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(4) the budget assumptions on which the national aero-
nautics policy is based. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the national aeronautics 
policy, the President shall consider the following questions, which 
shall be discussed in the policy statement—
(1) the extent to which NASA should focus on long-term, 
high-risk research or more incremental research or both and 
the expected impact on the U.S. aircraft and airline industries 
of those decisions; 
(2) the extent to which NASA should address military 
and commercial needs; 
(3) how NASA will coordinate its aeronautics program with 
other Federal agencies; and 
(4) the extent to which NASA will fund university research 
and the expected impact of that funding on the supply of 
U.S. workers for the aeronautics industry. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the national aeronautics 
policy, the Administrator shall consult widely with academic and 
industry experts and with other Federal agencies. The Adminis-
trator may enter into an arrangement with the National Academy 
of Sciences to help develop the national aeronautics policy. 
(e) SCHEDULE.—The Administrator shall submit the new 
national aeronautics policy to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations and to the House Committee on Science and 
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
within one year of enactment of this Act. The Administrator shall 
make available to the Congress any study done by a non-govern-
mental entity that was used in the development of the national 
aeronautics policy. 
SEC. 629. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated 
by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or 
employee of the United States in connection with requiring an 
export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, acces-
sories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 
121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Traf-
ficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on 
April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale 
in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) 
of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. 
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license—
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper’s 
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or 
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United 
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumer-
ated in subsection (a); and 
(2) does not permit the export without a license of—
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts 
for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal 
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of 
Canada; 
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete 
breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, 
other than for end use by the Federal Government, or 
a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or
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(C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign 
destination. 
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of 
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary 
export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in 
subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the 
United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from 
Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada 
for a Canadian citizen. 
(d) The President may require export licenses under this section 
on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication 
first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has 
implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the arti-
cles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion 
of such articles has and continues to take place for use in inter-
national terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another 
nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license 
when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. 
SEC. 630. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall 
obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative 
expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the 
United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 
U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR Sec. 478.112 
or .113, for a permit to import United States origin ‘‘curios or 
relics’’ firearms, parts, or ammunition. 
SEC. 631. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agree-
ment the text of— 
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement; 
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Aus-
tralia Free Trade Agreement; or 
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement. 
SEC. 632. Of the funds appropriated to the Federal Trade 
Commission by this Act, not less than $1,000,000 shall be used 
by the Commission to conduct an immediate investigation into 
nationwide gasoline prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: 
Provided, That the investigation shall include: (1) any evidence 
of price-gouging by companies with total United States wholesale 
sales of gasoline and petroleum distillates for calendar 2004 in 
excess of $500,000,000 and by any retail distributor of gasoline 
and petroleum distillates against which multiple formal complaints 
(that identify the location of a particular retail distributor and 
provide contact information for the complainant) of price-gouging 
were filed in August or September, 2005, with a Federal or State 
consumer protection agency; (2) a comparison of, and an explanation 
of the reasons for changes in, profit levels of such companies during 
the 12-month period ending on August 31, 2005, and their profit 
levels for the month of September, 2005, including information 
for particular companies on a basis that does not permit the identi-
fication of any company to which the information relates; (3) a 
summary of tax expenditures (as defined in section 3(3) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2
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U.S.C. 622(3)) for such companies; (4) the effects of increased gaso-
line prices and gasoline price-gouging on economic activity in the 
United States; and (5) the overall cost of increased gasoline prices 
and gasoline price-gouging to the economy, including the impact 
on consumers’ purchasing power in both declared State and 
National disaster areas and elsewhere: Provided further, That, in 
conducting its investigation, the Commission shall treat as evidence 
of price-gouging any finding that the average price of gasoline 
available for sale to the public in September, 2005, or thereafter 
in a market area located in an area designated as a State or 
National disaster area because of Hurricane Katrina, or in any 
other area where price-gouging complaints have been filed because 
of Hurricane Katrina with a Federal or State consumer protection 
agency, exceeded the average price of such gasoline in that area 
for the month of August, 2005, unless the Commission finds 
substantial evidence that the increase is substantially attributable 
to additional costs in connection with the production, transportation, 
delivery, and sale of gasoline in that area or to national or inter-
national market trends: Provided further, That in any areas of 
markets in which the Commission determines price increases are 
due to factors other than the additional costs, it shall also notify 
the appropriate State agency of its findings: Provided further, That 
the Commission shall provide information on the progress of the 
investigation to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, 
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Com-
merce every 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
provide those Committees a written interim report 90 days after 
such date, and shall transmit a final report to those Committees, 
together with its findings and recommendations, no later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Commission shall transmit recommendations, based on 
its findings, to the Congress for any legislation necessary to protect 
consumers from gasoline price-gouging in both State and National 
disaster areas and elsewhere: Provided further, That chapter 35 
of title 44, United States Code, does not apply to the collection 
of information for the investigation required by this section: Pro-
vided further, That if, during the investigation, the Commission 
obtains evidence that a person may have violated a criminal law, 
the Commission may transmit that evidence to appropriate Federal 
or State authorities: Provided further, That nothing in this section 
affects any other authority of the Commission to disclose informa-
tion. 
