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NATIONAL DEFENSE TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the program of fi-
nancial assistance for the construction of new product tank 
vessels as authorized by section 53101 of title 46, United 
States Code, as amended, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $2,071,280 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish 
utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connec-
tion with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Gov-
ernment property under control of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, and payments received therefore shall be credited 
to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
SEC. 161. No obligations shall be incurred during the 
current fiscal year from the construction fund established 
by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101
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et seq.), or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and 
limitations contained in this Act or in any prior appro-
priations Act. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$16,877,000, of which $645,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $26,138,000, of which 
$1,847,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, coun-
ties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publi-
cation and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred 
in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and ap-
provals functions.
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PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–380), 
$73,165,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2008; of which $58,165,000 shall be de-
rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $24,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, 
That not less than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be for the one-call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), 
$200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness 
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Pro-
vided, That not more than $14,300,000 shall be made avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2006 from amounts made 
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 
5116(i), 5127(c), and 5127(d) shall be made available for
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obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Trans-
portation, or his designee. 
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative 
Technology 
Administration, 
$4,326,000, 
of 
which 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $62,499,000: Provided, That the 
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the Department: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading shall be used to 
investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United
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States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair 
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers 
and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and 
foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation 
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$24,388,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation 
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2006, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 
$23,138,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 170. During the current fiscal year applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
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of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 171. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 172. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 109 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by 
this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 173. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 174. (a) No recipient of funds made available in 
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of 
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record 
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 175. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training may be credited respectively 
to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid 
Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s 
‘‘Transit Planning and Research’’ account, and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 
account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating 
in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 176. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is 
authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock here-
tofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such 
stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount 
determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 177. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless 
the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full busi-
ness days before any discretionary grant award, letter of
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intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 
or more is announced by the department or its modal ad-
ministrations from: (1) any discretionary grant program 
of the Federal Highway Administration other than the 
emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement pro-
gram of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any 
program of the Federal Transit Administration other than 
the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization pro-
grams: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds 
that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 178. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor 
fees and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous 
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to elements of the De-
partment of Transportation using fair and equitable cri-
teria and such funds shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 179. Amounts made available in this or any other 
Act that the Secretary determines represent improper pay-
ments by the Department of Transportation to a third 
party contractor under a financial assistance award, which 
are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—
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(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by 
the Department of Transportation in recovering im-
proper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in re-
covering improper payments: Provided, That amounts 
in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and 
(2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the 
appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided, That prior to the 
transfer of any such recovery to an appropria-
tions account, the Secretary shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such trans-
fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the 
same meaning as that provided in section 
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 180. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to transfer the unexpended balances available for the
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bonding assistance program from ‘‘Office of the Secretary, 
Salaries and expenses’’ to ‘‘Minority Business Outreach’’. 
SEC. 181. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, ex-
cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for Congressional 
notification. 
SEC. 182. Funds provided in this Act for the Working 
Capital Fund shall be reduced by $1,000,000, which limits 
fiscal year 2006 Working Capital Fund obligational au-
thority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
funded in this Act to no more than $119,014,000: Provided, 
That such reductions from the budget request shall be allo-
cated by the Department of Transportation to each appro-
priations account in proportion to the amount included in 
each account for the Working Capital Fund. 
SEC. 183. For the purpose of any applicable law, for 
fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the city of Norman, Oklahoma, 
shall be considered to be part of the Oklahoma City urban-
ized area.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices in-
cluding operation and maintenance of the Treasury Build-
ing and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; mainte-
nance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of com-
mercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or 
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of offi-
cial business, $197,591,000, of which not to exceed 
$8,642,366 is for executive direction program activities; not 
to exceed $7,851,946 is for general counsel program activi-
ties; not to exceed $32,010,626 is for economic policies and 
programs activities; not to exceed $27,220,470 is for finan-
cial policies and programs activities; not to exceed 
$39,938,449 is for financial crimes policies and programs 
activities; not to exceed $16,843,447 is for Treasury-wide 
management policies and programs activities; and not to 
exceed $65,083,696 is for administration programs activi-
ties: Provided, That of the amount appropriated for finan-
cial crimes policies and programs activities, $22,032,016 
is for the Office of Foreign Assets Control and shall support 
no less than 125 full time equivalent positions: Provided
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further, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized 
to transfer funds appropriated for any program activity of 
the Departmental Offices to any other program activity of 
the Departmental Offices upon notification to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriation for any program activity shall 
be increased or decreased by more than 2.5 percent by all 
such transfers: Provided further, That any change in fund-
ing greater than 2.5 percent shall be submitted for approval 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, for information technology mod-
ernization requirements; not to exceed $100,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and not to exceed 
$258,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential na-
ture, to be allocated and expended under the direction of 
the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely 
on his certificate: Provided further, That of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading, $5,173,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007, is for the Treasury-wide Fi-
nancial Statement Audit Program, of which such amounts 
as may be necessary may be transferred to accounts of the 
Department’s offices and bureaus to conduct audits: Pro-
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vided further, That this transfer authority shall be in addi-
tion to any other provided in this Act. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS 
PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For development and acquisition of automatic data 
processing equipment, software, and services for the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, $24,412,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That these funds shall 
be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to 
satisfy the requirements of the Department’s offices, bu-
reaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated shall be used to support or supple-
ment ‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Information Systems’’ or 
‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Moderniza-
tion’’. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for offi-
cial travel expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under
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the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury, 
$16,722,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase (not 
to exceed 150 for replacement only for police-type use) and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); serv-
ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administra-
tion; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; 
and not to exceed $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of 
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under 
the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra-
tion, $133,286,000; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses to administer the Air Trans-
portation Stabilization Board established by section 102 of 
the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 
Act (Public Law 107–42), $2,942,000.
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TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND 
RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
Treasury Building and Annex, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008. 
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; travel expenses of non-Federal law enforcement per-
sonnel to attend meetings concerned with financial intel-
ligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
tion; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law en-
forcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
$73,630,000 of which not to exceed $6,944,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2008; and of which 
$8,521,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That funds appropriated in this account 
may be used to procure personal services contracts. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management 
Service, $236,243,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2008, for infor-
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mation systems modernization initiatives; and of which not 
to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $91,126,000; of which not to ex-
ceed $6,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and 
development programs for laboratory services; and provi-
sion of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies 
with or without reimbursement. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt 
issues of the United States, $179,923,000, of which not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses, and of which not to exceed 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for sys-
tems modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated 
herein from the General Fund for fiscal year 2006 shall be 
reduced by not more than $3,000,000 as definitive security 
issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor Account Mainte-
nance fees are collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year
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2006 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 
$176,923,000. In addition, $70,000 to be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau 
for administrative and personnel expenses for financial 
management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of 
Public Law 101–380. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
To carry out the Community Development Banking 
and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 
325), including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but 
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the rate for ES–3, $55,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007, of which $4,000,000 
shall be for financial assistance, technical assistance, train-
ing and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native commu-
nities and provided primarily through qualified commu-
nity development lender organizations with experience and 
expertise in community development banking and lending 
in Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes 
and tribal organizations and other suitable providers, and 
up to $13,500,000 may be used for administrative expenses,
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including administration of the New Markets Tax Credit, 
up to $6,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, 
and up to $250,000 may be used for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That 
the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$11,000,000. 
UNITED STATES MINT 
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND 
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 
Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 
the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 
associated with the production of circulating coins, numis-
matic coins, and protective services, including both oper-
ating expenses and capital investments. The aggregate 
amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during 
fiscal year 2006 under such section 5136 for circulating 
coinage and protective service capital investments of the 
United States Mint shall not exceed $36,900,000.
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service 
for pre-filing taxpayer assistance and education, filing and 
account services, shared services support, general manage-
ment and administration; and services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $4,136,578,000, of which up to $4,100,000 
shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, 
of which $8,000,000 shall be available for low-income tax-
payer clinic grants, and of which not to exceed $25,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service 
for determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing 
litigation support; conducting criminal investigation and 
enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax returns; col-
lecting unpaid accounts; conducting a document matching 
program; resolving taxpayer problems through prompt 
identification, referral and settlement; expanded customer 
service and public outreach programs, strengthened enforce-
ment activities, and enhanced research efforts to reduce er-
roneous filings associated with the earned income tax credit; 
compiling statistics of income and conducting compliance 
research; purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850)