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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 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 for technical assistance to low-in-
come and community development credit unions. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal 
of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft 
and purchase of flight services for research support; acqui-
sition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $4,306,360,000 
(reduced
by
$5,000,000),
of
which
not
more
than 
$355,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) shall remain avail-
able until expended for Polar research and operations sup-
port, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for 
operational and science support and logistical and other 
related activities for the United States Antarctic program; 
the balance to remain available until September 30, 2005: 
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and 
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
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ther, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is 
less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
for included program activities, all amounts, including 
floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for 
those program activities or their subactivities shall be re-
duced proportionally and used for authorized purposes of 
this account. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
amended, including authorized travel, $192,330,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
engineering education and human resources programs and 
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized 
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia, $910,680,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That to the extent that the 
amount of this appropriation is less than the total amount 
authorized to be appropriated for included program activi-
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ties, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified 
in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their 
subactivities shall be reduced proportionally. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$9,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard services; $215,900,000: Pro-
vided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries 
and expenses’’ in fiscal year 2004 for maintenance and 
operation of facilities, and for other services, to be pro-
vided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
and the employment of experts and consultants under sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car-
rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $3,800,000: Provided, That not
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more than $9,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2005. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $115,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Section 605(a) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8104) is amended by—
(1) striking out ‘‘compensation’’ and inserting 
‘‘salary’’; and striking out ‘‘highest rate provided for 
GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 
of title 5 United States Code’’; and inserting ‘‘rate 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule’’; and 
(2) inserting after the end the following sen-
tence: ‘‘The Corporation shall also apply the provi-
sions of section 5307 (a)(1), (b)(1), and (b)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, governing limitations on
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certain pay as if its employees were Federal employ-
ees receiving payments under title 5.’’. 
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; $28,290,000: Provided, That 
during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, 
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary 
in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be ex-
pended for or in connection with the induction of any per-
son into the Armed Forces of the United States. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 402. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
expended—
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or 
employee of the United States unless—
(A) such certification is accompanied by, 
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which de-
scribes the payee or payees and the items or 
services for which such expenditure is being 
made; or 
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to 
such certification, and without such a voucher 
or abstract, is specifically authorized by law; 
and 
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit 
by the General Accounting Officer or is specifically 
exempt by law from such audit. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
any department or agency may be obligated or expended 
for: (1) the transportation of any officer or employee of 
such department or agency between the domicile and the 
place of employment of the officer or employee, with the 
exception of an officer or employee authorized such trans-
portation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905 or (2) 
to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants 
to any officer or employee of such department or agency.