Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen-
eral. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 
COURTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $75,667,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $23,994,000; 
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009, to provide education and training to 
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 
$1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS 
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement 
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $59,400,000;
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized 
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $2,300,000; and to the United 
States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, 
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $3,700,000. 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 
Code, $15,477,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under sections 605 and 610 of this Act and shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 
of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 
$11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 
capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 
SEC. 304. Within 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrative Office of the U.S. 
Courts shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a comprehensive financial plan for the Judiciary allocating 
all sources of available funds including appropriations, fee 
collections, and carryover balances, to include a separate 
and detailed plan for the Judiciary Information Tech-
nology fund. 
SEC. 305. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve-
ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note) is amended in the sixth sentence (relating to the 
Northern District of Ohio), by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
This title may be cited as ‘‘The Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE IV 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $35,100,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 
amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu-
cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 
institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 
of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
eligible students and such other factors as may be author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 
shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate for these funds showing, 
by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 
therefor: Provided further, That not more than $1,200,000 
of the total amount appropriated for this program may 
be used for administrative expenses. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with 
the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdic-
tions, $3,352,000, to remain available until expended, to 
reimburse the District of Columbia for the costs of pro-
viding public safety at events related to the presence of 
the national capital in the District of Columbia and for 
the costs of providing support to respond to immediate 
and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions of which not to ex-
ceed $352,000 is for the District of Columbia National 
Guard: Provided, That any amount provided under this 
heading shall be available only after such amount has been 
apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $256,395,000, to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $10,800,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, $100,543,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $54,052,000, of 
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; and $91,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a single contract or related contracts for development and 
construction of facilities may be employed which collec-
tively include the full scope of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the
clause ‘‘availability of Funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232– 
18: Provided further, That funds made available for capital 
improvements shall be expended consistent with the Gen-
eral Services Administration (GSA) master plan study and 
building evaluation report: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 
of Management and Budget and obligated and expended 
in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with 
the GSA, and such services shall include the preparation 
of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be sub-
mitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after pro-
viding written notice to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate, the District 
of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than 
$1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
among the items and entities funded under this heading
for operations, and not more than 4 percent of the funds 
provided under this heading for facilities. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 
Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 
provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech-
nical assistance and such other services as are necessary 
to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 
payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for 
counsel authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to representation provided under the Dis-
trict of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, 
and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), 
$52,475,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the funds provided in this Act under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ 
(other than the $91,000,000 provided under such heading 
for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
house facilities) may also be used for payments under this 
heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds 
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Ju-
dicial Administration in the District of Columbia may use 
funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Payment to the District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than 
the $91,000,000 provided under such heading for capital 
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili-
ties), to make payments described under this heading for 
obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That funds provided under this heading shall be ad-
ministered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Adminis-
tration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appro-
priation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of 
other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services 
to be provided on a contractual basis with the General 
Services Administration (GSA), and such services shall in-
clude the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies 
of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the Presi-
dent and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND 
OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $190,343,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not to 
exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to 
the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; 
of which not to exceed $400,000 for the Community Su-
pervision program and $160,000 for the Pretrial Services 
program, both to remain available until September 30, 
2009, are for Information Technology infrastructure en-
hancement acquisitions; of which $140,499,000 shall be 
for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex 
Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the 
supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the 
provision of services for or related to such persons; of
which $49,849,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Serv-
ices Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other 
Federal agencies: Provided further, That the Director is 
authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind 
contributions of space and hospitality to support offender 
and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational 
training services to educate and train offenders and de-
fendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep 
accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use 
of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and 
shall make such records available for audit and public in-
spection: Provided further, That the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to ac-
cept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia 
Government for space and services provided on a cost re-
imbursable basis. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC 
DEFENDER SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 
Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, $32,710,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 
of Federal agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $12,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provide a match of $7,000,000 and the District of Colum-
bia provide a match of $5,000,000 in local funds for this 
payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $1,300,000, to remain available until 
expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 
of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia, $6,148,000: 
Provided, That each entity that receives funding under 
this heading shall submit to the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia (CFO) a report 
on the activities to be carried out with such funds no later 
than March 15, 2008, and the CFO shall submit a com-
prehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 
June 1, 2008. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $40,800,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, $13,000,000 to improve public school education 
in the District of Columbia; for the State Education Of-
fice, $13,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools 
in the District of Columbia, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009; for the Secretary of the Department of 
Education, $14,800,000 to provide opportunity scholar-
ships for students in the District of Columbia in accord-
ance with division C, title III of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat.
