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sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
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 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Vic-
tims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the 
Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Ex-
ploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); and the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–386); $387,497,000, including amounts for adminis-
trative costs, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 
three 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) $11,897,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of 
the 1990 Act; 
(2) $1,925,000 for child abuse training pro-
grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 
authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; 
(3) $983,000 for grants for televised testimony, 
as authorized by Part N of the 1968 Act; 
(4) $187,308,000 for grants to combat violence 
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 
Act, of which— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the National 
Institute of Justice for research and evaluation 
of violence against women; 
(B) $10,000,000 shall be for the Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
for the Safe Start Program, as authorized by 
the 1974 Act; and 
(C) $15,000,000 shall be for transitional 
housing assistance grants for victims of domes-
tic violence, stalking or sexual assault as au-
thorized by Public Law 108–21; 
(5) $63,491,000 for grants to encourage arrest 
policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act;
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(6) $39,685,000 for rural domestic violence and 
child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295(a) of the 1994 Act; 
(7) $4,415,000 for training programs as au-
thorized by section 40152 of the 1994 Act, and for 
related local demonstration projects; 
(8) $2,950,000 for grants to improve the stalk-
ing and domestic violence databases, as authorized 
by section 40602 of the 1994 Act; 
(9) $9,175,000 to reduce violent crimes against 
women on campus, as authorized by section 1108(a) 
of Public Law 106–386; 
(10) $39,740,000 for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201(c) of Public Law 
106–386; 
(11) $4,600,000 for enhancing protection for 
older and disabled women from domestic violence 
and sexual assault, as authorized by section 40802 
of the 1994 Act; 
(12) $14,078,000 for the safe havens for chil-
dren pilot program, as authorized by section 1301(a) 
of Public Law 106–386; and 
(13) $7,250,000 for education and training to 
end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
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abilities, as authorized by section 1402(a) of Public 
Law 106–386. 
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, including salaries and expenses 
in connection therewith, the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21), and the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984, $227,466,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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’’); and the Victims 
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–386); and other programs; $1,001,296,000 (in-
cluding amounts for administrative costs, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice Assistance’’ 
account): Provided, That funding provided under this 
heading shall remain available until expended, as follows—
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(1) $348,466,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program pursuant to 
the amendments made by section 201 of H.R. 3036 
of the 108th Congress, as passed by the House of 
Representatives on March 30, 2004 (except that the 
special rules for Puerto Rico established pursuant to 
such amendments shall not apply for purposes of 
this Act), of which— 
(A) $10,000,000 is for the National Insti-
tute of Justice in assisting units of local gov-
ernment to identify, select, develop, modernize, 
and purchase new technologies for use by law 
enforcement; and 
(B) $85,000,000 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 Public 
Law 104–294 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note); 
(2) $355,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 
(3) $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border 
Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, 
parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for 
costs associated with the prosecution of criminal
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cases declined by local United States Attorneys of-
fices; 
(4) $110,000,000 for discretionary grants au-
thorized by subpart 2 of part E, of title I of the 
1968 Act, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
511 of said Act; 
(5) $10,000,000 for victim services programs 
for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386; 
(6) $871,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 
240001(c) of the 1994 Act; 
(7) $40,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized 
by Part EE of the 1968 Act; 
(8) $10,000,000 for a prescription drug moni-
toring program; 
(9) $40,000,000 for prison rape prevention and 
prosecution programs, as authorized by the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79), 
of which $2,175,000 shall be transferred to the Na-
tional Prison Rape Elimination Commission for au-
thorized activities; 
(10) $25,000,000 for grants for residential sub-
stance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as au-
thorized by part S of the 1968 Act;
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(11) $10,359,000 for a program to improve 
State and local law enforcement intelligence capabili-
ties including antiterrorism training and training to 
ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil 
rights, and privacy interests are protected through-
out the intelligence process; 
(12) $10,000,000 for a capital litigation im-
provement grant program; and 
(13) $11,600,000 for a cannabis eradication 
program to be administered by the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration: 
Provided, 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 will achieve a net gain in the number of law en-
forcement officers who perform nonadministrative public 
safety service. 
