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Health Administration is authorized to promote health and 
safety education and training in the mining community 
through cooperative programs with States, industry, and 
safety associations; and any funds available to the depart-
ment may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to 
provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations 
in the event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Fed-
eral, and local agencies and their employees for services ren-
dered, 
$464,678,000, 
together 
with 
not 
to 
exceed 
$77,845,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
Security Administration Account in the Unemployment 
Trust Fund, of which $5,000,000 may be used to fund the 
mass layoff statistics program under section 15 of the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2). 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Em-
ployment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and 
initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of 
eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 
people with disabilities, $47,164,000.
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
including the hire of three sedans, and including the man-
agement or operation, through contracts, grants or other ar-
rangements of Departmental activities conducted by or 
through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, includ-
ing bilateral and multilateral technical assistance and other 
international labor activities, $320,250,000, of which 
$6,944,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 
is for Frances Perkins Building Security Enhancements, 
and $29,760,000 is for the acquisition of Departmental in-
formation technology, architecture, infrastructure, equip-
ment, software and related needs, which will be allocated 
by the Department’s Chief Information Officer in accord-
ance with the Department’s capital investment manage-
ment process to assure a sound investment strategy; together 
with not to exceed $311,000, which may be expended from 
the Employment Security Administration Account in the 
Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That no funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the Solicitor of Labor 
to participate in a review in any United States court of 
appeals of any decision made by the Benefits Review Board 
under section 21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 
Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where such participa-
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tion is precluded by the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court in Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation 
Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. Ct. 1278 
(1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary con-
tained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Proce-
dure: Provided further, That no funds made available by 
this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor to review 
a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Com-
pensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been appealed 
and that has been pending before the Benefits Review Board 
for more than 12 months: Provided further, That any such 
decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board 
for more than 1 year shall be considered affirmed by the 
Benefits Review Board on the 1-year anniversary of the fil-
ing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order 
of the Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the 
United States courts of appeals: Provided further, That 
these provisions shall not be applicable to the review or ap-
peal of any decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits 
Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). 
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $194,834,000 may be derived from the 
Employment Security Administration Account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 
U.S.C. 4100–4113, 4211–4215, and 4321–4327, and Public 
Law 103–353, and which shall be available for obligation
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by the States through December 31, 2006, of which 
$1,984,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment and 
Training Services Institute. To carry out the Homeless Vet-
erans Reintegration Programs (38 U.S.C. 2021) and the 
Veterans Workforce Investment Programs (29 U.S.C. 2913), 
$29,500,000, of which $7,500,000 shall be available for obli-
gation for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $67,211,000, together with 
not to exceed $5,608,000, which may be expended from the 
Employment Security Administration Account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the acquisition of a new core accounting system 
for the Department of Labor, including hardware and soft-
ware infrastructure and the costs associated with imple-
mentation thereof, $6,230,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appro-
priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program,
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project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activ-
ity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 
transfer: Provided, That a program, project, or activity 
may be increased by up to an additional 2 percent subject 
to approval by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
granted by this section shall be available only to meet emer-
gency needs and shall not be used to create any new pro-
gram or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 
are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Appro-
priations Committees of both Houses of Congress are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 102. In accordance with Executive Order No. 
13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufac-
tured, or harvested or services rendered, whole or in part, 
by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host 
countries already identified by the United States Depart-
ment of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 103. There is authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to the Denali Commission 
through the Department of Labor to conduct job training 
of the local workforce where Denali Commission projects 
will be constructed.