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EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and 
fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and official 
entertainment expenses of the President, $12,814,000, 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 Residence at 
the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That 
all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclu-
sive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and 
to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring 
a reimbursable 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 Executive 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 
sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable 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 collected 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 provisions 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 interest and charges, 
shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Pro-
vided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and 
submit to the Committees 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, including 
the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 
consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial 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 
Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses 
related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that 
includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as 
political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence
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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, $1,600,000, to remain available 
until expended, for required maintenance, safety and health issues, 
and continued preventative maintenance. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers 
in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 
(15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,118,000. 
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 
107, $3,482,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,640,000. 
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), 
$2,000,000. 
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 
107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $91,745,000, of which 
$11,923,000 shall remain available until expended for continued 
modernization of the information technology infrastructure within 
the Executive Office of the President. 
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
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of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, $78,000,000, of which 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation 
expenses: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appro-
priations shall be applied only to the objects for which appropria-
tions were made and shall be allocated in accordance with the 
terms and conditions set forth in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) 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 
released by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be 
used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and 
Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project 
or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through 
the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable 
laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works 
water resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office 
of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days 
in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource 
matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating commit-
tees when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided further, That 
if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appro-
priate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days 
after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review 
period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall 
assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the 
report and act accordingly. 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy (ONDCP); for research activities pursuant to the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–469); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; 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, $26,402,000; of which $250,000 shall 
remain available until expended for policy research and evaluation: 
Provided, That of the funds provided under this heading, $1,250,000 
shall be allocated for the National Academy of Public Administra-
tion to conduct an independent study and analysis of ONDCP’s 
organization and management: Provided further, That within two 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the ONDCP shall
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contract with the National Academy of Public Administration for 
purposes as described in the previous proviso: Provided further, 
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 Technology Assess-
ment Center for research activities pursuant to the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–469), $1,000,000, which shall remain available until 
expended for counternarcotics research and development projects: 
Provided, That such amount shall be available for transfer to other 
Federal departments or agencies: Provided further, That the Office 
of National Drug Control Policy shall submit for approval by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, a spending plan for the use of these funds no later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
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, 
$230,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, for 
drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for 
each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of 
which 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 enactment of this Act: Provided, 
That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies 
and departments at a rate to be determined by the Director, of 
which not less than $2,100,000 shall be used for auditing services 
and associated activities, and up to $400,000 which shall be for 
the final year of development and implementation of a data collec-
tion system to measure the performance of the High Intensity 
Drug Trafficking Areas Program: Provided further, That High Inten-
sity Drug Trafficking Areas Programs designated as of September 
30, 2007, shall be funded at no less than the fiscal year 2007 
initial allocation levels unless the Director submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, and the Committees approve, justification for changes in 
those levels based on clearly articulated priorities for the High 
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Programs, as well as published 
Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of 
effectiveness: Provided further, That a request shall be submitted 
in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines to the Committees 
on Appropriations for approval prior to the obligation of funds 
of an amount in excess of the fiscal year 2007 budget request: 
Provided further, That the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
(ONDCP) shall submit recommendations for approval to the 
Committees on Appropriations for both the initial High-Intensity
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Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) allocation funding within 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act and the discretionary HIDTA 
funding, according to the framework proposed jointly by the HIDTA 
Directors and ONDCP, within 120 days after the enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That within the discretionary funding 
amount, plans for use of such funds shall be subject to committee 
approval: Provided further, That at least $2,000,000 shall be avail-
able for new counties, not including previously funded counties, 
with priority given to meritorious applicants who have submitted 
previously and have not been funded. 
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for 
youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
469), $164,300,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
the amounts are available as follows: $60,000,000 to support a 
national media campaign: Provided, That the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy shall maintain funding for non-advertising 
services for the media campaign at no less than the fiscal year 
2003 ratio of service funding to total funds and shall continue 
the corporate outreach program as it operated prior to its cancella-
tion; $90,000,000 to continue a program of matching grants to 
drug-free communities, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available 
as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended by 
Public Law 109–469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $500,000 for demonstra-
tion programs as authorized by section 1119 of Public Law 109– 
469; $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute; $9,600,000 
for the United States Anti-Doping Agency for anti-doping activities; 
$1,700,000 for the United States membership dues to the World 
Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for the National Alliance for Model 
State Drug Laws; and $250,000 for evaluations and research related 
to National Drug Control Program performance measures: Provided 
further, That such funds may be transferred to other Federal depart-
ments and agencies to carry out such activities: Provided further, 
That of the amounts appropriated for a national media campaign, 
not to exceed 10 percent shall be for administration, advertising 
production, research and testing, labor, and related costs of the 
national media campaign. 
