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U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for spe-
cial training activities and other conflict resolution services
and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign
governments and international organizations, and for arbi-
tration services shall be credited to and merged with this
account, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be
available only for education, training, and professional de-
velopment 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, per-
sonal, or other property in the aid of any projects or func-
tions 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 (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
$7,809,000.
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, $290,129,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the
Social Security Act, $10,168,000, to be transferred to this
appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the
Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended),
$993,000.
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, as amended, $3,344,000.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $252,268,000: Provided,
That no part of this appropriation shall be available to or-
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ganize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used
in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or
orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricul-
tural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of
July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and
as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29
U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees en-
gaged 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 pur-
poses.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188),
including emergency boards appointed by the President,
$11,628,000.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661),
$10,510,000.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account,
authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement
Act of 1974, $97,000,000, which shall include amounts be-
coming available in fiscal year 2006 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 re-
ceived exceeds $97,000,000: 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 Treas-
ury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retire-
ment Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks,
$150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2007,
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,
$102,543,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined
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by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and
from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insur-
ance administration fund.
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for audit, investigatory and review activities, as au-
thorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
not more than $7,196,000, 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 transferred to
the Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to pro-
vide any office space, equipment, office supplies, commu-
nications facilities or services, maintenance services, or ad-
ministrative 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 further, That funds made
available under the heading in this Act, or subsequent De-
partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, may be
used for any audit, investigation, or review of the Medicare
program.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds,
as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2)
of the Social Security Act, $20,470,000.
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Secu-
rity 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 
Security 
Act,
$29,510,574,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section
708(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 908(a)), the
day designated for delivery of benefit payments under title
XVI of such Act for October 2006 shall be the second day
of such month: Provided further, 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 So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
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For making benefit payments under title XVI of the
Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007,
$11,110,000,000, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas-
senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, not more than
$9,020,400,000 may be expended, as authorized by section
201(g)(1) of the Social Security 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 Advi-
sory Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances of
funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal
year 2006 not needed for fiscal year 2006 shall remain
available until expended to invest in the Social Security
Administration information technology and telecommuni-
cations hardware and software infrastructure, including re-
lated equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses
associated solely with this information technology and tele-
communications infrastructure: Provided further, That re-
imbursement to the trust funds under this heading for ex-
penditures for official time for employees of the Social Secu-
rity Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5,
United States Code, and for facilities or support services
for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or
procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall
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be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest,
from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appro-
priated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are
made: Provided further, That funds provided under this
paragraph may be used to complete the processing of ap-
peals received prior to July 1, 2005 under section 1852 and
1869 of the Social Security Act, notwithstanding section
931(b) of Public Law 108–173, and the Commissioner of
the Social Security Administration may enter into a reim-
bursable agreement with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to process such appeals received after June
30, 2005 and prior to October 1, 2005.
From funds provided under the first paragraph, not
less than $412,000,000 shall be available for conducting
continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act.
In addition to amounts made available above, and sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions, $189,000,000, for ad-
ditional continuing disability reviews, pursuant to section
404(b)(1) of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
In addition, $119,000,000 to be derived from adminis-
tration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment
collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security
Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall
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remain available until expended. To the extent that the
amounts collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or
212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2006 exceed $119,000,000, the
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2007 only to the
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees
collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security
Protection Act (Public Law 108–203), which shall remain
available until expended.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $26,000,000, together with not to
exceed $67,000,000, to be transferred and expended as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from
the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the
total provided in this appropriation may be transferred
from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social
Security Administration, to be merged with this account,
to be available for the time and purposes for which this
account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers
shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate.
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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this
Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used for
the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for
which they were originally appropriated.
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recog-
nized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before the Congress or any State legisla-
ture, except in presentation to the Congress or any State
legislature itself.
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant
or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, re-
lated to any activity designed to influence legislation or ap-
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propriations pending before the Congress or any State legis-
lature.
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are
authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and
$20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and
expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official re-
ception and representation expenses; the Director of the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized
to make available for official reception and representation
expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for
‘‘Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation
Board is authorized to make available for official reception
and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds
available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, National Mediation
Board’’.
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to
carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or sy-
ringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
SEC. 506. When issuing statements, press releases, re-
quests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents
describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part
with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds
included in this Act, including but not limited to State and
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local governments and recipients of Federal research grants,
shall clearly state—
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal
money;
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the
project or program; and
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total
costs of the project or program that will be financed
by non-governmental sources.
SEC. 507. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds
are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any
abortion.
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are
appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health bene-
fits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the
package of services covered by a managed care provider or
organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of
rape or incest; or
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(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
including a life-endangering physical condition
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed
as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity,
or private person of State, local, or private funds (other
than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid match-
ing funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed
as restricting the ability of any managed care provider
from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or
locality to contract separately with such a provider for such
coverage with State funds (other than a State’s or locality’s
contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
(d)(1) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may
be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to
a State or local government, if such agency, program, or
government requires any health care professional to provide,
assist in the performance of, or train others to perform
abortions, in violation of that individual’s religious beliefs
or moral convictions.
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(2) None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
be used by a Federal agency or program, or by a State or
local government to require any hospital to perform or as-
sist in the performance of an abortion, to train for, or to
make its facilities available for the performance of an abor-
tion, in violation of that institution’s religious beliefs or
moral convictions.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
empt or overrule any provision of Title X, Medicaid, or
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
(EMTALA) statutes or any regulation issued thereunder
which requires discussing or providing all medically appro-
priate information, services, or referring for services.
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos
for research purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected
to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed
for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR
46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human em-
bryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as
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a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, par-
thenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more
human gametes or human diploid cells.
SEC. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legaliza-
tion of any drug or other substance included in schedule
I of the schedules of controlled substances established by sec-
tion 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic
advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that
federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to de-
termine therapeutic advantage.
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew
a contract with an entity if—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the
United States and is subject to the requirement in
section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code, re-
garding submission of an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Labor concerning employment of certain vet-
erans; and
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(2) such entity has not submitted a report as re-
quired by that section for the most recent year for
which such requirement was applicable to such entity.
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard
under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320d–2(b)) providing for, or providing for the assignment
of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in
an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health care
provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving
the standard.
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided
in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 514. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to enter into an arrangement under section
7(b)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C.
231f(b)(4)) with a nongovernmental financial institution to
serve as disbursing agent for benefits payable under the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act,
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation
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or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through
a reprogramming of funds that—
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means
for any project or activity for which funds have been
denied or restricted;
(4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes or renames offices;
(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or
(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or
activities presently performed by Federal employees.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be
reprogrammed unless the Appropriations Committees of
both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance
of a reprogramming or announcement of intent to repro-
gram funds, whichever occurs earlier.
(b) None of the funds provided in this Act, or provided
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded
by this Act that remain available for obligation or expendi-
ture in fiscal year 2006, or provided from any accounts
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
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tion of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act,
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less, that—
(1) augments existing programs, projects (in-
cluding construction projects), or activities;
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the Appropriations Com-
mittees of both Houses of Congress are notified 15
days in advance of a reprogramming or announce-
ment of intent to reprogram funds, whichever occurs
earlier.
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to reimburse, or provide reimbursement
for drugs approved to treat erectile dysfunction.
SEC. 517. Any limitation, directive, or earmarking
contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate
report accompanying H.R. 3010 shall also be included in
the conference report or joint statement accompanying H.R.
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3010 in order to be considered as having been approved by
both Houses of Congress.
SEC. 518. (a) This section may be cited as the ‘‘Diver-
sity Visa Fairness Act of 2005’’.
(b)(1) Section 204(a)(1)(I)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(I)(ii)) is amended by
striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:
‘‘(II) An alien who qualifies, through random selection,
for a visa under section 203(c) or adjustment of status
under section 245(a) shall remain eligible to receive such
visa or adjustment of status beyond the end of the specific
fiscal year for which the alien was selected if the alien—
‘‘(aa) properly applied for such visa or adjust-
ment of status during the fiscal year for which the
alien was selected; and
‘‘(bb) was notified by the Secretary of State,
through the publication of the Visa Bulletin, that the
application was authorized.’’.
(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
visa shall be available for an alien under section 203(c)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c))
if—
(i) such alien was eligible for and properly ap-
plied for an adjustment of status under section 245
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of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) during any of the fiscal
years 1998 through 2005;
(ii) the application submitted by such alien was
denied because personnel of the Department of Home-
land Security or the Immigration and Naturalization
Service failed to adjudicate such application during
the fiscal year in which such application was filed;
(iii) such alien moves to reopen such adjustment
of status applications pursuant to procedures or in-
structions provided by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Secretary of State; and
(iv) such alien has continuously resided in the
United States since the date of submitting such appli-
cation.
(B) A visa made available under subparagraph (A)
may not be counted toward the numerical maximum for
the worldwide level of set out in section 201(e) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(e)).
(3) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take
effect on October 1, 2005.
SEC. 519. (a) Section 316 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1427), is amended by adding at
the end the following:
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‘‘(g)(1) The continuous residency requirement under
subsection (a) may be reduced to 3 years for an applicant
for naturalization if—
‘‘(A) the applicant is the beneficiary of an ap-
proved petition for classification under section
204(a)(1)(E);
‘‘(B) the applicant has been approved for adjust-
ment of status under section 245(a); and
‘‘(C) such reduction is necessary for the appli-
cant to represent the United States at an inter-
national event.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall adju-
dicate an application for naturalization under this section
not later than 30 days after the submission of such applica-
tion if the applicant—
‘‘(A) requests such expedited adjudication in
order to represent the United States at an inter-
national event; and
‘‘(B) demonstrates that such expedited adjudica-
tion is related to such representation.
‘‘(3) An applicant is ineligible for expedited adjudica-
tion under paragraph (2) if the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines that such expedited adjudication poses a
risk to national security. Such a determination by the Sec-
retary shall not be subject to review.
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‘‘(4)(A) In addition to any other fee authorized by law,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall charge and collect
a $1,000 premium processing fee from each applicant de-
scribed in this subsection to offset the additional costs in-
curred to expedite the processing of applications under this
subsection.
‘‘(B) The fee collected under subparagraph (A) shall
be deposited as offsetting collections in the Immigration Ex-
aminations Fee Account.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is repealed
on January 1, 2006.
SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois,
shall be designated as a port of entry.
SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to request that a candidate for appoint-
ment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the
political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or
the position that the candidate holds with respect to polit-
ical issues not directly related to and necessary for the work
of the committee involved.
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to disseminate scientific information that is delib-
erately false or misleading.
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SEC. 522. DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RISK ASSESS-
MENT.—(a) ESTIMATE.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Secretary of Education shall esti-
mate improper payments pursuant to section 2 of the Im-
proper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321
note, Public Law 107–300) under—
(1) in the case of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families Program under part A of title IV of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Foster
Care and Adoption Assistance Program under part E
of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.), the
Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the State Children’s Health In-
surance Program under title XXI of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), and the Child Care and Devel-
opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et
seq.); and
(2) in the case of the Secretary of Education,
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in the case of the programs specified in
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subsection (a)(1), and the Secretary of Education, in the
case of the program specified in subsection (a)(2), shall re-
port to Congress on the specific actions taken under each
such program to comply with section 2 of the Improper
Payments Information Act of 2002, including a schedule
for full compliance with such Act within fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 523. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 per-
mitted the outsourcing or privatization by the Inter-
nal Revenue Service of collection of unpaid and past
due federal income taxes.
(2) The Internal Revenue Service is about to
issue to private-sector debt collection companies tax
collection contracts that will create up to 4,000 well
paying private-sector jobs.
(3) If the same tax collection activities were con-
ducted by Federal employees, Federal law would give
preferences in employment to disabled veterans in fill-
ing those federal jobs.
(4) By enacting legislation to improve the Inter-
nal Revenue Service’s tax collection efforts and
outsourcing or privatizing those efforts, Congress did
not intend to curtail the Nation’s long-standing com-
mitment to creating meaningful job opportunities for
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disabled veterans and other persons with severe dis-
abilities.
(5) The contracts the Internal Revenue Service
will execute with private-sector debt collection compa-
nies provide a unique opportunity for the Federal
government to stimulate the creation of well paying
jobs for disabled veterans and other persons with dis-
abilities.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury should, to the
maximum extent practicable, ensure that existing
Federal employment preferences for disabled veterans
and Federal policies promoting opportunities for
other disabled persons are carried forward as a part
of any tax collection contract program carried out
under section 6306 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as added by the American Jobs Creation Act of
2004, and
(2) the criteria applied by the Internal Revenue
Service in awarding contracts to private-sector tax
collection companies under such program should in-
corporate a preference for companies hiring disabled
veterans and other disabled persons.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Attest:
Secretary.