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Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in 
section 605 of this Act. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 
TITLE III—SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601–6671), hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception 
and representation expenses, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,369,000: Provided, 
That the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
establish an Ethics Advisory Group for the National 
Nanotechnology Initiative focused on questions of human 
dignity: Provided further, That the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy shall report to the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives by March 31, 
2007, on specific actions planned and taken in response 
to the work of the National Science and Technology Coun-
cil and the Academic Competitiveness Council with regard 
to improving science and math education in the United 
States. 
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and ex-
ploration research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing fa-
cilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and 
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
ized by law; environmental compliance and restoration; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activi-
ties including operations, production, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $10,482,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2008, of which $5,404,800,000 
shall be for science, $3,827,600,000 shall be for explo-
ration systems, $824,400,000 shall be for aeronautics re-
search, and $425,200,000 shall be for cross-agency sup-
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port programs: Provided, That any funds provided under 
this heading used to implement E-Government Initiatives 
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 
of this Act. 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of exploration capabilities re-
search and development activities, including research, de-
velopment, operations, support and services; maintenance; 
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, 
revitalization and modification of facilities, construction of 
new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility 
planning and design, and acquisition or condemnation of 
real property, as authorized by law; environmental compli-
ance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control and 
communications activities including operations, produc-
tion, and services; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel expenses; 
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to ex-
ceed $35,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and op-
eration
of
mission
and
administrative
aircraft, 
$6,193,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, of which $1,777,900,000 shall be for the Inter-
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national Space Station, $4,056,700,000 shall be for the 
Space Shuttle, and $358,900,000 shall be for space and 
flight sport: Provided, That any funds provided under this 
heading used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall 
be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 of 
this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $33,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, when any activity has been initiated by the in-
currence of obligations for construction of facilities or en-
vironmental compliance and restoration activities as au-
thorized by law, such amount available for such activity 
shall remain available until expended. This provision does 
not apply to the amounts appropriated for institutional 
minor revitalization and construction of facilities, and in-
stitutional facility planning and design. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ by this appropria-
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tions Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of 
facilities shall remain available until September 30, 2009. 
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treat-
ed as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal 
of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft 
and purchase of flight services for research support; acqui-
sition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $4,665,950,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2008, of which 
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not to exceed $485,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for Polar research and operations support, and 
for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for oper-
ational and science support and logistical and other re-
lated activities for the United States Antarctic program: 
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and 
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That funds under this heading may be available for 
innovation inducement prizes: Provided further, That sec-
tion 11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
(42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end ‘‘, except that funds may be donated 
for specific prize competitions.’’. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
amended, including authorized travel, $237,250,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
engineering education and human resources programs and 
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized 
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia, $832,432,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$9,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Ad-
ministration for security guard services; $268,610,000: 
Provided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Sal-
aries and Expenses’’ in fiscal year 2007 for maintenance 
and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be 
provided during the next fiscal year. 
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OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
and the employment of experts and consultants under sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car-
rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $3,910,000: Provided, That not 
more than $9,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, $11,860,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria-
tions Act, 2007’’. 
TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ-
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ing employment, without regard to civil service and classi-
fication laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to ex-
ceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
section 801 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948; representation to certain 
international organizations in which the United States 
participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the 
advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Con-
gress; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament ac-
tivities as authorized; acquisition by exchange or purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for 
expenses of general administration, $3,709,914,000 (re-
duced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (re-
duced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000): Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds in the ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic 
and Consular Service’’ appropriations account, to be avail-
able only for emergency evacuations and terrorism re-
wards: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, not less than $351,000,000 (re-
duced by $5,000,000) shall be available only for public di-
plomacy international information programs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $3,000,000 shall be available only for the operations 
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of the Office on Right-Sizing the United States Govern-
ment Overseas Presence: Provided further, That funds 
available under this heading may be available for a United 
States Government interagency task force to examine, co-
ordinate and oversee United States participation in the 
United Nations headquarters renovation project: Provided 
further, That no funds may be obligated or expended for 
processing licenses for the export of satellites of United 
States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite 
components) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at 
least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 
notified of such proposed action: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading are available, pur-
suant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded from 
any account contained in this title. 
In addition, not to exceed $1,513,000 shall be derived 
from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease 
or use of facilities located at the International Center in 
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act; 
in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the 
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