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, secu-
rity, 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 
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 expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106,
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which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 
section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,432,000. 
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
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 official residence of the Vice 
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed 
$90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, 
to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $320,000: Provided, 
That advances or repayments or transfers from this appropriation 
may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying 
out such activities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the 
headings ‘‘White House Office’’, ‘‘Executive Residence at the White 
House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Eco-
nomic Advisors’’, ‘‘National Security Council’’, ‘‘Office of Administra-
tion’’, ‘‘Office of Policy Development’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the 
President’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other 
officer as the President may designate in writing), may, 15 days 
after giving notice to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropria-
tion to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and avail-
able for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropria-
tion to which transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appro-
priation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such 
transfers: Provided further, That no amount shall be transferred 
from ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Residence 
of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the Vice President. 
SEC. 202. The President shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Office of National Drug Control Policy’’, 
a financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the heading 
by program, project, and activity, for which the obligation of funds 
is anticipated: Provided, That up to 20 percent of funds appropriated 
under this heading may be obligated before the submission of the 
report subject to prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the report shall be updated and sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations every six months and 
shall include information detailing how the estimates and assump-
tions contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further, 
That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects 
shall be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations.
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SEC. 203. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon 
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro-
priation by more than 3 percent. 
SEC. 204. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in 
this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity 
upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of the President 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE III 
THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, 
as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, 
including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, and operation 
of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for 
the purpose of transporting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not 
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
may approve, $66,526,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a– 
13b), $12,201,000, which shall remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers and 
employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized 
by law, $27,072,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries of 
the officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary 
expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $16,632,000.
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COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL 
SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges 
of the territorial courts of the United States), justices and judges 
retired from office or from regular active service, judges of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, mag-
istrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal 
Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary 
expenses of the courts, as authorized by law, $4,604,762,000 
(including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which 
not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended 
for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings 
related to new space alteration and construction projects. 
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Child-
hood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), not to exceed 
$4,099,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensa-
tion Trust Fund. 
In addition, $14,500,000 shall be available to address critically 
understaffed workload associated with increased immigration 
enforcement: Provided, That this amount is designated as described 
in section 5 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
DEFENDER SERVICES 
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the com-
pensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed 
to represent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 
U.S.C. 3006A); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses 
of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services under 
the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the com-
pensation (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) 
and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist 
the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived rep-
resentation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 
travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially 
eligible minor or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers 
from the United States to foreign countries with which the United 
States has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences; the com-
pensation of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions 
for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1875(d); and for necessary training and general administrative 
expenses, $835,601,000, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, $10,500,000 shall be available for the reimburse-
ment of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 
the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 as a result of increased immigra-
tion enforcement: Provided, That this amount is designated as 
described in section 5 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized
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by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed 
in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), 
$63,081,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily 
equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 
5, United States Code. 
COURT SECURITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident 
to the provision of protective guard services for United States 
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, 
and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security 
systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other 
facilities housing Federal court operations, including building 
ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed 
security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access 
to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), $410,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to 
be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals 
Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 
Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines 
agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts and the Attorney General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle 
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $76,036,000, of which not to 
exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
authorized by Public Law 90–219, $24,187,000; of which $1,800,000 
shall remain available through September 30, 2009, to provide 
education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which 
not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and represen-
tation expenses.
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JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS 
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund, as 
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $59,400,000; to the Judicial Sur-
vivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
$2,300,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
Judges’ Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
$3,700,000. 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $15,477,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title 
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available 
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act 
may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other 
Judicial Services, Defender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, Dis-
trict Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and 
Commissioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this 
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 
605 and 610 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section. 
