MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR HUD, SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS

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Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 93D CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT .2d Session f I No. 93-1310 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR HUD, SPA ;'S YNCE, VETERANS Mr. BOLAND, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15572) "making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independ- ent executive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes," hav- ing met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows : That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 5, 8, 10, 11, 20, 30, 34, 35, 38, 41, 60, and 61. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 9, 14, 22,26, 27, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50, 55, and 57, and .agree to the same. Amendment numbered 1: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $13,233,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 6: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $197,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. 8- Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 2 Amendment numbered 7: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $123,375,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 12: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $65,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 13: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $6,130,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 15: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $5,413,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 16: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $3,425,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 17: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $6,626,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 18: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu. of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $18,928,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 19: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $28,563,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 3 Amendment numbered 21: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $258,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 23: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $140,155,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 24: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to tie same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $77',020,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 25: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum named by said amendment insert $1,940,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 31: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $661,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 33: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment insert more nor less ; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 36: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the matter striken and inserted by said amendment insert : more nor less ; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 37: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $65,150,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B00380R000700040003-2 4 Amendment numbered 39: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 39, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment insert more nor less ; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 40: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $5,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 45: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $45,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 52: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $420,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 53: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $43,'796,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 54: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 54, and agree to. the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $43,7961000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 56: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 56, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $2,050,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Approved For Release 2005/06/06: CIA-RDP75B003bb'FO'60700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 5 The committee of conference report in disagreement amendments numbered 2, 4, 28, 29, 32, 44,47, 51, 58, and 59. EDWARD P. BOLAND, JOE L. EVINS, GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, J. EDWARD ROUSH, ROBERT 0. TIERNAN, BILL CHAPPELL (Except as to No. 4), ROBERT N. GIAIMO, GEORGE MAHON, BURT L. TALCOTT, JosEPH M. McDADE, BILL SCHERLE, EARL B. RUTH, E. A. CEDERBERG, Managers on the Part of the House. WILLIAM PROXMIRE, JOHN 0. PASTORE, .JOHN C. STENNIS, BIRCH BAYII, LAWTON CHILES, JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, FRANK E. Moss, CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, Jr., CLIFFORD P. CASE, HIRAM L. FONG, EDWARD W. BROOKE, TED STEVENS, MILTON R. YOUNG, Managers on the Part of Senate. Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B00380R000700040003-2 . JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the con- ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15572) making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, 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 : TITLE I.-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Amendment No. 1: Appropriates $13,233,000 for salaries and ex- penses, housing production and mortgage credit programs, instead of $14,340,000 as proposed by the House and $12,125,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 2: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on. the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment to provide tat no administrative funds may be used for the administration of the sec- tion 23 leasing program, unless the unused balance of contract author- ity under the section 236 program, or any replacement program, is also made available for commitment concurrent with any contract au- thority under the section 23 program, instead of the language pro- posed by the Senate. The committee of conference is agreed that the action of the conferees is not meant to impede the section 23 program. The intent is to permit the department to utilize available resources, at the earliest date, to fill the need for low income housing to the extent other programs will not meet those needs. The Secretary is expected to approve commitments of such avail- able funds for new projects for the purpose contemplated by the Con- gress in enacting the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as indicated in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying S. 3066. The conferees are also agreed that the provisions relating to op- erating cost subsidies in the new section 236 program authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 shall not apply to the unused balances of outstanding contract authority that may be committed for new projects pursuant to this act. