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SEC. 307. (a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to
any amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act for
grants to States under part B of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.), there are
appropriated an additional $1,200,000,000 for such grants.
(b) CUSTOMS USER FEES.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘September
30, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2004’’.
SEC. 308. In addition to any amounts that may be
made available under this Act to carry out the Excellence
in Economic Education Act of 2001 under subpart 13 of
part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965, there are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$2,000,000 to carry out the Excellence in Economic Edu-
cation Act of 2001.
SEC. 309. For necessary expenses for the Underground
Railroad Education and Cultural Program, there are ap-
propriated $2,235,000.
SEC. 310. There are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out
section 208 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
$80,000,000. All amounts in this Act for management and
administration at the Department of Education are reduced
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on a pro rata basis by an amount required to offset the
$80,000,000 appropriation made by this section.
SEC. 311. For activities authorized by part H of title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, there
are hereby appropriated up to $5,000,000, which may be
used to carry out such activities.
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN GLOBAL AFFAIRS INSTITUTE
SEC. 312. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ENDOWMENT FUND.—The term ‘‘endowment
fund’’ means a fund established by the Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of the Syra-
cuse University in Syracuse, New York, for the pur-
pose of generating income for the support of the
School and other purposes as described in subsection
(d).
(2) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘School’’ means the
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of
the Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Education.
(4) UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘University’’ means
the Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
(b) DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN GLOBAL AFFAIRS IN-
STITUTE.—
(1) REDESIGNATION.—To be eligible for a grant
under subsection (c), the University shall designate
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the global affairs institute within the Maxwell School
of Citizenship and Public Affairs of the University as
the ‘‘Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Insti-
tute’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, paper, or other record to the global affairs
institute within the Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs of the University, shall be deemed
to be a reference to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Global Affairs Institute.
(c) GRANT FOR ENDOWMENT FUND.—From amounts
appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary may
award a grant to the University for the establishment of
an endowment fund to support the Daniel Patrick Moy-
nihan Global Affairs Institute.
(d) DUTIES.—Amounts received under a grant under
subsection (c), shall be used to—
(1) carry on the public and intellectual tradition
of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan;
(2) sustain all of the core activities of the School;
(3) fund the residencies of visiting scholars and
international leaders;
(4) support scholarship, training, and practice
in countries that are often the most impoverished eco-
nomically, institutionally, and civically;
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(5) support partnerships with governments and
other relevant entities around the world to train gov-
ernment officials both at the School and in their home
countries; and
(6) expand the facilities of the School.
(e) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE
ENDOWMENT FUND.—
(1) MANAGEMENT.—The endowment fund estab-
lished under subsection (c) shall be managed in ac-
cordance with the standard endowment policies estab-
lished by the University.
(2) USE
OF
INTEREST
AND
INVESTMENT
IN-
COME.—Interest and other investment income earned
from the endowment fund may be used to carry out
the duties under subsection (d).
(3) DISTRIBUTION
OF
INTEREST
AND
INVEST-
MENT INCOME.—Funds derived from the interest and
other investment income earned from the endowment
fund shall be available for expenditure by the Univer-
sity for purposes consistent with subsection (d).
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$10,000,000 to remain available until expended.
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SEC. 313. In addition to any amounts otherwise ap-
propriated under this Act, there may be appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1) an additional $4,000,000 to carry out title
III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (language instruction);
(2) up to $1,000,000 to carry out part A of title
V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Hispanic-
serving institutions);
(3) up to $500,000 to carry out part C of title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (migrant education);
(4) up to an additional $3,000,000 to carry out
high school equivalency program activities under sec-
tion 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(HEP);
(5) up to an additional $500,000 to carry out
college assistance migrant program activities under
section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(CAMP); and
(6) up to an additional $1,000,000 to carry out
subpart 16 of part D of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (parental assist-
ance and local family information centers).
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington and the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home—Gulfport, to be paid from funds available in
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund,
$65,279,000, of which $1,983,000 shall remain available
until expended for construction and renovation of the phys-
ical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Wash-
ington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING
EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the provisions
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended,
$350,187,000: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice in this Act for activities authorized by section 122 of
Part C of Title I and Part E of Title II of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be used to provide sti-
pends or other monetary incentives to volunteers or volun-
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teer leaders whose incomes exceed 125 percent of the na-
tional poverty level.
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934,
an amount which shall be available within limitations spec-
ified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2006, $400,000,000:
Provided, That no funds made available to the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay
for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment
for Government officials or employees: Provided further,
That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall
be available or used to aid or support any program or activ-
ity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits,
or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, na-
tional origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2004, in addition to the amounts provided above,
$55,000,000 shall be for costs related to digital program
production, development, and distribution, associated with
the transition of public broadcasting to digital broad-
casting, to be awarded as determined by the Corporation
in consultation with public radio and television licensees
or permittees, or their designated representatives: Provided
further, That for fiscal year 2004, in addition to the
amounts provided above, $10,000,000 shall be for the costs
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associated with implementing the first phase of the next
generation interconnection system.
