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--S.1519--
S.1519
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety-seven
An Act
To provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and
transit programs pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
[Italic->] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, [<-Italic]
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Surface Transportation Extension
Act of 1997'.
SEC. 2. ADVANCES.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in
this Act as the `Secretary') shall apportion funds made available
under section 1003(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 to each State in the ratio that--
(1) the State's total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority
for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program;
bears to
(2) all States' total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority
for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program.
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS-
(1) PROGRAMS- Of the funds to be apportioned to each State
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the State
is apportioned an amount of the funds, determined under
paragraph (2), for the Interstate maintenance program, the
National Highway System, the bridge program, the surface
transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program, minimum allocation under section
157 of title 23, United States Code, Interstate reimbursement
under section 160 of that title, the donor State bonus under
section 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1940), hold harmless under
section 1015(a) of that Act (105 Stat. 1943), 90 percent of
payments adjustments under section 1015(b) of that Act (105
Stat. 1944), section 1015(c) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944), an
amount equal to the funds provided under sections 1103 through
1108 of that Act (105 Stat. 2027), and funding restoration
under section 202 of the National Highway System Designation
Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 571).
(2) IN GENERAL- The amount that each State shall be
apportioned under this subsection for each item referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be determined by multiplying--
(A) the amount apportioned to the State under subsection
(a); by
(B) the ratio that--
(i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item, or
allocated under sections 1103 through 1108 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (105 Stat. 2027), to the State for fiscal year
1997; bears to
(ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned for
the items, and allocated under those sections, to the
State for fiscal year 1997.
(3) USE OF FUNDS- Amounts apportioned to a State under
subsection (a) attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
shall be available to the State for projects eligible for
assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(4) ADMINISTRATION- Funds authorized by the amendment made by
subsection (d) shall be administered as if they had been
apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may
be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the
deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
the set-asides under section 104(b)(1) of that title for the
territories and under section 104(f)(1) of that title for
metropolitan planning, and the expenditure required under
section 104(d)(1) of that title shall not apply to those funds.
(c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall reduce the amount that
would, but for this section, be apportioned to a State for
programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, for
fiscal year 1998 under a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid
highway program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act
by the amount that is apportioned to each State under
subsection (a) and section 5(f) for each such program.
(2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION- The Secretary may
establish procedures under which funds apportioned under
subsection (a) for a program category for which funds are not
authorized under a law described in paragraph (1) may be
restored to the Federal-aid highway program.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Section 1003 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
1918) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(d) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATIONS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
1997 $5,500,000,000 for the period of November 16, 1997,
through January 31, 1998.
`(2) SPECIAL RULE- Funds apportioned under subsection (a)
shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
`(e) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY-
`(1) AUTHORIZATION- Notwithstanding section 157(e) of title
23, United States Code, there shall be available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to
carry out section 157 of title 23, United States Code, not to
exceed $15,460,000 for the period of January 26, 1998, through
January 31, 1998.
`(2) ALLOCATION- The Secretary shall allocate the amounts
authorized under paragraph (1) to each State in the ratio that--
`(A) the amount allocated to the State for fiscal year
1997 under section 157 of that title; bears to
`(B) the amounts allocated to all States for fiscal year
1997 under section 157 of that title.
`(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under subsections (d)
and (e) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if
the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code.'.
(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS-
(1) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraph (2), after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate to each
State an amount of obligation authority made available under
the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66) that is--
(A) equal to the greater of--
(i) the State's unobligated balance, as of October 1,
1997, of Federal-aid highway apportionments subject to
any limitation on obligations; or
(ii) 50 percent of the State's total fiscal year 1997
obligation authority for funds apportioned for the
Federal-aid highway program; but
(B) not greater than 75 percent of the State's total
fiscal year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned
for the Federal-aid highway program.
(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT- The total of all allocations under
paragraph (1) shall not exceed $9,786,275,000.
(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF FUNDS-
(A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a
State shall not obligate any funds for any Federal-aid
highway program project after May 1, 1998, until the
earlier of the date of enactment of a multiyear law
reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program or July 1,
1998.
(B) REOBLIGATION- Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude the
reobligation of previously obligated funds.
