for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing
Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for
the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including
amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of
expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term,
and for supportive services associated with the housing, of
which amount $50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and
the continuation of existing congregate service grants for
residents of assisted housing projects, and of which amount
$50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for conversion of
eligible projects under such section to assisted living or
related use: Provided further, That of the amount under this
heading, $240,865,000 shall be for capital advances, including
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing
for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for
project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons
with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act,
including amendments to contracts for such assistance and
renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a
1-year term, and for supportive services associated with the
housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section
811(b)(1) of such Act, and for tenant-based rental assistance
contracts entered into pursuant to section 811 of such Act:
Provided further, That no less than $1,200,000, to be divided
evenly between the appropriations for the section 202 and
section 811 programs, shall be transferred to the Working
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems: Provided further, That, in addition to
amounts made available for renewal of tenant-based rental
assistance contracts pursuant to the second proviso of this
paragraph, the Secretary may designate up to 25 percent of the
amounts earmarked under this paragraph for section 811 of such
Act for tenant-based assistance, as authorized under that
section, including such authority as may be waived under the
next proviso, which assistance is five years in duration:
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any provision of
such section 202 and such section 811 (including the provisions
governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance
and tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines is
not necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or
that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate, or
administerprojects assisted under these programs, and may make
provision for alternative conditions or terms where appropriate.
flexible subsidy fund
(transfer of funds)
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted
balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2001, and
any collections made during fiscal year 2002, shall be
transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by
section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended.
manufactured housing fees trust fund
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), $13,566,000, to
remain available until expended, to be derived from the
Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to
exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall
be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the
extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to
section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the amount made
available under this heading from the general fund shall be
reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year
2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation
from the general fund estimated at not more than $0 and fees
pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to
ensure such a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation.
Federal Housing Administration
mutual mortgage insurance program account
(including transfers of funds)
During fiscal year 2002, commitments to guarantee loans to
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National
Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of
$160,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 2002, obligations to make direct loans
to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National
Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $250,000,000:
Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to
nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of
single family real properties owned by the Secretary and
formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan program, $336,700,000, of which not
to exceed $332,678,000 shall be transferred to the
appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''; and not to exceed
$4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
``Office of Inspector General''. In addition, for
administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000, of which no
less than $118,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed
loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1,
2002, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses
shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed
loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount
below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by
this proviso exceed $16,000,000.
general and special risk program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections
238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and
1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications, as
that term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as amended, $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of
up to $21,000,000,000: Provided further, That any amounts made
available in any prior appropriations Act for the cost (as such
term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974) of guaranteed loans that are obligations of the funds
established under section 238 or 519 of the National Housing
Act that have not been obligated or that are deobligated shall
be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
in connection with the making of such guarantees and shall
remain available until expended, notwithstanding the expiration
of any period of availability otherwise applicable to such
amounts.
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans,
as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of
the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of
which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing
in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act; and
of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to
nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale
of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary and
formerly insured under such Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $216,100,000, of
which $197,779,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation
for ``Salaries and expenses''; and of which $18,321,000 shall
be transferred to the appropriation for ``Office of Inspector
General''. In addition, for administrative contract expenses
necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan
programs,$144,000,000, of which no less than $41,000,000 shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development and
maintenance of information technology systems: Provided, That to the
extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before
April 1, 2002, an additional $1,980 for administrative contract
expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional
guaranteed loan commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata
amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds
made available by this proviso exceed $14,400,000.
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
(including transfer of funds)
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the
purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed $200,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2003.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000, to
be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed
securities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to
exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
``Salaries and expenses''.
Policy Development and Research
research and technology
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs
of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems,
not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12
U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions
of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1968, $50,250,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2003: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be for
necessary expenses of the Millennial Housing Commission, as
authorized by section 206 of Public Law 106-74, with the final
report due no later than May 30, 2002 and a termination date of
August 30, 2002, notwithstanding section 206 (f) and (g) of
Public Law 106-74: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be
for necessary expenses of the commission established under
section 525 of the Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior
Citizens and Families in the 21st Century Act, with the final
report due no later than June 30, 2002 and a termination date
of September 30, 2002, notwithstanding section 525 (f) and (g)
of Public Law 106-74: Provided further, That of the total
amount provided under this heading, $8,750,000 shall be for the
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Initiative.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
fair housing activities
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise
provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of
1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1987, as amended, $45,899,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2003, of which $20,250,000 shall be to carry out
activities pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no
funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby
the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government
in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
Office of Lead Hazard Control
lead hazard reduction
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act of 1992, $109,758,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2003, of which $10,000,000 shall be for the
Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall
include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts,
including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint
poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards:
Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading,
$3,500,000 shall be for a one-time grant to the National Center
for Lead-Safe Housing.
Management and Administration
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $1,097,292,000,
of which $530,457,000 shall be provided from the various funds
of the Federal Housing Administration, $9,383,000 shall be
provided from funds of the Government National Mortgage
Association, $1,000,000 shall be provided from the ``Community
development loan guarantees program'' account, $150,000 shall
be provided by transfer from the ``Native American housing
block grants'' account, $200,000 shall be provided by transfer
from the ``Indian housing loan guarantee fund program'' account
and $35,000 shall be transferred from the ``Native Hawaiian
housing loan guarantee fund'' account: Provided, That no less
than $85,000,000 shallbe transferred to the Working Capital
Fund for the development and maintenance of information technology
systems: Provided further, That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10
vacancies at the GS-14 and GS-15 levels until the total number of GS-14
and GS-15 positions in the Department has been reduced from the number
of GS-14 and GS-15 positions on the date of enactment of Public Law
106-377 by two and one-half percent: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall submit a staffing plan for the Department by January
15, 2002.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$93,898,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the
various funds of the Federal Housing Administration and
$5,000,000 shall be provided from the appropriation for the
``Public housing operating fund'': Provided, That the Inspector
General shall have independent authority over all personnel
issues within the Office of Inspector General.
consolidated fee fund
(rescission)
Of the balances remaining available from fees and charges
under section 7(j) of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act, $6,700,000 is rescinded.
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $500
for official reception and representation expenses,
$27,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived
from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight Fund: Provided,
That not to exceed such amount shall be available from the
general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur
obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of
collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the general
fund amount shall be reduced as collections are received during
the fiscal year so as to result in a final appropriation from
the general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided
further, That this Office shall submit a staffing plan to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than
January 30, 2002.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority,
or in 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 (42 U.S.C. 1437
note) 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.
Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act
may be used during fiscal year 2002 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 non-frivolous 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.
Sec. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from
any amounts made available under this title for fiscal year
2002 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 2002 under such clause (ii) because the
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan
statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) in
fiscal year 2002 do not have the number of cases of
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required
under such clause.
(b) 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
2002, 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).
Sec. 204. (a) Section 225(a) of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, Public Law 106-74 (113 Stat.
1076), is amended by inserting ``and fiscal year 2002'' after
``fiscal year 2001''.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate to
Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that otherwise would
be allocated for fiscal year 2002 under section 854(c) of the
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City
of Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham-
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any
amounts allocated to Wake County shall be used to carry out
eligible activities under section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12904) within such metropolitan statistical area.
Sec. 205. Section 106(c)(9) of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(9)) is repealed.
Sec. 206. Section 251 of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z-16) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``issue
regulations'' and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``require that the mortgagee make available
to the mortgagor, at the time of loan application, a
written explanation of the features of an adjustable
rate mortgage consistent with the disclosure
requirements applicable to variable rate mortgages
secured by a principal dwelling under the Truth in
Lending Act.''; and
(2) by adding the following new subsection at the
end:
``(d)(1) The Secretary may insure under this subsection a
mortgage that meets the requirements of subsection (a), except
that the effective rate of interest--
``(A) shall be fixed for a period of not less than
the first 3 years of the mortgage term;
``(B) shall be adjusted by the mortgagee initially
upon the expiration of such period and annually
thereafter; and
``(C) in the case of the initial interest rate
adjustment, is subject to the 1 percent limitation only
if the interest rate remained fixed for five or fewer
years.
``(2) The disclosure required under subsection (b) shall be
required for a mortgage insured under this subsection.''.
Sec. 207. (a) Section 203(c) of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (k)'' and
inserting ``or (k)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting after ``subsection (v)''
the following: ``and each mortgage that is
insured under subsection (k) or section
234(c),''; and
(B) by striking ``and executed on or after
October 1, 1994,''.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall--
(1) apply only to mortgages that are executed on or
after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) be implemented in advance of any necessary
conforming changes to regulations.
Sec. 208. (a) During fiscal year 2002, in the provision of
rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in connection with a
program to demonstrate the economy and effectiveness of
providing such assistance for use in assisted living facilities
that is carried out in the counties of the State of Michigan
specified in subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding
paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family
residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on
behalf of which a public housing agency provides assistance
pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, at
the time the family initially receives such assistance, to pay
rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted
income of the family by such a percentage or amount as the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines to be
appropriate.
(b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oakland
County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and Washtenaw County, in
the State of Michigan.
Sec. 209. Section 533 of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1735f-11) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 533. Review of Mortgagee Performance and Authority
To Terminate.--
``(a) Periodic Review of Mortgagee Performance.--To reduce
losses in connection with single family mortgage insurance
programs under this Act, at least once a year the Secretary
shall review the rate of early defaults and claims for insured
single family mortgages originated or underwritten by each
mortgagee.
``(b) Comparison With Other Mortgagees.--For each
mortgagee, the Secretary shall compare the rate of early
defaults and claims for insured single family mortgage loans
originated or underwritten by the mortgagee in an area with the
rate of early defaults and claims for other mortgagees
originating or underwriting insured single family mortgage
loans in the area. For purposes of this section, the term
`area' means each geographic area in which the mortgagee is
authorized by the Secretary to originate insured single family
mortgages.
``(c) Termination of Mortgagee Origination Approval.--(1)
Notwithstanding section 202(c) of thisAct, the Secretary may
terminate the approval of a mortgagee to originate or underwrite single
family mortgages if the Secretary determines that the mortgage loans
originated or underwritten by the mortgagee present an unacceptable
risk to the insurance funds. The determination shall be based on the
comparison required under subsection (b) and shall be made in
accordance with regulations of the Secretary. The Secretary may rely on
existing regulations published before this section takes effect.
``(2) The Secretary shall give a mortgagee at least 60 days
prior written notice of any termination under this subsection.
The termination shall take effect at the end of the notice
period, unless the Secretary withdraws the termination notice
or extends the notice period. If requested in writing by the
mortgagee within 30 days of the date of the notice, the
mortgagee shall be entitled to an informal conference with the
official authorized to issue termination notices on behalf of
the Secretary (or a designee of that official). At the informal
conference, the mortgagee may present for consideration
specific factors that it believes were beyond its control and
that caused the excessive default and claim rate.''.
Sec. 210. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant
or assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be
made on a competitive basis in accordance with section 102 of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of
1989.
Sec. 211. Public housing agencies in the States of Alaska,
Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to comply with
section 2(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended, during fiscal year 2002.
Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
fiscal year 2002, in managing and disposing of any multifamily
property that is owned or held by the Secretary and is occupied
primarily by elderly or disabled families, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall maintain any rental
assistance payments under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 that are attached to any dwelling units in
the property. To the extent the Secretary determines that such
a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not
feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such
section 8, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants
of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance
payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing
properties or provide other rental assistance.
Sec. 213. (a) Section 207 Limits.--Section 207(c)(3) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'',
``$40,248'', ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting
``$38,025'', ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and
``$70,200'', respectively;
(2) by striking ``$9,000'' and inserting
``$11,250''; and
(3) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'',
``$48,204'', ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting
``$43,875'', ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and
``$85,328'', respectively.
(b) Section 213 Limits.--Section 213(b)(2) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715e(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'',
``$40,248'', ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting
``$38,025'', ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and
``$70,200'', respectively; and
(2) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'',
``$48,204'', ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting
``$43,875'', ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and
``$85,328'', respectively.
(c) Section 220 Limits.--Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'',
``$40,248'', ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting
``$38,025'', ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and
``$70,200'', respectively; and
(2) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'',
``$48,204'', ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting
``$43,875'', ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and
``$85,328'', respectively.
(d) Section 221(d)(3) Limits.--Section 221(d)(3)(ii) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$33,638'', ``$38,785'',
``$46,775'', ``$59,872'', and ``$66,700'' and inserting
``$42,048'', ``$48,481'', ``$58,469'', ``$74,840'', and
``$83,375'', respectively; and
(2) by striking ``$35,400'', ``$40,579'',
``$49,344'', ``$63,834'', and ``$70,070'' and inserting
``$44,250'', ``$50,724'', ``$61,680'', ``$79,793'', and
``$87,588'', respectively.
(e) Section 221(d)(4) Limits.--Section 221(d)(4)(ii) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(4)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$30,274'', ``$34,363'',
``$41,536'', ``$52,135'', and ``$59,077'' and inserting
``$37,843'', ``$42,954'', ``$51,920'', ``$65,169'', and
``$73,846'', respectively; and
(2) by striking ``$32,701'', ``$37,487'',
``$45,583'', ``$58,968'', and ``$64,730'' and inserting
``$40,876'', ``$46,859'', ``$56,979'', ``$73,710'', and
``$80,913'', respectively.
(f) Section 231 Limits.--Section 231(c)(2) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$28,782'', ``$32,176'',
``$38,423'', ``$46,238'', and ``$54,360'' and inserting
``$35,978'', ``$40,220'', ``$48,029'', ``$57,798'',
``$67,950'', respectively; and
(2) by striking ``$32,701'', ``$37,487'',
``$45,583'', ``$58,968'', and ``$64,730'' and inserting
``$40,876'', ``$46,859'', ``$56,979'', ``$73,710'', and
``$80,913'', respectively.
(g) Section 234 Limits.--Section 234(e)(3) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715y(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'',
``$40,248'', ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting
``$38,025'', ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and
``$70,200'', respectively; and
(2) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'',
``$48,204'', ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting
``$43,875'', ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and
``$85,328'', respectively.
Sec. 214. Of the amounts appropriated in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554), for the
operation of an historical archive at the University of South
Carolina, Department of Archives, South Carolina, such funds
shall be available to the University of South Carolina to fund
an endowment for the operation of an historical archive at the
University of South Carolina, without fiscal year limitation.
Sec. 215. Section 247 of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z-12) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting the following:
``(1) Native hawaiian.--The term `native Hawaiian'
means any descendant of not less than one-half part of
the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands
before January 1, 1778, or, in the case of an
individual who is awarded an interest in a lease of
Hawaiian home lands through transfer or succession,
such lower percentage as may be established for such
transfer or succession under section 208 or 209 of the
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 111),
or under the corresponding provision of the
Constitution of the State of Hawaii adopted under
section 4 of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for
the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union',
approved March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 5).
``(2) Hawaiian home lands.--The term `Hawaiian home
lands' means all lands given the status of Hawaiian
home lands under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the
corresponding provision of the Constitution of the
State of Hawaii adopted under section 4 of the Act
entitled `An Act to provide for the admission of the
State of Hawaii into the Union', approved March 18,
1959 (73 Stat. 5).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Certification of Eligibility for Existing Lessees.--
Possession of a lease of Hawaiian home lands issued under
section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42
Stat. 110), shall be sufficient to certify eligibility to
receive a mortgage under this section.''.
Sec. 216. Notwithstanding the requirement regarding
commitment of funds in the first sentence of section288(b) of
the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 12838(b)), the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to
as the ``Secretary'') shall approve the release of funds under that
section to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (in this section
referred to as the ``ADFA'') for projects, if--
(1) funds were committed to those projects on or
before June 12, 2001;
(2) those projects had not been completed as of
June 12, 2001;
(3) the ADFA has fully carried out its
responsibilities as described in section 288(a); and
(4) the Secretary has approved the certification
that meets the requirements of section 288(c) with
respect to those projects.
Sec. 217. Notwithstanding any other provision of law with
respect to this or any other fiscal year, the Housing Authority
of Baltimore City may use the remaining balance of the grant
award of $20,000,000 made to such authority for development
efforts at Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, Maryland with funds
appropriated for fiscal year 1996 under the heading ``Public
Housing Demolition, Site Revitalization, and Replacement
Housing Grants'' for the rehabilitation of the Claremont Homes
project and for the provision of affordable housing in areas
within the City of Baltimore either (1) designated by the
partial consent decree in Thompson v. HUD as nonimpacted census
tracts or (2) designated by said authority as either strong
neighborhoods experiencing private investment or dynamic growth
areas where public and/or private commercial or residential
investment is occurring.
TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
American Battle Monuments Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition
of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and
monuments outside of the United States and its territories and
possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign
countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such
countries, $30,466,000, to remain available until expended.
In addition, for the partial cost of construction of a new
interpretive and visitor center at the American Cemetery in
Normandy, France, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the Commission shall ensure that the
placement, scope and character of this new center protect the
solemnity of the site and the sensitivity of interested parties
including families of servicemen interred at the cemetery, the
host country and Allied forces who participated in the invasion
and ensuing battle: Provided further, That not more than
$1,000,000 shall be for non-construction related costs
including initial consultations with interested parties and the
conceptual study and design of the new center.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant
to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended,
including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, and for services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not
to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable
for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $7,850,000,
$5,350,000 of which to remain available until September 30,
2002 and $2,500,000 of which to remain available until
September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and
Hazard Investigation Board shall have not more than three
career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further,
That, hereafter, there shall be an Inspector General at the
Board who shall have the duties, responsibilities, and
authorities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended: Provided further, That an individual appointed to the
position of Inspector General of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) shall, by virtue of such appointment,
also hold the position of Inspector General of the Board:
Provided further, That the Inspector General of theBoard shall
utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of FEMA in
performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall
not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.
Department of the Treasury
Community Development Financial Institutions
community development financial institutions
fund program account
To carry out the Community Development Banking and
Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for ES-3,
$80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of
which $5,000,000 shall be for technical assistance and training
programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian,
and Alaskan Native communities, and up to $9,500,000 may be
used for administrative expenses, including administration of
the New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000 may be used for
the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000 may be used for
administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program:
Provided, That the cost of direct loans, 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
$51,800,000.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal
awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to
Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official
reception and representation expenses, $55,200,000.
Corporation for National and Community Service
national and community service programs
operating expenses
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and
Community Service (the ``Corporation'') in carrying out
programs, activities, and initiatives under the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et
seq.), $401,980,000, to remain available until September 30,
2003: Provided, That not more than $31,000,000 shall be
available for administrative expenses authorized under section
501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)) with not less than
$2,000,000 targeted for the acquisition of a cost accounting
system for the Corporation's financial management system, an
integrated grants management system that provides comprehensive
financial management information for all Corporation grants and
cooperative agreements, and the establishment, operation, and
maintenance of a central archives serving as the repository for
all grant, cooperative agreement, and related documents,
without regard to the provisions of section 501(a)(4)(B) of the
Act: Provided further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That of amounts previously transferred to the National
Service Trust, $5,000,000 shall be available for national
service scholarships for high school students performing
community service: Provided further, That not more than
$240,492,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall be
available for grants under the National Service Trust program
authorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12571 et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps
program), of which not more than $47,000,000 may be used to
administer, reimburse, or support any national service program
authorized under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12581(d)(2)); not more than $25,000,000 shall be made available
to activities dedicated to developing computer and information
technology skills for students and teachers in low-income
communities: Provided further, That not more than $10,000,000
of the funds made available under this heading shall be made
available for the Points of Light Foundation for activities
authorized under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et
seq.), of which not more than $2,500,000 may be used to
establish or support an endowment fund, the corpus of which
shall remain intact and the interest income from which shall be
used to support activities described in title III of the Act,
provided that the Foundation may invest the corpus and income
in federally insured bank savings accounts or comparable
interest bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money
market funds, mutual funds, obligations of the United States,
and other market instruments and securities but not in real
estate investments: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other law $2,500,000 of the funds made available by the
Corporation to the Foundation under Public Law 106-377 may be
used in the manner described in the preceding proviso: Provided
further, That no funds shall be available for national service
programs run by Federal agencies authorized under section
121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further, That
to the maximum extent feasible, funds appropriated under
subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be provided in a
mannerthat is consistent with the recommendations of peer review panels
in order to ensure that priority is given to programs that demonstrate
quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability: Provided
further, That not more than $25,000,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps
authorized under subtitle E of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et
seq.): Provided further, That not more than $43,000,000 shall be
available for school-based and community-based service-learning
programs authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than $28,488,000 shall
be available for quality and innovation activities authorized under
subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided
further, That not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for audits
and other evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act (42
U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent
practicable, the Corporation shall increase significantly the level of
matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by the private
sector, and shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all
programs: Provided further, That not more than $7,500,000 of the funds
made available under this heading shall be made available to America's
Promise--The Alliance for Youth, Inc., only to support efforts to
mobilize individuals, groups, and organizations to build and strengthen
the character and competence of the Nation's youth: Provided further,
That not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under this
heading shall be made available to the Communities In Schools, Inc., to
support dropout prevention activities: Provided further, That not more
than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be
made available to the YMCA of the USA to support school-based programs
designed to strengthen collaborations and linkages between public
schools and communities: Provided further, That not more than
$1,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made
available to Teach For America: Provided further, That not more than
$1,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made
available to Parents As Teachers National Center, Inc., to support
literacy activities: Provided further, That not more than $1,500,000 of
the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to
the Youth Life Foundation to meet the needs of children living in
insecure environments.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 7251-7298, $13,221,000, of which $895,000 shall be
available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as
described, and in accordance with the process and reporting
procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102-229.
Department of Defense--Civil
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National
Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery,
including the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, $22,537,000, to remain
available until expended.
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
national institute of environmental health sciences
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activitiesset
forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, $70,228,000.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
toxic substances and environmental public health
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set
forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA), as amended; and section 3019 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, as amended, $78,235,000, to be derived from the
Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to section
517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health
assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator
of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies,
evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation,
biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring,
and referral to accredited health care providers: Provided
further, That in performing any such health assessment or
health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of
ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section
104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for
ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant
to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2002, and
existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
Environmental Protection Agency
science and technology
For science and technology, including research and
development activities, which shall include research and
development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended;
necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel
expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior
level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory
equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support of
research and development; construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $698,089,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2003.
environmental programs and management
For environmental programs and management, including
necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel
and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C.
5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and
operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
memberships in societies or associations which issue
publications to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members; construction,
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to
exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $2,054,511,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2003.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $34,019,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2003.
buildings and facilities
For construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
$25,318,000, to remain available until expended.
hazardous substance superfund
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5),
(c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction,
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; $1,270,000,000
(of which $100,000,000 shall not become available until
September 1, 2002), to remain available until expended,
consisting of $635,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a) of
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA), as amended by Public Law 101-508, and $635,000,000 as a
payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance
Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA,
as amended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in
accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,867,000
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General''
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2003, and
$36,891,000 shall be transferred to the ``Science and
technology'' appropriation to remain available until September
30, 2003.
leaking underground storage tank program
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground
storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and
for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$73,000,000, to remain available until expended.
oil spill response
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
state and tribal assistance grants
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance,
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and
performance partnership grants, $3,733,276,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for
making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State
Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended (the ``Act''); $850,000,000 shall be
for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State
Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act, as amended, except that, notwithstanding section 1452(n)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, none of the funds
made available under this heading in this Act, or in previous
appropriations Acts, shall be reserved by the Administrator for
health effects studies on drinking water contaminants;
$75,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning,
design, construction and related activities in connection with
the construction of high priority water and wastewater
facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border,
after consultation with the appropriate border commission;
$40,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to
address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of
rural and Alaska Native Villages; $343,900,000, in addition to
$124,725 previously appropriated under this heading in Public
Law 106-377 and $498,900 previously appropriated under this
heading in Public Law 106-554, shall be for making grants for
the construction of wastewater and water treatment facilities
and groundwater protection infrastructure in accordance with
the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the
statement of the managers accompanying this Act; and
$1,074,376,000 shall be for grants, including associated
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes,
interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution
control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution
prevention, control and abatement and related activities,
including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under
this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making grants under
section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter
monitoring and data collection activities of which and subject
to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator,
$25,000,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange
Network grants, including associated program support costs:
Provided, That for fiscal year 2002, State authority under
section 302(a) of Public Law 104-182 shall remain in effect:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the
Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution
control revolving fund that may be used by a State to
administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as
principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2002 and
prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering
the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed
reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from
other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the
fund, including administration: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2002, and notwithstanding section 518(f) ofthe
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Administrator is
authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under
section 319 of that Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to
section 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section
518(c) of the Act, up to a total of 1\1/2\ percent of the funds
appropriated for State Revolving Funds under title VI of that Act may
be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of
such Act: Provided further, That no funds provided by this legislation
to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure
needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-
Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal
government unless that government has established an enforceable local
ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction
the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the
development within an existing colonia the construction of any new
home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or
other necessary infrastructure.
administrative provisions
For fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and
6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement
directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized
by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may
award cooperative agreements to federally-recognized Indian
Tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member
Tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal
environmental programs for Indian Tribes required or authorized
by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be
awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance
agreements.
Section 136a-1 of title 7, U.S.C. is amended--
(1) in subsection (i)(5)(C)(i) by striking
``$14,000,000'' and inserting ``$17,000,000''; and, by
striking ``each'' and inserting ``2002'' after ``fiscal
year'';
(2) in subsection (i)(5)(H) by striking ``2001''
and inserting ``2002'';
(3) in subsection (i)(6) by striking ``2001'' and
inserting ``2002''; and
(4) in subsection (k)(3)(A) by striking ``2001''
and inserting ``2002''; and, by striking ``\1/7\'' and
inserting ``\1/10\''.
Executive Office of the President
office of science and technology policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National
Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation
expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia, $5,267,000.
council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to
the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act
of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to
exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses,
$2,974,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 202 of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall
consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $33,660,000, to be derived from the Bank
Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the
FSLIC Resolution Fund.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster relief
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $664,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42
U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $2,900,000 may be transferred to ``Emergency
management planning and assistance'' for the consolidated
emergency management performance grant program; $25,000,000
shall be transferred to the Flood Map Modernization Fund;
$25,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Emergency management
planning and assistance'', for pre-disaster mitigation
activities; and $21,577,000 may be used by the Office of
Inspector General for audits and investigations.
In addition, for the purposes under this heading,
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such amount is 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:
Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to
the extent that an official budget request, 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.
disaster assistance direct loan program account
For the cost of direct loans, $405,000 as authorized by
section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act: 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 $25,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan program, $543,000.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; expenses of attendance of
cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned
with the work of emergency preparedness; transportation in
connection with the continuity of Government programs to the
same extent and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary
of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation
expenses, $233,801,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$10,303,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall also serve as the Inspector General of
the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
emergency management planning and assistance
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to
carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of
1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201
et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50
U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-405), and
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $254,623,000: Provided, That
for purposes of pre-disaster mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
5131(b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) and (i), $25,000,000 of
the funds made available for project grants under this heading
by transfer from ``Disaster relief'', shall be available until
expended.
For an additional amount for ``Emergency management
planning and assistance'', $150,000,000 for programs as
authorized by section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.):
Provided, That up to 5 percent of this amount shall be
transferred to ``Salaries and expenses'' for program
administration.
radiological emergency preparedness fund
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2002, as
authorized by Public Law 106-377, shall not be less than 100
percent of the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its
radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal
year. The methodology for assessment and collection of fees
shall be fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs of
providing such services, including administrative costs of
collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in the Fund as offsetting collections and
will become available for authorized purposes on October 1,
2002, and remain available until expended.
emergency food and shelter program
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant
to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $140,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That total
administrative costs shall not exceed 3\1/2\ percent of the
total appropriation.
national flood insurance fund
(including transfers of funds)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (``the Act''), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
as amended, not to exceed $28,798,000 for salaries and expenses
associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance
operations, and not to exceed $76,381,000 for flood mitigation,
including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of
the Act, which amount shall be available for transfer to the
National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30, 2003. In
fiscal year 2002, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for
operating expenses; (2) $536,750,000 for agents' commissions
and taxes; and (3) $30,000,000 for interest on Treasury
borrowings shall be available from the National Flood Insurance
Fund without prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations.
In addition, up to $7,000,000 in fees collected but
unexpended during fiscal years 2000 through 2001 shall be
transferred to the Flood Map Modernization Fund and available
for expenditure in fiscal year 2002.
Section 1309(a)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as
amended, is further amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting
``2002''.
Section 1319 of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting
``December 31, 2002''.
Section 1336(a) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056), is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting
``December 31, 2002''.
Section 1376(c) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)),
is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting
``December 31, 2002''.
national flood mitigation fund
Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)-(C) and 1366(f) of
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, for
activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to
structures pursuant to such Act, of which $20,000,000 shall be
derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund. Of the amount
provided, $2,500,000 is to be used for the purchase of flood-
prone properties in the city of Austin, Minnesota, and any
cost-share is waived.
General Services Administration
federal consumer information center fund
For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Information
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$7,276,000, to be deposited into the Federal Consumer
Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations,
revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be
available for necessary expenses of Federal Consumer
Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of
$12,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing
to this Fund during fiscal year 2002 in excess of $12,000,000
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
human space flight
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of human space flight research and
development activities, including research, development,
operations, support and services; maintenance; construction of
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and
modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design,
environmental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or
condemnation of real property,as authorized by law; space
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities including
operations, production, and services; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $6,912,400,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2003, of which amounts as
determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; training,
travel and awards; facility and related costs; information technology
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and
other administrative services may be transferred to ``Science,
aeronautics and technology'' in accordance with section 312(b) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law
106-377.
science, aeronautics and technology
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology
research and development activities, including research,
development, operations, support and services; maintenance;
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation,
revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of
new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility
planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration,
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized
by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications
activities including operations, production, and services;
program management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception
and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $7,857,100,000, to remain available until September
30, 2003, of which amounts as determined by the Administrator
for salaries and benefits; training, travel and awards;
facility and related costs; information technology services;
science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and
other administrative services may be transferred to ``Human
space flight'' in accordance with section 312(b) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by
Public Law 106-377, except that no funds may be transferred to
the program budget element for the Space Station.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$23,700,000.
administrative provisions
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', or ``Science,
aeronautics and technology'' by this appropriations Act, when
any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of
obligations for construction of facilities as authorized by
law, such amount available for such activity shall remain
available until expended. This provision does not apply to the
amounts appropriated for institutional minor revitalization and
construction of facilities, and institutional facility planning
and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', or ``Science,
aeronautics and technology'' by this appropriations Act, the
amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall
remain available until September 30, 2004.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``Office of Inspector General'', amounts made
available by this Act for personnel and related costs and
travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 2002
and may be used to enter into contracts for training,
investigations, costs associated with personnel relocation, and
for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is
claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
No funds in this or any other Appropriations Act may be
used to finalize an agreement prior to December 1, 2002 between
NASA and a nongovernment organization to conduct research
utilization and commercialization management activities of the
International Space Station.
National Credit Union Administration
central liquidity facility
(including transfer of funds)
During fiscal year 2002, gross obligations of the Central
Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans
to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et
seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Provided, That
administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility shall
not exceed $309,000: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be
transferred to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund,
of which $650,000, together with amounts of principal and
interest on loans repaid, shall be available until expended for
loans to community development credit unions, and $350,000
shall beavailable until expended for technical assistance to
low-income and community development credit unions.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and
the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C.
1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; authorized
travel; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of
flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft;
$3,598,340,000, of which not to exceed $300,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for Polar research and
operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal
agencies for operational and science support and logistical and
other related activities for the United States Antarctic
program; the balance to remain available until September 30,
2003: Provided, That receipts for scientific support services
and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research facilities
may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That
to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than the
total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings,
specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities
or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally:
Provided further, That $75,000,000 of the funds available under
this heading shall be made available for a comprehensive
research initiative on plant genomes for economically
significant crops.
major research equipment and facilities construction
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment,
facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including
authorized travel, $138,800,000 to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the Director shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations by February 28, 2002 on the
full life-cycle costs of projects funded through this account
since fiscal year 1995.
education and human resources
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and
engineering education and human resources programs and
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $875,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That to
the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included
program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings,
specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities
or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia; reimbursement of
the General Services Administration for security guard
services; $170,040,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered
into under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2002 for
maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other
services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$6,760,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized
by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
8101-8107), $105,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for a
homeownership program that is used in conjunction with section
8 assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System,
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training
for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service
System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian
employees; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and
representation expenses; $25,003,000: Provided, That during the
current fiscal year, the President may exempt this
appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever
the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest
of national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection
with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the
United States.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of
this Act 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 therefor
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
therefor set forth in the estimates only to the extent such an
increase is approved by the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the
administrative 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.
Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development 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 the
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).
Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended--
(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.
Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
department or agency may be expended for the transportation of
any officer or employee of such department or agency between
the domicile and the place of employment of the officer or
employee, with the exception of an officer or employee
authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C.
7905.
Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used for 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.
Sec. 408. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used, directly or 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.
Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used to 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.).
Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law,
or under 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 24 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.
Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of
any 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.
Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none
of the 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.
Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
department 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.
Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this
Act 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 a report which the Committees on
Appropriations of the Congress approve within 30 days following
the date on which the report is received.
Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the
greatest 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 anotice
describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for
indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management and
Budget Circular A-21.
Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2002 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be
absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used 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.
Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of
Housing 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 such Act as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget
for 2002 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.
Sec. 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
term ``qualified student loan'' with respect to national
service education awards shall mean any loan determined by an
institution of higher education to be necessary to cover a
student's cost of attendance at such institution and made
directly to a student by a state agency, in addition to other
meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community
Service Act.
Sec. 421. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or
through reprogramming of funds, no part of any 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 to Congress.
Sec. 422. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a final
regulation to implement changes in the payment of pesticide
tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or
any similar proposals. The Environmental Protection Agency may
proceed with the development of such a rule.
Sec. 423. The Environmental Protection Agency may not use
any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act to implement the Registration Fee system codified at
40 Code of Federal Regulations Subpart U (sections 152.400 et
seq.) if its authority to collect maintenance fees pursuant to
FIFRA section 4(i)(5) is extended for at least 1 year beyond
September 30, 2001.
Sec. 424. Except in the case of entities that are funded
solely with Federal funds or any natural persons that are
funded under this Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be
used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties to
lobby or litigate in respect to adjudicatory proceedings funded
in this Act. A chief executive officer of any entity receiving
funds under this Act shall certify that none of these funds
have been used to engage in the lobbying of the Federal
Government or in litigation against the United States unless
authorized under existing law.
Sec. 425. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than
for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships,
for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation,
distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication,
radio, television or film presentation designed to support or
defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in
presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 426. None of the funds provided in title II for
technical assistance, training, or management improvements may
be obligated or expended unless HUD provides to the Committees
on Appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a
detailed budget estimate of the costs associated with each
activity as part of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year
2002, HUD shall transmit this information to the Committees by
January 8, 2002 for 30 days of review.
Sec. 427. All Departments and agencies funded under this
Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory
authorities and funding, to expand their use of ``E-Commerce''
technologies and procedures in theconduct of their business
practices and public service activities.
Sec. 428. Section 104(n)(4) of the Cerro Grande Fire
Assistance Act (Public Law 106-246) is amended by striking
``beginning not later than the expiration of the 1-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.'' and
inserting ``within 120 days after the Director issues the
report required by subsection (n) in 2002 and 2003.''.
Sec. 429. None of the funds provided by this Act may be
used for the purpose of implementing any administrative
proposal that would require military retirees to make an
``irrevocable choice'' for any specified period of time between
Department of Veterans Affairs or military health care under
the new TRICARE for Life plan authorized in the Floyd D. Spence
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as
enacted into law by Public 106-398).
Sec. 430. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to delay the national primary drinking water regulation
for Arsenic published on January 22, 2001, in the Federal
Register (66 Fed. Reg. pages 6976 through 7066, amending parts
141 through 142 of title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations).
Sec. 431. Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197-
5197g) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 629. MINORITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Director shall establish a minority
emergency preparedness demonstration program to research and
promote the capacity of minority communities to provide data,
information, and awareness education by providing grants to or
executing contracts or cooperative agreements with eligible
nonprofit organizations to establish and conduct such programs.
``(b) Activities Supported.--An eligible nonprofit
organization may use a grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement awarded under this section--
``(1) to conduct research into the status of
emergency preparedness and disaster response awareness
in African American and Hispanic households located in
urban, suburban, and rural communities, particularly in
those States and regions most impacted by natural and
manmade disasters and emergencies; and
``(2) to develop and promote awareness of emergency
preparedness education programs within minority
communities, including development and preparation of
culturally competent educational and awareness
materials that can be used to disseminate information
to minority organizations and institutions.
``(c) Eligible Organizations.--A nonprofit organization is
eligible to be awarded a grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement under this section with respect to a program if the
organization is a nonprofit organization that is described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of
such Code, whose primary mission is to provide services to
communities predominately populated by minority citizens, and
that can demonstrate a partnership with a minority-owned
business enterprise or minority business located in a HUBZone
(as defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(p))) with respect to the program.
``(d) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement awarded under this section may only use
the proceeds of the grant, contract, or agreement to--
``(1) acquire expert professional services
necessary to conduct research in communities
predominately populated by minority citizens, with a
primary emphasis on African American and Hispanic
communities;
``(2) develop and prepare informational materials
to promote awareness among minority communities about
emergency preparedness and how to protect their
households and communities in advance of disasters;
``(3) establish consortia with minority national
organizations, minority institutions of higher
education, and faith-based institutions to disseminate
information about emergency preparedness to minority
communities; and
``(4) implement a joint project with a minority
serving institution, including a part B institution (as
defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))), an institution described
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 326 of that
Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C)), and a
Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section
502(a)(5) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5))).
``(e) Application and Review Procedure.--To be eligible to
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this
section, an organization must submit an application to the
Director at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Director may reasonably require. The
Director shall establish a procedure by which to accept such
applications.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 and such funds as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2003 through 2007. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.''.
Sec. 432. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section
12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1437j(c)) relating to community service, except with
respect to any resident of a public housing project funded with
any amounts provided under section 24 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, or any predecessor program for
the revitalization of severely distressed public housing (HOPE
VI).
Sec. 433. Section 1301 of title XIII of Division B of H.R.
5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554, is
amended by striking ``facilities'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``facilities, including the design and construction of
such facilities,''.
