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no funds authorized or made available under this or any
other Act may be used to deny any application for a license
under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, or renewal
of such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided
that the applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a li-
cense, and is eligible to report business income or to claim
an income tax deduction for business expenses under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, home to work
transportation currently allotted to Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives field operations is extended
to headquarters executive Special Agents and designees.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion
and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design or projects; $35,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, including purchase
(not to exceed 640, of which 605 are for replacement only)
and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles,
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and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on
corrections 
related 
issues 
to 
foreign 
governments,
$5,151,440,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may
transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion such amounts as may be necessary for direct expendi-
tures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates
of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided
further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System,
where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal
agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine
the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Fed-
eral Prison System, furnish health services to individuals
committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
able for necessary operations until September 30, 2009:
Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for Con-
tract Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain
available until expended to make payments in advance for
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other
expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the
care and security in the United States of Cuban and Hai-
tian entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the
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Federal Prison System may accept donated property and
services relating to the operation of the prison card program
from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro-
gram in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not-
for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-re-
lease services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force
account, $495,000,000, to remain available until expended,
of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to con-
struct areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That
labor of United States prisoners may be used for work per-
formed under this appropriation.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord
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with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments,
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by sec-
tion 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget
for the current fiscal year for such corporation, including
purchase (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire
of passenger motor vehicles.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $2,477,000 of the funds of the Federal
Prison Industries, Incorporated shall be available for its ad-
ministrative expenses, and for services as authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment
of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system
requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping ex-
penses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
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OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women as authorized by the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4711 et
seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.
1796) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21; 117 Stat. 650); the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5601 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386;
114 Stat. 1464) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); and the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960) (‘‘the 2005
Act’’); $390,000,000, including amounts for administrative
costs, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 3 percent
of funds made available under this heading may be used
for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical
assistance: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
of 
the 
amount
provided—
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(1) $1,500,000 is for grants for televised testi-
mony, as authorized by part N of the 1968 Act;
(2) $186,500,000 is for grants to combat violence
and violent crimes against women, as authorized by
part T of the 1968 Act, of which—
(A) $2,000,000 shall be for the National In-
stitute of Justice for research and evaluation of
violence against women; and
(B) $17,000,000 shall be for transitional
housing assistance grants for victims of domestic
violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized
by section 40299(a) of the 1994 Act;
(3) $55,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest
policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act;
(4) $39,500,000 is for rural domestic violence
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
(5) $5,500,000 is for training programs to assist
probation and parole officers as authorized by section
40152 of the 1994 Act, and for related local dem-
onstration projects;
(6) $3,900,000 is for grants to improve the stalk-
ing and domestic violence databases, as authorized by
section 40602 of the 1994 Act;
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(7) $10,000,000 to reduce violent crimes against
women on campus, as authorized by section 304(a) of
the 2005 Act;
(8) $46,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201(c) of the 2000
Act;
(9) $4,500,000 is for enhancing protection for
older and disabled women from domestic violence and
sexual assault, as authorized by section 40802(a) of
the 1994 Act;
(10) $14,500,000 is for the safe havens for chil-
dren pilot program, as authorized by section 1301(a)
of the 2000 Act;
(11) $7,100,000 is for education and training to
end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
abilities, as authorized by section 1402(a) of the 2000
Act;
(12) $10,000,000 is for sexual assault services, as
authorized by section 202 of the 2005 Act;
(13) $2,000,000 is for services to advocate and
respond to youth, as authorized by section 401 of the
2005 Act;
(14) $2,000,000 is for grants to assist children
and youth exposed to violence, as authorized by sec-
tion 303 of the 2005 Act;
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(15) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on
violence against Indian women, as authorized by sec-
tion 904 of the 2005 Act; and
(16) $1,000,000 is for tracking of violence
against Indian women, as authorized by section 905
of the 2005 Act.
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Missing Children’s
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); including salaries
and expenses in connection therewith, the Prosecutorial
Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Chil-
dren Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Justice
for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405; 108 Stat. 2260);
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–
647; 104 Stat. 4792) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109–162); and the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 2170), $240,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That grants
under subparagraphs (1)(A) and (B) of Public Law 98–
473 are issued pursuant to rules or guidelines that generally
establish a publicly-announced, competitive process: Pro-
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vided further, That not more than $35,000,000 of balances
made available as a result of prior year deobligations may
be obligated for program management and administration:
Provided further, That any balances made available as a
result of prior year deobligations in excess of $35,000,000
shall only be obligated in accordance with section 505 of
this Act: Provided further, That amounts under this head-
ing, or amounts transferred to and merged with this ac-
count, for salaries and expenses are for not less than 590
permanent positions and not less than 600 full-time equiva-
lent workyears.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322)
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 9792)
(‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164; 119 Stat.
3558); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162);
and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); and other programs;
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$1,430,000,000 (including amounts for administrative
costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
‘‘Justice Assistance’’ account): Provided, That funding pro-
vided under this heading shall remain available until ex-
pended, as follows—
(1) $660,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant Program as authorized
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act, as
amended by section 1111 of Public Law 109–162, of
which—
(A) $75,000,000 for Boys and Girls Clubs
in public housing facilities and other areas in
cooperation with State and local law enforce-
ment, as authorized by section 401 of the Eco-
nomic Espionage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751
note); and
(B) $5,000,000 is for a program to improve
State and local law enforcement intelligence ca-
pabilities including antiterrorism training and
training to ensure that constitutional rights,
civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests
are protected throughout the intelligence process;
(2) $420,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien
Assistance 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section
241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
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U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)), of which $30,000,000 for the
Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse
State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal govern-
ments only for costs associated with the prosecution of
criminal cases declined by local United States Attor-
neys offices, and of which $20,000,000 for a Northern
Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, coun-
ty, parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for
costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases
declined by local United States Attorneys offices, sub-
ject to section 505 of this Act; and the amount appro-
priated in this title under the heading ‘‘GENERAL AD-
MINISTRATION’’ is reduced by $20,000,000.
(3) $190,000,000 for discretionary grants, not-
withstanding the provisions of section 505 of the 1968
Act;
(4) $15,000,000 for victim services programs for
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386;
(5) $40,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized
by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act: Pro-
vided, That of the unobligated balances available to
the Department of Justice (except for amounts made
available for Drug Courts, as authorized by section
1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act), $15,000,000
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are rescinded: Provided further, That within 30 days
after the enactment of this Act the Attorney General
shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
specifying the amount of each rescission made pursu-
ant to this section;
(6) $10,000,000 for grants for residential sub-
stance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as author-
ized by part S of the 1968 Act;
(7) $25,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Im-
provement Grant Program as authorized by sections
421, 422, and 426 of Public Law 108–405, to be
equally divided between the Capital Prosecution Im-
provement Grants and Capital Representation Im-
provement Grants;
(8) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and
adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as
authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968
Act;
(9) $2,000,000 for the National Sex Offender
Public Registry;
(10) $1,000,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section
240001(c) of Public Law 106–386;
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(11) $28,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes,
of which—
(A) $15,000,000 shall be available for
grants under section 201109(a)(2) of subtitle A
of title II of the 1994 Act;
(B) $8,000,000 shall be available for the
Tribal Courts Initiative; and
(C) $5,000,000 shall be available for dem-
onstration projects on alcohol and crime in In-
dian County;
(12) $5,000,000 for prison rape prevention and
prosecution programs, as authorized by the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79);
(13) $15,000,000 is for the court appointed advo-
cate program, as authorized by section 217 of the
1990 Act;
(14) $4,000,000 is for child abuse training pro-
grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as au-
thorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and
(15) $5,000,000 for prescription drug monitoring
program:
Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses
any of the funds made available under this title to increase
the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local gov-
ernment shall achieve a net gain in the number of law en-
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forcement officers who perform nonadministrative public
safety service.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND
For necessary expenses, including salaries and related
expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to im-
plement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities, $50,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2008, for inter-
governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts, with State and local law enforce-
ment agencies, nonprofit organizations, and agencies of
local government engaged in the investigation and prosecu-
tion of violent and gang-related crimes and drug offenses
in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ designated communities, and for either
reimbursements or transfers to appropriation accounts of
the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies which
shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the
‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program strategy: Provided, That funds
designated by Congress through language for other Depart-
ment of Justice appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and
Seed’’ program activities shall be managed and executed by
the Attorney General through the Executive Office for Weed
and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney General may
direct the use of other Department of Justice funds and per-
sonnel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities
only after the Attorney General notifies the Senate Com-
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mittee on Appropriations in accordance with section 505
of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated for the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, not to
exceed $2,000,000 shall be directed for comprehensive com-
munity development training and technical assistance.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322)
(including administrative costs), the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’), the Jus-
tice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405), the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162), the USA PATRIOT Im-
provement and Reauthorization Act (Public Law 109–177;
120 Stat. 192) (including administrative costs), the Pros-
ecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation
of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21),
$660,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds under this heading, not to exceed
$2,575,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Pro-
grams for any and all reimbursable services, functions and
activities associated with programs administered by the Of-
fice of Community Oriented Policing Services including ac-
tivities authorized by sections 1158 and 1159 of Public Law
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109–162: Provided further, That section 1703(b) and (c) of
the 1968 Act shall not apply to non-hiring grants made
pursuant to part Q of title I (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.):
Provided further, That the $15,000,000 provided to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office of
Law Enforcement Standards under this section shall be
transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards
and Technology’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards
from the Community Oriented Policing Services Office:
Provided further, That the Attorney General shall waive in
whole the matching requirement under section 1701(g) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd(g)) for any grant recipient located in
a county or parish in which the President declared a major
disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5122)) in response to Hurricane Katrina of
2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005: Provided further, That
of the amounts provided—
(1) $25,000,000 is for the matching grant pro-
gram for law enforcement armor vests as authorized
by section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act;
(2) $80,000,000 is for policing initiatives to
