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of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$936,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That of the amounts provided for the Na-
tional Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite 
System, funds shall only be made available on a dollar for 
dollar matching basis with funds provided for the same 
purpose by the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
That except to the extent expressly prohibited by any 
other law, the Department of Defense may delegate pro-
curement functions related to the National Polar-orbiting 
Operational Environmental Satellite System to officials of 
the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 2311 
of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activi-
ties in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Procurement, Acquisition and Construc-
tion’’ shall be used to fund the General Services Adminis-
tration’s standard construction and tenant build-out costs 
of a facility at the Suitland Federal Center.
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PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $50,000,000: Provided, 
That this amount shall be available to fund grants to the 
States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and 
Alaska, and to the Columbia River and Pacific Coastal 
Tribes for projects necessary for restoration of salmon and 
steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or en-
dangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed, 
for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal 
treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for 
conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habi-
tat: Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall 
be subject to a matching requirement of funds or docu-
mented in-kind contributions of at least thirty-three per-
cent of the Federal funds: Provided further, That, in order 
to fulfill the matching requirement in the previous proviso, 
non-Federal contributions of funds pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso must be used in direct support of this pro-
gram. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act.
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FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the costs of direct loans, $60,000, as authorized 
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are only available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans, and not to exceed $18,900,000 for fishing 
capacity reduction loans: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available under this heading may be used 
for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will in-
crease the harvesting capacity in any United States fish-
ery. 
OTHER 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, 
$47,466,000: Provided, That not to exceed 12 full-time 
equivalents and $1,621,000 shall be expended for the leg-
islative affairs function of the Department.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $22,758,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 
public interest. 
SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 203. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
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tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 
or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 
and equipment) not specifically provided for in this or any 
other Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 204. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel 
actions taken in response to funding reductions included 
in this title or from actions taken for the care and protec-
tion of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available to such de-
partment or agency: Provided, That the authority to trans-
fer funds between appropriations accounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to 
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605
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of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
SEC. 205. Any funds provided in this Act under ‘‘De-
partment of Commerce’’ used to implement E-Government 
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, 2006’’. 
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, $5,564,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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;
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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, $9,725,750,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007, of which amounts as deter-
mined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; 
training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; in-
formation technology services; science, engineering, fabri-
cating and testing services; and other administrative serv-
ices may be transferred to ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ in 
accordance with section 312(b) of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 
106–377: Provided, That any funds provided under this 
heading used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall
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be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 of 
this Act. 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, 
$6,712,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007, of which amounts as determined by the Adminis-
trator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and 
awards; facility and related costs; information technology
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services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; and other administrative services may be transferred 
to ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’ in accordance 
with section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 106–377: Pro-
vided, 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, $32,400,000. 
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-
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ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of 
facilities shall remain available until September 30, 2008. 
From amounts made available in this Act for these 
activities, subject to the operating plan procedures of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Ad-
ministrator may transfer amounts between the ‘‘Science, 
Aeronautics, and Exploration’’ account and the ‘‘Explo-
ration Capabilities’’ account during fiscal year 2006. 
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Funding made available under the headings ‘‘Explo-
ration Capabilities’’ and ‘‘Science, Aeronautics, and Ex-
ploration’’ in this Act shall be governed by the terms and 
conditions specified in the statement of managers accom-
panying the conference report for this Act. 
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-
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sition of aircraft; $4,377,520,000 to remain available until 
September 30, 2007, of which not to exceed $425,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for Polar research 
and operations support, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for operational and science support and 
logistical and other related activities for the United States 
Antarctic program: Provided, That from amounts specified 
for Polar research and operations support, the National 
Science Foundation may reimburse the Coast Guard for 
such sums as determined by the Director of the National 
Science Foundation to be necessary to support the Foun-
dation’s mission requirements: Provided further, That any 
reimbursement pursuant to the previous proviso shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section: Provided further, That receipts for scientific sup-
port services and materials furnished by the National Re-
search Centers and other National Science Foundation 
supported research facilities may be credited to this appro-
priation: Provided further, That funds under this heading 
may be available for innovation inducement prizes. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research
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equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
amended, including authorized travel, $193,350,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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, and rental 
of
conference
rooms
in
the
District
of
Columbia, 
$807,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007. 
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; $250,000,000: 
Provided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ in fiscal year 2006 for maintenance
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and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be 
provided during the next fiscal year. 
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.), $4,000,000: 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, $11,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria-
tions Act, 2006’’.
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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-
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, $3,747,118,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 71 permanent positions and 
$9,804,000 shall be for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs: 
Provided further, That, of the amount made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds in the ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ appro-
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priations account, to be available only for emergency evac-
uations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That, of 
the
amount
made
available
under
this
heading, 
$340,000,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy 
international
information
programs:
Provided
further, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
$3,000,000 shall be available only for the operations of 
the Office on Right-Sizing the United States Government 
Overseas Presence: Provided further, That funds available 
under this heading may be available for a United States 
Government interagency task force to examine, coordinate 
and oversee United States participation in the United Na-
tions headquarters renovation project: Provided further, 
That no funds may be obligated or expended for proc-
essing licenses for the export of satellites of United States 
origin (including commercial satellites and satellite compo-
nents) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at least 
15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
of such proposed action. 
In addition, not to exceed $1,469,000 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,
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$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 
United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees 
or other payments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees 
from educational advising and counseling and exchange 
visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000, 
which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, 
and fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $689,523,000, to remain available until expended. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, $128,263,000 (reduced by $59,142,000), to remain 
available until expended, as authorized: Provided, That 
section 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not apply to 
funds available under this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $29,983,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 
as it relates to post inspections.
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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $410,400,000, to remain avail-
able
until
expended:
Provided,
That
not
to
exceed 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching, edu-
cational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
visitor programs as authorized. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For
representation
allowances
as
authorized, 
$8,281,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $9,390,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings 
that are owned or directly leased by the Department of 
State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, 
the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Dip-
lomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$603,510,000, to remain available until expended as au-
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thorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
domestic and overseas representation as authorized: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur-
nishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades,
acquisition,
and
construction
as
authorized, 
$910,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same 
terms and conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $712,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram, $607,000, which may be transferred to and merged
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with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account 
under Administration of Foreign Affairs. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $19,751,000. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $131,700,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
to meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,166,212,000 (re-
duced by $21,947,600): Provided, That the Secretary of 
State shall, at the time of the submission of the Presi-
dent’s budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Rep-
resentatives the most recent biennial budget prepared by 
the United Nations for the operations of the United Na-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days 
in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is
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practicable) of any United Nations action to increase 
funding for any United Nations program without identi-
fying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Na-
tions budget and cause the United Nations budget for the 
biennium 2006–2007 to exceed the revised United Nations 
budget
level
for
the
biennium
2004–2005
of 
$3,695,480,000: Provided further, That any payment of 
arrearages under this title shall be directed toward special 
activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United 
States and the respective international organization: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
paragraph shall be available for a United States contribu-
tion to an international organization for the United States 
share of interest costs made known to the United States 
Government by such organization for loans incurred on 
or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $1,035,500,000, of which 15 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
obligated or expended for any new or expanded United 
Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in
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advance of voting for the new or expanded mission in the 
United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as 
far in advance as is practicable): (1) the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and other appropriate committees of the Congress 
are notified of the estimated cost and length of the mis-
sion, the vital national interest that will be served, and 
the planned exit strategy; (2) the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
and other appropriate committees of the Congress are no-
tified that the United Nations has taken appropriate 
measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor 
personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in any United 
Nations peacekeeping mission from trafficking in persons, 
exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of ille-
gal sexual exploitation, and to hold accountable any such 
individuals who engage in any such acts while partici-
pating in the peacekeeping mission; and (3) a reprogram-
ming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is sub-
mitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth 
the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost 
of the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That 
funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only 
upon a certification by the Secretary of State to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress that American manu-
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facturers and suppliers are being given opportunities to 
provide equipment, services, and material for United Na-
tions peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to 
foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading 
are available to pay the United States share of the cost 
of court monitoring that is part of any United Nations 
peacekeeping mission. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet obligations of the United States arising under 
treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 
$6,000 for representation; as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$27,000,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $5,300,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized.
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AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 
the International Joint Commission and the International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment 
Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 
103–182, $9,500,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall 
be available for representation expenses incurred by the 
International Joint Commission. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
law, $22,000,000: Provided, That the United States’ share 
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. 
OTHER 
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by
the
Asia
Foundation
Act
(22
U.S.C.
4402), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20
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U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund on or before September 30, 2006, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accord-
ance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative 
Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit 
Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation 
for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar-
ship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 
30, 2006, to remain available until expended. 
EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 
1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 
Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha-
waii, $6,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
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priated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter 
into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in 
excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, $50,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, as authorized, to carry out inter-
national communication activities, including the purchase, 
installation, rent, and improvement of facilities for radio 
and television transmission and reception to Cuba, and to 
make and supervise grants for radio and television broad-
casting to the Middle East, $620,000,000: Provided, That 
of the total amount in this heading, not to exceed $16,000 
may be used for official receptions within the United 
States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used 
for representation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed 
$39,000 may be used for official reception and representa-
tion expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and 
in addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and
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revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 
in receipts from cooperating international organizations, 
and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatiza-
tion efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended 
for carrying out authorized purposes. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improve-
ment of facilities for radio and television transmission and 
reception, and purchase and installation of necessary 
equipment for radio and television transmission and recep-
tion as authorized, $10,893,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
RELATED AGENCY 
SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall 
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances 
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 
5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of passenger transportation pur-
suant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b). 
SEC. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of State in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
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than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not 
to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as oth-
erwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors to provide equipment, tech-
nical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 
SEC. 404. (a) The Senior Policy Operating Group on 
Trafficking in Persons, established under section 406 of 
division B of Public Law 108–7 to coordinate agency ac-
tivities regarding policies (including grants and grant poli-
cies) involving the international trafficking in persons, 
shall coordinate all such policies related to the activities 
of traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking.
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(b) None of the funds provided in this or any other 
Act shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate 
coordinating responsibilities of the Operating Group. 
(c) The Operating Group shall continue to report only 
to the authorities that appointed them pursuant to section 
406 of division B of Public Law 108–7. 
SEC. 405. Any funds provided in this Act under ‘‘De-
partment of State’’ used to implement E-Government Ini-
tiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in sec-
tion 605 of this Act. 
SEC. 406. (a) Subsection (f) of section 36 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2708(f)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An offi-
cer’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an officer’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)
EXCEPTION
IN
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may pay a reward to 
an officer or employee of a foreign government (or 
any entity thereof) who, while in the performance of 
his or her official duties, furnishes information de-
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scribed in such subsection, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such payment satisfies the following con-
ditions: 
‘‘(A) Such payment is appropriate in light 
of the exceptional or high-profile nature of the 
information furnished pursuant to such sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) Such payment may aid in furnishing 
further
information
described
in
such
sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) Such payment is formally requested 
by such agency.’’. 
(b) Subsection (b) of such section (22 U.S.C. 
2708(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or to an officer or employee of a foreign 
government in accordance with subsection (f)(2)’’ after 
‘‘individual’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State 
and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 
TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES 
ANTITRUST MODERNIZATION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Antitrust Moderniza-
tion Commission, as authorized by Public Law 107–273, 
$1,172,000, to remain available until expended.
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COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation 
of America’s Heritage Abroad, $499,000, as authorized by 
section 1303 of Public Law 99–83. 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights,
including
hire
of
passenger
motor
vehicles, 
$9,096,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess 
of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Ex-
cepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
days. 
COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 
by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of
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1998 (Public Law 105–292), $3,200,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 
EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 
Law 94–304, $2,030,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 3 of Public Law 99–7. 
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu-
tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au-
thorized, $1,900,000, including not more than $3,000 for 
the purpose of official representation, to remain available 
until expended. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621–634), 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil 
Rights Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as author-
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ized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to pri-
vate citizens; and not to exceed $33,000,000 for payments 
to State and local enforcement agencies for services to the 
Commission pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, $331,228,000: 
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to make 
available for official reception and representation expenses 
not to exceed $2,500 from available funds: Provided fur-
ther, That the Commission may take no action to imple-
ment any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reor-
ganization until such time as the Committees on Appro-
priations have been notified of such proposals, in accord-
ance with the reprogramming provisions of section 605 of 
this Act. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
U.S.C.
3109,
$289,771,000:
Provided,
That
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$288,771,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Com-
munications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2006 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2006 appropriation estimated 
at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting col-
lections received in excess of $288,771,000 in fiscal year 
2006 shall remain available until expended, but shall not 
be available for obligation until October 1, 2006: Provided 
further, 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. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $211,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
available for use to contract with a person or persons for
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collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 
U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $116,000,000 of off-
setting
collections
derived
from
fees
collected
for 
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro-
dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
Provided further, That $23,000,000 in offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 
the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telephone Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act 
(15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this account, 
and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2006, 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2006 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$72,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 
used to enforce subsection (e) of section 43 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t) or section 
151(b)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1831t note).
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HELP COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the HELP Commission, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $330,803,000, of which $313,683,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$2,539,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $12,826,000 is for manage-
ment and administration; and $1,755,000 is for client self-
help and information technology. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur-
pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 
of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, 
except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997
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and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2005 and 
2006, respectively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522, 
$1,865,000. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $888,117,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used to-
ward funding a permanent secretariat for the Inter-
national Organization of Securities Commissions; and of 
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for ex-
penses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Com-
mission with foreign governmental and other regulatory 
officials, members of their delegations, appropriate rep-
resentatives and staff to exchange views concerning devel-
opments relating to securities matters, development and 
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning se-