PUBLIC LAW 104-99-^AN. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 37 SEC. 206. No provision in the appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1996 referred to in section 201 of this Act that makes the availabihty of any appropriation provided therein dependent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before the date set forth in section 202(c) of this Act. SEC. 207, Appropriations and funds made available by or authority granted pursuant to this title of this Act may be used without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing herein shall be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. SEC. 208, Public Law 104-92 is amended by repealing title II and by inserting in section 101(a) after the paragraph ending Ante, p. 18. with "under the Railroad Retirement Board;" the following para- Ante, p. 17. graphs: "All activities, including administrative and beneficiary travel expenses of all veterans benefit programs, necessary for the provision of veterans benefits funded in the Department of Veterans Affairs under the headings 'Compensation and pensions', 'Readjustment benefits', 'Veterans insurance and indemnities', 'Guaranty and indemnity program account', 'Loan guaranty program account', 'Direct loan program account', 'Education loan fund program account', 'Vocational rehabilitation loans program account', 'Native American veteran housing loan program account', and 'Administrative provisions, sec. 107' to the extent and in the manner and at the rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104-384) on the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urbgui Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2099), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 7, 1995; "All payments to contractors of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs for goods and services that directly relate to patient health and safety to the extent and in the manner and at the rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104-384) on the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R, 2099), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 7, 1995;". SEC, 209. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title 15 USC 77fnote. of this Act, except section 202, the amount made available to the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the heading Salaries and Expenses, shall include, in addition to direct appropriations, the amount it collects under the fee rate and offsetting collection authority contained in Public Law 103-352, which fee rate and offsetting collection authority shall remain in effect during the period of this title of this Act. SEC. 210, Notwithstanding any other provision of this title of this Act, except section 202, funds for the Environmental Protection Agency shall be made available in the appropriation accounts which are provided in H,R, 2099 as reported on September 13, 1995. SEC. 211, Public Law 104-91 is amended by inserting after the words "the protection of the Federal judiciary^' in section 101(a), 18 USC 4043 the following: "to the extent and in the manner and", and by note; 22 USC ^ ' - ^ 1644 note; 28 USC 524, 524 note, 533 note, 534 note 589a, 1930; 31 USC 1344; 42 USC 1973gg-2, 1973gg-2 note.
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