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114 STAT. 1441A -56 PUBLIC LAW 106-377 —APPENDIX A SEC. 427. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the designation, or approval of the designation, of any area as an ozone nonattainment area under the Clean Air Act pursuant to the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard for ozone that was promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency on July 18, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 38,356, p. 38855) and remanded by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on May 14, 1999, in the case, American Trucking Ass'ns. v. EPA (No. 97-1440, 1999 Westlaw 300618) prior to June 15, 2001 or final adjudication of this case by the Supreme Court of the United States, whichever occurs first. SEC. 428. Section 432 of Public Law 104-204 (110 Stat. 2874) is amended— (a) in subsection (c) by inserting "or to restructure and improve the efficiency of the workforce" after "the National Aeronautics and Space Administration" and before "the Administrator"; (b) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (h) and inserting the following: "(4) The provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of this section may be waived upon a determination by the Administrator that use of the incentive satisfactorily demonstrates downsizing or other restructuring within the Agency that would improve the efficiency of agency operations or contribute directly to evolving mission requirements." (c) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: "(i) REPORTS. — The Administrator shall submit a report on NASA's restructuring activities to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate not later than September 30, 2001. This report shall include— "(1) an outline of a timetable for restructuring the workforce at NASA Headquarters and field Centers; "(2) annual Full Time Equivalent (FTE) targets by broad occupational categories and a summary of how these targets reflect the respective missions of Headquarters and the field Centers; "(3) a description of personnel initiatives, such as relocation assistance, early retirement incentives, and career transition assistance, which NASA will use to achieve personnel reductions or to rebalance the workforce; and "(4) a description of efficiencies in operations achieved through the use of the voluntary separation incentive."; and (d) in subsection (j), by striking "September 30, 2000" and inserting "September 30, 2002". SEC. 429. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking "December 31, 2000", and inserting "December 31, 2001". SEC. 430. All Departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of "E-Commerce" technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. SEC. 431. Title III of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568, is amended by adding the following new section at the end: