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The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) provides advice to the President concerning policies in science and technology and on the utilization of science and technology in addressing important national problems. The OSTP operations include support to other Executive Office of the President organizations on issues with science and technology considerations; review and analysis, with the Office of Management and Budget, of research and development budgets for all Federal agencies; coordination of research and development programs of the Federal Government; and other activities necessary to carry out the duties, functions, and activities described in Public Law 94-282, the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976.

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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 (43 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation, expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, [$1,900,000] $2,101,000: Provided, That the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall reimburse other agencies for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it.

Note-Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, section 101(g), provide funds to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference version of HR. 5313, Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987.

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

Identification code 11-2600-0-1-802

Program by activities:

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

REPRESENTATIVE

Federal Funds

General and special funds:

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, [$13,300,000] $15,248,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed [$59,000] $69,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, section 101(b), additional authorizing legislation to be proposed.)

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

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The United States Trade Representative is responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. foreign trade policy. The Trade Representative has policy and negotiating responsibility for direct investment, trade in commodities and energy, export expansion, and East-West trade. The Trade Representative also conducts U.S. affairs relating to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

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Program by activities: 10.00 Total obligations.. Financing:

GATT negotiations on the harmonized tariff nomen-
clature system are expected to conclude during 1987. 4000 Budget authority (appropriation)
Multilateral trade negotiations in the GATT began in
September 1986; resource needs for these negotiations 7100 Obligations incurred, net

Relation of obligations to outlays

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72 40 Obligated balance, start of year
14 40 Obligated balance, end of year

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SEC. 601. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and ambulances), is hereby fixed at $6,600 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $7,600: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $2,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976.

SEC. 602. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.

SEC. 603. Unless otherwise specified during the current fiscal year no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the

Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date and is actually residing in the United States, (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States, (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, or the Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, or (5) South Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian refugees paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his status have been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for any other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals of those countries allied with the United States in the current defense effort, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as a result of emergencies.

SEC. 604. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and serv ices and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. SEC. 605. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.

[SEC. 606. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person.] SEC. 606. Funds made available under this Act or any other Act for employing agency contributions prescribed by the Civil Service Retirement System (5 U.S.C. ch. 83) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-335), as amended, for any Execu tive agency, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 102, with direct pay costs in fiscal year 1988 of over $25,000,000, shall be available only for such purpose. If the total amount obligated for fiscal year 1988 for such employing agency contributions is less than the estimate for such contributions reflected in the President's Budget, then the difference between the estimated and actual obligations shall not be available for obligation.

[SEC. 607. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned by the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (includ ing the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use of such credits), only when reimbursement therefor is made to the Treasury from applicable appropriations of the agency concerned: Provided That such credits received as exchanged allowances or proceeds of sales of personal property may be used in whole or part payment for acquisition of similar items, to the extent and in the manner authorized by law, without reimbursement to the Treasury.]

SEC. [608] 607. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act, shall be available for interagency financing of boards, commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific

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statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.

SEC. [609] 608. Funds made available by this or any other Act to (1) the General Services Administration, including the fund created by the Public Building Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), and (2) the "Postal Service Fund” (39 U.S.C. 2003), shall be available for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the United States or the Postal Service and under the charge and control of the General Services Administration or the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers of special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), but shall not be restricted to certain Federal property as otherwise required by the proviso contained in said section and, as to property owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the same actions as the Administrator of General Services may take under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a, 318b), attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c): Provided, That when the Administrator of General Services delegates responsibility to protect property under his charge and control to the head of another Federal agency, that agency may employ guards to protect the property who shall have the same powers of special policemen in same manner as the foregoing. SEC. [610] 609. None of the funds available under this or any other Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with the designation for construction, arranging for financing, or execution of contracts or agreements for financing or construction of any additional purchase contract projects pursuant to section 5 of the Public Building Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313) during the period beginning October 1, 1976, and ending September 30, [1987] 1988

[SEC. 611. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.]

Ser [612] 610. No part of any appropriation contained in, or funds made available by this or any other Act, shall be available for any agency to pay to the Administrator of the General Services Administration a higher rate per square foot for rental of space and services established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended) than the rate per square foot established for the space and services by the General Services Administration for the [current] fiscal year and for which appropriations were granted.

