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Union Calendar No. 93

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3058

[Report No. 109–153] 

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 

Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, 

and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2005

Mr. KNOLLENBERG, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, 

the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
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1 Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing 

2 and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Colum3 bia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending 

4 September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely:

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

7 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

8 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

10 $84,913,000, of which not to exceed $2,198,000 shall be 

11 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 

12 to exceed $698,000 shall be available for the immediate 

13 Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $15,183,000 

14 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 

15 not to exceed $11,680,000 shall be available for the Office 

16 of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 

17 to exceed $7,593,000 shall be available for the Office of 

18 the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 

19 exceed $2,052,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

20 Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex21 ceed $23,139,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

22 Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 

23 $1,910,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af24 fairs; not to exceed $1,442,000 shall be available for the 

25 Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
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1 $697,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract Ap2 peals; not to exceed $1,265,000 shall be available for the 

3 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; 

4 not to exceed $2,033,000 for the Office of Intelligence and 

5 Security; not to exceed $3,128,000 shall be available for 

6 the Office of Emergency Transportation; and not to ex7 ceed $11,895,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

8 Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 

9 of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro10 priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 

11 other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur12 ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in13 creased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such 

14 transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 

15 funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for ap16 proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria17 tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 

18 be for allocation within the Department for official recep19 tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de20 termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 

22 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 

23 to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur24 ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
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1 be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 

2 Public Affairs. 

3 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

5 $8,550,000. 

6 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

7 DEVELOPMENT

8 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 

9 planning, research, systems development, development ac10 tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex11 pended, $40,613,000. 

12 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

13 Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 

14 outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 

15 $120,014,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 

16 available to the Department of Transportation: Provided,

17 That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 

18 to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro19 vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex20 penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur21 ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 

22 of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 

23 Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal 

24 administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may 

25 be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity 

26 or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
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1 ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 

2 and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap3 proved by such Committees. 

4 MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

5 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as au6 thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in7 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de8 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

9 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

10 subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 

11 guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for 

12 administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 

13 program, $400,000. 

14 MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

15 For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re16 source Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain 

17 available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That not18 withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 

19 business opportunities related to any mode of transpor20 tation. 

21 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

22 (AIRPORT ANDAIRWAY TRUST FUND)

23 In addition to funds made available from any other 

24 source to carry out the essential air service program under 

25 49 U.S.C. 41731–41742, $54,000,000, to be derived from 

26 the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
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1 able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 

2 transfer amounts appropriated to the Federal Aviation 

3 Administration under any heading in this Act or otherwise 

4 available to the Federal Aviation Administration, to make 

5 such amounts available for obligation and expenditure for 

6 the essential air service program, in satisfaction of the re7 quirements of section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 

8 States Code, in advance of the collection of fees under sec9 tion 45301 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur10 ther, That the Secretary shall reimburse such amounts to 

11 the Federal Aviation Administration proportionally by 

12 transfer, to the extent possible, from amounts credited to 

13 the account established under section 45303 of title 49, 

14 United States Code, as such fees are collected during the 

15 fiscal year: Provided further, That, in determining between 

16 or among carriers competing to provide service to a com17 munity, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy 

18 requirements of the carriers. 

19 NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

20 For necessary expenses of the Department of Trans21 portation’s new headquarters building and related serv22 ices, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

23 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

24 OPERATIONS

25 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad26 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
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1 ations and research activities related to commercial space 

2 transportation, administrative expenses for research and 

3 development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 

4 operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 

5 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 

6 to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi7 cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 

8 available by Public Law 108–176, $8,042,920,000, of 

9 which $4,986,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport 

10 and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed 

11 $6,424,229,000 shall be available for air traffic services 

12 activities; not to exceed $951,042,000 shall be available 

13 for aviation regulation and certification activities; not to 

14 exceed $222,171,000 shall be available for research and 

15 acquisition activities; not to exceed $11,759,000 shall be 

16 available for commercial space transportation activities; 

17 not to exceed $50,583,000 shall be available for financial 

18 services activities; not to exceed $69,943,000 shall be 

19 available for human resources program activities; not to 

20 exceed $150,744,000 shall be available for region and cen21 ter operations and regional coordination activities; not to 

22 exceed $140,337,000 shall be available for staff offices; 

23 and not to exceed $36,612,000 shall be available for infor24 mation services: Provided, That none of the funds in this 

25 Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administra-
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1 tion to finalize or implement any regulation that would 

2 promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically author3 ized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: 

4 Provided further, That there may be credited to this appro5 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali6 ties, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and pri7 vate sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of 

8 agency services, including receipts for the maintenance 

9 and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, 

10 renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, 

11 aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related 

12 thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: 

13 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

14 this heading, not less than $7,500,000 shall be for the 

15 contract tower cost-sharing program: Provided further,

16 That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement 

17 with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in 

18 the development of aviation safety standards: Provided 

19 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail20 able for new applicants for the second career training pro21 gram: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 

22 shall be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 

23 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 

24 unless such employee actually performed work during the 

25 time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated 

2 or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service 

3 station in the contiguous United States: Provided further,

4 That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical chart5 ing and cartography are available for activities conducted 

6 by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: 

7 Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may 

8 be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal 

9 Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or 

10 gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit 

11 card. In addition, $150,000,000 for transition costs asso12 ciated with OMB Circular A–76 Flight Service Station 

13 competition. 

14 FACILITIES ANDEQUIPMENT

15 (AIRPORT ANDAIRWAY TRUST FUND)

16 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

17 for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 

18 improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navi19 gation and experimental facilities and equipment, as au20 thorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United 

21 States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites 

22 by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, includ23 ing construction of test facilities and acquisition of nec24 essary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 

25 of quarters and related accommodations for officers and 

26 employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
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1 tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 

2 not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of air3 craft from funds available under this heading; to be de4 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 

5 $3,053,000,000, of which $2,618,000,000 shall remain 

6 available until September 30, 2008, and of which 

7 $435,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

8 2006: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro9 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali10 ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex11 penses incurred in the establishment and modernization 

12 of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That upon ini13 tial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2007 

14 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

15 transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest16 ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 

17 includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 

18 2007 through 2011, with total funding for each year of 

19 the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 

20 as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 

21 and Budget. 

22 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, ANDDEVELOPMENT

23 (AIRPORT ANDAIRWAY TRUST FUND)

24 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

25 for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 

26 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
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1 Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 

2 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 

3 $130,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

4 Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 

5 2008: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro6 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali7 ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex8 penses incurred for research, engineering, and develop9 ment. 

10 GRANTS-IN-AIDFOR AIRPORTS

11 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

12 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

13 (AIRPORT ANDAIRWAY TRUST FUND)

14 (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

15 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in16 aid for airport planning and development, and noise com17 patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub18 chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 

19 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au20 thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 

21 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 

22 and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

23 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 

24 for inspection activities and administration of airport safe25 ty programs, including those related to airport operating 

26 certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
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1 Code, $3,600,000,000 to be derived from the Airport and 

2 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex3 pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head4 ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro5 grams the obligations for which are in excess of 

6 $3,600,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, notwithstanding sec7 tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

8 further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 

9 be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys10 tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 

11 airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex12 plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith13 standing any other provision of law, not more than 

14 $81,346,584 of funds limited under this heading shall be 

15 obligated for administration and not less than 

16 $20,000,000 shall be for the Small Community Air Service 

17 Development Program: Provided further, That of the 

18 amount authorized for the fiscal year ending September 

19 30, 2005, under sections 48103 and 48112 of title 49, 

20 United States Code, $469,000,000 are rescinded. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, airports may transfer without consideration to the 

25 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument land26 ing systems (along with associated approach lighting 
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1 equipment and runway visual range equipment) which 

2 conform to FAA design and performance specifications, 

3 the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport4 aid program, airport development aid program or airport 

5 improvement program grant: Provided, That, the Federal 

6 Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment, 

7 which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA 

8 in accordance with agency criteria. 

9 SEC. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

10 to compensate in excess of 375 technical staff-years under 

11 the federally funded research and development center con12 tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 

13 Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur14 ing fiscal year 2005. 

15 SEC. 103. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

16 to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air17 port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis18 tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 

19 utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 

20 buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 

21 navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro22 hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia23 tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 

24 agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 

25 grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 
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1 land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili2 ties. 

3 SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated or limited 

4 by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 

5 prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, 

6 New Jersey. 

7 SEC. 105. (a) Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2005,’’ each place 

9 it appears and inserting ‘‘2006,’’. 

10 (b) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘2005,’’ and inserting ‘‘2006,’’. 

12 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 

13 Act shall be used for engineering work related to an addi14 tional runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Inter15 national Airport. 

16 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

17 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

18 Necessary expenses for administration and operation 

19 of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed 

20 $359,529,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from 

21 appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 

22 Highway Administration together with advances and reim23 bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra24 tion. 
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1 FEDERAL-AIDHIGHWAYS

2 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 

5 the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga6 tions for which are in excess of $36,287,100,000 for Fed7 eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro8 grams for fiscal year 2006: Provided, That within the 

9 $36,287,100,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid 

10 highways and highway safety construction programs, not 

11 more than $485,000,000 shall be available for the imple12 mentation or execution of programs for transportation re13 search (as authorized by title 23, United States Code, as 

14 amended; section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, 

15 as amended; and sections 5112 and 5204–5209 of Public 

16 Law 105–178, as amended) for fiscal year 2006: Provided 

17 further, That this limitation on transportation research 

18 programs shall not apply to any authority previously made 

19 available for obligation: Provided further, That the Sec20 retary may, as authorized by sections 183 and 184 of title 

21 23, United States Code, charge and collect a fee, from 

22 the applicant for a direct loan, guaranteed loan, or line 

23 of credit to cover the cost of the financial and legal anal24 yses performed on behalf of the Department: Provided fur25 ther, That such fees are available until expended to pay 

26 for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts are 
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1 in addition to administrative expenses that are also avail2 able for such purpose, and are not subject to any obliga3 tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 

4 under 23 U.S.C. 188. 

5 FEDERAL-AIDHIGHWAYS

6 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

7 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for car9 rying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, 

10 that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including 

11 the National Scenic and Recreational Highway as author12 ized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, including 

13 reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the provi14 sions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $36,000,000,000 or so much 

15 thereof as may be available in and derived from the High16 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 

17 to remain available until expended. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 SEC. 110. (a) For fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of 

21 Transportation shall—

22 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 

23 for Federal-aid highways amounts authorized for ad24 ministrative expenses and programs funded from the 

25 administrative takedown authorized by section 

26 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for the 
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1 highway use tax evasion program, and for the Bu2 reau of Transportation Statistics; 

3 (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga4 tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 

5 to the unobligated balance of amounts made avail6 able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 

7 Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and 

8 highway safety programs for the prior fiscal years 

9 the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary; 

10 (3) determine the ratio that—

11 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal12 aid Highways less the aggregate of amounts not 

13 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears 

14 to 

15 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 

16 appropriated for Federal-aid highways and 

17 highway safety construction programs (other 

18 than sums authorized to be appropriated for 

19 sections set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) 

20 of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be ap21 propriated for section 105 of title 23, United 

22 States Code, equal to the amount referred to in 

23 subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the 

24 aggregate of the amounts not distributed under 

25 paragraph (1) of this subsection; 
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1 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed2 eral-aid highways less the aggregate amounts not 

3 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 

4 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act 

5 of 1965 and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year 

6 under section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

7 (relating to minimum guarantee) so that the amount 

8 of obligation authority available for each of such sec9 tions is equal to the amount determined by multi10 plying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by 

11 the sums authorized to be appropriated for such sec12 tion (except in the case of section 105, 

13 $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year; 

14 (5) distribute the obligation limitation provided 

15 for Federal-aid highways less the aggregate amounts 

16 not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and 

17 amounts distributed under paragraph (4) for each of 

18 the programs that are allocated by the Secretary 

19 under title 23, United States Code (other than ac20 tivities to which paragraph (1) applies and programs 

21 to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the 

22 ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums 

23 authorized to be appropriated for such program for 

24 such fiscal year; and 
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1 (6) distribute the obligation limitation provided 

2 for Federal-aid highways less the aggregate amounts 

3 not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and 

4 amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) 

5 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety con6 struction programs (other than the minimum guar7 antee program, but only to the extent that amounts 

8 apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for 

9 such fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Ap10 palachian development highway system program) 

11 that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, 

12 United States Code, in the ratio that—

13 (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for 

14 such programs that are apportioned to each 

15 State for such fiscal year, bear to 

16 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 

17 appropriated for such programs that are appor18 tioned to all States for such fiscal year. 

19 (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—

20 The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 

21 not apply to obligations: (1) under section 125 of title 23, 

22 United States Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface 

23 Transportation Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 

24 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sec25 tions 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface Transportation As-
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1 sistance Act of 1982; (5) under sections 149(b) and 

2 149(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relo3 cation Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103 

4 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

5 Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 of title 23, 

6 United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date 

7 of the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

8 21st Century; (8) under section 105 of title 23, United 

9 States Code (but, only in an amount equal to 

10 $639,000,000 for such fiscal year); and (9) for Federal11 aid highway programs for which obligation authority was 

12 made available under the Transportation Equity Act for 

13 the 21st Century or subsequent public laws for multiple 

14 years or to remain available until used, but only to the 

15 extent that such obligation authority has not lapsed or 

16 been used. 

17 (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU18 THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

19 shall after August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribu20 tion of the obligation limitation made available under sub21 section (a) if a State will not obligate the amount distrib22 uted during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient 

23 amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addi24 tion to those previously distributed during that fiscal year 

25 giving priority to those States having large unobligated 
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1 balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 

2 of title 23, United States Code, section 160 (as in effect 

3 on the day before the enactment of the Transportation Eq4 uity Act for the 21st Century) of title 23, United States 

5 Code, and under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface 

6 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. 

7 (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO

8 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obliga9 tion limitation shall apply to transportation research pro10 grams carried out under chapter 5 of title 23, United 

11 States Code, except that obligation authority made avail12 able for such programs under such limitation shall remain 

13 available for a period of 3 fiscal years. 

14 (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED

15 FUNDS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the dis16 tribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the 

17 Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds: (1) that 

18 are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for 

19 Federal-aid highways programs (other than the program 

20 under section 160 of title 23, United States Code) and 

21 for carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, 

22 United States Code, and highway-related programs under 

23 chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code; and (2) that 

24 the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 

25 States, and will not be available for obligation, in such 
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1 fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation limita2 tion for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the States 

3 shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of obli4 gation authority under subsection (a)(6). The funds so 

5 distributed shall be available for any purposes described 

6 in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 

7 (f) SPECIAL RULE.—Obligation limitation distributed 

8 for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) of this section 

9 for a section set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain 

10 available until used and shall be in addition to the amount 

11 of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid 

12 highway and highway safety construction programs for fu13 ture fiscal years. 

14 SEC. 111. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re15 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 

16 sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur17 suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal18 aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the 

19 Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall 

20 be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 

21 highways and highway safety construction. 

22 SEC. 112. BYPASS BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM. (a) IN

23 GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 

24 Transportation may expend from any funds appropriated 

25 for expenditure in accordance with title 23, United States 
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1 Code, for payment of debt service by the States of Arizona 

2 and Nevada on notes issued for the bypass bridge project 

3 at Hoover Dam, pending appropriation or replenishment 

4 for that project. 

5 (b) REIMBURSEMENT.—Funds expended under sub6 section (a) shall be reimbursed from the funds made avail7 able to the States of Arizona and Nevada for payment of 

8 debt service on notes issued for the bypass bridge project 

9 at Hoover Dam. 

10 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

11 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS ANDPROGRAMS

12 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

13 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

14 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 None of the funds provided for expenses for adminis17 tration of motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier 

18 safety research shall be available for fiscal year 2006, the 

19 obligations for which are in excess of $215,000,000: Pro20 vided, That for payment of obligations incurred to pay ad21 ministrative expenses of and motor carrier research by the 

22 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

23 $215,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 

24 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together 

25 with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
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1 eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 

2 which shall remain available until expended. 

3 NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM

4 LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION

5 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

6 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

7 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

8 motor carrier safety grant programs in accordance with 

9 title 49, United States Code, $286,000,000, to be derived 

10 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran11 sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro12 vided, That none of the funds provided for the implemen13 tation or execution of motor carrier safety grant programs 

14 authorized by title 49, United States Code, shall be avail15 able for fiscal year 2006, the obligations for which are in 

16 excess of $286,000,000. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER

18 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

19 SEC. 120. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 

20 shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 

21 section 350 of Public Law 107–87, including that the Sec22 retary submit a report to the House and Senate Appro23 priations Committees annually on the safety and security 

24 of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domi25 ciled motor carriers. 
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1 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

2 OPERATIONS ANDRESEARCH

3 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 

4 the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 

5 under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and 

6 part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 

7 $152,367,000, of which $135,367,000 is to remain avail8 able until September 30, 2008, and $17,000,000 is to re9 main available until expended: Provided, That none of the 

10 funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or ex11 pended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to 

12 add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal 

13 Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading 

14 standard that is different from the three grading stand15 ards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) al16 ready in effect. 

17 OPERATIONS ANDRESEARCH

18 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

19 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

20 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

21 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

22 the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until 

23 expended, $75,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 

24 Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 

25 shall be available for the planning or execution of pro26 grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2006, 
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1 are in excess of $75,000,000 for programs authorized 

2 under 23 U.S.C. 403. 

3 NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

6 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

7 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

8 chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, 

9 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided,

10 That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 

11 the implementation or execution of programs the obliga12 tions for which are in excess of $4,000,000 for the Na13 tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of 

14 title 49, United States Code. 

15 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

16 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

17 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

18 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

19 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

20 the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, to remain 

21 available until expended, $551,000,000 to be derived from 

22 the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until 

23 expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 

24 shall be available for the planning or execution of pro25 grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2006, 

26 are in excess of $551,000,000 for programs authorized 
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1 under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, and the State Traffic 

2 Safety Information Systems Improvements, High Visi3 bility Enforcement, Child Safety and Booster Seat, and 

4 Motorcyclist Safety grants programs, to be allocated as 

5 follows: $229,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro6 grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $136,000,000 shall be for 

7 ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 

8 405, $129,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving 

9 Countermeasures Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410, 

10 $30,000,000 shall be for State Traffic Safety Information 

11 Systems Improvement grants, $15,000,000 shall be for 

12 High Visibility Enforcement grants, $6,000,000 shall be 

13 for Child Safety and Booster Seat grants, and $6,000,000 

14 shall be for Motorcyclist Safety grants: Provided further,

15 That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 

16 rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office fur17 nishings and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings 

18 or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 

19 $10,000,000 of the funds made available for section 402, 

20 not to exceed $3,306,000 of the funds made available for 

21 section 405, and not to exceed $3,000,000 of the funds 

22 made available for section 410 shall be available to 

23 NHTSA for administering highway safety grants under 

24 chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further,

25 That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available 
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1 for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Counter2 measures Grants’’ shall be available for technical assist3 ance to the States. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—NATIONAL HIGHWAY

5 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

6 SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, States may use funds provided in this Act under sec8 tion 402 of title 23, United States Code, to produce and 

9 place highway safety public service messages in television, 

10 radio, cinema, and print media, and on the Internet in 

11 accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of 

12 Transportation: Provided, That any State that uses funds 

13 for such public service messages shall submit to the Sec14 retary a report describing and assessing the effectiveness 

15 of the messages: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of 

16 the funds allocated under section 405 of title 23, United 

17 States Code, shall be used as directed by the National 

18 Highway Traffic Safety Administrator to purchase na19 tional paid advertising (including production and place20 ment) to support national safety belt mobilizations: Pro21 vided further, That, of the funds allocated under section 

22 410 of title 23, United States Code, $6,000,000 shall be 

23 used as directed by the Administrator to support national 

24 impaired driving mobilizations and enforcement efforts, 

25 $14,000,000 shall be used as directed by the Adminis26 trator to purchase national paid advertising (including 
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1 production and placement) to support such national im2 paired driving mobilizations and enforcement efforts. 

3 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

4 SAFETY ANDOPERATIONS

5 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad6 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $145,949,000, of 

7 which $13,856,000 shall remain available until expended. 

8 RAILROADRESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT

9 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de10 velopment, $26,325,000, to remain available until ex11 pended. 

