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 118 STAT. 416 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 (4) by striking subsection (c), and inserting the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to the Administration for activities authorized under this Act may be transferred to the new account established for such activity in subsection (a). Balances so transferred may be merged with funds in the newly established account and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund under the same terms and conditions.’’. SEC. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Net works. SEC. 419. None of the funds provided in this Act may be expended to apply, in a numerical estimate of the benefits of an agency action prepared pursuant to Executive Order No. 12866 or section 312 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7612), monetary values for adult premature mortality that differ based on the age of the adult. SEC. 420. It is the sense of Congress that no veteran should wait more than 30 days for an initial doctor’s appointment. SEC. 421. It is the sense of the Congress that human dosing studies of pesticides raises ethical and health questions. SEC. 422. None of the funds made available to NASA in this Act may be used for voluntary separation incentive payments as provided for in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, unless the Administrator of NASA has first certified to Con gress that such payments would not result in the loss of skills related to the safety of the Space Shuttle or the International Space Station or to the conduct of independent safety oversight in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEC. 423. Section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘shall not exceed 2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not, subject to paragraph (6), exceed 3 percent’’; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘not to exceed 1 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph (6), not to exceed 3 percent’’; (3) by redesignating the second paragraph (5) and para graph (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: ‘‘(6) Of the amounts received under paragraph (1), the State may deduct not more than an aggregate total of 3 percent of such amounts for— ‘‘(A) administrative expenses under paragraph (3)(A); and ‘‘(B) technical assistance under paragraph (5).’’. SEC. 424. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY. The matter under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ in title III of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (117 Stat. 513), is amended— (1) in the first sentence of the fifth undesignated paragraph (beginning ‘‘As soon as’’), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and the impact of the final rule entitled ‘Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Non attainment New Source Review (NSR): Equipment Replacement

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