same meaning as that provided in section
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300.
SEC. 198. The Secretary of Transportation is au-
thorized to transfer the unexpended balances available for
the bonding assistance program from ‘‘Office of the sec-
retary, salaries and expenses’’ to ‘‘Minority business out-
reach’’.
SEC. 199. None of the funds made available in this
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements
have completed the normal reprogramming process for
Congressional notification.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the departmental offices
including operation and maintenance of the Treasury
Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase
of commercial insurance policies for, real properties
leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the per-
formance of official business; not to exceed $2,750,000
for official travel expenses; not to exceed $3,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2006 for informa-
tion technology modernization requirements; not to ex-
ceed $75,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; not to exceed $258,000 for unforeseen emer-
gencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and ex-
pended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate,
$177,000,000: Provided, That the Office of Foreign As-
sets Control shall be funded at no less than $22,511,000
and 120 full-time equivalent positions: Provided further,
That of these amounts, up to $2,900,000 is for grants
to State and local law enforcement groups to help fight
money laundering; $3,393,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2006, shall be for the Treasury-wide fi-
nancial statement audit program, of which such amounts
as may be necessary may be transferred to accounts of
the Department’s offices and bureaus to conduct audits:
Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in
addition to any other provided in this Act.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For development and acquisition of automatic data
processing equipment, software, and services for the De-
partment of the Treasury, $36,072,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007: Provided, That these
funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as
necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s
offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided fur-
ther, That this transfer authority shall be in addition to
any other transfer authority provided in this Act: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated shall
be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal revenue serv-
ice, information systems’’ or ‘‘Internal revenue service,
business systems modernization’’.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, not to exceed
$2,000,000 for official travel expenses, including hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000 for
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be al-
located and expended under the direction of the Inspector
General of the Treasury, $16,500,000.
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration in carrying out the In-
spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur-
chase (not to exceed 150 for replacement only for police-
type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.
1343(b)); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such
rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for
Tax Administration; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official
travel expenses; and not to exceed $500,000 for unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated
and expended under the direction of the Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration, $129,126,000.
AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For necessary expenses to administer the Air Trans-
portation Stabilization Board established by section 102
of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabiliza-
tion Act (Public Law 107–42), $2,000,000 to remain
available until expended.
TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND
RESTORATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the
Treasury Building and Annex, $20,316,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That up to
$2,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading
shall be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Office of In-
spector General, salaries and expenses’’ for costs associ-
ated with the audit of this account.
EXPANDED ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $4,000,000 are rescinded.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the financial crimes en-
forcement network, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles; travel expenses of non-Federal law enforcement
personnel to attend meetings concerned with financial in-
telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
tion; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agen-
cies, with or without reimbursement, $64,502,000, of
which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007; and of which $8,354,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided,
That funds appropriated in this account may be used to
procure personal services contracts.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the financial management
service, $230,930,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007, for in-
formation systems modernization initiatives.
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $82,542,000; of which not to
exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development
programs for laboratory services; and provision of labora-
tory assistance to State and local agencies with or with-
out reimbursement.
UNITED STATES MINT
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States
Code, the United States Mint is provided funding
through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund
for costs associated with the production of circulating
coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including
both operating expenses and capital investments. The ag-
gregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred
during fiscal year 2005 under such section 5136 for cir-
culating coinage and protective service capital invest-
ments of the United States Mint shall not exceed
$41,100,000.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-
debt issues of the United States, $179,566,000, of which
not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for systems modernization: Provided, That the
sum appropriated herein from the general fund for fiscal
year 2005 shall be reduced by not more than $4,400,000
as definitive security issue fees and Treasury direct inves-
tor account maintenance fees are collected, so as to result
in a final fiscal year 2005 appropriation from the general
fund estimated at $175,166,000. In addition, $60,000 to
be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to re-
imburse the Bureau for administrative and personnel ex-
penses for financial management of the Fund, as author-
ized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–380.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue
Service for pre-filing taxpayer assistance and education,
filing and account services, shared services support, gen-
eral management and administration; and services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be de-
termined by the Commissioner, $4,071,824,000, of which
up to $4,100,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the
Elderly Program, and of which $7,500,000 shall be avail-
able for low-income taxpayer clinic grants.
