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or used to aid or support any program or activity from which 
any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated 
against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or 
sex: Provided further, That no funds made available to the Corpora-
tion for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to apply 
any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, 
or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, 
and employees of the Corporation: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2008, in addition to the amounts provided above, $29,700,000 
shall be for costs related to digital program production, develop-
ment, and distribution, associated with the transition of public 
broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined 
by the Corporation in consultation with public radio and television 
licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2008, in addition to the amounts 
provided above, $26,750,000 is available pursuant to section 
396(k)(10) of the Communications Act of 1934 for replacement and 
upgrade of the public radio interconnection system: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available to the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting by this Act, the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5), or the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–149), shall be used to 
support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor 
Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management 
Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform 
Act, Public Law 95–454, $43,800,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, 
for special training activities and other conflict resolution services 
and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign govern-
ments and international organizations, and for arbitration services 
shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration 
services shall be available only for education, training, and profes-
sional development of the agency workforce: Provided further, That 
the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on 
behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, 
or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within 
the Director’s jurisdiction. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission, $8,096,000.
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INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 
1996 and the National Museum of African American History and 
Culture Act, $268,193,000, of which $18,610,000 shall be available 
for library, museum and related projects and in the amounts speci-
fied in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That funds may be made available for support through inter-agency 
agreement or grant to commemorative Federal commissions that 
support museum and library activities, in partnership with libraries 
and museums that are eligible for funding under programs carried 
out by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social 
Security Act, $10,748,000, to be transferred to this appropriation 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supple-
mentary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For close out activities of the National Commission on Libraries 
and Information Science, established by the Act of July 20, 1970 
(Public Law 91–345, as amended), $400,000. 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability 
as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
$3,113,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board 
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management 
Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $256,238,000: Provided, That 
no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or 
assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 
with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bar-
gaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 
section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 
3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition 
employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, 
canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated 
on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water 
stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Rail-
way Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the Presi-
dent, $12,911,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, $10,696,000. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, author-
ized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 
$79,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in 
fiscal year 2008 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 
98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of 
the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 
amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit 
received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 
benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall 
be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day 
of each month in the fiscal year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2009, which shall be the maximum 
amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public 
Law 98–76. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board for 
administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act, $103,694,000, to be derived in such 
amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement 
accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment 
insurance administration fund. 
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $7,173,000, to be 
derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad 
unemployment insurance account: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available in any other paragraph of this Act may be trans-
ferred to the Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used 
to provide any office space, equipment, office supplies, communica-
tions facilities or services, maintenance services, or administrative
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services for the Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award 
for any personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating 
expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for any 
service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under the heading in this Act, 
or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, may 
be used for any audit, investigation, or review of the Medicare 
Program. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as 
provided under sections 201(m), 217(g), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of 
the Social Security Act, $28,140,000. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, 
section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93– 
66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including 
payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative 
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, $27,000,191,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the 
current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that 
year shall be returned to the Treasury. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, 
such sums as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
Security 
Act 
for 
the 
first 
quarter 
of 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
$14,800,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, not more than $9,781,842,000 may 
be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: 
Provided, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the Social 
Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That unobligated bal-
ances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal 
year 2008 not needed for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available 
until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration 
information technology and telecommunications hardware and soft-
ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll 
administrative expenses associated solely with this information 
technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further, 
That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for 
expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security 
Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, United States 
Code, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations