[House Report 105-97]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
105th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 105-97
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PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1469, THE EMERGENCY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
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May 14, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 149]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 149, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
Brief Summary of Provisions of Resolution
The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1469,
the ``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for FY 1997''
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and waives
all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The rule further provides that the amendment printed in the
rule shall be considered as adopted. All points of order
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provision in
a general appropriations bill) or clause 6 (prohibiting
reappropriations in a general appropriations bill) of rule XXI,
are waived, except as specified in the rule.
The rule also waives all points of order against each
amendment printed in this report which may only be offered in
the order specified, shall be debatable for the time specified
in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall be considered as read, shall be offered
only by the member designated in this report, and shall not be
subject to further amendment or a demand for a division of the
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
The rule grants priority in recognition to those Members
who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional
Record prior to their consideration if otherwise consistent
with House rules. The rule also allows the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration
of the bill, and to reduce the vote to five minutes on a
postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote.
The rule further waives points of order against all
amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI
(prohibiting nonemergency designated amendments to be offered
to an appropriations bill containing an emergency designation).
Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with
or without instructions.
Committee Votes
Pursuant to clause 1(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report,
together with the names of those voting for and against, are
printed below.
Rules Committee Rollcall No. 22
Date: May 14, 1997.
Measure: Rule for the consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 1997.
Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
Summary of motion: To extend the debate time from 20
minutes to 30 minutes on the Automatic Continuing Resolution
amendment.
Results: Adopted 12-0.
Vote by Members: Dreier--Yea; Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea;
Pryce--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; McInnis--Yea; Hastings--Yea;
Myrick--Yea; Moakley--Yea; Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea;
Solomon--Yea.
Amendments Made In Ordered By the Rule for H.R. 1469--Supplemental
Appropriations for FY 1997
(Listed in order they will appear in this report)
1. Kaptur/Riggs/Roukema/Roemer/Quinn--30 min.: Provides an
additional $38 million in funding for the Special Supplemental
Food Program for the Women, Infants and Children program.
2. McKeon--10 min.: Authorizes a commission on the cost of
higher education and provides $650,000 to complete its work.
3. Dingell--10 min.: Provides protection in the amount of
$300,000 for Monroe County, Michigan for costs incurred by
Comair crash.
4. Thune--10 min.: Relating to Community Development Block
Grants.
5. Traficant--10 min.: Adds new section regarding ``Buy
American Requirements.''
6. Neumann--20 min.: Strikes $2.4 million in advance FY
1998 funding for FEMA; rescinds $3.6 billion in undefined
Budget Authority, with the distribution of this rescission to
be made by the President within 30 days of enactment; strikes
$3.8 billion in HUD rescissions.
7. Gekas/Solomon/Wynn--30 min.: Automatically provides a
continuation of FY 1997 spending through the end of FY 1998, in
absence of regular appropriations or a continuing resolution)
at 100% of FY 1997 spending levels. (Senate version)
8. Diaz-Balart/Shaw/Meek/Ros-Lehtinen/Kennedy (RI)--20
min.: Postpones through the end of the fiscal year the cut-off
of Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid payments to legal
immigrants and rescinds $240 million for the Job Opportunities
and Basic Skills program.
Amendments made in order by the rule are as follows:
1. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kaptur of Ohio or
Representative Riggs of California or a Designee, Debatable for Not To
Exceed 30 Minutes
Page 5, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(increased by $38,000,000)''.
Page 35, after line 25, insert the following:
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
national aeronautical facilities
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this hearding in the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995
(Pub. L. 103-327), $38,000,000 is rescinded.
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2. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKeon of California
or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes
Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new title:
TITLE IV--COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION REVIEW
SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Cost of
Higher Education Review Act of 1997''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a report issued by the General
Accounting Office, tuition at 4-year public colleges
and universities increased 234 percent from school year
1980-1981 through school year 1994-1995, while median
household income rose 82 percent and the cost of
consumer goods as measured by the Consumer Price Index
rose 74 percent over the same time period.
(2) A 1995 survey of college freshmen found that
concern about college affordability was the highest it
has been in the last 30 years.
(3) Paying for a college education now ranks as one
of the most costly investments for American families.
SEC. 4002. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST OF HIGHER
EDUCATION.
There is established a Commission to be known as the
``National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education''
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 4003. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.
(a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 7
members as follows:
(1) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House.
(2) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House.
(3) Two individuals shall be appointed by the
Majority Leader of the Senate.
(4) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
(5) One individual shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Education.