12 RAILROADREHABILITATION ANDIMPROVEMENT

13 PROGRAM

14 The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 

15 issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli16 gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza17 tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–

18 210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as 

19 may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant 

20 to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations 

21 under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author22 ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is 

23 outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of 

24 such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guar25 antee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for 

26 the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2006. 
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1 NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEEDRAIL

2 For necessary expenses for the Next Generation 

3 High-Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 

4 26101 and 26102, $10,165,000, to remain available until 

5 expended. 

6 GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROADPASSENGER

7 CORPORATION

8 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

9 quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor10 poration, $550,000,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2006: Provided, That none of the funds herein 

12 shall be available for the operation and maintenance of 

13 routes RT16A, RT18, RT19, RT22, RT25, RT26, RT27, 

14 RT28, RT30, RT32, RT33, RT34, RT45, RT48, RT52, 

15 RT54, RT63, RT66, as in existence on May 1, 2005: Pro16 vided further, That of the funds provided, $50,000,000 

17 shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation to enter 

18 into contracts to make improvements to the Northeast 

19 Corridor, as authorized under chapters 241 and 249 of 

20 title 49, United States Code. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL RAILROAD

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 SEC. 140. The Secretary may purchase promotional 

24 items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities 

25 to accomplish the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided,
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1 That the Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the ad2 ministration of such purchases and use. 

3 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

4 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 

6 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 

7 53 of title 49, United States Code, $12,000,000: Provided,

8 That no more than $80,000,000 of budget authority shall 

9 be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of 

10 the funds available not to exceed $989,000 shall be avail11 able for the Office of the Administrator; not to exceed 

12 $7,284,000 shall be available for the Office of Administra13 tion; not to exceed $4,140,000 shall be available for the 

14 Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed $1,276,000 shall 

15 be available for the Office of Communication and Congres16 sional Affairs; not to exceed $7,916,000 shall be available 

17 for the Office of Program Management; not to exceed 

18 $7,123,000 shall be available for the Office of Budget and 

19 Policy; not to exceed $4,712,000 shall be available for the 

20 Office of Demonstration and Innovation; not to exceed 

21 $3,113,000 shall be available for the Office of Civil Rights; 

22 not to exceed $4,155,000 shall be available for the Office 

23 of Planning; not to exceed $21,408,000 shall be available 

24 for regional offices; and not to exceed $17,884,000 shall 

25 be available for the central account: Provided further, That 
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1 the Administrator is authorized to transfer funds appro2 priated for an office of the Federal Transit Administra3 tion: Provided further, That no appropriation for an office 

4 shall be increased or decreased by more than a total of 

5 5 percent during the fiscal year by all such transfers: Pro6 vided further, That any change in funding greater than 

7 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House 

8 and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur9 ther, That any funding transferred from the central ac10 count shall be submitted for approval to the House and 

11 Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,

12 That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act 

13 may be used to create a permanent office of transit secu14 rity under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

15 funds in this Act available for the execution of contracts 

16 under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, 

17 $2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Department of 

18 Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs as19 sociated with audits and investigations of transit-related 

20 issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: 

21 Provided further, That upon submission to the Congress 

22 of the fiscal year 2007 President’s budget, the Secretary 

23 of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual 

24 report on new starts, proposed allocations of funds for fis25 cal year 2007: Provided further, That the amount herein 
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1 appropriated shall be reduced by $20,000 per day for each 

2 day after initial submission of the President’s budget that 

3 the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 

4 FORMULA GRANTS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 

7 5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, 5335 and section 3038 of Public 

8 Law 105–178, $662,550,000, to remain available until ex9 pended: Provided, That no more than $4,417,000,000 of 

10 budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Pro11 vided further, That of the amount available, $2,500,000 

12 shall be available for the National Transit database. 

13 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

14 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, 

15 $1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,

16 That no more than $8,000,000 of budget authority shall 

17 be available for these purposes. 

18 TRANSIT PLANNING ANDRESEARCH

19 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 

20 5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 

21 5322, $24,049,000, to remain available until expended: 

22 Provided, That no more than $160,325,000 of budget au23 thority shall be available for these purposes. 
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1 TRUST FUNDSHARE OF EXPENSES

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay5 ment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 

6 5303–5308, 5310–5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 

7 5505, and sections 3037 and 3038 of Public Law 105–

8 178, $7,209,700,000, to remain available until expended, 

9 and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the 

10 Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $3,754,450,000 

11 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s for12 mula grants account: Provided further, That $136,276,000 

13 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s tran14 sit planning and research account: Provided further, That 

15 $68,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Adminis16 tration’s administrative expenses account: Provided fur17 ther, That $6,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 

18 Administration’s university transportation research ac19 count: Provided further, That $148,750,000 shall be paid 

20 to the Federal Transit Administration’s job access and re21 verse commute grants program: Provided further, That 

22 $3,095,424,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad23 ministration’s Capital Investment Grants account. 
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1 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 

4 5309, 5318, and 5327, $546,251,000, to remain available 

5 until expended: Provided, That no more than 

6 $3,641,675,000 of budget authority shall be available for 

7 these purposes. 

8 JOB ACCESS ANDREVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS

9 For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of 

10 the Federal Transit Act of 1998, $26,250,000, to remain 

11 available until expended: Provided, That no more than 

12 $175,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for 

13 these purposes: Provided further, That up to $300,000 of 

14 the funds provided under this heading may be used by the 

15 Federal Transit Administration for technical assistance 

16 and support and performance reviews of the Job Access 

17 and Reverse Commute Grants program. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 SEC. 150. The limitations on obligations for the pro21 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 

22 apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 

23 made available for obligation, or to any other authority 

24 previously made available for obligation. 

25 SEC. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

26 law, unobligated funds made available for a new fixed 
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1 guideway systems projects under the heading ‘‘Federal 

2 Transit Administration, Capital Investment Grants’’ in 

3 any appropriations act prior to this Act may be used dur4 ing this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such 

5 projects. 

6 SEC. 152. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2005, under 

8 any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 

9 that remain available for expenditure may be transferred 

10 to and administered under the most recent appropriation 

11 heading for any such section. 

12 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

13 CORPORATION

14 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora15 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with16 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 

17 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 

18 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

19 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern20 ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 

21 necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 

22 Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 

23 OPERATIONS ANDMAINTENANCE

24 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

25 For necessary expenses for operations and mainte26 nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
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1 erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De2 velopment Corporation, $16,284,000, to be derived from 

3 the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public 

4 Law 99–662. 

5 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

6 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

7 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 

8 U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 

9 needs of the United States, $156,000,000, to remain avail10 able until expended. 

11 OPERATIONS ANDTRAINING

12 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac13 tivities authorized by law, $112,336,000, of which 

14 $23,750,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

15 2006, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 

16 States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $17,000,000 

17 shall remain available until expended for capital improve18 ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 

19 and of which $11,211,000 shall remain available until ex20 pended for the State Maritime Schools Schoolship Mainte21 nance and Repair.

22 SHIP DISPOSAL

23 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob24 solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 

25 Maritime Administration, $21,000,000, to remain avail26 able until expended. 
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1 MARITIME GUARANTEEDLOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

2 ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran5 teed loan program, not to exceed $3,526,000, which shall 

6 be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 

7 Operations and Training. 

8 SHIP CONSTRUCTION

9 (RESCISSION)

10 Of the unobligated balances available under this 

11 heading, $2,071,280 are rescinded. 

12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 SEC. 160. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to fur16 nish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in 

17 connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 

18 Government property under control of the Maritime Ad19 ministration, and payments received therefore shall be 

20 credited to the appropriation charged with the cost there21 of: Provided, That rental payments under any such lease, 

22 contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, 

23 services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as 

24 miscellaneous receipts. 

25 SEC. 161. No obligations shall be incurred during the 

26 current fiscal year from the construction fund established 
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1 by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess 

2 of the appropriations and limitations contained in this Act 

3 or in any prior appropriations Act. 

4 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

5 ADMINISTRATION

6 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

7 For necessary administrative expenses of the Pipeline 

8 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 

9 $17,027,000, of which $645,000 shall be derived from the 

10 Pipeline Safety Fund. 

11 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

12 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 

13 materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 

14 Materials Safety Administration, $26,183,000, of which 

15 $1,847,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

16 2008: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected 

17 under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 

18 fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur19 ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 

20 be available until expended, funds received from States, 

21 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri22 vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 

23 publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in24 curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 

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1 PIPELINE SAFETY

2 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

3 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

4 For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 

5 the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 

6 a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 

7 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil8 ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $72,860,000, of 

9 which $15,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li10 ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2008; of which $57,860,000 shall be derived 

12 from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $24,000,000 

13 shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided,

14 That not less than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under 

15 this heading shall be for the one-call State grant program. 

16 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

17 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

18 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 

19 5127(c), $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency 

20 Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 

21 30, 2007: Provided, That not more than $14,300,000 shall 

22 be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2006 from 

23 amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 

24 5127(d): Provided further, That none of the funds made 

25 available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), 5127(c), and 5127(d) shall 
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1 be made available for obligation by individuals other than 

2 the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee. 

3 RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT

6 For necessary expenses of the Research and Innova7 tive Technology Administration, $4,326,000: Provided, 

8 That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 

9 available until expended, funds received from States, coun10 ties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 

11 sources for expenses incurred for training. 

12 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

15 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen16 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $62,499,000: Provided,

17 That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au18 thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec19 tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves20 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 

21 the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 

22 that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided 

23 further, That the funds made available under this heading 

24 shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 

25 title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac-
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1 tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 

2 foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli3 ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 

4 item (1) of this proviso. 

5 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

6 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor8 tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

9 3109, $26,622,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 

11 established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor12 tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off13 setting collections and used for necessary and authorized 

14 expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the 

15 sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be 

16 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting col17 lections are received during fiscal year 2006, to result in 

18 a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at 

19 no more than $25,372,000. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF

21 TRANSPORTATION

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 170. During the current fiscal year applicable 

24 appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 

25 be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; 

26 hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 
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1 liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign 

2 countries on official department business; and uniforms or 

3 allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–

4 5902). 

5 SEC. 171. Appropriations contained in this Act for 

6 the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

7 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 

8 individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 

9 the rate for an Executive Level IV. 

10 SEC. 172. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail11 able for salaries and expenses of more than 100 political 

12 and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans13 portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 

14 by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out15 side the Department of Transportation. 

16 SEC. 173. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

17 to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 

18 SEC. 174. (a) No recipient of funds made available 

19 in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de20 fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart21 ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 

22 record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 

23 in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 

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1 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

2 shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 

3 grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 

4 SEC. 175. Funds received by the Federal Highway 

5 Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed6 eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu7 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 

8 for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec9 tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal10 Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administra11 tion’s ‘‘Transit Planning and Research’’ account, and to 

12 the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Oper13 ations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors 

14 participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 

15 SEC. 176. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 

16 law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation 

17 is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock 

18 heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repur19 chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 

20 an amount determined by the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 177. None of the funds in this Act to the De22 partment of Transportation may be used to make a grant 

23 unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 

24 and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 

25 3 full business days before any discretionary grant award, 
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1 letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling 

2 $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 

3 its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary 

4 grant program of the Federal Highway Administration 

5 other than the emergency relief program; (2) the airport 

6 improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administra7 tion; or (3) any program of the Federal Transit Adminis8 tration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway 

9 modernization programs: Provided, That no notification 

10 shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 

11 SEC. 178. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 

12 minor fees and other funds received by the Department 

13 of Transportation from travel management centers, 

14 charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 

15 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria16 tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

17 to elements of the Department of Transportation using 

18 fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail19 able until expended. 

20 SEC. 179. Amounts made available in this or any 

21 other Act that the Secretary determines represent im22 proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 

23 a third party contractor under a financial assistance 

24 award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail25 able—
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1 (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 

2 by the Department of Transportation in recovering 

3 improper payments; and 

4 (2) to pay contractors for services provided in 

5 recovering improper payments: Provided, That 

6 amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs 

7 (1) and (2)—

8 (A) shall be credited to and merged with 

9 the appropriation from which the improper pay10 ments were made, and shall be available for the 

11 purposes and period for which such appropria12 tions are available; or 

13 (B) if no such appropriation remains avail14 able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis15 cellaneous receipts: Provided, That prior to the 

16 transfer of any such recovery to an appropria17 tions account, the Secretary shall notify the 

18 House and Senate Committees on Appropria19 tions of the amount and reasons for such trans20 fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this 

21 section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the 

22 same meaning as that provided in section 

23 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 

24 SEC. 180. The Secretary of Transportation is author25 ized to transfer the unexpended balances available for the 
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1 bonding assistance program from ‘‘Office of the Secretary, 

2 Salaries and expenses’’ to ‘‘Minority Business Outreach’’. 

3 SEC. 181. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 

5 for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap6 prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 

7 to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 

8 Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact9 ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 

10 have completed the normal reprogramming process for 

11 Congressional notification. 

12 SEC. 182. None of the funds made available under 

13 this Act may be obligated or expended to establish or im14 plement a pilot program under which not more than 10 

15 designated essential air service communities located in 

16 proximity to hub airports are required to assume 10 per17 cent of their essential air subsidy costs for a 4-year period 

18 commonly referred to as the EAS local participation pro19 gram. 

20 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

21 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

22 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 

25 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 

26 Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
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1 maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase 

2 of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased 

3 or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance 

4 of official business, not to exceed $3,000,000 for official 

5 travel expenses; $187,452,000, of which not to exceed 

6 $7,216,000 for executive direction program activities; not 

7 to exceed $7,521,000 for general counsel program activi8 ties; not to exceed $32,011,000 for economic policies and 

9 programs activities; not to exceed $24,721,000 for finan10 cial policies and programs activities; not to exceed 

11 $16,843,000 for Treasury-wide management policies and 

12 programs activities; not to exceed $63,731,000 for admin13 istration programs activities: Provided, That $35,409,000 

14 of the amount provided under this heading is for the Of15 fice of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence as authorized 

16 in Public law 108–447, of which $22,032,000 is for the 

17 Office of Foreign Assets Control, $5,882,000 is for the 

18 Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and $1,998,000 is for 

19 the Office of the Undersecretary: Provided further, That 

20 the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to transfer 

21 funds appropriated for any program activity of the De22 partmental Offices to any other program activity of the 

23 Departmental Offices upon notification to the House and 

24 Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,

25 That no appropriation for any program activity shall be 
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1 increased or decreased by more than 2 percent by all such 

2 transfers: Provided further, That any change in funding 

3 greater than 2 percent shall be submitted for approval to 

4 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

5 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 

6 this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000, to remain avail7 able until September 30, 2007, is for information tech8 nology modernization requirements; not to exceed 

9 $100,000 is for official reception and representation ex10 penses; and not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 

11 emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and 

12 expended under the direction of the Secretary of the 

13 Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate: 

14 Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 

15 this heading, $5,173,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2007, is for the Treasury-wide Financial State17 ment Audit Program and internal control programs, of 

18 which such amounts as may be necessary may be trans19 ferred to accounts of the Department’s offices and bureaus 

20 to conduct audits: Provided further, That this transfer au21 thority shall be in addition to any other provided in this 

22 Act. 
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1 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL

2 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For development and acquisition of automatic data 

5 processing equipment, software, and services for the De6 partment of the Treasury, $21,412,000, to remain avail7 able until September 30, 2008: Provided, That these funds 

8 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec9 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of10 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further,

11 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 

12 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur13 ther, That none of the funds appropriated shall be used 

14 to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Revenue Service, In15 formation Systems’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Busi16 ness Systems Modernization’’. 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

20 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

21 General Act of 1978, as amended, not to exceed 

22 $2,000,000 for official travel expenses, including hire of 

23 passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000 for 

24 unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allo25 cated and expended under the direction of the Inspector 

26 General of the Treasury, $17,000,000, of which not to ex-
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1 ceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 

2 representation expenses. 

3 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 

7 General for Tax Administration in carrying out the In8 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur9 chase (not to exceed 150 for replacement only for police10 type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

11 1343(b)); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such 

12 rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for 

13 Tax Administration; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official 

14 travel expenses; and not to exceed $500,000 for unfore15 seen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated 

16 and expended under the direction of the Inspector General 

17 for Tax Administration, $133,286,000; and of which not 

18 to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception 

19 and representation expenses. 

20 AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM

21 ACCOUNT

22 For necessary expenses to administer the Air Trans23 portation Stabilization Board established by section 102 

24 of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 

25 Act (Public Law 107–42), $2,500,000 to remain available 

26 until expended. 
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1 TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND

2 RESTORATION

3 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 

4 Treasury Building and Annex, $10,000,000, to remain 

5 available until September 30, 2008. 

6 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

7 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En9 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve10 hicles; travel expenses of non-Federal law enforcement 

11 personnel to attend meetings concerned with financial in12 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula13 tion; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and rep14 resentation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law en15 forcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 

16 $73,630,000 of which not to exceed $6,944,000 shall re17 main available until September 30, 2008; and of which 

18 $8,521,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

19 2007: Provided, That funds appropriated in this account 

20 may be used to procure personal services contracts. 

21 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

22 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Financial Management 

24 Service, $236,243,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000 

25 shall remain available until September 30, 2008, for infor-
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1 mation systems modernization initiatives; and of which not 

2 to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 

3 and representation expenses. 

4 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

5 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 

7 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 

8 passenger motor vehicles, $91,126,000; of which not to ex9 ceed $6,000 for official reception and representation ex10 penses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and 

11 development programs for laboratory services; and provi12 sion of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies 

13 with or without reimbursement. 

14 UNITED STATES MINT

15 UNITEDSTATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

16 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 

17 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 

18 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 

19 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis20 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper21 ating expenses and capital investments. The aggregate 

22 amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during 

23 fiscal year 2006 under such section 5136 for circulating 

24 coinage and protective service capital investments of the 

25 United States Mint shall not exceed $36,900,000. 
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1 BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT

2 ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT

3 For necessary expenses connected with any public4 debt issues of the United States, $179,923,000, of which 

5 not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official recep6 tion and representation expenses, and of which not to ex7 ceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

8 systems modernization: Provided, That the sum appro9 priated herein from the General Fund for fiscal year 2006 

10 shall be reduced by not more than $3,000,000 as definitive 

11 security issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor Account 

12 Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in a final 

13 fiscal year 2006 appropriation from the General Fund es14 timated at $176,923,000. In addition, $70,000 to be de15 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse 

16 the Bureau for administrative and personnel expenses for 

17 financial management of the Fund, as authorized by sec18 tion 1012 of Public Law 101–380. 

19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

20 FUNDPROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 To carry out the Community Development Banking 

22 and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services 

23 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 

24 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 

25 ES–3, $55,000,000, to remain available until September 
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1 30, 2006, of which up to $13,000,000 may be used for 

2 administrative expenses, including administration of the 

3 New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000 may be used 

4 for the cost of direct loans, and up to $250,000 may be 

5 used for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

6 loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, in7 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de8 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

9 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 

10 available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 

11 amount of direct loans not to exceed $11,000,000. 

12 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

13 PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, ANDMANAGEMENT

14 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv15 ice for pre-filing taxpayer assistance and education, filing 

16 and account services, shared services support, general 

17 management and administration; and services as author18 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined 

19 by the Commissioner, $4,181,520,000, of which up to 

20 $4,100,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 

21 Program, of which $8,000,000 shall be available for low22 income taxpayer clinic grants, of which $1,500,000 shall 

23 be for the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and 

24 of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official recep25 tion and representation expenses. 
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1 TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv4 ice for determining and establishing tax liabilities; pro5 viding litigation support; conducting criminal investigation 

6 and enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax returns; 

7 collecting unpaid accounts; conducting a document match8 ing program; resolving taxpayer problems through prompt 

9 identification, referral and settlement; expanded customer 

10 service and public outreach programs, strengthened en11 forcement activities, and enhanced research efforts to re12 duce erroneous filings associated with the earned income 

13 tax credit; compiling statistics of income and conducting 

14 compliance research; purchase (for police-type use, not to 

15 exceed 850) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 

16 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

17 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commis18 sioner, $4,541,466,000, of which $55,584,000 shall be for 

19 the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program: 

20 Provided, That up to $10,000,000 may be transferred as 

21 necessary from this account to the IRS Processing, Assist22 ance, and Management appropriation or the IRS Informa23 tion Systems appropriation solely for the purposes of man24 agement of the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement 

25 Program: Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 may 

26 be transferred as necessary from this account to the IRS 
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1 Processing, Assistance, and Management appropriation or 

2 the IRS Information Systems appropriation solely for the 

3 purposes of management of the Earned Income Tax Cred4 it compliance program and to reimburse the Social Secu5 rity Administration for the cost of implementing section 

6 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 

7 105–33): Provided further, That this transfer authority 

8 shall be in addition to any other transfer authority pro9 vided in this Act. 

10 INFORMATION SYSTEMS

11 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv12 ice for information systems and telecommunications sup13 port, including developmental information systems and 

14 operational information systems; the hire of passenger 

15 motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as au16 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be deter17 mined by the Commissioner, $1,606,846,000, of which 

18 $75,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

19 2007. 

20 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

21 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv22 ice, $199,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2008, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech24 nology systems, including management and related con25 tractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual 

26 costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
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1 3109: Provided, That none of these funds may be obli2 gated until the Internal Revenue Service submits to the 

3 Committees on Appropriations, and such Committees ap4 prove, a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital 

5 planning and investment control review requirements es6 tablished by the Office of Management and Budget, in7 cluding Circular A–11; (2) complies with the Internal Rev8 enue Service’s enterprise architecture, including the mod9 ernization blueprint; (3) conforms with the Internal Rev10 enue Service’s enterprise life cycle methodology; (4) is ap11 proved by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department 

12 of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budg13 et; (5) has been reviewed by the Government Account14 ability Office; and (6) complies with the acquisition rules, 

15 requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage16 ment practices of the Federal Government. 

17 HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

18 For expenses necessary to implement the health in19 surance tax credit included in the Trade Act of 2002 

20 (Public Law 107–210), $20,210,000. 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE

22 SERVICE

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 201. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria25 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

26 Service or not to exceed 3 percent of appropriations under 
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1 the heading ‘‘Tax Law Enforcement’’ may be transferred 

2 to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon 

3 the advance approval of the Committees on Appropria4 tions. 

5 SEC. 202. The Internal Revenue Service shall main6 tain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue 

7 Service employees are trained in taxpayers’ rights, in deal8 ing courteously with taxpayers, and in cross-cultural rela9 tions. 

10 SEC. 203. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti11 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe12 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information. 

13 SEC. 204. Funds made available by this or any other 

14 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 

15 improved facilities and increased manpower to provide suf16 ficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 

17 The Commissioner shall continue to make the improve18 ment of the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line serv19 ice a priority and allocate resources necessary to increase 

20 phone lines and staff to improve the Internal Revenue 

21 Service 1–800 help line service. 

22 SEC. 205. None of the funds in this title may be used 

23 to modify the number or location of Taxpayer Assistance 

24 Centers until the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Ad25 ministration completes a study detailing the impact that 
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1 such closures would have on taxpayer compliance and sub2 mits such study to the Committees on Appropriatons of 

3 the House of Representatives and the Senate for review: 

4 Provided, That no funds shall be obligated by the Internal 

5 Revenue Service for such purposes for 60 days after re6 ceipt of such study: Provided further, That the Internal 

7 Revenue Service shall consult with stakeholder organiza8 tions, including but no limited to, the National Taxpayer 

9 Advocate, the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, 

10 the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, 

11 and Internal Revenue Service employees with respect to 

12 the types of data to be included in the model that will 

13 determine which Taxpayer Assistance Centers should be 

14 closed and the relative weight of such data as it relates 

15 to such model. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE

17 TREASURY

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 210. Appropriations to the Department of the 

20 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al21 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

22 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 

23 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 

24 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 

25 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 
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1 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 

2 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 

3 of health and medical services to employees and their de4 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author5 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

6 SEC. 211. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria7 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

8 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen9 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad10 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro11 vided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such 

12 appropriation by more than 2 percent. 

13 SEC. 212. Of the funds available for the purchase of 

14 law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until 

15 the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase 

16 by the respective Treasury bureau is consistent with De17 partmental vehicle management principles: Provided, That 

18 the Secretary may delegate this authority to the Assistant 

19 Secretary for Management. 

20 SEC. 213. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

21 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 

22 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 

23 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 

24 SEC. 214. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans25 fer funds from ‘‘Financial Management Services, Salaries 
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1 and Expenses’’ to ‘‘Debt Collection Fund’’ as necessary 

2 to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such 

3 amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses 

4 account from debt collections received in the Debt Collec5 tion Fund. 

6 SEC. 215. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105–119 

7 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note), is further amended by striking ‘‘7 

8 years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 years’’. 

9 SEC. 216. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

11 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu12 seum without the explicit approval of the House Com13 mittee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee 

14 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

15 SEC. 217. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 

17 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav18 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 

19 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func20 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 

21 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 

22 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com23 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the 

24 House Committee on Appropriations; and the Senate 

25 Committee on Appropriations. 
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1 SEC. 218. Not later than 60 days after enactment 

2 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

3 to the Committees on Appropriations a report defining 

4 currency manipulation and what actions will be construed 

5 as another nation manipulating its currency, and describ6 ing how statutory provisions addressing currency manipu7 lation by America’s trading partners contained in, and re8 lating to, title 22 U.S.C. 5304, 5305, and 286y can be 

9 better clarified administratively to provide for improved 

10 and more predictable evaluation. 

11 TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

12 URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

13 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

14 TENANT-BASEDRENTAL ASSISTANCE

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For activities and assistance for the provision of ten17 ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 

18 States Housing act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 

19 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 

20 $15,531,400,000, to remain available until expended, of 

21 which $11,331,400,000 shall be available on October 1, 

22 2005, and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 

23 1, 2006: Provided, That the amounts made available under 

24 this heading are provided as follows: 

25 (1) $14,089,755,725 for renewals of expiring 

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1 tracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers 

2 under any provision of law authorizing such assist3 ance under section 8(t) of the Act: Provided, That 

4 notwithstanding any other provision of law, from 

5 amounts provided under this paragraph, the Sec6 retary for the calendar year 2006 funding cycle shall 

7 provide renewal funding for each public housing 

8 agency based on each public housing agency’s 2005 

9 annual budget for renewal funding as calculated by 

10 HUD, prior to prorations, and by applying the 2006 

11 Annual Adjustment Factor as established by the 

12 Secretary, and by making any necessary adjustments 

13 for the costs associated with the first-time renewal 

14 of tenant protection or HOPE VI vouchers: Provided 

15 further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent nec16 essary to stay within the amount provided under this 

17 paragraph, pro rate each public housing agency’s al18 location otherwise established pursuant to this para19 graph: Provided further, That except as provided in 

20 the following proviso, the entire amount provided 

21 under this paragraph shall be obligated to the public 

22 housing agencies based on the allocation and pro 

23 rata method described above: Provided further, That 

24 up to $45,000,000 shall be available only (1) to ad25 just the allocations for public housing agencies, after 
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1 application for an adjustment by a public housing 

2 agency and verification by HUD, whose allocations 

3 under this heading for contract renewals for the cal4 endar year 2005 funding cycle were based on 

5 verified VMS leasing and cost data averaged for the 

6 months of May, June, and July of 2004 and solely 

7 because of temporarily low leasing levels during such 

8 3-month period did not accurately reflect leasing lev9 els and costs for the 2004 fiscal year of the agen10 cies, and (2) for adjustments for public housing 

11 agencies that experienced a significant increase, as 

12 determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs result13 ing from the portability under section 8(r) of the 

14 United States Housing Act of 1937 of tenant-based 

15 rental assistance: Provided further, That none of the 

16 funds provided in this paragraph may be used to 

17 support a total number of unit months under lease 

18 which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized 

19 level of units under contract; 

20 (2) $165,700,000 for section 8 rental assistance 

21 for relocation and replacement of housing units that 

22 are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omni23 bus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act 

24 of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), conversion of section 

25 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
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1 unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 

2 relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 

3 combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu4 ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu5 tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 

6 of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 

7 of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory and vol8 untary conversions, vouchers necessary to complete 

9 the consent decree requirements in Walker vs. U.S. 

10 Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

11 and tenant protection assistance including replace12 ment and relocation assistance; 

13 (3) $45,000,000 for family self-sufficiency coor14 dinators under section 23 of the Act; 

15 (4) $5,900,000 shall be transferred to the 

16 Working Capital Fund; and 

17 (5) $1,225,000,000 for administrative and 

18 other expenses of public housing agencies in admin19 istering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance 

20 program, of which up to $25,000,000 shall be avail21 able to the Secretary to allocate to public housing 

22 agencies that need additional funds to administer 

23 their section 8 programs: Provided, That 

24 $1,200,000,000 of the amount provided in this para25 graph shall be allocated for the calendar year 2006 
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1 funding cycle on a pro rata basis to public housing 

2 agencies based on the amount public housing agen3 cies were eligible to receive in calendar year 2005: 

4 Provided further, That all amounts provided under 

5 this paragraph shall be only for activities related to 

6 the provision of tenant-based rental assistance au7 thorized under section 8, including related develop8 ment activities, except that up to $200,000,000 of 

9 funds made available on October 1, 2006, to this ac10 count may be transferred to the ‘‘Project Based 

11 Rental Assistance Account’’ at the discretion of the 

12 Secretary. 

13 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

14 (RESCISSION)

15 Of the unobligated balances, including recaptures and 

16 carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the De17 partment of Housing and Urban Development under this 

18 heading or the heading ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted 

19 housing’’ or any other heading for fiscal year 2005 and 

20 prior years, $2,493,600,000 is rescinded, to be effected by 

21 the Secretary no later than September 30, 2006: Provided,

22 That any such balances governed by reallocation provi23 sions under the statute authorizing the program for which 

24 the funds were originally appropriated shall be available 

25 for the rescission: Provided further, That any obligated 

26 balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and 
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1 prior that have been terminated shall be cancelled: Pro2 vided further, That no amounts recaptured from amounts 

3 appropriated in prior years under this heading or the 

4 heading ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ and 

5 no carryover of such appropriated amounts for project6 based assistance shall be available for the calendar year 

7 2006 funding cycle for activities provided for under the 

8 heading ‘‘Tenant-based rental assistance’’. 

9 PROJECT-BASEDRENTAL ASSISTANCE

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For activities and assistance for the provision of 

12 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 

13 Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 

14 seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 

15 $5,088,300,000, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That the amounts made available under this head17 ing are provided as follows: 

18 (1) $4,940,100,000 for expiring or terminating 

19 section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including 

20 section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for 

21 amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy con22 tracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 

23 contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to 

24 section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist25 ance Act, for renewal of section 8 contracts for units 

26 in projects that are subject to approved plans of ac-
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1 tion under the Emergency Low Income Housing 

2 Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Hous3 ing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act 

4 of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 

5 associated with project-based activities and assist6 ance funded under this paragraph. 

7 (2) $147,200,000 for performance-based con8 tract administrators for section 8 project-based as9 sistance: Provided, That the Secretary may also use 

10 such amounts for performance-based contract ad11 ministrators for: interest reduction payments pursu12 ant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act 

13 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments 

14 pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban 

15 Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); Sec16 tion 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 

17 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts 

18 for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Hous19 ing Act of 1959, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q, 

20 1701q–1); project rental assistance contracts for 

21 supportive housing for persons with disabilities 

22 under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

23 National Affordable Housing Act; project assistance 

24 contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing 

25 Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); 
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1 and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 

2 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667). 

3 (3) $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

4 Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That 

5 amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading, 

6 ‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing,’ or the 

7 heading, ‘Housing Certificate Fund,’ for project8 based section 8 activities may be used for renewals 

9 of or amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 

10 contracts or for performance-based contract adminis11 trators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 

12 amounts were appropriated. 

13 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 

16 carry out capital and management activities for public 

17 housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 

18 United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 

19 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’), $2,600,000,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not21 withstanding any other provision of law or regulation, dur22 ing fiscal year 2006, the Secretary may not delegate to 

23 any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary 

24 and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Hous25 ing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) re26 garding the extension of the time periods under such sec-
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1 tion: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 

2 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, 

3 that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that 

4 will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Pro5 vided further, That of the total amount provided under 

6 this heading, up to $11,000,000 shall be for carrying out 

7 activities under section 9(h) of such Act: Provided further,

8 That $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 

9 Capital Fund: Provided further, That no funds may be 

10 used under this heading for the purposes specified in sec11 tion 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 

12 amended: Provided further, That of the total amount pro13 vided under this heading, up to $17,000,000 shall be avail14 able for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

15 to make grants, notwithstanding section 305 of this Act, 

16 to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs re17 sulting from unforeseen emergencies and natural disasters 

18 occurring in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That of 

19 the total amount provided under this heading, 

20 $24,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coor21 dinators and congregate services as authorized by section 

22 34 of the Act and the Native American Housing Assist23 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided fur24 ther, That up to $8,820,000 is to support the costs of ad25 ministrative and judicial receiverships. 
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1 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

2 For 2006 payments to public housing agencies for the 

3 operation and management of public housing, as author4 ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 

5 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $3,600,000,000: 

6 Provided, That all funds made available under this head7 ing shall be allocated to public housing agencies in accord8 ance with the terms, conditions, criteria and methodology 

9 set forth in the ‘‘Post 4th Session Rule’’ issued on June 

10 10, 2004 and shall not be allocated using any other for11 mula unless approved by the Committee: Provided further,

12 That of the total amount provided under this heading, up 

13 to $50,000,000 shall be for assistance for the conversion 

14 to asset management including project-based accounting, 

15 budgeting and management for public housing agencies 

16 operating three or more public housing projects, which will 

17 under the ‘‘Post 4th Session Rule’’ formula experience a 

18 loss of subsidy greater than 5 percent from the amount 

19 which would otherwise have been receivable under the Per20 formance Funding System regulations superceded by such 

21 formula: Provided further, That, in fiscal year 2006 and 

22 all fiscal years hereafter, no amounts under this heading 

23 in any appropriations Act may be used for payments to 

24 public housing agencies for the costs of operation and 

25 management of public housing for any year prior to the 
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1 current year of such Act: Provided further, That no funds 

2 may be used under this heading for the purposes specified 

3 in section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 

4 as amended. 

5 NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro8 gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 

9 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

10 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $600,000,000, to 

11 remain available until expended. Notwithstanding the Na12 tive American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 

13 Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation 

14 under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Sec15 retary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such 

16 Act with the need component based on single-race Census 

17 data and with the need component based on multi-race 

18 Census data, and the amount of the allocation for each 

19 Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allo20 cation amounts. Of funds made available under this head21 ing, $1,200,000 shall be contracted through the Secretary 

22 as technical assistance and capacity building to be used 

23 by the National American Indian Housing Council in sup24 port of the implementation of NAHASDA; of which 

25 $2,308,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian 

26 housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical 
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1 assistance in the training, oversight, and management of 

2 Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up 

3 to $300,000 for related travel; of which $45,000,000 shall 

4 be for the Indian Community Development Block Grant 

5 program under title I of the Housing and Community De6 velopment Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

7 seq.), for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 

8 106(a)(1) of such Act, to be allocated using the same 

9 methodology as fiscal year 2005 funds of which up to 

10 $4,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute 

11 imminent threats to health and safety, notwithstanding 

12 any other provision of law (including section 205 of the 

13 Act): Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

14 heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost 

15 of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized 

16 by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such 

17 costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and 

18 other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

19 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 

20 further, That these funds are available to subsidize the 

21 total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, 

22 any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

23 $17,926,000: Provided further, That for administrative ex24 penses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to 

25 $150,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall 
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1 be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 

2 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 

3 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

4 For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro5 gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer6 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

7 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $8,815,000, to remain 

8 available until expended, of which $352,606 shall be for 

9 training and technical assistance activities. 

10 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

14 section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 

15 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $2,645,000, to re16 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

17 including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 

18 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

19 of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds 

20 are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 

21 which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $98,966,942. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

23 the guaranteed loan program, up to $250,000 from 

24 amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred 

25 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and 

26 Expenses’’. 
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1 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND

2 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

5 section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop6 ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $882,000, to 

7 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

8 costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall 

9 be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

10 Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these 

11 funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 

12 part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

13 $35,000,000. 

14 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

15 the guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from 

16 amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred 

17 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and 

18 Expenses.’’

19 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

20 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

21 For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per22 sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 

23 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 

24 $285,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 

25 2007, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 

26 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2008: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 

2 all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 

3 that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that 

4 meet all program requirements before awarding funds for 

5 new contracts and activities authorized under this section: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to 

7 $1,000,000 of the funds under this heading for training, 

8 oversight, and technical assistance activities. 

9 RURAL HOUSING ANDECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

10 For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic De11 velopment in the Department of Housing and Urban De12 velopment, $10,000,000 to remain available until ex13 pended, which amount shall be competitively awarded by 

14 September 1, 2006, to Indian tribes, State housing finance 

15 agencies, State community and/or economic development 

16 agencies, local rural nonprofits and community develop17 ment corporations to support innovative housing and eco18 nomic development activities in rural areas. 

19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For assistance to units of State and local govern22 ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 

23 development activities, and for other purposes, 

24 $4,151,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2008, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 

26 amount provided, $3,859,900,000 is for carrying out the 
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1 community development block grant program under title 

2 I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

3 1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

4 seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided for 

5 under this heading not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 

6 made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

7 expended for planning and management development and 

8 administration: Provided further, That $1,600,000 shall be 

9 transferred to the Working Capital Fund. 

10 Of the amount made available under this heading, 

11 $290,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Eco12 nomic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety 

13 of targeted economic investments in accordance with the 

14 terms and conditions specified in the statement of man15 agers accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the 

16 funds provided under this paragraph may be used for pro17 gram operations. 

18 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 

21 authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na22 tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended, 

23 $1,850,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 

24 2008: Provided, That of the total amount provided in this 

25 paragraph, up to $41,700,000 shall be available for hous26 ing counseling under section 106 of the Housing and 
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1 Urban Development Act of 1968, and $1,000,000 shall be 

2 transferred to the Working Capital Fund. 

3 In addition to amounts otherwise made available 

4 under this heading, $50,000,000, to remain available until 

5 September 30, 2008, for assistance to homebuyers as au6 thorized under title I of the American Dream Downpay7 ment Act. 

8 SELF-HELP ANDASSISTEDHOMEOWNERSHIP

9 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

10 For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op11 portunity Program, $60,800,000, to remain available until 

12 September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the total amount 

13 provided in this heading $23,800,000 shall be made avail14 able to the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Pro15 gram as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Op16 portunity Program Extension Act of 1996 as amended: 

17 Provided further, That $28,000,000 shall be made avail18 able for capacity building, of which $27,000,000 shall be 

19 for capacity building for Community Development and af20 fordable Housing for LISC and the Enterprise Founda21 tion for activities authorized by Section 4 of the HUD 

22 Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 USC 9816 note), as in 

23 effect immediately before June 12, 1997 and $1,000,000 

24 shall be made available for capacity building activities ad25 ministered by Habitat for Humanity International: Pro26 vided further, That $3,000,000 shall be made available to 
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1 the Housing Assistance Council, $1,000,000 shall be made 

2 available to the Native American Indian Housing Council, 

3 $4,000,000 shall be made available to the Housing Part4 nership Network, and $1,000,000 shall be made available 

5 to the Special Olympics, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2008. 

7 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For the emergency shelter grants program as author10 ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 

11 Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive 

12 housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title 

13 IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation sin14 gle room occupancy program as authorized under the 

15 United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 

16 homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the 

17 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter 

18 plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title 

19 IV of such Act, $1,340,000,000, of which $1,320,000,000 

20 shall remain available until September 30, 2008, and of 

21 which $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 

22 Provided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made 

23 available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under 

24 the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent 

25 housing: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 

26 services shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each 
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1 grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew 

2 on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to 

3 contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if 

4 the program is determined to be needed under the applica5 ble continuum of care and meets appropriate program re6 quirements and financial standards, as determined by the 

7 Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 

8 under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in9 tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 

10 social services, and employment programs for which home11 less populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 

12 Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assist13 ance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services fund14 ing through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse 

15 Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare16 to-Work grant program: Provided further, That up to 

17 $11,674,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

18 shall be available for the national homeless data analysis 

19 project and technical assistance: Provided further, That 

20 $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 

21 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Pro22 vided further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care re23 newals previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Re24 newal account and transferred to this account be available, 
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1 if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals in fiscal year 

2 2006. 

