OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Immediate Office of the Secretary For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary, $1,867,000. Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary, $600,000. Office of the General Counsel For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $9,000,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, $2,824,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, $7,650,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,250,000 in funds received in user fees.113 STAT. 987 Office of the Assistant Secretary For Budget and Programs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,870,000, including not to exceed $45,000 for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,039,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $17,767,000. Office of Public Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, $1,800,000. Executive Secretariat For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, $1,102,000. Board of Contract Appeals For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, $520,000. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,222,000. Office of Intelligence and Security For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Security, $1,454,000. Office of the Chief Information Officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $5,075,000. Office of Intermodalism For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism, $1,062,000. Office of Civil Rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $7,200,000.113 STAT. 988 Transportation Planning, Research, and Development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $3,300,000. Transportation Administrative Service Center Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed $148,673,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That the preceding limitation shall not apply to activities associated with departmental Year 2000 conversion activities: Provided further, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Transportation Administrative Service Center without the approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees. 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 $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $400,000. Minority Business Outreach For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.