(C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGATION AUTHORITY- On
the earlier of the date of enactment of a law described in
subparagraph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Secretary shall
distribute to each State any remaining amounts of
obligation authority for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs by allocation in accordance
with section 310(a) of the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law
105-66).
(D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- No contract authority made
available to the States prior to July 1, 1998, shall be
obligated after that date until such time as a multiyear
law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program has been
enacted.
(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS- Any obligation of an allocation
of obligation authority made under this subsection shall be
considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998 for
the purposes of the matter under the heading `(LIMITATION ON
OBLIGATIONS)' under the heading `FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS' in title
I of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66).
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- In addition to any other authority of a State to
transfer funds, for fiscal year 1998, a State may transfer any
funds apportioned to the State for any program under section 104
(including amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside
or suballocated under section 133(d)), 144, or 402 of title 23,
United States Code, before, on, or after the date of enactment of
this Act, granted to the State for any program under section 410 of
that title before, on, or after such date of enactment, or
allocated to the State for any program under chapter 311 of title
49, United States Code, before, on, or after such date of
enactment, that are subject to any limitation on obligations, and
that are not obligated, to any other of those programs.
(b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS- Any funds transferred to
another program under subsection (a) shall be subject to the
provisions of the program to which the funds are transferred,
except that funds transferred to a program under section 133 (other
than subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2)) of title 23, United States
Code, shall not be subject to section 133(d) of that title.
(c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway
program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall restore any funds that a State transferred
under subsection (a) for any project not eligible for the funds
but for this section to the program category from which the
funds were transferred.
(2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION- The Secretary may
establish procedures under which funds transferred under
subsection (a) from a program category for which funds are not
authorized may be restored to the Federal-aid highway, highway
safety, and motor carrier safety programs.
(3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION- No provision of
law, except a statute enacted after the date of enactment of
this Act that expressly limits the application of this
subsection, shall impair the authority of the Secretary to
restore funds pursuant to this subsection.
(d) GUIDANCE- The Secretary may issue guidance for use in
carrying out this section.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
(a) EXPENSES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION-
(1) AUTHORITY TO BORROW-
(A) FROM UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISCRETIONARY
ALLOCATIONS- If unobligated balances of funds deducted by
the Secretary under section 104(a) of title 23, United
States Code, for administrative and research expenses of
the Federal-aid highway program are insufficient to pay
those expenses for fiscal year 1998, the Secretary may
borrow to pay those expenses not to exceed $60,000,000 from
unobligated funds available to the Secretary for
discretionary allocations.
(B) REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE- Funds borrowed under
subparagraph (A) shall be reimbursed from amounts made
available to the Secretary under section 104(a) of title
23, United States Code, as soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid
highway program enacted after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY-
(A) IN GENERAL- In addition to funds made available under
paragraph (1), there shall be available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for
administrative and research expenses of the Federal-aid
highway program $158,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs.
(3) USE OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS- Section 104(i)(1) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `, and
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,'
after `1997'.
(b) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS- Section 6006 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2172) is amended--
(1) by inserting `(a) IN GENERAL- ' before `Chapter I'; and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)--
(A) by striking `1996, and' and inserting `1996,'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `, and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998'.
SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.
(a) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS- Section 1003(a)(6) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1919) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking `1992 and' and inserting `1992,'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `, and $95,500,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking `1995, and' and inserting `1995,'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `and $86,000,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998'; and
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking `1995, and' and inserting `1995,'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `, and $42,000,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998'.
(b) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM- Section 1003 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
1918) (as amended by section 2(d)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
`(e) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM- Section 104(h) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `and
$7,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,
1998' after `1997'.'.
(c) CERTAIN ALLOCATED PROGRAMS-
(1) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION- Section 1040(f)(1) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23
U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `and $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,
through March 31, 1998'.
(2) SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM- Section 1047(d) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101
note; 105 Stat. 1998) is amended in the first sentence--
(A) by striking `1994, and' and inserting `1994,'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `, and $7,000,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998'.
(d) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS- Section 6058(b) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2194) is amended--
(1) by striking `1992 and' and inserting `1992,'; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
`, and $47,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998'.
(e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH-
(1) OPERATION LIFESAVER-
(A) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry
out the operation lifesaver program under section 104(d)(1)
of title 23, United States Code, $150,000 for the period of
October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs.