Sec. 434. The amounts subject to the fifth proviso under
the heading, ``Emergency Response Fund'', in Public Law 107-38,
which are available for transfer to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development 15 days after the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget has submitted to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations a proposed allocation and plan for
use of the funds for the Department, may be used for purposes
of `Community Development Block Grants', as authorized by title
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended: Provided, That such funds may be awarded to the State
of New York for assistance for properties and businesses
damaged by, and for economic revitalization related to, the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, for the
affected area of New York City, and for reimbursement to the
State and City of New York for expenditures incurred from the
regular Community Development Block Grant formula allocation
used to achieve these same purposes: Provided further, That the
State of New York is authorized to provide such assistance to
the City of New York: Provided further, That in administering
these funds and funds under section 108 of such Act used for
economic revitalization activities in New York City, the
Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for,
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary
administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary
or the use by the recipient of these funds or guarantees
(except for requirements related to fair housing,
nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon
a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of
such funds or guarantees, and would not be inconsistent with
the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided
further, That such funds shall not adversely affect the amount
of any formula assistance received by the State of New York,
New York City, or any categorical application for other Federal
assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish
in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, no
later than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations on the proposed allocation of any
funds and any related waivers pursuant to this section no later
than 5 days before such allocation.
This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002''.
And the Senate agree to the same.
James T. Walsh,
Tom DeLay,
David L. Hobson,
Joe Knollenberg,
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
Anne M. Northup,
John E. Sununu,
Virgil Goode, Jr.,
Robert B. Aderholt,
Bill Young,
Alan B. Mollohan,
Marcy Kaptur,
Carrie P. Meek,
David Price,
Robert E. Cramer, Jr.,
Chaka Fattah,
David Obey,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Patrick J. Leahy,
Tom Harkin,
Robert C. Byrd,
Herb Kohl,
Tim Johnson,
Ernest F. Hollings,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Christopher S. Bond,
Conrad Burns,
Richard C. Shelby,
Larry E. Craig,
(except for general
provision on arsenic),
Pete V. Domenici,
(except for general
provision on arsenic),
Mike DeWine,
Ted Stevens,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2620) 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, 2002, and for other
purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House and
the Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed
upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying
report.
The language and allocations set forth in House Report
107-159 and Senate Report 107-43 should be complied with unless
specifically addressed to the contrary in the conference report
and statement of the managers. Report language included by the
House which is not changed by the report of the Senate or the
conference and Senate report language which is not changed by
the conference is approved by the committee of the conference.
The statement of the managers, while repeating some report
language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language
referred to above unless expressly provided herein. In cases
which the House or Senate have directed the submission of a
report, such report is to be submitted to both House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
Unless specifically addressed in this statement of the
managers or in the House or Senate reports accompanying H.R.
2620, the conferees agree to retain the reprogramming
thresholds for each department or agency at the level
established by the fiscal year 1999 reports.
relationship with budget offices
Through the years, the Appropriations Committees have
channeled most of their inquiries and requests for information
and assistance through the budget offices of the various
departments, agencies, and commissions. The Committees have
often pointed out the natural affinity and relationship between
these organizations and the Appropriations Committees which
makes such a relationship workable. The conferees reiterate
their position that while the Committees reserve the right to
call upon all offices in the departments, agencies, and
commissions, the primary conjunction between the Committees and
these entities must normally be through the budget offices. The
Committees appreciate all the assistance received from each of
the departments, agencies, and commissions during this past
year. The workload generated by the budget process is large and
growing, and therefore, a positive, responsive relationship
between the Committees and the budget offices is absolutely
essential to the appropriations process.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Of the amounts approved in the appropriations accounts in
this title, the Department must limit transfers of funds
between objectives to not more than $500,000, except as
specifically noted, without prior approval of the Committees.
No changes may be made to any account or objective, except as
approved by the Committees, if it is construed to be policy or
change in policy. Any activity or program cited in the
statement of the managers shall be construed as the position of
the conferees and should not be subject to reductions or
reprogramming without prior approval of the Committees. It is
the intent of the conferees that all carryover funds in the
various appropriations accounts are subject to the normal
reprogramming requirements outlined above. The Department is
expected to comply with all normal rules and regulations in
carrying out these directives. Finally, the Department should
continue to notify the Committees regarding reorganizations of
offices, programs, or activities prior to the planned
implementation of such reorganizations.
Veterans Benefits Administration
compensation and pensions
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $24,944,288,000 for compensation and
pensions as proposed by both the House and the Senate, of which
not more than $17,940,000 is to be transferred to general
operating expenses and medical care.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
Appropriates $2,135,000,000 for readjustment benefits as
proposed by both the House and the Senate. Deletes bill
language proposed by the Senate allowing funds to be payable
for any court order, award or settlement.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
Appropriates $26,200,000 for veterans insurance and
indemnities as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates such sums as may be necessary for costs
associated with direct and guaranteed loans from the veterans
housing benefit program fund program account as proposed by
both the House and the Senate, plus $164,497,000 to be
transferred to and merged with general operating expenses.
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $1,000 for the costs of direct loans from
the education loan fund program account as proposed by both the
House and the Senate, plus $64,000 to be transferred to and
merged with general operating expenses.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $72,000 for the costs of direct loans from
the vocational rehabilitation loans program account as proposed
by both the House and the Senate, plus $274,000 to be
transferred to and merged with general operating expenses.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT (INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $544,000 for administrative expenses of the
Native American housing loan program account to be transferred
to and merged with general operating expenses as proposed by
both the House and the Senate.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
Provides up to $750,000 of the funds available in medical
care and general operating expenses to carry out the guaranteed
transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Veterans Health Administration
MEDICAL CARE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $21,331,164,000 for medical care instead of
$21,282,587,000 as proposed by the House and $21,379,742,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
Retains bill language proposed by the Senate delaying the
availability of $675,000,000 for equipment and land and
structures until August 1, 2002 remaining available until
September 30, 2003. The House proposed delaying $900,000,000
for the same purposes.
Retains bill language making $900,000,000 available until
September 30, 2003 as proposed by the Senate instead of
$500,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Deletes bill language limiting $3,000,000,000 for
maintenance and operations expenses as proposed by the House.
The conferees strongly support the redirection of medical
resources from the maintenance and operations of unneeded
buildings to support direct patient care and encourage the
efforts to reduce those expenditures as the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) process moves
forward.
Provides $15,000,000 from medical funds for CARES
projects instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
House did not identify any funds in this account for CARES.
Retains language proposed by the Senate transferring
collected receipts in the medical care collections fund to the
medical care account. The House provided transfer authority in
a separate medical care collections fund appropriating
paragraph.
For a number of years GAO and the Congress have been
encouraging the VA and Department of Defense (DOD) to work
together to find ways to share resources and provide better
health care for our Nation's military, military retirees, and
veterans. The conferees direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, to
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a credible plan by
September 1, 2002 for no less than three demonstration sites
where the VA and DOD will fully integrate operations, pharmacy
services, billing and records, and treatment. Further, the
conferees direct the VA to include in the plan VA-DOD sharing
options that complement CARES principles. The conferees direct
both Secretaries to consider the opportunity presented at the
Tripler Army Medical Center for this demonstration program.
The conferees are dismayed by GAO reports outlining the
dismal state of VHA's record on third party collections. The
conferees direct the Secretary to undertake a demonstration
project for a minimum of two years utilizing not less than
$3,000,000 to obtain a private sector contractor to install and
operate a total patient financial services system. In addition
to the guidelines set forth in House Report 107-159, the
demonstration should be developed in a manner that recognizes
that this problem exists in all VISNs and any solution for a
single VISN must be useable and exportable in an efficient
manner to all VISNs. The conferees believe an essential element
of this demonstration is the effective use of private sector
business services in concert with VA employees.
The conferees are troubled by the abundance of
conflicting information and lack of uniformity across VA's
health system in regard to atypical anti-psychotic medications.
Providing care for the seriously mentally ill is one of VA's
top priorities and requires a special level of commitment, as
this population is especially vulnerable and difficult to
treat. Atypical anti-psychotic medication prescribing practices
must not be used as performance indicators when evaluating a
physician's work; nor should price, market share, and corporate
interest factor into choosing the best drug to treat mental
illness. To this end, the conferees direct the Secretary to
communicate clearly to each doctor, facility director and
pharmacy manager that atypical anti-psychotic pharmaceutical
prescribing practices are not to be used as a measure of job
performance and reiterate the Department's policy that
physicians are to use their best clinical judgment when
choosing atypical anti-psychotic medications. However, the
conferees are aware that there is a wide price disparity
between the currently available atypical anti-psychotic drugs
and the Department should feel free to also communicate
relative cost data for all atypical anti-psychotic drugs to its
physicians.
The conferees direct the VA to keep an open policy with
regard to formulating new schizophrenia and serious mental
illness treatment protocols as new treatments become available,
but those protocols should be based on scientific and clinical
studies showing improvements in treatment efficacy or a
decrease in side-effects, with cost savings as a subordinate
goal to appropriate treatment options.
The conferees are aware of a proposal to establish a
Center for Healthcare Information at the Office of Medical
Information Security Service at the Martinsburg VAMC to improve
the security of VA's computerized medical records. The
conferees direct the VA to report to the Committees by March 1,
2002 on the feasibility of establishing this Center.
The conferees direct the VA to report to the Committees
on Appropriations by August 2, 2002 on the VA's application of
viscosupplementation as an alternative means of treating
degenerative knee diseases in veterans. The report should
include the potential costs and benefits of the procedure as a
part of VA's health care delivery and VA's recommendations for
future use of the procedure.
The conferees are aware of local concerns regarding the
elements of the April 2001 report titled ``Plan for the
Development of a 25-Year General Use Plan for Department of
Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center.'' The
confereesstrongly urge the VA to work with the local community
when formulating a plan to best use the campus for improving veterans'
access to VA-provided services.
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Deletes the medical care collections fund paragraph as
proposed by the House and instead provides transfer authority
in medical care as proposed by the Senate.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
Appropriates $371,000,000 for medical and prosthetic
research as proposed by the House instead of $390,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
The conferees understand that the VA has developed an
agreement for intellectual property sharing with university
research institutions. Some universities have expressed
concerns about a university's right to inventions that are
developed from supported research. Further, there are concerns
whether the VA's agreements are consistent with the Bayh-Dole
Act and similar agreements utilized by other Federal agencies.
Accordingly, the conferees direct the VA to report to the
Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 2002 regarding
these concerns. In responding to the Committees, the VA should
consult with universities and university associations,
including the American Association of Medical Colleges, the
Association of University Technology Managers, and the Council
on Government Relations.
The conferees direct the continued partnership with the
National Technology Transfer Center at the current level of
effort.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriates $66,731,000 for medical administration and
miscellaneous operating expenses as proposed by the House
instead of $67,628,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees
agree to retain language proposed by the Senate providing a
limitation on the availability of funds from Management Field
Service reimbursements of September 30, 2002.
The conferees agree that there is concern about the
guidance and leadership provided by headquarters to guarantee
quality healthcare and sound fiscal management across the
system. The VA is directed to submit with the fiscal year 2002
operating plan the signed performance agreements of all 22 VISN
directors, action plans for each VISN on how that VISN will
improve collection rates, and financial reports from the three
VISNs which received supplemental loans and funding for the
second consecutive year summarizing how those VISNs have become
financially sound.
Departmental Administration
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriates $1,195,728,000 for general operating
expenses as proposed by the House instead of $1,194,831,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Retains language proposed by the House
allowing funds to be used for the administrative expenses of
department-wide capital planning, management and policy
activities.
The conferees agree to fund the Veterans Benefits
Administration at not less than $955,352,000. The conferees are
optimistic about the recommendations put forward by the
Department of Veterans Affairs Compensations and Pensions Task
Force and commend the Secretary for announcing his intentions
to implement most of the recommendations. The conferees look
forward to the fiscal year 2003 budget hearings in hopes that
implementation of the short-term recommendations will yield
improvements in claims processing times by spring 2003.
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
Appropriates $121,169,000 for the national cemetery
administration as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriates $52,308,000 for the Office of Inspector
General as proposed by the House instead of $48,308,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The conferees have agreed to provide
the higher funding level due to the nation-wide benefit payment
review planned in response to the recent benefits fraud
investigation in Atlanta, Georgia.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
Appropriates $183,180,000 for construction, major
projects as proposed by the House instead of $155,180,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
The conferees agree to the projects included in the
budget estimate plus $125,000 for planning a national cemetery
in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area to be offset from the
working reserve. The conferees have provided up to $125,000 to
start initial cemetery planning activities in Albuquerque, but
direct that further funding for cemetery construction
activities must be considered in the greater context of funding
the country's national veterans cemetery needs as presented in
the Department's needs assessment report due December, 2001.
The conferees agree that the electrical fire at the Miami
VAMC presents a unique situation compromising VA's ability to
provide patient care in an environment safe for patients and
employees and agree to provide $28,300,000 for the emergency
repair project even though VISN 8 has not undergone a CARES
review.
The conferees remain strongly supportive of CARES. This
nation-wide review is critical to ensuring VA's capital assets
can support current and long-term health care needs and are
rehabilitated and aligned for optimal efficiency and access.
The conferees agree to provide $60,000,000 from construction,
major projects, for CARES initiatives, of which $10,000,000 is
for Phase III studies. If less than $10,000,000 is required for
Phase III, the balance may be used for construction.
The conferees are strongly encouraged by the
recommendations from Phase I of CARES, which if implemented,
could re-invest at least $270,000,000 over the next 20 years
from capital costs to improving direct access and care for
veterans in the region. In support of the Phase I
recommendations, the conferees have identified $40,000,000 of
the $60,000,000 provided in construction, major projects to
move forward with the blind and spinal cord injury center at
the Hines VAMC conditional upon the Secretary certifying that a
full and open consultation process was conducted regarding the
VISN 12 recommendations, implementing Option B of the CARES
VISN 12 Service Delivery Options with a developed
implementation plan including milestones, and initiating Phase
II of CARES.
As a part of the CARES process in VISN 12, VA recently
completed a formal comment process where VA solicited input
from a large number of affected and interested parties. The
conferees direct the Secretary to certify to the Congress that
he has carried out a full and open consultation process with
all affected stakeholders andafter submission of such
certification, finalize decisions regarding CARES in VISN 12 not later
than January 15, 2002.
The conferees strongly urge that the Secretary consider
the needs for improvements and safety upgrades to the West
Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia in the
formulation of the Department's fiscal year 2003 budget
requirements. The conferees are aware that initial planning
documents have been prepared for this initiative and encourage
the completion of design and architectural plans within
available funds pending this review.
FACILITY REHABILITATION FUND
Deletes $300,000,000 for establishment of the facility
rehabilitation fund as proposed by the House. The Senate did
not include this account.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
Appropriates $210,900,000 for construction, minor
projects instead of $178,900,000 as proposed by both the House
and the Senate. Retains language proposed by the House limiting
additional CARES funds upon notification of and approval by the
Committees on Appropriations.
PARKING REVOLVING FUND
Appropriates $4,000,000 for the parking revolving fund as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
Appropriates $100,000,000 for grants for construction of
state extended care facilities as proposed by both the House
and the Senate.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
Appropriates $25,000,000 for grants for construction of
state veterans cemeteries as proposed by both the House and the
Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(including transfer of funds)
Retains eight administrative provisions proposed by both
the House and the Senate, seven of which were included in the
fiscal year 2001 bill.
Deletes language proposed by the House eliminating the
health services improvement fund.
Retains language proposed by the House allowing VA to
deduct associated administrative expenses from enhanced use
proceeds and use those receipts in the same fiscal year the
receipts are received.
Retains language proposed by the House allowing the
Department to reimburse from fiscal year 2002 salary and
expenses accounts for services rendered to the Office of
Resolution Management up to $28,555,000 and the Office of
Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication up to
$2,383,000. The Senate proposed a similar provision with
technical differences.
Deletes language proposed by the Senate directing the VA
to conduct a cost and benefit study on viscosupplementation as
a treatment option for knee replacements. The conferees have
agreed to instead include report language in the medical care
account directing the VA to complete such a study.
Retains language proposed by the Senate recognizing the
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery as a state cemetery eligible
under the Grants for State Veterans Cemeteries Program.
Deletes language proposed by the Senate establishing a
60-day wait period for any action related to VISN 12
realignment. The conferees have agreed to instead include
report language in the construction, major projects account.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The conferees restate the reprogramming requirements with
respect to amounts approved for each appropriations account
within this title. The Department must limit the reprogramming
of funds between the programs, projects, and activities within
each account to not more than $500,000 without prior approval
of the Committees on Appropriations. Unless otherwise
identified in this statement of managers or committee reports,
the most detailed allocation of funds presented in the budget
justifications shall be considered to be approved, with any
deviation from such approved allocation subject to the normal
reprogramming requirements outlined above. Further, it is the
intent of the conferees that all carryover funds in the various
accounts, including recaptures and deobligations, are subject
to the normal reprogramming requirements outlined above.
Further, no changes may be made to any program, project, or
activity if it is construed to be policy or a change in policy,
without prior approval of the Committees. Finally, the
conferees expect to be notified regarding reorganizations of
offices, programs or activities prior to the planned
implementation of such reorganizations, as well as be notified,
on a monthly basis, of all ongoing litigation, including any
negotiations or discussions, planned or ongoing, regarding a
consent decree between the Department and any other entity.
Public and Indian Housing
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $15,640,975,000 instead of $15,694,242,000
as proposed by the House and $15,658,769,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
The conference agreement assumes an additional
$640,000,000 in prior year carryover is available to meet
section 8 renewal requirements based upon a reduction in
reserve funds available to public housing authorities (PHAs) as
proposed by the House and the Senate. Language is included to
implement the change in reserve funds as proposed by the House.
The conferees understand that HUD has the authority to provide
PHAs with the necessary funds to administer their section 8
contracts, nevertheless the conferees direct HUD to ensure that
PHAs have the funds to administer all section 8 contracts in a
normal manner, including vouchers that turn over during the
year. In cases where PHAs require additional funds for approved
uses and amounts, HUD shall provide to these PHAs the necessary
section 8 funds. The conferees also direct HUD to make
quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the
status and availability of all section 8 reserves maintained by
PHAs.
The conference agreement includes the following:
Contract Renewals.--$15,725,153,000, of which
$640,000,000 is derived from prior year carryover, for expiring
section 8 housing assistance contracts, section 8 amendments,
enhanced vouchers, and contracts entered into pursuant to
section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
Funds for the renewal of section 811 tenant-based assistance is
provided under the housing for special populations account as
proposed by the House.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
Senate report requiring renewal costs for section 8 project-
based programs to be discretely identified in the fiscal year
2003 budget justifications.
Incremental Vouchers.--$143,979,000 to provide
``incremental'' section 8 housing assistance vouchers to
increase the number of low-income individuals and families
receiving assistance. Of this amount, $103,979,000 is provided
for 18,000 vouchers to be distributed on a fair share basis to
PHAs having a voucher utilization rate of at least 97 percent,
instead of $157,334,000 as proposed by the House and
$98,623,000 as proposed by the Senate. HUD is expected to
distribute these vouchers within 90 days of enactment of this
Act, and to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and the Senate on compliance with this requirement no
later than February 15, 2002. The remaining $40,000,000 is
provided for 7,900 new vouchers for distribution to non-
elderly, disabled residents who are affected by the designation
of public and assisted housing as ``elderly-only''
developments, instead of $39,912,000 as proposed by the House.
Bill language is included, as proposed by the House and the
Senate, to earmark funds for this purpose in recognition of the
fact that people with disabilities are often unable to find
affordable housing absent section 8 tenant-based assistance.
The conferees reiterate the House reporting requirement
related to identification and remediation of PHAs designated as
troubled under the Section Eight Management Assessment Program
(SEMAP).
Contract Administrators.--$195,601,000 for section 8
contract administrators as proposed by the House. Modified
language is included, similar to language proposed by the
House, to designate funds for this purpose. The Senate bill did
not include a similar provision.
Tenant Protection.--$202,842,000 for tenant protection
vouchers to replace lost project-based section 8 assistance.
Funding for new vouchers under the HOPE VI program is provided
within the revitalization of severely distressed public housing
(HOPE VI) account as proposed by the House and the Senate.
Includes language transferring no less than $13,400,000
to the Working Capital Fund for development and maintenance of
information technology systems as proposed by the Senate,
instead of no less than $11,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Rescinds $1,200,000,000 from unobligated balances
available from the recapture of excess section 8 funds, instead
of $886,000,000 as proposed by the House and $615,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Language is included requiring that the
rescission be applied against available funds appropriated in
fiscal year 2001 and prior years for any account under title II
as proposed by the House, instead of requiring that the
rescission be applied against available funds appropriated in
fiscal year 2002 and prior years in this account as proposed by
the Senate.
Includes language proposed by the House to prohibit the
rescission of funds governed by statutory reallocation
provisions. The Senate did not include a similar provision.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate
requiring that the renewal of expiring section 8 contracts
subject to the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of
1987 (ELIHPA) and the Low-Income Housing Preservation and
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA) are to be capped
at current rents. This means that the rents for these projects
shall be renewed on a one-year basis consistent with the plans
of action that were approved as part of the efforts to preserve
these projects as low-income housing under ELIHPA and LIHPRHA.
Nevertheless, the conferees remain concerned that many of these
projects were over-subsidized through these preservation
efforts. The conferees believe HUD needs to review all these
preservation projects and look at restructuring the mortgages
and contract requirements where appropriate. The conferees
direct HUD to report to the Committees on Appropriations on
this review and the status of these projects no later than June
15, 2002.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate
requiring that additional unobligated balances from this
account be rescinded and reallocated to other accounts in title
II and title III of this Act. The House bill did not include a
similar provision.
public housing capital fund
(including transfer of funds)
Appropriates $2,843,400,000 for the public housing
capital fund instead of $2,943,400,000 as proposed by the
Senate and $2,555,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Includes modified language designating $550,000,000 to be
allocated only to those PHAs which utilized their funds in
compliance with statutory timeliness requirements pursuant to
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998
(QHWRA), similar to language proposed by the House, to enable
those PHAs to address their backlog of maintenance needs in
addition to their annual maintenance requirements. The Senate
did not include similar language.
Includes modified language making funds available for
four years instead of two years as proposed by the House and
the Senate.
Includes language restating the applicability of the
QHWRA timeliness requirements to fiscal year 1999 funds as
proposed by the House. The Senate did not include a similar
provision.
Includes modified language allowing the Secretary or
Deputy Secretary to waive QHWRA timeliness requirements similar
to language proposed by the House. The Senate did not include a
similar provision.
Includes modified language requiring the recapture of
funds from PHAs not in compliance with QHWRA timeliness
requirements similar to language proposed by the House. The
Senate did not include a similar provision.
Includes language to define obligations as proposed by
the House. The Senate did not include a similar provision.
The conferees reiterate the House direction requiring
quarterly reports on PHA utilization of capital funds,
delineated by PHA and fiscal year, with the first report due no
later than February 1, 2002.
Includes $51,000,000 for technical assistance as proposed
by the House, instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Of this amount, $10,000,000 is for remediation services to
troubled PHAs as proposed by the House. The Senate did not
include a similar provision.
Transfers no less than $52,700,000 from this account to
the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of
information technology systems, instead of no less than
$43,000,000 as proposed by the House and the Senate.
Includes new language designating $15,000,000 for the
Neighborhood Networks Initiative. These funds are to be
competitively awarded to PHAs for the establishment and initial
operation of computer centers in and around public housing to
enhance resident self-sufficiency, employability, and economic
self-reliance. These amounts, combined with $5,000,000 provided
for under the revitalization of severely distressed public
housing (HOPE VI) account, as well as $5,000,000 in current on-
going projects, will provide a total of $25,000,000 for the
Neighborhood Networks Initiative in fiscal year 2002. The
conferees support efforts to close the digital divide, and
believe that the needs of public housing residents must be an
important part of any initiative to achieve that goal and can
help ameliorate drug and crime problems in public housing
through new opportunities for education growth and employment
opportunities. The conferees expect HUD to work with other
Federal agencies to develop a comprehensive approach to address
the digital divide, and encourages HUD to submit a proposal as
part of the fiscal year 2003 budget to address comprehensively
the needs of public and federally-assisted housing residents.
The conferees remain concerned over the long-term capital
needs and viability of public housing projects. The conferees
believe that reforms included in the public housing capital
fund account will result in a more effective and targeted use
of these capital funds and help preserve the investment that
has been made in public housing over the years. In addition,
the conferees continue to support funding for the HOPE VI
program as a complementary program targeted to the
revitalization of distressed public housing. The conferees
direct HUD to provide by June 15, 2002, a report on the lessons
learned from HOPE VI, including best practices and the impact
of HOPE VI on surrounding communities as well as the extent to
which HOPE VI projects have leveraged private investments and
revitalized economic redevelopment in these communities. In
addition, the conferees request that HUD provide an analysis of
the extent to which the HOPE VI program can be a model for the
replacement of the older and distressed section 8 housing
stock.
public housing operating fund
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
Appropriates $3,494,868,000 for the public housing
operating fund as proposed by the House instead of
$3,384,868,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have provided an 8.1 percent increase over
the fiscal year 2001 level for this account to reflect the
merger of funds previously provided for drug elimination
activities through the public housing drug elimination program
(PHDEP) into this account. The conferees note that PHAs are
authorized to use their operating and capital funds for anti-
crime and anti-drug activities. It is the conferees
understanding that two-thirds of all PHAs fund these activities
from within their operating and capital funds, while the
remaining one-third of PHAs receive supplemental funding
through PHDEP in addition to their regular operating and
capital fund allocations. In lieu of continuing to provide a
supplementary funding source for selected PHAs, the conferees
have instead increased funding for operating subsidies to be
distributed to all PHAs. To the extent that additional
assistance is required to combat issues and activities related
to crime and drugs, the conferees have included modified
language designating $10,000,000 to be allocated by the United
States Attorney General through existing Department of Justice
programs, such as the Weed and Seed program, to address those
areas in public, Indian, and federally-assisted housing where
additional resources are necessary to augment State and local
efforts to effectively fight crime and drugs as proposed by the
House. The Senate bill did not include similar language.
The conference agreement assumes the termination of the
Operation Safe Home program as recommended by the Senate. Of
the amount provided, $5,000,000 is available to the Office of
Inspector General to support the closeout of this program and
to transition personnel previously participating in Operation
Safe Home to other investigative activities. The House bill
proposed $10,000,000 for the Office of Inspector General
exclusively for Operation Safe Home, while the Senate did not
propose any funding for this activity. In addition, $6,500,000
from prior year funds appropriated under PHDEP for Operation
Safe Home operational costs remain available for operational
costs necessary to complete on-going activities. Includes new
language rescinding $11,000,000 from prior year funds made
available for Operation Safe Home which are in excess of
amounts necessary to complete on-going activities.
The conferees do not concur with the language in the
Senate report related to the June 7, 2000, settlement agreement
with the Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority (PRPHA). However,
the conferees expect HUD to ensure that PRPHA is treated in a
manner consistent with similar PHAs as HUD develops a final
rule implementing a new operating fund formula for all PHAs
based upon the results of the public housing operating cost
study mandated in Public Law 106-74.
The conferees expect HUD to provide the Chicago Housing
Authority (CHA) with maximum regulatory flexibility as provided
for in the Moving to Work Demonstration agreement dated
February 6, 2000, as amended, as proposed in the Senatereport.
The conferees direct HUD to determine CHA's funding allocation in the
same manner as all other PHAs.
The conferees have included direction under the public
housing capital fund account in lieu of the direction included
in the Senate report under this account related to the long-
term capital needs for public housing.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
The conferees do not provide funding for this account.
The conferees have instead merged funding for these activities
into the public housing operating fund account, and increased
operating funds to accommodate this merger. All activities
permissible under the public housing drug elimination program
(PHDEP) are authorized activities under the operating and
capital fund accounts. In addition, the conferees are aware
that some PHAs currently have unspent PHDEP funds available.
The conferees intend that PHAs be allowed to continue to spend
their PHDEP funds as PHAs transition their anti-crime and anti-
drug programs into their annual operating budgets, and
encourage PHAs to continue to support such programs.
The conferees understand that PHDEP was created in 1989,
to provide supplemental funding to address the gaps in services
and programs available to combat serious crime and drug
problems which existed in some areas of public housing,
particularly severely distressed public housing. At the time
PHDEP was created, Federal assistance to States and localities
to address crime and drug problems in local communities,
including public housing, was limited. The conferees note that
since that time, however, Federal funding to States and
localities for police, crime, and drug prevention programs has
grown dramatically, particularly through the Department of
Justice. Over the last six years, over $9,000,000,000 in new
Federal assistance has been provided through the Department of
Justice, including funds to deploy over 110,000 new police
officers into local communities and funds to establish 1,000
new Boys and Girls Clubs exclusively in public housing.
The conferees further note that over the last six years,
funds have been provided to demolish over 100,000 units of the
most severely distressed public housing through the HOPE VI
program and the capital fund program, resulting in the
revitalization of entire neighborhoods previously adversely
impacted by the presence of severely deteriorated housing.
To the extent that additional assistance is required, the
conferees have also included $10,000,000 under the public
housing operating fund account to be allocated by the United
States Attorney General through existing Department of Justice
programs, such as the Weed and Seed program, to address those
areas in public, Indian, and federally-assisted housing where
additional resources are necessary to augment State and local
efforts to combat crime and drugs.
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE VI)
Appropriates $573,735,000 for the revitalization of
severely distressed public housing program (HOPE VI) as
proposed by the House and the Senate. Includes language
designating $6,250,000 for technical assistance and contract
expertise instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the House and
$7,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Includes new language designating $5,000,000 for the
Neighborhood Networks Initiative. These funds are to be
competitively awarded to PHAs for the establishment and initial
operation of computer centers in conjunction with fiscal year
2002 HOPE VI applicants to enhance resident self-sufficiency,
employability, and economic self-reliance. These funds are not
intended to limit the Secretary's ability to award additional
funds for these activities as part of the regular HOPE VI
process. These amounts, combined with $15,000,000 provided
under the public housing capital fund, as well as $5,000,000 in
current on-going projects, will provide a total of $25,000,000
for the Neighborhood Networks Initiative in fiscal year 2002.
The conferees are aware of the valuable efforts made by
the Housing Research Foundation to collect and disseminate
objective information on the HOPE VI program. The conferees
encourage HUD to continue this initiative.
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $648,570,000 as proposed by the House and
the Senate. Transfers no less than $3,000,000 to the Working
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems as proposed by the Senate instead of no less
than $2,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Includes language to establish a total loan volume of not
to exceed $52,726,000 for title VI loans as proposed by the
House instead of $54,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Includes modified language, similar to language proposed
by the Senate, to allow the Secretary to provide assistance to
Indian tribes and tribally-designated housing entities to
address the problem of black mold consistent with the terms of
NAHASDA. The Secretary is directed to work with FEMA, the
Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other
appropriate Federal agencies in developing a plan to maximize
Federal resources to address emergency housing and related
problems associated with black mold. The House did not include
similar language.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $5,987,000 for guaranteed loans for Native
American housing on trust lands as proposed by the House and
the Senate.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $1,000,000 for guaranteed loans for Native
Hawaiian housing as proposed by the Senate. Includes language
establishing a total loan volume of not to exceed $40,000,000
and provides $35,000 for administrative costs as proposed by
the Senate. The House did not propose funding for this program.
Community Planning and Development
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
Appropriates $277,432,000 for housing opportunities for
persons with AIDS (HOPWA) as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
Includes modified language similar to language proposed
by the Senate requiring HUD to renew all expiring HOPWA
contracts for permanent supportive housing funded under the
non-formula component of the HOPWA program so long as the
projects meet all other program requirements. The House did not
include a similar provision.
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Appropriates $25,000,000 for rural housing and economic
development as proposed by the Senate. Includes language
requiring funds to be awarded competitively by June 1, 2002 as
proposed by the Senate. The House did not propose funding for
this program.
EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES
Appropriates $45,000,000 for grants to the second round
of empowerment zones instead of $75,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Includes language designating $3,000,000 for each
empowerment zone to be used in conjunction with economic
development activities detailed in the strategic plans of each
empowerment zone instead of $5,000,000 for each zone as
proposed by the Senate. The House did not propose funding for
this program. The conferees believe that this program should be
funded as a mandatory program as originally contemplated.
The conferees direct the HUD Inspector General to review
the use of empowerment zone funds and report the findings to
the Committees on Appropriations no later than April 1, 2002.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $5,000,000,000 for various activities funded
in this account, instead of $4,811,993,000 as proposed by the
House and $5,012,993,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
conferees agree to the following:
--$4,341,000,000 for formula grants under the Community
Development Block Grant program (CDBG), instead of
$4,339,300,000 as proposed by the House and the Senate;
--$70,000,000 for grants to Indian tribes instead of
$69,000,000 as proposed by the House and $71,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate;
--$42,500,000 for section 107 grants, instead of
$34,434,000 as proposed by the House and $45,500,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Within the amount provided for section
107 grants, the conference agreement provides the following
earmarks:
$7,000,000 for insular areas;
$10,500,000 for historically black colleges and
universities;
$3,000,000 for community development work study;
$7,500,000 for Hispanic serving institutions;
$7,500,000 for the Community Outreach Partnerships
program;
$3,000,000 for tribal colleges and universities;
and
$4,000,000 for Alaska Native serving institutions
and Native Hawaiian serving institutions;
--$3,300,000 for the Housing Assistance Council as
proposed by the House instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate;
--$2,600,000 for the National American Indian Housing
Council as proposed by the Senate instead of $2,794,000 as
proposed by the House;
--$5,000,000 for the National Housing Development
Corporation for continuation of its program of acquisition,
rehabilitation, and preservation of at-risk affordable housing,
including $2,000,000 for operating expenses as proposed by the
House. The Senate did not propose funding for this program;
--$5,000,000 for the National Council of La Raza HOPE
Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund
management and $4,500,000 is for investments and financing as
proposed by the House. The Senate did not propose funding for
this program;
--$9,600,000 for the Department of Hawaiian Homelands for
assistance as authorized by title VIII of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, with not
more than five percent for administrative costs, as proposed by
the Senate. The House did not propose funding for this program;
--$22,000,000 for grants to eligible grantees under
section 11 of the Self-Help Housing Opportunity Program,
instead of $21,956,000 as proposed by the House and $20,000,000
as proposed by the Senate;
--$29,000,000 for the Capacity Building for Community
Development and Affordable Housing program, authorized by
section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Demonstration Act, as in effect before June 12, 1997, instead
of $29,387,000 as proposed by the House and $28,450,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of the amount provided, at least
$5,000,000 shall be for capacity building activities in rural
areas as proposed by the Senate instead of $4,989,000 as
proposed by the House. Additionally, $4,000,000 is for Habitat
for Humanity International, instead of $4,442,000 as proposed
by the House and $3,450,000 as proposed by the Senate;
--$55,000,000 for supportive services, congregate
services and service coordinators for residents of public and
Indian housing as proposed by the Senate, instead of
$54,879,000 as proposed by the House;
--$65,000,000 for Youthbuild instead of $69,868,000 as
proposed by the House and $70,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate. This amount includes $2,000,000 forcapacity building
activities as proposed by the House and the Senate, and $10,000,000 for
underserved and rural areas as proposed by the Senate;
--$42,000,000 for the Neighborhood Initiatives program
instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the House and the Senate.
Does not include language proposed by the House related to
unobligated prior year balances. The Senate did not include a
similar provision. Targeted grants shall be provided as
follows:
$500,000 for the County of Tulare, California, for
development of the Dinuba regional vocational training
facility;
$250,000 for the City of Oceanside, California for
the Crown Heights neighborhood revitalization project;
$1,000,000 for the Colorado Mountain Housing
Coalition;
$700,000 for the City of Miami, Florida, Model
Homeownership Zone Pilot Project;
$200,000 for McHenry County, Illinois, for economic
development along the Fox River;
$3,000,000 for the Louisville Community Development
Bank for continuation of the Louisville Neighborhood
Initiative;
$750,000 for the City of Brewer, Maine for the
redevelopment of its waterfront;
$750,000 for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, for
the Phalen Village Superblock project;
$2,500,000 for the Grand Avenue Redevelopment
Project in Kansas City, Missouri;
$1,000,000 for Urban Strategies for the
construction of affordable, mixed-income housing for
disabled individuals in the Central West End area of
the City of Saint Louis, Missouri;
$750,000 for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, for
development of the Forest Park Master Plan;
$1,000,000 for Beyond Housing, a St. Louis Missouri
non-profit to preserve homes in the Castle Point,
Pagedale and NE University City areas;
$250,000 for the City of Wildwood, New Jersey, for
revitalization of the Pacific Avenue Business District;
$1,000,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
the Neighborhood Initiative Program;
$5,000,000 to Home Headquarters in Syracuse, New
York for a Home Equity Assurance Pilot Program and
other Neighborhood Initiative projects;
$200,000 to the City of Canandaigua, New York, for
Lagoon Park development;
$200,000 to the City of Albany, New York, for the
Corning Park Revitalization Project;
$300,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
to support the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative,
which will demolish many abandoned homes as well as
revitalize the areas;
$200,000 to Universal Community Homes,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to continue the conversion
of more than 500 parcels of land into for-sale units to
low- and moderate-income families;
$250,000 for the City of Anderson, South Carolina
for the Murray/Franklin Street neighborhood
revitalization project;
$10,000,000 for the State of South Dakota to
maintain the physical integrity of the Homestake Mine
in preparation for the potential development of a major
research facility on that site;
$400,000 for the City of Watertown, South Dakota,
for a community revitalization project;
$300,000 for Campbell County, South Dakota, for
economic development activities;
$1,000,000 for the City of Bellingham, Washington,
for the Holly Street landfill redevelopment project;
$1,000,000 for the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
for the Menominee River Valley redevelopment project;
$500,000 for the City of Madison, Wisconsin to
develop affordable low income housing;
$6,000,000 to the Vandalia Heritage Foundation,
Inc. for community and neighborhood revitalization and
economic diversification initiatives;
$1,000,000 for the City of Beckley, West Virginia,
to revitalize a blighted area;
$2,000,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America
for the operating and start-up costs of clubs located
in or near, and primarily serving residents of, public
and Indian housing.
--$294,200,000 for economic development initiatives.