combat illegal methamphetamine production, sale and
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use in ‘‘drug hot spots’’ as authorized by section 754
of Public Law 109–177;
(3) $110,000,000 is for law enforcement tech-
nologies;
(4) $5,000,000 is for grants to upgrade criminal
records, as authorized under the Crime Identification
Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601);
(5) $10,000,000 is for an offender re-entry pro-
gram;
(6) $169,000,000 is for DNA analysis and capac-
ity enhancement program, and for other State, local
and Federal forensic activities, of which—
(A) $151,000,000 for the Debbie Smith DNA
Backlog Grants as authorized by Public Law
108–405 section 202;
(B) $5,000,000 for the Kirk Bloodsworth
Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program as
authorized by Public Law 108–405 section 412
and section 413;
(C) $6,000,000 for DNA Training and Edu-
cation for Law Enforcement, Correctional Per-
sonnel, and Court Officers as authorized by Pub-
lic Law 108–405 section 303;
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(D) $5,000,000 for DNA Research and De-
velopment as authorized by Public Law 108–405
section 305;
(E) $2,000,000 for the DNA Identification
of Missing Persons as authorized by Public Law
108–405 section 308;
(7) $35,000,000 is for improving tribal law en-
forcement, including equipment and training assist-
ance to Indian tribes;
(8) $6,000,000 is for training and technical as-
sistance;
(9) $40,000,000 is for Paul Coverdell Forensic
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title
I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.);
(10) $5,000,000 is for the National District At-
torneys Association to conduct prosecutorial training
by the National Advocacy Center;
(11) $55,000,000 is for a national grant pro-
gram to arrest and prosecute child predators as au-
thorized by section 1701(d) of part Q of title I of the
1968 Act as amended by section 341 of Public Law
108–21;
(12) $110,000,000 is for grants under section
1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for
the hiring and rehiring of additional career law en-
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forcement officers under part Q of such title, notwith-
standing subsection (i) of such section; and
(13) not to exceed $11,000,000 is for program
management and administration.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’), the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the
1968 Act’’), the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–
162), and other juvenile justice programs, including sala-
ries and expenses in connection therewith to be transferred
to and merged with the appropriations for Justice Assist-
ance, $340,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
follows—
(1) $500,000 is for coordination of Federal ef-
forts, as authorized by section 204 of the 1974 Act;
(2) $73,000,000 is for State and local programs
authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, including
training and technical assistance to assist small, non-
profit organizations with the Federal grants process;
(3) $76,500,000 is for demonstration projects, as
authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act;
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(4) $5,000,000 is for juvenile mentoring pro-
grams;
(5) $65,000,000 is for delinquency prevention, as
authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which—
(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal
Youth Program; and
(B) $25,000,000 shall be for grants of
$360,000 to each State and $6,640,000 shall be
available for discretionary grants to States, for
programs and activities to enforce State laws
prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to mi-
nors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic
beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of
consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors,
and for technical assistance and training;
(6) $10,000,000 is for the Secure Our Schools
Act as authorized by part AA of the 1968 Act;
(7) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(8) $80,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability
Block Grants program as authorized by part R of the
1968 Act and Guam shall be considered a State for
the purpose of that program; and
(9) $10,000,000 shall be for gang resistance edu-
cation and training and programs:
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Provided, That not more than 2 percent of each amount
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each
amount may be used for training and technical assistance:
Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not
apply to demonstration projects, as authorized by sections
261 and 262 of the 1974 Act.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
For payments and expenses authorized by part L of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), such sums as are necessary, as
authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102
Stat. 4339–4340) (including amounts for administrative
costs, which amounts shall be paid to the ‘‘Justice Assist-
ance’’ account), to remain available until expended; and
$5,000,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of
such Act; and $4,100,000 for educational assistance, as au-
thorized by section 1212 of such Act: Provided, That, here-
after, funds available to conduct appeals under section
1205(c) of the 1968 Act, which includes all claims proc-
essing, shall be available also for the same under subpart
2 of such part L and under any statute authorizing pay-
ment of benefits described under subpart 1 thereof, and for
appeals from final decisions of the Bureau (under such part
or any such statute) to the Court of Appeals for the Federal
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Circuit, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof (in-
cluding those pending), and for expenses of representation
of hearing examiners (who shall be presumed irrebuttably
to enjoy quasi-judicial immunity in the discharge of their
duties under such part or any such statute) in connection
with litigation against them arising from such discharge.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEC. 201. None of the funds appropriated by this title
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That should
this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
SEC. 203. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided,
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the
effect of section 202 intended to address the philosophical
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
SEC. 204. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
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ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated to ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties, Federal Prison System’’ in this or any other Act may
be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, Federal Prison
System’’, or any other Department of Justice account, un-
less the President certifies that such a transfer is necessary
to the national security interests of the United States, and
such authority shall not be delegated, and shall be subject
to section 505 of this Act.
SEC. 205. The Attorney General is authorized to extend
through September 30, 2009, the Personnel Management
Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General
pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, Public Law 107–296 (6 U.S.C. 533) without limita-
tion on the number of employees or the positions covered.
SEC. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
Public Law 102–395 section 102(b) shall extend to the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the
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conduct of undercover investigative operations and shall
apply without fiscal year limitation with respect to any
undercover investigative operation initiated by the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is nec-
essary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against
the United States.
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose
of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant
to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other
than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal
Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such
a prisoner.
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, video-
cassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equip-
ment used primarily for recreational purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not preclude the renting,
maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational
programs.
SEC. 209. Any deviation from the amounts designated
for specific activities in this Act and accompanying report,
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or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under
this title in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures
set forth in section 505 of this Act.
