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shall be expended for the legislative affairs function of the
Department.
UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION
For necessary expenses of the United States Travel and
Tourism Promotion Program, as authorized by section 210
of Public Law 108–7, for programs promoting travel to the
United States including grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements and related costs, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $22,758,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C.
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest.
SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire
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of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefore, as authorized by law (5
U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 203. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this title resulting from personnel actions
taken in response to funding reductions included in this
title or from actions taken for the care and protection of
loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within
the total budgetary resources available to such department
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds 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.
SEC. 204. Funds made available for salaries and ad-
ministrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel
Loan Guarantee Program in section 211(b) of Public Law
108–199 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That section 101(k) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee
Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–51; 15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’.
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SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at
least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this or any Depart-
ments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Provided further,
That for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration this section shall provide for transfers among appro-
priations made only to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration and such appropriations may not
be transferred and reprogrammed to other Department of
Commerce bureaus and appropriation accounts.
SEC. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to
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register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the
phrase ‘‘Last Best Place’’.
SEC. 207. TECHNOLOGY AND OPPORTUNITIES PRO-
GRAM. (a) Of the total amount appropriated in this Act
for the Technology and Opportunities Program, that
amount shall be increased by $5,000,000, which shall be
made available for the grants authorized under title I of
the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–494; 118
Stat. 3986).
(b) Amounts appropriated under this Act for the De-
partmental Management of the Department of Commerce
are reduced by $5,000,000.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
TITLE III—SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $399,869,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 may
be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided,
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $5,000
shall be made available in fiscal year 2006 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses.
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $106,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, $140,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $60,000,000 shall be expended for the
award of new grants before September 30, 2006.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c–278e,
$198,631,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That beginning in fiscal year 2007 and for each fis-
cal year thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall include
in the budget justification materials that the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce
budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, 10 United States Code) an esti-
mate for each National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology construction project having a total multiyear pro-
gram cost of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the
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budget justification materials shall include an estimate of
the budgetary requirements for each such project for each
of the five subsequent fiscal years.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; relocation of facilities,
$3,199,983,000, to remain available until September 30,
2007, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement
which shall remain available until September 30, 2008:
Provided, That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’
and in addition $62,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Prod-
ucts and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Pro-
vided further, That fees and donations received for the man-
agement of the national marine sanctuaries may be re-
tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Pro-
vided further, That grants to States pursuant to sections
306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,
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as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds pro-
vided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds
provided in the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That
if funds provided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’
exceed funds provided in the previous fiscal year, then no
State shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 per-
cent of the additional funds: Provided further, That, of the
$3,264,983,000 provided for in direct obligations under this
heading, $610,462,000 shall be for the National Ocean Serv-
ice, $763,783,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, $470,109,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, $772,762,000 shall be for the National Weather
Service, $180,412,000 shall be for the National Environ-
mental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, and
$402,455,000 shall be for Program Support: Provided fur-
ther, That payments of funds made available under this
heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital
Fund including Department of Commerce General Counsel
legal services shall not exceed $40,693,000: Provided further,
That the personnel management demonstration project es-
tablished at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703 may be expanded by
3,500 full-time positions to include up to 6,925 full time
positions and may be extended indefinitely: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for
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the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
implement the Department of Commerce’s E-Government
initiatives: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the authorities provided to National
Aeronautics and Space Administration pursuant to 42
U.S.C. 2473 shall be available to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in the furtherance of its oce-
anic, atmospheric and space mission and programs: Pro-
vided further, That the obligated balance of such sums shall
remain available through September 30, 2012 for liqui-
dating obligations made in fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor
Benefits Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired
personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Med-
ical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be nec-
essary.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$1,195,017,000, to remain available until September 30,
2008, except funds provided for construction of facilities
which shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds provided under this heading for the National
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
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shall only be made available on a dollar for dollar matching
basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That except to the
extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the Depart-
ment of Defense may delegate procurement functions related
to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite System to officials of the Department of Commerce
pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United States Code:
Provided further, That beginning in fiscal year 2006 and
for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce
shall include in the budget justification materials that the
Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 10 United
States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition and
construction program having a total multiyear program
cost of more than $5,000,000 and an estimate of the budg-
etary requirements for each such program for each of the
five subsequent fiscal years.
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration
of Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000 to remain
available under September 30, 2007.
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a),
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Oper-
ations, Research and Facilities’’ account to offset the costs
of implementing such Act.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the costs of direct loans, $287,000, as authorized
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are only available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota
loans, and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional direct
loans, of which $19,000,000 may be used for direct loans
to the United States menhaden fishery: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this heading
may be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that
will increase the harvesting capacity in any United States
fishery.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and explo-
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ration research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support and services;
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
construction of new facilities and additions to existing fa-
cilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized
by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities in-
cluding operations, production, and services; program man-
agement; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $9,761,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2007, of which amounts as determined by the Adminis-
trator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and
awards; facility and related costs; information technology
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; and other administrative services may be transferred
to ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ in accordance with section
312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958,
as amended by Public Law 106–377: Provided, That within