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND 
For necessary expenses, including salaries and re-
lated expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, 
to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007, for inter-governmental agreements, including 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, with State 
and local law enforcement agencies, non-profit organiza-
tions, and agencies of local government engaged in the in-
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vestigation and prosecution 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’’ pro-
gram strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Con-
gress through language for other Department of Justice 
appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program ac-
tivities 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 Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated for the Exec-
utive Office for Weed and Seed, not to exceed $2,000,000 
shall be directed for comprehensive community develop-
ment training and technical assistance. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
For activities athorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(including administrative costs), $520,057,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds
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under this heading, not to exceed $2,575,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Justice Programs for reimburs-
able services associated with programs administered by 
the Community Oriented Policing Services Office: Pro-
vided further, That section 1703(b) and (c) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 
1968 Act’’) shall not apply to non-hiring grants made pur-
suant to part Q of title I thereof (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et 
seq.): Provided further, That up to $29,000,000 of bal-
ances made available as a result of prior year deobligations 
may be obligated for program management and adminis-
tration: Provided further, That any balances made avail-
able as a result of prior year deobligations in excess of 
$29,000,000 shall only be obligated in accordance with 
section 605 of this Act. Of the amounts provided— 
(1) $30,000,000 is for the matching grant pro-
gram for law enforcement armor vests as authorized 
by section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act, of which 
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for the National 
Institute of Justice to test and evaluate vests; 
(2) $60,000,000 is for policing initiatives to 
combat methamphetamine production and traf-
ficking and to enhance policing initiatives in ‘‘drug 
hot spots’’;
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(3) $120,000,000 is for a law enforcement tech-
nologies and interoperable communications program; 
(4) $25,000,000 is for grants to upgrade crimi-
nal records, as authorized under the Crime Identi-
fication Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601); 
(5) $10,000,000 is for an offender re-entry pro-
gram; 
(6) $177,057,000 is for a DNA analysis and 
capacity enhancement program, and for other State, 
local and Federal forensic activities; 
(7) $38,000,000 is for law enforcement assist-
ance to Indian tribes; and 
(8) $60,000,000 for a national program to re-
duce gang violence. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’), and 
other juvenile justice programs, including salaries and ex-
penses in connection therewith to be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for Justice Assistance, 
$333,712,000, to remain available until expended, as fol-
lows— 
(1) $712,000 for concentration of Federal ef-
forts, as authorized by section 204 of the Act;
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(2) $83,000,000 for State and local programs 
authorized by section 221 of the Act, including 
training and technical assistance to assist small, 
non-profit organizations with the Federal grants 
process; 
(3) $70,000,000 for demonstration projects, as 
authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the Act; 
(4) $5,000,000 for juvenile mentoring pro-
grams; 
(5) $80,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as 
authorized by section 505 of the Act, of which— 
(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal 
Youth Program; 
(B) $25,000,000 shall be for a gang resist-
ance education and training program; and 
(C) $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 
minors or the purchase or consumption of alco-
holic beverages by minors, prevention and re-
duction of consumption of alcoholic beverages 
by minors, and for technical assistance and 
training;
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(6) $5,000,000 for Project Childsafe; 
(7) $15,000,000 for the Secure Our Schools 
Act as authorized by Public Law 106–386; 
(8) $15,000,000 for programs authorized by 
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; and 
(9) $60,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability 
Block Grants program as authorized by Public Law 
107–273 and Guam shall be considered a State: 
Provided, That not more than 10 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 as-
sistance: Provided further, That the previous two provisos 
shall not apply to demonstration projects, as authorized 
by sections 261 and 262 of the Act. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS 
To remain available until expended, for payments au-
thorized 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); and $4,884,000, to 
remain available until expended for payments as author-
ized by section 1201(b) of said Act; and $4,064,000 for 
educational assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of 
the 1968 Act.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $60,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title 
shall be available to the Attorney General for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
SEC. 102. 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 carried 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. 103. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or 
facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 104. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in-
mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: 
Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin-
ishes the effect of section 103 intended to address the phil-
osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 
Prisons.
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SEC. 105. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided, 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 section 605 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 106. The Attorney General is authorized to ex-
tend through September 30, 2007, the Personnel Manage-
ment Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney 
General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, Public Law 107–296 (6 U.S.C. 533) 
without limitation on the number of employees or the posi-
tions covered. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Drug Enforcement Administration 
to establish a procurement quota following the approval 
of a new drug application or an abbreviated new drug ap-
plication for a controlled substance. 
