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EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of exploration research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $3,887,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 
30, 
2014: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
less 
than 
$1,197,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $1,857,000,000 
shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a 
lift capability not less than 130 tons and which shall have 
an upper stage and other core elements developed simulta-
neously: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
for the Space Launch System, $1,454,200,000 shall be for 
launch vehicle development and $402,800,000 shall be for 
exploration ground systems: Provided further, That funds 
made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle 
and Space Launch System are in addition to funds pro-
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vided for these programs under the ‘‘Construction and En-
vironmental Compliance and Restoration’’ heading: Pro-
vided further, That $525,000,000 shall be for commercial 
spaceflight activities: Provided further, That $308,000,000 
shall be for exploration research and development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol and communications activities, including operations, 
production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance 
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$3,953,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
carrying out aerospace and aeronautical education research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; program manage-
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ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $125,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014, of which $18,000,000 shall be for 
the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Re-
search and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space 
Grant College program. 
CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, explo-
ration, space operations and education research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $2,823,000,000, to remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not less than 
$39,100,000 shall be available for independent verification 
and validation activities. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modifica-
tion of facilities, construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $680,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That hereafter, not-
withstanding section 315 of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Act of 1958 (51 U.S.C. 20145), all proceeds from 
leases entered into under that section shall be deposited into 
this account: Provided further, That such proceeds shall be 
available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in 
amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Pro-
vided further, That such proceeds referred to in the two pre-
ceding provisos shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
year 2013 in an amount not to exceed $3,791,000: Provided 
further, That each annual budget request shall include an 
annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and pro-
posed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 315 of 
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the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (51 U.S.C. 
20145). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$38,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall 
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the 
prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available 
for the same purposes and the same time period as the ap-
propriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant 
to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
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The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity 
level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change 
of an amount established in that spending plan that meets 
the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall 
be treated as a reprogramming 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. 
Section 30102(c) of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) refunds or rebates received on an on-going 
basis from a credit card services provider under the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s 
credit card programs.’’. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
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as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of 
flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
and authorized travel; $5,983,280,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014, of which not to exceed 
$500,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That not less than 
$158,190,000 shall be available for activities authorized by 
section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, $196,170,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of 
the funds may be used to reimburse the Judgment Fund 
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established under section 1304 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
matics and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $895,610,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not less 
than $54,890,000 shall be available until expended for ac-
tivities authorized by section 7030 of Public Law 110–69. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for security guard services; $299,400,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That contracts may 
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be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2013 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other serv-
ices to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $4,440,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$14,200,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 15 percent by any such transfers. Any 
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transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2013’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$9,400,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four 
full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted 
Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commis-
sioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Com-
missioners for more than 75 billable days, with the excep-
tion of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense 
that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil 
Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): Pro-
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vided further, That there shall be an Inspector General at 
the Commission on Civil Rights who shall have the duties, 
responsibilities, and authorities specified in the Inspector 
General Act of 1978: Provided further, That an individual 
appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office (GAO) shall, by virtue of 
such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Commission on Civil Rights: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General of the Commission on Civil 
Rights shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of GAO in performing the duties of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Commission on Civil Rights, and shall not ap-
point any individuals to positions within the Commission 
on Civil Rights: Provided further, That the Inspector Gen-
eral may waive any statutorily required reporting require-
ment (with the exception of the semiannual report required 
by section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978) upon 
a certification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that such report 
is not necessary for effective oversight of the Commission: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available in 
this paragraph, $450,000 shall be transferred directly to the 
Office of Inspector General of GAO upon enactment of this 
Act for salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the du-
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ties of the Inspector General of the Commission on Civil 
Rights. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act 
of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act 
(GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amend-
ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in-
cluding services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as au-
thorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; 
nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 
$29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$370,000,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized 
to make available for official reception and representation 
expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Pro-
vided further, That the Commission may take no action to 
implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or 
reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appro-
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priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the 
reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Chair is authorized to accept and 
use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Com-
mission. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $83,000,000, to remain avail-
able 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, $365,000,000, of which $339,400,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$4,200,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $17,000,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $3,400,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; and $1,000,000 is for loan re-
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payment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor-
poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 
the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employ-
ees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States 
Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services 
Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided further, 
That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall 
be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided 
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this divi-
sion, and section 3003 of division G, the Legal Services Cor-
poration shall be considered an agency of the United States 
Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited 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 2012 and 2013, respec-
tively. 
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Section 501(a)(2)(A) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134) is amended 
by striking ‘‘on the basis of the most recent decennial census 
of population conducted pursuant to section 141 of title 13, 
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘triennially by the Bu-
reau of the Census, except that, with respect to fiscal year 
2013, the change in allocation resulting from the amend-
ment made to this subparagraph by the Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 
shall only be half of the change which would otherwise result 
from that amendment in order to phase in the change over 
a 2 year period’’. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,081,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $51,251,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $111,600 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which 
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014: 
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 
United States Government. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
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contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law. 
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby. 
SEC. 505. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), none 
of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
fiscal year 2013, or provided from any accounts in the 
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new 
program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, 
project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any 
means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) 
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reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) 
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities pres-
ently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments exist-
ing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent 
funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers 
of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general 
savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, 
which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act to any 
agency of the Department of Justice, or provided under pre-
vious appropriations Acts to any agency of the Department 
of Justice that remain available for obligation or expendi-
ture in fiscal year 2013, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new 
program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, 
project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any 
means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) 
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reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) 
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities pres-
ently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments exist-
ing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent 
funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers 
of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general 
savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, 
which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) Subsection (b) of this section shall sunset on Sep-
tember 30, 2013. 
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a 
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally af-
fixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or 
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the 
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available 
by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manu-
factured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its 
territories, or its possessions. 
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item 
(1)(f)(3). 
SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of bal-
ances of appropriations at the account level. For unobli-
gated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed 
balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 
from which the balances were derived. For balances that are 
obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall sepa-
rately identify amounts by the year of obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted within 30 days of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 
year 2013, and subsequent reports shall be submitted within 
30 days of the end of each quarter thereafter. 
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(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 
(a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the 
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the max-
imum extent practicable under such accounting system and 
shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the ex-
tent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available to such department or agency: 
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between ap-
propriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to 
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall 
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
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