Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1988

Summary

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1988 - Title I: Program Supplementals - Chapter I - Makes supplemental FY 1988 appropriations to the Department of Commerce for the Bureau of the Census. Appropriates supplemental FY 1988 amounts for activities of the Judiciary, including: (1) the Supreme Court; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the Courts of Appeals, district courts, and other judicial services; (5) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (6) the Federal Judicial Center. Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration. Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1988 to revise appropriations to the Board for International Broadcasting. Makes supplemental appropriations for drug law enforcement activities of the Department of Justice and to the Judiciary for the processing of drug-related cases. Chapter II - Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 to increase the amount that the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer among Department of Defense funds for military functions. Directs the Secretary to notify the Congress before making such transfers, which must not result in increased outlays during FY 1988. Chapter III - Makes additional FY 1988 appropriations, through transfers of funds, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for operations of low-income housing projects. Appropriates supplemental FY 1988 amounts to: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, derived through fund transfers; and (2) the Veterans Administration. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 to repeal a provision limiting funds available for veterans' medical care. Chapter IV - Makes supplemental FY 1988 appropriations to: (1) the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service; and (2) the Department of Energy for clean coal technology. Chapter V - Makes supplemental FY 1988 appropriations to: (1) the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, through fund transfers; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Social Services Block Grant program; (3) the Department of Education for student financial assistance, with amounts made available by amendment of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1988; and (4) the Railroad Retirement Board. Rescinds amounts previously appropriated in connection with specified activities of: (1) the Department of Labor; (2) the Department of Education; (3) the Department of Health and Human Services; and (4) the National Institutes of Health. Rescinds, in addition, certain prior appropriations for health resources and services. Limits FY 1988 administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration. Chapter VI - Appropriates amounts to the House of Representatives for payments to specified widows of deceased Members of Congress. Chapter VII - Makes supplemental FY 1988 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for the Office of the Secretary. Reduces amounts available for airway science programs of the Federal Aviation Administration. Rescinds certain FY 1988 funds apportioned to the District of Columbia under the Federal-aid highway program. Makes available additional appropriations, to remain available through FY 1989, to the Federal Railroad Administration, including a transfer of funds, solely to purchase title to Washington Union Station. Appropriates funds to the Mass Transit Capital Fund of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration to pay obligations incurred in connection with a mandated bus testing program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer the Coast Guard Cutter "Ingham" to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, New York, for use as a Coast Guard museum and display. Prohibits funds from being used in connection with specified highway facility projects. Title II: General Provisions - Limits the availability for obligation of these appropriations to the current fiscal year, unless expressly provided in this Act.

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  summary · EN · 13 July 1988

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