3 HOUSING PROGRAMS

4 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For capital advances, including amendments to cap7 ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au8 thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 

9 amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly 

10 under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend11 ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex12 piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 

13 term, and for supportive services associated with the hous14 ing, $741,000,000, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2009, of which amount $49,600,000 shall be for serv16 ice coordinators and the continuation of existing con17 gregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 

18 projects, and of which amount up to $24,800,000 shall 

19 be for grants under section 202b of the Housing Act of 

20 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) for conversion of eligible 

21 projects under such section to assisted living or related 

22 use and for emergency capital repairs as determined by 

23 the Secretary: Provided, That amounts made available 

24 under this heading shall be available for Real Estate As25 sessment Center inspections and inspection-related activi26 ties associated with section 202 capital advance projects: 
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1 Provided further, That $400,000 shall be transferred to 

2 the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the 

3 Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 gov4 erning the terms and conditions of project rental assist5 ance, except that the initial contract term for such assist6 ance shall not exceed 5 years in duration. 

7 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For capital advance contracts, including amendments 

10 to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for 

11 persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of 

12 the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 

13 for project rental assistance for supportive housing for 

14 persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such 

15 Act, including amendments to contracts for such assist16 ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 

17 for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services associ18 ated with the housing for persons with disabilities as au19 thorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for tenant20 based rental assistance contracts entered into pursuant to 

21 section 811 of such Act, $238,100,000 to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2009: Provided, That $400,000 shall 

23 be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur24 ther, That, of the amount provided under this heading 

25 $78,300,000 shall be for amendments or renewal of ten26 ant-based assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal 
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1 year 2005 (only one amendment authorized for any such 

2 contract): Provided further, That of the amount provided 

3 under this heading, the Secretary may make available up 

4 to $5,000,000 for incremental tenant-based rental assist5 ance, as authorized by section 811 of such Act (which as6 sistance is 5 years in duration): Provided further, That all 

7 tenant-based assistance made available under this heading 

8 shall continue to remain available only to persons with dis9 abilities: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 

10 the provisions of section 811 governing the terms and con11 ditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based as12 sistance, except that the initial contract term for such as13 sistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided fur14 ther That amounts made available under this heading 

15 shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center In16 spections and inspection-related activities associated with 

17 Section 811 Capital Advance Projects.

18 OTHER ASSISTEDHOUSING PROGRAMS

19 RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

20 For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 

21 the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 

22 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 

23 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-in24 sured rental housing projects, $26,400,000, to remain 

25 available until expended. 
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1 FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND

2 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all un4 committed balances of excess rental charges as of Sep5 tember 30, 2005, and any collections made during fiscal 

6 year 2006 and all subsequent fiscal years, shall be trans7 ferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by sec8 tion 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended. 

9 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTUREDHOUSING FEES TRUST

10 FUND

11 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 

12 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand13 ards Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), 

14 up to $12,896,000 to remain available until expended, to 

15 be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust 

16 Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount ap17 propriated under this heading shall be available from the 

18 general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to 

19 incur obligations and make expenditures pending the re20 ceipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 

21 of such Act: Provided further, That the amount made 

22 available under this heading from the general fund shall 

23 be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal 

24 year 2006 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2006 appro25 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

26 $0 and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified 
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1 as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2006 appro2 priation. 

3 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

4 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 During fiscal year 2006, commitments to guarantee 

7 loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the 

8 National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan 

9 principal of $185,000,000,000. 

10 During fiscal year 2006, obligations to make direct 

11 loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the 

12 National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 

13 $50,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall 

14 be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in con15 nection with sales of single family real properties owned 

16 by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual 

17 Mortgage Insurance Fund. 

18 For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 

19 the guaranteed and direct loan program, $355,000,000, 

20 of which not to exceed $351,000,000 shall be transferred 

21 to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and not 

22 to exceed $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the appro23 priation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition, for 

24 administrative contract expenses, $62,600,000, of which 

25 $18,281,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 

26 Fund: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan com-
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1 mitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 

2 2006, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract ex3 penses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 

4 guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 

5 amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 

6 shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 

7 $30,000,000. 

8 GENERAL ANDSPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

11 sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 

12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan 

13 guarantee modifications, as that term is defined in section 

14 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend15 ed, $8,800,000, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That commitments to guarantee loans shall not ex17 ceed $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of 

18 which is to be guaranteed. 

19 Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

20 loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 

21 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed 

22 $50,000,000, of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be 

23 for bridge financing in connection with the sale of multi24 family real properties owned by the Secretary and for25 merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed 

26 $20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
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1 mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family 

2 real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in3 sured under such Act. 

4 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

5 carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, 

6 $231,400,000, of which $211,400,000 shall be transferred 

7 to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; and of 

8 which $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the appropria9 tion for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. 

10 In addition, for administrative contract expenses nec11 essary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan pro12 grams, $71,900,000, of which $10,800,000 shall be trans13 ferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided, That to 

14 the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 

15 $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2006, an additional 

16 $1,980 for administrative contract expenses shall be avail17 able for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 

18 commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata 

19 amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no 

20 case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 

21 $14,400,000. 
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1 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

2 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKEDSECURITIES LOAN

3 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 

6 the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 

7 as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 

8 $200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 

9 30, 2007. 

10 For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 

11 the guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, 

12 $10,700,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees 

13 of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt ac14 count, of which not to exceed $10,700,000, shall be trans15 ferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 

16 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

17 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

18 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro19 grams of research and studies relating to housing and 

20 urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 

21 by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 

22 of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), includ23 ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sec24 tion 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 

25 $60,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 

26 2007: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
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1 this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the Partnership for 

2 Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative: 

3 Provided further, That of the amounts made available for 

4 PATH under this heading, $2,500,000 shall not be subject 

5 to the requirements of section 305 of this title: Provided 

6 further, That of funds made available under this heading, 

7 $750,000 shall be transferred to the National Research 

8 Council for a study in accordance with the accompanying 

9 Report: Provided further, That $29,038,000 is for grants 

10 pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community 

11 Development Act of 1974, as amended, as follows: 

12 $2,989,000 to support Alaska Native serving institutions 

13 and Native Hawaiian serving institutions as defined under 

14 the Higher Education Act, as amended; $2,562,000 for 

15 tribal colleges and universities to build, expand, renovate, 

16 and equip their facilities and to expand the role of the 

17 colleges into the community through the provision of need18 ed services such as health programs, job training and eco19 nomic development activities; $8,967,000 for Historically 

20 Black Colleges and Universities program, of which up to 

21 $2,000,000 may be used for technical assistance; 

22 $5,979,000 for the Community Outreach Partnership Pro23 gram; $5,979,000 for the Hispanic Serving Institutions 

24 Program; and $2,562,000 for the Community Develop25 ment Work Study Program. 
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1 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

2 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

3 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth4 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 

5 Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 

6 Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 

7 and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 

8 $38,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2007, of which $16,100,000 shall be to carry out activities 

10 pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds 

11 made available under this heading shall be used to lobby 

12 the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Gov13 ernment in connection with a specific contract, grant or 

14 loan. 

15 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL

16 LEADHAZARDREDUCTION

17 For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author18 ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

19 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $119,000,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2007, of which $8,800,000 

21 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec22 tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop23 ment Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, test24 ing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 

25 outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
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1 housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided, That for 

2 purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the Na3 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

4 et seq.) and other provisions of law that further the pur5 poses of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Ini6 tiative, Operation Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), 

7 or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading 

8 or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes 

9 under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for 

10 a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Mul11 tifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 

12 1994. 

13 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

14 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary administrative and non-administrative 

17 expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel18 opment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 

19 uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 

20 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv21 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 

22 $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

23 $1,152,535,000, of which $562,400,000 shall be provided 

24 from the various funds of the Federal Housing Adminis25 tration, $10,700,000 shall be provided from funds of the 

26 Government National Mortgage Association, $150,000 
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1 shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Native American 

2 housing block grants’’ account, $250,000 shall be provided 

3 by transfer from the ‘‘Indian housing loan guarantee fund 

4 program’’ account and $35,000 shall be transferred from 

5 the ‘‘Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund’’ ac6 count: Provided, That funds made available under this 

7 heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in 

8 the Report accompanying this Act unless the Committees 

9 on Appropriations of both the House of Representatives 

10 and the Senate are notified of any changes in an operating 

11 plan or reprogramming: Provided further, That no official 

12 or employee of the Department shall be designated as an 

13 allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial 

14 Officer (OCFO) has determined that such allotment hold15 er has implemented an adequate system of funds control 

16 and has received training in funds control procedures and 

17 directives: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Offi18 cer shall establish positive control of and maintain ade19 quate systems of accounting for appropriations and other 

20 available funds as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514: Provided 

21 further, That for purposes of funds control and deter22 mining whether a violation exists under the Anti-Defi23 ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the point of obligation 

24 shall be the executed agreement or contract, except with 

25 respect to insurance and guarantee programs, certain 
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1 types of salaries and expenses funding, and incremental 

2 funding that is authorized under an executed agreement 

3 or contract, and shall be designated in the approved funds 

4 control plan: Provided further, That the Chief Financial 

5 Officer shall: (1) appoint qualified personnel to conduct 

6 investigations of potential or actual violations; (2) estab7 lish minimum training requirements and other qualifica8 tions for personnel that may be appointed to conduct in9 vestigations; (3) establish guidelines and timeframes for 

10 the conduct and completion of investigations; (4) prescribe 

11 the content, format and other requirements for the sub12 mission of final reports on violations; and (5) prescribe 

13 such additional policies and procedures as may be required 

14 for conducting investigations of, and administering, proc15 essing, and reporting on, potential and actual violations 

16 of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all other statutes and regu17 lations governing the obligation and expenditure of funds 

18 made available in this or any other Act: Provided further,

19 That up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to the Work20 ing Capital Fund. 

21 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

22 For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund 

23 (42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications 

24 to, and infrastructure for Department-wide information 

25 technology systems, for the continuing operation of both 

26 Department-wide and program-specific information sys-
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1 tems, and for program-related development activities, 

2 $165,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

3 2007: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this 

4 Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: 

5 Provided further, That any amounts transferred to this 

6 Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted 

7 appropriations Acts or from within this Act may be used 

8 for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition 

9 to the purposes for which such amounts were appro10 priated. 

11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

14 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

15 as amended, $103,000,000, of which $24,000,000 shall be 

16 provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing 

17 Administration: Provided, That the Inspector General 

18 shall have independent authority over all personnel issues 

19 within this office. 

20 OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT

21 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises 

24 Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including 

25 not to exceed $500 for official reception and representa26 tion expenses, $60,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enter2 prises Oversight Fund: Provided, That of the amount 

3 made available under this heading, $5,000,000 is for liti4 gation and to continue ongoing special investigations of 

5 the Federal housing enterprises: Provided further, That 

6 the Director shall submit a spending plan for the amounts 

7 provided under this heading no later than January 15, 

8 2005: Provided further, That not less than 80 percent of 

9 total amount made available under this heading shall be 

10 used only for examination, supervision, and capital over11 sight of the enterprises (as such term is defined in section 

12 1303 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety 

13 and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)) to ensure 

14 that the enterprises are operating in a financially safe and 

15 sound manner and complying with the capital require16 ments under Subtitle B of such Act: Provided further,

17 That not to exceed the amount provided herein shall be 

18 available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex19 tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 

20 pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided 

21 further, That the general fund amount shall be reduced 

22 as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 

23 result in a final appropriation from the general fund esti24 mated at not more than $0. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 301. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au3 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 

4 associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 

5 from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 

6 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 

7 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded, or in the 

8 case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 

9 amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 

10 rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 

11 State housing finance agencies or local governments or 

12 local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec13 retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set14 tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 

15 with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

16 the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 

17 authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 

18 to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 

19 to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 

20 SEC. 302. None of the amounts made available under 

21 this Act may be used during fiscal year 2006 to investigate 

22 or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 

23 lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ24 ing the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal ac25 tion, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving 
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1 or preventing action by a Government official or entity, 

2 or a court of competent jurisdiction. 

3 SEC. 303. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) 

4 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under 

6 this title for fiscal year 2006 that are allocated under such 

7 section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

8 shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined 

9 under subsection (b), for any State that—

10 (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year 

11 under clause (ii) of such section; and 

12 (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for 

13 fiscal year 2006 under such clause (ii) because the 

14 areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis15 tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 

16 2006 do not have the number of cases of acquired 

17 immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 

18 such clause. 

19 (b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any 

20 State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based 

21 on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of 

22 that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical 

23 areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 

24 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2006, in proportion to AIDS 

25 cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses 
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1 (i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible 

2 under subsection (a). 

3 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

4 amount allocated for fiscal year 2006 under section 854(c) 

5 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 12903(c)), to the City of New York, New York, on behalf 

7 of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New York-New 

8 Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan di9 vision’’) of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA 

10 Metropolitan Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the 

11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by: (1) allo12 cating to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, the propor13 tion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s amount that 

14 is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the 

15 portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located 

16 in Hudson County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the pro17 portion of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus 

18 if this area in New Jersey also has a higher than average 

19 per capita incidence of AIDS; and (2) allocating to the 

20 City of Paterson, New Jersey, the proportion of the metro21 politan area’s or division’s amount that is based on the 

22 number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the 

23 metropolitan area or division that is located in Bergen 

24 County and Passaic County, New Jersey, and adjusting 

25 for the proportion of the metropolitan division’s high inci-
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1 dence bonus if this area in New Jersey also has a higher 

2 than average per capita incidence of AIDS. The recipient 

3 cities shall use amounts allocated under this subsection 

4 to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the 

5 AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in 

6 their respective portions of the metropolitan division that 

7 is located in New Jersey. 

8 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

9 amount allocated for fiscal year 2006 under section 854(c) 

10 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 12903(c)) to areas with a higher than average per capita 

12 incidence of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the Secretary on 

13 the basis of area incidence reported over a three year pe14 riod. 

15 SEC. 304. (a) During fiscal year 2006, in the provi16 sion of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 

17 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in con18 nection with a program to demonstrate the economy and 

19 effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in as20 sisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 

21 of the State of Michigan notwithstanding paragraphs (3) 

22 and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family residing in 

23 an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf 

24 of which a public housing agency provides assistance pur25 suant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, 
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1 at the time the family initially receives such assistance, 

2 to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the 

3 monthly adjusted income of the family by such a percent4 age or amount as the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

5 Development determines to be appropriate. 

6 SEC. 305. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 

7 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 

8 pursuant to title III of this Act shall be made on a com9 petitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the 

10 Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 

11 Act of 1989. 

12 SEC. 306. Funds of the Department of Housing and 

13 Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora14 tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 

15 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 

16 on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 

17 or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 

18 services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 

19 Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 

20 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi21 nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 

22 thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 

23 within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor24 poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831). 
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1 SEC. 307. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

2 or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap3 propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 

4 Development shall be available for any program, project 

5 or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 

6 estimates submitted to Congress. 

7 SEC. 308. Corporations and agencies of the Depart8 ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub9 ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 

10 amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi11 tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 

12 available to each such corporation or agency and in ac13 cordance with law, and to make such contracts and com14 mitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro15 vided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in 

16 carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2006 

17 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter pro18 vided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and 

19 agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 

20 commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in 

21 this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms 

22 of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 

23 Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mort24 gage insurance or guaranty operations of these corpora25 tions, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary 
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1 to protect the financial interest of the United States Gov2 ernment. 

3 SEC. 309. None of the funds provided in this title 

4 for technical assistance, training, or management improve5 ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides 

6 to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each 

7 proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the 

8 costs associated with each program, project or activity as 

9 part of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2006, 

10 HUD shall transmit this information to the Committees 

11 by March 15, 2006 for 30 days of review. 

12 SEC. 310. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De13 velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 

14 and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 

15 uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 

16 each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 

17 Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 

18 information to these Committees upon request. 

19 SEC. 311. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, in fiscal year 2006, in managing and disposing of any 

21 multifamily property that is owned or held by the Sec22 retary and is occupied primarily by elderly or disabled 

23 families, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop24 ment shall maintain any rental assistance payments under 

25 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that 
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1 are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the 

2 extent the Secretary determines that such a multifamily 

3 property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible 

4 for continued rental assistance payments under such sec5 tion 8, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants 

6 of that property, contract for project-based rental assist7 ance payments with an owner or owners of other existing 

8 housing properties or provide other rental assistance. 

9 SEC. 312. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

10 of law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2006 under 

11 section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 12903(c)), to the City of Wilmington, Delaware, 

13 on behalf of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New 

14 Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan di15 vision’’), shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing 

16 and Urban Development by allocating to the State of New 

17 Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan division’s 

18 amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS 

19 reported in the portion of the metropolitan division that 

20 is located in New Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion 

21 of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus if this 

22 area in New Jersey also has a higher than average per 

23 capita incidence of AIDS. The State of New Jersey shall 

24 use amounts allocated to the State under this subsection 

25 to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the 
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1 AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in the 

2 portion of the metropolitan division that is located in New 

3 Jersey. 

4 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

5 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allo6 cate to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that 

7 otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2006 under 

8 section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, 

10 on behalf of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropoli11 tan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake 

12 County shall be used to carry out eligible activities under 

13 section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within such 

14 metropolitan statistical area. 

15 (c) Notwithstanding section 854(c) of the AIDS 

16 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), the Sec17 retary of Housing and Urban Development may adjust the 

18 allocation of the amounts that otherwise would be allo19 cated for fiscal year 2006 under section 854(c) of such 

20 Act, upon the written request of an applicant, in conjunc21 tion with the State(s), for a formula allocation on behalf 

22 of a metropolitan statistical area, to designate the State 

23 or States in which the metropolitan statistical area is lo24 cated as the eligible grantee(s) of the allocation. In the 

25 case that a metropolitan statistical area involves more 
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1 than one State, such amounts allocated to each State shall 

2 be in proportion to the number of cases of AIDS reported 

3 in the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located 

4 in that State. Any amounts allocated to a State under this 

5 section shall be used to carry out eligible activities within 

6 the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located in 

7 that State. 

8 SEC. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, for this fiscal year and every fiscal year thereafter, 

10 funds appropriated for housing for the elderly, as author11 ized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amend12 ed, and for supportive housing for persons with disabil13 ities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gon14 zalez National Affordable Housing Act, shall be available 

15 for the cost of maintaining and disposing of such prop16 erties that are acquired or otherwise become the responsi17 bility of the Department. 

18 SEC. 314. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De19 velopment shall submit an annual report no later than Au20 gust 30, 2006 and annually thereafter to the House and 

21 Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding the num22 ber of Federally assisted units under lease and the per 

23 unit cost of these units to the Department of Housing and 

24 Urban Development. 
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1 SEC. 315. The Department of Housing and Urban 

2 Development shall submit the Department’s fiscal year 

3 2006 congressional budget justifications to the Commit4 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Senate using the identical structure provided 

6 under this Act and only in accordance with the direction 

7 specified in the report accompanying this Act. 

8 SEC. 316. That incremental vouchers previously made 

9 available under the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ 

10 or renewed under the heading, ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental As11 sistance,’’ for non-elderly disabled families shall, to the ex12 tent practicable, continue to be provided to non-elderly dis13 abled families upon turnover. 

14 SEC. 317. A public housing agency or such other enti15 ty that administers Federal housing assistance in the 

16 States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be re17 quired to include a resident of public housing or a recipi18 ent of assistance provided under section 8 of the United 

19 States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or 

20 a similar governing board of such agency or entity as re21 quired under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public hous22 ing agency or other entity that administers Federal hous23 ing assistance under section 8 in the States of Alaska, 

24 Iowa and Mississippi shall establish an advisory board of 

25 not less than 6 residents of public housing or recipients 
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1 of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to 

2 the public housing agency or other administering entity 

3 on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such 

4 advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 

5 SEC. 318. The funds made available for Native Alas6 kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 

7 Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 

8 same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 

9 received funds in fiscal year 2005. 

10 SEC. 319. No funds provided under this title may be 

11 used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage 

12 Association that makes applicable requirements under the 

13 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).

14 SEC. 320. CLARIFICATION REGARDING MORTGAGE

15 INSURANCE FOR PURCHASE OF EXISTING HEALTH CARE

16 FACILITIES.—Section 223(f)(1) of the National Housing 

17 Act is amended by inserting ‘‘purchase or’’ immediately 

18 before ‘‘refinancing of existing debt’’. 

19 SEC. 321. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, for fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all mortgagees 

21 receiving interest reduction payments under section 236 

22 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall 

23 submit only electronic invoices to the Department of 

24 Housing and Development in order to receive such pay25 ments.The mortgagees shall comply with this requirement 
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1 no later than 90 days from the date of enactment of this 

2 provision. 

3 SEC. 322. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, the recipient of a grant under section 202b of the 

5 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) after Decem6 ber 26, 2000, in accordance with the unnumbered para7 graph at the end of section 202b(b) of such Act, may, at 

8 its option, establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own 

9 the project and may lend the grant funds to such entity, 

10 which may be a private nonprofit organization described 

11 in section 831 of the American Homeownership and Eco12 nomic Opportunity Act of 2000. 