SEC. 210. Section 112 of title I as contained in divi-
sion B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–199) is amended as follows:
(1) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ‘‘the
Commissioner of Health & Social Services for Alaska,
a representative of an Alaska Native healthcare pro-
vider’’ after ‘‘Village Public Safety Officer pro-
grams,’’;
(2) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ‘‘and a
non-voting judge’’ after ‘‘non-voting representative’’;
and
(3) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ‘‘The
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court may ap-
point a non-voting representative of the Alaska Su-
preme Court to provide technical support.’’ at the end
of the paragraph.
SEC. 211. Section 589a of title 28, United States Code,
is amended in subsection (b) by—
(1) striking ‘‘and’’ in paragraph (8);
(2) striking the period in paragraph (9) and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) adding the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(10) fines imposed under section 110(l)(4)(A) of
title 11, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 212. (a) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended in paragraph (6) by striking everything
after ‘‘whichever occurs first.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof:
‘‘The fee shall be $325 for each quarter in which disburse-
ments total less than $15,000; $650 for each quarter in
which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less than
$75,000; $975 for each quarter in which disbursements total
$75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,625 for each
quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or more but
less than $225,000; $1,950 for each quarter in which dis-
bursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000;
$4,875 for each quarter in which disbursements total
$300,000 or more but less than $1,000,000; $6,500 for each
quarter in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more
but less than $2,000,000; $9,750 for each quarter in which
disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than
$3,000,000; $10,400 for each quarter in which disburse-
ments total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000;
$13,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total
$5,000,000 or more but less than $15,000,000; $20,000 for
each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000,000 or
more but less than $30,000,000; $30,000 for each quarter
in which disbursements total more than $30,000,000. The
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fee shall be payable on the last day of the calendar month
following the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed.’’.
(b) This section and the amendment made by this sec-
tion shall take effect January 1, 2008, or the date of the
enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during fiscal year 2008, Federal reimbursement to the Dis-
trict of Columbia for felons newly sentenced by the District
of Columbia Superior Court shall commence no later than
the date of sentencing for such felons; and Federal reim-
bursement to the District of Columbia for recommitted Dis-
trict of Columbia parolees shall commence no later than the
date of the commitment of such parolees to prison: Provided,
That no more than $8,000,000 shall be made available for
such reimbursements from funds made available in this Act.
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the
residency requirements of 28 U.S.C. 545.
SEC. 215. Of the funds appropriated in this Act for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Sentinel program,
$25,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 60
days after the Committees on Appropriations receive from
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation a report on the results
of a completed integrated baseline review for that program:
Provided, That the report shall be submitted simultaneously
to the Government Accountability Office: Provided further,
That the Government Accountability Office shall review the
Bureau’s performance measurement baseline for the Sen-
tinel program and shall submit its findings to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives within 60 days of its receipt of the report.
SEC. 216. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act shall be obligated for the initiation of a future
phase or increment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Sentinel program until the Attorney General certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that existing phases or in-
crements currently under contract for development or field-
ing have completed 70 percent of the work for that phase
or increment under the performance measurement baseline
validated by the integrated baseline review referred to in
section 215 of this Act: Provided, That this restriction does
not apply to planning and design activities for future
phases or increments: Provided further, That the Bureau
will notify the Committees of any significant changes to the
baseline.
SEC. 217. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title—
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(1) the amount appropriated under the heading
‘‘JUSTICE
INFORMATION
SHARING
TECHNOLOGY’’
under the heading ‘‘GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION’’
under this title is reduced by $5,000,000;
(2) the amount appropriated under the heading
‘‘JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the heading
‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under this title is
increased by $5,000,000; and
(3) of the amount appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘OFFICE
OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under this
title, $10,000,000 is for juvenile mentoring programs.
SEC. 218. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title—
(1) the amount appropriated in this title under
the heading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRATION’’ is reduced
by $10,000,000;
(2) the amount appropriated in this title under
the heading ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION
AND
PROSECUTION
PROGRAMS’’ under the heading
‘‘OFFICE
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’ is in-
creased by $10,000,000; and
(3) of the amount appropriated in this title
under the heading ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PRE-
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VENTION
AND
PROSECUTION
PROGRAMS’’ under the
heading ‘‘OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’—
(A) $60,000,000 is for grants to encourage
arrest policies, as authorized by part U of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh et seq.);
(B) $4,000,000 is for engaging men and
youth in prevention programs, as authorized by
section 41305 of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–4); and
(C) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims
of domestic violence, as authorized by section
41501 of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043f).
SEC. 219. (a) The Attorney General shall submit quar-
terly reports to the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice regarding the costs and contracting procedures re-
lating to each conference held by the Department of Justice
during fiscal year 2008 for which the cost to the Govern-
ment was more than $20,000.
(b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall
include, for each conference described in that subsection held
during the applicable quarter—
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(1) a description of the subject of and number of
participants attending that conference;
(2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Gov-
ernment relating to that conference, including—
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
and
(C) a discussion of the methodology used to
determine which costs relate to that conference;
and
(3) a description of the contracting procedures
relating to that conference, including—
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a
competitive basis for that conference; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison
conducted by the Department of Justice in evalu-
ating potential contractors for that conference.
SEC. 220. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING FOR CERTAIN
CONFERENCES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, not more than $15,000,000 of all funds made available
to the Department of Justice under this Act, may be avail-
able for any expenses related to conferences, including for
conference programs, travel costs, and related expenses. No
funds appropriated under this Act may be used to support
a conference sponsored by any organization named as an
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unindicted co-conspirator by the Government in any crimi-
nal prosecution.
SEC. 221. DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHALS. (a)
INCREASE POSITIONS.—In each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012, the Attorney General, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, may increase by not less than 50
the number of positions for full-time active duty Deputy
United States Marshals assigned to work on immigration-
related matters, including transporting prisoners and work-
ing in Federal courthouses.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to carry out subsection (a).
SEC. 222. ANNUAL REPORT
ON DELAYED BACK-
GROUND CHECKS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60
days after the end of each fiscal year, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit a report to
the congressional committees listed in subsection (b) that
contains, with respect to the most recently completed fiscal
year—
(1) a statistical analysis of the number of back-
ground checks processed and pending, including check
requests in process at the time of the report and check
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requests that have been received but are not yet in
process;
(2) the average time taken to complete each type
of background check;
(3) a description of the efforts and progress made
by the Director in addressing any delays in com-
pleting such background checks; and
(4) a description of the progress that has been
made in automating files used in the name check
process, including investigative files of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
(b) RECIPIENTS.—The congressional committees listed
in this subsection are—
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate;
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 223. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a public or private institution of higher education may offer
or provide an officer or employee of any branch of the
United States Goverment or of the District of Columbia,
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who is a current or former student of such institution, fi-
nancial assistance for the purpose of repaying a student
loan or forbearance of student loan repayment, and an offi-
cer or employee of any branch of the United States Govern-
ment or of the District of Columbia may seek or receive
such assistance or forbearance.
SEC. 224. Of the unobligated balances made available
for the Department of Justice in prior fiscal years,
$15,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That within 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this section the Attorney
General shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to
this section.
SEC. 225. FEDERAL
BUREAU
OF
INVESTIGATION
ANALYSIS
OF DNA SAMPLES. (a) IN GENERAL.—The
amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND
EXPENSES ’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN-
VESTIGATION’’ under this title is increased by $23,000,000,
which shall be used for personnel, equipment, build-out/ac-
quisition of space, and other resources to be used for the
analysis of DNA samples.
(b) REDUCTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, the amount appropriated for the Advanced
Technology Program under the heading ‘‘INDUSTRIAL
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TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ’’ under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL IN-
STITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY’’ under title I
of this Act is reduced by $23,000,000.
SEC. 226. The Attorney General shall make available
$10,000,000 from the Department of Justice Working Cap-
ital Fund to incrementally expand Operation Streamline
across the entire southwest border of the United States, be-
ginning with the border sector that had the highest rate of
illegal entries during the most recent 12-month period.
SEC. 227. ADDITIONAL PROSECUTORS FOR OFFENSES
RELATING TO THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount appropriated under the
heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading
‘‘UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS’’ under this title is increased
by $30,000,000, which shall be used for salaries and ex-
penses for hiring 200 additional assistant United States at-
torneys to carry out section 704 of the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248;
120 Stat. 649) concerning the prosecution of offenses relat-
ing to the sexual exploitation of children.
(b) REDUCTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, the amount appropriated under the heading
‘‘PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION’’ under
the heading ‘‘NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
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MINISTRATION’’ under title I of this Act is reduced by
$30,000,000.
SEC. 228. NATIVE AMERICAN METHAMPHETAMINE EN-
FORCEMENT AND TREATMENT ACT OF 2007. (a) SHORT
TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Native American
Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of
2007’’.
(b) NATIVE AMERICAN PARTICIPATION
IN METH-
AMPHETAMINE GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2996(a) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797cc(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, territories, and
Indian tribes (as defined in section 2704)’’
after ‘‘to assist States’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘and local’’ and inserting ‘‘, territorial,
Tribal, and local’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, terri-
tories, and Indian tribes’’ after ‘‘make grants to
States’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘,
Tribal,’’ after ‘‘support State’’; and
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(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this
subsection, or in the award or denial of any grant
pursuant to this subsection—
‘‘(A) allows grants authorized under para-
graph (3)(A) to be made to, or used by, an entity
for law enforcement activities that the entity
lacks jurisdiction to perform; or
‘‘(B) has any effect other than to authorize,
award, or deny a grant of funds to a State, ter-
ritory, or Indian tribe for the purpose described
in this subsection.’’.
(2) GRANT PROGRAMS FOR DRUG ENDANGERED
CHILDREN.—Section 755(a) of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 3797cc–2(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, terri-
tories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 2704
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797d))’’ after ‘‘make grants to
States’’.