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue
Service for determining and establishing tax liabilities;
providing litigation support; conducting criminal inves-
tigation and enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax
returns; collecting unpaid accounts; conducting a docu-
ment matching program; resolving taxpayer problems
through prompt identification, referral and settlement;
expanded customer service and public outreach programs,
strengthened enforcement activities, and enhanced re-
search efforts to reduce erroneous filings associated with
the earned income tax credit; compiling statistics of in-
come and conducting compliance research; purchase (for
police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger
motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be de-
termined by the Commissioner, $4,278,107,000, of which
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2007, for research: Provided, That up to
$10,000,000 may be transferred as necessary from this
account to the IRS Processing, Assistance, and Manage-
ment appropriation or the IRS Information Systems ap-
propriation solely for the purposes of management of the
Earned Income Tax Credit compliance program and to
reimburse the Social Security Administration for the cost
of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act
of 1997 (Public Law 105–33): Provided further, That
this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other
transfer authority provided in this Act.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue
Service for information systems and telecommunications
support, including developmental information systems
and operational information systems; the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $1,622,093,000, of
which $200,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue
Service, $285,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, for the capital asset acquisition of in-
formation technology systems, including management and
related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including
contractual costs associated with operations authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That none of these funds
may be obligated until the Internal Revenue Service sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations, and such
Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1)
meets the capital planning and investment control review
requirements established by the Office of Management
and Budget, including Circular A–11 part 3; (2) complies
with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise architec-
ture, including the modernization blueprint; (3) conforms
with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise life cycle
methodology; (4) is approved by the Internal Revenue
Service, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office
of Management and Budget; (5) has been reviewed by the
General Accounting Office; and (6) complies with the ac-
quisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems ac-
quisition management practices of the Federal Govern-
ment.
HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
For expenses necessary to implement the health in-
surance tax credit included in the Trade Act of 2002
(Public Law 107–210), $34,841,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
SEC. 201. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue
Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue
Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the
Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 202. The Internal Revenue Service Shall main-
tain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue
Service employees are trained in taxpayers’ rights, in deal-
ing courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural
relations.
SEC. 203. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti-
tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe-
guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information.
SEC. 204. Funds made available by this or any other
Act to the Internal Revenue service shall be available for
improved facilities and manpower to provide sufficient and
effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Com-
missioner shall continue to make the improvement of the
Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority
and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines
and staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1–800
help line service.
SEC. 205. Appropriations to the Department of the
Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901),
including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to
the general purchase price limitations for vehicles pur-
chased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; en-
tering into contracts with the Department of State for
the furnishing of health and medical services to employ-
ees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 206. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Departmental Of-
fices—Salaries and Expenses, Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, Financial Management Service, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations upon the advance ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided,
That no transfer may increase or decrease any such ap-
propriation by more than 2 percent.
SEC. 207. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue
Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any
such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
SEC. 208. Of the funds available for the purchase of
law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until
the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase
by the respective Treasury bureau is consistent with De-
partmental vehicle management principles: Provided,
That the Secretary may delegate this authority to the As-
sistant Secretary for Management.
SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated in this
Act or otherwise available to the Department of the
Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may
be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
SEC. 210. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans-
fer funds from ‘‘Financial management service, salaries
and expenses’’ to ‘‘Debt services’’ as necessary to cover
the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts
shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account
from debt collections received in the Debt Services Ac-
count.
SEC. 211. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105–119
(5 U.S.C. 3104 note), is further amended by striking ‘‘6
years’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years’’.
SEC. 212. The Treasury Department Appropriations
Act, 1997 under the heading ‘‘Treasury Franchise Fund’’,
as amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘October 1,
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2005’’.
SEC. 213. (a) Section 3333 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended as follows:
(1) By amending subsection (a)(1) to read as
follows:
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury is not liable
for a payment made by the Secretary or depositary in due
course and without negligence, of—
‘‘(A) a check, draft, or warrant drawn on the
Treasury or the depositary;
‘‘(B) an electronic payment issued by the
Treasury or the depositary; and
‘‘(C) a debt obligation guaranteed or assumed
by the United States Government.’’;
(2) By inserting after paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The amount of the relief shall be charged to the
Check Forgery Insurance Fund (31 U.S.C. 3343). A re-
covery or repayment of a loss for which replacement is
made out of the fund shall be credited to the fund and
is available for the purposes for which the fund was estab-
lished.’’.