(b) Additional Qualifications.--Each of the individuals
appointed under subsection (a) shall be an individual with
expertise and experience in higher education finance (including
the financing of State institutions of higher education),
Federal financial aid programs, education economics research,
public or private higher education administration, or business
executives who have managed successful cost reduction programs.
(c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the
Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairperson. In
the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will
assume the duties of the Chairperson.
(d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(e) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a)
shall be made within 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act. In the event that an officer authorized to make an
appointment under subsection (a) has not made such appointment
within such 30 days, the appointment may be made for such
officer as follows:
(1) the Chairman of the Committee on Education and
the Workforce may act under such subsection for the
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(2) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on
Education and the Workforce may act under such
subsection for the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives;
(3) the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources may act under such subsection for the
Majority Leader of the Senate; and
(4) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources may act under such subsection
for the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(f) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be
entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every
other member of the Commission.
(g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which
the original appointment was made.
(h) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the
Commission shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Commission. Members
appointed from among private citizens of the United States may
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem, in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving
intermittently in the government service to the extent funds
are available for such expenses.
(i) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission
shall occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 4004. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission
shall study and make findings and specific recommendations
regarding the following:
(1) The increase in tuition compared with other
commodities and services.
(2) Innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing
tuition.
(3) Trends in college and university administrative
costs, including administrative staffing, ratio of
administrative staff to instructors, ratio of
administrative staff to students, remuneration of
administrative staff, and remuneration of college and
university presidents or chancellors.
(4) Trends in (A) faculty workload and remuneration
(including the use of adjunct faculty), (B) faculty-to-
student ratios, (C) number of hours spent in the
classroom by faculty, and (D) tenure practices, and the
impact of such trends on tuition.
(5) Trends in (A) the construction and renovation of
academic and other collegiate facilities, and (B) the
modernization of facilities to access and utilize new
technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition.
(6) The extent to which increases in institutional
financial aid and tuition discounting have affected
tuition increases, including the demographics of
students receiving such aid, the extent to which such
aid is provided to students with limited need in order
to attract such students to particular institutions or
major fields of study, and the extent to which Federal
financial aid, including loan aid, has been used to
offset such increases.
(7) The extent to which Federal, State, and local
laws, regulations, or other mandates contribute to
increasing tuition, and recommendations on reducing
those mandates.
(8) The establishment of a mechanism for a more
timely and widespread distribution of data on tuition
trends and other costs of operating colleges and
universities.
(9) The extent to which student financial aid
programs have contributed to changes in tuition.
(10) Trends in State fiscal policies that have
affected college costs.
(11) The adequacy of existing Federal and State
financial aid programs in meeting the costs of
attending colleges and universities.
(12) Other related topics determined to be
appropriate by the Commission.
(b) Final Report.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Commission shall submit to the President and to the
Congress, not later than 120 days after the date of the
first meeting of the Commission, a report which shall
contain a detailed statement of the findings and
conclusions of the Commission, including the
Commission's recommendations for administrative and
legislative action that the Commission considers
advisable.
(2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any
recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made
by the Commission to the President and to the Congress
only if such recommendation is adopted by a majority
vote of the members of the Commission who are present
and voting.
(3) Evaluation of different circumstances.--In making
any findings under subsection (a) of this section, the
Commission shall takeinto account differences between
public and private colleges and universities, the length of the
academic program, the size of the institution's student population, and
the availability of the institution's resources, including the size of
the institution's endowment.
SEC. 4005. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this title, hold such hearings and sit and act at
such times and places, as the Commission may find advisable.
(b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish the
Commission's procedures and to govern the manner of the
Commission's operations, organization, and personnel.
(c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
(1) Information.--The Commission may request from the
head of any Federal agency or instrumentality such
information as the Commission may require for the
purpose of this title. Each such agency or
instrumentality shall, to the extent permitted by law
and subject to the exceptions set forth in section 552
of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as
the Freedom of Information Act), furnish such
information to the Commission, upon request made by the
Chairperson of the Commission.
(2) Facilities and services, personnel detail
authorized.--Upon request of the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of any Federal agency or
instrumentality shall, to the extent possible and
subject to the discretion of such head--
(A) make any of the facilities and services
of such agency or instrumentality available to
the Commission; and
(B) detail any of the personnel of such
agency or instrumentality to the Commission, on
a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the
Commission in carrying out the Commission's
duties under this title.
(d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in
the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal
agencies.
