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$10,748,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from 
the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supple-
mentary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, $3,113,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (29 U.S.C. 
141–167 et seq.), Equal Access to Justice Act, Fair Labor 
Standards Act, Government in the Sunshine Act, Postal 
Service Reorganization Act, Freedom of Information Act, 
and the Privacy Act, $256,988,000 (increased by 
$500,000): Provided, That none of the funds available 
under this Act available to organize or assist in organizing 
agricultural laborers or used in connection with investiga-
tions, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 
units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 
section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 
152(3)), and as amended by the Labor-Management Rela-
tions Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act
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of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(f)), and including in 
such definition employees engaged in the maintenance and 
operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways 
when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis 
and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied 
thereby is used for farming purposes. 
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), includ-
ing emergency boards appointed by the President, 
$12,992,000, of which $750,000 shall be for arbitrator 
salaries and expenses pursuant to section 153(1). 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), 
$10,696,000. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac-
count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n (d)), $79,000,000, 
which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal
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year 2008 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 
98–76 (45 U.S.C. 231n note); and in addition, an amount, 
not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, 
shall be available proportional to the amount by which the 
product of recipients and the average benefit received ex-
ceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 
benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein 
shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on 
the first day of each month in the fiscal year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 
ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the 
Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 
checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2009, which shall be the maximum amount available 
for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 
76 (45 U.S.C. 231n note). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 
Board for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act 
(45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) and the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), $103,694,000, to 
be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board 
from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys
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credited to the railroad unemployment insurance adminis-
tration fund. 
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
appendix), not more than $7,606,000, to be derived from 
the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemploy-
ment insurance account. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 
217(g), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 401(m), 417(g), 428(g), and 1320b–1(b)(2)), 
$28,140,000. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1381 et seq.), section 
401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 
93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95– 
216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds 
for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401(g)(1)), $26,948,525,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided 
to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by 
the State during that year shall be returned to the Treas-
ury. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), for unantici-
pated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 
as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) for the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2009, $14,800,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas-
senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, not more than 
$9,347,953,000 may be expended, as authorized by sec-
tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401(g)(1)), from any one or all of the trust funds referred 
to therein: Provided, That not less than $2,000,000 shall 
be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided fur-
ther, That unobligated balances of funds provided under 
this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2008 not needed 
for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until expended 
to invest in the Social Security Administration information
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technology and telecommunications hardware and soft-
ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non- 
payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
information technology and telecommunications infra-
structure: Provided further, That reimbursement to the 
trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official 
time for employees of the Social Security Administration 
pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, 
and for facilities or support services for labor organiza-
tions pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures re-
ferred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, 
as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. 
From funds provided under the first paragraph, not 
less than $263,970,000 shall be available for conducting 
continuing disability reviews under title II and XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) 
and for conducting redeterminations of eligibility under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et 
seq.). 
In addition to amounts made available above, and 
subject to the same terms and conditions, $213,000,000, 
for additional continuing disability reviews and redeter-
minations of eligibility.
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In addition, $135,000,000 to be derived from admin-
istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay-
ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)) or section 212(b)(3) 
of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until 
expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursu-
ant to such sections in fiscal year 2008 exceed 
$135,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 
2009 only to the extent provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts. 
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 
collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 
Protection Act (Public Law 108–203), which shall remain 
available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,000,000, to-
gether with not to exceed $68,047,000, to be transferred 
and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)(1)) from the Fed-
eral Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 
the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred
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from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 
Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 
to be available for the time and purposes for which this 
account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans-
fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 
Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same 
purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they 
were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recog-
nized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or 
propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to support or defeat 
legislation pending before the Congress or any State legis-
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lature, except in presentation to the Congress or any State 
legislature itself. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any 
grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipi-
ent, related to any activity designed to influence legislation 
or appropriations pending before the Congress or any 
State legislature. 
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 
are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 
and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for sala-
ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 
official reception and representation expenses; the Direc-
tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 
authorized to make available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds 
available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 
Salaries and expenses’’; and the Chairman of the National 
Mediation Board is authorized to make available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation 
Board, Salaries and expenses’’. 
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles
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or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal 
drug. 
SEC. 506. When issuing statements, press releases, 
requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu-
ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 
in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 
funds included in this Act, including but not limited to 
State and local governments and recipients of Federal re-
search grants, shall clearly state— 
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal 
money; 
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
project or program; and 
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
costs of the project or program that will be financed 
by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 507. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 
funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 
any abortion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben-
efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
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(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 
package of services covered by a managed care provider 
or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange-
ment. 
SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 
entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 
matching funds). 
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro-
vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 
State or locality to contract separately with such a pro-
vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a
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State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 
funds). 
(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be made available to a Federal agency or program, 
or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, 
or government subjects any institutional or individual 
health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the 
health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide cov-
erage of, or refer for abortions. 
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ 
includes an individual physician or other health care pro-
fessional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a 
health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, 
or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 
plan. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for— 
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 
for research purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub-
jected to risk of injury or death greater than that 
allowed for research on fetuses in utero under sec-
tion 46.204(b) of title 45, Code of Federal Regula-