PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-512 SEC. 513. Funds provided in this Act may be used to initiate or continue projects or activities to the extent necessary, consistent with existing agency plans, to achieve Year 2000 (Y2K) computer conversion until such time as supplemental appropriations are made available for that purpose: Provided, That the progrsim, project, or activity from which funds are obligated for Y2K conversion activities shall be reimbursed when such supplemental appropriations are made available. SEC. 515. Hereafter, any payment of attorneys fees, costs, and sanctions required to be made by the Federal Government pursuant to the order of the district court in the case Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. v. Clinton, 989 F.- Supp. 8 (1997), or any appeal of such case, shall be derived by transfer from amounts made available in this or any other Act for any fiscal year for "Compensation of the President and the White House Office—Salaries and Expenses". SEC. 516. Notwithstanding Section 515 of Public Law 104- 208, fifty percent of the unobligated balances available to the White House Office, Salaries and Expenses appropriations in fiscal year 1997, shall remain available through September 30, 1999, for the purposes of satisfying the conditions of Section 515 of this Act. SEC. 517. The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public PoHcy Act of 1992, as amended (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) in section 11, by— (1) deleting the heading and inserting "Use of the Institute by a Federal Agency or Other Entity."; and (2) adding the following new subsection at the end: " (e) NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES. — "(1) Non-Federal entities, including state and local governments. Native American tribal governments, nongovernmental organizations and persons, as defined in 1 U.S.C. 1, may use the Foundation and the Institute to provide assessment, mediation, or other related services in connection with a dispute or conflict involving the Federal government related to the environment, public lands, or natural resoxirces. "(2) PAYMENT INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLU- TION FUND.— Entities utilizing services pursuant to this subsection shall reimburse the Institute for the costs of services provided. Such amounts shall be deposited into the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established under section 10."; and (b) in section 12, by: (1) deleting "IN GENERAL— " and inserting "(a) IN GEN- ERAi^"; and (2) adding the following new subsection: "(b) THE INSTITUTE. —The authorities set forth above shall, with the exception of paragraph (4), apply to the Institute established pursuant to section 10."; and (c) in section 10(b), by adding before the period as follows: ", including not to exceed $1,000 annually for official reception and representation expenses". SEC. 518. The cost accounting standards promulgated under section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (Public Law 93-400; 41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 20 USC 5607b. 20 USC 5608. 20 USC 5607a.
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