Targeted grants shall be made as follows:
$490,000 to the Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska
for construction of low-income housing for senior
citizens;
$990,000 for Catholic Community Services for its
Adult Day Care facility in Juneau, Alaska to provide
day care for the elderly persons;
$1,250,000 for the United Way community services
facility in Anchorage, Alaska to complete construction
of a social service facility to serve low-income
people;
$1,500,000 for Alaska Pacific University for the
restoration of a historic property in Anchorage,
Alaska;
$1,500,000 for the Municipality of Anchorage,
Alaska for the expansion of the Alaska Zoo;
$2,250,000 for Fairbanks, Alaska to provide winter
recreation opportunities for military and civilian
persons at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Birch Hill
recreation area;
$45,000 to the Hillsboro-Lawrence County, Alabama
Boys and Girls Club;
$50,000 to Guntersville, Alabama to extend sewer
lines to the Marshall-Jackson Mental Health Center;
$50,000 to the City of Decatur, Alabama for
improvements to Delano Park;
$50,000 to the City of Hollywood, Alabama for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
$50,000 to the Housing Authority of the City of
Huntsville, Alabama for the continuation of a music
education program;
$50,000 to Walker County, Alabama for assembly
costs of the Walker County Center of Technology;
$80,000 to Leesburg, Alabama for sewer and water
infrastructure expansion to the city boat dock;
$85,000 to The Whole Backstage Marshall County
Theater Group in Marshall County, Alabama for
renovation of facilities;
$100,000 to the City of Selma, Alabama for the
acquisition of the Lovelady Building on historic Water
Avenue in Selma, Alabama;
$100,000 to the Northwest Alabama Council of Local
Governments for the development of a master plan for
the Florence-Lauderdale County Port Authority;
$100,000 to the Tuskegee Area Health Education
Center in Alabama for a rural HIV/AIDS program;
$115,000 to the Birmingham Building Trade Towers,
Inc. for renovation of the Birmingham Building Trades
Tower in Alabama;
$115,000 to the University of Montevallo, Alabama
for repair of historic structures;
$125,000 to Brilliant, Alabama for access road
improvement and water line extension to industrial
park;
$125,000 to Winfield, Alabama for site work
preparation of land for industrial use;
$150,000 to Family Connection, Inc. in Alabaster,
Alabama to construct a facility to house a new
diversionary program for first time juvenile offenders
in Shelby County, Alabama;
$150,000 for the City of Mobile, Alabama for the
building renovation for the Mobile Opera/Symphony
Collaboration;
$190,000 to Albertville, Alabama for a civic
center;
$200,000 to Jasper, Alabama for recreational park
construction;
$200,000 to the Clark County Commission, Alabama
for establishment of the Forestry Museum;
$400,000 to the Shoals Economic Development
Authority in Florence, Alabama for the construction of
a joint economic development facility to be used by
SEDA and the Shoals Chamber of Commerce;
$240,000 for the Patient One Medical Transport
System of Alabama for wheelchair accessible vehicles,
drivers, and program expenses;
$250,000 to Oakwood College of Alabama for the
establishment of a Wellness Center;
$250,000 for Eufala, Alabama for downtown
revitalization;
$300,000 to BizTech located in Huntsville, Alabama
for the construction of a business development
facility;
$300,000 to the City of Mobile, Alabama for
improvements to a recreational pier and facilities at
McNally Park;
$300,000 to the Covington County Commission in
Alabama for the construction of the second phase of the
Covington County Farm Center;
$350,000 to the Housing Authority of the City of
Andalusia to expand their existing preschool programs
and facility to accommodate more low-income, high risk
children in Andalusia, Alabama;
$400,000 to the Alabama Historical Commission for
the renovation of the Historic Green County Courthouse
in Green County, Alabama;
$500,000 to the American Village for the
construction of Federal Hall and the Liberty Square
Expansion in Montevallo, Alabama;
$500,000 to the City of Hamilton, Alabama for the
construction of a call center facility;
$500,000 to the City of Winfield, Alabama for the
construction of a call center facility;
$500,000 to the Cleveland Avenue YMCA so that they
may expand their existing programs to serve more young
people in Montgomery, Alabama;
$500,000 to the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham,
Alabama to expand their existing facilities to serve a
larger population of Alabamians with physical
disabilities;
$500,000 to the National Children's Advocacy Center
in Huntsville, Alabama for the establishment of a
research and training facility;
$500,000 to the USS Alabama Battleship Commission
for a restoration initiative;
$1,000,000 to Spring Hill College in Mobile,
Alabama for construction of the Regional Library
Resource Center;
$300,000 for Studio for the Arts of Pocahontas,
Arkansas, for a new facility;
$1,000,000 or the City of DeQueen, Arkansas for the
development of a cultural awareness center;
$50,000 to the Tohono O'odham Tribe in Arizona for
development of a veterans memorial monument and park;
$300,000 Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley,
Temple Arizona for its Guadalupe Branch;
$740,000 to Arizona State University for the
establishment of the Center for Basic Research and
Applied Research within the Barry M. Goldwater Center
for Science and Engineering;
$1,000,000 to the City of Tucson, Arizona for the
Fox Tucson Theatre and Archive Project to restore and
renovate a historic theater;
$30,000 to the City of Temecula, California for the
Job Skills and Commuter Census;
$30,000 to the Cuban Resource Center in Los
Angeles, California for community center improvements;
$50,000 to Easter Seals Tri-Counties in California
for the Easter Seals Child Development Center;
$50,000 to Environment Now in Santa Monica,
California for continued development of the Ballona
Creek Trail and Bikeway;
$50,000 to the City of Anaheim, California for the
Senior Citizen Wing Expansion of the Brookhurst
Community Center;
$50,000 to the City of La Puente, California for an
addition to the La Puente Youth Learning Center;
$50,000 to the City of Placerville, California for
the rehabilitation and development of the Gold Bug
Park, the Meagher House;
$50,000 to the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California
for construction of a senior center;
$50,000 to the County of San Bernardino, California
for the youth baseball/softball field complex at Spring
Valley Lake in Victorville;
$50,000 to the County of San Bernardino, California
for the Barstow Wading Pool;
$50,000 to the Mothers of East LA Santa Isabel in
Los Angeles, California for improvements to a community
garden;
$50,000 to the West Haven Community Center in
Garden Grove, California for construction costs;
$75,000 to the Angelus Plaza Senior Housing Complex
in Los Angeles, California for the acquisition of
multi-language translation equipment;
$75,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for
construction of the Admiral Kidd Park Community Center;
$90,000 to the City of Temecula, California for the
Vail Ranch Middle School Basketball Lighting Project;
$100,000 to the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley,
California for planning and development of their
disability campus;
$100,000 to Marin City, California for Marin City
Cultural and Community Center facility needs;
$100,000 to the American Film Institute for the
establishment of a Screen Education Center for public
school teacher training;
$100,000 to the City of Los Angeles, California for
construction needs of the Boyle Heights Youth
Technology and Recreation Center;
$100,000 to the City of Los Angeles, California for
the Red Car Trolley study;
$75,000 to the Fort Ord Re-use Authority in Marina,
California for economic development re-use activities
at the former Fort Ord;
$100,000 to the Heritage Camp Foundation in
California for its Feria de California program;
$100,000 to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara
County, California for affordable housing efforts in
Silicon Valley;
$100,000 to the Leimert Park Merchants Association
in Los Angeles, California for continued revitalization
efforts in the Leimert Park Village;
$125,000 to the City of Los Angeles, California for
construction of the Ernest E. Debs Nature Center;
$150,000 to the City of Modesto, California for
infrastructure needs in distressed neighborhoods;
$150,000 to the City of Vallejo, California for
development of a fire suppression system of Mare
Island;
$150,000 to the Davis Street Community Center in
Central Alameda, California for facilities needs;
$175,000 to the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,
California for construction needs of the M.H. de Young
Memorial Museum;
$190,000 to the City of Simi Valley, California for
the expansion of the Simi Valley Senior Citizens
Center;
$190,000 to the City of Westminster, California for
construction of a multi-cultural Community Center;
$198,000 to the City of Riverside, California and
the California Department of Parks and Recreation for
the Citrus Park project;
$200,000 to the City of Eureka, California for
Fisherman Dock Area Harbor capital improvement needs;
$200,000 to the City of Highland, California for
the city history museum;
$200,000 to the City of Inglewood, California for
design and construction needs related to a new seniors
center;
$200,000 to the City of Needles, California for
blight abatement;
$200,000 to the City of Twentynine Palms,
California for the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center;
$200,000 to the County of San Bernardino,
California for construction of the Hall of Paleontology
at the San Bernardino County Museum;
$200,000 to the County of San Bernardino,
California for the Big Bear Zoo relocation and
expansion;
$200,000 to the Town of Apple Valley, California
for Phase One of Civic Center Park;
$200,000 to the Town of Yucca Valley, California
for the Southside Community Park;
$240,000 to the City of Diamond Bar, California for
construction of a senior center;
$240,000 to the Kern County Superintendent of
Schools Office for the Mobility Opportunities via
Education project as a component of the Southeast
Bakersfield, California Redevelopment Project;
$250,000 for Covenant House California, for
purchase and renovation of a new facility for the East
Bay Street Outreach and Community Service Center;
$250,000 for the Center Theatre Group, of Los
Angeles, California, for the Culver City Theater
project;
$250,000 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom
Center of Oakland, California, for facility
construction;
$250,000 to Pacific Union College in Angwin,
California for the Napa Valley Community Resource
Center;
$290,000 to the City of Citrus Heights, California
for the Sunrise MarketPlace Revitalization Project;
$290,000 to the City of Stockton, California for
the historic restoration of the Fox Theatre;
$290,000 to the Fund for the Preservation of the
California State Mining and Mineral Museum;
$300,000 for Community Medical Centers of Fresno,
California, for renovations to the Fresno Community
Regional Medical Center;
$300,000 to the City and County of San Francisco,
California for its Masterlease Hotel program for the
homeless;
$300,000 to the City of East Palo Alto, California
for the redevelopment of the Ravenswood Industrial
Area;
$300,000 to the City of Salinas, California for
construction of a municipal pool;
$275,000 to the City of Santa Monica, California
for gateway needs at the Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreation Area;
$300,000 to the Sacramento California Housing and
Redevelopment Agency for the Sacramento Asian Sports
Foundation, to construct a community center;
$490,000 to El Centro Regional Medical Center in
Imperial County, California for construction of a
heliport;
$490,000 to HomeAid to assist efforts to build and
renovate homeless shelters;
$490,000 to the City of Bakersfield, California for
the Baker Street Corridor project;
$490,000 to the City of Monrovia, California for
the Old Town Monrovia Revitalization Project;
$490,000 to the City of Redding, California for the
Stillwater Industrial Park;
$490,000 to the Sweetwater Authority in California
for the Sweetwater and Loveland Reservoirs Recreation
Project;
$500,000 to the San Dieguito Transportation
Cooperative of California to centralize school bus
transportation operations and increase service
capacity;
$740,000 to the City of Lancaster, California to
complete the Lancaster National Soccer Center;
$750,000 for the City of East Palo Alto, California
to redevelop the Ravenswood industrial area;
$750,000 for the West Angeles Community Development
Corporation of Los Angeles, California, for development
of the West Angeles Plaza;
$190,000 to the City of Oceanside, California for
revitalization of the Crown Heights Neighborhood;
$800,000 for the Town of Mountain Village, Colorado
for an affordable housing initiative;
$1,500,000 for the City of Denver, Colorado for
revitalization;
$50,000 to the City of Hartford, Connecticut for
redevelopment of the North Star Plaza area in the North
End community of Hartford;
$75,000 to the University of Hartford, in Hartford,
Connecticut for the Hartt School Performing Arts
Center;
$100,000 to the Town of Derby, Connecticut for
restoration of the Sterling Opera House;
$300,000 for Connecticut Hospice, Inc., of
Branford, Connecticut, for construction of a new
facility;
$800,000 for the Southside Institutions
Neighborhood Alliance of Hartford, Connecticut, for
neighborhood revitalization in Hartford;
$390,000 to Norwich Community Development
Corporation in Norwich, Connecticut for rehabilitation
of the historic Capehart Mill;
$375,000 to the Domestic Violence Services of
Greater New Haven, Connecticut for a domestic violence
transitional housing project;
$490,000 to the Warner Theater in Torrington,
Connecticut for facility renovations;
$50,000 for the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft
Association, Delaware County to complete their building
project which will house historic military aircraft
presently on outdoor display in Willow Grove,
Pennsylvania;
$50,000 to Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc.
for facilities needs at the Maria de los Santos Health
Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
$300,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Delaware
for facility construction and renovation;
$750,000 for the YMCA of Delaware for renovations
to the Central Branch YMCA;
$25,000 to the Orlando Community Redevelopment
Agency in Orlando, Florida for redevelopment of Otey
Place;
$50,000 to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in
Tampa, Florida for expansion purposes;
$50,000 to the Tampa Bay, Florida Port Authority
for the channelside economic development project;
$100,000 to the Alachua County Board of
Commissioners in Alachua County, Florida for land
conservation efforts related to the Emerald Necklace
initiative;
$100,000 to the City of Gainesville, Florida for
the Depot Avenue economic development project;
$200,000 to St. Petersburg Beach, Florida for the
Don Vista Community Center;
$200,000 to the Alachua County Board of
Commissioners in Alachua County, Florida for a program
to stabilize and revitalize distressed neighborhoods,
including the City of Archer;
$240,000 to the Brevard Community College in
Florida for renovations and infrastructure improvements
to the Cocoa Village Playhouse;
$240,000 to the City of Daytona Beach, Florida for
the Daytona Beach Boardwalk Revitalization;
$240,000 to the City of Maitland, Florida for a
senior citizens center;
$240,000 to the Florida Association of Counties for
continuation of a national pilot project for assisting
rural communities to develop and sustain professional
economic development initiatives;
$450,000 to Bethune Cookman College in Daytona
Beach, Florida for costs related to a community
services and student union building;
$340,000 to the City of South Miami, Florida for
urban infrastructure upgrades and street enhancements;
$350,000 for Covenant House, Florida, Inc., for
transitional housing;
$490,000 to Sebring Airport Authority of Florida
for development of a light industrial commercial
business park;
$490,000 to the City of Clearwater, Florida for the
``Beach by Design Initiative'';
$490,000 to the City of Deerfield Beach, Florida
for the construction of the Mitigation Operation
Center;
$500,000 to Pinellas County, Florida for the Gulf
Boulevard project;
$500,000 to Pinellas Park, Florida for community
hurricane evacuation infrastructure improvements;
$500,000 to the City of Safety Harbor, Florida to
repair and replace brick streets and underground
utilities;
$500,000 to the Miami-Dade County Housing Finance
Authority of Florida for the provision of housing
within the Liberty City/Model City neighborhoods for
public housing residents of those neighborhoods
displaced by changes in public housing;
$740,000 to Edison Community College in Fort Myers,
Florida for the renovation of the Barbara B. Mann
Performing Arts Hall;
$1,000,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida for the
provision of housing within the Liberty City/Model City
neighborhoods for public housing residents of those
neighborhoods displaced by changes in public housing;
$2,000,000 to St. Petersburg, Florida for the
Sunken Gardens improvement project;
$100,000 to Clarkston Community Center, Inc. in
DeKalb County, Georgia for renovations;
$100,000 to DeKalb County, Georgia for development
of a multipurpose civic and community center;
$100,000 to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia for
historic preservation of Packard Hall;
$150,000 to the Historic Savannah Foundation of
Georgia to revitalize housing in the historic Savannah
neighborhoods;
$200,000 to College Partners, Inc in Atlanta,
Georgia for community development and revitalization
initiative;
$240,000 to the ARCH Educational Network in Georgia
for construction of an education center;
$240,000 to the City of Macon, Georgia for
redevelopment of a Brownfields site;
$300,000 for Covenant House Georgia, to purchase
and renovate a new community service center in Atlanta,
Georgia;
$350,000 for Rockdale County, Georgia, for
construction of Georgia's Veterans Park;
$400,000 for the Tubman African American Museum in
Macon, Georgia for construction of the Tubman African
American Museum;
$490,000 to Gwinnett County, Georgia for the
Liberty Heights Neighborhood Revitalization Project;
$490,000 to the Warner Robins Century of Flight
Museum in Georgia for facilities expansion;
$500,000 to the Liberty County, Georgia Development
Authority for the Coastal MegaPark for continued
planning and engineering studies and infrastructure
development;
$750,000 for development of the Dr. Martin Luther
King, Sr., Community Service Center in Atlanta,
Georgia;
$200,000 for the County of Maui, Hawaii for
restoration of the Iao Theater in Wailuku Town;
$300,000 for the County of Kauai, Hawaii, for the
Heritage Trails project;
$500,000 for the YMCA of Honolulu, Hawaii, for
reconstruction and expansion of the Kalihi YMCA
facility;
$500,000 for the YMCA of Kauai, Hawaii, for
construction of a multipurpose community center;
$750,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii to
establish three new Boys and Girls Clubs of Hawaii in
the Hawaiian homestead areas of Papakolea, Nanakuli and
Paukukalo;
$800,000 for the Filipino Community Center, Inc. of
Honolulu, Hawaii to develop a new community center;
$490,000 to the City of Des Moines, Iowa for the
redevelopment of the Des Moines Advance Technology
Agribusiness Park;
$500,000 for City of Waterloo, Iowa, for
brownfields redevelopment;
$500,000 for the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for
brownfields revitalization;
$500,000 for the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, for
the Katelman neighborhood redevelopment project;
$500,000 for the City of Davenport, Iowa, for the
East Davenport Development Corporation mixed-income
housing development;
$500,000 for the City of Des Moines, Iowa, for
brownfields redevelopment;
$500,000 for the Iowa Department of Economic
Development for the Main Street Program;
$500,000 to Homeward, Inc. in North Central Iowa to
assist local employers with housing programs and help
low- to moderate-income families purchase or remodel
existing homes;
$1,000,000 for Dubuque, Iowa for the development of
an American River Museum;
$290,000 to the City of Jerome, Idaho for the
renovation of facilities for a mixed-use community
education, health, and technology center;
$500,000 for the Lewis and Clark State College for
the Idaho Virtual Incubator;
$500,000 for the University of Idaho for a
technology incubator at Post Falls, Idaho;
$1,000,000 for the Clearwater Economic Development
Association for the implementation of the Lewis and
Clark Bicentennial plan;
$1,000,000 for the University of Idaho for a
performance and education facility;
$50,000 to Family Focus in Evansville, Illinois for
facilities needs;
$75,000 to Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois
for an integrated student services and activities
center;
$90,000 to the Taylorville Community School
District in Taylorville, Illinois for construction of a
Fine Arts Educational Center;
$100,000 to Knox College in Illinois for
renovations of Alumni Hall for the Abraham Lincoln
Studies Center;
$100,000 to the City of Calumet Park, Illinois for
recreation center facility needs;
$100,000 to the City of Chicago, Illinois for the
Lake Calumet Area Land Acquisition Redevelopment
project;
$100,000 to the City of Elgin, Illinois for
expansion of the Elgin Child Daycare Center;
$100,000 to the Haymarket Center in Chicago,
Illinois for the purchase and renovation of a facility;
$100,000 to the Illinois Quad Cities Mississippi
Riverfront Redevelopment partnership for redevelopment
efforts;
$100,000 to the Westie Holistic in Chicago,
Illinois for expansion of the Youth and Services
Division;
$100,000 to the United Services of Chicago, Inc. in
Illinois for a job training project in the Chicago
metropolitan area;
$140,000 to the Morrisonville Emergency Services
Facility in Morrison, Illinois for construction of
facilities;
$150,000 for American Lung Association of Illinois
for technology upgrades for the Tobacco Quitline and
veterans outreach programs;
$150,000 for Asian Human Services of Chicago,
Illinois, to expand its community empowerment programs;
$150,000 for Catholic Urban Programs of East St.
Louis, Illinois to expand its emergency housing
facility;
$150,000 for the Shelby County Community Services
Agency, of Shelbyville, Illinois, for construction of a
child care center;
$150,000 for the World War II Illinois Veterans
Memorial of Springfield, Illinois, for construction;
$150,000 to Southern Illinois University in
Carbondale, Illinois for infrastructure needs related
to the development of a University Research Park;
$175,000 for the Quincy, Illinois, Housing
Authority to expand its community center facilities;
$200,000 to the City of Berwyn, Illinois for
expansion and renovations of public safety and fire
facilities;
$225,000 for the Peace/Education Coalition of
Chicago, Illinois for expansion of a community youth
center and related programs;
$240,000 to Cornerstone Services, Inc. in Will
County, Illinois for the reconstruction of a warehouse
into a developmental training center for adults with
disabilities;
$240,000 to Joliet Junior College of Illinois for
the Bridging Community, Economic and Workforce
Development Through Local Partnerships Project;
$300,000 for Casa Central of Chicago, Illinois, for
expansion of a community technology center facility and
services;
$300,000 to Sugar Grove, Illinois for drinking
water infrastructure improvements;
$350,000 for Career Transitions Center of Chicago,
Illinois, for property acquisition and rehabilitation
to develop a social services outreach facility;
$470,000 to Will County, Illinois for renovation,
expansion and facility improvement for the County
Courthouse;
$490,000 to the City of Des Plaines, Illinois for
conversion of an existing building into a multi-use
community resource center;
$500,000 for Christopher House of Chicago,
Illinois, for construction of a family resource center;
$500,000 for the City of Moline, Illinois, for
riverfront redevelopment efforts in Moline, East
Moline, and Rock Island;
$500,000 to Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for
construction of a new science and technology center;
$1,300,000 to Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical
Center in Chicago, Illinois for the Center on Research
and Aging;
$50,000 to the City of Indianapolis, Indiana for
revitalization efforts focused on the historic
Massachusetts Avenue Corridor;
$50,000 to the War Memorials Commission in
Indianapolis, Indiana for continued restoration of the
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza;
$100,000 to the City of South Bend, Indiana for
demolition and revitalization in the Studebaker Auto/
Oliver Plow Works industrial corridor;
$140,000 for Tri-State University located in
Angola, Indiana for the development of the Tri-State
University Center for Educational Excellence;
$190,000 to the University of Saint Francis in Fort
Wayne, Indiana for construction and outfitting of the
proposed Professional Development Center;
$290,000 to Ball State University of Muncie,
Indiana for facilities expansion and renovation of the
Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center;
$300,000 for the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana,
for redevelopment of the Quartermaster Depot;
$490,000 to the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for
Children in Indiana to expand and enhance services at
the autism clinic;
$500,000 for the Historic Preservation Association
of Jasper County, Indiana for the restoration of Drexel
Hall;
$500,000 to the City of Merrillville, Indiana for
drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements;
$650,000 to the City of Hobart, Indiana for sewage
treatment facility needs;
$740,000 to Purdue University in Indiana for the
Ultra-Performance Nanotechnology Center in West
Lafayette, Indiana;
$1,000,000 for the City of Carmel for its Indiana
parks development;
$240,000 to the City of Manhattan, Kansas for the
apron expansion at the Manhattan Regional Airport;
$490,000 to the City of Hutchinson, Kansas to
properly seal all abandoned brine well sites;
$750,000 to Power Community Development Corporation
for development of a grocery supermarket in Wichita,
Kansas;
$1,000,000 to the City of Hutchinson, Kansas for
revitalization;
$70,000 to Allen County, Kentucky for upgrades to
the Emergency 911 System;
$190,000 to Simpson County, Kentucky for repairs
and renovation of the Emergency Operations Center;
$200,000 to the Southern Star Development
Corporation for construction of a multipurpose
community facility;
$228,000 to the First Gethsemane Center in
Louisville, Kentucky for renovation of facilities;
$250,000 to the Western Kentucky Growers
Association for capital improvements and equipment;
$275,000 to Brooklawn Youth Services for
construction of a multipurpose activities building and
gymnasium;
$347,000 to the Canaan Community Development
Corporation for the Canaan Christian Academy child
development center;
$400,000 to the Shiloh Community Renewal Center in
Kentucky for facilities reconstruction and
rehabilitation;
$475,000 to the City of Lynch, Kentucky for
construction and restoration of facilities associated
with the Kentucky Coal Mine Museum;
$500,000 to the New Zion Community Foundation
Development for construction of a community-based
consumer center;
$525,000 to the London-Laurel County Tourist
Commission for design and land acquisition for a Civil
War historical/interpretive theme park in Laurel
County, Kentucky;
$4,500,000 for the University of Louisville for the
expansion of its main library;
$50,000 to the Acadia Economic Development
Corporation for establishment of a business incubator
in Crowley, Louisiana;
$90,000 to the City of New Iberia, Louisiana for
downtown revitalization;
$100,000 to Iberia Parish, Louisiana for the New
Iberia conference center;
$100,000 to the Town of Golden Meadow, Louisiana
for recreational and job training uses;
$100,000 to the Town of Grand Isle, Louisiana for
the Grand Isle Civic/Conference Center;
$150,000 to St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
for the planning, design and construction of a civic
center/farmers market;
$200,000 for Booker T. Community Outreach, Inc., of
Monroe, Louisiana, for an elderly living center;
$200,000 for Kingsley House, Inc., of New Orleans,
Louisiana, for facility and service expansion;
$200,000 to the New Orleans Regional Planning
Commission for bike paths and recreational
infrastructure improvements in the St. Charles, St.
Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes of Louisiana;
$250,000 for Dillard University of New Orleans,
Louisiana, the International Center for Economic
Freedom project;
$250,000 for the City of Donaldsonville, Louisiana,
for riverfront development;
$250,000 to the City of Mandeville, Louisiana for
the Mandeville Trailhead Project;
$250,000 to the Port of South Louisiana for
expansion of the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal
Facility;
$275,000 for the Mirabeau Family Learning Center,
Inc., of New Orleans, Louisiana, for expansion of
facilities and services;
$290,000 to DeSoto Parish, Louisiana for
transportation infrastructure improvements associated
with the West DeSoto Industrial Park and Riverfront
Park;
$300,000 for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, for
develop supporting infrastructure for its Convention
Center and Downtown Redevelopment project;
$400,000 for the City of Vidalia, Louisiana for
construction of the Gateway Center at the Vidalia
riverfront;
$490,000 to the City of Port Allen, Louisiana for
economic development and downtown revitalization;
$500,000 for the Audubon Nature Institute, Inc., of
New Orleans, Louisiana, for development of the Living
Science Museum;
$1,000,000 for the Louisiana Department of Culture,
Recreation, and Tourism for development activities
related to the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial
Celebration;
$50,000 to the Cambridge, Massachusetts
Redevelopment Authority for implementation of a public
space redevelopment initiative;
$100,000 to Salem State College in Salem,
Massachusetts for construction of an arts center;
$100,000 to the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical
Center in Brockton, Massachusetts for construction of a
cancer center;
$100,000 to the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts for
parking facility needs in the Lower Gateway area of
Lawrence;
$100,000 to the City of Worchester, Massachusetts
for the Gardner-Kirby-Hammond Street neighborhood
revitalization project;
$100,000 to the Computer Access for Empowerment
Program in North Worchester County, Massachusetts for a
program to bring computer access to needy areas;
$150,000 for Fall River, Massachusetts, for the Iwo
Jima project;
$150,000 for the Charlestown, Massachusetts, Boys
and Girls Club for facility renovations;
$175,000 to North Adams, Massachusetts for
facilities needs related to the Windsor Mills Incubator
Project;
$250,000 to the Mystic Valley Development
Commission for a regional technology development
project known as TeleCom City;
$325,000 to Nueva Esperanza in Holyoke,
Massachusetts for the Main Street Mercado project and
the New Hope Fish Farm project;
$275,000 to the Baystate Medical Center, Inc. in
Springfield, Massachusetts for the Pioneer Valley Life
Sciences Initiative;
$300,000 to the YMCA of Greater Springfield,
Massachusetts for rehabilitation of Camp Norwood;
$350,000 for Fitchburg State College, of Fitchburg
Massachusetts, for the development of a new technology
center;
$400,000 for the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts,
for economic development activities;
$70,000 for St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center of
Baltimore, Maryland, for development of a new youth
center by the Stadium School Youth Dreamers;
$100,000 to the Fayette Street Outreach Center in
Baltimore, Maryland for development of a building into
offices and a community center;
$150,000 for the Rural Development Center,
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, for economic
development efforts of Delmarva Low Impact Tourism
Experiences;
$240,000 to the Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts
in Maryland for continued construction of the
``Imagination Stage Center for the Arts'';
$240,000 to the Town of Garrett Park, Maryland for
renovation of the town center, Penn Place;
$290,000 for the Enterprise Foundation for
stabilization and redevelopment efforts in the Forrest
Park and Lauraville neighborhoods of Baltimore,
Maryland;
$300,000 for the Living Classrooms Foundation of
Baltimore, Maryland, for expansion of the Workforce
Development Center;
$300,000 for the Ruth Enlow Library System of
Garrett County, Maryland, for construction of the new
Grantsville Branch library;
$300,000 to the Spring Dell Center in La Plata,
Maryland for construction of a new facility;
$375,000 to the Bowie Regional Arts Vision
Association in Bowie, Maryland for construction of a
new concert hall;
$400,000 for the Women's Industrial Exchange of
Baltimore, Maryland, for redevelopment of Charles
Street property;
$500,000 for the Kennedy Kreiger Institute of
Baltimore, Maryland, for development of a new community
behavioral health center;
$500,000 for the Montgomery County Department of
Housing and Community Affairs, Maryland, for
streetscaping and revitalization efforts in Wheaton;
$500,000 for the Montgomery County Department of
Housing and Community Affairs, Maryland, for the
Stewartown Homes digital divide initiative;
$500,000 for the National Federation of the Blind
for the development of the National Research and
Training Institute for the Blind in Baltimore,
Maryland;
$500,000 for the New Shiloh Community Development
Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, for construction of
a multi-purpose center;
$500,000 for Way Station, Inc., of Frederick,
Maryland, for development of the Way Station Community
Mental Health and National Education Center;
$750,000 for the Fells Point Creative Alliance of
Baltimore, Maryland, for development of the Patterson
Center for the Arts;
$50,000 to the City of Westbrook, Maine for
downtown revitalization efforts including the
construction of a parking garage;
$50,000 to the International Northeast
Biotechnology Corridor in Fairfield, Maine for economic
development efforts directed at biotechnology
companies;
$100,000 to the Franco-American Heritage Center at
St. Mary's in Lewiston, Maine for the redevelopment of
the St. Mary's Church into a learning center, museum
and performing arts space;
$1,000,000 for the City of Lewiston, Maine for the
funding of a community and economic development center;
$1,000,000 for the Wiscassett Regional Development
Corporation for the Maine Yankee Power Plane Reuse
Initiative;
$140,000 to the Livingston Arts Council for
renovations of the Downtown Howell Opera House in
Howell, Michigan;
$140,000 to the Village of Holly, Michigan for the
Railroad Depot Renovation Project;
$150,000 to the Detroit Medical Center in Detroit,
Michigan for site readiness efforts related to the
Sinai Redevelopment Project;
$250,000 to the Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community
Action Human Resources Authority in Michigan for a
downtown community revitalization project;
$250,000 to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield
Village in Dearborn, Michigan for the ``America's
Transportation Stories'' project;
$750,000 for Wayne County, Michigan, for the Wayne
County Nutritional Seniors Kitchen;
$350,000 to NorthStar Varsity Park Redevelopment in
Detroit, Michigan for a targeted housing production
program;
$600,000 to the City of Mt. Clemens, Michigan for
development and operations of a community recreation
center;
$750,000 for Focus: HOPE of Detroit, Michigan, for
facility renovation;
$750,000 to the National Center for Manufacturing
Sciences in Ann Arbor, Michigan for infrastructure
costs related to the development and deployment of
advanced technologies to the manufacturing base;
$100,000 to Bemidji State University in Minnesota
for construction of the American Indian Cultural
Resource Center;
$100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit
Lakes, Minnesota for facility needs;
$240,000 to the National Audubon Society for the
Audubon Ark Project in Dubuque, Iowa;
$300,000 to the Audubon Center of the North Woods
in Minnesota for a capital project to increase
accessibility;
$340,000 to Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina,
Minnesota for the Fairview Health Services' ``Healthy
Mothers and Babies Technology Demonstration''
initiative;
$600,000 for the Mesabi Academy and Martin Hughes
School of Buhl, Minnesota, for facility renovation and
program expansion;
$600,000 to the Reuben Lindh Family Services in
Minneapolis, Minnesota for facilities rehabilitation;
$175,000 for the American Indian Opportunities
Industrial Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota for
rehabilitation of facilities;
$50,000 for Applied Urban Research Institute of
Kansas City Missouri for a study to develop a city-wide
plan to assist troubled youth;
$75,000 to the Kansas City, Missouri for
redevelopment of the former U.S. Courthouse;
$240,000 to Logan College of Chiropractic's in
Chesterfield, Missouri for the continued development
and construction of a Learning Resource Center;
$250,000 for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri for
downtown redevelopment project;
$250,000 for the Cuba, Missouri Tourism Center for
the historic district improvement project;
$250,000 for the Sparta, Missouri Community
Development Organization for the development of an
industrial park;
$250,000 for the Andrew County Museum and
Historical Society in Missouri for expansion of their
museum;
$250,000 for Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
in Missouri for construction of an Education
Auditorium, boardwalk and outdoor classroom;
$250,000 for the Missouri Forest Heritage Center in
Shannon Co., Missouri for the construction of a forest
resource management center;
$300,000 for the Central Missouri Lake of the
Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau community center;
$300,000 for the City of Fayette, Missouri Downtown
revitalization project;
$300,000 for the Perry County, Missouri Industrial
Development Authority to renovate building to serve as
a Center for Industry and Education;
$340,000 to the Central Missouri Food Bank in
Columbia, Missouri for construction of facilities;
$450,000 for the Rolla, Missouri Chamber of
Commerce for downtown revitalization project;
$500,000 for Downtown West Plains Inc., for City
square renovation and downtown revitalization project
of West Plains Missouri;
$500,000 for North Central Regional Water
Commission in Unionville, Missouri for planning and
design of water supply reservoir project;
$500,000 to the University of Missouri-Rolla for
research of affordable housing composite materials;
$500,000 for Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City,
Missouri for facility expansion and redevelopment;
$500,000 for University of Missouri at St. Louis,
Missouri for a mobile vision screening program;
$1,000,000 for the City of Kansas City Missouri for
the City Market renovation project;
$1,000,000 for the Community Development
Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, for continued
revitalization of the northwest corner of 63rd and
Prospect Avenue;
$1,000,000 for the University of Missouri-Kansas
City for continued development of it's collaborative
Life Sciences Initiative;
$1,250,000 to the City of St. Louis, Missouri for
construction of a multi-purpose community center;
$1,990,000 to Springfield, Missouri for land
acquisition within the Jordan Valley redevelopment
area;
$250,000 for Missouri Western State College in St.
Joseph, Missouri for planning and renovation of the
Agenstein Science and Math Building;
$50,000 to the City of Jackson, Mississippi for the
linking of cultural and entertainment districts through
the extension of Oakley Street;
$150,000 to Mississippi State University in
consultation with the Mississippi Mainstreet
Association to promote small town revitalization by
utilizing the resources of the Small Town Center;
$200,000 to Community Connections in Mississippi
for a pilot low income housing project in Southern
Mississippi;
$200,000 to Leake County, Mississippi for site
preparation and infrastructure improvements for an
industrial park;
$200,000 to the City of Carthage, Mississippi to
renovate the historic elementary school auditorium;
$200,000 to the Oktibbeha County Economic
Development Authority in Mississippi for the
establishment of an industrial park;
$250,000 to Jackson State University in Jackson,
Mississippi for renovations to the Center for the Study
of the 20th Century African American;
$300,000 for the Chickasaw Trails Industrial
Authority in Mississippi for preliminary planning and
engineering for an industrial park;
$300,000 for the Stoneville Research and Education
Complex in Stoneville, Mississippi for renovation and
expansion;
$450,000 for Jackson State University in Jackson,
Mississippi, for the renovation of the Margaret J.