SEc. 【613] 611 (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal years ending September 30, [1987] 158, or September 30, [1988] 1989, by this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 3343ax2 A) of title 5, United States Code, or any employee covered by section 5348 of that title

(1) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by section 613 of [H.R. 3036, incorporated by reference in section 101(h) of Public Law 99-190] the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1987, as incorporated in section 101(m) of Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, until the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins not less than ninety days after that date, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section 613;

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(2) during the period consisting of the remainder, if any, of fiscal year [1987] 1988, and that portion of fiscal year [1988] 1989, that precedes the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to be effective in fiscal year [1989] 1989, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) of this subsection by more than the overall average percentage adjustment in the General Schedule during fiscal year [1987] 1988. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9(b) of Public Law 92292 or section 704(b) of Public Law 95-454, the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply (in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe) to any prevailing rate employee to whom such section 9(b) applies, except that the provisions of subsection (a) may not apply to any increase in a wage schedule or

rate that is required by the terms of a contract entered into before the date of enactment of this Act].

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) of this section is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.

(d) For the purpose of this section, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a schedule that was not in existence on September 30, [1986] 1987, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, [1986] 1987, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this section.

(f) The provisions of this section shall apply with respect to pay for services performed by any affected employee on or after October 1, [1986] 1987.

(g) For the purpose of administering any provision of law, including section 8431 of title 5, United States Code, or any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit, that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation, on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate or salary or basic pay payable after the application of this section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. (h) Nothing in this section may be construed to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this section not in effect.

(i) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.

[SEC. 614. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to plan, implement, or administer (1) any reduction in the number of regions, districts or entry processing locations of the United States Customs Service; or (2) any consolidation or centralization of duty assessment or appraisement functions of any offices in the United States Customs Service.]

SEC. [615] 612. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to renovate, remodel, furnish, or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furni ture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such renovation, remodeling, furnishing, or redecoration [is expressly approved by] has been transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.

SEC. [616] 613. (a) If any individual or entity which provides or proposes to provide child care services for Federal employees during fiscal year 1988 or any fiscal year thereafter, applies to the officer or agency of the United States charged with the allotment of space in the Federal buildings in the community or district in which such individual or entity provides or proposes to provide such service, such officer or agency may allot space in such a building to such individual or entity if

(1) such space is available;

(2) such officer or agency determines that such space will be used to provide child care services to a group of individuals of whom at least 50 percent are Federal employees; and

(3) such officer or agency determines that such individual or entity will give priority for available child care services in such space to Federal employees.

(bx1) If an officer or agency allots space during fiscal year 1988 or any fiscal year thereafter, to an individual or entity under subsection (a), such space may be provided to such individual or entity without charge for rent or services.

(2) If there is an agreement for the payment of costs associated with the provision of space allotted under subsection (a) or services provided in connection with such space, nothing in title 31, United States Code, or any other provision of law, shall be construed to prohibit or restrict payment by reimbursement to the miscellaneous receipts or other appropriate account of the Treasury.

Departments, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS-Continued

(3) For the purpose of this section, the term "services" includes the providing of lighting, heating, cooling, electricity, office furniture, office machines and equipment, telephone service (including installation of lines and equipment and other expenses associated with telephone service), and security systems (including installation and other expenses associated with security systems).

SEC. [617] 614. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate family of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life threatening illness of said employee.

[SEC. 618. (a) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN 1986.-(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and any regulations prescribed thereunder, any application by the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia) for admission to the Combined Federal Campaign, whether in a particular community or otherwise, shall be considered without regard to any eligibility requirements, to the extent that such requirements relate to any period before the date on which such Fund became incorporated.]

(2) The eligibility of the Fund to be admitted to the Combined Federal Campaign in a particular community shall also be determined without regard to any criteria relating to having a "direct and substantial presence" in the community involved.

(3) This subsection shall be effective only with respect to the Combined Federal Campaign as conducted during calendar year 1986. (b) DEFINITIONS.-For the purpose of this section, the term "Combined Federal Campaign" and the term "community" each has the meaning given such term by section 950.101 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act).]

[SEC. 619. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act shall be used for preparing, promulgating or implementing any regulations dealing with organization participation in the 1986 and 1987 Combined Federal Campaign other than repromulgating and implementing the 1984 and 1985 Combined Federal Campaign regulations, unless such regulations provide that any charitable organization which participated in any prior campaign shall be allowed to participate in 1986 and 1987 campaign: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act shall be used for preparing, promulgating or implementing new regulations dealing with the Combined Federal Campaign (“CFC”) which require or allow the Office of Personnel Management to directly or indirectly determine the eligibility of any agency to participate in the CFC (other than the local service of those agencies which perform a substantial preponderance of their services in the United States) if that agency is a member of a qualified federated group.]

