Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984

(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment)

Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 1984 for: (1) housing programs, including programs providing for specified housing payments, payments for the operation of low-income housing projects, housing counseling assistance, operating subsidies for troubled multifamily housing projects, and payments to cover losses of the Special Risk Insurance Fund and the General Insurance Fund; (2) the Government National Mortgage Association for the payment of participation sales insufficiencies; (3) the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank for assistance for solar and conservation improvements; (4) community development grants, urban development action grants, and the urban homesteading program; (5) policy development and research; (6) fair housing assistance; and (7) salaries and expenses.

Increases the contract and budget authority for annual contributions for assisted housing. Earmarks specified amounts of such budget authority for: (1) financing public housing for Indian families; and (2) the modernization of existing public housing projects, including 1,000 vacant uninhabitable units. Defers availability of a specified amount of such budget authority until January 1, 1984. Requires that a specified amount of the first budget authority recaptured and made available for obligation in FY 1984 be provided only for assistance to projects for the elderly or handicapped.

Rescinds a specified amount of FY 1984 contract authority for: (1) rent supplement payments; and (2) rental housing assistance.

Authorizes a specified amount for loans in FY 1984 to qualified nonprofit sponsors for the development of housing for the elderly or handicapped.

Authorizes gross obligations for direct loans under the National Housing Act during FY 1984, with a limitation on temporary mortgage assistance payments. Limits the additional commitments to guarantee loans, the gross obligations for the principal amounts of direct loans, and the amount of loan guarantee commitments on the mortgage-backed securities programs under such Act for FY 1984.

Authorizes the payment of a fee charged pursuant to a contract to recover indebtedness owed to the Government out of the amount recovered by the contractor.

Authorizes the use of amounts in the rehabilitation loan fund for loans, operating costs, and the capitalization of delinquent interest during FY 1984.

Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer all of the assets and liabilities of the New Communities Fund to the revolving fund for liquidating programs.

Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission for salaries and expenses; (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) Department of Defense-Civil for Army cemetery expenses; (4) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for salaries and expenses, research and development, abatement, control and compliance activities, buildings and facilities, the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund, necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and construction grants; (5) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Quality, and Office of Science and Technology Policy; (6) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for salaries and expenses, State and local assistance, emergency planning and assistance, and the National Flood Insurance Fund; (7) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (8) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (9) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development, space light, control, and data communications, the construction of facilities, and research and program management; (10) National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, the U.S. Antarctic Program, scientific education, and overseas scientific activities (special foreign currency program); (11) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC); (12) Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (13) Department of the Treasury for the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund and the Office of Revenue Sharing; (14) Veterans Administration (VA) for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, medical care, medical and prosthetic research, medical administration and miscellaneous expenses, general operating expenses, construction of major and minor projects, grants for the construction of State extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries, and grants to the Republic of the Philippines for assisting in rehabilitating the Veterans Memorial Medical Center.

Limits the amount that the Central Liquidity Facility of the National Credit Union Administration may borrow from sources other than the Treasury and the amount of its administrative expenses for FY 1983.

Prohibits the expenditure of EPA appropriations for Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels or to impose sanctions under the Clean Air Act on any area for failure to attain any national ambient air quality standard by established deadlines. Transfers a specified amount of appropriations from the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Activities of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Makes the appropriation of funds for EPA construction grants to address water quality problems subject to congressional approval.

Limits the amount available for expenditure from the Consumer Information Fund.

Prohibits the use of NASA appropriations for leasing or constructing a contractor-funded facility when NASA would be required to amortize the contractor's investment, unless specifically authorized in an appropriation act or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

Prohibits the use of funds appropriated to the U.S. Antarctic Program for the purchase of aircraft.

Prohibits the use of NRC appropriations for the capital costs of a demonstration program with mutual housing associations.

Prohibits the expenditure of any funds appropriated to the Selective Service for the induction of any person into the U.S. Armed Forces.

Prohibits the use of VA appropriations for major construction projects that have not been approved by Congress, except for the advance planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund. Earmarks a specified amount of the advance planning funds for the advance planning of medical projects proposed in FY 1983 and prior years. Sets forth time limitations on the obligation of funds appropriated to the VA for the construction of major projects. Prohibits the obligation of funds from another account on such a project until one year after the VA accepts the project.

Authorizes obligations on the part of the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the Direct Loan Revolving Fund of the VA. Permits, in specified circumstances, the transfer of funds appropriated to the VA. Limits the use of appropriations for purchasing any site or constructing any new hospital or home. Requires reimbursement if any persons, other than eligible beneficiaries, are hospitalized or examined at veterans.

Title III: Corporations - Authorizes certain corporations and agencies of HUD and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, with specified exceptions. Limits, with specified exceptions, new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent expressly provided in this Act. Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1984 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for administrative and nonadministrative expenses and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) for administrative expenses. Sets specified limitations on such expenses.

Title IV: General Provisions - Limits travel expenditures for the agencies listed in this Act to the amounts set forth in the budget estimate, with specified exceptions. Permits the use of HUD and Selective Service System appropriations for: (1) uniforms; (2) the hire of passenger vehicles; and (3) the employment of experts and consultants. Allows the use of HUD funds to pay for legal services and facilities provided by specified agencies.

Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use of appropriated funds: (1) beyond the current fiscal year; (2) without a voucher describing the payees and services or specific statutory authorization; (3) for transportation between the domicile and place of employment of any officer or employee; (4) for payments to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research not specifically solicited by the Government; (5) for consultants paid in excess of the GS-18 rate; and (6) for compensation of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for personnel compensation and benefits for other object classifications in the budget estimates without congressional approval.

Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts which are a matter of public record and included in a publicly available list of: (1) contracts entered into within the past two years; and (2) contracts on which performance has not been completed.

Prohibits any executive agency from expending appropriations under this Act for a contract for services unless the agency: (1) complies with the Office of Procurement Policy Act; and (2) requires reports prepared pursuant to such contract to disclose information about the contract and the contractor.

Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to: (1) administer any regulation which has been vetoed by Congress; (2) provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee of any agency or department; or (3) procure automobiles with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.