(2) DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM-
(A) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry
out the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
Program under section 307(a)(1)(C)(ii) of title 23, United
States Code, $1,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,
through March 31, 1998.
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs.
(3) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE- Section 321(f) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: `There shall be available from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this
section $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to any
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs.'.
(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM- Section 326(c) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: `There shall be available from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this
section $3,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to any
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs.'.
(f) METROPOLITAN PLANNING-
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY-
(A) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry
out section 134 of title 23, United States Code,
$78,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998.
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs.
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS- The Secretary shall distribute
funds authorized under paragraph (1) to the States in
accordance with section 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States
Code.
(g) TERRITORIES- Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918) (as amended
by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(f) TERRITORIES-
`(1) IN GENERAL- In lieu of the amounts deducted under
section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, there shall
be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
$15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March
31, 1998.
`(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, and shall be subject to any limitation on
obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction programs.'.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) NHTSA HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS- Section 2005(1) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2079) is amended--
(1) by striking `1996, and' and inserting `1996,'; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
`, and $83,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998'; and
(b) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES- Section 410 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking `5' and inserting `6'; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking `and fifth' and
inserting `fifth, and sixth';
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking `two' and inserting
`3'; and
(3) in the first sentence of subsection (j)--
(A) by striking `1997, and' and inserting `1997,'; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following `, and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998'.
(c) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER- Section 30308(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `1994, and' and inserting `1994,'; and
(2) by inserting after `1997,' the following: `and $1,855,000
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,'.
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.
Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1) through (5), by striking `not more'
each place it appears and inserting `Not more'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(6) Not more than $45,000,000 for the period of October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998.'.
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.
Title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087-2140) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
`SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR THE PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.
`(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS- Section 5309(m)(1) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting `, and for the period of
October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
`(b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY
MODERNIZATION- Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
`(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `and for the period of
October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,' after `1997,'; and
`(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998-
The Secretary shall determine the amount that each urbanized area
is to be apportioned for fixed guideway modernization under this
section on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial fiscal year 1998
funding made available by section 5338(b)(1)(F).'.
`(c) AUTHORIZATIONS- Section 5338 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
`(1) in subsection (a)--
`(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
`(F) $1,328,400,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,
through March 31, 1998.'; and
`(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
`(F) $369,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998.';
`(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following:
`(F) $1,131,600,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,
through March 31, 1998.';
`(3) in subsection (c), by inserting `and not more than
$1,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,
1998,' after `1997,';
`(4) in subsection (e), by inserting `and not more than
$3,000,000 is available from the Fund (except the Account) for
the Secretary for the period of October 1, 1997, through March
31, 1998,' after `1997,';
`(5) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting `and $3,000,000 is
available for section 5317 for the period of October 1, 1997,
through March 31, 1998' after `1997';
`(6) in subsection (j)(5)--
`(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking `and' at the end;
`(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the
end and inserting `; and'; and
`(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(D) the lesser of $1,500,000 or an amount that the
Secretary determines is necessary is available to carry out
section 5318 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
March 31, 1998.';
`(7) in subsection (k), by striking `or (e)' and inserting
`(e), or (m)'; and
`(8) by adding at the end the following:
`(m) SECTION 5316 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH
MARCH 31, 1998- Not more than the following amounts may be
appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund (except the Account)
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998:
`(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a).
`(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b).
`(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c).
`(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d).
`(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e).'.'.
SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUNDS FUNDED BY HIGHWAY-RELATED
TAXES.
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND- Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to Highway Trust Fund) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking `1997' and inserting `1998'; and
(ii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the
following new flush sentence:
`In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to
in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as
in effect on the date of the enactment of this sentence.';
(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking `1997' and inserting
`1998';
(C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking `1997' and inserting
`1998'; and
(D) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking `1997' and inserting
`1998'; and
(2) in subsection (e)(3)--
(A) by striking `1997' and inserting `1998', and
(B) by striking all that follows `the enactment of' and
inserting `the last sentence of subsection (c)(1).'.
(b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND- Section 9504(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Boat Safety
Account) is amended by striking `April 1, 1998' and inserting
`October 1, 1998'.
(c) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND- Section 9511(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from
Trust Fund) is amended by striking `1997' and inserting `1998'.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on October 1, 1997.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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