[SEC. 620. None of the funds appropriated or made available by this Act shall be used to implement or enforce the rule proposed on May 7, 1986 (51 Federal Register 16988-16991), or any other regulation issued pursuant to statute requiring competitive bidding for electricity, gas, or steam utility services acquired by the Federal Government.]

[SEC. 621. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used prior to July 15, 1987, to repeal, amend, or modify any policy, procedure, or practice contained in subpart 19.5 of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as such subpart was in effect on July 31, 1986) except if such subpart requires modification to implement the amendments made by section 911 (relating to small business set-asides) of H.R. 4438 (99th Congress, 2d Session), or the amendments made by any successor provision to such section, if such bill is enacted into law.]

[SEC. 622. Section 202 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by inserting a new clause (3) to read (3) the Treasury Building and grounds;" and by renumbering previously existing clauses (3) through (8) as clauses (4) through (9). The word "immediately" in prior clause

(6) (renumbered clause (7)) is stricken and the word "immediate" is inserted in its place.]

[SEC. 623. The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended by inserting after section 310 (7 U.S.C. 940) the following new section: "SEC. 311. PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM.-The Administrator shall establish a privatization demonstration program which shall permit borrowers to prepay loans made by the Federal Financing Bank and guaranteed under section 306 of this Act by paying the outstanding principal balance due on the loans. No sums in addition to the payment of the outstanding principal balance due on the Federal Financ ing Bank loans may be charged as the result of such prepayment against the borrower, the fund, or the Rural Electrification Adminis tration. Federal Financing Bank shall be refinanced using the exist ing section 306 loan guarantee, with private capital, in an amount not to exceed the outstanding principal amount prepaid: Provided, That such guarantee of private capital shall be 90% of the principal amount of the loan or any portion thereof plus accrued interest outstanding at any time during the maturity period of the loan and shall be fully transferable and assignable. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, borrowers may prepay Federal Financing Bank loans under this section, except that such borrowers shall be required to prepay all of their outstanding loans made or guaranteed under this Act within one year of prepayment of the first loan. A direct or insured loan prepaid under this section shall be prepaid by the borrower at the lesser of the outstanding principal balance due on the loan or the loan's present value discounted from the face value at maturity at the rate set by the Administrator. A Rural Telephone Bank loan shall be prepaid by paying the outstanding principal balance on the loan. No guarantee or other financial assistance shall be available to the borrowers to refinance outstanding loans prepaid hereunder. In the case of an electric borrower prepaying under this section or otherwise prepaying a loan at less than the outstanding principal balance due on the loan, after the date of prepayment, no loans, loan guarantees or other financial assistance shall be provided pursuant to this Act to the borrower or its successors or for the purpose of financing the construction or operation of generating plants or bulk transmission lines for the purpose of furnishing elec tric energy in the area served on a retail or wholesale basis by such borrower. In the case of a telephone borrower prepaying under this section, or otherwise prepaying a loan at less than the outstanding principal balance due on the loan, after the date of prepayment, no loans, loan guarantees or other financial assistance shall be provided pursuant to this Act to the borrower or its successors or for the purpose of furnishing or improving telephone service in the area served by such borrower. In determining the service area of electric borrowers, the Administrator shall make allowances and adjustments to avoid adversely affecting the eligibility of other borrowers for financial assistance under this Act where such borrowers are currently providing electric supply services for retail loads in the same area and which are reasonably expected to continue providing electric supply services for retail loads in such areas. In the event that the borrower prepaying under this section shall be using a majority of its generating capacity to directly serve its retail consumers, other borrowers which are purchasing power from such borrower as of September 30, 1986, shall continue to remain eligible for financing under this Act for needs in their service area. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a borrower which has prepaid pursuant to this section from participating in generation and transmission projects with borrowers which have not prepaid, so long as the borrower which has prepaid utilizes private capital financing without financial assistance under this Act: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall prohibit short-term power purchases by borrowers which have prepaid under this section from borrowers which have not prepaid. The Administrator shall issue regulations to implement this section within 60 days." (Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, section 101(m).)

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