(e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter into
contracts with State agencies, private firms, institutions, and
individuals for the purpose of conducting research or surveys
necessary to enable the Commission to discharge the
Commission's duties under this title.
(f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be
adopted by the Commission, and to such extent and in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, the Chairperson
of the Commission shall have the power to appoint, terminate,
and fix the compensation (without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, or
of any other provision, or of any other provision of law,
relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule
rates) of an Executive Director, and of such additional staff
as the Chairperson deems advisable to assist the Commission, at
rates not to exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5332 of such title.
SEC. 4006. FUNDING OF COMMISSION.
(a) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year
1997 for carrying out this title, $650,000, to remain available
until expended, or until one year after the termination of the
Commission pursuant to section 4007, whichever occurs first.
(b) Rescission.--Of the funds made available for ``DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION--Federal Family Education Loan Program Account''
in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (as
contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 104-
208), $849,000 is rescinded.
SEC. 4007. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60
days after the date on which the Commission is required to
submit its final report in accordance with section 4004(b).
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3. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan or
a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes
Page 23, line 2, insert before the period the following:
``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provisions of law, of the unobligated balances under this
heading from amounts made available in this or any other Act
for fiscal year 1997 or any prior fiscal year, $300,000 shall
be made available to Monroe County, Michigan, as reimbursement
for costs incurred in connection with the crash of Comair
Flight 3272''.
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4. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thune of South Dakota
or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes
Page 27, after line 23, insert the following:
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Community Development Block Grants Fund
For an additional amount for ``Community development block
grants fund'' as authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, $500,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2000, for use only for buy-outs,
relocation, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities
affected by the flooding in the upper Midwest and other
disasters in fiscal year 1997 and such natural disasters
designated 30 days prior to the start of fiscal year 1997:
Provided, That in administering these amounts, 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, except for
statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair housing
and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the
use of such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the
overall purpose of the statute: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register governing the use of community
development block grant funds in conjunction with any program
administered by the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for buyouts for structures in disaster areas:
Provided further, That for any funds under this head used for
buyouts in conjunction with any program administered by the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, each State
or unit of general local government requesting funds from the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for buyouts shall
submit a plan to the Secretary which must be approved by the
Secretary as consistent with the requirements of this program:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development and the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall submit quarterly reports to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all disbursement and
use of funds for or associated with buyouts: Provided further,
That, hereafter, for any amounts made available under this head
and for any amounts made available for any fiscal year under
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
that are used in communities affected by the flooding and
disasters referred to in this head for activities to address
the damage resulting fromsuch flooding and disasters, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall waive the requirement
under such title that the activities benefit persons of low- and
moderate-income and the requirements that grantees and units of general
local government hold public hearings: Provided further, That,
hereafter, for any amounts made available for any fiscal year under the
HOME Investment Partnerships Act that are used in communities affected
by the flooding and disasters referred to in this head to assist
housing used as temporary housing for families affected by such
flooding and disasters, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall waive (during the period, and to the extent, that such housing is
used for such temporary housing) the requirements that the housing meet
the income targeting requirements under section 214 of such Act, the
requirements that the housing qualify as affordable housing under
section 215 of such Act, and the requirements for documentation
regarding family income and housing status and shall permit families to
self-certify such information: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may make a grant from the amount provided
under this head to restore electrical and natural gas service to areas
damaged by the flooding and natural disasters: Provided further, That
the entire amount made available under this head is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, as amended.
Page 28, line 5, after the dollar figure insert the
following: ``(reduced by $500,000,000)''.
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5. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Traficant of Ohio or a
Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes
Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:
buy-american requirements
Sec. 3003. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of
the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an
entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the
entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
10c).
(b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and
products.--In the case of any equipment or product that
may be authorized to be purchased with financial
assistance provided using funds made available in this
Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities
receiving the assistance should, in expending the
assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing
financial assistance using funds made available in this
Act, the head of each Federal agency shall provide to
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing
the statement made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling
Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined
by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally
affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title
48, Code of Federal Regulations.
6. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neumann of Wisconsin
or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 20 Minutes
Page 28, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the
following: ``(reduced by $2,387,677,000)''.
Page 28, line 6, strike ``$2,387,677,000'' and all that
follows through line 7.
Page 35, strike lines 8 through 25.
Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:
further rescissions in nondefense accounts
Sec. 3003. (a) Rescission of Funds.--Of the aggregate amount
of discretionary appropriations made available to Executive
agencies in appropriation Acts for fiscal year 1997 (other than
for the defense category), $3,600,000,000 is rescinded.
