OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $58,094,000, of which $3,962,000 shall remain available until expended; and of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be available as the Secretary may determine for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That in addition to this amount and notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds provided in this or any other Act for the Department of Transportation, the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $5,376,000 from accounts otherwise available for carrying out civil rights functions within the Department of Transportation to this account for carrying out internal civil rights functions through a consolidated departmental Office of Civil Rights within the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That in addition, for transfer of civil rights and legal support activities related to the Federal Highway Administration, $809,000 to be derived from “Federal-aid Highways” subject to the “Limitation on General Operating Expenses”: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available for the purposes of the Minority Business Resource Center in this Act may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. Transportation Planning, Research, and Development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, and development activities, including the collection of national transportation statistics, to remain available until expended, $8,293,000. 108 STAT. 2472 Office of Commercial Space Transportation operations and research For necessary expenses for operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, $6,060,000, of which $3,833,000 shall remain available until expended. Working Capital Fund Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Department of Transportation Working Capital Fund not to exceed $93,000,000 shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available by this Act and prior appropriations Acts to the Department of Transportation, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Department of Transportation. Payments to Air Carriers (liquidation of contract authorization) (airport and airway trust fund) (including rescission of contract authorization) For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and determined under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1389), as is payable by the Department of Transportation, $33,423,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs in excess of $33,423,000 for the Payments to Air Carriers program in fiscal year 1995: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation to make payment of compensation under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, in excess of the appropriation in this Act for liquidation of obligations incurred under the “Payments to air carriers” program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the payment of claims for such compensation except in accordance with this provision: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for service to communities in the forty-eight contiguous States that are located fewer than seventy highway miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 unless such point is greater than two hundred and ten miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport: Provided further, That of funds provided for “Small Community Air Service” by Public Law 101–508, $4,000,000 in fiscal year 1995 is hereby rescinded. Rental Payments For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters and field space and related services assessed by the General Services Administration, $144,419,000: Provided, That of this amount, $1,976,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $39,426,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $713,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and $181,000 shall be108 STAT. 2473 derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided further, That in addition, for assessments by the General Services Administration related to the space needs of the Federal Highway Administration, $18,044,000, to be derived from “Federal-aid Highways”, subject to the “Limitation on General Operating Expenses”. Minority Business Resource Center Program For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.