(3) GRANT
PROGRAMS
TO
ADDRESS
METH-
AMPHETAMINE
USE
BY
PREGNANT
AND
PARENTING
WOMEN OFFENDERS.—Section 756 of the USA PA-
TRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc–3) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘, ter-
ritorial, or Tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’;
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘, territorial, or
Tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘and/or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘, territory, In-
dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘agency of the
State’’; and
(II) by inserting ‘‘, territory, In-
dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘criminal laws of
that State’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian
tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section
2704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797d).’’; and
(C) in subsection (c)—
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘In-
dian Tribes’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian tribes’’;
and
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(ii) in paragraph (4)—
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘State’s’’;
and
(bb) by striking ‘‘and/or’’
and inserting ‘‘or’’;
(II) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ‘‘State’’;
(III) in subparagraph (C), by in-
serting ‘‘, Indian tribes,’’ after ‘‘in-
volved counties’’; and
(IV) in subparagraph (D), by in-
serting ‘‘, Tribal’’ after ‘‘Federal,
State’’.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2008’’.
TITLE III
SCIENCE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601–6671), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5
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U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in
the District of Columbia, $5,715,000.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION
For necessary expenses in the conduct and support of
science, aeronautics and exploration research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control
and communications activities including operations, pro-
duction, and services; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
$35,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of
mission and administrative aircraft, $10,633,000,000, of
which $119,100,000 shall remain available until expended
and $10,513,900,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That, of the amounts provided
under this heading, $5,655,110,000 shall be for science,
$554,030,000 
shall 
be 
for 
aeronautics 
research,
$3,972,490,000 shall be for exploration systems, and
$521,380,000 shall be for cross-agency support programs:
Provided further, That the amounts in the previous proviso
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shall be reduced by $70,000,000 in corporate and general
administrative expenses and the reduction shall be applied
proportionally to each amount therein: Provided further,
That within the amounts provided under this heading,
management and operations of National Aeronautics and
Atmospheric Administration centers shall not exceed
$1,150,800,000; corporate general and administrative costs
shall not exceed $345,000,000; and institutional invest-
ments, including planning, design, maintenance, repair, re-
habilitation and modification of existing facilities, con-
struction of new facilities, acquisition and condemnation
of real property as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration shall not exceed $195,500,000:
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading
shall be available only according to the terms and condi-
tions specified in the committee report of the Senate accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available under this head-
ing for cross-agency support programs, $10,000,000 may be
made available, and distributed in equal increments, to
each of NASA’s 10 centers for the development of edu-
cational activities in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics related to the civilian space program of the
United States.
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EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES
For necessary expenses in the conduct and support of
exploration capabilities research and development activi-
ties, including research, development, operations, support
and services; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and
services; program management; personnel and related costs,
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin-
istrative aircraft, $6,792,000,000, of which $5,200,000 shall
remain available until expended and $6,786,800,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That
of the amounts provided under this heading, $4,007,760,000
shall be for Space Shuttle operations, production, research,
development, and support and $2,238,610,000 shall be for
International Space Station operations, production, re-
search, development, and support: Provided further, That
within the amounts provided under this heading, manage-
ment and operations of National Aeronautics and Atmos-
pheric 
Administration 
centers 
shall 
not 
exceed
$862,200,000; corporate general and administrative costs
shall not exceed $263,700,000; and institutional invest-
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ments, including planning, design, maintenance, repair, re-
habilitation and modification of existing facilities, con-
struction of new facilities, acquisition and condemnation
of real property as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration shall not exceed $124,200,000:
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading
shall be available only according to the terms and condi-
tions specified in the committee report of the Senate accom-
panying this Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $34,600,000.
RETURN TO FLIGHT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
carrying out return to flight activities associated with the
space shuttle and activities from which funds were trans-
ferred 
to 
accommodate 
return 
to 
flight 
activities,
$1,000,000,000 to remain available until expended with
such sums as determined by the Administrator of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration as available
for transfer to ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ and ‘‘Science,
Aeronautics, And Exploration’’ for restoration of funds pre-
viously reallocated to meet return to flight activities: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
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ignated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet
emergency needs pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
For fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall provide, at a min-
imum, the following information in its annual budget jus-
tification:
(1) The actual, current, proposed funding level,
and estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years by
directorate, theme, program, project and activity
within each appropriations account.
(2) The budget for headquarters including—
(A) the budget by office for the actual, cur-
rent, proposed funding level, and estimated budg-
ets for the next five fiscal years;
(B) the travel budget for each office for the
actual, current, and proposed funding level; and
(C) the civil service full time equivalent as-
signments per headquarters office including the
number of Senior Executive Service, noncareer,
detailee, and contract personnel per office.
(3) Concurrent with the submission of the budget
to the Congress an accompanying volume shall be pro-
vided to the Committee on Appropriations containing
the following information for each center and feder-
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ally funded research and development center operated
by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion:
(A) the actual, current, proposed funding
level, and estimated budgets for the next five fis-
cal years by directorate, theme, program, project,
and activity;
(B) The proposed programmatic and non-
programmatic construction of facilities;
(C) The number of civil service full time
equivalent positions per center for each identified
fiscal year;
(D) The number of civil service full time
equivalent positions considered to be uncovered
capacity at each location for each identified fis-
cal year.
(4) Sufficient narrative shall be provided to ex-
plain the request for each program, project, and activ-
ity, and an explanation for any deviation to pre-
viously adopted baselines for all justification mate-
rials provided to the Committee.
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.
