the use of non-Federal funding in renovation and fur-
nishing efforts for the Eisenhower Executive Office Build-
ing: Provided further, That funds made available in any
previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs
and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited
to the amount identified for each project, except each
project in any previous Act may be increased by an
amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval
is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a
greater amount: Provided further, That additional projects
for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be
funded under this category only if advance approval is ob-
tained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior
Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be used to fund
costs associated with implementing security improvements
to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for
security in accordance with current law and in compliance
with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate
Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further,
That the difference between the funds appropriated and
expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under
the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be trans-
ferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund
authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus
projects shall expire on September 30, 2005 and remain
in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for projects
as to which funds for design or other funds have been obli-
gated in whole or in part prior to such date: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act
for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay
claims against the Government arising from any projects
under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3)
$169,745,000 for installment acquisition payments includ-
ing payments on purchase contracts which shall remain
available until expended; (4) $3,308,187,000 for rental of
space which shall remain available until expended; and (5)
$1,608,708,000 for building operations which shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That funds
available to the General Services Administration shall not
be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alter-
ation and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if re-
quired by the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended,
has not been approved, except that necessary funds may
be expended for each project for required expenses for the
development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further,
That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may
be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval
is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That amounts necessary to provide reim-
bursable special services to other agencies under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2))
and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, light-
ing, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership or control as may
be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service
to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
3056, shall be available from such revenues and collec-
tions: Provided further, That revenues and collections and
any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year
2004, excluding reimbursements under section 210(f)(6)
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 
1949 
(40 
U.S.C. 
592(b)(2)) 
in 
excess 
of
$6,557,518,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not
be available for expenditure except as authorized in appro-
priations Acts.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services;
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to
acquisition, telecommunications, information technology
management, and related technology activities; and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $56,383,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis-
posal of real property; telecommunications, information
technology management, and related technology activities;
providing Internet access to Federal information and serv-
ices; agency-wide policy direction and management, and
Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records manage-
ment, and other support services incident to adjudication
of Indian Tribal Claims by the United States Court of
Federal Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
and not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, $79,110,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$39,169,000: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall
be available for payment for information and detection of
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards
to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens
in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en-
hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses in support of interagency
projects that enable the Federal Government to expand
its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the
development and implementation of innovative uses of the
Internet and other electronic methods, $1,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That these funds
may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the
purposes of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided in this Act: Provided further, That such trans-
fers may not be made until 10 days after a proposed
spending plan and justification for each project to be un-
dertaken has been submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER
PRESIDENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August
25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public
Law 95–138, $3,393,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary
of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of such Acts.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 501. The appropriate appropriation or fund
available to the General Services Administration shall be
credited with the cost of operation, protection, mainte-
nance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part
of rentals received from Government corporations pursu-
ant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
SEC. 502. Funds available to the General Services
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles.
SEC. 503. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund
made available for fiscal year 2004 for Federal Buildings
Fund activities may be transferred between such activities
only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap-
proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 504. No funds made available by this Act shall
be used to transmit a fiscal year 2005 request for United
States Courthouse construction that: (1) does not meet
the design guide standards for construction as established
and approved by the General Services Administration, the
Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office
of Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the
priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States
as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan: Pro-
vided, That the fiscal year 2005 request must be accom-
panied by a standardized courtroom utilization study of
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet,
provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any
other service usually provided through the Federal Build-
ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per
square foot assessment for space and services as deter-
mined by the General Services Administration in compli-
ance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972
(Public Law 92–313).
SEC. 506. Funds provided to other Government agen-
cies by the Information Technology Fund, General Serv-
ices Administration, under section 110 of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 757) and sections 5124(b) and 5128 of the
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1424(b) and 1428),
for performance of pilot information technology projects
which have potential for Government-wide benefits and
savings, may be repaid to this Fund from any savings ac-
tually incurred by these projects or other funding, to the
extent feasible.
SEC. 507. From funds made available under the
heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail-
ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less
than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects
and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav-
ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti-
fication to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 508. None of the funds in this Act may be used
by the General Services Administration to develop or im-
plement a mandatory system without exceptions that re-
quires agencies Government-wide to use a specific elec-
tronic travel solution or the eTravel Service: Provided,
That this section shall also apply to the Department of
Transportation in any development of electronic travel so-
lutions for its modal administrations.
SEC. 509. (a) The Administrator of General Services
shall carry out the authority of the Election Assistance
Commission to make election assistance payments under
subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of
2002, including the authority under such subtitle to re-
ceive statements and applications from entities seeking
such payments and reports from entities receiving such
payments.
(b) The authority of the Administrator of General
Services under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2004 and amounts
appropriated for fiscal year 2003 which remain unobli-
gated and unexpended at the end of fiscal year 2003, ex-
cept that this authority shall expire upon the earlier of—
(1) the expiration of the 3-month period which
begins on the date on which all members of the
Election Assistance Commission are appointed; or
(2) June 30, 2004.
(c) Upon the appointment of all members of the Elec-
tion Assistance Commission, the Administrator of General
Services shall transmit to the Commission all statements,
applications, and reports received by the Administrator in
carrying out this section.
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the General Services Administration
to establish a quick response team processing center on
East Brainerd Road in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, and direct procurement of survey printing,
$32,877,000, together with not to exceed $2,626,000 for
administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals
to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board.
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCEL-
LENCE 
IN 
NATIONAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND
For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund,
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excel-
lence in National Environmental and Native American
Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.),
$1,300,000, to remain available until expended of which
$100,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursu-
ant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of
Public Law 102–259: Provided, That up to 70 percent of
such funds may be transferred by the Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
Policy Foundation for the necessary expenses of the Na-
tive Nations Institute.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi-
ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998,
$1,300,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration (including the Information Security Oversight Of-
fice) and archived Federal records and related activities,
as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re-
view and declassification of documents, and for the hire
of passenger motor vehicles, $255,191,000: Provided,
That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to
use any excess funds available from the amount borrowed
for construction of the National Archives facility, for ex-
penses necessary to provide adequate storage for holdings:
Provided further, That, of the funds provided in this para-
graph, $600,000 shall be for the preservation of the
records of the Freedmen’s Bureau.