13 TITLE IV—THE JUDICIARY 

14 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

15 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

16 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su17 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 

18 building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, 

19 maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief 

20 Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans21 porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor 

22 vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not 

23 to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 

24 expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended 
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1 as the Chief Justice may approve, $60,730,000, of which 

2 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

3 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

4 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 

5 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im6 posed upon the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 

7 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a–13b), $5,624,000, which shall re8 main available until expended. 

9 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL

10 CIRCUIT

11 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

12 For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other offi13 cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the 

14 court, as authorized by law, $24,613,000. 

15 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

16 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

17 For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala18 ries of the officers and employees of the court, services, 

19 and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 

20 $15,480,000. 

21 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER

22 JUDICIAL SERVICES

23 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

24 For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ25 ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 

26 justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac-
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1 tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal 

2 Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all 

3 other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not 

4 otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses 

5 of the courts, as authorized by law, $4,348,780,000 (in6 cluding the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of 

7 which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available 

8 until expended for space alteration projects and for fur9 niture and furnishings related to new space alteration and 

10 construction projects; of which $1,300,000 of the funds 

11 provided for the Judiciary Information Technology Fund 

12 will be for the Edwin L. Nelson Local Initiatives Program, 

13 within which $1,000,000 will be reserved for local court 

14 grants. 

15 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 

16 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 

17 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not 

18 to exceed $3,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine 

19 Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 

20 DEFENDER SERVICES

21 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 

22 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor23 neys appointed to represent persons under the Criminal 

24 Justice Act of 1964, as amended (18 U.S.C. 3006A); the 

25 compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 

26 furnishing investigative, expert and other services under 
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1 the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 as amended (18 U.S.C. 

2 3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with Criminal 

3 Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses 

4 of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases 

5 where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; 

6 the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses 

7 of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligi8 ble minor or incompetent offenders in connection with 

9 transfers from the United States to foreign countries with 

10 which the United States has a treaty for the execution 

11 of penal sentences; the compensation of attorneys ap12 pointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protec13 tion of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 

14 1875(d); and for necessary training and general adminis15 trative expenses, $721,919,000, to remain available until 

16 expended. 

17 FEES OF JURORS ANDCOMMISSIONERS

18 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 

19 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis20 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa21 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 

22 pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro23 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $60,053,000, 

24 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

25 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 
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1 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 

2 5332 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 COURT SECURITY

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 

7 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

8 Federal court operations, and the procurement, installa9 tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 

10 for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

11 Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 

12 control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 

13 patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 

14 by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi15 ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve16 ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 

17 $379,461,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 

18 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 

19 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 

20 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 

21 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 

22 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 

23 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen24 eral. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

2 COURTS

3 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 

5 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ6 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas7 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 

8 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else9 where, $70,262,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au10 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

11 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

12 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen14 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $22,249,000; 

15 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep16 tember 30, 2007, to provide education and training to 

17 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 

18 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa19 tion expenses. 

20 JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS

21 PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS

22 For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement 

23 Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $36,800,000; 

24 to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized 

25 by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $600,000; and to the United States 
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1 Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, as au2 thorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $3,200,000. 

3 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

4 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

5 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 

6 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 

7 Code, $14,046,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au8 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

10 SEC. 401. Appropriations and authorizations made in 

11 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 

12 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

13 SEC. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria14 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi15 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro16 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 

17 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De18 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

19 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis20 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

21 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

22 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

23 funds under section 810 of this Act and shall not be avail24 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

25 with the procedures set forth in that section. 
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1 SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of 

3 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services shall 

4 be available for official reception and representation ex5 penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 

6 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 

7 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 

8 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 

9 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 

10 TITLE V—THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

11 FEDERAL FUNDS

12 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

13 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 

14 to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 

15 program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 

16 Columbia resident tuition support, $33,200,000, to remain 

17 available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in18 cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be19 half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 

20 amount based upon the difference between in-State and 

21 out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu22 cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 

23 institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 

24 awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 

25 of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
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1 eligible students and such other factors as may be author2 ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov3 ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi4 dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 

5 Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 

6 and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal7 ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 

8 this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 

9 shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 

10 Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 

11 for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup12 port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 

13 Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 

14 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

15 of Representatives and Senate for these funds showing, 

16 by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 

17 therefor: Provided further, That not more than $1,200,000 

18 of the total amount appropriated for this program may 

19 be used for administrative expenses. 

20 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND

21 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

22 For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 

23 of the District of Columbia in written consultation with 

24 the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdic25 tions, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 

26 reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of pro-
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1 viding public safety at events related to the presence of 

2 the national capital in the District of Columbia and for 

3 the costs of providing support to respond to immediate 

4 and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 

5 Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That any 

6 amount provided under this heading shall be available only 

7 after notice of its proposed use has been transmitted by 

8 the President to Congress and such amount has been ap9 portioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United 

10 States Code. 

11 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

12 COURTS

13 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum14 bia Courts, $221,693,000, to be allocated as follows: for 

15 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $9,198,000, 

16 of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 

17 representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su18 perior Court, $87,342,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 

19 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 

20 the District of Columbia Court System, $41,643,000, of 

21 which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 

22 representation expenses; and $83,510,000, to remain 

23 available until September 30, 2007, for capital improve24 ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro25 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

26 a single contract or related contracts for development and 
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1 construction of facilities may be employed which collec2 tively include the full scope of the project: Provided fur3 ther, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the 

4 clause ‘‘availability of Funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232–

5 18: Provided further, That funds made available for capital 

6 improvements shall be expended consistent with the Gen7 eral Services Administration master plan study and build8 ing evaluation report: Provided further, That notwith9 standing any other provision of law, all amounts under 

10 this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 

11 of Management and Budget and obligated and expended 

12 in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 

13 expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan14 cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with 

15 the General Services Administration (GSA), and such 

16 services shall include the preparation of monthly financial 

17 reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA 

18 to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations 

19 of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Com20 mittee on Government Reform of the House of Represent21 atives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 

22 Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after providing 

23 written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

24 House of Representatives and Senate, the District of Co25 lumbia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 
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1 of the funds provided under this heading among the items 

2 and entities funded under this heading for operations, and 

3 not more than 4 percent of the funds provided under this 

4 heading for facilities. 

5 DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

6 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 

7 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen8 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 

9 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro10 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 

11 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 

12 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 

13 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech14 nical assistance and such other services as are necessary 

15 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 

16 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 

17 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for 

18 counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 

19 Code (relating to representation provided under the Dis20 trict of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, 

21 and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), 

22 $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That the funds provided in this Act under the head24 ing ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ 

25 (other than the $83,510,000 provided under such heading 

26 for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
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1 house facilities) may also be used for payments under this 

2 heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds 

3 provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Ju4 dicial Administration in the District of Columbia may use 

5 funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal 

6 Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than 

7 the $83,510,000 provided under such heading for capital 

8 improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili9 ties), to make payments described under this heading for 

10 obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided fur11 ther, That funds provided under this heading shall be ad12 ministered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Adminis13 tration in the District of Columbia: Provided futher, That 

14 notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appro15 priation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 

16 Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 

17 the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of 

18 other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services 

19 to be provided on a contractual basis with the General 

20 Services Administration (GSA), and such services shall in21 clude the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies 

22 of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the Presi23 dent and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

24 House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
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1 Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 

2 the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

3 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF4 FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT

5 OF COLUMBIA

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

8 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 

9 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the 

10 Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, as 

11 authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self12 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $203,388,000, of 

13 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and 

14 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 

15 and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to 

16 exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 

17 the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 

18 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 

19 of which $131,360,000 shall be for necessary expenses of 

20 Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to 

21 include expenses relating to the supervision of adults sub22 ject to protection orders or the provision of services for 

23 or related to such persons; of which $42,195,000 shall be 

24 available to the Pretrial Services Agency; and of which 

25 $29,833,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender 

26 Service for the District of Columbia: Provided, That not-
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1 withstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 

2 under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 

3 Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex4 pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal5 aries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur6 ther, That the Director is authorized to accept and use 

7 gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hos8 pitality to support offender and defendant programs, and 

9 equipment and vocational training services to educate and 

10 train offenders and defendants: Provided further, That the 

11 Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the 

12 acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the pre13 vious proviso, and shall make such records available for 

14 audit and public inspection: Provided further, That the 

15 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director 

16 is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the 

17 D.C. Government for space and services provided on a cost 

18 reimbursable basis: Provided further, That the Public De19 fender Service is authorized to charge fees to cover costs 

20 of materials distributed and training provided to attendees 

21 of educational events, including conferences, sponsored by 

22 the Public Defender Service, and notwithstanding section 

23 3302 of title 31, United States Code, said fees shall be 

24 credited to the Public Defender Service account to be 

25 available for use without further appropriation. 
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1 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2 WATER ANDSEWER AUTHORITY

3 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

4 Water and Sewer Authority, $10,000,000, to remain avail5 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 

6 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided,

7 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 

8 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 

9 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT

10 INITIATIVE

11 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

12 Department of Transportation, $5,000,000, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2007, for design and con14 struction of a continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail sys15 tem from the Potomac River to the District’s border with 

16 Maryland. 

17 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE

18 COORDINATING COUNCIL

19 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co20 ordinating Council, $1,300,000, to remain available until 

21 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 

22 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis23 trict of Columbia. 
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1 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF

2 FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

3 For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Fi4 nancial Officer of the District of Columbia, $20,000,000: 

5 Provided, That each entity that receives funding under 

6 this heading shall submit to the Office of the Chief Finan7 cial Officer of the District of Columbia (CFO) a report 

8 on the activities to be carried out with such funds no later 

9 than March 15, 2006, and the CFO shall submit a com10 prehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of 

11 the House of Representatives and the Senate no later 

12 June 1, 2006. 

13 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

14 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro15 gram in the District of Columbia, $41,616,000, to be allo16 cated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public 

17 Schools, $13,525,000 to improve public school education 

18 in the District of Columbia; for the State Education Of19 fice, $13,525,000 to expand quality public charter schools 

20 in the District of Columbia, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2007; for the Secretary of the Department of 

22 Education, $14,566,000 to provide opportunity scholar23 ships for students in the District of Columbia in accord24 ance with division C, title III of the District of Columbia 

25 Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 
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1 126), of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to admin2 ister and fund assessments. 

3 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR BIOTERRORISM AND FORENSICS

4 LABORATORY

5 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 

6 $7,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 

7 for design, planning, and procurement costs associated 

8 with the construction of a bioterrorism and forensics lab9 oratory: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall pro10 vide an additional $1,500,000 with local funds as a condi11 tion of receiving this payment. 

12 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

13 The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis14 trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 

15 general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other16 wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law, except as provided in section 

18 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. 

19 Official Code, sec. 1–204.50a) and provisions of this Act, 

20 the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 

21 expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2006 

22 under this heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum 

23 of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such 

24 fiscal year or $8,700,158,000 (of which $5,007,344,000 

25 shall be from local funds, $1,921,287,000 shall be from 

26 Federal grant funds, $1,754,399,000 shall be from other 
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1 funds, and $17,129,000 shall be from private funds), in 

2 addition, $163,116,000 from funds previously appro3 priated in this Act as Federal payments: Provided further, 

4 That of the local funds, $466,830,000 shall be derived 

5 from the District’s general fund balance: Provided further, 

6 That of these funds the District’s intradistrict authority 

7 shall be $468,486,000: Provided further, That the 

8 amounts provided under this heading are to be allocated 

9 and expended as proposed under ‘‘Title II-District of Co10 lumbia Funds’’ of the Fiscal Year 2006 Proposed Budget 

11 and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress of the 

12 United States by the District of Columbia on June 6, 

13 2005: Provided further, That this amount may be in14 creased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 

15 expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or 

16 capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall 

17 be approved by enactment of local District law and shall 

18 comply with all reserve requirements contained in the Dis19 trict of Columbia Home Rule Act as amended by this Act: 

20 Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the 

21 District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary 

22 to assure that the District of Columbia meets these re23 quirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Fi24 nancial Officer of the appropriations and funds made 

25 available to the District during fiscal year 2006, except 
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1 that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 

2 operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, 

3 or other obligations issued for capital projects. 

4 GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

6 SEC. 501. Whenever in this title, an amount is speci7 fied within an appropriation for a particular purposes or 

8 objects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise 

9 specified, shall be considered as the maximum amount 

10 that may be expended for said purpose or object rather 

11 than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. 

12 SEC. 502. Appropriations in this title shall be avail13 able for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues 

14 of organizations concerned with the work of the District 

15 of Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor, 

16 or, in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, 

17 funds may be expended with the authorization of the 

18 Chairman of the Council. 

19 SEC. 503. There are appropriated from the applicable 

20 funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 

21 necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 

22 settlements or judgments that have been entered against 

23 the District of Columbia government. 

24 SEC. 504. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 

25 no part of this appropriation shall be used for publicity 

26 or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy 
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1 including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation 

2 pending before Congress or any State legislature. 

3 (b) The District of Columbia may use local funds pro4 vided in this title to carry out lobbying activities on any 

5 matter other than—

6 (1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or 

7 (2) statehood for the District of Columbia or 

8 voting representation in Congress for the District of 

9 Columbia. 

10 (c) Nothing in this section may be construed to pro11 hibit any elected official from advocating with respect to 

12 any of the issues referred to in subsection (b). 

13 SEC. 505. (a) None of the funds provided under this 

14 title to the agencies funded by this title, both Federal and 

15 District government agencies, that remain available for 

16 obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided 

17 from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 

18 derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 

19 funded by this title, shall be available for obligation or ex20 penditures for an agency through a reprogramming of 

21 funds which—

22 (1) creates new programs; 

23 (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi24 bility center; 
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1 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi2 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 

3 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 

4 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 

5 which funds have been denied or restricted; 

6 (5) reestablishes any program or project pre7 viously deferred through reprogramming; 

8 (6) augments any existing program, project, or 

9 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 

10 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which11 ever is less; or 

12 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 

13 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi14 bility center, 

15 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

16 Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 15 days 

17 in advance of the reprogramming. 

18 (b) None the local funds contained in this title may 

19 be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency 

20 through a transfer of any local funds in excess of 

21 $3,000,000 from one appropriation heading to another un22 less the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

23 Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 15 days 

24 in advance of the transfer, except that in no event may 
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1 the amount of any funds transferred exceed 4 percent of 

2 the local funds in the appropriations. 

3 SEC. 506. Consistent with the provisions of section 

4 1301(a) of title 31, United States Code, appropriations 

5 under this title shall be applied only to the objects for 

6 which the appropriations were made except as otherwise 

7 provided by law. 

8 SEC. 507. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 

9 law, the provisions of the District of Columbia Govern10 ment Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. 

11 Law 2–139; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–601.01 et seq.), 

12 enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of Co13 lumbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–

14 204l.22(3)), shall apply with respect to the compensation 

15 of District of Columbia employees. For pay purposes, em16 ployees of the District of Columbia government shall not 

17 be subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code. 

18 SEC. 508. No later than 30 days after the end of the 

19 first quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Mayor of the District 

20 of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District 

21 of Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of the 

22 House of Representatives and Senate the new fiscal year 

23 2006 revenue estimates as of the end of such quarter. 

24 These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
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1 fiscal year 2007. The officially revised estimates at mid2 year shall be used for the midyear report. 

3 SEC. 509. No sole source contract with the District 

4 of Columbia government or any agency thereof may be re5 newed or extended without opening that contract to the 

6 competitive bidding process as set forth in section 303 of 

7 the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 

8 1985 (D.C. Law 6–85; D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–303.03), 

9 except that the District of Columbia government or any 

10 agency thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts 

11 for which competition is not feasible or practical, but only 

12 if the determination as to whether to invoke the competi13 tive bidding process has been made in accordance with 

14 duly promulgated rules and procedures and has been re15 viewed and certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the 

16 District of Columbia. 

17 SEC. 510. None of the Federal funds provided in this 

18 title may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 

19 for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 

20 offices of United States Senator or United States Rep21 resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 

22 Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 

23 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 

24 SEC. 511. None of the Federal funds made available 

25 in this title may be used to implement or enforce the 
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1 Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 

2 9–114; D.C. Official Code, sec. 32–701 et seq.) or to oth3 erwise implement or enforce any system of registration of 

4 unmarried, cohabiting couples, including but not limited 

5 to registration for the purpose of extending employment, 

6 health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the 

7 same basis that such benefits are extended to legally mar8 ried couples. 

9 SEC. 512. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

10 of this title, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Fi11 nancial Officer of the District of Columbia may accept, 

12 obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants 

13 received by the District government that are not reflected 

14 in the amounts appropriated in this title. 

15 (b)(1) No such Federal, private, or other grant may 

16 be obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a) 

17 until—

18 (A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District 

19 of Columbia submits to the Council a report setting 

20 forth detailed information regarding such grant; and 

21 (B) the Council has reviewed and approved the 

22 obligation, and expenditure of such grant. 

23 (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council 

24 shall be deemed to have reviewed and approved the obliga25 tion, and expenditure of a grant if—
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1 (A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with 

2 the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days 

3 of the receipt of the report from the Chief Financial 

4 Officer under paragraph (1)(A); or 

5 (B) if such a notice of disapproval is filed with6 in such deadline, the Council does not by resolution 

7 disapprove the obligation, or expenditure of the 

8 grant within 30 calendar days of the initial receipt 

9 of the report from the Chief Financial Officer under 

10 paragraph (1)(A). 

11 (c) No amount may be obligated or expended from 

12 the general fund or other funds of the District of Colum13 bia government in anticipation of the approval or receipt 

14 of a grant under subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of 

15 the approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other 

16 grant not subject to such subsection. 

17 (d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co18 lumbia may adjust the budget for Federal, private, and 

19 other grants received by the District government reflected 

20 in the amounts appropriated in this title, or approved and 

21 received under subsection (b)(2) to reflect a change in the 

22 actual amount of the grant. 

23 (e) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co24 lumbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth de25 tailed information regarding all Federal, private, and 
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1 other grants subject to this section. Each such report shall 

2 be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia 

3 and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

4 of Representatives and Senate not later than 15 days after 

5 the end of the quarter covered by the report. 

6 SEC. 513. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 

7 section, none of the funds made available by this title or 

8 by any other title may be used to provide any officer or 

9 employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehi10 cle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in 

11 the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official du12 ties. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘official 

13 duties’’ does not include travel between the officer’s or em14 ployee’s residence and workplace, except in the case of—

15 (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 

16 Police Department who resides in the District of Co17 lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 

18 Department; 

19 (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi20 cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 

21 Emergency Medical Services Department who re22 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 

23 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Fire 

24 Chief; 

25 (3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
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1 (4) the Chairman of the Council of the District 

2 of Columbia. 

3 (b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co4 lumbia shall submit by March 1, 2006, an inventory, as 

5 of September 30, 2005, of all vehicles owned, leased or 

6 operated by the District of Columbia government. The in7 ventory shall include, but not be limited to, the depart8 ment to which the vehicle is assigned; the year and make 

9 of the vehicle; the acquisition date and cost; the general 

10 condition of the vehicle; annual operating and mainte11 nance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle is 

12 allowed to be taken home by a District officer or employee 

13 and if so, the officer or employee’s title and resident loca14 tion. 

15 SEC. 514. None of the funds contained in this title 

16 may be used for purposes of the annual independent audit 

17 of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 

18 2006 unless—

19 (1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector 

20 General of the District of Columbia, in coordination 

21 with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 

22 Columbia, pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the Dis23 trict of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 

24 1985 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2–302.8); and 
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1 (2) the audit includes as a basic financial state2 ment a comparison of audited actual year-end re3 sults with the revenues submitted in the budget doc4 ument for such year and the appropriations enacted 

5 into law for such year using the format, terminology, 

6 and classifications contained in the law making the 

7 appropriations for the year and its legislative his8 tory. 

9 SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds contained in this 

10 title may be used by the District of Columbia Corporation 

11 Counsel or any other officer or entity of the District gov12 ernment to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil 

13 action which seeks to require Congress to provide for vot14 ing representation in Congress for the District of Colum15 bia. 

16 (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co17 lumbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or com18 menting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting 

19 with officials of the District government regarding such 

20 lawsuits. 

21 SEC. 516. (a) None of the funds contained in this 

22 title may be used for any program of distributing sterile 

23 needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any ille24 gal drug. 
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1 (b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 

2 contained in this title and who carries out any program 

3 described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 

4 for such program separately from any funds contained in 

5 this title. 

