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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; not to exceed
$600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed $500,000 for improve-
ment and care of grounds and repair to buildings; not to exceed
$4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase
and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $281,098,000: Provided, That
$280,098,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected
pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of
1934, shall be retained and used for necessary 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 2005 so
as to result in a final fiscal year 2005 appropriation estimated
at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting collections
received in excess of $280,098,000 in fiscal year 2005 shall remain
available until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 2005: 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 2005.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission,
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception
and representation expenses, $205,430,000, to remain available
until expended: 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 $101,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
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 $21,901,000
in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement
and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the
Telephone Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 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 herein appropriated from the general fund
shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 2005, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2005 appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated at not more than $82,529,000:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the
Federal Trade Commission may be used to enforce subsection (e)
of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
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1831t) or section 151(b)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1831t note).
HELP COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the HELP Commission, $1,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out
the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974,
$335,282,000, of which $316,604,000 is for basic field programs
and required independent audits; $2,573,000 is for the Office of
Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary
may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $13,000,000
is for management and administration; $1,272,000 is for client
self-help and information technology; and $1,833,000 is for grants
to offset losses due to census adjustments: Provided, That not
to exceed $1,000,000 from amounts previously appropriated under
this heading may be used for a student loan repayment pilot pro-
gram.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited
by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502,
503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds
appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall
be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such
sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to
1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2004 and 2005,
respectively, and except that section 501(a)(1) of Public Law 104–
134 (110 Stat. 1321–51 et seq.) shall not apply to the use of
the $1,833,000 to address loss of funding due to Census-based
reallocations.
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission
as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522, $1,890,000.
NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
For necessary expenses of the National Veterans Business
Development Corporation as authorized under section 33(a) of the
Small Business Act, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.