Walker Alexander Research Center;
$500,000 for Harrisburg Arts and Social Services
Center in Tupelo, Mississippi for renovation of
facilities and program needs;
$500,000 for Mississippi State University for a
state capacity development initiative;
$500,000 for the City of Madison, Mississippi for
main street reconstruction;
$1,000,000 for Jackson County, Mississippi for the
construction of a county community center;
$1,000,000 for Mississippi State University for the
Mississippi Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and
Engineering Extension Facility;
$2,000,000 for the University of Southern
Mississippi for its National Center for Excellence in
Economic Development, Education, Research and Community
Service;
$240,000 to the University of Montana Missoula for
the research and economic development enterprise;
$1,000,000 for Great Falls, Montana for the
Missouri Riverfront Park Enhancement project;
$1,000,000 for MSU-Billings for the development of
the Billings Technology Training and Technology program
as a business incubator;
$1,000,000 for TechRanch of Bozeman, Montana, for
development of a technology incubator for the Gallatin
area and Eastern Montana;
$20,000 to the County of Richmond, North Carolina
for the demolition of the Imperial Foods Plant;
$50,000 to Cumberland County, North Carolina for
development of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park;
$50,000 to the North Carolina Cultural Center in
Robeson County, North Carolina for construction of the
center;
$50,000 to the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture for the development of a Centralized
Agricultural Cold/Freezer Storage Facility and
Processing Center in rural Eastern North Carolina at
the Global TransPark;
$100,000 to the North Carolina Community Land Trust
Initiative for capacity building and operational
support;
$100,000 to the North Carolina Fair Housing Center
for a consumer education campaign to combat predatory
lending;
$100,000 to the Wilson Family Resource Center in
Wilson, North Carolina for rehabilitation of
facilities;
$150,000 to the Discovery Place Museum in
Charlotte, North Carolina for renovations needs;
$150,000 to the North Carolina Institute of
Disaster Studies for activities related to the
mitigation of natural and technological disasters;
$220,000 to the Town of Troy, North Carolina for
the Rent-to-Own Housing Pilot project;
$240,000 to the Albemarle Downtown Development
Corporation for green space development;
$250,000 to OPC Mental Health in Carrboro, North
Carolina for renovation of a thrift shop;
$250,000 to Passage Home in Raleigh, North Carolina
for neighborhood restoration in the WE CAN Weed and
Seed target area of Southeast Raleigh;
$250,000 to the Burch Avenue Center in Durham,
North Carolina for the construction of a multi-purpose
community center;
$300,000 for Western Carolina University of
Cullowhee, North Carolina, for Millennial Campus
project;
$300,000 to Alleghany County, North Carolina for
construction of a community center as part of the
Alleghany Wellness Center;
$340,000 to Central Piedmont Community College in
Charlotte, North Carolina for construction a workforce
development training center;
$400,000 to Self-Help Ventures Fund in Durham,
North Carolina for their revolving loan fund;
$490,000 to the Mayland Community College in Spruce
Pine, North Carolina for the Avery Satellite Campus
project;
$700,000 to Wake Forest University and Winston-
Salem State University in North Carolina for
construction of a research facility for the Idealliance
program;
$1,000,000 for Henderson, North Carolina for the
construction of the Embassy Cultural Center;
$100,000 to the City of Rugby, North Dakota for
implementation of the Rural Economic Area Partnerships
strategic plan;
$400,000 for Lewis and Clark Community Works of
North Dakota, for a rural housing development fund;
$900,000 for Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates,
North Dakota for construction of a new science
facility;
$1,000,000 for the North Central Planning Council,
North Dakota, to relocate agricultural structures;
$1,000,000 for the Rural Economic Area Partnerships
(REAP) Zones to build on and leverage economic
development opportunities in North Dakota;
$240,000 to the University of Nebraska at Omaha for
the Peter Kiewit Institute and the College of
Information Science and Technology to conduct research
in the area of computer security;
$240,000 to Walthill, Nebraska for the Walthill
Public Schools for construction and equipping of two
science laboratory classrooms and facilities;
$300,000 for the Northeast Family Center of
Lincoln, Nebraska, for facility renovations;
$490,000 to Doane College in Crete, Nebraska for
the rehabilitation of the historic Whitcomb
Conservator;
$500,000 for the Girls and Boys Town USA in Omaha,
Nebraska to address the needs of at-risk boys and
girls;
$1,000,000 for the Community Alliance in Omaha,
Nebraska for its `Building Homes, Rebuilding Lives'
program;
$40,000 for ``My Friend's Place'' in the City of
Dover, New Hampshire for emergency shelter needs;
$140,000 to the Monadnock Ice Center Association
for construction and operation of a year-round ice
arena downtown Keene, New Hampshire;
$180,000 for the Laconia Public Library in New
Hampshire for facility improvements;
$190,000 for the Mt. Washington Valley Economic
Council's ``Technology Village Incubator'';
$240,000 to the University of New Hampshire in
Manchester, New Hampshire for the relocation of the
Engineering Technology Laboratory;
$340,000 to Lebanon College of Lebanon, New
Hampshire to implement a medical and dental training
program;
$350,000 for the New Hampshire Community Technical
College for the Emerging Technology Center at Pease;
$500,000 for Concord, New Hampshire to cleanup
brownfields;
$500,000 for Keene, New Hampshire to cleanup
brownfields;
$500,000 for Milford, New Hampshire for downtown
revitalization;
$1,000,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire to
create housing opportunities;
$50,000 to Hopewell Township, New Jersey for
renovations to the Historic Hunt House;
$50,000 to South Brunswick, New Jersey for design
and construction of a new library;
$50,000 to the Alice Paul Centennial Foundation for
continuation of the Paulside Rehabilitation Project in
Mount Laurel, New Jersey;
$90,000 to Fanwood Township, New Jersey for
downtown revitalization;
$100,000 for Morristown Neighborhood House for the
infrastructure improvements to the Manahan Village
Resident Center Childcare facility in Morristown, New
Jersey;
$100,000 for the Adults and Children Together
Against Violence program for the development of
violence prevention programs;
$100,000 to Brookdale Community College in New
Jersey for facilities needs related to the New Jersey
Coastal Communiversity;
$100,000 to Passaic County Community College in
Patterson, New Jersey for programming and equipment
needs;
$100,000 to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
in Englewood, New Jersey for Breast Care facilities
expansion;
$100,000 to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New
Jersey for dialysis center expansion;
$140,000 to Burlington County, New Jersey for
Fairview Street curb replacement;
$140,000 to Burlington County, New Jersey for Ark
Road sidewalk improvements;
$200,000 to the Essex County, New Jersey Office of
Emergency Management for emergency service needs;
$200,000 to the Morris County, New Jersey Office of
Emergency Management for emergency service needs;
$200,000 to the Somerset County, New Jersey Office
of Emergency Management for emergency service needs;
$200,000 to the Sussex County, New Jersey Office of
Emergency Management for emergency service needs;
$200,000 to the Urban League of Hudson County, New
Jersey for construction related to a workforce
development center;
$240,000 to Mercer County, New Jersey for the
KidsBridge Children's Cultural Center;
$240,000 to the City of North Wildwood, New Jersey
for improvements to the beach, boardwalk, and
entertainment district of the City;
$250,000 for the New Jersey Community Development
Corporation, of Paterson, New Jersey, for redevelopment
of abandoned property;
$250,000 for the Township of Hamilton, New Jersey,
for renovations of a senior center;
$250,000 to the University Heights Science Park in
Newark, New Jersey for historic preservation;
$290,000 to Mercer County, New Jersey for senior
centers in East Windsor and Washington Townships;
$300,000 for the Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey,
for brownfields redevelopment;
$490,000 for Valley Hospital's Cancer Care Center
in Paramus, New Jersey;
$300,000 for the Rio Grande Community Development
Corporation, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for
construction of the South Valley Economic Development
Center;
$450,000 for Curry County, New Mexico for
infrastructure improvements to the Curry County
Fairgrounds;
$490,000 to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Albuquerque, New Mexico for the construction of a Job
Opportunity Center in Barelas, New Mexico;
$650,000 for the City of Espanola, New Mexico, to
build a veterans memorial;
$1,000,000 for Albuquerque Health Care for the
Homeless to complete renovation of a health care
facility for the homeless in Albuquerque, New Mexico;
$1,000,000 for the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico
for the Model Extension Program for Increasing
Homeownership conducted by New Mexico State University;
$1,000,000 for the Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center in
New Mexico to construct a new facility to house the
center, including outreach planning offices;
$1,000,000 for the Southern New Mexico Fair and
Rodeo in Dona Ana County for infrastructure
improvements and to build a multi-purpose event center;
$500,000 for the Community Pantry of Gallup/
McKinley County, New Mexico, for facility construction;
$50,000 for the Reno Veterans Memorial Project, of
Reno, Nevada, for construction of a memorial;
$50,000 to the City of Henderson, Nevada for the
expansion of a downtown arts district and heritage
preservation;
$100,000 to the Nevada Science Technology Center in
Las Vegas, Nevada, for development assistance;
$150,000 for Boulder City, Nevada, for renovation,
modernization, and expansion of public recreation
facilities;
$250,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Carson
City, Nevada to establish a new community center;
$250,000 for the Intertribal Council of Nevada to
establish a housing division;
$290,000 to the City of Reno, Nevada for urban
development activities in the city's commercial center;
$700,000 for development of a job training facility
for workers in the hospitality industry in Las Vegas,
Nevada;
$750,000 for the Reno, Nevada, housing authority
for the Friendship Lane housing revitalization project;
$750,000 for the Smart Start Child Care Center and
Expertise School of Las Vegas, Nevada, for construction
of a child care facility;
$1,000,000 for Sparks, Nevada for the
revitalization of the West End community;
$20,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
equipment and renovations to the Syracuse Boys and
Girls Club;
$25,000 to the City of Gloversville, New York to
establish a memorial to World War II veterans;
$25,000 to the Clinton County, New York Office of
Emergency Services for communications infrastructure
improvements that service the Lyon Mountain and Ausable
Forks areas of the county;
$40,000 to Onondaga County, New York for the
installation of a water line for the Sentinel Heights
Fire Department;
$50,000 to Safe Haven, Inc., in Oswego, New York
for the continued construction of a museum/interpretive
center chronicling the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee;
$50,000 to the Collins Public Library Board of
Trustees for the new Town of Collins, New York Public
Library;
$50,000 to the County of Onondaga, New York for an
interpretive center at Baltimore Woods;
$50,000 to the Hamburg Natural History Society,
Inc., for the Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor
Education Center in Hamburg, New York;
$50,000 to the Irish Classical Theatre Company in
Buffalo, New York for marketing and expansion of
program;
$50,000 to the Roundabout Theater Company in New
York City, New York for facility needs;
$50,000 to the YMCA of Greater New York for
construction of a gym and teen center in Queens, New
York;
$250,000 to the Long Island Aquarium in Bay Shore,
New York for facilities needs;
$70,000 to the Legacies and Landmarks Consortium of
Greater Rochester, New York for activities to promote
regional tourism;
$75,000 to the Harbor Child Care Corporation in New
Hyde Park, New York for improvements to the existing
facility;
$75,000 to the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
in New York for renovation of the First Dutch Reformed
Church;
$75,000 to the New York City Department of Parks
and Recreation for remediation and restoration of the
College Point Sports Complex in Queens, New York;
$80,000 to the Amherst Museum in Amherst, New York
for construction of a boat launch facility;
$80,000 to the Variety Boys and Girls Club of
Queens, New York for the Teen Education for Every
Nationality Program;
$90,000 to Wyoming County, New York to replace a
public safety communications tower and related hardware
and computer systems;
$100,000 to Lewis County General Hospital in
Lowville, New York for infrastructure repairs and
improvements;
$100,000 to the City of Auburn, New York for a
housing market study;
$100,000 to the City of Buffalo, New York for the
provision of shelter and other services to refugees by
VIVE La Casa;
$100,000 to the City of Ogdensburg, New York for
reconstruction of Fort LaPresentation;
$100,000 to the Metropolitan Development
Association in Syracuse, New York for the Genesee
Street Armory study;
$100,000 to the Nassau University Medical Center in
East Meadow, Long Island, New York for the renovation
and repair of its Hempstead Community Health Center;
$100,000 to the New York City Planning Commission
to study the effects of rezoning Staten Island on the
growth of development;
$100,000 to the Schenectady Family Health Services,
in Schenectady, New York for facilities expansion;
$100,000 to the State University of New York at
Potsdam for the creation and operation of a Northern
New York Travel and Tourism Research Center to be
located at the Merwin Rural Services Institute;
$100,000 to the Staten Island Freedom Memorial Fund
for construction of a memorial in the Staten island
community of St. George, New York;
$100,000 to the Village of Green Island, New York
for public access and infrastructure needs;
$115,000 to the Staten Island Catholic Youth
Organization Community Center of New York for expansion
of facilities to include a new gymnasium;
$125,000 to the National Lighthouse Center and
Museum in St. George, New York for developing and
installing exhibits;
$50,000 to the Village of Tuckahoe, New York for
streetscape improvements;
$500,000 to Take the Field in New York City, New
York for a program to rebuild the public school
athletic facilities;
$150,000 to the Abyssinian Development Corporation
for rehabilitation needs of the Renaissance Ballroom
and Theater Complex in Harlem, New York;
$150,000 to the Hillside Children's Center in
Rochester, New York for the modernization and upgrade
of the facility's Monroe Avenue Campus;
$150,000 to the Long Island Housing Partnership,
Long Island for neighborhood revitalization;
$150,000 to the Mount Morris Park Community
Improvement Association in New York for development of
the Parkside Inn, a community economic development
initiative;
$150,000 to the New York City Department of Parks
and Recreation in New York, New York for the completion
of an irrigation system during the third phase of the
Joyce Kilmer Park restoration project;
$150,000 to the Strong Museum in Rochester, New
York for expansion and upgrade of museum facilities;
$150,000 to the Village of Freeport, New York for
the downtown revitalization project;
$125,000 to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in
Rochester, New York for building renovations necessary
to meet health, safety, and occupational requirements,
as well as to meet FCC mandated digital broadcasting
standards;
$150,000 to the City of Auburn for renovations and
infrastructure improvements to the Merry Go Round
Playhouse in Auburn, New York;
$190,000 to the Cortland County Business
Development Corporation for equipment and
infrastructure improvements for Wetstone Technologies;
$190,000 to the Orange County Mental Health
Association in Orange County, New York for the ``Home-
To-Stay'' project;
$200,000 to Onondaga County, New York for
infrastructure improvements to the Village of Tully's
Water System;
$200,000 to the Battle of Plattsburgh Association
of Plattsburgh, New York to rehabilitate a building to
create an interpretive center;
$100,000 to the City of Buffalo, New York for the
repair and rehabilitation by the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra of the Birge Mansion;
$100,000 to the City of Buffalo, New York for the
purchase of audiophones for displays and exhibits at
the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society;
$200,000 to the City of Cortland, New York for the
Cortland Sports Complex;
$200,000 to the City of Hornell, New York, for
restoration of the historic depot;
$200,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
building renovations to the Onondaga Historical
Association;
$200,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
renovations and infrastructure improvements to the
Huntington Family Center;
$100,000 to the City of White Plains, New York for
streetscape improvements to Mamaroneck Avenue;
$200,000 to the State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry for water
infrastructure improvements on a portion of Onondaga
Creek;
$150,000 to Fred Daris Underground Theater, Inc. in
the South Bronx, New York for the restoration of a
theater and the installation of a theater company;
$225,000 to the Gowanus Canal Community Development
Corporation in Brooklyn, New York for development of a
comprehensive community development plan;
$240,000 to Putnam County, New York for a new
senior citizens center;
$250,000 to Covenant House New York for renovation
of their crisis center;
$250,000 to Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center
in the South Bronx, New York for after school and teen
programs, improvement of computer lab and family
literacy programs, and to increase usage of the center
by the local community;
$250,000 to Onondaga Community College for
equipment, training and infrastructure improvements to
the Lean Manufacturing Lab;
$250,000 to Phipps House and We Stay/Nos Quedamos
Inc. for the construction of day rooms and gardens at
La Casa de Felicidad in the South Bronx, New York;
$250,000 to the Brooklyn Public Library in New York
for construction and renovation of educational and
cultural facilities;
$250,000 to the Central New York Regional Planning
and Development Board for the development of the Finger
Lakes Open Space and Agricultural Land Conservation
Project;
$250,000 to the City of Hudson, New York for the
construction of utility service, boat launch and bulk-
head along the Hudson River waterfront area;
$250,000 to the Cornell Agriculture and Food
Technology Park--Geneva Station in Ontario County, New
York to continue infrastructure development, design and
facilities construction;
$250,000 to the Lesbian and Gay Community Services
Center, New York City for infrastructure upgrades;
$250,000 to the State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry for the
Syracuse Southwest Community Environmental Center;
$250,000 to the Staten Island, New York YMCA for
facilities expansion to create a South Shore Center
Youth/Teen Annex;
$250,000 for infrastructure improvements to the
Tioughnioga Riverfront Development Project in Cortland
County, New York;
$290,000 to Kaleida Health for the planning and
design of facilities for Children's Hospital in
Buffalo, New York;
$300,000 to Onondaga County, New York for
redevelopment of the Three Rivers Area in the Town of
Clay;
$200,000 to the Village of Saugerties, New York for
streetscape improvements in the historical district;
$250,000 to Carnegie Hall in New York for
continuation of Carnegie Hall's Third Stage Project;
$250,000 to Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City
for facility construction;
$200,000 to the University Colleges of Technology
at the State University of New York for continued
development of a Telecommunications Center for
Education;
$200,000 for research and infrastructure
improvements for the Center of Excellence in
Nanoelectronics at Albany, New York;
$500,000 to the Children's Center in Brooklyn, New
York for the construction of a facility to house
educational and therapeutic programs for disabled
children.
$200,000 to Rensselaer County, New York for safety
and guide rail improvements to county highways;
$340,000 to the Natural History Museum of the
Adirondacks in Tupper Lake, New York, for building
construction;
$350,000 to Onondaga County, New York for waterline
improvements in the Town of Skaneateles;
$400,000 to Polytechnic University, Brooklyn for
the National Center for E-Commerce;
$400,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
renovations to the Sibley Building;
$450,000 to the Apollo Theater Foundation in
Harlem, New York for theater restoration;
$450,000 to Union College, of Albany, New York for
the Union-Schenectady Neighborhood Initiative;
$490,000 to Madison County, New York for economic
development and infrastructure improvements for
industrial park sites;
$490,000 to the City of Rome, New York for site
development and infrastructure improvements related to
the South Rome Industrial Park;
$490,000 to the North Shore-Long Island Jewish
Health System in New York for an emergency room
preparedness program;
$500,000 to the City of Buffalo, New York for the
construction of additional facilities at the
Burchfield-Penney Art Center;
$500,000 to the State University of New York at
Albany for continued development of a manufacturing/
workforce training center;
$700,000 to the City of Auburn, New York for Phase
I of the Owasco Riverfront Park Project;
$990,000 to St. Bonaventure University of St.
Bonaventure, New York for renovations of Delaroche
Hall;
$750,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for the
design, development and construction of an
International Tourism Center at the Carousel Center;
$990,000 to the Cancer Institute of Long Island at
Stony Brook University, New York to develop and
implement a clinical database of breast and prostate
cancer patients;
$25,000 to the Music Conservatory of Westchester,
New York for construction and capital improvements on
their new facility;
$125,000 to the City of Yonkers, New York for
renovation of the waterfront area around Riverfront
Park;
$100,000 to the Village of Larchmont, New York for
streetscape improvements;
$100,000 to the Endicott Performing Arts Center in
Endicott, New York for restoration of the Lyric
Theater;
$50,000 to the Latino Cultural School of Arts in
Lorain, Ohio for facilities needs;
$100,000 to the Akron, Ohio Zoological Park for
development of the Environmental Education Center;
$135,000 to the Ohio Department of Development for
continued development of the Black Swamp rural arts
initiative in Ottawa, Lucas, Wood, and Fulton counties;
$15,000 to the Fulton County, Ohio Commission for
rehabilitation of a Civil War memorial;
$200,000 to the National Interfaith Hospitality
Network for expanding local network support services;
$240,000 to Columbus State Community College in
Columbus, Ohio for construction of a new child
development center;
$250,000 to the Rural Health Collaborative of
Southern Ohio for a Community Health and Wellness
Center Initiative;
$300,000 to the Dayton-Montgomery County Port
Authority in Ohio for urban job creation;
$300,000 to the Mandel School of Applied Social
Sciences' Center for Community Development at Case
Western Reserve University for the Louis Stokes Fellow
Program in Community Organization and Development;
$390,000 to Brown County General Hospital for
construction and equipment as part of the Community
Health and Wellness Center Initiative;
$390,000 to the University of Cincinnati Medical
Center in Cincinnati, Ohio for renovation and expansion
of the Medical Sciences Building;
$400,000 to Clark County, Ohio for infrastructure
upgrades for economic development;
$400,000 to Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio for
the renovation of Bailey and Barclay Halls;
$422,000 to the Richland County, Ohio Emergency
Management Agency to purchase electromechanical outdoor
warning sirens;
$490,000 to Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio for
construction of facilities for the school's Water
Quality Laboratory;
$490,000 to Lake Metroparks in Concord Township,
Ohio for the Environmental Education Center at Camp
Klein;
$500,000 for the City of Cleveland, Ohio for the
construction of the Cleveland Intercultural Center;
$500,000 to John Carroll University in Cleveland,
Ohio for the needs related to the Dolan Center for
Science and Technology;
$750,000 to the Ohio State University for the
Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative to improve
housing opportunities, public safety/crime reduction,
and ``Gateway Center'' Facilities;
$900,000 for Franklin County, Ohio for purchase of
park land;
$1,000,000 for the City of Dayton, Ohio for the
revitalization of historic main Street;
$1,000,000 for Wellsville, Ohio for improvements to
a riverside transportation center;
$1,000,000 to Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio
for a new science facility;
$1,500,000 to the City of Toledo, Ohio for
improvements to the near downtown historic commercial
district, and to leverage the potential of not-for-
profit community and economic development
organizations;
$140,000 to the City of El Reno, Oklahoma for
development of a trolley system;
$300,000 to the City of Oklahoma City for the
Oklahoma Land Run Memorial;
$490,000 to the City of Bennington, Oklahoma for
construction of a multipurpose building;
$1,490,000 to the City of Midwest City, Oklahoma
for Phase II of the City's tornado recovery;
$50,000 to the City of Newberg, Oregon for
transition of the Newberg Central School into a
community center;
$50,000 to the City of Portland, Oregon for the
North Macadam Greenway initiative;
$100,000 to the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care
(ROCC) consortium for scattered site transitional
housing needs;
$120,000 to the City of The Dalles, Oregon for the
Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial Project;
$150,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Albany,
Oregon for construction of an addition to existing
facilities;
$300,000 for Dalles, Oregon, for development of the
Dalles Fiber Optic Loop;
$550,000 for the Oregon Food Bank for its food
distribution efforts;
$1,000,000 for Eastern Oregon University for
construction of a science center;
$200,000 for Irvington Covenant CDC in Portland,
Oregon to develop affordable housing;
$20,000 to the Dormont Historical Society in
Dormont, Pennsylvania for organizational support;
$20,000 to the McKeepsport Little Theater in
McKeepsport, Pennsylvania for facility renovation;
$30,000 to the Senior Adult Activities Center of
Montgomery, Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
$40,000 to Juniata County, Pennsylvania for outdoor
recreational facilities;
$45,000 to the Reading Berks Human Relations
Council in Pennsylvania for purposes related to its
mission;
$50,000 to the Armstrong County Commission,
Pennsylvania for the horse park at Crooked Creek Lake;
$70,000 to the Briar Bush Nature Center in
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania for restoration of the
visitors center, refurbishment of the bird observatory,
and education program expansion;
$90,000 to Bucks County, Pennsylvania for design
and engineering costs for a beautification effort along
Route 13;
$90,000 to Bucks County, Pennsylvania for the
redevelopment and revitalization of the downtown
business district of Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania;
$100,000 for the Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania to
expand construction of Children's Zoo;
$100,000 Punxsutawney Community Center in
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for infrastructure
improvements and renovation of facilities;
$100,000 to Bucks County, Pennsylvania for
infrastructure and area site improvements at the
Stainless Inc. property brownfield site in Perkasie
Borough;
$100,000 to Discovery Square, Erie, Pennsylvania
for the construction of an educational and cultural
complex;
$100,000 to the Borough of Frackville, Pennsylvania
for Central Business District improvements;
$100,000 to the Borough of Millerstown, Perry
County, Pennsylvania for improvements to the Borough
Municipal Building, which will allow the Borough to
implement several community programs including
substance abuse deterrent programs and clinics,
Scouting programs as well as senior informational
programs and facilities;
$100,000 to the Borough of New Hope, Pennsylvania
for the James A. Michener Museum to build the
infrastructure for a satellite facility in New Hope;
$100,000 to the Borough of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
for Central Business District economic development
activities;
$100,000 to the OLYMPIA ship of Independence
Seaport Museum to provide ship repairs which will
contribute to the economic development of the Penn's
Landing waterfront area in Philadelphia;
$100,000 to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Bloomfield-Garfield
housing revitalization effort;
$150,000 to Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania for
infrastructure improvements related to an economic
development initiative;
$150,000 to the City of Washington, Pennsylvania
for construction and operations needs of a recreation
and community economic development center;
$150,000 to the State College Baseball Club, Inc.
for the development and operation of a new sports
complex for youth baseball and softball in Centre
County, Pennsylvania;
$160,000 to the Borough of Wayensboro, Pennsylvania
for infrastructure improvements for an industrial area
along Ninth street;
$200,000 to the Allegheny Housing Authority of
Pennsylvania to construct the Groveton Village
Computer/Support Services Center;
$200,000 to the Hiram G. Andrews Center in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania for an employment program for
students with disabilities targeted at emerging
technical markets;
$200,000 to the Scottdale Community Pool
Association in Scottdale, Pennsylvania for the facility
needs associated with the continued operations of the
former YMCA pool;
$200,000 to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of
Pittsburgh in conjunction with Northside Properties in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to acquire the 332 unit,
scattered site affordable housing development with
project-based Section 8 rental subsidy;
$200,000 to the People's Emergency Center Community
Development Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
for implementation of a Neighborhood Transformation and
Revitalization Plan in West Philadelphia;
$200,000 to the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in
Cambria County, Pennsylvania for customer service area
renovation needs;
$240,000 to the Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Corporation for Economic Development for the Riverfront
Development Project, Bridgewater Crossing;
$240,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Erie,
Pennsylvania for a facility expansion project;
$240,000 to the County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
for the Sunnyside Neighborhood Development Project;
$250,000 to the City of Chester, Pennsylvania for
revitalization of its waterfront;
$250,000 to the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania for
the construction of a garage and retail facility at the
new hotel/convention center;
$250,000 to the City of Williamsport of Lycoming
County, Pennsylvania for infrastructure development for
industrial expansion;
$250,000 to the Good Shepherd School in Braddock,
Pennsylvania for facility renovation;
$200,000 to the Town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania for
the Kernville neighborhood recreation project;
$250,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
for assistance to Daggett Street homeowners;
$300,000 for the expansion of facilities of the Re
Place at Good Shepard Home, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
which will provide employment opportunities for persons
with mental and physical challenges in sales, business
administration, mechanical repair, janitorial skills
and computer refurbishing;
$300,000 to the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization
Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to assist with
substantial rehabilitation of 40-50 severely
deteriorated vacant properties that will be developed
as a part of the West Oak Lane community development
rebuilding initiative;
$350,000 for the Urban Development authority of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Harbor Gardens
Greenhouse project;
$350,000 to the American Cities Foundation in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for support of the Community
Leadership Institute;
$350,000 to CitiVest in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
for housing and economic development efforts in
northeast Pennsylvania;
$400,000 to the City of Reading, Pennsylvania for
the development of the Morgantown Road Industrial Park
on what is currently a brownfields site;
$400,000 to the Please Touch Museum in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for facilities needs;
$490,000 to the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
for the CORRIDORone Regional Rail program of the Modern
Transit Partnership in downtown Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania;
$490,000 to the University Technology Park, Inc. in
Chester, Pennsylvania for construction of the Institute
for Economic Development;
$500,000 to the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve in
Pennsylvania for development of the reserve;
$700,000 to the American Cities Foundation in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for support of the Home
Ownership Institute;
$900,000 to the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for
the development of an entertainment/retail complex
which is intended to enhance the economic development
provide hundreds of new jobs;
$1,400,000 to the County of Cambria, Pennsylvania
for the design and construction of the Northern Cambria
Recreation Facility;
$250,000 to UPMC Lee Hospital in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania for the Convalescent Garden project;
$25,000 to West Bay Community Action in Warwick,
Rhode Island for programs supporting the elderly, the
homeless, and children;
$25,000 to the Rhode Island Emergency Management
Agency for needs of the First Responders Program;
$50,000 for the City of Providence, Rhode Island,
for inner city recreational facilities;
$50,000 for the Rhode Island Jewish War Veterans
for a veterans memorial;
$100,000 for the Coastal Institute at the
University of Rhode Island for development of a
sustainable management plan for Narragansett Bay;
$100,000 for the Institute for the Study and
Practice of Nonviolence in Providence, Rhode Island for
construction of a community center;
$100,000 for the South Providence Development
Corporation in Providence, Rhode Island for the
development of a recycling facility;
$100,000 to the Woonsocket Fire Department in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island for equipment and technology
upgrades associated with fire safety and
communications;
$150,000 for Pell-Chafee Performance Center in
Providence, Rhode Island to complete construction;
$200,000 for Cornerstone Adult Services in Warwick,
Rhode Island for the construction of an Alzheimer's day
center;
$200,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket,
Rhode Island, for development of a new facility;
$200,000 for the Newport Art Museum in Newport,
Rhode Island for historical renovation;
$275,000 to the town of Smithfield, Rhode Island
for continued development and modernization of
Deerfield Park, including the expansion of the
Smithfield Senior Center;
$350,000 for the Herreshoff Marine Museum in
Bristol, Rhode Island to restore and expand a maritime
heritage museum;
$450,000 for the City of Providence, Rhode Island
for the development of a Botanical Center at Roger
Williams Park and Zoo;
$450,000 for the Providence Performing Arts Center
for building modernization in Providence, Rhode Island;
$500,000 for Town of Johnston, Rhode Island for
rehabilitation of a senior center;
$1,000,000 for Traveler's Aid of Rhode Island for
relocation and expansion in Providence, Rhode Island;
$150,000 to the City of Marion, South Carolina for
renovations of the Joyner Auditorium, and adjoining
space, into a cultural arts center;
$190,000 to the City of Spartanburg, South Carolina
for the Motor Racing Museum of the South;
$200,000 to South Carolina State University in
Orangeburg, South Carolina for planning, engineering,
and construction of a multidisciplinary research and
conference center;
$490,000 to the City of Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina for a Pavilion Area Master Plan;
$500,000 for Spoleto Festival, USA, of Charleston,
South Carolina, for rehabilitation of the historic
Middleton-Pinckney House;
$500,000 for the City of Charleston, South
Carolina's Homeownership Initiative to create
affordable housing opportunities;
$750,000 for infrastructure improvements to the
School of the Building Arts in Charleston, South
Carolina;
$825,000 to Marlboro County, South Carolina for
costs associated with the construction and equipping of
the Marion Wright Edelman Library in Bennettsville,
South Carolina;
$1,000,000 for the Sea Island Comprehensive Health
Care Corporation, Inc., of Johns Island, South
Carolina, for affordable housing and economic
development purposes;
$150,000 for the City of Tea, South Dakota, to
develop a community library;
$250,000 for the Lake Area Improvement Corporation
of Madison, South Dakota, for development of the
Madison Technical Center;
$300,000 for Black Hills Community Development
Corporation of Lead, South Dakota, for economic
development efforts related to the closure of the
Homestake Gold Mine;
$300,000 for South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology of Rapid City, South Dakota, for renovations
and rehabilitation related to the development of the
Rapid City Children's Science Center;
$300,000 for the Flandreau Development Corporation
of Flandreau, South Dakota, for infrastructure related
to the Flandreau industrial park development;
$300,000 for the Union Gospel Mission in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, for renovations to the historic
Farley Lostcher building;
$400,000 for the City of Brookings, South Dakota,
for renovations and rehabilitation to the historic
Brookings Middle School;
$800,000 for the Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
Development Foundation for development of a facility
that will support technology-based businesses;
$550,000 for the City of Watertown, South Dakota,
for development related to the Hanten Industrial Park;
$1,750,000 for planning, design, and construction
of the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in South Dakota;
$150,000 for Children's Village in Pine Ridge,
South Dakota, for a new facility;
$150,000 for Wagner, South Dakota, for economic
development activities;
$200,000 for the Aberdeen Business Improvement
District of South Dakota for a downtown development
revolving loan fund;
$200,000 for Turning Point/Volunteers of America in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota for construction of a youth
services facility;
$50,000 to the Melrose Community Technology Center
in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee
for reconstruction of the historic Melrose School for
use as a new community technology center;
$100,000 to the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee
for the Northwest Passage Campaign;
$500,000 to Hamilton County, Tennessee for the
Broadband Economic Development Initiative;
$740,000 to the Historic Tennessee Theatre
Foundation, Inc. for construction and renovation of
facilities;
$950,000 for the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee for
the revitalization of the Alton Park neighborhood;
$1,000,000 for the City of Memphis, Tennessee for
the Soulsville Revitalization project;
$25,000 to the Acres Home Community Development
Corporation in Houston, Texas for an athletic complex;
$50,000 to the Houston Community College in
Houston, Texas for development of the 5th Ward
Community Technology Center;
$75,000 to the City of Abilene, Texas for
renovation of the historic Wooten Hotel;
$75,000 to the City of Houston, Texas's Department
of Health and Human Services for the Lead Based Paint
Hazard Control Program;
$100,000 to Texas A&M-Kingsville for construction
of the Kingsville Center for Young Children;
$100,000 to the City of Austin, Texas for the
expansion of the SMART Housing Project;
$100,000 to the Heights Association in Houston,
Texas for community beautification initiatives;
$150,000 to the T.R. Hoover Community Development
Corporation in Dallas, Texas for completion of the T.R.
Hoover Multipurpose Center and purchase of equipment;
$175,000 to the City of San Angelo Development
Corporation in Texas for the establishment of a
regional industrial park;
$175,000 to the Windsor Elderly and Housing Center
in Abilene, Texas for elevator replacement;
$200,000 to Willacacy County Boys and Girls Club in
Willacacy County, Texas for a sports complex;
$200,000 for a design, engineering and economic
feasibility study for the Trinity River Visions project
in Fort Worth, Texas;
$300,000 to the Fort Worth Transportation Authority
for the development of a public market in Fort Worth,
Texas;
$350,000 to the City of Waco, Texas for the housing
assistance program;
$500,000 for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas for
the restoration of the old Holt Hotel property;
$500,000 to the Victory Art Center in Fort Worth,
Texas for the adaptive use and historic renovation of
the old Our Lady of Victory building;
$740,000 to the Globe of the Great Southwest in
Midland, Texas for facilities expansion;
$740,000 to the Old Red Courthouse Museum in
Dallas, Texas for the restoration of facilities to
house the Museum of Dallas History and preservation and
enhancement of artifacts in the collection;
$1,000,000 for the City of Fort Worth, Texas for
the redevelopment of a residential and commercial
center along Hemphill Street;
$1,000,000 for the Greater El Paso, Texas Chamber
of Commerce for a local economic development initiative
for the creation of jobs and housing;
$1,000,000 to Alvin Community College, Texas for
the Pearland College Center;
$1,000,000 to the University of Incarnate Word in
San Antonio, Texas for the renovation and expansion of
the Science and Engineering Center;
$490,000 for West Valley City, Utah for the
construction of the West Valley City Multi-Cultural
Community Center;
$490,000 to the American West Heritage Foundation
in Utah for the planning and design of a cultural and
interpretive center;
$800,000 for the City of West Jordan, Utah for the
development of a senior citizens center;
$1,000,000 for Sevier County, Utah for a multi-
events center;
$50,000 to the Town of Boydton, Virginia for
economic development activities;
$70,000 to the Fairfax County Economic Development
Authority for the creation and promotion of a video
detailing the historical significance of Annandale,
Virginia;
$90,000 to the County of Fairfax, Virginia for the
Annandale Community Cultural Arts Center;
$100,000 to the An Achievable Dream program in
Newport News, Virginia for expansion of education
programs;
$100,000 to the Towns of Clarksville and Chase
City, Virginia for economic development at their joint
industrial park;
$140,000 to the County of Northampton, Virginia for
a Workforce Training and Business Development Center on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia;
$150,000 for the Nelson Center in Lovington,
Virginia for renovation and expansion of facilities;
$150,000 to Winchester County, Virginia for the
historic restoration of the Winchester County
Courthouse;
$175,000 to the Arlington Housing Corporation in
Arlington, Virginia to improve and expand community
centers at low income multifamily properties, and
support ongoing affordable housing programs;
$200,000 to Virginia Highlands Small Business
Incubator, Inc. for the development of a regional small
business incubator in Southwest Virginia;
$240,000 to the City of Chesapeake, Virginia for
the redevelopment of Campostella Square;
$240,000 to the Virginia Air and Space Center in
Hampton, Virginia for expansion of facilities including
the Aviation Gallery and the World's Fair Welcome
Center;
$250,000 to Edgehill Recovery Retreat Center, in
Winchester, Virginia for facilities needs;
$290,000 to the Virginia Holocaust Museum in
Richmond, Virginia for facility renovations;
$400,000 to the Natural Gas Vehicle Association in
Arlington, Virginia for continued expansion of the
Airport-Alternative Fuel Vehicle Demonstration Project
at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport;
$490,000 to Eastern Mennonite University of
Harrisonburg, Virginia for the University Commons
project;
$500,000 to the Glen Burnie Foundation to establish
the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley at Glen Burnie in
Winchester, Virginia;
$600,000 to the Arlandria Health Center for Women
and Children in Alexandria, Virginia for facilities
needs;
$600,000 for the City of Staunton, Virginia for a
local, cultural revitalization initiative;
$700,000 to the City of Danville and Pittsylvania
County, Virginia for the infrastructure improvements
for the City/County Cyber Park;
$1,000,000 for the Christopher Newport University
in Newport News, Virginia for the development of the
Christopher Newport University Fine Arts Center;
$1,000,000 to the St. Coletta School in Alexandria,
Virginia for facilities needs;
$50,000 to the Essex Junction Lions Club for design
and construction of a veterans memorial in Essex
Junction, Vermont;
$100,000 to the Burlington, Vermont Community Land
Trust for the start up of the Vermont Employee
Ownership Center;
$100,000 to the Vermont Housing Conservation Board
for the building renovation and construction of a
battered women's shelter in St. Albans, Vermont;
$150,000 for the Haskell Free Library for repairs
to this historic building located in Derby Line,
Vermont;
$200,000 to the Vermont Foodbank for food shelf
activities;
$300,000 for the Brattleboro Arts Initiative of
Brattleboro, Vermont, for the rehabilitation of the
historic Latchis Theatre and Community Arts Center;
$350,000 for the George D. Aiken Resource
Conservation and Development Council of Randolph,
Vermont for the purchase of equipment;
$500,000 for the Kaw Valley Center in Vermont,
Kansas for infrastructure and community outreach;
$500,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation
Board for development of affordable housing at Macauley
Square;
$750,000 to the Vermont Housing and Conservation
Board for the development of affordable housing in
Vermont;
$750,000 to the Vermont Institute of Natural
Science of Woodstock, Vermont to support construction
of a public education and wildlife rehabilitation
facility in Quechee, Vermont;
$2,000,000 for the Lake Champlain Science Center in
Burlington, Vermont for facility construction and
rehabilitation;
$50,000 to the City of Poulsbo, Washington for
improvements to the public library;
$50,000 to the Nooksack Indian Tribe in Washington
for expansion of the Youth Leaders Center facility;
$80,000 to the YWCA in Bremerton, Washington for
facilities expansion;
$90,000 to the City of Duvall, Washington for the
renovation and conversion of a city-owned building into
a youth center;
$90,000 to the City of Maple Valley, Washington for
the construction of a youth center;
$90,000 to the Greenwater Mutual Water Association
of Washington state for construction of a water system
to provide fire and domestic flow to the designated
rural business center of Greenwater;
$100,000 to the City of Seattle, Washington for
renovations to the Seattle Center Opera House;
$200,000 to Pierce County Washington for the
establishment of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical
Society and the creation of a museum and cultural
center;
$240,000 to the City of Black Diamond, Washington
for engineering and construction of a replacement water
main and improvements to the existing pump station
serving the Black Diamond region;
$250,000 to the University of Washington-Tacoma for
development of the Institute of Technology;
$250,000 to the Valley Boys and Girls Club in
Clarkston, Washington for facilities construction;
$300,000 for the City of Renton, Washington, for
the Port Quendall brownfields redevelopment project;
$500,000 to Whitworth College in Spokane,
Washington for construction of the Regional Learning
and Resource Center;
$750,000 to Bates Technical College for upgrade of
transmission equipment for KBTC-TV, a PBS affiliate in
Tacoma, Washington;
$1,000,000 for the Port of Ridgefield of
Ridgefield, Washington for brownfields redevelopment;
$1,000,000 for the West Central Community Center of
Spokane, Washington, for site acquisition and
preparation related to the expansion of childcare
facilities;
$50,000 for the Eau Claire Area Industrial
Development Corporation, Wisconsin, for the Chippewa
Valley Technology Network;
$200,000 to the City of Madison, Wisconsin for the
Affordable Housing Subdivision project;
$50,000 to the Medical College of Wisconsin for
planning related to a Biomedical Research and
Technology Incubator;
$50,000 to the Urban Open Space Foundation in
Madison, Wisconsin for downtown revitalization efforts;
$80,000 to the Ashland County Sheriff's Department
in Ashland, Wisconsin for an Ice Angel Windsled;
$100,000 for Fairness in Rural Lending in Wisconsin
for the Community Lender Partnership Initiative;
$120,000 to the City of Rhinelander, Wisconsin for
construction of a rail spur;
$275,000 for the African American World Cultural
Center in Wisconsin for construction;
$175,000 for the Centro de la Communidad Unida in
Wisconsin for construction of an alternative school for
at risk students;
$200,000 for Adams County, Wisconsin for the
construction of an industrial park;
$200,000 or the City of Beloit, Wisconsin for urban
renewal activities;
$200,000 to the Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corporation in
Wausau, Wisconsin for course upgrade;
$240,000 to St. Norbert College in DePere,
Wisconsin for a regional library learning center;
$300,000 for the City of Appleton, Wisconsin for
the reconstruction of College Avenue;
$300,000 for the City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin to
demolish an old manufacturing building;
$300,000 to Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for the modernization of their liberal arts facility
for Digital Diagnostic Portfolio Technology;
$500,000 to Impact 7 for a business development
project in Centuria, Wisconsin;
$1,100,000 to the Northwest Regional Planning
Commission in Spooner, Wisconsin for a revolving loan
fund to assist storm impacted areas in northwestern
Wisconsin;
$125,000 to the Greenbrier Valley Economic
Development Corporation in Lewisburg, West Virginia for
a cooperative economic development effort with 4-County
Economic Development Authority located in Oakhill, West
Virginia;
$290,000 to Mason County, West Virginia/ Point
Pleasant Riverfront Park Committee for a city
revitalization project;
$350,000 for Bethany College in West Virginia to
complete work on a health and wellness center;
$375,000 to Regions 1 and 4 Planning and
Development Councils in West Virginia for rebuilding
efforts necessitated by flooding;
$700,000 for the McDowell County Commission to
complete the repair and restoration of the Kimball War
Memorial in Kimball, West Virginia;
$900,000 to Concord College in Athens, West
Virginia for continued infrastructure development of an
information technology training program;
$1,200,000 to the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex,
Inc. for operational needs and to support economic
development projects, including facilities
construction;
$2,000,000 for the Webster County Development
Authority for construction of a high technology office
building and small business incubator in Webster
County, West Virginia;
$2,000,000 for the Wheeling Park Commission in West
Virginia to aid in the construction of the National
Training Center for Public Facility Managers;
$2,425,000 to the Institute for Software Research,
Inc. for operational and programmatic support and
facilities needs;
$3,000,000 for Shepherd College in Sheperdstown,
West Virginia, to complete the renovation of the
Scarborough Library;
$3,600,000 to the West Virginia High Technology
Consortium Foundation, Inc. for operations, land
acquisition, and development of a high technology
business park;
$1,800,000 for the City of Hinton, West Virginia,
for the construction of a high technology office
building and small business incubator;
$1,500,000 for the Appalachian Bible College of
Beckley, West Virginia, to complete its student center/
library;
$540,000 to the Teton County Housing Authority of
Wyoming for equity contributions in the production of
affordable housing units in Teton County, Wyoming;
$2,000,000 for the Girl Scouts of the USA for youth
development initiatives in public housing.
