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(b) The Commissioner of Social Security may enter 
into a reimbursable agreement with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to process, during fiscal year 
2006, appeals received after June 30, 2005 and prior to 
October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 119. For the purposes of section 101 of this 
joint resolution, amounts obligated in fiscal year 2005 
from funding provided in section 1015 of Public Law 108– 
173 shall be deemed to have been provided in an applicable 
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 120. Notwithstanding section 101 of this joint 
resolution, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of 
Health and Human Services-Office of the Secretary-Medi-
care Appeals’’ at a rate for operations not exceeding the 
rate set forth for such account in title II of H.R. 3010 
of the 109th Congress, as passed by the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 121. Section 1015(b) of Public Law 108–173 
is amended by striking ’’2005’’ and inserting ’’2006’’. 
SEC. 122. The authority provided by section 2011 of 
title 38, United States Code, shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 123. The authority provided by section 2808 of 
Public Law 108–136, as amended by section 2810 of Pub-
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lic Law 108–375, shall continue in effect through the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 124. The amendment made by section 1022 of 
Public Law 109–13 shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 125. Funds appropriated by section 101 of this 
joint resolution for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may be obligated in the account and budg-
et structure set forth in the pertinent Acts specified in 
section 101(a)(8). 
SEC. 126. Funds appropriated by section 101 of this 
joint resolution for ‘‘National Science Foundation-Re-
search and Related Activities’’ may be used for Arctic and 
Antarctic icebreaking maintenance and operations. 
SEC. 127. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this joint resolution, except section 106, the District 
of Columbia may expend local funds for programs and ac-
tivities under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ 
at the rate set forth for such programs and activities 
under title V of H.R. 3058, One Hundred Ninth Congress, 
as passed by the House of Representatives, and in addi-
tion, funds under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds-Enterprise 
and Other Funds-Capital Outlay’’ as included in the Fis-
cal Year 2006 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan sub-
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mitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia on 
June 6, 2005. 
(b) Section 2302 of Public Law 108–11, as amended 
by section 336 of Public Law 108–335 shall be applied 
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2005’’. 
SEC. 128. The provisions of title II of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) 
shall continue in effect, notwithstanding section 209 of 
such Act, through the earlier of (1) the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this joint resolution, or (2) the date of 
the enactment into law of an authorization Act relating 
to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 
SEC. 129. Notwithstanding section 101 of this joint 
resolution, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of 
Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Adminis-
trative Expenses’’ at a rate for operations not exceeding 
the total of budgetary resources made available for obliga-
tion for fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 130. Section 403(f) of Public Law 103–356 (31 
U.S.C. 501 note) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2005’’. 
SEC. 131. Amounts made available by this joint reso-
lution for the Department of Defense that are related to