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vided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration
of Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000.
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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 ‘‘Oper-
ations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to offset the costs
of implementing such Act.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, during fiscal year 2008, obligations of direct loans
may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
OTHER
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment,
$53,193,000: Provided, That of the amounts provided to the
Secretary within this account, $10,000,000 shall not become
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available for obligation until the Secretary certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Bureau of the Cen-
sus has followed, and met all best practices, and all Office
of Management and Budget guidelines related to informa-
tion technology projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary, within 120 days of enactment of this Act, shall pro-
vide a report to the Committees on Appropriations that au-
dits and evaluates all decision documents and expenditures
by the Bureau of the Census as they relate to the 2010 Cen-
sus: Provided further, That the Secretary, within 120 days
of the enactment of this Act, shall provide a report to Con-
gress that is publicly available on the Bureau’s website on
the steps that the Census Bureau will take to allow citizens
the opportunity to complete the decennial census and the
American Community Survey over the Internet.
HCHB RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION
For expenses necessary for the renovation and mod-
ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $5,100,000,
to remain available until expended.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $23,426,000.
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NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATION COUNCIL
For necessary expenses of the National Intellectual
Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council to coordi-
nate domestic and international intellectual property pro-
tection and law enforcement relating to intellectual prop-
erty among Federal and foreign entities, $1,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C.
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest.
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902).
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SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations
at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal
of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this or any other De-
partments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act: Provided further, That for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this sec-
tion shall provide for transfers among appropriations made
only to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion and such appropriations may not be transferred and
reprogrammed to other Department of Commerce bureaus
and appropriation accounts.
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this title resulting from personnel actions
taken in response to funding reductions included in this
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title or from actions taken for the care and protection of
loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within
the total budgetary resources available to such department
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY. (a)
IN GENERAL.—Section 101(k) of the Emergency Steel Loan
Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 101(b) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guar-
antee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) are each amended
by striking ‘‘in 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘since 1998’’.
(c) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED STEEL COMPANY.—
Subparagraph (C) of section 101(c)(3) of the Emergency
Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note)
is amended by striking ‘‘, in 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘in 1998,
and thereafter,’’.
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(d) SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C.
1841 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 103. SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
‘‘(a) In addition to funds made available under section
101(j) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999
(15 U.S.C. 1841 note), up to $1,000,000 in funds made
available under section 101(f) of such Act may be used for
salaries and administrative expenses to administer the
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program.
‘‘(b) Funds made available for salaries and adminis-
trative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan
Guarantee Program shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to reg-
ister, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase
‘‘Last Best Place’’.
SEC. 107. Section 3315(b) of title 19, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including food when se-
questered,’’ following ‘‘for the establishment and operations
of the United States Section and for the payment of the
United States share of the expenses’’.
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding the requirements of sub-
section 4703(d), the personnel management demonstration