Includes language transferring no less than $13,800,000
to the Working Capital Fund for development and maintenance of
information technology systems, instead of $15,000,000 as
proposed by the House and the Senate.
Includes language proposed by the Senate making funds
available for three years instead of two years as proposed by
the House. The conferees remain concerned by the delay in the
obligation and expenditure of funds provided for the CDBG
formula program. HUD is directed to review the matter and to
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations no later
than April 1, 2002 which identifies the average length of time
used by HUD to obligate CDBG funds to entitlement communities
and States; the rate at which entitlement communities and
States expend these funds, including an identification of those
entities not in compliance with statutory timeliness
requirements; and recommendations to accelerate the obligation
and expenditure of these funds.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
House report requiring HUD to inform State and local
jurisdictions that people with disabilities must participate in
developing the Consolidated Plan and to evaluate plans for such
inclusion.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
House report requiring HUD to conduct a detailed evaluation of
HUD's administrative oversight of CDBG targeting requirements
and to report the evaluation's findings to the Committees on
Appropriations no later than February 1, 2002.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $15,000,000 for costs associated with
section 108 loan guarantees as proposed by the House and the
Senate. Includes language making funds available for obligation
for two years as proposed by the House, instead of one year as
proposed by the Senate.
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
Appropriates $25,000,000 for brownfields redevelopment as
proposed by the House and the Senate.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $1,846,040,000 for the HOME program instead
of $1,996,040,000 as proposed by the House, and $1,796,040,000
as proposed by the Senate. Includes language making funds
available for obligation for three years as proposed by the
Senate, instead of two years as proposed by the House.
Includes language designating $50,000,000 for the
Downpayment Assistance Initiative subject to the enactment of
authorization legislation, instead of $200,000,000 as proposed
by the House. Language is included allowing these funds to be
used for any purpose authorized under the HOME program should
such authorization legislation not be enacted by June 30, 2002.
The Senate bill did not include funds for this initiative.
The conferees believe that housing counseling is a
critical component of effective homeownership programs,
including the HOME Downpayment Assistance Initiative. Not only
is housing counseling important in assisting families and
individuals to understand homeownership issues, it also helps
ensure that first-time homebuyers are protected against
predatory lending practices. The conferees expect HUD to ensure
that housing counseling is available to all homebuyers
participating in programs offered under the Downpayment
Assistance Initiative.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $1,122,525,000 for homeless assistance
grants, instead of $1,027,745,000 as proposed by the House and
$1,022,745,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have increased funding for this account
above the amounts proposed by the House and the Senate to
provide for full funding of Shelter Plus Care renewals within
this account, instead of providing this funding in a separate
account as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not
include funding for these costs. While funding for these
renewals has been provided in this account consistent with the
manner in which funding was provided prior to fiscal year 2001,
new bill language is included requiring the annual renewal of
all expiring Shelter Plus Care contracts if the program is
determined to meet appropriate program requirements and is
needed under the applicable continuum of care.
Includes modified language requiring not less than 30
percent of the funds provided under this account, exclusive of
amounts for Shelter Plus Care renewals, be used for permanent
housing as proposed by the Senate, instead of 35 percent as
proposed by the House. Includes language requiring that all
funds awarded for services shall be matched by 25 percent in
funds from each grantee as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
Includes language proposed by the Senate providing that
funds under this account be made available for three years,
instead of two years as proposed by the House. However, HUD is
directed to review the obligation rates for funds provided
under this account and provide a report to the Committees on
steps being taken to accelerate the grant award and obligation
process no later than April 1, 2002.
Includes language providing $2,000,000 for the national
homeless data analysis project and $6,600,000 for technical
assistance. Language is also included transferring $5,600,000
to the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance
of information technology systems, instead of $14,200,000 as
proposed by the House and the Senate.
The conferees agree that HUD should use the continuum of
care process to give preference to communities that use funds
for permanent housing to end homelessness for chronically
homeless, disabled people and encourage communities to obtain
funds for supportive services from non-HUD sources, such as the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The conferees reiterate language included in the Senate
report regarding the need for data and analysis on the extent
of homelessness and the effectiveness of McKinney-Vento Act
programs. Specifically, the conferees direct HUD to continue to
work with local communities on a client reporting system,
analyze the data within two years, and report to the Committees
within 90 days of enactment of this Act on its progress.
In addition, the conferees are also providing $2,000,000
to continue the Department's national homeless data analysis
project to document the demographics of homelessness, identify
patterns in utilization of assistance, and document the
effectiveness of the systems. The conferees believe that it is
critical to develop an unduplicated count of the homeless
population and direct HUD to contract withexperienced academic
institutions to analyze the data and provide annual reports to the
Committees on Appropriations.
The conferees expect that HUD field staff will oversee
the implementation of homeless programs funded under this
title. This oversight should include annual site visits and
desk and field audits of a representative sample of programs in
each jurisdiction. Using this information, HUD should analyze
Annual Performance Reports and forward an annual plan for
addressing problem areas.
The conferees reiterate and endorse language in the House
report regarding the Secretary's joint task force with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and
target each agency's roles and responsibilities in addressing
the needs of the homeless. Recognizing the fact that up to one-
third of the homeless population are veterans, the conferees
believe that increased coordination is necessary between the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and HUD to ensure each
agency is fulfilling its appropriate mission. Therefore, the
conferees urge the Secretary to include the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs in its task force discussions. The conferees
request that the Department keep the Committees apprised of
these efforts and provide a report, no later than February 15,
2002, on its findings and recommendations for changes in HUD
programs.
Further, the conferees reiterate the language in the
Senate report concerning the Interagency Council on the
Homeless (ICH), including placing the Council under the
Domestic Policy Office; rotating the Chairmanship among the
Secretaries of HUD, HHS, Labor, and VA; requiring the members
to meet at least semi-annually; and instructing the Council to
quantify the number of their mainstream program participants
who become homeless, preventing homelessness, and describing
how they assist the homeless.
The conferees continue to have questions about out-year
cost data on contract renewals for the permanent housing
programs for the homeless. Accordingly, the conferees direct
the Department to include in its fiscal year 2003 budget
justifications five-year projections, delineated on an annual
basis, of the costs of renewing the permanent housing component
of the Supportive Housing Program and separately, the Shelter
Plus Care program.
The conferees reiterate language in the Senate report
directing HUD to ensure that State and local jurisdictions that
receive homeless assistance funding pass on at least 50 percent
of all administrative funds to the nonprofits administering the
homeless assistance programs.
SHELTER PLUS CARE RENEWALS
The conferees have included full funding for Shelter Plus
Care renewals under the homeless assistance grants account
instead of providing funds under this separate account as
proposed by the Senate. The House did not include funding for
this account.
Housing Programs
HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $1,024,151,000 for housing for special
populations as proposed by the House instead of $1,001,009,000
as proposed by the Senate.
Includes $783,286,000 for section 202 housing for the
elderly as proposed by the House and the Senate. Of this
amount, $50,000,000 is for service coordinators and congregate
services as proposed by the Senate instead of $49,890,000 as
proposed by the House; $50,000,000 is for conversion of
eligible section 202 projects to assisted living as proposed by
the Senate instead of $49,890,000 as proposed by the House; and
up to $3,000,000 is for the renewal of expiring project rental
assistance for up to a one-year term, the same amount proposed
by the House and the Senate. The conferees direct HUD to issue
a new NOFA to provide for up to three grants for the conversion
of unused or underutilized commercial properties into assisted
living facilities for the elderly from funds provided for
section 202 conversions.
Includes $240,865,000 for section 811 housing for the
disabled as proposed by the House instead of $217,723,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $23,142,000 is for the
renewal of section 811 tenant-based rental assistance as
proposed by the House. Bill language is included clarifying the
authorization of funds under this account for this purpose as
proposed by the House. The Senate did not propose similar
language and assumed funds for this purpose would be provided
under the housing certificate fund account. In addition, up to
$1,300,000 is provided for the renewal of project rental
assistance for up to a one-year term as proposed by the House
and the Senate.
The conferees reiterate direction included in the House
report requiring HUD to review and modify procedures to
simplify the section 811 application and review process.
Includes modified language transferring no less than
$1,200,000 to the Working Capital Fund for development and
maintenance of information technology systems, instead of
$1,000,000 as proposed by the House and $3,000,000 as proposed
by the Senate.
Does not include bill language specifying amounts for
project rental assistance renewals as proposed by the Senate.
The House did not designate specific amounts for renewals in
bill language.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Includes language regarding the transfer of excess rental
charges to this fund as proposed by the House and the Senate.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND
Appropriates $13,566,000 for authorized activities from
fees collected in the fund as proposed by the House instead of
$17,254,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees expect HUD to place a priority on
monitoring safety inspections of homes and the issuance of
inspection labels when determining the funding requirements for
this program during fiscal year 2002. The conferees also
reiterate the direction included in the Senate report requiring
the use of all program fees to be fully identified in the
fiscal year 2003 budget justifications.
Includes language proposed by the House clarifying that
fee collections shall fully offset the expenditures from the
fund. The Senate did not propose similar language.
Federal Housing Administration
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $336,700,000 for administrative expenses as
proposed by the Senate instead of $330,888,000 as proposed by
the House. Transfers $332,678,000 of thisamount to the salaries
and expenses account as proposed by the Senate, instead of $326,866,000
as proposed by the House.
Appropriates $160,000,000 for administrative contract
expenses as proposed by the Senate instead of $145,000,000 as
proposed by the House. Includes language allowing up to
$16,000,000 in additional administrative contract expenses to
be made available in certain circumstances as proposed by the
Senate. The House did not propose similar language.
Transfers no less than $118,400,000 from administrative
contract expenses under this account to the Working Capital
Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems, instead of $96,500,000 as proposed by the
House. The Senate proposed to transfer $160,000,000 from this
account and the general and special risk program account but
did not designate the amounts to be transferred from each
account.
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $15,000,000 for subsidy costs to support
certain multifamily and special purpose loan guarantee
programs. The conferees agree that funding for subsidy costs is
to be allocated as follows:
--$6,919,000 for the section 221(d)(3) program;
--$5,250,000 for the section 241(a) supplemental loans
for apartments program;
--$377,000 for the section 242 operating loss loans for
apartments program;
--$377,000 for the section 232 operating loss loans
program; and
--$2,077,000 for the section 2 property improvements
program.
The conferees remind HUD that funds provided are to be
used only for the programs specified above. The conferees
direct HUD to improve management and oversight of all programs
within the general and special risk insurance fund to ensure
these programs operate in a financially sound manner. HUD is
reminded that any deviations from the amounts specified above
for each of these programs is subject to reprogramming
requirements.
The conferees are aware that concerns have been raised
about the calculation of credit subsidy for multifamily
programs. The conferees understand that pursuant to the Federal
Credit Reform Act, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is
responsible for developing the risk model used to estimate the
subsidy costs of all Federal credit programs, including FHA
programs. Therefore, in lieu of the language included in the
Senate report addressing this matter, the conferees expect HUD
to work with the industry to review the technical assumptions
provided by HUD to OMB for inclusion in the risk model.
The conferees also expect HUD to upgrade its information
technology systems for the mutual mortgage insurance program
account and the general and special risk program account. HUD
needs to be able to mark each account to market at the end of
each business day, including the volume of loan business and
the extent of financial risk and exposure under each FHA
mortgage insurance program, including the cost of all defaults
and foreclosures. The conferees remain disappointed that HUD
has not made the collection of this information a priority
since, as of January 2001, HUD was responsible for over $500
billion in insured mortgages. As demand for FHA single-family
and multifamily mortgage insurance grows, it is imperative that
HUD understand the magnitude of its financial exposure and the
extent of risk for loss.
Appropriates $216,100,000 for administrative expenses as
proposed by the Senate instead of $211,455,000 as proposed by
the House. Transfers $197,779,000 of this amount to the
salaries and expenses account as proposed by the Senate,
instead of $193,124,000 as proposed by the House.
Appropriates $144,000,000 for administrative contract
expenses as proposed by the Senate instead of $139,000,000 as
proposed by the House. Includes language allowing up to
$14,400,000 in additional administrative contract expenses to
be made available in certain circumstances as proposed by the
Senate. The House did not propose similar language.
Transfers no less than $41,000,000 from administrative
contract expenses under this account to the Working Capital
Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems, instead of $33,500,000 as proposed by the
House. The Senate proposed to transfer $160,000,000 from this
account and the mutual mortgage insurance fund program account
but did not designate the amounts to be transferred from each
account.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
Senate report requiring HUD to immediately amend its Asset
Control Area discount and appraisal structure so that local
governments and non-profit purchasers can rehabilitate and
resell these properties at rates affordable to low-income
residents. The conferees also reiterate the guidance in the
Senate report regarding timely demolition of dilapidated homes
and the payment of demolition costs.
The conferees reiterate the recommendation in the Senate
report encouraging HUD to bundle and sell defaulted loans
through auction in non-Asset Control Areas.
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $9,383,000 for administrative expenses to be
transferred to the salaries and expenses account as proposed by
the House and the Senate.
Policy Development and Research
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriates $50,250,000 for research and technology
instead of $46,900,000 as proposed by the House and $53,404,000
as proposed by the Senate.
Includes $1,500,000 for the Millennial Housing Commission
as proposed by the House. New language is included to extend
the reporting and termination dates for this commission. The
Senate proposed $1,500,000 and similar extension language under
the salaries and expenses account.
Includes $1,000,000 for the Commission on Affordable
Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st
Century, and includes new language to extend the reporting and
termination dates for this commission. The House and the Senate
did not address this matter.
Includes $8,750,000 for the Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing Initiative, instead of $7,500,000 as
proposed by the House and $10,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
The conferees assume $23,000,000 will be allocated to the
Housing Survey in fiscal year 2002, the same level proposed by
the House and Senate.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
Senate report denying demonstration authority without prior
congressional approval.
Language proposed by the Senate designating $3,000,000
for program evaluation activities is not included.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
Appropriates $45,899,000 for the Fair Housing Assistance
Program (FHAP) and the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP)
as proposed by the House and the Senate. Of this amount,
$20,250,000 is for FHIP, instead of $19,449,000 as proposed by
the House and $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
While overall funding for this account is provided at the
fiscal year 2001 level, funding is no longer required for the
Housing Discrimination Survey which received $7,500,000 in
fiscal year 2001. Rather than reduce the account to reflect
this change, the conferees have instead agreed to allocate the
$7,500,000 equally between FHAP and FHIP to augment their
activities. The conferees expect the additional funds allocated
to FHAP to be used to reduce the backlog in case processing.
In lieu of the direction included in the House report,
the conferees direct HUD to expedite utilization of funds
provided under this account and to report quarterly on the
obligation and expenditure of funds provided, by program and
activity, with the first report due no later than February 15,
2002.
Office of Lead Hazard Control
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
Appropriates $109,758,000 for lead hazard reduction, as
proposed by the House and the Senate.
Of the amount provided, $3,500,000 is for a one-time
grant to the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing to develop a
database coordination project to integrate Federal, State and
local lead activities, instead of $1,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The House did not propose a similar provision.
The conferees agree to allocate funds as follows:
--$6,500,000 for Operation LEAP, a new initiative to
provide competitive awards to non-profit organizations and the
private sector for activities which leverage private-sector
resources for local lead hazard control programs. The conferees
direct HUD to provide an implementation plan for this new
initiative to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the
expenditure of these funds;
--$80,000,000 for grants to State and local governments,
and Native American tribes, for lead-based paint abatement in
private low-income housing;
--$9,758,000 for technical assistance and support to
State and local agencies and private property owners; and
--$10,000,000 for the Healthy Homes Initiative for
competitive grants for research, standards development, and
education and outreach activities to address lead-based paint
poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards.
The conferees reiterate the House report language
regarding consideration of a proposal by the Alliance to End
Childhood Lead Poisoning to create a Community Environmental
Health Resource Center (CEHRC) to provide technical support,
training, and education and outreach to community-based
organizations to evaluate and control housing-related and
community-wide health hazards. While the conferees have not
included an earmark for the new organization, the conferees
encourage HUD to evaluate a proposal from the Alliance to
create the CEHRC and provide a grant if warranted.
The conferees encourage HUD to work through the Healthy
Homes Initiative with other appropriate Federal agencies to
conduct research and public education on health hazards
associated with mold, excess moisture, and dust.
The conferees also reiterate the direction included in
the Senate report requiring HUD to develop a policy to link
Federal education, outreach, and remediation efforts with
State, local, non-profit, and private funding.
Language proposed by the Senate earmarking $750,000 for
CLEARCorps is not included. The House did not propose a similar
provision.
Does not include language proposed by the House making
technical changes to the Healthy Homes Initiative. The Senate
did not propose similar changes.
Management and Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $1,097,292,000 for salaries and expenses
instead of $1,076,800,000 as proposed by the House and
$1,087,257,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Of the total amount provided, $530,457,000 is transferred
from various FHA administrative funds as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $520,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Includes language transferring $35,000 from the Native
Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund account as proposed by the
Senate. The House did not include a similar provision.
Includes language providing not to exceed $25,000 for
representation expenses, instead of $7,000 as proposed by the
House and Senate.
The conferees agree that funds under this account are to
be allocated among object classes at the levels specified in
the budget justifications. HUD is reminded that any deviations
are subject to reprogramming requirements.
The conferees reiterate the concerns expressed in the
House report regarding HUD's approach to utilizing staff
resources and the continued excessive cost per HUD employee as
compared to other Federal agencies. Therefore, modified bill
language is included, similar to language proposed by the
House, requiring the Secretary to submit a staffing plan to the
Committees on Appropriations no later than January 15, 2002.
The conferees expect this staffing plan to be formulated based
on the Resource Estimation and Allocation Process to match
staffing requirements with programmatic responsibilities. The
plan should identify staffing levels for each program
delineated by headquarters and field offices. The conferees
also expect this plan to include strategies to reduce the
average salary cost per employee while reallocating staffing to
address core mission requirements.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
House report regarding the annual budget justifications
submission.
The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
Senate report prohibiting HUD from employing more than 77
schedule C and 20 non-career senior executive service
employees.
The conferees note that the inability of HUD to provide
useful data on program expenditures and performance has been a
deficiency perennially cited by the Inspector General and
General Accounting Office (GAO). The conferees remain committed
to improving HUD's capacity to disseminate useful information
about the performance of HUD programs to improve the ability of
HUD and the Congress to assess the effectiveness of programs
and more accurately determine resource requirements. Therefore,
the conferees expect that HUD's information technology (IT)
strategy will prioritize those investments needed to remedy the
deficiencies identified by the Inspector General and GAO.
Language has been included in various accounts in title II
transferring no less than $351,150,000 to the Working Capital
Fund (WCF) for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems, an increase of $16,850,000 above the fiscal
year 2001 level. HUD is directed to provide the Committees on
Appropriations a fiscal year 2002 spending plan for the WCF no
later than January 15, 2002, consistent with the format of the
multi-year IT plan submitted to the Committees on August 22,
2001.
The conferees understand that most of the WCF increase
requested for fiscal year 2002 is for the planning and
development activities related to the re-competition of the HUD
Integrated Information Processing Service (HIIPS) contract. To
this point little information has been provided to the
Committees about HUD's plans for re-competition of HIIPS and
the costs associated with implementation of the HIIPS re-
competition. Therefore, HUD is directed to provide a
comprehensive report on the strategy, status, and out-year
funding requirements for HIIPS prior to the expenditure of any
of the increase provided for fiscal year 2002.
The conferees also reiterate the direction included in
the House report requiring HUD to submit a multi-year IT plan
as part of its fiscal year 2003 budget submission. The
conferees request that the Inspector General review this plan
and provide its views to the Committees on the ability of this
plan to improve oversight and management of HUD programs.
While the conferees do not adopt the language in the
Senate report related to the Office of Multifamily Housing
Assistance Restructuring (OMHAR), the conferees are seriously
concerned with the manner in which OMHAR is currently being
managed. The conferees are deeply disturbed to learn that
OMHAR, an office which has enjoyed a unique amount of autonomy
in the management of its staffing and the allocation of its
funds, has violated the Anti-Deficiency Act in two out of the
three years of its existence. As troubling to the conferees is
the fact that the Committees on Appropriations were not
notified of these violations sooner. The conferees fully intend
to investigate the circumstances that led to these violations,
and will take action at the appropriate time. In the interim,
the Department is directed to revoke OMHAR's funds allotment
privileges and provide vigorous financial and management
oversight of OMHAR.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriates $93,898,000 for the Office of Inspector
General as proposed by the House instead of $88,898,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $5,000,000 is provided
by transfer from the public housing operating fund account,
instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House.
Of the amount provided, $5,000,000 is exclusively for
anti-predatory lending and anti-flipping activities. These
funds are to augment, not supplant, funds already being devoted
to such activities. The conferees expect that staff previously
engaged in Operation Safe Home activities will be redirected to
support these efforts. The OIG is directed to submit a staffing
plan to the Committees on Appropriations no later than January
15, 2002.
CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND
(RESCISSION)
Includes a rescission of $6,700,000 from the Fund as
proposed by the House and the Senate.
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $27,000,000 for the Office of Federal
Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to be derived from
collections available in the Federal Housing Enterprises
Oversight Fund as proposed by the Senate instead of $23,000,000
as proposed by the House. Of the amount provided, $4,000,000 is
for a one-time increase to address information technology
requirements.
Includes language requiring OFHEO to submit a staffing
plan to the Committees on Appropriations by January 30, 2002.
The conferees expect this staffing plan to prioritize OFHEO's
activities relative to implementation of the new risk-based
capital regulation. The conferees are aware that a one-year
transition period has been provided for implementation of this
rule. Should additional resources be required to implement this
rule, the conferees will evaluate such requirements when
developing the fiscal year 2003 budget.
Administrative Provisions
Includes modified language related to the allocation of
HOPWA funds for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Raleigh-
Durham, North Carolina metropolitan areas, similar to language
proposed by the House and the Senate.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate
extending section 236 excess income eligibility. The House did
not include a similar provision.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate amending
section 223(d) of the National Housing Act to authorize
insurance for the purchase of existing hospital facilities. The
House did not include a similar provision.
Includes language repealing the authorization sunset
provisions for certain housing counseling assistance activities
as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a similar
provision.
Includes language changing the premium structure for
section 203(k) and section 234 single family loans as proposed
by the House. The Senate proposed the same changes with minor
technical language differences related to implementation.
Includes language authorizing the Secretary to waive the
40 percent rent ceiling under section 8 for an assisted living
demonstration project in Michigan as proposed by the House. The
Senate did not include a similar provision.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate
expanding HUD's authority to establish and determine the
appropriate use of certain mortgage insurance programs for
hospital facilities. The House did not include a similar
provision.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate
expanding HUD's authority to establish and determine the
appropriate use of certain mortgage insurance programs for
nursing home facilities. The House did not include a similar
provision.
Includes language authorizing HUD's Credit Watch program
as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a similar
provision. This provision will clarify existing law to ensure
that HUD has the authority to continue to implement the Credit
Watch program. This program allows HUD to identify FHA lenders
that originate a large number of loans that default quickly,
which can be a key indicator of underwriting problems or fraud,
and take corrective actions. By eliminating unqualified or
unscrupulous lenders, the conferees hope HUD can reduce the
number of foreclosed properties. The conferees also believe
that further action may be necessary to protect homebuyers and
communities, and expects HUD to consider additional steps that
could be taken and report back to the appropriate committees
with its recommendations.
Includes language requiring all title II programs to
comply with the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 as proposed by the Senate. The House did not
include a similar provision.
Includes modified language exempting Alaska, Mississippi,
and Iowa from the statutory requirement of having a resident on
the board of a PHA, similar to language proposed by the Senate.
The House did not include a similar provision. The conferees
are concerned that barriers continue to exist in some States
which preclude full implementation of the statutory requirement
that public housing residents be full participants on PHA
boards. While language is again included providing exemptions
to this requirement, the conferees believe that the States
should take the appropriate actions necessary to remove
barriers, rather than continuing to seek exemptions from the
statute. The conferees direct HUD to review the status of
implementation of this requirement, identify the factors
precluding full implementation and actions being taken by the
appropriate State or local entities to remove these barriers,
and report its findings to the Committees on Appropriations no
later than May 30, 2002.
Includes modified language requiring the Secretary to
maintain section 8 rental assistance for any HUD-owned or HUD-
held property occupied by an elderly or disabled resident,
similar to language proposed by the Senate. The House did not
include a similar provision.
Includes language proposed by the Senate amending the
National Housing Act to increase the statutory loan limits on
certain FHA multifamily and single-family programs. The House
did not include a similar provision.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate related
to the construction of a tribal student housing project. The
House did not include a similar provision.
Includes language modifying the authorized purposes and
availability of funds provided to the University of South
Carolina in Public Law 106-554 as proposed by the Senate. The
House did not include a similar provision.
Includes language amending section 247 of the National
Housing Act to change the definitions and eligibility for
single-family mortgage insurance on Hawaiian homelands as
proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a similar
provision.
Includes language waiving the environmental review
procedures for certain HOME projects in Arkansas provided
certain conditions are met as proposed by the Senate. The House
did not include a similar provision.
Includes language proposed by the Senate providing
flexible use of existing HOPE VI funds awarded for the
Hollander Ridge project. The House did not include a similar
provision.
Does not include language proposed by the Senate to
change the Fair Housing Act's definition of discrimination
based on sex from one based on gender to one based upon
victimization from domestic violence. The House did not include
a similar provision. The conferees direct HUD to work with PHAs
to develop plans to protect victims of domestic violence from
being discriminated against in receiving or maintaining public
housing because of their victimization.
TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
American Battle Monuments Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $35,466,000 for salaries and expenses as
proposed by the House instead of $28,466,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Within the appropriated level, $2,000,000 has been
provided to complete the backlogged maintenance work identified
prior to fiscal year 1998. The conferees commend ABMC for its
diligence in identifying, prioritizing, and completing this
necessary maintenance, and expect the Commission to report to
the Committees on Appropriations, prior to May 1st of each
fiscal year, on the current state of maintenance requirements
throughout the cemetery system.
The conferees have also provided an additional $5,000,000
above the budget request for the study, planning, and initial
construction costs related to a new visitors center at the
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial near St. Laurent-sur-
Mer, France. The conferees are cognizant of the unique
circumstances at the Normandy Cemetery, which is both the
solemn resting place for 9,387 servicemen and women and a
tourist destination for in excess of 1,000,000 annual visitors.
Current visitor facilities are entirely inadequate to properly
serve those individuals in need of privacy and counseling, as
well as those who wish to better understand the historical
perspective of the battles that occurred nearby. The conferees
intend that in the development of appropriate plans regarding
the placement, scope, and character of such a new visitor
center, the Commission consult with a variety of entities,
including the National Park Service, which may have particular
expertise with facilities of this nature.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $7,850,000 for salaries and expenses instead
of $8,000,000 as proposed by the House and $7,621,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of the amount appropriated, $2,500,000
is available until September 30, 2003 and $5,350,000 is
available until September 20, 2002. Bill language has been
included again this fiscal year which limits the number of
career Senior Executive Service positions to three.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriates $80,000,000 for the Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund as proposed by the House instead of
$100,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Includes $5,000,000 for technical assistance designed to
benefit Native American communities as proposed by the Senate
instead of $500,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees
agree that Native Hawaiian and Alaskan Native communities are
eligible entities for this program.
Provides $9,500,000 for administrative expenses instead
of $8,948,000 as proposed by the House and $9,850,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
Provides for a limitation on the amount of direct loans
of $51,800,000 as proposed by the Senate, instead of
$15,000,000 as proposed by the House.
The conferees agree with the direction of the Senate
calling for inclusion of a report on rural lending practices as
part of the fiscal year 2003 budget submission.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $55,200,000 for the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, salaries and expenses, instead of $54,200,000 as
proposed by the House and $56,200,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The amount provided represents a $1,000,000 increase
above the budget request to maintain the current level of
staffing and operational expenses.
The conferees are aware of public concerns about the
potential health and safety risks related to the use of
chromated copper arsenate (CCA) to treat wood playground
equipment. To this end, the conferees direct CPSC to report to
the Committees on Appropriations by February 15, 2002, on the
steps being taken to identify whether there are significant
health and safety risks to children playing on and around CCA-
treated wood playground equipment. Such report shall also
include the actions CPSC is taking to keep state and local
governments, as well as consumers, informed about their
findings on the health effects associated with CCA-treated wood
playground equipment.
Corporation for National and Community Service
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriates $401,980,000 for national and community
service program operating expenses instead of $415,480,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The House did not provide any new funds
for fiscal year 2002 operations, but did not eliminate the
agency.
Limits funds as proposed by the Senate to not more than:
$31,000,000 for administrative expenses of which $2,000,000 is
to be for a cost accounting system; $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; $5,000,000 from the
National Service Trust for national service scholarships for
high school students performing community service; $240,492,000
for AmeriCorp grants, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 may be
for national direct programs and $25,000,000 for E-Corps;
$43,000,000 for school-based and community-based service
learning programs; $28,488,000 for quality and innovation
activities under subtitle H of title I; and $5,000,000 for
audits and other evaluations.
The conferees have agreed to the Senate proposal of
$25,000,000 for the National Civilian Community Corps, an
increase of $4,000,000 over fiscal year 2001. Additional funds
are provided to expand the number of AmeriCorps members serving
at the five campuses currently in operation.
The conferees deleted without prejudice funding for the
Veterans Mission for Youth Program as proposed by the Senate
and agreed to not fund the Silver Scholarship program. The
conferees believe the authorizing committees of jurisdiction
shouldevaluate and legislate these programs in the overall
consideration of the Corporation's reauthorization.
The conferees direct the Corporation to provide quarterly
status reports to the Committees, beginning in January 2002, on
the implementation of the new cost accounting system and on the
expenditure of awards under the Trust Fund. The Corporation
should also provide a copy of the Trust Fund award report to
the IG. The conferees agree to the Senate proposal to provide
not more than $10,000,000 for the Points of Light Foundation of
which $2,500,000 may be used for establishment of an endowment;
authorizes the Points of Light Foundation to use up to
$2,500,000 of previously appropriated funds for this endowment;
$7,500,000 for America's Promise; $5,000,000 for Communities In
Schools; $2,500,000 for the YMCA; $1,000,000 for Teach For
America; and $1,500,000 for Parents As Teachers. In addition,
the conferees provide $1,500,000 for the Youth Life Foundation
(YLF) for the same purposes contained in the fiscal year 2001
Statement of Managers (House Report 106-988). The conferees
also expect YLF to continue its effort in coordinating and
collaborating its activities with America's Promise.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriates $5,000,000 for Office of Inspector General
as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $13,221,000 for salaries and expenses as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $22,537,000 for salaries and expenses as
proposed by the House instead of $18,437,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The conferees agreed to include funds over the request
to complete construction of the proposed columbarium.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Appropriates $70,228,000 for the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences as proposed by the House and the
Senate. Of the appropriated amount, $45,824,000 is for research
and $24,404,000 is for worker training activities.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Appropriates $78,235,000 for toxic substances and
environmental public health as proposed by the House and the
Senate. Bill language has again this year been included which
permits the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to conduct other appropriate
health studies and evaluations or activities in lieu of health
assessments pursuant to section 104(i)(6) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as amended (CERCLA). The language further stipulates that
in the conduct of such other health assessments, evaluations or
activities, the ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines
imposed in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA. Funds provided for
fiscal year 2002 cannot be used by the ATSDR to conduct in
excess of 40 toxicological profiles.
The conferees once again encourage ATSDR to provide
adequate funds for minority health professions and for the
ongoing health effects study on the consumption of Great Lakes
fish.
Finally, the conferees have again agreed to cap
administrative costs charged by the CDC at 7.5 percent of the
amount appropriated herein for the ATSDR.
Environmental Protection Agency
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriates $698,089,000 for science and technology
instead of $680,410,000 as proposed by the House and
$665,672,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have agreed to the following increases
above the budget request:
1. $2,500,000 for EPSCoR;
2. $4,000,000 for the Water Environment Research
Foundation;
3. $5,000,000 for the American Water Works Association
Research Foundation;
4. $2,000,000 for the National Decentralized Water
Resource Capacity Development Project, in coordination with
EPA, for continued training and research and development
program;
5. $750,000 for the Integrated Public/Private Energy and
Environmental Consortium (IPEC) to develop cost-effective
environmental technology, improved business practices, and
technology transfer for the domestic petroleum industry;
6. $750,000 for the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
(GHP);
7. $500,000 for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology
Research;
8. $1,000,000 for the Center for the Study of Metals in
the Environment;
9. $750,000 for the University of South Alabama, Center
for Estuarine Research;
10. $500,000 to the University of California, Riverside
for continued research of advanced vehicle design, advanced
transportation systems, vehicle emissions, and atmospheric
pollution at the CE-CERT facility;
11. $750,000 for the San Bernardino Valley Municipal
Water District for research and design (cost evaluation and
environmental studies) of a mitigation project addressing the
city's contaminated high groundwater table and dangers
presented by liquefaction;
12. $750,000 to the City of San Bernardino Municipal
Water Department's Enhanced Reliability System of Improvements
for water distribution and storage in San Bernardino,
California;
13. $1,000,000 to improve the transmission, distribution,
and storage of potable water in the City of Needles,
California;
14. $750,000 for planning, design, and development of a
groundwater storage system in the City of San Bernardino,
California;
15. $750,000 to the City of Glendale, California working
in conjunction with the Utah State University in Logan, Utah,
the University of Colorado in Boulder, and UCLA for a research
study and pilot treatment plant focused on the removal of
chromium 6 from water;
16. $750,000 to the Central California Air Quality
Coalition for a California Regional Sacramento and San
Francisco Bay Air Quality study for ozone;
17. $1,300,000 for the National Jewish Medical and
Research Center for research on the relationship between indoor
and outdoor pollution and the development of respiratory
diseases;
18. $1,500,000 for the Connecticut River Airshed-
Watershed Consortium;
19. $1,250,000 to the University of Miami in Florida for
the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science;
20. $500,000 for the creation of a Center for
Environmental Science, a joint project of the University of
Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory;
21. $1,000,000 for environmental education and research
at the Turtle Cove Research Station, Louisiana;
22. $1,000,000 for the Center for Urban Environmental
Research and Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore
County;
23. $250,000 to the University of New England for the
National Center for Marine Mammal Rehabilitation and Research
in Biddeford, Maine;
24. $1,250,000 for the Great Lakes Hydrological Center of
Excellence partnership by Western Michigan University and the
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan;
25. $500,000 for the Missouri River Institute for
research and outreach;
26. $3,900,000 for the Mine Waste Technology Program at
the National Environmental Waste Technology, Testing, and
Evaluation Center;
27. $500,000 to the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro for the Bioterrorism Water Quality Protection
Program with the aim of developing highly automated and
inexpensive testing protocols;
28. $1,500,000 to the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill for the Schools of Public Health and Medicine to
advance the ``one atmosphere'' approach to determining the
health effects of air pollution;
29. $1,200,000 for the Center for Air Toxic Metals at the
Energy and Environmental Research Center;
30. $500,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's
Water Sciences Laboratory at the Water Center for field and
laboratory equipment;
31. $500,000 to the University of New Hampshire for
groundwater contamination research conducted at the Bedrock
Bioremediation Center;
32. $750,000 for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey for
research of the influence of environmental factors in cancer
causation;
33. $1,000,000 for the National Environmental Respiratory
Center at the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute;
34. $100,000 for a study of air quality and noise
pollution of the neighborhoods surrounding LaGuardia Airport;
35. $500,000 to Rockland County, New York for an
assessment of environmental hazards in Rockland county and the
east side of Manhattan;
36. $1,000,000 for continuation of the South Bronx Air
Pollution Study being conducted by New York University;
37. $1,500,000 to Syracuse University, New York to
develop alternative approaches to assessing the impact of
pollutants on environmental systems;
38. $500,000 to the Syracuse Research Corporation in
Syracuse, New York for the development of a Probability Risk
Assessment Center;
39. $500,000 to the Rivers and Estuaries Center on the
Hudson in New York for research on river and estuarine
environments;
40. $1,257,000 to the Environmental Technology
Commercialization Center in Cleveland, Ohio for the National
Environmental Technology Incubator and technology
commercialization activities;
41. $1,000,000 to Saint Vincent College in Pennsylvania
for an environmental education and teacher preparation
initiative;
42. $750,000 for a collaborative effort between the
University of Tennessee, Western Carolina University and Emory
University for the Air Quality Improvements for the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park Initiative;
43. $1,500,000 for the Mickey Leland National Urban Air
Toxics Research Center;
44. $1,000,000 for the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center;
45. $350,000 to the Texas Institute for Applied
Environmental Research at Tarleton State University;
46. $3,500,000 to the University of Houston, Texas for
the Texas Learning Computation Center's Environmental
Initiative;
47. $1,500,000 to the National Environmental Policy
Institute for implementation of a pilot program to address air
quality and pollution in a region through the use of telework;
48. $100,000 for the University of Vermont's Proctor
Maple Research Center to continue mercury deposition monitoring
effects;
49. $250,000 for acid rain research at the University of
Vermont;
50. $1,300,000 for the Canaan Valley Institute to
continue to develop a regional sustainability support center
and coordinated information system in the Mid-Atlantic
Highlands;
51. $970,000 for the Canaan Valley Institute in close
coordination with the Regional Vulnerability and Assessment
(ReVA) initiative to develop research andeducational tools
using integrative technologies to predict future environmental risk and
support informed, proactive decision-making to be undertaken in
conjunction with the Highlands action program; and
52. $500,000 for the National Energy Technology
Laboratory for continued activities of a comprehensive clean
water initiative in cooperation with EPA Region III.
The conferees have provided an additional $68,200 for
civil enforcement and capacity building activities, bringing
the fiscal year 2002 funding level for those programs to no
less than the fiscal year 2001 level.
The conferees have agreed to reduce funding for hazardous
waste research $1,494,100 below the budget request level.
The conferees have agreed to provide $4,000,000 from
within available funds throughout the Science and Technology
account, for the research, development, and validation of non-
animal, alternative chemical screening and prioritization
methods, such as rapid, non-animal screens and Quantitative
Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR), for potential
inclusion in EPA's current and future relevant chemical
evaluation programs. Activities funded in this regard should be
designed in consultation with the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxic Substances.
The conferees continue to support the partnership between
the EPA and the National Technology Transfer Center and expect
the Agency to continue the cooperative agreement at the fiscal
year 2001 level.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
Appropriates $2,054,511,000 for environmental programs
and management instead of $2,004,599,000 as proposed by the
House and $2,061,996,200 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have agreed to the following increases to
the budget request:
1. $16,000,000 for rural water technical assistance
activities and ground water protection with distribution as
follows: $9,000,000 for the NRWA; $3,500,000 for RCAP; $750,000
for GWPC; $1,750,000 for Small Flows Clearinghouse; and
$1,000,000 for the NETC;
2. $1,000,000 for implementation of the National
Biosolids Partnership Program;
3. $2,000,000 for the source water protection program;
4. $5,000,000 to accelerate the development of new and
update current IRIS values;
5. $1,750,000 for Chesapeake Bay small watershed grants,
to be expended as specified in Senate Report 107-43. This
increase, along with EPA's redirection of $698,700 in fiscal
year 2001 EPM funds to the Chesapeake Bay Program for fiscal
year 2002 will result in a total of $21,267,400 available in
fiscal year 2002 for the Chesapeake Bay Program. This amount is
$539,300 above the fiscal year 2001 level;
6. $537,600 for the Great Lakes National Program Office
for a total program level of $15,500,000;
7. $5,500,000 for the National Estuary Program for a
total program level of $22,553,200. The conferees recommend
that a minimum of 65 percent of the funds provided for the
National Estuary Program be reserved for programs in the
estuaries of national significance for which the Administrator
has convened a management conference by the date of enactment
of this appropriation Act pursuant to section 320 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, for the
development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation
and management plan;
8. $1,545,200 for the Lake Champlain Basin Program for a
total program level of $2,500,000;
9. $2,022,600 for the Long Island Sound Program Office
for a total program level of $2,500,000;
10. $2,500,000 for the National Alternative Fuels
Training Consortium;
11. $200,000 for the Northeast Waste Management Officials
Association to continue solid waste, hazardous waste, cleanup
and pollution prevention programs;
12. $500,000 for the Kenai River Center for continued
research on watershed issues;
13. $1,000,000 for the Columbia Basin Groundwater
Management Area;
14. $1,000,000 for the Frank M. Tejeda Center for
Excellence in Environmental Operations;
15. $4,700,000 for America's Clean Water Foundation for
implementation of on-farm environmental assessments for
livestock operations;
16. $850,000 for the Southcoast Harbor education and
monitoring project;
17. $2,500,000 for the Southwest Center for Environmental
Research and Policy;
18. $250,000 for the Northwest Straits Commission;
19. $4,000,000 for the Small Public Water System
Technology Centers at Western Kentucky University, the
University of New Hampshire, the University of Alaska-Sitka;
Pennsylvania State University, the University of Missouri-
Columbia, Montana State University, the University of Illinois,
and Mississippi State University, with each Center to receive
$500,000;
20. $1,000,000 to the Gas Technology Institute for the
Agricultural Mixed Waste Thermo-Depolymerization BioRefinery
Project;
21. $700,000 for the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management for the water and wastewater training program;
22. $500,000 to the Pima County Wastewater Management
Department for a regional water quality research project in
Arizona;
23. $300,000 to Riverside County, California for
continued work on the Special Area Management Plan portion of
the Riverside County Integrated Plan;
24. $500,000 to the San Joaquin River Exchange
Contractors Authority for the development, planning and design
of watershed restoration projects;
25. $750,000 to Ventura County, California for the
completion and implementation of the Calleguas Creek Watershed
Management Plan;
26. $250,000 to establish a Santa Ana River Watershed
Research and Training Program at the Water Resources Institute
of California State University, San Bernardino;
27. $500,000 to the Sacramento County, California
Regional Sanitation District to continue the Sacramento River
Toxic Pollutant Control Program and the Sacramento River
Watershed Program;
28. $500,000 to the National Park Service/Golden Gate
National Parks Association for the Crissy Field tidal marsh
wetlands monitoring and restoration project;
29. $500,000 for MTBE remedial activities in Santa
Monica, California;
30. $500,000 for cross-media and water quality monitoring
in the Sweetwater River watershed, California;
31. $500,000 for Gateway Cities, California, diesel
emissions reduction program;
32. $250,000 for the Central California ozone study;
33. $250,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida for lead
screening, testing, outreach education and abatement in the
Liberty City neighborhood;
34. $200,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida to expand the
existing environmental education program;
35. $500,000 to the Southwest Water Management for
fishery and habitat restoration in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida;
36. $850,000 for the University of West Florida to
determine if a connection exists between elevated levels of
illness in Northwest Florida and the levels of toxic pollutants
in the area;
37. $1,500,000 to Columbus Water Works in Georgia for an
Advanced Biosolids Flow-Through Thermophilic Treatment Process
demonstration project;
38. $100,000 for the American Farmland Trust to continue
support for the design for the environment for farms program in
Hawaii and the American Pacific;
39. $400,000 for the County of Hawaii and the Hawaii
Island Economic Development Board to establish and implement a
community development model for renewable resource management
by upgrading solid waste transfer stations into community
recycling centers;
40. $500,000 for the Economic Development Alliance of
Hawaii to promote biotechnology to reduce pesticide use in
tropical and subtropical agricultural production;
41. $250,000 for the County of Maui for the control of
nuisance seaweed accumulations on the beaches of Kihei, Maui,
Hawaii;
42. $1,000,000 to the Water Systems Council to assist in
the effective delivery of water to rural citizens nationwide;
43. $750,000 for the painting and coating assistance
initiative through the University of Northern Iowa;
44. $750,000 for the Center for Agricultural and Rural
Development at Iowa State University for the Resource and
Agricultural Policy Systems program;
45. $500,000 for the Small Business Pollution Prevention
Center at the University of Northern Iowa;
46. $1,000,000 for Boise State University for developing
multipurpose sensors to detect and analyze environmental
contaminants;
47. $900,000 for the Environmental Biotechnology
Institute at the University of Idaho to develop selenium
control technologies;
48. $2,000,000 for the Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission,
established by the State of Idaho to carry out pilot program
for environmental response, natural resource restoration and
related activities;
49. $500,000 to the Lake County, Illinois Stormwater
Management Commission for an assessment of natural resources in
the Upper Des Plaines River watershed;
50. $500,000 to Raccoon Lake, Centralia, Illinois for
implementation of a water supply plan including engineering and
design costs;
51. $500,000 to Purdue University in Indiana for the
Contaminant Remediation Optimization Program (CROP);
52. $200,000 to the City of Shreveport, Louisiana to
provide technical support for the Mayor's Clean Air Citizens
Advisory Committee;
53. $100,000 for a regional water and sewer consolidation
study in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana;
54. $4,000,000 for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Restoration Program;
55. $200,000 for a study of air quality in the Shreve-
Bossier area of Louisiana;
56. $500,000 to the University of Maryland for the
Regional Earth Sciences Center and mapping of wetlands in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed;
57. $750,000 for the Maryland Bureau of Mines for an acid
mine drainage remediation project;
58. $1,000,000 for projects demonstrating the benefits of
Low Impact Development along the Anacostia Watershed in
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, Maryland;
59. $500,000 for the Michigan Biotechnology Institute for
development and demonstration of environmental cleanup
technologies;
60. $500,000 to the Cranbrook Education Community to
implement a storm water management plan within the Upper Rouge
River watershed;
61. $1,000,000 for the Food and Agriculture Policy
Research Institute's Missouri watershed initiative project;
62. $500,000 for the City of Lake St. Louis, Missouri for
a Water Quality study of Peruque Creek Watershed;
63. $300,000 to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina for
the continuation and expansion of the Charlotte Surface Water
Improvement and Management program;
64. $850,000 for continued activities of the North
Carolina Central University research initiative;
65. $400,000 to Wake County, North Carolina for planning,
environmental analysis and design of a watershed management
plan;
66. $250,000 to the Crop Life Foundation for a North
Carolina Environmental Stewardship Project;
67. $750,000 to the Town of Rosman, North Carolina for
the development of engineering plans for addressing the Town's
wastewater infrastructure needs;
68. $250,000 to Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey
for the Environmental Community Revitalization and Research
Initiative as a demonstration program;
69. $200,000 to the Borough of Rutherford, New Jersey for
an engineering study of the area's sanitary sewer collection
system;
70. $13,600 for the water quality monitoring program
along the New Jersey-New York shoreline for a total of
$300,000;
71. $1,500,000 to continue the sediment decontamination
technology demonstration in the New York-New Jersey Harbor;
72. $100,000 for Fallon, Nevada, for arsenic removal
technologies;
73. $750,000 to Alfred University of Alfred, New York for
the Center for Environmental and Energy Research (CEER);
74. $250,000 to the Town of Babylon, New York for a
feasibility study on expanding the Southwest Sewer District;
75. $500,000 for the development of an Environmental
Leadership Institute at Niagara University, New York;
76. $250,000 to the Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT) to create a National Materials Recovery and Recycling
Center of Excellence;
77. $1,500,000 for continued work on the water quality
management plans for the Central New York watersheds in
Onondaga and Cayuga counties;
78. $500,000 to Cornell University in New York for a
demonstration project in Skaneateles, Otisco and Oneida Lake
Watersheds to study the effectiveness of biological controls in
addressing the environmental and ecological problems caused by
milfoil, waterchestnuts and other aquatic weeds;
79. $150,000 to the State University of New York's
Environmental School of Forestry for the Otisco Lake Watershed
Evaluation Project;
80. $1,400,000 for the Ohio River Watershed Pollutant
Reduction Program;
81. $500,000 for the Integrated Petroleum Environmental
Consortium;
82. $100,000 to the City of Altus, Oklahoma to conduct
environmental engineering studies for the expansion of water
treatment facilities;
83. $130,000 to the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for
lead screening, testing, outreach, education and abatement;
84. $500,000 for the Brazos-Navasota watershed management
project;
85. $250,000 for the Envision Utah Project;
86. $250,000 for the Vermont Department of Agriculture to
work with conservation districts to reduce non-point source
pollution run-off to the Poultney-Mettowee watershed;
87. $500,000 to King County, Washington for the Direct
Carbonate Fuel Cell Demonstration Project;
88. $500,000 to Franklin, Grant, and Adams Counties to
support the Groundwater Management Area in Washington State;
89. $50,000 to the Lake Washington Technical College--
Redmond campus for the next phase of the environmental
assessment of a DoD site;
90. $1,750,000 to the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage
District in Wisconsin for a biosolids treatment demonstration
project;
91. $600,000 for a two year study of sewer system
improvements for Superior, Wisconsin;
92. $1,230,000 for on-going activities at the Canaan
Valley Institute, including activities relating to community
sustainability;
93. $300,000 for the continued implementation of the
Potomac River Visions Initiative through the Friends of the
Potomac;
94. $200,000 to the Polymer Alliance Zone's MARCEE
Initiative with oversight being provided by the Office of Solid
Waste.
The conferees have also included an increase of
$8,664,000 for enforcement activities conducted by the EPA
through the Environmental Programs and Management account.
Agency-wide, the conferees have restored $15,001,100 for
enforcement programs and activities conducted through the
Science and Technology, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and
Environmental Programs and Management accounts, bringing the
Agency funding total for enforcement to slightly more than the
fiscal year 2001 level. The conferees expect the Agency to
restore federal enforcement positions in accordance with the
fiscal year 2001 Operating Plan. The conferees recognize that
restoring these enforcement positions may result in the on-
board personnel level at EPA to exceed 17,500 FTEs.
The conferees have agreed to the following reductions
from the budget request:
1. $1,322,900 from Administrative Services;
2. $2,097,800 from Direct Public Information and
Assistance;
3. $2,298,700 from Public Access programs;
4. $2,581,200 from Regional Management activities;
5. $2,896,400 from Reinvention programs;
6. $3,234,800 from Project XL; and
7. $11,260,200 as a general reduction.
The conferees direct the Agency to provide no less than
the fiscal year 2001 funding level for continuing operation of
the Environmental Education programs.
The conferees have, within available funds, provided
$2,000,000 for the eight Environmental Finance Centers. This
represents an increase of $751,000 over the budget request for
this excellent program. Also within available funds, the Agency
is directed to provide $3,000,000 above the budget request
level for implementation of the High Production Volume Chemical
Challenge Program; $200,000 for setting standards and to
increase awareness of the benefits of ambient temperature glass
technology; and $500,000 for the Association of Metropolitan
Sewerage Agencies to provide information to the wastewater
treatment industry regarding security measures, and to
facilitate communication and coordination between the
wastewater treatment industry and relevant governmental
agencies in order to increase security at wastewater facilities
throughout the nation.
Again this year, the Agency is directed to provide no
less than the budget request levels for Pesticide Registration
and Re-registration programs. Further, up to $9,000,000
requested to support 87 FTEs in the re-registration program may
be used to support tolerance reassessment activities. Bill
language has again been included in title IV, General
Provisions, prohibiting funds for use to promulgate a final
regulation to implement changes in the payment of pesticide
tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 Federal Register
31040, or any similar proposal. Finally, the conferees direct
the Agency to use $1,500,000 from within available funds (other
than those funds budgeted and provided specifically for
registration, re-registration, and tolerance assessment
activities) to further demonstrate the current, as well as the
proposed expanded role of the Agency, regarding the expedited
review and registration of reduced risk pesticides. The Agency
is urged to provide for the Committees on Appropriations a
detailed report on the results of this demonstration and any
specific plans the Agency may have to expand the program.
The conferees have provided, also from within available
funds, $2,000,000 for the Administrator to develop and carry
out a lamp recycling outreach program. In orderto increase
awareness of proper disposal methods among commercial and industrial
users of energy efficient mercury-containing lamps, including
fluorescent and high discharge lamps, this program should be used to
promote lamp recycling, in compliance with the provisions of Federal
and State Universal Waste Rules. The program is to be developed jointly
with State environmental agencies, and with lamp manufacturers and lamp
recyclers, either as individual companies, or collectively through
their trade associations.
The conferees have provided the full budget request for
the Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program and direct that no
reductions be proposed in the operating plan submission for
this important program. In addition, the conferees are
encouraged that the Agency is establishing the Endocrine
Disruptor Methods Validation Subcommittee (EDMVS) of the
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy (NACEPT).
The EDMVS will provide a means by which interested parties can
participate to express their concerns and work to ensure a
scientifically sound validation process for the animal and non-
animal based screens and tests in the developing program. The
conferees urge EPA to develop validation processes that
incorporate the advice of the EDMVS, and the Agency is
requested to provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of the EDMVS by March 15, 2002.
The conferees are aware of the extraordinary success the
military services have achieved in recent years by utilizing
pulse technology in vehicles and equipment. This technology has
contributed to significant cost savings in battery management
programs and has enhanced the ability of the military services
to increase the effectiveness of their environmental
responsibilities through the extension of the service life of
its batteries. In light of this success of the military, the
conferees expect EPA to actively investigate the environmental
and monetary benefits that could be realized by encouraging
government-wide use of pulse technology in the maintenance of
the federal vehicle fleet and other applicable equipment.
In August 2000, EPA published an assessment of the state
of the streams of the Mid-Atlantic Highlands area. Because of
the importance of the Mid-Atlantic Highlands and the success of
the aforementioned assessment, the conferees direct the Agency
to prepare a follow-up report on the state of the Mid-Atlantic
Highlands as a whole by April 15, 2002. Further, consistent
with the House Report accompanying H.R. 2620, the Administrator
is expected to enter into an interagency agreement with other
federal agencies and cooperative agreements with states, local
governments and non-governmental organizations to carry out the
goals of the Mid-Atlantic Highlands program.
The conferees note that EPA's August 1, 2001, draft
report on ``The National Costs of the Total Maximum Daily Load
Program'' does not provide any information on the cost of
regulatory changes to the TMDL program on small businesses,
notwithstanding specific language in the statement of managers
accompanying the fiscal year 2001 appropriations Act directing
EPA to conduct that analysis. The conferees intend EPA to
estimate the cost to small businesses from implementation of
that rule, whether those costs are imposed directly by EPA or
indirectly by State programs implementing EPA regulations.
The conferees continue to support efforts being
undertaken by state energy, environmental, utility and
transportation agencies to integrate their programs, policies,
and regulations. The conferees encourage the relevant federal
agencies to actively support and participate in this effort.
The conferees are aware that controversy has surrounded
adoption of EPA's mixture and derived-from rules. In its
adoption of a final rule in May 2001, EPA expressed its intent
to continue to pursue actions to provide exemptions for certain
low-risk wastes as identified through public comments and
scientific documentation. The conferees expect the Agency to
expedite the review of any requests for exemptions that may
result in the management of certain residues and mixtures as
non-hazardous waste, and to finalize those exemptions only
where science supports such a determination.
The conferees agree that unspent funds made available in
prior year appropriation Acts for certain activities or
projects in Cortland County, New York may be used to fund
additional projects specifically in that county.
The conferees are aware of public concerns about the
potential health and safety risks related to the use of
chromated copper arsenate (CCA) to treat wood playground
equipment. To this end, the conferees direct EPA to report to
the Committees on Appropriations by February 15, 2002, on the
steps being taken to identify whether there are significant
health and safety risks to children playing on and around CCA-
treated wood playground equipment. Such report shall also
include the actions EPA is taking to keep state and local
governments, as well as the public, informed about their
findings on the health effects associated with CCA-treated wood
playground equipment.
The conferees are aware of significant and increasing
water quality and water quantity problems along the Fox River
watershed in Kane, McHenry, Lake, Kendall, DeKalb, and LaSalle
Counties, Illinois. The conferees urge that available funds to
EPA be used to initiate the development of aggregated watershed
data, a watershed-wide Geographic Information System (GIS),
overall watershed water quality assessment and modeling, and a
framework for facilitating a comprehensive watershed management
plan. Any grants made by EPA for this project should be
provided to the Illinois EPA.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriates $34,019,000 for the Office of Inspector
General as proposed by the House and the Senate. In addition to
amounts appropriated directly to the OIG, $11,867,000 is also
available by transfer from funds appropriated for Hazardous
Substance Superfund.
buildings and facilities
Appropriates $25,318,000 for buildings and facilities as
proposed by the House.
hazardous substance superfund
(including transfers of funds)
Appropriates $1,270,000,000 for hazardous substance
superfund as proposed by the House instead of $1,274,645,560 as
proposed by the Senate. Bill language provides that
$635,000,000 of the appropriated amount is to be derived from
the Superfund Trust Fund, while the remaining $635,000,000 is
to be derived from General Revenues of the Treasury. Additional
language provides for the transfer of $11,867,000 to the Office
of Inspector General, and for the transfer of $36,891,000 to
the Science and Technology account as proposed by the House
instead of $36,890,500 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have agreed to the following fiscal year
2002 funding levels:
1. $910,070,000 for Superfund response and cleanup
activities.
2. $139,346,000 for enforcement activities.
3. $133,000,000 for management and support.
4. $11,867,000 for transfer to the Office of Inspector
General.
5. $36,891,000 for research and development activities,
to be transferred to the Science and Technology account.
6. $38,826,000 for reimbursable interagency activities,
including $28,150,000 for the Department of Justice and
$10,676,000 for OSHA, FEMA, NOAA, the United States Coast
Guard, and the Department of the Interior.
The conferees have agreed to provide the budget request
level of $97,651,600 for the Brownfields program, which
includes funding from various programs within the Hazardous
Substance Superfund account (totaling $94,977,400) and the
Environmental Programs and Management account. The conferees
further agree that the fiscal year 2001 funding levels for the
SITE program and for the hazardous substance research centers
be maintained for fiscal year 2002.
Once again this year, the conferees support the national
pilot worker training program which recruits and trains young
persons who live near hazardous waste sites or in communities
at risk of exposure to contaminated properties for work in the
environmental field. The conferees direct EPA to continue
funding this effort in cooperation and collaboration with the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The conferees agree that $100,000,000 of the appropriated
amount shall not become available until September 1, 2002.
leaking underground storage tank program
Appropriates $73,000,000 for the leaking underground
storage tank program instead of $79,200,000 as proposed by the
House and $71,947,400 as proposed by the Senate.
oil spill response
Appropriates $15,000,000 for oil spill response as
proposed by the House instead of $14,986,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
state and tribal assistance grants
Appropriates $3,733,276,000 for state and tribal
assistance grants instead of $3,436,899,000 as proposed by the
House and $3,603,015,900 as proposed by the Senate. Bill
language specifically provides $1,350,000,000 for Clean Water
State Revolving Fund (SRF) capitalization grants; $850,000,000
for Safe Drinking Water SRF capitalization grants; $75,000,000
for the United States-Mexico Border program; $40,000,000 for
grants to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
needs in rural and Alaska Native communities; $1,074,376,000
for categorical grants to the states and tribes; $343,900,000
for cost-shared grants for construction of water and wastewater
treatment facilities and infrastructure and for groundwater
protection infrastructure; and $25,000,000 for a new
Environmental Information Exchange Network grant program.
The conferees have included bill language which, for
fiscal year 2002, authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to
use funds appropriated pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (FWPCA) to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to
section 319(h) and 518(e) of FWPCA. In addition, bill language
has been adopted which, (1) will permit the states to include
as principal amounts considered to be the cost of administering
SRF loans to eligible borrowers, with certain limitations; (2)
permits the Administrator to reserve up to 1\1/2\ percent of
the funds appropriated for the SRF under title VI of the FWPCA
for grants under section 518(c) of that Act; (3) for fiscal
year 2002, authorizes the states to transfer funds between the
Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water SRF programs; and (4)
stipulates that no funds provided in the Act to address water
infrastructure needs of colonias within the United States along
the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a
county or municipal government unless that governmental entity
has established an enforceable ordinance or rule which prevents
the development or construction of any additional colonia
areas, or the development within an existing colonia of any new
home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure.
As in previous years, the conferees have included bill
language which stipulates that none of the funds provided in
this or any previous years' Act for the Safe Drinking Water SRF
may be reserved by the Administrator for health effects studies
on drinking water contaminants. The conferees have instead
provided significant resources for such studies within EPA's
Science and Technology account.
The conferees have included bill language which will
allow the Agency to use undesignated funds appropriated in
prior years for specific water and wastewater grants approved
for fiscal year 2002, but have not included a provision
authorizing the expenditure of funds for a new State
Enforcement Grant program. Although the conferees are generally
supportive of state grant programs, it is believed that
additional time is needed for the Agency to review and refine
this proposal for inclusion in a futurebudget submission. The
conferees note that this action to disapprove inclusion of this new
program has been taken without prejudice.
Of the funds provided for the United States-Mexico Border
program, $7,000,000 is for the El Paso desalination and water
supply project, and $2,000,000 is for the Brownsville, Texas
water supply project.
Of the amount provided through categorical grants for air
resource assistance grants under sections 103 and 105 of the
Clean Air Act, as amended, $10,000,000, an increase of
$5,000,000 above the budget request, is for section 103 grants
to the states to develop regional haze programs under title I,
part C of the Clean Air Act. It is the intention of the
conferees that these funds be used to aid states in the
development of emissions inventories, quantification of natural
visibility conditions, monitoring and other data necessary to
define reasonable progress and develop control strategies, and
to support the states' participation in regional efforts to
coordinate their strategies, where necessary, and at the
election of the individual states. The conferees direct the
Agency to disburse the funds for the regional haze program to
the States' regional planning organizations within 30 days of
receipt of completed grant applications.
In addition, the conferees have provided $8,000,000 above
the budget request for section 105 air resource assistance
grants, $22,593,600 above the budget submission for section 106
water pollution grants and $8,000,000 above the budget
submission for the new Beach Environmental Assessment and
Coastal Health Act (BEACH) grant program. The conferees have
agreed to provide the budget request level for section 319 non-
point source pollution grants.
The conferees agree that the $343,900,000, together with
unallocated funds made available in prior appropriations Acts
for communities or other governmental entities for construction
of water and wastewater treatment facilities and infrastructure
and for groundwater protection infrastructure, shall be
accompanied by a cost-share requirement whereby 45 percent of a
project's cost is to be the responsibility of the community or
entity consistent with long-standing guidelines of the Agency.
These guidelines also offer flexibility in the application of
the cost-share requirement for those few circumstances when
meeting the 45 percent requirement is not financially possible.
The Agency is commended for its past efforts in working with
communities and other entities to resolve problems in this
regard, and it is expected that this high level of effort and
flexibility will continue throughout fiscal year 2002. In
addition, the conferees agree that unspent water and wastewater
infrastructure funds totaling approximately $164,000 provided
in a prior appropriation Act for Franklin County, Pennsylvania
may be spent for other such water and wastewater infrastructure
projects in that county.