(b) The Check Forgery Insurance Fund (31 U.S.C.
3343) shall be available to fund amounts relating to the
payment of items listed in 31 U.S.C. 3333(a)(1), as
amended above, prior to the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 214. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used
by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu-
seum without the explicit approval of the House Com-
mittee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SEC. 215. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act or source
to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually
or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func-
tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the
United States Mint without the explicit approval of the
House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the
House Committee on Appropriations; and the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI-
DENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
For compensation of the President, including an ex-
pense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as au-
thorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, $450,000: Provided, That none
of the funds made available for official expenses shall be
expended for any other purpose and any unused amount
shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of
title 31, United States Code.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the White House as au-
thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105,
which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, news-
papers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not
to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as
provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for
official entertainment expenses, to be available for alloca-
tion within the Executive Office of the President,
$59,525,000: Provided, That $8,345,395 of the funds ap-
propriated shall be available for reimbursements to the
White House Communications Agency.
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, re-
furnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at
the White House and official entertainment expenses of
the President, $12,760,000, to be expended and accounted
for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114.
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Res-
idence at the White House, such sums as may be nec-
essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating ex-
penses of the Executive Residence shall be made in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be
the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to
incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for
such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive Resi-
dence shall require each person sponsoring a reimburs-
able political event to pay in advance an amount equal
to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance
payments shall be credited to this account and remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the Exec-
utive Residence shall require the national committee of
the political party of the President to maintain on deposit
$25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for
expenses relating to reimbursable political events spon-
sored by such committee during such fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure
that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimburs-
able operating expense under this paragraph is submitted
to the person owing such amount within 60 days after
such expense is incurred, and that such amount is col-
lected within 30 days after the submission of such notice:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on
any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30
days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provi-
sions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United
States Government claim under section 3717 of title 31,
United States Code: Provided further, That each such
amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying inter-
est and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Execu-
tive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after
the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report
setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the
Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, in-
cluding the total amount of such expenses, the amount of
such total that consists of reimbursable official and cere-
monial events, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable political events, and the portion of each
such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of
the report: Provided further, That the Executive Resi-
dence shall maintain a system for the tracking of ex-
penses related to reimbursable events within the Execu-
tive Residence that includes a standard for the classifica-
tion of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Pro-
vided further, That no provision of this paragraph may be
construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of
chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.
WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the
Executive Residence at the White House, $1,900,000, to
remain available until expended, for required mainte-
nance, safety and health issues, and continued preventa-
tive maintenance.
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic
Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ-
ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,040,000.
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Devel-
opment, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $2,267,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security
Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $8,932,000.
HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security
Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $2,475,000.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra-
tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109
and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$92,696,000, of which $12,075,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for the Capital Investment Plan for
continued modernization of the information technology
infrastructure within the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent: Provided, That $4,000,000 of Capital Investment
Plan funds may not be obligated until the Executive Of-
fice of the President has submitted a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that includes an Enterprise
Architecture, as defined in OMB Circular A–130 and the
Federal Chief Information Officers Council guidance,
that is reviewed and approved by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, reviewed by the U.S. General Account-
ability Office, and approved by the Committees on Appro-
priations.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management
and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and to carry
out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, $67,759,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 shall
be available for official representation expenses: Provided,
That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations
shall be applied only to the objects for which appropria-
tions were made except as otherwise provided by law:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may
be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural
marketing orders or any activities or regulations under
the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further,
That none of the funds made available for the Office of
Management and Budget by this Act may be expended
for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of
witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office
of Management and Budget, before the Committees on
Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided further,
That the preceding shall not apply to printed hearings re-
leased by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be available to pay the salary or expenses of any em-
ployee of the Office of Management and Budget who cal-
culates, prepares, or approves any tabular or other mate-
rial that proposes the sub-allocation of budget authority
or outlays by the Committees on Appropriations among
their subcommittees.