(b) Allocation and Report.--Within 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall--
(1) allocate such rescission among the appropriate
accounts in a manner that will achieve a total net
reduction in outlays for fiscal years 1997 through 2002
resulting from such rescission of not less than
$3,500,000,000; and
(2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a report
setting forth such allocation.
(c) Definitions.--
(1) The terms ``discretionary appropriations'' and
``defense category'' have the respective meanings given
such terms in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(2) The term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning
given such term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
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7. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gekas of Pennsylvania
or Representative Solomon of New York or a Designee, Debatable for Not
To Exceed 30 Minutes
On page 51, after line 23, add the following new title:
TITLE IV--PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
short title
Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the ``Government
Shutdown Prevention Act''.
continuing funding
Sec. 402. (a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal
year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of fiscal
year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing
appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out of
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out
of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds,
such sums as may be necessary to continue any program, project,
or activity for which funds were provided in fiscal year 1997.
(b) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority
granted, for a program, project, or activity for fiscal year
1998 pursuant to this title shall be at 100 percent of the rate
of operations that was provided for the program, project, or
activity in fiscal year 1997 in the corresponding regular
appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997.
(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority
granted, for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title for a
program, project, or activity shall be available for the period
beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and
ending with the earlier of--
(1) the date on which the applicable regular
appropriation bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law
(whether or not that law provides for that program,
project, or activity) or a continuing resolution making
appropriations becomes law, as the case may be; or
(2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.
terms and conditions
Sec. 403. (a) An appropriation of funds made available, or
authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for
fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be made available
to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the
pertinent appropriations Act for fiscal year 1997, including
all of the terms and conditions and the apportionment schedule
imposed with respect to the appropriation made or funds made
available for fiscal year 1997 or authority granted for the
program, project, or activity under current law.
(b) Appropriations made by this title shall be available to
the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the
pertinent appropriations Act.
coverage
Sec. 404. Appropriations and funds made available, and
authority granted, for any program, project, or activity for
fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall cover all
obligations or expenditures incurred for that program, project,
or activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998 for which
this title applies to that program, project, or activity.
expenditures
Sec. 405. Expenditures made for a program, project, or
activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization
whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution
making continuing appropriations until the end of fiscal year
1998 providing for that program, project, or activity for that
period becomes law.
initiating or resuming a program, project, or activity
Sec. 406. No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to this title shall be used to
initiate or resume any program, project, or activity for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available
during fiscal year 1997.
protection of other obligations
Sec. 407. Nothing in this title shall be construed to
effect Government obligations mandated by other law, including
obligations with respect to Social Security, Medicare,
Medicaid, and veterans benefits.
definition
Sec. 408. In this title, the term ``regular appropriation
bill'' means any annual appropriation bill making
appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or granting
authority, for any of the following categories of programs,
projects, and activities:
(1) Agriculture, rural development, and related
agencies programs.
(2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the judiciary, and related agencies.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The government of the District of Columbia and
other activities chargeable in whole or in part against
the revenues of the District.
(5) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and related agencies.
(6) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices.
(7) Energy and water development.
(8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
(9) The Department of the Interior and related
agencies.
(10) Military construction.
(11) The Department of Transportation and related
agencies.
(12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and
certain independent agencies.
(13) The legislative branch.
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8. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Diaz-Balart of Florida
or Representative Meek of Florida or a Designee, Debatable for Not To
Exceed 20 Minutes
Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:
extension of ssi redetermination provisions
Sec. 3003. (a) Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(i)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ``the data which is
1 year after such date of enactment,'' and inserting
``September 30, 1997,''; and
(2) in subclause (III), by striking ``the date of the
redetermination with respect to such individual'' and
inserting ``September 30, 1997,''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective
as if included in the enactment of section 402 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
Page 51, after line 23, insert the following:
job opportunities and basic skills
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 104-208, there is rescinded an amount equal to the total of
the funds within each State's limitation for fiscal year 1997
that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable claims for
such fiscal year.
Section 403(k)(3)(F) of the Social Security Act (as in
effect on October 1, 1996) is amended by adding after the ``,''
the following: ``reduced by an amount equal to the total of
those funds that are within each State's limitation for fiscal
year 1997 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable
claims for such fiscal year (except that such amount for such
year shall be deemed to be $1,000,000,000 for the purpose of
determining the amount of the payment under subsection (l) to
which each State is entitled),''.