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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; acquisition
of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,156,090,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009, of which not to
exceed $510,000,000 shall remain available until expended
for Polar research and operations support, and for reim-
bursement to other Federal agencies for operational and
science support and logistical and other related activities
for the United States Antarctic program: Provided, That
from funds specified in the fiscal year 2008 budget request
for icebreaking services, up to $57,000,000 shall be available
for the procurement of polar icebreaking services: Provided
further, That the National Science Foundation shall only
reimburse the Coast Guard for such sums as are agreed to
according to the existing memorandum of agreement: Pro-
vided further, That receipts for scientific support services
and materials furnished by the National Research Centers
and other National Science Foundation supported research
facilities may be credited to this appropriation.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research
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equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amend-
ed, including authorized travel, $244,740,000, to remain
available until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and en-
gineering education and human resources programs and ac-
tivities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized travel,
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$850,600,000, to remain available until September 30,
2009.
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT
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 Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the General Services Adminis-
tration for security guard services; $285,590,000: Provided,
That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Agency Oper-
ations and Award Management’’ in fiscal year 2008 for
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maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other serv-
ices, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 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.), $4,030,000: Provided, That not to exceed $9,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $12,350,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations
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TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$9,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four
full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted
Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commis-
sioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Com-
missioners for more than 75 billable days, with the excep-
tion of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621–634),
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to private citi-
zens; and not to exceed $37,000,000 for payments to State
and local enforcement agencies for services to the Commis-
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sion pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, $378,000,000: Provided, That
funds made available under this heading shall only be allo-
cated in the manner specified in the report accompanying
this Act: Provided further, That no funds made available
under this heading may be used to operate the National
Contact Center: Provided further, That the Commission
may take no action to implement any workforce repo-
sitioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time
as the Senate Committee on Appropriations has been noti-
fied of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogram-
ming requirements of section 505 of this Act.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the International Trade
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $68,400,000, to remain available until expended.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation
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Act of 1974, $390,000,000, of which $373,000,000 is for
basic field programs and required independent audits;
$3,200,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct
additional audits of recipients; $13,800,000 is for manage-
ment and administration; $3,000,000 is for client self-help
and information technology: Provided, That the Legal Serv-
ices Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to
officers and employees at a rate no greater than that pro-
vided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based
employees as authorized by 5 United States Code 5304, not-
withstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corpora-
tion Act, 42 United States Code 2996(d).
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2006 and 2007, respec-
tively.
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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,
$3,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $47,800,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That negotiations shall be conducted within the World
Trade Organization to recognize the right of members to
distribute monies collected from antidumping and counter-
vailing duties: Provided further, That negotiations shall be
conducted within the World Trade Organization consistent
with the negotiating objectives contained in the Trade Act
of 2002, Public Law 107–210.
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute,
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization
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Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–572), $3,500,000: Provided,
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official re-
ception and representation expenses.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Departments of Commerce and Justice,
the National Science Foundation, and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Sen-
ate Committee on Appropriations a quarterly accounting
of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that
were made available to any such agency in any previous
appropriations Act.
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of pub-
lic record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing
Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
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tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 505. (a) None of the funds provided under this
Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new
programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes
or renames offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts
out or privatizes any functions or activities presently per-
formed by Federal employees; unless the Senate Committee
on Appropriations is notified 15 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds.
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or pro-
vided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the
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collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for ac-
tivities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of
funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less,
that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent
as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general
savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel,
which would result in a change in existing programs, ac-
tivities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Sen-
ate Committee on Appropriations is notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming of funds.
SEC. 506. Hereafter, none of the funds made available
in this Act or any other Act may be used for the construc-
tion, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, con-
version, or modernization of vessels for the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration in shipyards located
outside of the United States.
SEC. 507. If it has been finally determined by a court
or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any
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contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions
taken in response to funding reductions included in this
Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources
available to such department or agency: Provided, That the
authority to transfer funds between appropriations ac-
counts as may be necessary to carry out this section is pro-
vided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this
Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the
same type.
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SEC. 510. None of the funds appropriated pursuant
to this Act or any other provision of law may be used for—
(1) the implementation of any tax or fee in con-
nection with the implementation of subsection 922(t)
of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) any system to implement subsection 922(t) of
title 18, United States Code, that does not require and
result in the destruction of any identifying informa-
tion submitted by or on behalf of any person who has
been determined not to be prohibited from possessing
or receiving a firearm no more than 24 hours after
the system advises a Federal firearms licensee that
possession or receipt of a firearm by the prospective
transferee would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of
section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State
law.
SEC. 511. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established
under 42 U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of
$625,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the
following fiscal year.
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of stu-
dents who participate in programs for which financial as-
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sistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or
legal guardians of such students.
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
SEC. 514. With the consent of the President, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall represent the United States Gov-
ernment in negotiating and monitoring international
agreements regarding fisheries, marine mammals, or sea
turtles: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall be
responsible for the development and interdepartmental co-
ordination of the policies of the United States with respect
to the international negotiations and agreements referred
to in this section.