126), of which up to $1,800,000 may be used to admin-
ister and fund assessments. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY 
FACILITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, for costs associated with the construction of a con-
solidated laboratory facility: Provided, That the District 
of Columbia provides a 100 percent match for this pay-
ment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND 
BRANCH LOCATIONS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Federal contribution toward costs associated with the ren-
ovation and rehabilitation of District libraries. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL 
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
for reimbursement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
for additional laboratory services, including DNA analysis, 
performed for cases currently waiting analysis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 
general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other-
wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except as provided in section 
450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (114 
Stat. 2440) (D.C. Official Code, section 1–204.50a) and 
provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in 
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Colum-
bia for fiscal year 2008 under this heading shall not ex-
ceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the 
District 
of 
Columbia 
for 
such 
fiscal 
year 
or 
$9,777,362,000 (of which $6,022,444,000 shall be from 
local funds, $2,015,853,000 shall be from Federal grant 
funds, $1,730,503,000 shall be from other funds, and 
$8,562,000 shall be from private funds), in addition, 
$116,552,000 from funds previously appropriated in this 
Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That of the 
local funds, $153,900,000 shall be derived from the Dis-
trict’s general fund balance: Provided further, That of 
these funds the District’s intradistrict authority shall be 
$648,289,000: Provided further, That in addition, for 
capital construction projects, there is appropriated an in-
crease of $1,595,503,000, of which $1,042,712,000 shall
be from local funds, $38,523,000 from the District of Co-
lumbia Highway Trust Fund, $73,260,000 from the 
Local Street Maintenance Fund, $75,000,000 from rev-
enue bonds, $150,000,000 from financing for construc-
tion of a consolidated laboratory facility, $30,000,000 for 
construction of a baseball stadium, $186,008,000 from 
Federal grant funds, and a rescission of $212,696,000 
from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
fiscal years (of which $187,450,000 are from local funds 
and $51,444,000 are from the Local Street Maintenance 
Fund), for a net amount of $1,382,807,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided under this heading are to be subject to 
the provisions of and allocated and expended as proposed 
under ‘‘Title III—District of Columbia Funds’’ of the 
Fiscal Year 2008 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan 
submitted to the Congress of the United States by the 
District of Columbia on June 7, 2007: Provided further, 
That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one- 
time transactions, which are expended for emergency or 
unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur-
ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 
of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re-
quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 777;
D.C. Official Code, section 1–201.01 et seq.) as amended 
by this Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps 
as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by 
the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 
funds made available to the District during fiscal year 
2008, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not re-
program for operating expenses any funds derived from 
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, 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 under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to
exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $66,838,000. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002, $15,467,000, of which $3,250,000 
shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for election reform activities authorized 
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out programs under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
252), $300,950,000: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, $300,000,000 shall be avail-
able for requirements payments under section 257 of such 
Act, but only for States that file a new State plan under 
section 253(b)(1) of such Act for fiscal year 2008: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $750,000 shall be available for the Help America 
Vote College Program under title V of such Act: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, $200,000 shall be available for the National Student 
and Parent Mock Election under part 6 of subtitle D of 
title II of such Act.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $313,000,000: Provided, That offsetting 
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec-
tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, of 
which $312,000,000 shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2008 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation estimated 
at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting col-
lections received in excess of $312,000,000 in fiscal year 
2008 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, 
That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col-
lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in 
each such year and otherwise becoming available on Octo-
ber 1, 2007, shall not be available for obligation: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B),
proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 
may be retained and made available for obligation shall 
not exceed $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2008: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition, not to exceed $20,980,000 may be 
transferred from the Universal Service Fund in fiscal year 
2008, to remain available until expended, to monitor the 
Universal Service Fund program to prevent and remedy 
waste, fraud and abuse, and to conduct audits and inves-
tigations by the Office of Inspector General. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $26,848,000, to be derived from the 
Deposit Insurance Fund and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
$59,224,000, of which no less than $8,100,000 shall be 
available for internal automated data processing systems, 
and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 
Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult-
ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
$23,641,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses 
and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service, and compensation as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non- 
Federal participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
to be available without further appropriation for the costs 
of carrying out these conferences. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $247,489,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 
U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $139,000,000 of off-
setting collections derived from fees collected for 
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro-
dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $20,000,000 in offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 
the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 
account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 
in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here-
in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$88,489,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 
used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, $88,144,000. Amounts in the fund, 
including the revenues and collections deposited into the 
Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
property management and related activities not otherwise 
provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro-
tection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 
buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased 
premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) 
in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer 
of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or serv-
icing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of feder-
ally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; mainte-
nance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisi-
tion of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or 
as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to
purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de-
sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 
new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga-
tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 
and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
$7,834,612,000, of which: (1) $524,540,000 shall remain 
available until expended for construction (including funds 
for sites and expenses and associated design and construc-
tion services) of additional projects at the following loca-
tions: 
New Construction: 
Arizona: 
San 
Luis, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry 
I, 
$7,053,000. 
California: 
San 
Ysidro, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$37,742,000. 
District of Columbia: 
DHS Consolidation and development of St. 
Elizabeth’s campus, $275,133,000. 
St. Elizabeth’s West Campus Infrastruc-
ture, $20,572,000.
St. Elizabeth’s West Campus Site Acquisi-
tion, $7,000,000. 
Maine: 
Madawaska, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$17,160,000. 
Maryland: 
Montgomery County, Food and Drug Ad-
ministration Consolidation, $57,749,000. 
Minnesota: 
Warroad, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$43,628,000. 
New York: 
Alexandria Bay, Land Port of Entry, 
$11,676,000. 
Texas: 
El Paso, Tronillo-Guadalupe Land Port of 
Entry, $4,290,000. 
Vermont: 
Derby 
Line, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$33,139,000. 
Nonprospectus Construction, $9,398,000: 
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on 
new construction projects may be exceeded to the extent 
that savings are effected in other such projects, but not 
to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in an ap-
proved prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is 
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a 
greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for direct 
construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2009, 
and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for 
funds for projects as to which funds for design or other 
funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such 
date; (2) $733,267,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for repairs and alterations, which includes associ-
ated design and construction services: 
Repairs and Alterations: 
District of Columbia: 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 
Phase III, $172,279,000. 
Joint Operations Center, $12,800,000. 
Nebraska Avenue Complex, $27,673,000. 
Nevada: 
Reno, C. Clifton Young Federal Building 
and Courthouse, $12,793,000. 
New York: 
New York, Thurgood Marshall United 
States Courthouse, $170,544,000. 
West Virginia: 
Martinsburg, Internal Revenue Service En-
terprise Computing Center, $35,822,000.
Special Emphasis Programs: 
Energy Program, $15,000,000. 
Design Program, $7,372,000. 
Basic Repairs and Alterations, $278,984,000: 
Provided further, That funds made available in this or any 
previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs 
and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited 
to the amount identified for each project, except each 
project in this or any previous Act may be increased by 
an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance ap-
proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations 
of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional 
projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved 
may be funded under this category only if advance ap-
proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 
or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 
used to fund costs associated with implementing security 
improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum 
standards for security in accordance with current law and 
in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the 
appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Pro-
vided further, That the difference between the funds ap-
propriated and expended on any projects in this or any 
prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’,
may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or 
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: 
Provided further, That all funds for repairs and alterations 
prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2009, 
and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds 
for projects as to which funds for design or other funds 
have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 
prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used 
to pay claims against the Government arising from any 
projects under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or 
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; 
(3) $155,781,000 for installment acquisition payments in-
cluding payments on purchase contracts which shall re-
main available until expended; (4) $4,315,534,000 for 
rental of space which shall remain available until ex-
pended; and (5) $2,105,490,000 for building operations 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That funds available to the General Services Admin-
istration shall not be available for expenses of any con-
struction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 
which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings 
Act of 1959, as amended, has not been approved, except 
that necessary funds may be expended for each project 
for required expenses for the development of a proposed
prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in the 
Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency 
repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services 
to other agencies under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) and amounts to provide 
such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 
other facilities on private or other property not in Govern-
ment ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable 
the United States Secret Service to perform its protective 
functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 
from such revenues and collections: Provided further, That 
revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to 
this Fund during fiscal year 2008, excluding reimburse-
ments under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
592(b)(2)) in excess of the aggregate new obligational au-
thority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund 
and shall not be available for expenditure except as au-
thorized in appropriations Acts.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
POLICY AND OPERATIONS 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 
acquisition, telecommunications, information technology 
management, and related technology activities; Govern-
ment-wide activities associated with utilization and dona-
tion of surplus personal property; disposal of real prop-
erty; providing Internet access to Federal information and 
services; agency-wide policy direction and management; 
the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses; 
$142,945,000 
(reduced 
by 
$8,000,000), 
of 
which 
$44,984,000 is for the Office of Government-Wide Policy: 
Provided, That any change in the amount specified herein 
for the Office of Government-Wide Policy may only be 
made 15 days following approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$47,382,000 (increased by $6,000,000): Provided, That
not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for 
information and detection of fraud against the Govern-
ment, including payment for recovery of stolen Govern-
ment property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of ef-
forts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspec-
tor General effectiveness. 
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in support of interagency 
projects that enable the Federal Government to expand 
its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the 
development and implementation of innovative uses of the 
Internet and other electronic methods, $2,970,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That these funds 
may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the 
purposes of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer 
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided in this Act: Provided further, That such trans-
fers may not be made until 10 days after a proposed 
spending plan and justification for each project to be un-
dertaken has been submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 
PRESIDENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 
$2,500,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of such Acts. 
FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Citizen Infor-
mation Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $15,798,000, to be deposited into the Federal Cit-
izen Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appro-
priations, revenues, and collections deposited into the 
Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Federal 
Citizen Information Center activities in the aggregate 
amount not to exceed $35,000,000: Provided further, That 
appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this 
Fund during fiscal year 2008 in excess of such amount 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. The appropriate appropriation or fund 
available to the General Services Administration shall be 
credited with the cost of operation, protection, mainte-
nance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part 
of rentals received from Government corporations pursu-
ant to law (40 U.S.C. 129). 
SEC. 502. Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 503. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 
made available for fiscal year 2008 for Federal Buildings 
Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 
only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap-
proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 504. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
no funds made available by this Act shall be used to trans-
mit a fiscal year 2009 request for United States Court-
house construction that: (1) does not meet the design 
guide standards for construction as established and ap-
proved by the General Services Administration, the Judi-
cial Conference of the United States, and the Office of 
Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the pri-
orities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as 
set out in its approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, 
That the fiscal year 2009 request must be accompanied 
by a standardized courtroom utilization study of each fa-
cility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
other service usually provided through the Federal Build-
ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 
square foot assessment for space and services as deter-
mined by the General Services Administration in compli-
ance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92–313). 
SEC. 506. From funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail-
ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 
than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 
and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav-
ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti-
fication to the Committees on Appropriations. 
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-