PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-358 POLICY RESEARCH For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $14,000,000. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, disease and chemical threats to civilian populations, $216,922,000: Provided, That the entire amount is hereby designated by Congress to be emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $216,922,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further. That of the amount provided under this heading, $51,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for pharmaceutical and vaccine stockpiling activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and $3,000,000 shall be for the renovation and modernization of the Noble Army Hospital facility at Fort McClellan, Alabama; and $322,000 shall be in payment to the health department of Calhoun County, Michigan: Provided further, That no funds shall be obligated until the Department of Health and Human Services submits an operating plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Public Health Service Act or section 1503 of the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-43. SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level III. SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in the Department of Health and Human Services, prior to the Secretary preparation and submission of a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House detailing the planned uses of such funds.
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