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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 
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, $6,154,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of 
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, 
and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities 
and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and 
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
of real property, as authorized by law; environmental com-
pliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
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therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $4,517,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aeronautics research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of 
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, 
and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities 
and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and 
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
of real property, as authorized by law; environmental com-
pliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $507,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011. 
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EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of exploration research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of 
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, 
and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities 
and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and 
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
of real property, as authorized by law; environmental com-
pliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
communications activities; program management, per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $3,940,400,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol and communications activities including operations, 
production, and services; maintenance; construction of fa-
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cilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and 
modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and 
additions to existing facilities, facility planning and de-
sign, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of 
real property, as authorized by law; environmental compli-
ance and restoration; 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; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $6,161,600,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2011. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
carrying out aerospace and aeronautical education research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $140,100,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011. 
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CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, explo-
ration, space operations and education research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of 
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, 
and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities 
and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and 
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
of real property, as authorized by law; environmental com-
pliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
to exceed $70,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and 
operation 
of 
mission 
and 
administrative 
aircraft, 
$3,383,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided, That within the amounts appropriated 
$47,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Congressionally 
designated projects’’ in the report of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate to accompany this Act. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$36,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the duration of 
availability of funds appropriated to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration for any account in this 
Act, except for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, when any ac-
tivity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations 
for environmental compliance and restoration activities as 
authorized by law, such amount available for such activity 
shall remain available until expended. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration for any account in this Act, except for ‘‘Of-
fice of Inspector General’’, the amounts appropriated for 
construction of facilities shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall 
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the 
prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal of 
Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft and 
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition 
of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,618,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011, of which not to 
exceed $570,000,000 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 2010 budget request 
for icebreaking services, $54,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the U.S. Coast Guard ‘‘Operating Expenses’’: Provided fur-
ther, That receipts for scientific support services and mate-
rials furnished by the National Research Centers and other 
National Science Foundation supported research facilities 
may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
That not less than $147,800,000 shall be available for ac-
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tivities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public 
Law 110–69. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amend-
ed (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), including authorized travel, 
$122,290,000, 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, 
$857,760,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided, That not less than $55,000,000 shall be 
available until expended for activities authorized by section 
7030 of Public Law 110–69. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services au-
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thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in 
the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for security guard services; 
$300,370,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into 
under this heading in fiscal year 2010 for maintenance and 
operation of facilities, and for other services, 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, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 
U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,340,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
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, $14,000,000. 
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2010’’. 
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, 
$9,400,000: 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, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act 
of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act 
(GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–23); the ADA Amend-
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ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in-
cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); 
nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and not to exceed 
$30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$367,303,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized 
to make available for official reception and representation 
expenses not to exceed $2,500 from available funds: Pro-
vided further, That the Commission may take no action to 
implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or 
reorganization until such time as the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations have been notified of such 
proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming require-
ments of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the 
Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation 
to carry out the work of the Commission. 
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, $82,700,000, to remain available until expended. 
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