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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, $73,800,000, 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, $23,500,000; 
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2008, 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), $54,000,000; 
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized 
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $800,000; and to the United States
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Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, as au-
thorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $3,500,000. 
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, $15,500,000, 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. 401. 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. 402. 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 805 and 810 of this Act and shall
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not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 403. 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. 404. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive fi-
nancial 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 Technology fund. 
SEC. 405. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve-
ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note), is amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘the 
district of Kansas,’’ after ‘‘Except with respect to’’; 
and
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(2) by inserting after the second sentence the 
following: ‘‘The first vacancy in the office of district 
judge in the district of Kansas occurring 20 years or 
more after the confirmation date of the judge named 
to fill the temporary judgeship created for such dis-
trict under this subsection, shall not be filled.’’. 
This title may be cited as ‘‘The Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2007’’. 
TITLE V 
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
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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, $8,533,000, to remain available until expended, to
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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: Provided, That any 
amount provided under this heading shall be available only 
after such amount has been apportioned pursuant to chap-
ter 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, $219,629,000, to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $9,401,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Su-
perior Court, $89,646,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $46,653,000, of 
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; and $73,929,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,