6 SEC. 517. None of the funds contained in this title 

7 may be used after the expiration of the 60-day period that 

8 begins on the date of the enactment of this title to pay 

9 the salary of any chief financial officer of any office of 

10 the District of Columbia government (including any inde11 pendent agency of the District of Columbia) who has not 

12 filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Finan13 cial Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer 

14 understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the 

15 officer and the officer’s agency as a result of this title (and 

16 the amendments made by this title), including any duty 

17 to prepare a report requested either in the title or in any 

18 of the reports accompanying the title and the deadline by 

19 which each report must be submitted: Provided, That the 

20 Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall 

21 provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

22 of Representatives and Senate by the 10th day after the 

23 end of each quarter a summary list showing each report, 

24 the due date, and the date submitted to the Committees. 
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1 SEC. 518. Nothing in this title may be construed to 

2 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 

3 from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 

4 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 

5 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 

6 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep7 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 

8 SEC. 519. The Mayor of the District of Columbia 

9 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 

11 Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 

12 the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

13 quarterly reports addressing—

14 (1) crime, including the homicide rate, imple15 mentation of community policing, the number of po16 lice officers on local beats, and the closing down of 

17 open-air drug markets; 

18 (2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treat19 ment, including the number of treatment slots, the 

20 number of people served, the number of people on 

21 waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment pro22 grams; 

23 (3) management of parolees and pre-trial vio24 lent offenders, including the number of halfway 

25 houses escapes and steps taken to improve moni-
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1 toring and supervision of halfway house residents to 

2 reduce the number of escapes to be provided in con3 sultation with the Court Services and Offender Su4 pervision Agency for the District of Columbia; 

5 (4) education, including access to special edu6 cation services and student achievement to be pro7 vided in consultation with the District of Columbia 

8 Public Schools and the District of Columbia public 

9 charter schools; 

10 (5) improvement in basic District services, in11 cluding rat control and abatement; 

12 (6) application for and management of Federal 

13 grants, including the number and type of grants for 

14 which the District was eligible but failed to apply 

15 and the number and type of grants awarded to the 

16 District but for which the District failed to spend 

17 the amounts received; and 

18 (7) indicators of child well-being. 

19 SEC. 520. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 

21 Officer of the District of Columbia shall submit to the ap22 propriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 

23 Council of the District of Columbia a revised appropriated 

24 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 

25 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 
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1 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 

2 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 

3 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2006 that 

4 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 

5 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 

6 other-than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated 

7 actual expenditures. 

8 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency where 

9 the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 

10 certifies that a reallocation is required to address unantici11 pated changes in program requirements. 

12 SEC. 521. None of the Federal funds made available 

13 in this title may be transferred to any department, agency, 

14 or instrumentality of the United States Government, ex15 cept pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 

16 provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

17 SEC. 522. Notwithstanding any other law, in fiscal 

18 year 2006 and in each subsequent fiscal year, the District 

19 of Columbia Courts shall transfer to the general treasury 

20 of the District of Columbia all fines levied and collected 

21 by the Courts under section 10(b)(1) and (2) of the Dis22 trict of Columbia Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50–

23 2201.05(b)(1) and (2)): Provided, that the transferred 

24 funds are hereby made available and shall remain available 

25 until expended and shall be used by the Office of the At-
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1 torney General of the District of Columbia for enforce2 ment and prosecution of District traffic alcohol laws in 

3 accordance with section 10(b)(3) of the District of Colum4 bia Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50–

5 2201.05(b)(3)). 

6 SEC. 523. (a) None of the funds contained in this 

7 Act may be made available to pay—

8 (1) the fees of an attorney who represents a 

9 party in an action or an attorney who defends an ac10 tion brought against the District of Columbia Public 

11 Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu12 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) in excess of 

13 $4,000 for that action; or 

14 (2) the fees of an attorney or firm whom the 

15 Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 

16 determines to have a pecuniary interest, either 

17 through an attorney, officer, or employee of the 

18 firm, in any special education diagnostic services, 

19 schools, or other special education service providers. 

20 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘action’’ includes an ad21 ministrative proceeding and any ensuing or related pro22 ceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction. 

23 SEC. 524. The Chief Financial Officer of the District 

24 of Columbia shall require attorneys in special education 

25 cases brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
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1 cation Act (IDEA) in the District of Columbia to certify 

2 in writing that the attorney or representative rendered any 

3 and all services for which they receive awards, including 

4 those received under a settlement agreement or as part 

5 of an administrative proceeding, under the IDEA from the 

6 District of Columbia. As part of the certification, the Chief 

7 Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall require 

8 all attorneys in IDEA cases to disclose any financial, cor9 porate, legal, memberships on boards of directors, or other 

10 relationships with any special education diagnostic serv11 ices, schools, or other special education service providers 

12 to which the attorneys have referred any clients as part 

13 of this certification. The Chief Financial Officer shall pre14 pare and submit quarterly reports to the Committees on 

15 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen16 ate on the certification of and the amount paid by the gov17 ernment of the District of Columbia, including the District 

18 of Columbia Public Schools, to attorneys in cases brought 

19 under IDEA. The Inspector General of the District of Co20 lumbia may conduct investigations to determine the accu21 racy of the certifications. 

22 SEC. 525. The amount appropriated by this title may 

23 be increased by no more than $42,000,000 from funds 

24 identified in the comprehensive annual financial report as 

25 the District’s fiscal year 2005 unexpended general fund 
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1 surplus. The District may obligate and expend these 

2 amounts only in accordance with the following conditions: 

3 (1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District 

4 of Columbia shall certify that the use of any such 

5 amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact 

6 on the District’s long-term financial, fiscal, and eco7 nomic vitality. 

8 (2) The District of Columbia may only use 

9 these funds for the following expenditures: 

10 (A) One-time expenditures. 

11 (B) Expenditures to avoid deficit spending. 

12 (C) Debt Reduction. 

13 (D) Program needs. 

14 (E) Expenditures to avoid revenue short15 falls. 

16 (3) The amounts shall be obligated and ex17 pended in accordance with laws enacted by the 

18 Council in support of each such obligation or ex19 penditure. 

20 (4) The amounts may not be used to fund the 

21 agencies of the District of Columbia government 

22 under court ordered receivership. 

23 (5) The amounts may not be obligated or ex24 pended unless the Mayor notifies the Committees on 

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1 Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance of the ob2 ligation or expenditure. 

3 SEC. 526. (a) The fourth proviso in the item relating 

4 to ‘‘Federal Payment for School Improvement’’ in the Dis5 trict of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 

6 108–335; 118 Stat. 1327) is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$4,000,000, to remain available until expended,’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 shall be for a new 

11 incentive fund’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000, to re12 main available until expended, shall be for a new in13 centive fund’’. 

14 (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 

15 take effect as if included in the enactment of the District 

16 of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005. 

17 SEC. 527. (a) To account for an unanticipated growth 

18 of revenue collections, the amount appropriated as District 

19 of Columbia Funds pursuant to this Act may be in20 creased—

21 (1) by an aggregate amount of not more than 

22 25 percent, in the case of amounts proposed to be 

23 allocated as ‘‘Other-Type Funds’’ in the Fiscal Year 

24 2006 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan sub-
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1 mitted to Congress by the District of Columbia on 

2 June 6, 2005; and 

3 (2) by an aggregate amount of not more than 

4 6 percent, in the case of any other amounts pro5 posed to be allocated in such Proposed Budget and 

6 Financial Plan. 

7 (b) The District of Columbia may obligate and ex8 pend any increase in the amount of funds authorized 

9 under this section only in accordance with the following 

10 conditions: 

11 (1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District 

12 of Columbia shall certify—

13 (A) the increase in revenue; and 

14 (B) that the use of the amounts is not an15 ticipated to have a negative impact on the long16 term financial, fiscal, or economic health of the 

17 District. 

18 (2) The amounts shall be obligated and ex19 pended in accordance with laws enacted by the 

20 Council of the District of Columbia in support of 

21 each such obligation and expenditure, consistent 

22 with the requirements of this Act. 

23 (3) The amounts may not be used to fund any 

24 agencies of the District government operating under 

25 court-ordered receivership. 
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1 (4) The amounts may not be obligated or ex2 pended unless the Mayor has notified the Commit3 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa4 tives and Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance 

5 of the obligation or expenditure. 

6 SEC. 528. (a) Notwithstanding section 450A of the 

7 District of Columbia Home Rule Act, during fiscal year 

8 2006 the District of Columbia may allocate amounts from 

9 the emergency reserve fund established under section 

10 450A(a) of such Act and the contingency reserve fund es11 tablished under section 450A(b) of such Act and use such 

12 amounts to fund the operations of the District government 

13 during such fiscal year (consistent with the requirements 

14 of this Act and other applicable law). 

15 (b) The aggregate amount allocated from the emer16 gency reserve fund or the contingency reserve fund under 

17 this section may not exceed 50 percent of the balance of 

18 the fund involved as of October 1, 2005. 

19 (c) If the District of Columbia allocates any amounts 

20 from a reserve fund under this section, the District shall 

21 fully replenish the fund for the amounts allocated not later 

22 than February 15, 2007. 

23 SEC. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 this Act, there is hereby appropriated for the Office of 

25 the Inspector General such amounts in local funds, as are 
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1 consistent with the annual estimates for the expenditures 

2 and appropriations necessary for the operation of the Of3 fice of the Inspector General as prepared by the Inspector 

4 General and submitted to the Mayor and forwarded to the 

5 Council pursuant to D.C. Official Code 2–302.08(a)(2)(A) 

6 for fiscal year 2005: Provided, That the Office of the Chief 

7 Financial Officer shall take such steps as are necessary 

8 to implement the provisions of this subsection. 

9 SEC. 530. (a) None of the funds contained in this 

10 title may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or 

11 regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associ12 ated with the possession, use, or distribution of any sched13 ule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 

14 U.S.C. 802) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 

15 (b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treat16 ment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, ap17 proved by the electors of the District of Columbia on No18 vember 3, 1998, shall not take effect. 

19 SEC. 531. None of the funds appropriated under this 

20 title shall be expended for any abortion except where the 

21 life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 

22 carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of 

23 an act of rape or incest. 
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1 TITLE VI—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI2 DENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 

3 PRESIDENT 

4 COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT

5 For compensation of the President, including an ex6 pense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as au7 thorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, $450,000: Provided, That none 

8 of the funds made available for official expenses shall be 

9 expended for any other purpose and any unused amount 

10 shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of 

11 title 31, United States Code. 

12 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE

13 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses for the White House as au15 thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 

16 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; 

17 subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 

18 shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 

19 section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, 

20 periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed 

21 $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided 

22 by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official 

23 entertainment expenses, to be available for allocation with24 in the Executive Office of the President, $53,830,000: 

25 Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
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1 ing, $750,000 shall be for the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

2 Oversight Board. 

3 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

4 OPERATING EXPENSES

5 For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, re6 furnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including 

7 electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at 

8 the White House and official entertainment expenses of 

9 the President, $12,436,000, to be expended and accounted 

10 for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114. 

11 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

12 For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi13 dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec14 essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 

15 of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 

16 with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further,

17 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

18 amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 

19 exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob20 ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex21 penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

22 shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit23 ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti24 mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 

25 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

26 expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 
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1 shall require the national committee of the political party 

2 of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 

3 separately accounted for and available for expenses relat4 ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 

5 committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 

6 the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 

7 of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 

8 under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 

9 such amount within 60 days after such expense is in10 curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 

11 after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 

12 the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 

13 penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 

14 not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 

15 the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out16 standing debt on a United States Government claim under 

17 section 3717 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur18 ther, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any 

19 accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in 

20 the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further,

21 That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 

23 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this 

24 Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating ex25 penses of the Executive Residence during the preceding 
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1 fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, 

2 the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable offi3 cial and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that 

4 consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion 

5 of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the 

6 date of the report: Provided further, That the Executive 

7 Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of ex8 penses related to reimbursable events within the Executive 

9 Residence that includes a standard for the classification 

10 of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided 

11 further, That no provision of this paragraph may be con12 strued to exempt the Executive Residence from any other 

13 applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 

14 37 of title 31, United States Code. 

15 WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

16 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 

17 Executive Residence at the White House, $1,700,000, to 

18 remain available until expended, for required maintenance, 

19 safety and health issues, and continued preventative main20 tenance. 

21 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

22 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 

24 Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ25 ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,040,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT

2 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Devel4 opment, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 

5 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $3,500,000. 

6 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

7 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the National Security 

9 Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

10 3109, $8,705,000. 

11 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

12 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra14 tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 

15 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

16 $89,322,000, of which $11,768,000 shall remain available 

17 until expended for the Capital Investment Plan for contin18 ued modernization of the information technology infra19 structure within the Executive Office of the President. 

20 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

21 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 

23 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

24 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and to carry 

25 out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
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1 Code, $76,930,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall 

2 be available for official representation expenses: Provided,

3 That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations 

4 shall be applied only to the objects for which appropria5 tions were made and shall be allocated in accordance with 

6 the terms and conditions set forth in the accompanying 

7 Report except as otherwise provided by law: Provided fur8 ther, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for 

9 the Office of Management and Budget may be used for 

10 the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing or11 ders or any activities or regulations under the provisions 

12 of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 

13 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the 

14 funds made available for the Office of Management and 

15 Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of 

16 the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for 

17 testimony of officials of the Office of Management and 

18 Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their 

19 subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding shall 

20 not apply to printed hearings released by the Committees 

21 on Appropriations. 

22 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

23 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

25 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 
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1 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza2 tion Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); not to exceed 

3 $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

4 and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 

5 of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, 

6 research, or public organizations or agencies, with or with7 out reimbursement, $26,908,000; of which $1,316,000 

8 shall remain available until expended for policy research 

9 and evaluation: Provided, That the Office is authorized to 

10 accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and 

11 personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, 

12 for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the 

13 Office. 

14 COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Tech17 nology Assessment Center for research activities pursuant 

18 to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthor19 ization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 

20 $30,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, 

21 consisting of $18,000,000 for counternarcotics research 

22 and development projects, and $12,000,000 for the contin23 ued operation of the technology transfer program: Pro24 vided, That the $18,000,000 for counternarcotics research 

25 and development projects shall be available for transfer 

26 to other Federal departments or agencies. 
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1 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

2 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

5 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

6 Areas Program, $227,000,000, for drug control activities 

7 consistent with the approved strategy for each of the des8 ignated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which 

9 no less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and 

10 local entities for drug control activities, which shall be ob11 ligated within 120 days of the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent, to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2007, may be transferred to Fed14 eral agencies and departments at a rate to be determined 

15 by the Director, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall 

16 be used for auditing services and associated activities, and 

17 at least $500,000 of the $2,000,000 shall be used to de18 velop and implement a data collection system to measure 

19 the performance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

20 Areas Program: Provided further, That High Intensity 

21 Drug Trafficking Areas Programs designated as of Sep22 tember 30, 2005, shall be funded at no less than the fiscal 

23 year 2005 initial allocation levels unless the Director sub24 mits to the Committees on Appropriations, and the Com25 mittees approve, justification for changes in those levels 

26 based on clearly articulated priorities for the High Inten-
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1 sity Drug Trafficking Areas Programs, as well as pub2 lished Office of National Drug Control Policy performance 

3 measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That a request 

4 shall be submitted in compliance with the reprogramming 

5 guidelines to the Committees on Appropriations for ap6 proval prior to the obligation of funds of an amount in 

7 excess of the fiscal year 2005 budget request: Provided 

8 further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 of the funds made 

9 available under this heading in excess of the fiscal year 

10 2005 budget request shall be available for the Consoli11 dated Priority Organization Target program. 

12 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For activities to support a national anti-drug cam15 paign for youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the 

16 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 

17 Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $213,292,000, to 

18 remain available until expended, of which the following 

19 amounts are available as follows: $120,000,000 to support 

20 a national media campaign, as authorized by the Drug21 Free Media Campaign Act of 1998: Provided, That 

22 ONDCP shall maintain funding for non-advertising serv23 ices for the Media Campaign at no less than the Fiscal 

24 Year 2003 ratio of service funding to total funds and shall 

25 continue the corporate outreach program as it operated 

26 prior to its cancellation: $80,000,000 to continue a pro-
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1 gram of matching grants to drug-free communities, of 

2 which $750,000 shall be a directed grant to the Commu3 nity Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for the National 

4 Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute, as authorized 

5 in chapter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 

6 1988, as amended; $1,000,000 for the National Drug 

7 Court Institute; $992,000 for the National Alliance for 

8 Model State Drug Laws; $7,400,000 for the United States 

9 Anti-Doping Agency for anti-doping activities; $2,900,000 

10 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti11 Doping Agency; and $1,000,000 for evaluations and re12 search related to National Drug Control Program per13 formance measures: Provided further, That such funds 

14 may be transferred to other Federal departments and 

15 agencies to carry out such activities: Provided further,

16 That of the amounts appropriated for a national media 

17 campaign, not to exceed 12 percent shall be for adminis18 tration, advertising production, research and testing, labor 

19 and related costs of the national media campaign. 

20 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

21 UNANTICIPATEDNEEDS

22 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 

23 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 

24 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 
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1 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 

2 3 U.S.C. 108, $1,000,000. 

3 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

4 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 

6 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 

7 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 

8 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex9 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex10 pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 

11 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,455,000. 

12 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

13 OPERATING EXPENSES

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 

16 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 

17 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi18 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 

19 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official en20 tertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be ac21 counted for solely on his certificate, $325,000: Provided,

22 That advances or repayments or transfers from this ap23 propriation may be made to any department or agency for 

24 expenses of carrying out such activities. 
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1 TITLE VII—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

2 ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS

3 COMPLIANCE BOARD

4 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for the Architectural and 

6 Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized 

7 by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

8 amended, $5,941,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 

9 any other provision of law, there may be credited to this 

10 appropriation funds received for publications and training 

11 expenses. 

12 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

13 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 

15 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve16 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 

17 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv18 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 

19 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi20 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 

21 exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex22 penses, $62,449,000. 
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1 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

2 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer5 ica Vote Act of 2002, $15,877,000, of which $2,800,000 

6 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards 

7 and Technology for election reform activities authorized 

8 under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 

9 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

12 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

13 General Act of 1978, as amended $29,965,000, to be de14 rived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Asso15 ciation Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 

16 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

17 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

19 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amend20 ed, $54,700,000, of which no less than $4,700,000 shall 

21 be available for internal automated data processing sys22 tems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available 

23 for reception and representation expenses. 
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1 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

2 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

4 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga5 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 

6 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 

7 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult8 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of con9 ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 

10 $25,468,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed11 eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses 

12 and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 

13 (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in 

14 the Government service, and compensation as authorized 

15 by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

16 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non17 Federal participants at labor-management relations con18 ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 

19 to be available without further appropriation for the costs 

20 of carrying out these conferences. 

21 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

22 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 

24 Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer25 chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 
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1 1111), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 

2 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 

3 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as 

4 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $20,499,000: Pro5 vided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for offi6 cial reception and representation expenses. 

7 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

8 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

9 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

10 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 To carry out the purposes of the Fund established 

13 pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and 

14 Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 

15 U.S.C. 592), the revenues and collections deposited into 

16 the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real 

17 property management and related activities not otherwise 

18 provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro19 tection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 

20 buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased 

21 premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 

22 adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) 

23 in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer 

24 of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or serv25 icing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of feder26 ally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
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1 appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; mainte2 nance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisi3 tion of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or 

4 as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 

5 purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 

6 federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de7 sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 

8 new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 

9 and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga10 tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 

11 and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 

12 $7,768,795,000, of which: (1) $708,106,000 shall remain 

13 available until expended for construction (including funds 

14 for sites and expenses and associated design and construc15 tion services) of additional projects at the following loca16 tions: 

17 New Construction: 

18 California: 

19 San Diego, United States Courthouse, 

20 $230,803,000. 

21 Colorado: 

22 Lakewood, Denver Federal Center Infra23 structure, $4,658,000. 

24 District of Columbia: 

25 Coast Guard Consolidation, $24,900,000. 
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1 Saint Elizabeths West Campus Infrastruc2 ture, $13,095,000. 

