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$2,010,100,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and 
collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 
and 376 are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to re-
sult in a fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal 
year 2009, should the total amount of offsetting fee collec-
tions be less than $2,010,100,000, this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That $750,000 may 
be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ for activities associated with the National 
Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination 
Council: Provided further, That from amounts provided 
herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available in 
fiscal year 2009 for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
to the USPTO within this account, $5,000,000 shall not 
become available for obligation until the Director of the 
USPTO has completed a comprehensive review of the as-
sumptions behind the patent examiner expectancy goals 
and adopted a revised set of expectancy goals for patent 
examination: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2009 
from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay: 
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(1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay con-
tributed by the USPTO and employees under section 
8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal 
cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that 
title) of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III 
of chapter 83 of that title; and (2) the present value of 
the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by 
the Office of Personnel Management, of post-retirement 
life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage 
for all USPTO employees, shall be transferred to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Employees 
Life Insurance Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits 
Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the au-
thorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further, 
That sections 801, 802, and 803 of division B, Public Law 
108–447 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2009: 
Provided further, That the Director may, this year, reduce 
by regulation fees payable for documents in patent and 
trademark matters, in connection with the filing of docu-
ments filed electronically in a form prescribed by the Di-
rector: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to Office of Inspector General for activities associ-
ated with carrying out investigations and audits related 
to the USPTO: Provided further, That from the amounts 
provided herein, no less than $4,000,000 shall be available 
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only for the USPTO contribution in a cooperative or joint 
agreement or agreements with a non-profit organization 
or organizations, successfully audited within the previous 
year, and with previous experience in such programs, to 
conduct policy studies, including studies relating to activi-
ties of United Nations Specialized agencies and other 
international organizations, as well as conferences and 
other development programs, in support of fair inter-
national protection of intellectual property rights. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $472,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, 
That 
within 
the 
amounts 
appropriated, 
$3,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $110,000,000, to remain 
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