The distribution of funds under this program is as
follows:
1. $1,800,000 of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
for sewer and water improvements;
2. $1,000,000 for Pelican, Alaska water and sewer
improvements;
3. $1,800,000 for Petersburg, Alaska for water and sewer
upgrades;
4. $3,000,000 for the Girdwood, Alaska water extension;
5. $3,000,000 for addressing above ground leaking fuel
tanks in Alaska;
6. $1,500,000 for Wasilla, Alaska water and sewer
improvements;
7. $900,000 to the City of Sitka, Alaska for water and
wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Sawmill Cove
Industrial Park;
8. $500,000 to Tuscaloosa County, Alabama for countywide
water and sewer facilities;
9. $1,000,000 for the Southeast Alabama Regional Water
Authority for a water facility project;
10. $600,000 for Grant, Alabama for wastewater collection
and treatment facilities;
11. $1,000,000 for the City of Jackson, Alabama for water
system improvements;
12. $450,000 to Blount County, Alabama for a wastewater
treatment and collection systems;
13. $1,900,000 to Rainsville, Alabama for a wastewater
treatment facility upgrade and expansion;
14. $500,000 to Arab, Alabama for sewer infrastructure
improvements;
15. $300,000 to Guin, Alabama for sewer infrastructure
improvements;
16. $250,000 to Franklin County, Alabama for water
infrastructure improvements;
17. $300,000 to Sumiton, Alabama for water system
infrastructure improvements;
18. $350,000 to Sardis City, Alabama for sewer
infrastructure improvements;
19. $900,000 to Shelby County, Alabama for wastewater
infrastructure improvements;
20. $2,500,000 to the Alabama Regional Water Authority
for the Southwest Alabama Rural/Municipal Water System;
21. $1,000,000 to the Town of Citronelle, Alabama South
Alabama Utilities for water infrastructure improvements in
Mobile County;
22. $500,000 to the City of Jackson, Alabama for
construction of a water treatment facility;
23. $250,000 to the Town of Fulton, Alabama for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
24. $500,000 to the Mobile County Water, Sewer and Fire
Protection Authority for construction of new facilities and
upgrades to existing facilities;
25. $750,000 to the City of Brewton, Alabama for drainage
infrastructure improvements;
26. $1,000,000 to the City of Huntsville, Alabama for
water system improvements;
27. $1,000,000 to Hartselle Utilities for wastewater
infrastructure in the City of Hartselle, Alabama;
28. $1,000,000 to the City of Tuscumbia, Alabama for
drinking water infrastructure improvements;
29. $500,000 to the Limestone County Water and Sewer
Authority for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
30. $500,000 to the West Morgan-East Lawrence Water
Authority for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
31. $115,000 to the City of Luverne, Alabama for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
32. $485,000 to the Clay County, Alabama Water Authority
for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
33. $2,000,000 for Union County, Arkansas for a community
drinking water system;
34. $250,000 to the City of Menifee, Arkansas for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
35. $1,000,000 for the State of Arizona Water
Infrastructure Finance Authority for making a loan to the City
of Safford, Arizona to address the city's wastewater needs,
which will be repaid by the city to the Arizona Clean Water
Revolving Fund under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended;
36. $500,000 for the Santa Rosa, California, drinking
water infrastructure needs;
37. $500,000 for the Los Banos, California, wastewater
and drinking water infrastructure project;
38. $500,000 for Compton, California, sewer
infrastructure needs;
39. $1,175,000 for Sacramento, California, combined sewer
system improvements;
40. $850,000 for the Placer County, California,
wastewater treatment project;
41. $500,000 for Lake County, California, for the Clear
Lake Basin 2000 project;
42. $2,800,000 for the Olivenhain, California drinking
water project;
43. $500,000 for Oxnard, California, area drinking water
infrastructure needs;
44. $400,000 to the City of Colton, California for storm
drain improvements;
45. $900,000 to the Mission Springs Water District in
California to protect groundwater in the City of Desert Hot
Springs;
46. $250,000 to the City of Modesto, California for
replacement of the 9th Street storm drain;
47. $900,000 to the City of Laguna Beach, Orange County,
California for water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements;
48. $100,000 to the Calaveras County Water District,
California for water infrastructure improvements at the West
Point Water System;
49. $150,000 to the Tuolumne Utilities District of
Tuolumne County, California for water supply infrastructure
improvements and a canal optimization study;
50. $1,800,000 to the Cities of Arcadia and Sierra Madre,
California for seismic infrastructure upgrades to the drinking-
water delivery system;
51. $485,000 to the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California for the Desalination Research and
Innovation Partnership project;
52. $485,000 to the City of Redding, California for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Stillwater
Industrial Park;
53. $900,000 to the City of Bellflower, California for a
water infrastructure project;
54. $500,000 for the continuation of water infrastructure
improvements in Twentynine Palms, California;
55. $250,000 for the Warren Valley Basin Recharge/Reuse
project in Yucca Valley, California;
56. $500,000 for the Lower Owens River Project in Inyo
County, California;
57. $500,000 for the completion of water infrastructure
improvements in the Yucaipa Valley Water District in Yucaipa,
California;
58. $250,000 for the development of a water master plan
to serve the water infrastructure needs of the City of
Hesperia, California;
59. $500,000 for planning and design of a sewage
treatment and water reclamation facility in Apple Valley,
California;
60. $500,000 for environmental engineering and
preliminary design of a regional water recycling facility in
Victorville, California;
61. $485,000 to the City of Compton, California for the
Willowbrook Water Main Infrastructure project;
62. $675,000 to the City of Brea, California for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
63. $250,000 to the City of Pico Rivera, California for
repairs and upgrades of the sewage system;
64. $540,000 to the City of Lathrop, California to
address contamination of the Sharp Depot well;
65. $250,000 to Mariposa County, California for
infrastructure improvements to the Yosemite West wastewater
treatment and disposal facility;
66. $900,000 to the City of Huntington Beach, California
for the Huntington Beach Environmental Infrastructure Project;
67. $675,000 to the City of South Gate, California for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
68. $350,000 to the City of Garden Grove, California for
construction of the Yockey/Newland Storm Drain;
69. $485,000 to the City of Santa Rosa, California for
the Santa Rosa Geysers Reclaimed Water project;
70. $250,000 to the County of Ventura, California for
wastewater infrastructure needs in El Rio;
71. $1,485,000 for the Towns of Naturita and Nucia,
Colorado for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
72. $1,000,000 for the City of Montrose, Colorado for the
Montrose Wastewater Inflow and Infiltration project;
73. $2,400,000 to the City of New Britain, Connecticut
for water and sewer infrastructure needs;
74. $485,000 to the Central Naugatuck Valley Council of
Governments for water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements in the towns of Waterbury, Wolcott, and
Middlebury, Connecticut;
75. $1,800,000 to the District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority to mitigate combined sewer overflows into the
Anacostia and Potomac Rivers;
76. $2,000,000 for the Town of Millsboro, Delaware, for
wastewater infrastructure needs;
77. $2,000,000 for Eastern Orange and Seminole Counties,
Florida, for wastewater treatment upgrades;
78. $900,000 to the City of Clearwater, Florida for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
79. $485,000 to St Johns County, Florida for septic tank
replacement in the West Augustine community;
80. $250,000 to the City of Jacksonville, Florida for
extension of public water hookups;
81. $485,000 to Hillsborough County, Florida for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
82. $4,000,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
83. $675,000 to the City of West Palm Beach, Florida for
completion of the IPR/Renaissance project, a wetlands-based
indirect potable water and wastewater reuse program;
84. $250,000 for the Central Florida Artificial
Enhancement Program/Lake Marden Recharge Project;
85. $800,000 to the City of Opa-locka, Florida for
drinking water, wastewater and sewer infrastructure
improvements;
86. $500,000 to the City of North Miami, Florida for
drinking water, wastewater and sewer infrastructure
improvements;
87. $500,000 to the City of North Miami Beach, Florida
for drinking water, wastewater and sewer infrastructure
improvements in the Highland Village neighborhood;
88. $500,000 to the City of South Miami, Florida for
drinking water, wastewater and sewer infrastructure
improvements;
89. $900,000 to Sarasota County, Florida for the
Phillippi Creek Septic Tank replacement project;
90. $900,000 to the City of Boca Raton, Florida for
upgrades to the water treatment plant;
91. $485,000 to fund the Central Florida Aquifer Recharge
Enhancement Program--Surface Water Recharge Projects;
92. $9,650,000 to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection for the Tampa Bay, Florida regional reservoir
infrastructure project;
93. $2,000,000 for the City of Roswell, Georgia, Big
Creek Watershed drinking water and sewer infrastructure needs;
94. $900,000 to Paulding County, Georgia for the Richland
Creek Reservoir Project;
95. $500,000 to the Guam Waterworks Authority for
upgrades to the ground water chlorination system;
96. $1,000,000 for the County of Hawaii to upgrade its
drinking water system;
97. $1,985,000 for the City of Des Moines, Iowa for
wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
98. $2,400,000 to the City of Mason City, Iowa for
upgrades to its water treatment facilities;
99. $750,000 for the City of Bancroft, Idaho, for water
system upgrades;
100. $750,000 for the City of Burley, Idaho, to continue
work on a wastewater treatment system project;
101. $250,000 to the Bayview Water and Sewer District in
Idaho for the Cape Horn Area Clean Water Compliance Project;
102. $250,000 to the City of Filner, Idaho for
construction of a municipal water system;
103. $500,000 for Rock Falls, Illinois, wastewater
treatment improvements;
104. $500,000 for Illinois' Clark-Edgar Rural Water
District drinking water project;
105. $500,000 for the Monmouth, Illinois, storm sewer
project;
106. $985,000 for Galena, Illinois, wastewater treatment
improvements;
107. $500,000 for the City of Paris, Illinois, for
drinking water infrastructure needs;
108. $500,000 for the City of Macomb, Illinois, for
drinking water infrastructure needs;
109. $1,000,000 for the City of Lawrenceville, Illinois
for a wastewater treatment facility;
110. $485,000 to the Village of Orland Park, Illinois for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
111. $485,000 to the City of Moline, Illinois for the
City's Water Improvement Project;
112. $1,800,000 to the City of Aurora, Illinois for a
combined sewer overflow project;
113. $250,000 to the City of Sandwich, Illinois for
wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
114. $900,000 to the Village of Carol Stream, Illinois
for expansion of the Carol Stream Reclamation Center;
115. $485,000 to the City of Chrisman, Illinois for
construction of a new sewage treatment plant;
116. $900,000 to the Village of Metamora, Illinois for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
117. $250,000 to the Village of Justice, Illinois for a
water infrastructure improvement project at the Wesley Fields
water system;
118. $485,000 to the Village of Johnsburg, Illinois for
construction of a wastewater conveyance and treatment system;
119. $900,000 for the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana for a
model sewer improvement and stormwater retention project;
120. $630,000 to the Town of Westfield, Indiana for a
sewer system improvement project;
121. $300,000 to the City of Carmel, Indiana for
infrastructure improvements and an ultraviolet disinfection
system;
122. $485,000 to Merrillville Conservancy District in
Merrillville, Indiana for wastewater infrastructure
improvements;
123. $1,000,000 for the City of Hays, Kansas for the
South Russell County Water Project;
124. $485,000 to the City of Ottawa, Kansas for the
engineering and design of a new wastewater treatment facility;
125. $500,000 to the City of Wichita, Kansas for
wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation;
126. $1,000,000 for Daviess County, Kentucky, for
drainage improvements;
127. $485,000 to Bluegrass PRIDE of Kentucky for cleanup
of Bluegrass Rivers and Streams;
128. $300,000 to the City of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
129. $200,000 to the City of Irvine, Kentucky for the
Irvine Sewer Rehabilitation in Estill County;
130. $600,000 to the City of Hodgenville, Kentucky for
modernization of the sewer system;
131. $400,000 to the City of Mount Washington, Kentucky
for extension of water and wastewater infrastructure for an
industrial park;
132. $250,000 to the City of Owenton, Kentucky for
extension of sanitary wastewater collection systems;
133. $3,600,000 to the City of Somerset, Kentucky for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
134. $1,400,000 to the City of London, Kentucky for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
135. $485,000 to Ohio County, Kentucky for the Regional
Wastewater project;
136. $2,000,000 for the Orleans Parish, Louisiana,
sanitary sewer inflow infiltration project;
137. $500,000 for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana,
water and sewer infrastructure needs;
138. $485,000 to the City of Denham Springs, Louisiana
for wastewater infrastructure upgrades at the Livingston Parish
sewer districts Nos. 1 and 2;
139. $900,000 to St. Charles Parish, Louisiana to address
noncompliance issues regarding Luling Oxidation Pond;
140. $200,000 to St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
141. $900,000 to St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
142. $300,000 to the City of New Iberia, Louisiana for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
143. $100,000 to St. James Parish, Louisiana for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
144. $200,000 to the Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District
for drinking water improvements and saltwater intrusion
prevention;
145. $100,000 to the City of Thibodaux, Louisiana for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
146. $2,000,000 for the Bristol County, Massachusetts,
combined sewer overflow projects;
147. $350,000 to the City of Lowell, Massachusetts for
combined sewer overflow infrastructure support;
148. $485,000 to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
for mitigation of combined sewer overflows along the
Connecticut River;
149. $4,800,000 for biological nutrient removal upgrades
at the City of Salisbury, Maryland, wastewater treatment plant;
150. $500,000 for biological nutrient removal upgrades at
the Conococheague wastewater treatment plant, Washington
County, Maryland;
151. $485,000 to the Hartford County, Maryland Division
of Water and Sewer for a water and wastewater extension for the
Oaklyn Manor and Manorville Road communities;
152. $900,000 to the City of Cambridge, Maryland for a
Biological Nutrient Removal upgrade project and a combined
sewer overflow project;
153. $2,000,000 for Vinalhaven, Maine for wastewater
infrastructure improvements;
154. $500,000 for the City of Calais, Maine to develop a
safe drinking water system;
155. $3,000,000 for the City of Negaunee, Michigan, for
wastewater treatment upgrades;
156. $1,000,000 for the Genesee County, Michigan,
wastewater treatment project;
157. $900,000 to the City of Bad Axe, Michigan for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
158. $1,800,000 for continuation of the Rouge River
National Wet Weather Demonstration Project;
159. $900,000 to the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan for
combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements for the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System;
160. $675,000 to the Village of Almont, Michigan for
mitigation of combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer
overflows into the north branch of the Clinton River;
161. $485,000 to the Detroit, Michigan Water and Sewerage
Department for water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements;
162. $2,175,000 to Oakland County, Michigan for
infrastructure improvements within the George W. Kuhn Drainage
District;
163. $1,500,000 to the City of Farmington, Michigan to
reline a wastewater pipeline;
164. $1,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure needs of
Minnesota's Mille Lacs regional wastewater treatment plant;
165. $2,000,000 for West Bottoms, Missouri, stormwater
improvements;
166. $250,000 for wastewater treatment planning for South
Two-Mile Prairie, Missouri;
167. $1,500,000 for the City of Lebanon, Missouri, for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
168. $400,000 for Bates County Commission, Missouri, to
coordinate and implement efforts to assist local municipalities
address their drinking water needs;
169. $1,500,000 for Camden County Missouri Public Waste
Water facility for sewer and water improvements;
170. $1,500,000 for the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri
for waste water and sewer improvements;
171. $2,000,000 for the City of St Louis, Missouri
Metropolitan Sewer District for ongoing improvements;
172. $2,000,000 for the City of Kansas City, Missouri for
Phase II stormwater sewer system in the Central Industrial
District;
173. $2,000,000 for the Table Rock Lake Wastewater
Initiative in Missouri as a National Community Decentralized
Demonstration Project;
174. $585,000 to the Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water
Commission of Northeast Missouri for water infrastructure
improvements;
175. $4,000,000 for Jefferson County, Mississippi for a
water and sewer improvements project;
176. $3,000,000 for the City of Ocean Springs,
Mississippi for wastewater improvements;
177. $900,000 to the City of Columbus, Mississippi for
wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements;
178. $485,000 to the City of Jackson, Mississippi for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
179. $585,000 to the City of Picayune, Mississippi for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
180. $900,000 to the City of Tupelo, Mississippi for
wastewater improvements;
181. $1,500,000 for Lewis and Clark County, Montana for a
wastewater development project;
182. $200,000 for Deer Lodge, Montana, sewer
infrastructure needs;
183. $500,000 for the Galen Campus sewer upgrade project
in Anaconda, Montana;
184. $2,000,000 for the City of Florence, Montana, for
wastewater treatment improvements;
185. $1,485,000 for Henderson, North Carolina for the
second phase rehabilitation and expansion of the water
treatment facilities of the Kerr Lake Regional Water System;
186. $485,000 to the Town of Mooresville, North Carolina
Water Treatment Plant for infrastructure improvements;
187. $675,000 to the County of Union, North Carolina for
water infrastructure improvements;
188. $1,000,000 to the Town of Pittsboro in Chatham
County, North Carolina for a water reuse pumping station;
189. $1,300,000 to Cherokee County, North Carolina for
the interconnection of the water distribution systems of the
Towns of Andrews and Murphy;
190. $500,000 to the Town of Burnsville, North Carolina
for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
191. $1,000,000 for the Grand Forks, North Dakota, water
treatment plant;
192. $2,000,000 for the Williston, North Dakota, drinking
water infrastructure project;
193. $1,000,000 for Lincoln, Nebraska for wastewater
management;
194. $1,250,000 to the City of Omaha, Nebraska to upgrade
sewer and sanitary water infrastructure;
195. $1,500,000 for the City of Berlin, New Hampshire for
water infrastructure improvements;
196. $500,000 for Salem, New Hampshire to remediate the
contamination of private wells;
197. $1,000,000 for Jaffrey, New Hampshire, for a
wastewater treatment facility;
198. $900,000 to the City of Nashua, New Hampshire for a
combined sewer overflow program;
199. $3,500,000 to the City of Manchester, New Hampshire
for a combined sewer overflow project;
200. $1,000,000 for Vernon Township, New Jersey, for
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
201. $1,000,000 for Camden, New Jersey, sewer
infrastructure needs;
202. $400,000 to Fanwood Township, New Jersey for sewage
system sanitary improvements;
203. $2,500,000 to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
for continued work on wastewater treatment program;
204. $2,000,000 to the Musconetcong Sewerage Authority in
New Jersey to assist the plant in accommodating sewage from
Hopatcong and Jefferson Township;
205. $485,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements
for Strawbridge Lake in Moorestown, New Jersey;
206. $1,200,000 for the Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water
Consumers Association of New Mexico to upgrade water systems;
207. $750,000 for the City of Gallup, New Mexico, to
upgrade its wastewater treatment plant;
208. $3,800,000 for the North and South Valley of the
City of Albuquerque and the County of Bernalillo, New Mexico
for a regional and wastewater project;
209. $1,350,000 to the City of Bayard, Village of Santa
Clara & Ft. Bayard State Hospital in New Mexico for the
regional effluent re-use plan;
210. $1,350,000 to the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico for
the water infrastructure expansion plan;
211. $900,000 to the City of Belen, New Mexico for the
wastewater facilities improvements program;
212. $300,000 to Santa Fe County, New Mexico to assist in
the development of their Small Community Water Systems;
213. $300,000 to the Town of Bernalillo, New Mexico for a
wastewater system improvement project;
214. $200,000 to the City of Moriarity, New Mexico for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
215. $100,000 to the Acequia Madre De Carnuel of New
Mexico for the creation of a community water system in the
Community of Carnuel, Tijeras, New Mexico;
216. $4,500,000 for the City of Fallon, Nevada for
drinking water facility construction;
217. $485,000 to the City of Fallon, Nevada for
construction of an arsenic treatment facility;
218. $300,000 to the City of Henderson, Nevada for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
219. $1,000,000 for drinking water infrastructure needs
in the New York City watershed;
220. $485,000 to the Village of Whitney Point, New York
for the Whitney Point Wastewater Collection and Treatment
System Project;
221. $900,000 to Rockland County, New York for extension
of water and wastewater infrastructure of the Western Ramapo
Sewer District;
222. $35,000 to the Narrowsburg Water and Sewer District
to replace two sand filter beds servicing the Town of Tusten,
Sullivan County, New York;
223. $675,000 to the Town of East Fishkill, New York for
drinking water infrastructure improvements;
224. $675,000 to the Town of New Windsor, New York for
upgrades to the existing sewage treatment plant;
225. $900,000 to the Town and Village of Harrison, New
York for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
226. $300,000 to the Village of Larchmont, New York for
storm water regulation compliance as a member of the Long
Island Sound Watershed Intermunicipal Council;
227. $250,000 to the Village of Hewlett Harbor, New York
for drainage improvements;
228. $100,000 to the Village of Antwerp, New York to
develop a municipal water system;
229. $200,000 to the Village of Sloan, New York for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
230. $1,350,000 to the City of Buffalo, New York
Department of Public Works for replacement of water lines;
231. $1,800,000 to the Town of Clarence, New York for
wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements in the area of
Clarence Hollow;
232. $485,000 to Saratoga County, New York for additional
sewer lines for the Town of Halfmoon, New York;
233. $10,000,000 for continued clean water improvements
for Onondaga Lake, New York;
234. $1,500,000 to the Town of Owasco, New York for sewer
wastewater improvements;
235. $2,000,000 for drinking water infrastructure needs
in the New York City watershed;
236. $4,000,000 for water quality infrastructure
improvements for Long Island Sound, New York;
237. $1,500,000 to the Cayuga County, New York Water and
Sewer Authority for sewage and wastewater treatment facility
improvements;
238. $500,000 for the Village of Akron, New York for
expansion of the wastewater treatment plant;
239. $500,000 for Byesville, Ohio for the Byesville Water
Treatment Plan;
240. $1,000,000 for the City of Akron, Ohio for its
combined sewer overflow long-term plan;
241. $485,000 to the City of Akron, Ohio for the
mitigation of combined sewer overflows through Cuyahoga Valley
National Park;
242. $500,000 for the City of Port Clinton, Ohio for its
wastewater treatment plan;
243. $480,000 to the City of Delphos, Ohio for
construction of a regional reservoir;
244. $743,000 to the City of Lancaster, Ohio for a sewer
infrastructure extension project;
245. $1,800,000 to Clark County, Ohio for water
infrastructure upgrades;
246. $200,000 to the City of Urbana, Ohio for water
infrastructure upgrades;
247. $1,300,000 to the City of Toledo, Ohio for ongoing
efforts to upgrade its wastewater treatment infrastructure;
248. $700,000 to Fulton County, Ohio for the extension of
public water and sewer lines to the Village of Tedrow from
Wauseon, Ohio;
249. $750,000 to the Village of Luckey, Ohio for
wastewater and combined sewer overflow infrastructure
improvements;
250. $750,000 to Ottawa County, Ohio for sanitary sewer
infrastructure improvements for the Village of Clay Center;
251. $500,000 to the City of Bowling Green, Ohio for
sewer treatment plant infrastructure improvements;
252. $900,000 to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer
District for the Doan Brook Watershed Area in Ohio for
continued development of a storm water abatement system in the
Doan Brook Watershed Area of Ohio;
253. $720,000 to the City of Martins Ferry, Ohio to
provide a water pump to extend the water system;
254. $765,000 to Harrison County, Ohio for a water tank
and lines in the county industrial park;
255. $387,625 to the Village of Laurelville, Ohio for
improvements at the wastewater treatment facility;
256. $485,000 to Trumbell County, Ohio for wastewater
infrastructure improvements to the Belmont Avenue Sanitary
Sewer System;
257. $2,000,000 for the City of Lawton, Oklahoma for the
rehabilitation of its wastewater infrastructure;
258. $900,000 to the City of Normon, Oklahoma for
expansion of wastewater treatment facilities;
259. $1,000,000 for the Lower John Day Region in Oregon
for a water and wastewater treatment facilities;
260. $1,250,000 for the City of Portland, Oregon wet
weather demonstration project;
261. $485,000 to Clackamas County, Oregon for surface
water infrastructure improvements;
262. $385,000 to the City of Medford, Oregon for
construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities and
groundwater protection infrastructure project program;
263. $1,000,000 for the Coudersport Borough, Eulalia
Township and Sweden Township in Potter County, Pennsylvania for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
264. $2,900,000 for the Three Rivers Wet Weather
Demonstration program in the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
area;
265. $1,000,000 for the Upper Milford Township Sewer
Project in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;
266. $485,000 to Robinson Township, Pennsylvania for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
267. $900,000 to the City of Corry, Pennsylvania for
mitigation of combined sewer overflows;
268. $485,000 to the Borough of Big Beaver, Pennsylvania
for construction of a pump station and sewer lines;
269. $900,000 to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority to
address combined sewer overflow problems along the Susquehanna
River in Pennsylvania;
270. $250,000 to the Authority of the Borough of
Charleroi, Pennsylvania for water infrastructure improvements;
271. $900,000 to the City of Titusville, Pennsylvania to
mitigate combined sewer overflows;
272. $485,000 to the York City Sewer Authority of
Pennsylvania for a wastewater construction project and
demonstration;
273. $485,000 to Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania for
construction and repair of a centralized sewer system serving
Jefferson Township;
274. $150,000 to Pocono Jackson Point Water Authority for
extension and upgrade of the authority's drinking water system
serving Monroe County, Pennsylvania;
275. $100,000 to Pike County, Pennsylvania for the
engineering and design of a centralized sewer system in the
Borough of Matamoras;
276. $500,000 to the Municipality of Guanica, Puerto Rico
for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
277. $3,250,000 for the Narragansett Bay Commission,
Rhode Island, for the combined sewer overflow project;
278. $500,000 for the Town of Warren, Rhode Island, for
sewer infrastructure needs;
279. $485,000 to the Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
280. $2,000,000 for West Georgetown, South Carolina,
regional wastewater treatment system;
281. $1,000,000 for the Laurens, South Carolina, water
and sewer commission;
282. $900,000 to the Laurens County, South Carolina Water
and Sewer Commission for relocation of water lines as part of
the SC Route 72 corridor multilane widening project;
283. $1,000,000 for a Gravity Wastewater Collection
System in the Snowden and 6-Mile Communities in Charleston
County, South Carolina;
284. $485,000 to Berkeley County, South Carolina for a
water extension project to Cross Community Schools;
285. $900,000 to the City of Florence, South Carolina for
the Pee Dee River surface water facility;
286. $2,000,000 to the Greenville Water System of South
Carolina for infrastructure needs related to high levels of
uranium in the water supply;
287. $900,000 for North Sioux City, South Dakota, water
and sewer infrastructure needs;
288. $2,000,000 for Aberdeen, South Dakota, drinking
water facility improvements;
289. $1,200,000 for Hill City, South Dakota, water and
sewer infrastructure needs;
290. $535,000 to North Valley and Summer City Utility
Districts for to extend water service to Bledsoe County,
Tennessee;
291. $200,000 to Sequachie County, Tennessee for the City
of Dunlap's continuing rural waterline infrastructure
development;
292. $900,000 to the Watauga River Authority in Carter
County, Tennessee for a water infrastructure project;
293. $250,000 to the Tamina Water Supply and Sewer
Service Corporation in Montgomery County, Texas for water and
wastewater infrastructure improvements in the community of
Tamina;
294. $675,000 to Bosque County, Texas for water and
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
295. $485,000 to the City of Beaumont, Texas for water
and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
296. $700,000 for the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy
District, Utah for a groundwater extraction treatment remedial
project;
297. $1,000,000 for Sandy, Utah for water and sewer
infrastructure improvements;
298. $1,000,000 for the Ogden, Utah for final phase of
sewer improvements at the former Defense Depot Ogden;
299. $200,000 to the City of Ogden, Utah for water and
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
300. $400,000 for Tooele City, Utah for water and
wastewater infrastructure improvements;
301. $720,000 to Logan City, Utah for the wetlands
development project;
302. $250,000 to Sandy City, Utah for infrastructure
needs related to usable water lines and storm drainage;
303. $500,000 for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, to
update wastewater pumping stations;
304. $700,000 for the Caroline County Dawn Sewer project
in Bowling Green, Virginia;
305. $675,000 to Smyth County, Virginia for wastewater
infrastructure improvements in the Allison's Gap community;
306. $1,800,000 to Prince William County, Virginia for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
307. $1,840,000 to the Town of South Boston, Virginia for
the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Abatement project;
308. $200,000 to Franklin County, Virginia for
preliminary engineering for a water project;
309. $1,743,000 to Virginia's Heartland Partnership for
expansion of the wastewater treatment plant to the Virginia's
Heartland Regional Industrial Park located in Keysville,
Virginia;
310. $200,000 to Fluvanna County, Virginia for
wastewater, drinking water and water distribution system
infrastructure improvements;
311. $1,350,000 to Richmond, Virginia for continued
development of combined sewer overflow improvements;
312. $1,350,000 to Lynchburg, Virginia for continued
development of combined sewer overflow improvements;
313. $900,000 to the City of Alexandria, Virginia for the
sanitary and stormwater sewer reconstruction and extension
project to mitigate overflows polluting Four Mile Run Creek;
314. $485,000 to the County of Northampton, Virginia for
wastewater treatment systems improvement and development;
315. $485,000 to the City of Norfolk, Virginia Utility
Department for upgrades to the water distribution system in the
Haynes Tract area;
316. $500,000 to the Government of the Virgin Islands for
water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
317. $2,500,000 for the Pownal, Vermont, wastewater
treatment project;
318. $1,000,000 for East St Johnsbury, Vermont,
wastewater treatment project;
319. $2,000,000 for the City of Bremerton, Washington,
combined sewer overflow project;
320. $1,500,000 for the Wahkiakum County Public Utility
District, Washington, drinking water facility project;
321. $1,800,000 to the City of Bremerton, Washington for
the combined sewer overflow treatment plant;
322. $485,000 to Dallesport Industrial Park in Klickitat
County, Washington for construction of a wastewater treatment
facility;
323. $250,000 to the City of Everett, Washington for pre-
design and facilities planning of combined sewer overflow
treatment sites;
324. $2,000,000 for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sewerage
District for continued renovations and repairs to the sewer
system;
325. $1,000,000 for the City of Racine, Wisconsin,
drinking water treatment project;
326. $1,900,000 to the Village of Marathon City,
Wisconsin for debt repayment on water and wastewater
infrastructure;
327. $1,000,000 for the City of Brokaw, Wisconsin for the
extension and expansion of the sewer and water system;
328. $675,000 to the Inwood Watershed Committee and the
Eastern Panhandle Soil Conservation District of West Virginia
for the Inwood Storm Water/Water Quality Management Project;
329. $1,000,000 to the Ohio County PSD, West Virginia for
water and sewer infrastructure needs in the West Liberty, West
Virginia area;
330. $2,500,000 to the City of Wheeling, West Virginia
for water and sewer infrastructure needs;
331. $5,000,000 to the Hancock County Commission, West
Virginia for water and sewer infrastructure needs;
332. $350,000 for the City of New Martinsville, West
Virginia for water and sewer infrastructure needs;
333. $182,000 for the National Corrections and Law
Enforcement Training and Technology Center, Inc. (NCLETTC) for
water and sewer infrastructure needs;
334. $317,000 for the Barbour County Development
Authority in West Virginia for water and sewer infrastructure
needs;
335. $1,041,000 for the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex
(MAAC) for water and sewer infrastructure needs;
336. $250,000 for the Jefferson County Sewer Authority,
Missouri for ongoing sewer infrastructure modernization;
337. $235,000 for Dekalb, Illinois for drinking water
infrastructure improvements.
The conferees expect the Agency to develop a broad
working group to review and address the spectrum of wastewater
issues as outlined in the House Report accompanying H.R. 2620,
request that the Committees on Appropriations be kept apprised
of all activities of the working group, and further request
that the working group, with the assistance of the Agency,
prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations by July
15, 2002 a report addressing all matters as outlined in the
House Report as well as those additional issues determined
appropriate by the working group.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The conferees have included an administrative provision
proposed by the House and the Senate which permits the
Administrator, in carrying out environmental programs required
or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal
program, to award cooperative agreements to federally
authorized intertribal groups to assist the Administrator in
implementing federal environmental programs for tribes. Funds
designated for State financial assistance agreements may not be
used for such cooperative agreements.
The conferees have also included an administrative
provision proposed by the House and modified by the conferees
which authorizes for fiscal year 2002 EPA's Pesticide
Maintenance Program, including the collection of up to
$17,000,000 for operation of the registration, re-registration,
and tolerance assessment programs.
Executive Office of the President
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Appropriates $5,267,000 as proposed by both the House and
Senate.
The conferees agree that the Office of Science and
Technology Policy should make the clarification of the
International Traffic in Arms Regulation a high priority for
resolution. The conferees expect the President's Science
Advisor to address and resolve the matter by February 1, 2002.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Appropriates $2,974,000 for the Council on Environmental
Quality and Office of Environmental Quality as proposed by the
House and the Senate. The conferees have again this year
included language proposed by the House and the Senate which
authorizes the Council to operate with one member, that member
acting as chairman of the Council.
Language proposed by the Senate prohibiting CEQ and OEQ
from using funds other than those appropriated under this
heading has not been included. In lieu of this statutory
prohibition, the conferees direct that the CEQ provide, on a
quarterly basis beginning January 1, 2002, a brief report
outlining the specific use of non-CEQ federal employees. Such
report should include, at a minimum, the number of non-CEQ
employees utilized for specific programs or projects by the
CEQ, the home office of each such employee, the program or
project for which the non-CEQ employee is being utilized by
CEQ, and the duration each such employee is expected to be
involved with such program or project.
Finally, language has been included which provides a
representation allowance of up to $750 for the Chairman of the
CEQ.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriates $33,660,000 for the Office of Inspector
General, the same amount as included in both the House and
Senate bill. Funds for this account are derived from the Bank
Insurance Fund, the Savings and Loan Insurance Fund, and the
FSLIC Resolution Fund and are therefore not reflected in either
the budget authority or budget outlay totals.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
DISASTER RELIEF
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $664,000,000 for disaster relief, instead of
$1,369,399,000 as proposed by the House and $359,399,000 as
proposed by the Senate. In addition, appropriates
$1,500,000,000 in contingent emergency funding for disaster
relief instead of $1,300,000,000 as proposed by the House and
$2,000,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Includes language
proposed by both the House and Senate providing for the
transfer of $2,900,000 to the emergency management planning and
assistance account for the consolidated emergency management
performance grants program. The conferees have included two new
provisions, neither of which was included in either bill, to
allow for the transfer of amounts from the disaster relief
account to other program accounts. First, $25,000,000 is
available for transfer to the emergency management planning and
assistance account for pre-disaster mitigation activities.
Second, $25,000,000 is available for transfer to the flood map
modernization fund and available for expenditure in fiscal year
2002.
The conferees are aware that on March 1, 2001 FEMA issued
its ``Clarification on SHMPH `Immediate Occupancy' Requirement
for using SHMPH Funding to Seismically Upgrade Existing
Buildings.'' This Clarification defined parameters for the
determination of when the ``immediate occupancy'' requirement
in the Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program for Hospitals (the
SHMPH Program) would be met by a subgrantee. The conferees urge
FEMA to recognize that prior to the announcement of the
clarification, many subgrantees in the SHMPH program worked
diligently to move forward with their designs and construction
in the belief that their plans met the undefined immediate
occupancy requirement in the SHMPH program. Theconferees urge
FEMA to work closely with these subgrantees to ensure no disruption in
their design or building schedule as a result of this program
announcement.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The conferees agree to provide a limitation of
$25,000,000 on direct loans, a cost of $405,000 for direct
loans, and a limitation on administrative expenses of $543,000
for the disaster assistance direct loan program account. The
foregoing are the same as provided by both the House and the
Senate.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $233,801,000 for salaries and expenses as
proposed by the Senate instead of $227,900,000 as proposed by
the House. The amount provided does not include the reduction
to Preparedness, Training and Exercises as proposed by the
House. The amount provided includes $11,000,000 for FEMA's role
in consequence management associated with the 2002 Olympics and
Paralympics as requested in the budget submission. The
conferees have not included any funding for an Office of
National Preparedness at FEMA. The conferees will entertain
such funding in the future when it has had an opportunity to
evaluate a comprehensive plan outlining FEMA's role in dealing
with terrorism and its consequences.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriates $10,303,000 for the Office of Inspector
General, the same amount as included in both the House and the
Senate bills.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $404,623,000 for emergency management
planning and assistance as proposed by the House instead of
$429,623,000 as proposed by the Senate. The amount provided
includes $150,000,000 to carry out the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974, as amended by Public Law 106-398. The
conferees have included bill language which provides that up to
five percent of the funds may be transferred to Salaries and
Expenses for administrative expenses associated with the
program. The conferees are pleased that FEMA was able to
implement expeditiously the provision of this program and meet
the deadline of September 30, 2001 for completion of the first
round of grants. The conferees believe that this success was
due in no small part to the structure of the program and the
decision to limit the program to only six categories of grants
rather than the fourteen categories approved in the
authorization legislation. The conferees believe that FEMA
should consider making grants in the area of emergency medical
services, but expansion into other categories should be
considered only after substantial progress has been made in
addressing the needs associated with fire prevention,
firefighting equipment, personal protective equipment,
training, vehicles, and wellness and fitness programs.
The conferees also expect states and localities to
maintain their current level of funding support for local fire
departments and companies and that any Federal grant funds are
to be used solely to enhance local firefighting capacity,
equipment needs, vehicles, and fire prevention programs as well
as any other eligible uses.
FEMA is encouraged to undertake an on-going evaluation of
the application process for the fire grant program to ensure
the widest participation in the program. The conferees are
particularly concerned that smaller entities with limited
resources may not be able to participate fully and FEMA should
consider their circumstances as it evaluates the effectiveness
of the program.
The conferees urge FEMA to continue efforts to simplify
and streamline the fire grant application process and direct
FEMA to establish an independent advisory committee comprised
of professional and volunteer firefighters to provide policy
and technical guidance on implementation and administration of
the fire grant program.
In addition, the conferees have agreed to provide
$25,000,000 by transfer from the disaster relief account for
pre-disaster mitigation activities.
The conferees are aware of the heightened importance of
bringing technology applications to the local, state, and
Federal levels of the emergency management community for the
purpose of reducing the impact of both natural disasters and
terrorist attacks. Therefore, the conferees continue to support
the partnership between the National Technology Transfer Center
(NTTC) and FEMA and direct continuation of the cooperative
agreement at the current level of effort. Additionally, NTTC
shall submit a report no later than July 1, 2002 that outlines
the progress made on the commercialization endeavors and the
cooperation between NTTC and FEMA.
The conferees direct FEMA to maintain the current level
of support for the Administrative and Resource Planning
Directorate efforts to archive key agency documents by
digitization to optical disks.
The conferees believe that many of the nation's
universities are vulnerable to disaster and urges FEMA to
continue its Disaster Resistant University program and expand
the scope to include safeguarding university assets from acts
of terrorism.
The conferees direct FEMA to ensure the full and complete
integration of the American Red Cross into all emergency
preparedness planning, training and response activities.
Further, during times of disaster, FEMA and agencies signatory
to the Federal Response Plan are to support fully the work of
the American Red Cross. Support shall include, but not be
limited to the following, means of transportation; appropriate
security clearances; access to disaster sites and threat
information briefings; and planning for continuity of
operations of the American Red Cross National Headquarters.
The conferees are concerned that accurate and timely
information is not available to the general public and all
relevant government officials during and following an act of
terrorism. In an effort to improve communication, the conferees
urge the Director of FEMA to work with the Nation's governors
and the Mayor of the District of Columbia (DC) to designate a
lead intergovernmental and public affairs official in each
state and DC to serve as the central coordinator for
information coming from Federal and local governments and the
central source of information for the public regarding
terrorism-related incidents.
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND
Provides for the receipt and expenditure of fees
collected as authorized by Public Law 106-377. Both the House
and the Senate included this provision in their respective
bills.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM
Appropriates $140,000,000 for the emergency food and
shelter program as proposed by the House instead of
$139,692,000 as proposed by the Senate.
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND
Appropriates no new funding under this heading for flood
map modernization. The conferees have included authority within
the disaster relief account to transfer $25,000,000 to this
account for flood map modernization activities.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The conferees agree to include bill language which
authorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through
December 31, 2002. Both the House and Senate had addressed this
issue, but there were technical differences between the
respective bills. In addition, the conferees agree to provide
for salaries and expenses of up to $28,798,000, $76,381,000 for
flood mitigation activities, a limitation of $55,000,000 for
operating expenses, $536,750,000 for agents' commissions and
taxes, and $30,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings.
Finally, the conferees agree that up to $20,000,000 may be
transferred for expenses under section 1366 of the National
Flood Insurance Act.
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND
The conferees agree to provide for the transfer of up to
$20,000,000 from the National Flood Insurance Fund to the
National Flood Mitigation Fund as proposed by both the House
and the Senate. The conferees further agree that $2,500,000 of
the funds provided in this program shall be used to buy-out
flood prone properties in Austin, Minnesota.
General Services Administration
FEDERAL CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER FUND
Appropriates $7,276,000 as proposed by both the House and
Senate.
The conferees are very supportive of the Federal Consumer
Information Center (FCIC) and their efforts to provide the
public with important information on government services and
publications. The conferees are concerned that a change to the
organization, administrative location, or the current function
or mission mandate of FCIC could potentially compromise the
outstanding services that FCIC currently provides. Therefore,
the conferees direct that any such change be clearly outlined
in a proposal submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for
30 days of review. Such a proposal shall include the
justification for such action, a description of all planned
organizational realignments, the anticipated staffing or
personnel changes, an assessment of the effect on the current
operations of FCIC, and estimates of the proposed changes on
future funding needs.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Of the amounts approved by the conferees in this
agreement, NASA must limit reprogramming of funds between
programs and activities to not more than $500,000 without prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and Senate. Any activity or program cited in this report shall
be construed as the position of the conferees and should not be
subject to reductions or reprogramming without prior approval.
NASA shall provide outyear implications of all reprogrammings
and operating plan changes should the Committees request the
information.
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The conferees agree to provide $6,912,400,000 for human
space flight instead of $6,868,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate and $7,047,400,000 as proposed by the House. The House
had also proposed an additional $275,000,000 for development of
a crew return vehicle for the international space station ISS.
The funding provided includes a reduction of $50,000,000
associated with the cancellation of the Electric Auxiliary
Power Unit upgrade which has experienced technical
difficulties, an increase of $20,000,000 for high priority
safety upgrades for a total of $207,000,000, an increase of
$25,000,000 for the repair/replacement of doors on the Vehicle
Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, a reduction of
$20,000,000 from the Human Exploration and Development of Space
program, and a general reduction of $75,000,000 from the ISS
program. The conferees have not provided any additional funding
for the Crew Return Vehicle, for which the House had proposed
$275,000,000. The funding level also reflects the transfer of
$283,600,000 for ISS research from the human space flight
account to the science, aeronautics and technology account.
The conferees are in agreement with the ISS Management
and Cost Evaluation report that in order to establish a
credible ISS program that achieves maximum research potential,
it is necessary to keep enhancements viable. for this reason,
the conferees direct that NASA should provide no less than
$40,000,000 for the X-38 vehicle.
The conferees direct that not less than $207,000,000 be
made available for Space Shuttle Safety Upgrades, unless NASA
outlines in a fiscal year 2002 Operating Plan adjustment,
agreed to by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
reallocations from this level necessary to preserve balance in
NASA's stated priority goals for the Shuttle Program, as
follows: (1) fly safely; (2) meet the flight manifest; (3)
improve supportability; and (4) improve the system. The
conferees agree that further clarification on NASA's shuttle
upgrade program is required, including how the program relates
to future shuttle alternatives and infrastructure needs. NASA
is directed to submit a report addressing these issues by March
15, 2002.
The conferees are in agreement that the ISS shall be
funded at no more than $1,963,600,000 in fiscal year 2002,
including civil service compensation.
When the House and the Senate drafted their respective
bills, the Administration had recently proposed dramatic
changes to the ISS program in light of a purported shortfall of
over $4,000,000,000. The redesigned station was dubbed ``U.S.
Core Complete'' and included elimination of the Crew Return
Vehicle, the Habitation Module, the Propulsion Module, a 37
percent reduction in ISS science, and undefined ``management
efficiencies'' and better cost estimating. It was the position
of the House at that time that such changes could not be
endorsed given the limited amount of information available to
the Congress. It was this lack of information which led the
House to conclude that termination of the Crew Return Vehicle
was premature, that NASA should be encouraged to pursue an
international barter arrangement for development and
construction of a habitation module, and that a significant
add-back to the ISS science program was warranted. In the hope
of getting more information, the House initiated an
investigation into the ISS program with the goal of answering
basic questions with regard to the real cost of the program,
the underlying cause of cost increases, lapses in oversight and
the causes thereof, and the extent to which previously
identified problems or concerns were not addressed.
The initial stages of the House investigation have been
completed with the conclusion being that the concept of ``U.S.
Core Complete'' is ill-defined, that the science program needs
to be more rigorously evaluated, that all options for enhancing
crew time for research need to be fully explored, and that
international agreements need to be evaluated and compliance
with such agreements needs to be clarified. It is also the
initial conclusion of the House investigation that NASA's lack
of an integrated financial management system impedes its
ability to determine the status of contract execution and
provide program managers with necessary financial information.
The conferees are in agreement that first and foremost
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the
Administrator of NASA shall submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House and the Senate which defines in
specific detail the U.S. Core Complete configuration of the ISS
and provides a ten-year total funding profile for that
configuration; clearly defines the content and scope of the
research science program; and provides costs and schedule to
develop the Crew Return Vehicle. The conferees are aware of
ongoing negotiations between NASA and the Italian Space Agency
concerning a stretch version of the Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module as a substitute for the habitation module. The conferees
see the utility of using a proven platform and encourage NASA
to move with all deliberate speed, subject to an appropriate
and cost-effective barter arrangement.
The conferees are in agreement that the Director of OMB
shall certify and report such certification to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House and the Senate, that any
proposal to enhance the ISS design above the content planned
for U.S. Core Complete, is (1) necessary and of the highest
priority to enhance the goal of world class research in space
aboard the International Space Station; (2) within acceptable
risk levels, having no major unresolved technical issues and a
high confidence in independently validated cost and schedule
estimates; and (3) affordable within the multi-year funding
available to the ISS program as defined above or, if exceeds
such amounts, the additional resources are not achieved through
any funding reduction to programs contained in Space Science,
Earth Science, and Aeronautics.
The conferees are aware of a study being conducted by the
National Research Council per the direction of the House
Committee on Science and the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science and Transportation to address the station research
program. If possible, the conferees would like the National
Research Council to expand that study to compare and evaluate
the research programs of the ISS which can be accomplished with
a crew of three and a crew of six; and, an assessment of the
probable cost-benefit ratios of those programs, compared with
earthbound research which could be funded in lieu of research
conducted on the ISS.
The conferees agree with the direction contained in the
Senate report for NASA to empanel a task force to study all
options, together with their costs, for enhancing crew research
time on the U.S. Core Complete ISS.
The conferees are concerned that NASA lacks an integrated
financial management system and therefore can not adequately
manage its programs. NASA is directed to place the highest
priority on correcting this fundamental management deficiency,
a deficiency which should have been corrected many years ago.
Finally, the conferees direct the Secretary of State, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the
Administrator of NASA to submit a joint explanation of how the
United States is fulfilling its written commitments to its ISS
international partners. This report is due no later than July
15, 2002.
With regard to the decision by the conferees to reduce
the ISS budget by $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, the
conferees note that the Post-Assembly Operations Cost Estimates
(November 1999) and a report on ISS Operations Architecture
(August 2000) both called for significant reductions in
personnel associated with the program. Yet NASA and the ISS
program management refuse to implement the provisions of these
two reports for no apparent reason other than the desire to
maintain a standing army of personnel. The conferees have
reached the conclusion that the only way management will
actually manage the program, and thereby get its costs under
control, is through being forced to live with less. The
conferees are reluctant to take this approach, but find that
the intransient management cannot be trusted to make the tough
decisions on their own and must be forced to make decisions
which are in the long-term interest of the program. NASA is
directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and the Senate a report, concurrent with submission of
the fiscal year 2003 budget, which describes its plans for
managing and operating the ISS over the life of the station, to
include specific manpower and financial needs for operation and
support.
science, aeronautics, and technology
(including transfer of funds)
Space Science
The conferees have agreed to provide $2,848,937,000 for
space science programs, an increase of $62,575,000 to the
budget request.
The conferees agree with the House that by merging the
budgets for aeronautics and space into a single ``aerospace
technology'' program element several years ago, NASA has made
it virtually impossible to account for the current investment
in aeronautics. For this reason, the conferees direct NASA to
reestablish a consolidated aeronautics line in the fiscal year
2003 budget submission that comprehensively covers all research
base, focused, and advanced technology programs, and related
test facilities and civil service costs. NASA should also
provide a clear budget crosscut identifying all aeronautics
programmatic activities in the current budget structure in its
initial fiscal year 2002 operating plan.
