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Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits 
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 
of Public Law 102–259: Provided, That up to 60 percent 
of such funds may be transferred by the Morris K. Udall 
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
Policy Foundation for the necessary expenses of the Na-
tive Nations Institute. 
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi-
ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration (including the Information Security Oversight Of-
fice) and archived Federal records and related activities, 
as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re-
view and declassification of documents and the activities 
of the Public Interest Declassification Board, and for the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $315,000,000: Provided, 
That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to
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use any excess funds available from the amount borrowed 
for construction of the National Archives facility, for ex-
penses necessary to provide adequate storage for holdings. 
ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the devel-
opment of the electronic records archives, to include all 
direct project costs associated with research, analysis, de-
sign,
development,
and
program
management, 
$58,028,000, of which $38,315,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none of the 
multiyear funds may be obligated until the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, and such Committees approve, 
a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning 
and investment control review requirements established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, including Circular 
A–11; (2) complies with the National Archives and 
Records Administration’s enterprise architecture; (3) con-
forms with the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration’s enterprise life cycle methodology; (4) is approved 
by the National Archives and Records Administration and 
the Office of Management and Budget; (5) has been re-
viewed by the Government Accountability Office; and (6) 
complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guide-
lines, and systems acquisition management practices of 
the Federal Government.
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REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold-
ings, $16,095,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 
COMMISSION 
GRANTS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
U.S.C. 2504, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds provided in this para-
graph, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the operating 
expenses account for operating expenses of the National 
Historical Publications and Records Administration. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY 
During fiscal year 2008, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 
U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Pro-
vided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility in fiscal year 2008 shall not exceed $329,000.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CREDIT UNION REVOLVING 
LOAN FUND 
For the Community Development Revolving Loan 
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 
and 9910, $1,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2009 for technical assistance to low-income designated 
credit unions. 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 and the Ethics Reform Act of 
1989, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex-
ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $11,750,000. 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans 
by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference
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rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses; advances for reim-
bursements to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel 
Management and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of 
January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 
and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 
Rights Act activities require an employee to remain over-
night at his or her post of duty, $101,765,000, of which 
$5,991,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
Enterprise
Human
Resources
Integration
project; 
$1,351,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
Human Resources Line of Business project; $340,000 
shall remain available until expended for the E-Payroll 
project; and $170,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the E-Training program; and in addition, 
$123,401,000 for administrative expenses, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management without regard to other statutes, 
including direct procurement of printed materials, for the 
retirement and insurance programs, of which $26,465,000 
shall remain available until expended for the cost of auto-
mating the retirement recordkeeping systems: Provided, 
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect
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the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by 
sections 8348(a)(1)(B), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, 
United States Code: Provided further, That no part of this 
appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses 
of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel 
Management established pursuant to Executive Order No. 
9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like pur-
pose: Provided further, That the President’s Commission 
on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order 
No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 
2008, accept donations of money, property, and personal 
services: Provided further, That such donations, including 
those from prior years, may be used for the development 
of publicity materials to provide information about the 
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall 
be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, 
or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 
U.S.C.
3109,
hire
of
passenger
motor
vehicles, 
$1,519,000, and in addition, not to exceed $16,981,000 
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro-
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vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 
and elsewhere. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES 
HEALTH BENEFITS 
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), such sums 
as may be necessary. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE 
LIFE INSURANCE 
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as 
required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such 
sums as may be necessary. 
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the unfunded liability of new and in-
creased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after Oc-
tober 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and an-
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nuities under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may 
be necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the 
Act of May 29, 1944, and the Act of August 19, 1950 
(33 U.S.C. 771–775), may hereafter be paid out of the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection 
Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12), Public Law 107–304, 
and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemploy-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–353), including serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and 
expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; $16,368,000. 
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
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not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $908,442,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; of which not to exceed $20,000 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-
curities matters and provision of technical assistance for 
the development of foreign securities markets, such ex-
penses to include necessary logistic and administrative ex-
penses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign 
invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings 
including: (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken in 
the course of such attendance; (2) any travel and trans-
portation to or from such meetings; and (3) any other re-
lated lodging or subsistence: Provided, That fees and 
charges authorized by sections 6(b) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)), and 13(e), 14(g) 
and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78m(e), 78n(g), and 78ee), shall be credited to this ac-
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count as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $867,045,000 of such offsetting collections shall 
be available until expended for necessary expenses of this 
account: Provided further, That $41,397,000 shall be de-
rived from prior year unobligated balances from funds pre-
viously appropriated to the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission: Provided further, That the total amount appro-
priated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal 
year 2008 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are re-
ceived so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2008 ap-
propriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 
civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses; $22,000,000: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be ex-
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pended for or in connection with the induction of any per-
son into the Armed Forces of the United States. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the Small Business Administration as authorized by 
Public Law 108–447, including hire of passenger motor 
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and 
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $346,553,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub-
lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 
and certain loan program activities, including fees author-
ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 
received from all such activities shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended, to be available 
for carrying out these purposes without further appropria-
tions. 
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, $15,000,000. 
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
For additional capital for the Surety Bond Guaran-
tees Revolving Fund, authorized by the Small Business
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Investment Act of 1958, $3,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $2,530,000, to remain 
available until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed 
loans, $80,000,000: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That subject to section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2008 com-
mitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed 
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2008 commitments for general business loans authorized 
under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, shall not 
exceed $17,500,000,000: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2008 commitments to guarantee loans for de-
bentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business In-
vestment Act of 1958, shall not exceed $3,000,000,000: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2008, guarantees 
of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small 
Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$12,000,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $135,414,000,