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District 
Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference 
of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall 
not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity 
as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 
SEC. 304. Within 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive finan-
cial plan for the Judiciary allocating all sources of available funds 
including appropriations, fee collections, and carryover balances, 
to include a separate and detailed plan for the Judiciary Information 
Technology fund. 
SEC. 305. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–92, and 
from funds appropriated in this Act, Justices and judges of the 
United States are authorized during fiscal year 2008, to receive 
a salary adjustment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461.
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SEC. 306. Section 3313(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘executive’’ for ‘‘federal’’ each place it 
appears. 
SEC. 307. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the United States Marshals 
Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may 
designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, 
the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department 
of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified 
in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services 
at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States 
Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
SEC. 308. Section 128(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver’’. 
SEC. 309. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 
(1) in the third sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), 
by striking ‘‘16 years’’ and inserting ‘‘17 years’’; 
(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Northern District 
of Ohio), by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘17 years’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
2008’’. 
TITLE IV 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be 
deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to 
be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident 
tuition support, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, 
may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents 
to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or 
to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of 
higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds 
may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, 
the income and need of eligible students and such other factors 
as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the 
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal 
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent 
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, 
and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the account shall be under the control of the District of 
Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Pro-
gram: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees
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on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made 
and the purpose therefor. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS 
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county 
or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $3,352,000, to remain 
available until expended; of which $3,000,000 is to reimburse the 
District of Columbia for the costs of providing public safety at 
events related to the presence of the national capital in the District 
of Columbia and for the costs of providing support to respond 
to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District 
of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions; and $352,000 is for the 
District of Columbia National Guard retention and college access 
program: Provided, That any amount provided under this heading 
shall be available only after such amount has been apportioned 
pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
$223,920,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals, $10,800,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is 
for official reception and representation expenses; for the District 
of Columbia Superior Court, $98,359,000, of which not to exceed 
$1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $52,170,000, of which not 
to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation 
expenses; and $62,591,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009, for capital improvements for District of Columbia court-
house facilities, including structural improvements to the District 
of Columbia cell block at the Moultrie Courthouse: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single contract or 
related contracts for development and construction of facilities may 
be employed which collectively include the full scope of the project: 
Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain 
the clause ‘‘availability of Funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: 
Provided further, That funds made available for capital improve-
ments shall be expended consistent with the General Services 
Administration (GSA) master plan study and building evaluation 
report: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quar-
terly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries 
and expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial 
services to be provided on a contractual basis with the GSA, and 
such services shall include the preparation of monthly financial 
reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to 
the President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after providing written
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notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallo-
cate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading 
for operations, and not more than 4 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading for facilities. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 
11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments 
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of 
title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements 
to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical 
assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve 
the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for 
counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 
16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel authorized under section 
21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Pro-
ceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $47,975,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the funds pro-
vided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the 
District of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $62,591,000 provided 
under such heading for capital improvements for District of 
Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments 
under this heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds 
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration in the District of Columbia may use funds provided 
in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District 
of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $62,591,000 provided under 
such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia 
courthouse facilities), to make payments described under this 
heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year: Provided 
further, That funds provided under this heading shall be adminis-
tered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the 
District of Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quar-
terly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses 
of other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to 
be provided on a contractual basis with the General Services 
Administration (GSA), and such services shall include the prepara-
tion of monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted 
directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National
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Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, $190,343,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official 
receptions and representation expenses related to Community 
Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of which not 
to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the 
implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which not to exceed 
$400,000 for the Community Supervision Program and $160,000 
for the Pretrial Services Program, both to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, are for information technology infrastructure 
enhancement acquisitions; of which $140,499,000 shall be for nec-
essary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Reg-
istration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults 
subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related 
to such persons; of which $49,894,000 shall be available to the 
Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 
for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for re-entrant 
housing in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the 
Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in- 
kind contributions of space and hospitality to support offender 
and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational training 
services to educate and train offenders and defendants: Provided 
further, That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records 
of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the previous 
proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public 
inspection: Provided further, That the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use 
reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space 
and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER 
SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and 
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $32,710,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND 
SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Over-
flow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority provides a match of $6,000,000 and the Dis-
trict of Columbia provides a match of $2,000,000 in local funds 
for this payment.