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ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 
shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate for these funds showing, 
by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 
therefor: Provided further, That not more than $1,200,000 
of the total amount appropriated for this program may 
be used for administrative expenses. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with 
the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdic-
tions, $3,352,000, to remain available until expended, to 
reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of pro-
viding public safety at events related to the presence of 
the national capital in the District of Columbia and for 
the costs of providing support to respond to immediate 
and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions of which not to ex-
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ceed $352,000 is for the District of Columbia National 
Guard: Provided, That any amount provided under this 
heading shall be available only after such amount has been 
apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $256,395,000, to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $10,800,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, $100,543,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $54,052,000, of 
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; and $91,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a single contract or related contracts for development and 
construction of facilities may be employed which collec-
tively include the full scope of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the 
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clause ‘‘availability of Funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232– 
18: Provided further, That funds made available for capital 
improvements shall be expended consistent with the Gen-
eral Services Administration (GSA) master plan study and 
building evaluation report: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 
of Management and Budget and obligated and expended 
in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with 
the GSA, and such services shall include the preparation 
of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be sub-
mitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after pro-
viding written notice to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate, the District 
of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than 
$1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
among the items and entities funded under this heading 
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for operations, and not more than 4 percent of the funds 
provided under this heading for facilities. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 
Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 
provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech-
nical assistance and such other services as are necessary 
to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 
payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for 
counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to representation provided under the Dis-
trict of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, 
and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), 
$52,475,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the funds provided in this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ 
(other than the $91,000,000 provided under such heading 
for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
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house facilities) may also be used for payments under this 
heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds 
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Ju-
dicial Administration in the District of Columbia may use 
funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than 
the $91,000,000 provided under such heading for capital 
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili-
ties), to make payments described under this heading for 
obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That funds provided under this heading shall be ad-
ministered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Adminis-
tration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appro-
priation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of 
other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services 
to be provided on a contractual basis with the General 
Services Administration (GSA), and such services shall in-
clude the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies 
of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the Presi-
dent and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
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resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND 
OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $190,343,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 
of which not to exceed $400,000 for the Community Su-
pervision program and $160,000 for the Pretrial Services 
program, both to remain available until September 30, 
2009, are for Information Technology infrastructure en-
hancement acquisitions; of which $140,499,000 shall be 
for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex 
Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the 
supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the 
provision of services for or related to such persons; of 
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which $49,849,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Serv-
ices Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other 
Federal agencies: Provided further, That the Director is 
authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind 
contributions of space and hospitality to support offender 
and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational 
training services to educate and train offenders and de-
fendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep 
accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use 
of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and 
shall make such records available for audit and public in-
spection: Provided further, That the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to ac-
cept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia 
Government for space and services provided on a cost re-
imbursable basis. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC 
DEFENDER SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 
Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 
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Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, $32,710,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 
of Federal agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $12,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provide a match of $7,000,000 and the District of Colum-
bia provide a match of $5,000,000 in local funds for this 
payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $1,300,000, to remain available until 
expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 
of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia, $6,148,000: 
Provided, That each entity that receives funding under 
this heading shall submit to the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia (CFO) a report 
on the activities to be carried out with such funds no later 
than March 15, 2008, and the CFO shall submit a com-
prehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 
June 1, 2008. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $40,800,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, $13,000,000 to improve public school education 
in the District of Columbia; for the State Education Of-
fice, $13,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools 
in the District of Columbia, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009; for the Secretary of the Department of 
Education, $14,800,000 to provide opportunity scholar-
ships for students in the District of Columbia in accord-
ance with division C, title III of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 
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126), of which up to $1,800,000 may be used to admin-
ister and fund assessments. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY 
FACILITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, for costs associated with the construction of a con-
solidated laboratory facility: Provided, That the District 
of Columbia provides a 100 percent match for this pay-
ment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND 
BRANCH LOCATIONS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Federal contribution toward costs associated with the ren-
ovation and rehabilitation of District libraries. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL 
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
for reimbursement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
for additional laboratory services, including DNA analysis, 
performed for cases currently waiting analysis. 
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 
general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other-
wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except as provided in section 
450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (114 
Stat. 2440) (D.C. Official Code, section 1–204.50a) and 
provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in 
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Colum-
bia for fiscal year 2008 under this heading shall not ex-
ceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the 
District 
of 
Columbia 
for 
such 
fiscal 
year 
or 
$9,777,362,000 (of which $6,022,444,000 shall be from 
local funds, $2,015,853,000 shall be from Federal grant 
funds, $1,730,503,000 shall be from other funds, and 
$8,562,000 shall be from private funds), in addition, 
$116,552,000 from funds previously appropriated in this 
Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That of the 
local funds, $153,900,000 shall be derived from the Dis-
trict’s general fund balance: Provided further, That of 
these funds the District’s intradistrict authority shall be 
$648,289,000: Provided further, That in addition, for 
capital construction projects, there is appropriated an in-
crease of $1,595,503,000, of which $1,042,712,000 shall 
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be from local funds, $38,523,000 from the District of Co-
lumbia Highway Trust Fund, $73,260,000 from the 
Local Street Maintenance Fund, $75,000,000 from rev-
enue bonds, $150,000,000 from financing for construc-
tion of a consolidated laboratory facility, $30,000,000 for 
construction of a baseball stadium, $186,008,000 from 
Federal grant funds, and a rescission of $212,696,000 
from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
fiscal years (of which $187,450,000 are from local funds 
and $51,444,000 are from the Local Street Maintenance 
Fund), for a net amount of $1,382,807,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided under this heading are to be subject to 
the provisions of and allocated and expended as proposed 
under ‘‘Title III—District of Columbia Funds’’ of the 
Fiscal Year 2008 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan 
submitted to the Congress of the United States by the 
District of Columbia on June 7, 2007: Provided further, 
That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one- 
time transactions, which are expended for emergency or 
unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur-
ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 
of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re-
quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 777; 
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D.C. Official Code, section 1–201.01 et seq.) as amended 
by this Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps 
as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by 
the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 
funds made available to the District during fiscal year 
2008, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not re-
program for operating expenses any funds derived from 
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 
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exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $66,838,000. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002, $15,467,000, of which $3,250,000 
shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for election reform activities authorized 
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out programs under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
252), $300,950,000: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, $300,000,000 shall be avail-
able for requirements payments under section 257 of such 
Act, but only for States that file a new State plan under 
section 253(b)(1) of such Act for fiscal year 2008: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $750,000 shall be available for the Help America 
Vote College Program under title V of such Act: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, $200,000 shall be available for the National Student 
and Parent Mock Election under part 6 of subtitle D of 
title II of such Act. 
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $313,000,000: Provided, That offsetting 
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec-
tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, of 
which $312,000,000 shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2008 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation estimated 
at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting col-
lections received in excess of $312,000,000 in fiscal year 
2008 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, 
That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col-
lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in 
each such year and otherwise becoming available on Octo-
ber 1, 2007, shall not be available for obligation: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), 
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proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 
may be retained and made available for obligation shall 
not exceed $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2008: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition, not to exceed $20,980,000 may be 
transferred from the Universal Service Fund in fiscal year 
2008, to remain available until expended, to monitor the 
Universal Service Fund program to prevent and remedy 
waste, fraud and abuse, and to conduct audits and inves-
tigations by the Office of Inspector General. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
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, $26,848,000, to be derived from the 
Deposit Insurance Fund and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
$59,224,000, of which no less than $8,100,000 shall be 
available for internal automated data processing systems, 
and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
reception and representation expenses. 
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