110 STAT. 3009-11 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 and deportation proceedings: Provided, That amounts not required for asylum processing provided under the expeditious deportation of denied asylum applicants shall also be available for other deportation program activities. CONSTRUCTION For planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not otherwise provided for, $9,841,000, to remain available until expended. FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 836, of which 572 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments; $2,768,316,000: Pro- 42 USC 250a. vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the FPS, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the FPS: Provided further. That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further. That not to exceed $90,000,000 for the activation of new facilities shall remain available until September 30, 1998: Provided further. That of the amounts provided for Contract Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, as amended, for the care and security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided further. That notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may '^ enter into contracts and other agreements with private entities for periods of not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional option years for the confinement of Federal prisoners: Provided further, That 18 USC 4352 the National Institute of Corrections hereafter shall be included °ote. in the FPS Salaries and Expenses budget, in the Contract Confinement program and shall continue to perform its current functions under 18 U.S.C. 4351, et seq., with the exception of its grant program and shall collect reimbursement for services whenever possible: Provided further, That any unexpended balances available to the "National Institute of Corrections" account shall be credited to and merged with this appropriation, to remain available until expended.
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