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(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 materials or serv-
ices provided as part of such activities may be retained 
for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for pro-
viding information to the public with respect to the export 
administration and national security activities of the De-
partment of Commerce and other export control programs 
of the United States and other governments. 
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, 
$270,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $32,800,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
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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, $31,225,000. 
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, $86,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $196,838,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by 
law, $1,035,406,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act for any 
fiscal year may be used for the collection of census data 
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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), 
$18,581,000 
(increased 
by 
$5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), 
the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies 
for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and 
operations, and related services and such fees shall be re-
tained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such 
spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is author-
ized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds 
transferred, or previously transferred, from other Govern-
ment agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications 
research, engineering, and related activities by the Insti-
tute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in further-
ance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and 
such funds received from other Government agencies shall 
remain available until expended. 
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of grants authorized by sec-
tion 
392 
of 
the 
Communications 
Act 
of 
1934, 
$21,728,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program adminis-
tration as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
391 of the Act, the prior year unobligated balances may 
be made available for grants for projects for which appli-
cations have been submitted and approved during any fis-
cal year. 
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, 
$1,915,500,000, 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 section 31 of Act of July 5, 1946 
(60 Stat. 437; 15 U.S.C. 1113) and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 
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376 are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to result 
in a fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2008, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
be less than $1,915,500,000, this amount shall be reduced 
accordingly: Provided further, That from amounts pro-
vided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available 
in fiscal year 2008 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2008 
from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for the United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice (PTO), the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the dif-
ference 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 un-
funded accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, of post-retirement life insurance and 
post-retirement health benefits coverage for all PTO em-
ployees, shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance 
Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits Fund, as ap-
propriate, and shall be available for the authorized pur-
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poses of those accounts: Provided further, That sections 
801, 802, and 803 of division B, of Public Law 108–447 
shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2008. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
Technology, $1,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $500,517,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$12,500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $108,757,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
Technology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $93,062,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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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 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab-
lish the National Bureau of Standards’’ (15 U.S.C. 278c– 
278e), $128,865,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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, $2,847,556,000 (reduced by $500,000) (increased 
by $500,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2009, except for funds provided for cooperative enforce-
ment which shall remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That fees and donations received by the 
National Ocean Service for the management of national 
marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the sala-
ries and expenses associated with those activities, notwith-
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standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration may engage in formal and informal education 
activities, including primary and secondary education, re-
lated to the agency’s mission goals: Provided further, That 
in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ and in ad-
dition $77,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided 
further, That of the $2,938,556,000 provided for in direct 
obligations under this heading $2,847,556,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $80,000,000 is provided 
by transfer, and $11,000,000 is derived from recoveries 
of prior year obligations. Provided further, That any devi-
ation from the amounts designated for specific 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 procedures set 
forth in section 505 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-
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ents, Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. chapter 55), such sums 
as may be necessary. 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES’ 
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDY COMMITTEE 
Of the amounts provided for the ‘‘National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research 
and Facilities’’, $6,000,000 shall be for necessary ex-
penses in support of an agreement between the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration and the National Academies under which the Na-
tional Academies shall establish the Climate Change Study 
Committee to investigate and study the serious and sweep-
ing issues relating to global climate change and make rec-
ommendations regarding what steps must be taken and 
what strategies must be adopted in response to global cli-
mate change, including the science and technology chal-
lenges thereof. 
The agreement shall provide for: establishment of and 
appointment of members to the Climate Change Study 
Committee by the National Academies; organization by 
the National Academies of a Summit on Global Climate 
Change to help define the parameters of the study, not 
to exceed 3 days in length and to be attended by pre-
eminent experts on global climate change selected by the 
National Academies; and issuance of a report by the Cli-
mate Change Study Committee not later than 2 years 
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after the date the Climate Change Study Committee is 
first convened, containing its findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations. Of such amount, $1,000,000 shall be 
for the Summit on Global Climate Change and $5,000,000 
shall be for the other activities of the Climate Change 
Study Committee. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,039,098,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided for the National Polar-or-
biting Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds 
shall only be made available on a dollar-for-dollar match-
ing 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 De-
partment of Defense may delegate procurement functions 
related to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Envi-
ronmental Satellite System to officials of the Department 
of Commerce pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United 
States Code. Provided further, That any deviation from the 
amounts designated for specific activities in the report ac-
companying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances 
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