SEC. 633. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2005,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006,’’. 
SEC. 634. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States 
Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single 
international conference occurring outside the United States, unless 
the Secretary of State determines that such attendance is in the 
national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section the 
term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference attended 
by representatives of the United States Government and representa-
tives of foreign governments, international organizations, or non-
governmental organizations.
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SEC. 635. (a) MODIFICATION
OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwith-
standing any provision of section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 
7002), or any other provision of law, the United States–China 
Economic and Security Review Commission established by sub-
section (b) of that section shall investigate and report exclusively 
on each of the following areas: 
(1) PROLIFERATION
PRACTICES.—The role of the People’s 
Republic of China in the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and other weapons (including dual use tech-
nologies), including actions the United States might take to 
encourage the People’s Republic of China to cease such prac-
tices. 
(2) ECONOMIC
TRANSFERS.—The qualitative and quan-
titative nature of the transfer of United States production 
activities to the People’s Republic of China, including the reloca-
tion of high technology, manufacturing, and research and 
development facilities, the impact of such transfers on United 
States national security, the adequacy of United States export 
control laws, and the effect of such transfers on United States 
economic security and employment. 
(3) ENERGY.—The effect of the large and growing economy 
of the People’s Republic of China on world energy supplies 
and the role the United States can play (including through 
joint research and development efforts and technological assist-
ance) in influencing the energy policy of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(4) ACCESS
TO
UNITED
STATES
CAPITAL
MARKETS.—The 
extent of access to and use of United States capital markets 
by the People’s Republic of China, including whether or not 
existing disclosure and transparency rules are adequate to iden-
tify People’s Republic of China companies engaged in harmful 
activities. 
(5) REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND SECURITY IMPACTS.—The tri-
angular economic and security relationship among the United 
States, Taipei, and the People’s Republic of China (including 
the military modernization and force deployments of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China aimed at Taipei), the national budget 
of the People’s Republic of China, and the fiscal strength of 
the People’s Republic of China in relation to internal instability 
in the People’s Republic of China and the likelihood of the 
externalization of problems arising from such internal insta-
bility. 
(6) UNITED STATES-CHINA BILATERAL PROGRAMS.—Science 
and technology programs, the degree of non-compliance by the 
People’s Republic of China with agreements between the United 
States and the People’s Republic of China on prison labor 
imports and intellectual property rights, and United States 
enforcement policies with respect to such agreements. 
(7) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION COMPLIANCE.—The compli-
ance of the People’s Republic of China with its accession agree-
ment to the World Trade Organization (WTO). 
(8) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.—The implications of restric-
tions on speech and access to information in the People’s 
Republic of China for its relations with the United States 
in the areas of economic and security policy.
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(b) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—
Subsection (g) of section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the activities 
of the Commission.’’. 
SEC. 636. Section 635 of division B of Public Law 108–447 
is amended by striking ‘‘balance’’ and inserting ‘‘and unexpended 
balances’’. 
SEC. 637. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any 
specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if 
such commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the 
government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for 
purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), has provided support for acts 
of international terrorism. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 638. (a) There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 
0.28 percent of the budget authority provided for in fiscal year 
2006 for any discretionary account in this Act. 
(b) Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied 
proportionately—
(1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget 
authority described in subsection (a); and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each program, 
project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities 
as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports 
for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, 
or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, 
as delineated in the most recently submitted President’s 
budget). 
TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$2,500,000 are rescinded. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$102,000,000 are rescinded.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$25,000,000 are rescinded. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$110,500,000 are rescinded. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$86,500,000 are rescinded. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available in accounts under this 
heading from prior year appropriations, $25,000,000 are rescinded. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$25,300,000 are rescinded. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$12,000,000 are rescinded. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$920,000 are rescinded.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$3,000,000 are rescinded. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$4,000,000 are rescinded. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.