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in
it by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C.
171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Co-
operation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses
necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested
in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95–454
(5 U.S.C. ch. 71), $43,385,000, including $1,500,000, to re-
main available through September 30, 2005, for activities
authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of
1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): Provided, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for spe-
cial training activities and other conflict resolution services
and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign
governments and international organizations, and for arbi-
tration services shall be credited to and merged with this
account, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be
available only for education, training, and professional de-
velopment of the agency workforce: Provided further, That
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the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use
on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, per-
sonal, or other property in the aid of any projects or func-
tions within the Director’s jurisdiction.
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
$7,774,000.
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services
Act of 1996, $243,889,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the
Social Security Act, $9,000,000, to be transferred to this
appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the
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Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended),
$1,000,000.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Council on
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, $3,339,000.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $246,073,000: Provided,
That no part of this appropriation shall be available to or-
ganize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used
in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or
orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricul-
tural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of
July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and
as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29
U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees en-
gaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals,
reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on
a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the
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water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming pur-
poses.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188),
including emergency boards appointed by the President,
$11,421,000.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661),
$9,610,000.
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account,
authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement
Act of 1974, $119,000,000, which shall include amounts be-
coming available in fiscal year 2004 pursuant to section
224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addition, an
amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided
herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by
which the product of recipients and the average benefit re-
ceived exceeds $119,000,000: Provided, That the total
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amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approxi-
mately equal amounts on the first day of each month in
the fiscal year.
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS
For payment to the accounts established in the Treas-
ury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retire-
ment Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks,
$150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2005,
which shall be the maximum amount available for payment
pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement
Board for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act
and 
the 
Railroad 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act,
$99,350,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined
by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and
from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insur-
ance administration fund.
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for audit, investigatory and review activities, as au-
thorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
not more than $6,322,000, to be derived from the railroad
retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance
account: Provided, That none of the funds made available
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in any other paragraph of this Act may be transferred to
the Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to pro-
vide any office space, equipment, office supplies, commu-
nications facilities or services, maintenance services, or ad-
ministrative services for the Office; used to pay any salary,
benefit, or award for any personnel of the Office; used to
pay any other operating expense of the Office; or used to
reimburse the Office for any service provided, or expense
incurred, by the Office: Provided further, That funds made
available under the heading in this Act, or subsequent De-
partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, may be
used for any audit, investigation, or review of the Medicare
program.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds,
as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2)
of the Social Security Act, $21,658,000.
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Secu-
rity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212
of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public
Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security
trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant
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to 
section 
201(g)(1) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act,
$26,290,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State
in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State
during that year shall be returned to the Treasury.
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year,
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the
Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005,
$12,590,000,000, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas-
senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, not more than
$8,410,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section
201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all
of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not
less than $1,800,000 shall be for the Social Security Advi-
sory Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances of
funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal
year 2004 not needed for fiscal year 2004 shall remain
available until expended to invest in the Social Security
Administration information technology and telecommuni-
cations hardware and software infrastructure, including re-
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lated equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses
associated solely with this information technology and tele-
communications infrastructure: Provided further, That re-
imbursement to the trust funds under this heading for ex-
penditures for official time for employees of the Social Secu-
rity Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5,
United States Code, and for facilities or support services
for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or
procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest,
from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appro-
priated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are
made: Provided further, That $107,000,000 shall not be
available for obligation until September 30, 2004.
In addition, $120,000,000 to be derived from adminis-
tration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment
collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security
Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall
remain available until expended. To the extent that the
amounts collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or
212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2004 exceed $120,000,000, the
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2005 only to the
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
From funds previously appropriated for this purpose,
any unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall
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be available to continue Federal-State partnerships which
will evaluate means to promote Medicare buy-in programs
targeted to elderly and disabled individuals under titles
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $20,863,000, together with not to
exceed $61,597,000, to be transferred and expended as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from
the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the
total provided in this appropriation may be transferred
from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social
Security Administration, to be merged with this account,
to be available for the time and purposes for which this
account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers
shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate.
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute
of Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of
Peace Act, $17,200,000.
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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this
Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used for
the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for
which they were originally appropriated.
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. (a) No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recog-
nized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before the Congress or any State legisla-
ture, except in presentation to the Congress or any State
legislature itself.
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant
or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, re-
lated to any activity designed to influence legislation or ap-
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propriations pending before the Congress or any State legis-
lature.
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are
authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and
$20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and
expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official re-
ception and representation expenses; the Director of the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized
to make available for official reception and representation
expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for
‘‘Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation
Board is authorized to make available for official reception
and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds
available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, National Mediation
Board’’.
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to
carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or sy-
ringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
SEC. 506. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
purchased with funds made available in this Act should be
American-made.