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none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, 
or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under 
the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged 
in a farming operation which does not maintain a tem-
porary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: 
Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this 
paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or 
enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the 
Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees 
who is included within a category having a Days Away, 
Restricted, or Transferred (DART) occupational injury 
and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classifica-
tion code for which such data are published, less than the 
national average rate as such rates are most recently pub-
lished by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of that Act 
(29 U.S.C. 673), except— 
(1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, con-
sultation, technical assistance, educational and train-
ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 
response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita-
tion for violations found during such inspection, and 
to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor-
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rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 
any willful violations found; 
(3) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to imminent dangers; 
(4) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to health hazards; 
(5) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to a report of an employment accident 
which is fatal to one or more employees or which re-
sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 
and to take any action pursuant to such investiga-
tion authorized by such Act; and 
(6) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to complaints of discrimination against 
employees for exercising rights under such Act: 
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 
apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 
which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em-
ploys 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That not 
less than $3,200,000 shall be used to extend funding for 
the Institutional Competency Building training grants 
which commenced in September 2000, for program activi-
ties for the period of September 30, 2006, to September 
30, 2007, provided that a grantee has demonstrated satis-
factory performance: Provided further, That none of the
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funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obli-
gated or expended to administer or enforce the provisions 
of 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) (General Industry Respiratory 
Protection Standard) to the extent that such provisions 
require the annual fit testing (after the initial fit testing) 
of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. 
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration, $280,490,000, including purchase 
and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 
with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 
mine rescue and recovery activities; in addition, not to ex-
ceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine 
Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and 
the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law 
to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health 
education and training activities, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302; and, in addition, the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration may retain up to $1,000,000 from fees col-
lected for the approval and certification of equipment, ma-
terials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize 
such sums for such activities; the Secretary is authorized 
to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contribu-
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tions from public and private sources and to prosecute 
projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, 
State, or private; the Mine Safety and Health Administra-
tion is authorized to promote health and safety education 
and training in the mining community through cooperative 
programs with States, industry, and safety associations; 
the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. 
Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety associa-
tion and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may 
provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, per-
sonnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Ad-
ministration officials as officers in local chapters or in the 
national organization; and any funds available to the de-
partment may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, 
to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival oper-
ations in the event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv-
ices rendered, $464,678,000, together with not to exceed 
$77,845,000, which may be expended from the Employ-
ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund, of which $5,000,000 may be used to
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fund the mass layoff statistics program under section 15 
of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2). 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 
and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 
of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 
people with disabilities, $27,934,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage-
ment, including the hire of three sedans, $244,112,000 of 
which $6,944,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2007, is for Frances Perkins Building Security Enhance-
ments, and $29,760,000 is for the acquisition of Depart-
mental information technology, architecture, infrastruc-
ture, equipment, software and related needs, which will be 
allocated by the Department’s Chief Information Officer 
in accordance with the Department’s capital investment 
management process to assure a sound investment strat-
egy; together with not to exceed $311,000, which may be 
expended from the Employment Security Administration 
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.