SEC. 108. The limitation established in the preceding 
section shall not apply to any new drug application or ab-
breviated new drug application for which the Drug En-
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forcement Administration has reviewed and provided pub-
lic comments on labeling, promotion, risk management 
plans, and any other documents. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, Public Law 102–395 section 102(b) shall extend to 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 
in the conduct of undercover investigative operations and 
shall apply without fiscal year limitation with respect to 
any undercover investigative operation initiated by the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that 
is necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes 
against the United States. 
SEC. 110. Any funds provided in this Act under ‘‘De-
partment of Justice’’ used to implement E-Government 
Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in 
section 605 of this Act. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available to the 
Department 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 pris-
oner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for 
housing such a prisoner.
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SEC. 112. (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) The preceding sentence does not preclude the 
renting, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or elec-
tronic equipment for inmate training, religious, or edu-
cational programs. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND 
RELATED AGENCIES 
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
RELATED AGENCIES 
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 pas-
senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 
consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $44,779,000, 
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: Pro-
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vided further, That not less than $2,000,000 provided 
under this heading shall be for expenses authorized by 19 
U.S.C. 2451 and 1677b(c). 
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, $62,752,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements 
for the purpose of promoting exports of United States 
firms, without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full 
medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
families of employees stationed overseas and employees 
temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of 
employees of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service between two points abroad, without regard to 49 
U.S.C. 40118; employment of Americans and aliens by
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contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods 
not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 
or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; pay-
ment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $406,925,000, of which $13,000,000 
is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the 
International Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That $47,434,000 shall be for 
Manufacturing and Services; $39,815,000 shall be for 
Market Access and Compliance; $62,134,000 shall be for 
the Import Administration of which not less than 
$3,000,000 is for the Office of China Compliance; 
$231,722,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign 
Commercial Service; and $25,820,000 shall be for Execu-
tive Direction and Administration: Provided further, That 
the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and 
all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities with-
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out regard to section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that 
for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provi-
sions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for 
services provided as part of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of 
export administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized 
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 
1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); and pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and 
motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special re-
quirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to 
any price limitation otherwise established by law,
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$77,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$14,767,000 shall be for inspections and other activities 
related to national security: Provided, That the provisions 
of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities: Provided further, That 
payments and contributions collected and accepted for ma-
terials or services provided as part of such activities may 
be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, 
and for providing information to the public with respect 
to the export administration and national security activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce and other export con-
trol programs of the United States and other govern-
ments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as 
provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, and for trade adjustment assistance, 
$200,985,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $26,584,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the
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Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Com-
merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 
business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con-
tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi-
zations, $30,024,000. 
ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $80,304,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $208,029,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses related to the 2010 decennial 
census, $463,596,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That of the total amount available re-
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lated to the 2010 decennial census, $213,849,000 is for 
the Re-engineered Design Process for the Short-Form 
Only Census, $169,948,000 is for the American Commu-
nity Survey, and $79,799,000 is for the Master Address 
File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and 
Referencing (MAF/TIGER) system. 
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for 
by law, $160,612,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, of which $72,928,000 is for economic statistics 
programs and $87,684,000 is for demographic statistics 
programs: Provided, That regarding construction of a fa-
cility at the Suitland Federal Center, quarterly reports re-
garding the expenditure of funds and project planning, de-
sign and cost decisions shall be provided by the Bureau, 
in cooperation with the General Services Administration, 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act under the 
heading ‘‘Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses and 
Programs’’ shall be used to fund the construction and ten-
ant build-out costs of a facility at the Suitland Federal 
Center: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used
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for the collection of Census data on race identification that 
does not include ‘‘some other race’’ as a category. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $17,716,000: Provided, That, not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Com-
merce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in 
spectrum management, analysis, and operations, and re-
lated services and such fees shall be retained and used 
as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum serv-
ices, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain 
and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or 
previously transferred, from other Government agencies 
for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, en-
gineering, and related activities by the Institute for Tele-
communication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its as-
signed functions under this paragraph, and such funds re-
ceived from other Government agencies shall remain avail-
able until expended.