SEC. 515. Any funds provided in this Act used to im-
plement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
SEC. 516. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THIS
ACT. (a) AUDIT PROGRESS REPORTS.—The Inspectors Gen-
eral of the Department of Commerce, the Department of
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, and the National Science Foundation shall conduct
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audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appro-
priated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress
on the progress of such audits, which may include prelimi-
nary findings and a description of areas of particular in-
terest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and
every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
(b) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Within 60 days
after the date on which an audit described in subsection
(a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, At-
torney General, Administrator, or Director, as appropriate,
shall make the results of the audit available to the public
on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Ad-
ministration, or Foundation, respectively. The results shall
be made available in redacted form to exclude—
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of
title 5, United States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any indi-
vidual, the public access to which could be used to
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or
unlawful purposes.
(c) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS.—A grant or contract
funded by amounts appropriated by this Act may not be
used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or
conference that is not directly and programmatically re-
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lated to the purpose for which the grant or contract was
awarded, such as a banquet or conference held in connection
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other rou-
tine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or
contract.
(d) CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.—Any person
awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Adminis-
trator, or the Director, as appropriate, certifying that no
funds derived from the grant or contract will be made avail-
able through a subcontract or in any other manner to an-
other person who has a financial interest in the person
awarded the grant or contract.
(e) APPLICATION TO OTHER FEDERAL GRANTS AND
CONTRACTS.—The provisions of the preceding subsections
of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on
which the Director of the Office and Management and
Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules
and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements
in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive
branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies,
and entities.
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SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act may be used to issue patents
on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism.
SEC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science
Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable
cause to believe that the total program cost has increased
by 10 percent, the program manager shall immediately in-
form the Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Sec-
retary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the Senate
Committee on Appropriations within 30 days in writing
of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date
on which such determination was made; a statement of the
reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed
to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones
and the degree to which such changes have contributed to
the increase in total program costs or procurement costs;
new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and
a statement validating that the project’s management struc-
ture is adequate to control total project or procurement
costs.
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SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this
Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or jus-
tify the use of torture by any official or contract employee
of the United States Government.
SEC. 520. Notwithstanding section 505 of this Act, no
funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between
appropriations after June 30, except in extraordinary cir-
cumstances.
SEC. 521. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence
or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifi-
cally authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during
fiscal year 2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
SEC. 522. The Offices of Inspectors General funded
under this Act shall forward copies of all audit reports to
the Senate Committee on Appropriations immediately after
they are issued and immediately make the Committee aware
of any review that recommends cancellation of, or modifica-
tion to, any major acquisition project or grant, or that rec-
ommends significant budgetary savings: Provided, That the
Offices of Inspectors General funded under this Act shall
withhold from public distribution for a period of 15 days
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any final audit or investigation report that was requested
by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
SEC. 523. Hereafter, none of the funds made available
by the Congress may be used to implement, administer, or
enforce any guidelines of the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission covering harassment based on religion,
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to
which such funds are made available that such guidelines
do not differ in any respect from the proposed guidelines
published by the Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed.
Reg. 51266).
SEC. 524. None of the funds in this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of Justice may
be used to make a grant allocation, a discretionary grant
award, or a discretionary contract award that is specified
in the report accompanying this Act, or to publicly an-
nounce the intention to make such an award, unless the
Attorney General, Secretary, Administrator or Director of
the appropriate agency or bureau notifies the Senate Com-
mittee on Appropriations, at least three full business days
in advance: Provided, That no notification shall involve
funds that are not available for obligation.
SEC. 525. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used to implement an involuntary reduction in force at
any NASA center during fiscal year 2008.
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SEC. 526. (a) MODIFICATION
OF ENHANCED-USE
LEASE AUTHORITY FOR NASA.—Subsection (a) of section
315 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2459j) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Administrator’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘any real property’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any non-excess real property and related per-
sonal property’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘at no more than two (2) Na-
tional 
Aeronautics 
and 
Space 
Administration
(NASA) centers’’.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘consider-
ation’’ and all that follows through the end of the
paragraph and inserting ‘‘cash consideration for the
lease at fair market value as determined by the Ad-
ministrator.’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); and
(4) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection—
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘maintenance’’ and all that follows through
‘‘centers selected for this demonstration pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘capital revitalization and
construction projects and improvements of real
property assets and related personal property
under the jurisdiction of the Administrator’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Amounts utilized under subparagraph (B)
may not be utilized for daily operating costs.’’.
(c) LEASE RESTRICTIONS.—Subsection (e) of such sec-
tion is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘LEASE RESTRICTIONS.—NASA’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘LEASE
RESTRIC-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) NASA’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2) NASA is not authorized to enter into an
out-lease under this section unless the Administrator
certifies that such out-lease will not have a negative
impact on NASA’s mission.’’.
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(d) REPEAL
OF PLAN
AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Such section is further amended by striking sub-
section (f).
(e) SUNSET.—Such section is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection (f):
‘‘(f) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into leases under
this section shall expire on the date that is ten years after
the date of the enactment of the Commerce, Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. The expi-
ration under this subsection of authority to enter into leases
under this section shall not affect the validity or term of
leases or NASA’s retention of proceeds from leases entered
into under this section before the date of the expiration of
such authority.’’.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such
section is amended by striking ‘‘Enhanced-use lease of real
property demonstration’’ and inserting ‘‘Lease of non-excess
property’’.
SEC. 527. LIMITATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the
funds made available in this Act shall be used to initiate
or participate in a civil action by or on the behalf of the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against an
entity on the grounds that the entity requires an employee
to speak English while engaged in work.