Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of the Treasury Title II: Postal Service Title III: Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title IV: Independent Agencies Title V: General Provisions Title VI: General Provisions Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for FY 2000 for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies. Title I: Department of the Treasury - Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs for development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) repair and restoration of the Treasury building and annex; (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (7) violent crime reduction programs; (8) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including amounts for maintenance and facility improvements; (9) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (10) the Financial Management Service; (11) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; (12) the U.S. Customs Service, including an amount for operations and maintenance of marine vessels and aircraft; (13) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (14) the Internal Revenue Service, including amounts for tax law enforcement, earned income tax credit compliance and error reduction initiatives, and information systems and telecommunications support; and (15) the Secret Service, including an amount for construction and improvement of facilities. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds. (Sec. 116) Authorizes the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, from October 1, 1999, through January 1, 2003, to offer voluntary separation incentives to specified employees to carry out the plan to reorganize the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. (Sec. 119) Permits the Commissioner of the Financial Management Service, from October 1, 1999, through January 31, 2000, to offer such incentives to specified employees to carry out the closure of the Chicago Financial Center in a manner deemed efficient, equitable to employees, and cost-effective. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, prior to obligating resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once such payments have been completed. Provides for approval of such plan by the OMB Director. Permits such payments only in accordance with the strategic plan. Reduces the total number of funded employee positions in the agency by one position for each vacancy created by the separation of any employee who has received such a payment unless OMB believes that the agency plan demonstrates that the positions would better be used to reallocate occupations or reshape the workforce and produce a more cost-effective result. Title II: Postal Service - Postal Service Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for payments to the Postal Service Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds. Title III: Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President - Executive Office Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for: (1) compensation of thePresident and the White House office; (2) operating, maintenance, and reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House; (3) White House repair and restoration; (4) specialassistance to the President and the official residence of the Vice President; (5) the Council ofEconomic Advisers; (6) the Office of Policy Development; (7) the National Security Council; (8) the Office of Administration; (9) OMB; (10) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;(11) Federal drug control programs, including amounts for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and for a national anti-drug campaign for youth; and (12) unanticipated needs in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for the: (1) Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (2) Federal Election Commission; (3) Federal Labor Relations Authority; and (4) General Services Administration (GSA), including amounts for the Federal Buildings Fund, Government-wide policy and operations, Office of Inspector General, and allowances and office staff for former Presidents. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds. Makes appropriations for: (1) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (2) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation ; (3) the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998; (4) the National Archives and Records Administration, including amounts for repairs and restoration of archives; (5) the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; (6) the Office of Government Ethics; (7) the Office of Personnel Management, including an amount for the Office of Inspector General; (8) Government contributions for health and life insurance benefits for annuitants; (9) the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (10) the Office of Special Counsel; and (11) the U.S. Tax Court. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds. Rescinds a specified amount of funds made available for the National Historical Publications And Records Commission grants program. Establishes a revolving fund in the Treasury to be available for expenses and equipment necessary to provide for storage and related services for all temporary and pre-archival Federal records to be stored or stored at Federal National and Regional Records Centers by Federal agencies. Appropriates funds for the fund's initial capitalization. Credits the fund with user charges received from other Federal Government accounts as payment for providing personnel, storage, materials, supplies, equipment, and services. Requires the National Archives and Records Administration to provide quarterly reports on the fund to specified congressional committees. Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of funds made available under this Act. (Sec. 506) Sets forth Buy American provisions. (Sec. 509) Prohibits funds appropriated by this Act from being available to pay for an abortion or the administrative expenses of any Federal employee health plan which provides benefits for abortions. Makes such prohibition inapplicable if the mother's life would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in cases of rape or incest. Title VI: General Provisions - Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of funds appropriated for Federal departments, agencies, and corporations. (Sec. 621) Bars the use of funds made available for the Customs Service in this Act to allow the importation of any good produced or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. (Sec. 628) Requires the OMB Director to report to Congress: (1) estimates of annual costs and benefits of Federal rules and paperwork; (2) impacts of Federal regulation on State, local, and tribal government, small business, wages, and economic growth; and (3) recommendations for reform. Requires the Director to issue guidelines to agencies to standardize measures of costs and benefits and the format of accounting statements. (Sec. 634) Prohibits the use of funds made available in any Act for the implementation of Federal criminal code provisions regarding a national instant criminal background check system unless the system allows, in connection with the delivery of a firearm to a Federal firearms licensee as collateral for a loan, the check to be performed at the time the collateral is offered and provided that: (1) the licensee notifies local law enforcement within 48 hours of receiving a denial on the person offering collateral; and (2) such criminal code provisions apply at the time of the firearm's redemption. (Sec. 635) Bars the use of funds appropriated by this Act to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. Makes exceptions to such prohibition for religious health plans. (Sec. 638)Establishes a Chief Financial Officer within the Executive Office of the President, to be appointed by the President. (Sec. 639) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to promulgate a regulation requiring the electronic filing (accessible by computers) of any required designation, statement, or report, if the person required to file the designation, statement, or report has, or has reason to expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in excess of an FEC-determined threshold amount. Requires the regulation to allow an electronic or alternative filing by any person not required to make such filing. Requires the FEC to make any filing accessible to the public on the Internet within 24 hours after receipt. (Sec. 640) Authorizes the FEC, in the case of a violation of any requirement for the reporting of receipts or disbursements: (1) to find (after written notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record) that a person committed such a violation on the basis of information obtained pursuant to specified current procedures; and (2) based on such finding, to require the person to pay a civil money penalty in an amount determined under a schedule of penalties the FEC establishes and publishes, which takes into account the amount of the violation involved, the existence of previous violations by the person, and such other factors as the FEC considers appropriate. Provides for judicial review of any adverse determination in the appropriate U.S. district court. (Sec. 641) Requires election cycle reporting in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office. (Sec. 643) Authorizes the use of appropriated funds by executive agencies to provide child care services for Federal civilian employees. (Sec. 644) Increases the President's annual compensation. (Sec. 646) Transfers all personnel of the General Accounting Office employed to carry out the functions of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program to GSA. (Sec. 648) Expresses the sense of the Congress that there should continue to be parity between the adjustments in compensation of members of the uniformed services and U.S. civilian employees.

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Timeline

1. 13 July 1999

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 132.

   Source: Calendars

2. 13 July 1999

   Reported

   The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-231, by Mr. Kolbe.

   Source: Committee

3. 13 July 1999

   Reported

   The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-231, by Mr. Kolbe.

   Source: Committee

4. 13 July 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 14 July 1999

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 246 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2490 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.

   Source: Floor

6. 15 July 1999

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

7. 15 July 1999

   Vote

   On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 209 (Roll no. 305).

   Source: Floor

8. 15 July 1999

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 209 (Roll no. 305).

   Source: Floor

9. 15 July 1999

   Failed

   On motion to recommit Failed by voice vote.

   Source: Floor

10. 15 July 1999

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 246 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

11. 15 July 1999

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

12. 15 July 1999

    Reported

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 246. (consideration: CR H5612-5670; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H5622, H5625-5630; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H5630; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H5630-5631; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H5631-5633; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H5634-5635)

    Source: Floor

13. 15 July 1999

    Floor

    Mr. Hoyer moved to recommit to Appropriations.

    Source: Floor

14. 15 July 1999

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

15. 15 July 1999

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

16. 15 July 1999

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2490.

    Source: Floor

17. 15 July 1999

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2490 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.

    Source: Floor

18. 15 July 1999

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 246 passed House.

    Source: Floor

19. 19 July 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Campbell; Shelby; Kyl; Stevens; Dorgan; Mikulski; Byrd. (consideration: CR S8811)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 19 July 1999

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

21. 19 July 1999

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1282 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8811)

    Source: Floor

22. 19 July 1999

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice.

    Source: IntroReferral

23. 20 July 1999

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

24. 21 July 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

25. 21 July 1999

    Floor

    Mr. Olver moved to instruct conferees to restore $50 million in funding for the IRS to complete its Year 2000 compliance work.

    Source: Floor

26. 21 July 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Olver moved that the House instruct conferees.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 21 July 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Kolbe asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 21 July 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    The Speaker appointed conferees: Kolbe, Wolf, Northup, Emerson, Sununu, Peterson (PA), Blunt, Young (FL), Hoyer, Meek (FL), Price (NC), Roybal-Allard, and Obey.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 21 July 1999

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 21 July 1999

    Passed

    On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6026)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 9 September 1999

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 9 September 1999

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

33. 14 September 1999

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 291 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2490 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions.

    Source: Floor

34. 14 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report H. Rept. 106-319 filed. (text of conference report: CR H8202-8225)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

35. 14 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 106-319 filed.(text of conference report: CR H8202-8225)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

36. 15 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

37. 15 September 1999

    Vote

    On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 292 - 126 (Roll No. 426). (consideration: CR H8339-8351)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

38. 15 September 1999

    Passed

    Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

39. 15 September 1999

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 292 - 126 (Roll No. 426).(consideration: CR H8339-8351)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

40. 15 September 1999

    Vote

    On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 61 - 359 (Roll no. 425). (consideration: CR H8351)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

41. 15 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Murtha moved to recommit to the conference committee.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

42. 15 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

43. 15 September 1999

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

    Source: Floor

44. 15 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Kolbe brought up conference report H. Rept. 106-319 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 291.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

45. 15 September 1999

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 291 passed House.

    Source: Floor

46. 16 September 1999

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

47. 16 September 1999

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-38. Record Vote No: 277.(consideration: CR S10965-10968)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

48. 21 September 1999

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

49. 21 September 1999

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

50. 29 September 1999

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 106-58.

    Source: President

51. 29 September 1999

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

52. 29 September 1999

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

Versions

• Enrolled Bill · undated · Official file
• Public Law · 29 September 1999 · Official file
• Engrossed Amendment Senate · 20 July 1999 · Official file
• Public Print · 19 July 1999 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 15 July 1999 · Official file
• Reported in House · 13 July 1999 · Official file

Documents

16 official files

• Enrolled Bill (text)

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 29 September 1999

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 29 September 1999

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 14 September 1999

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• Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)

  Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 20 July 1999

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• Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 20 July 1999

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• Public Print (text)

  Public Print · EN · 19 July 1999

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• Public Print (PDF)

  Public Print · EN · 19 July 1999

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 19 July 1999

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 15 July 1999

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 15 July 1999

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 15 July 1999

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 July 1999

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 July 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 July 1999

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2490) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
• related to → Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2490) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000