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); not to exceed
$10,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and for participation in joint projects or in the
provision of services on matters of mutual interest with
nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies,
with or without reimbursement, $28,109,000; of which
$1,350,000 shall remain available until expended for pol-
icy research and evaluation: Provided, That the Office is
authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts,
both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal
year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating
the work of the Office.
COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Tech-
nology Assessment Center for research activities pursuant
to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthor-
ization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.),
$30,000,000, which shall remain available until expended,
consisting of $10,000,000 for counternarcotics research
and development projects, and $20,000,000 for the con-
tinued operation of the technology transfer program: Pro-
vided, That the $10,000,000 for counternarcotics re-
search and development projects shall be available for
transfer to other Federal departments or agencies.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas Program, $215,350,000, for drug control activities
consistent with the approved strategy for each of the des-
ignated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which
not less than $208,000,000 shall be provided as base
funding to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas: Pro-
vided, That no less than 51 percent shall be transferred
to State and local entities for drug control activities,
which shall be obligated within 120 days of the date of
the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That up to
49 percent, to remain available until September 30,
2006, may be transferred to Federal agencies and de-
partments at a rate to be determined by the Director:
Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be used for au-
diting services and associated activities, and at least
$500,000 of the $2,000,000 shall be used to develop and
implement a data collection system to measure the per-
formance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
Program: Provided further, That a request shall be sub-
mitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations for approval prior to the obligation of funds of
an amount in excess of the fiscal year 2005 budget re-
quest: Provided further, That such request shall be made
in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities to support a national anti-drug cam-
paign for youth, and for other purposes, authorized by
the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $195,000,000
to remain available until expended, of which the following
amounts are available as follows: $120,000,000 to sup-
port a national media campaign, as authorized by the
Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998; $70,000,000 to
continue a program of matching grants to drug-free com-
munities, of which $1,000,000 shall be a directed grant
to the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for
the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute,
as authorized in chapter 2 of the National Narcotics
Leadership Act of 1988, as amended; $1,000,000 for the
Counterdrug Intelligence Executive Secretariat; $500,000
for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws;
$1,000,000 for evaluations and research related to Na-
tional Drug Control Program performance measures;
$500,000 for the National Drug Court Institute;
$1,500,000 for the United States Anti-Doping Agency
for anti-doping activities; and $500,000 for the United
States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen-
cy: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
other Federal departments and agencies to carry out
such activities: Provided further, That of the amounts ap-
propriated for a national media campaign, no less than
78 percent shall be used for the purchase of advertising
time and space for the national media campaign.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to
meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national
interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or
abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by
3 U.S.C. 108, $1,000,000.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President
to provide assistance to the President in connection with
specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex-
penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex-
pended and accounted for as provided in that section;
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,571,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement,
and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and
lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi-
cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official en-
tertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be ac-
counted for solely on his certificate, $333,000: Provided,
That advances or repayments or transfers from this ap-
propriation may be made to any department or agency
for expenses of carrying out such activities.
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as author-
ized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended $5,686,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received for publications and training
expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902) $76,925,000, of which not to exceed $2,000
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses. Of the available unobligated balances made avail-
able under Public Law 106–246, $8,000,000 are hereby
cancelled.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as
amended, $52,159,000, of which no less than $4,700,000
shall be available for internal automated data processing
systems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be
available for reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds provided in this Act or
from any other source may be used to allow any can-
didate for or member of the House of Representatives or
United States Senate to file information and reports re-
quired by the Commission in any form other than elec-
tronically.
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), $15,000,000, of which not
less than $2,500,000 shall be transferred to the National
Institutes of Standards and Technology for election re-
form activities as authorized by HAVA: Provided, That
none of the funds under this heading may be used for
any member or employee of the Election Assistance Com-
mission for lobbying activities, if the lobbying relates to
the advocacy of a change in the date provided under Fed-
eral law for general elections for Federal office.
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service
Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult-
ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$29,673,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses
and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in
the Government service, and compensation as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management
relations conferences shall be credited to and merged
with this account, to be available without further appro-
priation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App.
1111), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $19,362,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for of-
ficial reception and representation expenses.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
To carry out the purposes of the Fund established
pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40
U.S.C. 592), the revenues and collections deposited into
the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real
property management and related activities not otherwise
provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro-