SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES PRISONERS.

SEC. 6156. SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES PRISONERS. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1989, for support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions, $21,500,000 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $4,100,000 shall be available under the Cooperative Agree-102 STAT. 4345ment Program for the purpose of renovating, constructing, and equipping State and local correctional facilities: Provided, That the appropriation authorized under this section shall be in addition to any appropriations provided in regular appropriations Acts or continuing resolutions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989: Provided further, That amounts made available for constructing any local correctional facility shall not exceed the cost of constructing space for the average Federal prisoner population to be housed in the facility, or in other facilities in the same correctional system, as projected by the Attorney General; Provided further, That following agreement on or completion of any federally assisted correctional facility construction, the availability of the space required for Federal prisoners with authorized Federal funds shall be assured and the per diem rate charged for housing Federal prisoners in the assured space shall not exceed operating costs for the period of time specified in the cooperative agreement.