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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 
111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
of
1980 
(CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), 
as amended; and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, as amended, $73,467,000, to be derived from the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to 
section 517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of per-
forming a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of 
CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
health care providers: Provided further, That in per-
forming any such health assessment or health study, eval-
uation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not 
be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of
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CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2004, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and 
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980, as amended; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable for senior level posi-
tions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory 
equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in sup-
port of research and development; construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to 
exceed $75,000 per project, $767,115,000 (reduced by 
$7,300,000) which shall remain available until September 
30, 2005.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for sen-
ior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in soci-
eties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, re-
habilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project; and not to exceed $9,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $2,192,552,000 
(increased by $550,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $5,400,000) (in-
creased by $5,400,000), which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2005, including administrative costs of the 
brownfields program under the Small Business Liability 
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
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General Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facili-
ties, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $36,808,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2005. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$42,918,000 (reduced by $550,000), to remain available 
until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sec-
tions 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita-
tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 
per project; $1,275,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, consisting of $200,000,000, as authorized by sec-
tion 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor-
ization
Act
of
1986
(SARA),
as
amended,
and 
$1,075,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as au-
thorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading may
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be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with 
section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $13,214,000 shall 
be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appro-
priation to remain available until September 30, 2005, 
and $44,697,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Science and 
technology’’ appropriation to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sec-
tion 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000
per
project,
$72,545,000
(increased
by 
$7,300,000), to remain available until expended. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, $16,209,000, to be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing
funds
and
performance
partnership
grants,