3 Southeast Federal Center Site Remedi4 ation, $15,000,000. 

5 Maine: 

6 Calais, Border Station, $50,146,000. 

7 Jackman, Border Station, $12,788,000. 

8 Maryland: 

9 Montgomery County, Food and Drug Ad10 ministration Consolidation, $127,600,000. 

11 New York: 

12 Champlain, Border Station, $52,510,000. 

13 Massena, Border Station, $49,783,000. 

14 Texas: 

15 Austin, United States Courthouse, 

16 $3,000,000. 

17 Washington: 

18 Blaine, Peace Arch Border Station, 

19 $46,534,000. 

20 Material Price increases, various projects, 

21 $67,789,000. 

22 Nonprospectus Construction, $9,500,000: 

23 Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on 

24 new construction projects may be exceeded to the extent 

25 that savings are effected in other such projects, but not 
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1 to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in an ap2 proved prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is 

3 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a 

4 greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for direct 

5 construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2007, 

6 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for 

7 funds for projects as to which funds for design or other 

8 funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such 

9 date; (2) $961,376,000 shall remain available until ex10 pended for repairs and alterations, which includes associ11 ated design and construction services: 

12 Repairs and Alterations: 

13 Arizona: 

14 Tucson, James A. Walsh Courthouse, 

15 $16,136,000. 

16 District of Columbia: 

17 Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 

18 $133,417,000. 

19 Federal Office Building 8, $47,769,000. 

20 Heating, Operation, and Transmission Dis21 trict Repair, $18,783,000. 

22 Herbert C. Hoover Building, $54,491,000. 

23 Main Interior Building, $41,399,000. 

24 Georgia: 
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1 Atlanta, Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal 

2 Building, $30,129,000. 

3 New York: 

4 Brooklyn, Emanuel Celler Courthouse, 

5 $96,924,000. 

6 New York City, James Watson Federal 

7 Building and Courthouse, $9,721,000. 

8 Special Emphasis Programs: 

9 Chlorofluorocarbons Program, 

10 $10,000,000. 

11 Energy Program, $30,000,000. 

12 Glass Fragment Retention, $15,700,000. 

13 Design Program, $21,915,000. 

14 Basic Repairs and Alterations, $434,992,000: 

15 Provided further, That funds made available in this or any 

16 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs 

17 and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited 

18 to the amount identified for each project, except each 

19 project in this or any previous Act may be increased by 

20 an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance ap21 proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional 

23 projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved 

24 may be funded under this category only if advance ap25 proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
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1 tions: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 

2 or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 

3 used to fund costs associated with implementing security 

4 improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum 

5 standards for security in accordance with current law and 

6 in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the 

7 appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Pro8 vided further, That the difference between the funds ap9 propriated and expended on any projects in this or any 

10 prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, 

11 may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or 

12 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: 

13 Provided further, That all funds for repairs and alterations 

14 prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2007, 

15 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds 

16 for projects as to which funds for design or other funds 

17 have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 

18 Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 

19 prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used 

20 to pay claims against the Government arising from any 

21 projects under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or 

22 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; 

23 (3) $168,180,000 for installment acquisition payments in24 cluding payments on purchase contracts which shall re25 main available until expended; (4) $4,046,031,000 for 
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1 rental of space which shall remain available until ex2 pended; and (5) $1,885,102,000 for building operations 

3 which shall remain available until expended: Provided fur4 ther, That funds available to the General Services Admin5 istration shall not be available for expenses of any con6 struction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 

7 which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings 

8 Act of 1959, as amended, has not been approved, except 

9 that necessary funds may be expended for each project 

10 for required expenses for the development of a proposed 

11 prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in the 

12 Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency 

13 repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Com14 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

15 amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services 

16 to other agencies under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal 

17 Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 

18 amended (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) and amounts to provide 

19 such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 

20 other facilities on private or other property not in Govern21 ment ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable 

22 the United States Secret Service to perform its protective 

23 functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 

24 from such revenues and collections: Provided further, That 

25 revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to 
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1 this Fund during fiscal year 2006, excluding reimburse2 ments under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property 

3 and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 

4 592(b)(2)) in excess of the aggregate new obligational au5 thority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed6 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund 

7 and shall not be available for expenditure except as au8 thorized in appropriations Acts. 

9 GENERAL ACTIVITIES

10 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

11 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro12 vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac13 tivities associated with the management of real and per14 sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 

15 Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 

16 acquisition, telecommunications, information technology 

17 management, and related technology activities; and serv18 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $52,796,000. 

19 OPERATING EXPENSES

20 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro21 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 

22 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis23 posal of real property; providing Internet access to Federal 

24 information and services; agency-wide policy direction and 

25 management, and Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, 

26 records management, and other support services incident 
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1 to adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by the United 

2 States Court of Federal Claims; services as authorized by 

3 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for official recep4 tion and representation expenses, $99,890,000. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

7 General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

8 $43,410,000: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall 

9 be available for payment for information and detection of 

10 fraud against the Government, including payment for re11 covery of stolen Government property: Provided further,

12 That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 

13 to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 

14 in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en15 hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 

16 ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses in support of interagency 

19 projects that enable the Federal Government to expand 

20 its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the 

21 development and implementation of innovative uses of the 

22 Internet and other electronic methods, $3,000,000, to re23 main available until expended: Provided, That these funds 

24 may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the 

25 purposes of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer 

26 authority shall be in addition to any other transfer author-
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1 ity provided in this Act: Provided further, That such trans2 fers may not be made until 10 days after a proposed 

3 spending plan and justification for each project to be un4 dertaken has been submitted to the Committees on Appro5 priations. 

6 ALLOWANCES ANDOFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER

7 PRESIDENTS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 

10 25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public 

11 Law 95–138, $2,952,000: Provided, That the Adminis12 trator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary 

13 of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry 

14 out the provisions of such Acts. 

15 FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND

16 For necessary expenses of the Federal Citizen Infor17 mation Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

18 3109, $15,030,000, to be deposited into the Federal Cit19 izen Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appro20 priations, revenues, and collections deposited into the 

21 Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Federal 

22 Citizen Information Center activities in the aggregate 

23 amount not to exceed $32,000,000. Appropriations, reve24 nues, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal 

25 year 2006 in excess of such amount shall remain in the 
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1 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 

2 authorized in appropriations Acts. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SEC. 701. The appropriate appropriation or fund 

6 available to the General Services Administration shall be 

7 credited with the cost of operation, protection, mainte8 nance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part 

9 of rentals received from Government corporations pursu10 ant to law (40 U.S.C. 129). 

11 SEC. 702. Funds available to the General Services 

12 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 

13 motor vehicles. 

14 SEC. 703. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 

15 made available for fiscal year 2006 for Federal Buildings 

16 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 

17 only to the extent necessary to meet program require18 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap19 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations. 

20 SEC. 704. No funds made available by this Act shall 

21 be used to transmit a fiscal year 2007 request for United 

22 States Courthouse construction that: (1) does not meet 

23 the design guide standards for construction as established 

24 and approved by the General Services Administration, the 

25 Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office 
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1 of Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the 

2 priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States 

3 as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan: Pro4 vided, That the fiscal year 2007 request must be accom5 panied by a standardized courtroom utilization study of 

6 each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 

7 SEC. 705. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

8 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 

9 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 

10 other service usually provided through the Federal Build11 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 

12 square foot assessment for space and services as deter13 mined by the General Services Administration in compli14 ance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 

15 (Public Law 92–313). 

16 SEC. 706. From funds made available under the 

17 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail18 ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 

19 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 

20 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav21 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti22 fication to the Committees on Appropriations. 

23 SEC. 707. No funds in this Act shall be used to dis24 pose of the GSA property located at 522 North Central 
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1 Avenue, on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and 

2 Fillmore Street in Phoenix, Arizona. 

3 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

4 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

7 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza8 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 

9 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 

10 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), as amended, including services 

11 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference 

12 rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of 

13 passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey 

14 printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception 

15 and representation expenses, $35,600,000 together with 

16 not to exceed $2,605,000 for administrative expenses to 

17 adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the 

18 Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts 

19 determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board. 

20 MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN

21 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION

22 MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN

23 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND

24 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

25 For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 

26 Excellence in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund, 
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1 pursuant to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excel2 lence in National Environmental and Native American 

3 Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 

4 $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

5 up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits 

6 pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 

7 (Public Law 107–289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 

8 of Public Law 102–259: Provided, That up to 60 percent 

9 of such funds may be transferred by the Morris K. Udall 

10 Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 

11 Policy Foundation for the necessary expenses of the Na12 tive Nations Institute. 

13 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

14 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu15 tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi16 ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 

17 $1,900,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

19 OPERATING EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin21 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis22 tration (including the Information Security Oversight Of23 fice) and archived Federal records and related activities, 

24 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re25 view and declassification of documents, and for the hire 

26 of passenger motor vehicles, $283,975,000,000: Provided,
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1 That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to 

2 use any excess funds available from the amount borrowed 

3 for construction of the National Archives facility, for ex4 penses necessary to provide adequate storage for holdings: 

5 Provided further, That of the funds provided in this para6 graph, $2,930,000 shall be for initial move of records, 

7 staffing, and operations of the Nixon Library. 

8 ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES

9 For necessary expenses in connection with the devel10 opment of the electronic records archives, to include all 

11 direct project costs associated with research, analysis, de12 sign, development, and program management, 

13 $35,914,000. 

14 REPAIRS ANDRESTORATION

15 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar16 chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold17 ings, $6,182,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS ANDRECORDS

19 COMMISSION

20 GRANTS PROGRAM

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 

23 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 

24 U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $7,500,000, to remain available 

25 until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided in 

26 this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the op-
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1 erating expenses account for operating expenses of the Na2 tional Historical Publications and Records Administra3 tion. 

4 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

5 CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 During fiscal year 2006, gross obligations of the Cen8 tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di9 rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 

10 U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Pro11 vided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquid12 ity Facility in fiscal year 2006 shall not exceed $323,000. 

13 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

14 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 

15 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, 

16 and 9910, $950,000 shall be available until September 30, 

17 2007, for technical assistance to low-income designated 

18 credit unions, and amounts of principal and interest on 

19 loans repaid shall be available until expended for low-in20 come designated credit unions. 

21 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

22 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor24 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve25 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

26 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
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1 diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 

2 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 

3 5901–5902) $76,700,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 

4 may be used for official reception and representation ex5 penses. 

6 (RESCISSION) 

7 Of the available unobligated balances made available 

8 under Public Law 106–246, $1,000,000 are rescinded. 

9 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

10 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODREINVESTMENT

11 CORPORATION

12 For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor13 poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 

14 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora15 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $118,000,000. 

16 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

17 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

19 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 

20 Government Act of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Re21 form Act of 1989, including services as authorized by 5 

22 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District 

23 of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehi24 cles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and 

25 representation expenses, $11,148,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

2 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

5 Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganiza6 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re7 form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 

8 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans 

9 by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference 

10 rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of 

11 passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official 

12 reception and representation expenses; advances for reim13 bursements to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel 

14 Management and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 

15 expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of 

16 January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 

17 and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 

18 Rights Act activities require an employee to remain over19 night at his or her post of duty, $119,952,000, of which 

20 $6,983,000 shall remain available until expended for the 

21 Enterprise Human Resources Integration project; 

22 $1,450,000 shall remain available until expended for the 

23 Human Resources Line of Business project; $500,000 

24 shall remain available until expended for the E-Training 

25 project; and $1,412,000 shall remain available until ex26 pended until September 30, 2007 for the E-Payroll 
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1 project; and in addition $102,679,000 for administrative 

2 expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust 

3 funds of the Office of Personnel Management without re4 gard to other statutes, including direct procurement of 

5 printed materials, for the retirement and insurance pro6 grams: Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation 

7 shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds 

8 as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), and 9004(f)(2)(A) 

9 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no 

10 part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries 

11 and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office 

12 of Personnel Management established pursuant to Execu13 tive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor 

14 unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the President’s 

15 Commission on White House Fellows, established by Exec16 utive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during 

17 fiscal year 2006, accept donations of money, property, and 

18 personal services: Provided further, That such donations, 

19 including those from prior years, may be used for the de20 velopment of publicity materials to provide information 

21 about the White House Fellows, except that no such dona22 tions shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of trav23 el expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Com24 mission. 
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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

6 General Act, as amended, including services as authorized 

7 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

8 $1,614,000, and in addition, not to exceed $16,786,000 

9 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro10 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage11 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans12 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 

13 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 

14 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author15 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 

16 and elsewhere. 

17 GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES

18 HEALTH BENEFITS

19 For payment of Government contributions with re20 spect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 

21 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal 

22 Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amend23 ed, such sums as may be necessary. 
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1 GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE

2 LIFE INSURANCE

3 For payment of Government contributions with re4 spect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as 

5 required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such 

6 sums as may be necessary. 

7 PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND

8 DISABILITY FUND

9 For financing the unfunded liability of new and in10 creased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after Oc11 tober 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and an12 nuities under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Serv13 ice Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may 

14 be necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the 

15 Act of May 29, 1944, as amended, and the Act of August 

16 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–775), may here17 after be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and Dis18 ability Fund. 

19 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

20 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

22 Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 

23 Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 

24 1978 (Public Law 95–454), as amended, the Whistle25 blower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12), as 

26 amended, Public Law 107–304, and the Uniformed Serv-
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1 ices Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public 

2 Law 103–353), including services as authorized by 5 

3 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, 

4 rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 

5 elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

6 $15,325,000. 

7 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

8 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys10 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 

11 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 

12 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 

13 civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances 

14 therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of 

15 passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 

16 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception 

17 and representation expenses; $24,000,000: Provided, That 

18 during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 

19 this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, 

20 whenever the President deems such action to be necessary 

21 in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That 

22 none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be ex23 pended for or in connection with the induction of any per24 son into the Armed Forces of the United States. 
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1 UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON

2 HOMELESSNESS

3 OPERATING EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala5 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

6 the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of ex7 perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 

8 States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 

9 Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 

10 title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 

11 as amended, $1,499,000. 

12 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

13 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

14 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 

15 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub16 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 

17 States Code, $116,350,000, of which $73,000,000 shall 

18 not be available for obligation until October 1, 2006: Pro19 vided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 

20 shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day de21 livery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less 

22 than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the 

23 funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act 

24 shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy 

25 of charging any officer or employee of any State or local 
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1 child support enforcement agency, or any individual par2 ticipating in a State or local program of child support en3 forcement, a fee for information requested or provided 

4 concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided fur5 ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 

6 be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small 

7 post offices in fiscal year 2006. 

8 UNITED STATES TAX COURT

9 SALARIES ANDEXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 

11 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

12 $48,998,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges 

13 shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 

14 TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS THIS ACT 

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 801. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

17 year 2006 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall 

18 be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or 

19 previous appropriations Acts. 

20 SEC. 802. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

21 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

22 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

23 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

24 funded in this Act. 
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1 SEC. 803. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

2 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

3 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria4 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

5 SEC. 804. The expenditure of any appropriation 

6 under this Act for any consulting service through procure7 ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 

8 States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 

9 expenditures are a matter of public record and available 

10 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 

11 under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

12 issued pursuant to existing law. 

13 SEC. 805. None of the funds made available in this 

14 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in15 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

16 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro17 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

18 SEC. 806. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 

20 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac21 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 

22 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol23 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 

24 the Tariff Act of 1930. 
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1 SEC. 807. No part of any appropriation contained in 

2 this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 

3 filling a position, other than a temporary position, for4 merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 

5 Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com6 pleted his period of active military or naval service, and 

7 has within 90 days after his release from such service or 

8 from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a pe9 riod of not more than 1 year, made application for restora10 tion to his former position and has been certified by the 

11 Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to per12 form the duties of his former position and has not been 

13 restored thereto. 

14 SEC. 808. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

15 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

16 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

17 with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 

18 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy Amer19 ica Act’’). 

20 SEC. 809. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

21 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

22 person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 

23 Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c). 

24 SEC. 810. None of the funds provided in this Act, 

25 provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
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1 or entities funded in this Act that remain available for 

2 obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2005, or provided 

3 from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collec4 tion of fees and available to the agencies funded by this 

5 Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

6 through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new 

7 program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) 

8 increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 

9 activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by 

10 the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a spe11 cific activity by either the House or Senate Committees 

12 on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments 

13 existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 

14 $2,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is greater; (6) re15 duces existing programs, projects, or activities by 

16 $2,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is greater; or (7) cre17 ates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, 

18 bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or de19 partment different from the budget justifications sub20 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table 

21 accompanying the statement of the managers accom22 panying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior 

23 approval is received from the House and Senate Commit24 tees on Appropriations: Provided, That not later than 60 

25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency 
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1 funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committee 

2 on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Rep3 resentatives to establish the baseline for application of re4 programming and transfer authorities for the current fis5 cal year: Provided further, That the report shall include: 

6 (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 

7 to display the President’s budget request, adjustments 

8 made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, 

9 if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a de10 lineation in the table for each appropriation both by object 

11 class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the 

12 budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) 

13 an identification of items of special congressional interest: 

14 Provided further, That the amount appropriated or limited 

15 for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced 

16 by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date 

17 that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 

18 SEC. 811. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

19 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

20 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2006 from 

21 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

22 for fiscal year 2006 in this Act, shall remain available 

23 through September 30, 2007, for each such account for 

24 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

25 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for ap-
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1 proval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided 

2 further, That these requests shall be made in compliance 

3 with reprogramming guidelines. 

4 SEC. 812. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President 

6 to request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any 

7 official background investigation report on any individual, 

8 except when—

9 (1) such individual has given his or her express 

10 written consent for such request not more than 6 

11 months prior to the date of such request and during 

12 the same presidential administration; or 

13 (2) such request is required due to extraor14 dinary circumstances involving national security. 

15 SEC. 813. The cost accounting standards promul16 gated under section 26 of the Office of Federal Procure17 ment Policy Act (Public Law 93–400; 41 U.S.C. 422) 

18 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed19 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 

20 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 814. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 

22 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 

23 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of24 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 

25 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
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1 expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made 

2 available to the Office pursuant to court approval. 

3 SEC. 815. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 

4 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 

5 expenses in connection with any health plan under the 

6 Federal employees health benefits program which provides 

7 any benefits or coverage for abortions. 

8 SEC. 816. The provision of section 815 shall not 

9 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 

10 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 

11 result of an act of rape or incest. 

12 SEC. 817. In order to promote Government access to 

13 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur14 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 

15 forth in the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), 

16 shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Govern17 ment of information technology (as defined in section 

18 11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commer19 cial item (as defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Fed20 eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)). 

21 SEC. 818. None of the funds made available in the 

22 Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en23 force—

24 (1) the proposed rule relating to the determina25 tion that real estate brokerage is an activity that is 
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1 financial in nature or incidental to a financial activ2 ity published in the Federal Register on January 3, 

3 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 307 et seq.); or 

4 (2) the revision proposed in such rule to section 

5 1501.2 of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regula6 tions. 

7 SEC. 819. Of the funds provided in title I of this Act 

8 under the heading, ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Transpor9 tation Planning, Research, and Development’’, $3,000,000 

10 shall be available for necessary expenses to reimburse 

11 fixed-based general aviation operators and the providers 

12 of general aviation ground support services at Ronald 

13 Reagan Washington National Airport, and airports within 

14 15 miles of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, 

15 for financial losses incurred by these operators while such 

16 airports were closed due to the actions of the Federal Gov17 ernment following the terrorist attacks on the United 

18 States that occurred on September 11, 2001: Provided, 

19 That such funds shall remain available until expended: 

20 Provided further, That obligation and expenditure of these 

21 funds shall be made conditional upon full release of the 

22 U.S. Government for all claims arising from the closing 

23 of these general aviation facilities. 

24 SEC. 820. Section 640(c) of the Treasury and Gen25 eral Government Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 
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1 106–58; 2 U.S.C. 437g note), as amended by section 642 

2 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations 

3 Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–67) and by section 639 of the 

4 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Ap5 propriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199), is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem7 ber 31, 2008’’. 

8 TITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS, 

9 GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

10 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

11 SEC. 901. Funds appropriated in this or any other 

12 Act may be used to pay travel to the United States for 

13 the immediate family of employees serving abroad in cases 

14 of death or life threatening illness of said employee. 

15 SEC. 902. No department, agency, or instrumentality 

16 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 

17 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2006 shall obligate 

18 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen19 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 

20 administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en21 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 

22 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 

23 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act) by the offi24 cers and employees of such department, agency, or instru25 mentality. 
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1 SEC. 903. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 

2 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 

3 in accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 

4 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor 

5 vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, 

6 and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at 

7 $8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum 

8 shall be $9,100: Provided, That these limits may be ex9 ceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, 

10 and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehi11 cles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this sec12 tion may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for elec13 tric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under 

14 the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Re15 search, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: 

16 Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 

17 may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alter18 native fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 

19 101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled 

20 vehicles. 

