H. R. 4818—353
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social
Security 
Act 
for 
the 
first 
quarter 
of 
fiscal 
year 
2006,
$10,930,000,000, 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 $8,674,296,000 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
balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of
fiscal year 2005 not needed for fiscal year 2005 shall remain avail-
able 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
pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section
7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury,
with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise
appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration
fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursu-
ant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3)
of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended.
To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such section
1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2005 exceed $124,000,000, the
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2006 only to the extent
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
In addition, up to $3,600,000 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.
From funds previously appropriated for Federal-State Partner-
ships, any unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2004
shall be transferred to the Supplemental Security Income Program
and remain available until expended to promote Medicare buy-
in programs targeted to elderly and disabled individuals under
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $25,748,000, together with not to exceed
$65,359,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by sec-
tion 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.
H. R. 4818—354
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total
provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limita-
tion 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 Appropriations of the House and Senate.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances
of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appro-
priations 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 recognized executive-
legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,
publication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to sup-
port or defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State
legislature, 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, related to any activity
designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before
the Congress or any State legislature.
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are author-
ized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respec-
tively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles
I and III, respectively, for official reception 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 avail-
able for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is
authorized to make available for official reception and representa-
tion 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 under this Act shall be used to carry out
any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the
hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
SEC. 506. When issuing statements, press releases, requests
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 local governments and recipi-
ents of Federal research grants, shall clearly state—
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or
project which will be financed with Federal money;