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate. Amendment No. 3: Appropriates $2,300,000,000 for housing pay- ments as proposed by the Senate, instead of $2,425,000,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 4: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur (6) Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038DROU0700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 7 in the Senate amendment with an amendment to insert language ear- marking not less than $450,000,000 for the payment of operating sub- sidies to local housing authorities. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate. The committee of conference agrees with the language contained in Senate report stating that the Housing Act of 1937 as amended by the Congress in 1970 allows payment of limited operating funds by housing authorities to support public housing tenant organizations. The committee of conference expects that operating subsidies appro- priated in this act will be used to promote improved communication between tenants and management in public housing. Insofar as operat- ing subsidies are used in this manner, the conferees expect the Secre- tary of HUD to exercise adequate budgetary and accountability safeguards to be imposed by local housing authorities or tenant orga- nizations to insure that these funds will be used in a constructive manner. Amendment No. 5: Appropriates $23,400,000 for salaries and ex- penses, housing management programs as proposed by the House, in- stead of $21,825,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 6: Appropriates $197,000,000 for urban renewal programs, instead of $200,000,000 as proposed by the House and $194,- 000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 7: Appropriates $123,375,000 for model cities pro- grams, instead of $125,000,000 as proposed by the House and $121,250,- 000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 8: Restores language proposed by the House to ear- mark $1,000,000 for rehabilitation and redevelopment of the DelIalb County, Tennessee, model cities area devastated by recent tornado damage. Amendment No. 9: Deletes language proposed by the House to ap- proporiate $70,000,000 for the rehabilitation loan fund, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 10: Appropriates $100,000,000 for comprehensive planning grants as proposed by the House, instead of $106,700,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 11: Appropriates $39,000,000 for salaries and ex- penses, community planning and development programs as proposed by the House, instead of $37,830,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 12: Appropriates $65,000,000 for research and tech- nology, instead of $60,000,000 as proposed by the House and $67,900,- 000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 13: Appropriates $6,130,000 for salaries and ex- penses, policy development and research instead of $5,000,000 as pro- posed by the House and $6,130,400 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 14: Appropriates $11,543,000 for fair housing and equal opportunity as proposed by the Senate, instead of $10,900,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 15: Appropriates $5,413,000 for general depart- mental management, instead of $5,580,000 as proposed by the House and $5,412,600 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 16: Appropriates $3,425,000 for salaries and ex- penses, Office of General Counsel, instead of $5,530,000 as proposed by the House and $3,424,100 as proposed by the Senate. Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 8 Amendment No. 17: Appropriates $6,626,000 for salaries and ex- penses, Office of Inspector General, instead of $6,830,000 as proposed by the House and $6,625,100 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 18: Appropriates $18,928,000 for administration and staff services, instead of $19,513,000 as proposed by the House and $18,927,610 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 19: Appropriates $28,563,000 for regional manage- ment and services, instead of $29,446,000 as proposed by the House and $28,562;620 as proposed by the Senate. TITLE II.-SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS CoMMrssION Amendment No. 20: Appropriates $4,512,000 for salaries and ex- penses as proposed by the House instead of $4,376,640 as proposed by the Senate. CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY Amendment No. 21: Appropriates $258,000 for salaries and ex- penses, instead of $265,000 as proposed by the House and $257,050 as proposed by the Senate. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AIMI1,1STRATION Amendment No. 22: Appropriates $2,326,580,000 for research and development as proposed by the Senate, instead of $2,327,380,000 as proposed by the House. The committee of conference is agreed that not to exceed $3,000,000 may be used for further planning for a Large Space Telescope, provided that consideration is given to sub- stantial participation of other nations in a less expensive project to be launched at a later date. The committee of conference is also agreed that SEASAT may proceed within the funds made available under this appropriation. Amendment No. 23: Appropriates $140,155,000 for construction of facilities, instead of $135,670,000 as proposed by the House and $140,155,300 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 24: Designates $77,020,000 for space shuttle facili- ties, instead of $75,080,000 as proposed by the House and $79,020,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 25: Inserts language proposed by the Senate, and earmarks $1,940,000 for initiating construction of an Orbiter Hori- zontal Flight Test Facility, instead of $3,940,000 as proposed by the Senate. The committee of conference is agreed that NASA is not to proceed with the hangar project until the Air Force and NASA agree on the total shuttle facilities plan required at Edwards. Amendments Nos. 26 and 27: Retain language as proposed by the Senate earmarking $4,880,000 for an addition to the Systems Develop- ment Laboratory. The committee of conference urges the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to realign its activities among various installa- tions so that there may be greater utilization of existing space before any new construction is undertaken. H.R. 1310 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 9 Amendment No. 28: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment transferring up to one- quarter of one percent of the funds between the research and devel- opment appropriation and the research and program management appropriation. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate. NATIONAL SCIENCE I OUNDATION Amendment No. 29: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the Senate amendment authorizing not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses. Amendment No. 30: Earmarks not to exceed $35,900,000 for program development and management as proposed by the House, instead of $36,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 31: Appropriates $661,500,000 for salaries and ex- penses, instead of $666,800,000 as proposed by the House and $654,- 750,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 32: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate with an amendment making funds available until June 30, 1976, instead of making funds available until expended as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate. Amendments Nos. 33, 34, and 35: Earmark not more nor less than $13,200,000 only for graduate student support, instead of not less than $13,200,000 as proposed by the House and not more than $12,700,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendments Nos. 36, 37, and 38: Earmark not more nor less than $65,150,000 only for science education improvement, instead of not less than $68,900,000 as proposed by the House and not more than $61,- 400,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendments Nos. 39, 40, and 41: Earmark not more nor less than $5,500,000 only for institutional improvement for science, instead of not less than $8,000,000 as proposed by the House and not more than $3,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 42: Earmarks not more than $50,000,000 for Re- search Applied to National Needs as proposed by the Senate, instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 43: Appropriates $4,850,000 in foreign currencies for scientific activities as proposed by the Senate, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the House. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COIIIIISSION Amendment No. 44: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate limiting travel expenses to not to ex- ceed $1,200,000. SELECTIVE SERVICE Sys=Ii Amendment No. 45: Appropriates $45,000,000 for salaries and ex es -instead (, 000 C~ Appr e4x , , 0 R4"~5O?PQ ~ en -F /? B003y80 b . ~. 460 3-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 10 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Amendment No. 46: Appropriates $7,283,000,000 for compensation and pensions as proposed by the Senate, instead of $6,716,200,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 47: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate to appropriate $8,750,000 for veterans insurance and indemnities. Amendment No. 48: Appropriates $3,187,644,000 for medical care as proposed by the Senate, instead of $3,190,044,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 49: Appropriates $89,000,000 for medical and prosthetic research as proposed by the Senate, instead of $86,770,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 50: Deletes language proposed by the House to appropriate $30,000,000 for assistance for health manpower training institutions as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 51: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate authorizing not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses. Amendment No. 52: Appropriates $420,000,000 for general operat- ing expenses, instead of $388,130,000 as proposed by the House and $428,842,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 53: Appropriates $223,925,000 for construction, major projects, instead of $230,850,000 as proposed by the House and $223,924,500 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 54: Appropriates $43,796,000 for construction, minor projects, instead of $45.150,000 as proposed by the House and $43,795,500 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 55: Appropriates $9,700,000 for grants for con- struction of State extended care facilities as proposed by the Senate, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 56: Appropriates $2,050,000 for grants to the Re- public of the Philippines, instead of $2,100,000 as proposed by the House and $2,037,000,as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 57: Appropriates $97,000 for the vocational reha- bilitation revolving fund as proposed by the Senate, instead of $100,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 58: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the. House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate authorizing not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses. Amendment No. 59: Reported in technical disagreement. The man- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur in the amendment of the Senate to provide necessary authority for the Board to assess charges and receive advances from other agencies and expand the dollar limitation for its proposed new headquarters Aplp rA4 .For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038QBOQQ 00040003-2 Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2 11 TITLE IV.-GENERAL PROVISIONS Amendment No. 60: Deletes language proposed by the Senate relat- ing to the use of passenger motor vehicles. Amendment No. 61: Restores section number proposed by the House. CONFERENCE TOTAL-VVITII COMPARISONS The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year 1975 recommended by the committee of conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 1974 amounts, to the 1975 budget estimate, and to the House and Senate bills for 1975 follows : New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974_________ $20, Amounts 813, 036, 000 Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority (as amended), fiscal year 1975________________________________ 21,436,813,000 House bill, fiscal year 1975__________________________________ 20, 846, 332, 000 Senate bill, fiscal year 1975__________________________________ 21, 210, 718, 420 Conference agreement______________________________________ 21,215,812,000 Conference agreement compared with: New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974__-_ +402, 776, 000 Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority (as amended), fiscal year 1975____________________________ -221, 001, 000 House bill, fiscal year 1975__ ______________________ +369, 480, 000 Senate bill, fiscal year 1975_____________________________ +5,093,580 EDWARD P. BOLAND, JOE L. EVINS, GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, J. EDWARD ROUSH, ROBERT O. TIERNAN, BILL CHAPPELL (except as to No. 4), ROBERT N. GIAIAIO, GEORGE MAHON, BURT L. TALCOTT, JOSEPH M. MCDADE, BILL SCIIERLE, EARL 13. RUTII, E. A. CEDERBERG, Managers on the Part of the House. WILLIAM PROXMIR], JOHN O. P.:ISTORE, JOIIN C7.) STENNIS, BIRCH BAYH, LAWTON CHILES, JoIiN L. MCCLELLAN, FRANK E. MOSS, CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, Jr., CLIFFORD P. CASE, IIIRIAM1 L. FONG, EDWARD W. BROOKE, TED STEVENS, MILTON R. YOUNG, Managers on the Part of the Senate. Approved For Release 2005/06/06 : CIA-RDP75B0038OR000700040003-2