21 SEC. 904. Appropriations of the executive depart22 ments and independent establishments for the current fis23 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex24 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 
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1 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 

2 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 

3 SEC. 905. Unless otherwise specified during the cur4 rent fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained 

5 in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensa6 tion of any officer or employee of the Government of the 

7 United States (including any agency the majority of the 

8 stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 

9 States) whose post of duty is in the continental United 

10 States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United 

11 States; (2) is a person in the service of the United States 

12 on the date of the enactment of this Act who, being eligible 

13 for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to be14 come a citizen of the United States prior to such date and 

15 is actually residing in the United States; (3) is a person 

16 who owes allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien 

17 from Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, the countries of the 

18 former Soviet Union, or the Baltic countries lawfully ad19 mitted to the United States for permanent residence; (5) 

20 is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee pa21 roled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6) 

22 is a national of the People’s Republic of China who quali23 fies for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chinese Stu24 dent Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for the pur25 pose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person 
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1 shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require2 ments of this section with respect to his or her status have 

3 been complied with: Provided further, That any person 

4 making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, 

5 upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or 

6 imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided 

7 further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition 

8 to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of ex9 isting law: Provided further, That any payment made to 

10 any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this 

11 section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Gov12 ernment. This section shall not apply to citizens of Ire13 land, Israel, or the Republic of the Philippines, or to na14 tionals of those countries allied with the United States in 

15 a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters 

16 employed by the United States Information Agency, or to 

17 temporary employment of translators, or to temporary em18 ployment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as 

19 a result of emergencies. 

20 SEC. 906. Appropriations available to any depart21 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec22 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex23 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 

24 Services Administration for charges for space and services 

25 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
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1 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 

2 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 

3 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public Buildings Amendments 

4 of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 

5 SEC. 907. In addition to funds provided in this or 

6 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re7 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 

8 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 

9 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre10 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex11 pended for the following purposes: 

12 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 

13 and recycling programs as described in Executive 

14 Order No. 13101 (September 14, 1998), including 

15 any such programs adopted prior to the effective 

16 date of the Executive order. 

17 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man18 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 

19 development and implementation of hazardous waste 

20 management and pollution prevention programs. 

21 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 

22 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 

23 Federal agency. 

24 SEC. 908. Funds made available by this or any other 

25 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 
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1 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 

2 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 

3 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 

4 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 

5 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 

6 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 

7 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 

8 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 

9 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex10 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 

11 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 

12 correspondingly reduced. 

13 SEC. 909. No part of any appropriation for the cur14 rent fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall 

15 be paid to any person for the filling of any position for 

16 which he or she has been nominated after the Senate has 

17 voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 

18 SEC. 910. No part of any appropriation contained in 

19 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 

20 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 

21 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 

22 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 

23 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 

24 financial support from more than one agency or instru25 mentality. 
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1 SEC. 911. Funds made available by this or any other 

2 Act to the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall 

3 be available for employment of guards for all buildings and 

4 areas owned or occupied by the Postal Service or under 

5 the charge and control of the Postal Service. The Postal 

6 Service may give such guards with respect to such prop7 erty, any of the powers of special policemen provided 

8 under 40 U.S.C. 1315. The Postmaster General, or his 

9 designee, may take any action that the Secretary of Home10 land Security may take under such section with respect 

11 to that property.

12 SEC. 912. None of the funds made available pursuant 

13 to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, 

14 administer, or enforce any regulation which has been dis15 approved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in 

16 accordance with the applicable law of the United States. 

17 SEC. 913. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

18 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 

19 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 

20 2006, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 

21 prevailing rate employee described in section 

22 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code—

23 (1) during the period from the date of expira24 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec25 tion for previous fiscal years until the normal effec-
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1 tive date of the applicable wage survey adjustment 

2 that is to take effect in fiscal year 2006, in an 

3 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli4 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 

5 in accordance with such section; and 

6 (2) during the period consisting of the remain7 der of fiscal year 2006, in an amount that exceeds, 

8 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 

9 payable under paragraph (1) by more than the sum 

10 of—

11 (A) the percentage adjustment taking ef12 fect in fiscal year 2006 under section 5303 of 

13 title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 

14 under the General Schedule; and 

15 (B) the difference between the overall aver16 age percentage of the locality-based com17 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 

18 2006 under section 5304 of such title (whether 

19 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av20 erage percentage of such payments which was 

21 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 

22 section. 

23 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

24 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 

25 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
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1 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 

2 may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) 

3 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 

4 be payable under subsection (a) were subsection (a) appli5 cable to such employee. 

6 (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable 

7 to an employee who is covered by this section and who 

8 is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 

9 2005, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 

10 the Office of Personnel Management. 

11 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 

12 of premium pay for employees subject to this section may 

13 not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 

14 2005, except to the extent determined by the Office of 

15 Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose 

16 of this section. 

17 (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 

18 service performed after September 30, 2005. 

19 (f) For the purpose of administering any provision 

20 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre21 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em22 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu23 tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 

24 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 
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1 or basic pay payable after the application of this section 

2 shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 

3 (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to per4 mit or require the payment to any employee covered by 

5 this section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be 

6 payable were this section not in effect. 

7 (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 

8 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section 

9 if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary 

10 to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employ11 ees. 

12 SEC. 914. During the period in which the head of 

13 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 

14 employee of the Government appointed by the President 

15 of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obli16 gated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or re17 decorate the office of such department head, agency head, 

18 officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make im19 provements for any such office, unless advance notice of 

20 such furnishing or redecoration is expressly approved by 

21 the Committees on Appropriations. For the purposes of 

22 this section, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite 

23 of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other 

24 space used primarily by the individual or the use of which 

25 is directly controlled by the individual. 
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1 SEC. 915. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 

2 United States Code, or section 910 of this Act, funds 

3 made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 

4 other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 

5 of national security and emergency preparedness tele6 communications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal 

7 departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Execu8 tive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 1984). 

9 SEC. 916. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

10 or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any 

11 Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality for 

12 the salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a 

13 position of a confidential or policy-determining character 

14 excepted from the competitive service pursuant to section 

15 3302 of title 5, United States Code, without a certification 

16 to the Office of Personnel Management from the head of 

17 the Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality 

18 employing the Schedule C appointee that the Schedule C 

19 position was not created solely or primarily in order to 

20 detail the employee to the White House. 

21 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 

22 Federal employees or members of the armed services de23 tailed to or from—

24 (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; 

25 (2) the National Security Agency; 
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1 (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 

2 (4) the offices within the Department of De3 fense for the collection of specialized national foreign 

4 intelligence through reconnaissance programs; 

5 (5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of 

6 the Department of State; 

7 (6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, 

8 Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Department 

9 of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Inves10 tigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration 

11 of the Department of Justice, the Department of 

12 Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, 

13 and the Department of Energy performing intel14 ligence functions; and 

15 (7) the Director of National Intelligence or the 

16 Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 

17 SEC. 917. No department, agency, or instrumentality 

18 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 

19 this or any other Act for the current fiscal year shall obli20 gate or expend any such funds, unless such department, 

21 agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue 

22 to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to 

23 ensure that all of its workplaces are free from discrimina24 tion and sexual harassment and that all of its workplaces 

25 are not in violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
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1 of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employ2 ment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

3 SEC. 918. No part of any appropriation contained in 

4 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 

5 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 

6 Government, who—

7 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat8 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em9 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 

10 direct oral or written communication or contact with 

11 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 

12 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 

13 to the employment of such other officer or employee 

14 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 

15 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 

16 whether such communication or contact is at the ini17 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re18 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 

19 committee, or subcommittee; or 

20 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 

21 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 

22 performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion 

23 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis24 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti25 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
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1 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 

2 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 

3 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 

4 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 

5 communication or contact of such other officer or 

6 employee with any Member, committee, or sub7 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 SEC. 919. (a) None of the funds made available in 

10 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 

11 any employee training that—

12 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl13 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

14 performance of official duties; 

15 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev16 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

17 some participants; 

18 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

19 of the content and methods to be used in the train20 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

21 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

22 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

23 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em24 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N–

25 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
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1 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par2 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

3 workplace. 

4 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

5 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

6 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

7 SEC. 920. No funds appropriated in this or any other 

8 Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements 

9 in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or 

10 any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 

11 policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 

12 provisions: ‘‘These restrictions are consistent with and do 

13 not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the em14 ployee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Execu15 tive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United 

16 States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 

17 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the 

18 Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclo19 sure to Congress by members of the military); section 

20 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 

21 the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of 

22 illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety 

23 threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 

24 (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could 

25 expose confidential Government agents); and the statutes 
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1 which protect against disclosure that may compromise the 

2 national security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, 

3 and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) 

4 of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 

5 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, 

6 sanctions, and liabilities created by said Executive order 

7 and listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement 

8 and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwithstanding the 

9 preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agree10 ment that is to be executed by a person connected with 

11 the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activ12 ity, other than an employee or officer of the United States 

13 Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the 

14 particular activity for which such document is to be used. 

15 Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that 

16 the person will not disclose any classified information re17 ceived in the course of such activity unless specifically au18 thorized to do so by the United States Government. Such 

19 nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do 

20 not bar disclosures to Congress or to an authorized official 

21 of an executive agency or the Department of Justice that 

22 are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. 

23 SEC. 921. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

24 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu25 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu-
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1 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 

2 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 

3 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or 

4 film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 

5 pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the 

6 Congress itself. 

7 SEC. 922. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

8 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed9 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 

10 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 

11 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 

12 competent jurisdiction. 

13 SEC. 923. None of the funds made available in this 

14 Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non15 public information such as mailing or telephone lists to 

16 any person or any organization outside of the Federal 

17 Government without the approval of the Committees on 

18 Appropriations. 

19 SEC. 924. No part of any appropriation contained in 

20 this or any other Act shall be used for publicity or propa21 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofor au22 thorized by the Congress. 

23 SEC. 925. (a) In this section the term ‘‘agency’’—

24 (1) means an Executive agency as defined 

25 under section 105 of title 5, United States Code; 
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1 (2) includes a military department as defined 

2 under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, 

3 and the Postal Rate Commission; and 

4 (3) shall not include the Government Account5 ability Office. 

6 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu7 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 

8 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 

9 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 

10 system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 

11 section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obli12 gation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable propor13 tion of such employee’s time in the performance of official 

14 duties. 

15 SEC. 926. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec16 tion 910 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

17 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 

18 or agency, which is a member of the Joint Financial Man19 agement Improvement Program (JFMIP), shall be avail20 able to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP adminis21 trative costs, as determined by the JFMIP, but not to ex22 ceed a total of $800,000 including the salary of the Execu23 tive Director and staff support. 

24 SEC. 927. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec25 tion 910 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart-
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1 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 

2 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government3 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of4 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 

5 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 

6 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided,

7 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis8 trator of General Services to support Government-wide fi9 nancial, information technology, procurement, and other 

10 management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as ap11 proved by the Director of the Office of Management and 

12 Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency 

13 groups designated by the Director (including the Chief Fi14 nancial Officers Council and the Joint Financial Manage15 ment Improvement Program for financial management 

16 initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for in17 formation technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital 

18 Officers Council for human capital initiatives, and the 

19 Federal Acquisition Council for procurement initiatives). 

20 The total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 

21 $10,000,000. Such transfers or reimbursements may only 

22 be made 15 days following notification of the Committees 

23 on Appropriations by the Director of the Office of Man24 agement and Budget. 
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1 SEC. 928. None of the funds made available in this 

2 or any other Act may be used by the Office of Personnel 

3 Management or any other department or agency of the 

4 Federal Government to prohibit any agency from using 

5 appropriated funds as they see fit to independently con6 tract with private companies to provide online employment 

7 applications and processing services. 

8 SEC. 929. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 

10 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 

11 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 

12 the location. 

13 SEC. 930. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 

14 United States Code, or section 910 of this Act, funds 

15 made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 

16 other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 

17 of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts 

18 to carry out the purposes of the National Science and 

19 Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 

20 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, 

21 agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Manage22 ment and Budget shall provide a report describing the 

23 budget of and resources connected with the National 

24 Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Ap25 propriations, the House Committee on Science; and the 
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1 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 931. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 

4 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 

5 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 

6 funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the 

7 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as appli8 cable, and the amount provided: Provided, That this provi9 sion shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and 

10 grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 

11 SEC. 932. Subsection (f) of section 403 of Public Law 

12 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), as amended, is further 

13 amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2005’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘October 1, 2006’’. 

15 SEC. 933. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY

16 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 

17 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 

18 be used by any Federal agency—

19 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 

20 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 

21 personally identifiable information relating to an in22 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern23 ment Internet site of the agency; or 

24 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 

25 party (including another government agency) to col-
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1 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de2 rived from any means, that includes any personally 

3 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 

4 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 

5 site. 

6 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 

7 subsection (a) shall not apply to—

8 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 

9 identify particular persons; 

10 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden11 tifiable information; 

12 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu13 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 

14 applicable law; or 

15 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 

16 that is a system security action taken by the oper17 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 

18 to the rendition of the Internet site services or to the 

19 protection of the rights or property of the provider 

20 of the Internet site. 

21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac23 tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 

24 provided in law. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina2 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ3 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 

4 condition, management practices and policies and 

5 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 

6 law. 

7 SEC. 934. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

8 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 

9 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 

10 except where the contract also includes a provision for con11 traceptive coverage. 

12 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 

13 with—

14 (1) any of the following religious plans: 

15 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 

16 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 

17 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 

18 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 

19 religious beliefs. 

20 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 

21 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub22 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 

23 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 

24 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 

25 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
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1 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re2 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 

3 SEC. 935. The Congress of the United States recog4 nizes the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as 

5 the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan Amer6 ican, and Paralympic sport in the United States. 

7 SEC. 936. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, funds appropriated for official travel by Federal de9 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 

10 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 

11 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov12 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 

13 ownership pilot program. 

14 SEC. 937. None of the funds made available under 

15 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal 

16 year thereafter shall be expended for the purchase of a 

17 product or service offered by Federal Prison Industries, 

18 Inc., unless the agency making such purchase determines 

19 that such offered product or service provides the best value 

20 to the buying agency pursuant to governmentwide pro21 curement regulations, issued pursuant to section 25(c)(1) 

22 of the Office of Federal Procurement Act (41 U.S.C. 

23 421(c)(1)) that impose procedures, standards, and limita24 tions of section 2410n of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 938. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

3 under this Act or any other appropriations Act may be 

4 used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on 

5 the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to 

6 implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per7 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 

8 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg9 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 

10 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 

11 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 

12 SEC. 939. Each Executive department and agency 

13 shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before 

14 issuing the individual a government travel charge card. 

15 The department or agency may not issue a government 

16 travel charge card to an individual that either lacks a cred17 it history or is found to have an unsatisfactory credit his18 tory as a result of this evaluation: Provided, That this re19 striction shall not preclude issuance of a restricted-use 

20 charge, debit, or stored value card made in accordance 

21 with agency procedures to: (1) an individual with an un22 satisfactory credit history where such card is used to pay 

23 travel expenses and the agency determines there is no suit24 able alternative payment mechanism available before 

25 issuing the card; or (2) an individual who lacks a credit 
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1 history. Each Executive department and agency shall es2 tablish guidelines and procedures for disciplinary actions 

3 to be taken against agency personnel for improper, fraud4 ulent, or abusive use of government charge cards, which 

5 shall include appropriate disciplinary actions for use of 

6 charge cards for purposes, and at establishments, that are 

7 inconsistent with the official business of the Department 

8 or agency or with applicable standards of conduct. 

9 SEC. 940. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 

11 and/or lease any additional facilities, except within or con12 tiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose 

13 of conducting Federal law enforcement training without 

14 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations, 

15 except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

16 is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional fa17 cilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training 

18 which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facili19 ties. 

20 SEC. 941. From funds made available in this or any 

21 other Act under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Spe22 cial Assistance to the President and the Official Residence 

23 of Residence of the Vice President’’, ‘‘Council on Environ24 mental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality’’, 

25 ‘‘Office of Science and Technology Policy’’, and ‘‘Office 
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1 of the United States Trade Representative’’, the Director 

2 of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other 

3 officer as the President may designate in writing) may, 

4 15 days after giving notice to the Committees on Appro5 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 

6 transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropria7 tion to any other such appropriation, to be merged with 

8 and available for the same time and for the same purposes 

9 as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, That 

10 the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by 

11 more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, 

12 That no amount shall be transferred from the heading 

13 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President and the Official Resi14 dence of the Vice President’’ without approval of the Vice 

15 President. 

16 SEC. 942. Section 4(b) of the Federal Activities In17 ventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–270) is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new para19 graph:

20 ‘‘(5) Executive agencies with fewer than 100 

21 full-time employees as of the first day of the fiscal 

22 year. However, such an agency shall be subject to 

23 section 2 to the extent it plans to conduct a public24 private competition for the performance of an activ25 ity that is not inherently governmental.’’. 
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1 SEC. 943. (a) No funds shall be available for trans2 fers or reimbursements to the E-Government Initiatives 

3 sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget 

4 (OMB) prior to 15 days following submission of a report 

5 to the Committees on Appropriations by the Director of 

6 the Office of Management and Budget or receipt of ap7 proval to transfer funds by the House and Senate Commit8 tees on Appropriations. 

9 (b) The report in (a) shall detail: 

10 (1) the amount proposed for transfer for any 

11 department and agency by program office, bureau, 

12 or activity, as appropriate; 

13 (2) the specific use of funds; 

14 (3) the relevance of that use to that department 

15 or agency and each bureau or office within, which is 

16 contributing funds; and 

17 (4) a description on any such activities for 

18 which funds were appropriated that will not be im19 plemented or partially implemented by the depart20 ment or agency as a result of the transfer. 

21 SEC. 944. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay 

22 for employees under the statutory pay systems that takes 

23 effect in fiscal year 2006 under sections 5303 and 5304 

24 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.1 

25 percent, and this adjustment shall apply to civilian em-
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1 ployees in the Department of Defense and the Department 

2 of Homeland Security and such adjustments shall be effec3 tive as of the first day of the first applicable pay period 

4 beginning on or after January 1, 2006. 

5 (b) Notwithstanding section 913 of this Act, the ad6 justment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay sys7 tems that take place in fiscal year 2006 under sections 

8 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 

9 no less than the percentage in paragraph (a) as employees 

10 in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 

11 pursuant to the statutory pay systems under section 5303 

12 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate 

13 employees at locations where there are no employees whose 

14 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of 

15 title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 

16 5343(a)(5) of title 5 shall be considered to be located in 

17 the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of US’’ pursuant to 

18 section 5304 of title 5 for purposes of this paragraph. 

19 (c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid 

20 from appropriations, which are made to each applicable 

21 department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal 

22 year 2006. 

23 SEC. 945. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 604(d) of the 

24 Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(d)) is 

25 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF CONSUMER REPORT.—

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A credit card issuer may 

3 not use any negative information contained in a con4 sumer report to increase any annual percentage rate 

5 applicable to a credit card account, or to remove or 

6 increase any introductory annual percentage rate of 

7 interest applicable to such account, for any reason 

8 other than an action or omission of the card holder 

9 that is directly related to such account. 

10 ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONSUMER.—The limitation 

11 under paragraph (1) on the use by a credit card 

12 issuer of information in a consumer report shall be 

13 clearly and conspicuously described to the consumer 

14 by the credit card issuer in any disclosure or state15 ment required to be made to the consumer under 

16 this title.’’. 

17 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

18 Section 604(a)(3)(F)(ii) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 

19 (15 U.S.C. 1681b(a)(3)(F)(ii)) is amended by inserting 

20 ‘‘subject to subsection (d),’’ before ‘‘to review’’. 

21 SEC. 946. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

22 law, none of the funds provided in this Act or any other 

23 Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 

24 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis25 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 
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1 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre2 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 

3 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 

4 SEC. 947. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 

6 amendment made to section 515.533 of title 31, Code of 

7 Federal Regulations, that was published in the Federal 

8 Register on February 25, 2005. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Treas10 ury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the 

11 District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appro12 priations Act, 2006’’. 

Union Calendar No. 93

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3058

[Report No. 109–153] 

A BILL

Making appropriations for the Departments of 

purposes. year ending September 30, 2006, and for other Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and 

JUNE 24, 2005

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed