H. R. 3043 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Statement of appropriations. 
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2008 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008. 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (‘‘WIA’’), the Denali Commission Act of 1998, and the Women 
in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992, 
including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facilities, 
and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized 
by the WIA; $3,618,940,000, plus reimbursements, is available. 
Of the amounts provided: 
(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 
activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, $2,994,510,000 as follows: 
(A) $864,199,000 for adult employment and training 
activities, of which $152,199,000 shall be available for the
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period July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, and of which 
$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 
2008 through June 30, 2009; 
(B) $940,500,000 for youth activities, which shall be 
available for the period April 1, 2008 through June 30, 
2009; and 
(C) $1,189,811,000 for dislocated worker employment 
and training activities, of which $341,811,000 shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 
2009, and of which $848,000,000 shall be available for 
the period October 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009: 
Provided, That notwithstanding the transfer limitation under 
section 133(b)(4) of the WIA, up to 30 percent of such funds 
may be transferred by a local board if approved by the Gov-
ernor; 
(2) for federally administered programs, $483,371,000 as 
follows: 
(A) $282,092,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 
national reserve, of which $6,300,000 shall be available 
on October 1, 2007, of which $63,792,000 shall be available 
for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, and 
of which $212,000,000 shall be available for the period 
October 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009: Provided, That 
up to $125,000,000 may be made available for Community- 
Based Job Training grants from funds reserved under sec-
tion 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIA and shall be used to carry 
out such grants under section 171(d) of such Act, except 
that the 10 percent limitation otherwise applicable to the 
amount of funds that may be used to carry out section 
171(d) shall not be applicable to funds used for Community- 
Based Job Training grants: Provided further, That funds 
provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIA may 
be used to provide assistance to a State for State-wide 
or local use in order to address cases where there have 
been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across 
multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; 
coordinate the State workforce development plan with 
emerging economic development needs; and train such 
eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That funds 
provided to carry out section 171(d) of the WIA may be 
used for demonstration projects that provide assistance 
to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: 
Provided further, That $2,600,000 shall be for a non-
competitive grant to the National Center on Education 
and the Economy, which shall be awarded not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That $1,500,000 shall be for a non-competitive 
grant to the AFL–CIO Working for America Institute, 
which shall be awarded not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
$2,200,000 shall be for a non-competitive grant to the AFL– 
CIO Appalachian Council, Incorporated, for Job Corps 
career transition services, which shall be awarded not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) $55,039,000 for Native American programs, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2008 through 
June 30, 2009;
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(C) $82,740,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
programs under section 167 of the WIA, including 
$77,265,000 for formula grants (of which not less that 
70 percent shall be for employment and training services), 
$4,975,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which 
not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), 
and $500,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2008 through June 
30, 2009: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or related regulation, the Department shall 
take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible 
participants receiving related assistance services or 
discouraging grantees from providing such services; 
(D) $1,000,000 for carrying out the Women in 
Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2008 through 
June 30, 2009; and 
(E) $62,500,000 for YouthBuild activities as described 
in section 173A of the WIA, which shall be available for 
the period April 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009; 
(3) for national activities, $141,059,000, which shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2008 through July 30, 2009 
as follows: 
(A) $50,569,000 for Pilots, Demonstrations, and 
Research, of which $5,000,000 shall be for grants to address 
the employment and training needs of young parents (not-
withstanding the requirements of section 171(b)(2)(B) or 
171(c)(4)(D) of the WIA): Provided, That funding provided 
to carry out projects under section 171 of the WIA that 
are identified in the statement of the managers on the 
conference report accompanying this Act, shall not be sub-
ject to the requirements of sections 171(b)(2)(B) and 
171(c)(4)(D) of the WIA, the joint funding requirements 
of sections 171(b)(2)(A) and 171(c)(4)(A) of the WIA, or 
any time limit requirements of sections 171(b)(2)(C) and 
171(c)(4)(B) of the WIA; 
(B) $78,694,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 
authority of section 171 of the Act, notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 171(b)(2)(B) or 171(c)(4)(D), of 
which not less than $59,000,000 shall be for youthful 
offender activities: Provided, That $50,000,000 shall be 
available from program year 2007 and program year 2008 
funds for competitive grants to local educational agencies 
or community-based organizations to develop and imple-
ment mentoring strategies that integrate educational and 
employment interventions designed to prevent youth 
violence in schools identified as persistently dangerous 
under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act; 
(C) $4,921,000 for Evaluation under section 172 of 
the WIA; and 
(D) $6,875,000 for the Denali Commission, which shall 
be available for the period July 1, 2008 through June 
30, 2009. 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
Law 107–116 to carry out the activities of the National Skills 
Standards Board, $44,000 are rescinded.
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Of the unexpended balances remaining from funds appropriated 
to the Department of Labor under this heading for fiscal years 
2005 and 2006 to carry out the Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker 
formula 
programs 
under 
the 
Workforce 
Investment 
Act, 
$245,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor 
may, upon the request of a State, apply any portion of the State’s 
share of this rescission to funds otherwise available to the State 
for such programs during program year 2007: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any provision of such Act, the Secretary 
may waive such requirements as may be necessary to carry out 
the instructions relating to this rescission in the statement of the 
managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, 
$530,900,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2008 
through June 30, 2009. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2008 of trade adjustment ben-
efit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 
of that Act; and for training, allowances for job search and reloca-
tion, and related State administrative expenses under Part II of 
subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
$888,700,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary 
to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for 
any period subsequent to September 15, 2008. 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 
OPERATIONS 
For authorized administrative expenses, $90,517,000, together 
with not to exceed $3,337,506,000 which may be expended from 
the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: 
(1) $2,510,723,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
(including $10,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and 
eligibility assessments in one-stop career centers of claimants 
of unemployment insurance), the administration of unemploy-
ment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service mem-
bers as authorized under sections 8501–8523 of title 5, United 
States Code, and the administration of trade readjustment 
allowances and alternative trade adjustment assistance under 
the Trade Act of 1974, and shall be available for obligation 
by the States through December 31, 2008, except that funds 
used for automation acquisitions shall be available for obliga-
tion by the States through September 30, 2010, and funds 
used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by 
the States through September 30, 2008 shall be available for 
Federal obligation through December 31, 2008; 
(2) $10,500,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties necessary to support the administration of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance system;
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(3) $693,000,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
$22,883,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009; 
(4) $32,766,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activi-
ties of the Employment Service, including administration of 
the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, the administration of activities, 
including foreign labor certifications, under the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, and the provision of technical assistance 
and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act, including not 
to exceed $1,228,000 that may be used for amortization pay-
ments to States which had independent retirement plans in 
their State employment service agencies prior to 1980; 
(5) $52,985,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop 
system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2008 
through June 30, 2009; and 
(6) $14,649,000 from the General Fund is to provide for 
work incentive grants to the States and shall be available 
for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2008 is projected by the 
Department of Labor to exceed 2,786,000, an additional $28,600,000 
from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 
100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the 
Social Security Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under 
title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State 
to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title 
III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major 
disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Labor may use funds appropriated for grants 
to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments 
on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New 
Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national 
one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the 
national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 
or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, 
or agreements with non-State entities: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title 
III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 
be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance 
and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost 
allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A–87. 
In addition, $40,000,000 from the Employment Security 
Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall 
be available to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility 
assessments in one-stop career centers of claimants of unemploy-
ment insurance: Provided, That not later than 180 days following 
the end of the current fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit an
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interim report to the Congress that includes available information 
on expenditures, number of individuals assessed, and outcomes 
from the assessments: Provided further, That not later than 18 
months following the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor 
shall submit to the Congress a final report containing comprehen-
sive information on the estimated savings that result from the 
assessments of claimants and identification of best practices. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, 
and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by 
section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and for 
nonrepayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as author-
ized by section 8509 of title 5, United States Code, and to the 
‘‘Federal unemployment benefits and allowances’’ account, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, $437,000,000. 
In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black Lung 
Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after September 
15, 2008, for costs incurred by the Black Lung Disability Trust 
Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and training pro-
grams, $88,451,000, together with not to exceed $88,211,000, which 
may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration, $142,925,000. 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to 
make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized 
by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), within limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to such Corporation, and in accord 
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of 
the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 
administrative expenses, through September 30, 2008, for such 
Corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available to the 
Corporation for fiscal year 2008 shall be available for obligations 
for administrative expenses in excess of $411,151,000: Provided 
further, That to the extent that the number of new plan participants 
in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal 
year 2008, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall 
be available for obligation for administrative expenses for every 
20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further, That
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an additional $50,000 shall be made available for obligation for 
investment management fees for every $25,000,000 in assets 
received by the Corporation as a result of new plan terminations, 
after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and 
notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate. 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards 
Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and 
local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, 
$435,397,000, together with $2,111,000 which may be expended 
from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), 
and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 
Act: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to establish 
and, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and deposit in 
the Treasury fees for processing applications and issuing certificates 
under sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 and for processing applications and issuing registrations under 
title I of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
Act. 
Of the unobligated funds collected pursuant to section 286(v) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, $102,000,000 are rescinded. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
(except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or 
any prior fiscal year authorized by chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code; continuation of benefits as provided for under the 
heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security Agency 
Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission 
Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims 
Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and 
benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor 
Workers’ Compensation Act, $203,000,000, together with such 
amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other 
benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current 
year: Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under 
section 8104 of title 5, United States Code, by the Secretary of 
Labor to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the 
time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled 
beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursements 
unobligated on September 30, 2007, shall remain available until 
expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: 
Provided further, That in addition there shall be transferred to 
this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other 
corporation or instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of 
title 5, United States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share 
of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines
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to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share 
entities through September 30, 2008: Provided further, That of 
those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities 
to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ Com-
pensation Act, $52,280,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
as follows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 
processing 
systems 
and 
telecommunications 
systems, 
$21,855,000. 
(2) 
For 
automated 
workload 
processing 
operations, 
including document imaging, centralized mail intake and med-
ical bill processing, $16,109,000. 
(3) For periodic roll management and medical review, 
$14,316,000. 
(4) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person 
filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, or the Longshore and Harbor 
Workers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 
claim, such identifying information (including Social Security 
account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $208,221,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred 
in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2009, $62,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $104,745,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Labor is authorized to transfer to any executive agency with 
authority under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Com-
pensation Program Act, including within the Department of Labor, 
such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 2008 to carry out 
those authorities: Provided further, That the Secretary may require 
that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide 
as part of such claim, such identifying information (including Social 
Security account number) as may be prescribed: Provided further, 
That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, in addition 
to other sums transferred by the Secretary to the National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health (‘‘NIOSH’’) for the administra-
tion of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
Program (‘‘EEOICP’’), the Secretary shall transfer $4,500,000 to 
NIOSH from the funds appropriated to the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Fund, for use by or in support 
of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (‘‘the Board’’)
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to carry out its statutory responsibilities under the EEOICP, 
including obtaining audits, technical assistance and other support 
from the Board’s audit contractor with regard to radiation dose 
estimation and reconstruction efforts, site profiles, procedures, and 
review of Special Exposure Cohort petitions and evaluation reports. 
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In fiscal year 2008 and thereafter, such sums as may be nec-
essary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, to remain avail-
able until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 
section 9501(d)(1), (2), (4), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1954; and interest on advances, as authorized by section 
9501(c)(2) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts shall 
be available from the Fund for fiscal year 2008 for expenses of 
operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, 
as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $32,761,000 for 
transfer to the Employment Standards Administration ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’; not to exceed $24,785,000 for transfer to Depart-
mental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 
$335,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 
miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, $500,568,000, including not to exceed $91,093,000 
which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 
under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
(the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the 
costs of State occupational safety and health programs required 
to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary of Labor 
under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of training institute 
course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, 
and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health 
training and education grants: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, to collect and retain fees for services 
provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may 
utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 
9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognition 
programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used 
by workers in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 
expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, 
rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to 
any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does 
not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer 
employees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under 
this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or