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 118 STAT. 389 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 provided by transfer from the ‘‘Native American housing block grants’’ account, $250,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Indian housing loan guarantee fund program’’ account and $35,000 shall be transferred from the ‘‘Native Hawaiian housing loan guar antee fund’’ account: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in the report accompanying this Act unless the Committees on Appro priations of both the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified of any changes in an operating plan or reprogramming: Provided further, That no official or employee of the Department shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has determined that such allot ment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer shall establish positive control of and maintain adequate systems of accounting for appropriations and other available funds as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514: Provided further, That for purposes of funds control and determining whether a violation exists under the Anti Defi ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the point of obligation shall be the executed agreement or contract, except with respect to insur ance and guarantee programs, certain types of salaries and expenses funding, and incremental funding that is authorized under an executed agreement or contract, and shall be designated in the approved funds control plan: Provided further, That the Chief Finan cial Officer shall: (1) appoint qualified personnel to conduct inves tigations of potential or actual violations; (2) establish minimum training requirements and other qualifications for personnel that may be appointed to conduct investigations; (3) establish guidelines and timeframes for the conduct and completion of investigations; (4) prescribe the content, format and other requirements for the submission of final reports on violations; and (5) prescribe such additional policies and procedures as may be required for conducting investigations of, and administering, processing, and reporting on, potential and actual violations of the Anti Deficiency Act and all other statutes and regulations governing the obligation and expendi ture of funds made available in this or any other Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS–14 and GS–15 levels until the total number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions in the Department has been reduced from the number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions on the date of enactment of Public Law 106–377 by 21 2 percent. The tenth proviso under this heading in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, is amended by striking ‘‘the purpose of’’ and inserting ‘‘purposes of funds control and’’ and before the colon insert the following ‘‘, except with respect to insurance and guarantee programs, certain types of salaries and expenses funding, and incremental funding that is authorized under an executed agreement or contract’’. WORKING CAPITAL FUND For additional capital for the Working Capitol Fund (42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department wide information technology systems, and for the continuing operation of both Department wide and program specific 42 USC 3549 note. Procedures. Records. 42 USC 3549 note. Notification.

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