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of the program as authorized 
by section 392 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended as author-
ized by section 391 of the Act. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office provided for by law, including de-
fense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
United 
States 
Patent 
and 
Trademark 
Office, 
$1,703,300,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and 
collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 
and 376 are received during fiscal year 2006, so as to re-
sult in a fiscal year 2006 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal 
year 2006, should the total amount of offsetting fee collec-
tions be less than $1,703,300,000, this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That not less than 
657 full-time equivalents, 690 positions and $85,017,000 
shall be for the examination of trademark applications;
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and not less than 6,050 full-time equivalents, 6,304 posi-
tions and $926,356,000 shall be for the examination and 
searching of patent applications: Provided further, That 
not more than 265 full-time equivalents, 272 positions and 
$37,490,000 shall be for the Office of the General Coun-
sel: Provided further, That not more than 82 full-time 
equivalents, 83 positions and $25,393,000 shall be for the 
Office of the Administrator for External Affairs: Provided 
further, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed 
$1,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2006 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 
United States Code, no employee of the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office may accept payment or re-
imbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsist-
ence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an 
employee to attend and participate in a convention, con-
ference, or meeting when the entity offering payment or 
reimbursement is a person or corporation subject to regu-
lation by the Office, or represents a person or corporation 
subject to regulation by the Office, unless the person or 
corporation is an organization exempt from taxation pur-
suant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2006, from 
the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’
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for the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
(PTO), the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the difference 
between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the 
PTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as 
defined by section 8331(17) of that title) of basic pay, of 
employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that 
title; and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded 
accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Personnel 
Management, of post-retirement life insurance and post- 
retirement health benefits coverage for all PTO employees, 
shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance Fund, and 
the Employees Health Benefits Fund, as appropriate, and 
shall be available for the authorized purposes of those ac-
counts. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
Technology Office of Technology Policy, $6,460,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $397,744,000, to remain
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available until expended, of which not to exceed $760,000 
may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’. 
MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIPS 
For necessary expenses of Manufacturing Extension 
Partnerships of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, $106,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c-278e, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa-
cilities, $2,444,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That fees and donations re-
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ceived by the National Ocean Service for the management 
of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used 
for the salaries and expenses associated with those activi-
ties, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, 
That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ and 
in addition $77,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products 
and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Pro-
vided further, That of the $2,543,000,000 provided for in 
direct obligations under this heading $2,444,000,000 is 
appropriated from the General Fund, $80,000,000 is pro-
vided by transfer, and $19,000,000 is derived from 
deobligations from prior years: Provided further, That no 
general administrative charge shall be applied against an 
assigned activity included in this Act or the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That the total amount 
available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration corporate services administrative support 
costs shall not exceed $189,010,000: Provided further, 
That payments of funds made available under this heading 
to the Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund 
including Department of Commerce General Counsel legal 
services shall not exceed $40,700,000: Provided further, 
That any deviation from the amounts designated for spe-
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cific activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any 
use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this 
heading in previous years, shall be subject to the proce-
dures set forth in section 605 of this Act. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as 
may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$936,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That of the amounts provided for the Na-
tional Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite 
System, funds shall only be made available on a dollar for 
dollar matching basis with funds provided for the same 
purpose by the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
That except to the extent expressly prohibited by any 
other law, the Department of Defense may delegate pro-
curement functions related to the National Polar-orbiting 
Operational Environmental Satellite System to officials of 
the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 2311 
of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That any
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deviation from the amounts designated for specific activi-
ties in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Procurement, Acquisition and Construc-
tion’’ shall be used to fund the General Services Adminis-
tration’s standard construction and tenant build-out costs 
of a facility at the Suitland Federal Center. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $50,000,000: Provided, 
That this amount shall be available to fund grants to the 
States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and 
Alaska, and to the Columbia River and Pacific Coastal 
Tribes for projects necessary for restoration of salmon and 
steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or en-
dangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed, 
for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal 
treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for 
conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habi-
tat: Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall 
be subject to a matching requirement of funds or docu-
mented in-kind contributions of at least thirty-three per-
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cent of the Federal funds: Provided further, That, in order 
to fulfill the matching requirement in the previous proviso, 
non-Federal contributions of funds pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso must be used in direct support of this pro-
gram. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the costs of direct loans, $60,000, as authorized 
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are only available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans, and not to exceed $18,900,000 for fishing 
capacity reduction loans: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available under this heading may be used 
for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will in-
crease the harvesting capacity in any United States fish-
ery.