The conferees recognize the need for maintaining core
capabilities at NASA centers with responsibility for space
science missions and operations. As a result, the conferees
will support permitting the Europa Orbiter (EO) mission to be
sole sourced intramurally, provided that the NASA Administrator
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
the Senate in the fiscal year 2002 operating plan that such
action is essential to maintain said core capabilities. The
conferees expect that in making any such determination, the
Administrator will guarantee that there is a specific and
demonstrable plan to ensure that sufficient core and focused
program outer planetary Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
funds will be available to extramural entities in industry and
academia through full and open competition, with the five-year
profile for this competition specified in the fiscal year 2003
budget submission. NASA should proceed with the selection of
Europa science instruments as planned and shall cap the total
EO program costs (ATD and execution of all phases A/E) at
$1,000,000,000. No reduction for EO instrument support to the
selected science teams should be made in fiscal year 2002.
The conferees have not accepted the Senate proposal to
reduce NASA's space operations budget by $25,000,000 by
transferring Telecommunication and Mission Operations
Directorate (TMOD) functions at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
to the Consolidated Space Operations Contract (CSOC). The
conferees note that NASA has transferred some non-critical
positions to the CSOC contract and direct NASA to continue this
effort by transferring no less than five percent of the non-
critical positions to CSOC and work toward increasing this
percentage in future years if warranted. In addition, the
conferees transfer TMOD to the Office of Space Science and
direct that any savings resulting from the transfer of TMOD
positions be reinvested in science missions.
The conferees agree to the following changes to the
budget request:
1. An increase of $1,675,000 for the Center for Space
Sciences at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
2. An increase of $3,000,000 for space solar power.
3. An increase of $1,900,000 for the Mid-American
Geospatial Information Center based at the University of Texas
at Austin, Center for Space Research.
4. The conferees direct $22,000,000 be used to continue
the construction of the Propulsion Research Laboratory at the
Marshall Space Flight Center, of which $13,000,000 is derived
from the Office of Space Science in-space propulsion
augmentation and $9,000,000 is derived from the Office of
Aerospace Technology in-space propulsion program. The funds
remaining in the Office of Space Science in-space propulsion
program are to be used for advanced technology development for
planetary exploration and shall be competed on the same basis
as other advanced technology development programs.
5. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Sun-Earth
Connections program for Solar Probe. NASA should consolidate
management for this mission with its existing SEC/Living With a
Star program in lieu of the proposed termination.
6. An increase of $10,000,000 for the Sun-Earth
Connections program for Living With a Star (LWS) program for a
total of $50,200,000 in fiscal year 2002. The conferees believe
that understanding solar variability and its effect on earth
and mankind is of paramount importance as we strive to
understand our galaxy. Increasing our knowledge of the effects
of solar variability and disturbances on terrestrial climate
change and being able to provide advanced warning of energetic
particle events that affect the safety of humans and space
flight are also of particular importance. The proposed funding
restoration will allow LWS to proceed on the original NASA plan
of Sun-Earth connected System Science whereby both the Solar
Dynamics Observatory and the Geospace Missions Network will
proceed in a coordinated manner to attain the program
objectives. All LWS and SEC program funds in 2002 should be
used exclusively for relevant ATD, science support and
spacecraft development activities. Any capital projects to
support the program, apart from the standard de minimis
facility renovations under $500,000 should be requested in
subsequent years through the standard construction of
facilities program element. This LWS funding augmentation is in
addition to the $8,900,000 provided for future solar
terrestrial probes as requested in the budget.
7. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Center on Life in
Extreme Environments at Montana State University.
8. An increase of $1,000,000 for the development of
advanced materials for batteries and fuel cells, to be
conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University.
9. An increase of $30,000,000 for the Pluto Kuiper Belt
(PKB) mission. The conferees direct NASA to proceed with its
plan for source selection, but recognize the launch dates may
be altered due to delays in the source selection process. Funds
provided should be used to initiate appropriate spacecraft and
science instrument development as well as launch vehicle
procurement. The conferees direct NASA to consolidate PKB
development funds within the Outer Planets line beginning in
fiscal year 2003.
The conferees have provided the budget request of
$92,100,000 for advanced technology development related to the
Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) and expect NASA to
vigorously pursue the development of the NGST and submit an
out-year budget plan, concurrent with the submission of the
fiscal year 2003 budget, for soliciting development and
management proposals with the goal of a launch in 2007. If
technical and budgetary constraints preclude thelaunch of NGST
by 2007, the conferees wish to underscore their strong desire that
there should be no gap between the end of the operations for the Hubble
Space Telescope (HST) and the onset of operations for NGST. As part of
the out-year budget plan, NASA should outline its transition plan to
guarantee uninterrupted continuity between HST and NGST.
The conferees agree to provide the full budget request
for the Mars program. NASA is directed to prepare a detailed
plan, to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House and Senate concurrently with the submission of the
President's fiscal year 2003 budget request, on future Mars
missions beyond the proposed 2007 mission. The plan should have
a detailed definition on the program's content, five-year
budget forecast, and schedule, and shall include a five-year
profile to make significant advanced technology funding
available to extramural partners.
Biological and Physical Research
The conferees have agreed to provide $714,370,000 for
biological and physical research programs, an increase of
$353,450,000 to the budget request.
The conferees have agreed to transfer a total of
$283,600,000 from the Human Space Flight account into this
program for research activities associated with the
International Space Station. The conferees have not included a
transfer from Human Space Flight of civil service and other
costs associated with these activities and directs NASA to make
such a transfer as part of the operating plan to the extent
such a transfer is needed.
The conferees agree to the following changes to the
budget request:
1. An increase of $338,600,000 for space station research
consisting of a transfer of $283,600,000 from Human Space
Flight, and an increase of $55,000,000 for the Fluids and
Combustion Facility and other priority space station research
and equipment.
2. An increase of $2,750,000 for the Space Radiation
program at Loma Linda University Hospital.
3. An increase of $1,750,000 for Earth University to
research Chagas disease.
4. An increase of $1,450,000 for the development of
machine/bio-interface devices to provide advanced diagnosis and
countermeasures at the University of Louisville.
5. An increase of $400,000 for the Center for Research
and Training in gravitational biology at North Carolina State
University.
6. An increase of $1,000,000 for the New Jersey NASA
Specialized Center of Research and Training. The conferees
commend the work of this organization and its application not
only to long-duration space missions but its impact on the
agricultural and environmental business sectors. The conferees
encourage NASA to continue funding these vital efforts and
recommends the agency create a technology development and
demonstration center in New Jersey focusing on life support
issues in closed environments.
7. An increase of $1,000,000 for high definition
telemedicine technology development at Florida Atlantic
University.
8. An increase of $1,000,000 for Southern Methodist
University's life sciences program.
9. An increase of $2,000,000 for multi-user scientific
equipment for the Life Sciences Center at the University of
Missouri-Columbia.
10. An increase of $1,500,000 to fund research at the
University of Missouri's Center for Gender Physiology in the
area of gender-related issues in space flight crews.
11. An increase of $2,000,000 to fund research at the
University of Missouri-Columbia in physical, biological, and
biomedical areas which address NASA strategic objectives.
Earth Science
The conferees have agreed to provide $1,573,413,000 for
earth science programs, an increase of $58,435,000 to the
budget request.
The conferees agree to the following changes to the
budget request:
1. An increase of $1,200,000 for the Advanced Tropical
Remote Sensing Center of the National Center for Tropical
Remote Sensing Applications and resources at the Rosenstiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
2. An increase of $428,000 for continuation of emerging
research that applies remote sensing technologies to forest
management practices at the State University of New York,
College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry.
3. An increase of $1,425,000 for NASA's Regional
Application Center for the Northeast.
4. An increase of $812,000 for operations of the
applications center for remote sensing at Fulton-Montgomery
Community College, Johnston, New York.
5. An increase of $14,350,000 for the Institute of
Software Research for development and construction of research
facilities.
6. An increase of $750,000 for on-going activities at the
Goddard Institute for Systems, Software, and Technology
Research, including UAV and remote sensing technology research.
7. An increase of $750,000 for the Clustering and
Advanced Visual Environments initiative.
8. An increase of $4,750,000 for data storage back-up and
recovery services at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
9. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Triana Science Team
to continue its work in preparation for future launch. The
conferees recognize that the Triana mission, as reviewed
andendorsed by the National Academy of Sciences, is complete and ready
for launch. However, due to Shuttle manifest conflicts, Triana has been
placed in storage until launch accommodations can be established. The
conferees understand that NASA is exploring all launch possibilities
for the Triana spacecraft, including potential options involving
foreign launch vehicles. The conferees recognize the important
scientific contributions to be made by Triana and, if NASA were to
identify a suitable launch opportunity for Triana, the conferees would
be receptive to NASA's reprogramming resources within available fiscal
year 2002 Earth Science funding toward the costs of necessary
spacecraft modification and launch integration efforts to accomplish
such a launch.
10. An increase of $750,000 for next generation sensing
equipment, to be operated by Ben Gurion University for use in
correlating measurements taken by aircraft and satellites in
support of programs under the auspices of the Goddard Space
Flight Center.
11. An increase of $3,000,000 from the NASA Earth Science
Enterprise to be transferred to the Air Force Research
Laboratory (PE 602204F Aerospace Sensors) to develop dual-use
lightweight space radar technology. The conferees expect the
Air Force to work closely with NASA to identify mutually
beneficial technologies.
12. An increase of $1,425,000 for the United States
portion of a joint U.S./Italian satellite development program
to remotely observe forest fires.
13. An increase of $23,500,000 for the Synergy program to
develop additional end uses for EOS data.
14. An increase of $6,000,000 for the EOSDIS Core System
to expand its data processing and distribution capacity.
15. An increase of $2,000,000 for weather and ocean
research at the University of Alaska and the University of
Massachusetts.
16. An increase of $3,500,000 for the University of
Montana for an International Earth Observing System Natural
Resource Training and Data Center.
17. An increase of $500,000 for the Morehead State
University Space Science Center for the reconstruction of the
ADAS satellite tracking system.
18. An increase of $2,000,000 for the University of
Mississippi Geoinformatics Center.
19. An increase of $1,500,000 for George Mason University
Center for Earth Observing and Space Research.
20. An increase of $3,000,000 for the University of South
Mississippi for research into remotely sensed data for coastal
management.
21. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Mid-America
Geospatial Information Center at the University of Texas.
22. An increase of $1,500,000 for Idaho State University
for the Temporal Landscape Change Research program.
23. An increase of $500,000 for Utah State University to
develop an Inter-mountain Region Digital Image Archive and
Processing Center for Landscape Analysis, Planning and
Monitoring.
24. A general reduction of $17,205,000.
The conferees expect NASA to continue to pursue options
for commercial data purchase approaches on all Earth Science
Enterprise program Announcements of Opportunity.
Aero-Space Technology
The conferees have agreed to provide $2,489,570,000 for
aerospace programs, an increase of $113,830,000 to the budget
request.
The conferees agree to the following changes to the
budget request:
1. An increase of $10,000,000 for the Ultra Efficient
Engine Technology for a total budget of $50,000,000 in fiscal
year 2002.
2. An increase of $2,850,000 for the Earth Alert project
at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
3. An increase of $2,375,000 for the NASA-Illinois
Technology Commercialization Center at DuPage County Research
Park.
4. An increase of $190,000 for the Rural Technology
Transfer and Commercialization Center of Durant, Oklahoma.
5. An increase of $1,900,000 for the University of New
Orleans Composites Research Center for Excellence at Michoud,
Louisiana.
6. An increase of $522,000 for the fractional ownership
test program.
7. An increase of $1,425,000 for the Glennan Microsystem
Initiative.
8. An increase of $2,850,000 for the Polymer Energy
Rechargeable System.
9. An increase of $475,000 for continued development of
nickel metal hydride battery technology.
10. An increase of $1,900,000 for Wayne State University
for its emerging technology and aerospace programs.
11. An increase of $950,000 for the University of
Alabama, Huntsville, Aviation Safety Laboratory.
12. An increase of $950,000 to be used for continued
development of an electric/diesel hybrid engine at Bowling
Green University.
13. The following programs are to be funded within the
Aviation System Capacity program: $4,200,000 for the HITS
multilateration sensor and surveillance server for Airport
Surface Detection and Management System, $1,200,000 for the
development of the Dynamic Runway Occupancy Measurement System,
$1,400,000 for development of a Runway Taxi Route Detection and
Conformance Monitoring System, and $5,000,000 for Project
SOCRATES.
14. An increase of $2,850,000 to expand the Space
Alliance Technology Outreach Program, including NASA business
incubators, in Florida and New York.
15. An increase of $950,000 for the Advanced Interactive
Discovery Environment engineering research program at Syracuse
University.
16. An increase of $7,600,000 for the National Center of
Excellence in Photonics and Microsystems in New York.
17. An increase of $2,375,000 for the Virtual
Collaboration Center at the North Carolina GigaPop.
18. An increase of $1,900,000 for the Garrett Morgan
Commercialization Initiative in Ohio.
19. An increase of $750,000 for research at Marshall
Space Flight Center in the area of interstellar propulsion.
20. An increase of $1,693,000 for the Dryden Flight
Research Center Intelligent Flight Control System research
project.
21. An increase of $950,000 for development of advanced
composite materials for a super lightweight prototype structure
and a generic carrier for the space shuttle orbiter.
22. An increase of $8,125,000 for hydrogen research being
conducted by the Florida State University System.
23. An increase of $4,750,000 for space biotechnology
research and commercial applications to be conducted at the
University of Florida.
24. An increase of $2,000,000 from the NASA Space Launch
Initiative be transferred to the Air Force Research Laboratory
(PE 602204F Aerospace Sensors) to install a baseline Silent
Sentry System at Kennedy Space Center and for AFRL to conduct
an evaluation of the ability for Silent Sentry to replace
current range safety infrastructure.
25. An increase of $2,000,000 for the National Technology
Transfer Center.
26. An increase of $500,000 for aerospace projects being
accomplished by the Montana Aerospace Development Corporation.
27. An increase of $7,500,000 for subsonic transport
technology research.
28. An increase of $7,500,000 for the advanced aircraft
program, equally divided between flight research and propulsion
and power research.
29. An increase of $12,500,000 for NASA's rotocraft
program, including funding for the NASA-Army university centers
component.
30. An increase of $2,500,000 for the Hubble Telescope
Project, Composite Technology Institute at Bridgeport, West
Virginia.
31. An increase of $15,000,000 for aviation safety. The
conferees agree that NASA should evaluate the use of retinal
scanning displays in the Synthetic Visual Project, which seeks
to improve general aviation safety through incorporation of new
technologies.
32. An increase of $2,000,000 for a study of NASA's
aeronautical test and evaluation facilities.
33. An increase of $2,000,000 for advanced research in
opto-electronics at Montana State University.
34. An increase of $2,500,000 for the Delaware Aerospace
Education Foundation in Kent County, Delaware.
35. An increase of $1,500,000 for Tulane University
Institute for Macromolecular Engineering and Sciences, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
36. An increase of $6,500,000 for the Stennis Space
Center E-complex propulsion test facilities, of which
$1,500,000 is for completion of the Test Operations Building.
37. An increase of $3,500,000 for an addition to the main
administration building at the Stennis Space Center. NASA is
directed to work with the Department of Defense to ensure that
the Department contributes to the construction of facilities
unique to its requirements.
38. An increase of $1,700,000 for the Independent
Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West
Virginia.
39. An increase of $2,000,000 for non-destructive
evaluation research at Iowa State University.
40. An increase of $1,000,000 for polymer research at
Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
41. An increase of $2,000,000 for photonics research at
the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
42. An increase of $3,000,000 for nanotechnology programs
at Purdue University.
43. An increase of $3,000,000 for the purchase of two
upgraded jet engines which require limited configuration
changes to the
DP-2 vectored thrust testbed aircraft. The remaining funds
shall be expended as appropriate for airflow analysis research,
flight control research, and flight testing. NASA is directed
to provide a long-range research and development plan for the
DP-2 vectored thrust program to the Congress by April 15, 2002.
44. An increase of $1,500,000 for a visitor's center at
Langley Flight Research Center.
45. The conferees agree that NASA needs to increase its
investment in facilities at the Wallops Island Flight facility
and therefore direct NASA to spend an additional $10,000,000
from within existing funds for infrastructure improvement and
technology upgrades to ensure the Wallops facility remains a
viable asset for NASA's use and report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and Senate no later than March 1,
2002 on a strategic plan for Wallops future including NASA
missions and other business opportunities.
46. A decrease of $6,200,000 from the Aviation System
Capacity program. The goal of the Aviation System Capacity
(ASC) program is to enable safe increases in the capacity of US
and international airspace and airports. The conferees believe
that Aviation System Technology Advanced Research (AvSTAR) will
help develop new operational concepts and better understand the
benefits of new technologies for reducing aviation system
congestion and delays while improving safety. The conferees
support the request for Virtual Airspace Modeling as a
precursor to AvSTAR.
47. A decrease of $10,000,000 from the Space Launch
Initiative.
48. A decrease of $10,000,000 from the in-space
propulsion program.
Academic Programs
Within the Academic programs portion of this account, the
conferees recommend a total funding level of $230,810,000, a
net increase of $77,110,000 to the budget request. The
conferees agree that Lincoln and Cheney Universities in
Pennsylvania should be full participants in NASA's Minority
University Research and Education Program. The Conferees
recommend the following adjustments to the budget request:
1. An increase of $475,000 for the Richland School
District One Aeronautics Education Laboratory, located in
Columbia, South Carolina.
2. An increase of $475,000 for the NASA Educator Resource
Center at South East Missouri State University.
3. An increase of $950,000 for the Carl Sagan Discovery
Science Center at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical
Center to implement the educational programming for this
science learning project.
4. An increase of $2,375,000 for the JASON Foundation.
5. An increase of $3,500,000 for continuation of programs
at the American Museum of Natural History.
6. An increase of $950,000 for the Sci-Port Discovery
Center at Shreveport, Louisiana.
7. An increase of $1,900,000 for the NASA Glenn ``Gateway
to the Future: Ohio Pilot'' project.
8. An increase of $475,000 for the Challenger Learning
Center of Kansas.
9. An increase of $475,000 for Challenger Learning
Centers in Illinois.
10. An increase of $475,000 for the Challenger Learning
Center at Wheeling Jesuit University.
11. An increase of $1,900,000 for the Alan B. Shepard
Discovery Center in New Hampshire.
12. An increase of $3,000,000 to the U.S. Space and
Rocket Center for an Educational Training Center.
13. An increase of $570,000 for academic and
infrastructure needs at St. Thomas University in Miami,
Florida.
14. An increase of $950,000 for the Ohio View Consortium.
15. An increase of $1,900,000 for the Von Braun
Scholarship program.
16. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Alabama Math,
Science, and Technology initiative.
17. An increase of $2,925,000 for the Sci-Quest Hands-on
Science Center.
18. An increase of $1,650,000 for the Alabama
Supercomputer Educational Outreach program.
19. An increase of $1,900,000 to the Educational
Advancement Alliance to support the Alliance's math, science,
and technology enrichment program.
20. An increase of $5,000,000 for the National Space
Grant College and Fellowship program.
21. An increase of $475,000 for the Science, Engineering,
Math and Aerospace Academy programs at Central Arizona College.
22. An increase of $340,000 to enhance K-12 science
education through a program of the Middle Tennessee State
University.
23. An increase of $5,400,000 for the EPSCoR program.
24. An increase of $5,000,000 for a planetarium at the
Clay Center of Arts and Sciences in Charleston, West Virginia.
25. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Northern Great
Plains Space Science and Technology Center at the University of
North Dakota.
26. An increase of $1,500,000 for flight communications
technology at the University of Connecticut.
27. An increase $1,500,000 for the Science Discovery
Outreach Center at the University of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina.
28. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Chabot Observatory
and Science Center in Oakland, California.
29. An increase of $750,000 for the Des Moines Science
Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
30. An increase of $4,000,000 for infrastructure needs at
Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center at the University of
Hawaii, Hilo.
31. An increase of $1,000,000 for the NASA/Bishop Museum
partnership in Honolulu, Hawaii.
32. An increase of $1,500,000 for the Wisconsin
Initiative for Math, Science, and Technology education at the
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.
33. An increase of $250,000 for St. Mary's County Public
School Technology Center, St. Mary's County, Maryland.
34. An increase of $3,000,000 for construction of a life
sciences facility at Brown University.
35. An increase of $2,000,000 for instrumentation and
laboratory development at Rowan University in New Jersey.
36. An increase of $5,000,000 for infrastructure
improvements at the School of Science and Mathematics at the
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
37. An increase of $1,500,000 for Muhlenberg College in
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania to develop a national model for
using NASA data and technologies in the k-12 and higher
education classroom.
38. An increase of $750,000 for the Texas Engineering
Experiment Center at Texas A&M University to support the Space
Engineering Institute.
39. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Challenger Learning
Center in Kenai, Alaska for the final phase of dormitory
construction.
40. An increase of $500,000 for the Southeast Missouri
State University NASA Educator Resource Center.
41. An increase of $1,000,000 for a Challenger Learning
Center in Ferguson/Florissant, Missouri.
42. An increase of $800,000 for the Science, Engineering,
Math and Aerospace Academy programs in Dade County, Florida.
office of inspector general
The conferees agree to appropriate $23,700,000 for the
Office of Inspector General as proposed by both the House and
the Senate.
administrative provisions
The conferees have included three administrative
provisions which have been carried in prior-year appropriations
acts and were included by both the House and the Senate. A
fourth provision, prohibiting establishment of a non-
governmental organization for the International Space Station
as proposed by the House, has been included in the conference
agreement. The conferees look forward to receiving a
comprehensive proposal for managing the ISS science program at
which time it will re-evaluate the foregoing prohibition.
National Credit Union Administration
central liquidity facility
(including transfer of funds)
The conferees have allowed the cap on the Central
Liquidity Facility (CLF) lending activities from borrowed funds
to remain at the fiscal year 2001 level of $1,500,000,000. As
part of the Committees' oversight function, the conferees
direct that NCUA provide quarterly reports for fiscal year 2002
to the Committees on Appropriations detailing CLF lending
activities.
The conferees have provided $1,000,000 to the Community
Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) as proposed by both the
House and Senate. The conferees have agreed to set aside
$300,000 specifically for technical assistance grants for
fiscal year 2002 as proposed by the Senate.
For the first time, $350,000 was provided in fiscal year
2001 specifically for technical assistance grants. Prior to
fiscal year 2001, technical assistance grants were funded
solely from interest collected from the revolving loan program.
The conferees recognize that the technical assistance grant
program is oversubscribed and have agreed to augment the
available funds with appropriations again in fiscal year 2002.
Additionally, the conferees support the revolving loan program
and recognize that demand for loans to assist low-income credit
unions remains strong. In order to provide the maximum benefit
to both programs from available funds, the conferees have
supported both programs by making available the majority of
funds for the revolving loan program recognizing that interest
accrued on these loans will increase the funds available for
technical assistance for low-income credit unions in the
future.
While the conferees are supportive of the CDRLF, the
conferees find that the budget submission for the CDRLF lacks
the appropriate information for the Committees to base future
funding decisions. For fiscal year 2003, and thereafter, the
conferees direct that the National Credit Union Administration
(NCUA) provide detailed budget justifications for the loan
program and technical assistance grant program. The budget
justification should include a description of the program
including the allowable purposes of loans and grants, the
expected number and average amount of loans and grants to be
awarded during the fiscal year, an estimate for the balance of
the CDRLF, and estimates of future funding needs.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
Appropriates $3,598,340,000 for research and related
activities instead of $3,642,340,000 as proposed by the House
and $3,514,481,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees
have included bill language which provides up to $300,000,000
for polar research and operations support and $75,000,000 for a
comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for
economically significant crops.
The conference agreement provides specific funding levels
for each of NSF's research activities as follows:
1. $508,980,000 for Biological Sciences. Of this amount,
$75,000,000 has been provided for plant genome research on
economically significant crops, including an initiative which
invests in high-throughput sequencing (such as full-length cDNA
sequencing) of economically important crops.
2. $515,800,000 for Computer and Information Science and
Engineering. Up to $10,000,000 of the appropriated level may be
used for operational support of the two terascale facilities.
3. $467,510,000 for Engineering.
4. $610,650,000 for Geosciences.
5. $922,190,000 for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Of the appropriated amount, $4,000,000 is provided for the
Telescope Systems Instrumentation Program (TSIP) and $5,000,000
has been provided for astronomical sciences to augment
individual investigator support. The conferees expect NSF to
continue its program of upgrading, on a priority basis, its
astronomical facilities and equipment, including the Greenbank
Observatory and Robert C. Byrd Telescope in West Virginia, and
the Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico. The
conferees have also placed a high priority on mathematics
research within the amounts provided for this activity.
6. $168,900,000 for Social, Behavioral and Economic
Sciences.
7. $229,730,000 for U.S. Polar Research Programs.
8. $68,070,000 for U.S. Antarctic Logistical Support
Activities.
9. $106,510,000 for Integrative Activities, including
$4,000,000 for the Science and Technology Policy Institute,
$26,610,000 for the Science and Technology Centers, and
$75,900,000 for Major Research Instrumentation (MRI). NSF is
expected to continue its ongoing MRI program with developing
institutions.
The conference agreement increases the budget request
level for all directorates, and provides specific increases of
$25,000,000 for information technology research, $25,000,000
for nanotechnology, and $12,500,000 for increased energy and
fuel costs in the polar and ocean sciences as well as national
facilities in physics and materials. The conference agreement
also directs NSF to undertake a study to determine its
appropriate role in support of regional innovation activities.
The conferees have not included funds from within the NSF
appropriation for maintaining the integrity of the Homestake
Mine site in Lead, South Dakota and instead have provided
funding from within the Community Development Fund under title
II of this Act. While the conferees acknowledge the role NSF
and the National Science Board will play in determining whether
the mine is a suitable facility for proposed research, aswell
as whether such proposed research should be a priority for the NSF, it
is not appropriate for NSF to maintain the mine until such
determinations are made.
In presenting the Budget Estimates and Justification
Materials for fiscal year 2003 and beyond, the conferees direct
the Foundation to provide five-year plans for all multi-
disciplinary programs which specify, among other details, the
funding level and justification for each program or project.
major research equipment and facilities construction
Appropriates $138,800,000 for major research equipment
and facilities construction instead of $135,300,000 as proposed
by the House and $108,832,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Included within the appropriated amount is $16,900,000 for the
Large Hadron Collider; $24,400,000 for the Network for
Earthquake Engineering Simulation; $35,000,000 for continued
development, production, and instrumentation of the High-
Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental
Research (HIAPER); $35,000,000 for Terascale Computing Systems;
$15,000,000 for start-up costs of the IceCube Neutrino
Detection project; and $12,500,000 for initial construction of
the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope.
The conferees note that the amount provided for Terascale
Computing Systems represents the initial segment of a three-
year program expected to cost no less than the budget request
of $55,000,000. While the conferees remain committed to this
program as outlined by the Foundation, it was determined that
funding the program on an annual basis made it possible to
provide adequate resources to other priority projects.
The conferees are aware that the NSF Inspector General
has found that funds associated with the construction of large
scale research facilities have also come from other NSF
appropriation accounts. This obscures the full cost of these
projects. The conferees agree that the renamed major research
equipment and facilities construction (MREFC) account is to
provide resources for the acquisition, construction and
commissioning of large scale research facilities. Planning,
design, operations, and maintenance costs are contained within
the research and related activities account. The conferees also
remain concerned about the implementation of NSF's Large
Facility Projects Management & Oversight Plan, dated September
2001.
The conferees have directed NSF to provide a report
regarding the full life-cycle cost of each of the projects or
facilities funded through this account since its inception. The
conferees have taken the unusual step of including this
statutory requirement due to its continuing concerns for the
expenditure of resources for major research equipment projects
and current senior management's ability to adequately address
this issue.
The report should identify, for each project and by
fiscal year appropriation account used, the costs of planning,
design, and development; acquisition, construction, and
commissioning; and operations, management, and maintenance.
This report, which should also demonstrate significant
implementation of the large facility management and oversight
plan, is to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations no
later than February 28, 2002.
The conferees further direct the Foundation to provide,
in its annual budget submission to the Congress, a detailed
priority-based description, multi-year budget, and milestone
plan for all projects funded or proposed to be funded through
the MREFC account, including those projects currently in the
formal planning and development phase prior to National Science
Board approval.
The conferees have changed the name of the account to
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction to better
reflect the mission to be accomplished with appropriations made
available through this account.
education and human resources
Appropriates $875,000,000 for education and human
resources instead of $885,720,000 as proposed by the House and
$872,407,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to
the following funding levels within this account:
1. $80,000,000 for EPSCoR. In addition to funds provided
through the EHR account for EPSCoR, the conferees expect the
NSF to provide an additional $30,000,000 from within the
Research and Related Activities account for research to be
conducted at EPSCoR institutions, bringing the total NSF EPSCoR
effort to $110,000,000.
2. $28,000,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliances for
Minority Participation program.
3. $17,000,000 for the HBCU Undergraduate Program.
4. $160,000,000 for the Math and Science Partnership
program. The conferees have agreed to provide significant
funding for this new program despite limited details provided
through the budget submission. The Foundation is strongly urged
to provide regular, detailed information to the Committees on
Appropriations regarding the planning and execution of this new
initiative.
5. $5,000,000 for Noyce Scholarships consistent with the
provisions of H.R. 1858 as reported to the House of
Representatives.
6. $11,000,000 for the Office of Innovation Partnerships.
7. $5,000,000 for a new undergraduate workforce
initiative, which is to include a new, merit-based, competitive
grants program for colleges and universities for increasing the
number of undergraduate degree recipients in science and
engineering, consistent with the provisions of S. 1549.
8. $105,500,000, an increase of $10,000,000 above the
budget request, has been provided to increase graduate level
stipends for the research and teaching fellowship programs and
the trainee program administered by the Foundation through its
Graduate Education subactivity. The conferees support
increasing the graduate stipend level to $21,500 during fiscal
year 2002 if funding permits.
9. $2,600,000 above the budget request for the Human
Resource Development subactivity has been provided to establish
an initiative that will stimulate the competitive research
capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities which
offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering.
salaries and expenses
Appropriates $170,040,000 for salaries and expenses as
proposed by the House and the Senate.
office of inspector general
Appropriates $6,760,000 for the Office of Inspector
General as proposed by the House and the Senate.
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation
The conferees agree to provide $105,000,000 for the
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation as proposed by the House
instead of $100,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Language is included in the bill which designates
$10,000,000 to support the Corporation's section 8
homeownership program, as proposed by both the House and the
Senate.
The conferees remain concerned about the shortage of
available, affordable rental housing across the Nation. The
Corporation has been successfully producing mixed-income
affordable rental housing through the use of ``mutual
housing'', acquisition and preservation of existing units, and
a focus on asset management. Accordingly, the conferees agree
to provide $5,000,000 above the budget request to the
Corporation to support additional mixed-income affordable
rental developments. The conferees direct the Corporation to
include details on how many additional affordable, rental
housing units have been created through this set-aside in its
fiscal year 2003 budget justifications. The Corporation should
also include information on the number of families served that
have incomes below 30 percent of the area median income. There
is a substantial shortage of available, affordable housing for
these extremely low-income families throughout the Nation, and
the conferees urge the Corporation to continue its efforts to
meet the housing needs of these families. The conferees also
direct the Corporation to increase its efforts in smaller
metropolitan areas and rural areas where very serious housing
problems exist.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
Appropriates $25,003,000 for salaries and expenses as
proposed by both the House and the Senate. The conferees agree
to limit reception and representation expenses to $750 instead
of $500 as proposed by the House and $1,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Retains twenty general provisions proposed by both the
House and the Senate and which were included in the fiscal year
2001 Act.
Modifies language proposed by the Senate prohibiting HUD
from spending funds for any activity in excess of amounts
described in the budget justification unless otherwise provided
for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds.
Retains language proposed by the House prohibiting EPA
from using funds to implement the Registration Fee system
codified in 40 CFR subpart U if the authority to collect fees
authorized in FIFRA is extended for one year beyond September
30, 2001.
Retains language proposed by the House amending the Cerro
Grande Fire Assistance Act to read ``within 120 days after the
Director issues the report required by subsection (n) in 2002
and 2003.''
Retains language proposed by the House prohibiting VA
from using funds to implement the proposed requirement that
military retirees must choose either VA's or TRICARE's health
care system.
The conferees have included modified language related to
a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic as
published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2001, instead
of language proposed by the House and the Senate. The language
adopted by the conferees prohibits a delay in setting a new
regulation other than that prescribed in the final rule of
January 22, 2001, which includes an arsenic standard of 10
parts per billion (ppb).
In adopting this legislative provision, the conferees
acknowledge that an arsenic standard of 10 ppb will likely pose
significant financial costs on many small communities, and many
of these communities may find it impossible, because of the
financial burden, to be in compliance by 2006 as the rule
requires. The conferees are concerned that, because of their
complexity, the current waiver and exemption provisions found
in sections 1415 and 1416 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended, may not provide sufficient flexibility for the small
communities to receive additional time to reach compliance. As
a result, the conferees are very concerned that numerous small
community water systems may not be in compliance by 2006, and
that some very small communities may abandon their municipal
systems in favor of untreated and unregulated private wells
which could create significant other health risks for these
communities. The conferees agree that the Congress and the
Administration must act swiftly to provide both the time and
the means for many small communities to meet the new 10 ppb
standard.
To this end, the conferees direct the Administrator of
EPA to begin immediately to review the Agency's affordability
criteria and how small system variance and exemption programs
should be implemented for arsenic. In addition, the
Administrator should recommend procedures to grant an extension
of time in meeting the compliance requirement for small
communities when a community can show to the satisfaction of
the Administrator that being in compliance by 2006 poses an
undue economic hardship on that community. In developing these
procedures, the Administrator should consider those actions
which can be taken administratively by the Agency and those
which will require the enactment of legislation. The conferees
do not intend to create loopholes in the Safe Drinking Water
Act for compliance to a national arsenic standard. Rather, the
conferees wish to emphasize that they expect the Agency to
adopt without delay all appropriate available administrative
actions permitted under existing law to facilitate reasonable
extensions of time for compliance of these communities.
The Agency is directed to report to the Congress by March
1, 2002 on its review of the affordability criteria and the
administrative actions undertaken or planned to be undertaken
by the Agency, as well as potential funding mechanisms for
small community compliance and other legislative actions,
which, if taken by the Congress, would best achieve appropriate
extensions of time for small communities while also
guaranteeing maximum compliance.
Retains language proposed by the House establishing the
Minority Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Program at FEMA.
Deletes language proposed by the House prohibiting the VA
from implementing the ``Plan for the Development of a 25-Year
General Use Plan for Department of Veterans Affairs West Los
Angeles Health Care Center.'' The conferees have instead
included report language in medical care urging the development
of a reasonabledevelopment plan which is suitable for the
community and improves access to VA services.
Modifies language proposed by the House prohibiting funds
to be used to implement or enforce the community service
requirement of the United States Housing Act of 1937 except for
residents of projects funded under HOPE VI.
Deletes language proposed by the House prohibiting
funding of any person or entity convicted of the Buy American
Act.
Retains language proposed by the Senate requiring HUD to
submit a report by January 8, 2002, detailing obligations and
expenditures of title II funds for technical assistance,
training or management improvement activities.
Deletes language proposed by the Senate amending section
70113(f) of title 49.
Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding
playground equipment. The conferees have instead included
report language under EPA and CPSC directing those agencies to
submit reports regarding chromated copper arsenate-treated wood
playground equipment.
Deletes language proposed by the Senate providing
$115,000,000 from NSF funds for EPSCoR, which includes
$25,000,000 in co-funding.
Deletes language proposed by the Senate expressing the
Sense of the Senate that the Committee on Environment and
Public Works needs to address the State Water Pollution Control
Revolving Fund.
Inserts language clarifying the use of funds available to
NASA from timber sales.
New language is included to facilitate the use of funds
provided through HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
program to aid in the recovery of New York City from the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The conferees are aware
funds appropriated to the President in Public Law 107-38 have
been set aside to be provided to the State of New York for
assistance to New York City for properties and businesses
affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and to
assist in the City's overall economic recovery. Given the
extraordinary level of damage to New York City caused by the
terrorist attacks and the unique circumstances affecting the
economic recovery of the area, the conferees have included
language authorizing the one-time waiver of requirements as the
Secretary deems appropriate to facilitate this recovery.
Prior to the release of funds, the conferees expect the
State of New York to submit and to secure approval from the
Secretary of a plan that would allocate these funds to the
highest priority economic development needs to address the
emergency situation pursuant to the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001. Language is also included requiring certain
notification requirements on the use of these funds and
relevant waivers being granted. The conferees request that HUD
provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations
on the obligation and expenditure of these funds.
The conferees do not expect these funds to be used to
compensate or otherwise reimburse insurance companies for
losses related to the terrorist attacks. The conferees
understand that issues related to insurance costs and the
terrorist attacks are currently under review by the relevant
House and Senate authorization committees.
CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the
fiscal year 2002 recommended by the Committee of Conference,
with comparisons to the fiscal year 2001 amount, the 2002
budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2002
follow:
[In thousands of dollars]
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001... $108,346,441
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 2002........................................... 110,671,650
House bill, fiscal year 2002............................ 112,742,553
Senate bill, fiscal year 2002........................... 113,351,308
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2002.................. 112,742,537
Conference agreement compared with:
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
2001.............................................. +4,396,096
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
fiscal year 2002.................................. +2,070,887
House bill, fiscal year 2002........................ -16
Senate bill, fiscal year 2002....................... -608,771
James T. Walsh,
Tom DeLay,
David L. Hobson,
Joe Knollenberg,
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
Anne M. Northup,
John E. Sununu,
Virgil Goode, Jr.,
Robert B. Aderholt,
Bill Young,
Alan B. Mollohan,
Marcy Kaptur,
Carrie P. Meek,
David Price,
Robert E. Cramer, Jr.,
Chaka Fattah,
David Obey,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Patrick J. Leahy,
Tom Harkin,
Robert C. Byrd,
Herb Kohl,
Tim Johnson,
Ernest F. Hollings,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Christopher S. Bond,
Conrad Burns,
Richard C. Shelby,
Larry Craig,
(except for general
provision on arsenic),
Pete V. Domenici,
(except for general
provision on arsenic),
Mike DeWine,
Ted Stevens,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.